The Manchu and Han Banquets in Qing Dynasty

The person has lost a lot of weight, has not recovered from a long illness, and is no longer as beautiful as before.

"Aifei just lie down well, there is no need to be polite." Kangxi held her hand and prevented her from getting up.

Concubine Hui had tears streaming down her face, and said: "The concubine is incompetent and failed to take good care of our children, Your Majesty, you should punish the concubine."

"What did Concubine Ai say, you already look like this, how can I punish you? Besides, Cheng Qing's death was not your fault. Concubine Ai, don't think so much, just take care of your illness." Kangxi said softly Comforting.

Concubine Hui stopped her tears: "Yes, my concubine should take good care of her illness and strive to get better soon, Your Majesty, shall we have another Chengqing at that time?" She looked at Kangxi with teary eyes, very pitiful.

Kangxi said: "I'll talk about the future, don't think too much now, just rest for a while." Concubine Hui closed her eyes and fell asleep not long after. Kangxi sighed and returned to Qianqing Palace.

Unexpectedly, so many things happened when he went out. He just found his father, but lost his son.So what if he is the emperor?It's really uncomfortable to feel that you can't even keep your own child.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Jiang is here." Liang Jiugong preached outside the door.

"Xuan." Kangxi said while sitting behind the case.

"Cha." Not long after, an old man dressed as an imperial doctor came in.The old man looked past his sixtieth birthday, and his temples were already grey.

"My humble minister, Jiang Gui, sees the emperor." The old man knelt down and greeted him.

"Pingshen, I heard that you were the one who saw the third prince's illness that day. In your opinion, why did the third prince suddenly get sick?" Kangxi stared at Jiang Gui with a trace of fatigue on his face, which was quickly covered up by him.

Jiang Guidao: "Back to the emperor, the third prince was born weak, and the emperor and the empress themselves... have not yet fully developed, so the children born are often suffering and sick."

Kangxi frowned, and asked: "So, the eldest prince Chengrui is also for this reason?"

Jiang Gui said: "Yes."

Hearing this answer, for some reason, Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that it was not because he was destined to have no children, but because they were too young to have children... And if he used this as an excuse, I believe the emperor's grandmother would not force him to have children again. I have chosen a concubine.

When it came to choosing a concubine, he felt a little headache. The draft happens every three years, and this year just happened to catch up. Originally, he wasn't against the draft, but since he fell in love with Zixiu, he didn't want to face so many women.The matter of Mrs. Xuangui is still vivid in my mind. If there are more women, wouldn't Zixiu be in greater danger?

Two flowers bloom, each representing a branch.Zixiu returned to the palace and went to his own residence. He hasn't come back these days, and the furnishings in the house have not changed. It seems that this kid from far away is quite good at cleaning.

Looking at the time, it happened to be Shen Zheng, at this time Cong Yuan should still be practicing cooking in the imperial dining room.When he left, he entrusted Congyuan to his master Cheng Li. At that time, Cheng Li complained that "after teaching the disciples, you must teach the disciples and grandchildren." Although he said so, he didn't resist in his heart.

Zixiu tidied up his things, and then took a comfortable bath. Just as he finished braiding his hair, there was a knock on the door.

"Master?" Zixiu was a little surprised, "Come in and sit down."

"This is a letter from that brat Rong Ruo. You have been away for so long, and all the letters he sent have been placed here with me." Cheng Li put a thick stack of letters on the table in a speechless manner. He didn't understand. Now, what do young people have to say?Every now and then a letter arrives.He remembered that when he was courting his wife, he wrote a letter in ten days, and it was not so thick.

He was speechless, and Zixiu was even more speechless. Doesn't this kid study every day?He looked at the envelope that was only two days apart, and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

"Master, thank you for your hard work. I'll write a letter to teach him a lesson and tell him not to send letters so frequently." Zixiu said awkwardly.

"I don't care about the affairs of you young people, but Zixiu, no matter how broad a person's heart is, they can only accommodate one person. If you have already chosen one, don't give hope to the other." Cheng Li said gently. Looking at him intently, he said something quite philosophical.

Zixiu was embarrassed and said, "Master, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"Hehe, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? Rong Ruo is affectionate to you and the emperor is righteous to you. You really don't know?" Cheng Li felt helpless seeing him shrink back. This apprentice is good at everything. , is too thin-skinned.

"Master...Master, I just treat Rong Ruo as a younger brother, and I told him before. As for the emperor... I don't know what to say." He lowered his head, blushing, not daring to look at himself master.

Cheng Li patted the back of his hand, sighed and said, "Zixiu, the emperor's family is the most ruthless. Don't say you are a man, even if you are a woman, how can you be sure that you will be favored for the rest of your life?" Shen, it's better for you to understand this relationship as soon as possible. There are so many daughters in the world, are you afraid that you won't find someone you like?"

