In the early winter, thick dark clouds rolled in the sky, and the north wind howled, blowing the leaves into dirt. Because Kangxi was going back to the palace, Concubine De specially ordered the Internal Affairs Office to pay a new tribute to a batch of silk cloth and cut it to the concubines in the harem. The concubines and concubines went to Yonghe Palace to thank each other, and stood outside the curtain and smiled: "The plum blossoms here can bloom really early, and I don't know when the snow will fall this year." "When I entered the house, the earth dragon was lit early, and it was warm, as if I was in late spring and early summer.

Concubine De tilted her knot on the kang and did not move, her eyebrows raised, and she said with a smile: "You have to go down, don't shout cold when the time comes." ”

The concubine blessed her body, sat down on the stool obliquely, and replied: "You don't know, every time the master yells cold, but she is really happy to play in the snow." Concubine Ding smiled mischievously and said, "It's not that I like to play with snow, it's just that I sit quietly in the house, don't move, and don't suffocate me." The concubine said: "It can be seen that the emperor Shengming gave you the word "ding"..."As soon as the words came out, Concubine De laughed and said: "You, you, are not afraid of the concubine and you." ”

The three of them gossiped, and naturally they were involved in Hongfu, the concubine had been out of favor for a long time, and she had already lost her heart to compete for favor, and stammered: "When the freshness is over, isn't Hongfu the next Shi Chang?" Our emperor treats everyone well, but no one can last long. According to my careful consideration, the first master in the harem is not fading, and he has been in charge of the six palaces for decades, and the emperor has never allowed others to interfere in the affairs of the harem. ”

Her sycophants slapped silently, which impressed the concubines.

Concubine De smiled lightly, took a sip of Biluochun, and put down the teacup leisurely. The emperor treats himself well, but there is always something missing. The huge harem was handed over to her, giving her a name and status, which seems to be better than other women, but how much better? Compared with Concubine Liang, her status in his heart is probably not as good as Hongfu.

Concubine De said: "I got a letter in the morning, saying that the imperial car will arrive in the capital in two days, and you all prepare to dress and eat, lest the emperor turn over the sign and have no planning." ”

The concubine thought for a while and said cautiously: "Shi Chang is having a miscarriage, I don't know if the emperor knows about it?" After all, I hit her, will the emperor think that I am deliberately murdering the heir..."

Concubine De's eyes lit up and said, "Who dares to say that you hit her?" Shi Changzai didn't know that he was pregnant, how did you know? It's just that the ground is too slippery, and Shi Chang doesn't stand firm on himself. Besides, you broke your face and almost ruined your appearance, where can you say who is right and who is wrong? The concubine breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Master De is right. ”

The concubine returned to her bedroom from Yonghe Palace, and she was bored, and called the two little ones who lived with her to promise to play cards with her. It was noisy at noon, and when it was night, the promises were dispersed. Pushing the stone often harms her miscarriage, which is really unexpected by the concubine. On that day, Concubine De instructed her to trip over Shi Changzai, but she just wanted Shi Changzai to suffer, and she didn't want to contaminate human life. The people in the palace are all snobbish, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, since the emperor has a red fu, the days when Shi Chang is there, are more down-and-out than those who have only served once or twice in bed. The concubine couldn't guess whether Concubine De knew that Shi Chang was pregnant, after all, Shi Chang moved into Yonghe Palace when she was favored, and she was favored under Concubine De's nose every day, which made Concubine De hate her.

If this was a deliberate plot by Concubine De, the concubine would not be surprised.

It's just that in the end, he is an accomplice, and when he dreams back at midnight, he always has to break out in a cold sweat.

The saint drove into the capital until the early hours of the morning, and Concubine De and all the concubines dressed up and kept watch all night, but they didn't even see Kangxi's face. Because of the abolition of the crown prince, Kangxi was physically and mentally exhausted, and went straight to the Qianqing Palace to rest, and only sent Li Dequan to carry several baskets of local products to reward the concubines. Although Concubine De was displeased, she refused to show it in front of others, and said with a smile: "You are also tired, just go back to the palace to rest after receiving the reward." When the emperor has the spirit, let's go to the palace to say goodbye. ”

All the concubines said yes, and they were all dispersed for a while.

Kangxi could sleep as much as he wanted, but Fourteen and I couldn't do anything, we didn't take a breath, changed our clothes and went straight to Yonghe Palace to say goodbye. Concubine De woke up from a nap and was very happy to see Fourteen, and said with a smile: "Poor one, I've lost weight again." He added: "The road is windy and sandy, and you are not on time for your meal, so you will be starving." "She blamed me for not taking good care of his son, I pouted, and didn't bother with her. Fourteen smiled: "Weiwei prepared dried walnuts for me, they are very filling, but I am not very hungry." ”

Concubine De glanced at me and reluctantly said, "You are also embarrassed to take Ah Xing." ”

I said politely: "Ah Xing is very obedient and didn't trouble me." He added: "She wanted to follow us into the palace to greet you, but she had a problem with food, so I let her rest at home." Concubine De nodded and said, "It's not in the way, she's still young, she can't stand the pain, I'll let the royal doctor go to Ah Xing to take a look." I hurriedly curtsied and said, "Thank you for your grace." ”

