Chapter 775: Sadness

Wutong Garden, upper room.

Before the imperial physician came, he rushed to Qi Niang to find Wuen. Although she was young, she was praised by the imperial physician. There was also a "miracle doctor" father, and no one dared to underestimate her.

Chu Yu asked her to take Jinghui's pulse first, but the result was a happy pulse. At this moment, the imperial physician also invited her to confirm that it was a happy pulse. It was just because she was too tired and needed to take good care of her.

Jinghui touched her stomach and couldn't help but feel scared. Chu Yu couldn't help but say angrily: "My brother and sister are so confused. This is not the first time she has been pregnant. Don't you know if you have a body?"

Jinghui said embarrassedly: "This month's Kui Water is half a month late, but it's a bit reddened these days, and she said it's just a delay."

Chu Yu couldn't help but worry when he heard this.

The imperial physician has already gone out to prescribe the prescription, and Chu Yu asked, "Imperial physician, this is only about recuperation, not about preservation of the fetus. Do you need to prescribe more prescriptions?"

The imperial physician shook his head and said, "No. The second grandma is just a little tired and has no sign of unstable fetality. If she sees a little redness, it is caused by the placenta sitting in the uterus, the princess doesn't need to worry."

After hearing what he said, everyone felt relieved.

After the imperial physician left, Chu Yu and Su Xin were both allowed to congratulate Jinghui. Jinghui touched her abdomen, sighed, and said, "It's better to get pregnant as soon as possible, but finally Zi Lan will no longer be a false reputation."

Chu Yu and Su Xin were both confused when they heard this. Jinghui blushed and said, "Zi Lan has been wearing her face for several years, but the second master has not fulfilled her family."

Chu Yu and Su Xin were both surprised when they heard this. They really didn't expect that Cao Song looked careless but was considerate to his wife. He was afraid that Jinghui would be subject to control and did this point.

"I have advised you a few times, but it doesn't work. This time I can't delay it. They are all family members. If she is very resentful, it's not a good thing." Jinghui said.

The sisters-in-law said a few more whispers before they came to Lanyuan to report the good news. They were afraid that Zhao Jia would find fault, so they didn't say that they were visiting Jinghui for the imperial physician, but they just said that the imperial physician came to ask Chu Yu for the pulse. Jinghui was a little uncomfortable, so they looked at it together.

This offspring is a big deal, let alone Jinghui or the eldest daughter-in-law of the second wife. Zhao Jia was not in the mood to choose a wife for others. After busy with the imperial physician's instructions, he then took his wife back to the East Mansion.

After their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left, Li chanted Amitabha Buddha and said, "The second niece-in-law is a person with a strong mind and a pitiful life experience. The mother-in-law has this temper. It's better to have a son with her earlier..."

Nancheng, Chunshu Hutong.

Because Ortai was so drunk that Cao Qi asked someone to call a car from the car shop and took him home. Ortai's Manchu surname is Xilin Jueluo, which is also a Manchu surname, but it is not as prominent as other surnames.

Cao Qi asked someone to pick up the curtains of the car and wanted to help Ortai get out of the car. Unexpectedly, Ortai arrived at the carriage door and saw his door. He immediately grabbed Cao Qi's arm, with his tongue wide, and said, "Sang'er... can't go back... go home... take me to find a place to save wine..."

Seeing this, Cao Qi advised: "Brother Yi'an should go home so that his sister-in-law's wife will not be missed."

After hearing this, Ortai shook his head and whispered: "No, no, your sister-in-law is worried that my addiction to alcohol will hurt her body. She only allows me to drink twice a day, and this day is already full."

Cao Qi had been with Ortai for many years and knew that he had internal fear, so he didn't have to say much, so he had to instruct the coachman to turn around and take Ortai back to his home first.

When I arrived at Cao Qi's house, I drank two cups of tea and Ortai's wine finally woke up a little.

Looking at Cao Qi carrying a plain purse, Ortai said, "It's been a long time since my younger brother and sister-in-law have lived together, and I want to be more open-minded, but the relationship between husband and wife is just a shallow one. I have been a widower in my early years. There is no woman in this family. Life is not a good life, so it's better to discuss marriage as soon as possible. Otherwise, my brother will talk to your sister-in-law to see if I can find a good wife for you?"

"Brother Yi'an is kind, Sang'er is very grateful. The elders in the clan have already entrusted their marriage to the clan uncle." Cao Qi said.

"Uncle, Minister Cao?" Ortai heard this and said with a smile: "It is said that the Cao family is a popular person in front of the emperor. If they are not rich, they will be noble. They will definitely find a good relative for Sang'er. My brother is waiting for the wedding banquet..."

Cao Yong had already finished his meal with the Sixteenth Prince.

At the crossroads, before parting, the sixteenth prince talked about something, that is, Zhang Tingyu wanted to be the "lecturer of the imperial lecture". The lecturer of the imperial lecturer was just a false title, but with this false title, he was a true minister of the emperor and was on the right hand in front of the imperial court. With Zhang Tingyu's background and his knowledge, it was only a matter of time before he was granted the title of Grand Secretary.

