Breeze

In the 31st year of Ruihe, on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month in winter, Prince He Shuoduan died in prayer and died at the age of sixty.The emperor came to his funeral in person, and stopped for five days to show his condolences and mourn him.

In future history books, in the emperor's chronology, there must be such a sentence.

Queen Guerjia thought to herself, and raised her hand to touch the corner of her eyes.Among the vertical and horizontal wrinkles, there was still some dampness, and it was really... Unexpectedly, I couldn't help crying at this time.

Madam Yu, who has been with her for nearly 60 years, hastened to comfort her: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. The emperor has his own good fortune. He is always in good health. Such a minor illness will definitely be cured in a few days."

Guarja sighed and smiled slightly.Where does she feel uncomfortable for the emperor who is sick now?She did it for...for herself.

For such a lifetime, it can be regarded as... What's going on?

In the fifth year of Yongzheng, she was married by the first emperor to the emperor who was still the fifth elder brother at that time. This year, she has been with the emperor for a full 45 years. Among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, there has never been a Yuan empress who can accompany the emperor for so many years.

Speaking of it, this is her blessing, probably, she and the emperor are also destined.

When other people talked about it, they also said that the empress is very lucky, and she has always treated the emperor with respect.

She listened, just sneered in her heart.

Isn't it just respecting each other as guests?

They are clearly husband and wife, but they are only polite and respectful to each other.

If she was kept in the dark like that 23-year-old aunt, she would have no regrets in this life, or even herself.

But she knew it, so she couldn't deceive herself.

She knows, and has always been clear, that the emperor's heart is not with her.

Not on any woman in the harem.

In the first year of Ruihe, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the yuan had just been changed, and the festive energy hadn't passed yet, but she ran into such a scene.To this day, she still feels that it is an illusion and is unknown.

Still in the heat of filial piety for his father's death...the emperor can...

Although what the emperor himself said was not what she imagined.But she saw with her own eyes that when the two of them hugged each other, the emperor's expression of pity and affection was not just a hug between uncles and nephews.

She knew that the emperor was...chaotic.Len!

And the other person, who finally died a few days ago, was the younger brother of the late emperor, the emperor's uncle, Prince Daqing and Shuoduan!

After all, she is a person who sleeps together, and she knows a little bit about the emperor's thoughts.She knew that the emperor didn't have her in his heart, and that he didn't have anyone in Prince Rui's mansion in his heart. She thought that the emperor had only the world and that chair in his heart, but what she saw at that moment made her know that she was wrong.

The emperor has a person in his heart.That person is a man!

At the beginning, she really hated her... Even if the emperor put it in her heart, no matter how unbearable a woman was, even if it was a concubine of the late emperor, she would not be so resentful.

Why is it a man?Or the emperor's own blood relatives!

Shameless, filthy, chaotic and innocent, the master of flattery is lucky!

She thought so, and at that time, she did say so.

Prince Duan lowered his head to see clearly, but the emperor had a serious face and cold eyes. For a moment, she felt that the person in front of her was not the fifth master she had known for more than ten years, but the person in front of her, with a cold and cruel expression, seemed to be The late emperor in rage.

Immediately swallowed all the words that followed, she dared not speak again.

Or, there is no sound at all.

Under that look, she staggered back to the door she stepped in first.

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The emperor did not threaten her not to speak out about this matter, or anything else.Regarding the incident she saw, the emperor never mentioned it at all.

But how could she not know, she had to keep silent.She even helped them cover it up.Because she and the emperor are both prosperous, and both are lost.

Silently hiding that matter in my heart, it has been thirty years.

From the very torment at the beginning, every time I saw that person entering and leaving the forbidden palace, I would gnash my teeth in my heart, and then I provoked and deceived myself and others, and now it is so plain——now she is surprised that she will cry for herself, didn’t she think it a long time ago, no Will he move himself again because of the matter of the emperor and that person?

Even if the emperor thinks about that person all his heart, even if the emperor will forget everyone else because of his headache and brain fever, even if the emperor will change his long-awaited thoughts because of his words and deeds.

Even though he is old and dead now, the emperor's heart remains the same.

She has long been... used to it.

The emperor's illness in the past few days is not only because of his death, but also because of...

He must be buried in Tailing, for this reason.

In the seventh year of Yongzheng, it was already decided that Prince Yi and Prince Duan would be buried in the northeast and northwest of the Tailing Mausoleum respectively.

Even if it is the emperor, he can't change the will of the first emperor and make him be buried in his mausoleum.

During his lifetime, he could only have the title of uncle and nephew, but after his death, he would have to be buried thousands of miles away——Guarjia suddenly felt a sense of joy in his heart.

Life is different, death is different, even if the mind is connected, what is this life worth?

And... what counts?

Just like her, with such a title, she gave birth to three sons, two daughters and five children for the emperor. Others envied her honor, wealth, and both sons and daughters.

But what is her whole life worth?

Guarjia burst into tears, and the nuns and maids around her were at a loss.After a while, she stopped her tears and said: "The emperor even went to the 23rd uncle's house to express his condolences, and I have to express my heart tomorrow. 23rd aunt has always liked beautiful leather. Last time the emperor gave it to me. Send some good ones to her. Also invite her into the palace to talk, so as not to be too sad."

The nuns hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is thoughtful. Prince Duan Fujin must be grateful for your kindness."

