Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 91 Respecting the Emperor Confucius and Paying a Great Gift
Until the seventh day of June, when I heard that Kangxi was driving into the city, Axiu's heart was pounding with nervousness. She was thinking about how to persuade him to take her to the expedition after seeing Kangxi, which way to go along the way, and how to ride a horse. Or should I take the car, for a while I thought about capturing Gerdan, and for a while I thought about meeting my father, brother and uncle again, and what if I didn't take myself there?Tossing Axiu until her blood was racing for a while, and it seemed like she fell into the ice cellar for a while.But when Kangxi came back, he didn't see each other for several days. When Axiu asked someone to find Grandma Jingqi to ask, she found out that Kangxi had been meeting with the ministers these few days, and because of the sacrifice to Confucius, the inscription "Teacher of All Ages" was proclaimed to the world. school palace.As for military matters, there was no news at all.

"What about Mrs. Han Liu?" Axiu asked, "Could it be that she is too busy to come to see me?" Nurse Jingqi was very clever, and hurriedly laughed: "Your master is looking forward to your coming? You I forgot, you have been pregnant for several months, how could the master flip your brand? I heard that Nanny Han has made great contributions with the master's southern patrol this time, and if she stays at home, she might even be ordered to order it. It will take a few days to come back. Don't worry, the master loves you so much, he won't stop coming." Axiu's thoughts made the old woman speak out without restraint, her face turned red, and she spat, Just about to speak, the parrot in the golden cage under the corridor suddenly called out:

"The master is here, the master is here! Your master will pick you up!"

When Axiu looked up, she saw that Kangxi was wearing a beige Gesha gown and an azurite Gesha gown, without a hat, coming in waving a big folding fan.Axiu's heart was sour, tears flowed out earlier, but the royal rules can't be wrong, she hurriedly wiped her tears and knelt down, and said in a low voice: "Slave Axiu pays my respects to master!"

"Get up!" Kangxi was so hot that he was sweating, and he took Axiu into his arms, "Your body... I will avoid this gift in the future, the room is too hot, fan is not suitable, you should get more It's cold, put it in a flower pot and put it in the corner of the room, it's not good to soak it in the cold!" While talking, he laughed, and when he turned around, he saw Jing Qi still kneeling on the side, and said: "Didn't you hear what I said? Let's do it !” The nanny dropped her hands and stepped back.

Only then did Kangxi sit down and look at Axiu carefully, because she saw her phoenix bun with clouds, pearly hairpin shadows, fragrant cheeks slightly red, lowered head just rubbing the skirt of her clothes, she couldn't help saying: "You are more and more beautiful now, you are dressed like this. This delicate fragrance is really ecstasy!——Have you missed me yet?" As he spoke, he moved close to him, stroked Axiu's slightly swollen belly, looked at the hot sun outside, and kissed Axiu on the cheek, affectionately Said: "You are going to have another prince, No. 13! I have already thought of a name for him, called Yinxiang, the auspicious Xiang, do you like it, huh?"

Axiu snuggled into Kangxi's warm embrace, she nodded her head after a long time, she didn't know whether it was sweet or sour, she already shed tears.Kangxi hurriedly comforted: "Don't be like this. I know you are not used to living in the palace, and you will be fine after a long time. Now you are in the Rehe practice palace. I will take you there every summer. It will be cool. It’s so close to Mongolia, you can ride a horse, hunt, whatever you want!” Who knows that it’s okay if you don’t comfort her, Axiu felt more and more uncomfortable hearing these words, and she burst into sobs and cried.

"What's wrong with you?" Kangxi slowly raised Axiu's teary face, "Is your body not working?"

"No..." Axiu broke away lightly and said, "Will you take me with you after the Western Expedition?"

It turned out for this!Kangxi let go of Axiu, took a long breath, and sighed: "If I go, why don't I take you? It's just that I can't go now!" Seeing Axiu's surprised eyes, Kangxi said slowly, "This matter You don't need to be sad, I have my own ideas in my heart. You also know that Galdan is very strong and cannot act hastily. Lafayette saw Lagu Su Ma yesterday, and the dinner didn't work well. The imperial doctor said that he couldn't stop eating Hua, I have to go and have a look. Aunt Su Ma's illness is serious this time, and you two should go to visit after a good relationship. Sigh, the past few days back to Beijing have been really rough, there are seven things going on inside and outside the palace , I am also troubled..." After finishing speaking, he gave a lot of instructions before getting up and leaving.

Axiu heard about Lagu Su Ma's illness yesterday. Because she was pregnant, the Empress Dowager ordered someone to send a message, saying that the illness was irrelevant, and that the patient's room was not clean after taking pictures of her. Neither Axiu nor Dingfei Wanliu Hashi had to go there.Listening to Kangxi's tone now, he is seriously ill.Axiu sent Kangxi away, and immediately ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair to visit Lagu Su Ma.Just after passing the Chuxiu Palace's Hanging Flower Gate, seeing Gao Shiqi approaching, he sat in the sedan chair and asked, "Did you go to see a doctor for Master? How sick are you?"

