CHAPTER IX

Time rushed into November. The Queen Mother's health is getting worse and worse. She often fell into a prolonged lethargy. The time for waking up is getting shorter and shorter. No matter how much the imperial doctor uses the precious 'medicine' materials, it will not help. I cried and begged the quacks. But he only said: "'Medicine' does not cure the disease. It's hard to heal the sick."

How could I not understand the truth of this. How could I not understand. The time is really coming soon. But I couldn't accept it all calmly no matter what.

Kangxi Ye is also getting sicker and weaker. But he still guards in front of the Queen Mother's 'bed' every day to take care of it. He often knelt beside the Queen Mother's bed, crying silently. It is as if a helpless child is praying for his mother's last pity.

He even got sad about it. Write an edict. Looking back on his magnificent life. Recall the Queen Mother's nurturing grace. Confide in the suffering of the king for many years. He has had dizziness since the beginning of spring this year. People lose weight very quickly. I don't know if it's for Oki or what. He put the matter of the establishment of the prince on the agenda again.

However, now the princes are vying for the throne, and the ministers of the DPRK and China are divided into groups. In the end, there was still no result.

On the night of December 22nd. The Queen Mother suddenly 'spirited' very well. Come to your senses and let me and the old lady wait for her to change and make up. My heart thumped. I almost couldn't stop crying. But the Queen Mother smiled. Smile so lovingly and serenely. I had to hold back the sadness in my heart. Forcibly cheer up the 'spirit' and put her in the most beautiful clothes. Comb the most repetitive hairstyle. The most beautiful bead 'flower' on the hairpin.

The Queen Mother looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Holding my hand and smiling: "The 'jade' of the mourning family is really skillful. It looks so good."

"The royal grandmother likes.' Jade's son combs your hair every day."

"Good, good. Good boy of mourning family."

Kangxi Ye rushed over when he heard the news. Kneeling on the ground and said: "The emperor's mother is awake. Would you like to eat something?"

The Queen Mother took my hand and stood up and said, "No, no. Emperor. Here you go. Let's talk."

I sat next to the Queen Mother. Kangxi Ye sat opposite the Queen Mother. We'll just sit down. Listening to the Queen Mother say: "Emperor. It's been years. Mourning the family felt. Yinren's thing. You should figure it out."

"Yes. Huang Eniang. My son figured it out. Truly. It was the son who doted on and indulged all these years. Hurt that kid......"

The Queen Mother nodded: "Then why are you still not good for 'jade' ice. Emperor. When did your heart become so narrow? O Emperor.' Jade' ice this kid. It's been forty-six years. It's been ten years now. This child's mind is about 'sex'. You should be in the eye, too. Don't talk about you. Even the mourning family has lived for decades. I've never seen a better child than 'Jade' Bing. She is as pure and kind as a fairy girl. My heart is as merciful as a bodhisattva. Such a good child. You hurt her again and again. Again and again caused her to die. Just for your 'selfish' hearts. O Emperor. Don't you panic in your heart?"

Don't wait for Kangxi to reply. The Queen Mother took my hand again and said, "Child. It's not that the mourners say you. Your temper is a little stubborn. No matter how wrong you are, the Emperor's Amma? Isn't he still your king? He is the emperor. It's inevitable that the temper will be worse. You're going to be soft. Say a few soft words to him. Coax him. Isn't it okay for father and daughter to reconcile? Look at this. It's been a few years. Father and daughter never spoke properly. You two are like that. How can the mourning family rest assured."

I feel really guilty that the Queen Mother still has to '' me at this time: "Imperial grandmother. I'm sorry. Grandchildren are not filial. I'm going to let you '' up."

The Queen Mother smiled and patted my hands: "The mourning family is your imperial grandmother. It's as it should be for you to '' your heart. Don't be so ashamed. Over the years. Let you '' so much for the love of Xinjue Luo's family. Suffered so much. The mourning family is distressed. The mourning family was a good granddaughter. So lively. Now it's as quiet as a 'jade' statue. O Emperor. You have something to say. You can't get along well with Jade. Father and daughter, don't be like this, and no one cares about anyone."

