As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, the entire palace fell into an extremely depressing atmosphere.

The reason is naturally that the Empress Dowager, the owner of Cining Palace, has fallen into a coma, and everyone in the entire court knows that the Empress Dowager will not last long.

And even if Kangxi was busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty, at this juncture, Kangxi had to go to Cining Palace to serve the sick, even if it was a show, in short, he could not let the world criticize Kangxi. And Yun Yao naturally had to accompany Kangxi to stay in Cining Palace.

Before this, Yun Yao specially begged Kangxi to put the four children in the Qianqing Palace, although this is unreasonable, but Yun Yao and Kangxi both feel that ensuring the safety of the children is the most important thing.

Kangxi's mood has become extremely bad since he entered this Cining Palace, and it can be said that he has mixed feelings.

For the Empress Dowager, Kangxi's feelings are extremely complicated, no matter what, the Empress Dowager raised him, so during this time, Kangxi is rare to serve the Empress Dowager sincerely.

When Yun Yao saw Kangxi's attitude, she naturally didn't dare to be perfunctory, and she also bowed down to everything, serving tea and medicine to the Empress Dowager lying on the hospital bed, and waited for them all with her own hands.

Yun Yao's actions also caused another result, and those well-informed clan ministers all recognized Yun Yao more as the queen because of this. At least Empress Hesheri didn't do this when the Empress Dowager was ill.

During the period when Kangxi and Yun Yao served the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager only woke up a few times, and she didn't say anything to Kangxi when she was awake, and soon fell asleep again.

The imperial doctor also said that the empress dowager's deadline is approaching, so she has not been very sober, and everyone who is pressed by this news does not dare to speak up, for fear of angering the emperor.

As soon as a few imperial doctors made a decision, the Empress Dowager came to her senses, and even said to Su Mala: "Su Mo'er, call the emperor and queen over!" ”

Seeing this, Su Ma Lama hurriedly let Kangxi and Yun Yao from the outside come in.

Yun Yao, who entered the door, chuckled in her heart when she saw the face of the Queen Mother, and said in her heart, I'm afraid this is a return to the light!

Not only Yun Yao had this suspicion, but even Kangxi had a hunch, stepped forward and knelt in front of the Empress Dowager, and said sadly: "Imperial grandmother, you are awake!" ”

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager slowly turned her head to look at Kangxi next to her, and the decay on her face seemed to have faded, which made people feel panicked.

"Xuan Ye, you're here!" The Empress Dowager said slowly.

Hearing this, Kangxi grabbed the hand stretched out by the Empress Dowager, and said with tears in his eyes: "Grandmother Huang, I am here!" ”

The Empress Dowager looked at Kangxi and said calmly: "The mourning family is about to go to see Taizong and Fulin, Xuanye, you don't have to be too sad." When the mourning family goes underground, presumably Taizong and Fulin will not forgive the mourning family, Xuanye, don't worry about those past events. ”

Kangxi closed his eyes fiercely when he heard this, then broke away and said to the Queen Mother: "What the imperial grandmother said is that those things should be written off!" ”

Hearing Kangxi's promise, the Empress Dowager also breathed a sigh of relief, she was most afraid that after her death, Kangxi would liquidate Horqin's people, so that even if Horqin still exists, it will exist in name only, which makes the Empress Dowager, who has always regarded Horqin as a concern, how can she bear it.

So she could only force Kangxi to make a promise in front of her before she died, asking for a guarantee for Horqin.

For the Empress Dowager to remember Horqin's actions before she died, Kang Xin was inevitably a little angry in her heart. However, Kangxi still remembered his past feelings and agreed to the Queen Mother.

But what the Empress Dowager said next made Kangxi feel as if he was splashed with cold water on his head, and he completely calmed down.

The Empress Dowager grabbed Kangxi's hand and said fiercely: "Xuan Ye, and Su Mala, you let Su Mala raise the fourth elder brother The matter is clearly issued, so that the former dynasty and the harem will know about it!" ”

Yun Yao, who was standing on one side, saw that at this moment, Kangxi's left hand behind his back suddenly crushed the ivory wrench, and the fragments of the wrench also pierced Kangxi's palm, and a lot of blood flowed out of his hand, which made those who saw it feel shocked, and it was conceivable how much strength Kangxi used.

And the Empress Dowager, who was lying on the bed, also stared straight at Kangxi, looking at Kangxi who seemed to be dead if he didn't agree.

