The dark sky outside made the lights in the study room brighter. Kang Xi sat in front of the dragon table and focused on reading the memorial. These days, due to the end of the war in San Fan, the Ministry of Revenue had finally reduced their military expenses. However, it was still consumed by years of war. Even if this expenditure was reduced, the Ministry of Revenue still had a memorial to submit.
After reading the letter from the Ministry of Revenue official and looking at the reports of disasters on the dragon table, he was about to lean over the table and think carefully when Li Dequan came in from outside the hall and bowed to report,""Emperor, Consort De niangniang's little third son brought soup to ask if he could move to Yonghe Palace. It seems that the sixth prince's body is slightly unwell.”
Li Dequan was usually very perceptive. He saw that Consort De had lost some power, but he should not have come to disturb her. However, because of Li Dequan's many years of experience in the palace, Consort De still had the Sixth Prince by her side. Moreover, she still had a baby in her stomach that was unknown whether it was a prince or an imperial daughter. It was not good to go too far.
If Consort De could turn over a new leaf, she would remember his kindness. If she made the Emperor unhappy, he could also show off his merits in front of the Imperial Noble Consort. Li Dequan's actions were killing two birds with one stone. However, Consort De was now in the palace without the help of the external family. Even if she was one of the four consorts, Li Dequan would not take a fancy to her. He had to give her some eye drops without leaving a trace.
"Humph, the eighth princess died early after being diagnosed by the imperial doctor. A few days ago, I ordered Imperial Doctor Liu to go and check on her and listen to his report. The eighth princess will definitely recover when she catches Zhou Li. Now, my good prince is unwell because of her. Is it really the prince who is unwell or is it my imperial order that makes her unwell?”It was indeed Li Dequan who had been serving the Emperor for so many years and knew Kangxi's thoughts. In the beginning, many princes had become Kangxi's heart knot before they had grown up. They could have used other excuses to succeed, but now they had only been rebuffed.
After hearing Kang Xi's words, how could Li Dequan not know the position of Imperial Noble Consort and Consort De in the Emperor's heart? He bowed and asked uncertainly,""Then do you want to see the soup that you sent over?”
Kang Xi, who was already very worried about the Ministry of Revenue, wanted to wave his hand and say no when he heard Li Dequan's question. However, when he was about to say this, he seemed to have thought of something. His face revealed an uninteresting expression as he instructed Li Dequan,"Welcome to Yonghe Palace."
Li Dequan put his hand into his sleeve and secretly weighed the weight. He quickly walked out of the study room with a happy expression and ordered the two people waiting outside to move the Emperor to Yonghe Palace. Seeing that someone had turned around to take the palace lantern to lead the way, he turned to Little Sanzi, who was waiting at the side with a food box in his hand, and said,""The emperor heard of Consort De's filial piety and remembered that he hasn't been to Yonghe Palace for some time. You should hurry back to the palace and report. I will accompany the emperor and arrive soon.”
Little Third was a trusted eunuch whom Wu Ya Xianqing had found for Consort De when he was the Chief of the Internal Affairs Office. He was bound together with Consort De for good or bad. Hearing Eunuch Li's reply, he was happy for his master. He knew that he could not deliver the soup today, but it was better to receive news that the Emperor had gone to Yonghe Palace. He hurriedly kowtowed to Eunuch Liu and bid farewell to report back.
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It was not yet midsummer, but Yonghe Palace was already bustling with beautiful scenery. Even Imperial Consort Tong Jia's Jingren Palace did not have such a beautiful scenery. In this slightly cool night, because it was evening, although it was not clear in front of him, the fragrance of the blooming flowers could let Kangxi know a little.
Looking up at the brightly lit main hall not far away, Kang Xi was indeed puzzled. It was this woman in front of him, who only had an elegant appearance but had a little more thought than anyone else in the palace. Why did he feel that she was a little better than Tong Jiashi, who was sincere about him, and why was she so sad for Wu Yashi to make his biological cousin.
He didn't want to blame himself for all the mistakes, so Wu Yashi could only bear it for him. He waved his hand to separate the two palace servants holding the palace lanterns in front of him. He ignored Wu Yashi, who was dressed in colorful clothes and looked very charming under the palace lanterns, and entered the hall while listening to the greeting behind him.
At night, glazed lamps were lit everywhere in the Yonghe Palace's main hall, making the interior of the hall look a little different from the secular world. The jade chess pieces placed on the small wooden table of the Wuya clan who did not know how to play chess were white and black without flaws, but they were also exquisite. It was unknown whether it was because of the candlelight at night, but the entire hall was shining with golden light.
Before Kang Xi could finish sizing her up, Wu Yashi had to put down her usual reserve because she had something to plead with Kang Xi. She got up and followed him into the hall. She took the rock sugar bird's nest that had been stewed in the small kitchen and tested the temperature in her hand. It was edible. She walked unsteadily towards the main seat with her big belly that was about to give birth.
"Your Majesty, it seems that you have nothing in your stomach. Although the food in Qie's palace cannot be considered exquisite, I hope that Your Majesty can give me some face.”The Yonghe Palace was the one that used the most of the small kitchen. Not only did Wu Ya Xianqing from the Internal Affairs Office take care of her, but she also had the most children in the palace. Although it was equivalent to losing a son and a daughter, there was still the Sixth Prince who said that he was weak outside all year round. Since Wu Ya had been favored, she had not lost her body, so she did not dare to eat more.
