Chapter 15 Custody
If he had previously treated Yuying's feelings with a joking attitude, now that he suddenly learned the length of his reign, Kangxi could no longer remain calm.
His sharp eyes fell directly on Yuying, and the majesty that had been deliberately restrained spread out.
Yuying was so close that even a piece of wood could feel it.
The concubines looked at Kangxi, whose aura suddenly changed, and thought that this audacious concubine had done something to anger the emperor while he was looking at the Thirteenth Prince, and they couldn't help glaring at Yuying.
Yuying's scalp tingled and she stood by, too frightened to move.
[No, what happened? It was fine just now, why did it suddenly start to get cold?]
Fortunately, at this moment, the Thirteenth Prince, who had been quietly in the cradle, cried out "Wow!"
Concubine De was still in a daze, and Concubine Niohuru and Concubine Rong did not care about it. Concubine Xi took the opportunity to step forward, pushed Yuying away, and took the child from Qiuhua's hands.
"Oh, poor little baby, look how sadly he is crying. It makes me so heartbroken." She coaxed the baby gently while patting the swaddling clothes carefully.
Rong Fei couldn't stand her pretentiousness and mocked her: "Since I have never given birth to a child, I naturally don't understand. This Thirteenth Prince must be hungry. Why don't you hand him over to the palace maid so that she can take him down to the wet nurse to feed him. It's late now, please don't hurt my mother's heart."
After the child was taken away, Yuying did not want to stay here any longer. She wanted to go see Concubine Zhangjia. Just as she was about to speak to Concubine An, she heard Concubine Xi speak impatiently:
"Your Majesty, I feel very close to the Thirteenth Prince when I see him. Sister Anpin has always been quiet. The Thirteenth Prince is young and I am afraid he will disturb her peace. It would be better to give the Thirteenth Prince to me to raise. I will definitely treat him as my own son!"
As soon as these words were spoken, several people were stunned. Kangxi, who was originally puzzled, also withdrew his gaze. Even Yuying stopped talking and stood aside in silence.
As we all know, in the Qing Dynasty, only concubines above the rank of imperial concubine were qualified to raise the prince, and Zhang Jia, as a concubine, was obviously not qualified.
Yuying just recalled this perverted rule of the Qing Dynasty and only then did she react belatedly.
I wonder how many of the concubines in this courtyard are planning to raise a prince?
In history, who was the last one to raise the Thirteenth Prince?
Concubine Xi was still kneeling on the ground, and Kangxi neither responded nor refused.
Because of Concubine Xi's words, the concubines who had the same idea could no longer stand it and spoke up one after another.
"Your Majesty, I have never been pregnant since I entered the palace decades ago. I know that I am not blessed enough, so please, Your Majesty, consider that I have served you for decades and fulfill my wish to be a mother!" Concubine Duan also knelt beside Concubine Xi.
Concubine Xi looked at the person beside her and said angrily: "You are so good, Concubine Duan. You usually don't show your talents, but now you reveal your wolfish ambitions!"
"Your Majesty, please don't pay attention to her!" Concubine Xi quickly added: "Concubine Duan, since you know that you are unlucky, why do you make yourself unhappy? If your unlucky fate harms the Thirteenth Prince, I ask you, can you bear the responsibility?" These words were very heavy. Concubine Xi usually spoke without restraint because of her status as the sister of Empress Hesheli Yuan and the aunt of the prince. Kangxi was also willing to give her some face, which made her even more outrageous.
Yuying even saw Concubine Duan's body shake a bit, but she still held on and refused to give in.
Concubine Xi glanced at her with disdain, then showed a determined look. She was determined to have this child!
The prince had never been close to her, and Niu Hulu, who also entered the palace as the sister of the Empress, was a noble concubine. Why was she only a concubine? It was because she was lucky and gave birth to a prince! If she had a prince, wouldn't the position of concubine be easy to get? She wouldn't have to work so hard to please the prince.
"Your Majesty, I beg you!" Concubine Xi reached out and grabbed Kangxi's sleeve, shaking it gently twice.
