Emperor Kangxi said, "After failing to cooperate with Consort Tong, she's now setting her sights on you."
How could Emperor Kangxi not know about the initial collaboration between Consort Tong and Lady Uya?
It's just that Emperor Kangxi wouldn't let Consort Tong have a child, so as to compensate her, it wouldn't be bad to give her an adopted child.
Even if it is adoption, the birth mother must be alive, and the name on the jade tablet cannot be changed, so as not to affect the previous dynasty.
The Tong family was already known as Tong Banchao, so how could Emperor Kangxi allow the Tong family to continue developing in this way?
So the Tong family sent her cousin in, either for her mother's sake or because of her maternal family.
Of course, Kangxi stayed with the Tong family when he was a child to avoid smallpox, which led to a close relationship between Kangxi and the Tong family.
Of course, all of this is based on the premise that there is no conflict of interest. If it would destabilize the country, Kangxi would absolutely not allow it.
The Tongjia clan was given a high rank by Emperor Kangxi, but this was not a reason for their insatiable greed.
Kangxi suddenly remembered that he had become even angrier after becoming a bondservant. Hadn't the previous blows been enough?
He actually dared to play dirty tricks, especially since he even dared to do so to the Imperial Noble Consort, the mistress of the harem. How could he tolerate that?
Kangxi said, "You can decide what to do yourself, Lady Wuya."
Wanwan said, "Even if Your Majesty doesn't say anything, I will still punish him. I'm just afraid Your Majesty won't be able to bear it." There was a hint of sarcasm in Wanwan's tone when she said this.
After all, when Consort Tong first introduced Lady Wuya, Lady Wuya gained a tiny bit of favor by being gentle and considerate.
When Emperor Kangxi heard Wanwan's words, he said that he would not bother with such a petty woman.
"You decide what to do, but for Yinzhen's sake, just don't let her die."
Wanwan: "Alright, since that's the case."
"Tingyu, go to Yonghe Palace and convey my imperial decree to Wuya, agreeing to Wuya's attempt to sow discord and demoting her to a palace maid."
Wanwan wasn't satisfied with just reserving a spot, so she added a few more.
"You'll be confined to your quarters for two months, copying the palace rules a hundred times. You'll only be released from confinement once you've finished copying them. Also, you must copy them neatly and legibly."
What Wanwan said was quite interesting. The confinement period was not long, but copying the palace rules was a difficult task for Wuya.
The servants and maids in the inner palace were not allowed to be literate (don't believe it, many of the palace maids in the story were literate, including the head eunuchs, some imperial eunuchs, and the head servants of the Imperial Household Department).
P.S.: This is also made up. The author doesn't know if they were literate or not, but the author believes that it's reasonable for head palace maids serving high-ranking concubines to be literate. Especially for some junior stewards in the Imperial Household Department, if they were illiterate, they wouldn't be able to do their jobs.
Therefore, since Uya was illiterate, she made her copy the rules of conduct a hundred times. She was not allowed to leave until she finished copying them, and since they had to be copied neatly, it would probably take a year and a half.
After all, there's a whole set of palace rules, and copying them a hundred times would be quite a challenge. Even if you copied them every three days, it would still take almost a year.
Wanwan retorted: I did it on purpose, so what? You dare to set your sights on me, and I'm not allowed to fight back? Besides, who do you think you are?
So what if I'm making things difficult for you? What does it matter to me whether you can write or not? Besides, my punishment is fair and just. Look, I only put you under house arrest for two months.
As for copying palace rules, that was perfectly normal.
Yonghe Palace
Upon hearing Tingyu's words, Lady Uya could hardly believe it. She had merely approached Yinzhen secretly. Even if the Imperial Noble Consort wanted to punish her, she couldn't do so openly. Didn't the Imperial Noble Consort care about her reputation in the harem?
Uya said, "Miss Tingyu, are you sure you're not mistaken? Are you sure the Imperial Noble Consort demoted me?"
Seeing the disbelieving look on Wuya's face, Tingyu mischievously said, "Doesn't Wuya know what she promised to do? It's only because the Imperial Noble Consort is so kind."
Uya was a little confused when she heard this. She had been demoted, confined to her quarters, and forced to copy palace rules. Was this considered merciful?
She didn't think what she did was incomprehensible. After all, as her own child, even though the jade tablet was altered, she was secretly watching it, so it shouldn't be a big deal.
This way, I could show my gentle side towards the child, as well as the cold-hearted side of the Imperial Noble Consort. But things didn't turn out the way he expected.
Uya believed that whether the Imperial Noble Consort wanted to save face or show her magnanimity, she should not refuse her contact with Yinzhen.
Even if she were to refuse, it shouldn't be done openly, because as the head of the harem, such a thing shouldn't happen to the Imperial Noble Consort.
This would make the Imperial Noble Consort appear petty.
Seeing that Wuya was deep in thought, Tingyu felt very bored.
I had expected to see some other expressions, but Uya was surprisingly calm. Even when she was thinking, she controlled her facial expressions very well.
It must be said that she was a woman specially trained by the family according to Kangxi's wishes, and her mind was indeed profound enough.
So he also repeated what Kangxi had said.
"The Emperor told the Empress that, for the sake of the Fourth Prince, he would just keep you alive. But the Empress only demoted you and punished you with two months of confinement and a violation of palace regulations."
"Isn't this merciful? I think if His Majesty were to intervene, Wanyan Consort—oh! No, I mean, Wanyan Lady—would only have one life left!"
Tingyu continued, "Miss Wanyan, Her Majesty said that your punishment will begin today, so you should start copying the palace rules from today onwards."
"During these two months of confinement, make sure to copy the palace rules 100 times. By the way, Her Majesty specifically said that you should copy the palace rules neatly, otherwise it won't show the sincerity of Lady Wuya."
As Wanyan listened to Tingyu, who kept referring to Wanyan Guan Nuzi and Wuya Guan Nuzi, she was furious.
"But she couldn't throw a tantrum. Her family could no longer help her; on the contrary, they had dragged her down. In the entire harem, she relied solely on herself."
"Therefore, she couldn't let the Imperial Noble Consort, the head palace maid, see even a hint of reluctance on her face."
Uya replied, "This servant understands. This servant will definitely copy the palace rules carefully."
"It's good that Lady Wuya understands. Also, I'd like to remind you not to set your sights on the Fourth Prince. Her Majesty cares about him very much."
Uya replied, "This servant understands. The Fourth Prince's jade tablet is under the name of the Imperial Noble Consort, so this servant naturally dares not make any moves against the Fourth Prince."
At this time, Uya Shi didn't even have the right to be called a concubine.
Bosses, what do you think of the author's writing? If there's anything you're not entirely satisfied with, please let me know, and the author can make appropriate revisions. Of course, this will only involve revising the later parts of the plot; the earlier parts will generally remain unchanged.
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