dream back to qing dynasty

Chapter 55

It's not that I don't understand what reality is, and it's not that I can't guess that Yinxiang and the others have many secrets that I won't let me know, but the few short sentences just now made what I experienced and guessed before, so I thought I understood it. Many things in my life were shattered at once.

"Fu Jin", Xiao Tao'er's exclamation suddenly came from my ear, I looked over in a daze, only saw figures flickering in the lights, but my mind was completely dark... For a moment, I only felt that the surroundings were in a mess, He couldn't help shaking his head, trying to wake himself up a bit.

"Hiss", I took a deep breath, my head felt a heavy pain, and from time to time, I heard some anxious but deliberately suppressed vague voices, only one roaring voice was very clear, I blinked hard, Only then did he realize that he was already lying on the bed.

Turning around, I saw Yinxiang walking up and down the room irritablely, "Qin Shun'er, why hasn't Imperial Physician Lin come here? If he doesn't come again, I will..." "Yinxiang", my big brother He yelled, but what came back in his ears was a sound not much louder than a mosquito.

But Yinxiang ran over with a stride, "Xiaowei, you woke up, how do you feel, do you have a headache, or is there something uncomfortable in your body, you..." A series of questions quickly came out of his mouth , I looked at him blankly, his face was a little purple, but a blue vein was stuck on his forehead, beating from time to time, endless concern and slight anxiety and fear shone in his eyes.

Seeing me looking straight at him but not speaking, his face gradually turned pale, and his voice trembled a little, "Xiaowei, are you okay, you...", his worry and fear were like a needle , suddenly pierced the balloon in my heart filled with doubt, injury, betrayal, heartache and other dark gas, "Hoo", I let out a long breath and smiled at him, "I'm fine Son, it's just a headache, look at you, you're sweating."

Yinxiang stared at me blankly for a while, then looked me up and down again, seeing that I was indeed smiling and conscious, he was greatly relieved, and buried his head on my chest.A gust of hot air suddenly passed through the thin quilt and blew onto my chest. The heat made me feel a little hot, but I couldn't help but exhausted all my strength to hug the scalding hot air, and my heart warmed up a little.

"Xiaowei, Xiaowei, Xiaowei..." Yinxiang's vague voice came from under the quilt, and he kept saying my name like this. I originally wanted to make a joke of him to ease the atmosphere.But before I could speak, tears fell uncontrollably. I could only stroke his hair gently with my hands and whisper, "I'm here."

After a while, Yinxiang raised his head, his eyes were a little red, but his face had returned to normal. He cleared his throat, helped me straighten my sweaty hair, and said in a hoarse voice, "As long as As long as you are fine, I..." Before he finished speaking, Qin Shun'er, who was sweating profusely, bumped into him, "Master, Doctor Lin is here, and my servant brought him in, Fujin woke up", he said Halfway through I saw that I was looking at him soberly.

Yinxiang lowered his head and said softly to me, "Since the imperial doctor is here, let him take a look. You probably have a cold too." Yinxiang, who was about to stand up, said, "By the way, how is Qiang'er?" Yinxiang hurriedly patted my hand to comfort her, "She's fine, she just got wind, the imperial doctor said no need to take medicine, drink some Ginger syrup, you will be hungry for a while, don't worry."

I nodded tiredly, closed my eyes, and let Yinxiang go out to chat with the imperial physician, but I kept telling myself that no one was as clean as Chuxue, and I married a prince who would earn the throne At the same time, I also have my prince in my heart, a man who will laugh because I laugh and be sad because of me, this is enough...

Yinxiang has done enough for me, what's more, I don't think he tells me everything, which will make me happier than now. Tonight is the best example, and I have been admonishing myself like this , until I fell into a deep sleep.

In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of October, and all kinds of true and false news came from the inner court. Kangxi's mind was already a little not sober, and the affairs of the court were completely out of control, but the ministers who went to the study were all with him Beside him, all the elder brothers were blocked from Changchun Garden, they were all anxious like ants on a hot pot, but they still had to put on an appearance of mourning and pure filial piety.

After entering October, I never saw Yinxiang again. He and Seventeenth elder brother stayed by Si Ye's side all the time. Only Qin Shun'er occasionally brought me some words. Qiang'er and so on.I know very well that now is the time to move my hair and pull my whole body, so I just asked Qin Shun'er to tell Yinxiang six words, 'everything is fine, don't read it'.

November finally came, the capital was snowing heavily and the wind was howling. I heard from the eunuchs in the mansion that tents were set up all around the capital. They were all the high-ranking officials from various provinces who had come to Beijing to greet the emperor.In other words, it should be waiting to see the old emperor off, and then figure out which new emperor to greet. Every minister has a small child in his heart, and they are all praying secretly that they have not bet on the wrong side.

