The one who returns the pearl

Next, the Military Aircraft Department spent more than ten days announcing the decree for Prince Lian Yunyu and Jiubeile Yunyu to be rejuvenated.Yinfeng and Yinzhi explained in detail the intention and benefits of Kangxi's move with the prince of the clan and the veterans of the former court, so as to reduce the resistance to the move.Afterwards, the Clan Mansion remade the Jade Documents for the few people who had deposed their ancestry, and the House of Internal Affairs chose a new mansion for them. It took them a total of more than a month of work.Before they had a rest, the Empress Dowager was about to return to the palace, and the Ministry of Rituals was busy again.

On the seventh day of May in the 17th year of Qianlong, Luan of the Empress Dowager entered the palace.Kangxi took his sons with different expressions and stood waiting in the wind in front of the Taihe Palace, looking at Yinzhen who had shrunk into a ball from time to time.

Yinzhen was also very wronged, this Lafayette was not called by him, and this concubine Xi was out of tune, why did everyone put this responsibility on him!Yinzhen looked at Yinhu who was watching with nothing, then at Yinyu and Yin'er who were watching a good show, then at Yinzhen and Yinzhi who had nothing to do with him, and finally turned his gaze to Yinreng who was far away from them: It's still the two. Hello brother, I didn't laugh at me or blame me, but I was too far away...

"The Empress Dowager Lafayette has arrived—"

"The Empress Dowager Lafayette has arrived—"

Following the announcement, the empress dowager's car came slowly.Kangxi took a deep breath and tried his best to play the role of Hongli well.

The empress dowager's luan car stopped in front of everyone, and the sedan chair behind it also stopped.Nanny Gui and others helped the Queen Mother out.

A girl also came down from the sedan chair behind.This girl looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old, she was the orphan daughter of Prince Yu, her name was Qing'er, and she was raised by the Queen Mother.

When everyone saw the Queen Mother, they saluted and said, "Greetings, Lafayette Lafayette!"

The Queen Mother looked at the crowd, very satisfied, and said with a smile: "Get up." Qing'er got up and supported the Queen Mother.

Kangxi stepped forward respectfully, and said with a smile, "Emperor Niang has been fasting for such a long time, praying for my Qing Dynasty, it's really hard work."

The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "What did the Emperor say? How can the Empress Dowager work so hard to pray for the Emperor and the Qing Dynasty? Besides, there is Qing'er beside the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid the Empress will not be able to help you..." The queen mother looked at Kangxi lovingly.

Kangxi was under a lot of pressure. Facing the empress dowager's loving eyes, he almost failed, and said with a smile, "It's windy here, Queen Mother, let's go in and talk!"

The Empress Dowager stretched out her hand, and Kangxi naturally supported her. The Empress Dowager looked at everyone, stopped on the empress, turned her head and smiled at Kangxi: "Emperor, you said a few days ago that the Empress and Concubine Ling have good news?"

Kangxi said: "Yes."

The queen mother also said happily: "This is really a great joy!" The queen mother called the twelfth elder brother again, Yinhu Rumu passed by, and obediently greeted the queen mother, the queen mother smiled and asked Yinhu a few words, Yinhu gave a Once answered, Yinzhen was mentioned inside and outside the words.The queen mother just thought that Yinhu and Yinzhen had a close relationship, and didn't think much about it.Holding his little hand, he walked towards Kunning Palace.If it wasn't for helping the queen, she wouldn't have called Twelve over!

Yinhu was a little disappointed when he didn't see the queen mother passing on Yinzhen. He really wanted to see the expression on the fourth brother's face when he knelt down for his concubine!It's just that the Queen Mother didn't answer, and he couldn't help it...

Kangxi supported the Empress Dowager on the other side, and said with a smile: "The Empress has taught the children well, not only Xiao Twelve has made great progress recently, but Xiao Eleven is also doing well."

The queen mother smiled and said: "Oh, it's true! Eleventh, come here quickly..." Hey, the emperor also said that eleventh is coming, this really has to be seen!

Yinzhen wanted to slowly squeeze out of the crowd, but when the brothers heard the Queen Mother calling him, they immediately gave him a wide road leading directly to his concubine.With a smile on his face, Yinzhen leaned in front of the Empress Dowager, and under the close gaze of Kangxi and Yinhu, he saluted sincerely and said hello: "Grandson respectfully greets the emperor mama."

When everyone saw Yinzhen kneeling, they completely dispelled the resentment from that kneeling just now.The eyes of both Yinzhen and Yiner came out. I didn't expect that the fourth brother could really kneel down in front of his concubine!

The queen mother asked Yinzhen to get up, pulled him to her side, asked another question, and then supported one with one hand.Kangxi took advantage of the situation and retreated to the side, not far or close to the queen mother.Yinfeng also followed, and told the queen mother some interesting things in the palace, so as to relieve the boredom along the way.

When the Queen Mother was far away, Prince Lu took the clan members back, and Yinzhen, Yinzhen, Yin'e and others went to serve in the Compassionate Ning Palace.

