Chapter 19 5

--Fives-- From the end of the 14th year of Shunzhi to the beginning of the 15th year of Shunzhi, there was a lot of chaos in the palace, causing people to panic. After today, I don't know what troubles will happen tomorrow. On December 25, the Empress Dowager returned to the palace from Nanyuan. On December 28, for the recovery of the empress dowager, the emperor ordered to allocate 80,000 taels of money, half of which was rewarded to the soldiers of the Eight Banners, and the other half was given to the poor in Gyeonggi. On December 29, because the empress dowager was recovering from a serious illness and the imperial concubine fell ill due to overwork, the emperor issued an order to cancel many inner court celebrations such as the Qianqing palace banquet and the compassionate palace banquet.In this way, on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the busiest days of the year, the palace was deserted, and everyone felt an indescribably desolate feeling in their hearts, and felt faintly uneasy.The one who was most disturbed was Queen Borzigit.Because of her honest nature, she has more self-condemnation than others.

On the third day of the lunar new year, the Queen and Concubine Shuhui went to the back garden.Concubine Shuhui's neat little mouth kept trying to comfort her restless elder sister: "Sister, what are you doing? You're asking for trouble! Didn't the Empress Dowager say nothing about us? Let's apologize, I saw her face full of spring breeze, amiable and cheerful, very gratifying! Later, they gave each palace a lot of prey from Nanyuan, didn't they treat us better?As I said earlier, once we get tough, the queen mother will change her mind, you see, isn't this the way to go? ""Ugh! "The empress sighed deeply, "The empress dowager is seriously ill after all. We have never done our best to be a concubine, and we always feel that we can't justify it..." She shook her head and lowered her eyes.

Under the feet is a stone path with exquisite patterns inlaid with large and small pebbles, which is very clean.In the flower beds on both sides of the stone path, the gorgeous peonies, peonies, and roses that once attracted bees and butterflies in the spring and March have withered at this time, leaving only dead branches and stems shrinking in the cold wind; The leaves of the tall trees are all gone, and the dense branches reach out to the gloomy sky.Only the pine and cypress trees are still green, adding a bit of solemnity to the desolate imperial garden.On the side of the road, under the trees, the servants and eunuchs stood quietly, not daring to let out their breath, just like the wood change stones and sea cucumber stones in those stone altars and stone basins.

In the cold air and the silent garden, only the clear sound of the soles of these two noble women's flowerpots hitting the stone path echoed, and their murmurs like the wind blowing through the bamboo forest: "It's not justified, just please forgive me." Well, what else can I do?" Concubine Shuhui smiled and helped her elder sister pull up the sable cap of her cloak. "...the imperial concubine is ill, she should go to Chengqian Palace too..." the queen whispered. "Ah? Do you still want to see her?" Concubine Shuhui's eyes widened: "If it weren't for her, you would be in this state?" "Oh, she is tired of serving the Queen Mother!..."" That's what she deserves! She loves to do this kind of thing, to please the empress dowager and the emperor, she is really good at fighting for favor and securing favor, it is rare for a concubine to have such a vicious girl in ancient times!" Concubine Shuhui's hatred for Concubine Dong E is extreme , when it comes to her, the words are very sharp and full of contempt.

