For example, the future Consort Wanliuha clan was a relatively clean bondservant family. Although there was a little bit of corruption, it was not much. The Wanliuha clan itself did not embezzle due to various reasons such as being timid and not being valued by the main branch. However, some members of the clan did embezzle and were sold off.
PS: Of Kangxi's four consorts—Consort Hui, Consort Yi, Consort De, and Consort Rong—only Uya was a bondservant. In the future, there will also be a Consort Ding, who will also be a bondservant.
Among these, those who rose to higher ranks were Consort De and the future Consort Ding. They started from a small family, but in the later years of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, they gained considerable support through their consort titles.
Unfortunately, their dreams have now been shattered.
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When Consort Wuya heard about this big commotion and learned that the bondservant had been found to have embezzled a large amount of money, she was very worried about her family.
Because she knew all too well that with her status and position, she absolutely could not enjoy such good things, but at home, she was pampered and spoiled as she grew up.
She was supposed to be a servant, but she did nothing at home; instead, the servants served her.
After entering the palace, he relied on his family connections to get an easy job as a servant. Later, his family vaguely discovered that Consort Tong wanted to adopt a child, so they devised a plan to have him appear in front of Consort Tong.
Everything went as she expected. Her deal with Consort Tong took place with their tacit consent, but in the end, the child was not adopted by Consort Tong. Instead, the child was adopted by Wanwan, and the jade tablet was altered.
He tried to draw water with a bamboo basket, but ended up with nothing.
Her family was among those whose property was confiscated this time, and quite a few were found out.
Many people in the palace had also been dealt with by Kangxi. Now he was like a cat without claws or teeth, unable to do anything, unable to find out any information, and could only guess based on what others said.
In the past, she could do some simple jobs with the help of her family, and she lived better than some of the unfavored concubines. But now, she has to rely on herself, both now and in the future.
What Uya couldn't accept the most was that Kangxi not only dealt with many violent families in the harem, but also issued an imperial edict that women from bondservant families could not have high ranks even if they entered the palace. As for how high their ranks could not be, Kangxi did not say, since the ranks in the harem had not yet been determined at that time.
Even this news made Uya very upset, which meant that no matter how well she did in the future, she would never be able to obtain a high position.
Wanwan didn't let the system tell her about the other people in the palace, but she knew it wasn't a good thing. But what did it have to do with her?
Besides, there are no grand selections in the palace, so there are no high-ranking concubines. Right now, apart from myself and Consort Tong, everyone else is a concubine of lower rank, so there's nothing to fear.
However, she wasn't a bondservant, so naturally she didn't care.
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When Kangxi returned to Jingren Palace, it was after he had thoroughly dealt with the bondservant officials.
The good thing is that when Kangxi came in, he looked quite happy. After all, in just a few days, he had acquired more than 30 million taels of silver, more than 1 million taels of gold, countless antiques and paintings, and a considerable number of shops and land properties...
These items—antiques, calligraphy and paintings, land and shops—went into Kangxi's private treasury, while the silver was divided in two: half was sent to the front lines as military pay, and the other half went into the national treasury.
So these past two days, Kangxi has been in high spirits. He has military pay, he is no longer afraid of fighting, and the national treasury is not empty. What else could he be unhappy about?
So Kangxi smiled and said to Wanwan, "You have done me a great favor this time. Not only have you eliminated these corrupt officials, but more importantly, the money you embezzled has been put into the national treasury and used as military pay. The current difficulties of the court have been temporarily resolved."
Kangxi took Wanwan's hand and sat her down on the couch. "If you want anything, tell me. As long as it's within my power, I will definitely grant it to you."
Well, it was rare for Kangxi to be so generous at this time, but he was in a good mood.
Wanwan grasped Kangxi's large hand in return, touching the thin calluses on his skin. "I lack nothing. I discovered this problem because I studied stewardship at home, so I know what prices are like outside. Now, you've reduced the allowances for the soldiers' pay at the front lines, and many tributes are no longer required. But the servants in the harem..."
"Besides, it is my duty to manage the affairs of the harem and share Xuan Ye's burdens."
After rambling on for a while, Wanwan began to divert Kangxi's attention. After all, Wanwan really didn't lack anything at the moment, and could be considered to have no other desires.
But Kangxi remembered this "help" and planned to make use of it later.
Wanwan took Kangxi's hand and walked to the East Side Hall. "You don't know yet, do you? Our little fourth son has started to learn to talk. Yesterday, he even called me 'Mother.' Although he's not my mother, it's not bad either."
They sped up and pulled Kangxi to stand in front of Yinzhen. Coincidentally, the fourth prince woke up at that very moment.
Wanwan said, "It seems that Xuan Ye and Xiao Si are on the same wavelength. He woke up as soon as you arrived."
As he spoke, he took the newly awakened Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, out of the cradle.
Wanwan often holds and plays with the children, so Xiao Si can be considered to recognize people. When he sees Wanwan, he opens his arms and wants her to hold him, while constantly saying "Mother...Mother...".
Wanwan said, "Xuanye, listen, Xiao Si called me Mother." Although he only called her "Mother" and not "Empress Mother," in Wanwan's eyes, it was the same as calling her Mother.
Because of Wanwan, Kangxi also liked this child quite a bit. Moreover, Baocheng often went to Jingren Palace, so Kangxi spent more time with Xiao Si than with Baocheng.
They had a good relationship, so he started teasing Yinzhen, saying to him, "Come on, Fourth Prince, call me Father Emperor."
But how can a child who has just started learning to speak be called "Father Emperor" so quickly?
So Xiao Si kept calling out "Mother... Mother..."
Wanwan began to correct herself, "It's not 'mother,' it's 'mother'... 'mother'..."
After calling out like that a few times, unexpectedly, Yinzhen suddenly called out "Mother".
This made Wanwan extremely happy, after all, she truly loved this child and devoted a lot of time and energy to him.
Emperor Kangxi was displeased. How could she call her "Mother" without calling her "Father"?
So Kangxi continued to teach the fourth prince to call him "Emperor Father".
Unfortunately, no matter how many times he was taught, Yinzhen still couldn't learn it.
Kangxi was somewhat disappointed, but Wanwan said to him, "You've been so busy these past few days, yet you haven't come to Jingren Palace to see the child. Besides, he only calls me 'Mother' because I've been teaching him for many days."
"If you think you can get him to call you 'Father Emperor' in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, then haven't I wasted several days of my time?"
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