Kangxi Ye was silent for a long time. He lowered his head and said, "What the emperor said is true. It's the son who is not good. I've wronged this kid."

The Queen Mother sighed: "Emperor. The mourners know. You love Yinren the most. Something about him. You've lost your mind. But 'Jade' Bing, this kid is innocent. You're so angry with her. It's not fair. There is also a loss of the grace that an emperor should have. Not to mention what a child-loving Amma should do. Isn't it?"

"The emperor's mother is taught."

The Queen Mother put her arms around me. said to Kangxi: "Emperor. It's not okay to mourn the family. The body of the mourning family. The mourners themselves know. The mourning family is the most reassuring. It's you and the 'jade' ice. Promise to mourn the family. Be ye reconciled. Take good care of each other. Don't be a father or a daughter anymore. Got it."

I quickly nodded: "Imperial Grandmother." Jade' Ice got it. But don't talk nonsense. You'll be fine. You see. You're so 'spirited' today. It's going to get better."

The Queen Mother patted me lightly on the shoulder: "Sorry boy of the mourning family. Don't you know yet. Mourning this is what it is. Let's get back to the light. Silly kid. You know it in your heart. When will the mourning family leave. It's like you know who will inherit the Qing dynasty in the end. Why bother struggling. What about self-deception."

I finally couldn't hold back my tears: "No. Grandmother will be fine. The imperial grandmother ...... 'jade' ice doesn't believe in those.' Jade' Ice Don't Lose Your ......"

Kangxi Ye also said with tears: "Huang Eniang. You're going to get better. Please don't say anything like that again."

The Queen Mother smiled helplessly: "Don't say stupid things. Shrewd. Now be reconciled in the presence of the mourners. Okay, no."

I looked up at Kangxi. He's looking at me too. Long. He stretched out his hand and took mine: "Child. Huang Ama is sorry for you......"

I choked up and nodded: "Huang Ama ......"

The Queen Mother smiled happily: "Alas~ That's right. Father and daughter shouldn't have an overnight feud. In the future. You've got to get right. Don't mourn when you live and can't rest assured. You still don't let the mourning family rest assured when you leave......"

The Queen Mother said. Just like that, he lowered his hand around my shoulder......

"Imperial Grandmother. Imperial Grandmother." I shouted loudly. Kangxi Ye also knelt on the ground and shouted: "Huang Eniang. Huang Eniang. You speak."

"Where's the doctor. Taiyi. Hurry up and find a doctor."

Cining Palace. It's a mess again. The doctor is here. He shook his head again and left. At one point, I lay on the side of the bed crying and fainted. The old mama is also in tears. But he still comforts me. Kangxi fell into a long silence......

Kangxi 56th December Bingshu. This queen after the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains. This husband who misses her with a lifetime of love... Empress of the Shunzhi Emperor. This empress dowager who raised the young Kangxi Emperor with a lifetime of tenacity. In Cining Palace. Forever closed her eyes full of compassion, love and motherly majesty.

I look back and her bit by bit. The first meeting after returning to Beijing from the forty-sixth year of Kangxi. to her slightest pampering and pampering. Cry for my distress again and again. Give me the best protection time and time again. Always give me all the ...... a grandmother can give

We put on court clothes for the Queen Mother. Recomb your hair and put on a phoenix crown. I quietly put the relic and the embroidery bag in the place of her heart. Look at her smiling face. I couldn't hold back my tears: "Imperial grandmother. Go to him in peace. Meet him. But this part of the relationship. Afterlife. May you marry a good man. Husband and child. Full of children and grandchildren. Imperial grandmother. If there is a fate. How much I wish. I'll see you again......"

