When snow fell in the capital, major events in the court were basically in the high-intensity rotation before the New Year. As the third grandfather said, the power of the court gradually moved from the cabinet to the Nanshu. Often, the cabinet and the ministers of the department discussed and asked the emperor for instructions, and then the Nanshu drafted an edict and issued instructions.

Yinreng probably finished all the affairs in his hands. He let out a sigh of relief, opened the window to see the scenery outside, and the breath sighed out a mouthful of white smoke from his mouth and gradually dissipated in the air.

He turned around and asked Yuzhu behind him: "Is Mom Wuku still closed the palace gate?"

Yuzhu whispered: "Today, the Empress Dowager of Emperor Tong and Concubine Rong."

Yinreng came to his senses and stood up and walked out: "I will go and look for Khan Ama."

It was very close to Yuqing Palace to Ganqing Palace. However, before Yinreng arrived at the palace gate, he saw the eunuch beside the imperial concubine Tong waiting by. Kangxi walked out of the inside and said calmly: "Baocheng is here too, let's go and see the emperor's grandmother together."

Overnight, news spread throughout the harem that the Empress Dowager was critically ill.

From a few days ago, Kangxi's daily greetings could only be separated from the Empress Dowager by the screen. The old lady tiredly sent him away and asked him to focus on the government. This time, she really felt that she was about to be alive and opened the palace gate to arrange her funeral!

When they arrived at Cining Palace, all the concubines in the harem had arrived. The Empress Dowager was sitting in the hall, holding Buddhist beads in her hand and muttering words. The needles in the hall were heard, and it was quiet and suffocating.

Kangxi's arrival broke this calmness. When Su Malagu sent the imperial concubine and Rong concubine out, Kangxi hurriedly greeted him.

Su Malagu saluted and said, "The Empress Dowager wants to invite His Highness the Crown Prince to go in alone."

Kangxi was stunned for a moment and turned to see Yinreng. Yinreng was also stunned, feeling very surprised.

He walked inside in confusion and saw the old lady leaning against the bed, Yinreng carefully let down his footsteps, fearing that his voice would disturb her.

After returning from the border, I heard that the Empress Dowager had waived all her grandchildren's greetings. In a trance, she hadn't seen her for almost two years.

The 75-year-old old lady was covered in silver threads, her hair was neatly combed, and there were only some black hairpins on her head, without any decoration. She was older than Yinreng’s impression, and her dull face was like an oil lamp was gone.

Yinreng whispered: "Mom Wuku."

The old lady slowly raised her head and waved to him: "Good boy, come here and let the ancestors see it."

Yinreng approached obediently and pointed at her and sat in the prepared position beside the bed.

The old lady could hear the soft whisper of the development of medicine and prolong life, "Every family knows about the development of medicine and prolonging life."

Yinreng opened his mouth and said, "Great-grandson was ashamed of not making any great contributions, and new medicine has not found a way to cure you."

"You are the prince, and you should do what you should do with the emperor. How can you do it yourself?"

The old lady who lived in a quiet place in Yinreng's impression raised a kind smile: "The Ai family is old, and I know it in my heart. Death is the law of the world. When I live to this age, the Ai family has no regrets. The only thing I worry about is the grandson."

Yinreng's heart trembled, and he felt that there was a big pit waiting for him.

"Khan Ama and Uku's mother have a deep relationship, you..."

"If the Ai family no longer wakes up afterwards, and the emperor is too sad and hurts himself, the Ai family will leave with regrets."

Yinreng's eyes were already red, and he quietly waited for the old lady to continue talking.

Even if there is a pitfall, he will admit it.

"You are his most trusted son, and you can only persuade him."

"If you can't even persuade you, go find someone for the Ai family, and he can persuade the emperor, please get closer."

Yinreng approached slightly, and his warm breath blew in his ears. The Empress Dowager said a name in Yinreng's ear, which made him stunned. Seeing that the old lady was still waiting for him to agree, he nodded quickly.

