Looking at the two guys admitting their mistakes and asking for punishment, Emperor Kangxi was furious. These two guys ran out of the capital without saying a word, and they didn't come back until four months later. Especially Lao Jiu, he knew he couldn't leave the capital at that time, but he still made a mistake.
"You... tell me what you did wrong and how I want to punish you."
Hearing this, Jiang Ranli and Yinzhen both stood up, but still with their heads down. This time, Yinzhen spoke first.
"In reply to the Emperor, we shouldn't have left the capital without permission, and we shouldn't have been so playful that we took so long to come back."
Emperor Kangxi's expression made it impossible to tell his emotions. He waved his hand to signal Yinzhen to pause, and his eyes glanced at Jiang Ranli, "You say."
Jiang Ranli shuddered silently, and said bravely, "We were wrong to leave the capital without permission, and we shouldn't have been so playful. It took us so long to come back..."
"Are you just trying to fool me?" Emperor Kangxi interrupted Jiang Ranli.
Hearing this, Jiang Ranli hurriedly shook her head. She knew that she and Yinzhen said the same thing, but she was not trying to fool Emperor Kangxi. Instead, she was stating the truth. She and Yinzhen did leave the capital without permission and indulged in fun.
But Emperor Kangxi was obviously not satisfied with her answer, so she had to say it again, "We were wrong. We were wrong for being disobedient. We were wrong for not understanding things even though we are grown up. We made you, Father, worry about us while you were busy with state affairs. We were wrong. We shouldn't have played for so long. However, we originally wanted to come back earlier to apologize to you, Father, but then some things happened, so we came back so late."
Listening to her words, Emperor Kangxi's eyes were complicated, and then he threw a few memorials in front of them.
Jiang Ranli and Yin'er looked up and saw that the memorials were submitted by officials from Shanxi and Shaanxi. They talked about what happened in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and Jiang Ranli and Yin'er were obviously involved in those things.
Seeing the contents of the memorial, Jiang Ranli pursed his lips, then bravely raised his head, "Father Your Majesty, these are the reasons why we came back so late. It turns out you know everything. Father Your Majesty, you are so wise and great. We can't escape from your control no matter where we go."
After saying that, Jiang Ranli smiled ingratiatingly at Emperor Kangxi, but earned a big eye roll in return.
"You have done a merit in relieving the worries of the people in Shanxi and Shaanxi, but it is a fault to leave Beijing without permission. This time the merits and faults cannot be offset. Lao Jiu, you will start from today to handle various matters of the Ministry of Works. You cannot leave your post without my order."
After saying this, Emperor Kangxi looked at Jiang Ranli, but did not speak for a long time.
Jiang Ranli didn't pay attention to these things at this time. His heart was all on Yin'er's business trip to the Ministry of Works. Yin'er had been busy in Shanxi and Shaanxi for more than a month, and then rushed back exhausted. He hadn't even had a rest yet, so why was he forced to do this? It was so heartbreaking!
"An Jia, tell me how I want to punish you," said Emperor Kangxi.
Jiang Ranli was very conflicted, thinking that the last time she was punished was because she opened a gambling house and a brothel in Shandong. If she hadn't put the blame on Jiang Fan, saying that the gambling house and the brothel were opened by Jiang Fan, she would have been punished even more severely.
Last time, she could pull her elder brother Jiang Fan out to take the blame, but this time she couldn't find anyone, so she had to take it on herself.
Brother, I'm sorry for wanting you to take the blame.
Before answering Emperor Kangxi, Jiang Ranli silently apologized to Jiang Fan in her heart.
Then, under the angry gaze of Emperor Kangxi, she opened her mouth and said, "Father, you demoted me from concubine to concubine last time. How about you demote me a little bit?"
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