The last night of the coffin. Kangxi Ye disregarded his sick body. Be sure to join me in the wake. Kneel in front of the Queen Mother's coffin. Kangxi Ye seemed to be talking to himself about the past when the queen mother took care of him. Biological mother. I'm afraid I can't do it like the Queen Mother. Take care of the children without undressing. Doing their best to nurture the teachings.

"My own mother. I have never been by my side day and night when I am sick. Only the emperor's mother. It's just her...... I'm now. No Amma. I didn't have a mother. I'm really an orphan......"

"Huang Ama, please don't grieve too much......" in addition to this sentence. I really can't say anything comforting at this moment. Not just for him. To anyone. I can't say anything else at this moment. The person who cherished me the most and protected me the most in this Quartet is gone. My last grandmother. Traveled through hundreds of years to find the grandmother. Left me. Thoroughly, thoroughly......

Left me completely......

I don't know if I'll ever find a home in this palace. But at this moment. Lost her to me. Like a completely displaced child. I don't have a place like that where I can be spoiled like that. No one smiled so lovingly at me and told me who to watch out for. Be careful with what. No one will cool down and punish those who treat me badly when I am wronged. No one else. I can ignore the political situation and the court forces like that. A 'door' is kind to me.

I lost my warmest shelter in this dreary panting quadripartite sky. I lost one of my deepest and heaviest attachments. Who else do I have the strength to comfort? I can't comfort ......

Kangxi Ye didn't care about my silence at this time. He kept his head down. And didn't look up at me. He didn't look up at the coffin or the spiritual seat in front of him.

"'Jade' ice. Do you know. Even if there is no entrustment from the Emperor. Find you at that time. I will be good to you. Take care of you. Pamper you. Just like your own children. But perhaps it is because of Huang Ama's entrustment. My attitude towards you is mixed with too many other things. But no matter why I did that to you again and again. In the end, I finally made the relationship between our father and daughter like this.' Jade's ice. I'm sorry for you......"

I don't know how to respond to him. So much has happened between us. It is far from being able to restore the former father-loving 'daughter' filial piety relationship in a word. I have my concerns. He has his jealousy. But there are still some things that I am curious about: "Huang Ama. Why. Even if there is no entrustment from the emperor. You're still going to ...... me"

"You know. Yi'er?"

Yi'er. Empress Hyo Yi In. What does all this have to do with her?

"Yes."

Kangxi Ye sighed heavily: "You and Yi'er. It looks like it......"

Me and Empress Hyo Yi In.

"This thing. I have to start from when I first ascended the throne......"

Kangxi Ye leisurely told a story that I had fantasized about countless times in my mind...

That year. The little emperor who had just ascended the throne was just a little child. I was held by my mother, my mother's mother and my grandmother every day. The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang teaches carefully every day. The Queen Mother is extremely pampered. And his own biological mother. On the contrary, he has begun to think about how to consolidate the power of himself and his mother's family.

At that time, the young Kangxi was naturally 'sexual' and intelligent. He is clear about the thoughts of the three 'female' and 'sexual' elders around him. The deeper his relationship with the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Empress Xiaohuizhang. Listen carefully to your teachings every day. I am always by my side. On the contrary, he is not so close to his mother.

But in the end, he is a gentle child. I still can't help but listen to my mother's words. I can't help but be close to my mother.

That day. Empress Dowager Xiaokangzhang called him to her palace. It was said that the little cousin of the uncle's family had entered the palace. How could the young Kangxi not see it. This is my own Eniang to cultivate from an early age. In the future, there will be another queen from her own house.

But he was filial. and is not willing to do things that disobey Eniang. also took Liang Jiugong, who was still young at the time, to the Empress Dowager Xiaokangzhang.

Enter the 'door', please be safe. I heard the sound of my mother smiling. He got up. As soon as I looked up, I saw her... Later his concubine. The love of his life... Empress Xiao Yiren Tong Jiashi Yi'er.

Yi'er. Yi'er. She wasn't called that back then. At that time, her 'milk' name was called Qingyao. Empress Xiaokangzhang has a mouthful of "Yao'er", which is kind and sweet.