"Good boy, Ai family knows that you are filial," she patted Yinreng's hand, her eyes lost their luster, and the turbid ground was like fish eyes, but she forced herself to smoothly and her speech was clearly and accurately.

"You are a lucky person. The emperor said that you have been teaching immortals since you were a child. What has the Qing Dynasty become like over the years? Although the Ai family is in the harem, they have heard of it. A few months ago, the Ai family still struggled to swallow the medicine, but the Ai family still managed to survive by drinking chocolate!"

At this time, the old lady was still interested in joking with him, and after that, she solemnly told Yinreng.

"You are a person who wants to do great things. The Ai family also knows that you are an excellent prince. You just need to do whatever you want."

Listening to those decisive words, it seemed as if she could support Yinreng.

Yinreng blinked his eyes and held back his tears, raised his smile to coax her: "With Khan Ama, I have someone to protect whatever my great-grandson wants to do."

The old lady shook her head, just laughed, and stopped talking about anything else.

While he still had the strength to speak, the Empress Dowager called Kangxi to his side.

Yinreng retreated obediently, and Xiaomei quietly retelled it in his ear.

[The old lady said to her father worriedly: "The prince's actions are ahead of others. If there are occasional extraordinary things, it will not hurt you. His original intention is to serve the country, and it is too good to be eye-catching. The emperor must protect him. He should mourn the family, no matter what the disaster is, he will not abolish the prince. Xuanye now has thirteen sons, who are still young, and after he grows up, he can be a dragon and phoenix among the people. The prince pitys his young brother, respects his brother, and is kind-hearted. If the prince loses his son and the other twelve sons are dissatisfied, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty will be in chaos!" [Grand friend, you have been troubled so much that even the Empress Dowager has heard of your "glorious deeds".] Yinreng deeply reflects: Are there so many things that are lonely and there are so many things that are in the marriage?

Foreign studies and science were established under the nose of Khan Ama. The court officials participated, and the participants of the rituals formed a new ministry was discussed by the court officials, and had nothing to do with him.

As for what he did alone, wasn’t it just a little bit against Tsar Peter and then showing off his love of Ama, which is considered a good fortune?

Yinreng touched his nose, but he couldn't help but feel sad: Gu didn't expect that Wuku's mother would worry about these things.

Not only was he worried about him, he also gave him a talisman.

She had been worried about the Qing Dynasty for most of her life, with her hair full of hair, but she was still leaving a way out for her descendants.

Even if there is no such favor, Yinreng will do it according to her instructions.

Since this day, Kangxi has ruled away all the government affairs at hand to the cabinet and the various departments to solve the problem on his own, and asked the prince to replace the governor. He lived in the Cining Palace and personally fed the medicine to his grandmother and was always with him.

By the end of the year, the entire palace was clean and without any bright decoration.

Kangxi instructed Yinreng: "I want to sacrifice to heaven and pray for the emperor's grandmother."

What a normal instruction, but it is to lead court officials to sacrifice to heaven and earth, and want to reduce their lifespan in exchange for their grandmother's lifespan!

When Yinreng saw that the momentum was wrong, he hurriedly passed the order to Du Gongjun and arranged the instructions of the Empress Dowager.

As the night before the New Year's Eve, the old lady was unable to survive for one more year. She had no medicine and had no doctor and fell asleep.

Before her death, she instructed Kangxi: "Emperor Taizong was buried in Shengjing. It was a long time ago. Don't disturb his sleep. After Ai's family left, we don't have to be buried together."

Kangxi responded with tears in his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel sad.

A mourning banner was hung in the Cining Palace, and the eunuchs who reported the deeds went to inform the palaces.

Su Malagu restrained his clothes for the Empress Dowager's body and stopped in the Eastern King's Hall of Cining Palace.

When the princes who stayed at the prince's house heard the news, they were at a loss. Kangxi stayed in Cining Palace in grief. The court officials had polite officials to arrange the matter, and the concubines were taken by the empress dowager.