When everyone arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, they sat down in priority.The Empress Dowager said: "Emperor, the Empress and Concubine Ling are pregnant now, why do you still let them pick me up, if you hurt the precious grandson of the Ai family, the Ai family will not obey..."

Kangxi said: "Emperor's mother is serious, the queen has a sense of proportion. Besides, welcoming you back to the palace is a big event. The queen is your daughter-in-law, so she has to be there anyway."

The queen mother called Yinreng over, took Yinreng's hand and said: "The queen is really filial, the Ai family didn't miss it at the beginning."

Yinfeng was moderately shy, and said with a slight smile: "The daughter-in-law has also been with the emperor's mother for a long time, so she has learned a lot from her ears and eyes... If the emperor's mother does not dislike my daughter-in-law's dullness, let her always be by your side, daughter-in-law My son is definitely more promising."

The queen mother wondered: when did the queen become so talkative!Still smiling, "Look at this sweet little mouth..."

Yinfeng coquettishly said: "Emperor Niang, how can my daughter-in-law flatter you? My daughter-in-law is telling the truth. My daughter-in-law is so capable, and she dare not compare with you...Look at Qinger beside you, this is the truth. The style of your body..." Yinreng sighed, and glanced at Lan Xin, who had been pretending to be obedient, "Look at Lan'er again, hey, let others talk about it, is your daughter-in-law saying it against her will?"

Yinfeng's words sounded very useful to the Empress Dowager. Naturally, the Empress cannot be compared with her. It is not rude to compare the two younger ones.The Empress Dowager looked at Qing'er, seeing that she was not happy at all when she received the praise, and then looked at Lan Xin who was beside her with a look of joy and anger: Well, what the Queen said is not wrong, Lan Xin is indeed not as good as Qing'er!But she still had to smooth things over for the queen, the queen mother said with a smile: "Lan'er is lively, cheerful, and quirky, Qing'er is not as good as..."

Yinreng said: "Gege, our royal family, naturally has a royal style. Look at Lan'er, she has something to do with it..." Yinreng said, feeling a little worried...

Lan Xin hurriedly said: "Huang Mama, Huang Erniang is not lying, Lan'er has always followed Qing'er's sister as an example!" As she said that, Lan Xin looked at Qing'er adoringly, and then looked at Qing'er with admiration. Queen Mother.

The queen mother was very satisfied with the praise, and she really couldn't find anything to save face for the queen.She knew in her heart that this queen had a straight temper and spoke truthfully. Let's add that Lan Xin is not as magnanimous as Qing'er. , You don't have to be so imposing, it's good to save yourself some face!If she is talking about this topic, I'm afraid it will become a mere trace, but everyone in the palace knows that the queen can't teach her daughter well, so what power does she have in the palace!The Empress Dowager wanted to support the Empress, so naturally she couldn't let her lose face... The Empress Dowager smiled at Kangxi and said, "Look, Emperor, the Empress and Laner are singing together to coax my old lady!"

Kangxi laughed and said: "Mother Huang, the queen did not lie this time. If Lan'er is as quiet and sensible as Qing'er, I don't have to worry about Lan'er's son-in-law!"

Lan Xin was shy, she shrank behind Yinfeng, pulled his sleeve, looked at Kangxi and said, "Ama Huang, Lan'er is still young... Besides, there is sister Qing'er above Lan'er..."

Kangxi looked at the queen mother and said with a smile: "Emperor mother, look, is there any more rules here, and you have become worried about Qing'er..." Looking at Lan'er again, he said: "It would be great if you have Qing'er, I don't worry about you anymore."

Standing behind the queen mother, Qing'er said with a smile: "Lafayette, Qing'er can tell, the emperor sees that Qing'er has been favored by Lafayette, and wants to marry Qing'er..."

The queen mother patted Qing'er's hand with a smile, and said with a smile: "Emperor, you can't make Qing'er's idea, this child, the Ai family wants to stay for two more years!"

Yinfeng smiled and gave the teacup that Nanny Gui handed over to the Queen Mother virtuously, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has wronged the Emperor. My daughter-in-law talked to the Emperor about the marriages of all the princesses in the palace some time ago, so she mentioned it to the Queen Mother." When it came to Qing'er, the emperor scolded his wife..." Yinreng's eyes were red, and he said again: "The emperor said that Qing'er is the queen's mother's treasure, and her marriage should be decided by the emperor's mother, and she is still in charge. Tell the daughter-in-law not to decide on her own. So, the daughter-in-law wanted to settle Lan'er's marriage first. How could she have thought that Lan'er should be well-known in Beijing for asking for a letter of benefit? No one would dare to marry her ..." Yinreng looked at Lanxin complainingly, and then looked at the queen mother with a smile, "So, mother-in-law, my daughter-in-law can testify that the emperor has no intention of marrying Qing'er beyond your wishes."

