novelraw Chapter 55 Responsibility and Love
Chapter 55 Responsibility and Love
The 11th year of Qianlong was an eventful year.
Under the knees of Empress Fucha, there are two elder brothers alive, the sixth elder brother is the eldest, who is young, and the ninth elder brother is the second, who is still in his infancy.
Elder brother Yongcong of Changchun Palace is the only one in the palace. He is born in the middle palace and his mother's family name is Fucha. To have such a name is simply to entrust Jiangshan with love.
In comparison, the younger brother who was born to the same mother seemed a bit pitiful.
Brother Jiu is a child with ill-fated fate. When he was still in the mother's womb, he didn't get much nutrition because of the empress's weakness at that time, and he suffered a lot when he was born. He was born one size smaller than other children. When he was born, his skin was wrinkled, like a red-skinned monkey. He was not very pleasing to look at, and even cried like a kitten. After crying for a long time, it always made people feel flustered, and the intermittent sobbing sound always One fears he's out of breath.
The emperor was worried that the child's fortune would be poor, and he couldn't bear the honorable name of the royal nobles, so he didn't dare to name him, but just called "Xiao Jiu", thinking that he would give him a formal name after raising him for a few years.
Brother Jiu has been born for eight or nine months, but his body has not been raised well. The queen has devoted herself to taking care of her youngest son regardless of her postpartum body damage, but she still can't stop Brother Jiu from changing her body in Changchun after she was born. The palace looked for the imperial doctor twice every day.
This year, the queen's health became even worse.
Successive blows, several years of intensive pregnancies, premature births, overwork and depression weighed on Empress Fucha's shoulders, gradually making her breathless, but she left all the palace affairs to Xian. The imperial concubine and the pure imperial concubine focused all their attention on elder brother Jiu, trying not to think about things that would easily break her heart, as if by keeping these things out of Changchun Palace, she could find a moment of peace in the children.
These years, she was really afraid.
The palace became more and more terrifying, and the people in the palace became strange to Rongyin at some point, she tried her best to pretend that everything was peaceful, for many years, she had been whitewashing the peace for many years.
But now, she was afraid.
Her body and bones are not as good as before. She has spent too much time and health in these years. After having a child again, she finds that she no longer has the energy and strong body as when she was young. She is afraid, and she can't pretend to be nothing. From what she knew, this palace is so terrifying, it is a place where people cannibalize, and her two children are still so young, Yong Cong is not even three years old, she dare not risk them again.
Rong Yin has not changed, but many old people have changed beyond recognition.
The queen sat by the window of the Changchun Palace one afternoon and looked up at the fallen leaves. The late autumn in the Forbidden City was bleak and chilling, like many people's hearts and years that never came back after being cold.
She sighed suddenly.
Yingluo put a thick cloak on her behind her, and she stood behind the queen, looking at her gradually thinning waist, with tiny worries and melancholy in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, it's getting cold, catch a cold carefully."
The queen gathered the cloak, turned around and walked in, and ordered: "Then close the window."
Yingluo knows how much the Empress cherishes her body now, and the Empress Empress is always afraid that her body will not be up to date and hurt the two elder brothers, so she becomes more careful than anyone else.
She didn't know if it was right to say hello or not.
The Queen went to see Brother Jiu, and stopped before entering the Nuan Pavilion and asked, "Are you going?"
Yingluo shook her head, the queen was not annoyed, she nodded, and left her to do whatever she wanted outside, and went in with Mingyu next to her to tease Brother Nine.
Yingluo stood where she was, and heard the voice from inside. Brother Jiu should have woken up. The baby's immature and weak laughter sounded. She turned her head and went to the kitchen to make the only bowl she knew how to make and the best one. Purple taro paste, specially took a small rattle-shaped bowl that she entrusted the House of Internal Affairs to order, carried it back on a tray, handed it to the maid guarding the door, and gave detailed instructions.
The queen saw the bowl of mashed taro in the inner room, and sighed with a smile. Mingyu stepped forward to take it, amused at the same time: "What is she doing, and she doesn't want to come to see Brother Jiu, but it's for the sake of my little brother." Elder brother learns dim sum, but also tosses bowls, and he is unwilling to come in every time, it's only because you have a good temper, my aunt, or Yingluo's stinky temper, she would have been kicked away long ago in another palace."
The queen held Xiao Jiu in her arms, reached out to take the spoon, ordered a little mashed taro and brought it to Brother Jiu's mouth, let him take a sip, put down the spoon for him to digest slowly, and said: "Her! , I just can't get over the hurdle in my heart, in fact I like Xiao Jiu more than anyone else in my heart, she was just frightened by the day Bengong gave birth."
