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After Yuetong settled down with Rubin, she accompanied Rubin and recited the Sutra for a while, then got up and went to Chuxiu Palace to report to 2220 on behalf of Rubin.

Twenty-two listened carefully to Yuetong's retelling of Rubin's words, and frowned slightly.

Yuetong saw it and hurriedly saluted, "Did I handle something inappropriately, my slave? Master, please give me a clear explanation so that I can be careful and correct it next time."

Twenty-Twenty smiled slowly and said with relief, "It's not a big mistake. Besides, if I am worried about the safety of the Eighth Princess right now and my mind is already in chaos, she may not be able to listen so carefully."

However, Yuetong couldn't relax and insisted on asking N220 for instructions.

Only then did Nian Twenty say, "...You said you would compare your feelings with your own, and use the past story of my failure to keep the seventh princess to make her understand that I have a close relationship with her. This approach was originally correct, but what you said

But he said it a bit rashly.

"I couldn't keep the Seventh Princess, but the Eighth Princess is still doing well right now... She is seriously ill and has her own imperial doctor to take care of her, so she's gone somewhere?"

After hearing this, Yuetong also slapped his head, "Ouch! I'm confused! If the master hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought about it until now! How could I say such a thing..."

Twenty-Twenty lowered his eyes quietly, "There are many kinds of human emotions, but the pain in the heart is the most real one, especially the pain of a parent and child."

Twenty-two slowly raised his eyes, "...Such true feelings are most likely to awaken the person in the dream. Although we all know that Huang Daxian'er has extraordinary powers, I believe that people's mental strength is not always so fragile."

Yuetong also blamed herself, "I understand. I was really careless today."

She was just thinking about mentioning the closeness between the Queen and the Queen in front of Rubin. She was trying to leave the mark of the Queen's maternal family ties in Rubin's heart again, so she lost sight of one thing and failed to pay attention to the other.

You just lied."

Seeing the shame on Yue Tong's face disappear, Nian Tong still smiled softly, stood up and helped Yue Tong up, "...I have already said, this is your unintentional mistake. Leaving you like her

Isn't it really difficult for someone who is empty-hearted to go there for you? This job is not easy to do, and even if I do it myself, I may not be able to do it better than you."

"Besides, how can anything be perfect in this world? It all comes down to weighing the pros and cons and finding a balance."

Yuetong lowered his eyes deeply, sniffed, and choked with sobs, "I must be even more careful from now on."

Twenty-two smiles, "You are a 'little-eyed' person. In terms of carefulness and concentration, who in this palace can be better than you?"

Yuetong immediately felt the tip of her nose sore. Yes, she was still a little girl, the same little girl who was inconspicuous and not taken seriously by anyone before, but the Queen took her in, cultivated her, and put her to good use.

She...even after she did something wrong and had a betrayal, she still remembered that she was the old person, the "little-eyed child" from before.

Yuetong's heart was boiling, and she knelt down on the spot, "This slave will definitely live up to his master's trust, and he will definitely keep a close eye on the concubine."

Twenty-Twenty also sighed softly, "You don't have to be so nervous. You are not a jailer, and she is not a prisoner. We are not detaining her, we are giving her a chance to turn around...Her road has actually come to an end.

, she was supposed to have sacrificed her life, but because she is of the same race as me and gave birth to a princess, I will keep her life for the time being."

"If she can stay contentedly like this from now on, that will be her blessing, and she can continue to live. Otherwise, she will take her own life."

Yuetong returned to Yongshou Palace with her thoughts on her mind, and first went to return her life to Rubi.

Rubi quietly knelt down on the worship mat, and her voice was as soft as a cigarette, "...what did the Queen say, is it okay?"

Yuetong said hurriedly, "Master is praying for the Eighth Princess, and the Queen naturally agrees. The Queen originally wanted to come and burn incense for the Eighth Princess in front of the Buddha with the Master... But the Qintian Prison has reported the lunar eclipse, and the Queen has

It is inconvenient to go out at this time, so I will stay in Chuxiu Palace to perform the rescue ceremony."

