The Woman Behind Kangxi: The Biography of Virtuous Concubine

Chapter 63
After the festival, it was almost February, but Queen Hulu suddenly fell ill.In fact, there are traces of the suddenness. She was originally a strong person, the new queen, and she wanted to overshadow Queen Xiaochengren, so that the people in the harem would not have to talk, and she was afraid that if she didn't show some skills As soon as he came, he was laughed at by others, so he had to do everything by himself, and he couldn't escape at all. Yipin once said with a smile: "Since that one came to power, he has been busier than the emperor's daily affairs." It is also true.On New Year’s Eve, I went out to watch the fireworks in a world of ice and snow. Because of my status, I refused to take off my clothes and leave first. After all, I was suffering from the wind and cold, but I still refused to rest. I stayed up late every night before falling asleep. The next day , I rushed to get up at dawn to deal with things: from the arrangement of the pardoning ceremony last year, to the New Year's celebration, and then the three-year draft, nothing was worry-free and labor-saving.

Finally, in the first days of February, I couldn't get sick anymore. The emperor, the empress dowager, the empress dowager sent many imperial doctors to see them. I don't know how many prescriptions they prescribed, but they didn't get better. The empress has been seriously ill for more than ten days. , but the fever did not go away, and the imperial physicians were helpless, Yun Rong looked impatient and wanted to cry, but she still had to force herself to serve her, fearing that the maids below would be lazy and not try their best.

This harem is still the place where the wind and water are flourishing. A few days before the empress fell ill, the emperor, the empress dowager, the empress dowager, and the concubines and concubines who have won the honor in each palace, the nobles, are always here, and promised to come to visit every day , but for several days in a row, the empress still looked like she was going to die. First, the emperor was tired of walking, so the empress dowager, the empress dowager only sent people to visit after a few days, so the concubines were even more confident, presumably Seeing that the queen is useless, she will not come anymore, and the whole family has to go to Chengqian Palace. Concubine Tong is a person with means. She was very popular in the past, but now she is coaxing those concubines around. Xuanye saw The queen was ill and had no energy to take care of the harem anymore. Seeing that she was very popular and she was very decent in doing things, she gradually handed over the power of the harem to Concubine Tong and asked her to help the queen take care of it.

However, the Kunning Palace, which used to be crowded with people, could not be more deserted now.Only Ning De still came to serve him every day after Chengqian Palace broke up.On this day, the queen, who had been in a coma for many days, finally woke up faintly. When she opened her eyes, she saw Yun Rong with a haggard face. With the word "thank you", she just turned away her face lightly, and asked angrily, "Has the emperor been here?"

But another voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Your Majesty, you are awake, and my concubine will go and notify the emperor immediately." Empress Niu Hulu raised her head slightly, but saw another pair of concerned eyes, which was Ningde.After these few days, Yun Rong has gradually accepted Ning De, and she has greatly changed her opinion of Ning De, so she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you are awake, thanks to Master De, she has come to serve your Majesty every day, no matter how much the servants persuade you, it will not work." .”

The queen was a little dazed, staring at Ningde blankly, and held back a word after a long time: "It's hard for you."

Ning De looked at such a shrewd and capable person in the past, but now his eyes are full of slack, without a trace of anger, but he is also moved by his true feelings, and choked up: "My lady, your health is our blessing."

Niu Hulu smiled bleakly: "You are the only one who can say that. I have only seen the usual struggle for power in this illness. In the end, it was not a waste of time. It's hard for you to be so young. But you are the one who can see the most clearly!" After speaking, he stared blankly at the ceiling without saying a word, just panting.

Ning De looked sad, she fought hard all her life, but in the end she still ended up like this, she was only 24 years old, such a great Zhaohua, but Pu's weak body was dying soon, I'm afraid she was just a flashback, so she was busy killing her own The maid Liuli went to Chengqian Hall to inform Concubine Tong and others, and then sent Fei Cui to report to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager at the Palace of Compassion, and went to the Qianqing Palace to meet the Holy Majesty in person. An imperial physician is called in and must save the queen's life.

(End of this chapter)