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Since Yinzhen became obsessed with this Western geometry, he also made a set of books himself, and came to Yinhu almost every day.Dai Zi, Yinhu's attendant, is one of the few among the prince's attendants who understands Western learning. He not only has a lot of research on geometry, but also combines many examples to explain in detail the application of this Western discipline in architecture, machinery, etc. Various applications.Yinzhen gradually got acquainted with Yinhu by asking Dai Zi for advice.Yinhu is good at communication by nature and doesn't like embarrassment. Yinzhen runs a lot, and Yinhu often finds some topics to talk about.Yinzhen is not very warm with his brothers on weekdays, but he disciplines Yinzhen more, and it is even more difficult to get along with the servants, so when he meets Yinhu, who can finally talk to him, he is very considerate.Seeing Yinhu in the garden, even the lines on his face softened.It didn't take long for the servants to see it clearly - the fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother have settled their suspicions!Everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that Brother Ba's skills are amazing, such a cold and unapproachable master, let him "surrender".

Yinhu didn't care about this.He was conflicted in his heart, but it wasn't that he couldn't see the situation clearly. Yinzhen was willing to make friends with him, and Yinhu felt that there was nothing to lose.In short, as long as it doesn't get out of control like that day, it doesn't matter if Yinzhen has some harmless misunderstandings.What Yinhu cares about is another big matter.

The empress dowager's spirit is not as good as before.

In the previous life, the Empress Dowager did not survive the winter of Kangxi's 26th year.Yinhu has always been thinking about it in his heart, so he has always cared about it.But in the end, there is hope in my heart, and I hope that these variables since rebirth can prolong the life of my ancestors, and even longer. In 25 years, the Empress Dowager had a stroke, and Yinhu was really terrified.Although he knew that the ancestor of the previous life was cured in the end, he was still unconsciously afraid.Yinhu checked the medicine soup for the pulse case every day, and always accompanied him before the sick bed.Because he was young and couldn't do too many things to attend to the sick, he often took Buddhist scriptures and knelt aside to recite them in a pious tone.He also often went to the imperial hospital to check medical books and ask the imperial physicians, he wanted to make sure that his ancestor's illness was not treated in a perfunctory manner.In the end, the Empress Dowager finally survived the catastrophe, and her health became stronger day by day, and finally she could even meet wives and girls in the palace, and began to consider marriage for the prince and elder brother.Yinhu was also a little relieved, and only asked about the health status of the Empress Dowager every day, so as to be able to detect the illness in time.

The news spread to Changchun Garden from Concubine Liang of Qixiang Palace.Because Yinhu was raised at the knees of her ancestors, Concubine Liang often went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay her respects.She also knew that the Empress Dowager didn't like her very much, so she became more cautious and guarded herself. Over the years, she gradually won the heart of her ancestors.Because of Yinhu's explanation before leaving the palace, Concubine Liang also observed the Empress Dowager's face more carefully when paying her respects every day. She only felt that the old ancestor seemed to lack energy when speaking in the past two days, often in a trance, and his cheeks were a little thinner.I also heard that the wives who had handed over the signs in the past few days all refused to go back, and their appetites have also decreased. The emperor also sent a pulse to the imperial physician.Concubine Liang hesitated again and again, but still sent someone to bring Xin'er to Yinhu.Yinhu immediately asked for an order to return to the palace.

On the couch in the Compassionate Ning Palace, the Empress Dowager leaned back, holding the stove, her eyes were closed, as if she was asleep.Yinhu approached gently, just wanted to take a look and left, but heard the empress dowager cough lightly, opened his eyes, saw Yinhu, and immediately burst into a deep smile in his eyes: "Eighth elder brother is back ? Come to Wuku's mother for a meeting, let me see if you have grown taller?"

Yinhu knelt down to greet Ann, then got up and walked over.Looking carefully at the old man's dark complexion, Yinhu felt very sad for a moment.Holding the old man's hand, he said half coquettishly, "Old Ancestor, Yinhu misses you." There was some inaudible crying in the voice, "I heard from the people in the palace that you have been tired these few days. Yes. Seeing that you have lost weight, Yinhu feels very sad, Yinhu wants to stay in the palace with you instead of going to Changchun Garden."

The Empress Dowager reached out and knocked Yinhu's head, but it didn't hurt through the cap.The old man narrowed his eyes with a smile, and said: "Where is he really thinking of me? He obviously doesn't want to go to school!"

Yinhu gestured and rubbed, his eyes were a little red: "Old Ancestor, I can't see you in Changchun Garden, Yinhu's heart is empty, and he has no entertainment, so he has already advanced his homework a lot. The class read "The Analects of Confucius" just now After the lecture, Yinhu has already memorized "Mencius". I beg you, just let me stay. At worst, Yinhu will talk with you during the day and learn it at night. Ancestor, you will give it to me. Yinhu this grace?" While speaking, he gently shook the Empress Dowager's hand, acting coquettishly.