The queen shook her head helplessly and said: "You, after entering the palace for so long, the concubine's virtue has not improved much. Jealousy is a violation of the seven rules, and it is even more so as a concubine..." Concubine Shuhui was alone with her sister When facing each other, they always put on the cute and naive attitude of a little girl without any scruples.She covered her ears with her hands, stomped her feet and said, "I won't listen, I won't listen! This is all the way of the southern barbarians, our ancestors didn't say that! "The queen stopped worryingly, looked at the silver squirrel leather glove she was caged for for no reason, and said in a low voice: "After the emperor returned to the palace from Nanyuan, Kunning Palace has never been here...he...he Have you been called? ..." Concubine Shuhui blushed, and said in a cold tone, "No!Not once!Such a ruthless man is not rare! ""Little sister! "The queen stopped and shouted, and her face turned red: "I didn't mean that... I was thinking, because of our mistake of missing greetings, the emperor must be very angry, will we..." "No, no meeting!The queen mother didn't do much, how dare he?He would like people to say that he is Youdao Mingjun.Abolishing a queen, he has already earned a reputation of immorality!The empress is not a concubine, let alone a maid, matters related to the dignity of the country..." Concubine Shuhui talked eloquently, clearly and logically, and her righteous expression gave the empress a lot of comfort. A burst of hurried footsteps interrupted The heartfelt words of the two sisters. The eunuch, the leader of the Kunning Palace, came here sweating and out of breath, with a very nervous expression, and the sisters immediately realized that something serious had happened. He knelt down in front of the queen, unable to speak for a long time talk.

"What's the matter?" The queen regained her dignity and calmness, Concubine Shu Hui also took two steps back respectfully, standing quietly behind the queen, like a virtuous and quiet concubine. "To the Empress, the Lord Long Live issued two decrees today, the first said to entrust God to take care of him, and the Empress Dowager recovering from her serious illness is a blessing to all the people in the world, so the world must be pardoned. Except for the heinous crimes, all other criminals will be pardoned at a reduced level... "The empress nodded solemnly, and said: "The emperor is pure, filial and benevolent. He amnesties the world and is admired by all people." She waited for a while, and wanted to hear the second edict from the chief eunuch, but seeing that he just kept his head down and kept silent, she had to ask again. He said: "What else?" The chief eunuch repeatedly bumped his head to the ground, stammering, "I beg the master to forgive this slave... I really... dare not say..." The queen felt her heart beating violently, and said with all her might "Let's talk!" "Long live the Lord reprimanded the master... saying that the empress dowager's body violated the harmony, and the emperor went to the altar of God three times to pray, but the master did not ask a word, nor did he send an envoy to greet him, which is a big violation of filial piety." , So... from the third day of the first lunar month, stop the palace paper table..." "Ah!" Concubine Shuhui exclaimed, covering her mouth with her hands.The queen's face suddenly turned pale.The chief eunuch, who bowed his head to report, continued to speak with difficulty: "Long Live God also ordered: the next king Baylor and the meeting of the ministers of state...the solution..." Zhonggong wrote a table, which was a symbol of the queen's privilege.During the three major festivals - Wanshou, New Year's Day, Winter Solstice, or on special festive days, or have special requests, the queen can use the queen's treasure to directly send congratulations or requests to the emperor, and the emperor cannot refuse.Stopping the Zhonggong Formation is tantamount to canceling the Queen's authority, and the measures to be dealt with by the meeting of the Kings and Ministers of Baylor, isn't the next step to abolish the Queen?

The queen raised her hand to support her head, feeling dizzy and nauseous for a while, and she was a little unsteady on her feet.Concubine Shuhui screamed, rushed over and knelt at her sister's feet: "Sister! No, ma'am!It's all my fault, it's all my fault! ...was my bad idea! ...I will go to the emperor to plead guilty and let him punish me! ..." She sobbed and condemned herself intermittently at first, then her throat was constricted, and finally she burst into tears, so that when the queen helped her stand up, tears also flowed down her face. The news of stopping Zhonggong's paper form shook the Sixth Palace like a thunderbolt from the blue sky; it also quickly covered the sky like a cloud of dark clouds, making the atmosphere in the majestic and solemn Ouchi even more tense and cold.People are anxious and do not know what will happen next.Some well-behaved lords and courtiers will inevitably have to follow the wind to make the rudder.As a result, the number of people who went to Chengqian Palace to visit the imperial concubine suddenly increased.

