The emperor sat on the chariot, looked at the moonlight, remembered what Xi Yue had just said, and only felt that the past was vast, and there was also a sense of loss of flowers and death. Li Yu checked the emperor's thoughts, and said: "The emperor hasn't turned over the card yet, where do you want to sit at this moment?" ”

The emperor's eyes didn't know where to look, he only felt that his body was as light as a leaf, and he asked tiredly: "Li Yu, in the past, did I love Concubine Hui very much?" ”

Li Yu didn't know what the emperor was referring to, so he had to smile and say, "Yes." But the emperor also dotes on Concubine Shu and Concubine Jia, and the rain and dew in the six palaces are all ......"

The emperor abruptly interrupted him: "You have served me for many years, do you feel that I have spoiled someone who should not be favored?" ”

Li Yu was taken aback, and he didn't dare not answer, so he had to say: "Whether or not you can be favored is the ability and blessing of the little masters, as for whether the emperor is favored or not, how to spoil, there is no question of whether this should or should not be!" The emperor is benevolent, and the emperor has never snubbed anyone, nor has he seen anyone who is particularly favored. He said on the wall, but he was afraid that he would answer carelessly and displease the emperor, so he trembled more and more.

The emperor was just shallow, and the flowing moonlight poured down on his handsome and clear face, making it more and more radiant, but there was a coldness that could not be approached. There was infinite loneliness in the emperor's tone: "Perhaps, I know how to spoil them, but I don't know how to love them, so I ended up in such a field today." ”

Li Yu has served the emperor for many years, and he knows that his heart is elusive, and he doesn't dare to speak casually, so he has to say with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, where do the servants know this." When you talk this to your servants, aren't you playing the harp to the ox...... The minion is the cow. He said, mooing softly.

The Emperor couldn't help laughing, and ordered, "Look at your monkey appearance." Let's go to Yikun Palace. ”

When the emperor came in, Ruyi was changing into a jade-colored lake water pattern Suluo bedclothes, and when she saw the emperor coming in from the mirror, she said: "It's late at night, why is the emperor still coming?" ”

The emperor took her hand and said, "You are here to calm people's hearts, I will come and sit down." His fingers touched the lotus bracelet on Ruyi's wrist, and a trace of deep hatred flashed in his eyes, and he reached out and tore it off her wrist and threw it out of the door, saying, "This bracelet is old, and you don't have to wear it in the future." Ming'er asked Li Yu to pick some of the best emeralds from the Internal Affairs Office to send you, and then asked the imperial doctor to prescribe a few tonic prescriptions for you, so as to nourish and nourish your body. ”

Ruyi had no doubts, and said meekly: "Yes." She sat down with the emperor in her arms, "Has the emperor gone up to see Concubine Hui?" ”

The emperor sat down with his head propped up: "Yes." She talked a lot to me. ”

Ruyi took a little jasmine mint water from the dressing table, gently rubbed her temples for the emperor and said: "When a person is about to die, his words are also good, and it is inevitable that he will talk more." ”

The emperor held her hand, stroked her green silk scattered like a cloud, and said in a low voice: "Ruyi, one day will you calculate others?" ”

Ruyi's eyes looked at him calmly, "Yes." If this person does something that the concubine will never tolerate, the concubine will calculate. ”

"You're a straight person, and you won't hide anything from me." The Emperor stared at her, as if to see her heart, "Then will you calculate me?" ”

Ruyi's heart trembled, and there were infinite embarrassments and grievances, mixed with guilt, like cotton and tough silk, a trace of silk wrapped around her heart. She wasn't very open to him, so she couldn't answer in this case, and she didn't know how to answer. After a long time, she raised her eyes and looked straight at the emperor, and said softly and firmly: "I hope that each other will never be deceived by each other." ”

The emperor looked at her for a long time, hugged her gently, and said, "With your words, I will feel at ease." He let out a long sigh, "Ruyi, I met Xiyue today, and I have always felt very puzzled when I heard her say so much. Everyone thinks that I love Xiyue, and even Xiyue herself thinks so, but in the end, how much sincerity do you have with each other? He grabbed Ruyi's hand and pressed it on his heart, through the soft clothes, she could clearly feel his heavy heartbeat under the traces of the warp and weft of the clothes. The emperor was a little confused, "Ruyi, I know how to make a woman happy, how to make a woman like me with all her heart, but I suddenly feel that I don't know how to love a woman." No one ever told me, and no one ever taught me. The love of parents is what I am born with, but the love of husband and wife is not how to love. Maybe it's because I don't know, so sometimes I do things that I think are good for you, but they are not what I think. ”

Ruyi looked at him, like a lost child, trying to find the direction he wanted to go, but he was so overwhelmed. She was speechless, just hugged him tightly, looking for warm support with the closeness of her body.

