C72 (1/2)

Grandmother Qiuquan worry, the spirit of strong development strong;

If the orchid also has a small production of omen, wish to be born safe do not become sad.

Kangxi 12 years, November 21, Wu Sangui officially unveiled the flag, claiming that all the people in the world enlist the army, General Ma, Wu Sangui ordered all his subordinates to cut their hair, change into Han clothing, and pay homage to the Emperor of Nan Ming and Yongli, who had been killed by him. The colors of the army were all white, while the infantry riders wore white felt hats. Feng Feng Su was the envoy of Bu Zheng, Peng Huannan was the magistrate of Yunnan, Zhang Guozhu and Ma Bao were the dukes, and Wang Pingfan and Li Benshen were the generals. At this point, the beginning of the Kangxi Dynasty's famous chaos.

The day after the news of King Pingxi's rebellion in the imperial capital of Yujing, Shuo Dai, the leader of the order vanguard, ordered his troops to guard Jingzhou, and appointed General Sun Yanling of Guangxi as the general of Fujia, and the general of the Line Kingdom as the general of Guangxi, to guard Guangxi together. The Xi'an general was ordered to go to Sichuan for garrison duty. At the same time, he ordered Liang Qingbin, the Minister of Revenue, and Chen Yiping, the Assistant Minister of Administration, to Fujian Province, to return to Beijing as soon as possible in order to prevent the other two from betraying him, and also ordered Guangdong and Fujian to halt their withdrawal.

These few days, life in the palace was still as it was in the past. However, the people from the harem were not allowed in and out, so no one knew what was happening.

On this day, everyone greeted the empress dowager as usual. The empress dowager's face was filled with fatigue, and her spirits were low. She was worried about the matters regarding Sanfan. ”Today, I have nothing to instruct. Recently, there have been a lot of matters concerning the emperor.” The empress dowager looked at everyone and said, ”So no one is to bother the emperor unless they have matters to attend to. Everyone should go find the empress now.”

”Old Ancestor, you seem to be in a bad mood. Are you feeling unwell?” Imperial Concubine Zhao asked with concern.

I am fine, I am fine now, and I can't pass either, thank you Imperial Concubine Zhao for your concern. The empress dowager looked at the Imperial Concubine Zhao and smiled as she spoke. Then, as if she was talking to herself, she spoke in a low voice, ”No matter what, This Dowager will have to endure through this.”

While speaking, Eunuch Cao Zhong entered and reported, ”Reporting to the Old Ancestor, Princess Jianning is seeking an audience outside the Forbidden City. Because the Empress Dowager has ordered that the harem is not allowed in and out, but Princess Jianxin insists on seeing him, so the guards at the gates have come to request an order.”

”Jianning is here?” The empress dowager nodded and thought for a moment before replying, ”Let her enter the palace.” He then looked at everyone, ”The empress, Noble Lady Rong, Zhang Chang Zai, Yin Nan, Bu Fang and the others are all pregnant, rest more during this period, the weather is cold, if any of the palaces lacks anything, if your monthly salary is insufficient, you can tell the empress that the empress can make an increase depending on the circumstances.” As he spoke, he looked towards the empress.

”Chenqie understands. Old Ancestor, please rest assured.” The empress also knew what the empress dowager was worried about and replied softly.

”Mm, alright. This one has nothing else to do, so you can leave.” The empress dowager commanded, causing Rong'er and the others to rise and take their leave.

When Rong'er walked out of the hall, he saw a woman of about thirty years of age walking out from the sedan chair. She was dressed in a blue qipao, and wore a white jacket over her body, and had a full woman's bun on her head. There was a simple silver needle stuck in her hair, and Rong'er knew that this was Princess Jianning. When Princess Jianning saw the empress and the others walking in front of them, she greeted the empress, and Rong'er and the others greeted each other. Princess Jianxin saw the empress and the others walking in front of them, and bowed to the empress, and Rong'er and the others greeted each other.

”I say, elder sister, why is there something weird about this palace?” Imperial Concubine Zhao who was at the front whispered to the Queen who was beside him.

”What's so strange about that?” The empress replied with a smile.

”I don't know either. Look at the Old Ancestor's expression, and look at the harem. Isn't there a problem with it as well?” Imperial Concubine Zhao whispered to the Queen.

The empress smiled and said softly, ”We eat and sleep. Nothing will affect us anymore. The Old Ancestor has his own reasons for not saying anything about what is going on in the palace, so it's best for little sister not to worry too much. ”

Seeing the empress's words, Imperial Concubine Zhao curled her lips but did not say another word.

Rong'er and the others followed the empress back to the palace, walking to the entrance of the palace. They alighted from the palanquin, and Rong'er and Yin Ruo Lan walked side by side towards the palace. When they suddenly saw Ruo Lan bending over, they hurried to support Ruo Lan and asked, ”Ruo Lan, what's wrong?”

Yin Ruo Lan was already sweating profusely, and her face was pale as well. She looked at Rong'er and said, ”I suddenly have a bellyache. I don't know what's going on.” Rowland's attendant had already helped her up.