I leaned against the window and watched the white snow that kept falling, but I kept knitting a belt in my hand. Since that night, I always like to find something to do so that I will not let myself go Some random thoughts.Therefore, although the days passed without knowing what day and night it was, my mood gradually calmed down.

Maybe everything I heard that night was a kind of psychological tsunami to me, but what remained after the shock receded was by no means hurt. Maybe it was Yinxiang's true love and fourth master's protection over the years, which had already There is a thick embankment around my heart, and the name of that embankment is - trust.

"Master, it's snowing really hard today, don't stand there, you'll get a headache after a while." As soon as Xiao Tao'er entered the door, she went to the charcoal basin and added a piece of charcoal into it. I rubbed my hands and wandered back from the window Sitting down behind the desk, he smiled and took the green tea handed over by Xiao Taoer, "Yeah, I like heavy snow the most, it's all white, and I feel my heart is much cleaner, right?"

Xiao Taoer stuck out her tongue mischievously, "Yeah, you like it, Xiao Gege likes it more, just now she was arguing about going out to play, so she went to sleep obediently after so much coaxing", I smiled slightly, and suddenly Xiao Tao The corners of the children's eyes also had some slight marks, and suddenly felt a little hot in her heart, recalling that when they first met, she was still a little girl of insufficient stature.

"Master, what's the matter with you?" Xiao Tao'er saw me staring at her all the time, she couldn't help feeling a little strange, I smiled, "It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered what you were like back then, I have worked hard for you these years", Xiao Tao'er listened to me When she mentioned that year, she blushed.After listening to me, she lowered her head, then raised her head but her eye circles were a little red, "Master, if I hadn't followed you, what would I do now?"

I smiled and said nothing more, Xiao Taoer also went to get a piece of handkerchief to embroider, the room was very quiet, only the white snow outside the window, and the slight rustling sound of falling on the ground, I buried my head in the cup In the heat that kept rising inside, I didn't know why I jumped up suddenly, and pressed it with my hand, thinking in my heart that I don't know how Yinxiang and the others are doing now.

Suddenly, there was a sound of stepping on the snow outside the house. It sounded that someone was walking here quickly, a little messy, and the heart stopped suddenly. In a daze, on that rainy night a few years ago, suddenly appeared in the in mind.Before I looked up, "Master", I heard Qin Shun'er calling outside the house. I raised my head and raised my chin to Xiao Tao'er. The child came in with a head of snow.

He lowered his body and beat down a thousand children, with a slight panic on his face, "Master, someone is coming from the palace, I will take you in." Before I could react, Xiao Tao'er had already exclaimed, and she backed up involuntarily. In two steps, he covered his mouth with his hand, but the expression on his face was unconcealable panic.

It seems that Xiao Tao'er has already understood that if I enter the palace, it means that there is no good fruit to eat. I suddenly wanted to laugh, but found that I couldn't laugh at all, and my heart was beating violently.Qin Shun'er glanced at Xiao Tao'er, took a step forward, and said in a low voice, "Master, don't worry, Lord Long Live has returned to the palace, and all the princes' Fujins are going to enter the palace. Follow all the masters in the palace to pray for the emperor. People don't need to bring it."

"Well, I see." I nodded and felt a little more relaxed, but I still couldn't help but suspect that the emperor's move was not to take the family members of the princes as hostages, so they didn't dare to act rashly. "Xiao Tao'er, then go and help me tidy up, there's Qiang'er's." After hearing Qin Shun'er's words, Xiao Tao'er's pale complexion also recovered a bit, she responded and turned around to go to the back room.

Qin Shun'er hurriedly turned her head and followed, "You don't need to be a little princess." Xiao Tao'er froze and stood still.He turned his head and said to me, "It has been said in the palace that the young brothers under the age of ten and princesses in each mansion will stay in the mansion to be taken care of by the nanny and eunuchs. The elder brother followed his father and brother together."

I silently waved to Xiao Tao'er, and she hurried in to clean up, seeing Qin Shun'er respectfully bowing her head and standing there waiting, I opened my mouth again and again, but in the end I still didn't dare to ask, Yinxiang and the others now Where is it, okay?In a blink of an eye, Xiao Tao'er had already packed the things and handed them over to Qin Shun'er, and then turned her hand to help me put on the cloak, and when she looked up again, her eye circles were red again.

I smiled slightly, "Okay, I'm just entering the palace, but you, help me take Qiang'er away, and if she comes back and sees her lose weight, I won't follow her." Xiao Tao'er forced a smile and nodded.I turned around and walked out, the snowflakes hit my face all of a sudden, and the ice melted on my face, which made me feel refreshed.

Qin Shun'er waited for me and arrived at the gate of the mansion. The azure oilcloth carriage in the palace was already waiting outside the gate, and several eunuchs were standing there motionless with their hands down. At first glance, they thought they were snowmen.Seeing me coming out, he quickly moved the pedal over, took the package from Qin Shun'er's hand, and put it into the carriage.

