Queen Xiaoxi

Chapter 443: Precaution
Kangxi saw this and said quickly: "The Queen seems to be a little tired?"

"It's quite a bit." The Queen Mother admitted.

Kangxi continued: "Normally, since you are tired, I think it's time for me to retire. But there is one more thing. I think I still need to get some air with you."

"What's wrong? What's going on?" The Queen Mother asked, gathering her energy.

"It's about Duan Min." Kangxi's words were full of meaning.

The Queen Mother hurriedly said: "What happened to Duan Min? Could it be that another prince of Horqin filed a memorial to complain?"

"The emperor's mother, Duanjing's husband, Zasak and Prince Shuodarhan Bandi died of illness at the beginning of last month." Kangxi said calmly.

"He died, why didn't anyone notify the Ai family? Bandi can be considered a cousin of the Ai family after all." The Empress Dowager said anxiously upon hearing this.

Kangxi informed: "Empress, Ban Di died in early June. However, the memorial notifying Ban Di of his death was submitted by Duan Min in mid-June. Moreover, the memorial also used a commanding tone, ordering me to allow Ban Di to communicate with Duan Min. Min’s eldest son, Luobuzanggunbu, succeeded to the throne of Prince Zhasak and Shuodarhan.”

"This, this, this, Emperor, please don't argue with Duan Min. Duan Min has been so domineering since she was a child." The Queen Mother heard the displeasure in Kangxi's mouth and quickly wanted to help her adopted daughter make amends.

Kangxi looked at the Empress Dowager and said calmly: "Empress Dowager, now it's not about whether I want to argue with Duan Min. It's about whether the Qing Dynasty wants to argue with Duan Min."

"Emperor, what do you mean? Although Duan Min's tone in the memorial is not good, as Luobuzanggunbu is the eldest son of Bandi, it is natural for him to inherit his throne." The Queen Mother said in disbelief.

"But what if Ban Di's death is related to Duan Min and Luo Bo Zang Gun Bu?" Kangxi raised his head and looked into the eyes of the Empress Dowager and asked.

As soon as the Empress Dowager heard this, she asked eagerly: "Emperor, what are you talking about? Is it possible that Duan Min dared to kill his husband, and Luo Bu Zanggunbu dared to kill his father?"

"Bandi passed away in early June. However, Duan Min's memorial was not sent from Horqin until mid-June. Within ten days, Duan Min and Luobuzanggunbu immediately brought Bandi into prison. Burial, busy gathering all the power of Horqin's left-wing center flag. Emperor's mother, you said this is not a ghost, what is it?" Kangxi said coldly.

"Are you telling the truth?" the Queen Mother said in disbelief.

Kangxi continued: "According to the wishes of the emperor, it is certain that Luobuzanggunbu will succeed the prince of Bandi. As long as the memorial is presented, I will naturally issue an order to increase the honor of Bandi after death. Let Luobuzanggunbu inherit the throne. Then why are Duanmin and Luobuzanggunbu so eager to bury Bandi hastily."

"What you said, Emperor, makes some sense. It's just that Duan Min is arrogant and domineering, so he wouldn't do such a thing." The Queen Mother still couldn't believe that her adopted daughter would do such a thing.

Kangxi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although I don't like Duan Min very much, I won't frame Duan Min for this kind of thing. The princes of other Horqin banners also got the news after Ban Di was buried in mid-June. He knew about Bandi’s death.”

"How could it be?" the Queen Mother said with an embarrassed expression.

Kangxi continued: "As soon as Duan Min's memorial was delivered, I discovered something was wrong. Therefore, I specially arranged people to go to Horqin's left-wing center flag to investigate. Unexpectedly, I discovered all very interesting things."

"What on earth is going on? Emperor, please stop showing off." the Empress Dowager said hurriedly.

"The people I sent to investigate reported back. They said that Bendi did not die suddenly because of a sudden illness. It was said that since last year, there was something wrong with Bendi's health. However, no one wrote a memorial and sent it to the palace..." Kangxi did not finish his words.

The Empress Dowager quickly said: "Then what's going on? Where are the princes of other Horqin banners? Didn't they discover something fishy?"

"It is reported that Duan Min has been living with Ban Di in the Prince's Mansion of Bandi. However, Duan Min arranged for Ban Di to move to Princess Heshuo's Mansion when he was sick. Others could not see him without Duan Min's consent. From the class." Kangxi looked at the Empress Dowager and said calmly. "It was Duan Min who put Bandi under house arrest, right?" the Queen Mother said angrily.