It's not that I haven't seen a beautiful 'girl'. Or a pretty little 'girl' child. It's just this 'girl' child. It's so different. She was young then. The round little face has a pair of big smart eyes. Silent while looking at you. It's like saying a thousand words. When the eyes blink, the long eyelash 'hair' flies like a feather, and the 'feather' tickles people's hearts one by one. Her dimples with a sweet smile were as intoxicating as the wine made from a clear spring.

She bent down and saluted. The soft and glutinous children's voice called: "Qing Yao greets the emperor's brother."

What a nice sound. Soft and glutinous. But it's beautiful......

Just this one look. The young Kangxi Ye has been deeply imprinted with this figure and voice in his heart since then. For the rest of his life. I have never put others so deeply in my heart again.

But how could the proud little emperor know what would happen to him at that time? His pride made him reluctant to follow E-Niang's intentions exactly. He wasn't necessarily very close to his well-behaved cousin. First time meeting. He only sat for a while and then said that the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was looking for him. I'm about to leave in a hurry.

E-Niang naturally doesn't like it. But the little cousin reassured: "The emperor's cousin must have a lot of things to do. Aunt Dowager, let him go. Yao'er is with you. Is it good?"

She's still speaking for herself. This. suddenly stabbed Kangxi's heart.

But Chrysostom has already spoken. He still got up and turned away.

The difference at first sight. Unprecious......

All this reached the ears of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang taught Kangxi a hard lesson. It's not because he stroked his forehead. It's because . Tong Jiashi was an important minister of the imperial court. Whoever proposes it. In the future, he will marry a 'daughter' of Tong Jia's family and enter the palace. The harem chooses a concubine and hires it. It has always been a means of stabilizing the court......

Listening to the imperial grandmother teach me to be closer to my cousin. Kangxi Ye felt a little relaxed and happy in his heart. The little emperor who was still childish at that time. I got closer to my cousin just like that. Everyone is happy. Everyone seems to be happy with it.

Maybe Empress Xiaokangzhang really doesn't have the blessing of being a queen. Kangxi 2nd year. And she hurried away. The young Kangxi Emperor was extremely grief-stricken. He didn't think he would be so heartbroken. But he lost his father at a young age. Lost her mother the following year. How can such pain not rot the bone and eat the heart.

He was immersed in grief for a long time. Although it is strong to beat the 'spirit' spirit. But in the end, the 'color' of the face doesn't look good. The little cousin stared at a pair of big eyes. Looking up at him: "Emperor's cousin. Don't be upset. Yao'er accompanies you......"

He bowed his head. I saw the little cousin's big eyes red. Tears welled up in her swollen peach-like eyes. He stretched out his fingers, which were still chubby. Pinch the face of the cousin who looked like a rabbit: "Okay. You're with me......"

He said "I" instead of "I" in his heart at that time. Yao'er's care. Suddenly he was given another home. For the rest of your life. She is the only one who is his home......

In the blink of an eye, it's time to choose a queen. For a variety of reasons. He married Sonny's granddaughter. Tong Jia's Qingyao, who was favored by Empress Xiaohuizhang, helped in the palace.

He watched. My heart hurts. I didn't even choose a concubine. Won't she complain? It's not that I don't want to marry her. It's just that the emperor suddenly remembered his thoughts when E-Niang first introduced the two. He suddenly felt awkward in his heart. said that he refused to choose her into the palace when choosing a concubine this time.

The Empress Dowager Xiaohuizhang did not persuade much. Anyway, this little cousin is still young. It doesn't get in the way of re-entering the palace in a few years. She doted on the child.' I don't want her to enter the palace at this time and compete for favor with the new queen and be wronged. And. also have to take care of the emperor's thoughts......

Young Kangxi Ye on the night before his wedding. I finally couldn't help but hold my cousin. Ask her, "What are you doing so busy?" Are you so willing to watch me marry someone else?"

