The fourteenth elder brother walked briskly into the Ningchun Hall.

What puzzled him was that it was not the eunuch Zhou Xue who came forward to greet him, but a young eunuch with a face.Brother Fourteen frowned slightly: "Where is Zhou Xueren?"

How are you going out in the morning?Could it be that he was sick?The fourteenth elder brother who was worried in his heart muttered secretly, but he didn't notice that the atmosphere around him suddenly became strange.

The little eunuch didn't answer Fourteen's question.

He knelt down and kowtowed swiftly: "My slave, Zhao Pinhou, was sent by the virtuous master to serve the little master."

Brother Fourteen was interrupted.

He raised his eyes and stared at the little eunuch. His eyes were not very good.He didn't want to talk to this strange eunuch, and planned to find his own nurses without Zhou Xuesi.

But what is puzzling is that the usual nurses who came out to greet them in a swarm also disappeared.Fourteenth elder brother's heart sank suddenly, and at the same time he also noticed the strange atmosphere around him.

What's going on here?

Elder Fourteen's joy was reduced by three points, and he asked the little eunuch Zhao Pinhou again with a little seriousness: "Where's Zhou Xueren? Where's Chen Jia? Where's Wanyan?"

"This..." Eunuch Zhao Pinhou hesitated.

"Little master, Master De is waiting for you!" It was Nanny An who interrupted his words, and she came out with a smile on her face, and she was about to walk into the house holding the hand of Brother Fourteen.

"...Nurse An, what happened in the palace?" The more this happened, the more the fourteenth elder brother murmured in his heart.He kept his feet where they were, and looked at Nanny An with dark eyes.

The little man's momentum is not weak.

Nanny An's heart shook, and she subconsciously showed a trace of entanglement and embarrassment.

Elder Fourteen looked around.

At first he suspected that it was Khan Amma and Duo Niang was dissatisfied... But after checking around the fourteenth elder brother, he found that the missing ones were all the palace servants who served him, and all the familiar faces beside Er Niang were there.

He was very disturbed.

Elder Fourteen stared deeply at Nanny An, and raised his own question for the third time: "Ben Elder Brother said Zhou Xueren!?"

It was not Nanny An who answered him, but Concubine De: "He has already been rewarded thirty boards by the Palace, and has been sent back to the House of Internal Affairs."

"Emiang!?" Elder Fourteen turned around in astonishment.

He looked in disbelief at Concubine De who came out of the room, "Why? What mistake did Zhou Xue make?"

Concubine De pursed the corners of her lips, her eyes drooped and she stared at Fourteen coldly with a hint of coolness.The more nervous she saw Elder Fourteen, the more Concubine De felt that what she had done was a good thing.

If it wasn't for driving out those slaves who betrayed the master and refused to report at the right time, he wouldn't know when the fourteenth elder brother separated from him.Concubine De took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She looked at Fourteen with a loving face: "That week's study was not a good thing, and dared to bring you down! Er Niang sent him away immediately, From now on, Zhao Pinhou will serve you."

Ever since Wu Ya was demoted and sold, his situation in the palace became worse and worse after falling out of favor.Among a bunch of crooked melons and jujubes, being able to pick a suitable one like Zhao Pinhou already made Concubine De extremely satisfied.

While she was chattering, she took Fourteenth Brother's hand and wanted to walk into the house: "Zhao Pinhou was picked out by Er Niang herself. He has a stable personality and is smart in doing things. He will definitely be your good assistant."

"Zhou Xue...what did he do?" Elder Fourteen's thoughts seemed to be in a mess.Listening to Er Niang's words, his heart felt chills... Could this be betrayal?

"Help you play truant! Help you play! That pile of messy things will affect your study, you know? And your nurses," De Fei angrily reprimanded the eunuch Zhou Xue.

In her eyes, everything must be that this group of slaves did not learn well and spoiled her smart and sensible little Shishi.

If it weren't for the fact that the concubine was not allowed to kill the palace people at will, she would have wished to directly beat the eunuchs and nuns to death who betrayed the master.Of course, she ordered the eunuch Zhou Xue to be fined thirty sticks, and then threw these people back into the House of Internal Affairs, not to mention the nurses, at least the eunuch Zhou Xue, who had lost his master and suffered a serious crime again, could not survive—it was considered Out of breath.

Of course Concubine De will not tell Elder Fourteen these words.

She just said lightly: "I spared his life, but he was sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

betray……?This is nothing short of a joke.

