This is the first time Yin'a has lived in a tent, but the tent is not much worse than a palace.
There is at least thirty square meters of inner room, and there is a screen at the door to prevent my brother from being blown by the wind. Yin A has lived in the tent for more than ten days, ever since the "earthquake" began that day.
The so-called earthquake refers to an earthquake. Starting from July 28th, "the sound of the earth was like thunder, its power was like a surging wave, and the day was dark. It knocked down Shun Cheng, Desheng, Haidai, Zhangyi and other gates, and collapsed the city wall.
, innumerable.”
Including the bachelor Ludhong, several cabinet bachelors, the prince Chunfang's right concubine, and more than 40 members of the Minister of Industry's family, etc. were crushed to death by the building collapse caused by the earthquake. The remaining casualties were civil and military officials, including married women.
, as for the deaths of scholars and common people inside and outside the capital, they are even more numerous.
We still heard about what happened outside, but it was Yin'a who witnessed it with his own eyes in the palace. First, Wan Fu's brother-in-law, a nobleman of the Nala clan, died. Yin'a brother, who was not yet one year old, was frightened and died;
Then the noble Nala also went there because her two sons died in infancy; the Queen of Kunning Palace was also frightened by the earthquake. What’s more terrible is that she was just over a month pregnant and the imperial doctor had not yet diagnosed the child.
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As for the three Princes of Chineda outside the palace, a child in the family of Yu Wangfu also died of fright. Prince Gong Changning's house collapsed in half, and Prince Chun Fujin was injured when he was hit by an antique on a shelf while protecting his son Ful Hulun.
The palace was supported by King Chun Longxi.
For a time, everyone inside and outside the palace was gloomy and gloomy because of state affairs and family affairs.
Starting from July 28, Kangxi took everyone from the Empress Dowager to the serving ladies and eunuchs and fled to Jingshan for refuge. The emperor summoned the ministers who were still alive and moving in the tent to arrange disaster relief and other matters.
The aftershocks in the capital failed to stop, and until August 12th and 13th, there were even more severe earthquakes. Originally, the Qintian Supervisor said that there would be no major earthquakes after this earthquake, but on August 19th, the capital suddenly suffered a heavy earthquake.
It rained heavily. The streets within Jiumen became rivers, and there was a fear of disease.
Aftershocks continued intermittently until the end of September. The last major earthquake in September was felt as far west as Gansu, as far north as Shengjing, and as far south as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, affecting nearly ten provinces.
In August, officials were still sent to worship at the Temple of Heaven, but in September there was still a big earthquake. Kangxi finally couldn't stand the pressure and personally took all the kings, civil and military officials to the Temple of Heaven to pray.
The crown prince and the eldest son were also among them. When returning to the palace, Yin Yi must ride in the same carriage as Yin A. He leaned next to Yin A on the carriage and asked: "Brother, will you feel better?"
His lips were trembling, but he tried his best to look calm and maintain his demeanor as a prince. Yin A stroked his back and said warmly: "It will get better."
"You didn't treat me like a child? I'm not a child anymore. My brother can't lie to me."
Yin'a thought to himself that the little kid should be coaxed. But looking at the prince who was trying to suppress his nervousness, Yin'a still said: "I'm not coaxing you. Just watch. By October, everything will be fine."
This is not because Yin A is a prophet, he just feels that the geographical location of the capital is not in a highly active seismic zone. Even if this earthquake is serious, after three months, the aftershocks should stop.
For three consecutive months, Kangxi first provided relief to the victims of the disaster inside and outside the capital, allocated funds to repair residential buildings, and later allowed the fourth-grade and first-grade officials who received half salary to receive full salary. After September, when the earthquake was felt less strongly, the imperial court issued an order to exempt the severely affected areas from taxes.
In the second half of the eighteenth year of Kangxi's reign, Yin'a was forced to stay peacefully in Jingshan, keeping company with Ji Lan, Er Gege, and Yin'a. By the twelfth lunar month, it was really impossible to live in the mountains, and Qin Tianjian once again
After ensuring that there would be no aftershocks, the whole family returned to the Forbidden City in great force.
Because of the great disaster ahead, the New Year in the palace was very low-key, with just a small banquet for the kings and ministers. As for the blessings of the kings, the relatives and female relatives went to Cining Palace to pay homage as usual. Because the queen was seriously ill, the prince's palace outside the palace also needed to be renovated. Cining
The palace banquet also ended hastily.
However, Yi concubine gave birth to the fifth elder brother at the end of the year, and De concubine gave birth to the sixth elder brother in February of the next year, which added a little joy to the gloomy palace. But Queen Niu Hulu failed to survive in the end, and in March
At the beginning of spring, the imperial doctor told Kangxi that the queen was dying.
"I want to ask your Majesty for something." Empress Niu Hulu burst into tears: "I am not blessed, the child cannot be saved. I ask the Emperor to let the eldest brother, the eldest brother, send to the concubine. The other elder brothers are young.
, and there’s an earthquake again, so don’t let them come over to cry.”