Kangxi suppressed the anger in his heart and said slowly: "I remember what the Empress Dowager said!" ”

And Su Mala, who was standing on the side, was a little stunned when she saw this situation, especially when she saw that the emperor seemed to have been angered by the empress dowager, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Master, and the emperor, the slave and maid are lowly bodies, and it is a great luck to be fortunate to be able to take care of the fourth elder brother, how dare you hold the dignified prince and elder brother because of this, and ask the master to take back his life." ”

The Empress Dowager directly ignored Su Mala's request to kneel, and Kangxi also knew that the initiative in this matter was no longer on Su Mala, so Kangxi sighed and said, "Su Mala, get up!" ”

And the Empress Dowager seemed to have exhausted all her strength after saying this, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Kangxi also exited the inner room and walked to the outer room. Yun Yao also followed Kangxi out, and then ordered Liang Jiugong to find the imperial doctor.

Then Yun Yao said cautiously to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, the concubine asked the imperial doctor to give you some medicine, right?" ”

When Kangxi heard this, he broke open his eyes that had been closed, and his eyes were full of bloodshots, which made the people who were stared at by these eyes uncomfortable. In just a moment, Yun Yao found that this feeling disappeared, as if nothing had happened just now.

Kangxi nodded, and when Yun Yao saw this, he hurriedly asked the imperial doctor waiting next to him to come forward to clean Kangxi's wounds, but after a while, the injuries on Kangxi's hands were treated.

Seeing this, Kangxi waved away all the minions, leaving only Yun Yao. Then he said to Yun Yao: "What the Empress Dowager said just now, Yu'er heard it!" ”

Hearing this, Yun Yao cautiously asked, "What did the emperor say about the fourth elder brother?" ”

Kangxi sighed and said, "That's it." In the past, the Empress Dowager intended to let Su Mala take care of the fourth elder brother, and I naturally would not allow this matter, but today the Empress Dowager actually asked me to invent a decree to put the fourth elder brother under the name of Su Mala.

But no matter how high his status is, Su Ma Lama is just a minion! The Empress Dowager actually let my son be recorded in the name of a minion! ”

Speaking of this, Kangxi couldn't hold back the anger in his heart at all, obviously today's events stimulated Kangxi a lot.

When Yun Yao saw this situation, she felt that she had finally solved the doubts in her heart. In front of the Empress Dowager just now, Yun Yao only felt that it was dust when she heard the Empress Dowager's request, after all, in her previous life, Su Mala also raised a prince.

But Kangxi's reaction was greatly unexpected by Yun Yao, and Kangxi's appearance turned out to be very repulsive to this. Yun Yao couldn't help but be a little confused.

Yun Yao remembered that in her previous life, after the death of the Empress Dowager, the emperor deliberately raised the twelve princes Yinyi by Su Ma La, and it was because of this incident that Yun Yao guessed that Kangxi would hand over the fourth elder brother to Su Ma Lama to raise.

But the current situation told Yun Yao that there must be something she didn't know about in this matter, so Yun Yao said very cautiously: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager only said that Su Mala should take care of the fourth elder brother, where should it be recorded in Su Ma La's name?" ”

Regarding Yun Yao's doubts, Kangxi just said coldly: "Take care? Let me issue a clear decree, is it recorded in the name of Su Ma La, is there any difference? ”

When Yun Yao heard this, she also understood where Kangxi's anger was, so she said thoughtfully: "What does the emperor mean?" ”

Kangxi sighed deeply before saying: "Yu'er, the fourth elder brother is my son after all, even if Concubine Nala does something wrong, I can't let the fourth elder brother bear the reputation of being raised by a slave!" ”

Yun Yao couldn't help but be a little slandered when she heard this, wasn't the woman who was born in the previous life Concubine De also a slave? The Kangxi in front of him is not very useful, and even the next emperor has the blood of Baoyi.

Of course, Yun Yao wouldn't say this kind of thing, just quietly listened to Kangxi.

Kangxi continued: "It's not just me, Concubine Nala is from the Nala clan after all, even if Concubine Nala is just a concubine, but in this case, they will definitely not agree to me to keep the fourth elder brother under the name of Su Mala, I originally planned to let Su Mala quietly take care of the fourth elder brother is worried that the Nala clan will not agree because of this, let alone now." Mingzhu has also supported me for so many years, and I can't let Mingzhu chill because of this! ”

Seeing Kangxi mention the Nala family, Yun Yao also thought of this stubble. The Nala clan is not that kind of small clan, they were even royal families in the former Ming Dynasty, even if the patriarch of the Nala clan is only a third-grade minister, but the Nala clan has many talents, no worse than the Niu Hulu clan, it can be said that this is also the bargaining chip for the eldest brother Yinchu to compete for the throne in the previous life.