A trace of coldness rose from the bottom of Fourteenth Brother's heart, and gradually turned into a ball of fire that burned blazingly on Fourteenth Brother's chest.

The clip art in his hand was squeezed tighter and tighter by him.

The fourteenth elder brother suppressed the panic in his heart, lowered his head and said tremblingly: "...It's not Zhou Xue and the nanny's fault, those, those are my son's favorites."

Concubine De frowned displeased.

She wanted to pull the fourteenth elder brother into the room, but she pulled hard, but it didn't move.Seeing the fourteenth elder brother bowing his head in anger, Concubine De stopped in her tracks and said, "Stick strokes? Those are things that can't be put on the table, don't just believe your tenth brother has received some praise from the emperor! These are all made by other elder brothers, corrupting the tenth elder brother's heart, sapping his will, making him greedy and addicted, playing with things and losing his mind!"

Concubine De emphasized the other four words of elder brother.

If she had to say it, only Concubine Niu Gulu would think that the Ninth Elder Brother from Concubine Yi could be sincere to the Tenth Elder Brother.Look at the several elder brothers before and after, how can one be favored by the ninth elder brother?

Concubine De was afraid that the fourteenth elder brother would follow the same path as the tenth elder brother Yin'e, and said emphatically, "All those idle books and albums in your room have been burned, you are not allowed to take them back in the future!"

The fourteenth elder brother was struck by lightning.

He let go of his fingers subconsciously—the clip art that was regarded as a treasure fell to the ground, and the fourteenth elder brother rushed forward, and he firmly grasped Concubine De's wrist: "Emiang! You——you burned me Something in the house!?"

Fourteenth elder brother's sudden outburst made Concubine De stunned.

She frowned indistinctly, and her whole face suddenly condensed: "That's right."

Concubine De said earnestly: "Fourteen, Er Niang, this is for your own good! Fourteen, you have to remember that as long as you study hard, you will be able to..."

"It's the only way to get Han Ama's favor, isn't it?" Elder Fourteen interrupted Concubine De's words, and he knew what Er Niang was going to say without even thinking about it.

pet!pet!pet!

What else is there in Erniang's mind besides this! ?Elder Fourteen let go of Concubine De's hands, turned around and ran outside: "I hate Er Niang! I hate you!"

At the same time, in Ruijingxuan, Kangxi stared at the dishes on a table and frowned.There were very few dishes on the round table: a vegetable stir-fried soybean sprouts, an eggplant with minced meat, a cold fungus cucumber, and the only meat dish was a stir-fried pea with shrimp.

He pressed his eyebrows.

Immediately afterwards, Kangxi's gaze turned to Concubine Tong, who lowered her head and looked at the ground, as pitiful as a scolded child.

Kangxi sighed: "You...just eat this order?"

If Kangxi hadn't come to visit on a temporary basis, he would have thought that Concubine Tonghuang was pretending to be virtuous in front of him!Concubine Tong showed a flattering smile, and avoided talking about the emperor's question: "...The concubine will make people add a few more dishes!"

Nanny Liu beside her immediately responded.

Just as she hurriedly retreated to order the small kitchen to prepare more dishes, Kangxi shook her head and refused.

Occasionally light and light taste is also good.

After the official meal, he also understood why Concubine Tong ordered only a few dishes—seeing her eating half a bowl of japonica rice like a chicken sucking rice, he wanted to put down his chopsticks and stop eating.

Kangxi frowned.

With a tiger's face, he picked up several chopsticks dishes for her with his own hands, and signaled Concubine Tonghuang to continue eating.

Concubine Tonghuang was holding her job bowl with a sad face.

The dishes in the bowl seemed to be some kind of her big enemy, and Kangxi looked annoyed and funny at this expression.He took the bowl from Imperial Concubine Tong's hand, and slowly took half of the food and put it in his own bowl: "This must be finished."

Concubine Tonghuang responded.

This time she finished eating obediently.

It was rare for the imperial concubine and concubine to sit together and have a heart-to-heart chat after removing the bowls and chopsticks. Looking at her absent-minded appearance, Kangxi knew that Concubine Tong was concerned about Yinzhen, and said soothingly: "Xinzhen has always been careful in doing things, and there will definitely be no harm." questionable."

Concubine Tong Huanggui said: "Is there any reason not to be worried when your son is a parent outside? The emperor said to be at ease, but in fact he is no better than a concubine!"

Kangxi kept a straight face, pretending not to hear.