She was stunned. He smiled crookedly: "The emperor's cousin is going to marry the empress. And she's the granddaughter of Sony-sama. Of course I'm happy for you. I can't help much else. can share this. I'm happy." Some of the answers are not what they asked. A few of them hide the sadness. He didn't pay attention.

He was angry. Very angry and angry: "Why. You don't want to marry me. You don't want to be a queen."

He used the word "I" again. Oh, yes. It's in the air. Why do you want to get married? But she was not angry or anxious. Instead, they were busy with joy. He thought to himself: Didn't you say that you would accompany me? Do you still want to marry someone else?

Her tears suddenly fell from her eyes. At this time, Emperor Kangxi only noticed. Those eyes that always have a warm smile. There is a dark blue under the eyes that can't be covered even by rubbing powder. Bloodshot eyes, slightly swollen eyelids. How could he ignore these. Thought she really didn't care.

"My cousin is going to marry the queen. It's the granddaughter of Sony-sama. I know that...... I...... I ......" she choked. Like an abandoned bunny. It's pitiful.

The emperor took her into his arms. Listening to her continue to 'pump' and 'pump' the partner said, "I don't want to tell my cousin that. I want you to get married with joy. I don't care if I do it or not. But I want to marry my cousin. I said I would always be with my cousin......" she cried in his arms.

The Emperor sighed. soothes the 'female' child in his arms. Oh, yes. It's just a little girl. He himself was only twelve years old. And this little cousin is only ten years old. Don't accept her as a concubine in terms of age. And it really should be.

She doesn't know what love is. It's just that I naively want to be by my cousin's side. And the precocious emperor suddenly made up his mind secretly. He's going to marry her. Will definitely marry her. It's not just about marrying her back to the palace. He still wants her to love him. Love Him with all your heart......

After the big wedding. One day I had dinner in the palace of Empress Hyo Hye Jang. The Queen Mother suddenly said her name a little too coldly. I really don't know what my parents thought at the time. That's how it got its name.

The emperor smiled and said, "Then it's better to change it."

She smiled. There was no objection.

The Queen Mother said: "Then let the emperor change it. It's a good and auspicious name."

A word flashed through my head. He also didn't care that the newlywed queen was sitting next to him. smiled and said, "It's good to be called Yi'er. Jia Yan Yi Xing. Nice and dignified."

The Queen Mother smiled and hugged Tong Jiashi: "Okay, good. That's it. Yi'er. Yi'er. That's a great name."

The name. Wherever you can take it. This "Yi" word. It is the "Yi" of Yi's will, and it is so eccentric at this time. How could the queen not mind.

It's just that she hasn't entered the palace yet. The queen let go of the matter for the time being.

A few years later. He outwitted and bowed. Finally pro-government.

At this time, her heart was full of him. She loved him. Not to love an emperor. Not to love a cousin. Rather, he is deeply in love with a man. A husband.

A few years later. It seems that he is the most favored queen Hesheri. But actually. She has been with the king for the longest time.

Neither the Queen Mother nor the Queen Mother said anything. Naturally, no one in the palace could say anything. She doesn't have a name anyway. And the queen Hesheri didn't take her to heart.

Tragic loss of a young son. He was resentful in his heart and a little guilty about the queen. When you are too tired to do it. Or is she the only one who can soothe his heart.

Who would have thought. She drove with the king every day. But the emperor and her are still innocent. It's not that I don't want her. But the emperor was unwilling to ask for her like this......

Thirteenth year of Kangxi. Hescheri died of dystocia.

And in the next general election. The emperor married her into the palace. She finally became his concubine. Although she was just a concubine at that time.

In order to maintain the old minister. Sixteen years of Kangxi. The emperor made the 'daughter' of Kupilon the empress. She was promoted to the rank of concubine. The queen was seriously ill at that time. The one who really calls the shots in the harem. Except for the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. That's her.

Soon. Empress Hyo Zhaoren dies. She became the most noble 'girl' in the harem. Meantime. is still the emperor's favorite 'daughter'.