In the west side hall of Yonghe Palace, there was originally a nobleman.

After the death of Emperor Daxing, Concubine De became the queen mother. In just a few days, the treatment of this Yonghe Palace has been very different.

Because the heir emperor and several prime ministers entered and exited Yonghe Palace in the morning and evening, several nobles and Chang Zai in the palace also moved to other palaces for a while. Left and right, after the new emperor ascends the throne, they will all move to Cining Palace with the queen mother.

Every time the fourth elder brother came to ask for peace, Concubine De avoided it, and this western side hall became a place for the fourth elder brother to occasionally sit.

Summoned Concubine De's chamberlain and imperial physician here, and asked Concubine De about her daily life, he can be regarded as fulfilling his responsibilities as a son of man.

After listening to the words of the fourth elder brother, Concubine He became more and more worried. Looking at the fourth elder brother's black face, he was really afraid of people.

Regarding the disagreement between the fourth elder brother and Concubine De's mother and son, Concubine He has heard of it for a long time.

Today, on the order of the concubine, she came to visit, and she also avoided the time when the fourth elder brother came to ask for peace in the morning and evening. I thought it was okay, but I didn't expect it to be so unlucky, and I hit it right.

Although she was apprehensive, she didn't have the courage to say "no" at this time, but she still responded, took the palace people, and followed the fourth elder brother into the West Side Palace.

She doesn't have an elder brother, so she can only retire in the palace for the rest of her life, and she has to eat according to the face of the new emperor; In addition, in the past few years before the death of Emperor Daxing, he was quite favored and made many enemies, including the second concubine Deyi in power. Therefore, she would never dare to offend the fourth elder brother.

Seeing her so deferential, the fourth elder brother's originally gloomy mood improved slightly.

It's just a few answers, and it takes a total of half a cup of tea, and a layer of fine sweat appears on the forehead of the concubine.

The fourth elder brother didn't ask the queen mother at all, but asked about the situation of the two palaces of Concubine Tong and Concubine Yi, and asked about the movements of the Tong family in the palace of the concubine, who entered the palace and asked for peace or something; For Concubine Yi, she asked two more questions about "recuperation".

and the concubine co-organize palace affairs, and know the dynamics of the two palaces.

Her apprehension had turned into fear.

What is the new emperor going to do?

There is a Tong family with two princes behind Concubine Tong's house, and Concubine Yi has two knighted princes, neither of whom can be moved lightly.

Looking at the meaning of the new emperor, it seems that he does not want to see these two people.

If there is a grudge entanglement, the new emperor wants to deal with the two old palace concubines, there are countless ways to make people unaware of ghosts, why do you want to say this in front of her, an outsider?

Concubine He only felt chills all over her body, and remembered two words, "martyrdom".

In this dynasty, starting from Emperor Taizu, the three generations of emperors of Taizu, Taizong, and Shizu all had palace concubines buried after their deaths, but the number was different. The princes below the prince have also been martyred by wives and concubines and slaves.

Now, it is the sixth day of the death of Emperor Daxing, and all the concubines in the harem are watching.

In the twelfth year of Kangxi, the emperor issued an edict prohibiting martyrdom. The concubines in the harem have no children, and they hope that the new emperor can remember this and not use the palace people to be martyred.

Although she has no children or daughters, and now she is a widow, she doesn't want to die.

She endured the fear, softened her voice, and said, "I haven't seen Brother Hongli for a few days, and I don't know how he is doing, whether he is warm or not, and whether he is full or not?" It's counted nine, and it's getting colder and colder every day......"

These are a few words with a heart, but they just point out that they have "raised" Hongli, and they are looking forward to the fourth elder brother taking care of the old feelings.

When he heard the fourth elder brother's ears, he was shocked.

He looked at Concubine He, and only felt that the concubine with a loving face overlapped with the "Eniang" in his memory.

His chest was clogged, and he felt like he couldn't breathe.

The adoptive mother was also like Concubine He, chattering, just to care about the life of her adopted son.

