As Yinzuo became famous in the court, the masters became more and more serious about training Yinzuo. Yinzuo no longer had too much time and mind to play around. After a year, he lost a lot of weight.

At the end of the year, the Empress Dowager was seriously ill last month. Huang Ama personally wrote a letter of congratulations and walked to the Temple of Heaven to pray for the Empress Dowager. Her filial piety was praised by all people. Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager's condition not only failed to improve, but went from bad to worse.

Seeing that the New Year's Eve was approaching, the Empress Dowager fell into a coma for several days. Brothers all had to kneel in the Compassion Palace to wait for the sick, and the study in the study was also stopped early.

The imperial concubine just came out of the bedroom, and almost fell when she went out, Yinzuo bravely got up and ran over, offering to support her.

"Mother Huanggui, are you okay? Did you fall?"

The imperial concubine, who hadn't seen Xiaoliu for a long time, forced a smile on her face and shook her head. She said a few words to Yinzuo in a soft voice.

"I'm fine, go back and kneel quickly, if your Huang Ama finds out, I'm afraid you will be blamed."

"Understood, am I worried about you~" Yinzuo sighed, a little unhappy.

The imperial concubine patted his hand with a smile, and said with relief: "I know you are a good boy, I have to go to the emperor to report the situation of the empress dowager today, go back quickly, your mother is waiting inside, If anything goes wrong, you should take the prince in immediately."

"Well, Madam Huanggui, don't worry, I know everything."

Yinzuo is no longer a little boy who doesn't understand anything. Over the past year, the eldest brother and the prince have fought against each other, causing many disturbances. He even supported the elder brother's Nalan Mingzhu, Ming Xiangguo, who was dismissed as a scholar. As for the position, Huang Ama said to the outside world that he would retain it at his discretion, so the eldest brother's side has already lost power.

In this way, the prince's brother's position as the crown prince will be more stable, and he should be on good terms with him both emotionally and rationally.

If Mama Ukuma made any mistakes, it is natural that the elder brother of the prince should be in charge of the overall situation, so as to save the noble concubine from doing something wrong and slandering and framing others.

Fortunately, Kangxi lived in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and after Yin Zuo sent Huanggui Erniang to the door, he returned to his place and knelt down.

"Are you all right?" Yinzhen in front asked softly.

Yinzuo shook his head, and quickly realized that his brother couldn't see his movements, so he said, "It's okay, but his face looks a little pale, presumably because he's been working too hard these days."

Yinzhen pursed his lips. At this time, even Huang Ama himself would accompany the bedside every day, especially for others.

"Oh, I see."

On December 26, the 25th year of Kangxi, the Empress Dowager woke up suddenly and ate half a bowl of soup under Kangxi's service.

"Thank you, Xuan Ye." The Empress Dowager's voice was weak.

"The empress dowager raised me up, and it has been like a day for more than thirty years. Now I serve the empress dowager for only a short month, so it's not hard!"

"Look at you, your eye sockets are deep, haven't you slept well these days? You are the emperor, you can't waste your life because of an old woman like Aijia, and the government has to be carried by you. You are responsible for the entire Qing Dynasty, Go back and have a good rest."

"I'm listening to you. When you fall asleep, I'll go back and rest."

Although Kangxi had a smile on his face, his heart was full of grief. Just now the imperial physician had diagnosed the pulse, and he said bluntly that this was a sign of returning light, and he felt very uncomfortable.

"While Ai's family is still in good spirits, I just have something to tell you. The crown prince is the crown prince, the foundation of the country, and cannot be easily moved. You promised Hesheli back then to protect him for the rest of his life. If there is anything wrong with him in the future , you, Huang Ama, have to take it easy, even if it's for the sake of his biological mother and Aijia, you have to forgive him once."

"Yes, I will keep in mind the teachings of the Empress Dowager."

"There is also Tong Jiashi, she is dignified and pure and filial. The Ai family knows that you have been doing it for her these years. You are worried that you will kill your wife and have been unwilling to make her a queen. But she has no children and will not threaten you. Prince, it's better to find a suitable time and give her some dignity."

Although the empress dowager was ill, she was not confused. The imperial concubine took care of her wholeheartedly, but she didn't have schemes like the imperial concubine. She, the old lady, saw all these things in her eyes and kept them in her heart.

"Yes." Although Kangxi still had concerns in his heart, he still agreed right now.

"The first emperor didn't have many heirs, but you have a lot of blessings. It's a good thing to have more than a dozen children under your knees. You want them to become talents, so it's also good to arrange for people to teach them carefully, but you also have to remember that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. His other sons are too good, how will the prince deal with himself in the future? The ministers stand in line and bite each other, and one day they will endanger the government and become a disaster!"

Kangxi frowned when he heard the words, he didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so.

"They are all my sons, and they are brothers and sisters. The crown prince has long been registered and has a solid foundation. They were all instigated by those treacherous officials. I have already dismissed some people. It can be regarded as a warning to them. There will be no troubles in the future, too. The Empress Dowager needn't worry too much."

The empress dowager saw that Kangxi didn't care, she sighed softly, and said no more.

"Among your sons, the Ai family likes Xiaoliu the most. He is lively, clever, kind and filial. A lot of joy.