"It's your lord!" Gao Shiqi greeted him, frowned and muttered, "I came here to show Lafayette the pulse, but I didn't expect Master Su to be so ill. It seems..." He stopped at this point, he wanted to say that someone had leaked the news of Wu Ciyou's death; thinking about it, there was no proof, so he swallowed, and just said: "I said before that the master is a disease of exhaustion, It seems that the time has come! This is not something human can do, and it has to be like this." Axiu nodded, and asked again: "Have you seen Lafayette?" "Not yet," Gao Shiqi replied, "I offer The decree went to the fasting palace, and the people there said that Lafayette returned to the palace of compassion, so they rushed back again."

Axiu looked around to see if there was no one around, and said with a murmur, "This time I am traveling with the driver on the southern tour, the waterway is still the dry road. The river workers heard that the repairs are good?" Talking more about this topic, Yin smiled and said: "Hegong is very good, and it is Jin Fu who employs people properly. If you save your capital, many people will be promoted! ——Is your master going to see Master Su? Benefactor And Yizhuer, Liangzhuer, are there!" Seeing that Axiu had nothing to say, she bowed her hands and left.

When Axiu entered the small Buddha Hall of Zhongcui Palace, just as Concubine Hui Nalan, Concubine Yi Guo Luoluo, and Concubine Wei Wei resigned from the hall, the four of them all nestled in the bottom of a flowerpot to salute.The concubine Wei was born as a criminal slave, her status was lowly, she seldom spoke when she saw people, she bowed to Axiu and then silently stepped aside, while Guo Luoluo was the master of the Zhenghuang Banner, with a noble status, and she had three sons in a row within six years of entering the palace , didn't pay much attention to people, just laughed dryly, raised his face and swayed like a willow.Concubine Hui was as exquisite and translucent as her elder brother Mingzhu, and she came over with a smile, her elder sister and younger sister held hands and talked softly for a while before going with Concubine Liang.Axiu knew that Concubine Yi had a close relationship with Nalan's, even though she was hot and cold, she always looked down on her for having no natal family.But these two people, one is the charming daughter of the Iron Hat King of Manchuria, and the other is the cousin of the prominent auxiliary minister, knowing that they cannot be provoked, although their hearts are cold, they dare not show it on their faces, and they are stunned under the sun It took a long time before I picked up the curtain and entered the Buddhist hall.

La Aunt Su Ma was half lying on the couch, her fluffy gray hair was only loosely pulled up, hanging straight down from the big black pillow, she was still shivering as if she was not feeling cold under the quilt on a hot day .But he seemed to be in good spirits, although his pale face was bloodless, there was still a smile on his face, when he saw Axiu coming in, his bright eyes flashed, and he said weakly, "Sit down, come closer to me so we can talk. "Axiu heard the voice, as if it came from far away, couldn't help shivering, sat next to Aunt Su Ma, and said in a warm voice: "How is the master? At least I should be considerate of myself... "As I spoke, I felt my eye sockets become damp.

"Good sister," Aunt Su Ma stretched out her hand, stroking Axiu's back, and said while looking at the algae well on the top of the Buddhist hall, "The deadline is here, I'm afraid it won't last for a few days, thank you for thinking about it and coming to see me... ..."

Axiu wiped her tears and tucked the quilt for her, and said: "Don't say that, this is just a temporary disaster, Gao Shiqi said it has nothing to do with it. After the disaster is over, you still go to my place to teach Buddhist scriptures, I love to listen!" Su Ma Aunt La sighed, and said, "I have committed too many sins in my life, and I have brought it on myself. After more than ten years of self-examination, I realized that I should not have come to this world, let alone be a Manchu to enter the palace. Now I am dead Back to the basics, this can only be said to you and Si Gege!"

"Well, I'm listening..." Axiu choked up and said, "You have to relax, isn't this disease just a cough? It really doesn't matter."

Aunt Su Ma shook her head.Slowly said: "I have to tell you a word. When you first entered the palace, I persuaded the master to let you out. Now that you have it... I can only talk about it. But you have to pay attention to it. Concubine, there are very few kind-hearted concubines. Some have good intentions and work hard in their hearts; If you give birth to a child, then you start to make troubles about the housework. If you are weak like you, you can only treat it as stuffing for others to eat... People who are about to die speak well, so you should always remember to hide in peace. One side is the best policy..." As he spoke, he coughed suddenly, spit a mouthful of bloody phlegm into the gargle, and Axiu hurriedly cleaned it up for her, sobbing, "Master...don't talk about it." , I already understand. Although you don’t say anything on weekdays, I know that you treat me well in your heart. I am also a hard-working person, and I know your heart!” I won't come again." Lagu Su Ma said, she closed her eyes for a long time, then suddenly opened her eyes and said, "One time I went to Yikun Palace and listened to you play the konghou. Somewhere in Manchuria, not far from the grassland anyway, you play really well... It's a pity that I don't have a harp here..."

Hearing what she said, Axiu's heart was about to break. Seeing the guqin on the cabinet, she got up to take it off, brushed the dust, and saw that the king's string was broken in the middle and curled up. Her heart moved, thinking that she had torn the string The konghou.While pressing the strings, she said with a tearful smile: "Since the master likes to listen to it, I will play a piece for you." She tuned Gongshang, and with a light touch, her right hand was raised high, and the clear sound of the piano pierced through the air. However, it is not "Pingsha Luoyan" or "Deep Night", but "Naihe Bridge" played in Congzhong several years ago.I don't dare to recite words and sentences in my mouth, I just understand it.

(End of this chapter)