"It's all a few old-timers, the titans of the hospital." Imperial Physician He responded, "A few people were personally selected by Concubine Yu from the Imperial Hospital, as well as those handpicked by the emperor, and the ministers did not participate in arranging the manpower to take care of Prince Rong. ”

"Since she is an old lady, she must be reliable." Hongyan said, "If you need to do something, don't shirk for me, the fifth elder brother's body is important, and I can take care of anyone here." ”

Doctor He bowed down and said yes, and Hongyan asked again: "Can this disease be fully recovered?" ”

"It will be difficult to recover as before, but Prince Rong is young, and in his current situation, there is great hope." Doctor He said, and had to worry, "But if there is a repeated ......"

Hongyan felt uneasy, raised his hand to signal him not to continue, and sighed: "I hope Yongqi can get better, the emperor seems to have suddenly aged a few years these days, and now the fifth elder brother is his best son, and he is his pride in front of the courtiers. ”

After Imperial Physician He retreated, Cherry told Hongyan that Concubine Qing went to visit Concubine Yu and saw that she was in better spirits than before, although she still had no appetite to eat less, she could move a few chopsticks, and it must be that the fifth elder brother's body had improved, which gave her confidence.

"The Hai nobles of the year were tenacious and unyielding, and Yongqi was all she had." Hongyan looked at the little belly pocket embroidered on the kang for the child in the womb, and said to Cherry, "Maybe it's not appropriate to say these words now, but Concubine Yu has forgotten her original belief, and I'm the same, in the end, no one can keep it." ”

"The slave doesn't understand, why are you the same?"

Back then, the emperor looked at her differently, because after she gave birth to Yongqi, she didn't want any reward, just begged the emperor to let her raise the child by herself, and she also said to the noble concubine that she only wished Yongqi to be healthy and strong, and had no other luxuries, let alone the child to be involved in disputes. But over the years, she has forgotten all her original wishes. Hongyan touched her unmanifested waist and abdomen, "I am the same, or I should have been stronger than her original desire, but now I am the same to Yongyan and she to Yongqi." What qualifications do I have to say that she is not. ”

Cherry smiled: "Why did the mother think of this?" ”

Hongyan said: "I'm better than her, but I have more children, that's all." ”

Cherry hurriedly persuaded: "Niangniang, don't be sorrowful, you are a blessed person, and our elder brother princess is also a blessed child, not to mention that the fifth elder brother will definitely get better, can you not encounter some ups and downs in life, just cross over." ”

Hongyan smiled: "Well said, just step over." ”

It seemed to be a cherry, so that the gods in the sky heard it, and then there was heavy snow in the capital for several days, and news came from Prince Rong's mansion, saying that the fifth elder brother's condition had improved greatly, and the ulcers on his thighs had begun to scab, and he would definitely get better in time.

When the good news came, the emperor was eating beside Hongyan, and people with low appetite these days wanted to drink wine and eat meat when they were happy. Hongyan only warmed him half a pot of plum wine, saying that he didn't drink for a few days, and it was not good to drink violently all of a sudden, the emperor couldn't help it, but he was also happy, as if he did call half a pot of wine and poured it down, and kept chattering about the children, saying that it was snowing heavily and Jing hadn't come back yet, and the girl was willful again.

Hongyan has long felt that the emperor is old, he cares more and more about his children and the inheritance of the throne, and he begins to fear that he will leave at any time, and wants his children to be by his side, but Hongyan is still pregnant with children in his belly, and he doesn't feel that they are really old.

"This may be my last child." Hongli was clearly not drunk, but when he borrowed wine, he vomited his heart, took Hongyan's hand and said, "I can still see him for a few years, and at the age of the weak crown, I will be eighty years old." ”

The emperor laughed, his smile full of helplessness: "Can I still live until then?" ”

Hongyan said angrily: "Look at it, you can't eat alcohol, so after a few drinks, you got drunk and said stupid things." ”

Putting aside the words of the monarch and the minister, Hongli listened to the softness of Hongli's heart, and said with a red hand: "Sons and daughters, it turns out that it is even more unreliable, if you say that you will go to a distant place, you will go to a distant place, and if you say that you will leave, Hongyan, you will accompany me for a lifetime." ”

"I know, after a whole night, the concubines are tired of listening." Hongyan got up and wanted to pull the emperor to rest, but Hongli sat lazily and refused to move, Hongyan persuaded him like a child, and finally kissed him lightly on the forehead a few times, and said with a smile, "This is satisfying, the emperor is becoming more and more childish." ”

Hongli was happy: "Aren't they all what you're used to?" ”

With the improvement of the fifth elder brother's condition, the clouds and fog in the Old Summer Palace also dispersed, although the heavy snow dyed everything white, but it was bright and shining in the sun, and it was also refreshing to look at. Hongyan saw Concubine Yu twice when she asked for peace in Ningchun Hall, she was much better than the previous legend, but she was getting old, and people who were going to sixty, no matter how much rouge gouache she had, she couldn't cover up the vicissitudes of the years.

