novelraw Chapter 103 The 7rd Year of Kangxi
Chapter 103 The 7rd Year of Kangxi
The more Cao Yin thought about it, the more excited he became, and in the end even his breathing became short of breath.He stared at Dong Hanshuang deeply, how could he care about the difference between men and women!
Thinking of the books in the room - maybe Miss Dong knows more!He became more and more excited, his eyes flashed with excitement like a treasure hunter, and he clasped his hands in joy and said loudly: "I am willing too!"
"Slave is also willing!" The other two guards seemed not to be outdone, and followed closely behind and spoke.Their eyes were burning with ambition, and they felt their bodies trembling faintly. They both had the same thought: If they miss this opportunity, they will regret it in the future!
A gleam flashed in Kangxi's eyes, and he only smiled and said, "Today I just brought you here to say hello. Miss Dong is relatively restrained in the palace. She spends all day with the empress dowager. She will return to the capital in a few days. Find an excuse to send the four of you back, and then go directly to the suburban farm to attend classes."
"Yes, minister/slave complies with the order!" The four guards responded loudly at the same time, and exited the study under Kangxi's signal, and guarded the door.
"Have you seen Mrs. Allergies?"
"Yes."
As soon as the four guards left, Dong Hanshuang immediately opened the chair and sat down with Kangxi. The maid who was waiting outside pushed the door open. The tea bowl and three plates of snacks were taken out and placed in front of the two of them.
"How do you feel?" Kangxi held a cup of tea in his hand, floated the tea slowly, and spoke slowly with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"It's pretty stupid." Dong Hanshuang commented coldly, "Can you beat such a good hand of cards to pieces, are you sure that such a person can come in handy?"
"Good cards?" Kangxi was taken aback, with a flash of surprise in his eyes, "What do you mean by good cards?"
"Didn't you find out?" Dong Hanshuang asked back, "The earliest Shunfu stores became famous were not those stores selling groceries, but selling beauty and skin care products for upper-class ladies, and the effect was so good that it caused a sensation in the entire capital.
Even the Xue family, an imperial merchant from the south of the Yangtze River, came to their door many times to cooperate with them, until one... Mrs. arrogantly demanded that the Guo Luoluo family hand over the prescription. There was an uproar, and the person who designed the prescription threw himself into the river. It's over.Later, the Shunfu store began to change, no longer selling expensive skin care products, and began to operate in the model of a supermarket. "
"Is there such a thing?" Kangxi frowned. He had never heard of it in the palace, and he looked a little surprised at the moment, "Then what does this have to do with the good cards you mentioned."
"Hmph... If I'm not mistaken, maybe this Miss Dong's ability is beyond our imagination!" Dong Hanshuang said with a chuckle, "When I checked the early data of Shunfu Store, I found that they often had large quantities of The goods come and go, but there is no caravan to cooperate with them in and out..."
Her profound words made Kangxi's expression froze, and an incredible thought appeared in his mind: "You mean...she has supernatural powers?"
"Yes, the best ability of the heroine of Chuanwen in the ancient and early Qing Dynasty... Space, Lingquan!"
Kangxi held his breath subconsciously, only feeling his heart surge, he got up and walked back and forth in the room.There was an impulse in his heart that made him eager to control Minpin and take her abilities as his own!
After a long time, Kangxi slowly regained his composure: "I will ask you to follow her carefully in this matter, and I will definitely confirm her ability."
"What are you going to do now?"
"Now, we can only let her go. You should also understand that we don't have enough manpower now, have you seen it today? It's just that you said that you are unmarried at this age, and even some little maids dare to give you a gift in front of you." Putting on face! I’m afraid it’s too difficult to rely on you alone to try to teach female students.” Kangxi explained helplessly, “Besides, when you want to teach female students, you have to wait until the year of the monkey?”
"...Of course I know that!" Dong Hanshuang was irritated, "But, I think it would be better to use her to educate the princesses from childhood!"
"Princess...that is backed by me. The ladies of other rich families are almost as rare as you. In the traditional thinking, they are surrounded by family members and clans, and they only think about competing for favor in the backyard." Do you still want to see the outside world?"
Kangxi shook his head, tapped his fingers on the table and continued slowly: "In my opinion, it is better to use her well, at least it is enough for her to teach the low-level courses, and wait until there are other trainings later. Candidates, and then make another consideration.”
