The next day, the banquet of the Mongolian vassals, but the emperor of Bowang was present, the throne was empty, for a time there were rumors, everyone turned their heads and ears, the news of the ban was originally extremely strict, but now it is different from before, the emperor announced his will to the ministers in his own situation early, indicating that it was just heat stroke, but there were more discussions outside, the first emperor used to be in this smoke wave to cool the palace dragon royal return to the sky, the cause is also diarrhea, the emperor is now driving in Rehe, such a lesson from the past, it is really terrible, Shen Guifen presided over the affairs of Rehe, and when he heard such rumors, although he didn't think so, he was afraid that there was some accident, so he asked the imperial doctor, and in the afternoon of the second day, he handed a sign to ask to see the emperor.

The queen hid in the inner room of the Dongnuan Pavilion, listening to the conversation outside through the curtain, Shen Guifen came in and asked for peace, "The emperor's body is good?" ”

"I've gotten a lot better, I still felt cold on my body yesterday, I sweated in the morning, and now I'm transparent and much more comfortable."

"What did the emperor use for lunch? At this time, the minister thought that it was important to avoid meat and greasy things. ”

Shen Guifen asked about daily diet and daily life like a housekeeper, and the queen couldn't help frowning slightly when she heard it, "This Shen Guifen is here to be the emperor's family." But he did not know how the emperor would answer.

The emperor outside the curtain was not angry, he only felt very kind, and said with a gentle smile: "After a night of bird's nest porridge, half a steamed bun, and the pickles of Liubiju, I also fell into my stomach." ”

Shen Guifen also asked for the act of handling palace affairs without authorization last night, and the emperor shook his head and said approvingly, "You handled it very well, you arranged it outside, and I slept peacefully." ”

"Yes, the emperor is holy, the emperor is already in good health. Chen thought that it was better to return to Beijing quickly," Shen Guifen continued, "Rehe has not been repaired for many years, and there are few human eyes, so it is not easy to be healthy. ”

"I'll leave tomorrow afternoon. The matters on the road, you and the king of Bo to discuss, don't delay the time on the road," another male voice sounded in the hall, it was the voice of Prince Horqin Bo Yan, "There is no need to hand over the sign in everything." ”

"It is only two or three days to return to Beijing," Shen Guifen said, "The official road from Rehe to Beijing is already very neat, please don't worry about it." ”

The Emperor coughed a few times. The two of them retreated, the emperor took a few breaths, and called the queen again, the queen hurriedly opened the curtain, followed by the palace maids, "The emperor is uncomfortable again?" ”

The Emperor shook his head, "It's a bit disgusting, probably because I ate too much for lunch." You help me lie down, and I will sleep a little longer. ”

Although the emperor is in good health. In the end, it is still this disease, just like a landslide and the ground cracks, and the legs and feet are still a little sore when I start driving the next day. Ordered the emperor to return to Beijing directly, and did not need to come to the Old Summer Palace to say hello, two days after the emperor returned to the Forbidden City, the palace people in the Old Summer Palace also returned to the Forbidden City.

The queen mother of the two palaces got off the carriage in the Shunzhen Gate and immediately asked for a sedan chair to go to the Yangxin Palace. When they arrived at the Yangxin Gate, the queen greeted them under the door, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an held the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi and got off the sedan chair, and saw the queen and Concubine Hui kneeling on the ground, and indifferently asked them to get up, but they didn't talk much, and went straight into the East Warm Pavilion of the Yangxin Palace.

The emperor wore a purple short placket and sat cross-legged on the kang to make folds, and when he saw the queen mother of the two palaces coming in, he went down the pit cleanly and asked for peace, and the queen mother Cixi looked at the emperor's complexion very well, so she let go of her heart, "Is your body good?" ”

"Emperor Laofei is worried, it's really a son who is not filial," the emperor said with a smile, "It's just that I'm a little tired in Rehe, and the imperial doctor said that it's not in the way." ”

"It's better to go out less in the future," the Empress Dowager Ci'an said to the Buddha, "We are very worried outside, I heard that you are not in good health in Rehe, but I am panicked like anything." ”

"E-niang bothered." Emperor Tongzhi turned around on the ground, "Look, I'm not good." ”

"That's fine." The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the imperial doctor's pulse book and prescription, "When I returned to Beijing, I had a good rest for a few days, although the journey was short, it was also tiring." ”

"Don't be tired," the emperor picked up a fold, "Erchen has something else to tell the emperor's mother," the queen and several concubines stood on the ground, and the emperor also gave the seat, "This is the excerpt of the internal affairs office, which is preparing for the celebration of the emperor's 40th birthday, I took a look, and I think it's very good, or ask the emperor's mother to take a look." ”

The emperor naturally wanted to make every effort to organize the Thousand Autumn Festival of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the North Sea War, took a lot of land, drank the North Sea water, and raised the prestige of the country abroad, which can be described as the first big victory in the first year of Tongzhi.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an sat on the kang in the west, watching the Empress Dowager Cixi pick up the fold, she opened it and looked at it, "This is too extravagant, why do you need to engage in a scene project, and then build a stage archway and a colorful building?" Haha, the Internal Affairs Office is really messing around," the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled at the Empress Dowager Ci'an, "I'm in the palace, and the things outside are so messed up, I can't see it on my birthday, who will I see?" ”

Ci'an smiled, "Naturally, it's for the subjects outside, this is the blessing of my sister." ”

"These face projects are not needed, the horizontal and vertical appearance of the capital is acceptable," the Empress Dowager Cixi said to the Tongzhi Emperor, "What other singing operas are all things of the past, don't make anything extraordinary, I am only forty years old now, and there will be more celebrations in the future, so every ten years, if this year is out of line, in the future, you, the emperor, will not be difficult to ride a tiger, and the scene will become bigger and bigger." ”

"Huang Eniang is sympathetic to her son, and her son must prepare well in the future, but this time it can't be ambiguous, don't say anything else, this play will naturally be sung," Emperor Tongzhi said with a smile, "The Shengping Department has arranged for all kinds of opera troupes in Beijing to come into the palace to sing, and it is important to make Huang Eniang comfortable watching the play these days." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, "Since you say so, that's it," Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Empress Ci'an and the others, "It seems that you all have to trust me with your blessing." ”

On September 25, the Empress Dowager issued an edict, saying, "The prince of the interior, the ministers of civil and military affairs of the first and second grades, and the generals, governors, and commanders of the generals, governors, and commanders of the capital, as usual, should pay tribute and forge, and all of them should be offered without sacrifice to show compassion." Three days later, the Queen Mother issued a decree, saying, "Because of the suffering of the soldiers, three million gold will be awarded to the internal treasury, so that the funds are full." It is also known as "the celebration is coming, and the view of what heart is unbridled, and the blessing of Taiwan." All the ceremonies are still held in the palace. (To be continued.) )