The person who came to deliver the message was Xiao Luzi, Liang Jiugong's disciple.

When Xiao Luzi came, Luo Jianing was playing with Brother Xian in the yard. Brother Xian is now six years old, an age where he is lively and active and understands some knowledge.

But he wasn't too noisy, he stayed there quietly and was very well-behaved.

Under Zhang Tingyu's guidance, he learned a lot of words and memorized a lot of books. When he saw his mother checking the accounts in the yard, he came over to check the accounts.

Xian Ge'er has a relatively gentle personality. After he arrived, he didn't make any noise or make any fuss. He just stared at his mother's account books carefully.

The little boy is obviously not very old, but he looks at the dense numbers without making any fuss or fuss, and he can obviously understand them.

Luo Jianing smiled and asked him: "Brother Xian, do you understand?"

Brother Xian thought about it carefully and nodded slightly: "I can understand a few, such as these." He pointed to some numbers: "I can understand a few, and I am trying hard to read the others, but I just don't quite understand."

Luo Jianing taught him some basic arithmetic algorithms.

Brother Xian only had a vague understanding of what he was hearing and didn’t understand very well. Luo Jianing played some arithmetic games with him and asked him to remember some numerical algorithms.

The mother and son were having a great time, when suddenly someone came to report that Eunuch Lu was here and asked to see the princess.

Hearing that it was Liang Jiugong's young apprentice who was coming, Luo Jianing suddenly panicked, her fingers holding the account book trembled, and the book fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Hongxian put the dogtail grass aside, came over to pick up the book, and patted the dust on it.

At this time, Xiao Luzi had come in a hurry and told Princess Yong the matter.

Luo Jianing hurriedly went to the study to find Yinzhen. As soon as the two of them got together, they entered the palace immediately without delay. By the time the couple arrived at the palace, it was already evening.

When Xiao Luzi left the palace before, the palace had already made arrangements quickly.

Concubine De and Concubine Mi made the decision and quickly asked Liang Jiugong's young apprentice to go to Prince Yong's Mansion to spread the word. They also closed the palace door. After the couple arrived, they had the palace door opened and welcomed them into the palace.

Inside, people were asked to guard the palace gate again, and no one was allowed to enter or exit at will.

After the secret concubines and the Ding concubines worked together, they sent many maids and eunuchs to take care of the various palaces in the harem to prevent the concubines from running around and causing trouble.

Concubine Hui no longer cares about anything, and since one of her biological sons and then one of her adopted sons were rejected by the emperor one after another, she no longer has much say in the palace.

Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong maintained a neutral attitude and remained indifferent - even if they wanted to take care of it, their son was not someone who wanted to do big things, so they might as well just let it go.

Therefore, at this time, the only people staying with the emperor were his fourth son and his fourth daughter-in-law.

Emperor Kangxi was lying on the bed indoors. The light of the setting sun shone through the window, making the room dim and dark, which did not make the room much brighter.

Luo Jianing was beside the bed and kept calling softly: "Huang Ama, Huang Ama." She wanted the old man on the bed to wake up, but she called many times in succession to no avail.

Yinzhen looked at several people in the room.

Liang Jiugong said: "In the afternoon, the emperor said that he wanted to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake. The servant hurriedly asked someone to make it. Unexpectedly, after taking two bites, something happened."

He was anxiously circling beside him. Unfortunately, he was also an old man. He started to gasp when he spoke faster. He paused for a moment before he finally understood: "The Osmanthus Cake is also made of fine and delicate ingredients. Unexpectedly, the emperor choked after taking two bites.

The thing was stuck in his throat for a long time, and he couldn't breathe. By the time the imperial doctor came and dug the thing out of his throat, the emperor was already in bad condition."

Concubine De wiped her tears worriedly: "That food was dry and hard to swallow. But the emperor's appetite has not been very good in the past two years, so he gave him whatever he wanted to eat. How could he have thought of just a few snacks this afternoon?

, the person got stuck and fainted."

There were only people present at that time, just Liang Jiugong and a few of his young apprentices, and no one else was there. Concubine De also heard what Liang Jiugong said, so she only knew a few things.