When Concubine Dong E just returned from Nanyuan and fell ill, no one stepped into the Chengqian Gate except for the Han concubine Shi Shi, the concubine Dong E of Yongshou Palace, and one or two unknown nobles; On Dongyi Long Street, there was an endless stream of people coming and going, all of them were going to pay their respects to the imperial concubine.Among them are not only concubines Muktu, Wusu, Ba, Nala, and many nobles, Chang Zai, and Xu, but also Borzigit's concubine Gegeduan and Concubine Gong.Concubine Jing also quietly came to visit Concubine Dong E at the pre-determined hour of the night.It's just that Concubine Dong E was overworked and physically and mentally exhausted, and the imperial physician wanted her to rest in peace, so the people who came to pay her respects just stepped forward to ask her well, and then withdrew.

Fulin always comes here every day, watching her take medicine, or eating with her, sometimes sitting on the edge of the imperial concubine's bed, the two of them whispered and laughed, chatted, and spent the winter days together. dusk.If Concubine Dong E was already asleep, Fulin would lightly look at the ginseng soup and potions boiled for her on the small stove in front of the door, and then open the curtain in front of the bed to see if her quilt was tightly tucked in and her complexion improved. Then he sat down gently in front of the bed, and sat quietly for half an hour, sometimes closing his eyes as if falling asleep.Only from the smile that flashed from the corner of his mouth from time to time, it can be detected that he is just caught in sweet memories.An old eunuch in Chengqian Palace was an old man left by Ming Palace. He said to his companions in amazement: "I have never seen such a passionate emperor! How about saying that people outside the customs are honest and honest!" Cheng Qian In the palace, whether it is the nobles who live with him, promises, or ordinary maids and eunuchs, they all sincerely love and appreciate the mistress.Concubine Dong E treated her with generosity and benevolence.

Her own clothing is not luxurious, but she often rewards her servants with her regular silver to help them tide over difficulties.The empress dowager and the emperor gave her the food, and she never forgot to distribute it to the sisters who lived with her; because of her recommendation, over the past year, the emperor's countless occasions, except for the imperial concubine, have spread throughout the Chengqian Palace. What an honor and favor it is for the nobles and promises!How could they not devote themselves wholeheartedly to the imperial concubine?Besides, she has always been so kind and amiable, never harsh words, never putting on airs of being superior to others.

Concubine Dong E fell ill this time, and the entire Chengqian Palace seemed to be ill.Everyone's voice is also quieter, and their footsteps are also lighter.In the first few days, I saw that she was thin and weak, as if she was seriously ill, and the food intake in Chengqian Palace decreased.Seeing her improvement in the past few days, everyone smiled.They all knew about the emperor's decree to stop the central palace from entering paperwork.But the people in Chengqian Palace seemed to have made an appointment in advance, and they neither expressed surprise, nor anger or happiness, and took it lightly, as if it had nothing to do with them.Only on occasions or occasions, when the two people from Chengqian Palace exchanged a glance and a knowing smile, would they reveal their inner pride and happiness, as well as the emotions of determination to win at the same time. No one told the imperial concubine this important news.Fulin didn't want to tell her. Others probably didn't dare to tell her because they were afraid that she would be overly happy and hurt her health. Early this morning, the imperial concubine woke up.The maids were very happy, and their laughter was different from usual.They waited for her to wash and wash, and helped her to sit on the soft felt seat on the kang. Her personal maid, Rong Niu'er, quickly placed three small celadon bowls with ears on a golden disc with lotus petals, a bowl of ginseng soup, A bowl of lotus seed porridge and a bowl of milk tea.According to the rules, Concubine Dong E drank ginseng soup first, then drank milk tea, and then slowly stirred the lotus seed porridge with a small silver spoon, savoring it in small bites. "Master, the food these days is not as sweet as it is today." Rong Niuer said happily. Concubine Dong E smiled and said: "Really, I feel much better today...Rong Niuer, I see you are very happy these two