Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Kangxi was reviewing memorials when Xiao Fuzi suddenly ran in with a panicked look on her face and reported:

"Your Majesty, it's bad. Concubine Yi is critically ill."

"what?"

Kangxi suddenly looked up, drew a line on the rice paper with the red brush in his hand, then stood up suddenly and hurried towards the Yiku Palace.

Sitting on the dragon chariot, Kangxi quickly stroked the jade ring with a heavy expression.

Concubine Yi entered the palace in the 16th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, and it has been nearly 20 years since then. She gave birth to three princes for him in succession. The two of them had a past relationship. Even if she had done something wrong before, she was no longer capable of doing so, and no matter how much dissatisfaction she had, it would be gone.

"Hurry." He pursed his thin lips and urged in a deep voice.

Suddenly the dragon chariot sped up again.

When Kangxi arrived at the Yiku Palace, he heard the palace maids crying inside before he even entered. The emperor would be here soon, but the empress insisted. His heart tightened, and he forcefully opened the curtain, glanced at the bed covered by the gauze curtain, took a deep breath, and calmly looked at Liu Yuanpan who was standing beside the bed.

"How is Concubine Yi doing?"

Judge Liu knelt down, lowered his head and said:

"The slave is incompetent."

The other doctors also knelt down.

"The slave is incompetent."

The surroundings fell into dead silence. Concubine Yi heard the noise and looked over through the gauze curtain. Seeing the vague outline of the emperor, she said:

"But the Emperor is here?"

"It's me." Kangxi immediately walked to the bedside and was about to lift the gauze curtain, but Concubine Yi said:

"No, Your Majesty, please don't lift the gauze curtain..."

Kangxi suddenly stopped.

"Yifei?"

He was puzzled and was about to say something when Concubine Yi suddenly started coughing. Each cough became heavier and heavier, and there was a hint of dullness in it, as if there was something between them.

Kangxi had no choice but to put his hand down, stopped asking questions, and waited patiently for Concubine Yi to finish coughing.

After Concubine Yi finished coughing, she spoke again:

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. But I am too ugly now. I dare not pollute your eyes. Please forgive me."

Kangxi pursed his lips, feeling heavy-hearted, but said:

"You are my Concubine Yi, how could you offend my eyes? You are just sick, and everything will return to normal when you recover."

However, Concubine Yi slowly shook her head.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to comfort me. I know my body is not going to work. I am very happy to see you, Your Majesty!"

At this time, Shi Nanxi, Concubine Hui and others received the news that Concubine Yi was critically ill and rushed over, and just happened to hear these words.

Shi Nanxi glanced at the kneeling imperial physician, then looked at Concubine Yi who was hidden by the gauze curtain. She pursed her lips, said nothing, and saluted silently. The others followed Concubine Xian's example and saluted silently, without making any noise to disturb her.

Kangxi felt unhappy.

"… Concubine Yi, I will announce it to the world and find a miracle doctor. You will be fine. Don't worry too much."

So what if he was an emperor? At this moment, Kangxi found that he could only say some comforting words. If there really was a miracle doctor, Concubine Yi would have recovered long ago.

A burst of joyful laughter came from the gauze tent. Concubine Yi's tone suddenly became powerful, but Kangxi became more heavy-hearted. This was a last burst of energy.

Concubine Yi said:

"I am very happy that Your Majesty is willing to take care of me. This reminds me of when I first entered the palace. Empress Xiaoyi was still around then. I was too blunt and once I accidentally offended her. It was you who spoke well of me..."

"I remember..." Kangxi couldn't help but think of the scene at that time.

When Shi Nanxi saw this scene, she knew that these were Concubine Yi's last words before her death. She believed that she would prefer to speak to Kangxi alone rather than in front of everyone, so she turned around and winked at the concubines behind her.

Then he took the lead and quietly retreated to the outer room, leaving Concubine Yi with a private space.

Concubine Yi and Kangxi recalled the past for a while and talked about the beauty contest three years ago.

