I can't die

Zhiqing's death had a great impact on Zai Chun. This was the first time that Zai Chun came through time travel. A person whom he once regarded as his confidant died so tragically in front of him.

Whether it's sad or helpless, Zai Chun's absence these days can be seen by anyone.Cixi was aware of Zai Chun's state, but this time, the mother who had always doted on Zai Chun chose to remain silent. Perhaps, there are some things that must be experienced by oneself to be considered growth.

The memorials are still uploaded one by one every day, and the National Machinery-Military Aircraft Department, the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the Queen Mothers of the Two Palaces are in constant operation every day.Zai Chun, the master of the Qing Empire, even though he was unhappy in his heart, still had to face all kinds of tedious things, internal and external troubles every day, all these things were squeezed on Zai Chun. Feeling suffocated like never before.

"Aying, is Zhiqing buried yet?"

Zai Chun approved Li Hongzhang's memorial to incorporate the foreign gun team and stamped the seal of "Tongdaotang". Then he raised his head, took a deep breath, and twisted his neck.

Li Lianying stood by Zai Chun's side to wait on him. Knowing that her master was in a bad mood these days, she was extra careful, and hurriedly brought a cup of hot tea to Zai Chun's hands: "If you go back to the emperor, everything will be settled. Zhiqing's The family also got 50 taels of silver, which is enough for the servant to say."

Isn't it?A slave who betrayed her master, in today's feudal society, Zhiqing's fate is already very good.

Zai Chun took the teacup in Li Lianying's hand, opened the lid, blew on the steaming mist, and sighed: "That's good, it's finally a master-servant match. Hey, it's her fault after all."

Yes, if Zhiqing lived in the era 100 years later, it would be much better, right?

Thinking of this, Zai Chun raised his head and looked out of the window, only to see that the outside of the Hall of Mental Cultivation was covered in white flowers, and the thick snow covered the red hub of the empire in white.

"How long has it been snowing?"

"Going back to the emperor, I dropped it after lunch. I didn't expect it to get bigger and bigger. It has accumulated so much in just a few hours."

This is not the first time that Zaichun saw heavy snow in the Forbidden City, but at that time Emperor Xianfeng was still there, and he was still a prince who was loved by thousands of people. He did not expect that in a blink of an eye, the person sitting on the dragon chair was already Become yourself.

"Come on, let's go for a stroll. I'm tired of reading the memorial. Remember to ask someone to send the approved memorial to the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces for approval."

Zai Chun stretched his waist, got up from the chair, and walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation surrounded by a group of people.

Although there is a lot of snow in the palace, some palace people have shoveled a clean road on the main roads for the palace masters to walk.

The back door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation is a long corridor, connecting the West Sansuo to the west, the Harem to the north, and the Qianqing Palace to the east.Zai Chun walked aimlessly along the corridor, then suddenly stopped and stood where he was.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Zai Chun stopped suddenly, Li Lianying hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.Zai Chun pointed to the far side of the long corridor, and saw a group of eunuchs hurriedly coming out of Xisan Institute, carrying two large coffins in the middle, with the word "Dian" written on the front of the coffins.

"This is..?"

Li Lianying also saw this scene, and felt that it was bad luck. She never thought that the emperor would bump into such a bad thing when he rarely took a leisurely walk in the past few days: "It may be that a concubine passed away in Shoukang Palace. Years ago, the old one Older people often say that Lord Yan likes to accept people these few days."

"Doesn't the concubine need to tell me about her death? At least she's serving the royal father. Go and ask."

Zai Chun wondered.

Immediately Li Lianying got the order, so she had no choice but to run forward and arrest an old eunuch from Xisan Institute for questioning.Although the old eunuch was old, but seeing Li Lianying's clothes, he knew that he was a big shot in the palace, so he answered respectfully.After a while, Li Lianying ran back: "Reporting to the emperor is the intention of the two empress dowagers, saying that seeing that the emperor is in a bad mood recently, these things should not fall into the ears of the emperor, lest the emperor be sad."

Lest the emperor be sad?

Xianfeng was only in his thirties when he died, so one can imagine how old his concubines were, and two of them died at this juncture. Because of Zhiqing's confession of Shoukang Palace, Cixi Ci'an is cleaning up her old rivals, right?

"Let's go to Shoukang Palace and have a look."

Zai Chun was so old, but he had never been to Shoukang Palace before, so he ordered to transfer to Shoukang Palace.

The Shoukang Palace is next to the Compassionate Ning Palace, just to the west of the Xisan Institute, and it is just a short walk away.