The emperor was recuperating in Rehe for half a month. In mid-November, the empress dowager's illness worsened. After Kangxi received the news, he returned from Rehe. In late November, Kangxi also issued a decree, listing the major and minor events that had happened in his 50 years of ascending the throne.

There have been rumors that Kangxi's health has not been cured and he can no longer personally comment. Now that Zhang Tingyu is promoted, it seems that the matter is being verified more and more. However, Cao Yong did not believe it because he knew that Mr. Fang Zhong was at the Thirteenth Prince.

If Kangxi's body had really reached a worrying moment, how could that suspicious emperor release Fang Zhonggong, the "insider".

Qi Niang had been talking about her father for a long time. Cao Yong knew that after Mr. Fang Zhong arrived at the Thirteenth Prince's village, he sent someone to send him a letter to the Thirteenth Prince, sent Qi Niang over and reunite with her father, and only came back in the past few days.

Kangxi may not be harmful to his body, but seeing the empress dowager at the endangered danger, sadness is designated. Just like no matter how noble the empress dowager is, she cannot resist the call of impermanence; Kangxi, the nine-five master, will be like this one day.

When Cao Yong arrived at the doorstep, he finally remembered why "Ortai" was so familiar. The famous governor of the Yongzheng Dynasty was true, including Li Wei and Tian Wenjing, and the third one was not Yin Jishan, but Ortai. This Ortai and Zhang Tingyu were also the ministers appointed by Yongzheng to Qianlong.

In Eryuehe's novel, Ortai and Zhang Tingyu formed a gang and fought against each other in the early years of Qianlong's reign and were rejected by Qianlong. Before that, the glory of these two people was like the pearl and Soetu of the early years of the Kangxi Dynasty, and their disciples and disciples were all over the court and the country.

I really didn't expect that Ortai, who has been posing for fame and fortune all day long, will do such a thing in the future.

Cao Yong couldn't help but be alert, it seemed that he could not judge people by his appearance after getting along, so as not to offend a big shot without knowing when he would offend a big shot.

Everything in this world pays attention to an opportunity.

Li and Cao Yin searched for a few days. Among the selected candidates, there happened to be a girl from the Xilin Jueluo family, the daughter of a cousin of Zhaojia. This Xilin Jueluo family is a blue flag coated in the blue flag, and is the niece of Ortai. She is the legitimate daughter of the family, but her father is not in the official position, but her mother is from a family and has three brothers.

Cao Yin was also quite satisfied.

If you marry a daughter from a high family, you will marry a wife from a low family. If you really choose a prominent family, you will be afraid that the bride will be arrogant.

When Cao Yong heard his parents mention it, he felt a move in his heart and told his father about Cao Qi's friendship with Ortai.

Cao Yin really didn't expect that there was still this fate. Cao Yong's opinion was the same as Li's concern, thinking that Cao Qi should take care of himself so that he would avoid any further complaints if his marriage was unhappy.

Now that the empress dowager is seriously ill, it is not a time to discuss marriage, Cao Yin is not in a hurry, but just asked Li to choose a few more candidates so that Cao Qi can have room for choice. This kind of common marriage does not pay attention to seniority, but only family and age; but the customs of the Chinese focus on ethics of status.

Xilin felt that no matter how good Luo's family was, the Seventh Master would not be able to get through.

After all, Cao Qi was just a relative of the clan. After two days of mentioning it in the mansion, there was a new topic, that is, Cao Xiang brought his family to Beijing.

On the other side, Zhao Jia held the concubine's grandson who was born in the concubine's son. Because of Lu Ju, she also felt very pleasant. After hugging her for a long time, she asked Jinghui and Su Xin to hug her, so she would be more fond of the male Ding Fu.

Fortunately, Jinghui had a body, and she felt happy when she looked at the half-year-old boy; Su Xin's belly had not moved yet, she felt embarrassed.

Cao Xiang had met his legitimate mother, so he went to the Western Palace to pay his respects to his uncle and aunt.

When the uncle and nephew met here, they heard a bell ringing from afar before they could tell their goodbye. Cao Yin said with a look of expression and listened carefully, but four times happened to ring.

After hearing this, Cao Xiang immediately took it from the chair and said in surprise: "Uncle, this is..."

"The Empress Dowager is dead..." Cao Yin took off his hat and put it on several cases.

At this moment, I heard the bell ringing again, and it was still four times. From afar, there were other bells echoing. I think it took less than a few hours to make the news of the country's demise spread inside and outside the capital.

According to the etiquette system, when the emperor and the empress die, the people in the capital, regardless of whether they are military, civilians, men and women, must be mourned. Officials mourned for a hundred days and civilians for one month.

The Ministry of Revenue is next to the imperial city. When it was about to fall into the yamen, everyone in the yamen naturally heard the bells.

Since late last month, the Empress Dowager has been seriously ill, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared even the funeral matters, so when he heard the bell, there was no chaos in the government office.