days?" "The master is cured, and the servants are happy." "It's not this. Let me look coldly, you seem to have something good to hide from me." Rong Niu'er shook her head and said with a smile: "Master's heart is so alert? No one dares to show the slightest wind in front of the master. Ah!" "Stop being so naughty! If you can listen to each other, I won't be able to understand you? Say it quickly! Don't scold me!" Concubine Dong E threatened with a smile on her face. Rong Niuer blinked her eyes, leaned closer to her master, and whispered, "Your Majesty, you don't know yet. Yesterday, the emperor issued an edict to stop the Zhonggong paperwork!" "What?" Concubine Dong E was taken aback. A blush suddenly appeared on the face: "Really?" "How dare the slave lie to the master!" Rong Niu'er was full of pride, shaking her head and laughing: "Now, the Kunning Palace may be in such a mess! Concubine Dong E's smile gradually faded, her blush gradually disappeared, her pair of watery and flexible black eyes looked at Rong Niu'er and turned out of the window, very restless.Rong Niu'er noticed that she looked strange, and said puzzledly: "Mother, this is... the slaves have been dying for this these days!..." Concubine Dong E cast a glance at Rong Niu'er in a state of anxiety, and Rong Niu'er Mistakenly taking this as encouragement, the crucial words came out straightforwardly: "Is this not clear? Your empress is about to become queen right now!..." These words were too sharp and naked, as if they had stabbed Concubine Dong E's heart, liver and lungs When she went to bed, she shivered violently, her face turned blood red immediately, tears rolled in her eyes, and if she didn't lock them tightly with two dense and trembling eyelashes, she would roll down when she spoke.It took a long time before she controlled herself, sighed deeply, frowned and said, "Damn it! Look at what nonsense you've been talking about!" Rong Niuer couldn't figure it out, and quickly knelt down. "Rong Niu'er, you have been with me for a while, have I treated you badly?" Rong Niu'er was startled, kowtowed quickly, and said anxiously: "The master treats the slave with such kindness as a mountain! The slave died within a year." Grandpa died again, and it was only thanks to the grace of the master that he did things decently. The slave will never forget even if he is smashed to pieces..." "Don't mention that. It's just for the sake of our master and servant, you really Tell me, the emperor stopped the palace paper table, the palace is up and down, big and small, are there more good things to say, or more bad things to say?" There are so many people..." "Besides, if it is true that the emperor abolishes the central palace again, do you think there are more people in the palace who agree or disapprove? What about the kings and ministers discussing politics and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty? And all the people in the world What about the common people? Even abolishing two national mothers can be regarded as a Daoming Lord?" "..." Rong Niu'er stared and couldn't answer anything. Concubine Dong E waved her hands and said, "Go." After Rong Niu'er stepped back, she rested her cheeks on the small kang table with her hands, and began to meditate.She looks calm on the outside, like a jade Guanyin statue, but in her heart, the storm and wind are churning, which cannot be calmed down for a long time.She thinks a lot more than she says. Rong Niuer just shouted in the courtyard: "Long live God is here!" A burst of hurried footsteps reached Concubine Dong E's ears.She was so familiar with his footsteps, she immediately got off the kang, straightened her temples as she walked, pulled at her clothes, and wanted to go out of the palace to greet him.But Fulin had already come in and held her hands by the door: "Oh, you've got up, you're really well!" He laughed heartily like a child, let go of his hand, took two steps back and said: " Let me take a good look at you, how do you look?" He looked up and down, and said with a smile: "The so-called elegance is like a fairy, a pear blossom in the clear dew and dawn wind!" Concubine Dong E laughed: "Your Majesty loves you wrongly, Concubine and concubine are lucky. I hope that in the future, I will be transformed into the essence of a hundred flowers, with a hundred changes, and I will serve you forever. Otherwise, yesterday was a plum blossom, and today I will be a pear blossom, and I don’t know when I will be a lotus again..." Wu Yunzhu laughed haha ​​at the story of "a branch of plum blossoms frozen in spring snow, covered in fragrant mist and morning glow". Fulin was