Speaking of Yinzhen, it is inevitable to talk about his childhood. Tonghuangguifei was favored and Yinzhen grew up in front of Kangxi since he was a child. Kangxi listened to Tonghuangguifei's chanting and nodded frequently: "I still remember the time when he and Yinzhen were together. Regarding the quarrel, I didn't expect the two children to know each other if they didn't fight?"

Concubine Tonghuang burst out laughing.

She remembered again: "The concubine heard that Yinzhen had promised the child Yinzhen three requests at that time, and she didn't know what she had fulfilled."

"This kid has been a ghost since he was a child, and he still insists that Yintang is playful--you want me to say that Yintang is at most... one-tenth of his?" Kangxi mocked Yintang because of Yintang's absence.

Concubine Tonghuang was so happy that the flowers and branches trembled.

She covered her mouth and snickered: "The emperor is not afraid of his concubines telling brother Jiu?"

Kangxi straightened his chest, and replied confidently: "What I can say is the truth, don't be afraid!"

As soon as the voice fell, the door opened with a bang.

This startled Kangxi, if it wasn't for Wei Zhu who came in, he almost thought that Yinzhen was eavesdropping outside!

Seeing Concubine Tong's expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, Kangxi felt rather dull.He vented all his anger on Wei Zhu, and scolded angrily, "What are you doing in such a hurry?"

"Report to the emperor! Fourteenth elder brother is missing!" Wei Zhu's words were like a thunderbolt striking Kangxi's head.

Kangxi's entire face was about to crack.

He jumped up in disbelief, a pair of eyeballs were about to pop out: "Fourteen!? Missing!? What's going on here? Where did you get lost? Or—"

Horrified, Kangxi thought of another possibility, and his face became more gloomy: Will the dignified Changchun Garden be ambushed by thieves?

Wei Zhu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He shook his head again and again: "Reporting to the emperor, there are no culprits! Fourteenth elder brother had a quarrel with Concubine De, and rushed out of Ningchun Hall... It's been a cup of tea time and no one has been found yet."

Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, he wondered again: "Just now the princes praised Fourteen's filial piety, why did they quarrel with Concubine De?"

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to question this."

Concubine Tong couldn't laugh or cry: "It's getting late now, the most important thing now is to find the fourteenth elder brother."

It's not just a matter of falling.

Changchun Garden is not like the Forbidden City.It has a wide area, especially the woods and lakes, and there are many animals that are free-range during the period.

Although it is said that most of the small animals such as deer are released, there is no risk, but there is such a big lake here, and if the lights are dark at night, there may be no accidents!

Thinking of this, Kangxi also changed his face.

He got up: "I'm going to Ningchun Hall to have a look."

Concubine Tong stood up: "The concubine and the emperor—"

Kangxi waved his hand: "Now that the autumn wind has started, you should rest early if you are not in good health!"

Concubine Tong Huanggui sent Kangxi to the door of Ruijingxuan, watched her stand outside the door after Kangxi left, and said calmly after a long while: "Have you dealt with everything that needs to be dealt with?"

"The slaves and maidservants have already taken care of it." Madam Liu replied in a low voice.

"...That's good." Concubine Tong's eyebrows and eyes were light, she coughed violently a few times while holding the veil, and when the veil was taken off, it was already bright red.

"Master! This servant is going to invite the imperial physician!"

"No need, the emperor is looking for the fourteenth elder brother, why should the emperor worry? Just cook another bowl with the old recipe." Tong Huanggui stopped the palace people from moving, she folded the handkerchief slowly, completely calm answering.

Year after year.

From three years of coughing to low-grade fever to hemoptysis... Concubine Tong's brows and eyes are pale, and she has long been used to it.

Seeing that her health is getting worse and worse, she only has two wishes left: one is to hope that Yinzhen can get married and have children early, and the other is...

Concubine Tong lowered her eyelids.

She clenched the veil tightly and sighed softly: "Concubine De, concubine De... all of this is your own choice." Ben Gong was just pushing hands at best.

The more she felt that her health was not good, the more Guifei Tong made up her mind to pave a way for Yinzhen.

The method is also very simple.

Concubine De has been out of favor for a long time, and when Concubine Tong Huanggui shows her attitude of loathing Concubine De, the concubines will naturally be too late to avoid Concubine De, which makes the palace people in other palaces unwilling to help with things...

Originally, at most, he wanted to take advantage of Defei's lack of information and let her smash the gifts that several elder brothers gave to Fourteenth Elder Brother, and then spread some rumors to the emperor, completely shattering Defei's hope of regaining favor.

