[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

Qianqing Palace, Kangxi also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the news from the Sibeile Mansion, as long as his condition stabilized, there would be hope.Since Kangxi escaped smallpox when he was young, he paid special attention to the method of smallpox prevention. Since the previous dynasty, the method of smallpox vaccination has been introduced. After these years of further improvement and improvement, although the smallpox vaccination is still quite risky, it has also achieved success. More gratifying results, about half and half.Therefore, this law has not yet been enforced, and the people decide whether to vaccinate on a voluntary basis.In fact, before the introduction of vaccinia, the success rate of variola vaccination reached almost 90.00% or more in the late Qing Dynasty. It was even recorded that if [-] children were vaccinated, if four or five children were injured, the vaccinator would be punished.

Because the technology has not yet reached the standard, Si Fujin has only one son, so naturally he is reluctant to take the half and half of the risk, but Honghui has smallpox all of a sudden.

"Concubine De is still sick and resting in the palace?" Kangxi asked Liang Jiugong, who was waiting on the sidelines. The green head card had been withdrawn for several days. Just when Honghui had good news, he asked about the situation of Yonghe Palace.To say that Kangxi looked at the cold and awkward relationship between Yonghe Palace and Yinzhen, not because he didn't want to reconcile one or two, but because of some inexplicable reasons, he couldn't force Concubine De, so he could only watch the relationship between mother and son become weaker and weaker.Originally thought that there would be no overnight feud between mother and son, as long as Yinzhen returns to Yonghe Palace, there will always be a day when the conflict will be turned into jade, not to mention that there is no unsolvable conflict between her mother and son, but I did not expect that both of them are stubborn, No one is willing to bow their heads to show weakness and coax each other. After more than ten years, this virtue is still there. Kangxi can only pretend that he can't see it, and that he can't see it.

Originally, Kangxi was quite critical of Concubine De's behavior of ignoring the life and death of her own grandchildren, thinking that after the incident, she left the Yonghe Palace coldly for a few days, and sounded the alarm for Concubine De, at least not to face too much.I didn't expect that he would change his gender, and sent the most capable personal maid to take care of Honghui personally. Regardless of how sincere he was, at least look good to the outside world, so as not to spread any bad words. Kangxi's previous misfortune was a little bit After a while, it doesn't matter if you kiss Yinzhen or not, as long as you can kiss Honghui, that is progress.That's why I had the heart to ask when I heard that the Yonghe Palace was closed to recuperate.

"Returning to the emperor, the concubine is still ill. She said that she has both qi and blood deficiency. I'm afraid she will need to recuperate for a while." As the chief executive, Liang Jiugong's basic skills of seeing all directions and listening to all directions are still very good.

"Why is it so good that you have both Qi and blood deficiency?" Kangxi frowned and asked, this disease seems weird no matter how you look at it.He naturally knew that the concubines in the harem had more or less minor problems, and sometimes these minor problems were used as a means to compete for favor. As long as it was not too much, Kangxi would be happy to play with them sometimes.Deficiency of qi and blood is a common disease of concubines, but as long as it is not caused by special reasons, as long as they take more care of themselves, there will generally be no problems. The Yonghe Palace is closed for recuperation, and the green head card has also been withdrawn. The beloved fourteenth elder brother was turned away, and it was said that he had not seen Er Niang for many days. Naturally, Kangxi would not suspect that this matter was false, and this is not the way to fight for favor.

"The imperial doctor only gave such a diagnosis, maybe it's an old disease." Liang Jiugong was stumped by these words. In fact, he was also quite curious. The illness was indeed sudden.

"Take some qi and blood tonics and go to the Yonghe Palace." Kangxi was a little restless. He had already raised his buttocks to go and see for himself, but he sat down again and ordered Liang Jiugong to go instead.The Yonghe Palace still held some weight in Kangxi's heart, otherwise he would not have become one of the four concubines. Kangxi liked all the sons he gave birth to, especially the sixth prince Yinzuo who died early. Just by looking at the name, you can tell how much the emperor likes this son.If Concubine De hadn't handled her relationship well with Yinzhen all these years, and there were younger and fresher concubines who attracted Kangxi's attention, the Yonghe Palace might have been favored a little more.

"Eunuch Liang is here."

