Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 28 years

The fourth elder brother knelt on the imperial concubine's footbed, and the imperial concubine pointed tremblingly at the woman beside her, "This is Tong Jia's Ye Ruo, the younger sister of the emperor's mother, who will enter the palace as a concubine. After the emperor's mother is gone, Your mother has fourteenth elder brothers again, and you can entrust your aunt to handle the affairs in the harem. From now on, when you are successful, you will also take care of your aunt."

The fourth elder brother couldn't hold back his tears any longer, and held the imperial concubine's hand, "Emperor Niang, I don't want others to take care of me...don't leave my son..."

"Stupid child," the imperial concubine smiled slightly, "There is no one who is immortal. The emperor's mother has lived a tiring life in this life, but it is also wonderful. It is worth raising you again."

In the inner hall, there were imperial concubine Wen Xi and the fourth concubine, and the queen mother went to the outer hall to talk to the emperor.

It was rare for the five concubines to sit together quietly. Su Wei stood quietly by the door of the inner hall. He also listened to what the imperial physician had just reported to the emperor.The people in the Tai Hospital are typical to report good news but not bad news, but now they also say "sickness is serious, we must prepare early".

About a quarter of an hour later, the fourth elder brother and a young woman came out, and the waiting imperial doctors flooded into the bedroom.

Concubine De concubine took Si elder brother's hand and asked him to sit next to her. Si elder brother's face was pale, his eyes were reddish, and he was listless.Concubine De wiped Si elder brother's face with a handkerchief, and said to the maid behind her, "Go and serve Si elder brother a bowl of ginseng tea."

The palace lady led the order, and walked out of the inner hall in small steps. Su Wei looked at the obviously sad fourth elder brother, but he couldn't step forward to comfort him in front of the public.

The imperial concubine's illness came on very quickly. The mild wind and cold turned into a high fever and vomiting within a day.In fact, everyone present knew that the imperial concubine had suffered from illnesses one after another in the past few years, and her bones had been hollowed out. This wind and cold was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The fourth elder brother lived in Chengqian Palace, and the concubines took turns to serve the sick every day. Song Gege was also taken into the palace, but the imperial concubine only glanced at her and did not stay by her side to serve her.

On the evening of the seventh day of July, Tong Jia's Ye Ruo served the imperial concubine to drink medicine, and Huanyue waved away the maids in the house.

The imperial concubine turned her head sideways, squinted her eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "The things are already prepared for you, you can steal them some time. After I leave, Huanyue will follow you, and Huanyue will take care of your affairs." Make arrangements. From now on, as long as you and him abide by my instructions, I promise that no one will tell you about your affairs. "

Ye Ruo leaned over and kowtowed, "Sister, don't worry, my sister will be obedient."

The imperial concubine smiled slightly, "I have been in the palace for so many years, and I don't know how to write the word "rest assured". Remember, even if Huanyue is gone, and the entire Chengqian Palace is gone, someone will replace you." Ben Gong is watching you. So, don't play tricks."

"Yes," Ye Ruo leaned down again, "I can't be with my cousin, my sister has no interest in life. Now I can use my sister's broken body to keep my cousin's bright future and the wealth of Tong Jia's family, my sister is gone. There's nothing left to ask for."

"En..." The imperial concubine nodded slightly, "I'm tired, you can go out after you get your things."

Tong Jia's Ye Ruo bowed, took a silver hairpin from Huanyue and put it on her head, and walked out of the bedroom.

Huanyue walked to the bed of the imperial concubine, tucked the quilt for the imperial concubine, but was grabbed by the imperial concubine, "Huanyue, I have been with me for so many years, I have wronged you. It is all my fault that I am not up to date. Yes, I have to work hard on you."

Huanyue smiled slightly, with tears in her eyes, "Madam, it is a blessing that Huanyue has been able to follow you in several lifetimes. Originally, the servant wanted to go with you. Now, you can't let go of the fourth elder brother, and the servant is willing to go again." Wear this stinky skin for a few years, and send the fourth elder brother to a stable position. At that time, the servant will go to you again and be your maid again."

