The weather in June was a little stuffy, but there was no sound of insects disturbing it. Under the dim sky, the study room was lit up with bright candles, which did not make the man reading the memorial on the dragon table unhappy because of the weather.
Li Dequan carefully put down the warm tea in the corner of the dragon table and stood sideways to await instructions. He raised his head slightly to look at the dignified Emperor in front of him, thinking about Liu Jinzhong's report after he returned from Jingren Palace. He did not pick on the two palace maids that the Emperor had rewarded and left them behind. Could it be that the master could not see it?
" What are you thinking about?" The man on the dragon table asked in a slightly deep voice. His slightly thin face looked up at Li Dequan.
Li Dequan was just a little suspicious, but he didn't expect the Emperor to notice it in such a short time. He had already come to his senses when he heard Kang Xi's question. He looked up and saw the Emperor looking at him with curiosity in his eyes. He quickly knelt down and said without hiding the doubts in his heart,""Today, the Emperor ordered Eunuch Liu to send Fourth Prince back to Jing Ren Palace and also to give him the 'Delightful Joy' in the study room."
He raised his eyebrows and recalled that this had indeed happened today. That rather bold child had actually sneaked into the study room to ask for an audience because he wanted to see Tong Jiashi. He had indeed seen that he was extremely filial, so he had given the two of them to Tong Jiashi. He thought that Tong Jiashi would be a little more vigilant, but when he heard Li Dequan mention it, he thought that the two of them had not been accepted.
" If those two weren't accepted, just let them do what they were doing. Don't let Imperial Grandmother find out about this." He couldn't be content even in this month. If it wasn't because the two of them were blood relatives, how could he tolerate her like this?
Hearing the Emperor's words, he must have expected that he would be sent back, but now he had been taken in by the real Emperor and placed in the Fourth Prince's side hall. Li Dequan smiled bitterly and shook his head as he continued to report,"Emperor, those two people have already been ordered to stay by the Imperial Noble Consort's servant, Nanny Cui. I heard that they have already been placed in the Fourth Prince's side hall to await orders."
Seeing Li Dequan say this, Kang Xi was a little annoyed and threw the memorial in his hand to the side. He said to the person kneeling on the ground in a slightly heavy tone, Tell me everything clearly from the beginning to the end."
Li Dequan knew that the Emperor was most annoyed by his servant's lies, but this matter was not a big deal, but it was also a small matter. Li Dequan, who had not thought it through, could not say anything to Kang Xi. Just as he was at a loss, he remembered Liu Jinzhong who had gone to Jingren Palace today and quickly kowtowed and reported, The one who went to Imperial Noble Consort Niangniang's palace today was Eunuch Liu. The Emperor might as well order him to come and report."
She glared at Dequan and said,""Then hurry up and find him for Zhen."
Seeing that she had retreated, Kang Xi held his forehead and thought silently. In this palace, besides Imperial Grandmother, he was the closest person to her. When he was young, he was also quite interested in seeing her. However, he did not know when she had become like the other women in the palace. For some reason, she wanted to borrow her belly to have children.
Thinking that today's matter was a new idea that she came up with, she ordered people to send the Fourth Prince back to Jing Ren Palace with two palace maids. After that, thinking that he would definitely be brought back, she did not ask anyone to come and ask. However, Kang Xi did not have any conspiracy theories about this matter, and he was still quite partial to Tong Jia Shi and Tong Jia.
" Greetings, Master. The Emperor is in luck." Liu Jinzhong entered the hall and kowtowed.
Kang Xi didn't want to waste any more time. After ordering his men to get up, he asked," I heard Li Dequan say that the two palace maids that I ordered you to send to Jingren Palace have been detained?"
Eunuch Liu already knew why he was ordered to come. After hearing the Emperor's question, he bowed and replied,"Replying to the emperor, those two palace maids were taken in by the imperial noble consort's palace maid Cui Nanny. Moreover, Nanny Cui was very happy and said that because the imperial noble consort was unable to help the fourth brother personally, this person just happened to solve the consort's problem."
