"Well, don't worry, E Niang, I will definitely do as you say." After Hongzhan nodded, she gave a few more careful instructions before letting Hongzhan go back with Du Juan.
That night, Hongzhan followed Mrs. Liu's instructions and made a cup with the tea she gave her and handed it to Guarjia, "Auntie, drink tea."
Guarjia put down the book in her hand and said with a smile: "Hey, why are you so good today? You personally make tea for me to drink. Who taught you?"
Hongzhan carefully placed the tea cup on the small table, and said with a smile: "No one taught me, but I want to honor my aunt. Please try this tea, does it taste good?"
Guarjia did not doubt that he was there. He took the tea and took a sip. He looked a little weird and said: "This seems to be Lushan Yunwu Tea, but I don't remember that this tea exists in the palace. Hongzhan, where did you get it from?"
ah?"
Hongzhan said nervously: "I asked the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to come. I don't know what kind of tea it is, but the steward said it was very good."
Guarjia nodded and said: "This is one of the top ten famous teas. It is only produced in Lushan Mountain in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province. It has a fragrance like orchids and a green color. It is indeed first-class. I didn't lie to you."
Upon hearing this, Hongzhan quickly said: "If my aunt likes it, can I make it for her to drink every day?"
"Of course it's good. I wish I could drink the tea you brewed for the rest of my life." At this point, Guarjia lovingly stroked Hongzhan's forehead and said, "Hongzhan has really grown up and knows the word filial piety.
"
Although Hongzhan always resisted recognizing Guarjia as his mother, he also knew that Guarjia was sincerely treating him well. Thinking that he might return to Liu at some point, he felt a little sad and raised his head and said: "
Auntie, even if Hongzhan cannot be by your side every day from now on, he will definitely make tea for you with his own hands."
It is said that children's words are unbridled, but children's words are also the most touching, because they do not lie or pretend, and every word is the truest thought in a child's heart.
Guarjia held him in her arms and said movedly: "Good boy, you are so good. My aunt did not hurt you in vain. Hong Zhan, my aunt will do her best to protect you and let you grow up without any worries."
Since that night, every night, Hongzhan would personally brew a cup of tea and hand it to Gualjia, and every time, Gualjia would drink it all.
Peaceful time always flies by very quickly, and in a blink of an eye it is midsummer. Although there is ice in the house, which is cool and pleasant, Ling Ruo still sleeps uneasily, tossing and turning, looking very painful.
When Yinzhen came over, he happened to see this scene. He patted Ling Ruo's arm and said, "Ruo'er, wake up, wake up!"
After calling her three times in a row, Ling Ruo finally woke up from her sleep. When she first opened her eyes, she was still a little confused. After a while, she looked at Yinzhen and said, "Concubine... Where is my concubine?"
Yinzhen was a little amused by her question. He wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said, "Of course you are in your own palace. What's wrong? Did you dream of something bad?"
After hearing this, Ling Ruo finally came back to her senses and said with a somewhat painful expression: "Yes, I just dreamed about Sister Wen. She has been talking to me, but I can't hear clearly. Then she wants to
Let’s go, and I need to take Sister Jin Fei with me, I’m concubine
I chased them hard, but I couldn't catch them. I... I feel so scared, as if I will never see them again." At this point, she grabbed Yinzhen's hand and said:
"Your Majesty, is this dream an ominous sign?"
"Fool, isn't Concubine Jin staying well in Xianfu Palace? Why can't we see her? How could she be so unknown? As for having such a dream, it must be that you have missed Concubine Huixian too much recently. It's okay. Don't think too much about it.
Too much."
Yinzhen's comfort made Lingruo slowly relax, and then she wiped her face with the face towel Shuixiu handed her. The cold water finally calmed her down completely. She breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Yinzhen and said: "
Your Majesty, why did you come here on such a hot day?"
"I miss you and come to see you." Yinzhen said it lightly, but Lingruo clearly saw a trace of worry in his eyes, squeezed his hand and said: "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Did something happen?
"
Yinzhen showed a somewhat forced smile and said: "It's just some small things, don't mention it."
Ling Ruo stroked Yinzhen's unconsciously frowning brows distressedly, "If it was just a small matter, the emperor would not show such an expression. Since you are here, why don't you tell me that I may not be able to help, but at least I can
Let’s share the burden for the Emperor.”
Hearing this, Yinzhen no longer tried to hide it, took her hand, and sighed heavily: "Since Jungar began to invade our Qing Dynasty at the end of last year, it was just a small fight at the beginning, nothing serious, but now it is
It’s getting more serious, and deaths and injuries are starting to appear.”
Ling Ruo was quite surprised and said: "Hasn't the Emperor already strengthened the troops at the border? How could you allow Geer to advance instead of retreating?"
"I originally wanted to frighten the Jungar and make them retreat, but now it seems that it is impossible. There will inevitably be another war between the Qing Dynasty and the Jungar."
Yinzhen's words made Ling Ruo recall the days after meeting Galdan, and she said in a serious voice: "I have some contact with Galdan, the Khan of Junggar. This man is very ambitious and wants to take over the Central Plains.
, I held my concubine hostage before, and I also wanted to use my concubine to blackmail the emperor.
The emperor was worried, but the plan was ruined by the Seventeenth Master who happened to be on an envoy to Junggar. But I believe that his ambition will never disappear. The reason why there has been no movement in the past two years is probably because he is recuperating.
, and now he has begun to invade our Qing Dynasty, which means that he..."
"He is ready and capable of confronting the Qing Dynasty head-on." Yinzhen almost said this through gritted teeth.
He is not afraid of war. He has experienced many battles since he came to the throne. But it is because of his experience that he understands the horror of war. Not to mention the casualties and huge cost, it is just that at this time, the Qing Dynasty is implementing the New Deal period.
Although it looks like peace, there are actually many problems. If one of them is not handled well, it is likely that all these problems will be exposed due to the war. If there is real internal and external troubles, even Yinzhen is not sure that they can solve them.
Ling Ruo also understood this. If it were not for this critical moment, Yinzhen would not be afraid of confronting Jungar. In fact, Yinzhen had always wanted to completely solve this foreign trouble so as not to disturb his descendants again.
She asked softly: "Is the Emperor ready to send troops?"
"If it really comes to that moment, I have no choice but to move even if I don't want to move anymore, but why is it at this time?" After speaking, there was an unspeakable annoyance in Yinzhen's words, "It's as if Galdan knew that right now
It was just like the most difficult period of the Qing Dynasty."