Ashes

"I'll invite the shaman to offer sacrifices to the gods again. Since you've taken the medicine, why doesn't the fever go away?" Huang Taiji touched his hot forehead again.

"No need, I've eaten all I need to eat, I just need to sleep again." Dorgon said stubbornly, "I don't want my room to be too noisy."

"Alright then." Huang Taiji couldn't force it.

"Brother, you go to work first."

"I'll be with you, wait for Doduo to come back."

Huang Taiji stood beside Dorgon's bed. Although the two were sitting, they had nothing to say to each other, and each had their own concerns.

For Dorgon, Er Niang has not come back, he has not let go of his hanging heart, and he has even more resentment towards the people around him. How can he do harm while showing kindness calmly? of?

But Huang Taiji was recalling his father's reaction just now, he understood that his father would not pursue this matter any further, and let Daishan escape like this, although he was unwilling but helpless.

He glanced at Dorgon, whose face was blushing sickly, and suddenly couldn't bear it, and said softly: "Lie down and sleep, when you wake up, your mother-in-law will be back."

Dorgon sneered in his heart, but still nodded obediently, lay down and closed his eyes.

Huang Taiji stared at him, this scene was very familiar, once he also stood helplessly by his mother's side, watching her suffer from illness after the medicine stone was ineffective, and finally passed away.

That memory is unforgettable.

"Dorgon." Huang Taiji leaned down and whispered in his ear.

Dorgon opened his eyes and looked around.

Huang Taiji touched his eyes: "Don't open your eyes. I'll tell you a way to heal your illness faster."

"Are you lying to the child?"

"Really, my mother often used this method when I was a child."

Dorgon was a little curious, but still closed his eyes.

Huang Taiji cleared his throat, and began to sing in a low voice: "Yuyou, Bubu, yoyo, yoyo..."

Dorgon opened his eyes and looked at Huang Taiji in astonishment.

"Yuche" is also a lullaby, and every child of the Jurchen grew up listening to Er Niang singing "Yuche".Although his voice was low, it was melodious and magnetic, with a special taste. I didn't expect that he could sing so well.

Seeing Dorgon's eyes widen, Huang Taiji felt embarrassed, stopped halfway through singing, and smiled at Dorgon enthusiastically.

"Sure enough, it's a lie to children." Dorgon blinked, "Why don't you sing something else."

"I won't do anything else." Huang Taiji's smile was a little stiff.

Dorgon made a helpless expression.

Huang Taiji smiled and said, "Go to sleep."

Dorgon closed his eyes again, and his whole heart gradually became quiet. In his ears, it seemed that his mother-in-law was humming softly: "Yuyou, bubu, yoyo, yoyou..."

After a while, he fell into a drowsy sleep.

When he woke up and opened his eyes, he saw Dodo's big face.

That face changed from distressed to pleasantly surprised, and then called out: "Er Niang! Brother, he woke up!"

Abahai hurried into sight, and a bright smile appeared on his worried face for an instant.

"Er Niang..." Dorgon struggled to get up from the bed.

"Hey, don't get up." Abahai hurriedly pushed him down, "Your illness is still not cured, just lie down."

"Emiang, father allowed you to come out?"

Abahai smiled and said softly: "Sure, your fever hasn't subsided completely, lie down quickly."

Suddenly, Dorgon felt his body relaxed a lot, his head didn't swell or hurt, and he even felt better.

Duoduo lay on Abahai's back, leaned over and looked at himself with a smile. Azig was sitting far away at the table, eating something vigorously, and occasionally glanced over here.

This is a family.

Dorgon was relieved, and a smile finally bloomed on his face that had been frowning for several days.

So far, the adultery between Da Bei Le and the princess came to an end. Da Khan only lightly punished A Ba Hai for the crime of private possession of property, while Dai Shan was not punished at all.At first, Nurhachi also neglected Abahai for a while, but after a few months, he also forgave her.

In Dorgon's memory, Da Khan had divorced Erniang because of this matter, but this time he didn't. His future has been quietly changing.

In the same month, in order to consolidate its military control, Nurhachi decided to move the capital again, this time from Jiefan to Sarhu.

In the months that followed, the Ming Dynasty underwent earth-shaking changes.