Mingyu nodded: "That's right, I have never seen Yingluo so panic-stricken. Speaking of which, your empress scared me a lot that day. Your body is cold everywhere, and this servant wants to cry. "
The queen shook her head, said nothing, the corners of her mouth were pursed, her smile was a bit bitter, and she immediately covered it up.
After coaxing the younger son, seeing that he was tired from playing and fell asleep, the queen came out lightly. She had already taken a nap at noon, and she didn't feel much sleepy now. After coaxing the child, she sat back by the window and was stunned for a moment. Empty up.
"Where's Yong Cong?" she asked.
"Sixth elder brother was called away by Shoukang Palace early in the morning, and stayed in Shoukang Palace for a long time. Just now Li Yu sent someone to say that the emperor took sixth elder brother to Qinzheng Palace to stay there, and the emperor dealt with it. For political affairs, Brother Six will play with you, so that the empress doesn't have to worry about it."
Yingluo said.
The queen was a little startled: "He's still so young."
Yingluo said: "So the sixth elder brother is just by the emperor's side."
The queen cast her eyes on her, thinking that although Yingluo cared about Xiao Jiu very much, she really cared for Yong Cong, and she always took a reasonable attitude towards the emperor's preference for Yong Cong.
She sighed in her heart and turned her eyes back. If it was in the past, she would definitely not agree, and would even try to persuade the emperor, such as treating the heirs of the sixth palace equally, not pampering Yong Cong too much, such as taking Yong Cong to work diligently There are a lot of disrespects in the palace, and even disturb the emperor's work, such as Yongcong is young, this move will bring controversy, etc. But now, she just thinks about it in her head, thinks about it in her heart, but suppresses these words , can no longer be said.
She is not in good health, maybe someday something will go wrong, the two young elder brothers... the emperor values Yong Cong, so let's watch more, at least she has something as the emperor's mother, her child It will not be greatly implicated.
The queen sighed again, and in the dark room, that sad expression appeared on her face again.
Yingluo couldn't see or hear her like this. When she saw this, she rolled her eyes and suddenly remembered something. She leaned over slightly and said jokingly: "By the way, empress, there is good news from the previous court today."
"Oh? What is it?" The queen looked at it with a faint smile.
Yingluo said joyfully: "At the beginning of this month, the Emperor ordered Mr. Fu Heng to come back from Shanxi. There was news earlier today that Mr. Fu Heng had left Shanxi a few days ago. It is estimated that he will go to Beijing in five or six days. "
The queen was overjoyed, and subconsciously smiled: "Really? Great, what about Chun then? But with him?"
Yingluo: "That's natural. Although the young lady is pregnant, she is already eight months old. The fetus has been stable and her body is strong, so she can still eat and live. In addition, the distance from Shanxi to Beijing is not long. My lord It’s almost twice as slow, but it’s okay. If you wait for the young lady to give birth to the young master in Shanxi before setting off, there will be no adults around at that time, and it will be more dangerous if there is an accident on the road.”
After listening to her analysis, the queen also felt that it made sense, and she was overjoyed: "So, this child will be born in the capital? That's a good relationship. After the New Year's Eve is over this year and the weather is warmer, I will let Er Niang bring him into the palace. Let Yong Cong and Xiao Jiu meet their younger brother, and they will grow up together in the future and take care of each other."
Seeing that her brows suddenly brightened, Yingluo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her smile widened a bit, and she nodded emphatically.
A few days later, as Yingluo said, Fu Heng returned to Beijing after one year in Shanxi.
During the report, the emperor praised him greatly in the palace. Fu Heng served as the governor of Shanxi for a year. Be the first to spread the good name.With the rapid development of Shanxi officials' disease and the trend of corruption and corruption, the people who waited and watched in the court were finally willing to condescend and give a good evaluation. Fu Heng's reputation also spread back to Beijing from Shanxi. The scholars in the middle school didn't care much, but his method of promoting Manchu and Han officials equally and rectifying corruption made the literati quite fond of him, and there were occasional praises.
He did a good job. Qianlong originally wanted to promote him so that he could be promoted quickly, but now because of his confidence, when he ordered him to enter the aircraft department, there was very little opposition. Even Er Rongan, who was the most involved this time, They didn't say anything, and the others were concerned about Li Rongbao who had retired, and they had no intention of jumping out to be eye-catching.