Dong Hanshuang frowned, not knowing what she was thinking about, her expression was extremely serious, and she gritted her teeth after a long time: "Okay, I'll listen to you this time. But—"
She stared at Kangxi seriously and said word by word: "If she fails in the next exam, then I will definitely not take her!"
"Well, of course I know what you mean." Kangxi nodded.
"Also, the four people you brought today—didn't you agree to let me go to the Central School to teach? Why do you teach these four people alone?"
"The people I brought to know you are considered to be relatively open and able to accept things from my heart. Just think about it. If you appear directly in the Central Academy. Tsk tsk! I'm afraid that if you can't pass the students all over the world, you will go to Xuanwumen to splatter blood Sanchi is here to die!"
"...What is there to worry about? It's not like you haven't seen my method. If I'm wearing a man's clothes, no one will notice if I hint."
"But can you wear a man's appearance all your life?" Kangxi asked back, "Have you forgotten what you want to teach those female students? If you can only wear a man's appearance all your life, then your original plans... ...It's just empty talk! How many people can end up like you?"
"But..." Dong Hanshuang fidgeted restlessly, his face turning blue and white.
"The four of Cao Yin were all chosen by me personally. They are all tight-lipped and quick-tempered. In addition, they have different backgrounds. As long as they can publicize your reputation, you will not be afraid of disobedience when you go to the Central Academy later.
As for women, Concubine Min is still a good candidate. Of course, I will gradually tell the queen about this in the future, so that the princesses can also be educated. "
Dong Hanshuang was silent, thinking slowly.
Kangxi sighed secretly, and persuaded helplessly: "You don't need to be in such a hurry, relax, it's only Kangxi's 17th year now, and we have more time to change everything."
"I know—but I always want to do more." Dong Hanshuang said sullenly.
Kangxi smiled: "There is one thing I haven't told you."
"what?"
"A few days ago, the person you met in the Central School was Lin Ruhai, my household servant. He has a daughter named Lin Daiyu."
"Lin Daiyu—?"
……
After leaving Menghui Zhai thoughtfully, Kangxi's complexion gradually became gloomy. After returning to Yingtai, Kangxi sent a signal to call the dark guard to see him.
"Your Majesty, if we transfer people to the palace, I'm afraid there won't be enough experienced people to stay in the palace!" After hearing Kangxi's request, Tianshu, who was in charge of monitoring, hesitated for a moment, "Yuheng in the dark guard camp The three teams of Kaiyang, Kaiyang and Yaoguang are currently lurking in various places to monitor the bureaucracy and the progress of the reconstruction. The two teams of Tianji and Tianquan are currently working as guards in the suburban farm.
Now there are only two teams of servants and Tianxuan in the palace, but Tianxuan is in charge of training a new batch of hidden guards, if new people are recruited to monitor Concubine Min, the supervision of other people in the palace will be reduced many. "
"This way..." Kangxi was thoughtful, tapping the table with his index and middle fingers.
The shortage of manpower is indeed a big problem now, and the dark guard camp is even more difficult.Candidates who can enter the Dark Guard Camp have to go through one or two years of screening. Only after passing the test can they join the formal training, and the assessment is even more difficult. There are only about ten people who can pass the test and officially become a member of the Dark Guard Camp... ... No wonder Tianshu is so embarrassed.
Kangxi was hesitant, but Minpin's ability was more attractive to him than others, he gritted his teeth: "We must ensure that Wu Yachang is always by his side and someone is monitoring him, and the fifth and sixth elder brothers must not be missing, and the rest should be as far as possible. If it is reduced, the people around Concubine Jing, Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu will withdraw and find a reason to send them to the palace."
"Yes, the slave understands!"
Seeing Tianshu retreat, Kangxi looked up tiredly and lay down on the chair, closed his eyes and meditated.
If, if there is really space, there is a spiritual spring...
Would that keep the Queen alive?
"...Liang Jiugong?"
"The servant is here." Liang Jiugong answered with a bow, he looked at Kangxi's tired face worriedly, and tried to persuade him.But when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say, so he had to bend down deeply and wait for Kangxi's order.
"Bring a box of essential oils and massage them for me." Kangxi closed his eyes and ordered.
"Yes."