unintentional, Wu Yunzhu was intentional, and they seemed to be chatting casually, but Wu Yunzhu gradually led them to the topic of "about".Fulin was very interested in this, and said: "Some people have listed it as one of the six great wit books, but they have a bit of vision. Just look at the section on heroes with green plums and wine, what a look, what kind of writing power! Emperor Taizong asked people to write this book. The book was translated into Manchu, and all the officials and soldiers were ordered to read it through, which is very meaningful!" "Exactly!" Wu Yunzhu hurriedly continued: "Although Cao Mengde was scolded as a traitor and a traitor, he was really a man with a heart. Ambitious, with a good plan..." "There is an opportunity to hide the universe, and the ambition to swallow the world, right?" Fulin took it in one mouthful, and the two used the original words in the book, and they smiled at each other without knowing it.Fulin said enthusiastically: "The place where I admired Cao Mengde the most was after Yuan Shao was defeated by burning Wuchao's food and grass. From the documents that Yuan Shao threw away, he got a large number of letters from his subordinates to Yuan. The advisers all said that this was a good opportunity to eliminate the traitors, but he said that Yuan Shao had many generals and great power back then, not to mention my subordinates. People, even I don't know if I can keep my head, so why should I be so demanding on others?He ordered the letter to be burned and not held accountable.Without such a heart, how can you achieve the great cause of a hero! "" Your Majesty said so.The concubine also thought that Cao Cao had a far-sighted vision, was the best at judging the situation, and was extremely self-aware. ""Oh? " Fulin smiled, and sat with Wu Yunzhu on the big kang on the south wall, drinking tea across the kang table: "how can you see it, the students would like to hear the details. "This sentence is from Kunqu opera, which is very charming, and Wu Yunzhu smiled. She said: "Three kingdoms stand together, and Wei is the strongest.In Jiangdong, Sun Quan sent people to Luoyang to congratulate him, and asked Cao Cao to take the throne as the emperor.Cao Cao looked at the table and said with a smile: "It's my son who wants to burn me by the fire!" If you refuse to accept the resignation, you will be a king of Wei for the rest of your life..." Fulin's eyes flashed, he stared at Wu Yunzhu, and after looking at each other for a short moment, he understood: "You know everything?" "Yes, Your Majesty. The queen is kind and kind, and there is nothing wrong with her." "No I rule the world with filial piety, and the empress violates filial piety, which is unforgivable!" "Your Majesty has reason to blame the empress, but the empress is the empress dowager's direct nephew and grandson. The empress dowager is seriously ill, how can the empress not care? Concubine concubine Presumably, the empress must have been overly anxious and worried, but instead of thinking carefully for a while, she failed to ask. The empress dowager admonishing her is enough, but you, the emperor..." Fulin looked at Wu Yunzhu, with surprise in his eyes, There are doubts, as well as deep respect and love.He was speechless for a moment. "Your Majesty has always been wise, but this move... the concubine is really worried about His Majesty." "Oh?" Wu Yunzhu said firmly: "The world is initially set, and the Lord is less likely to doubt the country. Your Majesty is the Lord of all people, and all people respect him if he is high. The society is stable; if one loses morality, one's heart will be betrayed, and the country will be hard to consolidate. The people of the world are not only Manchuria, but Han people and southern scholars especially value the virtue and deeds of the emperor. Your Majesty is the safety of the world, and you should be extra cautious in everything you do. After the abolition, it is already immoral, how can it be Can you do it again and again? Besides, the two empresses are both Gege from the Borzigit family, so Your Majesty doesn’t care about the hearts of the Mongolian Forty-Nine Banners?..." Fulin stood up, and hurriedly paced a few times in front of the kang Back and forth, stopped, frowned, looked out of the window, and said: "This person is really lacking in talent, and the trouble is in Liugong..." He suddenly turned his head and stared at Wu Yunzhu: "You shouldn't understand, I am Why..." Before he could say anything, Wu Yunzhu knelt at his feet and kowtowed frequently: "If your majesty suddenly abolishes the queen, the concubine will never dare to live in this