There is no way, Fu Heng is going to enter the military aircraft department. There have been rumors about it more than a year ago. The emperor gave them such a long step to buffer and accept, so they can only recognize it with their noses. It's a measure, at least let them go down this step not so unwillingly.
However, although everyone has rumored that Fucha Chunhe is going to enter the military machine office, when he really enters, it still arouses a lot of discussion. Not only the ministers of Manchu and Han whispered privately, but even the scholars and literati in the capital also expressed their concern. This dispute lasted for a long time.
When Hailancha walked through the restaurants and teahouses on this street, he heard the debate about Fu Heng. He pursed his lips and smiled, walked up the stairs quickly, and whispered a few words in the ear of the shopkeeper who came up to him. After speaking, he was led all the way to the door of a private room.
He pushed the door open and went in, turned around and closed the door, took off the feathers on his head, shook the tassels, carefully placed them on the shelf at the door, and then walked in, saying: "You should really listen to what these literati outside have to say your."
"How do you say it?" Fu Heng sat cross-legged behind the kang table. There were two jars of wine on the table. He had already opened the seal of one jar. The mellow aroma of wine lingered in the room. He asked a question, and then thought about it. , and said: "Forget it, I guess it's those words. I'm tired of hearing them these days, so you better stop talking."
Hai Lancha laughed, got on the kang bed, crossed her legs, opened another jar of wine three times, and Fu Heng handed him the glass, but he waved his hand and refused.
"Hey, don't don't, don't these just happen to be two jars, one jar for each person, what do you need a wine glass for, let's drink it directly."
Fu Heng said: "It's okay for me. You and I have been free recently, but you, don't you have any tasks today? How dare you drink so much?"
"Oh, that's true. If you don't tell me, I almost forgot." Hailan checked his forehead, and reached out to take the wine glass and put it in front of him.
After Fu Heng stopped working as a bodyguard, Hai Lancha took over his position. When Fu Heng was his boss, he used to be lazy from time to time and violated a precept. He often asked Fu Heng to discipline him. Now he has to bear the responsibility The burden, but he was trembling, and he didn't dare to mess around anymore.
Fu Heng first cared a few words about the queen.
Hai Lancha said: "Empress... how should I put it, everyone in the palace is saying that she is not in good health, but you don't have to worry too much. In the past... she was not very strong, but now there are two Brother, it can be seen that the mother is already working hard to take care of her, and she will not be worse than before. Brother Jiu's body...is not very strong, and often gets sick, but it is getting better gradually. In a few more months, It shouldn't be much different from ordinary children."
He also said: "As for the sixth elder brother, there is no need to worry. He is in very good health and has never been sick... The emperor also likes it, and so does the queen mother. No one in the palace doesn't like it. He is also smart, and now he talks and walks. It's all very neat, and the noble masters in the palace will all say they look like the emperor when he was a child, so don't worry, the sixth elder brother's blessings lie ahead."
Fu Heng listened carefully, and frowned when he heard the front. Hailancha obviously spoke fluently when he talked about the sixth elder brother. Obviously, for Hailancha, reporting to the queen and the ninth elder brother is not very good. A good situation is not as good as the sixth brother's good situation that makes him feel at ease, but it also shows that the Queen's health is indeed not very good.
Fu Heng worried for a while, but there was nothing he could do. He could only ask Hai Lancha to take care of him, and there was no other way.
With both sons and daughters and a queen, there is no one in the world who looks more perfect than Rong Yin, but she is actually not as happy as she looks, and it cannot be said that she is sentimental or hypocritical, because Fu Heng feels aggrieved for Rong Yin sometimes , Fu Hengbi's sister will accept fate, but even so he can understand, after all, everyone's ideas and principles are different, the queen's life is not easy, but she has always lived with Fucha Rongyin's heart, lived Keeping the original intention for as long as possible, few people in this world can do it, let alone the palace.
Who knew that her body would collapse after having a child as she wished?No one thought of it, it can only be said that it was God's will. Of course, some people who are not God's will count, and these Fuchas will not forget, but even if they return them a thousand times and a hundred times, they still can't get back those things that are no longer there.
Talking about the topic in the palace can't help but make people feel heavy. Hai Lan checked that Fu Heng had calmed down, and then asked him how he was doing, how was his family?
