In June of the sixth year of Kangxi, Soni died of illness.
In the Peaceful Life Palace, the fragrance of lilies wafted from the gilded porcelain tripod. The candle tears from the palace lanterns dripped onto the ground made of terracotta bricks. The Empress Dowager, dressed in ochre brocade embroidered with phoenixes, sat on a high seat and was talking solemnly with Oboi, who was standing in front of His Highness.
" Ao Qing's family, Soni's matter…" The empress dowager sighed heavily. She paused, clearly trying to adjust her sadness." Ai, this widow already knew about it, and so did Ao Qing's family."”
"Grand Empress Dowager, Sir Soni has already passed away. I hope Grand Empress Dowager will not be too sad. However, I really don't understand what you're referring to.”Oboi bowed his head respectfully and replied cautiously.
"Ao Qing Jia, this widow might as well be frank with you. With Soni gone, the emperor is still young and lacks experience in handling political affairs. The late Emperor once issued an edict saying,'He has specially ordered the internal ministers Soni, Suksaha, Yabilong, and Oboi to be auxiliary ministers.' In my opinion, Suksaha is too selfish and tactful. I'm afraid he won't be able to do the job. Yabilong is weak and sinister. He's mostly in a state of self-preservation. We can't entrust great responsibilities to him. "Only you, Lord Ao, have been loyal and have made outstanding contributions over the years. You have made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty. According to aijia's meaning, it will be announced in a few days that you will take over the position of chief minister. What does Ao Qing's family think?”The Empress Dowager had always favored Oboi, and now that Soni was dead, she wanted to entrust him with the important task.
"This humble subject is afraid. The Empress Dowager sees that Oboi is not worthy of such a heavy responsibility. In terms of conduct, Oboi is inferior to Lord Suksaha, and in terms of power in the court, Lord Yabilong is a hundred times superior to me. Furthermore, the four auxiliary ministers in the previous emperor's edict were ranked in order. Naturally, according to the previous emperor's will, Lord Suksaha will take up the post. I will do my best to assist the emperor.”The turtle bowed respectfully and replied.
"Lord Ao's words are not without reason. It's just that this position of chief minister is related to the fate of our Qing Dynasty. Ao Qing's loyalty can be seen from the sun and moon. He is cautious and decisive in handling affairs. He is capable and capable. The position of chief assistant is none other than you. You can't refuse anymore." The empress dowager's tone was firm.
"Since Oboi is fortunate enough to receive the Empress Dowager's love, I will do my best until I die.”Ao Bai knelt down and kowtowed.
"Lord Ao, please rise. The emperor is still young, so please give him more advice in the future.”The Empress Dowager nodded.
"I will obey the Empress Dowager's orders." Ao Bai kowtowed again.
The night was as dark as ink, and the torches outside the tent were brightly lit. The patrolling soldiers were patrolling back and forth in an orderly manner.
They heard the sound of horses galloping towards the tent. Soon, a soldier dismounted and rushed into the camp.
"Reporting…reporting to General Ao, we have won a fierce battle with the Torhuts at the Lengge River and captured a female general!”The soldiers knelt down in the tent.
"Female generals? What is his identity?" General Ao was originally wiping his sword in his tent, but when he heard this news, he quickly turned around.
"Not yet. I'll check it out now." The soldiers were about to retreat.
"Wait. Where are the enemy female generals now?" General Ao stopped him.
" They are now tied up…tied up in Deputy General Qin's tent…" the soldier replied in a low voice.
"How dare you! Without my consent, you guys made such a decision without my permission. What crime do you deserve?”General Ao suddenly sheathed his sword and said sternly.
" I deserve to die…It's just that Deputy General Qin…" The soldier stammered.
"Get down, get down!" As soon as General Ao opened the tent, he rushed to Qin Kuang's tent.
Just now, another deputy general beside General Ao saw this and walked up to the soldier." How do you do things? Before they could find out the identity of the captive, they had already handed him over to Qin Kuang…What if…they still didn't want to get lost.”
" Yes, yes, yes…" The soldier was so scared that he peed his pants and fled.
Deputy General Cao also left the tent and followed General Ao to Qin Kuang's tent.
"General Ao…please wait…Deputy General Qin has instructed that no one is allowed to disturb his mood.”A soldier in front of the tent blocked General Ao and Vice General Cao.
"How dare you! Qin Kuang, a mere deputy general, dared to stop General Ao Lang Ao! You guys don't want to live!" Another deputy general angrily rebuked and used his saber to knock away the soldier's weapon. The soldier hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy. He said that it was Deputy General Qin who had instructed him to kill anyone who dared to barge in.