world again! I hope your majesty will understand the queen's heart. If your majesty Still willing to be merciful and let the concubine stay in the world to serve His Majesty, I beg His Majesty not to depose the Empress!" Fulin was extremely surprised and gasped.The eunuchs and maids serving by the side were all stunned, and even lowered their voices when they vented their anger. Fulin finally let out a long sigh: "Cough! So many catastrophic changes in the palaces in the past dynasties, there is no one who can't afford to seize the heir. I have never seen someone like you, and you can be on the unparalleled list..." Wu Yunzhu's body softened, and he hugged her with both hands. She touched Fulin's legs, pressed her cheeks together like a little girl, and said in a trembling voice: "As long as your Majesty's country is permanent, the country is stable, and the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han peoples are all in peace, my concubine is willing to be a side concubine." For the rest of my life..." Fulin hurriedly lifted Wu Yunzhu up, stroked her thin shoulders, lingered lovingly on her beautiful, thin face, and said in a trembling voice: "My virtuous concubine ………My beloved concubine… I just wronged you so much! Such a heart, such a vision, such a talent, such an appearance..." He couldn't continue. Why doesn't Wu Yunzhu feel wronged!She threw herself into Fulin's arms, leaned her face into his broad chest, heard the beating of the heart in his chest, and thought of her own situation and her own fate, she immediately burst into tears.But it was silent crying, the pain was piercing and unbearable, and she had to suppress it desperately, and she felt that she was trembling violently from head to toe. Fulin was frightened by Wu Yunzhu's abnormal reaction, quickly patted her on the back, and asked in a low voice again and again: "What's the matter? What's the matter? Don't cry like this!..." Wu Yunzhu finally raised her tear-stained face, and said in a very low voice that only Fulin could hear: "The concubine is also afraid...to be put on the fire...to barbecue!..." Stop Zhong Gongjin Jian's edict spread to Jingren Palace, just like adding insult to injury, everyone's hearts were completely chilled. That morning, the mother of the East Fifth Institute came to report that the third elder brother had fallen ill at night, his whole body was burning hot, and he had already passed out.Concubine Kang, who was usually silent and always frowning, was also a little anxious, and hurriedly ran to check, but when she came back in the evening, her face was already clouded.The two maids who spoke louder were immediately scolded by her with raised eyebrows, and she asked the eunuch to pull them out, and each of them slapped their mouths twenty times.Therefore, everyone in Jingren Palace knew that something was wrong, and the third elder brother must be seriously ill.Isn't this a terrible thing!Ever since Concubine Dong E entered the palace, people here have pinned their hopes on the third elder brother. If the third elder brother has something good or bad, what else does Concubine Kang think?What else do the people in Jingren Palace want to do? While lighting the lanterns, two news came in at the same time: the emperor stopped the palace to enter the paper; the imperial doctor confirmed that the third elder brother was a flower, and the emperor immediately ordered him to move him out of the palace. Concubine Kang's eyes went dark and she passed out.The honored person who accompanied Concubine Kang and several Chang Zai rushed forward to help her, pinching her to help smooth the air.They themselves did not know whether it was out of fear or out of anger, but they were trembling one by one. Smallpox, for the Manchurians, is the most dreadful disease. When they are outside the customs, they are extremely afraid of it.Back then, the army invaded the south many times and entered the pass to plunder. Whenever they encountered smallpox-endemic areas, they would divert early and sometimes simply retreat.After the capital of Yanjing was established, smallpox became prevalent several times, which took the lives of many royal nobles.Strange to say, this disease is particularly dangerous for Manchurians, and nine out of ten it is difficult to survive.Every year when smallpox is popular, the emperor would stay far away in Nanyuan, and even go to the grassland outside the Great Wall to "avoid acne".Therefore, in the early years of Shunzhi, a decree was made: "Anyone who has pox among the people will be expelled forty miles outside the city." As a result, not only smallpox patients, but