I supported Qin Shun'er's hand and got into the carriage. The moment he let go, I asked, "What time is it today?" Qin Shun'er, who was about to put down the curtain, was startled, and quickly replied, "Master, it's already eleven", "Oh", I nodded, Qin Shun'er saw that I had nothing to say, so he put down the curtain of the car.

The carriage started to stagger, "Eleventh?" I murmured, which means that there are only two days left before that day...

The room was filled with sandalwood, and Concubine De knelt devoutly in front of the Bodhisattva, praying non-stop, but she didn't know whether she was praying for the health of Kangxi's royal body, or the hope of her son's success, and which son she was praying for.I also knelt on the futon behind her, guessing wildly in my heart, are Yinxiang and the others really ready? The records in the history books are not deceiving. Today is already twelve, and there is one more day...

"Yu Ning, Yu Ning..." Concubine De's call suddenly hit my mind, I woke up for a while, and when I looked up, I saw Concubine De was turning around and looking at me, her face looked thinner and thinner Even her complexion is too fair, but there are only a pair of eyes, but they still show energy, and the light in them makes people not want to look at them. "What's the matter with you", she asked me in a slow voice, "It's okay", I shook my head slightly, and said pretentiously, "I just have a headache for a while".

Concubine De nodded casually, motioning for me to help her up, I quickly stood up, gently helped her up, sat on the spring bench at the side of the Buddhist hall, and poured her another cup of ginseng tea.Concubine De took it and sipped it slowly. After a while, she suddenly asked, "Do you have a serious headache?" I shook my head, "No, it's an old problem, I'm used to it." I just lowered my eyes and said lightly, "That's good."

Ever since I entered the palace, Concubine De has always brought me by my side, but Sifujin and Fourteenth Fujin brought their female relatives from each mansion to burn incense and pray for blessings in the two side halls.The atmosphere in the palace became more and more tense, and there were more internal eunuchs guarding the entrance of the palace, strictly preventing people in each palace from running around.

Either I eat with Concubine De, or I am alone, and I sleep in the small flower hall outside De Concubine's bedroom. Four Fujin and Fourteen Fujin are also separated, not in the same room, so I and those Although the women lived in the same courtyard, they couldn't even see each other.Although I don't mind at all that I can't see Sifujin and the others, I feel a little strange in my heart, but Concubine De doesn't say anything, and I can't pinch her neck to ask, so I can only take one step at a time.

On November [-]th, the snow fell more and more heavily, and it kept drifting like cotton wool. The north wind that had just subsided for two days also blew up, which sounded a bit heart-piercing.I was absent-minded all day long, my mind was blank, and I was doing what I usually do mechanically, subconsciously waiting for that moment to come.

I don't know how Concubine Dao thinks of me, and I can't care about her thoughts for a while, but only when I glance over her occasionally, I realize that she also looks a little restless.My nerves were tense for a whole day, until I waited for Concubine De to fall asleep, and the maids also retreated, I walked back to my bed in a stupid way, put down the curtain, and sat down with my knees hugged.

No way, things won’t change, I said to myself nervously, didn’t everything before happen when it should happen, could it be... I desperately recalled the past to see All the history books I have read, the bits and pieces of this history that have happened on it, I have repeatedly convinced myself that history will not change.

I couldn't help but started to gnaw on my fingernails. I felt that the unspeakable pressure in my heart was more and more like a sponge full of water, pressing heavily on my heart. For a while, it seemed that my memory had problems. Blank like a blank sheet of paper.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but I suddenly felt that there was some confusion outside, but when I listened carefully, there was still only the sound of the wind whistling. After I breathed out, I heard the door of the Changchun Palace "squeak", and someone pushed it open, and the sound of the door hinge slowly rolled over from my heart.

I sat up as if struck by lightning. Once the palace gate is keyed, unless there are special circumstances, it is absolutely not allowed to open until dawn.Without allowing me to think about it, there was a "crack" sound from the inner room, and then I saw Concubine De stumbled out of the room. She glanced in my direction, and there was another floor in the dark room. The curtain, but her eyeballs reflected the scorching light, piercing like an electric shock, and I shrank my body subconsciously.

The door of the room was pushed open with a bang, and two maids came in panickedly holding up the lamps. Before they could open their mouths, a eunuch of high rank staggered in and knelt on the ground, crying hoarsely. , "Master De, the emperor... the emperor has passed away", before he finished speaking, "Msg", the maids rushed over screaming and helped Concubine De, who had fallen limply to the ground.

The room suddenly became chaotic, some were crying, some were shouting, a court lady rushed forward to rub Concubine De's chest, after a few strokes, Concubine De let out a breath, and the maids hurriedly helped her to sit up.She pressed her hands hard on her chest, as if gathering all the strength in her body, she grasped the clothes on her chest tightly.

