With nothing else to do, Jiaming and Hongxuan began to enjoy their after-dinner tea and snacks.
The two ate and chatted casually.
They chatted about Xiao Hongxuan's daily life in the front yard, and then, in a back-and-forth exchange, Jiaming talked about her own daily life.
While we were chatting, Xiao Hezi arrived again.
"Master, this servant has something to report."
Jiaming was taken aback, her hand holding the pastries paused, "What's the matter? Why the rush?"
Xiao Hezi smiled wryly, "It's about what I just mentioned, the Niohuru clan matter. They've taken action."
"So fast!" Jiaming put down the pastries in her hands, quickly wiped her hands with a handkerchief, sat up straight, and asked, "What happened?"
Little Hongxuan, who was chewing with his cheeks puffed out like a squirrel, also stopped chewing and looked at Little Hezi with his round eyes, waiting to see what he would say.
"Indeed, this servant also thinks the action was quite fast, but as for the result..."
"Let me guess!" Jiaming interrupted Xiao Hezi with great interest, saying, "Did you fail again?"
Xiao Hezi nodded with a smile, "Indeed, it failed. Why don't you guess how that Niohuru clan member managed to evade it, Master?"
Jiaming was speechless. "You still haven't said how they did it. How can we guess if you don't tell us that?"
"Look at my brain!" Little He chuckled dryly and slapped his head. "This servant will tell you right away."
Jiaming nodded, "That's how it should be."
“There was an event in the palace where people went to the Imperial Garden to admire the flowers. There was a large lake in the Imperial Garden. While Niohuru was admiring the lotus flowers by the lake, and while the people around her were far away and no one was looking over, a palace maid suddenly pushed Niohuru.”
Xiao Hezi stopped there, smiling as he looked at his master, anticipating her guess.
Jiaming thought for a moment and said, "If someone suddenly looks over or walks over, the palace maid will have no choice but to stop."
Xiao Hezi shook his head.
Hongxuan chimed in, "Me too!"
"Then, young master, would you like to take a guess?"
Jiaming looked at Hongxuan, wondering what kind of guess he could come up with.
Hongxuan propped his head up and thought for a moment before guessing, "Is it because Niohuru suddenly turned her head or turned around, so the palace maid stopped?"
"No," Xiao Hezi continued to shake his head.
“Then I’ll do it,” Red Peach said, not to be outdone. “She suddenly started moving, and the palace maid missed her target.”
"No, not exactly." Xiao Hezi looked at the green willow tree peeking out from the doorway.
When Green Willow realized she had been caught eavesdropping, she was startled, shook her head, and then, realizing she had done something wrong, quickly pulled her head back outside the door.
Jiaming already knew about Lvliu's eavesdropping, but she didn't care that Lvliu knew. After all, Lvliu was now her confidante, but others couldn't be.
"Alright, enough guessing, Xiao He, you tell me!" After saying that, Jia Ming felt her mouth was a little dry, so she picked up her teacup and drank.
As Jiaming and the others were talking, everyone in the palace fell silent, because their master, the concubine who was not in charge of palace affairs, was furious. The ultimate boss had erupted.
Everything in the palace is something Kangxi doesn't want to know, and if he wants to know something, he can find out with a little effort.
Xiao Tongjia, from Consort Tong's Chengqian Palace, whose figure had been rarely seen for a long time, finally arrived.
Unfortunately, the Emperor did not come to Chengqian Palace to see her this time. However, Consort Tong, who was sitting relatively close to Emperor Kangxi, glanced gloatingly at the four consorts who were standing like quails at the bottom.
The four concubines in charge of the imperial concubine selection were being berated by Emperor Kangxi: "I appointed you to oversee the selection, and this is how you conduct it!"
"Since the talent show, one thing has happened after another, it's never-ending, and it's even become blatant. You didn't notice so many of these underhanded tactics, how did you manage to do anything about it!"
"It's just a small talent show, and four people can't even manage it. This vast palace, with such heavy palace affairs, you..."
Consort Tong was delighted to hear this. Was the Emperor disappointed? Then, according to her rank, she could take charge of the palace affairs.
Unexpectedly, Kangxi gave her no hope. He continued, "Accidents have occurred time and again. How have you managed this? Don't you know you should have issued a warning? You've been so lenient..."
Blah blah blah, it has to be said that Kangxi was indeed worthy of being the father of the Fourth Prince. They were both equally good at talking, no, good at criticizing, well, no, that's too unbecoming of his status, it should be that he was good at reprimanding.
The four concubines below, no matter how aggrieved they felt inside, had to be extremely obedient on the surface and look ashamed. Otherwise, they would either feel that the reprimand was not severe enough or that the power in the palace was too hot to handle and they didn't want it anymore.
If neither of those apply, then you must behave and feel ashamed.
After a very long time, Kangxi finally fell silent.
Li Dequan promptly handed over a cup of tea at the perfect temperature, which Kangxi accepted and drank.
After a cup of tea, my thirst was relieved a bit, but my mouth was still a little dry. To make myself feel better, and since I had already scolded him enough, I turned to ask what had just happened.
Just then, someone came to report that something had happened in the palace again. He was furious and didn't listen to any further. He immediately went to Chengqian Palace and summoned the four concubines.
As soon as the four concubines arrived, they were reprimanded by Emperor Kangxi, so they didn't have time to understand what had just happened.
When Emperor Kangxi asked his question, a eunuch came in from outside to answer.
Knowing Kangxi well, Li Dequan offered him another cup of tea at a suitable temperature. Kangxi accepted it and slowly sipped the tea while listening to the eunuch's reply.
What the eunuch said was similar to what Xiao Hezi said.
"...The palace maid suddenly pushed Niohuru, but couldn't move her because Niohuru was a bit fat!"
With a "pfft," Emperor Kangxi, who was drinking tea, spat it out in a very unrefined manner.
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