"Your Majesty, I thought you were angry."
Li Dequan was extremely surprised to see Emperor Kangxi laughing. He thought his master was angry about Jiang Ranli's rudeness just now.
Hearing this, Emperor Kangxi put down the memorial in his hand and said, "They are my sons. Over the years, I have been busy with state affairs and have no time to get close to them. They are very respectful to me and always call me Emperor Father, but in their hearts, no one really regards me as a father, but only as a monarch. They are not my sons, but my subjects."
Having said this, Emperor Kangxi paused, with a hint of powerlessness and loss in his eyes.
When Li Dequan saw this, he suddenly realized that his master was not angry at all. On the contrary, his master quite liked the ninth concubine who went by the alias Jiang Ranli.
"Although the concubine of the Ninth Prince was not very polite, she was an extremely smart child."
Thinking of what Jiang Ranli had just said, Emperor Kangxi was filled with emotion.
Everyone says that he loves the prince very much because the prince is Hesheli's child. In fact, he is tolerant of the prince. Hesheli is only one of the reasons. Another reason is that the prince was raised by him personally and he is not as respectful and fearful to him as he is to other children.
Just thinking about the prince's current behavior, Emperor Kangxi's eyes became a little colder.
The family banquet in the palace was held in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Since it was already late when Jiang Ranli, Yin'er, Yinzhen, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince came out of the upper study, they went straight to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. When they arrived, the concubines of each palace, as well as other princes and princes were already in their seats.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager and all the empresses."
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, may the Empress Dowager be blessed. Greetings to Concubine Yi, Concubine De... may all the Empresses be blessed."
When they arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Jiang Ranli, along with Yin'er, Yinzhen, the Tenth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince, paid their respects to the Empress Dowager and the concubines of each palace.
Seeing them arrive, the Queen Mother and the concubines in the palace immediately smiled brightly.
"Get up, everyone. Look at these kids. How come they have lost so much weight? You have to eat more later."
The Empress Dowager spoke first, looking at Yinzhen, Yin'er, the Tenth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince with heartache.
"Thank you, Grandmother, for your concern. I understand."
. . .
The Queen Mother nodded in satisfaction, and then her gaze fell on Jiang Ranli. The kind smile on her face disappeared in an instant, "This must be the concubine of the Ninth Prince."
Seeing that her name was called, Jiang Ranli hurriedly stepped forward and said, "In reply to the Empress Dowager, it is me."
The empress dowager looked Jiang Ranli up and down, dissatisfaction in her eyes, "You are a good concubine, why don't you stay in the mansion to serve the Ninth Prince, and run away to Jinan, Shandong, and live with a man there. The child you gave birth to calls that man daddy. Where do you put the Ninth Prince, and where do you put the reputation of our royal family?"
Jiang Ranli was a little dazed by the reprimand from the Queen Mother. She was only thinking about how to prevent Emperor Kangxi from punishing her, but she forgot that the women in the harem were more dangerous than Emperor Kangxi.
"Grandmother, it was my grandson who asked her to go to Jinan. As for Jiang Fan, he is the elder brother of the concubine. The concubine does not disregard my grandson, nor does she lose face for the royal family." Yinzhen spoke up to rescue Jiang Ranli. While speaking, he looked deeply at Dong E beside him.
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