Looking down at the bowl of slightly warm rock sugar bird's nest, Kang Xi was truly terrified that this high-quality blood bird's nest could be called not very exquisite. She was just a little imperial concubine, because Wu Ya Xianqing must have held quite a lot in his hands.
Kang Xi didn't even look at Wu Yashi as he said seriously,"You have been very attentive these few days, and today you even used the Sixth Prince's body as an excuse to lure Zhen here. It seems that Zhen has not treated you too leniently, or you have already forgotten your own origin.”
When Wu Yashi heard Kang Xi's stern words, she was a little unsteady. Fortunately, the palace maid beside her came forward to support her, otherwise, something big would have happened. With the comfort of the palace maid, Wu Yashi finally remembered that she had not pleaded for her grandfather's matter. She could only suppress the grievance in her heart and apologize to Kang Xi,"The emperor is right. Zhi Yinzuo's body hasn't been feeling well these few days. ChenQie thought that the emperor loved him very much, so she ordered little San to mention a few words when he went, but she didn't dare to say such vulgarities for no reason.”
If he didn't have much true feelings for Kangxi, the woman in the palace, but he was very concerned about this rare child who had grown up. Whether this was true or not, Kangxi didn't want to say anything more. He waved his hand to stop Wu Yashi and said impatiently,"Alright, in a while, zhen will order the imperial physician to come and take my pulse. If there is nothing else, zhen still has a memorial to read.”
Wu Yashi had never seen Kangxi like this before. Even when she was a palace maid in Jingren Palace, she had seen him being very kind. It was impossible to say that she did not miss Kangxi at that time. Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, Wu Yashi quickly asked the palace maid to help him up and said to Kangxi anxiously,"Emperor, this concubine has something to say. Please stay in this palace for a while, okay?”
She had never felt so wronged before. Even though she knew that her first child was given birth to by Tong Jiashi, she did not feel as embarrassed as she was now. It was just that the pride that had been nurtured by Kang Xi's guilt and favor for many years made her still forcefully hold on to the face Kang Xi had given her. It was rare for her to show weakness to those two 'good's.
In the past, Kang Xi would still feel some pity when he heard this. Now, he looked at this little servant who was born as a servant. The decorations in the hall were even more beautiful than those in the Imperial Noble Consort's palace. How could a mortal favor the weak? Moreover, this weak person was his cousin. Kang Xi's debt to Tong Jiashi was no less than this palace maid.
The more he looked at the objects in the hall, the more he guessed what she was going to say. However, because of the sixth prince and the heir in the belly of the Wuya family, he had been patient and did not want to see the fake face of the Wuya family. Kang Xi flung his sleeves and turned around, saying,"Since you have something to say, say it quickly."
Seeing Kang Xi like this, Wu Yashi almost lost the courage to speak. She only remembered that her mother had come to the palace to kneel and beg her today, and that her grandfather had taken care of her all these years. It was true that the Emperor would not like her because of this, but she had to say it. She did not dare to turn to Kang Xi. Wu Yashi was afraid that she would not have the courage to plead for mercy. She knelt down and kowtowed behind him. After getting up, she said,"Emperor, this servant's grandfather Wu Ya Xianqing.”
"Alright, if you want to talk about Wu Ya Xianqing, then there is no need to continue. Zhen and the Empress Dowager have done a lot of things to him. It is still the Empress Dowager's mercy to spare his cheap life. If it were up to Zhen, he should have been executed by dismemberment to warn others.”Seeing Li Dequan's secret investigation, Mizhe Kangxi had such thoughts for a moment. After all, it was because Consort De spared his life. Now Consort De actually came to plead for mercy. Could it be that he wanted to be restored to his original position?
She could no longer stay in this dull and boring hall. If Wu Yashi had not pleaded for mercy for this matter, Kang Xi would not have treated her badly because of their previous relationship. But now, even Kang Xi did not know how to treat her. There was no more to say. He waved his sleeve at Li Dequan, who was bowing to the side, and said," Salute." He got up and left in a hurry with the people who had come, their faces filled with anger.
Seeing the Emperor leave in such a rage, Cuiping was just about to lower her head and persuade her master to stop him when she saw Consort De lying on the side with a forbearing expression. She hurriedly called for the palace maids to come and help.
" Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Hurry up and send someone to call the imperial physician. Little Third, hurry up and find the Emperor. Hurry up and go. Your Majesty, please bear with it. The imperial physician will be here soon. The Emperor will be back soon too." Cuiping didn't know what she was talking about. She only ordered the crowd incoherently and comforted Wu Yashi.
" Ah, Sister Cuiping, look! Mother, there's a lot of blood flowing down there," Cuiyu, who was helping Cuiping take care of the Wu Ya Clan in the palace, pointed at the blood-stained bed with a trembling finger and said in panic.
Perhaps Cuiyu's voice was too loud, but Wu Yashi, who was in a trance because of the pain, was called back to her senses. When she regained her senses, she felt a heavy falling force in her stomach. How could Wu Yashi, who had given birth to two sons and a daughter, not know the reason for this? Without the emperor's favor, could God take away the child in her stomach?
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