Just as Yinhu was talking, a thin and clear voice came from outside: "The emperor is here!"Yinhu retreated to the side and knelt down, waiting for Kangxi to greet him, and then greeted Kangxi.When Kangxi met him in the Compassionate Ning Palace, he was not as serious as he used to be during the school exams, but he took the initiative to talk to him: "Eighth elder brother is filial, as soon as he heard that the old ancestor was not feeling well, he asked for an order to come back immediately. Yes. I heard that you were sick for a few days the month before last? I didn’t know until I saw the routine report of the Imperial Hospital yesterday.”

Yinhu hurriedly replied: "I dare not be praised by the emperor's father. The minister was only slightly ill the month before last, and there is nothing serious."

Kangxi did not hesitate to praise Yinhu in front of the Empress Dowager: "Old Ancestor, you don't know that the eighth elder brother was a little confused at the time, and he specially asked not to report it to the palace, lest you find out and worry."

The Empress Dowager frowned when she heard this, and asked, "Why is Eighth Brother sick? You haven't been sick since you were a child, why did you stay in the Changchun Garden for a few days, but you got sick instead."

Yinhu, however, took the opportunity to climb up: "Old ancestor, Yinhu is not used to living in the garden, and I always feel that it is better to be with you. I can't see you for a while, and I can't hear your teachings. I just feel uncomfortable. Just give me a favor, let me stay with you in the palace for a while!"

Although it was flattering words, the Empress Dowager was not annoyed when she heard it, she just said: "Your Ama is here, I can't make a decision on this, if he nods, I will agree."

Immediately Yinhu knelt down and begged, and Kangxi agreed, saying only that he should study in the study in the palace in the future, and then sent an order to Changchun Garden to let Yinzhen come back to study with him in the palace.

The empress dowager's body is getting worse day by day.It only took two months to go from just feeling tired, to being weak and weak, and then to losing weight.The Empress Dowager originally had a graceful appearance, but she was so sick that only a handful of bones remained, and the wrinkles on her face became deeper and deeper.Kangxi came to greet him almost every day, and the persecution of the imperial physician became more intense day by day, but there was no improvement.

Yinhu gradually became silent, no longer in the mood to chat with others, even Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi, just looked at and left.The slaves serving Yinhu became more and more cautious: although this master didn't deal with slaves very often, he was a master after all, and he always had a temper.Yinhu treats them better on weekdays, and they are serving them more attentively at this time. They just think that it is good to get through this period, for fear that they will be unsatisfactory if they accidentally offend Yinhu, and they will be sent to other places, so they will never be able to follow this Kind master.

Only when he was beside the Empress Dowager, could Yinhu see the usual smile on his face.Sometimes when I recite Buddhist scriptures, I chant them with a handful of clear children’s voices, which makes people feel comfortable and pleasant to listen to. There is a slight discrepancy between the innocence of children and the detachment of Buddhist scriptures, which can always make people feel happy. There was a loving smile in the old man's eyes.

"I now clearly tell you that a person who uses all musical instruments to give to all living beings in the six destinies of the 400 trillion asamkhya worlds, and makes them attain Arhatship, and the merits and virtues they gain is not as good as a person who hears a verse of the Lotus Sutra and rejoices in a hundred times. Points, thousand points, hundreds of thousands of billions of points, less than one, and even arithmetic and analogy cannot be known..." Yinhu read, and the empress dowager took him by the shoulders and hugged him in her arms.

"Eighth Brother, read it later, drink some water, I have something to tell you," the Empress Dowager's tone was weak, but still carried a majesty that could not be refused.

"Yes."

"Yinhu, you grew up beside me. I know what kind of child you are, and I know better than you Ama. I watched you grow up, Ama, and I supported and protected you from the beginning. , up to now you can be regarded as a promising king of my generation in the Qing Dynasty. In your opinion, how about your Ama, how about your second elder brother?" The Empress Dowager's eyes were gentle, and her tone was also gentle, but she still couldn't drive Yinhu away. A chill in my heart.Like the warm sun in early spring, it warms the face, but it is difficult to reach the inside.Yinhu knew that her great-grandmother, who had been watching him grow up day by day, might not have much time.She is a cautious person and would never ask such a question for no reason.Now that I ask, I'm afraid I just noticed something.

"The old ancestor, Ama and the second elder brother, are not Yinhu who can make judgments." Yinhu first replied in a well-regulated manner, paused for a while, but turned around, "But since the old ancestor asked, Yinhu had to answer. Yinhu thinks that Khan Ama is a born monarch, and the second brother, the prince, is not easy to do."

The Empress Dowager laughed.She didn't expect too much at first, but at this time Yinhu pointed out her long-standing worries.The old man gathered the hand stove in his arms, warmed it up, and then put the stove aside.Stretched out some thin fingers and pinched Yinhu's nose, said: "I know you have been transparent since childhood, but I don't know that you can have such insight now. I hugged you from Zhongcui Palace at that time, it's really That's right. Even you, Ama, may not be able to see as thoroughly as you."

