Li Dequan stood in the hall, holding the imperial edict with bright yellow dragon patterns in his hand. He read it aloud to Xianying, Little Yinzhen, and several palace maids who were kowtowing in the hall," In accordance with Heaven's will, the Emperor issued an edict saying: Imperial Concubine Tong Jia has both virtue and ability. She is knowledgeable in books and principles. She is noble but frugal. She does not slack off in following. She is able to assist the pot ceremony. She is harmonious and harmonious. She is truly a model of the harem. I hereby take back the things in the palace and hand them over to Tong Jia to be in charge, so as to clarify my identity.”
After reading the imperial edict, Li Dequan smiled and watched everyone kowtow to thank him. He bowed and said with a smile,""Congratulations Imperial Noble Concubine, congratulations Imperial Noble Concubine. The Emperor has cleared your name so the people in the palace will not be too ungrateful. It is also the Emperor's love for you. Because the Emperor is afraid that there will be mistakes and delays in the handover of palace affairs, he ordered this servant to first go to the Fourth Concubine Palace to spread the news.”
Xianying listened to Kangxi's detailed instructions to Li Dequan and knew that even if it was not entirely because of his guilt towards her, the Fourth Consort had angered him these days. She took the imperial edict and phoenix seal with both hands and handed them to the palace maid beside her. She said to Eunuch Li,"Eunuch Li's hard work is for BenGong. If Eunuch Li needs BenGong's help, please tell me.”
Li Dequan had gone through a lot of trouble to help Xianying retrieve the Phoenix Seal, but it wasn't for those mundane things. Hearing Xianying's wise words, the smile on his face grew wider. He bowed to Xianying and said,"Your Highness, Li Dequan will remember these words of yours. If you ever need any help from Your Highness, Imperial Noble Consort, I hope that you can help me a little.”
The two of them understood each other's intentions and chatted for a while. As Li Dequan still had to return to Kang Xi's side to report, they bowed and thanked him before leaving.
It was not that Xianying did not think that the imperial edict was to change the jade archive, but it was a secret matter of the royal family, so there would not be an imperial edict issued. She waved her hand and dismissed Little Yinzhen and the palace maids. Only Nanny Cui was left in the hall to wait on her. She opened the imperial edict with the brocade and silk. Xianying already knew the contents of the words written inside. What made Xianying unable to take her eyes off was the bright yellow silk embroidered with golden dragons.
The imperial edict was divided into different grades. The one in Xianying's hand was a first-grade jade scroll. It was made of silk fabric with auspicious clouds and cranes on it. There were flying silver dragons on both ends of the imperial edict. While Xianying was fascinated by the imperial edict, Nanny Cui did not forget Li Dequan reading the contents of the imperial edict. Seeing that Xianying had dismissed everyone in the hall and left her alone, but she did not speak for a long time, she first gathered her courage and congratulated Xianying,"Master has received the emperor's favor and has given an imperial edict to take over the palace. It is much more legitimate than before. I wonder what Master is thinking now?”
Hearing Nanny Cui's words, Xianying had no choice but to think about the words in the imperial edict. The affairs of the harem were complicated, and if she was not careful, she would be implicated. It was not that Xianying had not thought of regaining the power of the palace from the Fourth Consort, but there was no progress in changing the jade archive for Little Yinzhen. Secondly, the Eighth Princess's body had not fully recovered. If she was disliked by Kangxi in order to gain power, it would not be worth it.
He did not expect to have such a pleasant surprise. It was rare to see an imperial edict of this grade in the harem. It was only when he conferred the title of Niu Gulu that he received it. Although Kang Xi did not confer the title, his attitude was obvious. It was only now that Xianying's responsibility as the head of the palace was justified.
Although it was not easy to control the power of the palace, Xianying was not afraid. She avoided Nanny Cui's eyes and found a few thin pages. Before Xiangyu came to inform Little Yinzhen, Xianying felt that the space brought by the transmigration had changed slightly. This time, she wanted to see the thin pages that she had written in her mind. She did not expect it to really appear in her hands.
Seeing that Granny Cui bowed her head and asked, Xianying did not hide the joy in her heart and a happy smile appeared on her face. However, Granny Cui could not hear her voice at all as she said,"BenGong has also considered the matter of wet nurse's concern, but now that the emperor has given BenGong such a big face, if BenGong were to continue with the matters of the harem like before, it would also be letting down the emperor's efforts. What is written on this paper is what BenGong thought about when I was free, you should first make some arrangements according to it.”
Hearing Xianying's words, Nanny Cui couldn't help but admire her master. Ever since the confinement period, the Emperor had been treating her better and better. Today, he had issued an imperial edict to let Xianying take charge of the palace. Looking at the phoenix seal on the jade table, Nanny Cui calmed down and didn't dare to look at Xianying's increasingly majestic face. She bowed with both hands and took the thin paper that should be light but seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. She looked at the top page twice. Seeing the detailed plan written on it, he bowed with relief and accepted the order,"Master can be at ease, this servant will definitely do everything according to Master's instructions.”
Xianying trusted Nanny Cui's ability. Moreover, there was a group of potential people in the palace, so Xianying was even more worried about it. She thought of Xiaozhuang, who had been a little lenient to her these days. She wondered if she knew about the imperial edict issued by Kangxi. If she did not know, then it would be a waste of Xianying's energy to lower herself in front of her these days.
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. Since Nanny Cui had been ordered to do something, Xianying waved her hand and ordered her to leave first. She asked Jing Yu and Xiangyu to bring people to Cining Palace with her to investigate. If they really didn't know, they could think of some ways to remedy it in time. After a few steps from the wooden kang, Xianying seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at the phoenix seal on the small wooden table. She waved her hand and instructed Jing Yu,"The imperial edict has been kept by Nanny Cui. Give this Phoenix Seal to BenGong and bring us to Cining Palace.”
" Yes." Jing Yu stepped forward and carefully held the Phoenix Seal in her hand. She quickly followed her master to the Cining Palace.
It was a hot season this month, and the short journey from Jing Ren Palace to Ci Ning Palace made Xianying's forehead sweat slightly. She let the palace maid beside her help tidy up the front of Ci Ning Palace and entered the hall with a brocade handkerchief in her hand. Just as she was about to kowtow, she saw that there was not only Xiao Zhuang in the hall. She gave Jing Yu, who was holding the phoenix seal, a look and asked her to wait outside the hall for a moment. She brought Xiang Yu and Cui Yu into the hall and waved her handkerchief."ChenQie greets Grand Empress Dowager, Grand Empress Dowager is auspicious. Greetings Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager is auspicious."
While Xianying bowed to Xiaozhuang, the Third Concubine, who was also present at this time, also hurriedly stood up and waved her hand at Xianying,"This concubine greets Imperial Noble Consort niangniang, niangniang is auspicious.”
Xiaozhuang's smiling eyes glanced at the Third Concubine who stood up from her chair when she saw Xianying come over. Then he turned back to Xianying and said,""Rise, Imperial Noble Consort has just returned from this widow's palace, why have you come again?”
Although it was a question, no one could hear the slightest doubt. After Xianying bowed and thanked him, she raised her hand to say "up" to the three people who bowed and greeted him. Then, she bowed and reported to Xiaozhuang,"Reporting to the Grand Empress Dowager…"
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