After a long time, the emperor's expression gradually quieted down, and he raised his voice outward: "Li Yu, spread my will." ”

Li Yu hurriedly came in and agreed, hanging his hands and waiting quietly.

The emperor said calmly: "The noble concubine Gao Jia was born into a prestigious family, in the harem of George, filial piety, and gentleness. Jin was crowned the imperial concubine to show Shude. Concubines, pure concubines, and concubines, serving the palace concubines, cautious, diligent and obedient. Concubine Xian and Concubine Chun were crowned concubines, and Concubine Yu was crowned concubines by Jin to show grace. ”

Ruyi hurriedly gathered her clothes and knelt down: "Thank you to the emperor for your love, concubine." ”

The emperor hugged her and said, "If you and Concubine Chun are promoted to the throne at the same time, I have already wronged you." But Concubine Chun gave birth to two princes for me, and raised Yonghuang, and I can't help but care for me. He paused, "Concubine Yu has not been able to sleep since she gave birth, and I don't force her, at least she gave birth to Yongqi, so that you and I have comfort." ”

Ruyi was slightly emotional, pressed her eternally flat lower abdomen, and was sentimental: "It's the concubine who is incompetent and can't give birth to an heir for the emperor." ”

The emperor stroked her shoulder and said, "There will be, there will be in the future." ”

The galaxy is shining, and Yingying is talking. Such a quiet time is like a lifetime that will not be frozen.

Two days later, on the 25th day of the first month of the tenth year of Qianlong, the imperial concubine Gao Jia's family.

Everyone said that Gao Jia's family died in Xianfu Palace, and they were looking forward to the emperor for all these years, and they were looking forward to death. Of course, such words will only circulate in the depths of the palace, and will never flow outside.

In the eyes of outsiders, what they saw was that Gao Xiyue was posthumously named the concubine of Emperor Huixian. The posthumous canonography is also full of beautiful words and condolences:

Zanya is transformed into Xuan Palace, and he has been virtuous for a long time; Myanmar relics in the Gui Palace, Shen Xihong said. Both prepare the ceremony to decorate the end, and mourn the virtuous. Emperor Er's concubine Gao, Shi valve Zhong Xiang, Kun Boudoir Yizheng, service Xi Yun is harmonious in the history of the picture, and Hui Rou is early in the court. Occupation is Panqi, the thought of sincerity and filial piety is very sincere, the honor is divided into Zhai, and the teaching of Su Yan is especially prominent. has been promoted to the Chong level, and the Ruiwu is awarded. Zhi inspected the apprentice to increase his rank, and the pepper lost its style. Hereby to the book of treasures, said Huixian Emperor Guifei. Yu play! The image is set up to hang in the air, the clear fen of the tong pipe can be used, the dragon text is stacked, and the moment of the purple court lasts forever. The formula is Jiasheng, and it serves the life.

This volume is not only full of sorrow, but also the grief and sorrow of Emperor Xuanzhao for the early death of Emperor Huixian's concubine, and even the poetry and entertainment in private, the emperor will never forget. The emperor personally burned the elegiac poem "Huixian Emperor's Imperial Concubine Elegy Stacking Old Spring Huai Poems" at the sacrificial ceremony to express the meaning of the long heart, and the concubines of the six palaces were all envious. Even the queen said: "The emperor treats the imperial concubine with deep affection, and the imperial concubine asked the emperor to use the word 'virtuous' as a word before she died, and the emperor agreed." I hope that in the future, the emperor will also give this word 'virtuous' to the concubine as a nickname, and the concubine will die without regrets. ”

The emperor disagreed: "The queen is in her prime, why do you say such sad words?" ”

