The next morning, as soon as Yinreng finished his breakfast, Liang Jiugong told him what had happened in Chuxiu Palace yesterday.
Kangxi remained silent.
It is indeed not Huifei's fault. If Yipin had not been the first to instigate it, Huifei would not have said those words.
[Alas, he immediately shuts down when it comes to the favorite concubine. If Empress Hui hadn't spoken thoughtfully, the Emperor would have punished her by making her copy Buddhist scriptures.]
Kangxi was yin and yang, and was very unhappy.
"Don't send the reward to Concubine Yi."
Kangxi intended to give the other party the cold shoulder.
How could the affairs between the princes be provoked by others? If Concubine Rong was provoked and did something irreparable, who would be responsible?
Liang Jiugong said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, the reward has been delivered early this morning."
Kangxi paused, looking at Liang Jiugong with an ambiguous look, "You are really hardworking."
Liang Jiugong quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "It's all my fault for not doing my job well."
Yinreng was eating at the side and said nonchalantly, "It's just a little reward."
Kangxi thought so too, it was just a reward, so he just gave it to her.
"Just come back."
Kangxi's hands trembled and he looked at Yinreng in shock.
How can you take back the reward you gave away?
Is he such a bad person?
[Ah, the Emperor still dotes on Concubine Yi as always. That's right, in her previous life, Concubine Yi was crowned a concubine despite having no children. How could this kind of favor be compared to Concubine Hui's?]
Kangxi closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Liang Jiugong, take back Yipin's reward, no need to say anything."
Liang Jiugong was stunned.
This was the first time that His Majesty had done such a thing, and the other party was the always favored Concubine Yi.
"I'll go right away."
After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Liang Jiugong looked up at the sky and couldn't help shaking his head.
It is said that women in the harem can use all kinds of means to win favor, but it was really unexpected that Concubine Yi fell into the hands of the prince in order to win favor.
Inside the Yikun Palace.
Concubine Yi was originally upset because she didn't invite Kangxi last night, but she immediately smiled when Liang Jiugong brought her the reward.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty must have been thinking of you. It was probably because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that he was unable to visit you in time last night."
Concubine Yi was in a very good mood as she looked at the exquisite head ornaments on the table.
Kangxi has always doted on her and would almost always come whenever he called. Last night was the first time she was slapped in the face.
But... for the sake of this exquisite and gorgeous headgear, let's forgive him for now.
"The prince is still the prince, but..."
When Concubine Yi looked at herself in the bronze mirror and thought about being slapped in the face, she couldn't help but get angry.
"It's just a little kid. If he can avoid smallpox, who knows if he can avoid other diseases."
Dongxue was startled and looked around subconsciously. Seeing that everyone around her was her friend, she breathed a sigh of relief.
But she couldn't help but persuade him, "Your Majesty, please be careful. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the apple of His Majesty's eye and the Empress Dowager's eye. If this gets out..."
Concubine Yi glanced coldly at the people serving in the palace and snorted, "Those who don't want to die, keep your mouths shut. If even a little bit of what I said today gets out, no one will live."
The palace maids immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
Seeing this, Concubine Yi was relieved and glanced at the kingfisher headdress. "Wear this headdress to pay your respects today."
Now that the Imperial Concubine is under house arrest, the concubines in the harem go to Huifei's Chuxiu Palace to pay their respects every day.
I'm afraid everyone in the harem has already known about the slap in the face last night, and they are just waiting to laugh at her when she pays her respects.
As long as she wears this headgear, no one will dare to gossip about her.
Dongxue smiled and agreed, "Put it down, Madam. I will dress you up right away and make sure you become the most beautiful madam in the harem."
A moment later, the neatly dressed Concubine Yi took Dongxue's hand and walked out of the palace.
"Greetings to Concubine Yi."
Liang Jiugong glanced at the headgear on his head and felt bitter in his heart.
Your Highness, you really know how to give me a hard time.
Seeing Liang Jiugong approaching, Concubine Yi thought it was another imperial decree from Emperor Kangxi. She said with a smile, "Why is Eunuch Liang here again? I was just about to go and pay my respects. Could it be that His Majesty has summoned me?"
Liang Jiugong swallowed his saliva and said awkwardly: "To answer your Majesty, it was the Emperor who issued an oral order... saying that..."
Concubine Yi was originally in a good mood, but when she saw Liang Jiugong stuttering, she knew that he must have something bad to say.
But this person is a favorite of the emperor, so naturally she cannot afford to offend him.
He took three deep breaths before speaking, "Your Majesty, please speak up if you have any instructions, Eunuch Liang."
Liang Jiugong responded and then said, "Your Majesty has ordered me to take back the reward I sent this morning."
Concubine Yi was startled, then subconsciously touched the headdress on her head, and her voice became a few notes higher.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? How can you take back the reward you gave me?"
Liang Jiugong lowered his body even lower.
"Your Majesty only told me to take back the reward, and said nothing else."
Concubine Yi was so angry that her liver hurt. Dongxue, who was supporting her, felt that something was wrong and stepped forward to stuff a heavy purse into Liang Jiugong's hand.
"Eunuch Liang, please wait a moment. We will bring the reward to you right away. However... the reward was just delivered this morning, and why is it being taken back in less than an hour? Did something go wrong in the process? Does this require our queen to apologize before the emperor?"
At this time, Concubine Yi also looked at Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong didn't want to offend anyone so he could only say, "Your Majesty ordered me to investigate what happened in Chuxiu Palace yesterday."
With just this one sentence, Concubine Yi understood the difficulty. No matter how unwilling and confused she felt, she could not show it in front of Liang Jiugong.
Half an hour later, Dongxue handed the headdress she had just taken off to Liang Jiugong.
"Thank you, Eunuch Liang."
Liang Jiugong could only sigh and turn back to report.
In the bedroom, Concubine Yi scattered porcelain all over the floor. Dongxue sent everyone out before trying to persuade her.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has always been very tolerant of you. This time, he's being so confrontational is a little unusual. In my opinion, perhaps His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said something?"
Concubine Yi frowned, "I have no grudge against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so what does it have to do with him?"
Dongxue thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "His Royal Highness has been on good terms with the eldest prince lately. Yesterday's incident happened in Chuxiu Palace. If His Majesty is angry, Concubine Hui will inevitably be implicated."
After Yipin calmed down, she also thought of the difficulties involved.
Since she entered the palace, she has been almost the only favorite. Concubine Hui just raised an eldest prince. How could such a stupid thing achieve anything?
"I absolutely cannot swallow this insult today. The Guo Luoluo family hasn't reached the point where they're abandoned. Since the Crown Prince insists on making things difficult for me, don't blame me for being rude."
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