Regret

  The conversation between Mingyue and Mingfei was already reported to Kangxi by a servant without missing a single word. Kangxi casually said, "What do you think?"

  Abao was kicking and fussing in Mingfei's arms, so she had no choice but to put him down on the couch. Only then did she respond: "Everything that happens to her now is what she asked for herself. Still, as a concubine's younger sister, some propriety should be maintained. I'll just mention it to the Emperor."

  Kangxi leaned against the pillow, pinching his son's chubby foot, feeling good and pinched a few more times. He waved his hand to let the attending slaves go down and said in a low voice: "What do you think about your sister's affairs today?"

  "It is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not."

  Kangxi let out a deep breath and relaxed, putting his entire weight on the backrest: "Today's events have made me somewhat uneasy, so I can only talk to you about it. Tell me the truth, do you believe what your sister said?"

  Believe it or not? Of course I believe! It's just that this can't be said.

  "I don't believe it from the bottom of my heart... I've been with the maids for seven years... and just recently fell ill and had some unexpected things happen... now they're saying I have this ability... to me, it sounds like a fairy tale... I want to believe but can't... however, I also think that there are many things in this world that I can't anticipate, so it's better to leave some room for doubt, not block all paths."

  Kangxi looked at Mingfei, who was massaging his legs while trying to take care of the mischievous Abao, and finally reached out to hold his son in his arms.

  All children are the same, soft and cuddly in their arms, with a sweet milky scent on their bodies. The prince was like this when he was young, but after all, he didn't have Abao's sturdy body, and it felt substantial to hold him in his arms.

  Kangxi finally held A Bao, Little A Bao left saliva in Kangxi's arms and laughed straight, but still didn't forget to stretch out his hand to pinch Mingfei's ear, and felt that Mingfei sat too far away, ah ah called out.

  Kangxi saw that Mingfei had already removed the earrings from her ears, so he knew that Abao was probably usually like this. He patted his son's little buttocks lightly and suddenly remembered Mingyue's so-called prophecy. His heart couldn't help but feel a few more points of heaviness. Facing Mingfei, he said: "What you say is also right, it's just that if it's true, then let me..."

  Whether it was true or false, Kangxi could only pretend he didn't know.

  Mingfei sighed and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about it. In order for the majority of people to live in peace, Your Majesty can only sacrifice the happiness of a small number of people. Your Majesty is the emperor of all the people under heaven."

  Kangxi raised an eyebrow and looked at Mingfei with a hint of teasing in his tone: "Cousin is getting more and more discerning."

  Mingfei smiled and said: "But should I thank the Emperor Ge for his praise?"

  Kangxi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  The Tong family is now quite calm before the storm, still pretending to understand nothing and know nothing. Tong Guo Wei was very annoyed, pacing back and forth in He Shi Li's house: "Did the imperial concubine really only say she was fine, without saying anything else?"

  He Xiangyu held up her handkerchief and said: "The imperial concubine didn't say a word more, looking like nothing had happened at all."

  Qing Fu advised: "Auntie, don't be too anxious for now. In my opinion, the imperial concubine has her reasons for not speaking out. What she's afraid of is that we'll find out that she's made a mistake in her arrangements. If this matter is handled according to the imperial concubine's intentions, it's probably best if we just don't know anything and do as we're told."

  Long Keduo also advised: "Ama, sit down first, whatever the matter is, we can think of a solution after discussing it slowly."

  The sons have all grown up and become their own arms. A few words of advice from the opening also made Tong Guowei calm down. He sat down in the chair at the top, with a bowl of tea water in his hand, but still hesitated to take a sip.

  Tong Guo Wei has always been calm and collected, but when it comes to Ming Fei's affairs, he seems to have a hard time letting go.

  Qing Fu continued: "It's better to be still than to make a move that might not be desirable. For now, the best thing for us is to restrain ourselves and observe the situation clearly before speaking."

  Qing Fu glanced at Tong Guo Wei and continued, "If the imperial concubine says it's good, then there won't be any problem. Mother, don't worry too much, or you'll get flustered and make mistakes."

  Qing Fu is the eldest son. Tong Guo Wei still listened to his words and didn't want to continue this topic in the back house, so he stood up and said: "I'll go talk to the gate guest, you should do what you need to do, these days must not make any mistakes."

  The two sons responded and paid their respects to He Sheli, originally intending to leave with Tong Guowei, but He Sheli kept Qingfu behind alone.

  Amur is a member of the Heseri clan who was married to Qingfu, but Amur has never done anything satisfactory since entering this family. This time, it's almost certain that Amur has made another mistake and brought trouble upon himself, not to mention implicating the Tong family as well. In any case, Qingfu's next wife is already set.

