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The clouds in the horizon condensed into tears,

It was crystal clear and flawless …

Her heart was filled with regret,

Unwilling to leave, unwilling to leave …

What is the rush of the afterlife?

By the side of his companion, the only thing I ask for is the king's favor …

Flowers wither and die,

Farewell to glory, farewell to wealth …

I only hope that Jun Mo Xie will be merciful!

(1) Memoriam

Kangxi 2 years old, first month. Outside, the weather was freezing cold. In a palace yard, however, the fire inside the house was very warm.

"Little sister, look how cute she is …" A pale-faced, sickly looking lady in silk clothes was sitting on the warm brick bed with a baby that was two to three months old in her arms.

"Isn't it? "From what I can see, this child still looks a bit similar to the Emperor when he was young. After all, he has the same bloodline." "Yes, sister," whispered a well-dressed woman.

Beside her, a young woman respectfully said, "I knew that the empress dowager and the empress wanted to see XiuNing and had always said that they would carry her for you to see, but the child was just born and suddenly became ill. Now that he's cured, I'll immediately bring him to the empress dowager for her to see."

"The child's health is more important. The child is sick. As an aunt, I also feel bad for her." The woman with the infant in her arms lightly coughed. She was the new mother of Emperor Luo Xuanye, the benevolent and empress dowager.

"Look at you, coughing again. Quickly lie down and rest." She stepped forward to take the child. She was the empress dowager of the late emperor, the current Empress Dowager of the constitutional monarch.

"It's fine." Kindness and the empress dowager smiled as they shook their heads. "I think this child likes her very much. Look at his small eyes, they really resemble those of Xuan Ye when he was young."

As they were speaking, someone else came over. "Two empress dowager, the emperor is driving!" With that, the ten-year-old Xuan Ye's figure appeared at the door. He said anxiously, "Imperial Mother, why are you up? Quickly lie down." Kindness and the empress dowager had been getting more and more ill lately. Every day, Xuan Ye would rush over to pay the empress dowager her salary.

"The Emperor is here!" Tzu He and the empress dowager smiled as they raised their heads. "Look up, quickly come over and take a look. This is your cousin, Xiu Ning!" Tzu He and the empress dowager indicated the baby in Xuan Ye's arms.

Little Xuan Ye obediently walked over and looked at the baby in his forehead. She was so small, and her face was so pale; the baby was sleeping in her gentle bosom. Perhaps Xuan Ye had come in to disturb her, but she suddenly opened her eyes and saw Xuan Ye.

"Mother, she's laughing!" Xuan Ye raised his head and said to the Queen Mother with a smile.

"You're right. XiuNing likes the Emperor." Kindness and the empress dowager smiled and nodded. They looked at their son and asked softly, "Your Majesty, isn't Soo Ning cute?"

"Cute." Xuan Ye replied obediently.

"Then can I let that Xiu Ning be the imperial concubine in the future?" Kindness and Her Majesty spoke softly.

"Alright!" Xuan Ye nodded seriously.

"XiuNing, you heard it right? The emperor wants to take you as his concubine. In the future, if his aunt's not here anymore, you have to promise his aunt that you'll take good care of the emperor!"

"Imperial Mother, you said some unlucky words again. Why aren't you here? It should be time to drink the medicine. Your child will feed it to you." Little Xuan Ye interrupted his mother.

The constitutional queen turned around secretly and wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes.

Tong XiuNing's mother, who was standing by the side, and Fu Jin, who was also Tong Guowei, also lowered their heads.

Actually, they all knew that … Tzu He and the Empress Dowager's days... There weren't many left …

This scene, as I grew up, was often mentioned by my first wife...

(2) Entering the Palace

I am Tong Xiu Ning. From what I can remember, my mother-in-law was most interested in my imperial aunt, which is also the current emperor's birth mother and how the empress dowager dotes on me. She often said that she saw me many times in the last days before Tzu He and the empress dowager passed away.

My concubine told me that my aunt's last wish was to become the emperor's concubine, so I knew from an early age that I was destined to marry my cousin. Since I was young, I have never suffered. My mother and my father both loved me dearly, but my body was weak and sickly. Because I was sick, I hated myself for not being able to live up to my expectations.

I used to go to court when I was a child, but the most frequent visit was to the palace of the present Empress Dowager. My aunt was gone, and my aunt said that she had promised her aunt to love me for her sake. The empress dowager would occasionally look at me and lightly sigh. She unconsciously said, "You're so weak, how are you going to enter the palace and marry the emperor?"

Actually, I really liked my cousin. Ever since I was sensible, I liked to peep at him, and in my young heart, I only thought of him as handsome and heroic. My cousin would sometimes pay his respects to the empress dowager, and he would also see me. Cousin is always very kind to me, he looked at me always warm, kind, concerned eyes. In fact, when I think back many years later, I always think that the way the Emperor looked at me from then on was more of a reminiscence of Tzu He and the Empress Dowager. Perhaps I only let him think that I am like his imperial aunt, or that my place in this palace is only a shadow of his imperial aunt's presence in this palace.

In the year of the Elementary Scholar selection, according to the rules of the palace, women who were able to participate in the selection had to be healthy and healthy. I was very thin and weak; I was personally selected by the empress dowager. I was directly conferred the title of consort, and as a result of my birth, I have never suffered in this palace. Her Majesty has taken care of all my affairs for me, and I have received more care than at home.

However, my girl's feelings didn't get the feelings I wanted. The emperor can't say that it's bad for me, but it's the same as before he entered the palace. Gentle care, warm greetings, if I get sick, he'll come visit me, but my feelings are merely the care of an elder brother, I feel wronged in my heart.