The incense and essential oils that were always kept in Kangxi's house were also sent to the palace. Liang Jiugong was taking out a red sandalwood box with a picture of a dragon, and was about to open it. At this moment, his hands gently rested on Liang Jiugong's shoulders, which made him feel his scalp tingle. Ma, creepy, almost shouted!
"It's my palace."
Liang Jiugong's voice was stuck in his throat, and he looked back cautiously sideways.Wearing a coat, the empress with black hair loose all over her shoulders and no make-up on at all stood behind him calmly, and the maid willow branch patted him on the shoulder.
Liang Jiugong held his breath, and followed Liu Zhi out of the palace, leaving the entire hall to the emperor and empress.
The queen put the wooden box on the table, picked out some Yindancao essential oil with her finger, and raised her hand to gently press Kangxi's temple.
"……Um?"
The queen's fingers are slender and soft, which are completely different from Liang Jiugong's. Kangxi grasped the wrist with great vigilance, his heart was full of anger, thinking that it was another court lady who came from somewhere, and his expression was gloomy for a while: "Who is it?" ? Who sent you—the queen?"
He was stunned, and slowly let go of his hand: "When did the queen come? Where is Liang Jiugong?"
"Your majesty..." The queen gently pressed Kangxi's temple again, "You sneaked out at night, do you really think that your concubine won't find out?"
Embarrassment flashed across Kangxi's face, and he held the queen's hand cautiously: "Why bother? You are in poor health now, go back and rest first, I will be back soon!"
"The emperor won't be planning to stay up all night for a while, right?" The queen sneered.
Kangxi couldn't help moving his hips, and looked at the queen with a sneer: "How can this be? It's not a priority."
"There are more important tasks...?" The queen repeated, "Your majesty, I have a question."
"Ok?"
"I saw a familiar figure on the racetrack today... I think that person is very similar to the concubine Borzigit back then." The queen gritted her teeth and slowly spit out the name, "Then The look, the manner, and the age..."
Her lips trembled for a moment: "This, this is clearly me!"
The queen looked straight at Kangxi, her hands clenched into fists and trembled slightly, and the emperor left Yingtai in the middle of the night, all this always made her feel that there was a big mystery around her.
Kangxi's pupils shrank, and he watched the queen ponder for a while before slowly opening his mouth: "I originally wanted to hide it from you, but since you said it, I will tell you!"
……
Perhaps it was because the life in the palace was too comfortable. From the time of departure, when he planned to stay for more than a month, until the Mid-Autumn Festival later, Kangxi sent an order to Concubine Tong Gui in the Forbidden City to hold a banquet in the palace. And he spent time in the palace.
Concubine Tong Gui became more and more disturbed as she got to the back, and finally she was even restless and unwilling to eat.Nanny Xu and Nanny Pang were overwhelmed with anxiety, and quickly invited the imperial physician to take the pulse of Concubine Tong.
The biggest boss in the palace right now is Concubine Tong Gui. The imperial doctor rushed over in a hurry, but he checked and diagnosed again and again, but he really didn't see anything wrong with Concubine Tong's body?All indicators are very healthy.
But those who can hang out in the palace are not human beings. Since Concubine Tong said that she only hired the imperial doctor because she couldn't sleep at night and the food was tasteless, it was naturally uncomfortable.
The emperor delayed his return to the palace, probably because Concubine Tong Guifei felt uncomfortable...
The imperial physician smacked his lips and shook his head secretly.So he reasoned that the weather was hot and cold, Concubine Tong was busy with palace affairs, and her mind was heavy, and it would be nice to wait for him to prescribe side medicine and take care of her for a while.
Now that the imperial physician said so, Nanny Xu and Nanny Pang felt at ease, and avoided people by stuffing the imperial physician with a purse.
One month, two months, it wasn't until just after September that Kangxi asked Liang Jiugong to deliver an oral order - the emperor will return to the palace in another month!
After listening to the emperor's oral order, Concubine Tong had a smile on her long-lost face, and with a smile, she asked Madam Xu to hand Liang Jiugong a thin purse.
Liang Jiugong accepted it with a smile, and bowed slightly: "Master Tong, the emperor said that this time the palace will catch up with the gold award festival. The palace has not been lively for a long time, and this time it can be bigger. I will trouble you to arrange all these matters." gone."