Concubine An didn't say anything, but she also knelt aside to make her attitude clear.
Kangxi didn't look at the kneeling people, but looked around and asked: "Who else wants to raise the prince?"
Tong Jia was the first to speak: "Having the Fourth Prince is enough for me."
Imperial Concubine Niu Hulu also shook her head gently, "Since sister Zhang Jia has given birth safely, I will take my leave first. The Tenth Prince is still young and cannot stay away from me for too long."
Concubine Xuan, who was sent by the Grand Empress Dowager, also took the opportunity to resign. She didn't want to come in the first place. If the Grand Empress Dowager hadn't forced her to come, she would not have been willing to get involved in this mess.
Finally, the only one left standing there was Concubine De, who had looked unhappy ever since Tong Jia mentioned the "Fourth Prince". She said nothing, but just raised her tearful eyes to look at Kangxi, but it seemed as if she had said everything.
Yuying watched such a big show that she wished she could take out some melon seeds and crack some.
What’s the difference between this and immersive script-killing?
But Yuying was still wondering who was raising the Thirteenth Prince. However, secretly she hoped that he would be raised by Concubine An. After all, they lived in the same palace, and Zhang Jia would be able to see him at any time, which would also make it convenient for her to maintain a close relationship with him.
Kangxi was also thinking about this problem. Now we know that Thirteenth Prince is a prince who can grow up. There is a huge difference between the children who died in the palace and the children who can grow up!
Concubine Xi? Not suitable. He would never allow Hesheli to have a second adult prince.
Duanpin? Let's see.
Concubine An? Just pretend you didn't see her.
Concubine De...
After some thought, Kangxi spoke up: "Then let Concubine De raise him!"
[I remember now! It's Consort De!]
Two voices exploded in Kangxi's ears at the same time. His expression froze, and he was hit on the mark again.
[Wow, how could I forget such an important thing? Xiao Shisan went to Yonghe Palace. How can I keep in touch with him?]
[My God, my life is so hard. I finally saw a glimmer of hope, but you took it away.]
As his inner voices continued to come, Kangxi's brows furrowed even deeper.
"Your Majesty, I thank you!" Defei bowed.
The kneeling people wanted to continue to fight for something, but Kangxi spoke before they could: "Okay, you guys stand up too."
"Princess Xi, you are still young, and you will have your own flesh and blood in the future."
[Lie! She died without a child of her own!]
"Princess Duan, you should go back to the palace first. I will come to see you when I have time."
[Sure enough, you are a big pig's hoof! Isn't this just empty talk? ]
Taking advantage of the fact that no one could hear, Kangxi would say something and Yuying would retort in her heart.
[Hmm? Where is Concubine An? What? Doesn’t our Concubine An even have an excuse?]
Kangxi's face became darker and darker.
"Okay, there is no need to discuss this matter any further. After the third day of the bath, you can take the child over. I will return to the Palace of Heavenly Purity first. Everyone else can return to their own palaces if you have nothing else to do."
After saying that, he strode away.
"I, your concubine, respectfully send off Your Majesty."
[What a scumbag! He gave birth to a child for you, but he didn’t even bother to go and see it.]
Before leaving, I heard this sigh.
After the group of people from Changchun Palace sent away the remaining Buddha statues, Concubine An looked in the direction where everyone left and said, "You two should go back and rest. Wei, go see Zhang Jia and tell her that the Thirteenth Prince will be raised by Concubine De. Let her spend the next few days looking after the child."
"The Emperor dislikes me and will never ask me to raise the Thirteenth Prince. You should ask Zhang Jia to be more open-minded. It is better for the child to grow up with the Virtuous Consort than with the concubines."
After saying this, without waiting for everyone's reaction, he helped the palace maid away.
Yuying looked at her and felt that her back was full of desolation, as if it had merged into one with this cold winter day.
Not favored and having no children, even the head of a palace is like this.
What about yourself?
What should I do when I still need to rely on Concubine An to survive?
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