Chapter 191 Enlightenment
Kangxi looked at Su Malagu, who was standing beside him, her eyes still shining with kindness as always.
"If so, I wonder if Your Majesty is still willing to tell me your troubles like when we were children?"
Su Malagu is now in her eighties. Her neatly combed hair has turned gray, and even the hands that once taught him to write stroke by stroke are now full of wrinkles.
"I... I am willing to do so." Kangxi hesitated for a moment, "Su Malagu, please sit down first."
"Okay, okay, then I will dare to sit down and listen to what the emperor has to say." Su Malagu sat on an embroidered stool beside her, staring at Kangxi silently.
Under Su Malagu's loving eyes, Kangxi expressed all the troubles in his heart.
The reason why he was so angry today was, on the one hand, because Soetu actually tried to interfere in his harem affairs, which was simply ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth; the other reason was because of Yinreng. Yinreng's attitude towards Soetu had always been like a thorn in his heart. Yinreng was a sentimental person, and he was really afraid that after his death, Yinreng would be held hostage by his outside family.
And Yuying, Yuying's contribution to the Qing Dynasty is enough for her to be countless queens, but all of this is not something she can talk about. But now she has also been implicated by him and has been given the title of "evil concubine". He feels sorry for Yuying.
At the end, Kangxi said self-deprecatingly: "If my grandmother were still alive and saw me being so sentimental, I'm afraid she would hit my palm with a ruler again."
But Su Malagu's eyes did not change at all. Even when she heard that Kangxi felt that Concubine Jin was not worthy of the position of Queen, she was surprised but did not show it at all.
"Your Majesty is still young. Just teach him a little more and he will succeed. Why bother to be depressed?" Su Malagu spoke slowly and calmed the anger in Kangxi's heart.
"As for what the Emperor said, the Empress Dowager will blame you?" Seeing Kangxi looking over, Su Malagu continued, "I don't think so."
Kangxi looked at Su Malagu in disbelief: "Why did Su Malagu say that? The Imperial Grandmother clearly..."
"Your Majesty, do you want to say that the princess obviously hates being favored the most in the palace?" Su Malagu has called the Empress Dowager "Princess" all her life, and she has never changed her words even now.
She took over the conversation and concluded: "The emperor underestimated the princess."
Su Malagu fell into memories.
"Gege does hate women like Dong E, but what the emperor just said about Concubine Jin's actions, could it be that she was lying to me?"
Kangxi quickly shook his head, fearing that Su Malagu would have a bad impression of Yuying.
Su Malagu smiled and glanced at the anxious Kangxi. "Since Concubine Jin is a completely different person from Dong E, why does the emperor still think that the princess would hate such a Concubine Jin?"
"What you said about Concubine Jin is so good that even a princess would praise her for being as good as a man."
"A girl like this, the princess will only feel sorry for her being trapped in the harem. She clearly belongs to a wider world."
Kangxi looked at Su Malagu in shock, surprised at what she said.
Su Malagu hit the nail on the head. Kangxi did feel guilty for trapping Yuying in the harem, but you could say he was selfish, but he would never let Yuying go.
Yuying can only live under his sight all her life.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. What I said is just a guess based on my understanding of the princess."
"I'm not in a hurry." Kangxi denied it flatly.
"Okay, the emperor is not in a hurry." Su Malagu did not argue with Kangxi, "As for the issue of the emperor's biggest worry, the issue of favoritism."
Kangxi subconsciously sat up straight and listened attentively to what Su Malagu said next. After all, as someone who had accompanied the Grand Empress Dowager for her entire life, Su Malagu was the person who knew her best besides the Grand Empress Dowager herself. So what Su Malagu said was very likely to represent the Grand Empress Dowager's intentions.
"Although Gege is the Grand Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, she is also your grandmother. Compared to being alone all your life without anyone to talk to, Gege naturally hopes that the emperor can have someone who understands you. If such a person exists, what does it matter if he is the only one favored by you?"
"Could it be that the emperor would neglect state affairs because of love? If the emperor is really such a person, then all the years of teaching by the princess would be in vain."
"The emperor is the emperor. As long as the foundation of the country is not shaken, there is nothing wrong in wanting to reward someone he likes."
After Su Malagu finished speaking, only a faint echo remained in the hall, ringing in Kangxi's ears.
