It didn't take long for Cixi to start morning sickness. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Maybe it's because of her age, this time the pregnancy reaction is much more powerful than when she was pregnant with the little emperor, and when she vomited fiercely, Cixi would also curse Guan Zhuofan in her heart for "killing a thousand knives", but her "good interest" was not really affected, she should eat, sleep, walk, and walk, and it was more than half an hour.

In addition, Cixi's interest in "going out of the palace" is also very high, every three or five times, or out of the front door to take a car, or out of the back door to take a boat, between the lake and water, wandering freely, lingering.

Yu'er and Li Lianying secretly calculated that in addition to passing meals and resting, the Queen Mother stayed outdoors almost more than when she stayed indoors.

On the contrary, after Guan Zhuofan received the report that the Queen Mother had a big pregnancy reaction, he was deeply worried, and even said that he would personally come to Tianjin to visit and take care of her.

What is "care" as "visitation"? Cixi was angry and funny, but she couldn't help but be moved, and replied, the Nan Bendao you sent to me said, my "pregnancy reaction" is normal, no need to worry, you there, just started to implement the "yellow and white fold system", it is the busiest and most chaotic time, don't be distracted and run to Tianjin - you can't help much, you can't do it on my behalf, right?

So, Guan Zhuofan repeatedly advised, "Labor", "Peace of Mind", "Quiet Photography", Yunyun.

For Cixi, physiologically, it was the hardest and most awkward time; Psychologically, it is the most pleasant and sweet time.

Unfortunately, such days did not last long.

Morning sickness gradually subsides, pregnancy symptoms gradually subside, and at the same time, the abdomen is bulging day by day, and the body is becoming more and more sluggish.

The calmness of physiological responses, the reduction of mobility, and the diminished excitement of the new environment have brought to the surface a somewhat strange fact: for several months, no briefings have been received from Beijing about government affairs.

Cixi lived in Tianjin in the name of Wenzong's "meditation and silent prayer", and within a year, in principle, she naturally did not engage in military and political affairs. However, this "meditation and silent prayer" is just to confuse the eyes of outsiders, before leaving Beijing, Cixi and Guan Zhuofan have a tacit understanding: major government affairs still have to be reported to her and discussed with each other.

Of course, this notification was not through the imperial court, but through Guan Zhuofan's own channels.

In fact, before leaving Beijing, the Qianqing Palace gathered important ministers to issue an edict, and there was a special explanation on this issue:

The queen mother and queen mother are in charge of a difficult task, and they must have strong personnel and advisers, and the monarchs and ministers are concentric, and they are not troubled, and they are safe inside and outside. The yellow and white folding system was specially implemented, and Prince Xuan was sent to assist in the folding. However, if it is difficult to make a decision, it can be sent to Tianjin, and the queen mother of the two palaces will jointly make a decision. In this way, although it occasionally disturbs the retreat of the Queen Mother, but the state affairs are important, and if you want to come to the spirit of the emperor in the sky, you will not mind, Yunyun.

It's been several months, isn't there any "difficulty, urgency, and indecision" in the government?

In the midst of telecommunications exchanges, Cixi's question was finally raised euphemistically.

Guan Zhuofan's reply was very calm:

First, during this period of time, there is indeed nothing "difficult and important and difficult to decide" that can be taken out to disturb the worries of the Queen Mother.

Second, and more importantly, some time ago, the queen mother's pregnancy reaction was so bad, the minister was really scared, the queen mother was in full bloom, but in the end, it was no better than a teenage girl, and she had to wake up twelve points of spirit, and she should care and maintain it, and she didn't dare to have a trace of negligence.

Therefore, during this period of time, the minister thought that the queen mother should not worry about other things, the queen mother must report the government affairs, and the minister had to "report the good news and not the bad news", if the queen mother is to blame, the minister has nothing to say, after the year, no matter how the queen mother disposes of the minister, the minister is willing to accept it, and now, you still have to ask the queen mother to calm down and recuperate.

Guan Zhuofan's reply, although unexpected, had its own crooked reasoning, and Cixi didn't know what to do.

At this time, Li Lianying and Yu'er were beating the side drums on the side.

Li Lianying said, "The prince refuses to bother his master with state affairs and government affairs, and takes everything on himself, this ...... Well, the so-called 'one-man job'! The prince doesn't want the master to be distracted, it's all for the master's phoenix health! This painstaking effort, the minions watched from the sidelines, and they all felt ...... Uh, that's weird! ”

Yu'er said even more, "The prince is for you, master, for the ...... in your stomach Uh, sir, this, not only regardless of the hard work, but also ...... Don't avoid suspicion! According to the small knowledge of the slave and maid, the prince is really called a ...... What about true love! ”

The word "true love", I don't know where this little girl learned it? Cixi listened to it in her ears, and her heart was hot and sweet.

