Li Dequan followed the Emperor out of Yonghe Palace. He knew what Kangxi meant. Consort De would not have a chance to make a comeback. Even if she was still one of the four concubines, she could not have any more favored children.
Although he was thinking about something in his heart, his eyes never left Kang Xi. He saw the Emperor stop at the slightly smaller fork in the garden and look up at the Jingren Palace that the Emperor had not visited for some time. Because Li Dequan knew that the Imperial Noble Consort seemed to have gained power, he had heard more about the Jingren Palace.
"Emperor, at this hour, Imperial Noble Consort should be reading to the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Princess.”As soon as Li Dequan finished speaking, he bowed and returned with his head lowered to await instructions.
Kang Xi had arranged for people to enter each palace either openly or covertly, such as Ming Shuang and Zhao Ke. Kang Xi didn't really like the literary talent of his cousin, Tong Jiashi. After all, even if a woman studied literature, it wasn't as important as rules. Tong Jiashi had a special upbringing nanny to teach her since she was young. It was also because of Hersheli's heartache that she didn't let the two of them enter the palace with Tong Jiashi. Instead, she changed to Nanny Cui, who had many thoughts but did her job properly.
How could he have more time to study and practice calligraphy now? However, from what Li Dequan said, Xianying was often like this. This piqued Kang Xi's interest. He thought about how Tong Jiashi had changed from her usual weak self to a phoenix reborn after she gave birth to the Eighth Princess. If he thought about her behavior in the Cining Palace that day, she would have repeatedly asked him for help with tears in her eyes. However, when he thought about how she did not look at him that day, Kang Xi felt a little comfortable.
"Don't alert anyone to go to Jingren Palace to take a look.”Kang Xi thought that he could not let a woman corrupt a good prince, so he ordered Li Dequan to lead the way to Jingren Palace.
Although there were quite a few delays on the way, the Third Eunuch of Yonghe Palace was still a step late and did not know that Kang Xi had turned to another place. When he reached the study, he asked the palace servant who was guarding outside,"Eunuch, this family is Little Third, who served Consort De. I wonder if the emperor has returned. Our Consort De is not feeling well, so I wonder if you can help me inform him.”
"Third Eunuch is too polite. Hasn't the Emperor already gone to Consort De's place and hasn't returned to the study yet?”When Xiao Sanzi heard the palace servant's reply, he didn't know what to do. He wanted to go back and report first, but he was afraid that the Emperor would come back and delay the time, so he could only bow and wait patiently.
Kangxi, who had already gone to Jingren Palace, had asked Li Dequan in detail about the time he spent reading to the Fourth Prince. He knew that it would still take an hour to finish, and he did not walk very quickly because he wanted to listen to those few pages of the book.
Kang Xi had instructed them not to disturb him before they left for Jing Ren Palace. Li Dequan was also aware of this and was loudly announced. He raised his hand and knocked on the palace door a few times. Before he put down his hand, he heard a quiet voice asking,"Who is it?"
Li Dequan thought that the palace door would open immediately like the other doors, but he did not expect that the door would not open. Li Dequan turned to Kang Xi with a slightly questioning expression and asked if he would answer. However, the Emperor nodded at him twice and bowed to accept the order. He walked back to the palace door and answered,"This servant is Li Dequan, who serves the Emperor. I have received the Emperor's orders to report something to the Empress.”
He thought that the doors would open quickly, but he did not hear any noise from the hall. However, he did not have to wait for long. A eunuch holding a palace lantern opened the doors from inside. He looked up with a smile and was about to say something when he saw the bright yellow clothes that were very eye-catching in the night. He quickly bowed and said,"This servant Xiao Yingzi greets the emperor.”
It had never been so difficult to enter anywhere in the palace. Kang Xi asked Xiao Yingzi in a displeased voice,"Your master is merciful, so why are you so lazy? Why did you only come to open the door now?”
If he was blamed, the other Xiaoying Zi would be afraid. This matter was indeed something else because of his master's orders. However, knowing that the emperor was angry, Xiaoying Zi still fiercely kowtowed twice on the ground before saying,"Reporting to the Emperor, this is indeed the order of our Imperial Noble Consort. Because she didn't want to delay the masters of the various palaces who came to inquire about matters at this time, the Imperial Noble Consort ordered the three of us to take turns together.”
Xianying had to be careful because of the secrecy of the space. No matter how careful she was, she could not make any mistakes as long as all parts of the Jing Ren Palace were guarded tightly. Even after this instruction, every time she entered the space, Xianying was still quite frightened.
After listening to Kang Xi's report, he was even more displeased. He still had to be so careful in his own palace, but he did not know what kind of grievance Tong Jia suffered in this palace. However, he thought about how a few days ago, because he was unhappy, he had too much favor for a certain concubine in the palace. He did not know if it was because of her, but it had to be said that it was not easy to be an Emperor. When it came to cherishing one's life, it was a little sick. However, he could only feel wronged for the concubine who was unaware of this matter and was inexplicably angered.
Since Xianying already knew that he was here, Kang Xi was no longer careful. He turned to look at Li Dequan and shouted,"The Emperor has arrived." He nodded in satisfaction and walked into Jingren Palace.
Before they had gone far, they saw Xianying and the Fourth Prince walking over to welcome them. Before they even got in front of them, she bowed and said,"ChenQie (child) welcomes the emperor (emperor's mother).”
"Beloved consort is indeed too polite, quickly rise.”As Kang Xi spoke, he was about to shake hands and gently help her up, but Xianying got up first and leaned over to help Little Yinzhen up. She then turned to Kang Xi and said,"Your Majesty, it's still a bit cold at night on such a day.”