And Yun Yao felt that the reason why Mingzhu escaped in the battle with Suo Etu in his previous life was not only because of Mingzhu's own cleverness, but also because the Nala clan was powerful, and Kangxi would not kill Mingzhu at all in order to entrap a huge tribe. So it's no wonder that Kangxi would be so concerned about the momentum of the Nala clan!

Yun Yao didn't know how to comfort Kangxi, so she only said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is wise, how could she not think of this?" Presumably the Empress Dowager has another trick! ”

Kangxi snorted heavily when he heard this, and said: "The Empress Dowager has long been desperate for Horqin, just a Nala family, the Empress Dowager will not take it into her eyes at all, what scruples can she have now!" ”

Hearing the thick sarcasm in Kangxi's tone, Yun Yao didn't dare to anger Kangxi, but Yun Yao couldn't help but have some guesses when she thought of why Kangxi told her about it.

Yun Yao felt that Kangxi probably wanted her to be this villain, and was not ready to comply with the request of the Empress Dowager. After all, Yun Yao has been coming to Cining Palace frequently recently, and she has a good relationship with Su Mala.

Thinking of this, Yun Yao couldn't help but feel a little bad, to be honest, Yun Yao's attitude towards this matter was dispensable, after all, Su Ma La's holding the fourth elder brother was not only not harmful to her, but even beneficial.

After all, the fourth elder brother from Concubine Nala is clearly the eldest elder brother who competed with the crown prince for the throne in his previous life, and Yun Yao will not take him in his eyes no matter how big his heart is.

In the previous life, even if the eldest elder brother Yinchu was not as favored as the prince, but he was also better than other elder brothers, since Yun Yao had already given birth to his own Acton, he would naturally be jealous of other elder brothers, if it weren't for the death of Concubine Nala, Yun Yao would have been wary of him a long time ago.

But now seeing that Kangxi intended to let her deal with this hot potato, Yun Yao was really unhappy, after all, this child was not hers.

But Yun Yao always had to take care of Kangxi's attitude, so Yun Yao was a little wavering for a while.

And Kangxi finally saw the poor dagger, and said to Yun Yao with some embarrassment: "Yu'er, I want to ask Yu'er to do me a favor." ”

Yun Yao couldn't help but be very vigilant when she heard this, but she said on her face: "Your Majesty, the concubines don't have much face in front of the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Empress Dowager to take back her fate." ”

Kangxi said disapprerovantly when he heard this: "The Empress Dowager can't even convince me, let alone Yu'er, what I mean is that I want Su Mala to take the fourth elder brother to live in Kunning Palace, and Su Mala can also take care of the fourth elder brother justifiably, and there is no need to be criticized that he was raised by a slave." ”

Yun Yao felt uncomfortable when she heard this, and her face also showed an expression, and said: "Your Majesty, you also know that you love the fourth elder brother and concubine, but Kunning Palace is such a big place, and there are already four children, plus the fourth elder brother, how can there be any place?" There is also Su Mala, in the end, he is also an old man who serves the Empress Dowager, and the concubine has to find a better place for Su Mala to live! ”

Kangxi was still a little angry when he saw that Yun Yao's face was wrong, but when he heard Yun Yao say that Kunning Palace was not a big place, Kangxi couldn't help but feel embarrassed on his face.

Yun Yao didn't know when she saw this, Kangxi was out of line at all, and directly threw the matter on her, and she was even more aggrieved.

said: "The concubine also knows that the emperor is busy in the previous dynasty and doesn't pay much attention to the affairs of the harem, but the emperor, you also have to understand the difficulties of the concubine!" The concubine knew that the emperor was trusting the concubine by doing this, but the concubine didn't know everything, in that case, the concubine would already be a fairy! ”

Seeing this, Kangxi hurriedly comforted: "Yu'er, don't be sad, it's because I didn't think it through and caused trouble to Yu'er!" ”

Yun Yao also accepted it when she saw it, and did not continue to complain, but instead made an idea to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, since you are worried that the fourth elder brother will be criticized in the future, it is better to let Concubine Nala and the fourth elder brother live together, so that even if Su Mala takes care of the fourth elder brother, but the fourth elder brother has a biological mother by his side, how can it be said that he is taken care of by a slave!" ”

Kangxi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and said: "Yu'er is right, this can also be said to be my grace to Concubine Nala, I said before that Concubine Nala will never be promoted, so that Concubine Nala will never be able to take care of the child herself, but now I have allowed her to raise the fourth elder brother herself, which is also a reward for the Nala family!" ”

In fact, there are good and bad sides to this matter, depending on how people understand it, Kangxi obviously saw the solution to this matter from Yun Yao's proposal, so he said to Yun Yao very excitedly: "Yu'er is my female middle school Zhuge ah!" ”