[Qing Chuan] Mu Emperor's Grace

After that day, the Empress Dowager fell ill without warning.Hongli relieved the twelfth elder brother's restraint and asked him to serve the empress dowager.

On the day when the guards withdrew, Yongzhen walked out of the room and saw Heshen standing at the side of the yard, looking at him quietly.

Yong Xing sneered: "My lord, are you here to see my joke?"

He Shen hurriedly saluted: "I will see the twelve elder brothers."

Yong Xing was pale and thin, and He Shen's words made him laugh abruptly: "Brother? Now my elder brother is not as good as a favored slave."

He Shen was at a loss for words for a while, trying to comfort Yong Xin who was on the verge of losing control, but he didn't know what to say.

In the end, he could only whisper: "Brother Twelve, the empress is still waiting for you in the palace."

Now the word "queen" has become a thorn in Yongzheng's heart. He smiled wryly and said, "She is a queen, but she is not as good as those concubines. Sometimes I think, if she is not my mother-in-law, I would Will my life be much easier, will Huang Ama treat me like other children?"

He Shen looked at Yong Xin who was lost in thought, and said coldly: "Brother Twelve, be careful."

Yongzhen waved his hand, and snorted coldly: "It's this time, what are you still thinking about? You think I don't know what Huang Ama thinks, I'm a chess piece for him to manipulate the queen. But he was wrong. , what kind of temperament is the queen mother, she will not care about anything when she goes crazy, even I can't stop it. "

Growing up in a harsh environment made Yong Xin sensitive and precocious.He Shen felt more than once that among Hongli's surviving elder brothers, Yong Xin was the one with the highest talent and best aptitude.

It's just that the mother cut off her hair this time, which hit him too hard.In the previous life, after the Ulanara clan was demoted to concubine Xian, Yongzheng was depressed and suffered from chronic illnesses, so that she died young.

"Before I left, I told my mother to remember to protect herself in everything and wait for me to go back. She promised well, but something happened." Yongzhen covered his face, and He Shen couldn't see the expression under his palm.

"That's fine, I don't need to fight or grab from now on. It's fine that that person completely despises me, anyway, he never has me as a son in his eyes."

He Shendan felt pain in his heart when he heard these words.In modern times, he has been loved by his parents since he was a child, so he can't understand the despair of Yongxin.

He was silent for a moment, then took out a kit from his sleeve, and handed it to Yong Xin.

"What is this?" Yong Xin slowly lowered his hand, staring curiously at the bright red kit.

"This is what the ten princesses entrusted to your servant." He Shen replied with his head bowed.

"Ten grids?" Yong Zhen was stunned for a moment, then carefully took the kit, opened the mouth of the bag, and took out the contents.

When he looked at the red and yellow peace talisman in his palm, he was caught off guard.

"The tenth princess has another sentence, let the servant bring it to you. She hopes that you will cherish yourself, and the days to come will be safe and smooth."

Yong Xing looked at the peace talisman repeatedly, tears fell from the corners of his eyes when he looked at it.

"Shi Ge'er, this silly girl." Yong Xin's eyes were red, and the emotions that had been suppressed for several days finally came out.

He Shen took the opportunity to say softly: "Brother Twelve, forgive me for talking too much. As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. Things will turn around before the last moment, so you can relax."

Elder Brother Twelve glanced at He Shen, with a slight smile on his lips.He wiped his face and took a deep breath: "He Shen, I used to hate you very much. At the beginning of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, you suddenly appeared and started to approach me. My purpose. But this time I fell so badly, you are the only one who is still willing to come to see me, I will keep this favor in my heart. "

When He Shen walked out of Yongxin's yard, the winter sun shone on his body, and the warm feeling made him feel better.

Everything will be fine, he said to himself silently.

He Shen, who was concentrating on walking, didn't notice that Hai Lancha walked out slowly from a corner.Hai Lancha overheard his conversation with Yong Xin just now.

He Shen returned to his residence, intending to take a nap.When he was about to fall asleep in a trance, he was awakened by the sound of pushing the door.

He Shen looked at the two guards in yellow mandarin jackets, hurriedly approaching the bed, and grabbed his hand involuntarily: "My lord, the emperor has ordered you to come with us."

He Shen was still a little drowsy at first, but when he heard the words, he woke up for a moment, and he vaguely realized that Hongli must know something.

It was freezing outside, and He Shen was only wearing a single shirt, but the two guards escorted him out of the house without any explanation.

When He Shen was crushed to Hongli's residence, his lips were already purple from the cold, his teeth were chattering, and he couldn't even speak.Suddenly entering the warm room, He Shen shuddered fiercely, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that besides Hongli, there was Hailancha standing with his head bowed.

He Shen only felt that his mind was frozen. He remembered that Hai Lancha was the commander of the guards in the courtyard of Elder Brother Twelve today. What did he say to himself at that time?

