Chapter 199 Seven Days
Last seven days.
The Imperial Noble Consort returned to normal overnight. After the news spread from the Qianqing Palace, it quickly spread throughout the court and the harem.
Countless people breathed a sigh of relief, and the harem no longer had to worry about losing their heads every day. The previous dynasty was also looking forward to the Imperial Noble Consort recovering from her illness and Kangxi returning to the court to take charge of the overall situation.
But there are also smart people who are worried that the Imperial Concubine may be experiencing a last burst of energy.
In particular, when they learned that the emperor had not yet returned to the court, everyone felt uneasy.
First day.
After the court session, the fourth prince Yinzhen and the eighth prince Yinsi could not wait to pass the message to Kangxi, wanting to meet Yuying.
Ever since Yuying fell ill, anyone who wanted to see her had to get Kangxi's permission first.
Yinzhen stood aside and watched Yinsi spinning around.
"Fourth brother, is it true what they said that my aunt is well again?" Yinsi was a little skeptical. After all, their Khan Ama had a tantrum yesterday and everyone in the Imperial Hospital was in danger.
"Don't worry, Xiao Ba. Just wait for Eunuch Wei to come out."
"What's wrong with Eunuch Wei? Why hasn't he come back yet after asking me a question for so long?" Yinsi walked back and forth in front of Yinzhen, making Yinzhen dizzy.
"Hey, hey, hey, Eunuch Wei, you're finally here." Yinsi rushed over and pulled Wei Zhu over, "Hurry up and tell me and my fourth brother, what did Khan Ama say? Did he agree to let us see my aunt?"
"Eighth Prince, please slow down." Wei Zhu was dragged forward, "The Emperor asked you and Fourth Prince to follow me to the study."
"Come on, come on, why don't you hurry up?" Yinsi turned around and held Yinzhen, not forgetting to signal Wei Zhu to follow.
Come to the study.
"Aunt! How are you?" Yinsi ignored Kangxi on the side and looked at Yuying with surprise.
It was only after Yinzhen pulled him that he perfunctorily greeted Kangxi. His eyes never left Yuying from beginning to end. He couldn't wait to know whether Yuying was okay or not.
"Aunt is well now. I'm sorry that Xiaoba and Xiaosi were worried."
Yuying walked in front of Yinsi, stretched out her hand to measure Yinsi's height, and sighed: "Xiaoba has grown up."
Yinsi lowered his head and let Yuying put her hand on his head, just like when he was a child, "I will let my aunt touch my head when I grow up."
Yuying was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
Ever since he got married, Yinsi didn't allow anyone to touch his head anymore. He guessed that he had taken advantage of his illness.
Yuying thought to herself, and touched his bald head without any hesitation.
Yuying quickly withdrew her hand and returned to Kangxi, who immediately reached out and held her hand.
That day, Yuying gave the two of them a lot of instructions, and finally invited them to have lunch in the Qianqing Palace.
From beginning to end, Kangxi never said anything.
When the two of them left the Qianqing Palace, they were still talking about the sun rising from the west. Their Khan Ama didn't even complain that they were stealing their aunt's attention.
In the west warm room at night, Yuying felt a little depressed.
It turns out that saying goodbye is not that easy to say.
The next day, Yuying returned to Yongshou Palace.
She and Kangxi just strolled around the Yongshou Palace. There was an old swing in the courtyard, and all kinds of pillows were piled on the couch inside. Those were places she often stayed.
That night, Kangxi and Yuying stayed in Yongshou Palace.
The next morning.
Yuying opened the storehouse of Yongshou Palace.
The large ones came from Kangxi's private treasury, and the small ones came from gifts from concubines in various palaces and rewards from the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and finally they were brought to light.
Yuying divided these things up, leaving most of them to Kangxi's son and daughter. She divided the rest into several portions and planned to visit the concubines with whom she was friendly.
Concubine An.
Now, Anpin, together with several princesses, has opened a women's college in Beijing. Although no one was interested in it in the early stage, fortunately, after continuous efforts, the college has become better and better, and she has become one of the best teachers in the college. Before she entered the palace, she was already a talented woman with a reputation throughout the capital, and finally her talent was not buried.
When Yuying arrived at the academy, Concubine An was correcting students' homework.
Seeing Yuying, she was surprised for a moment. Concubine An stood up to greet her, "Why are you here? Are you well again from your illness a few days ago? Is the emperor willing to let you leave the palace alone?"
"I haven't seen you for a long time, so I came to see you. The emperor is in the carriage outside the academy."
"I can't bear to be called 'Madam' by you now. Besides, I would rather you call me 'Master Li'." Concubine An smiled and motioned Yuying to sit down.
"Master Li." Yuying called out, "I came here today to give you something. I was very grateful for your care when I was in the palace."
When Concubine An heard Yuying mention the old days, she was stunned.
"I also had selfish motives at that time, so you don't have to do that." Concubine An took a look at the things Yuying brought and declined.
After several refusals, Concubine An finally accepted it.
Yuying was in a hurry to go somewhere else, so she didn't stay long.
Concubine An sent Yuying to the entrance of the academy. Yuying walked forward a few steps and looked back at her. She smiled and waved at Yuying. She was now wearing ordinary cloth clothes and did not wear any jewelry, but she looked more lively than before in the palace.