The queen quietly looked at the emperor and said tentatively: "I use the word 'filial piety' in my words to the queen. If he is allowed to be called a 'virtuous' by the emperor in the future, the concubines should be self-motivated for life, in line with these two words. ”

The emperor's expression was unmoved, as if he was praising him, but he did not have any gentle tone: "The queen is good-minded and ambitious." ”

The queen wept and said: "After the death of the imperial concubine, the emperor was grief-stricken, and he never entered the Changchun Palace of the concubine again, it must be because the emperor thought that the concubine and the imperial concubine had known each other for many years, and he was afraid of touching the scene." ”

The emperor smiled indifferently: "It is naturally good for the queen to be able to comfort herself like this." ”

Queen Fu Yifu said: "These days, the emperor rarely summons others to sleep except for the concubine, but please ask the emperor to mourn and change." ”

The emperor didn't look at the empress, but said, "The empress's mind has been understood." I also want the queen to be with Emperor Huixian for many years, and you will naturally be sad when she passes, so don't bother the queen. As for my sorrow for the imperial concubine, every year on the day of the imperial concubine's death, I will write poems to mourn to express that I will not forget why the imperial concubine died. ”

The queen's face was pale, her body shook slightly, and she smiled reluctantly: "The emperor has a deep affection for ......."

Ruyi said on the side: "The emperor is naturally affectionate, so I am afraid that I will mourn the imperial concubine tonight and pour out my heart to the portrait of the imperial concubine." I'm afraid that the imperial concubine can't finish what she said before she died, and when she sees her in a dream, she has to talk to the emperor. ”

The queen barely smiled: "The imperial concubine died early, and the most concerned thing is only her father and brother at home." The concubine implored the emperor, if you want to take care of the concubine, please also take care of her relatives, so that the concubine can look at Jiuquan. ”

The emperor was noncommittal, but just stared at the queen: "The imperial concubine is blessed with a thin death, and she can't follow me, and I am in mourning." However, the affairs of his father and brother should be the affairs of the court, so how can he interfere with the affairs of the harem? For example, if the queen's brother breaks the law, what can I do? However, if the father and brother of the imperial concubine are not diligent and diligent, I cannot be a little more reserved by thinking of the imperial concubine. ”

The queen's expression became more and more embarrassed. Ruyi Wen said: "The emperor has a clear distinction between inside and outside, and does not involve himself in court politics with personal feelings. The queen has been with the emperor for many years, so she naturally knows it. Why did the emperor take this as an example? Having said that, the emperor is also the time when Fu Hengren, the younger brother of the queen's mother, is respected. ”

The emperor smiled as usual: "Yes." The queen doesn't need to be careful. ”

The queen owes herself a courtesy: "Fu Heng is young and lacks experience, so the emperor should temper him more." Otherwise, as a minister's family, he will not be able to tolerate him if he slacks off in everything. The queen's eyes froze, and she suddenly stared at Ruyi's wrist, and said with a smile, "Concubine Xian, where is the lotus bracelet that the palace rewards you?" Why don't you wear it? ”

As if inadvertently, the emperor said: "The bracelet was originally a pair with the imperial concubine, since the imperial concubine passed away, the bracelet was also worn old, and I asked the concubine Xian to change it." By the way, there is one more thing, I think that the biological mother of the eldest brother, Concubine Zhe, died pitifully, and I will also issue an order to posthumously crown Concubine Zhemin as the Imperial Concubine of Zhemin. ”

The queen said: "That's good, it's ......."

The emperor did not allow her to finish, and his tone was indifferent: "You kneel down." ”

The emperor allowed people to "kneel down", which was courtesy to the foreign ministers, but to the inner concubines, he didn't want her to be in front of him. How did the queen not know the deep meaning, stumbled under her feet, and finally held the hands of Su Xin and Lian Xin steadily, and retreated with sadness and timidity.