Zixiu looked up at Cheng Li, he knew that what Master said was reasonable, but...how could he let Kangxi go so easily?He's not expressive, but that's not to say he doesn't care about feelings.

Seeing Kangxi with other women, he would be jealous and sad; thinking that one day Kangxi would no longer like him, he would rather die than live.

However, he is willing to believe in Kangxi once, if one day Kangxi really doesn't love him anymore, he will go far away and never see Kangxi again.And now, let him believe it again.

After Kangxi returned to the palace, Concubine Hui's illness gradually improved. I don't know whether it was Kangxi's comforting effect or Kangxi's caring for her.In short, her illness is getting better day by day.

On this day, Kangxi went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to greet the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager said: "The day of the draft is approaching, Your Majesty, let's choose a few more people this year. First, it can avoid the bad luck in the palace; second, it can also give birth to more people." A few princes. Sigh, this Chengqing's death, the Ai family is very sad, after all, there are still too few concubines."

Kangxi was in a hurry and said: "Grandmother, my grandson asked the imperial physician a few days ago, and said that Chengqing suffered from many disasters and illnesses because of her congenital frailty. The reason for this is that both grandson and concubine Hui have not yet developed. Completely, so my grandson thought, let’s skip the draft this year.”

"Ridiculous!" The Empress Dowager slapped the table, shaking the teacup, Kangxi lowered his eyebrows and looked down, unexpectedly her reaction was so strong.

The Empress Dowager said sharply: "What is congenitally weak? I think it's because you didn't take good care of it. Since that Lin Zixiu entered the palace, you went to the harem less and less. Originally, the Ai family wanted to turn a blind eye and close it." Just one eye, but now you even want to refuse the draft, did you do it because of him!"

Kangxi was stunned, unexpectedly, the imperial grandmother would blame Zixiu for all the faults. If the imperial grandmother deals with Zixiu, who can stop her?

Kangxi knelt at the Empress Dowager's feet, and said: "Grandmother, please calm down, my grandson is just telling the truth, and this has nothing to do with Zixiu. The number of times my grandson goes to the harem is just because of busy political affairs."

The Empress Dowager snorted softly and helped him up: "You are the emperor, don't just kneel down and mourn your family. It's okay for you to favor one or two men, but you can't put the cart before the horse. According to the Ai family, this draft still has to be selected. Go to the harem to work harder in the future, if you can't conceive this one, you can always conceive that one."

Kangxi wanted to say something more, but seeing the empress dowager's eyes stare, he immediately took back the words.He knew that the matter decided by the imperial grandmother would not be changed, if he pleaded for mercy, it would only make things worse, and maybe even harm Zixiu.

"Everything is according to the wishes of the emperor's grandmother." Kangxi said in a muffled voice.

"That's right. I'll tell the empress about it later and let her take care of everything. The empress is the master of the six palaces. You can also take this opportunity to exercise." The empress dowager became that kind old lady again, as if It wasn't her who was aggressive just now.

"Yes, if Grandmother has nothing else to do, grandson will go back first." Kangxi said with some self-defeating.

"Go back, remember, you will often go to the harem in the future." Before leaving, she did not forget to remind her of this.Seeing Kangxi retreating respectfully, an inexplicable light flashed in her eyes.

Kangxi almost fled back to Qianqing Palace, he suddenly understood Huang Ama's thoughts back then, the feeling of being manipulated by others and unable to be the master of everything was really uncomfortable.He has always known that the emperor's grandmother is cruel. He respected and loved her since he was a child, but she wants to deprive him of even his right to like someone.

Thinking of what the imperial grandmother said just now, he was worried for Zixiu, Zixiu, nothing happened to him.If Zixiu was like Concubine Dong E back then, he really didn't know if he could sustain it.

He couldn't imagine losing Zixiu one day, it would make his heart hurt, he liked Zixiu so much, but he had to do something to hurt Zixiu.What would Zixiu think about the draft?Must be very disappointed with him.

He clenched his fists tightly, one day, he will be strong enough not to be controlled by anyone, but now, he must endure.

"Zixiu, you have to trust me, you must trust me." He murmured.

The author has something to say: Alas, what happens to a lover

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The next day, the Empress Dowager issued a decree: All Manchu Eight Banners girls aged 13 to 16 must participate in the upcoming draft.

All of a sudden, all the Manchurian women of the right age in various prefectures and counties were sent to the capital, some were full of expectations, some were lonely and sad.There are those who want to be in the harem, and there are also those who want to go back and marry their lovers after being selected.

In this matter, the two most unhappy people are Kangxi and Zixiu.Needless to say, Kangxi, this kind of thing of being forced to eat will not make anyone happy, let alone