Everyone took off their hats and tassels, and they all thought in their hearts.

Some people complained secretly that they were about to "seal" for annual leave, so they caught up with the national funeral. The New Year was not good, so they had to go to the palace to line up. However, this was also of high-grade and low-grade. They were already thinking about it, so they quickly sent someone home and bought more mutton and pork in the butcher shop.

Isn’t it hard to kill this country’s funeral?

It can be seen that it was not just one or two people who thought this way. I heard that the butcher shop in Beijing had rushed to buy a few people. The raw meat in the butcher shop and the cooked meat in the box shop were all sold out.

This is all gossip, so I won't mention it for now.

But Cao Yong had seen the empress dowager several times and could not be a stranger. When he heard the death knives, he felt really uncomfortable.

The history of the Borjigit clan in charge of the Qing Dynasty harem, and with the passing of the empress dowager, it became history. The Mongolian robes sewn by the mother of the family had not been sewn yet, and the empress dowager could not wait and left the Forbidden City.

The relatives and princes and grandchildren of the major royal palaces in the capital have changed into white clothes and rushed to the palace. Fortunately, a few days ago, the Ministry of Rites submitted a memorial to ask for instructions on mourning and rituals, which has made all royal palaces ready.

Cao Yong and his team could not leave the yamen according to the daily rules, and they would not leave the yamen until the time when the Ministry of Rites came to inform the gathering tomorrow to mourn.

After a while, when Cao Yong left the yamen, it was already dark outside.

The families with lanterns hanging along the way have also been replaced with white lanterns, which makes the capital city appear more and more lonely in the twelfth lunar month.

When Cao Yong arrived home, he saw that all the servants at home had changed into white robes. Cao Yong had already known about Cao Xiang's arrival in Beijing today, and when he knew that he had arrived at home safely, he felt relieved.

He was worried about his mother, so after entering the second gate, he went directly to Lanyuan.

Li was tilted on the kang, his eyes were swollen, and his face looked so sad. There was a kang table on the kang, with a few side dishes on it. Chu Yu held the porridge in his hand and was urging his mother-in-law to use it.

Other people's family eats two meals a day, while Cao's family has had three meals in recent years. This is what Cao Yong means. The old and young people in the family are all when their bodies need nourishment, and they are prone to hunger after two meals a day.

Judging from this, Li's sadness was not used for dinner.

Cao Yong took the bowl of porridge from his wife, sat down at the kang, and said, "Mother, since the beginning of winter, you have been weak, so how can you not eat anymore? I will go to the palace to mourn. If you are sick and cannot send the Queen Mother's last journey, wouldn't you feel sorry?"

When Li heard this, tears couldn't help falling again, and he choked and said, "So kind old man, I'll be gone if I say nothing, I don't even see the Mongolian robe I sewed..."

"The Empress Dowager is seventy-seven years old, and she is also a long-lived person among the emperors and empresses of all generations. In the folk, she is also happy and mourning, and her mother still has a mourning ceremony. The Empress Dowager is very caring for her mother, and she can't bear to know that her mother is like this." Cao Yong advised earnestly.

Li took the veil, tried tears, sighed, and said, "I know all these things, but we should be conscience. I have lived for half my life, and the only one who is so kind to me is the Queen Mother. Even if I know that the Queen Mother is noble, I can't help but treat her as her. These days, I pray in front of the Bodhisattva every day, hoping that the Queen Mother will live for two more years, but it is just in vain."

"The Empress Dowager prefers her mother because she hopes that her mother is so good. If her mother understands the Empress Dowager's kindness, she should take care of herself more." Cao Yong said.

Thinking of the Empress Dowager's care over the past few years, Li felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn't bear to let his son and daughter-in-law worry, so he nodded, took the porridge from his son's hand, and took a few sips.

She put down the bowl, looked at the door, and said to Cao Yong softly: "The master went to the east room after dinner. It's been a while since Cao Yong went to see it."

Cao Yong responded and stood up and went out.

In the study room of Dongwu, Cao Yin leaned against the desk, and there was no sadness or joy on his face.

"Father..." Cao Yong called softly.

Cao Yin rubbed his face with his hands and said, "Ying'er is back. When will all the officials enter the palace tomorrow?"

"I entered the palace at 4 a.m.), and the royal family, civil and military officials, as well as foreign wives of the second rank or above in the Eight Banners." Cao Yong replied.

Cao Yin nodded, stood up and said, "Is your mother better?"

"Just let my son and daughter-in-law persuaded me and drank half a bowl of porridge." Cao Yong replied.

Cao Yin was silent for a while and said, "I will get up early tomorrow. You and your wife will go back first and settle it earlier. I will persuade you to do this by your mother."

In addition to worrying about his mother, Cao Yong also knew that his father was worried and said, "Although my father was relieved, the Empress Dowager Feng Jia passed away, and the emperor was extremely sad, but with the imperial physicians around him, it would be safe."
Chapter completed!