Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Chapter 347 Retribution

With Xiaozhuang's edict under her head, Aunt Sumala, who was nearly ninety years old, could not sleep peacefully.

In her hazy dreams, she always seemed to be able to see what her old master was saying to her.

Unfortunately, every time she heard a few words, she woke up.

Aunt Sumala sighed helplessly, and the twelfth brother, who was sleeping on the couch next to the bed and keeping vigil, immediately sat up in shock.

"Mom, do you want some tea? Or are you here? Can I twist a hot hand towel over?"

"No, no need. What time is it?"

The twelfth brother saw that it was almost dawn outside, took out his pocket watch, and turned it on the light.

"Yin Shi has just passed."

"Oh. Where is the fourth princess?"

"Before I went to bed, I heard that the fourth sister was reciting sutras in the small Buddhist hall. Axiang said that it seemed that she would be reciting for twelve hours, so she packed up and went in to accompany her."

"You ask someone to come in, I'm going to see her."

The twelfth elder brother skillfully put on his clothes and shoes and opened the door. After a while, the maids came in carrying things like white fungus soup and copper kettles to help wash them.

This scene has been happening in Cining Palace almost every day since Aunt Sumala accidentally fell down and broke her leg after getting up at night last year.

Except for Xiaozhuang, no one dared to live here; after she left, Aunt Sumala became the owner of this place. The grown-up twelfth elder brother served her with the courtesy of a grandson and treated her with every possible care.

Her pure white hair was combed neatly. She took the edict from under the pillow and hid it in her sleeve. Lagu Sumala leaned on her cane and slowly leaned on the shoulder of her twelfth brother. She moved step by step to go to the small Buddhist hall. The fourth princess.

The quiet sound of wooden fish, beep, beep, rides on the cool breeze in the early morning, and spreads very far in the gray night.

Memories, little by little, surged into Aunt Sumala's heart.

The bronze lion ring on the door is still the same.

Seventeen years ago, she once opened this Buddhist door and pushed Si Gege, a childish little girl, into Mobei's arms.

The six-year-old little princess, who was only as high as her knees and was beaten every day, is now a woman and a mother, and is Princess Heshuo Kejing, the princess of the Mongolian prince.

And she was so old that she had to be supported by others before she dared to move. Maybe one day, if you close your eyes at night, you won't be able to open them again in the morning.

The edict hidden in her sleeve is the last refuge she can give the fourth princess.

But should she give it?

Although Aunt Sumala doesn't know the clear context, she has been up and down in the palace for decades, so she can make a rough guess.

With the talent and spirit of the fourth princess, she would not be like the twelfth prince, who would honestly listen to her words and calmly avoid the fight for the reserve position.

How Ba Fujin and Zhong Jihai got out of the Forbidden City and how they got out of the capital, Aunt Sumala also knows.

Four Belles and Four Princesses.

The old master was so worried about royal fratricide before he died, but it happened so quickly.

Leaving Brother Twelve alone outside the door, Aunt Sumala walked into the small Buddhist hall by herself.

The sound of the wooden fish stopped suddenly, and Axiang stood up quickly to salute, but Haifeng did not stand up and remained kneeling on the futon.

"Mom woke up so early."

"I can't sleep. But I'm just pretending to close my eyes because I'm afraid Twelve will be worried. Ah Xiang, go and make me some fried noodles, the one that looks like an eagle. Since you're marrying the fourth princess to Mobei, the palace There is no one in this world who is more skillful than you."

Ah Xiang knew that it would take more than an hour to outline the hundreds of feathers on the eagle's body with one stroke on a piece of dough that was only slightly larger than a copper coin. Aunt Sumala, you are driving her out.

Haifeng naturally understood and nodded slightly to Axiang.

"I want to eat something that looks like fruit, including apples and cherries. Be careful and don't make mom laugh."

So Ah Xiang went to the kitchen, and Haifeng stood up and personally served Aunt Sumala to sit down.

"Even though the twelfth brother is young, he is more sensible than the previous brothers. No wonder my mother feels sorry for him and specially restrains the twelfth brother, not allowing him to follow Khan Ama on his northern tour this year."

"Did you see it?"

"Based on Khan Ama's posture before leaving the capital, it is natural that he wants to kill Suo Etu. Even if the prince brother escapes and is not deposed, he will be embarrassed in the future without a solid arm to help him. This year's northern tour is destined to be uneven, otherwise , I don’t dare to take action. It’s easy to fish in muddy water.”

Aunt Sumala heard her get straight to the point, but she didn't mean to hide her ambition at all. She almost blurted out these four words.

The future life is to be feared. He is indeed a character carefully trained by his old master. He is visionary, courageous and courageous.

"If you catch Sibeile, do you plan to kill him?"

"Mom, who goes around killing people for no reason? But if things were different today and I fell into the hands of Sibeile, wouldn't he kill me? He has five thousand soldiers in his hands, and I only have two thousand. I still have I am busy reciting the Buddha's name and begging my eighth brother and sister and Zhong Jihai to return safely. Mom, if so, my eighth brother and sister will not be able to come back. Will my mother repent in front of the Buddha for the sins that have caused her harm?"

Aunt Sumala's dry skin trembled constantly against the tender back of the fourth princess's hand.

