"Yes, Your Majesty!"
I walked to the table and helped grind the ingredients.
Harigana glanced at her briefly, then shook his head.
Even if Kangxi hadn't said anything that day, she wouldn't have gotten angry over these things; they were just insignificant people.
But even if I'm not angry, since she's already appeared, I should be a good tool and make the most of her role.
"Dulan, go and tell the cooks from Qingxi Palace to make some small cakes. Once they're done, pack a few pieces and send them, along with the osmanthus wine from yesterday, to the Empress Dowager's Ning Shou Palace."
Oh, and don't forget to send something to the Empress Dowager as well. Remember to have Li Dequan deliver it.
The items need to be delivered, but nothing can go wrong.
The kitchen was the small kitchen in the Qianqing Palace. The person who delivered things was Kangxi's personal eunuch, and the purchasing was also done by the emperor's people. Even if the old woman wanted to cause trouble, she would have to rack her brains.
"Yes! This servant will go right away."
Dulan jogged out to arrange manpower and returned shortly afterward.
"Your Majesty! Everything has been arranged. We can send it over as soon as it's made."
Harigana nodded without speaking, still focused on writing large characters.
She remained calm, but the women in the harem were filled with anticipation.
"What did you say? Your Majesty, Your Majesty really went to the inner palace?"
Consort Hui and Consort Liang huddled together and talked for quite a while.
After Consort Liang was promoted, she became the principal consort of the palace and had long since moved to Jingyang Palace.
Even after moving to Jingyang Palace, she would still come to pay her respects to Consort Hui every day.
It wasn't because she respected Consort Hui so much, but because the Eighth Prince, Yinzhi, was raised by Consort Hui.
Now, the emperor has only nine sons, and apart from the fifth and eighth princes, they are all with their birth mothers.
Consort Liang wasn't without her own thoughts, but she was naturally timid and completely out of favor. If it weren't for the Eighth Prince, she might not have even received this consort title.
So even though she really wanted to ask the Emperor to return the Eighth Prince, she only thought about it and didn't dare to go to Kangxi at all.
Looking at her chubby son, Consort Liang wanted to hold him, but was afraid that Consort Hui would disagree, so she was a little stunned for a moment.
"Consort Liang, I'm asking you a question, didn't you hear me?"
Consort Hui couldn't stand Consort Liang's timid and submissive nature. Consort Liang had the audacity to climb into the Emperor's bed and even give birth to a prince, yet she was still useless.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was lost in thought. Please punish me."
Consort Liang hurriedly knelt on the ground to beg for forgiveness, looking extremely apprehensive, which only made Consort Hui even more disgusted.
He waved his hand and gave the maid a look, signaling her to carry Yinzhi out.
"Alright, get up now."
"It's only because I'm magnanimous; if I had encountered someone more formidable, you'd be in serious trouble today."
Consort Liang's face flushed red, and when she got up, Yinzhi was no longer in the hall.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
He withdrew his gaze, composed himself, sat down, lowered his eyes, and waited for Consort Hui to ask him a question.
Consort Hui, who was already in a bad mood, became even angrier when she saw her like this.
"Alright, you can go back now. I have some things to take care of. I'll call you over when I'm done."
You don't need to come these next few days.
Consort Liang had planned to bring the Eighth Prince the clothes she had sewn herself when she came tomorrow, but now she heard Consort Hui's message that she didn't need to come.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but when he met Consort Hui's unfriendly gaze, he ultimately remained silent.
"Yes, Your Majesty! I obey your command!"
After Consort Liang left, Consort Hui chuckled and said, "Nonsense! Trying to take the child from me? How presumptuous of you!"
Regardless of whether she is a favored concubine or not, she is the head of the four concubines. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, the emperor can't possibly return the child to her.
Although Lao Ba wasn't her biological son, she raised him from a young age.
They're not blood relatives, but they're closer than blood relatives. How could I possibly return it to her?
"Go and find out if what Consort Liang said is true. If it is, we should take action."
"I am an old servant of the Emperor's residence; even if I am not the first, I cannot be the last."
Consort Hui pointed to the maid beside her: "Be careful, don't let anyone find out."
The maidservant acknowledged and withdrew, leaving Consort Hui alone, sitting in her seat in a daze.
When Emperor Kangxi heard the news from Li Dequan in the Qianqing Palace, his first reaction was to go and explain it to Harigana.
"Where is the Imperial Noble Consort?"
Emperor Kangxi put down his brush, stood up, and was about to walk towards the backyard when Li Dequan quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty, Lady Mingzhu is waiting at the gate."
Li Dequan lowered his head, not daring to look at the emperor.
He didn't call the person, and he didn't conceal the news; it was just that the two events happened to coincide at the same time.
"Let him in!"
Kangxi sat back down, saying, "Wait!"
He called out to Li Dequan, who was walking to the door, "Take the letter to the Imperial Noble Consort."
As he spoke, he picked up a brush, wrote a few words, folded it, and handed it to Li Dequan.
"Go, be sure to hand it over to the Imperial Noble Consort personally."
There must be some progress on Nalan Mingzhu's side, otherwise he wouldn't have come to find him so quickly. Moreover, the situation with the Hesheli clan can't be delayed any longer, otherwise it could easily cause unrest.
"Yes! Your servant obeys!"
Li Dequan put the letter into his sleeve, called Nalan Mingzhu in, closed the door to the Imperial Study, and then went to the back to deliver the message.
Surprisingly, he's quite willing to do these errands. Not only does he avoid getting scolded, but he can also take a break, which is great.
Harigana was watching them make small cakes in the small kitchen, with chefs from the Qianqing Palace standing beside her. The purpose was ostensibly to teach them, but in reality, it was to prevent the Empress Dowager from causing trouble for her with food.
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