Rubi was stunned for a moment, "Lunar eclipse..."

She then sighed softly, "Yes, God's will is terrible. The lunar eclipse is a warning to the harem, and none of us can stay out of it. The Queen Empress uses the noble status of the palace to perform the lunar eclipse rescue ceremony, not just for the Empress herself.

, but also to take care of the safety of all of us in the harem."

"After all, the lunar eclipse has not only affected the Queen herself since ancient times, but also the concubines and even Princess Fujin."

Yuetong couldn't help but whispered quickly, "...I just heard that the fourth princess is also ill. The emperor has issued an order to leave the palace in a few days and visit the fourth princess's mansion in person."

"It has been several years since the fourth princess surrendered, and the emperor has never been to the fourth princess's house in person. Now I am going to go suddenly. According to the usual practice, I am afraid that the fourth princess's condition is a bit serious..."

When the emperor suddenly went to the Fourth Princess's residence, most of the time he took the royal doctor and medicine with him, and even brought the monks from the palace to chant sutras.

Rubi then raised her eyes, her tired eyes finally sparkling with light, "Is the fourth princess also seriously ill?"

Yes, the fourth princess is Princess Gu Lun after all. When it comes to the lunar eclipse, it seems that the fourth princess can handle it better.

Yuetong nodded, "That's right. Master, be more attentive and just pray sincerely to the gods and Buddhas."

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After the emperor had performed the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven during the winter solstice, he went to Yonghe Temple and other places to burn incense. He was busy for several days before returning to the palace.

When the emperor returned to the palace, he first came to see Nian220. N220 quickly thanked the emperor for Amma and his brother.

The emperor then lightly curled his lips and squeezed Twenty-Twenty's hand, "...this time, are you relieved?"

When he came back from Shengjing, he knew that Nian and Twenty must be worried about He Shitai's yellow mantle. But she refused to plead for her brother in front of him. In the past two months, she had only cared about it with him.

To support the Eight Banners, the task of raising soldiers was added.

This trip to Shengjing actually made him quite disappointed. Originally, he expected that the hometown of Shengjing would still retain the simple customs of his ancestors' hard work in the past, so he looked forward to sending back the idle descendants of the clan who had no livelihood in the capital.

He went to his hometown in Shengjing, but... the corruption and laziness of Shengjing officials also shocked him. Moreover, the changes in the life attitude of the local Eight Banners disciples in Shengjing made him even more surprised.

On his way back and forth, there were many bannermen and common people kneeling on the roadside to complain!

Since the method of sending the Eight Banners disciples back to their ancestral homeland outside the Pass was not feasible for the time being, when he returned to the capital, he had no choice but to increase the quota of raising soldiers in the Beijing camp, so that more Eight Banners disciples could have a share of the money and food to live on, so that they would not continue to be idle.

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It's just that such a large amount of expenditure can only be paid from the court's expenses. This is quite stressful for the court's military expenditures that have just deployed troops in the southwest for many years. Therefore, after returning from Shengjing, he himself felt quite

Because she was depressed, and Twenty-Twenty saw it, she suppressed all her brother's matters and refused to put any more pressure on him.

On the contrary, she felt relieved for him and praised him as a benevolent emperor. Before he returned to the capital from Shengjing, he pardoned Fu Changan and his son. Not only did he allow Fu Changan and Xilin to return to the capital, but he also gave them new rewards.

I went on an errand and repeatedly praised him in front of him. He always said, "It depends on your luck."

An's crime was the same as Heshen's, and Heshen's death penalty. The emperor's ability to keep Fu Chang'an alive to this day is a blessing from heaven. What's more, the emperor also rewarded Fu Chang'an with a second-class bodyguard and his son Xilin with a third-class bodyguard...

