Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 416
Changchun Garden, Shouxuan Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.

The Empress Dowager was sitting on the kang, talking to several concubines about what to do tomorrow, when she heard a report from the eunuch at the door: "Report to the Empress Dowager, Lord Long Live is here!"

With the sound of notification, Kangxi has already raised his legs and entered the Nuan Pavilion.

Although this side is called Nuan Pavilion, bamboo curtains have been put on everywhere, which looks very refreshing and comfortable.

The concubines who were originally sitting on the soft stools on the ground got up, and the queen mother smiled and said: "The emperor is here, and he is talking about going out tomorrow!"

Kangxi said: "My son, I wish the emperor's mother peace!"

"An, Ann!" The Empress Dowager was in good spirits, patted the edge of the kang, and said, "Come forward and sit down and talk, you are busy with state affairs all day, and you are tired enough!"

When all the concubines saw that their mother and son had finished the ceremony, they all lowered their bodies like green onions and wished all the best.Kangxi waved his hand, motioning for everyone to flatten.

Kangxi's biological mother died young, and his relationship with his aunt has always been deep.He went up to the kang to do it, carefully looked at the Empress Dowager's expression, and said: "I am very pleased to see that the emperor's mother looks good. The pastry sent by my minister yesterday is available for the emperor's mother." ?”

The Queen Mother nodded with a smile, and said: "Yes, it's just right to eat, not too sweet, but it's easy to digest, but this snack was not available in our palace earlier."

Kangxi said: "Little Sixteen got the prescription from outside, and it was specially made to honor the emperor's mother. My son asked the imperial dining room to make it. If the emperor's mother loves this recipe, let someone make the prescription I will also send a copy to the tea dining room."

"Little Sixteen!" The Empress Dowager glanced at Concubine Wang who was standing behind Concubine De and Concubine Yi, and said, "I haven't seen this little monkey for several days, seeing him playing tricks, Ai's family really feels deserted. "

Kangxi said: "Xiao Shiliu and Xiao 17 were sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs by the ministers. They are also growing up, and they have to learn to do something."

The queen mother smiled and nodded, and said: "I can't complain that I haven't seen him for several days. Before this, he was thinking about coming to Ai's palace to talk about his fat boy and fat girl. It can be seen that he is a father. of."

When Kangxi heard this, he couldn't help being moved, and sighed: "Poor parents in the world, if you don't raise children, you don't know your parents' kindness. I hope they will know that their kindness is hard to repay when they are grown up."

Seeing Kangxi like this, the queen mother knew that he was probably thinking of the elder brother and the second elder brother.In the past few years, because of the competition for the reserve position, those elder brothers have really made him, the amah, bothering and grieving.

The Empress Dowager pointed to Concubine Yi who was standing there, and said to Kangxi: "It is said that all parents in this world are upright. Look at Yan Yan, she has grandchildren, and all she thinks about all day is snacks and food. I just talked about it." The delicious food at Rehe in half a day."

Concubine Yi's boudoir is named "Yan Lai". Because she was only thirteen when she entered the palace, the Queen Mother took good care of her.She gave birth to three princes, among the fifth elder brother, the ninth elder brother and the eleventh elder brother, the eleventh elder brother died young, and the fifth elder brother was raised in the empress dowager's palace.

Since then, among the concubines in the harem, only Concubine Yi has visited the Empress Dowager's palace the most times.Coupled with her lively temper and sharp speech, the Queen Mother has always been close to her.Therefore, although Concubine Yi is now fifty, the Queen Mother still calls her that.

Concubine Yi saw that the queen mother called her by name, and she knew that she was deliberately changing the conversation, so that Kangxi would not think of the pain of her sons, so she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Lafayette said so, it really makes my concubine feel ashamed. Don't say it's a minister. The concubine has a grandson, even if she has a great-grandson or a great-grandson, she is still a little girl in front of Lafayette, and she can only act like a baby."

Even if you are the empress dowager, you are just an ordinary old man.She is 74 years old, and her body is quite strong, but she is somewhat taboo about life and death.Now hearing Concubine Yi say "great grandson, great grandson", the Queen Mother's face is also full of smiles.

