Queen of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Early the next morning, when the four members of the Lin family were still enjoying their breakfast, there was a knock on the door of the Lin Mansion.

The person who came was an eunuch from the palace, dressed in white, "Master Lin, His Majesty has passed away! Please hurry to the palace to discuss matters!"

"What!" Lin Ruhai stood up abruptly, even though this person came in and knew that someone in the palace must be dead, and he could come out in such a dress, the dead could only be the emperor or queen, or the emperor and queen mother.But no matter what, Lin Ruhai never thought that the emperor was dead.

Lin Ruhai took the mourning gown from the eunuch, turned around and went back to give Wanyu some instructions, put the mourning gown outside the palace, and said, "I will follow you into the palace."

The emperor is dead, and the entire capital is under martial law. The endless sky is white, which adds a bit of desolation to the sweltering heat of March [-]th.

The mourning hall was set up in Qianqing Palace, but the coffin hadn't arrived yet, so Lin Ruhai went to burn incense and cried, and was taken to the Compassionate Ning Palace by the little eunuch.When he came out of the Qianqing Palace, Lin Ruhai looked at the endless officials kneeling outside the Qianqing Gate, and couldn't help but sighed suspiciously, why did His Majesty die like this.

There were many people in the Compassionate Ning Palace, besides the two cabinet scholars standing there, there were also a group of relatives in the emperor's family, and even the Supreme Emperor who was speechless was carried over and sat on the head supported by four eunuchs.Behind the screen was the Empress Dowager, who was half leaning on the soft cushion and seemed to have passed out.The queen knelt at her feet, crying unceasingly, through the translucent screen, it seemed that her head was already bleeding.

Lin Ruhai went in with his head half down, and quietly stood behind the two cabinet scholars.

Not long after, the remaining three cabinet scholars also arrived, Aunt Cuizhu spoke, and the palace gate was closed.

The imperial physician, in a group of two, was arranged to enter the side hall where the emperor slept that night, and then came out with a miserable face, and kowtowed to the three masters in the palace, "Your Majesty died in the early morning...he is indeed dead...your majesty's holy body is complete, Died in a dream."

The imperial physicians looked at His Majesty's body in groups of two, and Cuizhu followed the Queen Mother's instructions, and all the imperial physicians were quarantined in order to prevent them from discussing things behind their backs.After the third group of imperial physicians came out and basically said the same thing, the queen's soft sobs suddenly became louder, and at the same time she hit her head on the table leg, the sound of thumping was frightening.

"Your Majesty! You take me with you! Your Majesty! You were fine when you slept last night, how could you go! Your Majesty..." The queen's voice fluctuated from high to low, sincere, almost crazy, "Zhang Where's Bo Ming! Go and bring Zhang Boming here, he asked Ping An's pulse a few days ago and said that Your Majesty is in good health and can live a long life! It's only three or five days, Your Majesty!" The queen burst into tears again.

At this time, the Empress Dowager woke up with a groan, Cui Zhu was overjoyed, and immediately poured ginseng soup for her according to the imperial doctor's order, and then firmly grabbed the Empress Dowager's tiger's mouth, saying: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

The empress's cries subsided, "Mother, it's the concubine's fault, the concubine didn't take good care of your majesty!" She kowtowed again as she spoke.

The queen mother saw that her face was covered with blood, and the resentment in her heart eased a little, she turned her head and said: "Call the imperial doctor to show the queen."

The queen not only hurt this spot, but also the palm of her hand was strangled by herself, with a few half-moon-shaped blood stains, and a large swollen palm.The queen sobbed and said: "When your majesty fell asleep last night, he only said that he was a little tired. The concubine ordered tea just after the concubine's time. At that time, his majesty was still well, but he didn't think... but he didn't think about it. Last time Zhang Boming said that your majesty If you can live another ten years, why... there must be something strange in it!" The queen insisted on this point, since the matter has reached this point, and since Kang He said that it can't be found out, then the thief shouting to catch the thief is the best way to go. Recruited.

The queen mother opened and closed her eyes, closed and opened them again, looked at the emperor who was only trembling and drooling, then thought about her son who was still on the bed, and the daughter-in-law in front of her who kowtowed until she was bleeding, and sighed: "Go... go and carry Zigong here, and bring my son... my son..." When the queen mother thought that her only son had died, she closed her eyes and fainted again.

The Compassionate Ning Palace was in chaos, and when the imperial physician took the pulse of the Empress Dowager again, and the Empress Dowager was carried back to the room to rest, Mr. Zhang, the oldest of the cabinet scholars, tremblingly touched his tears and said: "Since Your Majesty has already died Go, the top priority is to set up a mourning hall first, otherwise Xiao Lian's time will be missed, just in case..."

The queen seemed to have come to her senses suddenly, stood up abruptly, swayed a few times, and then fell back. When she sat on the chair, she said, "Xiao Lian, Xiao Lian! Where's Kang He? Where's Kang He? Your father, go change your clothes!"

Kang He led the four young eunuchs to the side hall, and the queen said, "Where are your brothers? Let's go together."

The emperor's youngest son, Kang Wen, was only five years old this year. He was so frightened that he burst into tears. The queen slapped him and said, "The one inside is your father!"

Kang Wen was stunned by the slap, his crying stopped abruptly, and he began to hiccup instead. He followed his brothers and went to the side hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace.

The queen was still sobbing uncontrollably, muttering to herself: "I have to hold on, hold on, and let Your Majesty go through this last journey in style."

Now that the formal procedures have been followed, there is no such thing as a cabinet scholar after the emperor's funeral. The six of them went to the South Study to discuss another major event.

A country cannot be without a king for a day, who will succeed to the throne.