also people with occasional fever or scabies and other sores were all expelled.In such a situation, the city of Beijing was full of turmoil. Patients and family members were forced to leave their homes and leave the city one after another.There are also some weak children from poor families, because their parents cannot afford to move out of the city to take care of board and lodging, they are thrown on the side of the road, and they are allowed to live and die.This became a major maladministration of the capital in the early Qing Dynasty.It was only after Zhao Kaixin, the censor of Nancheng, wrote a letter to the regent, proposing a more feasible solution, that the degree of disturbance of this decree eased. But this did not lessen the Manchus' fear of smallpox.Therefore, the third elder brother was infected with smallpox, and the emperor actually expelled him from the palace. It was a heavy blow to Concubine Kang and the people in Jingren Palace. This night, due to various psychological reasons, the people in Jingren Palace did not sleep well.It was after midnight that the lights were turned off in nobleman Jin's room, while Concubine Kang's bedroom was brightly lit all night. In the early morning of the next day, I would like to honor Concubine Kang with the three of you.As usual, Concubine Kang quietly answered the salute and asked them to return to their residences.The three Chang are gone, and the honorable one stays.Concubine Kang looked at her, but didn't make a sound.The maid brought milk tea, and Concubine Kang gestured for the nobleman to sit down and drink tea.I would like to thank you for sitting down, the two of them were relatively silent, silently holding silver plates and cups, taking a few sips from time to time and blowing hot air.The atmosphere was so dull that it was hard to breathe. My nobleman, I would like to take a peek at Concubine Kang: God!Why did she change such a frosty face overnight?The dark eyes that usually seemed deep and reserved completely lost their vitality and became dull and rigid; due to a sleepless night, her complexion was sallow and her eye circles were black and blue, as if she had aged ten years... Concubine Kang glanced at Mrs. Jin from the corner of her eyes, and frowned. She frowned: the masculine face with narrow forehead and square jaw was actually red at the moment, with a tense and excited expression; the rigid black eyebrows pressing down on the slender eyes were trembling slightly; she couldn't stop She blinked, as if she wanted to cover up the restless light that was beating in her eyes.Concubine Kang felt very uncomfortable: What are you doing now! After drinking both cups of milk tea, Concubine Kang had no intention of speaking.Mrs. Jin couldn't bear it any longer, and said: "Your Majesty, don't you want to find out where the third elder brother moved?" Concubine Kang sneered, "It's none of my business to move wherever I like!" "My Lady! "..." Your Majesty yelled in surprise. "This child is the blood of his Aixinjueluo family. They don't feel sorry for them. Why should I feel sorry for them?" Creepy.She said: "We have to die together to be clean, and to satisfy their hearts! I..." She suddenly gritted her teeth and said: "Even if we die, we must die after them, let's see who survives whom! The bitterness in her tone made Mrs. Jin suddenly excited, she stood up abruptly and said: "Your Majesty, you can't do that!...Last night, I was enlightened by my ancestors!" "What?" Concubine Kang frowned. looking straight at her. "Really! It's true!... When I heard those unlucky letters yesterday, I was so angry! Could it be that our Borzigit family will lose to that southern barbarian woman? Could it be that our ancestors worked so hard to create Is the inheritance going to be passed on to the son of that barbarian woman?... I was thinking, thinking, and then fell asleep in a daze for some reason, only to hear someone shouting in my ear: Wake up, pick me up! Panic I immediately fell to my knees, alas, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong stood in front of me, they were exactly the same as the image of the holy face, majestic and burly, I only had to kowtow at the moment. Emperor Taizu spoke, and the voice was like The bronze bell on the Meridian Gate was as bright. He said: I have conquered the country and conquered the country all my life, and I will not allow outsiders to snatch it! Emperor Taizong then said: If the descendants do not respect the ancestor of heaven, I will not be at peace under the nine springs! My daughter-in-law must stand up for the clan and the Aixinjueluo clan! So I kowtowed again and