Fourth Master's childhood sweetheart

Chapter 143 Collapse

After Tong Jia Xili left, the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace seemed unusually quiet.

The Empress Dowager sat on the chaise longue, looking in the direction outside the house.A bit of afterglow still shines in, and the light of day can be seen.

It's a pity that the afterglow is gradually dimming, and it will be night after all.

...

When Lord Kangxi entered, he also felt that the house was very quiet.He glanced around, only to find that all the serving ladies were gone, and only the Empress Dowager and Aunt Su Mala were left in the room.

The empress dowager's face was calm, and she was still as kind as before when she saw Lord Kangxi.

Although Madam Su Mala didn't look up, the sadness in her eyes showed.

"Grandmother, grandson is here to see you." Lord Kangxi sat beside the Empress Dowager and said, "Look at you, your complexion seems to have improved a lot."

"It's New Year's Eve soon, and spring is about to come."

The Empress Dowager nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly said: "Later, Xili will make a crystal osmanthus cake, and you can try it too. It's similar to what Su Mala made back then."

"It's a pity that Su Mala is tired and lazy, and she doesn't like making these things anymore."

Su Mala's eyes were a little flushed, and she said: "If you like it, the Empress Dowager, you can just do it. No matter how good Tong Gege is, there is no servant who understands your preferences like this."

The Empress Dowager smiled, and instead of looking at Aunt Su Ma, she turned her head and looked at Lord Kangxi.

"The Ai family watched the first emperor grow up, and watched him leave the Ai family. The Ai family watched you grow up, and now, you are the Ama of more than a dozen children."

"... "

She talked a lot, and the Empress Dowager almost accumulated all the things that had not been said for such a long time, and said them all to Lord Kangxi this time.

From what happened in these years to some things in the government later.The grandparents and grandson have said their heartfelt words over the years, and they all told Lord Kangxi one by one.

Grandpa Kangxi listened carefully, nodding from time to time.

Or tired of talking, the Empress Dowager took a sip of Pu'er tea from the side and took a rest for a while.

"If Grandmother is tired, why don't you go to sleep and tell your grandson later?" Lord Kangxi said, "Grandson is here, waiting for you."

The Empress Dowager shook her head and insisted: "Some things should be said now. When I fall asleep, I don't know if I will have a chance to say it."

"I just took a sip of Pu'er, and I remembered Xili's appearance when she first entered the palace to serve Ai's family. She always likes to make some clever things to comfort Ai's family, and she is also a child who is willing to spend her time."

"Grandson knows that you like Tong Jia." Master Kangxi thought for a while and said, "That's why grandson made his own decision and asked her to stay with you."

"Is there any company to accompany or not?" The Empress Dowager said lazily, "Aijia stays in bed all day, and I'm afraid that this lifeless person will affect the children."

"Just one thing, it's about Xili. Emperor, you have to promise Aijia."

As the Empress Dowager said, her cloudy eyes suddenly became much clearer.When looking at Lord Kangxi, he also brought a bit of undoubted taste.

Lord Kangxi naturally agreed, and said, "Grandmother, but it's okay to say."

"I originally took Xili into the palace because I wanted to see the reaction of Tong Jia's family and be careful to keep them alert. But after a long time, I felt that Xili is a good boy."

"The friendship between her and Yinzhen is rare. The Ai family thought about it and gave them a marriage."

After finishing speaking, the Empress Dowager waved her hand to Aunt Su Mala, and Madam Su Mala took out an object beside her.

"The Ai family has already drawn up the decree for the marriage." The Empress Dowager said: "After the one-year mourning period for the Ai family has passed, the emperor can take it out."

Lord Kangxi looked meaningfully at the things that Aunt Su Mala was holding in her hand, and nodded.

Tong Jiashi, in his opinion, was also satisfied.To be Yinzhen's concubine Fujin can also be matched.Besides, with the approval of the Empress Dowager, there is naturally no problem.

After the Empress Dowager said the last thing, she seemed to be relieved, and she let out a long sigh of relief, and she seemed to have nothing to worry about.

"Aijia, I'm a little tired." The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes slightly, and was supported by Lord Kangxi back to the bedroom, and sat back on the bed.

"Emperor Taizong has been away for many years, and Ai's family doesn't want to disturb him getting along with his sister. After a hundred years, Ai's family won't be buried with Emperor Taizong, right?"

The Empress Dowager who was lying on the bed closed her eyes after saying this, with a very peaceful expression.

Lord Kangxi was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the hand of the Empress Dowager.It has been noticed that the old man has no strength in his hands and has lost consciousness.

The tears in Aunt Su Mala's eyes couldn't be contained any more at once, looking at the person who had been with her for decades lying on the bed, she finally couldn't help but shed down her cheeks.

Lord Kangxi put his face close to the hands of the Empress Dowager, recalling that when he was young, his hands supported him to grow up.Supporting himself, he walked towards the throne above ten thousand people.

He wanted to feel the residual warmth of being so cautious.But this remaining warmth is slowly dissipating.

In the small kitchen, Tong Jiaxi looked at the crystal osmanthus cake steaming on the fire with uneasiness.The crystal sweet-scented osmanthus cake was already ready, and she was finally able to get it to the Empress Dowager.

Thinking of what she heard that day, she was always very disturbed.

When the scent of crystal osmanthus cake gradually overflowed, Tong Jiaxili reached out to open the steamer.She felt it half a beat later and realized belatedly that her hand had already been scalded.

At the same time, Tong Jia Xili suddenly felt a pinch in her heart.Not caring about anything else, she took a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and rushed to the main hall.

Just in time, Madam Su Mala walked in from the inside.

I haven't seen her for an hour, but Aunt Su Mala looks ten years older.His face was full of sadness, and tears were also very obvious.

Before Tong Jia Xili could say anything, Aunt Su Mala had already shouted to the people in the yard: "The Empress Dowager has passed away—"

...

His mind was blank, and Tong Jia Xili almost didn't know how long he stood in place holding such a hot plate of crystal osmanthus cake.

Until, the national mourning bell rang, until the Compassion Palace began to be noisy.The concubines who heard the news came in with tears in their eyes one by one.

The gushing of tears seemed to be numb at this moment.

Tong Jia Xili took a deep look at the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in her hand.It was still steaming before, but now it looks cold in this icy world.

"Empress Dowager, after all, you couldn't eat it."

Tong Jia Xili knelt down and looked in the direction of the main hall.In the hazy field of vision, there is a person walking towards him.

Yinzhen walked up to Tong Jia Xili with a plain cloak in his hand.There was also sadness in his eyes, and he was also very uncomfortable.

"Go and change your clothes." Yinzhen put the plain cloak on Tong Jia Xili's body, and said, "Grandma, the great emperor, passed away peacefully after all."

(End of this chapter)