The next morning, heavy snow fell in the capital. Every day, Kangxi would take his brothers and clan members to the Fengxian Hall to kneel.
The concubines in the harem and the female members of the royal family were led by the imperial concubine and knelt down to pray for blessings all day long.
Others were fine, but Concubine Min, who was still one day away from finishing her confinement, and Concubine Wu Ya, who was about to give birth, suffered greatly.
"My lady, I will go and beg the Imperial Concubine to at least release you from your confinement. How can your body withstand kneeling in this freezing cold?"
Lin Zhu put on a thick cloak for Concubine Min while muttering to herself.
There is no way. If you don’t get enough rest during the confinement period, your body will suffer for the rest of your life.
Concubine Min didn't dare to ask for leave, not even for a moment.
"Forget it now. I'm just a small nobleman now. The Empress Dowager has passed away. How dare I act so arrogantly?"
Concubine Min hurried out, "Hurry up, it's snowing hard outside, and it's hard to walk. Don't be late."
Lin Zhu sighed softly and quickly followed.
Meanwhile, in Chengqian Palace, Tong Jia was too ill to get out of bed, so she couldn't kneel before the spirit. Furthermore, she was often unconscious, so she couldn't care for Uya either.
Xiangyun was terrified when he saw and heard the bulging belly of Wu Ya. "Your Majesty, you are going to give birth next month. If...if something happens during the pregnancy, it will be very unprofitable."
Wu Ya looked at her huge belly, thought for a long time and then said, "Let's go. If the child really died because of kneeling in front of the Empress Dowager, it's not necessarily a bad thing."
It is not uncommon for pregnant women to give birth nine months prematurely, but even so, she was willing to take the risk to keep vigil for the Empress Dowager.
Nowadays, there are so many people and so many things to do that no one will say anything.
There was no guarantee that the emperor wouldn't find out about it in the future. By then, she might be able to win a little favor with her actions today.
Seeing that she was so determined, Xiangyun stopped trying to persuade her.
According to Kangxi's wishes, everyone had to kneel in front of the Empress Dowager for a hundred days.
He and the prince both abided by the rules and knelt before the spirit for two hours every day, and others did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.
It was not until the morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month that Uya suddenly went into labor and hurriedly called for the imperial physician and midwife.
Soon, the fourteenth prince was born in the palace.
But at this time, everyone in the harem was still kneeling in front of the spirit body, and no one came to visit her. Chengqian Palace sent someone to tell Kangxi, but only Liang Jiugong came.
He brought some rewards so that she could have a good confinement after childbirth, but nothing else.
Wu Ya lay on the bed in disappointment. Xiang Yun fed her medicine and carefully advised her, "Young lady, don't be discouraged. The Emperor is currently thinking about the Grand Empress Dowager and naturally can't take care of other things. But we have a prince. As long as the Emperor can get over the grief of the Grand Empress Dowager, he will definitely promote you."
Wu Ya knew that these were just words of comfort to her, but now that things had come to this, she could only hope.
Fortunately, she was in confinement and didn't have to kneel in front of the spirit tablets. If she had to kneel for a few more days, her body really wouldn't have been able to bear it.
Because the kneeling ceremony for the deceased has to last for 100 days, this year's New Year's Eve palace banquet has been cancelled.
Kangxi and the prince had to kneel before the spirit body while handling state affairs at the same time, and both father and son had already lost a lot of weight.
Now Galdan has completely occupied Khalkha Mongolia, and the original Khalkha Mongolian Khan and his family have been slaughtered.
This incident caused an uproar on the grassland.
Even if Kangxi wanted to postpone the action, it would be impossible.
In May, after some rest and preparation, Kangxi led his army to personally invade Mongolia.
During this march, Fuquan, Longxi and Yinzhi led the troops, while the crown prince stayed behind to supervise the country.
Soetu assisted the crown prince in governing the country, while Mingzhu followed Kangxi on the expedition.
The night before his departure, Yinreng had dinner with Kangxi.
"Father, this is my son's first time as regent. What should I do if I'm undecided?"
Kangxi looked up at his eldest son and felt only amused.
This brat had clearly done all these things in his previous life, but now he was trying to trick me into thinking that this was his first time as regent.
Really... deserves a beating.
"When you're undecided... just don't decide."
Yinreng: ╮(╯▽╰)╭
"Father Emperor, your son is telling you something very important. How can you treat him as a joke?"
Kangxi couldn't help but smile, and after a moment he said seriously, "If you're really undecided, consult with Suo'etu. That old fellow may have a bad heart, but he's truly kind to you. He will assist you wholeheartedly."
[Alas, my uncle was too devoted, that's why he always tricked me into rebellion in my previous life.]
Kangxi paused and said, Soetu, I will remember you.
"Don't be afraid, Baocheng. If you can't even handle Suo'etu, just send a letter to the Emperor. Remember, as long as you are safe and sound, nothing else matters."
After a pause, Kangxi added, "Going on a personal expedition is dangerous. If something happens to your father outside this time, remember not to hesitate and ascend the throne decisively. Don't worry, Suo Etu will do his utmost to help you with this."
Yinreng: Father Emperor, even you have noticed my uncle’s bad habits.
"Don't say that, Father Huang. You'll be fine if you take so many people out."
[Everything was fine on the battlefield, but the Emperor fell seriously ill and nearly died.]
[In the previous life, because of a sudden illness, when I went to visit him, the emperor doubted his sincerity, and the relationship between father and son went downhill.]
Kangxi's eyes flashed.
Did he get sick during his last life? Seriously?
Kangxi rolled his eyes and asked, "Baocheng, do you think there is anything I should pay attention to when the emperor leads the expedition personally this time?"
Yinreng immediately said, "You must take care of your health, eat on time, and add or remove clothes according to the weather."
Kangxi laughed, "That's all."
[I don't know how the Emperor's father contracted his illness in his previous life, but...wait. In his previous life, the Emperor's father was ill and was cured with Western medicine.]
[In this life, wouldn't it be better to just let the Emperor bring Western doctors with him to the army?]
[Also, in the previous life, the emperor's father suffered from dysentery. It wasn't just the emperor's father; many soldiers in the army also contracted the disease. Although it was eventually cured by a Western doctor, if the doctor had been with them from the beginning, wouldn't the disease have been delayed to such a serious state?]
"Father Emperor, do you still remember that Western doctor? I think you should take him with you on this expedition. When you're away from home, you should always bring more doctors with you."
Kangxi also realized this when he heard Yinreng's inner voice just now, "Okay, everything will be up to Baocheng."
Yinreng looked at Kangxi in surprise. He had the impression that the emperor was not so easy to talk to. Why did he agree so easily today?
When Kangxi looked at Yinreng's confused and surprised eyes, he suddenly remembered what Xiaozhuang said before her death.
One reason was to let Su Malagu accompany Empress Dowager Qiqige, and the other was to let him believe in Baocheng no matter what happened in the future.
Now, he seemed to really understand the meaning of this sentence.
If he hadn't been able to hear Baocheng's inner voice, he wouldn't have known that he had done so many stupid things in his previous life.
But our ancestors saw all this clearly.
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