"Has His Majesty perhaps eaten too much meat and is now craving vegetarian food?"
Xiuning teased Chunyu, who had returned to report the situation to her, especially since Kangxi himself had an insatiable lust and there was no way he could have an excuse not to enter the harem.
Of course, the previous rebellions by the princes don't count if Kangxi wasn't in the mood.
Chunyu chuckled upon hearing this. She was unsure how to judge Kangxi, but judging from the emperor's behavior, he was unlikely to be a vegetarian anytime soon.
"Just kidding, don't be nervous. There must be some other hidden reason behind this. The Emperor wouldn't skip entering the harem for no reason."
Besides, with so many beauties in the harem, and the newly arrived concubines whom Kangxi hadn't yet grown tired of, how could he possibly give up on them so easily?
Unless, unless the Qianqing Palace has a reason not to allow Kangxi to enter the harem, such as hiding a stunningly beautiful woman.
With a calm raised eyebrow, Xiu Ning had not forgotten Consort Liang, Yin Si's birth mother.
Of course, this person was not named Wei. She was probably from the Juechan clan of the Baoyi Banner. Her father was a servant of the Xinzheku, so when she was selected to enter the palace as a maid, she also went to the Xinzheku.
Later, this person came out of the Imperial Laundry and was noticed by Emperor Kangxi, who then brought him into the imperial harem.
However, Juechan was not as lucky as Wuya Chenglin. Even though she gave birth to Yinzhi later, she remained a concubine and a low-ranking consort for a long time. It wasn't until Yinzhi got married that she was granted the title of Liangpin. But despite the title, she still had to live under the same roof as Huifei and never officially became the head of the palace until her death.
By the way, Consort Hui is also involved here. At this time, Consort Hui was only Consort Hui, but she was able to rely on the confidence of having a biological son and an adopted son to be named the head of the four consorts in the twentieth year of Kangxi's reign.
Raising her eyebrows, Xiu Ning figured that Consort Hui must have already sent Jue Chan to the Qianqing Palace. The Emperor was currently infatuated with this woman, which was why he chose to ignore the other concubines in the harem and only focus on enjoying himself in the Qianqing Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has not visited Qixiang Palace for several days. You..."
Before Chunyu could finish speaking, he said that in the past, if the Emperor didn't come himself, he would send Liang Jiugong to deliver a gift or invite someone to the Qianqing Palace. In any case, the Emperor would never neglect his master.
Nowadays, Chunyu hasn't seen any special arrangements made at the Qianqing Palace.
"Let's wait and see."
Xiu Ning tapped the table with her hand, feeling there was no rush. There were countless concubines in the harem who needed the Emperor's comfort, and if Kangxi continued like this, Cining Palace would be the first to object.
However, Xiuning still needed to personally confirm whether Juechan was actually in the Qianqing Palace.
...
At the entrance of the Qianqing Palace
Chunyu came over carrying a food box. "Eunuch Liang."
Upon seeing that it was Chunyu, Liang Jiugong exclaimed "Oh!" and hurriedly went to greet her, "Miss Chunyu, is this the will of Consort Jing?"
Chunyu nodded and handed the food box to Liang Jiugong, saying, "Our master has just made some pigeon soup. We would be grateful if Eunuch Liang could help us with it."
As for what kind of help, you can understand just by looking at it; Chunyu doesn't even need to say it.
Liang Jiugong: ...
Liang Jiugong picked up the food box, but his expression was not as calm as before.
He hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to refuse or not.
Oh dear, things are really different now. The Emperor is really into that one and summons her to serve him almost every night.
At this point, if he brings Consort Jing back in... can Consort Jing withstand the new favorite?
Liang Jiugong didn't know, but in all the years he had served Emperor Kangxi, he had never seen a more beautiful woman than that one.
Seeing Liang Jiugong's hesitation, Chunyu didn't waste her breath trying to persuade him. They had always treated Liang Jiugong well, and if he was still weighing the pros and cons and unwilling to help, then they would have to find someone else to cooperate with.
"Don't worry, Miss Spring Rain, we will definitely deliver it."
"Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Liang. I won't bother you any longer. I'll take my leave now."
"Spring Rain, please walk slowly."
"..."
Looking down at the food box he was carrying, Liang Jiugong finally didn't dare to disobey.
After much deliberation, he found a reasonably good opportunity to bring the pigeon soup from the food box to Emperor Kangxi.
"Was it sent from the imperial kitchen?"
Kangxi was feeling a bit hungry while governing, so he picked up the glass and took a sip. Hmm, it tasted pretty good.
"It was specially sent by Consort Jing," Liang Jiugong said with a fawning smile, then diligently refilled the soup bowl in Kangxi's hand.
Consort Jing
He seemed to have not seen Consort Jing for several days. "Send someone to invite Consort Jing here."
It's just that eating beautiful women who look similar but don't resemble them all day long will eventually become boring, no matter how beautiful they are.
He waved his hand and finished the rest of the soup.
And so, after dinner, Xiuning was carried to the Qianqing Palace by a sedan chair that came to fetch her.
Chunyu never expected that delivering a bowl of pigeon soup would have such a miraculous effect, and she was overjoyed on the way.
Xiuning found it amusing, thinking to herself that it wasn't the pigeon soup that was effective, but rather that Juechan hadn't completely captivated Kangxi, which gave her side an opportunity to take advantage.
After alighting from the sedan chair, Xiuning first went to the outer room to bathe, and then went into the side hall to wait.
In the rear hall, some distance from the side hall, Juechan had already changed into a new Manchu-style dress.
Her cheeks flushed slightly as she stood at the door, waiting to be summoned by Emperor Kangxi every day.
Today was a bit unusual; it was already dark outside, but Liang Jiugong still hadn't arrived.
"Young lady, could it be that Eunuch Liang has been held back by something and it's too late?"
Yunyan, a maid who had been temporarily assigned to serve Juechan, spoke up to explain.
"is that so?"
Juechan couldn't help but clench the handkerchief in her hand. She was a little worried that the Emperor might be tired of her.
With his mind racing, Juechan walked around the room twice before finally sending Yunyan to scout ahead.
"Ask a familiar palace servant if the Emperor is still governing the country?"
Yunyan nodded, turned around, and ran out the door.
Yunyan was lucky; she had just rounded the alley between the rear and front halls when she bumped into the young eunuch changing shifts.
Yunyan's eyes lit up, and she greeted him with a smile, "Why are you back at this hour? Is everything alright with the Emperor?"
Seeing that it was Yunyan, the young eunuch simply said that the Emperor had already gone to the side hall, "Consort Jing has been brought here, so we naturally don't need to continue guarding."
If Consort Jing is here, doesn't that mean my mistress can no longer serve me in bed?
"We finally got to change shifts early, so we need to go back and rest soon. You should go back too, or Eunuch Liang will be unhappy if he sees you." People from the back hall are generally not allowed to appear in the front hall.
The young eunuch waved casually, walked past Yunyan, and went into the palace servants' quarters next door.
Yunyan learned from the eunuch who would be serving her that night, and naturally had no interest in going to the front hall. She returned to the back hall with a sullen expression.
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