Aijia heard that you had several officials of the Hanlin Academy surround him to teach, that child has no time to play, and even Aijia hasn't seen him for a long time, and he misses him very much.

He doesn't have to inherit the great power like the prince in the future, it's okay to let it go, you must know that Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by the forest wind, the Ai family only hopes that his life will be smooth and safe, you don't want to push him into the fire pit. "

Kangxi choked for a moment, Xiaoliu was indeed deeply loved by the elders, at this time, the Empress Dowager still took the initiative to care about these things.

"Yes, I will order you to lighten his schoolwork, and I will never ask people to spread words that should not be spread. Since you miss Xiao Liu, I will call him in to accompany you and serve you."

"Okay, Xuanye, in fact, Aijia never told you that Xiaoliu's child's temperament is the most similar to your Huang Ama when he was young. If Aijia didn't push him to that position, he must be the same as Xiaoliu. Carefree and happy, do you understand what Aijia means?"

The Empress Dowager wept suddenly, her eyes became empty.

"I understand that Xiao Liu will live a smooth, safe and carefree life just as you expected."

The Empress Dowager wiped her tears and said to Kangxi: "Go ahead, just let that child come in to accompany Ai's family, you should hurry up and rest."

When Kangxi walked outside the dormitory, he looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, thinking about the person mentioned just now—his biological father, Emperor Shizu.

He is not a good Ama, let alone a good emperor, but he is the empress dowager's own son. At that time, the first emperor wanted to escape into Buddhism because of Concubine Dong E's illness. Just throw it to my eight-year-old self.

The four auxiliary ministers surrounded him like hungry wolves, waiting for an opportunity to pounce on him. If the empress dowager hadn't tried his best to protect him, he would have been murdered long ago, how could he still be standing here alive.

So all along, Kangxi himself hated him in his heart, but just now the empress dowager said that Xiaoliu was the most similar to him, and Kangxi suddenly understood the struggle and pain in the emperor's heart all along.

A pure and kind person is forced to intrigue and play tricks, seeing blood and crimes in his hands, how can he not feel pain, maybe he can't sleep and eat all day long, his only sustenance is that lively and bright woman ——Dong Eshi, unfortunately Dong Eshi also died of illness, this is the last straw that crushed him.

Xiao Liu shouldn't have experienced the same tragic ending.

"Go and call Sixth Brother over." Kangxi ordered softly.

"Hey!" Liang Jiugong hurried to find someone.

When Yinzuo was found, he asked suspiciously: "Am I the only one going in? What about the prince?"

"The emperor said that you are only allowed to go there alone. If you want to come, the prince will have to stay here to maintain order." Liang Jiugong did not reveal too much.

"Xiao Liu, go, if you need anything, feel free to come to Gu." The prince was very open-minded, he knew that Xiao Liu had always come to please the elders, if it were him to accompany him, Xiao Liu might not be able to do well.

At the door of the sleeping hall, Yin Zuo saw a bright yellow figure from the back.

"Yin Zuo pays respects to Huang Ama."

"Get up."

Kangxi turned around and walked towards him, putting his arms around his shoulders with a tired voice.

"Go in on behalf of me so that I can stay with you Ukuma Mama and make her happy."

"Yes." Yin Zuo looked at the sunken eye sockets, and the exhausted Huang Ama couldn't help but say a few more words.

"Huang Ama, you should also take care of yourself. You are worried about Mama Ukuma, and we are also worried about Huang Ama."

"Okay, okay, I will go to the side hall to rest now, if there is anything, please tell me in time, Yinzuo!"

Yinzuo felt that Huang Ama looked at him strangely, as if he was looking at another person through him. His eyes were soft and violent, and his emotions were complicated, which made people a little scared.

"Huang Ama? Do you have any other orders?"

Kangxi froze for a moment, then withdrew his hand on Yinzuo's shoulder, avoiding his eyes.

"It's nothing, you're a good boy, go ahead."

Only then did Yinzuo turn around and walk into the sleeping hall. There was a strong smell of medicine in the hall. I don't know if it was his illusion. In addition to the smell of medicine, there was also a special unpleasant smell. This kind of smell, he went to the hospital in his previous life Sometimes, I often smell it, which is an ominous omen.

"Mama Ukuma, I haven't seen you for a long time, do you miss Xiao Liu?"

The empress dowager waved to him with a smile and told him to come over.

Yin Zuo trotted to the bedside, sat on the stool, and held the Empress Dowager's hand with both hands very naturally, just like when he came to the Compassionate Palace to pay his respects.

"I blame you, Huang Ama, for arranging so many masters to watch over you, I don't have time to come and see Ai's family. Last Mid-Autumn Festival, Ai's family was not feeling well, and I couldn't see you. I didn't think too much, just now Aijia also reprimanded your Huang Ama a few words, telling him to give you less homework in the future."

The Empress Dowager lowered her voice, as if she was whispering something to her little great-grandson that she didn't want others to know, she looked like an old urchin.

Yin Zuo happily rubbed his face on the palm of the Empress Dowager, showing a very bright smile, and the whole person was extremely excited.

"Thank you Mama Ukuma! Mama Ukuma really loves Xiaoliu the most~"

The Empress Dowager's eyes became extremely gentle, and the laughter spread outside.

The author says:

We Xiaoliu got the gold medal for avoiding death, so we can walk sideways in the future~

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