When he heard Xianying's words, he thought that she was only avoiding Yinzhen's hand because she was afraid that Yinzhen would catch a cold. If he could not find the fault, he naturally would not give Xianying any face. He followed Xianying's finger and walked towards the main hall.
"Beloved Consort, I heard that you have to read to Yinzhen and Eight Gege every night. Is that true?”Although Kang Xi asked Xianying, he didn't seem like he was just asking for her to admit it.
Xianying looked at Kang Xi with a slightly puzzled expression. She was just wondering why he needed to ask about her studies, but Kang Xi thought that she was still ignorant of her lack of knowledge. Just as he reached out to tease her, he saw Li Dequan, who was waiting outside the hall, enter the hall with Nanny Cui with an anxious expression.
He did not care about the other two and quickly knelt down and reported,"Your Majesty, Imperial Noble Consort, Eternal Harmony Palace's Consort De is about to give birth.”
After Kang Xi heard Li Dequan's report, his mood, which had been slightly better, became unhappy again. He was clearly fine when he left, so what was the point of this? Did he want to use the flesh in his stomach to make a raft? Just as he was about to wave his hand to order the two to leave, Xianying glanced at the anxious little Yinzhen. After thinking for a moment, she saw Kang Xi raise his head and quickly reached out to stop him. She looked at the kneeling Nanny Cui and asked,"I wonder who this messenger is, and if he has disturbed the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager?”
Mentioning the person who came to report, Nanny Cui's face showed slight displeasure. Even if her master had not yet returned the power of the palace, it would be a matter of a few days. Those dog servants actually went to inform the Third Consort first. In the end, they could not find the Emperor, and then remembered that there was still the Jingren Palace to search for, so they casually said some words to deal with it.
"Reporting to Imperial Noble Consort Niangniang, this person who came to report was sent by Consort Hui Niangniang to inquire if the Emperor is here. He only spoke a few more words when he saw Eunuch Li.”Nanny Cui was not as heartless as she was. With a few simple words, she clearly explained her master's grievances.
He had already felt that he had wronged his cousin these days. He had not taken good care of her and was neglected by the little servants of the Internal Affairs Bureau. The things given to Consort De were much more precious than the Imperial Noble Consort. Now, those Imperial Consorts had only held the power for a few days and they did not even care about the Imperial Noble Consort he had personally conferred. Kang Xi was very disappointed with the Imperial Consorts in the Palace.
Kang Xi looked displeased as he asked Li Dequan on Xianying's behalf,"Little Li, please explain clearly what the Imperial Noble Consort asked.”
When Li Dequan heard Kang Xi's stern question, he quickly kowtowed to Xianying and replied,"Reporting to Imperial Noble Consort, the one who has come is the eunuch serving Consort Hui. Because he doesn't know where the Emperor is, he has already gone to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager's palace to report. This, this is because the Imperial Noble Consort's palace is the last place, but, but he still came to inquire.”
After listening to Li Dequan's words, Kang Xi couldn't bear to listen to him any longer, no matter how hard he tried. Seeing Kang Xi's body trembling in anger, although Xianying didn't like his angry look, for the sake of Little Yinzhen and the most important matter of changing the jade archive, she held back the chill in her heart and reached out to stop Kang Xi's fist on the table. She tried to think for a while but failed, so she could only give up and rush forward anxiously."Emperor, Xianying will not take these small matters to heart. You should go to the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager's palace to comfort them. ChenQie should also go to Yonghe Palace to see how things are.”
Xianying didn't dare to look at Kang Xi anymore after she finished speaking. She turned to His Highness 'Nanny Cui and ordered,"Momo, although the Grand Empress Dowager's health has improved greatly these few days, I don't know what will happen after today's torment. This palace has Imperial Physician Liu who made emergency pills according to that half of the book.”
Kang Xi saw that Granny Cui had heard Xianying's instructions and hurriedly turned to the inner room to look for medicine. He stood up and looked at Xianying with a guilty expression."Xianying, Biao Younger Sister, Zhen has indeed let you down a lot.”
Hearing Kang Xi's words, Xianying felt a chill in her heart, but her nose was sore and tears welled up in her eyes, making her feel a little out of control. Fortunately, this feeling only lasted for a moment. When Xianying could control her body, she quickly pushed Kang Xi a few steps away. She did not dare to raise her head and said to Kang Xi,"The emperor is indeed a wise ruler of an unprecedented generation. If the disputes in the harem disturb you, it is indeed ChenQie's fault.”
Kang Xi had just waved his hand to order Xianying to stand up and was about to say something when he saw Nanny Cui return to the hall with a small wooden medicine box in her hand. She bowed to Xianying and said,"Your Majesty, this servant has found the medicine."
He didn't want to be too close to Kangxi because of this matter, so he ordered Nanny Cui to pass the medicine box to Li Dequan first. She pulled the slightly dazed little Yinzhen and persuaded Kangxi,"The emperor also invites you to go and see the empress dowager first. It is not too late to discuss the matters in the palace in the future. Just take it that you want Xianying to rest for a few more days for ChenQie.”
Kang Xi looked at Xianying's worried face and knew that this was not the time to talk. He firmly held Xianying's hands and patted them a few times to comfort her. He turned to Li Dequan and ordered,"To Cining Palace."
Seeing that she was gone, Xianying let out a sigh of relief. She wiped her hands with the handkerchief in her hand and said to Little Yinzhen and Nanny Cui without any change in expression,"I wonder how Consort De is doing now. Let's hurry over and take a look.”
Xianying did not seem to notice the struggle on Little Yinzhen's face. She gently held his little hand and walked out of the hall…
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