Jiang Yingrong, who was enjoying the service of the court lady on the crooked floor, swallowed the last grape leisurely, ordered someone to clean up the mess, and took another mouthful of the soup that had been boiled long ago, leaving a little leftover on purpose The bowl was placed on the conspicuous table, the thin quilt on the body was pulled up, the hands were hidden under the thin quilt, the waist was adjusted and the waist was softened, half leaning on the floppy, looking weak.Coupled with the pale face that has been deliberately shown to the public these days, and the lips that look bloodless because of not applying lip balm, this sick appearance with deficiency of both qi and blood is undoubtedly seen by outsiders.

As soon as Liang Jiugong entered the door, he smelled a strong smell of medicine. When he walked around the screen, he saw the concubine De concubine with a sick face and a faint smile on her face. In the past, there was even more pity in this way than in the past.

"What a sick beauty." Liang Jiugong praised secretly in his heart. He always felt that the sick concubine Defei was a little more inexplicable than before. It's a pity that the emperor has not arrived today, otherwise he must be distressed.

"I'm sick, it's so inconvenient, I made Eunuch Liang laugh at me." Jiang Yingrong spoke with a half-breath on purpose, her voice obviously sounded much weaker.

You must know that even the concubine who is sick has to carefully paint her makeup to prevent the emperor from visiting suddenly. Although it is not as good as the usual attire, at least she can't show her real sickness and make the emperor feel ugly.This one in front of me is good, recuperating is really recuperating, not to mention the lack of makeup on her face, her clothes are ordinary, her hair is only loosely held by a hairpin, and even two of her heads have been removed, the key is that she is still the same Beautiful, no wonder he was favored by the emperor.Liang Jiugong thought in his heart, without affecting his facial movements, he bowed slightly and said:

"The empress is serious. The emperor is worried about the health of the empress. The special servant sent the best tonic. The emperor said that he will come to see the empress after finishing the government affairs, so that the empress can recover from her illness." Liang Jiugong ordered the little eunuch behind to take four or five boxes. Put away good herbs.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for remembering." Jiang Yingrong thanked her, and struggled to get up and get out of bed to thank her, but her body was weak, and she collapsed on the floor again, so panicked that the waiters beside her rushed to help, and Liang Jiugong, who was standing closer, subconsciously reached out to help for a moment.

"Oh, Empress Concubine De, the emperor specifically told you to rest and recuperate, but you dare not move." Liang Jiugong showed some worry on his face, but his eyes inadvertently caught sight of Concubine De's left hand on the inside. The thin quilt slid down a little because of the action just now, and something happened to be exposed.What's that wrapped around your finger?If you read it right, there were at least three fingers wrapped around something. Liang Jiugong was still waiting for a closer look, and the Dagong Nuqinyin pulled up the thin quilt, which just happened to cover it.

Looking back at the right time, Liang Jiugong tentatively said: "I don't know why the empress is sick this time, so I can go back and give the emperor an explanation."

"It's just deficiency of qi and blood, and the imperial doctor didn't see the reason. I think it's an old disease, or maybe it's getting older." Jiang Yingrong said it very casually, and the last sentence was a bit self-deprecating, but her eyes casually glanced down He glanced at the hand under the thin quilt, and happened to be caught by Liang Jiugong.

The last sentence really made Liang Jiugong choke a bit. The empress in the palace was most afraid of hearing the word "older". Fortunately, this guy even took the initiative to mention it, which made Liang Jiugong, who had always been thinking very fast, a little stuck.Liang Jiugong had no choice but to smile to cover up the embarrassment just now: "The slave has to go back to serve the emperor, so I won't disturb the empress to recuperate."

"Qinyin, send it to the chief manager."

On the way back, Liang Jiugong kept thinking about what secret the Concubine De concubine had to hide. It seemed that the secret was still in her hands, and she even used "old age" as an excuse to block him.Is this sudden illness related to the secret in hand?Liang Jiugong paced slowly and thought about it, but couldn't figure it out, so he quickened his pace and rushed to Qianqing Palace. His master is the emperor, and the first time he found out, he would naturally report to the master. As for the concubine De, who is usually good to him , I'm sorry, but it wouldn't be possible for him to help conceal it just because it's good.

"Have the things been delivered?" Kangxi asked, noticing Liang Jiugong's return, without raising his head.

"Back to the emperor, the concubine De concubine personally accepted the reward, and thank you for remembering the emperor."

"How is Concubine De?"

"The concubine de concubine is a little seriously ill. The servant just took the decoction when he left. The empress also said that it might be caused by an old illness." As for the old age, Liang Jiugong didn't dare to say it.

