"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Kangxi did not ask him to get up, but sat at the head of the table as if he did not see him, and wrote something there.
Time passed second by second. Soetu went from being relaxed and casual at the beginning to being nervous and uneasy later. Now he was sweating and fear was creeping into his heart.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Kangxi snorted coldly: "You're quite composed. Get up."
Soetu cannot be killed yet. The crown prince is a symbol he has promoted to strengthen imperial power, and it is impossible to abandon him halfway. Wangshu is important, but not more important than imperial power.
Soetu became apprehensive.
"Do you know you were wrong?"
Songgotu dared not admit it and continued to argue, "This servant is unaware; please enlighten me, Your Majesty."
"You're incorrigible. I think you've become too ambitious. You even dare to interfere in my harem. I kept the Empress's connections in the palace because they are useful and can protect the Crown Prince. I didn't let you cause trouble in my harem and harm my offspring."
Soetu knelt down with a thud. Kangxi's words meant that he knew everything about the Hesheli family's connections!
"This servant knows his mistake, this servant was confused, please punish me, Your Majesty. This was all done by this servant alone, the Crown Prince was completely unaware."
Soetu knew that Kangxi would not punish him severely, otherwise there would have been no trip to the Qianqing Palace. He confessed his guilt readily and could not deny it.
"Hmph, I do indeed intend to punish you. You will receive thirty strokes of the cane. In addition, you should recuperate for a while. I will send an imperial physician to treat you. You may return to court when the physician says you are well. Now, leave."
Soetu's heart was bleeding, yet he still had to express his gratitude: "This servant thanks Your Majesty for your leniency."
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