Gao Xinkui retreated, and the Empress Dowager Cixi was still pondering, obviously Gao Xinkui's words about the successor spoke to her heart, yes, the ostrich mentality is naturally unacceptable, and it is necessary to take precautions. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xiao Zhuzi tiptoed in, standing beside the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Empress Dowager Cixi ended her contemplation and stretched, "What's the matter?" ”

"Concubine Xun is here."

"Call in," said the Empress Dowager Cixi, who had been helping to serve the Empress, and the Empress Dowager Cixi instructed Xiao Zhuzi, "You go to Xiyuan, get all the people from the Xuanli Office back, and help take care of it for the time being." ”

Xiao Zhuzi had a bitter face, "The slave won't do that, the master should send it to someone else." ”

"Learn to do it first," the Empress Dowager Cixi glared, "who can do anything?" You have to learn, there are not many people around me who can use it, except for a few of you, no one else is at ease. ”

Concubine Xun came in, knelt down and saluted, the Queen Mother asked her to get up, but she refused to get up, so she knelt on the ground and cried silently, the Empress Dowager Cixi frowned, turned her face, and didn't seem to want to see Concubine Xun's crying, "What's the matter?" ”

"The queen mother, the queen's health is really not good, she doesn't eat or drink every day, and she refuses to take even medicine, how is it good to continue like this," Concubine Xun is related to the queen, at this time, she is the only one who really cares about the queen's body, and the concubine is sad that her father is not allowed to die well, and she died in the Old Summer Palace, "The concubine asked the queen mother to take a look at the queen mother in person, and comfort the queen mother A few words, about she will be willing to get better." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi said slowly, although it was March, but the weather was still so cold, the sunlight shining through the glass shone with a dim white light, weak, the Empress Dowager Cixi tucked the brocade quilt, "I only have more sadness than her in my heart, the child in her belly is the grandson of the emperor of this palace, I don't feel distressed, not heartache?" I won't go to see her," the Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head, "I am afraid that I will be more sad and sad, but what is the use of being sad and sad now?" Go ahead, if you want the queen to make her own adjustment, no one can help her. The Empress Dowager Cixi looked indifferently at the jewel flower arrangement on the pit table, closed her eyes and stopped talking.

Concubine Xun had no choice, so she had to retreat, and walked back to Kaiyun with tears in her eyes, the peonies in the peony platform bloomed more and more enthusiastically, as if she knew that this was their last flowering period, and seemed to be using all her energy to live up to everyone's expectations. ”

Concubine Xun wiped her tears and said in surprise, "Is this true?" ”

She hurriedly entered the Longen Hall, and saw that the eunuchs and palace maids were distributing vegetables, and the queen was wearing a lilac semi-new cheongsam, with green silk hanging to the ground, there was no pearl and green on her head, and her face was blank, as if she couldn't worry about everything, but she silently watched the eunuchs and palace maids bring the same delicacies to the dining table, and the concubine Xun was surprised and delighted, and with a trace of sadness, "Niangniang, you finally got up." ”

The queen nodded slowly and looked at Concubine Xun, "You're back?" Let's use some together. ”

Concubine Xun sat down and looked at the queen worriedly, the queen seemed to be no different from the past, still dignified and generous, she silently sandwiched a piece of jade tofu and ate it, "How is Concubine Ying's stomach?" Nothing is wrong, right? ”

"The hospital said that everything is normal, and Concubine Ying seems to be light-minded, so she must be able to give birth in a few days," Concubine Xun said slowly after considering the words, "The two concubines look over there, they must be fine, don't worry." ”

"That's good," the queen took a sip of longan soup and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, "I didn't give the first emperor the blessing of giving birth to a prince, and now I hope that Concubine Ying can have this blessing." ”

The queen's tone was indifferent, as if she was saying something that had nothing to do with her, Concubine Xun listened to a burst of sadness in her heart, and knelt down, "Niangniang, you must take care of your body," Concubine Xun knelt on the ground and burst into tears, "Ama Ke sacrificed his life for Niangniang, if you don't take care of your body, how can Ama be at ease under the Nine Springs?" You are the glory of the Alut clan, the queen of the Qing Dynasty, no one else can replace it, even if Concubine Ying is blessed to give birth to a prince, you are definitely the unique queen mother, this is what the queen mother said to Niangniang herself, did Niangniang forget? ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" The queen pulled up the concubine, "I'm just a little sad that I can't give birth to a child that belongs to me and the first emperor for the first emperor." Sister-in-law," the queen said indifferently to Concubine Xun, saying that it was the first time she called Concubine Xun after entering the palace and becoming the queen, using the title of her family, "You told my Ama that he must avenge me and his grandson, the original emperor of the Qing Dynasty!" ”

"Niangniang still has to take care of herself," Concubine Xun said, "The concubine is just a concubine, and nothing can help Cheng Engong." ”

"Yes, I should take care of myself," said the queen slowly, "so didn't I get up and eat?" ”

Concubine Xun served the queen with dinner, it was already the time to hold the lamp, she was ready to stay with the queen, the queen refused, "You must be tired these days, it's better to go back and rest early, come back during the day, it's the same, lest you stay up like this day and night, and your body can't stand it." ”

The queen sat in the warm pavilion, and asked Mingcui to take out the poetry collection from the cabinet and the Tongzhi Emperor, although the emperor can't compose poems, but the queen will, often the queen composes poems, and the emperor personally copied the poems on the booklet, which is also a rare boudoir fun for the two, the queen looked at those poetry collections blankly, Mingcui was a little unbearable, "Niangniang, it's late at night, your body is not well, it's better to settle it early." ”

The queen nodded and closed the poetry collection, "It's time to settle, you told the people below to quit, it has made me have a sore ear these days, so I just left you alone to serve." ”

Mingcui then waited for the queen to wash and lie down, Mingcui sat cross-legged in front of the queen's couch and waited for the vigil, only to hear the queen tossing and turning on the bed, and it seemed to fall asleep after a long time, and at the time of the second watch, Mingcui suddenly heard the queen shouting to herself in the haze, "Mingcui, I'm a little thirsty." ”

"The slave will pour you a bowl of tea."

The queen shook her head slowly, "I don't want to drink tea, my mouth is bitter, you go and take a look at the kitchen, is there anything sweet, but at this time I want to drink sweet to moisten my throat." (To be continued.) )