In the evening, the Empress Dowager took a walk in the courtyard after dinner, the weather in early spring, warm and cold at first, the sun set and became colder, the Empress Dowager was wrapped in a cloak, and her face was darker than the sky overhead.

Aunt Su Mala, who was beside her, knew her thoughts and persuaded: "The emperor knows which is more important." ”

The Empress Dowager shook her head lightly: "I was more relieved that you followed Xuan Ye before, but now those people around him are either young and careless, or they are not acting safely, and they have only been out for a few days, and they have made such a fuss." ”

Su Malagu smiled slightly: "I'm old and can't go too far, but I feel that the emperor's side is not bad, and he wants to be literate, martial and martial." ”

The Empress Dowager waved her hand: "You don't understand what I mean, the affairs of the court, I am naturally relieved to have their monarchs and ministers, I mean the matter of this harem, I have seen the lady of the jade cultivator, her appearance can be said to be unmatched by the harem concubines, do you say that her daughter will be bad, this, is what I am worried about." ”

Aunt Su Mala secretly took a breath of cold air, and was also quite worried: "How is this good?" ”

The Empress Dowager stood still and looked up at the vast sky: "I hope this is not the emperor's calamity, let alone my Qing Dynasty's calamity." ”

Aunt Su Mala felt that she was making a fuss: "It's just a woman." ”

The Empress Dowager sneered: "Why have you forgotten that Yu Gengru is a Han person, and his daughter is naturally also a Han person, the emperor likes a Han woman, do you want him to usurp the ancestral etiquette." ”

Aunt Su Mala didn't forget, but Kangxi regarded her as her mother, she respected Kangxi as the emperor, and also loved Kangxi as a son, so she always liked to favor Kangxi, and when she told the queen mother, she had to choose to be silent.

The Empress Dowager pressed the corner of her forehead anxiously: "You probably forgot how Fulin went, it's not because of a woman, who is in trouble and has no Concubine Dong E, I'm afraid there will be another jade girl." ”

Fulin, that is, Emperor Shunzhi, Emperor Shunzhi or collapse or monk, is still a mystery, this fan Queen Mother knows, Su Malagu knows, Kangxi knows, outsiders don't know, whether Emperor Shunzhi or collapse or monk, it is directly related to the only favorite Concubine Dong E, so the Queen Mother heard that Kangxi got acquainted with Yugo, she was so nervous.

Su Malagu was inconvenient to express her opinion, so she only persuaded her: "The first emperor is the first emperor, and the emperor is the emperor." ”

For this kind of evaluation, the Empress Dowager nodded in agreement, Kangxi and Shunzhi are completely different in terms of ability and personality, but they are both men after all, the hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, her son left at a young age, she didn't want her grandson to repeat the mistakes of the past, so she already had an idea, so she said: "Go, accompany me to Suofu." ”

Then he returned to his room, called for someone to change his clothes, and came to Suo Etu's mansion in the thin night.

In the autumn of last year, Suo Etu asked for the dismissal of the Baohe Temple Scholar due to illness, although Kangxi awarded him the post of Minister of Parliament, but he was not healed, so he often cultivated at home, when the Empress Dowager's phoenix arrived, he was reading on the kang in the study, concentrating, and heard someone outside shouting with a male duck's voice: "The Empress Dowager arrived, and Suo Xiang did not come out to take over!" ”

Suo Etu was stunned, knowing that no one dared to make such a joke, but it was unbelievable that the Empress Dowager would come to his house, or at such an hour, he hurriedly buckled the book in his hand on the kang, and before he came down, he didn't wait to go out, the door of the study creaked open, and the Empress Dowager had already stepped into the threshold, and he hurriedly prostrated and kowtowed: "The slave respectfully asks the Empress Dowager to be Ci'an." ”

The Empress Dowager stretched out her hand and helped down: "Suo Laosan, you are sick, hurry back to the kang." ”

Suo Etu thanked him, stood up, came over to help the Empress Dowager to sit on the kang, and said, "The slave didn't know that the Empress Dowager had arrived, this was really unexpected." ”

The Empress Dowager pointed to her side and motioned for him to sit: "I know that you are not in good health, so come and take a look, I see that your complexion is not bad, don't be lazy, the emperor still has to worry about you." ”

Suo Etu didn't dare to sit down, and stood respectfully: "The emperor Taowu is wise and decisive, please rest assured that the queen mother." ”

The Empress Dowager bowed: "I'm here today, first, to visit the sick, and second, for such a thing." ”

Suo Etu knew that this old lady would not come to his house for no reason, and said busily: "If you need a slave to go to the soup, as long as the slave still has a breath, he will definitely do his best." ”

The Empress Dowager smiled: "You don't need to go to the soup, just borrow someone from you." ”

Suo Etu deeply felt that this old lady was evil tonight, first of all, she came to the door in person, and secondly, there were countless palace maids and eunuchs around her, and she actually borrowed someone from herself, and asked, this person must be an extraordinary person, he didn't have a score in his heart, and asked worriedly: "But I don't know who has entered the Buddha's eyes?" ”

The Empress Dowager smiled: "It's your goddaughter Qi Ge." ”

Qi Ge, whose real name is Tana, a descendant of a Mongolian prince, her tribe was wiped out by other tribes, she escaped and fled to the capital, met Suo Etu by chance, and thought that his father-in-law, because of his good kung fu, became a guard on Suo Etu's house, Suo Etu once introduced her to the Empress Dowager, and wanted her to marry Kangxi, although Qi Ge was both talented and beautiful, but the Empress Dowager considered that she was too desolate behind her, that is, she did not have a strong family background, so she declined, and now the Empress Dowager thinks of her, not because she has good kung fu.

Hearing that the Empress Dowager wanted Qi Ge, Suo Etu was a little surprised, but he was also very happy, and said: "This is the auspicious day of Qi Ge's zodiac, and the Empress Dowager came to ask for it, and the servants naturally gave it up." ”

After speaking, people called Qi Ge and explained the situation in a few words, Qi Ge was flattered and immediately entered the palace with the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager is not a person who turns the clouds and rain, she refused politely at the beginning, and asked for it at this time, of course, she had her purpose, she entered the palace and returned to Cining Palace, except for Su Malagu, the Empress Dowager withdrew the other eunuchs and palace maids, and then asked Qi Ge: "I want you to serve the emperor, are you willing?" ”

Zigo was flattered again, and nodded busily: "The little girl is willing." ”

The Empress Dowager looked solemn: "You are not only to serve the emperor, but also to protect the emperor." ”

Zigo knelt on the ground and swore: "The little woman will protect the emperor Zhou Quan." ”

The Empress Dowager was very satisfied, but it was just a little reason to protect Kangxi, and the bigger purpose was that she beckoned Qi Ge to get closer, and then whispered: "I still have some things to explain to you." ”

Therefore, face-to-face teaching is appropriate.

Qi Ge nodded frequently, and gradually, she showed a little more smug look, her face was like a full moon, her eyes were like autumn water, her voice was like a heavenly sound, and her kung fu was first-class, so she became a new secret envoy of the Empress Dowager.

In order to make her come to Kangxi's side justifiably, the Empress Dowager asked Su Malagu to accept him as a righteous daughter, and then prepared to send Qi Ge to Kangxi's side in the name of Su Malagu.

Everything was ready, Qi Ge came to Mengjiang on a daily journey of 800 days, and met Kangxi with Su Malagu's letter, Su Malagu's letter said that she and the Empress Dowager were not worried that the emperor had no woman to serve outside, and sent a maid, hoping that Kangxi must be retained.