In July, Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun passed away, and in August Taichang Emperor Zhu Changluo succeeded to the throne, but the short-lived Taichang Emperor only served as emperor for one month, and followed Wanli Emperor Immortal.In September, Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao succeeded to the throne, which opened the darkest period of eunuch dictatorship in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, in Salhu City, the Zhubeile mansions were built again one after another.

"Your house is not bad." Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji walked around his house and chatted.

"It's fine if you can live there." Huang Taiji said nonchalantly.

"Old Ba, it's better for you to go with the situation. You said that we are always moving here and there, moving last year and this year, and Father Khan is not too tired to panic."

"It's not for the sake of sending troops in the future. Come on, let's sit inside."

The two entered the room, sat down separately, and continued to chat.

Mang Gurtai took a sip of tea, stretched his neck and approached Huang Taiji, although he was at his house, he was still afraid of being overheard, so he whispered into Huang Taiji's ear, "Second brother wants me to bring it to my father. Khan’s words, I’ve already taken them for him.”

Huang Taiji smiled lightly: "What did Father Khan say?"

Mang Gurtai smiled strangely again: "You know."

The two looked at each other and smiled, tacit understanding.

"Tell me, why is the second brother so fussy?" Mang Gurtai shook his head and said.

"Everyone has their own temperament. Otherwise, how can we have a chance? Don't you think so, Fifth Brother?"

Mang Gurtai pointed to Huang Taiji: "You are still smart." Then he laughed.

Huang Taiji took a sip of tea, smiled and said nothing.

"But having said that, it's not a big deal. Father Khan can only scold him a few times at most. What's the use?" Mang Gurtai asked suspiciously.

"It's useful, it's very useful. Father Khan won't talk about everything, but he knows it clearly in his heart."

Mang Gurtai didn't understand what Huang Taiji was saying at all, he just nodded his head pretending to understand.

At this time, a loud cry came from the yard: "Mynah! Open the door."

"Little Fourteen came to look for you again, so I'll leave first." Mang Gurtai said.

"okay."

Huang Taiji opened the door and saw Dorgon standing at the door with his hands behind his back.

"Hey, Fifth Brother is here too." Dorgon said.

"Come to play with your starling again?" Mang Gurtai has no patience with his younger brother Dege, let alone other younger brothers, "I won't accompany you."

"I'll take you out." Huang Taiji said.

"No need, Dorgon is here." Mang Gurtai shook his hand and left alone.

Huang Taiji bent down and looked down at Dorgon: "Why did you come here suddenly without calling someone first?"

"Mynah doesn't welcome me?"

"Why? Come in."

"Not going in."

"why?"

"Look." Dorgon stretched out his hand from behind, holding a newborn dog in his hand.

The dog's lanugo is yellow, its face has not yet grown, and it looks like a pig.

Huang Taiji smiled and said, "Your dog gave birth? How many were born?"

"Five, so I'll give you one."

"Send me off, why?" Huang Taiji asked in surprise.

"Do you not like it?"

"Of course I like it."

"Mynah keeps giving me things, so I'll give you something too. Besides..." Dorgon pinched the puppy in his hand and played with it, "It's your birthday soon, so take it as your birthday gift."

"Let's go, let's go into the house first." Huang Taiji pulled Dorgon into the house.

"Ah."

Dorgon entered the house with the dog in his arms.When he stepped through the door, he looked back in the direction Mangurtai had left.

What are they discussing?Is that the thing?

Dorgon smiled coldly.For such a good show, I'll just sit on the sidelines and watch, let Daishan be the target in his eyes, and let him play freely.

Raise, raise the opponent big enough, let him expand to the extreme, and then defeat him.

"Dorgon?" Seeing him standing still at the door, Huang Taiji urged him.

Dorgon hurried into the room: "Here we come." He put the pup on the ground, and the pup flopped a few times, stood up, and walked around the room crookedly.

Looking at its naive appearance, Huang Taiji couldn't help smiling.

"Brother, what are you thinking?"

"I was wondering what to give in return."

"What does the starling want to give me again? That's great, there is a gift in return."

The dog staggered to Huang Taiji's feet, and it didn't know whether it was a special kiss with him or what, and repeatedly rubbed its nose against his ankle.

Huang Taiji leaned over and hugged it.The puppy was suddenly lifted to such a high height, twisting its limbs in a panic, stepping on and pawing at Huang Taiji's body.

Hearing a sound of Gu Lu, something fell from his body, rolled on the ground, and rolled into a corner.