In the seventeenth year of Shunzhi, on the morning of August 20, Xuan Ye got up early to dress and prepare to go to the study, but the palace people sent him a miserable white plain clothes.

Da Li Zi knelt down on the bed and said, "Third elder brother, the imperial concubine is gone." ”

Xuan Ye said: "I am not the son of the imperial concubine, and she is not my mother-in-law, why should I serve her filial piety?" ”

Da Li Zi was stunned for a moment, and said: "The third elder brother has a benevolent heart, and his mother is also an elder, when the imperial concubine is alive, she serves the emperor and the queen mother, and she also loves you very much." Third elder brother, this is filial piety. ”

Xuan Ye sighed: "Okay, put it on for me." He thought for a while and asked, "What about E-Niang, where is E-Niang?" ”

Da Li Zi said: "Niangniang went to Cining Palace, Niangniang said, you go to class as usual, and if there are other arrangements in the future, someone will come to the study to spread the word." ”

"There is a big drought this year, and many places have not harvested grains." Xuan Ye sighed like an adult, "In order to help the people, the treasury has suffered a huge loss, and after fighting with Zheng Chenggong for so many years, the imperial court has no silver, and if Huang Ama wants to bury the imperial concubine, the treasury will be emptied." ”

Da Li Zi looked at the little elder brother blankly, he served by his side every day, and he didn't understand where the third elder brother learned these words: "Who did you listen to when you said these words?" ”

Xuan Ye asked angrily: "If there is not a drop of rain in spring and summer, how will the crops grow?" Do you still need someone to tell me? ”

"Yes, yes......" Da Li Zi swallowed his saliva, he had already found that he was serving an ordinary child, the third elder brother had a special curiosity about the major affairs of the court, and the princes in the study all said that this is the character that a prince should have.

Xuan Ye was dressed neatly, had breakfast, and walked out of Jingren Palace, and found that the palace was already full of vegetarian food.

It was the first time he had seen such a scene when he was so big, but even though his eyes were desolate and solemn, the little man frowned, and said to Da Lizi: "The imperial grandmother is still there, is this okay?" ”

Da Li Zi said: "Third elder brother, let's just do it, this is also the meaning of the queen mother, the emperor is on Qionghua Island, and he has not come back yet." ”

In Cining Palace, Yu'er waited for a message from the palace people, she sent someone to ask Fu Lin if she wanted to move Jiayin back to Chengqian Palace, the emperor refused, he did not allow anyone to go to the island to disturb, he wanted to accompany the imperial concubine alone.

Yu'er held the tea in her hand, put it down and didn't drink it, and instructed Su Mala: "Find a few Hanlin scholars on duty in Jingyunmen, I want to see them and pass on Sony." Then order the ministers of civil and military affairs, the emperor's relatives and their daughters to go to Qionghua Island to mourn, do not have to cross the bridge to the island, and set up a case under the bridge to pay tribute. ”

Su Mala responded one by one and started to arrange, Yu'er called Yuan Xi to him: "These days, you go to Kunning Palace to accompany the queen, and stay there during the day, if something happens, what to do, how to say, you know in your heart." ”

"Yes." Yuan Xi took the order.

I thought that I would be sad and painful to get the bad news of Jia Yin, maybe a few days ago, I had already shed all my tears, but at this moment, Yuan Xi was so calm that he was almost cold-blooded and ruthless.

"The rest of the story, step by step." Yu'er said, "I believe that the emperor can survive, and you all have to have faith." ”

Barya followed Yuan Xi out and persuaded: "You go to accompany the queen, I will accompany the queen mother, the emperor will come back sooner or later, you can't watch her rot alive, can he bear it." ”

After saying this, Barya recited Amitabha: "Sin, sin." ”

When she came to Kunning Palace, Gao Wa was in a stalemate with several eunuchs, and they were not allowed to hang white lanterns in front of Kunning Palace.

Yuan Xi stepped forward to inquire and discussed with Gao Wa, who learned that it was the queen mother's intention, not the emperor, and finally compromised.

The queen came out of the door and asked Yuan Xi anxiously: "Is the emperor back, where is the imperial concubine going to mourn from?" Should we go to Qionghua Island, what clothes should I wear, and should I serve filial piety for the imperial concubine? ”

A series of words, so that Yuan Xi didn't know how to answer.

She was blessed, calmed down and said: "Niangniang, the Queen Mother ordered her concubines to serve you, and the Queen Mother will pass the word at any time after that, so let's just do it." At the moment, I don't know what specifications the emperor wants to bury the imperial concubine, and the emperor will not come back for the time being, as for you...... There should be no need to serve filial piety for the imperial concubine, unless ......"