It's just that Concubine Tonghuang didn't expect Concubine De to cooperate so much, and she chose to burn the paintings of Fourteenth Elder Brother.

Concubine Tonghuang let out a breath slowly.

She looked in the direction of Ningchun Hall, and she couldn't wait to know the next plot.

If the emperor knew that he was satisfied with the compliment, the books that he personally inscribed and the paintings of the fourteenth elder brother would be burned by the concubine De, and when the toys that the ninth elder brother made with all his heart for the younger brothers were thrown in the trash...

Concubine Tonghuang smiled lightly: "Mother Liu, what do you think the emperor will do to Concubine De?"

Grandma Liu dared not answer.

Concubine Tong's mouth had a sneer: "Concubine De, Concubine De, still want Yinzhen to kowtow to you? Still want Yinzhen to be a stepping stone for Fourteenth Elder Brother?"

Stop living your dreams!

If I don't send you into hell, how can I be willing to take the first step!

The only innocent one is probably Fourteenth Brother...

Concubine Tong Huang pretended not to notice the little throbbing in her heart, walked through the courtyard and walked straight into the Buddhist hall in the backyard.

She lowered her head and took out the scriptures she copied during the day one by one in order, and placed them neatly on the case according to the time of copying.After lighting the incense again, Imperial Concubine Tong knelt on the worship mat and murmured: "...Everything belongs to the believer. I only hope that Yinzhen will live a safe life, and that Wu Yunzhu can be transferred to a good family in the next life..." [Note 1]

Concubine Tonghuang was busy worshiping Buddha, and the atmosphere in Ningchun Hall became more anxious and restless.Concubine De wanted to hide it and not report it at first, but after half an hour passed and she still couldn't find any trace of Shisi, she finally got so flustered that she reported it to the emperor.

Arriving one step later than Kangxi was Noble Concubine Niu Colu.

As the Empress Dowager grew older, Concubine Tong Huang became weak, and most of the affairs in the palace were handled by Concubine Niu Yulu.

When she stepped into the Ningchun Hall, Concubine Niu Gulu happened to meet Concubine De who was crying so hard.She lay on the emperor's knee and wept, her temple hair was disheveled, and her eyes were so red and swollen that they could be called pear blossoms with rain, she was so pitiful.

Concubine Niu Colu sneered secretly.

This Concubine De has been out of favor for many years, and she has even forgotten the emperor's preferences... No!Maybe it's because you can't help it when you encounter this rare opportunity?

She thought casually.

Looking up, sure enough - the emperor's face was full of impatience, all due to the disappearance of the fourteenth elder brother, he was holding back.

Concubine Niu Gulu greeted the emperor.

She Quan pretended not to see Concubine De, and orderly ordered the palace people to look for the fourteenth elder brother in batches and groups, focusing on observing the rockery and haystacks and the palace rooms that they usually visit.

As more and more palace people were looking for, the news of Elder Fourteen's disappearance spread throughout Changchun Garden.Except for the elder brother Yinti who lived outside the palace, and the third elder brother Yinzhi who returned to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites in advance, the rest of the elder brothers also hurried over.

No one could figure out why Elder Fourteen, who had been in high spirits just now, suddenly disappeared—Xiao Fourteen, who had clearly returned to the Changchun Garden, looked so joyful and happy.

The anxiety on the brothers' faces was neither fake nor concealed.After they greeted Kangxi, two or three people and the palace guards joined the team looking for Fourteen.

But even so, after half an hour passed, no one found the trace of Brother Fourteen.When all the teams returned to Ningchun Hall, the atmosphere was tense, and everyone was frowning.

Kangxi circled around the room several times.

He stared at Concubine De coldly: "...What happened just now!"

If it is said that Concubine De was in the mood to cry and cry at the beginning, trying to get the emperor's attention, as the fourteenth elder brother disappeared for longer and longer, she no longer had the mood to cry, her whole face was full of panic, her eyebrows and eyes intertwined A trace of anxiety, a trace of regret, a trace of fear.

I have lost my fourth elder brother, only fourteen is left!If something happened to Fourteen, what was she still doing alive?

Concubine De was flustered.

She couldn't figure out why Fourteen would get into a fight with herself over such a trivial matter, and wouldn't show up when the trouble got to such a level.Faced with Kangxi's questioning, Concubine De subconsciously wanted to hide what happened just now: "The concubine...the concubine also doesn't know."

Kangxi's eyes were cold.

He couldn't see what Concubine De was trying to hide, Kangxi's gaze turned to a group of womb women kneeling below: "Tell me, what happened!?"