Among the buildings in the Forbidden City, the Shoukang Palace is not considered huge. When Zai Chun came here, he felt a little unbelievable. This was the first time he saw such a small palace in the Forbidden City. Gong and Zhong Cui Gong refused to leave.

Compared with the luxury of Chuxiu Palace and the magnificence of Zhongcui Palace, Shoukang Palace is obviously much duller. Looking at the somewhat faded red walls near Shoukang Palace, Zai Chun felt a sense of desolation blowing towards his face.

And at the gate of Shoukang Palace, there is a very eye-catching figure standing there.I saw that person looked to be about the same age as Cixi, with a slender figure, and a turquoise palace dress that looked like a pine and bamboo in this white snow scene, looking very meandering.

Zai Chun walked up to the woman curiously, looked up, and saw the woman staring in the direction of Xisan Institute with tears in her eyes, she was in a daze, and didn't even notice Zai Chun's arrival.

This is a woman who is no less beautiful than Cixi.

Her skin is as white as snow, with a faint scent of medicine exuding from her body, her two smoky eyebrows seem to be frowning, her quietness is like a beautiful flower shining in the water, she is not as charming as Cixi, not as dignified as Ci'an, but like a Xiaoxiang fairy, she has a kind of weakness The softness of Liu Yingfeng.

"Concubine Li."

Zai Chun recognized this person.

Concubine Li Tatara was also Xianfeng's favorite concubine in the early years. It is said that she entered the palace with Cixi in the first draft. Her health has never been very good, so she has never given birth to a prince.

Concubine Li heard Zai Chun's immature voice, as if she had been awakened by a shock, then she glanced at Zai Chun who only reached her waist, smiled gracefully, and saluted: "So it's the emperor, and the emperor is so old, Now it’s time to be called Concubine Li Taifei, not Empress Li Concubine.”

"Is the concubine the concubine looking at the two concubine mothers who are going to be buried today?"

Concubine Li nodded, and then couldn't help touching Zai Chun's face with her hands, just like Cixi used to touch Zai Chun: "They are Concubine Yun and Xuan, who were married with your mother-in-law and me back then. They are old people in the palace. But thinking about their low status in life, the emperor doesn’t remember it either.”

Indeed, concubines and Chang Zai are far from being comparable to the noble concubine Cixi, so Zai Chun has no impression of these two people, but listening to Concubine Li's words, I think they have a good relationship, right?

"My condolences to the concubine."

Zai Chun didn't know what to say, so he could only say this.Unexpectedly, Concubine Li smiled wryly, withdrew her hand, and brushed the snow on her shoulders: "I can't say I'm sorry, they are more blessed than me, and they will serve your royal father first."

"It's snowing heavily, the emperor should go back, don't catch a cold, or Sister Lan will be in a hurry."

Sister Lan?

Lan Nai is the title of Cixi when she first entered the palace, a nobleman of Lan, bestowed by Xianfeng with the title Magnolia.

This Concubine Li is weird, whether it's her familiarity with Ci Xi in her words or her kindness to Zai Chun in her actions, it clearly shows this point.

Because, Zai Chun said, in his memory, he was not familiar with this Concubine Li at all!If it wasn't for her high status, Zai Chun might not even be able to remember this woman.

After leaving the Shoukang Palace, Zai Chun looked at Li Lianying solemnly: "Aying, are you looking at this Concubine Li?"

"The servant also feels that something is wrong. The servant has been working by the emperor's side since he was three years old. He has never seen the intersection between this Concubine Li and our empress. How about the emperor go ask the Empress Dowager West?"

Isn't it?In the palace full of eyes, there are not many people who can call Cixi "Sister Lan" in this way.Moreover, Concubine Li lived in Shoukang Palace again, thinking of Zhiqing's matter, Zai Chun felt that there was something strange in Shoukang Palace no matter what he thought.

"I'm afraid the Queen Mother won't say anything."

Isn't it?It stands to reason that if a concubine dies in the palace, no matter what happens, the emperor should be informed, not to mention that at this juncture where the White Lotus Sect is making trouble, it is just that Cixi seems to be deliberately hiding it from Zai Chun, calling Zai Chun instead I felt even more puzzled.

"Forget it, tell people to pay more attention to the Shoukang Palace. You can always find clues under your nose."

The author has something to say: Can I not give a negative score for that typo, I am so sad and desperate. . . .Beep beep. .crying in the toilet

Also, suicide by biting your tongue has been changed to suicide by biting a poison sac.