"Of course the palace knows about it, but has Eunuch Liang ever mentioned a specific date to return to the palace?"
"Return to Master Tong, Lord Long Live said to come back two days before the holiday." Liang Jiugong smiled. The relationship between the emperor and the empress in the palace is like honey mixed with oil, very harmonious, but I think it is comfortable to lead the children in the palace very.
If the Empress Dowager hadn't remembered that the Golden Festival was approaching, and the two women in the palace were still waiting to give birth, so they were eager to go back to the palace, the emperor would probably not think of going back to the palace until the Chinese New Year.This procrastination and two procrastinations actually dragged on until two days before the festival.
"Two days before the festival?" Concubine Tong tightened the handkerchief even more tightly.
After delivering Liang Jiugong, Concubine Tong raised her face: "I'm ready, the queen will come out to show her face before the gold ceremony - this palace is doing something for Niu Yulubai!"
"Master, why bother? The queen is praised inside and outside the palace, isn't it just to poke a needle's eye in the queen's heart?" Pang Nanny persuaded with a smile, "If you do well, it is for the empress dowager, for the empress dowager. Empress Dowager, show it to the emperor and the clan dignitaries!"
"What's the use of doing well? I'm not the queen." Guifei Tong sneered.
"Master." Nanny Pang lowered her voice, "Don't forget, the empress lost her child before, and rumors spread in the palace that the empress is not in good health. I'm afraid she will go in the past two years!"
"You say it's spread all over the place... Can you believe this?" Concubine Tong sneered.
"Master, slaves and servants can't believe the harem's bad words, but the imperial doctor who couldn't hold back the hospital also said the same..."
"What?" Concubine Tong was startled, she immediately sat up straight and stared at Nanny Pang with rounded eyes, "Is this true?"
"Of course it's true!" Nanny Pang lowered her body and whispered in Concubine Tong's ear, "The person who spread the word was the doctor Xu who treated the queen at that time—the person who served by her side. Listen to doctor Xu himself Tell the emperor! Not only will the queen not be able to conceive a child in the future, but she will even have three or two years to live."
Concubine Tong was surprised and delighted, her mouth almost couldn't close!Nanny Pang continued in a low voice: "Master, think about it, these imperial physicians report good news but not bad news..."
"Report good news but not bad news..." Concubine Tong murmured, her eyes widened suddenly, "Tell me, since the imperial physicians like to say good things, will the queen go away in a year or so without knowing for sure?" !?"
"My lord, this slave looks the same, maybe the empress is not in good health, the emperor has not allowed the empress to attend several festivals!" Nanny Pang also had a little blush on her face, whispering excitedly.
"Yes, yes! It must be so!" Concubine Tong trembled excitedly. She took out a very old-fashioned phoenix hairpin from a dark box under the dowry, looked at it again and again, and stroked it again and again.
"I just hope that it will be as my aunt said soon, so that I can sit on the throne of the queen!"
"Sixth Brother! Sixth Brother!"
There was a sudden noise outside, Concubine Tong frowned slightly, and looked up.
"Emiang!" Hearing a cheer, he saw the maids serving outside panicked, and a tiger-headed elder brother slipped out of the middle, rushed into the hall and threw himself directly into Concubine Tong's embrace.
Concubine Tong was startled, and quickly put the phoenix hairpin in her hand on the table, while hugging Sixth Brother, she scolded: "Why are you so unruly? What if you fall?"
Brother Six's eyes turned red, and he pouted and crawled off Concubine Tong's lap, standing in front of him in a well-mannered manner and kneeling on the ground: "My child, please greet my mother!"
Only then did Concubine Tong nodded in satisfaction, and then she personally hugged Sixth Brother's waist, picked him up and put him on her knees, and asked with a smile: "Why is Yin Bi coming to look for Er Niang at this time? Today, I can listen to the mother's words." Have you read your words well?"
Before Sixth Brother could return, Concubine Tong raised her head, she was not angry with the panic-stricken nuns behind her, and snapped: "What do you think of Brother?"
"Er Niang! Don't blame the mothers!" Yin Mi said with a smile, raised the flower in her hand and stuffed it in Concubine Tong's hand.