She stretched out her hand and pushed away the maids in front of her eyes, but she didn't speak. She just stared at the eunuch kneeling on the ground. Under the flickering lights, her expression could not be seen clearly. The bulging veins on the back of the hand were a little creepy green.

I also unconsciously grasped my heart with my hands, only feeling that my heart was beating very slowly and fast, but fortunately the eunuch finally said the following words, "Master Long Kedo has announced the emperor's will just now", Speaking of this, he swallowed heavily, the sound was as loud as throwing a stone in the calm lake water in this room where he could no longer smell his breath.

The room was so quiet that the only sound was his breathing, and everyone held back their breathing for fear of mishearing a word.The eunuch gasped again, and then recited the imperial edict word by word, "The fourth son of the emperor, Yinzhen, has a noble character and is deeply inferior to me. He will surely inherit the great order and follow me to the throne. That is the throne of the emperor." As soon as he finished speaking, there were a few panting sounds from the door, I heard the sound and looked, but it was the women from Lashi who were standing at the door.

The expressions on their faces are reflected by the lights, crying is not crying, laughing is not laughing, and they have to suppress the ecstasy in their eyes. The expressions are really indescribable. The fourteen Fujin and Minghui are on the side, but there is already a faint smile on their faces. Kind of lost.Everyone in the room subconsciously went to see Nala and the others, but Li was the one who reacted very quickly, and hurriedly lowered her head and took a handkerchief to wipe away the tears that she didn't know if there were any. Every time she moved, the women next to her were busy. He said, covering his face with a veil.

"The first emperor..." Concubine De, who was sitting stiffly, suddenly burst into tears, all the people in the room immediately knelt down and started crying together, Nala and the others at the door also knelt down and wept bitterly, with extremely sad expressions.People kneeling on the ground inside and outside the house, everyone wept bitterly, and other courtyards not far away also wailed continuously, and the funeral bell rang heavily and slowly throughout the capital... I slowly fell back On the bed, I just felt empty in my heart, as if something had been dug away.

On November 27th, Kangxi’s Zi Palace was parked in Qianqing Palace. The fourth master, no, it should be said that Emperor Yongzheng had brought a group of princes and princes Baylor there to guard Kangxi’s spirit for [-] days. During this period, They are not allowed to go home, and they are not allowed to communicate with other people. Even if there is any problem with the wife and children at home, it will take twenty days to talk about it.At this juncture, Eighth Master and the others are naturally accompanying the emperor, and it is estimated that the emperor will keep an eye on them.

Nala family and the others should already be preparing to take over the West Sixth Palace, and they don't know where they went. Many courtyards have been vacated, and the concubines naturally have a place for the concubines. However, she moved to the "Palace of Compassion" instead of a nursing home.

Twenty days have passed, if someone didn't deliver meals according to the three meals, if I want to walk out of the palace, someone will always appear from behind and stop me respectfully, I really doubt this new teacher Did the empress dowager forget me?Looking at the ice hanging under the eaves, I couldn't help thinking that I haven't seen Yinxiang these days, I don't know if he's looking for me, I don't know what Concubine De told her, how is Qiang'er at home... Suddenly Suddenly I was dizzy again, my eyes were a little dark, I quickly closed my eyes, since that time, this dizziness seems to be getting worse...

"What are you thinking?" De Fei's slow voice suddenly sounded from behind me, I couldn't help but shiver, the feeling of dizziness disappeared in an instant, I collected myself, and then slowly returned turn around.Concubine De was standing at the door in plain clothes, the afternoon sun enveloped her, but made her face more haggard, her eyes were a little swollen, which were covered with red threads, but her back was still straight.

Finally came, I clenched my fists secretly, then walked up steadily, gave a palace salute, "I'm thinking about Yinxiang and Qiang'er when I go back to the Queen Mother", and replied her very bluntly.She was obviously taken aback, she obviously didn't expect me to give her such an answer, her face was a little stunned for a while, and she didn't seem to feel the somewhat sarcastic title I called her.She stared at me blankly for a while, and I looked back without avoiding it. Her shoulders suddenly relaxed, and she seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, and her body swayed.

I gave her a hand reflexively. As soon as I started, I felt that her arms were really skinny. She didn't push me away, but let me support her and sat on the couch under the window. superior. "I just told him that you have a headache again, so I won't let you mourn with your spirit and let you rest at my place." After saying "cough cough", she coughed lightly, and after a while, she stretched out her hand She took out a small scarlet box from her sleeve, but she didn't open it, she just stroked the smooth surface of the box lightly with her fingers.

I stood quietly by the side, but my eyes followed Defei's fingers unconsciously, guessing what it was, and my heartbeat became faster and faster. "Take it." After a long time, she seemed to have finally made up her mind and handed the box to me. I took it with some hesitation. It made me feel cold, and I didn't have the courage to open it for a while, I just stared blankly.