"Master Hai, you are not serving the emperor, why are you here?"

Hai Lancha rubbed the back of her head, smiled apologetically, and said, "Hey, don't mention it, I was working in front of the emperor a few days ago, and happened to be in a bad mood, and I'm a naturally straightforward person. Fabian came here to guard the gate. It just so happened that the emperor released the twelfth elder brother's foot restraint today, so we can also withdraw." Then he greeted the guards on duty: "Brothers, it's too cold today, let's go drink and have a drink with him. My lord, I will go first."

It's all fake, it's fake to punish Hai Lancha, and it's true to monitor the movements in the courtyard of Twelve Elder Brothers.He Shen has always thought that Hailancha is a straight person, a close friend worthy of confidant, but he forgot that Hailancha's direct superior is the emperor, and he has always only followed the emperor's orders.

Hongli also knew that the Jade Buddha, which was given to the Empress Dowager for her birthday last time, was a gift from Tang Pin.The scene where He Shen received the gift happened to be caught by Hai Lancha.He Shen was escorted to kneel on the ground by the guards, but suddenly laughed.He raised his head and looked at Hai Lancha who dared not look at him directly: "Master Hai, I really underestimated you, but I don't blame you, blame me, who told me to trust you."

The seated Hongli has been frowning at Heshen since he entered the door. Seeing that Heshen was half-dead from the cold, he couldn't help but shouted: "Heshen, enough is enough."

He Shen's voice stopped suddenly. If it wasn't for the guards, he might have fallen to the ground.His mind was in a mess, and for a while he heard Hongli say to Hai Lancha: "You go out first." For a while he felt the pressure on his shoulders disappear, and he lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

Hongli wanted to speak several times, determined not to look at his appearance, but couldn't help paying attention to his reaction.Seeing him in a daze, it was obvious that he was severely frozen.

After enduring it for a while, seeing that Heshen's condition had not eased in the slightest, Hongli finally made a move: he put the limp Heshen on the couch, wrapped him in a thick quilt, and poured hot tea.After drinking half a cup like this, He Shen gradually recovered.

When Heshen regained his senses, what he saw was Hongli's face as black as the bottom of a pot.The moment he regained his consciousness, he realized how bold and out of bounds he had just acted.

"Heshen, did I warn you not to meddle in the affairs of the Queen and Elder Brother Twelve?" Hongli said coldly, rubbing the jade wrench in his hand.

He Shen replied softly: "Yes."

"Then why did you teach Shi Gege and tell the Queen Mother about this?" Hongli's voice sounded calm, but He Shen knew that it was just the calm before the storm.He unconsciously clenched the brocade quilt on his body, thinking about the appropriate words in his mind.

"Talk, are you dumb?" Hongli didn't intend to give He Shen any time to breathe, and asked pressingly.

"The slave is just..." He Shen was dizzy from the alternation of hot and cold just now, and couldn't find the right words for a long time.

In Hongli's deep eyes, there was a flash of disappointment, and he nodded: "Okay, don't tell me, I will tell you for you. The reason why you teach Shige like this is because you will spend the rest of your life All your glory rests on Yongxi. What kind of benefits did he promise you, so that you can't wait to plan for him?"

If Cai and Shen were just flustered just now, they are completely stunned at this moment.He looked at Hongli in astonishment, unable to say a word for a long time.

However, Hongli regarded his silence as a guilty conscience. In Hongli's mind, the scene of He Shen begging for mercy from the new emperor was replayed repeatedly, as if someone had pressed the repeat button.

"You are really...unchanging. You can't wait for my death in this life?" Even though Hongli deliberately controlled his emotions, there was still a tremor in his voice.

He Shen saw that Hongli's words became more and more absurd, even though he was in a daze, he still insisted on saying: "Your Majesty, this servant has no such rebellious thoughts. This servant just... feels sorry for Elder Brother Twelve. Although he is cold-tempered, he is a good man. My child..." He Shen was in a hurry, and his words were out of order, what he said was the truth, but in exchange for Hongli's face was even uglier.

"Distressed? He Shen, why are you? Have you forgotten your identity? Twelve elder brothers, the dignified prince, when will it be your turn to be a slave?"

As soon as the words came out, He Shen and Hongli were stunned.He Shen called himself a slave on weekdays because his ancestors were born under the Zhenghong Banner of the Five Banners, and according to the Manchu dressing system, they were indeed Hongli's domestic slaves.However, after the Manchus entered the customs, the children of the Five Banners were all regarded as prominent families because of the merits of their ancestors.Although in order to show respect to the emperor, they still call themselves slaves, but after all no one would dare to look down on them.

Until today, when this fact, which was deliberately forgotten by everyone, was stated bluntly by Hongli, He Shen realized that there is a huge gap between him and Hongli, both in terms of identity and status.

Obviously just stating a fact that all Manchurians understand, why is my heart so sad?He Shen couldn't help asking himself.