Speaking of this, Fu Heng wiped his face, looking a little worried, but he didn't hide it: "Er Niang is fine, she is old, and she has eye problems. After I returned to Beijing, I found that it was more serious, but Her illness was getting worse every year, but I was somewhat prepared, not to mention she was very happy recently, and she also said that she was quite satisfied to see the appearance of my first child with her own eyes. It is Ama... Maybe it is Something is not very good, I always feel that he seems to be starting to think what is going on with him, he always talks to me recently, gives me a lot of things, and asks me to do it boldly," Fu Heng sighed and paused , then continued: "When he was young...he was naughty for a while, he smoked opium with others, and he was ridiculous about women...so this time he feels that he knows his destiny, and I believe it. "
Hai Lancha was startled when he heard that, he sat up straighter, and lost his voice: "This...why is it like this...?"
That's right, the Fucha family was so prosperous and prosperous this year, no one could have imagined that many branches and leaves of this rich flower would start to wither.
On the other hand, Fu Heng, seeing his uneasy look, took the initiative to comfort him: "I know it well, although I am a little sad, but this time I don't feel so frightened, it may be because they have made arrangements for themselves in advance, On the contrary, I feel that sadness is restrained. Maybe this is birth, old age, sickness and death. When I was young, I felt that the world was falling apart when my grandfather passed away, and now I gradually begin to accept it. Maybe this is one of the vicissitudes of life."
"You... have changed a bit," Hai Lancha said.
Fu Heng smiled: "Anyway, I'm going to be Ama soon, and I can't be like before, and I can't think of myself as a young and fearless boy with fresh clothes and angry horses. I can probably understand my Ama's thoughts. I will never hope that when I leave in the future, I will leave my children with too much grief. Ama has gone through three dynasties in his life and witnessed the Qing Dynasty under the rule of three Mingjun. Now that the prosperous age is approaching, he said that he died at this time It's not necessarily bad, he is an old man, and he should end this old era with the two talented old masters. The new prosperous age belongs to the young children, and belongs to the wise master we have chosen. He is very happy that the Qing Dynasty has appeared In this day and age, we live and see it coming."
"Prosperous age... prosperous age!" Hai Lancha murmured: "More and more people have a premonition that the treasury is full and the weather is good, but what the prosperous age wants to come from all directions, where can I find it? There are still countless tribes around my Qing Dynasty. The only way to usher in a prosperous world is to clear the frontier! Clear the frontier, clear the frontier!"
He and Fu Heng looked at each other and smiled, with all kinds of meanings in it.
Hai Lancha had an errand and couldn't stay for a long time, so Fu Heng also got up and planned to go home.
Seeing this, Hai Lancha laughed: "He has a family after all, but it's different. Looking at it like this, it's like an arrow to return home?"
Seeing him joking, Fu Heng didn't feel ashamed, instead he persuaded him, "Speaking of which, when are you going to take it easy?"
Hai Lancha's face immediately changed when he heard the words, and he looked like a tiger in fear: "Don't, I want to be a person who lives in the world in style, so I don't want to be restrained by others and trapped by love."
However, Mingyu's spoiled and savage face appeared in his mind, which made him get goosebumps and quickly trembled.
Fu Heng was not annoyed when he heard this, and seemed to think that he was jealous of his beautiful wife and son, so he graciously ignored it.
When the two separated at the door, Hai Lancha hesitated and called Fu Heng to stop.
"Hey, Master Fu Heng, what does getting married mean?" He asked.
Fu Heng turned his head, his eyebrows were picturesque, he didn't know what he thought of, his amber eyes instantly softened, reflecting the color of the sky.
"Duty and love," he said.
One day, when he came home, Shichun was sorting out the books for him in his study room. This study room hadn’t been used for a long time, so sorting it out was undoubtedly a huge project. She patiently sorted out the books one by one, and her eyes were gentle under the lamp. It's like a dream.
Fu Heng thought of what he said to Hai Lancha today, and his heart softened unintentionally.
Duty and love, yeah, duty and love.
Duty to the offspring they conceived together, and love to her.
Shi Chun felt his gaze, raised his eyes to find him, showed him a gentle smile, and waved to him.
Fu Heng closed his eyes, feeling a little drunk, and walked towards her, feeling as if he was being dragged into some bottomless place, unable to struggle, and unable to climb up again.
He was drowning in the joy of love.he thinks.
Outside the door, Zhang Jiashi ordered the people not to make any noise, and led the maidservant to turn around and leave quietly.
She glanced at the supper in her hand.
Since then, it seems that there is no need to do this again.
Her vision was actually slightly blurred.
But fortunately, these eyes saw the most beautiful picture during the last clear time in the world.
In this way, even if you can't see it again in the future, so what?
The person she cared about the most finally found her treasure.
That's enough.
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