Chapter 1259: Su Ma's funeral, Song is pregnant

If it weren't for the miraculous medicine that Su Mingzhe gave her, Su Malagu would have died long ago.

Even so, Su Malagu is now in a dying state.

As soon as Kangxi entered the bedroom, Sumalagu, who had been in a dying state, seemed to have sensed something and slowly opened her eyes.

Defei, Rouze, and Yinreng's wife Helan, who had been waiting by the bedside, quickly gave up their seats to the panic-stricken Kangxi.

Kangxi grasped Su Malagu's trembling right hand, feeling her thinness, which was only skin and bones. He could no longer control the sadness on his face, and two lines of turbid tears flowed down his wrinkles:
"Ernie... I'm back!"

"I'm glad you're back... I just want to see the emperor again and serve my master (Xiao Zhuang)..."

After seeing Kangxi, Su Malagu's spirits lifted, but everyone else could see that this was just her last burst of energy, her "radiant look" before death.

Sure enough, not long after, the red glow on Su Malagu's face quickly faded, and the luster in her eyes gradually lost its luster.

In an instant, the Cining Palace was filled with cries of grief!
Although, in the eyes of ordinary people, Su Malagu died at the age of over 90, which is considered a happy funeral.

However, no prince dared to show any joy.

Even the prince, who had always been ignorant of the seriousness of the situation, couldn't help but burst into tears at this moment.

Su Mingzhe also cried along with everyone else, and used his energy to make his eyes red and swollen. He looked sad and distressed, and then he advised Kangxi:

"Ama, please don't be sad. The dead cannot be resurrected. Ama still needs to select the right person to organize my aunt's funeral!"

In fact, Kangxi was already satisfied just to see Su Malagu for the last time.

After hearing Su Mingzhe's consolation, Kangxi's sadness was slightly relieved:
"As for the funeral, let the third prince take care of it. If the other princes have nothing to worry about, they can all keep vigil and observe mourning... As for the specifications, they will be in accordance with the concubines... The cemetery will be next to the ancestor (Xiaozhuang)..."

After Su Mingzhe confirmed everything, he asked Concubine De to accompany Kangxi to the Yangxin Palace to rest.

In less than a month, Kangxi rushed back to the capital from Jiangnan through wind and rain. He was exhausted both physically and mentally, but he did not refuse Su Mingzhe's arrangement.

After seeing Kangxi off, Su Mingzhe immediately came to the outside of the Cining Palace and instructed the princes:
"Third brother, the emperor said that you should be in charge of aunt's funeral... The other brothers, all of you should keep vigil and observe mourning for aunt until she is buried!"

Everyone accepted the arrangement calmly.

Only the 'deposed crown prince' Yinreng stood up in a panic, grabbed Su Mingzhe's sleeve, and asked expectantly:
"Fourth brother, did the emperor ever say whether we will be imprisoned after the funeral?"

"Brother, don't talk nonsense. We have to wait until after Aunt's funeral to discuss anything!"

Su Mingzhe looked at Yinreng, who was as stupid as a pig and had no vision at all, and sighed softly before speaking to comfort him:

"Don't worry, second brother. Even if the emperor refuses to let you out this time, I will definitely find a way for you if I have the chance in the future!"

"Thank you, fourth brother!"

Yinreng had been imprisoned for a year and was worried all day long. He aged faster than Kangxi. Not only did he have wrinkles on his face, but he also had white hair in his braids.

"Don't worry, brother!"

Seeing the prince looking so pitiful, Su Mingzhe was afraid that he would say something wrong again, so he quickly called the fifth prince Yinqi and asked Yinqi to take him back and kneel down.

On the other hand, the third prince received the task of handling the funeral and hurried to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take care of it.

As for other princes, such as the eighth prince Yinsi, the ninth prince Yin'er and the tenth prince Yin'e, they all knelt there obediently, not moving, as if they were really sad about the death of Sumalagu.

Sumalagu's death was a huge blow to Kangxi.