Seeing my hesitation, Concubine De exhaled softly, but when she saw me looking at her, she turned her gaze away, and just said lightly, "This is the last emperor's will", I was startled, Suddenly, I felt that the box in my hand was very hot as if it was on fire. I opened my fingers unconsciously, and the box fell to the ground with a "snap" and scattered. A thin piece of light yellow paper, from The inside floated out and covered the ground, with faint red traces staining the back of the paper.

My heart stopped beating suddenly, I squatted down slowly, took a deep breath secretly, stretched out my trembling fingers and gently turned the piece of paper over, the font was a bit crooked, as if it was written by trembling hands Yes, there are only four large characters in vermilion on it - human nature, and the scene of confronting Kangxi in the study that day flashed in my mind.

"Actually, it's normal. Everyone is selfish. When something happens, the first thing that comes to mind is the person I love the most." I raised my eyes to look at Kangxi, "Don't say it's the fourth master, it's because you and Yinxiang had an accident together. I will only choose Yinxiang's"...

I twitched the corner of my mouth lightly, "It's not about ethics, it's just human nature, isn't it"...

"Haha" Emperor Kangxi burst into laughter suddenly, I shivered and lowered my head even more, "It's human nature, hum, well said."There was a sound of footsteps, a pair of suede boots slowly walked over, and stood in front of me, I clenched my fists secretly.The sound of clothes and shoes made the emperor half-bend his waist, and his bright yellow purse was shaking slightly in front of my eyes. He whispered in my ear, "Don't forget what you said today"...

The conversation with Kangxi at the Maoqin Palace a few years ago clearly rang in my mind, word by word, as vivid as I can remember, "Don't forget what you said today"... I stretched out my hand and picked it up. The piece of paper slowly stood up, feeling a creepy feeling in his heart, ice piercing his heart and lungs.The emperor was using the reason I gave him to explain why he wanted to kill me. Even if I forgot, he didn't forget. It turned out that he had already decided my outcome on that day...

"Is it human nature?" I read it out in a low voice, word by word, "The emperor said, after you read it, you will definitely understand." look away.I smiled mockingly, "Yeah, so what if I don't understand." Concubine De was stunned by me, and turned to look at me, but there was no anger on her face, she just glanced at me a little overwhelmed, He closed his eyes and said quietly, "At that time, I thought that if I promised you to the old thirteen, everything would be calm. It seems that I was wrong in the end."

I couldn't help feeling a pain in my heart, Yinxiang's ecstatic expression that night, and fourth master's pale face like snow, have always been deeply engraved in my heart, and they have helped me support many difficulties.I murmured, "I just want to make them both happy, is that wrong".

Concubine De trembled when she heard the words, she opened her eyes and didn't look at me for a second, her eyes were red, but she didn't have a single tear, "You're right, it's just the two people you want to make them happy, not only Brother, he is even more of a monarch, not to mention..." Concubine De's voice was hoarse, but it became sharp at the end, she stood up abruptly before she finished speaking, and shouted "Come on", An old eunuch came in at the sound, walked over quickly, put down a blue and white porcelain pot without looking up, and went out.

Concubine De reached out to pick up a cup on the table, and slowly poured out the water in the pot, and an all-too-familiar smell came out.Concubine De looked at me, then put the cup of tea on the table, "This won't make you feel anything", I just felt that the blood in my whole body was flowing backwards, Niu Hulu's gentle smiling face seemed to be Like a red-hot iron rod, it passed through my mind fiercely with a piercing sound, and I asked with trembling lips, "Is it because I have been drinking for three years?" Defei was silent.

I grabbed the teacup, my fingers were instantly wetted by the warm tea, and I was about to throw the cup on the ground, when I suddenly remembered that Niu Hulu always laughed and said, who gave this tea to Si Ye Yes, she managed to get it out and gave it to me... The word fourth master made me relax too much of my vigilance, and I slowly put down my hands.

"This is good for the emperor and Yinxiang, and you don't want them to..." because of you..." Concubine De sighed silently, "You know best, don't you?" Her shoulders relaxed. The texture of the face also showed a bit of old lines.

I looked at her blankly, I couldn't tell what it was like in my heart, everyone said I understand, but I only understand one thing until now, that is, my fate was decided three years ago and now there is no chance to struggle...

Suddenly the door was knocked lightly twice, and a hoarse voice replied, "Report to the Empress Dowager, Lord Long Live and Thirteen Baylor are here." I subconsciously wanted to rush out, but I stopped after two steps. When I got down, her chest heaved violently, while Concubine De slowly walked past me.

The bottom of the flower pot was clearly knocked on the bluestone tile floor, and she walked towards the door step by step with a "click, click", and stood still, her back straightened again, "The late emperor did what he was supposed to do, I also did what I should do." After she finished speaking, she pushed open the door and walked out without hesitation.