The imperial concubine shook her head, "Silly girl, if there is an afterlife, we will not be masters and servants, we will be sisters, and we will be sisters from an ordinary family. I will love you well, and I will never be like this life. people……"

into the night,

The fourth elder brother lay motionless on the bed, and Su Wei sat on the ottoman. He knew that the fourth master was not asleep, "Master, is it Qixi Festival today?"

The fourth elder brother didn't move, Su Wei continued, "My servant heard that women in the folk would worship Kuixing on Qixi Festival, eat clever fruits, and even thread needles, praying to Seventh Sister for her ingenuity."

The fourth elder brother rubbed the pillow, "The Empress's hands are the most skillful. When I was young, I wore the underwear made by the Empress's mother. It is very comfortable, better than the ones from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Su Wei lowered his head and sighed softly, "The slave's mother has been away for many years. I can't remember how the craftsmanship is. It seems that I once sewed socks for the slave, but the socks were sewn together."

The fourth elder brother laughed a little, held his breath again, and pressed his face on the pillow, a line of silver light in the darkness wet the corners of the quilt.

eighth day of july

The imperial concubine fell into a coma, and the imperial physicians shook their heads one by one after checking the pulse.

The fourth elder brother was furious and reprimanded the imperial doctors.

At noon, the imperial concubine woke up briefly, holding the hand of the fourth elder brother, her voice was so weak that she could hardly hear it, "Then Mrs. Song, you don't like... Turn around and think about it, tell your mother... When there are too many women, it will be troublesome." ...Find a better Fujin..."

The fourth princes nodded in response, and Huanyue forced a smile on her face and said, "Your Majesty, you are tired, so stop talking so much. Don't worry, there are slaves."

The imperial concubine nodded slightly, and the fourth elder brother lowered his head, tears were about to fall again.Suddenly there was a shout of receiving the decree from outside the door, and the eunuch delivering the decree walked into the imperial concubine's bedroom and unfolded the imperial decree, "By the empress dowager's benevolent order, the imperial concubine Tong's family, filial piety, Shuyi Suzhu, Ju Yuzhong My son, Bei is very kind and diligent. Today, I am suddenly ill, and the situation is endangered. I deeply regret it. I should immediately become the queen to show favor and praise. I respect this. The former Jiuqing ministers have repeatedly made the title of the middle palace. Please. I have little thought in my heart, and I have not promised to postpone it. Now I only obey the benevolent order, and make the imperial concubine Tong the queen. The ceremony should be carried out, and Erbu will discuss and hear about it."

All the servants in the room, and all the concubines who walked into the inner hall knelt together, "Join the empress, the empress is a thousand years old."

The imperial concubine looked up at the top of the tent, a smile suddenly formed on her lips, the deeper the smile, a trace of bright red slid down the corner of her mouth with the smile.

"Miss!"

"Emperor Niang!" The fourth elder brother threw himself onto the bed.

Yuqing Palace

The prince changed into casual clothes and sat on the bed.

De Zhu came in holding a tea bowl, "Prince, how is Chengqian Palace?"

"Chen Ke, the empress's sick body, is probably at the end of her battle now."

De Zhu handed the tea bowl to the crown prince, "Then... how about the fourth elder brother?"

The prince took a sip of his tea, "The fourth brother is not in good spirits. He was brought up by the imperial concubine, and he has deep feelings. At this time, it is inevitable to be sad."

De Zhu lowered his head, "The empress is seriously ill, and the entire harem is full of sorrow, I'm just worried..."

"What are you worried about?" The prince looked up at De Zhu.

"I'm worried...the emperor has corrected the identity of the fourth elder brother. If the fourth elder brother is recorded in the empress's name, then...the fourth elder brother is the legitimate son."

The prince was taken aback, and slowly put down the tea bowl, "Who can guess Huang Ama's thoughts, if that's the case, I can only resign myself to fate."

ninth day of july

The decree of the Queen of Shangfeng was issued to the world and offered sacrifices to the Taimiao.

The emperor stayed in front of the queen's bed for a whole day, and at dusk he went to rest in the west chamber under the persuasion of everyone.