After a long time, Kangxi looked at Su Malagu and asked to leave.
"I understand. Thank you Su Malagu for today."
Su Malagu stood up and escorted Kangxi to the outside of the Cining Palace. "Your Majesty, take care."
Kangxi walked out of the Cining Palace lightly and met Liang Jiugong, who had been waiting for a long time, at the palace gate.
When Liang Jiugong saw Kangxi coming out, he quickly walked over and asked, "Your Majesty, where are we going next?"
Kangxi glanced at Liang Jiugong and did not ask him how he found him. Instead, he took the lead and walked forward, "Let's go to Yongshou Palace."
"Your Majesty, please slow down and wait for your servant!"
Liang Jiugong followed.
As for how Liang Jiugong found the Cining Palace?
Of course, it was Su Malagu who sent someone to call him in. The moment Kangxi appeared in the Cining Palace, Su Malagu did not see any servants following him, so she knew that Kangxi must be worried.
After she welcomed Kangxi into the Cining Palace, she also sent people to look for Kangxi's servants, which is why Liang Jiugong was able to arrive in time.
The next day, Kangxi, who had a good night's sleep, went to court refreshed.
Kangxi once again took out the imperial edict to promote Yuying, but this time, although there were still voices of opposition, they were no more understanding than before.
Many people have learned to keep their mouths shut. After all, even the famous Prime Minister Suo has been dismissed from his post and is not allowed to attend court. How dare they object again?
If it weren't for their own reputation in future history, they probably wouldn't even dare to speak out.
But they have already stopped the emperor, and it was the emperor who insisted on having his own way, but they cannot say that they did not step forward to advise him.
A group of civil servants would occasionally glance at the recorder who was recording in the hall, and they all had something in mind. But the recorder had long been accustomed to all this, and he did not look around, but just faithfully recorded everything he saw.
After the morning court session that day, the imperial edict that Noble Consort Jin became Noble Consort Yuan Jin was finally passed into the harem after being shelved for half a month.
After the court session, the ministers gathered in twos and threes to discuss what happened in the court today, but they all tacitly avoided Soetu, who did not appear today.
There were even bolder ones who secretly glanced at the silent prince.
Yinzhen was still following Yinreng, and he naturally noticed the gazes of others, but since his second brother didn't stop, he didn't want to stop either.
Immediately afterwards, Yinzhi passed by them, snorted coldly, and walked away.
Even Yinzhi came over. He patted Yinzhen on the shoulder and said with deep emotion: "Fourth Brother, you are very lucky."
After saying this, he left, as if he didn't expect Yinzhen to answer him.
Even if Yinzhen wanted to say something, it was too late. Yinzhen pursed his lips. It was undeniable that he was indeed lucky. Although his biological mother was not kind, he had two adoptive mothers who were both noble and caring.
He glanced at the prince who was still walking forward, seemingly unaware of the discussions around him, and many sighs welled up in his heart.
In this matter, even his second brother was not as lucky as him.
After the imperial edict was announced to the six palaces, it naturally also reached the ears of Soetu outside the palace. Soetu then realized that he had become the "chicken" to be killed to scare the monkeys, and he jumped up and down in his mansion.
In particular, during the time he was dismissed from office, the prince never came to see him once, and even hadn't sent him a letter.
Soetu was secretly anxious, but apart from delivering messages to Yuqing Palace, there was nothing he could do for the time being.
I don’t know when the emperor will calm down and allow him to return to the court.
Only then did Soetu feel a little remorseful.
After the matter was finally resolved, not only Kangxi, but also Liang Jiugong and everyone in the court felt that the matter was settled.
However, Kangxi was happy to see it happen, and Liang Jiugong had expected it. However, everyone in the court had a new understanding of Kangxi's ruthlessness.
Didn’t you see that even the once glorious Soetu Soxiang was driven out of the court, and even the crown prince was implicated, and has not been favored by the emperor in recent days.
There was a lot of discussion in the court about Soetu being unemployed at home, but the only one who was only gloating over his misfortune was probably Soetu's old rival Nalan Mingzhu.
Nalan Mingzhu suppressed the upward curve of his lips and returned to the mansion, then he laughed out loud.
Hahaha--
Soetu, ah Soetu, you have come to this day.