The emperor's grandchildren are growing up, and when the draft is held next year, another batch of granddaughters-in-law will be selected.The Empress Dowager recalled the Jueluo family who had brought her granddaughter here to pay her respects because of her marriage, so she said to Kangxi: "The Ai family saw that the little girl of Dong E's family is pretty, she is obedient and neat. Although her old lady didn't say anything, But Aijia looks at it because of her granddaughter's lifelong worries. After all, she lost her parents, and only the grandmother has to worry about it."

In fact, in the queen mother's heart, she didn't like Dong'e's family, but Jue Luo was related to her, and she had Fang Zheng who only liked that wife, so she treated her granddaughter differently.

It's just that he lost his parents since he was a child, so the child's fate is somewhat hard, so the queen mother didn't intend to marry her grandchildren, and said casually: "When Jue Luo comes next time, the Ai family will agree, and give it to her in the clan. The granddaughter refers to the marriage."

Kangxi thought of Jue Luo Shi who was detained by the Ministry of Punishment, thinking in his heart, it seems that he has to explain something when he goes out, and no one should mention the change of Dong E's family in front of the Queen Mother, so as to save the Queen Mother from being annoyed.

Because there were still a lot of papers to be approved, Kangxi went back to Qingxi Bookstore after talking with the Queen Mother for a while.

The two Ministers of the Ministry of Punishment had already handed over signs to see them. Kangxi turned over the signs and asked someone to pass them in.

After a while, Lai Du and Zhang Tingshu came in with the servants, knelt down and handed over the paperwork.

Kangxi sat behind the case and signaled Wei Zhu to take the script.

In the booklet, it is written in detail from Gali's mother Kouyan to Gali's first clothes, and finally wrote the judgment given by the Ministry of Punishment: As a minister, Gali was arbitrary and greedy, and murdered his own mother. Ying Lingchi was put to death: his wife was hanged; younger brother Serqi, Zi Gandu, and Lizhan; Serqi's son Gantai was sent to Heilongjiang as a drudgery, and his family property was merged into the official.

Kangxi's face was uncertain, he just asked the Ministry of Criminal Justice to examine the case of Gali's murder of his aunt Jueluo, and he didn't bring up the old story again, just talk about corruption.

Holding the paperwork, he raised his eyebrows and said, "The final regulations were drawn up by the two of you, or do you mean to be in charge of elder brother?"

Lai Du originally felt that the sentence was a bit heavy, and if Ling Chi was executed, where would the Dong E family's face be put?Hearing Kangxi's interrogation, he quickly picked himself up and said, "Returning to Lord Long Live, this is Zhang Tingshu's initial draft, Babeile's polishing, and finalized judgment, slave..." He originally wanted to say that he was only listening, But that seemed dereliction of duty, so he changed his mouth and said, "I feel extremely sad and indignant when I hear about such a rebellious thing."

Zhang Tingshu couldn't help frowning when he saw that Lai said so.He is a Hanchen, Gali is Manqing, and the former governor of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. If the outside world misunderstands that this "death by Ling Chi" is his decision, I don't know what will be said behind his back.

It's just that Kangxi didn't ask him, and he didn't dare to intervene, so he picked himself out, so he just lowered his head and thought in his heart, what method should he think of to bring the eighth prince's decision to the front of the stage.

Although Zhang Tingshu didn't say a word, Kangxi didn't quite believe that he was the one who was charged with "execution by Ling Chi".

He sneered in his heart, is this the so-called "strong man cuts off his wrist"?It's just trying to cover up!
Usually, he showed a gentle appearance to others, but now, why is he so hot-handed?Is it because he is afraid that Kali will jump over the wall in a hurry and bite out the old things in the south of the Yangtze River?
Because Kangxi had a prejudice in his heart, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the eighth prince could be punished.On the contrary, he didn't have much anger towards Gali and others.

He thought for a while, and said: "Ga Lizhu committed suicide, and his wife ordered her to die. Both Serqi and Gandu were changed to be executed in the autumn, and Yu Yiyi."

Since Kangxi's holy mouth personally judged, the two ministers can only obey orders.

When they came out of Qingxi Bookstore, the two old Shangshu heaved a sigh of relief, it seems that they don't have to bear the "black pot"...

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Xicheng, Cao Mansion.

Yesterday, although it was said that the Dong'e patriarch Guogong Zengshou's mansion sent two women to pick him up, Jinghui did not go with them and stayed at Cao's mansion.

One is because Chuyu's body is a little uncomfortable and she is quite picky about her diet, Jinghui wants to do her best; the other is that Cao Yong's envoys take care of the Luo family in the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I can't believe it.