After discussing with Yinzhi, Yinzhi came to find the prince first.

"Crown Prince, what should we do?"

"Go and change into cleaner clothes. It's cold and wear thicker clothes," Yinreng rubbed the heads of several younger brothers respectively, and told Yinzhi: "Gou and brother go first, you and the fourth brother go to settle Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu. They are still too young. Wait for the news first and send someone to call them later."

Khan Ama was about to keep a guard for Wuku's mother, but Yinreng could not accompany him personally. Khan Ama, who was blocking him in front, was not there, so he had to stand up to stabilize the government affairs and stabilize the hearts of the people, and then contact the Ministry of Rites and bring the court officials to cry for the Empress Dowager.

Although he could not be with Khan Ama, he asked his brothers to take turns to accompany Khan Ama, and he must ensure that Khan Ama has two sons to accompany him.

Everyone knows that this is a good time to show filial piety, but no prince goes out. The brothers and sisters take turns to come out, no one fights.

At the beginning, the eldest prince took the seventh prince, the next was the third prince, the sixth prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince, and the three groups took turns to change shifts. Even if the emperor rushed them to rest, they could seamlessly connect.

One day passed, and Kangxi saw that they were so organized, and asked them strangely: "Who arranged for you to come?"

As soon as he asked this, he had an answer in his mind: "Where is the prince?"

The Seventh Prince said honestly: "The second prince is worried that you will be sad and hurt, and you are afraid that you will fall down before the day of crying. You are worried but unable to pull away. You can only let your sons take turns to take care of you."

Yinzhi said: "The court officials asked to come to the palace to cry for Wuku's mother. Khan Ama did not read the memorial, and the prince directly approved it."

The Empress Dowager passed away. According to the etiquette, there should be a court minister crying. Concubine Tong could not go beyond the reach of contact with the court ministers, so she could only leave it to the crown prince.

As he was speaking, the prince came to ask Kangxi for instructions: the court officials were waiting outside the palace gate.

After stopping the spirit, he needed to cry, and Yinreng accompanied him throughout the journey. Even so, Kangxi was still immersed in grief, and the crying spirit made people's hearts break.

Yinreng burst into tears and needed to take care of the Khan Ama who was so sad that he was very emotional. For several hours, the person was numb, and only Khan Ama who had red eyes and made water with her handkerchief. The father and son were both exhausted physically and mentally, but they still held on.

Until a person arrives, the deadlock is broken.

The white-haired Du Lide walked into the hall and saw the coffin of the Empress Dowager. He cried in grief, and stumbled forward and was about to kneel down on the ground.

Kangxi was not afraid of sadness, and was shocked and shouted anxiously: "Help Master Du up!"

Du Lide was still seriously ill, a few years older than the Empress Dowager. The old man came to cry. Even Kangxi couldn't stop him in anger. The scene fell into chaos for a while.

"I was the teacher of the late emperor at first, and the Empress Dowager invited me out and taught and assisted the emperor. I once joked that if I died, you would send someone to mourn me and write eulogies for me. Why are you now walking in front of me?..."

Du Gongjun and Zhang Ying, who was closest to him, could not pull him up. Kangxi, who was still crying loudly before, has stopped crying. Instead, he comforted Du Lide, personally came forward to support him, and turned to wink at Yinreng: Why don’t you help your Grand Master?

Yinreng:...

Originally, I needed to pull someone, but now I have to pull two. Master Du came over. How could he persuade Khan Ama to take care of the dragon body and fulfill the Empress Dowager's last wish? He came to cry with Khan Ama!

Wuku’s mother is in the spirit of heaven. Are you sure Master Du can really persuade Khan Ama?

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Notes:

1. "Drafts of History of Qing Dynasty: Biography of Du Lide": In the 26th year, the Empress Dowager was mourning. (Du) Lide went to the capital to cry. The emperor thought that he was old and sick and did not accept his worship. He ordered the scholar Zhang Ying to support him and carry him to comfort him even.
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