Extend one's hand

  No matter how anxious Kangxi's heart was, he always appeared very calm, only this sudden adjustment of grain and medicine materials, although there were some names, still confused the people below.

  The ministers retreated from the Jiujing Santishi Hall, and after the death of Empress Nara, the news was no longer as smooth as before. The family's power could not be compared to the past. He looked at Mingzhu with a smile on his face, then looked at Tong Guowei with a calm expression, and finally approached So Ertu, who was walking in front of him: "Prime Minister So!"

  Suo E Tuo's face immediately broke into a smile: "Taishi!"

  Yi Bi Long's family also has a daughter, and next year's draft is just in time. The crown prince is still young, although the palace has the emperor's protection, but if she can pull an ally in the harem, what's wrong with that?

  The two men were getting more and more in tune with each other. Ao Bi Long stroked his beard and said, "What do you think of the Emperor's edict today?"

  Xue E Tuo said with some difficulty: "It can only be said that Sheng Xin is hard to cut off!"

  Yi Bilong cursed the old fox in his heart, but still had no choice but to continue to pander to him.

  Tong Guowei raised his eyes to look at the two people walking in front of him, furrowed his brow, and still didn't intend to greet others. The Tong family was now too prominent, what they needed was to keep a low profile.

  Bright Pearl deliberately or unintentionally sized up several people, but still didn't forget to discuss things with the officials of the Ministry of Rites beside him: "The emperor plans to go to Rehe again in a few days, and the time is a bit urgent. You guys at the Ministry of Rites will be busy again, but things must be done beautifully, and you must not make any mistakes. As long as you do well, I will ask for credit for you in front of the emperor."

  Everyone got the guarantee of Mingzhu, and they were both delighted and grateful. They all clasped their fists and thanked Minister Ming in unison.

  Tong Guowei looked at Mingzhu and then at Suo Ertu, these two people are almost like fire and water, the things that Suo Ertu agrees with, Mingzhu must be against. Suo Ertu supports the Crown Prince, Mingzhu immediately goes to support Da A Ge, the Empress said it's right, only when these two families fight more fiercely can the Tong family be safer.

  He walked a few more steps and saw a small eunuch running over from afar, and upon closer inspection, he knew it was from the Changchun Palace, so he stopped in his tracks.

  That little eunuch ran over and gave a thousand bows: "Your humble servant has seen all the masters, seen Master Tong!"

  Suo E Tuo almost narrowed his eyes, Tong Guifei was indeed cautious in doing things, and even letting people pass on a message to their family had to be done in front of everyone, fearing that they would be suspected by the emperor. When he thought about the news he had received, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

  Tong Guo Wei Dao said: "But did the Imperial Concubine let you come?"

  The little eunuch said, "To answer Master Tong's question, the master has let me come over and say that he wants to take Lady Tong and Little Miss on a trip to Rehe in a few days. He says it's been a long time since they've seen each other, and the Emperor has also agreed."

  Tong Guowei nodded.

  The little eunuch said: "The noble consort also asked me to pay respects to Lord Tong and told me to ask Lord Tong to take care of his body."

  Tong Guo Wei's face visibly softened: "Thank you, Imperial Concubine."

  The little eunuch finished his own affairs and asked: "Does Lord Tong have anything else to entrust?"

  Tong Guowei shook his head: "Nothing."

  The little eunuch bowed to everyone and withdrew.

  Everyone in the imperial court was used to pondering a single sentence as if it were several sentences, and the words of the noble consort had given rise to many thoughts among the crowd. However, none of these were within Tong Guo Wei's consideration, and what he cared about was why Ming Fei, who always advocated for fewer meetings, suddenly allowed He She Li to enter the palace to accompany her.

  Qing Fu had just met Nuomu and got a lot of stories from him. He was telling Hesheli about the things in Suo Wang's house.

  "Empress Dowager Cixi was quite unbelievable, every day she would bring along a young concubine of Guangxu's with the surname Bai, it is said they ate together, slept together, inseparable, even her own daughter probably couldn't compare."

  He Xue'er let out a soft cry and covered her mouth with her handkerchief: "This Fu Jin, isn't she... which family has such a reason?"

  Tong Guowei's displeased voice suddenly rang out: "Are you idle with nothing to do? Telling your mother all these things?"

  Hearing that Tong Guowei was back, the two of them got up. He Sheli attended to Tong Guowei as he changed his clothes and said: "I'm not feeling quite right today, so he came over to keep me company."

  Tong Guowei hummed discontentedly.

  Qing Fu slightly pursed his lips and respectfully asked: "What happened to Ama today?"

  Tong Guo Wei sat down in a chair and let out a long breath: "The Empress asked your mother and sister to enter the palace in a few days to accompany her."

  He Xieri and Qing Fu both paused for a moment, He Xieri said: "What is it that you want to say?"

  "Just miss Mother."