"Is there anything else to discover, what are you dawdling for?" Kangxi said in a deep voice when he noticed Liang Jiugong's little gesture of hesitating to speak.

"The slave accidentally found out... that the concubine de concubine's left hand was hurt, as if she was wrapped around something, but the slave put her hand under the brocade quilt, and the slave didn't see it clearly."

"I know." Kangxi said he knew with a deep groan, he was reading the memorial on the surface, but his heart had been tossing back and forth several times.After finishing the day's work and dinner, I finally couldn't help but prepare to find out for myself.

Looking at the closed gate of Yonghe Palace, Kangxi rested his thoughts of making a surprise attack. The little eunuch who opened the door saw that the emperor was coming, and quickly knelt on the ground to pay his respects. The emperor quickly walked around the little eunuch and strode towards the main hall. Just after the announcement of "The Emperor is here", Kangxi has already stepped over the main hall gate, ignoring the palace people who greeted him, and went directly to the inner room.

When Kangxi arrived, he saw Concubine De was struggling to get up supported by the maid, her hair was loose, she was only wearing her middle coat, she looked like she was going to bed.

"My concubine is ill, so you don't need to be polite." Kangxi stepped forward with his long legs, and personally supported Concubine De's right arm to let her lie down again. But the fingers are slightly fisted on the abdomen.As for the left hand, it is still hidden inside and cannot be seen clearly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. It's just that my concubine is sick. If you get sick, how can I let my concubine deal with herself?" Concubine De had a hint of worry and disapproval on her face, as well as a hint of imperceptible touch and worry. Naturally, he was really afraid of getting sick, and he didn't agree because he thought it was inappropriate for the emperor to come to see her regardless of her safety.

"My beloved concubine is worrying too much. Why are you overwhelmed by illness? You can rest assured to recover from your illness. Only when you recover soon can I rest assured." While talking, he picked up the brocade quilt that had slipped to his abdomen, but this action seemed to frighten Concubine De. Her body tensed imperceptibly, and the fist of her right hand seemed to be clenched even tighter, as if she was nervous about something.These subtle movements would not have been discovered if Kangxi hadn't intentionally probed. Concubine De was indeed hiding something. Kangxi knew what he was doing and stopped. He just pulled the brocade quilt upwards, patted Concubine De's arm and said:

"Take care of yourself. I'll send Imperial Physician Sun to show you tomorrow. It's getting late, so you should rest. I'll come to see you when I'm free." After finishing speaking, he left the Yonghe Palace.

After the palace people sent the emperor away and confirmed that he was far away, they closed the palace gate.But in the inner room, Qin Yin looked at Concubine De's right hand distressedly, and saw that the fingertips of the three fingers in the middle were all red and swollen, which was far from the pale and slender fingers of the past.This was just a moment ago when she changed the medicine bag. If it wasn't for the emperor's surprise attack, she wouldn't have taken off the cloth towel in a hurry, and then rudely wiped off the ointment on her fingers, making the injury even worse.

Qin Yin reapplied the ointment carefully, and carefully wrapped them one by one. Looking at the suffering and tired lady who could not be treated by outsiders, she couldn't help shedding tears, and asked in a low voice: "Why didn't the lady tell everyone, Hong Hui?" My brother's illness has improved, and my mother can't keep it a secret after making such a big sacrifice..." There was a sense of injustice in the words.

"It's okay, it's just a small injury. This is what I owe the fourth child. When I see him, I can't help but think of Tong Jia. Now I can't treat him as the same as Fourteen. I know that he is resenting me. Gong, now that I can save Honghui by mistake, I will be able to raise Fourteen wholeheartedly in the future."

"Sibeile doesn't know..." Qin Yin muttered, still complaining.Ever since Sister Cuihui sent back a message saying that Elder Brother Honghui's illness had improved, the empress's fingers were not feeling better, and now only two fingers on her right hand are still preserved, and the rest have been poked many times, just for more Take some blood so that brother Honghui can get better soon.According to the current situation, the empress might not be able to keep her last two intact fingers.

"Okay, I know it in my heart, I know that you are wronged for me, I am willing to not feel wronged."

The emperor, who was sitting on the Luanjia and was about to go back to Qianqing Palace, with a sullen face all the way, gave Liang Jiugong an order: "Check it out, let me check it out carefully, and make sure to check it out."

"Yes!"