Nalan Mingzhu knew early on that Soetu was scolded yesterday, but he did not see it with his own eyes. Moreover, similar things had happened in the past, but each time they were forgotten because of the prince.
Until today, he really had not seen Soetu in the court. Only then did Nalan Mingzhu confirm that Soetu was really disliked by the emperor.
So Nalan Mingzhu was in a good mood throughout the entire morning court session. Even when the emperor discussed the promotion of Concubine Jin again, he just pretended to give a few words of advice and then relented.
Since the emperor asked you to enjoy your old age in the palace, then you should not come out, Nalan Mingzhu thought maliciously. He was thinking in his mind what kind of people he should recommend to the emperor to fill the position vacated by Soetu.
After all, it is enough for the emperor to have him as his close minister.
Any disturbance in the previous dynasty would be magnified countless times and spread to the harem. Kangxi's big disturbance naturally could not be hidden from the harem.
If Kangxi had not forbade anyone to mention it in front of Yuying, this matter would have already spread like wildfire in the harem.
The former dynasty and the harem have always been inseparable.
Those concubines whose families had entered the palace as concubines had already received messages from their respective families, asking them to work hard in the harem and to offer some advice so that the emperor would not act on his own.
Among them, Concubine Niohuru and Concubine Xi received the most messages.
Jingyang Palace.
Concubine Niohuru sat on the couch, looking out the window.
"Have all the letters sent from home been dealt with?" she asked the palace maid beside her calmly.
"Your Majesty, everything has been dealt with." Bai Zhi replied respectfully, "It's just that..."
Bai Zhi frowned, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
"Just what?" Concubine Niohuru looked at her.
"But is it really okay for us to do this, Your Majesty?" Bai Zhi looked at Concubine Niu Hulu, her eyes full of worry for her. "If we pretend that we didn't see it, will Your Majesty really not blame us?"
"Oh." Concubine Niu Hulu sneered, "You also saw what Father wrote in the letter. He didn't ask me how I was doing in the palace. He just wanted me to say a few words in front of the emperor. His words implied that if there was another imperial concubine, my son would be wronged."
"Your Majesty..." Bai Zhi looked at Concubine Niohuru with heartache, and couldn't help but complain in her heart that Her Majesty had done such a dishonest thing.
"I'm fine." Concubine Niu Hulu wiped the moisture from her eyes. "I know that he still wants me to be the next empress like my sister..."
But he didn't know that if she got the Yin, she would have no chance of becoming the empress. The emperor would never allow a concubine with a son and a noble status to become the empress and threaten the prince.
Thinking of the way the emperor had warned him sternly, and the news he had just heard about the prince being reprimanded in the Qianqing Palace yesterday.
Concubine Niohuru shook her head.
Now that I think about it carefully, the emperor's feelings for the prince don't seem to be anything more than that. What he said at that time was probably more of an excuse to use the prince to block her.
Your Majesty, you are so cold and indifferent.
"Then don't we need to write a letter back to the adults?" Bai Zhi asked.
"No need." Concubine Niu Hulu refused outright, "But send more people to follow Dian Yin, and don't let the Niu Hulu family contact him."
"Yes, madam."
At this point, Imperial Concubine Niohuru already knew what was going on, and Bai Zhi stopped trying to persuade her.
At the same time in Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Xi was furious.
"You knew that I should be the bad guy in front of the emperor! What does it have to do with me whether I am crowned as the Imperial Concubine or not?"
She has let it go now.
She no longer expected the emperor's favor. After all, no one in the palace favored her except Concubine Jin. After all, she was still a concubine, and she had to be well fed and well provided in the palace.
She has no worries about food and drink, why would she create trouble for herself?
No children?
So what if there are no children.
What Concubine Jin said makes sense. She is blessed without children. What's more, having children will make her age faster.
At this time, Concubine Xi even wanted to go back and slap herself in the face when she was fighting for the custody of the Thirteenth Prince in Changchun Palace that day.
Why was she so depressed at that time?
"Your Majesty, calm down." Hongzhu advised, "Didn't Concubine Jin say that getting angry makes you age faster?"
Hongzhu easily grasped Concubine Xi's mind. After all, what Concubine Xi cared about most was her appearance.
Sure enough, Concubine Xi also remembered what Yuying said. She took a few deep breaths and sat down angrily, "You're right. I can't be angry."
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