  Qing Fu knew what He She Li was going to say, He She Li had expressed regret earlier, he smiled and said: "Mother wants to say that son knows, mother does not need to blame herself, this is the son's fate."

  "Your marriage is not good, I didn't choose a good one for you. In the future, you will be in charge of your own marriage, and I trust your judgment, it must be better than this Amurru woman."

  Qing Fu poured a cup of tea for He Sheli: "Mother's words really made the son feel ashamed, without Mother there would be no son, it was just a marriage that Mother didn't have to keep in mind all the time. Next time, the wife will still let Mother choose, she must be a filial one."

  He Xieli's face finally brought a smile: "Look at what you're saying, is it for you to marry a wife or for your mother to find someone to serve? Your mother doesn't lack servants, your mother just hopes that you can find a good match and live a happy life."

  Qing Fu laughed like a big kid: "With Auntie around, of course we can find a good one!"

  Qingfu left the yard of He Sheli and returned to his own yard first. Amuru was seriously ill and had been unconscious for a long time, although the doctor had come to see her and she had taken medicine, there was no improvement, and she still hadn't woken up. The atmosphere in the entire Tong Mansion was somewhat oppressive, and Qingfu's yard was also quiet. When the servants saw Qingfu coming to visit Amuru, they hurried forward to attend to him.

  Qingfu liked his cousin, Fei Nian, from his aunt's family. He had always liked her, but the problem was that his aunt and Fei Nian's family didn't get along well, plus Fei Nian was in poor health. His aunt strongly disapproved of their relationship, which made Qingfu consider eloping at one point, but he eventually compromised with reality.

  Fei Nian died of a serious illness soon after the remarriage, and somehow there was a rumor that Fei Nian had died of anger due to Qing Fu's remarriage. Qing Fu deeply believed this and felt even more guilty and unable to let go.

  Fei Nian was a wound that Qing Fu couldn't heal in his heart, and Amuru was the witness of this wound. Even in Qing Fu's eyes, she had added to this wound.

  Qing Fu used to think that Amuru was despicable and hateful, wishing she would die as soon as possible. But when the time really came for her to die, he suddenly felt that Amuru was actually quite pitiful. In this matter, neither of them was wrong, the only mistake was that Amuru was arranged by her family to marry him.

  There was a medicinal smell in Amuru's house, and the deep purple curtains made the room look somewhat oppressive. He still didn't know why Amuru always liked to hang deep purple curtains in his house, except that it made the room look even more depressing, and really had no other advantages.

  Amuru's body was covered with a large red velvet quilt, she looked at sleep that was not stable at all, her eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and even sweat had seeped out on her forehead.

  Qing Fu felt that he knew very little about Amuru, because only now did he really take a good look at Amuru's appearance. Amuru was more handsome than he had imagined, and even looked weaker, his face was no bigger than the palm of his hand, his chin was pointed due to thinness, and his complexion was pale.

  He sat silently at the head of Amuru's bed, his arched back outlining a suppressed arc, and the few joyful expressions on Mei Zi's face began to fade away slowly.

  Qing Fu did not speak, and the people below just stood silently beside him.

  He missed one woman and personally pushed another into the abyss.

  He let out a sigh, as light as a feather, yet heavy enough to make him feel like he was having trouble breathing. He got up and walked away, not forgetting to remind Mei Zi behind him: "Tell the imperial physician to add a few more herbs to help your master sleep."

  All he could do was make Amuro's last days a little more comfortable.

  Author's note: I've been working for a month with only two days off, and my graduation project is still unfinished. After work, I'm exhausted, so I haven't written much, but I tried my best. Hope you beautiful people can understand, collect flowers, and give me more motivation~~~O(∩_∩)O~~

  Regarding the female lead calling herself a slave, I'd like to make some explanations: After careful consideration, if we place the position of the imperial concubine in an ordinary household's backyard, at most it would be equivalent to a noble concubine. A noble concubine is also a concubine, and they are called "certain certain auntie", and they also refer to themselves as slaves. I think the imperial concubines should be the same case. After careful consideration, I also feel that the princes shouldn't address those imperial consorts below the rank of Huang Guifei as "mother", even if it's their own biological mother. After all, a concubine is just a concubine, and an imperial concubine should follow the same logic. Of course, the above is just my personal speculation without any research, please correct me, beautiful people!

  About Mingyue's familiarity with history but lack of common sense in ancient times, this can still be explained. In the early days of time-travel stories, common sense was not often discussed, although it is now, but only roughly, after all, we are not historians O(∩_∩)O~

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