The emperor did not have a prince, but he had a son, but the son was not the eldest son, and the emperor's favorite son was Kang Yang, and Lin Ruhai was the future father-in-law of the prince Kant.In other words, he is already a father-in-law, the dowry has been given, and Najib is done. This is a rhythm that can no longer be regretted.

This is not the time to be humble, of course, on the surface, you still have to be humble, just say something high-sounding, and say that you are the emperor because of your selfishness, so that you can pass the test.

Lin Ruhai's mind was spinning rapidly, is it possible for Kant to become the emperor?The chance is very small, he is not the eldest son, and he is not the emperor's favorite one. He reads good books, but he has no contact with the government at all. If he has already gone to the sixth department, Lin Ruhai thinks he can still fight for it, but now, If Kant is nominated, don't say he can't succeed, Lin Ruhai's reputation and official position will also be built, so who should be nominated?

In other words, whoever has a better chance of winning, the eldest son or the legitimate son.Lin Ruhai voted for his son in his heart. The son is highly regarded, and the emperor has been training him in his early years.The eldest son of the concubine is turning thirty this year. Although he is an honest boy, he is not good at writing or martial arts, so there is nothing outstanding.

It's just that the biological mother of the legitimate son doesn't seem to like her daughter very much.

Lin Ruhai scanned the surrounding colleagues, all of them looked worried.To be honest, they are all members of the Supreme Emperor's team after all. The emperor has only been on the throne for more than a year, and the emperor's disciples he selected through Enke are still honing in the Imperial Academy.

So this is another problem. They are familiar with the son of the Supreme Emperor, but they are not familiar with the son of the Emperor. Besides, there are six bachelors, one is over [-] years old, and two are over [-] years old. These three are obviously acting for others. Those who occupy the position wait until the emperor's confidantes have enough qualifications before retiring.

Lin Ruhai is considered to be middle-aged among this group of people, and he has also had a little contact with the princes. If even he doesn't know who to choose, the rest of the people will have no idea.

Lin Ruhai felt that it was not a big problem to establish anyone, and the emperor had only been in office for more than a year, and his sons had no foundation in the court.Besides, how many months has it been?It will be too late for the new emperor to open Enke this year. Even if Enke will be held in August next year and the palace test will be held in April of the following year, it will take at least three years for the newcomers to make it through. So they will be safe within three to five years, and the emperor will have to rely on them This group of people stabilized the morale of the army.

Lin Ruhai can think of this, and others can naturally think of it. They have all become cabinet bachelors, so they are naturally a group of people with outstanding EQ and IQ.

"The second son of the emperor, Kang He, is [-] this year and works in the Ministry of Household Affairs." It was Mr. Sun who threw a brick to attract jade.The remaining five people did not speak.The emperor died too early, not to mention seizing the heir apparent, the few princes hadn't made their mark yet, and there were only three working for the court, and all of them had only worked in one department.

No one objected.Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, smiling wryly in their hearts.No one has had any contact with the prince in private, and there is no conflict of interest at all.

Lin Ruhai coughed and said, "We all think the same thing, so go ask the masters in the palace?"

A few people went to Huangji Palace first, the Supreme Emperor was eating, three eunuchs served him, and one of them wiped his saliva.

Lin Ruhai couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, feeling that the Supreme Emperor was more interested in the plate of chicken tenders on the table than in the throne.

The Supreme Emperor couldn't speak, so naturally he didn't ask anything, and they went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Now is an extraordinary time, so it's not difficult for the ministers to go to the harem, but the Queen Mother hasn't woken up yet. Only saw the queen.

The queen's face was pale, and the wounds on her head and hands had already been covered with white cloths. Upon hearing their intentions, the queen only said one sentence, "Kang He is the son of the eldest son, and has always been highly valued by His Majesty."

Yes, the emperor is the only son.

Just asking or asking all the questions, and finally at the last moment before the funeral, several people got the Queen Mother's meaning.To say that the whole palace has the clearest plans for the emperor, only the Queen Mother. After the Queen Mother wakes up, Kang He's throne will be considered settled.

The empress dowager knew that the empress had done so many wrong things in the past and was able to come out again because of her son. The emperor had a lot of expectations for Kang He. As for not making him the crown prince, he just wanted to hone him for a few more years.

The empress dowager told the emperor's plan while crying, the empress knelt on the ground and wept bitterly, she didn't know whether it was the rejoicing after being relieved, or the unforgettable regret.

She regretted killing her husband who had been with her for decades, or regretted not waiting for a few more years, and perhaps regretted not being able to explain clearly, but no matter what, the emperor died, Kang He succeeded, and she has become the queen mother.

As the heir emperor, Kang He knelt in front of the Daxing Emperor's Zi Palace. After the funeral was completed, after 27 days of mourning in the palace, the first emperor Zi Palace came out of Shenwumen, and Kang He officially succeeded to the throne, with the reign name Yongning.

The first thing the emperor did when he succeeded to the throne was to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager at the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and then asked a question. "Three years of national mourning, these three years have passed, Rui Qi is twenty, Kant is nineteen, Rui Le is eighteen, how about getting married first while the hundred days are gone?"

The Empress Dowager still lived in the Compassionate Palace, and the Empress Dowager moved to the Shoukang Palace, perhaps because of guilt in her heart. The Empress Dowager said that she missed the late emperor, and she had been chanting scriptures in the Great Buddha Hall, and she didn't see many people.The concubines of the two emperors lived in the palaces around the Compassionate Ning Palace, which was actually three times more crowded than the new emperor's harem.

The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment, and said: "I have wronged them for the things of a lifetime."

So the Ministry of Rites hastily counted the days, and Wanyu, in the name of being happy for a long time, held the ceremony a little hastily, so she entered the Qiandong No. [-] Institute.