The next day, Kangxi developed a high fever.

Although Su Mingzhe also fantasized that it would be best if Kangxi left with Su Malagu.

However, the Plane Heavenly Dao was clearly unwilling to do so.

Therefore, under the careful care of Concubine De, after lying in bed for half a month, Kangxi finally defeated the disease and gradually recovered.

Early February.

As the mausoleum was prepared, under the auspices of the Third Prince, except for the Fifth Prince Yinqi and the Seventh Prince Yinyou who stayed in Beijing to serve the Empress Dowager, all the other princes escorted the coffin to the Eastern Mausoleum for burial. Not long after, the princes returned from the Eastern Mausoleum.

The eldest prince, the third prince, the seventh prince and others all completed their tasks and returned to their respective residences.

After the deposed crown princes Yinreng, Yinsi, Yinlu, and Yinqi came back, they saw Su Mingzhe and asked eagerly:
"My Lord, what do you think of our confinement?"

"The Emperor is in a bad mood, so this matter is not easy to handle. It would be more appropriate to wait until there is good news before bringing this up!"

Su Mingzhe really didn't want to pay attention to these four people.

However, he had to consider his reputation after all, so he could only suppress his impatience and explain to them.

The four did not get the answers they wanted. Although they were a little angry, they could do nothing about it. They could only return to the clan house and accept continued confinement.

On the other hand, Kangxi, with white hair, was weak due to a serious illness and could not stand the heat in the capital.

Just after the Qingming Festival, Kangxi set out again to Chengde to escape the summer heat.

After seeing Kangxi off, Su Mingzhe prepared to continue to be busy with government affairs.

On this day, Su Peisheng walked in cautiously and reported:

"My Lord, Mrs. Song wants to see you."

Song was originally a palace maid who grew up with the Fourth Prince Yinzhen. She was pretty and beautiful, and she once became pregnant with Yinzhen's first child. Although the child died less than a month after birth, Yinzhen still took good care of her.

"pass!"

Hearing that it was Song who wanted to see him, Su Mingzhe immediately put down his official duties, a gentle expression appeared on his face, and he smiled at Concubine Song who was about to kneel down and said:
"Chu Rui, why are you here at this time?"

The fourth prince Yinzhen was strict in managing his household and did not allow women to disturb him during working hours.

Women like Song and Li were also quite self-conscious and seldom disturbed men while they were working. Generally, if there was anything going on, they would leave it to the legitimate wife Rouze to handle.

Looking at the man's concerned eyes, Song suppressed her excitement and joy and slowly said:

"My Lord, I am... pregnant!"

"Ok?"

Su Mingzhe was stunned for a moment, then reacted and quickly took the woman's slender wrist with joy:

"Are you really pregnant? Have you called the imperial physician?"

"That's what Doctor Chen said!"

Song really couldn't hide her excitement.

However, being able to get pregnant again was what Song was looking forward to day and night.

However, whenever she thought about her first pregnancy and the birth of a daughter, who died just a few days after birth, she felt so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.

Now, she is pregnant again. If something goes wrong with the child, she really won’t be able to survive.

After much thought, Song could only come to the man to seek comfort.

Su Mingzhe knew what the woman was thinking. He comforted her softly for a while, then took her for a walk in the yard while explaining to her the things she needed to pay attention to during pregnancy.

Song was less than 30 years old, had a voluptuous figure, and had already given birth to a child, so it was not very dangerous for her to have a second child.

However, the first child died before the full month was reached. This also shows that Song’s mood may have been unstable when she was pregnant, which led to the child’s incomplete and unhealthy development.

Therefore, in order to calm the Song family's mentality, Su Mingzhe used the "Calm Mind Technique" when he spoke.

After finally making Song feel at ease, Su Mingzhe immediately called Su Peisheng and asked him to dispatch a dozen palace maids and nannies with clean hands and feet to serve Song.

There are too many dark things in the palace, and Su Mingzhe doesn't want his child to die because of some unpleasant things.

(End of this chapter)