Chapter 147.
Suo Etu closed his mouth and dared not speak anymore.
Tong Guowei on the side glanced at Suo Etu with pride. As expected, the emperor still favored the Tong family.
Tong Guowei stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, when do you plan to move the fourth prince out of Concubine Jin's Yongshou Palace?"
Tong Guowei was almost impatient to separate Yinzhen and Yongshou Palace.
Kangxi pretended to be puzzled, "Moving the palace? I have no intention of moving Yinzhen out of Yongshou Palace. Did my uncle misunderstand my meaning?"
As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, the impatient Tong Guogang could not help but jump out, "Your Majesty, how can you not move the palace? The fourth prince is already the legitimate son of the Empress, how can he still be raised by a concubine?"
Tong Guogang's words and deeds showed his disdain for Yuying's low status and position, and that she was not worthy of Yinzhen's current status.
The disdain in Tong Guogang's words was too direct. Even Liang Jiugong, who was pretending to be just a pillar in the hall, heard the hidden meaning in his words. He couldn't help but raise his eyelids and secretly glanced at the smug Tong Guogang, and couldn't help but worry for him in his heart.
The situation in the court became increasingly tense.
Smart people had noticed that Kangxi's expression had become completely gloomy since some point, and so even the breathing of the people still standing in the hall slowed down.
Today's morning court session was longer than usual. Kangxi couldn't help but move his body, looking at the two brothers of the Tong family who seemed to have secured the status of the legitimate son of the Empress, "Uncle, do you think Concubine Jin's status is too low?"
Tong Guowei saw that the situation was not right, and signaled with his eyes to Tong Guogang not to speak anymore. Unfortunately, Tong Guogang was only a military man, and really did not understand the twists and turns between civil officials. At this moment, the tacit understanding between the brothers temporarily disappeared.
Tong Guogang bowed his head and stepped forward, "Your Majesty, it is indeed so."
"Oh?" Kangxi raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then spoke in a nonchalant manner: "Since uncle feels that Yinzhen has been wronged, then let's follow uncle's words and promote Concubine Jin to Imperial Concubine today."
Kangxi said this disapprovingly, as if he didn't think what he said was anything significant.
But the court officials below all opened their eyes wide, as if they couldn’t believe what they had just heard?
Your Majesty, do you want to hear what you have to say? Is this what General Tong meant? General Tong clearly meant that he did not want the Fourth Prince to have anything to do with Yongshou Palace anymore, but he was not trying to help Concubine Jin!
And as for your reason, if they remember correctly, you, the Emperor, used it not long ago, right?
Tong Guowei closed his eyes numbly. If there weren't so many ministers standing behind him, he would have wanted to shut his brother's mouth! He knew it!
After a while, when Tong Guowei opened his eyes again, his eyes were clear. He cleared his throat and prepared to take a step back.
He did not take Kangxi's words seriously. He just thought that Kangxi was using this method to force them to take a step back.
However, Kangxi did not give him another chance to speak, but called the Imperial Observatory to come forward.
"I have already sent the Imperial Observatory to calculate, and the eighth day of next month will be a rare auspicious day. The imperial concubine's canonization ceremony and Yinzhen's jade plate modification ceremony will be held on the same day."
"The ceremony for conferring the title of Imperial Concubine should be held in accordance with the standards for Imperial Concubine."
Well, Your Majesty, you have already figured out everything, what else do you have to tell us? Why don't you wait until the day of the enthronement ceremony to invite them one by one to watch the ceremony?
Of course, no one dared to say this out loud, they could only mutter it in their hearts.
After all, Kangxi has almost the final say in the court nowadays. If Kangxi insists on doing something, no one can control him.
Everyone below looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Okay, let's stop here today." Kangxi was impatient to continue entangled with this group of people. After all, Kangxi was not bound by anyone now. It was already very good that he could spend so much time to negotiate with them.
Kangxi stood up and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to glance at the attendant who was honestly taking notes beside him.
The attendant paused as he wrote furiously, then continued writing as if nothing had happened...
At the end of the 29th year of the Kangxi reign.
The emperor was holding court at the Qianqing Gate. At 7:00 pm, General Tong Guogang requested an imperial decree: Concubine Jin Jue Chan's contribution to raising her was appreciated, so he requested an imperial decree to promote her. The emperor was pleased and said: "General, what you said is very true. Concubine Jin will be promoted to a noble concubine from today, and the ceremony of conferring the title will be held on the eighth day of next month."
After finishing, leave the table.
Today I am going to Kulena, the official residence.
Kulena put down the pen in his hand and looked at it carefully. He believed that he had recorded the truth. Even if someone questioned his carelessness and deviated from his duties, he would throw the pen in the face of that person. Can you try it yourself?
The current emperor is not a man who listens to advice. If he dares to record it carelessly today, the emperor will find out his mistakes and punish him in the future.
Kulena shook his head. He wrote this way. Should the emperor be satisfied? Then, he glanced at the ministers who were still unwilling to leave the palace, and stood up and left first.