"The emperor is here"... "Long live God, good luck, good luck to the emperor" came a voice of greetings, "Get up" came the familiar voice of the fourth master, and my heart trembled, "Son pays respects to the queen mother, Yinxiang pays respects to the queen mother" , Yinxiang, I yelled in my heart, couldn't help but staggered towards the door, through the gap, I saw Concubine De bent over to help Fourth Master and Yinxiang up, with a gentle and loving face.

The fourth master is still so stern, wearing mourning clothes, but the corners of his mouth are turned up, but there is a hint of arrogance that he didn't have before. The fourth master has always been arrogant, but he has never been so proud of looking down on the world, with a bright yellow hat brim In the center, a piece of beautiful jade is inlaid, and a nine-dragon bead bag is tied around the waist.

Yin Xiang is also dressed in plain clothes, but he looks Gu Pan heroic, with a more stable expression on his face than before, and a kind of temperament in every move, which is probably the self-confidence of a man who has mastered power.I turned around silently, walked back slowly to the side of the couch and sat down, stretched out my hand, picked up the half cup of residual tea, and shook it between my fingers. chilling.

"Why are you here?" Concubine De asked softly, "My son was going to pay his respects. I heard that you came here, so I hurried over to have a look. Didn't the imperial physician say yesterday that your two Tian's body is too weak, so don't be too tired," Fourth Master replied respectfully.

"It's just that I've been in a panic for the past two days, and I wanted to walk away, so I came here somehow. But you, the emperor, your body is important. I don't know how many important things are waiting for you. You Just don't worry about me anymore," Concubine De said softly.

Yinxiang smiled and said, "Long live God is too attached to the queen mother", "I know, but as the emperor, this body is not one's own, it belongs to the whole world. The word "personal love" is really I'm going to put it aside," De Fei said with a serious heart.

"My son knows," Fourth Master replied respectfully.

As soon as the fourth master's words fell, footsteps came from outside the palace gate, "The emperor is auspicious, the queen mother is auspicious", it was the voice of the eighth master, I was startled, my thoughts flashed, and I didn't hear the eighth master What, I only heard the fourth master said lightly, "I know, you can deal with it first", the voice of the eighth master paused, and then said respectfully, "Minister, obey the order", that's just the meaning How much bitterness is there, I am afraid that only Ba Ye can understand it.Unexpectedly, I thought of the words that Concubine Cai De said just now, "They are brothers, and they are also monarchs and ministers", and my heart sank.

After a while, I heard Concubine De say softly, "Let's go too, we have to go to the late emperor...", but there was a touch of worry that couldn't be concealed in her voice. Although I was a little strange, but At this moment of life and death, how can Concubine De be worried or not.It's just that before she finished speaking, she heard the eunuch outside the door yelling in a panic, "Brother Fourteen, you can't..."

I couldn't help being taken aback, Elder Fourteen, he has already returned from the border... Before I could think about it again, I heard Elder Fourteen's hoarse laughter, the voice was somewhat sharp and contained too much emotion, Anger, pain, contempt, unwillingness, depression, he yelled in a hoarse voice, "Fourth brother of the emperor, my brother is here to greet you"...

The outside of the courtyard suddenly became quiet, occasionally only a few heavy breathing sounds could be heard faintly, I subconsciously squeezed the cup in my hand tightly, and I could probably guess in my heart why Brother Fourteen came here, he somehow felt betrayed by Emperor Kangxi It feels like, military power, becoming king, Kangxi gave him too much hope, or "fantasy".

And Emperor Kangxi is no longer here, so the brother in front of him, who has inherited the Datong, can be said to have obtained everything he desires, has become the object of his most resentful hatred.Brother Fourteen has been doted on by his parents since he was a child, and he is smart and smart. It can be said that he has never suffered any major setbacks, but the one who took everything away from him was...

"Fourteenth Brother" Fourth Master's voice suddenly sounded, it was light and gentle, but every word was clear, as if each word was inserted straight into your ear like an ice pick. "I was still talking to Lao Ba just now, you have come back from a long way and worked hard, first go to the late emperor's place to pay homage, don't need to come to see me in a special way, although I am the emperor, but I am also brothers with you, if there are some hypocrisy, just ignore it Why are you still here?" Fourth Master's voice was very gentle, and it could even be said that it contained a lot of brotherly, friendly and respectful emotions, but the word "zhen" and that special sentence still made me shiver uncontrollably.

"Humph", Elder Fourteen laughed dryly, "How can it be, you are the emperor now, how can this rule be wrong, I don't want to be accused of disrespect casually, or... "He didn't finish speaking, "Okay"!Concubine De suddenly stopped him sharply, and the courtyard was suddenly quiet.