Yuying smiled and waved at her.
"Goodbye, Lady An."
Then Yuying went to see Concubine Yi, Noble Lady Guo Luoluo, Noble Lady Niu Hulu, and Zhang Jia. Concubine Yi and Noble Lady Guo Luoluo lived together in the residence of the Ninth Prince Yin'er, and the hatred she once had for Noble Lady Guo Luoluo seemed to have dissipated.
After all, Noble Lady Guo Luoluo is the only person in the world who can remind her that her name is "Nalan Zhu".
Concubine Niohuru lived in the residence of the Tenth Prince Yin. Yuying handed her a letter and asked her to open it after four days.
There wasn't actually much in the letter. Yuying simply entrusted all the servants who served her to Concubine Niohuru.
Zhang Jia was now Concubine Min. She and Concubine De lived together in the residence of the Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang, and they did not interfere with each other. However, it was hard for Yinxiang's wife, who had to serve two mothers-in-law.
Finally, Yuying returned to the palace and went to see Concubine Xi. Ever since Yuying taught Concubine Xi modern makeup techniques, she spent all day tinkering with them in Chuxiu Palace, which was a rare lively place in the palace.
Yuying specially picked out some exquisite jewelry for her, and received a lot of compliments from her.
Kangxi just followed Yuying and did not stop her from saying goodbye to others.
Day 4.
The princes and princesses who had received Yuying's reward yesterday came to thank her. The princes also brought their wives, and the princesses also brought their husbands.
Yuying looked around and saw that so many people had come, so she simply suggested eating hot pot. This time, Yuying finally ate the beef that she had been thinking about since she first came here.
A large group of people were having a great time, and there was no distinction between high and low. Even Crown Prince Yinreng and the eldest prince Yinzhi were fighting for the last beef ball on the table.
In the end, the prince was the better choice. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Yinzhi proudly, then put the beef ball into the bowl of the Crown Princess Shi Miaowan.
This caused Yinzhi to glare at him several times.
And the last three days, Yuying was left to Kangxi.
She and Kangxi went to Changchun Garden.
Yuying planted a ginkgo tree next to Qingxi Book House with her own hands.
"Your Majesty, after I leave, you must take good care of it for me. When it grows luxuriantly and when its golden leaves fall in autumn, Your Majesty, you must remember to draw it for me." Yuying poured a spoonful of water on the small tree, turned around and reminded Kangxi.
"Your Majesty? Did you hear that?"
Kangxi did not answer, and Yuying emphasized it again.
As the day of Yuying's departure drew closer, Kangxi became more and more silent.
"Okay, I promise you."
As soon as he spoke, he was almost choked.
"Don't break your promise to me."
Last day.
The two returned to the palace.
The system has arrived, but Yuying thinks it came too early, "Can you turn invisible first? You look like a light bulb, which is a real bummer."
The white light on the system brightened and brightened, as if it was very angry about Yuying's words, but it still disappeared obediently.
"Where else does the emperor want to go?" Yuying looked at Kangxi, who had not said a word since he appeared from the system.
"Aying, go to the West Warm Pavilion and rest for a while. I will come to see you later."
"Okay, then your Majesty, please hurry up."
The two separated temporarily.
As night fell, Kangxi finally came to look for Yuying. He took Yuying and climbed up to the highest corner tower in the Forbidden City, leaving Wei Zhu and the others waiting downstairs.
The moon was high in the sky, and the sky was full of twinkling stars. I guess tomorrow will be a good day. Yuying leaned in Kangxi's arms, quietly watching the night view, thinking so.
At the last moment, neither Yuying nor Kangxi spoke a word.
The system reappears.
The wind was raging on the corner tower, and Yuying could vaguely smell the scent of the camphor trees on the university campus from the wind.
Looking down from the corner tower, the Forbidden City was brightly lit. Yuying took one last look at Kangxi, as if to remember him in her mind.
Finally, she slowly died in Kangxi's arms.
"Aying..."
In the silence, Kangxi spoke tentatively.
No one answered him.
Kangxi carefully held Yuying's body and sat down. He looked at the soulless body in his arms. It was not until half of his body lost consciousness that he looked at the system in the air and said, "Let's go."
"Have you really decided?" the system asked again.
"Yes." Kangxi glanced at the figure in his arms and confirmed again.
The system disappears.
Only a pair of hugging figures remained on the corner tower.
Time goes back to the daytime, after Kangxi and Yuying separated.
"System, come out. I know you are here." Kangxi looked into the void.
Sure enough, the system appeared in front of Kangxi.
"What do you want?"
"I ask you, is there any way for me to go to Aying's world with her? Since you said that Aying's coming is a deal, then I will make another deal with you. Whatever you want, as long as I have it, I can give it to you."
Kangxi stared at the system with sharp eyes.
The system was silent for a long time, "I want the remaining twenty years of dragon energy in you and the merits after your death in this life."
As if it felt that its request was too much, it added: "The dragon energy is the reward you paid me, and the merits after death are used to smooth the relationship that brought you there."
"Okay. I promise you." Kangxi said without any hesitation.
Just think that he was acting on impulse. He really couldn't imagine how he would live without Yuying.
Baocheng is now capable of taking charge of things on his own. Even without him, he feels relieved that the Qing Dynasty will be handed over to Baocheng.
"As you wish, then."
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