Kangxi nodded and said, "This is what I heard from the person who was sent." The other princes of Horqin heard about Bandi's illness and wanted to visit him. However, Duan Min said that Bandi's illness required rest. They all declined one by one. The other princes did not delve into the reasons because of Duan Min's nonsense."

"Duan Min, Duan Min, what on earth is she going to do? Bendi is her husband, and she has been very affectionate with her for many years." The Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh.

"However, there were also some people who had some doubts and wanted to come to find out. As a result, Duan Jing and Luobuzanggunbu teamed up to stop him in front of the ward. Later, Duanmin and Luobuzanggunbu also used trumped-up charges to arrest the person. Kill her. Queen Mother, do you think Duan Min is heartbroken?" Kangxi said and asked the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager will really understand now.It turned out that the emperor first used Ke Jing's matter as bait, and then brought out Duan Min's matter.The Empress Dowager steeled herself and said seriously to Kangxi: "Emperor, just say what you want to say. You don't have to go around in circles with the Ai family. Duan Min is indeed the daughter raised by the Ai family, yes. But if Duan Min is If you make a big mistake, the Ai family will never show favoritism. Emperor, since you can deal with Ke Jing ruthlessly, then the Ai family will naturally ignore Duan Min."

"With Huang's words, I feel relieved. Huang's mother, I didn't deliberately use Duan Min's matter to force Huang's decision. You also know that Duan Min has often been a fool over the years. In front of everyone, I will take care of the face of my son and ministers. Then I will not care about Duan Min because of your face and the face of Bandi and Horqin." After Kangxi heard the answer he wanted, he hurriedly said to The Queen Mother explained.

After hearing Kangxi's explanation, the Empress Dowager, who was still sad, felt somewhat comforted.

Upon seeing this, Kangxi quickly explained: "Besides, it would be better for me to say hello to the Queen beforehand than for you to know afterward."

"That's true." The Queen Mother nodded and agreed.

"I did not wrongly accuse Duan Min of Ban Di's matter. Ban Di did die of illness, that's true. But there was also a reason why Duan Min and Luo Buzang Gunbu intervened." Kangxi said slowly.

"What is Bandi's illness? At this time, Emperor, are you still planning to hide it from the Ai family?" the Queen Mother asked impatiently.

"It's lung water (chronic pulmonary heart disease). This kind of disease does require rest. But you also need to go out of the house from time to time to move your body. But Duan Min locked Bendi in the house and wouldn't let him go out for half a day. Steps. This also caused Ban Di's health to get worse and worse." Kangxi explained to the Empress Dowager.

"This is how it is. Bandi is Duan Min's husband. What's going on with Luobuzanggunbu? Bandi is his father." The Empress Dowager cursed angrily after listening to Kangxi's explanation.

Kangxi answered the question and said: "It's because Luobu Zanggunbu can't wait any longer. The emperor's mother, plus this year is already the 30th year that Bandi inherited Zhasak and Prince Darhan. Husband and biological son , naturally the son you gave birth to will be closer to you."

"It's the wealth that really touches people's hearts. I can't wait any longer. Thinking about it, Tuxie Tuhan is such a good father. I can rest assured when I let go of the power in my hands." The Queen Mother felt very uncomfortable in her heart, but she thought of it again. The previous Tushetu Khan Dorzi Erdeni Ahai who was willing to pass the throne to his son came.

Kangxi sighed and said: "Empress, not everyone is willing to transfer the power in their hands. I really can't let go of the power in my hands."

"Emperor, you are different. You are the ninth emperor. You are the one who propped up the crumbling Qing Dynasty. The Ai family has seen your difficulties in these years." The Empress Dowager comforted Kangxi.Indeed, the Empress Dowager accompanied Kangxi all the way after he succeeded to the throne.Although they are not related by blood, they have been in love with each other for many years.The Empress Dowager had already regarded Kangxi as her own son.Otherwise, I would not have forgiven Kangxi's temptation so easily just now.

"If the princes below me could live up to their expectations, I wouldn't have clung to power all the time." Kangxi sighed helplessly.

The Queen Mother also sighed and said: "The Ai family has not noticed this. In fact, each of the princes has their own talents, but none of them is willing to succumb to others."

"By the way, I'm sending Yinqi to Chengde first. Can Yinqi come to say hello and say goodbye to the Queen?" Kangxi felt that the topic was a bit heavy, so he changed the topic.

The Queen Mother quickly became happy and said happily: "Come here, come here. Yijia came to greet the Aijia early in the morning and explained the reason to the Aijia. The Aijia told Yinqi that since it is for you, the emperor Ama must be attentive when doing errands."

(End of this chapter)