Qing Dynasty Crossover

Chapter 608 Pay the Price

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Yinzhen had just had lunch under the urging of Panxi, and ordered the mother-in-law to take Panxi to rest, and caressed the lid of the teacup. This set of tea sets was drawn by Qi Luo and him. Specially fired, the only set in the whole Qing Dynasty.

"The queen has been away from the palace for 46 days." Yinzhen said this, and then he froze for a while, a wry smile appeared on his lips, and sighed, "She didn't say she missed me. Could it be that I can go back to the palace?" Don't let her go to the duke's mansion?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician just delivered a message." Li Dequan's eyes were flushed. He had served Kangxi for many years and had a close friendship with Ling Zhu. In the eyes of Ling Zhu, the powerful Kangxi favorite, Li Dequan could feel that he was the same as others. He was not an eunuch, and coupled with the kindness shown by Ling Zhu, knowing that Mr. Zhiyuan was seriously ill made him feel very uncomfortable. He also called a trusted servant to go to the temple to add sesame oil to pray for Ling Zhu.

"What did the imperial physician say?" Yinzhen asked, and Li Dequan replied with a low sob, "Grandpa Zhiyuan, he doesn't have much time left, and the time limit is probably just a few days."

"Hiss..." Yinzhen gasped and asked, "The Duke's mansion is already ready? How is the Queen's situation?"

"The empress is fine, but I heard that she has lost a little bit of weight because of her filial piety." Li Dequan couldn't bear to talk about preparing the coffin, wiped the corners of his eyes, and said in a low voice, "The empress and the duchess concentrate on accompanying Duke Zhiyuan and Princess Herui." She is a safe person, she handles these things secretly, and she dare not talk too much about it with the empress, for fear that she will not be able to bear it."

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, you are not allowed to mention it to your empress, Zhen." Yinzhen pushed the teacup away, took the newly sent booklet and approved it, and after disposing of these, he can visit the Duke's mansion in person, and want to catch up with Ling Zhu before Ling Zhu passes away. What will Luo look like then?If he didn't watch it himself, how could he rest assured?
In the past few days, Ling Zhu has been drowsy for a long time, and even when he is awake, he is still a little dazed.No matter how much Qi Luo deceived himself, he knew that Ling Zhu would leave him forever.He comforted his mother with a light smile on his face, but he didn't know how many times he cried behind his back, and begged the Buddha God to give his father his life willingly.

At this time, Dong Shi calmed down instead, and properly arranged Ling Zhu's offspring with Sijia. Seeing Dong Shi's dead eyes, Sijia always had a feeling that she would leave with Ling Zhu. Since she had seen Qi Luo's tears, she did not dare to speak out about this matter, fearing that she might be wrong. It is no wonder that Sijia hesitated. Being the old lady of the duke's mansion in the Qing Dynasty, her son and grandson paid filial piety to her, that was also a rare blessing.

This morning, Ling Zhu suddenly woke up. He was not as confused as before. He ate a bowl of millet porridge and put in two crystal dumplings. On, is this a flashback?

Also ignoring others, Qi Luo grabbed his father's hand and cried out in pain, "Ama, Ama, you are not allowed to leave, I won't let you go, nothing can separate us."

"Stupid words, birth, old age, sickness and death, no one can escape." Ling Zhu stood up and said to Dong Shi, "Send a letter to Qi Jue, I want to see him, and also send a letter to Jinxuan of Prince Zhuang's mansion. Can't make it back."

When Yinzhen got the news, he let go of what he was doing, put on plain clothes, lightly drove out of the palace, and rushed to the residence of the Duke of Zhiyuan.He didn't tell anyone, and got out of the carriage directly. Qi Jue also rode back to the mansion at this time. When he saw Yinzhen, he was taken aback for a moment, and said "greetings to the emperor."

"Get up." Yinzhen waved him off, and walked into the Duke's mansion. The servants naturally knew that the person surrounded by the guards was the emperor, and greeted him one after another. Yinzhen's face was serious, and his eyes were full of worry. Although there were not many people, except for Jinyu who was still on the way, all Lingzhu's blood relatives were present.

When Yinzhen saw Yang Kang who was also dressed in plain clothes, his face changed slightly. Yang Kang stepped forward and said in a low voice, "I have always regarded Duke Zhiyuan as my teacher. How could I not come when I heard about him? Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Prince Zhuang, Yang Kang, don't make me regret that marriage proposal." Yin Zhen heard Qi Luo crying behind the screen, his heart tightened, and he walked over quickly, Yang Kang lowered his eyes to hide the bitterness in his eyes.

"Ama, Ama." Qi Luo knelt by the bed and wept softly. Seeing Yinzhen approaching, Ling Zhu wanted to get up, "Mr. Zhiyuan, you don't need to be polite, I..." It would be very difficult for him to say soft words It's hard for him.

Ling Zhu nodded clearly, Yinzhen put his hand on Qi Luo's shoulder, pressed it twice, grabbed her arm, and pulled her up from the ground, comforting her softly, Qi Luo's crying gradually weakened , clenched Yinzhen's hand tightly, the only way to make her more stable.

Ling Zhu sat up straight and glanced around. His son and daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law, and grandson and grandson were all there. He felt a little proud at this moment, laughed heartily twice, patted the bed and said, "God treats me well, eldest son Qi Huan has an outstanding literary talent. He compiled a complete book for the emperor, which will definitely be famous in history. The second son Qi Jue is a famous and undefeated general in the world. The only daughter who is also my favorite daughter is the empress of the world. The grandson and granddaughter are very competitive. I. Ling Zhu has no regrets in this life."

