The prince's personal bodyguard

Bai Xiyin recognized this person who had looked surprised when she first saw the empress dowager that day. She should be the mother of the seventh princess Zhao Qing, Concubine Wen Pei, the daughter of Master Wen. Bai Xiyin had a good relationship with Zhao Qing, and the Imperial Concubine looked very friendly and seemed to have no ill will towards her.

"How is it?" The Imperial Concubine asked Concubine Lan, expressing her concern. The Queen was under house arrest, and all matters in the harem were temporarily handled by the Imperial Concubine. In the morning, she heard that the Ninth Prince had been frightened and had a fever, so she hurried over to check on him.

"I don't know either. He has had a fever since he came back from get out of class yesterday. I'm afraid he will be like the Fourth Prince..." After saying this, she covered her face and cried.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongyi, was Concubine Lan's first child. He died of measles at the age of two.

"Don't talk nonsense! Yi'er has measles, and Run'er has a fever because of shock. The miracle doctor is here, don't worry, my beloved concubine!" The emperor scolded. The ninth prince was named Zhao Hongrun.

"Yes, Your Majesty is right. I am too concerned." After saying this, she looked at the emperor with eyes full of affection and tears. The emperor looked into her eyes and regretted his harsh words. He reached out and held her in his arms, gently patting her shoulder.

The Imperial Concubine was stunned when she saw this scene. It had been many years since she had seen the Emperor treat the people in the harem like this. Sixteen years ago, since returning from his southern tour, the Emperor had never put a single bit of emotion into the harem. She knew that Concubine Lan's eyes were somewhat similar to that person's, and she thought that it was just the Emperor's sustenance of missing the old person.

Today, she had never thought that the Emperor really doted on Concubine Lan. Looking at Concubine Lan, who was about the same age as herself, no matter how well she took care of herself, she only looked a few years younger, while Concubine Lan was like a pool of spring water, becoming more and more delicate, especially her face became more and more similar to that person, and the Imperial Noble Concubine was puzzled.

At this time, the ninth prince suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I call you brother, don't hit me!" Then he closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

Concubine Lan turned into the emperor's arms and sobbed softly. The emperor didn't seem very happy either: "Dongcheng Hou, this matter is caused by you, you decide what to do!"

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince was not frightened, but was haunted by a little ghost." Bai Xinyin spoke clearly, one by one.

"You little guard, don't talk nonsense. It's obviously you who scared me, but you still talk nonsense!" Lan Fei was a little surprised. Could he see that? Seeing this little guard's annoying face today, especially his eyes, he must not be allowed to go back alive today.

"Oh?" The Imperial Concubine said, "I have heard before that if a child is frightened, a magic spell must be used to exorcise the child, but I don't know if it is haunted by a ghost. How about we ask a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost?"

Bai Xinyin was about to say no, I can solve it myself. But she saw Lan Fei turned around and whispered a few words to her personal nanny, and the nanny turned and left. Then she glared at him fiercely, with great hatred in her eyes. It was the first time she met her, Bai Xinyin didn't know why she hated him, and wanted to see what she was going to do next? So she simply didn't say anything.

Concubine Lan thought for a moment and said, "I thought about it just now. It is said that the doctor of Dongcheng Hou is very skilled. Since Dongcheng Hou can't cure it, it is said that the ghost is haunting. Then let's ask someone to exorcise the ghost! My uncle is a master who has traveled all over the world in recent years. Because the Qianqiu Festival is coming soon, he happened to come to Kyoto these days. How about asking him to cast a spell to save Run'er?"

"That's fine," the emperor also said, "Since he is my beloved concubine's uncle, he will definitely not harm Run'er. Go and invite him!"

"I've asked Madam Huang to invite them." Madam Huang had been Lan Fei's personal nanny for many years, and had been with her since before she got married. Lan Fei timidly said, "After the Marquis of Dongcheng said that just now, I loved my son so much that I acted on my own. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"My beloved concubine loves my son so much, how could that be wrong?" The emperor looked into Concubine Lan's eyes. The two seemed to be in love with each other.

The Imperial Noble Consort was somewhat surprised. When did the Emperor become so considerate to Concubine Lan? Concubine Lan was born in a humble family. She was the concubine's daughter of a county magistrate in Jiangnan. When the legitimate daughter was seriously ill, she entered the palace in her place. She was also soft-hearted, so after entering the palace, she was given the lowest rank of concubine.

The emperor favored her after getting drunk, and she was very good. After just one time, she gave birth to four princes. Because of her sons, she was named a noble lady. That year, the queen and the noble lady Jialan gave birth to three princes in total. Compared with the other two princes of noble birth, the emperor did not look up to them.

Perhaps it was fate that when the fourth prince was two years old, the emperor went on a southern tour. Concubine Lan wanted to go with him to visit her mother's home, so she begged the emperor to take her and the fourth prince with him. However, the fourth prince contracted measles and died in Jiangnan.

That year, the heavy rain in Jiangnan, she will remember it for the rest of her life, the thunder and lightning, the sky seemed to be torn apart, the heavy rain hit her face, it hurt. The fourth prince had a high fever, and Concubine Lan went crazy looking for the emperor and the imperial physician... At night, Concubine Lan knelt in the yard in the rain holding the fourth prince who had already died, and she refused to go back to the house no matter who persuaded her. She couldn't tell whether it was tears or rain on her face, and she stared at the fourth prince's face.

At that time, she was sitting in front of the window, holding the second prince in her arms, watching, tears falling silently, and this scene has become eternal since then.

But that night the emperor was making love with that woman on a flower boat on the Spring River, and they were going to Wushan together.

Later, Concubine Lan didn't say a word for a whole month. After returning from the southern tour, the Eighth Princess' mother, Concubine Meng Zhaoyi, died of postpartum fever. The Emperor felt sorry for Concubine Lan because she was lonely, so he asked her to raise the Eighth Princess and named her Concubine Lan.

From then on, Lanpin rarely came and went, as if she was only focusing on taking care of the Eighth Princess, and she rarely even went to the Queen's place. The Queen saw that she posed no threat to her, so she ignored her and the two rarely met in the palace.

After the emperor's southern tour, he was emotionally hurt, and the harem was like a mere formality. He would occasionally visit the empress and himself, but he didn't know what happened to other people in the harem. However, no concubine in the harem had been pregnant for many years, until the birth of the ninth prince seven years ago, when everyone was surprised.

When the ninth prince was one month old, Concubine Lan was named Concubine Lan. When the Imperial Noble Concubine and others followed the Queen to celebrate the child's full moon, they saw Concubine Lan and were shocked to find that Concubine Lan had not aged at all for some reason, and her eyes looked more and more like that person.

When the emperor went on a tour to Jiangnan, he originally wanted to take only the imperial concubine with him, but Concubine Lan begged the emperor to go back to her hometown in Jiangnan to see her mother, so he allowed her to go with him. The only people in the harem who had seen the man's appearance were himself and Concubine Lan.

Concubine Lan looked at the Imperial Concubine's surprised gaze and smiled calmly, still as gentle and considerate as ever, without any trace of sadness on her face.

From then on, the emperor seemed to only go to Concubine Lan in the harem. Although she was not favored by the emperor, she was still favored by him. The queen secretly hated her, but Concubine Lan acted carefully and could not find any fault with her.

Just as the Imperial Concubine was lost in thought, Nanny Huang came to the palace gate and reported, "Your Majesty, Taoist Changshan is here."

"Please come in quickly!"

"Master Xuan Changshan, come in!"

A Taoist priest suddenly appeared at the palace gate.