This kind of chatter, but it doesn't annoy people, it only makes people feel more cordial.

He is no longer confused, and he is no longer the age of nostalgia for his parents' kindness, but the grievances he suffered at his biological mother in the past few days made him miss his adoptive mother's kindness even more.

If his adoptive mother is alive, she will also care about whether he is warm or not, whether he is hungry, and will not treat him as an enemy, and give him a big hat of "unfilial piety" when he is in the most difficult time.

Concubine He was stared at by the fourth elder brother, and her heart trembled, thinking that he was impatient with her verbosity, and then saw that the fourth elder brother's face was pale, stroking his chest and trembling, Fang felt that something was wrong.

Concubine He was so frightened that her complexion changed, and she immediately stood up and exclaimed, "Your Majesty? ”

"Uh...... Mother ...... "The fourth elder brother put these two words in his mouth, and it was so bitter that he couldn't do it.

He knew that he was not in the right state, so he let out a long breath, closed his eyes and slowed down, and said, "I'm fine...... I won't delay with my mother......"

Concubine He was full of suspicion, but her curiosity still couldn't match her fear.

After hearing the fourth elder brother's words, she couldn't wait to disappear immediately, but it seemed too cold and thin, for fear that she would offend the fourth elder brother.

She stood up, she could only endure the excitement in her heart, showing a little worry, and said very sincerely: "The emperor's status is precious, whether it is the previous dynasty or the back court, there are still many matters waiting for the emperor to decide. Although the emperor is sincere and filial, he must also take care of the dragon's body......"

It's just a few casual words, but it pleases the fourth elder brother, which makes him have a little more affection for this concubine.

He stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Lao and the teachings of the mother concubine, Yinzhen has written it down." ”

Where had Concubine He seen such a well-behaved fourth elder brother, her expression froze, but she quickly covered up the past, got up to say goodbye, and left with the eunuch and palace maid.

The fourth elder brother's mood unexpectedly improved.

He looked in the direction of the main hall of Yonghe Palace, and his heart was no longer as painful as before.

It seems that he forced it.

His biological mother didn't speak to him because he was the new emperor, which might be a good thing for him. At the very least, there are a lot less considerations and constraints.

If his biological mother treated him like a spring breeze, and then asked him for the position of the fourteenth elder brother, he would be really embarrassed.

Now like this, with a torn face, the biological mother doesn't care about his feelings as a son, and he, as a son, can naturally not take into account the feelings of his biological mother.

He thought about it here, but Concubine He, who left Yonghe Palace, couldn't help but think about it.

She pondered what she said to the fourth elder brother several times. After determining the attitude of the fourth elder brother, after she mentioned Hongli, it became more and more gentle, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the fourth elder brother still receives his own affection.

From this, she thought of Kangxi again. Kangxi made a special trip to let her raise Hongli, but did not let Concubine De, her own grandmother, raise her, did she think about what happened after her death and find a good backer for herself?

Thinking of this, Concubine He's tears couldn't be stopped. She lowered her head and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

But she didn't pay attention, from the moment she came out of Yonghe Palace, someone was staring at her movements, and this tears wiped away all the tears into the eyes of others...... * Coming out of the yamen, Cao Hao entered the palace with several court officials.

By the time the evening festival is over, it will already be the beginning of the year (seven o'clock in the evening).

The sky was a little overcast, and the snow was pouring on the ground.

Outside the palace gate, there were Cao family members waiting with snow-proof cloaks, which were sent by Chu Yu.

Cao Hao rode on a horse, and when he saw the falling snow, the first thing he thought of was that if there was a lot of rain and snow this winter, there would be no more drought in Zhili next spring.

Zhili is next to Gyeonggi, which is the first important province, and it is the most chaotic.

In the neighboring provinces, in the event of a natural disaster [***], the imperial court can still choose whether to save it or not, how to relieve it, and do what it can; In the case of Zhili, the court has no choice, not only to relieve, but also to make no mistakes.