After hearing this, Yinzhen consulted the imperial doctor and found out that the emperor's fainting this time was no child's play. He would probably remain unconscious like this, or he would wake up for a while, but his body could no longer hold on.

Yinzhen called Liang Jiugong aside and asked him to find a group of imperial guards. He also sent seven or eight young eunuchs out, calling them the fifth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, the fifteenth elder brother and

Brother Sixteen came over and asked several high-ranking ministers in the court to wait in the front hall.

Liang Jiugong was a close confidant of Emperor Kangxi, and all the people he would find were also close confidants of Emperor Kangxi.

"Remember, we will only inform these elder brothers and ministers quietly." Yinzhen quickly said to them: "Others may find out later, but they are the only ones who should come here earlier."

These people present were all obedient to the emperor and had the emperor's trust. Basically, they all knew that the emperor had already intended to pass on the throne to Si Age.

It's just that only those few young eunuchs knew that the emperor had written the edict, and the others did not.

They believed that Brother Si would never do anything detrimental to the emperor, and this arrangement should be for the sake of the smooth flow of things to come and the stability of the court. So after accepting the order, they left quickly.

Luo Jianing and Concubine De stayed with Emperor Kangxi all the time.

In the middle of the night, Emperor Kangxi suddenly gasped a little louder, and then his throat made a gurgling sound, as if he wanted to speak but couldn't.

Luo Jianing hurriedly held his hand: "Huang Ama, my son is here. What's wrong with you? Can I bring you a glass of water?"

Emperor Kangxi was still a little confused at first, but later she kept talking to him, and Concubine De was also talking nearby, and Emperor Kangxi finally showed signs of waking up.

"...It's you." Emperor Kangxi squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the woman beside the bed. Seeing the anxious look on her beautiful face, he couldn't help but twitch his lips and smile: "Am I sleeping?"

It’s been too long and you’re here.”

After saying that, he raised his eyelids and looked at Concubine De: "What time is it now?"

Concubine De held the handkerchief and tried her best not to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes in front of the emperor. She forced out a smile and said, "It's the end of the Zishi period, and it will soon be the beginning of the Ugly period."

Emperor Kangxi said "Hmm" and thought for a long time: "I don't even remember when I asked you to come. Why are you here so late at night?"

He looked at Si Fujin: "I want to eat braised pork elbow. Let me make a dish."

Luo Jianing responded.

Before she could make arrangements, Liang Jiugong had already ordered people beside him: "Hurry up and go!" There was a little palace maid nearby who hurriedly ran out of the house and went to the imperial dining room.

Liang Jiugong forced a smile and said to Emperor Kangxi at the bedside: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I think that since Princess Yong is here, I would like to chat with you for a while. It's such a small thing like letting people do things."

Son, just let the palace maid and eunuch pass by, there is no need to trouble the princess."

At this moment, those who can stay in the palace to serve are basically people whom Emperor Kangxi and Liang Jiugong trust very much.

Including the little palace maid just now.

The little palace maid came under the care of Liang Jiugong as soon as she entered the palace, and she always regarded Liang Jiugong as her master. Now that Emperor Kangxi was in such a state, it would be appropriate for her to go to the imperial dining room to make arrangements.

——There are only two royal chefs in the imperial dining room now, and they are very reliable. They can do anything.

Emperor Kangxi nodded slightly when he heard this and said, "Wait a moment."

Liang Jiugong stopped the little palace maid.

"Bring me some ice cream to eat." Emperor Kangxi ordered, "Why is the weather so hot today? My heart seems to be hot, and my heart is very hot."

Liang Jiugong was stunned for a moment, and it took him a few seconds to react. He said to the little palace maid, "Bring some ice for food."

The little maid took the order and left.

Liang Jiugong almost burst into tears and asked Emperor Kangxi in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you feeling uncomfortable in any way?"

It's autumn now. Not to mention that it's very cold in the middle of the night. Even during the day, it's absolutely impossible to get hot enough to sweat.