"It's not easy to raise children in the palace. Don't frighten the children because of your concubines."
Kangxi's guilt rose to 12 points at this moment, and he would do whatever the queen said. Seeing his promise, the queen closed her eyes slightly. She was too tired. For herself and Niu Hulu's family, she would do whatever she had to do.
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The death of the Queen was a national mourning. Kangxi ordered Yin'a and Ji Lan to come to Kunning Palace to see the Queen off for the last time. The other princes and princesses were under the care of the Queen and only wore mourning and did not need to come to express condolences.
When everything was arranged, Kangxi suddenly thought, no wonder he felt that he had forgotten things. What if Baoqing and Ji Lan were to take the lead? What would the prince do? Yinyi was born after the Yuan Dynasty. Kangxi frowned and hesitated, and finally decided to let Baoqing and Ji Lan take the lead.
The prince just takes the lead.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager first came to Kunning Palace to offer incense and mourn for the Empress. The Empress Dowager came twice in a row, but was later dissuaded by Kangxi and only asked Ji Lan to come on her behalf.
In the Kunning Palace, Yin'a and Ji Lan put on mourning and lined up in front of the queen's body, as dutiful sons and daughters. The one before Yin'a was Yin'i, but he seemed to be in a bad mood, just looking down at the eunuchs burning paper money.
Ji Lan winked at Yin A: What was he thinking about? He was distracted at first sight.
Yin A shook his head gently: How do I know? This guy will be good and bad sometimes.
Our prince, who failed to send his wife a wedding gift, has to pay tribute to other women!
This is what Yinyi said when he heard Suo'etu complaining to others in Yuqing Palace. He asked step by step, and Suo'etu reluctantly told him who Queen Renxiao was and what the name Hesheli meant.
His mother-in-law...
The prince once thought about why his eldest brother had a nian, Wan Fu also had a nian, and so did his other younger siblings. Jilan Gege also had a nian, but her nian was in the palace. Then why had he never seen his own nian?
Where is my mother-in-law?
During the New Year's family dinner, Empress Hui concubine hugged her eldest brother, and she was hugged by the Empress Dowager... The prince couldn't help but wonder, where is my biological mother?
Now Yinyi knows that just like the current "mother queen", his mother is also "dead" and will never come back. Yinyi's little heart is suddenly enveloped in great sadness, and his tears fall one after another.
One of them hit the ground. He had never seen his mother-in-law and would never see her again.
The mother's embrace and warmth that other brothers and sisters had, and that they could be filial to their mother in the future, he lost forever.
The chief ceremonial officer shouted "I express my condolences", and Yinyi let out a cry, crying so heartbroken that he almost fell to the ground. Next to him, Yinya quickly grabbed him and said, "Prince, Crown Prince!"
The eunuch from behind also ran over and helped the prince to the side of Kunning Palace. Yinyi kept covering her face and crying with her eyes red until Kangxi came over.
"Amma, my mother-in-law will never come back, just like my mother-in-law, right?"
When Yin'a and Ji Lan came over, they saw a father and son hugging each other and crying. Yin'a pulled Ji Lan's sleeve, and the two of them slowly retreated.
"Listen, you are not allowed to go in and disturb Ama Khan, you know?" Yin'a warned, pulling Ji Lan to leave Kunning Palace to take a breather.
She didn't want to be stopped by the eldest maid next to the queen: "Please wait for the eldest brother and eldest princess. When the master passed away, he said that there were things in Kunning Palace left for brother and princess. The slaves have been ordered to take inventory. Please
Brother Gege ordered people to take it back."
During her lifetime, Queen Niu Hulu divided the things in the palace into several parts. In addition to the antiques left to the Empress Dowager, the antiques commemorated by the Empress Dowager, and the treasures given to the Prince, other antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and many rare utensils were evenly distributed to Yin A and
Ji Lan.
"The queen and her master said that only the eldest brother, Da Gege, is always in front of her. After all, she is the aunt's mother. It is fate that she will leave something for my brother and Princess as a souvenir."
This windfall did not make Yin a very happy, but rather a bit heavy. Queen Niu Hulu passed away, and Duke Faka of Niu Hulu's family came to kowtow to express his condolences. Yin a looked on.
The queen kowtowed, her eyes wandering.
He doesn't seem to be a man who will achieve great things. No wonder since the death of Ye Bilong, although he has ascended to the throne, he has been serving as a minister of the imperial court. Since he was still young, he was only in name only.
Kangxi felt very sorry for the death of the empress, and personally drafted the posthumous title "Xiao Zhao". He also praised the empress for being a good assistant in the inner court and educating many sons. The rewards given to the Niu Hulu family were also eye-catching. For example, the Fa
Ka, Kangxi saw him crying so sadly that after the queen's funeral, he actually made Fa Ka the chief bodyguard and minister of the army.
In the head room, Yin'a said to Almu: "I wonder if Faqa is happy or sad now?"
Aramu smiled: Compared with a sister he hadn't seen for many years and a promotion... Mr. Faka had already secretly entertained guests, but no one dared to tell the emperor.