As far as the guilty minister is concerned, the Emperor has pardoned Fu Chang'an and put the blame in the past."

"The so-called merciful Holy Emperor, who else can compare to the emperor?"

How could he not know her heart?

He suppressed the matter with Shitai for two months, and after the impact gradually dissipated, he took the opportunity of leaving the palace to perform the winter solstice ceremony to surprise Twenty-Twenty.

N222 grasped the emperor's hand tightly and nodded shyly, "...The emperor caught me off guard. The emperor doesn't know that I have been restless in the palace these days. The emperor cannot spoil He Shitai like this.

, he is still young, how can this success go to heaven?"

The emperor laughed and stretched out his hand to scratch the bridge of Twenty-Twenty's nose.

He really loved his little queen so much. Although she had been in the imperial palace for many years, she never spoke with the dignity of a queen in front of him. Instead, she still spoke the same common language as before, and she still looked as playful and sincere as before.

go.

"Heaven goes to heaven, let them all watch! I just want them to know that no matter how hard they try to plot against He Shitai, I will not ask them to fulfill their wish. I will only ask He Shitai to stand.

higher!"

The emperor stared deeply into Twenty-Twenty's eyes, "Because I believe in He Shitai's character, and I believe in my father-in-law's character even more. Don't I know what kind of person He Shitai is better than a bunch of outsiders like them?

?”

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The emperor and empress spent the evening together, and the emperor once again talked about the livelihood of the Eight Banners.

"Last time, we added more training troops, but judging from the reports they reported, it was still not enough. I have spent the past two days in the Zhai Palace and Yonghe Temple in the southern suburbs, meditating late at night. We still have to tighten our belts and give the Eight Banners

My disciples should set up more troops."

Twenty-Twenty also sighed softly, "It has been two hundred years since the Qing Dynasty established the Central Plains. During these two hundred years, the population of the Eight Banners has doubled, and the population has increased day by day. Therefore, the originally planned number of troops is not enough. And the ancestors

According to the rules, the children of the Eight Banners can only make a living by serving as soldiers and errands. If they can't get errands, won't the family's livelihood be ruined?"

"They are all our children. Even if the court is more cautious, or even if we ourselves are more frugal, we cannot make them lose their livelihood and become idle."

It is a terrible thing that the children of the Banner people have become idle. It was the religious rebellion that lasted for many years, and even in Beijing, many children of the Eight Banners participated. And the foreign monk captured last time, edited

The story that came out is even more straightforward

Then he mentioned a certain Mr. Baylor... Not only the Eight Banners disciples, but also the clans were swept into these religious chaos. They no longer respected the rules set by the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, but followed those evil ways.

Then, the Qing Dynasty is in danger.

This kind of danger comes not only from China, but also from the West... Those Western missionaries' methods of deceiving people's hearts are even more difficult to guard against.

The emperor was naturally aware of such dangers. He had just issued an edict a few days ago. In view of the spread of foreigners in various provinces, he ordered each province to be aware of it and strictly regulate it.

The emperor nodded, "I have been thinking about setting up five additional battalions of soldiers and horses in the capital camp in the past two days."

Twenty-two stretched out his hand to hold the emperor's hand, "If there is a need to reduce the expenses of the harem, just give the emperor's decree. I will take care of the affairs in the harem."

The emperor held Twenty-Twenty's hand, "...it's not necessary now. No matter how close I am to the former dynasty, I still won't ask you to go with me. Besides, there are many nobles in the harem, and the concubines are no more than four or five of you."

Man, this won’t cost you anything.”

The two talked about state affairs for a while, and then Nian and Twenty said tactfully: "I have been staying at home these days to carry out rescue work for the lunar eclipse. All matters in the harem depend on Sister Changfei. My former son, Sister Changfei, said,

The Yongshou Palace came to report that something is wrong with the Eighth Princess again... The Emperor wants to go take a look?"
To be continued...