Concubine De took a few breaths, then lowered her voice, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it later, emperor, it's getting late, let's go back to Qianqing Palace", "What the queen mother said is true", four The master respectfully responded, "Eighth brother, thirteenth brother, you go with the old fourteen first, and I will walk slowly with the queen mother." Then he agreed, and said warmly to Yinti, "Fourteenth brother, if you have anything to say to the emperor, let's talk about it later, the emperor is tired these days."

The fourteenth elder brother smiled coldly, "Mynah is indeed a virtuous king, and he is considerate of the holy will, but what I am going to say today is not to the emperor, but to the fourth brother." "You..." Eighth Master's voice choked, "Shall you tell Fourth Brother?" Fourth Master suddenly chuckled playfully, "Okay, then I'll listen to it, let's go into the room and talk about it."After I finished speaking, I heard footsteps, the door creaked, and slowly opened a crack, and my heart rushed up with a rush of blood. For a while, I only felt that my blood was so hot that it seemed to melt my chest, so I listened. Concubine De said sharply, "Slow down".

"Empress Dowager" only heard Fourth Master hesitantly ask, the snow-white skirt fluttered gently in the crack of the door with the breeze, there was a moment of silence outside, and suddenly the snow-white figure at the door froze, and the door was pushed again After opening it a bit, Fourth Master's thin face was slowly revealed. He squinted his eyes, as if he couldn't believe what he saw for a moment.

I stared blankly at him, my heart was on fire, an emotion that couldn't be described as grievance or resentment, churning like magma, we just looked at each other quietly, "slap", a sound There was a slight sound of water droplets, and I suddenly felt a burst of heat on my face, only to realize that tears had already flowed down my cheeks into the cup before I knew it.

That tear seemed to fall on the fourth master's heart as well. He seemed to be scalded by something, and his cheeks twitched, but before he could speak, Concubine De said sharply, "I have something to say to the emperor, all of you Go out and wait outside, don't come over, Yinti, you and your starling, brother thirteen are waiting here."A figure flashed at the door, Fourth Master had already entered the room, Concubine De turned around and gently closed the door, but she didn't turn around, she just stood quietly at the door.

There was dead silence in the room, looking at the clenched fists of the fourth master, and the trembling thin lips, I couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Everything that happened today seemed like a dream, Kangxi's will, the ruthlessness of the concubine De, and Niu Hulu's betrayal ... I stood up staggeringly, and all the past flashed through my mind like a speeding train.

The fourth master saw that I was a little unstable, so he subconsciously wanted to come over and help me. Before he took two steps, he stepped on a piece of paper. He glanced down without paying attention, and continued to walk, but suddenly stopped Footsteps, lowered his head and looked carefully, bent over and picked up the piece of paper, only glanced at it, his face turned white in an instant.

There was a quick panting sound, and I turned around to see that Concubine De had turned around at some point, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, but a little panic was still revealed from her wide-open eyes come out.Seeing that I was looking at her, there was some pleading in her eyes, and I was taken aback.

But before I could think about it again, "What is this?" Fourth Master seemed to squeeze out these four words from between his teeth, his hands were also trembling slightly, and he held the will tightly in his hands. hand.As soon as he uttered these words, the rope that had been around my neck until I couldn't breathe was loosened, but Concubine De's face turned pale, as if something had choked her breathing.

Concubine De closed her eyes, swallowed a mouthful of saliva as if it was very difficult, clutched the veil tightly and wiped her face unconsciously, then opened her eyes, her face was already calm.She didn't answer fourth master's question, but walked slowly to the soft bed beside her, and sat down gracefully.Fourth Master took a deep breath, as if he was forcibly restraining something, he didn't look at me again, but slowly turned around to face Concubine De.

I blinked my eyes blurred by tears, but I couldn't see Fourth Master's expression, and vaguely felt that his back was getting stiffer, but Concubine De just looked at him expressionlessly, with her back straight.It seemed like a long time passed, and it seemed that it was just a moment, Concubine De said gently, "Yinzhen, do you still remember what you promised the late emperor?"

Fourth Master's body stiffened for a moment, he lowered his head, and said hoarsely, "Yes, be a good emperor", Concubine De nodded lightly, staring at Fourth Master with good eyes, and after a while, suddenly Said, "You just remember, but do you remember what you promised the first emperor?"
Concubine De's voice was not sharp, but Fourth Master shivered slightly as if he had been stabbed severely by something.I clenched my fist involuntarily, and the nails pressed into my palm sharply, but the pain brought me an almost comfortable feeling, and I realized that my heart was so tight that it seemed to be broken Lost.

"Remember", Fourth Master said in a very low voice, his voice was a little light, but not as calm as before. "Remember..." Concubine De murmured and repeated, she took out something from her sleeve and threw it lightly at Si Ye's feet, "Do you really remember, then what is this?" Concubine De His voice suddenly turned sharp, and fourth master's body shook.

