Kangxi looked at Honghui, a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes. His Baocheng was like this in the beginning, always by his side, but now...

Thinking of these sad things, Kangxi couldn't help coughing. Honghui handed the sword to the palace servant with great concern, and personally patted Kangxi's back, saying with concern: "Your Majesty, why don't you go and rest! Eunuch Liang, go and call the imperial physician!"

Kangxi waved his hand, he already knew the condition of his body.

In his life, he ascended the throne at the age of eight, took power at the age of fourteen, captured Oboi alive, pacified the Three Barbarians, recovered Taiwan, fought against Tsarist Russia, and drove out the Dzungars and protected Tibet.

From the perspective of an emperor, he is worthy of heaven, worthy of earth, worthy of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, and worthy of all the people.

But now, he still has many regrets. The people he loves have left him one after another, his wife, his beloved Royal Mother...

Kangxi's eyes gradually became cloudy. Honghui felt something was wrong and immediately gave Liang Jiugong a wink, asking him to call the imperial physician.

Honghui helped Kangxi into the inner room. Just after they rested for a while, the imperial physician arrived.

Kangxi pretended to be angry and said, "You child, I'm fine, why did you send the imperial physician to come all this trouble?"

Honghui knelt on the ground and said, "Even if the Queen wants to punish me, please let the imperial physician take a look first. I am really worried about your health!"

Looking at the deep concern in his grandson's eyes, Kangxi felt warm in his heart.

He stretched out his hand for the imperial physician to take his pulse. The imperial physician wiped the cold sweat from his head, stretched out his hand, and his heart sank.

I'm afraid the emperor is in trouble.

Kangxi dismissed everyone except the imperial physician and asked, "Tell me the truth, how much time do I have left?"

The imperial physician was so frightened that he buried his head in the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Three months at most, less than a month at least!"

Kangxi was about to get angry, but then he thought that it would be better to be frank at this point!

"Don't reveal a single word about what happened today, or I'll kill your entire clan!"

The imperial physician quickly assured him, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will never tell anyone else about this!"

.........

One evening, Kangxi suddenly summoned Honghui to accompany him, which left Honghui completely confused.

Although the Queen doted on him, she did not call him over so late at night. Why would she call her grandson instead of summoning the concubines at night?

After arriving at Kangxi's palace, he found that although there were many guards outside, there was no one else serving inside except Eunuch Liang.

Kangxi sat in a chair with a tired look on his face. The dim light shone into the empty palace, making Kangxi look particularly lonely.

Honghui politely bowed and said, "Grandson greets the Queen. May the Queen be blessed with good health!"

Kangxi nodded casually and said, "Get up, good boy. Do you know why your royal father called you here today?"

Honghui also had some guesses in his mind, but he still shook his head and said, "Grandson, I don't know!"

Kangxi coughed heavily twice. Honghui wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Kangxi.

"I intend to make your father the next emperor. What do you think about this?"

Kangxi's eyes were like a sharp blade, trying to pierce through Honghui.

But there was no surprise on Honghui's face. On the contrary, it was full of worry.

"Is there something wrong with your health, Royal Mafa? You must not hide it from your grandson!"

Kangxi's cloudy eyes regained clarity for a moment. After all, the child he raised was always thinking about him.

Kangxi sighed, "You are a good boy, come here!"

Honghui walked forward and sat down next to Kangxi. Unexpectedly, Kangxi reached out and wanted Honghui to sit next to him, which scared him.

Kangxi said, "Today I am not an emperor. I am just an elder who loves his grandson. Honghui, you have always been by my side. I am really worried about you before I die!"

Honghui lived with Kangxi for so many years and had real feelings for him.

At this moment, tears welled up in his eyes. "Huang Mafa, please don't say such things. You are still in good health!"

Kangxi reached out and held Honghui in his arms. At this moment, he was just an ordinary old man.

But he did not forget the important matter. Kangxi took something from the inner room of Liang Jiugong.

"Even I can't understand your father anymore. When he ascends the throne, you will be the crown prince. However, human hearts are unpredictable. I have two blank imperial edicts here. One is for you. If your father wishes to depose you after he ascends the throne, you can take this imperial edict and use it in his place."

Honghui was horrified. He broke free from Kangxi's arms, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, this..."

Kangxi smiled in relief, "I know you're a simple-minded kid. Don't worry, when the time comes, just take this imperial edict to Su Chou, and he'll tell you what to do. But I hope that day won't come!"

The matter of deposing the crown prince became a thorn in Kangxi's heart, and he did not want Honghui to go through the same thing.

"There's another one for your Fourteenth Uncle, but he's an impulsive kid, and Concubine De is partial. If your father knew about this, there might be some trouble. I'll keep this with you for now. If your father ever decides to target your Fourteenth Uncle, you can use this imperial decree to protect him! If he refuses, take out the first one and replace it!"

Honghui knelt on the ground, unable to speak for a long time.

Kangxi knew that this matter was difficult for Honghui to digest, but his health was getting worse day by day, so he had to explain these things first.

"There's one more thing I need to ask of you!"

Honghui kowtowed and said, "Just give your orders, my grandson will do it!"

Kangxi sighed and said, "After your father ascends the throne, he will surely target the Eighth and Ninth Brothers. I know you have old grudges, but they are my sons after all. I hope these uncles of yours can live out their remaining years in peace. Can you promise to take care of them in the future?"

Honghui nodded hesitantly, glancing at Kangxi out of the corner of his eye, and finally told the truth: "A grandson would take care of other people, but Eighth Uncle, I'm sorry I can't obey your orders. When my mother gave birth to my sister, Eighth Uncle almost killed both of them. If I take care of the enemy who almost killed my biological mother, wouldn't I be unworthy of being a son?"

Kangxi was a little angry, but after looking at his determined eyes, he finally sighed. This child was too honest.

Even if I promise myself now and don't do it in the future, what will happen? Anyway, no one else knows about what happened today!

Honghui held the imperial edict in his arms. He felt that everything was so unreal, but the thing in his arms reminded him that it was all real.

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