  Looking at Tong Guo Wei and He Xue Li's obvious entanglement, Qing Fu advised: "Mother should pack up early and enter the palace to accompany the noble concubine, that is the proper thing to do. Other matters will be clear once you enter the palace, don't think too much about it now." He Xue Li nodded, Tong Guo Wei remained noncommittal.

  Mingfei said she wanted to invite Hesheli and Minglan in to keep her company, and Kangxi agreed almost without thinking.

  Kangxi wanted to go to Rehe because he could openly set up his tent, and even if there was an earthquake, nothing serious would happen. Mingfei also wanted to bring her mother in so that they could live in the tent.

  Tong Guowei and Qingfu are among those who will follow the emperor, so Mingfei doesn't need to worry.

  He Xieri still looks the same as before. Minglan was much more relaxed when she saw Mingfei, and she was also very curious about the white and chubby Abao.

  He Xue Li's well-maintained face was almost creased with a smile, holding A Bao in her arms: "This child looks like you when you were young, both of them are fair and chubby, looking at them is lovely."

  Mingfei smiled slightly and Minglan replied crisply: "What was I like when I was a kid?"

  Mingfei patted her head: "You're still very young now."

  Mingfei's words apparently made Xiaominglan a bit conflicted. She scrunched up her small face and looked at He Shili: "Mother, Minglan is not young anymore!"

  He Xieri smiled and patted her head: "Right, you're not young anymore, you've already become a little aunt."

  Minglan turned her attention back to Abao, who was drooling, and chuckled as she teased him: "Fourth Brother, call Young Aunt."

  He Xue'er took a few glances at Ming Fei: "The noble consort's complexion is quite good, but are things going smoothly?"

  Mingfei smiled: "Everything is fine, I just wanted Mother to come in and keep me company."

  He Xieri let out an obvious sigh of relief.

  Two people were talking, and then they heard Rong Gui, Hui Gui, Yi Gui and several other consorts coming together to pay their respects to Ming Fei. They probably all knew that He She Li had arrived and came to pay their respects according to the rules.

  A group of elegant and refined women walked in, with various postures and expressions on full display. The air seemed to carry a subtle fragrance, and the light appeared more dazzling than usual. Even Mrs. Hesheli, a grande dame from a prominent family, couldn't help but bat an eyelid. When she went to see Mingfei, Mingfei's face still wore a noble and faint smile, as if she saw only a group of women, not her husband's mistresses.

  He Xieri took a look at Minglan's innocent face and secretly sighed in her heart.

  Yi Pin's belly was bigger, but her complexion was very good, and she looked rosy and plump, almost catching up with Ah Bao: "The slaves come over to visit the noble concubine, and also to see Madame Tong and Miss Tong."

  She had vaguely regarded herself as the first of the imperial consorts.

  Mingfei smiled and replied while looking at the expressions of others: "You're all being too polite, especially you, with a body like that, on such a hot day, it's not good to move around casually, just take care of yourself."

  Huī Pín lowered her head to taste the tea, Róng Pín smiled with a gentle face, while Wūyǎ Shì behind her remained as usual with her head down. Míng Fēi suddenly remembered that Sixth Brother seemed to have conceived in June, which would mean she was almost one month pregnant.

  She put her hands together on her legs and looked at the crowd below, Rong Gui smiled and said: "Why haven't I seen Miss Tong Er? I haven't seen Miss Er for a long time."

  Kangxi specially went to see the matter of Mingyue, everyone knows that, and adding Mingyue's treatment is really too special, it's no wonder they pay so much attention to Mingyue.

  Mingfei's expression dimmed slightly in the eyes of everyone, but then he said very lightly: "She is not feeling well and needs to rest."

  Mingfei's eyes caught a glimpse of Wu Ya hastily lowering her head, as well as Yi Pin's unintentionally furrowed brow.

  She hooked her mouth and changed the subject.

  The weather is getting hotter day by day, but it's always sultry without any wind or rain. Kangxi is inseparable from the crown prince, and Mingfei is inseparable from Abao. Because Mingyue doesn't know which specific day it is, and Mingfei herself can't remember either, they can only be on guard at all times.

  On July 28th, the weather was still like a steamer. Mingfei had breakfast and took Abao to see Xiaozhuang. When she came back, Sangzhi, who had been paying attention to the animals outside, said: "The master's horses don't want to enter the stable."

  Mingfei's heart skipped a beat as she faced Peiyu and said: "Go tell the Emperor, it's today!"

  Pai Yu was somewhat bewildered, but seeing Ming Fei's expression was unusually serious, she solemnly bowed. Ming Fei paused for a moment: "After you've finished delivering the message, come back immediately, don't go anywhere else."

  Pai Yu responded with a nod.

  The sky was strangely not getting brighter, but instead becoming gray and gloomy, as if there was a dark lid pressing down on top of their heads. Mingfei turned around and entered the tent, picked up Abao, brought He Sheli and Minglan along, and then had someone call out to the imperial consorts, saying they would go for a walk together.