"Ah" I couldn't help but let out a low cry, although subconsciously covering her mouth with her hand, Concubine De still turned her eyes to me, with a hint of coldness in her eyes, I didn't care how she looked at me at all, just She stared blankly at the bright red Ruyi belt lying quietly at the feet of Fourth Master...

Suddenly my eyes blurred, I put my hands on the back of the chair, closed my eyes, and felt dizzy, but De Fei's slightly excited voice still came from my ears, "You are the emperor, you can't If you have such a heart disease, no matter what, I have to dig out the root cause of the disease for you, cough cough." Before she finished speaking, Concubine De coughed and panted.

"Er Niang...", Fourth Master called out tremblingly. There was so much pain in his voice, how much helplessness, and even a hint of prayer. My heart shrank suddenly. I have never heard Fourth Master speak like this. sound.I tried my best to open my eyes, and saw Concubine De staring blankly at Fourth Master who was kneeling on the ground, tears slowly slipped from her eyes, her lips trembled unconsciously, but she couldn't say a word.

Don't... I yelled in my heart, don't ask her, you have done enough... My mouth opened and closed, my throat seemed to be on fire, I tried my best to straighten up and speak, but I couldn't resist the rush Feeling dizzy, my body went limp, and I knelt down on the ground with a plop. I only felt burning pain in my knees and the palms on the ground, but my eyes were still dark.

"Xiaowei", Fourth Master cried out in surprise, and heard his voice getting up messily and walking towards me, "Emperor", Concubine De snarled, "I, I'm fine, I just...", While murmuring, I pressed my forehead with one hand, trying hard to wake myself up.

"Wow", the door was suddenly pushed open, "Xiaowei, it's really you" Yinxiang shouted, before I could respond, he was surrounded by a familiar and warm embrace, I subconsciously grabbed the clothes on his chest, "What's the matter with you, do you have a headache again, ah, are you dizzy badly, I'll call the imperial doctor" Yinxiang's anxious voice sounded a little changed.

I grinned vigorously, and I didn't know whether the expression I made was crying or laughing, "I'm fine, don't worry, I'm just a little dizzy for a while, I don't need a doctor," I murmured to comfort him.My eyes were blurry, I blinked hard, and then I saw that Yinxiang's complexion was a little pale, his thick eyebrows were tightly frowned, his eyes kept scanning me, and he was slightly relieved when he saw me open his eyes, but his arms hugged him. But I tried harder, and I sat up slowly with his strength.

Just as I was about to give him a comforting smile, I felt a figure flashing at the door. I looked over subconsciously, and the thin face of Brother Fourteen immediately came into view. I haven't seen him for three years. He looks more and more mature, but he was originally in high spirits. His eyes were filled with all kinds of dark and indifferent emotions at the moment, which made people feel a little chilly. I felt a palpitation in my heart, and the feeling of dizziness came up again.

He took a deep look at me, and something flashed in his eyes so quickly that it was hard to see clearly, he tilted his head slightly and smiled at Fourth Master, "You can't have both, Your Majesty, it seems chose." "Yinti", Concubine De hurriedly shouted at him, but I only felt Yinxiang's arm tighten.

"Humph", Fourth Master sneered, "This is what you want to tell me today, um", his voice was extremely light, but every word made people feel sad, I couldn't help but smiled bitterly in my heart At this time, he is no longer the silent but affectionate fourth master, but the strong and invincible Emperor Yongzheng.Concubine De had a panicked look on her face, she stood aside a little helplessly, looked at this, then looked at that, but couldn't say a word.

Elder Fourteen seemed not to feel anything, his expression was still sloppy, but his eyes were full of all-out brilliance, it seemed that only by making Si Ye hurt, his pain would get better.He smiled indifferently, "Yeah, the emperor really sees far, this country, brothers, and loyalty can use a woman..." He stopped before he finished speaking, but turned his eyes to look at it with meaning. Glancing at me, Si Ye's face instantly turned pale, and he pointed at him and said, "Okay, you...", Yin Xiang's face also darkened, I felt anxious, my dizziness became more severe, and I panted heavily After a sound, I felt that a hot copper wire broke with a "snap". As soon as my brain became hot, the person leaned back heavily, and the drowsy feeling could no longer be resisted, "Little Wei", Yinxiang yelled wildly, Fourth Master suddenly turned his head to look at me, he raised his arm, as if he wanted to come and grab me, but Fourteen froze on the spot, motionless...

I just felt that my eyes were dark, and in a blur, Yinxiang's mischievous but sure voice sounded in my ears, "I will definitely ask you to go", Yinxiang, I murmured... "It was given by Thirteenth Brother, I can give it too, what he wants, I want too", Fourth Master's hoarse voice seemed like yesterday... I just want you both to be happy, I just want you to be happy, I kept talking until Completely surrounded by darkness.

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