"Ama." Qi Luo and the three brothers and sisters called out almost at the same time. Ling Zhu closed his eyes and breathed slowly. Just when the others were anxious, he suddenly opened his tiger eyes, and his eyes suddenly appeared, and he no longer looked like a person who was about to die of illness. In the whole room, only Yinzhen's emperor's authority could not be affected by it, and on the contrary, it somewhat complemented each other.

"Qi Huan, Qi Jue, and my grandson all knelt down." Ling Zhu looked at the crowd kneeling in a line, and said seriously, "I want to establish the ancestral precepts. You can take a concubine only when you have no children at forty, and those who violate it will be expelled from the gate. Second, except for Qi Jue and Qi Huan, the descendants of the direct line are not allowed to enter the court as officials, cough cough cough."

"Ama, this." Qi Luo spoke first, Yinzhen's eyes flashed, Ling Zhu looked at Yinzhen waving his hand to stop Qi Luo's words, and then said, "Unless the Qing Dynasty, the world is in danger, we can understand this ancestral precept, Do you understand?"

"Son obeys." "Grandson obeys." Ling Zhu nodded in satisfaction, and Yinzhen said at this time, "Mr. Zhiyuan, are you not afraid of delaying the talents of your descendants? Wouldn't it be a pity if they were talented?"

"As long as my descendants follow the ancestral precepts, the emperor will not treat them badly. If they were born in a duke's mansion, they will naturally be well-clothed and well-fed. As the saying goes, if you gain, you will lose." Going out of the wall is not restricted by the precepts of the ancestors, and of course not by the grace of the Duke's Mansion. Slowly closing his eyes, he wonders how many of his descendants can have this ambition, and he is really looking forward to that scene.

Mrs. Dong stepped forward to support the crumbling Ling Zhu, and said softly, "What else do you have to say, please explain it to the children."

"The title of the Duke's Mansion will naturally be inherited by the legitimate son Qi Jue. Zhuangzi's money, antiques, etc. will be divided into two equal shares and handed over to the two sons."

"Mm." Dong replied in understanding, Ling Zhu smiled, and gasped, "Your Majesty, I will entrust Qi Luo to you, please take good care of her."

Yinzhen stepped forward and grabbed his outstretched hand, Ling Zhu smiled lightly, and said in a low voice, "I'm going to say something unruly today, Your Majesty. You are my son-in-law, and Qi Luo's net traps you, too. After leaving her, you are born as husband and wife, and after this year, you will be together far away, if I pass away, she will be sad, so please encourage and comfort her."

"I know, you just feel at ease." Tears flashed in Yinzhen's eyes, Ling Zhu let go of his hand, raised his arm with difficulty, pointed at Qi Jue, and said loudly, "Qi Jue, don't forget you The ambition to go on an expedition on my behalf will never be tolerated by Japanese pirates."

"My son will never let you down." Qi Jue promised with red eyes. Seeing that everything was arranged, Ling Zhu had no regrets, and finally said to Mrs. Dong, "Qi Luo Qi Jue is very filial, they will take good care of you, and I will Don't worry, I'll wait for you there, as I said before, it was a sentence you often said when we were listening to operas."

"Wait on the Naihe Bridge for three years." Dong held back tears, Ling Zhu nodded, and said twice, "Yes, that's the sentence, I will wait for you there. We will still be husband and wife in the next life. Qi Luo will still be there. We will still be husband and wife "His voice gradually became weak, almost inaudible, and his arms were slowly lowered.
"Ama, Ama." Qi Luo wanted to go forward, but was hugged by Yinzhen forcefully. There was no hope of breaking free. Qi Luo exclaimed in a trance, "13 years of Yongzheng, this is the price, God is fair, fair of."

Due to the sound of crying in the room, Yinzhen didn't listen carefully.Dong lay beside Ling Zhu, stretched out her hand to cover his closed eyes, and said in a low voice, "Ling Zhu, Qi Ling Zhu, why would I keep you waiting so long?"

On August 13, the 23th year of Yongzheng, Ling Zhu died of illness in place of Duke Zhiyuan. Huan is called Huan if he conquers respect and diligence; I can afford it, and whoever refuses to accept it, I will kill it."

On the day when Lingzhu's coffin was lifted up, the princes of the clan and the important officials of the whole court gathered in the Duke's mansion. Emperor Yongzheng came in person, and did not remove the white flag hanging from the gate of the Duke's mansion according to the rules. He even took the sackcloth and put it on his body. Beside Qi Luo whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, he took the paper and threw it into the brazier. After burning incense, he kowtowed and bowed down, performing the gift of half-son and son-in-law.

Yongzheng then issued a decree, ordering Qi Jue to inherit the hereditary title of Duke of Zhiyuan. He was promoted to the Marquis of Yingwu for his military achievements, and he would not take the title.

After ten days of the month, Mrs. Dong, the wife of Zhiyuan, also died of illness because of missing Ling Zhu. In this year, Qi Luo lost the parents who gave birth to her and raised her, and accompanied her through time and space. This may be the price of changing history. Yongzheng 13 years , was Qi Luo's least favorite year in her life, and it was also the most painful year for her.

Ps I finally finished writing this plot, I think it is very exciting, at least I have written everything I want to write, no matter what everyone thinks, I have no regrets.Ling Zhu and Dong Shi are an inseparable circle, so they passed away one after another. In this time and space, Qi Luo was finally left alone, and it was time for Yinzhen to express himself.

(End of this chapter)