After listening to Liu Jinzhong's words with a frown, Kang Xi asked again," Then how was Fourth Brother arranged when he went back?"
He didn't know why the Emperor thought this way, but Liu Jin Zhong still reported the truth, When this servant left, I saw Nanny Cui carrying someone to the back hall. Presumably, she went to look for Imperial Noble Consort."
Kang Xi was just about to reprimand him when he saw Li Dequan enter the study and say that he had something important to report. He waved Eunuch Liu out and asked Li Dequan impatiently,""What's the matter?"
Ignoring the Emperor's tone, he had just heard that someone from Jingren Palace had come to deliver a message and hurried over to report,"Reporting to the emperor, the people from Jing Ren Palace came to pass a message saying that when the fourth brother was sent back to Jing Ren Palace by Eunuch Liu today, the imperial noble consort was worried about leaving the back hall and was stopped by the servants to wait in the front hall. Now, she has ordered people to pack the fourth brother's things into the back hall and said that since the emperor has allowed them to meet, it would be fine to let him stay for the next ten days."
After hearing this, Kang Xi's frown became more and more difficult to let go. He looked up and was about to ask the people to leave when he saw Li Dequan's unfinished expression. He said to him in a deep voice, If you have anything else to say, say it quickly."
Li Dequan was shocked when he heard that the Imperial Noble Consort had left the rear hall because of the Fourth Brother. After all, if she had not given birth to a child before, it was understandable that she would only treat the Fourth Brother as her own if she had a son. But now that she had safely given birth to the Eighth Princess, even if this child was Ge Ge, she might not be able to give birth to a little brother next time. Why did she suddenly change her attitude towards the Fourth Brother?
The women in the harem really made him, a half-man, confused. Hearing the displeasure in the Emperor's restrained voice, Li Dequan quickly kowtowed and reported again,"Imperial noble consort niangniang sent all of Fourth Prince's nannies and servant girls back to the Internal Affairs Office and even told nannies Cui to spread the word that if she were to send someone like this who spoke too much and didn't know their place again, niangniang would personally go to the Internal Affairs Office to pick someone for Fourth Prince. Now, the ones taking care of Fourth Prince are already the ones the emperor sent over, Xi Xi Shang Huan, but now they're renamed Ming Shuang and Zhao Ke."
After listening to Li Dequan's words, Kang Xi seemed to feel that something would never come back. However, it only made him feel slightly uncomfortable, but there was no heartache, so he ignored it calmly. However, when he heard that the person he gave her to beat her happened to help her, he smiled and shook his head in his heart.
Since Tong Jia Shi trusted him so much, then she couldn't make the slightest mistake with those two people. Previously, she thought that she would send them back so she didn't investigate thoroughly. Now, it was better to quickly send people to check if there was anyone behind those two people. Also, she had to find out the Fourth Prince's group of nanny and serving palace maids as soon as possible.
" Li Dequan, send someone to find out if there's anyone behind those two palace maids. You must investigate carefully. If the Imperial Noble Consort and the Fourth Prince are frightened because of those two, you should know the consequences. Also, it's time to change the head of the Internal Affairs Office." After giving his orders, Kang Xi remembered that he already knew about this matter. He thought that the Imperial Grandmother should have received a letter, so it was better to go there tomorrow.
Kang Xi was worried about how he would explain this to his imperial grandmother tomorrow. Just as he looked up to check the time, he saw that Li Dequan was still kneeling below and did not go out. He reprimanded him sternly," Didn't Zhen order you to do something? Why are you still kneeling here? Hurry up and get lost."
The Emperor's orders were easy to carry out, but the Head of Internal Affairs was currently Consort De's grandfather, Wu Ya Xianqing. If these words really came out of his mouth, the Emperor and the others wouldn't dare to say anything disrespectful, but if Consort De spoke up afterwards, then it would be his sin.
Hearing the Emperor's reprimand, Li Dequan still knelt on the ground and kowtowed."" The current head of the Internal Affairs Office is Consort De's grandfather, Wu Ya Xianqing."
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