I barely slept last night, one was bumpy on the road, and the other was that I woke up with an upset stomach, crying and sleeping, and I held her until dawn. I was so sleepy that I felt like I was going to fall asleep as I walked. Fourteen is a man in the end, his spirit is more than mine, he took my hand and coaxed: "Don't close your eyes, wait until you go home, sleep as long as you like." He carried me into the carriage, and I muttered, "Hongming is still in the Amma Mansion, I'm going to pick him up." Fourteen said: "I have already sent Anan to pick it up, and now I am already in the West Courtyard." ”

Thinking that I would be able to see my youngest son soon, my heart was full of joy, and I was completely relieved, and I leaned on my fourteen eyes. I just wanted to close my eyes and recuperate, but I really fell asleep. When I arrived at Baylor Mansion, Fourteen wrapped me in his inky blue cloak and carried me all the way into the West Courtyard. The sun was white and dazzling, and I opened my eyes and asked, "Are you home?" ”

Fourteen bowed his head and said, "You just sleep." ”

I obediently closed my eyes, and my mouth was still shouting: "I want to hug Hongming, is he going home..."Fourteen replied something, I really didn't hear it at all, groggy, and fell asleep again. When I woke up, it was already dark, Fourteen sat on the kang and asked Hongchun to speak, and Fang Fujin stood under the shadow of the lamp with Hongchun, hanging his face slightly, without saying a word.

When Min Qiu saw me coming out of the back room, she hurriedly said, "Master, do you want to eat?" ”

I slept all day and didn't even eat. Fourteen stopped talking and raised his voice: "Minqiu, quickly take the clothes and put them on for Fu Jin." "There was a burning dragon in the house, and I didn't feel cold, but in front of Fujin and Hongchun, I should always have some majesty, so I went back to put on it again, and entered the side hall. Fang Fujin led Hongchun to salute and said, "Greetings to Fujin, you have worked hard all the way." ”

I laughed, "Don't stand, sit." ”

Fang Fujin glanced at Fourteen, timidly and uneasy. Fourteen: "It's late at night, let's go." Fang Fujin was like an amnesty, and he knelt down with Hongchun, and then bowed and retreated. When I heard Hongming crying for a while, my heart was surging, and I said, "Minqiu, quickly let someone bring Hongming over." Fourteen looked at my anxious appearance and said with a smile: "The kid has lived in Wanyan Mansion for a few months, and his face has grown. ”

I said happily, "I'm going to take Hongming to sleep today." ”

The smile on Fourteen's face suddenly condensed, and he said, "Where does that master sleep?" I thought about it for a while, and said seriously: "You just sleep next to Hongming, anyway, I have to sleep with my son tonight, as for where you sleep, you can do it yourself." "What else do you want to say about Fourteen, Mama has already hugged Hongming, I don't have time to pay attention to him, I hugged my son and kissed him a few times, teasing him for a while, and then ordered Minqiu to set up a meal.

The meals at home are delicious, steaming mutton hot pot, shredded chicken cucumber, kung pao chicken, mushroom duck paw, hanging stove pheasant, sweet and sour lotus root... Two large tables were set up, and Ah Xing got up and ate two bowls of rare black rice porridge when he was sick. After eating, he climbed back to sleep on the couch. The royal doctor has prescribed medicine for her, and she will be fine after taking it for a day or two.

I couldn't walk with my stomach up until I ate in the middle of the night, so I could only lie on the rocking chair and digest. Fourteen paced around the room, looked at my well-fed appearance, smiled happily, and said, "Otherwise, you will also eat some soup to eliminate food?" I rubbed my belly, feeling that the last two candied ginkgo biloba were blocked in my throat, and I burped and said, "Lao Lizi's food is really delicious, he has been doing it for us for so many years, it's time to give him a monthly increase." Fourteen could not deny it, and said, "You are in charge." ”

Minqiu listened to my words, and secretly told Lao Li Zi when he withdrew from the meal, Lao Li Zi slapped his thigh, smiled and said with a wrinkled face: "Quannai, you said good things for me in front of the master, I remember it." If you need anything in the future, just ask. Min Qiu smiled and said: "You remember the kindness of the master, I didn't say a good word, it was the master who thought about you." ”

Lao Li Zi was grateful, and said, "I remember the kindness of you and your master." Then he said to the other minions in the kitchen: "Listen, everyone, we are benevolent and benevolent, and we think about the minions everywhere, so we should do our best in the future." ”

Everyone answered yes in unison.

After the crown prince was deposed, he was detained in Xian'an Palace, and set up a "second elder brother detention center", which was guarded by the Zongren Mansion and the princes and ministers day and night. Kangxi thought of the relationship between father and son, and often sent his close ministers to visit and give food and gifts. And all the food and clothing, except for the robe no longer used by the prince's specifications, the rest are the same as when the prince was in power. The second elder brother thought that he was fallen into the well by the fourth master, and he hated it so much that his teeth itched, and he secretly swore that he would make Yinzhen never turn over.

In the past, the fourth master only looked at the prince, and the ministers all said that he was a member of the princelings and did not take him to heart. Now that the abolition of the prince came out, everywhere was dumbfounded, and at this time I noticed that there was such a master Taoguang in the prince. The fourth master was also afraid of Kangxi's suspicion, and thought of many ways to avoid suspicion, but it didn't work, and he was very worried.

When he entered the backyard, he was about to go to Li's house, but halfway through, he bumped into Nian Gege digging in the garden with a hoe, and he was puzzled, and stepped forward to ask, "What are you doing?" ”

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