Kangxi laughed privately and said: "I don't believe it anymore. Where else can they go?"

"Even though they are so determined now, I believe that as long as they are given high-ranking officials and generous salaries, they will naturally have no thoughts of rebellion over time. This is human nature."

Umaru asked while embroidering: "Are there many people recruited this time?"

"More than 170 people were recommended, and 153 people took the exam. I gave preferential treatment in terms of living conditions, exam arrangements, post-examination appointments, etc." Kangxi said with a smile, "Even if it is only

If a few dozen have real talent and practical knowledge, it will not be a loss."

"Even if you don't have real talent and knowledge, I'm just buying bones for a thousand gold." Umaru said, "I won't lose anything."

"Indeed." Kangxi looked at her, then looked away, "As for those who don't come, it doesn't matter."

"Yes."

Kangxi lowered his head and continued to read the memorial.

Umaru was playing with Baocheng, and she frowned slightly. Her heart felt uncomfortable in waves, and she felt vomiting.

Seeing that she was uncomfortable, Baocheng said obediently: "Mother, sit down while my son brings you some water."

Baocheng held the teacup over to her.

Seeing him like this, Umaru took it with a smile and said with a smile: "Bao Cheng is really amazing."

Baocheng nodded solemnly: "When my son learns riding and shooting, he will definitely give his mother a gift."

"Okay." Umaru smiled broadly.

Kangxi looked up at them, feeling satisfied.

Little Eunuch Meng came in from the side, grabbed Liang Jiugong and muttered a few words.

Liang Jiugong stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, someone from the Queen's side said that the Queen is in poor health."

Kangxi looked at Umaru.

Umaru stood up and said, "I want to take the prince with me? That servant will go back first."

Kangxi nodded: "You should go back first."

As he spoke, he took Baocheng out.

"Liang Jiugong, what did the imperial doctor hired by the queen say?"

"My servant doesn't know that Dr. Wang has already gone."

…

Uma Lu walked out of the inner room, and Yin Shuang'er and Shi Xiaoxiao followed her to the side hall.

After Umaru finished flipping through the book, he thought about it and began to copy Buddhist scriptures.

"Medicine Master Glazed Light Tathagata's Original Vows and Merit Sutra"

Word by word, every word is neat and orderly. Although it can't be said to be beautiful, it is very precise.

Due to court affairs and Queen Niu Hulu's poor health, Kangxi no longer summoned Uma Lu at any time as before, but would go to Kunning Palace whenever he had free time.

Yin Shuang'er came back after inquiring about the news and said to Uma Lu: "I went to inquire and said that the queen has been ill for several days. During this time, Master Tong has been managing the harem. The queen was really in poor health, so she called for help."

Come to the Emperor."

"I heard that I am now relying on medicine to help me breathe."

In the Kunning Palace, Mrs. Niu Hulu was lying on the bed, breathing rapidly, not breathing in as much as she was breathing out. Her face was extremely pale, her cheeks were sunken, and a layer of skin stuck to her bones. Her whole body looked unattractive.

.

Her head was dizzy, and she seemed unable to hear what others said.

The maid next to her fed her the medicine spoonful by spoonful.

Kangxi saw this in his eyes and asked again: "How long can she live now?"

The head of the Taiyuan Hospital once again repeated the previous answer. He lowered his head and said: "To return to the emperor, the life in the queen's body has been cut off, and her pulse is almost non-existent. I am afraid that she has already decayed from the inside of her body. In the past few months, I and others can only rely on various

The precious medicinal materials are a relief. I am not good at studying and cannot cure the disease. I am guilty."

Kangxi took a deep breath and asked them to retreat.

He knew that she ignored medicine and stone, so he just asked for peace of mind.

Kangxi held her hand and asked her, "What else do you want?"

The Niu Hulu clan regained some clarity from the chaos. She said: "This slave is not lucky enough to give birth to a son or a daughter for the emperor. The only thing I want in my life is the Niu Hulu clan."

She said intermittently: "I'll leave my father's family temple to you...the emperor."

"If any of the younger members of the clan commit wrongdoings in the future, please ask the Emperor... for the sake of your slaves, please spare their lives."

"I agree with you."

This is not a husband's promise to his wife, but a promise from the king of a country.

Niu Hulu couldn't think about that much anymore. She only knew that he agreed. She showed the last smile of her life. She held his hand tightly and smiled palely: "Thank you very much."

Niu Hulu closed her eyes and fell into eternal sleep.

Her hands were as tight as chicken claws and she never let go.

She was the daughter of the Niu Hulu family all her life until her death, and she never thought about herself.

The name she will leave in history is just the cold words "Niu Hulu Family".

No one in the world will know that she is Yuyan.

That Yu Yan also held a fan to swat the fireflies, rode horses in the suburbs, and wrote poems to take advantage of her youth.

She eventually became Niu Hulu.

In that year, AD 1678, on February 26, the seventeenth year of Kangxi's reign, Queen Niu Hulu died in Kunning Palace.

The news spread throughout the palace.

The Empress Dowager arrived at the Qianqing Gate and wanted to enter the palace to cry. Kangxi repeated his old words, so the Empress Dowager returned to the palace.

The kings, beizi, dukes, ministers, bachelors, bachelors, and bodyguards entered the Danxi gate of Qianqing gate, and all the civil and military officials from Manchu and Han Dynasties gathered outside the gate of Qianqing to mourn.

Princesses, princesses, kings, concubines Belle and women of second rank and above from the Eight Banners all went to Kunning Palace to mourn.

On that day, Fei Yaosai, the leader of the inner guard, sent an order to the great scholars Suo'etu, Ledehong, and Nalan Mingzhu: "Go out to conquer the king, Baylor, and other officials to conquer the bandits for the country, pacify the place, and serve in the industry. This order

I can't bear to wait for my wife to wear mourning clothes. She wears mourning clothes, takes off her earrings, and distributes them."

The ministers received the order and expressed their gratitude. They all had their own ideas, so I won't say them for the time being.

On February 27, due to the death of the queen, the court was suspended for five days. During these five days, no political affairs were taken care of.

On that day, the Empress Daxing's book was placed outside the Qianqing Gate.

At this time, Empress Daxing was buried in the main hall of Kunning Palace, and everyone mourned as before.

On the morning of February 28, Queen Daxing's book was placed outside Qianqing Gate.

At the time of the twelfth lunar month, Kangxi personally sent Queen Zigong of Daxing to the Wuying Hall.

The imperial concubines, concubines, princesses, princesses, etc., the kings, concubines Belle, and wives of second rank and above all followed Zi Gong into the palace gate.

All the kings, beizi, dukes, civil and military officials all knelt down outside the palace gate to welcome him.

Kangxi came to express his condolences in person.

The kings, Beizi, Duke and other ministers all looked eastward to express their condolences.

The kings, Beizi, Gong and other ministers asked them to return to the palace, and Kangxi returned to the palace.

At the end of the day, all the kings, Beizi, and Dukes raised their ministers to express their condolences.

Kangxi issued an edict: From now on, all kings, princes, princes and ministers will gather outside the palace gate every morning and evening to mourn.

At Mao hour on February 29th, Kangxi went to the Queen's Zi Palace in Dahang to mourn.

Not long after, the Empress Dowager came to express her condolences in front of Queen Zi's Palace in Daxing.

Kangxi saw her coming and bowed to avoid her.
Chapter completed!