When she returned to Changchun Palace, Lianxin went out to fetch some hot water to prepare the queen to wash. When there was no one behind, the queen showed a look of forbearance and fear, took Su Xin's hand and said in a panic: "You say, did Gao Xiyue say something to the emperor before she died?" The emperor said that Concubine Zhe died pitifully, what is there to pity Concubine Zhe's death? Gossip spread that day, and the palace also specially asked someone to inquire about it, and the imperial doctor also said that he died violently, and there was no doubt about it. ”

Su Xin hurriedly squeezed out a smile and comforted: "The slave maid went to ask Caizhu, the imperial concubine spoke to the emperor alone before she died, but no one knew what she said. As for the emperor saying that Concubine Zhe died pitifully, he probably took pity on her and left at a young age, so there is no aside! ”

The queen looked in a trance, and only a broken pain permeated her face. She squeezed Su Xin's wrist tightly, almost pinching out a bruised mark, as if only in this way could she find the strength to support her body: "This palace and the emperor have been married for many years, but after the death of Concubine Zhe, the emperor gradually became a little alienated from this palace, and he didn't know what he was thinking. The Queen Mother has also been on guard against the palace, if not, why would the palace arrange for Cheng Han to be by the Queen Mother's side? If the emperor leaves the palace immediately, the palace will never know if what he does is in line with the emperor's wishes, and whether he will lose everything in an accident! Hongu is forever in a state of dazed speculation. If it weren't for this, the palace would not be in a hurry to entrap Wang Qin and force Lianxin to marry Wang Qin, so that Wang Qin could get a little bit of the emperor's heart. ”

Su Xin stroked the queen's thin back with protruding backbones, and persuaded softly: "Niangniang is all for the emperor, and the emperor will understand one day!" ”

The queen burst into tears and shook her head again and again: "Maybe this palace is really wrong, Lianxin is overwhelmed, and marrying Wang Qin is in vain, but it breaks Wang Qin's path." Maybe you married Wang Qin that day, and everything would be better. It's a pity that the palace had a thought that day, and after hearing Concubine Jia say that you are powerful, and seeing that Lianxin was from Han nationality, she made the decision to marry Lianxin. ”

A trace of timidity flashed in Su Xin's eyes, and he stroked the queen's hand and unconsciously increased his strength, and said with a reluctant smile: "Don't say that, the queen mother, it's useless to be a slave, and you can't share your worries for your mother." She rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Niangniang and relieved, the imperial concubine is confused, and she has always been in awe of you and obedient to you." But there is one thing she understands, if she betrays you, she will betray herself, and she will also involve the entire Gao Jia clan. She didn't dare! If you see that the emperor posthumously called her the imperial concubine, you will know that the emperor doesn't know anything. ”

The queen's hand pressed her heart, and she smiled sadly: "She doesn't dare!" I hope she doesn't dare! Her expression suddenly became sad, "Even if she dares, this palace is the only queen, and she will always be the only wife of the emperor!" Don't try to shake this palace! ”

The emperor's snub to the empress began after the death of Emperor Huixian's concubine. In those three months, except for the necessary celebrations, he never set foot in Changchun Palace, and even the queen went to the silkworm altar at the north end of the Taiye Pond in Xiyuan to perform such a major event, and he only asked about it hastily.

That kind of snubbing is really like the appearance of Emperor Huixian's concubine before her death. However, the emperor's snub did not cause a lot of criticism in the six palaces, because in addition to the queen's palace, he had never set foot in the east and west six palaces, and his physical illness made him have no time to take care of the rain and dew of the concubines of the six palaces, so he only avoided living in the palace of nourishing the heart to recuperate.

This disease is actually very strange, from the death of Emperor Huixian Emperor more than half a month after the emperor began to attack, at first it was just itchy skin, after the spring gradually appeared on the body a lot of red rashes, large patches of cloth and thighs, back, chest, soon the rash into blisters, one by one full of pus, and then connected into a large piece, unbearable to see. And as the illness was severe and the fever appeared frequently, the emperor felt difficult to talk about at first, and was reluctant to tell the imperial doctor, but he couldn't say that he was so sick.

The first person to be found was of course Ruyi, at the beginning, she could still serve her side day and night, pick up the pus under the blisters for the emperor, and then suck it up with a clean cotton cloth, but after the emperor became ill, she soon had the same symptoms on her body, and she knew that those red rashes were contagious, and Ruyi took care of her hard day and night, and the fever was worse than that of the emperor, so it was inconvenient to wait by the side, so she moved to the apse of the Heart Cultivation Hall to recuperate together.