The room was silent.

The palace people pressed their foreheads to the ground, trembling all over, but no one spoke.The entire room was extremely silent, and the suffocating silence made all the bystanders hold their breath, staring at these palace people with burning eyes.

Concubine De trembled all over.

Concubine Niu Colu squinted her eyes and glanced at her.

Such a scene where no one spoke did not make Kangxi lament the loyalty of the palace servants, but it made him more angry.Kangxi clenched his hands into fists and slammed them on the table: "Come on—"

"Your majesty—your majesty!" A court lady kowtowed repeatedly.

She shouted tremblingly: "Your Majesty...Master De lost Brother Fourteen's toys...The books and pictures were burned, and he even sent Brother Fourteen's eunuch away..."

After one person spoke, the others couldn't hold it anymore.

They didn't care about Concubine De's increasingly ugly face, you told me about the previous dispute.

Damaged toys?Burning paintings and books?

Kangxi's heart was shocked, and he immediately thought of Yinzhen's new toys and the books that Yinzhi and Yin'er paid tribute to.Kangxi could no longer bear the anger in his heart, and slapped the table heavily: "Concubine De!!!"

Concubine De fell to her knees with a plop.

She still insisted on her point of view, and replied loudly: "Your Majesty! Where are these toys and miscellaneous books? What is the right way? The concubine is all for the fourteenth brother, to prevent him from playing with things and losing his mind, and not doing his job properly!"

Kangxi's eyes were full of disappointment.

He wished he could go back to the past, pinch the self who doted on Concubine De and ask him if he was spoiling this woman in the past, or was the water in his head?

Fortunately, several children are like me!

If it was like De Fei... A series of sons and daughters who were complacent about resorting to various self-conceived conspiracies appeared in Kangxi's mind, and he felt that the atmosphere of the sons would never be as harmonious as it is now.

Kangxi's silence seemed to give Concubine De motivation.

She spoke eloquently, and even her voice gradually became louder: "For the sake of Fourteen, I deliberately discarded those toys, burned all the books and paintings, and drove away the palace people who spoiled him-but Fourteen said he hated Chenqie This mother...even ran out...the concubine...the concubine doesn't know what to do."

At the end, Concubine De covered her face and began to cry again.

Concubine Niu Colu's sharp eyes swept straight at Concubine De, her black eyes were as cold as ice - when Kangxi thought of books, she naturally thought of them too.

You must know that when Yin'e first greeted her, he was still happily talking about the fourteenth elder brother, proud of the happy event that he had an extra little fan.

What kind of books did Concubine De burn?

Isn't that the book of my family Yin'er?Drawing stick figures is not doing business properly, it is playing with things and losing one's ambition, isn't it referring to Yin'er?

Concubine Niu Colu was furious.

Just when she was about to open her mouth to scold Concubine De well, there was a series of greetings from outside, and then the Empress Dowager walked into the room with a sullen face.

"Emperor Mama."

Kangxi hurriedly stepped forward to support the Empress Dowager: "Why did you wake up?"

The empress dowager didn't care about Kangxi.

She stared straight at Concubine De, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and instead of smiling at all, there was a deep chill in her eyes.Her voice was very slow and soft, and she said softly: "Concubine De thinks she is right?"

Concubine De's previous courage disappeared in an instant.

The Empress Dowager stretched out her hands and clapped them lightly. To Yinzhen's surprise, there was still a picture in Ukumama's hand.

This painting is very familiar.

The sight was so familiar that Yinzhen couldn't restrain his anger. He looked at Concubine De in disbelief: "Concubine Demu! You, you—you are too much!"

The Empress Dowager took a few steps forward.

She slapped the painting in her hand on the table with her backhand: "If Aijia doesn't know, is it true that the good little Fourteen will become an unfaithful and unfilial person in your mouth?"

"The concubine is not...the concubine, the concubine..."

"Concubine De - come and see for Aijia! What is this!?" The Empress Dowager interrupted Concubine De's words and said in a deep voice.

Concubine De was a little uneasy when Brother Nine exclaimed.

These anxieties reached their peak at this moment. She stumbled forward and put her hands on the table, staring blankly at the painting in front of her.

The picture stitched together with leaves is naturally not exquisite, not to mention that it is now stained with a lot of mud and dirt, and even one or two leaves have fallen off.But the collage on it is clearly a portrait of a woman, with a few crooked characters next to it, 'To my favorite mother-in-law'.

Concubine De's eyes widened suddenly, her whole body froze in place, she shed tears in a daze.

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