  Kangxi received the news of Mingfei and immediately brought the Crown Prince and Da A Ge San A Ge, also called Xiaozhuang. The two groups inevitably met on the empty ground outside.

  Mingfei looked very relaxed, leading a large group of concubines to pay their respects to Kangxi and Xiaozhuang.

  Kangxi looked at Mingfei with great satisfaction, having the demeanor of a first-rank imperial concubine. In this time of great difficulty, she was still thinking of all these consorts. Mingfei smiled and walked forward to stand beside Xiaozhuang. Xiaozhuang seemed to have sensed something and said calmly: "Today is indeed strange, Your Majesty seems to have made an appointment with the Imperial Noble Consort, calling us out together like this. Speak, what's going on?"

  Kangxi smiled and said: "There's nothing in particular, just came out to take a look at the scenery, let the old ancestors relax too."

  The prince shifted to the side of Kangxi, and finally moved to Mingfei's side. He smiled at Mingfei, who couldn't help but laugh. The little prince wanted to pinch his round face. Seeing Kangxi glance at him without any special expression, he squeezed closer to Mingfei again, almost leaning against her leg. His small face was serious, but his hands were pinching Abao's feet one by one.

  Ming Fei reached out a hand and gently patted his back, the little prince's face suddenly lit up with joy.

  Kangxi looked around Mingfei's side and suddenly said: "Why isn't Miss Tong Er here?"

  Mingfei said: "I've sent someone to call him, he should have arrived by now."

  Kangxi nodded, but the hearts of other concubines almost boiled over. What does this mean? To actually ask about Lady Tong in front of so many people! This is almost like a sure sign that she will be taken into the palace!

  Xiangzhuang saw that there was nothing to ask, and it wasn't good to destroy Kangxi's momentum at this time, so he really took a group of people to walk around and enjoy the scenery.

  Yi Fei's body was indeed uncomfortable. Ming Fei saw her struggling and said, "Yi Fei is heavily pregnant, why not rest here for a while?"

  Yi Fei was somewhat moved by Ming Fei, Kangxi looked up at the sky and nodded towards Ming Fei. Ming Fei had someone bring out a fur blanket, Yi Fei said softly: "The ground is damp, even with a blanket it's not very convenient to sit."

  Others didn't understand why, but Kangxi understood Mingfei's intention. If the chair was suddenly shaken and fell over, it would be Yifen who suffered a loss. For a moment, he admired Mingfei's magnanimity and meticulousness, and for a moment, he felt annoyed at Yifen's meddling, saying with some displeasure: "Whatever the Imperial Consort says is what goes, where did all these troubles come from?!"

  Yi Pin had not been so severely reprimanded by Kangxi for a long time, and she felt humiliated and almost immediately her eyes turned red. The others who were dissatisfied with Yi Pin's arrogance also had a hint of schadenfreude in their eyes.

  Ming Fei couldn't help but say a few words: "Yi Pin is right too, the ground has heavy dampness and it's not very convenient to sit."

  That feeling of waiting for the disaster to come, no one can empathize with it. At least Kangxi's mood was very complicated and extremely annoyed. He hummed heavily and led the crowd forward again. No one paid attention to Yipin, so Yipin had to continue following.

  After walking a short distance, Kangxi ordered people to set up curtains around and arrange seats inside.

  At this time, the sky was getting darker and darker, and lights were needed. The unease in Xiaozhuang's heart grew heavier, and everyone fell silent, as if waiting for a collective verdict.

  A loud bellowing sound came from afar, and the young prince almost subconsciously threw himself into Kangxi's arms. Xiaozhuang exclaimed in surprise: "What's going on?!"

  Mingfei held Abao in one hand and protected Minglan with the other, as the ground shook violently beneath their feet. The dark sky flashed with blue and yellow lights, and a low rumble of thunder rolled in waves. Mingfei shouted: "Everyone get down!"

  Such an earthquake would be a major quake of at least magnitude 8.

  The place where they were camping was filled with screams, but on Minnie's side, the situation seemed much calmer since they were on flat ground. However, there were still many timid ones who started crying and screaming.

  Mingfei wrapped Abao tightly in her clothes and held him close to her chest, but in reality, she had already put Abao into space a long time ago. Most children can't withstand such intense vibrations.

  He Shi'er tightly hugged Minglan, who was crying out loud, and loudly asked Minghui, "Is the Imperial Consort all right? Is the Fourth Prince all right?"

  Kangxi and Mingfei walked forward, Kangxi stretched out his hand to pull Mingfei back, as if this way he could feel more at ease. The little prince's face was covered in tears but still didn't forget to stretch out his hand: "Noble Consort."

  People always say that adversity reveals true feelings, and at this time, people are often more easily moved. Ming Fei often thinks that it was probably because of the little prince's outstretched hand that she never thought of striking him down, because she always remembered his dark, bright, and timid eyes at that time.

  The author has something to say: Not bad for the past two days, right? O(∩_∩)O~ Splashing and rolling around, wanting to show off and collect.

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