"Master, these are the flowers that the sixth elder brother picked for you in the imperial garden!" The nurse at the back breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and said loudly with a flattering smile on her face, "Little master misses you the most. , I have been clamoring all morning to pick flowers and make a wreath for my master!"
"Nurse!" Yinbi's face turned red slightly, and she squirmed and climbed down from Concubine Tong's knee, and scolded in a childish voice, "Isn't this matter mentioned, you are not allowed to talk about it with Er Niang?"
"Yo! Where did this good baby come from?" Concubine Tong felt relieved, and was even more satisfied with Sixth Brother's consolation, she held up the flowers with a happy smile and looked at them carefully, "Secret Yin is really a filial child! "
"Master! Sixth elder brother is so filial, you will be blessed in the future!" Zhao Lu and Chun Hao also smiled and praised softly.
Concubine Tong smiled happily, but when she turned her head, she thought of other things, and asked the sixth elder brother to consult: "Why did Yin Mi go to the Imperial Garden to pick flowers so early today? Although the weather is still hot, but soon The season is about to change, be careful not to catch a cold in the morning, if you want flowers, let the people in the palace pick them, Yin Bi stays in the room and studies hard to make progress!"
"Er Niang!" The smile on Yinbi's face collapsed slightly, and he muttered coquettishly, "My son is already very serious! It's just that I just want to go to the Imperial Garden to play for a while!"
"Yes, yes, Yinbi is a filial baby, okay? It's just that he has a little secret with Er Niang so soon?" Tong Guifei couldn't see that there was something hidden in Yinmi's heart.But she didn't care, she hugged Yinbi with a smile on her face, kissed, touched and scratched.
Yin Mi and a piece of hob meat were thumping in Concubine Tong's arms, and her pair of slender phoenix eyes, which looked like Kangxi's, were bent like crescent moons with a smile.
"Er Niang, haha—don't scratch Erchen's itch! Haha Nanny Pang, help me!" Mi Yin couldn't breathe from laughing, and shouted for help in all directions.
But every nun and court lady looked at the scene of Concubine Tong teasing the little master with a smile, and when the sixth elder brother asked for help, they all pursed their mouths, lowered their heads, and kept shrugging their shoulders, for fear that the sixth elder brother would find them All laughing at the fact.
"Okay! Tell Erniang, do you want to explain?" Concubine Tong stopped her hands, squinted her eyes and pinched Yinbi's face and asked word by word.
"Oh... my mother... my son really went to the imperial garden to pick flowers for you, feed the koi, and was in a daze." Yinbi looked around, but he didn't want to meet Tong Guifei's eyes.
Concubine Tong put on a show, wiped the corners of her eyes with a piece of handkerchief, turned around and lay down in Nanny Pang's arms: "Hey... look how hard this life is for this palace! The child who was so hard to raise turned against his mother so quickly ..."
"Er Niang! Er Chen doesn't have one!" Yin Mi hurriedly shouted loudly, "Er Chen, Er Chen likes Er Niang the most!"
Seeing something was wrong from Yinmi's anxious appearance, Concubine Tong was stunned, stopped crying, turned her head and caressed Yinmi's small face and asked worriedly: "Yinmi, tell Erniang what happened?"
On one side, she looked up at the nuns and eunuchs who were serving behind her. The palace people turned pale with fright, and even waved their hands, unable to understand why the sixth elder brother was acting uncharacteristically.
"...Emiang, it has nothing to do with the mothers! It was my son who heard from the people in the palace, saying that you don't like your son when you have a new younger brother!" Yin Mi was wronged, her eyes turned red, and she was in a hurry Grabbing Concubine Tong's clothes, she whispered, "My son is very obedient, he eats very little, and he studies seriously every day. Don't you don't like my son, okay?"
Guifei Tong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would Er Niang not want you because the two concubines in the back gave birth to children? What relationship do they have with Er Niang? When they are born, they can accompany you when they grow up. Yinbi is playing, didn't Yinbi say that there are no people to play with? In this way, there will be someone to play with you!"
Secretary Yin breathed a sigh of relief after asking again and again, and immediately returned to his usual lively appearance, rushing out like a small firecracker. Concubine Tong hurriedly called to the palace to follow, sighed and shook her head.
"This child, Yin Mi, why did he suddenly think of going up this way?" Concubine Tong Gui chatted, with little doubts in her heart.