After Xianying bowed and thanked the three people, she raised her hand and said,"Rise." Then, she bowed and reported to Xiaozhuang,"Reporting to the Grand Empress Dowager, after ChenQie returned to the palace from Cining Palace today, she received the imperial edict issued by His Majesty. Because the Grand Empress Dowager was worried that ChenQie's body would not be able to work hard, the power of the palace has been handed over to the four concubines in the palace. Now that His Majesty has issued such a hasty edict to hand the power of the palace over to ChenQie, I wonder if there is anything else.”
When Xiaozhuang heard these words, his expression became more serious. After all, if the matter of the harem disturbed the Emperor, then even if the four concubines were not at fault, it would be a dereliction of duty. Xiaozhuang was very clear about power. Although she was once fascinated by it, it was only because she knew that Huang Taiji's thoughts were not on her. If she could not even hold the power of the palace, then her and Shunzhi's lives would be in danger.
It was because he was very clear about the importance of palace power to the women in the harem. If it was not too excessive, he would not be too harsh. However, the right and wrong in the harem could not be shaken to the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, even if it disturbed Kangxi who was worried and worried outside.
If Xiaozhuang still wanted to use the three concubines in the palace for this matter, he would not have asked and reprimanded them again. However, his unhappy expression also let the three know that the power of the palace must be taken back. Thinking of this, Concubine Hui was very anxious. Because she had the idea of taking back the power of the palace, she did not explain more to the people who had been planted these days. Now Concubine Hui only wanted to retreat quickly, but she did not want all the people who had been painstakingly bought and planted in the palaces to die because of her carelessness.
Consort Hui was just about to step forward and bow to Xiaozhuang when she heard the Empress Dowager say,""Since it is the emperor's imperial edict, then you will manage this huge harem for the emperor. It is likely that because of your weak body after pregnancy and the rest in the middle of the month, you are somewhat unfamiliar with the matters of the harem. Consort Yi is younger than you by a few years but her personality is lively.”
Xianying had wanted to build a relationship with Consort Yi so that Little Yinzhen could go to Ciren Palace to accompany the Empress Dowager. Without Consort Yi speaking behind her, Little Yinzhen could have a playmate before she was born. If she could build a good relationship with the Ninth Prince because of the Fifth Prince, even if the Ninth Prince was still a loyal supporter of the Eighth Prince, she would still have some consideration for Little Yinzhen, who was on good terms with her own brother.
Moreover, the affairs in the harem were complicated. Although Xianying had a lot of thoughts and plans, she was still impatient to do more things. Now that Xiaozhuang had given her a good helper, Xianying smiled and said,"ChenQie knew that the Empress Dowager was very concerned about this junior and came to ask for reinforcements without receiving the emperor's imperial edict. Originally, ChenQie thought that it would be best if she could ask the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager was still worried. After all, it was this junior's duty to do things that troubled the Empress Dowager too much.”
Hearing Xianying's praise, Xiaozhuang couldn't say anything even if he wanted to. Because Xianying had spoken in Mongolian, there were very few people in the hall who could understand her words. Xiaozhuang couldn't blame her for her lazy words. He looked at Xiaohui who was sitting on the precious chair with a smile on his face, and she couldn't say anything that she shouldn't have thought of. She shook her head and said to Xianying with a smile,"In the past, I didn't know that you were so lazy. This widow now somewhat regrets giving Yi Fei to you.”
Regardless of whether what Xianying said was true or not, Xiaozhuang could not see anything unusual with his eyesight. It was not because Xianying's skill was deeper than hers that he thought she was sincere. There were no more than three people in the palace who could do this. Now with Xianying, there would be three people.
Xiaohui liked it when Xianying talked to her, but she was not a brainless person. She raised her hand and waved at Xianying. In this palace, Xianying was the one who made Xiaohui feel the same way. Although she had a daughter, it was not as appropriate as a prince. If the Emperor did not make her the empress, it would be fine. If she did not have a son, it would be a big flaw. In the end, she would end up like this. It was not bad if there were people who respected her. If not, she would be the Empress or Empress Dowager. So what if he had no son to rely on.
However, when Xiaohui held Xianying's hand, he remembered that she had a little brother in the palace since he was young. He was a child who was taught by Xianying to be polite. He turned to look at Xiaozhuang who was smiling at Consort Yi and said to Xianying in a voice that was neither light nor heavy,""I don't know how Fourth Brother is doing these days. You haven't brought him to the Ciren Palace for two days. Yinqi really wants to play with his little brother.”
When she heard Xiaohui mention the fifth son of Emperor Yinqi in Ciren Palace, Xianying found it funny. She did not know if it was because there were no playmates in Ciren Palace, but ever since Xianying brought little Yinzhen to the Empress Dowager's place to pay her respects, she was often left behind to talk more. Xianying instructed her to treat the fifth son better, so she played with him once. When they were about to go to Xiaozhuang Palace to pay their respects, Yinqi almost cried the roof of Ciren Palace, so he was brought along to Cining Palace.
After that, he went to pay his respects more often. Yinqi knew that Yinzhen would go there every day, so he would wave goodbye to them when they left. Moreover, there was a weak Eighth Princess in Jingren Palace, and Yinzhen often helped to take care of Xianying. He was also very good at taking care of Yinqi's little brother, which made Xiaohui's impression of him better.
Hearing the Empress Dowager mention Little Yinzhen, Xianying would not let go of this opportunity. Because she was speaking in Mongolian, the Third Concubine in the palace did not understand much. She turned sideways to avoid the Third Concubine's line of sight and only Xiaozhuang could see her. With a slightly sad face, she said to Xiaohui,"These days it was indeed because Consort De's delivery was not good, ChenQie more or less had to take into account Fourth Brother's mood, so these two days I did not bring him out to greet the Empress Dowager. This is not his own child, but it is also no wonder that his previous nanny told the truth. ChenQie indeed treated him as a child, but this matter of his birth mother.”
The Empress Dowager saw Xianying telling her the truth, and the sigh in her final words made Xiaohui feel uncomfortable. She wanted to tell her what she had thought of before,""The palace cares a lot about the matter of the birth mother. If the position is not enough, it still has to be handed over to the consort in the concubine position to take care of, and it only needs to be changed.”
"Empress Dowager, seeing that you and Imperial Noble Consort are talking about something from the heart, it is better for this widow to hear it.”Xiaozhuang heard that his niece was going to give Xianying some advice, so he smiled at Xiaohui and said.
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