The local government has no rice in the warehouse, and the treasury has no silver, and Cao Hao, the deputy hall official of the household department, really feels that the four words "wind and rain are smooth" are important to the people's livelihood.

When I returned to the mansion, as soon as I got off the horse, I heard the housekeeper Cao Yuan come forward and report: "Master, the thirteenth master is here." ”

Cao Hao heard this, raised his eyebrows, and was very surprised.

The thirteenth elder brother came to the Cao family at this time, what is the so-called?

I heard Cao Yuan continue: "The little one originally invited the thirteenth master to sit in the living room, so that someone could send a letter to the master, but the thirteenth master said that he came to see the old lady today, and asked the little one to pass it on." The old lady, when she got the news, she was accompanied by her wife and came out to talk to the thirteenth master. ”

After hearing what he said, Cao Hao went directly to the living room to meet the guests with a little puzzlement.

In the living room, Li looked at the object in front of him and was speechless for a long time.

There are a total of four kinds in front of him, a rhinoceros horn carved Manjushri riding lion seat, a purple gold beast ear incense burner, a pair of ivory carved flower and bird pen holders, and a pair of white jade dragon and phoenix pattern ring jade pendants.

She sighed faintly, raised her head, and said, "Thirteenth Master, these things are too valuable, and the slaves dare not accept them." ”

Seeing that she was so unfamiliar, the thirteenth elder brother said, "This is what the emperor meant...... The emperor said that the emperor said that he should have asked Mrs. Tai to go with him, but he was very uneasy after hearing that he was busy with affairs and neglected to do so. These things were used by Huang Ama during his lifetime, and they were left for Mrs. Tai to think about...... Not only Mrs. Tai's side, but all the royal brothers and brothers also have the relics of Huang Ama, but they will not be given until after Huang Ama is funeral......"

This courtesy touched Li, but it also made her uneasy.

It's just that the name of the new emperor's fourth brother is outside, and the Li family is worried in his heart.

If these things were just sent by the thirteenth elder brother, she would still be able to excuse them; Since it is the new emperor's gift, where is the reason to refuse?

Li is not a person of good words, looking at the thirteenth elder brother, he didn't know what to say.

At this time, Cao Hao arrived.

He only listened to the last sentence that the thirteenth elder brother said, but when he heard "relics" and "divided", and then saw the objects in front of the Li family, he guessed about the same.

Seeing Cao Hao coming back, the thirteenth elder brother said to Cao Hao: "In order to come to you to run errands, I haven't had dinner yet, but I'm cheeky today, I want to eat you well." ”

Cao Hao listened and said: "As long as the Thirteenth Master doesn't dislike the vulgar food in the cold house, let alone one meal, even ten meals and a hundred meals are available." ”

When the thirteenth elder brother heard this, he couldn't help but say: "Okay, in your eyes, is the master a foodie?" ”

The two of them said these two words, but they dissolved the original heavy atmosphere in the hall.

Li Shi looked at those things and knew that he had no room to refuse, but he didn't know that he didn't need to kneel and kowtow to thank him for receiving the imperial gift.

After thinking about it, she still asked Cao Hao: "Hao'er, the emperor has something to give, should you kowtow with me to thank you?" ”

Without waiting for Cao Hao to speak, the thirteenth elder brother waved his hand and said, "There are no outsiders here, so Mrs. Tai doesn't need to be polite." The emperor said that after the Fujin people enter the palace, he will ask Mrs. Tai to move around more......"

Seeing this, Li nodded, and said to Cao Hao: "My identity is limited, I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to see Your Majesty." You rushed to see the emperor tomorrow, remember to thank the emperor on my behalf. ”

Cao Hao bowed down, and Li asked the thirteenth elder brother to sit slowly, and she took Chu Yu down to prepare the vegetarian table.

The thirteenth elder brother got up to send him off, and when the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left, he glanced at Cao Hao, snorted coldly, and said, "Cao Hao, Mo Feiye has offended you recently......

(To be continued)