"Old Ancestor, don't you still have everything. Take it easy, the most important thing is to take care of your body," Yinhu stretched out his hand to hold the old man, the palm was a little dry and cold now, but as long as she was here, Yinhu felt peace of mind.He knew that it was meaningless to say these words at this time, and the old ancestor was probably really dying, but he couldn't help but say it.If the ancestors had been alive, the tragedy of the crown prince and the struggle for succession in the last years of Kangxi would have never happened. She is Khan Ama, the Dinghai God of the Qing Dynasty.

"I originally wanted to hold on for a few more years, and wait for the crown prince to grow up and get married, and I will tell him personally. But I'm afraid I can't hold on now," the old man said flatly, as if this was not her life or death, but just a matter of life. Ordinary orders.

Yinhu couldn't help but shed tears after hearing this.This was the first time he heard the empress dowager say that he was dying.The hopes built in the illusory collapsed, and the long-standing worries suddenly occupied Yinhu's heart.He suddenly realized how much he relied on this old man. What Yinhu got from her was the affirmation from his only elder in two lifetimes.

"Why are you crying? You have taken care of me for a long time, can't you see it? We wiped away the tears, let's talk about serious business. I thought you were too young and didn't want to put such a heavy burden on you, but you gave me I don’t always feel like a child. I entrusted this matter to you, it’s best if you can understand it now, if you can’t understand it, just engrave every word I said in your heart. "

Yinhu bit her lip, held back her tears, and said "yes".

"Over the years, I have told you a lot about the past between Tiancong and Shunzhi, and now I can only say it clearly. At that time, the crown prince was established to consolidate the imperial power. But Yinfeng is a good boy, and he knows his responsibility, so it is not in vain. You, Ama, have taught you all these years, even if I look at it, I am also gratified. However, Yinfeng has been a prince since he can remember. I can still pamper him. If I grow up, I am also afraid that you, Ama, will not tolerate him. Although Yinreng made friends with you, although I instructed him, he treats you very well. In the future, if he If there is something inappropriate, you have a good temper and know how to deal with things. You should try to persuade and help him more, and you must let him keep the righteousness of being a minister, and don't let you, Ama, separate from him. This is not only for your two Brother, it is also for the Qing Dynasty and for your Ama to keep the stability of this country. Can you do this?"

Yinhu's heart was agitated.He is not a gentleman, and he is not a person who pays attention to promises, but to the Empress Dowager, he will never go back on his promises.If he nods his head today and agrees to it, he will try his best to protect the crown prince in the future, stand in the opposite position with the elder brother, and all the thoughtful brothers.He can deal with it with all his strength when others think about it, but what about the ninth brother?What will happen in the future is anyone's guess.As the brothers grow up, they naturally have their own ideas.Even Yinhu once thought that if the ninth younger brother had the heart, he would do his best to help him and experience the sufferings of his previous life.Yinhu bowed his head in silence, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing that he was silent, the Empress Dowager continued: "I know, you are also a prince, and I'm afraid that in the future you will not be inferior to Yinfeng in terms of talent and learning. It may not be easy for you to protect him with all your strength. However, I really have nothing to do with this matter. You can be trusted. I only hope that when you grow up, you can understand my heart for Qing Dynasty today."

Seeing that the Empress Dowager would make a mistake, Yinhu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Yinhu is definitely not as thoughtful as my ancestors said, but I just think this is extremely difficult. Yinhu's ability is meager, and I am afraid that I will fail my ancestors. .”

"That's right. But I was wrong? It's not easy to be a minister, a son, and a younger brother. It's really difficult for you to bear this burden. I originally wanted to entrust your second uncle, but after much deliberation , I don’t know why, but I feel in my heart that this matter must be done by you. In fact, it’s just that I am old and have more worries. Maybe these bad things will never happen in the future. But if you don’t Yes, I am afraid that the spring will be unsafe."

At this point, Yinhu could only kneel down and bow his head: "Yinhu will definitely remember the words of the ancestors in his heart. The ancestors have entrusted them with great trust, and Yinhu will not dare to violate them in the future! It's just that this matter is too serious. I'm afraid I can't afford it. I just hope that my ancestor will recover soon, Yinhu can't live without you, Khan Ama can't live without you, and Daqing can't live without you."

"Good boy, get up. It's fine if you agree, and I'm relieved if you agree."

The Empress Dowager looked at Yinhu's handsome face, and smiled to herself: This is obviously a child, why do you think he has a more mature heart than Xuanye in his heart.Could it be that this child was really sent by the heavens to set me up in Qing Dynasty?Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager felt more at ease. This child should make her feel at ease, right?

Since that day, the condition of the Empress Dowager took a turn for the worse, and in the twelfth lunar month, Kangxi could not leave her every step of the way.All affairs were put in the Compassionate Ning Palace, and many affairs were assigned to Yinfeng.Before the sick bed, Kangxi served soup and medicine in person, looked at the food and greeted him, day and night, and prepared everything he wanted, and he was omniscient.He even led the princes and ministers to the Temple of Heaven to pray for the Empress Dowager, wishing to shorten his life to prolong the life of the Empress Dowager.

However, all efforts can't compete with the doomed doom.In the twenty-sixth year of Kangxi's reign, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Empress Dowager died in the Palace of Compassion.