As soon as Concubine Hui arrived at the Qianqing Palace, she saw the guards dragging someone out. She didn't bother to go forward and take a closer look, and thought it was her own son.
He thought that it must be because his son had fought with the prince, which angered the emperor. Seeing him being dragged away like this, he must be in trouble.
She was so anxious that she didn't bother to ask the eunuch to report and just rushed in and started to kowtow without even raising her head.
"Your Majesty, please forgive the eldest prince. He may be a bit reckless, but he always has great respect for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What he did today was definitely impulsive. Please forgive the eldest prince this time."
After saying this, Concubine Hui began to kowtow again.
Everyone in the hall was stunned. Kangxi pursed his lips and felt he couldn't bear to watch.
After a moment of stunned silence, Yinzhen walked over to Concubine Hui, squatted beside her and patted her shoulder, "Mother, the Emperor didn't say he would punish his son."
Concubine Hui was startled by the sudden sound. When she looked up, she saw Yinzhen with a bruised face and nose, and she was completely stunned.
"Bao Qing?"
Yinzhen: Why is my mother still stupid?
"Mother, I'm here. I wasn't impulsive today. It was Longkodo who disrespected Empress Yuan and the Crown Prince first. As the eldest son, I naturally have to uphold the dignity of the royal family, so I took turns beating him up."
Concubine Hui was a little confused. What was going on? Why was Longkodo involved?
Seeing this, Yinreng first held his forehead in his hand helplessly, then stepped forward to help Hui Fei up and explained, "Empress Hui has misunderstood. It was Longkodo who was dragged out just now, not my elder brother. Also, it was my instruction that my elder brother led the others to fight Longkodo. I didn't expect Longkodo to be so cruel and unwilling to lose that he dared to attack my elder brother. Therefore, the emperor sentenced Longkodo to be executed immediately."
Concubine Hui finally realized what was happening. She couldn't hold back her tears as she hugged Yinzhen. "Mother, I heard that the Crown Prince came back with a dark face and you were also bruised and swollen. I thought you two had a fight... I was really scared."
Yinzhen scratched his head embarrassedly. After venting her anger, Concubine Hui looked at Kangxi in panic and said, "Your Majesty, I was reckless just now. Please forgive me." After saying that, she was about to kneel down again, but was grabbed by Yinreng.
Kangxi waved his hand when he saw this. He was upset about his son being beaten. Now he saw that Hui Fei was indeed reckless, but his heart was deeply moved by her love for his son.
"Forget it, you can go back first. I still have things to deal with here."
Concubine Hui didn't dare to say anything more. She just responded and walked out, and happened to meet Tong Jia.
"Oh, sister, you don't look well."
Tong Jia felt a little gloating.
Concubine Hui frowned at first, then realized that the other party must have recognized the wrong person just like her.
So she smiled and said, "I am fine. Concubine Tong looks very energetic."
Tong Jia covered her mouth and smiled. "Although I don't have children, I have fewer worries. I just heard that the eldest prince had a fight with someone. I think the emperor must be very angry, so I came to persuade him."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Empress Xiaozhuang's sedan chair coming towards them in a hurry. Concubine Hui found it funny but did not remind them.
"Then sister, please go in and try to persuade her. I'm leaving first."
Tong Jia curled her lips, "It seems that she has not been demoted."
Shushu advised, "This is the Palace of Heavenly Purity after all. They're probably still dealing with the matter between the eldest prince and the crown prince. As for Concubine Hui's demotion, it's not just a matter of imperial decree."
Tong Jia thought it made sense, so she took Shushu's hand and walked in.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Yinreng wiping the wound on Yinzhi's face with his sleeve, and instructing He Yuzhu to find some ointment to reduce the swelling.
Tong Jia was puzzled. Didn't they fight? Why were they still so respectful to each other?
Is she addicted to acting in front of the emperor?
Before he could kneel down, Empress Xiaozhuang walked in quickly with the support of Su Malagu. He was stunned to see the two children standing together intimately.
"Baoqing Baocheng, are you...are you okay?"
Yinreng and Yinzhi came forward to pay their respects, "Ukuma Ma, Baoqing's face is swollen and doesn't look well at all."
Yinzhi acted like a spoiled child, and Empress Xiaozhuang looked at Yinreng in confusion, meaning, you hit him?
Yinreng was also confused. It would be normal if Huifei had misunderstood just now, but it was very unusual that the Empress Dowager looked like this now. Naturally, Kangxi thought the same when he saw this.
"Grandmother, why are you here?"
Kangxi came down and helped Xiaozhuang sit down. Xiaozhuang then looked at Tong Jia, who was standing nearby with a confused look on her face. "Tong Jia, why did you send someone to tell them that the Crown Prince and the eldest prince were fighting?"
Okay, now everyone understands without Tong Jia’s explanation.
After glaring at Tong Jia, Kangxi told her the whole story. When he mentioned that Longkodo had beaten Yinzhen, Xiaozhuang stood up in anger.
"This is outrageous! Longkodo actually dared to hit my brother. How many heads does he have left?"
Tong Jia was completely stunned at this moment. She knelt on the ground trembling. Before she could even say a word of begging for mercy, she heard Kangxi comforting Xiaozhuang.
"Don't worry, Grandmother. I have already sent someone to kill Longkodo."
Tong Jia's breathing hitched, and she kowtowed, not caring about the red hairpins in her hair as she cried out, "Your Majesty, please spare his life. I beg you to demote him to a commoner or exile him, but please spare his life."
Empress Xiaozhuang was furious. "Longkodo has committed crimes against his superiors several times. Now, when the Crown Prince was personally paying homage to the Emperor, he dared to do such foolish things. Now he even dared to beat the prince. If such a person can still be forgiven, then the Qing Dynasty will belong to you, the Tonggiya clan!"
Everyone in the hall knelt down in unison. Even Kangxi's face darkened as he kept trying to appease Xiaozhuang. "Grandmother, please don't be angry. Calm down. I will definitely handle this matter well and will never let Baocheng and Baoqing suffer any injustice."
After saying this, he looked at Tong Jia coldly, "Tong Jia has no virtue or talent, and is incapable of controlling her family. She is demoted to a concubine. Tong Guowei is stripped of his first-class meritorious title, and Li Si'er is sentenced to death."
Tong Jia was crying and pleading for mercy when a guard came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Longkodo has been executed."
Tong Jia fainted completely.
Empress Xiaozhuang glared at the unconscious Tong Jia with disgust, "Hurry up and help her out! From now on, you are not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned."
Kangxi winked at Liang Jiugong, who immediately called over several palace maids and eunuchs, and together with Shushu, carried Tong Jia out.
Yinreng looked at Tong Jia who was walking away, and then looked at Xiaozhuang who was still angry, and a ripple appeared in his heart.
If Wukuma Ma had not arrived in time, even if Longkodo had been forced to death, it is likely that the Tonggiya clan would not have been demoted.
Kangxi's heart trembled, and complex emotions lingered in his heart.
If the Empress Dowager had not arrived in time, would he have taken his anger out on Tonggiya because of Longkodo?
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