The queen smiled bitterly: "I know, even if he doesn't come back for the time being, the queen mother is afraid that he will suddenly run back, afraid that he will be angry, and will pull me to accompany Dong Jiayin to the funeral." ”

Yuan Xi said: "If the emperor posthumously crowns the imperial concubine as the queen, then you may have to change your clothes, and these will be talked about then." ”

"Everyone is dead, what's the point of chasing the queen." The queen sighed sadly, "When he abolished his aunt, he shouldn't have set me up again, he should have waited and canonized his beloved woman directly, which made everyone work hard and made a mess." ”

The queen said: "So far, it's useless to blame anyone, it's all fate." She looked at Yuan Xi carefully and smiled bitterly: "Why didn't you cry, I thought you would be sad, after all, you have a deep sisterhood." ”

Yuan Xi shook his head: "There is no sisterhood, she and I understand it very well in our hearts." ”

On Qionghua Island, Tian Xiang followed Jia Yin's last words, served the young lady alone, wiped her body and clothes, smeared rouge, wore a golden hairpin and shook her steps, and finally buried neatly in the coffin and carried to the mourning hall.

Fu Lin knew that the palace was already mourning for the imperial concubine, that there was an incense case outside the island to pay tribute to the imperial concubine, and that the ministers were all there to bow down across the water, but all this seemed to have nothing to do with him.

The person lying in the coffin will never wake up again, Jia Yin passed away with all his hopes, Fu Lin stood by the coffin and covered Jia Yin with a white veil with his own hands.

"Your Majesty ......" the chamberlain hurriedly came, knelt on the ground and said in a panic, "Miss Tianxiang hanged herself and hanged herself in the meditation room." ”

Fu Lin's heart was shocked, and his eyes looked straight at them.

The people on the ground cried: "Your Majesty, Miss Tianxiang is a martyr." ”

On the afternoon of this day, the emperor finally officially issued a holy decree to return to the palace, but he was ordered to stay in the Chengqian Palace, and all the eunuchs and palace maids who had served her before the imperial concubine were buried with the martyr.

Not only the eunuchs and palace maids in the Chengqian Palace, but also all the eunuchs and palace maids who went to Qionghua Island to serve the imperial concubine close to each other have now been taken into custody by the guards and will be buried together.

The wailing in the Chengqian Palace came from the side door of Kunning Palace, which frightened the queen and ordered Gao Wa to close the doors and windows, and hide in the corner of the bed wrapped in a quilt.

Yuan Xi sat calmly under the window, vaguely listening to the wails of survival.

She knew that Fu Lin did this because he didn't want to see the last ugly appearance of Sister Jiayin to live, and he didn't want anyone in the world to know that the imperial concubine had lost her beautiful face due to a vicious illness.

If Fu Lin knew that he had been to the island, not only had seen Jiayin's sick face, but also seen the emperor howling and crying in the rainstorm, would he be executed along with himself?

Yuan Xi believed that Fu Lin wouldn't, but she knew that from the moment Dong E Jiayin was breathless, Fu Lin no longer needed herself.

The Queen Mother is wise, she knows her son better than anyone else in the world.

In Cining Palace, Yu'er listened indifferently to Su Mala's words about the emperor's forcing the eunuchs and palace maids to be martyred, and ordered: "Those left in the Chengqian Palace will be exempted, and you don't have to go back to the emperor." As for the islands, I can't help them. ”

Sonny was on the side, and said bitterly: "The Queen Mother, since the first emperor, she has focused on abolishing life and martyrdom, and the emperor has wantonly killed for a concubine, which is bound to damage his reputation." ”

"He doesn't care about his reputation, so why should you." Yu'er said indifferently, "After the seal, martyrdom, thick burial, and dropping out of the dynasty, I have thought of all of these, so let's do the same." ”

"The Queen Mother?"

"If he does these things, he can survive this situation, do you think it's worth it?" Yu'er looked at Sony, "I think it's worth it, even if he has one more day, the Qing Dynasty will be less crisis." He can let go of the court and the country from now on, but he must sit on the dragon chair, only in this way can he buy more time for the next generation of kings. ”

Sonny bowed and said: "Queen Mother, the ministers must do their best to help you turn the tide, I hope God blesses the emperor and sobers up as soon as possible." ”

Yu'er said: "Sony, I don't know how long I can live, but if Fulin can cheer up, even if I exchange my life, I am willing." ”

Sonny swore allegiance to the Queen Mother, but he also persuaded: "The emperor is lonely and helpless at the moment, and his heart is painful, and he also asks the Queen Mother to visit the emperor, after all, you are the emperor's mother." ”

Yu'er perfunctory Sony, and after he left, she said to Su Mala: "The person he doesn't want to see now is me." ”

Su Mala said: "In case, the emperor wants to see you, but he can't open his mouth." ”

Yu'er said indifferently: "Then keep your mouth shut and don't open your mouth for the rest of your life." ”

Su Mala burst into tears: "Why bother? It's my own son. ”

Yu'er said: "I am destined not to be a good mother, then I want to be a good queen mother for the Qing Dynasty." He was never a good son, but did he ever try to be a good emperor? You should ask him this, why did you bother to make such a fuss? ”