She smiled dignifiedly, but was a little lost in thought.

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In comparison, is she the more unfortunate, or the 23rd aunt?

She knew about the ambiguity between the emperor and Prince Duan early in the morning, but that aunt hadn't known about it until now.I have to say that Uncle 23 is really good at hiding it.

To this day, that aunt still thinks that she is Uncle 23's favorite—but even if it's a show, even if it's compensation, even if it's a fake love, Prince Duan's kindness to her is really enviable.

That's the real thing, love is like a treasure, and it hurts like an eyeball.

It was clear that Prince Duan Fujin would no longer be able to have children when he was in his twenties, but Prince Duan kept the matter a secret for more than ten years, until the late emperor passed away, and then slowly revealed it.

In the palace, there is only a side Fujin who gave birth to Hongyi Baylor, not even a Shu Fujin.On the other hand, Fujin is still unlucky, he was gone when he was in Shengjing, Hongyi has always only regarded Fujin as his biological mother-in-law.

Speaking of the noble ladies of the clan in Beijing, they all said that they were the Eight Fortune Jins back then, and they didn't have such special favors.

Being a woman, being protected and pampered by her husband is a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes.

It was not that Guarjia was not envious before, but since she learned the shocking secret, she understood everything.

She dotes on Fujin and doesn't want a concubine, just to... get along with her nephew.

In her heart, she despises and disgusts that person, but she can often see him, Fujin still looking ignorant and clueless, showing off his happiness everywhere.

Sometimes, I really wish I could grab that aunt and shake her, revealing everything, so that her face will also show a look of sadness, anger and hatred.

It was like the look she had often seen on her face in the mirror back then.

But after all, I have endured until now, every time I see that aunt, I see that she still has a bit of the crispness brought over from the grassland and the pampering that Prince Duan has raised over the years, twisting the veil in her hand, but her face is Duan Fang's friendly smile.

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At the end of the year, the emperor's condition still hasn't improved, and thinking of the emperor's age, people's hearts are floating.

In the morning of Xiaonian, Guerjia met his eldest son, the second elder brother Yongping, and in the evening, he reported outside, and the fourth elder brother Yongxuan was waiting outside to say hello.

She was very restless.

If the emperor can't afford the illness, the successor is nothing more than one of her three sons.Her status can only be more honorable, and her status can only be more stable.

But why...she didn't feel any joy in her heart?

The two people she hated for so many years will pass away one after the other within a month... Why doesn't she feel happy?

Closing her eyes and sighing again, Mrs. Guarjia got up and walked out from the gate of Changchun Palace. The people around her didn't know what she was going to do, but they didn't dare to ask rashly—the queen was in a bad mood all day, and didn't Who dares to bump into it.

It's just that another person came head-on.

It's her youngest son, seventh elder brother Yongying.

The Guerjia family really wanted to turn around and go back, never to see these unfilial sons again, but heard Yongying say: "The emperor is so stubborn that he doesn't take medicine now, Er Niang must go and persuade her."

Turning around, Guarjia looked at this little son whom she didn't usually like.Because Prince Duan liked him the most, she wanted to hate him.But now she found that Prince Duan's preference for her youngest son was not without reason.

Yong Ying said again: "The emperor and Er Niang are husband and wife, and at this time, I will only listen to Er Niang's words."

Guarjia was stunned, and an indistinct feeling came to his heart.

It's sadness, sourness, resentment, pain, injustice, depression...

Finally a sigh.

Guerjia held Yongying's hand and said in a low voice, "Husband and wife are one...isn't that the case..."

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At the end of the 31st year of Ruihe, the emperor finally passed.However, his body also suffered a lot from this, and he survived until the 37th year of Ruihe. He fell ill in September, and on the first day of November, he couldn't pass the [-]th Longevity Festival.

Seeing that Yongying became the new emperor and became the empress dowager herself, the Guerjia family moved to live in the deserted Ningshou Palace, caressing the coldly glowing faucet on the chair, thinking back to when she was a little girl, Once, she met Empress Xiaohuizhang here once. At that time, how could she have imagined that one day, she would live here herself?

At that time, he was only... five or six years old.

In the blink of an eye, it is more than 60 years.

Of those who used to be, only she was left.

When they were not married, they thought they would be together forever: Ama, Erniang, elder brother, sister-in-law, younger sister, and maid.

After marrying the fifth master, she fought with them to favor Shufu Jin and Chu Fujin, and later the fifth master became the emperor. She lost her mind to fight, but she still had to be wary of concubines Ru, Concubine Gong, Concubine Jian, and Concubine Chun.

The sisters-in-law who often talked with each other, intrigued and fought with each other, followed the prince's successor to the Fujin Coriette family.

Full of jealousy and envy, Prince Duan Fujin Bahrain.

There is also the one she has hated for decades, but now she can't remember his face, Prince Duan.

They are all dead.

Sighing, seeing that the little girl next to her looked a little nervous, Guerjia smiled comfortingly.

When she entered the palace for the first time, she was like this, too?

He raised his hand and patted the back of the little girl's hand, the skin was so tender that water could be squeezed out.But with a light tap, it turned red.

This is youth.

She smiled again, raised her head and said to the little girl: "What are you afraid of? Ai's family is also your emperor's mother-in-law. Since it was adopted to the emperor, this will be your home from now on."