Everyone in the harem originally thought that Tong Jia would be released from house arrest on New Year's Eve, but they didn't expect that she would be free again in August.
Since the beginning of summer, floods have occurred in many places. A few days ago, even the Yongding Bridge in Beijing was destroyed by floods.
In a series of disaster relief efforts, the Tong family showed unprecedented enthusiasm and initiative, donating both money and manpower.
He did a lot of good things, but he did not go to Kangxi to take credit for them as usual.
Kangxi naturally understood the Tong family's little thoughts. Seeing that the disaster relief work was nearing its end, he issued an imperial decree to lift the house arrest of Tong Jia and Tong Guowei. However, Tong Jia's status was not promoted again, and the Fourth Prince would not be returned to her.
Inside Chengqian Palace.
Shushu happily dressed Tong Jia and said, "Your Majesty, you look really beautiful today."
Tong Jia was very happy when she saw her bright and elegant self in the bronze mirror. "I have been stuck in the palace for so long, and today I can finally go out."
Shushu also laughed, "Are we going to the Qianqing Palace to express our gratitude?"
Tong Jia curled her lips and said, "Let's go to the Cining Palace to pay our respects to the old ancestor first, and then go to the Qianqing Palace to express our gratitude."
When mentioning the Cining Palace, Shushu thought of the Fourth Prince, but she didn't dare to say anything at this time.
"Shushu, will the ancestor return the Fourth Prince to me?"
What you fear will come to you.
Shushu took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, judging from the Emperor's intention, I'm afraid it's impossible."
Tong Jia also knew in her heart that the possibility of returning was very small, unless Xiaozhuang died in the next two years.
Wait, Xiaozhuang is dead?
A vicious thought quickly spread in my heart.
"Shushu, what do you think...if the Empress Dowager disappears, will the Fourth Prince come back?"
Shushu was puzzled. "Why would the Empress Dowager disappear for no reason...ah..."
Shushu quickly covered her mouth and looked at Tong Jia in panic.
"My lady, please don't do anything rash. Please don't do anything rash."
Tong Jia glared at her and said, "Useless thing, I'm just asking you, I don't want you to do anything."
Shushu hurriedly sent everyone away from the palace, then whispered, "Forgive me for speaking frankly, but since Your Majesty entered the palace, nothing she has done has gone unnoticed. If you dare to attack the Grand Empress Dowager, the entire Tong family will be wiped out."
The Empress Dowager was the representative of Khorchin after all. Even if she died of natural causes, the Emperor had to give Khorchin an explanation.
It would be strange if Korchin didn't make a fuss about it if it was said that someone had tampered with the matter.
Tong Jia curled her lips, looking impatient.
"I'm just thinking about it, I don't plan to do anything. Let's go to the Cining Palace quickly."
Shushu pondered this matter in her mind and planned to find time to tell the eldest master of the Tong family. She also had to find a way to be on guard against her own queen.
It's so scary.
In the Cining Palace, Empress Xiaozhuang was indifferent to Tong Jia. After giving her a few words of advice, she ignored her.
"Grandfather, I wonder how the Fourth Prince is doing? Is he in good health? I haven't seen him for a few months, so he should have grown up a lot, right?"
Xiaozhuang knew what she was thinking, but she hated what she had done in the past, so naturally she didn't give her a good face.
"Is Concubine Tong concerned about the Fourth Prince?"
"Of course. After all, he has been raised by my side for such a long time."
"Su Malagu, bring the Fourth Prince here."
Su Malagu quickly picked up Xiao Si who was playing with a puppet. The one-year-old child had no memory and did not recognize Tong Jia, the woman who had raised him.
"Fourth Prince, this is Empress Tong."
Introduction by Su Malagu.
The Fourth Prince looked at Tong Jia for a long time and called out slowly, "Tong... Madam..."
Tong Jia looked at Xiao Si, who was still walking unsteadily, and walked up to him happily to pick him up. Xiao Si was so scared that he cried out "Wow".
Xiaozhuang closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "Su Malagu, hurry up and take the Fourth Prince away. What if the child is scared?"
Su Malagu ignored Tong Jia's expression, snatched the child back from her hands, and took the child away without looking back.
When Tong Jia turned around again, she was already in tears and knelt down.
"Grandfather, I know that all of this is my fault. When the Emperor gave the Fourth Prince to me to raise, it was his greatest wish for me and a glimmer of hope. But I didn't seize the opportunity and made repeated mistakes, leading to the mistake I made today."
"I dare not hope to bring the Fourth Prince back home, but I have raised him and I have feelings for him. I only ask that the ancestor allow me to visit the Fourth Prince often."
Seeing her sincere and heartfelt expression, Empress Xiaozhuang finally couldn't bear to refuse and nodded. "Well, if you don't have any more bad intentions, come visit me often."
"Thank you, ancestor."
Leaving the Cining Palace, Shushu whispered, "Don't be sad, Your Majesty. The Fourth Prince is still young, so naturally he won't remember you."
Tong Jia wiped the tears from her face and sneered, "If he couldn't remember it before, why not let him remember it later?"
Shushu was puzzled.
"As long as I visit him often, even if I don't say anything, won't he know what's going on when he's four or five? Let me ask you, would a four or five-year-old child prefer to be raised by his mother or an old lady?"
When Shushu heard this, she subconsciously looked around. After confirming that no one had heard, she advised, "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words."
Tong Jia glared at her and said, "Alright, alright. We'll have to cry again when we get to the Palace of Heavenly Purity later. You might as well take this opportunity to calm down."
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
As soon as Yinreng came back from get out of class, he saw Tong Jia kneeling on the ground with tears on her face, while Kangxi was sitting at the top with a complicated expression.
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