After Fu Hai finished his report and went out, Kangxi raised his eyes during the recital, looked at Ling Ruo and said: "You said Yilan suddenly suffered from an acute illness?"
"Yes." Ling Ruo knew that she was committing a crime called "deceiving the emperor" at this moment, but she still had to agree, otherwise it would be impossible to explain Yilan's unexplained absence.
Kangxi folded a freshly folded memorial and handed it to Li Dequan who was standing aside. The latter immediately folded the memorials neatly and placed them on the table, which was piled two feet high. These were all the memorials that Kangxi had just approved today.
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"Even so, the flag leader should report the matter to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then the Ministry of Household Affairs will record it and wait for the election three years later. Why should you come and tell me in person?" Today I learned that Ling Ruo suddenly asked for an audience outside the palace.
At that time, he was surprised for a while, and when he was called in to ask, he found out that it was because his sister could not enter the palace to stand for election.
The trees outside the south window of Yangxin Hall were sparse, and the golden autumn sun became thin and scattered after passing through the branches. It was like Ling Ruo's mood at the moment. She didn't close her eyes last night, and she kept thinking about what she should say after meeting Kangxi today.
If you speak here, it is your word and cannot be changed.
Yinzhen had been so angry with him that day and had not visited her in the past few days. If she asked Kangxi again for a decree to bring Yilan into the palace, I am afraid that Yinzhen would really not want to pay attention to her anymore.
What should she do? What should she do? On one side is the person she loves most, and on the other side is the person she loves most. It is really hard for her to make a choice.
Kangxi waited for a long time, but Ling Ruo still didn't speak. He put down the ink pen he had just marked on another memorial, got up and walked down and said, "Why, is it difficult to answer my question?"
"No." Ling Ruo replied subconsciously, her eyes narrowed, and she found that at some point she had a pair of azure boots in front of her. She raised her eyes and saw Kangxi standing a few steps away from her, with those wise boots.
His eyes were falling on him thoughtfully.
"Slave..." The eyelashes trembled slightly, like a frightened butterfly, fluttering its wings and trying to fly away. However, the more anxious it became, the harder it was to fly away, struggling in the dust.
Kangxi saw her embarrassment, raised his hand and said: "Don't worry, think about it before answering. First, accompany me for a walk outside. I have been sitting here since morning. If I don't move, my body will be rusty."
Although Ling Ruo had something on her mind, she smiled when she heard Kangxi's words. Just as she was about to go up to help him, Kangxi already said: "No, I'm not old and can't walk. You can just take care of yourself. We should have eight children."
How many months has it been?"
"When I get back to the emperor, it's true that Dr. Xu said the delivery date should be next month." Ling Ruo lowered her head and answered.
Even though Jingxue's incident had been in the past for a while, Kangxi still felt uncomfortable when he heard Rong Yuan's name. However, this boy had real talent and knowledge. If it weren't for his prescription, Yinzhen wouldn't have been able to save his life.
The imperial court cannot put an end to the epidemic so quickly.
The Royal Garden is taken care of every day. When one batch of flowers fades, another batch of flowers will immediately replace it. Therefore, even though it is autumn, there is no sign of ruin. Roses, hibiscus, yellow hollyhocks, emperor chrysanthemums, etc. are all competing in full bloom.
It’s extremely beautiful. If someone who doesn’t know the flowers of the four seasons comes here, he might think it’s still spring!
However, seeing such beautiful scenery, Ling Ruo had a different feeling in his eyes. Seeing only flowers blooming but not withering, wouldn't it be like many women in the harem, who only hear new people laughing, never hear old people cry, or even
Some people never see them until they die
After passing the emperor's side, one can only watch in the bronze mirror that the once delicate face of a flower slowly ages, and the wrinkles increase one by one. In the end, the whole face is like a large piece of dried orange peel, extremely old, and finally...
Died alone and helpless.
Those women must be extremely envious of the ordinary women outside the palace who get married and have children. Although they do not have a life of great wealth and fine clothing, they at least have a husband who loves them and a complete family.
Many people despise ordinary happiness and think it is not worth considering. Instead, they spend their whole life pursuing the so-called wealth and beauty. It is not until they look back when they are old that they realize that all wealth and beauty are false, and only ordinary happiness is the best.
It's true, but by then it was too late and there was no turning back.
She doesn't want Yilan to have such a regretful day, and she doesn't want to be her enemy one day and face each other to the death, so even if Yilan blames her or E Niang blames her, she will do this.
The things that had troubled her for a long time finally came to light at this moment, and she was no longer confused by family ties.
There is a pavilion on the edge of the Imperial Garden, which is called Qianqiu Pavilion. Standing inside, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of the Imperial Garden. After Kangxi walked in, he said to Ling Ruo who had been following behind him: "How about it, have you thought of the answer?"
"Yes." Ling Ruo took a deep breath, supported the pavilion pillars and knelt down with difficulty: "Slave's sister Yilan is ill and cannot be selected this time. According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, any beautiful girl cannot participate due to physical illness.
, you must wait three years before you can get married. Yilan is already fifteen years old this year, and in three years, she will be eighteen. If she fails to win the draft at such an age, it will be difficult for her to get married, so I am bold and ask the emperor for help.
Give Elayne a grace."
"Do you want me to marry Yilan?" Kangxi looked at him with a half-smile, and the autumn wind blowing through the pavilion blew the corners of his black gold-lined robe. Without waiting for Lingruo to answer, he said again: "Sister
With such beauty, my sister is not bad at all. If you want me to lose such a beautiful lady, wouldn’t I be very sorry?"
Ling Ruo heard that he was joking with her, and couldn't help but feel reassured. She raised her head and smiled and said: "The emperor is wise and benevolent, how can he be a person who is greedy for women? What's more, there are three thousand beauties in the palace, how can there be so few?
I won a beauty who will captivate the whole country."
Kangxi raised his thick eyebrows and said with a smile: "According to what you said, if I don't fulfill Yilan, wouldn't I become a lustful and foolish king?" Seeing Ling Ruo smiling but not answering, the smile on Kangxi's face deepened.
He turned to Li Dequan, who was guarding the pavilion, and said, "Help Ling Fujin get up."
"Hey!" Li Dequan agreed and carefully helped Ling Ruo stand up. At this moment, the child kicked him hard inside, which shocked Li Dequan. He said with a smile: "I guess Fujin's baby is...
He's a boy, that's why he kicks so hard."
Kangxi was very happy to hear this and said with a smile: "Hello boy, after he is born, I will personally teach him to read, write, ride horses and archery!"
Kangxi has more than a hundred grandsons, but he has personally taught none so far. The closest he used to was the eldest son of the deposed Tai Yinreng. He would check on his lessons every month, but that was all.
.After all, I am getting older and my energy is not as good as before.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ling Ruo quickly thanked him, full of joy. Although this was something in the future, Kangxi kept his word. He said he would teach personally and he would definitely teach him personally.