As early as the year before last, after Gali was dismissed from office, everyone in the clan had a lot of complaints about the Jueluo family.Even though Jue Luo eats vegetarian food and recites Buddhism, and rarely walks with relatives and clansmen, some dirty words still reach the old lady's ears.

Jue Luo was ashamed and angry, and also fell ill, so Jinghui also disliked those relatives.

When I got up this morning, after Cao Yong went to the Yamen, Jinghui came to Wutong Garden to say hello.Seeing that Chuyu hadn't got up yet, he said a few words to Xiyun.

Knowing that Chuyu had no appetite for the past two days and was struggling to eat, Jinghui asked Xiyan to lead her to the kitchen.

When Chuyu got up and finished washing, Jinghui had packed up some side dishes and brought them up.

Although grateful for her kindness, Chu Yu couldn't help but frowned when she remembered that her hand was still injured, and pulled her to sit by the kang. Looking at the broken skin on her palm, she felt distressed, and said, "Why bother?" How can I get wet here? If there is a scar on the palm of my hand, wouldn’t it be my fault!" Saying this, he called Xiyun to marry Yaojiu and Yunnan Baiyao to give Jinghui some medicine.

Jinghui waved her hand and said, "Cousin, my sister is fine. You don't need to use medicine, so as not to spoil the taste of the food. Cousin should use something first! After all, you are twins, so you can't eat less food!"

After a while, the food was laid out on the kang table. Chu Yu saw that they were all the dishes she liked when she was pregnant with Tianyou, and she couldn't help but whet her appetite.

"Since that's the case, then I will accept my sister's favor!" Chu Yu smiled and picked up the chopsticks, seeing that there was only one pair, said to Xiyun, "Bring the pair of ivory chopsticks that are always spare!"

Xiyun took it in response, and Chuyu handed it to Jinghui herself, saying, "Eating alone is boring, my sister will eat two with me! Seeing that you have lost weight in the past two days, the days to come are still long. No matter what, you have to be strong, so as not to let the old lady miss you."

When Jinghui heard Chuyu mention her grandmother, her eyes turned red, she took the chopsticks, and nodded.

Xiyun approached and served food for the two of them.Chu Yu took a bite of the dish and put it in his mouth. It was refreshing, but it didn't have the daily oily smell, and it was very appetizing.

Seeing that Chuyu was eating deliciously, Jinghui put on a smile on her face.

She always kept the Cao family's great kindness in mind, but she really didn't know how to repay it.After all, she is just an orphan without father and mother, and has no father or brother to stand up for her.

Jinghui is very happy to be able to do her part when Chuyu needs it.Thinking of her grandmother in the yamen, her smile became a bit bitter.

Although he won't be hungry, but when encountering such a thing, how can the old man have the mood to eat?After all, he is in his eighties, in case something goes wrong...

Thinking of this, Jinghui couldn't help shivering, with unspeakable misery in her heart.In this world, the only person she can rely on is her grandmother. If she is the only one left, it would be a real collapse of the world, which I dare not imagine.

Seeing that Jinghui lowered her head and didn't move her chopsticks, Chuyu said, "Eat it too. My sister's cooking skills are really good. I need to record these recipes for my sister-in-law. When I recover, I will cook them for your cousin. He must like it too."

When Jinghui saw her cousin mentioned her cousin, she acted like a child, she really admired others.She smiled and ate half a small bowl of rice with her.

While Chu Yu was eating, she turned her head to look at the clock on the ground, it was almost noon.Why is Cao Song so quiet? He didn't show up all morning and came back briskly yesterday. Are you in no hurry now?

I also thought about Cao Song's arm. Although I asked the imperial doctor to look at it yesterday, it didn't bother me, but it was scary enough to see the bloody look.Therefore, she said to Xi Yun: "Look through the cabinet in the east room carefully, and remember that there is intermittent ointment in the house, find it and send it to the second master. It will save him from hurting his arm. If he delays the application, it will be a big deal !"

Xiyun asked: "Gege, is it in a box on the top of the kang cabinet? The servants vaguely remembered that it was put there. It was in the drawer under the cabinet earlier. I was afraid that Miss Wu and Miss Si would be mischievous, so I found it." It's up there, servant girl, let's go take a look."

Jinghui was shocked when she heard the word "Second Master", who else could be the second master of the Cao family, he was injured...

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