Chapter 81 Patient
Lu Chen returned to the Qianqing Palace.
Seeing that she came back alone, Wei Zhu, who was guarding the door, hurried forward and kept looking behind her, "Sister Lu Chen, where is Miss Jin?"
Lu Chen looked dejected, "The young lady has returned to Changchun Palace."
"ah?"
Wei Zhu was anxious. The emperor had specifically told him to wait for Concubine Jin in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and to let Concubine Jin dispatch him. But that didn't mean Concubine Jin didn't plan to return to the Palace of Heavenly Purity!
Wei Zhu was so anxious that he was spinning around in circles.
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Chen asked.
"Oh my sister Lu Chen, the emperor also told me to serve Lady Jin well, but now..."
Hearing Wei Zhu's words, Lu Chen slapped his head and said, "The young lady just left not far away, she should not have returned to Changchun Palace yet, why don't we go and bring her back?"
They left as soon as they said they would, and hurried towards Changchun Palace.
At this moment, Kangxi finally stepped into the Cining Palace.
The palace doors and windows were tightly closed by the palace maids and eunuchs, for fear that the wind would accidentally blow in and hit the Empress Dowager.
Kangxi walked in and the door behind him closed. A strong and complex smell of medicine greeted him, which seemed to permeate every corner of the hall and lingered in Kangxi's nose for a long time.
Kangxi couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"Your servant pays respect to His Majesty."
Su Malagu, who was guarding the Empress Dowager's bed, saw Kangxi coming and bowed softly.
Kangxi didn't care about Su Malagu at this moment. He stared at the Empress Dowager lying on the bed, and Kangxi's eyes suddenly turned red.
Kangxi looked at the imperial grandmother who used to be strong and had the final say, now lying unconscious on the bed so thin and weak, he didn't even dare to go forward to recognize her.
"Your Majesty, please come and sit down."
Seeing Kangxi standing not far from the bed, Su Malagu thought that she was blocking Kangxi, so she quickly stepped aside and reminded Kangxi to sit down.
Kangxi came back to his senses, walked over and sat down, calling softly: "Grandmother, your grandson is back."
Perhaps it was really the deep love between the grandparents and grandchildren. After hearing Kangxi's voice, the Empress Dowager actually woke up from her coma. She stretched out a hand and tremblingly grasped Kangxi's hand, "Xuanye... don't be sad. I'm afraid that your grandmother can't accompany you..."
"Grandma, please don't talk nonsense! I believe that she will get better! Your grandson can't live without you!"
Kangxi quickly interrupted her and shook her hand back. Feeling the bony touch in his hand, Kangxi's heart sank.
"Xuanye, I know you are different from Fulin. You are a good emperor. Just hearing your words makes my life worthwhile..."
The Empress Dowager closed her eyes, a tear fell from the corner of her eye, and disappeared into the pillow without anyone noticing.
After talking with the Empress Dowager for a while in the palace, Kangxi saw that she was in low spirits and asked to leave.
"Grandmother, I will come to see you tomorrow. Please have a good rest."
Kangxi tucked the corner of the quilt for the Empress Dowager before turning and leaving.
After leaving the Cining Palace, Kangxi sat on the dragon chariot. Liang Jiugong, who was waiting beside him, asked: "Your Majesty, are we going back to the Qianqing Palace?"
Kangxi pondered for a moment and said, "Go to Chengqian Palace."
"Yes, I obey your order."
"Let's go——"
As the sound of whips went all the way towards Chengqian Palace, everyone in the harem knew the emperor's movements.
In Chengqian Palace, Tong Jia had just coaxed Yinzhen, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and had someone take him downstairs to change clothes, when she heard the eunuch who brought the news hurried over, "Your Majesty! The emperor is coming to our Chengqian Palace!"
"Really?" Tong Jia was filled with joy, "Quick! Zishang! Hurry and help me dress up!"
Tong Jia's previous listless look changed. Although her face was still pale, her eyes were bright.
Zishang knew her own queen's character very well, so she silently changed Tong Jia's clothes, combed her hair into a suitable bun, and pinned beautiful hair accessories on it, making sure that Tong Jia looked perfect in front of Kangxi.
So, when Kangxi arrived, Tong Jia was already dressed neatly and waiting at the entrance of Chengqian Palace, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"
If Tong Jia's voice had not been so weak, Kangxi would have thought that this was Zichang's excuse to trick him into coming, looking at her in gorgeous clothes.
Kangxi reached out his hand to help Tong Jia up, and led her towards the hall.
"Is my cousin feeling better?"
On this side, Tong Jia faced Kangxi, whom she had not seen for many days, and she wished that the road could be longer and that she and Kangxi could walk slower.
The road always ends.
When they arrived at the hall, Kangxi let go of Tong Jia's hand and sat down.
Before Tong Jia could react, Kangxi let go of her hand. She stood in the hall at a loss, looking at Kangxi hesitantly.
"cousin?"
Seeing Tong Jia stunned, Kangxi seemed puzzled, with doubt in his tone.
Tong Jia came back to her senses and said, "My cousin, I am much better now. Thank you for your concern."
"That's good. When my cousin is well again, I will take you to the young lady of Changchun Garden."
Tong Jia's eyes lit up, she took a few steps forward and grabbed Kangxi's sleeve, "Really? Thank you, cousin!"
"Hmm?" Kangxi glanced at her hand that was grabbing his sleeve.
Tong Jia let go awkwardly and sat down next to Kangxi.
"I heard from the maid beside you that you miss Mo Yaqi again?"
Thinking of her poor daughter, Tong Jia's mood became depressed.
Moyaqi was the only biological child of her and Kangxi, but unfortunately she died before she was one month old. On the day of her death, Kangxi was on an eastern tour and never saw the child. He only sent someone to convey his order to cremate the child according to ancestral teachings, and even scattered the ashes outside the Forbidden City.
In the palace, children who died young were not ranked in order of age and could not be buried in the royal mausoleum. If she had not begged Kangxi desperately, she would not even have been given a name.
She named Mo Yaqi herself. She named her Mo Yaqi, which means longevity grass in Manchu. She gave her this name in the hope that she would grow up healthily in the next life.
Tong Jia pulled away from her memories. She didn't want to talk too much about Moyaqi to Kangxi. She also knew that Kangxi didn't like her mentioning Moyaqi, so she smiled and shook her head, "Cousin, who has heard nonsense again? It's not true."
"That's good, cousin, please take care of yourself."
Although Tong Jia evaded the question, the atmosphere eventually fell silent.
Tong Jia forced herself to sit with Kangxi, beads of sweat the size of beans appearing on her forehead from time to time. Zi Shang watched from the side, secretly worried.
After a long while, Kangxi stood up and said, "Then I will go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity today and come to see my cousin another day."
Tong Jia stood up in a hurry and asked to keep him: "Cousin, why don't you have dinner in Chengqian Palace before leaving? Xiao Si will also want to see Khan Ama when he wakes up later."
"No need for that. There are still some government affairs to be dealt with in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Let's stop with it today. Go back, cousin. There's no need to see me off."
"Return to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
Tong Jia stood at the door, watching Kangxi's figure gradually disappear.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has left. It's windy outside. Let's go in."
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