In order to show his concern for his son, on the day of Laba, he personally went to visit the palace with Concubine Yu, and the fifth elder brother actually got out of bed to greet the emperor outside the courtyard gate, which made Concubine Yu tremble, and when Hongli and her helped her son back to the bed, Concubine Yu couldn't help crying. Hongli said: "Don't provoke him, it's good now, what are you crying about." Go and bring my grandson, the grandson you have in mind, how about I make her the son of the world today? ”

Concubine Yu was a burst of joy, but then she thought about it, her son is still young, what kind of heir to talk about, the grandson is the grandson, and it is not too late to be sealed in the future, so she felt that there was no need for this matter, so she said: "The little grandson is young, I'm afraid I can't afford to be too blessed, and the queen mother also said that the children in the royal family are too delicate, the emperor, you look at the matter of the prince, it's good to be a few years later?" ”

Hongli could guess her thoughts, but she just said it casually, so she smiled and said, "Naturally, it's all up to you, go and bring it to me to see." ”

Here the father and son are talking alone, Yongqi blames himself for worrying his parents, saying that when he is well, he will pick up all the things that have fallen again, Hongli said: "It's all me, seeing that you can be shrewd, I think I can take charge of everything, so I will press everything on you, I don't know that your shoulders are still weak, and no matter how good your body is, it will be crushed." If you are well, you are not in a hurry about the affairs of the court, Ama hopes that you can really get better and have a stronger body in the future. ”

Yongqi said inferiorly: "I'm afraid of my son, I can't be as agile as before, this leg is ......"

Hongli smiled: "Your wife and children are your pillars, even if you lose this leg, as long as you have a life, they will support you to go on." There are chariots and horses outside, and Amma allows you to sit on the court, and you say, if you hurt a leg, what does it matter? There is nothing better than living, let go of these thoughts, God will reward you with a life to continue to live, you must know how to cherish it. ”

Yongqi was very sad and sad by his father's words, people in their twenties cried like a child, when Concubine Yu came with her grandson, she immediately burst into tears when she saw this situation, Hongli hugged her little grandson, saw Yongqi's mother and son wiping her tears, shook her head helplessly, remembered the child's mother, and asked Concubine Yu: "Where is the green sparrow?" ”

"Qingque is sick, and I have been taking care of Yongqi day and night for the past few months, and I can't hold it anymore." Concubine Yu said uneasily, "Who will take care of Yongqi when she is sick." ”

The emperor said: "It's not that there are side Fujin and concubines, you don't have to worry about it, naturally someone will take care of Yongqi." ”

Concubine Yu lowered her head and said: "It was Fang Fujin who didn't take care of Yongqi that caused such a disaster, how could the concubine rest assured that the child would be handed over to her." As for the little concubine, she is young and ignorant, so she is not as thoughtful as Qingque. ”

Hongli looked at her, and then at Yongqi, frowned slightly, as if thinking something, while handing his grandson to Concubine Yu, he said: "Why don't you stay, wait for a few days when Qingque recovers, and you go back to the garden, you are all old, what rules do you still care, it is important to take care of your son." ”

This is said by the emperor, compared to Hongyan's arrangement for her, the meaning is completely different, Concubine Yu couldn't help but be overjoyed, and thanked the emperor again and again, and Hongli said to Yongqi: "Now take care of your body, more important than anything else, this is Huang Ama's order, you must not disobey." As for the rest, when you get better, it will naturally come back to you, and you are the pride of Amma. ”

Yongqi said with tears in his eyes: "Erchen will live up to Huang Ama's expectations, and Erchen will get better soon." ”

The emperor can't stay for a long time, and he will leave in a short time, Yongqi wants to get up to send his father out, but he was repeatedly stopped by Hongli, and he went to the door with Concubine Yu, and told each other a few words, in the end, he was a person who had been with him for more than 30 years, and the emperor said to Concubine Yu: "You have to take care of yourself." ”

Outside the gate of Prince Rong's mansion, it was Fu Ling'an who waited for the emperor with the guards, and sent the emperor back to the Old Summer Palace. Yongqi is very lonely and in a bad mood, compared to his own brother, he is probably more able to talk to you, you and Qingque are also familiar with each other, don't have so many scruples. ”

Fu Ling'an received the order, and then sent the emperor back to the Old Summer Palace safely, Hongyan heard that Concubine Yu was left to take care of Yongqi, and she didn't feel that it was inappropriate, but Concubine Shu was straightforward and fast-talking, and said: "It was so hanging before, she didn't go to her son's side, and her daughter-in-law worked hard to save people, and now she is down." Could it be that I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to take on such a big responsibility before, and now I go to pick up ready-made cheap? ”

Concubine Qing knew that this was inappropriate, and persuaded Concubine Shu not to hide her words, but what she said was so to the point. Before Hongyan kindly arranged for Concubine Yu, she just guarded the Buddhist hall and didn't want to see her son, but now Yongqi is about to recover, and she stayed after the emperor's words. Maybe it's the difference between the emperor and Hongyan, or maybe it's really as Concubine Shu said, Concubine Yu can't afford to escape if she can't bear it.

As soon as Laba was over, Chinese New Year's Eve was just around the corner, and although He Jing did not return to Beijing before the heavy snowfall, he came back before Chinese New Year's Eve, and he had long heard that Yongqi was ill, and as soon as he returned to the capital, he went straight to Prince Rong's mansion.