The group of people who were frozen in the hall came to their senses as he left.
Nalan Mingzhu was the first to come back to his senses. He first glanced at the prince's party headed by Suo Etu. Now the emperor did not show dissatisfaction with the prince, and therefore half of the people in the court knelt with Suo Etu.
Nalan Mingzhu laughed secretly in his heart. It was a pity that Soetu wanted to compete with him for the position of the emperor's closest minister. Little did he know that the more he formed cliques and factions, the more the emperor disliked him.
Just wait and see, sooner or later the prince will be dragged down by this stupid teammate of his. By then, it will be the day for other princes to come to the fore.
But, I can understand it.
After all, the merit of following the dragon is something everyone is jealous of. Otherwise, why would the two brothers of the Tong family try to get this undetermined legitimate son to their side? After all, they have tasted the sweetness once and want to taste it a second time.
He was also jealous.
It's just that the prince has Soetu by his side, so he is at a disadvantage in terms of kinship, and naturally he doesn't want to get involved with the prince.
But now the Fourth Prince, who has not yet attended the court, has become involved with the Tong family, and the candidate he originally had his eyes on...
Nalan Mingzhu glanced at the eldest prince who remained silent today without leaving a trace, and erased his name from his heart.
He was glad that the Emperor had not yet shown any dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince, so even though the Emperor seemed to be indulgent towards the eldest prince and allowed the eldest prince to provoke the Crown Prince, he had not easily taken sides.
But now, he already has a more suitable candidate in mind...
A childish figure came to Nalan Mingzhu's mind.
The eighth prince Yinsi.
When the emperor handed over the two princes to Concubine Jin to raise, he completely exposed Concubine Jin's identity.
Concubine Jin's family had no foundation in the court, so if he stood on Concubine Jin's side, it would be like helping someone in need. The only pity was that Concubine Jin had no biological children, but it was said that the Eighth Prince was born to her cousin, so he must be not much different.
Nalan Mingzhu figured it out, and then he asked to leave. "My Lords, I have something important to do at home, so I will leave first. Excuse me, excuse me."
Nalan Mingzhu walked out while smiling.
This matter needs long-term consideration and cannot be rushed.
Looking at Nalan Mingzhu's back, it seems that one can sense that he is in a very good mood at the moment, but not many people have the heart to pry into his thoughts. After all, they have more important things to do now.
Suo Etu surrounded the prince and frowned, "Your Highness, why did you agree just now? Aren't you afraid..."
Everyone present naturally understood what Soetu had not said. After all, if the fourth prince became the legitimate son, with the support of the Tong family and the help of an adoptive mother who was favored by the emperor, the threat to the crown prince would be greater than that of the eldest prince in the court now.
After Soetu finished speaking, he did not forget to glance at Yinzhi who was not far away, trying to make the prince wake up. It was not enough to have one person to cause trouble for him, why was the prince so eager to add another one?
At this time, Yinzhi gritted his teeth. This group of people... these people are looking at him for what?
Don’t think he didn’t notice the eyes that kept falling on him. Are they sympathizing with him?
Yinzhi flicked his sleeves and walked out.
Today is the day when his mother is released from confinement, and he has to go to the Yanx Palace to pay a visit to her, so he has no time to deal with this group of people.
Seeing the eldest prince leave angrily, whispers began to sound again.
It was not until a young eunuch came to urge them that everyone remembered that they were still standing in the hall after the court session and had not moved.
So they walked out of the palace in groups of three or four, and during the process they did not forget to invite two or three colleagues to their homes for a gathering.
Naturally, no one would leave out the two brothers of the Tong family, but the two brothers had no time for socializing at the moment and so they refused the invitations.
Little did they know, these officials also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the Tong family was the emperor's uncle. If they didn't invite them, it would be inappropriate. But if they invited them, they would be the ones who would suffer. After all, the people of the Tong family were more difficult to serve than the others.
It’s best if they don’t come this way, and everyone will be happy.
There were even some minor officials who secretly said behind the Tong family's back that it was what they deserved, as not only did they fail to get the prince back, but they also made wedding dresses for others.
At this time, Kangxi's people were already in the Yongshou Palace.
Yuying is having breakfast now.
Today's breakfast is very sumptuous. Not only does it include the usual portions for concubines, but it also has some new treats.
Yuying only made the cake once or twice, and then she forgot about it. But the imperial chefs in the small kitchen of Yongshou Palace were very excited and studied it all day long. Not to mention, they really made a lot of progress.
Seeing this, Yuying also handed over the traditional bread kiln to them, and Yuying received a lot of compliments again.
Today, freshly made bread was served on the table. Each one looked so golden that Yuying couldn't help but salivate.
"Your Majesty, have you had your meal? Do you want an extra pair of chopsticks?" After all, there was so much food that she couldn't finish it.
Yuying picked one up and couldn't help but wave it in front of Kangxi.
But who would have thought that Kangxi would hold Yuying's hand, open his mouth and take away the small piece of bread that Yuying was holding with her chopsticks.
"No, Your Majesty..."
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