If he remembered correctly, several palace masters had a burning feeling in their hearts before they died. And this feeling only appeared in the hours when they were about to die.

Liang Jiugong looked at the old man he had taken care of all his life and couldn't help but feel unbearable pain in his heart.

Emperor Kangxi has always trusted him very much. This is the kind of trust that many slaves want but cannot ask for, but he has received it. And it is no exaggeration to say that the emperor's trust in him even exceeds that of the great emperor.

The trust of some princes.

What a rare and good master this is!

Even though the emperor was suspicious and sometimes moody, Liang Jiugong still felt that the emperor was the best emperor in the world.

Liang Jiugong felt so uncomfortable that he couldn't help but knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty, what else do you want to eat? I will ask someone to do it immediately!"

Emperor Kangxi waved his hand: "It's nothing. My fourth daughter-in-law just wants to talk to me."

Concubine De said: "It's okay to chat. However, let the imperial doctor come and check your pulse. After all, you are going to eat cold food. If you check your pulse in advance, you can also see if you can eat cold food now."

An imperial doctor came forward. He was one of the two people who had been arranged by Sifujin to study Tibetan medicine.

After diagnosing Emperor Kangxi's pulse, he said softly: "It doesn't matter if you eat some, just don't eat too much." After that, he shook his head at Si Fujin from an angle that Emperor Kangxi couldn't see.

At this time, both Luo Jianing and De Fei knew that the emperor might not be able to survive. Not only the two of them, but also Yinzhen standing by the window and Liang Jiugong kneeling by the bed also understood this.

After seeing this, Luo Jianing felt so congested that she could hardly breathe, and felt so uncomfortable that she almost suffocated.

In fact, she had already figured it out. Because the current Emperor Kangxi spoke extremely smoothly and more eloquently than before he fainted. It was obvious that he was showing signs of "reflection".

Thinking of all the ways this old man had loved her over the years, Luo Jianing's heart ached unbearably, and tears came to her eyes.

But now that Emperor Kangxi was in front of her, she couldn't show sadness.

Luo Jianing hurriedly took advantage of the moment when Emperor Kangxi and Concubine De were talking. She turned her back and wiped all the tears from her eyes. Then she turned back and asked in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, don't panic.

You're going to be fine. This is how serious it is."

What she picked up was the conversation between Emperor Kangxi and Concubine De just now. At that time, Emperor Kangxi said, "I'm afraid I won't last a few hours," so she was so relieved.

Emperor Kangxi smiled slowly and said to Concubine De: "This child is really kind-hearted. At this time, he still wants to comfort me."

Concubine De saw that his face was suddenly rosy, but his eyes were becoming more and more hollow. She knew that his time was running out, so she smiled more reluctantly: "...Yes, Sifujin has always been like this. You see, she is

As someone who has grown up, don’t you need me to know better?”

Emperor Kangxi smiled even more happily.

After a while, the thinly sliced ​​pork elbow slices and red bean paste were brought over.

I didn't have time to make the braised pork elbows, so I happened to have leftover braised pork elbows from dinner. I thought I would give them to the masters as a supper, but then everyone in the palace was guarded, so I couldn't eat the supper.

Nowadays, the sauced pork elbow is just served as the braised pork elbow, only the seasoning is different, so I don’t care about that much at the moment.

The red bean paste has just been made, and there are a lot of ice cubes in it. Some of the ice cubes have melted and become cold soup in it, while some have not yet melted and are mixed in. When you eat it, you can eat the ice to cool it down, and you can also chew the crispy ice flakes.

Emperor Kangxi only tasted the sauced pork elbow slices and put them aside. He kept pointing at the iced red bean paste for others to feed him. He ate the iced red bean paste with big mouthfuls. The whole room was silent, and he could only hear his efforts to bite it.

The crunch of ice flakes.

He was old and had bad teeth. After eating four or five mouthfuls of borneol, he couldn't bite anymore and drank the ice water.

Luo Jianing looked sad and couldn't help but advise: "Huang Ama, I feel sick to my stomach after eating this. Do you want to eat some red bean paste to cushion it?"
To be continued...