"Now it seems that everything is destined by heaven. Even without me, the emperor can still get to know Concubine Xian."

Kangxi didn't say anything, because he always believed in his heart that his fate with Nanxi was destined by God.

Without hearing what the emperor said, Concubine Yi understood what he was thinking and felt bitter. But now she was about to die, and she just wanted to leave a good memory for the emperor for her three brothers and family.

Thinking of this, she continued:

"It's great that Your Majesty has someone who understands and loves you to accompany him in this life. I am very happy for Your Majesty, and I can rest assured when I leave."

Kangxi was slightly moved.

At this time, Concubine Yi changed the subject:

"It's just that Your Majesty, after I left, I was a little worried about the three princes. They are still young. The fifth prince is taken care of by the Empress Dowager and has grown up. I hope Your Majesty can choose a wife for him. It doesn't have to be too good, as long as the two of them can live happily in harmony. The ninth prince..."

Concubine Yi paused:

"That child has been domineering and naughty since he was young, but he is a good and filial child. I hope the emperor can teach him more in the future. Eleventh is not in good health. I hope the emperor can pay more attention to him after I leave. My only expectation for him is that he can grow up well..."

Kangxi nodded one by one, this was also his child. Finally, Concubine Yi mentioned Guo Luoluo Baozhu.

"Baozhu, she is young and ignorant. She deserves to be punished for her mistakes. She already knows she was wrong. Saints also say that knowing one's mistakes is the best way to improve. If the emperor can arrange a marriage for her, then I will... be completely relieved!"

Concubine Yi did not mention how good a family to arrange for her. It was enough as long as the emperor personally arranged the marriage. This way, Baozhu would have hope for her future, and she would also be able to restore the reputation of the women in her family before she died.

This isn't particularly difficult.

Kangxi agreed.

"it is good."

Concubine Yi smiled with relief.

"Your Majesty, I am so happy that I can enter the palace and be your concubine in this life. I hope I can marry you again in the next life..."

After saying this, the energy he had just regained was gone, his body became heavier and heavier, and his brain gradually stopped functioning. At this moment, he heard disorderly footsteps outside the door, and finally the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince, who had received the news, rushed over.

"Mother, mother, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"

The Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince rushed to the bedside and knelt down, their faces filled with tears as they cried and shouted.

The Ninth Prince was about to lift the veil to see his mother, but Kangxi stopped him:

"Old Nine, your mother doesn't want to lift the veil..."

Concubine Yi's voice came from behind the gauze curtain:

"Don't lift the veil..."

Then he turned to the Fifth and Ninth Princes with difficulty and said intermittently:

"Fifth Prince, Ninth Prince, remember what mother told you before, listen to your father, be respectful to your brothers, and take good care of Eleventh Prince..."

As they were talking, they stopped talking. Kangxi had a bad feeling and walked towards the bed while shouting "Concubine Yi". Without caring about anything else, he raised his hand to lift the gauze curtain, just in time to see Concubine Yi's hand hanging down weakly.

The fifth prince and the ninth prince also saw it and called out to their mother in grief. Shi Nanxi and others heard the noise and rushed over.

Everyone walked to the bed and found that Concubine Yi had passed away, and she was wearing a veil covering her face.

This has to do with an anecdote. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, there was a lady named Li, whose one smile could conquer a city, her second smile could conquer a country, and her third smile could make the entire city fall in love with her. She was favored by the emperor because of her beauty. Before she died, the emperor wanted to see her for the last time.

She covered her face with a veil in order to show the emperor her most beautiful appearance, so that he would remember her and take better care of her family.

Concubine Yi's behavior today is similar. She thinks that her current appearance is displeasing to the emperor's eyes. In order to prevent the emperor from never wanting to remember her after seeing her, she learned from Madam Li, hoping that the emperor would pay more attention to the children and family she left behind.

Kangxi was well-educated and of course knew this story. He suddenly closed his eyes and clenched his fists.

On March 15, the 33rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Concubine Yi died, and Emperor Kangxi ordered that she be buried with the ceremony for a noble concubine.