Hearing these words, the queen mother felt that the emperor was still filial to her!I was very happy in my heart, and looked at Kangxi with satisfaction, but found that Kangxi was looking at Yinfeng with a smile, and the queen mother suddenly felt a sense of crisis: seeing the relationship between the emperor and the queen, it was quite different from before she went to Mount Wutai. When did they get so harmonious?Could it be that the queen said these words just to marry Qing'er?The Empress Dowager thought about what the Empress said just now. These words were apparently speaking for the Emperor, but they clearly expressed: Qing'er should get married!The empress dowager's vigilance in the palace, which had been silent for a year, suddenly woke up, and then looked at the eyes of the emperor looking at the empress. This is not the disgust before, but the deep pampering!Does this mean that the Empress has received divine favor? !Does it mean that the queen has the final say in this palace? !The empress dowager suppressed the uneasiness in her heart: it is a good thing that the emperor and empress get along!She didn't answer Yinfeng's words, looked around and asked, "Why didn't you see the third child?"

Kangxi and Yinreng clearly felt the empress dowager's emotional change. After thinking about it for a while, they knew that the empress dowager was afraid that the emperor would "forget his mother when he has a daughter-in-law"!I'm also afraid that the queen, a daughter of the Eight Banners, will applaud the power in the palace, making her, the queen mother, useless!It's reasonable for her to be worried, she doesn't exist in her heart!Kangxi chuckled, "Mother Huang, the third child was sent out by me..."

The queen mother said confusedly: "I remember that the third child is not in poor health?"

Kangxi said: "It's also thanks to the empress, if the empress hadn't found out that someone had murdered the emperor's heir, the third child would probably..."

The queen mother was shocked and said: "What, there is such a thing!" She said angrily to Yinfeng: "Queen, as the master of the palace, how can you explain such a thing in the palace!" The queen can't bear sand in her eyes of!If she attacks her like this, she will definitely defend herself, and then...

Yinfeng knelt down immediately, and said with sincerity and fear: "It's all due to the negligence of the daughter-in-law, please punish the empress!"

When Kangxi saw the Empress Dowager's outburst of Yinfeng for no reason, he couldn't stop his anger: When did Baocheng suffer such grievances!Kangxi was angry and distressed at the same time, and explained to Yinreng: "I don't blame the queen for this incident. The empress also knows that Feng Ling has been in the hands of the concubine during this period, and the incident with the third child also happened Outside the palace, it has been verified that Wei Tingli, the head of the House of Internal Affairs, did the tricks. Originally Dali Temple sentenced him to be beheaded after autumn, but I have changed his sentence to be beheaded. Now, the culprit has been punished, so please don't be angry!"

The queen mother looked at Kangxi, then at Yinfeng, and said: "Forget it, since the emperor begged for you, the Ai family will not pursue you. It's just that the palace should be managed well in the future. Hey, now that you have a body, the palace affairs Leave it to Concubine Shu and Concubine Qing to take care of it, and it is still important for you to raise the baby." Hey, the queen is pregnant with a child anyway, so don't make things difficult for her, let's take her imperial power first!

"Daughter-in-law would like to obey the emperor's mother's order." Yinreng gratefully accepted the order to thank her.Hmph, that palace affairs are originally the business of these two people, so I don't want it!

The queen mother saw that the queen's attitude was good, and she didn't argue with her as she expected. There was no way for her to make excuses, and there was no way for her to comfort her to show the kindness of the queen mother!Today's events were beyond expectations, making the Queen Mother feel uneasy, feeling that the reactions of these people are no longer under her control, and gradually becoming irritable.The queen mother rubbed her brows and said: "Okay, I'm tired of mourning, you can kneel down!"

"Son/daughter-in-law/grandson/concubine resign!" Everyone retreated in an instant.

The Empress Dowager let Nanny Gui and others serve her to enter the inner room, waved everyone away, and only then did she show her worry.The situation just now clearly shows that the emperor cares about the queen very much!For the sake of the queen, he didn't even care about forcing her, the queen mother.The emperor's words just now sounded like an intercession, but in fact, the emperor brought out the Dali Temple, which means that this matter is a matter of the imperial court, and the harem must not interfere.The queen mother closed her eyes, he was very clear about the emperor's temperament, he was always happy and angry, not this kind of person who hides needles in his eyes.But today he didn't see any mood swings in the emperor.His attitude towards her also seemed to be polite, but in fact he was alienated.As for the queen, it seems that she has also changed, she was not so good at talking in the past.She doesn't know how to plot against others, but she really plotted against Qing'er today. She brought up Qing'er's marriage to the public. It seems that Qing'er must not marry!The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the more frightened she became, "Mother Gui..."

"The servant is here."

"Let people inquire about everything that happened in the palace during the absence of Aijia!" The queen mother felt that after she came back this time, the people in the palace seemed to have changed. Lan Xin has also become lively. As for Twelve...that child was very innocent before, and when he looked at people, his eyes were very clear, which made people see everything at a glance.But today, the gentle smile on that child's face reminded her of a person, a person who had been dead for more than 20 years - the holy grandfather, the eighth elder brother, and the prince of Lian Yunyu!Eleven's cold eyes reminded her of the late emperor. Could it be that they are... The queen mother was taken aback by her own associations. It's impossible. After fighting for so long, the late emperor and Prince Lian could become brothers!

"The slaves obey."