Taste it carefully, Guan Zhuofan's self-assertion, that kind of vague arrogance and domineering, Cixi not only did not think it was resentful, but felt an inexplicable joy.

She snorted, but the smile on her face couldn't be hidden, "How do you know it's 'Master'?" If you can't get it, you're a 'little lady'! ”

Yu'er said, "Whether it's 'Xiao Ye' or 'Xiao Niang', they are all generally good!" However, the slave just thinks that the master is pregnant with a 'little master'! ”

"Yo," Cixi glanced at Yu'er, "where did you get so sure?" Will you look? Are you a doctor? ”

"Slaves don't know how to look," said Yu'er, "and they're not doctors—but, Mr. Kusumoto is a doctor!" The slave maid looked at what Mr. Kusumoto meant, and the master was pregnant with a 'little master'! ”

"Huh?" Cixi couldn't suppress her surprise, "Really? I asked her about this, but she wouldn't tell her! ”

"Mr. Kusumoto is a doctor," said Yu'er, "where the duty lies, this kind of thing, there is no complete certainty, who will say?" Otherwise, if you make a mistake, won't you become a ...... 'bully'? However, the slave and maid knocked on the side, I looked at what she meant, the master's belly, nine times out of ten, is a 'little master'! ”

"Yo, you little hoof, you really have a lot of eyes!"

After a while, Cixi said contentedly: "Yes, I don't bother to take care of him, he can do whatever he likes, let's live our own lives!" ”

This "he" naturally refers to the "he" in Beijing.

If the words are regrettable, they are actually very happy.

However, such days did not last long.

Cixi is a person who likes to move and not like to be quiet, although her body is becoming more and more sluggish, but she walks in the palace, within the scope of the "military forbidden zone", she travels in the mountains and rivers, and is still the same as before.

It's just that the place of Guangang is too "quiet"!

Except for Li Lianying, Yu'er, Hu Shi, Nan Bendao, and a few servants, there is a huge Guangang Palace, and there are no more people, not even the guards.

The guards are mainly deployed around the palace, and there are no guards inside and outside the main building of the palace; The palace is very large, and the key positions are armed, but this "key" is for "arming", most of the time, these guards are not in the sight of the Queen Mother.

Only when the Queen Mother is out of the palace will the guards appear as if they were acting and defend with them.

Moreover, the guards in close proximity were only a few people, and most of the guards who were "with the guards" were divided into several groups, front and back, left and right, and kept a distance from Luan Jia - the Queen Mother still couldn't see them.

In the "military restricted area", there is no one inhabited, and there are only birds and beasts in addition to grass and trees along the way.

Also, no matter how good the scenery is, after watching it for a long time, it will become dull.

After a long time, the emotion of getting rid of the cage and the wide sky has finally become a kind of panicked loneliness.

This is not the most uncomfortable thing for Cixi.

The coup d'état of Xinyou, the curtain was lowered, and to this day, politics and power have been integrated into Cixi's blood. Dealing with government affairs has not only become her habit for a long time, but also her hobby, and there is no substitute for the pleasure and sense of accomplishment brought by vertical and horizontal, life and death, including her personal relationship with Guan Zhuofan.

In addition, in the deep palace, whether it is the Forbidden City or the Guangang Palace, there is no "nightlife" at all. However, Cixi was in her prime and energetic, so she went to bed at this time, and she couldn't sleep at all.

Being isolated from politics and power was the most uncomfortable thing for Cixi.

This isolation, for a month or two, does not feel too deep; Two or three months, you can barely endure it, but no matter how long it is, it is like a person who smokes "Fushou ointment", the addiction comes up, the heart is flustered, and it is difficult to sit and lie down.

The prolonged pregnancy reaction distracted Cixi's attention from politics and power, and the onset of her "addiction" was already too late.

However, once this "addiction" occurs, it can no longer be eliminated.

Cixi learned "Western learning" from Nan Bendao, and she was very serious, which to a considerable extent, filled her loneliness and emptiness in her daily life - at least, the night after the lamp, there would be no idleness; At the same time, it is not without help to alleviate the "addiction" of politics and power.

However, it is not possible to go to the roots.

This situation was completely unforeseen before Cixi left Beijing.

Cixi's impression and imagination of living in Tianjin basically stayed on the last Tianjin military parade. Although, reason also told her that the two would not be the same thing, but she didn't really care - the blood boiling and swaying last time really left her too deep memory, and she couldn't help but mix the two together.

When she finally found out that the two were not the same thing at all, the "addiction" had already flinched.

*(To be continued.) )