again, and said to the second sage: "My son and minister take orders, and I will die!" The emperor Taizu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That's true, I begged the Lord Buddha to grant you to live in a wealthy family forever! I just want to thank you, but I fell and woke up." Concubine Kang was dumbfounded, she stared straight at her, and asked in a low voice with awe: "Really? Taizu, Emperor Taizong entrusted you with a dream?" "My lady, who are you and who am I! How dare I be disrespectful to my ancestors? Aren't you afraid of thunder? " "Then, you..." Concubine Kang stared at Mrs. Jin. There was a frenzied light in Mrs. Jin's eyes, and she clenched her fists vigorously and said, "Even if I am smashed to pieces, I will die!" She seemed to have returned to the prairie, riding a horse, galloping like crazy.Her eyebrows were raised high, her chest was straight, and an irrepressible enthusiasm gushed out from her whole body, making her look both beautiful and terrifying at the moment, and she caught Concubine Kang's eyes tightly.Concubine Kang hesitated in her heart, and tried to keep her tone as calm as possible: "This is the case, even if you have received the order of the late emperor, what can you do?" The nobleman hurriedly knelt down to Concubine Kang, kowtowed, and said, "I am thinking about it in the middle of the night. , I have come up with a good idea, and I feel uneasy, so the second sage came to entrust the dream. This is the instruction of the late emperor, and we must do it this way!" Concubine Kang did not respond, and the nobleman was so anxious that her eyes were red, and she said, "Your Majesty Please rest assured, the sky is falling, I will take care of it alone, and I will never hurt anyone else!" Concubine Kang looked around from the corner of her eyes, and the noble lady immediately said loudly: "My lady, the shoes you wore the day before yesterday were so fresh and interesting, can you give me a favor?" Shall I take a second look?" Concubine Kang stood up and said, "Go into the inner room and have a look!" The two of them went into the inner room of the bedroom together. After a meal, when the two came out again, their expressions changed drastically.Concubine Kang changed from her usual calmness and the coldness just now, and became flustered and behaving in a panic. She subconsciously held a Tang flower under her banner - a new rose sent by Huawu, holding it high, and with one hand she lifted the petals for no reason. Torn off piece by piece, the slender fingers trembled uncontrollably.She bit her lip and looked at the petals without seeing them, as if determined not to speak again. Mrs. Jin's frenzy seems to have passed, and she has become calm and calm, like a female counselor, whispering her interests to Concubine Kang: "My lady, how can fire and water be incompatible? In the words of a barbarian, we must burn the boat and burn the boat." Otherwise, I will be sorry to my ancestors, and even more so to my descendants!" Concubine Kang's voice was so trembling that she couldn't hear it: "This... I can't bear it!" "But this is the order of the late emperor!" The nobleman is anxious: "I don't Cultivate this life and cultivate the next life! I would rather inherit the throne from a nearby sect than let him be the crown prince!..." Both of them suddenly fell silent.Because from the north, across the high palace wall, there is a burst of beautiful and melodious guzheng music like flowing clouds and flowing water. Ding Ding Dongdong is extremely clear, like jade and stone hitting each other, and like a spring dripping into a deep pool.But the sound was like a heavy hammer, hammering on the hearts of the two of them.During the music, they even faintly heard, mixed with crisp and sweet laughter.Ah, it's her! -- Across the north wall, there is Chengqian Palace! Concubine Kang shuddered, her face contorted.She closed her eyes in pain and remained silent for a moment. When she opened her eyes again, her face was covered with frost again.She threw away the withered rose in her hand, walked out of the palace, stood on the steps, and said with a blank face: "Chuan chariot, tell the empress dowager, the empress, I want to go out of the palace to visit the third elder brother!" According to the rules, if the prince has acne, only the biological mother can visit him.Concubine Kang only took a few maids to visit the third son of the emperor at Fuyou Temple outside Xihua Gate, which is beyond reproach. However, two or three days later, the lively fourth elder brother, who was full of pink make-up, also had fever all over his body and contracted smallpox.