"In reply to Your Majesty, I will do my best and not let You and Your Majesty down. But could Your Majesty revoke your order and remove the concubine from the position of assistant manager?" Yinzhen could not refuse Emperor Kangxi's order, but he did not want Jiang Ranli to be involved.
The Queen Mother's birthday may seem like a trivial matter, but it is fraught with danger. Who knows how many people are planning to use this opportunity to make a big fuss.
After hearing Yinzhen's words, the smile on Emperor Kangxi's face disappeared and the atmosphere instantly became a little depressing.
When Jiang Ranli saw this, her eyebrows twitched, and she quickly spoke before Emperor Kangxi opened his mouth.
"Your Majesty, your daughter-in-law is willing to work with the Ninth Prince to organize a birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager."
During this period, the Eighth Prince and Yinzhen had been having a hard time with Emperor Kangxi. Jiang Ranli was worried that Yinzhen would further anger Emperor Kangxi if he disobeyed the emperor's order for her.
Seeing Jiang Ranli's agreement, the seriousness on Emperor Kangxi's face gradually dissipated, but his eyes were still sharp, making Jiang Ranli wish she could find a crack in the ground to hide in.
"Tell me why you are willing to do it again."
Why else could it be? Of course it's because of you. If you hadn't changed your expression and had directly agreed to Yinzhen, I wouldn't have changed my mind and agreed.
Jiang Ranli felt deeply tired, but still said with spirit, "In reply to Your Majesty, your daughter-in-law doesn't want to make you angry, nor does she want to embarrass the Ninth Prince."
Because if you get angry, we will be the ones who suffer.
Jiang Ranli repeated the last sentence in her heart. She now deeply understood what it meant to live with a king like living with a tiger.
"You are quite filial," Emperor Kangxi smiled, his voice flat, making it impossible to understand the meaning behind his words. He looked at Jiang Ranli and said, "You were fine some time ago, why do you have a scar on your face now?"
"In reply to the Emperor, your daughter-in-law accidentally bumped into it."
Jiang Ranli could not tell the origin of the scar, at least not in front of Emperor Kangxi. After all, this was a family affair within Yin'er's mansion. If it was brought to the attention of Emperor Kangxi, it would be Yin'er's loss of face.
"You are such an old man, yet you are still so careless. Li Dequan, go to the Imperial Hospital and get some scar-removing ointment for the Ninth Concubine," Emperor Kangxi said with disgust, and then instructed Li Dequan.
When Jiang Ranli walked out of the Yangxin Palace, she was covered in cold sweat. Emperor Kangxi's thoughts were too jumpy, and every topic changed so suddenly that she was unable to cope.
Holding the ointment that Li Dequan retrieved from the Imperial Hospital, Jiang Ranli felt under great pressure. She felt that she should be grateful for what she had received. Emperor Kangxi wanted her to devote herself to arranging the empress dowager's birthday.
"Yin'er, do you think I've lost weight?" Jiang Ranli looked up at Yin'er who was wiping the sweat off her face.
"Why do you ask?" Yinzhen asked.
"Every time I enter the palace, I have to keep my eyes and ears open, fearing that I might have done something wrong or made someone angry. It takes a lot of time and effort, so every time I come, I feel like I'm about to collapse."
After all, Jiang Ranli had only been to the palace twice, but these two times were enough to leave a shadow on her mind about this place.
Hearing her say this, Yin'er's eyes were filled with heartache, "Then you should agree to host the birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager."
"You didn't see the emperor's expression at that time. It was so scary. I was afraid he would punish you."
"If you are going to be punished, then you should be punished. Why force yourself to do something you don't like?"
"No, I don't want you to be punished."
Hearing this, Yin'er's eyes flashed. He originally wanted to shield Jiang Ranli from the wind and rain, but now, she was the one who cleared the way for him.
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