Ao Lang kicked away the soldier kneeling in front of him. He lifted the tent curtain with his saber and strode in.
"Stop!" Ao Lang roared.
Rong Ruo and Xie 'er strolled through the reeds and reeds and arrived at a small village at the foot of a mountain. They saw a clear green river in front of the village. The houses in the village were covered with green trees and flowers, and smoke curled up from the roofs of each house. The shouts of women summoning playful children, the bustling sounds of chopping vegetables and cooking in the kitchen, and the noise of birds returning to their nests and livestock returning to their pens mixed together to create a paradise like dusk.
"The mountain air is good day and night, and the birds return together. " There's true meaning in this. I wanted to argue but forgot to say it…" Xie 'er saw that this scene coincided with the ancient poems and could not help but sigh.
"Does Biao Younger Sister also yearn for this kind of plain and peaceful life that forgets the secular world?”Rong Ruo gazed at Xie 'er affectionately. Even if Xie' er did not answer, Rong Ruo knew the answer.
"Cousin, no matter how beautiful the Peach Blossom Land is, you still have to 'set up wine and kill chickens for food'. I'm so hungry." Xie 'er pouted.
"Then let's go to the village and find a place to have a meal.”Rong Ruo took her hand and caressed it with heartache.
"Yes, I am. I'll listen to cousin! Then let's go." Xie 'er pulled Rong Ruo and ran into the village.
All the houses in the village were hung with golden corn, and the fiery red dried chili peppers were strung all over the eaves, reflecting the red couplets and colorful New Year paintings, and setting off the green mulberry trees in front of the houses. It was very lively.
Xie 'er was leaning on the fence that was as tall as a person and peeked out. She looked sneaky. Rong Ruo patted her shoulder and asked,""What are you looking at? What evil plans are you up to now…"
"Shh, you actually saw through my little plan.”Xie 'er mumbled.
"Hmm?" Rong Ruo did not understand the meaning behind her words and held her hand, wanting to leave.
"Cousin! I changed my mind!" Xie 'er shook off Rong Ruo's hand." We've been gone for so long. Where can we eat?" The small village was not like the capital, so there were no restaurants to fill one's stomach. Cousin, I want to eat goose!"
" Eat goose…But now, where can I get goose for you to eat…" Rong Ruo was in a dilemma.
"That's easy. Cousin, look, the house where I was leaning on the fence just now had many, many white and fat geese! A fat goose running all over the ground!" Xie 'er danced excitedly.
Rong Ruo looked at the family that raised the goose and saw that the wooden door on the fence was tightly locked. It seemed that the family had not returned, so she said to Xie 'er,""Alright, when the owner of this family comes back, we'll buy them a few and cook them when we go back.”
" Cousin..." Xie 'er was embarrassed and pouted." What are we waiting for? Let's go in and steal one while there's no one here!"”
"No!" Rong Ruo said firmly.
" Cousin…" Seeing Rong Ruo's serious expression, Xie 'er pretended to be angry and turned around without saying a word.
When Rong Ruo saw that Xie 'er was suddenly silent, he felt conflicted in his heart. I, Rong Ruo, am the eldest young master of the Ming family, but I came to steal geese from the houses of the villagers. This…But he thought about it again. His cousin's days with him were not long. As long as she was happy, he did not care about anything else.
"Cousin, quickly follow me!" Rong Ruo suddenly leaped into the fence and waved at Xie 'er.
"Alright! Cousin! You tricked me again!" Xie 'er rebuked and helped Rong Ruo flip inside.
Just as Xie 'er was excited, she caught a glimpse of a pair of fierce eyes from the corner of her eye. She could not hide her surprise and shouted," Ah! It's a big yellow dog!"
It turned out to be a huge yellow dog that was drooling and panting fiercely at the uninvited guests. It kicked its feet and pounced on them.
"Cousin, save me! Big Yellow is catching up!" Xie 'er hugged her head and fled in panic.
"Biao Younger Sister, don't be afraid!" Rong Ruo moved to the side and blocked the front. She kicked the yellow dog and it rolled a few times. However, the yellow dog was not to be trifled with. It jumped and pounced again, barking fiercely as it bit Rong Ruo.
When Xie 'er saw this, she was so scared that she started crying. When Rong Ruo heard this, she quickly turned her head and comforted,"Biao Younger Sister, hurry up and catch the goose. Once you catch it, we can run.”
