"Your Majesty, this concubine is young and innocent, and this is her first time to enter the palace to see the emperor. Please forgive her, Your Majesty."
Seeing Emperor Kangxi's unpredictable expression, Yinzhen knelt down and begged for mercy for Jiang Ranli.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Ninth Brother's concubine is young, and it is her first time to enter the palace to meet the emperor. Please, Your Majesty, please let her go this time."
The Tenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince also knelt down.
Looking at the three people kneeling on the ground, Jiang Ranli was a little surprised. She did what she wanted, but she never expected that Yinzhen, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince would plead for her like this.
"Your Majesty, this is the first time that Yinzhen's concubine has entered the palace. She is not familiar with the palace etiquette. Please, Your Majesty, forgive her this time because of her sincerity and the many things she has done for the disaster-stricken people in Shandong."
Just as Jiang Ranli was surprised and moved by the actions of Yin'er, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince, she saw Yinzhen, who had been silent all the time, also kneel down and beg for mercy for her.
Looking at the four people kneeling together, Jiang Ranli looked at Emperor Kangxi with an unfathomable expression, and then knelt beside Yinzhen.
In fact, the reason why Jiang Ranli was so abnormal today was not because she was too nervous when entering the palace for the first time, but because she looked at Emperor Kangxi from a different perspective.
It is true that Emperor Kangxi was majestic and solemn. He was the Son of Heaven, the Emperor, and the monarch, but apart from those identities, he was also a father. Although she was only a concubine, she was also his daughter-in-law. If she made a mistake in front of her father, she only needed to apologize, admit her mistake, and reflect on it. Why did she need to kneel down and beg for mercy?
Before entering the palace, Jiang Ranli was always worried that her life would be in danger, but then she suddenly remembered that she was from the 21st century and had lived in ancient times for several years. Her thoughts had been assimilated a lot, so much so that she forgot to think about the problem from a different perspective.
After thinking about looking at her mistakes from a different perspective, Jiang Ranli thought of the scene outside the Great Wall more than three years ago. At that time, she had come into contact with Emperor Kangxi several times. She felt from the bottom of her heart that Emperor Kangxi was not as majestic and serious as he looked. In fact, he was also a kind elder in his heart. That was why she made those remarks just now.
She was gambling. She was gambling that although Emperor Kangxi was a high and mighty monarch, he was also an elder and a father. Apart from his status as an emperor, he also longed to be with his children like an ordinary father and son.
Looking at the people kneeling on the ground, an inaudible hint of helplessness flashed across Emperor Kangxi's eyes. Then he sighed silently and asked the people kneeling on the ground to stand up.
"Okay, get up. I haven't said anything yet and you're already kneeling on the ground."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After standing up, Yinzhen, Yin'er, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince bowed and saluted. Jiang Ranli, who was not familiar with the royal etiquette, did not follow their steps for a while, but because of this, she was able to catch a glimpse of helplessness in the eyes of Emperor Kangxi.
Although the emperor holds the power of life and death over the world, deep down he also wants to be closer to his children.
Jiang Ranli sighed in his heart.
"Although the ninth concubine did many wrong things, she also did some meritorious things. Her merits and demerits offset each other, so she will neither be rewarded nor punished."
After saying this, Emperor Kangxi waved his hand to signal Yinzhen, Yin'er, Jiang Ranli, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince to leave.
After leaving the upper study, the Tenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince wanted to congratulate Jiang Ranli on her survival, but before they could reach Jiang Ranli, she was hugged by a figure.
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