"You...you know everything?"

"Tuo Heqi woke up too quickly. He thought someone had warned him in advance. A relative who was born in a wealthy family and relied on his sister to become an admiral of the Nine Gates. He has little foundation in the court. Except for his mother who would do it for his twelfth brother, read more With just one look at him, who would bother to plan for him? I should have thought of it earlier. Ba Fujin was very strict and did not confess his mother. It was Zhong Jihai who had a sharp ear and heard his mother instigating her to go out for me while the eighth brother and sister were drunk. "

Aunt Sumala's eyesight began to deteriorate a few years ago, and she could not even read Buddhist scriptures. The twelfth prince read to her every day. But at this moment, the Buddha statue on the throne had a sullen face, but she could see clearly that it was not the compassionate one in her memory.

If there really is retribution, she is willing to bear it, as long as she doesn't hurt the twelfth prince, her wish is fulfilled.

"The fourth princess learns everything quickly and well. But when it comes to men and women, she was coaxed into her hands early by her prince-in-law and doesn't understand anything. Why don't you... why don't you hide your peerless appearance better? Woolen cloth?"

Aunt Sumala's rough fingertips gently brushed against Haifeng's thick eyelashes.

Today's fourth princess is several times more stunning than Guo Guiren, who favored the sixth palace and shook the emperor's heart.

Beauty is alluring, nothing more than that.

It is said that Ba Fujin looks like her, but the appearance is similar, and the charming charm is inadvertently revealed in every gesture, but it cannot be imitated.

Haifeng was confused. Nowadays, there is a bloody storm outside, and a war is about to break out; Aunt Sumala just stares at her appearance, and why is she gossiping?

Is it possible that because she is beautiful, she can avoid death?

"Mom, whether I am beautiful or ugly, Sibeile will not show mercy to me."

"It's not Sibeile, it's Longkodo, the son of uncle Tong Guo."

"what?"

The unexpected answer made Haifeng stunned.

Kangxi trusted Longkodo, his cousin, and asked him to be the envoy of Luan Yi, entrusting him with the responsibility of his own safety. Haifeng always felt that with the fifth princess of the Tong family, Longkodo would naturally follow him if he took care of Uncle Tong Guo, the patriarch, so he never put much thought into him.

"Mom, don't make a mistake. Longko hates me. He leaked the news that I wanted to be the princess of the country and was severely punished by Uncle Tong. From then on, when we met occasionally, he wouldn't even look at me. "

"How on earth he fell in love with you, I don't know; the people sent back by the prince asked Heqi to escort him to me. The Division of Sentence and Punishment tortured him, and it was this confession that came out. Longkodo held the key to the prince's life. , I want to exchange it for you. I will never let you suffer this humiliation, and it just so happens that Ba Fujin is willing to take the place. I hope Longkodo is just lustful, and will be satisfied if he gets her who is similar to you."

"He's content. I'm afraid he won't be able to enjoy the good fortune, but he will die without a burial place!"

Haifeng wanted to leave the Buddhist hall quickly and send more troops to stop the Eight Fortunes. Aunt Sumala grabbed her sleeve and refused to allow Haifeng to leave.

"Fourth Princess, please listen to this advice! Bafujin is not comfortable staying in the royal family, so she is willing to go. I gave her a letter, and Sibeile will understand after reading it. If she is a little wronged, she can be reconciled. This turmoil..."

"Mom! Don't underestimate Guo Luoluo Yuluo! She is crazier than you know, more ruthless, and has unfathomable scheming! How could she be so foolish as to give herself away? If the eighth brother finds out, the prince will comfort her with her innocence Longkodo must break through the sky of Guihua City! She, she wants to..."

She wanted to force the Eighth Prince to plot to usurp the throne, push the prince and Kangxi into hell together, and disrupt the entire situation with her own body!

Haifeng couldn't get away from Lagu Sumala, but Axiang came to report the news in a panic, with tears all over her face.

"Master! Zhong Jihai is back! She even brought the Crown Princess back with her, but, but..."

There was no need for Axiang to finish, Haifeng also knew what was coming next.

Bafujin was caught by Sibeile.

At this moment, I am afraid that I am already on the way to naturalization.

Only God can know what will happen in the palace next.

　Linked chapters: Volume 22, Chapter 15 Name, Volume Prologue: Kerulen (Part ), Volume , Chapter Birthday Banquet

　　Personal notes:

　　It is said that Longkodo had a very beloved concubine named Li Si'er, who turned out to be his father-in-law's concubine. I don't know how she got into his hands. Relying on Longkodo's favor, Li Si'er sold his official position and accepted bribes, and abused his wife "like a human pig".

　　Although there is Du Niang Encyclopedia and some online articles on this matter, I have both nose and eyes, but I looked through the original manuscript of Qing History and couldn't even find the word "Li", so I always felt that a question mark should be placed on this matter. I originally wanted to write about this character. Later I gave up.

　　However, most of the rumors are partly factually reliable, so I think there shouldn’t be much of a problem in writing about how lustful Long Ke is. However, he and Yongzheng's biological mother, Concubine De, really couldn't get along because they were too different in age. Longkodo is only seven or eight years older than the heroine and Yongzheng, although he is an uncle and nephew in terms of seniority.

　　

　

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