At this moment, Xie 'er was so flustered that she did not know what to do. When she heard Rong Ruo's words, it was as if she had received a military order. She covered her head and grabbed a goose. She ran behind Rong Ruo and gasped,"Alright, I got it. Cousin…"
When Rong Ruo heard this, she quickly carried her cousin and jumped out of the fence. She pushed Xie 'er and shouted," Cousin, run! The village entrance is over there."”
Xie 'er hugged the fat goose tightly with both hands. She staggered and flew toward the village entrance like an arrow leaving the bow. Seeing that Xie 'er had run far away, Rong Ruofang took out a silver ingot from his waist and threw it into the fence before chasing after Xie' er.
The fat goose shook its head in Xie 'er's arms and cried out from time to time. It seemed to be quite frightened. Xie' er was sweating profusely and her clothes were disheveled, but she was so frightened that she could not stop.
Rong Ruo had been following closely behind Xie 'er to protect her. At this moment, she looked at Xie' er's retreating figure and couldn't help but laugh.
The two of them ran back to the bamboo forest. It was already very late at dusk.
" Sigh…I can't run anymore…I can't run anymore. Let Big Yellow bite me to death. I won't run anymore…" Xie 'er was so tired that she fell to the ground and was out of breath.
"Big Yellow won't be able to catch up.”Rong Ruofang walked up quickly, panting heavily.
"Ah! It hurts!" The fat goose took the opportunity to bite her, and she let go of her hand in pain. The fat goose twisted its body, stretched its long neck, and jumped out of her arms while screaming. It actually ran away.
Xie 'er was angry, annoyed, anxious, and in pain. She couldn't stop her breathing and started to cry.
"What's wrong? Cousin, let me see if the bite is serious.”Rong Ruo quickly pulled Xie 'er's hand.
" He ran away…" Xie 'er's efforts were in vain, and she could not help but cry in grievance.
" It's okay, it's okay. Cousin will buy it for you at the market. I'll buy a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand…" When Rong Ruo heard this, she couldn't help but smile in her heart, but she comforted him gently.
"No, cousin, I don't want thousands of them. " Thousands of them are not as good as that one. It's because that goose was obtained by cousin after escaping from Big Yellow. I didn't even think of eating it. I wanted to raise it well…" Xie 'er was anxious. She panted as she spoke, and it was almost impossible to hear what she said.
"Alright, alright…I'll listen to you. "It's just that the bruise on Biao Younger Sister's wrist…" Rong Ruo looked at the bruise on Xie 'er's left wrist and her heart ached. She held it in her hand and stroked it.
"It doesn't hurt anymore. " Cousin, let's go back quickly. It's getting dark…" Xie 'er could not resist Rong Ruo's gentle gaze. She felt that the night was already dark around her, so she struggled free and muttered.
In the royal study, Kang Xi was reading the memorial attentively. The Emperor's personal eunuch, Eunuch Li, held a tea tray and was about to step into the hall when he was stopped.
"Eunuch Li, let me do it." Eunuch Li turned his head to look and quickly knelt down in fear.
" The Empress is auspicious…This old servant didn't know that the Empress had arrived…" Eunuch Li knelt down and said.
"Shh, you may leave." The Empress let a palace maid take the tea tray, and Eunuch Li lowered his head and retreated.
The Empress had the servant girl and eunuch wait outside the royal study, and she personally carried the tea tray and slowly walked to the Emperor's side. She looked at the emperor who was focused on political affairs with deep affection, and a smile gradually spread on her face.
"Tea!" The Emperor didn't even raise his head as he stretched out his hand. Unexpectedly, he bumped into the tea tray that the Empress was carrying. With a 'bang', the teacup fell to the ground, making a crisp sound. Eunuch Li, who was waiting outside the hall, hurriedly ran into the hall and knelt down to collect the fragments.
"Ah! Damn slave!" The Emperor's hand was obviously scalded by the tea. He jumped up from the dragon throne and waved his red hand as he cursed.
"Chenqie deserves to die, Chenqie deserves to die." The Empress was shocked when she saw this. She quickly knelt down and apologized.
When the Emperor heard this, he quickly helped the Empress up from her knees and held her hand. He said apologetically,"Empress, zhen is not scolding you. Zhen thought that the little eunuch lost his hand. Get up quickly."
"Thank you, Emperor." The Empress held her skirt with one hand and stood up with the Emperor's help with the other.
"Empress, how have you been recently? Lord Suo has passed away, so the Empress need not be too sad. Sorrow can hurt the body. I will treat you better than before.”The Emperor gently wiped the tears from the Empress 'face and looked at her lovingly.
On the day of Soni's death, Empress Hershery also fell ill in the harem. After a few days of not seeing her, she became very thin.
