After accompanying Yinzhen and saying a few words, footsteps were heard outside. The first one to come in was Concubine Cheng, followed closely by Concubine Yu, Tong Jiashi, Hongli, Hongzhou and others, and even Hongluo also came.
, everyone is holding a small and exquisite food box in their hands.
After saying goodbye, Dai Jia stepped forward first, opened the food box and took out a mooncake that was as transparent as crystal. You could clearly see the filling inside, "I know that the emperor is ill and cannot eat anything too greasy."
, This moon cake was made by my concubine with a nun who came from Shaanxi. The skin is crispy and the filling is sweet, sweet but not greasy. Please try it, Your Majesty."
"Okay." Yinzhen nodded and gestured to Sixi to cut off a piece and taste it. In fact, he couldn't taste anything at all, but he still praised: "It's delicious. It's much better than the one in the Imperial Kitchen."
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Dai Jia smiled and stepped aside. Yu Bi and Tong Jia successively presented the mooncakes they had made. They were all beautiful and delicious. Without exception, Yinzhen took a bite.
Then it was Hongli's turn. He made Cantonese-style mooncakes. The color looked a bit burnt. He said sheepishly: "This is my first time making something. Although the cook taught me, I still made it."
Not good, but the mold used to make mooncakes was carved by Erchen himself, and these four characters also represent Erchen’s greatest wish."
Yinzhen said with great interest: "Oh, what words are engraved on them? Bring them over and show them to me."
Hongli hurriedly presented it to him. Yinzhen saw four words engraved on the mooncake, namely: blessing, longevity, safety and health. He understood that Hongli hoped that his illness would get better. Yinzhen nodded.
Said: "Okay, I understand what you mean."
Hongzhou made a Soviet-style mooncake. Like Hongli, it didn't look very good, but he was very happy to hear Yinzhen praising its deliciousness. The last one was Hongluo, who carefully took out the food box.
He held the mooncakes in front of Yinzhen, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Hongluo wishes you a long life and long life!"
Hongrong also made Cantonese-style mooncakes, but the color looked even worse than Hongli's. They were all black, and some of them had cracks, so you could already see the filling inside before you even ate them.
Yinzhen took a bite and nodded in praise: "It's delicious. Hongrong makes it better than anyone else."
"Is it true?" Hongrong asked happily, and Yinzhen smiled and said: "Of course it is true, or try it yourself."
Hongrong really took a bite, but after taking a bite, his expression felt a little wrong, but he soon laughed, tried hard to swallow the mooncake in his mouth and said: "It's really delicious. Wait until next year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Hongrong
I will cook it for the emperor."
After saying this, he quickly retreated and stood behind Hongli holding the mooncake. Hong Zhou accidentally saw him clenching the mooncake in his hand and said softly: "If you keep clenching it like this, you can't eat it."
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Hongrong glanced in the direction of Yinzhen and saw that he was talking to Lingruo. His eyes were slightly red and he said: "Fifth brother, I mistook salt for sugar. This moon cake is salty and very salty, but the emperor said it is delicious."
Your Majesty... Your Majesty, he can't taste it at all. He was lying to us when he said it was delicious."
Hearing his words, Hong Zhou didn't show any surprise. He took a step closer to him and said, "Actually...your fourth brother and I both know where our mooncakes can be made delicious, but...since...
Emperor Ama wants us all to be happy, so why bother to spoil his happiness."
Hongluo was surprised and said: "You...you all know?"
Hongli tilted his head slightly and whispered: "When Huang Ama said it was delicious just now, I also secretly tasted it. It should be said that it was terrible, so I knew it at that time." Seeing Hong Ruo's shoulder twitching slightly
, said again: "Before leaving this heart-nurturing palace, you are not allowed to cry or shed tears, remember?"
Hongrong quickly wiped away the tears on his face, nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, I remember."
Yinzhen didn't notice what was going on over there. He just looked at Ling Ruo and said with a smile: "I have tasted all their mooncakes, and you are the only one missing. Isn't it time to take them out now?"
Ling Ruo called An'er in, who was waiting outside the palace, and took out a plate from the food box in her hand, with a cut mooncake on it, "I, this mooncake is nothing special, but I pressed it in advance.
The number of people today has been cut into pieces, one piece per person, just like the moon in the sky, the weather is perfect, and everyone is reunited. This must be everyone’s biggest wish.”
"You are right, people and moon are reunited!" Yinzhen said as he picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, and then each took a piece and ate it. Presumably... everyone was thinking silently in their hearts while eating.
Reunion and never separation. Unfortunately, what is supposed to come will always come, and no one can escape it.
Since August 16th, the 13th year of Yongzheng's reign, so-called famous doctors would come into the palace every day to diagnose and treat Yinzhen. However, they would either turn away with pale faces and leave without saying a word, or they would prescribe so-called prescriptions for Rong Yuan.
After reading it, I said that these are just some ordinary warming and tonic prescriptions, which will not have any effect. If not used properly, they will be harmful.
Later, Yinzhen simply ordered Hongli to remove the emperor's list, so as not to have to be quiet every day. In the past few days, he seemed to be in good spirits, but every time Rong Yuan checked his pulse, his face looked worse than the day before.
Even more serious, Ling Ruo didn't ask any more questions, because she knew very well in her heart what answer she would get if she asked.
On August 23, Ling Ruo accompanied Yinzhen to the Yanchi Tower. In fact, Yinzhen was too weak to get off the ground and could not walk at all. But he insisted on coming here, so Ling Ruo had to be half-lifted and half-supported.
Climb the tower.
"Why did the emperor come here?" Faced with Ling Ruo's inquiry, Yinzhen said to the slowly setting sun: "Ruo'er, don't you think the sunset here is particularly beautiful?"
Ling Ruo just took a quick glance and then returned her gaze to Yinzhen, "It's very beautiful, but the emperor can wait until he recovers before coming again."
Yinzhen sighed and said: "I'm afraid that if I don't look at it, I won't have a chance. Ruo'er, I remember, I thought you were dead, and when I had people carrying your coffin away, I was standing here, and my heart was so full at that time."
It felt like a piece had been cut out, and it was painful, but
I still want to live, because I still have many things to do. Later, when I personally went on the expedition, I thought you would see me off here. On the way out of the city, I kept looking back, but I never saw you. As a result, you
But on my carriage."
Ling Ruo covered the back of his hand and said softly: "How can I be willing to let the emperor drive and fight alone, and how can I be willing to let the emperor go into danger alone. We will share life and death. This is the promise I made to the emperor, and it will remain unchanged forever."
"I know, but you should also understand what I want. Ruo'er, you promised me."
Ling Ruo smiled slightly and said: "I remember, I will let you accompany the emperor to enjoy the beautiful sunset now. However, I believe that this will not be the last time. If the emperor likes it, I will be carried by someone every day from now on."
Your Majesty, would you like to come here?"
"Okay." Yinzhen nodded, and the two stood side by side on the Yanchi Tower, watching the sunset slowly set until the last trace of the afterglow dissipated in the flying wings of the frightened birds.
Ling Ruo turned around and was about to talk to Yinzhen, but saw him falling to the ground. Ling Ruoxin suddenly got up, knelt down and kept calling Yinzhen, but no matter how she called, Yinzhen kept his eyes closed.
No response.
Before losing her sense of proportion in a hurry, Ling Ruo ordered: "Sixi, carry the emperor down quickly. Xiaowu, go and ask Imperial Physician Xu to the Yangxin Palace immediately. Hurry!"