At night, Concubine De served in front of the queen, and the queen suddenly woke up at midnight.

Concubine De quickly asked for medicine to be brought, and she blew it herself to feed the queen.

The queen didn't open her mouth, Concubine De put down the medicine bowl, "When did you resign yourself to fate like this?"

The queen smiled slightly, her voice was extremely weak, "Our fate has never been controlled by ourselves, that bit of persistence, from the very beginning... was wrong..."

Concubine De didn't answer, the empress stared at the top of the tent, her eyes gradually lost, "I did something wrong, I have no chance to change it, you are different..."

Gradually, Concubine De felt that something was wrong, and leaned forward, the queen's face was so pale that it turned purple, and her voice was even weaker, "Master Wu Ya...your son, this palace...I returned it to you..."

On the tenth day of the seventh month, Shen Ke, the queen died.

The emperor stopped the court for five days, and all the kings and below, civil and military officials, princesses and concubines, and the second-rank wives of the Eight Banners and above all gathered to mourn, and held the clothes for 27 days.

This is the second time that Su Wei cried with the fourth elder brother. When the empress dowager passed away, the fourth elder brother always sighed more than mourned, and when the empress Xiaoyi passed away, the fourth elder brother was hurt to the bone.

During the 27 days of mourning, the fourth elder brother almost always had the same expression, and the short rest was also in a daze.Su Wei wanted to say something, but in the end he stopped. There are some pains in life, which cannot be avoided.

In August, the emperor made a tour outside the Great Wall and brought the fourth elder brother with him. All the food, drink, lodging and transportation were in the imperial tent. Su Wei also had to behave himself as a real slave.

The prince went in and out of the imperial tent a lot, and he often met with the fourth elder brother face to face. The fourth elder brother could not be full of worries in front of outsiders, so he was quite warm to the prince.

It's just that Su Wei felt that the prince's eyes on the fourth elder brother were a little alienated.

In September, the emperor returned to the palace, and a small banquet was held in the palace.

Concubine Wen Xi sat beside the emperor, and the emperor patted her hand, "Xiaoyi left early, you will have to worry about this palace from now on."

Concubine Wen Xi stood up and gave a blessing, "It is the duty of a concubine to share the worries of the emperor."

The emperor pulled the noble concubine Wen Xi to sit down, then looked at the fourth concubine and said, "You guys are too, with high ranks and a long time in the palace, so you should help the noble concubine more."

The fourth concubine stood up and saluted, "I would like to obey the holy edict."

The emperor waved his hand, "Okay, let's have a family dinner today, don't be too restrained."

Concubine Hui sat down with a slight smile, and said softly from the side, "Now in the harem, the concubines are harmonious and the descendants are prosperous, it is also the credit of the former empress. Now that the former empress has passed away, we all still have the noble concubine to share our worries, but it is hard for the fourth elder brother , I lost my mother at a young age..."

The emperor picked up the wine glass, played with it for a while, and said in a deep voice, "Yinzhen was born to Concubine De, and will naturally be under the name of Concubine De in the future. This is also Xiaoyi's last entrustment."

Concubine De got up, "The first queen loves her son so much, and the concubines feel the same. Yinzhen was raised by the first queen, and he will never forget the queen's kindness in this lifetime."

The emperor nodded, and waved his hands for Concubine De to sit down.

Sho San Institute

The incident at the banquet was reported to the elder brother's office that night, but the fourth elder brother didn't show much, just flipped through the book as usual.

Su Wei asked someone to set up a supper in the inner hall, stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Master, let's eat something."

The fourth elder brother looked up at Su Wei, lowered his head again, and said after a while, "No need, I'll use it in Song's house later."

Su Wei was taken aback for a moment, then slowly leaned over and said, "Yes."

On the way from Yinzhen's study to Song's room, many thoughts flashed through his mind.Su Wei followed behind the fourth elder brother, feeling peaceful in his heart.

In fact, sometimes, it only takes a moment to grow up.

Likewise, waking up from an unrealistic dream takes only a moment.