In the fourth year of Kangxi, Hesheli was hired by the royal family and held a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, the ancestral temple and the state. After the ceremony, Emperor Kangxi entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony to see the seal and golden seal of Empress Xiaocheng. He handed over the two empresses 'symbols to the emissaries. The emissaries held the treasure book in their hands, and the courtiers followed him to the rear residence. The Empress received the two symbols and knelt before taking a sedan chair to the palace. Then the Empress went to the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager's Palace to pay her respects. After the grand wedding, an edict was issued to the world and she was officially conferred the title of Empress.
For the past two years, although Emperor Kangxi and Empress Hershey had treated each other with respect, there seemed to be a layer between them. Their feelings were no longer deep, only remaining in the "love" that outsiders saw. Empress Hershery loved the man in front of her deeply, but she did not understand this man. Under his young appearance, he had an unusually deep heart. She did not know, nor could she guess what he was thinking.
He was already the ruler of the world, but there was an indescribable worry and sorrow hidden in his eyes. When he smiled at her, she couldn't feel his happiness. When he was worried about her, she could really feel the pain. Although she was the Empress and was in charge of the six palaces, she still felt lonely. Although she could stand by his side and even chat intimately with him in the imperial garden, it seemed that she was getting further and further away from that man's heart.
Did he love her? At least, had he ever loved her a little? She did not know.
"Thank you for your concern, emperor. ChenQie's body has already recovered. It's just that the emperor is busy every day and cares about the common people. ChenQie is very worried, so she took the liberty to serve tea for the emperor. " I didn't expect to burn the Emperor. It's all my fault for being impatient…" The Empress answered word by word, but she didn't know that the man in front of her was already distracted. Although he was holding her hand, his eyes went straight past her and stopped at a place further away.
" Your Majesty, Your Majesty…" The Empress saw that the Emperor did not answer and quickly called out softly.
"What? Since the Empress has nothing else to do, I will continue to review the memorials. Cui Huan, help the Empress back to the palace to rest." The Emperor suddenly let go of Herschel's hand, turned around, and sat down on the dragon throne. He began to read the memorials again.
"Yes, I am. Your Majesty." Cui Huan quickly came up to support the Empress.
"ChenQie will take her leave." The Empress sighed and left the royal study with Cui Huan's help.
Walking out of the royal study, in a daze, the Empress walked past the Qinfang Pavilion and saw the peonies blooming in the pavilion. In front of the pavilion stood two beautiful young girls, who were talking about flowers. The lively atmosphere was actually very interesting.
"Sister, if we use numbers, this peony can have one red, two Qiao, three changes of Sai Yu, four swirls, five colored clouds, seven stamens, eight treasure incense, nine calyx red, ten samples brocade.”The gentle woman said happily.
"Hehe, if you match the color with it, it will be more complicated than brocade. There were fat red, bean green, luminous white, cinnabar red, white Susu, morning red, splash ink purple, royal clothes yellow, hibiscus white, and so on.”Another quiet and flirtatious woman with bright eyes and a kind tongue happily replied.
"If the scenery is matched with it, there will be more flowers, colorful clouds, blue sea, green mountains, snow, jade buildings, and red flowers.”The gentle woman continued.
As the Empress listened to them, she liked them more and more. She felt that the two of them were thoughtful and beautiful. She could not help but go forward and smile." If we compare beauties, there are also Xi Shi, Zhaojun Leaving the Fortress, Concubine Yang Drunken, Chang'e Flying to the Moon, Erqiao, Wen Gonghong, Feiyan Hongzhuang, Maiden Make-up, Lady Make-up, Concubine Yang Bathing, Luo Shen, Guanyin Face, Green Pearl Pendant Jade, and so on.”
The two women looked back and saw that it was the Empress. They quickly bowed and greeted," Greetings to the Empress."”
"Stand up." The Empress took one of them with each hand and examined them carefully. She couldn't help but praise," One is as gentle as water, and the other is as smooth as ice. Good, very good. What are your names?"
"Replying to the empress niangniang, pinkie is called Jingyi. This is pinkie's younger sister, called Wen Yi.”the woman replied.
"So it has already been conferred. What grade is this carriage?”The Empress understood and asked.
"Replying to the empress, this concubine is a sixth rank talent, and this younger sister is a sixth rank beauty.”Jing Cairen replied.
"Jing Cairen, Wen Meiren, these two sisters are all beautiful sisters in the palace.”The Empress said happily," If you have time, follow BenGong around the garden and get to know more about the flowers and plants in this garden.”
"Thanks to the Empress's love, I will do my best.”The sisters looked at each other and replied happily.
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