Chapter 193 Leaving the Palace
Naturally, Kangxi stayed in the Yongshou Palace that day. After having lunch with Yuying, he reluctantly returned to the Qianqing Palace.
Before leaving Yongshou Palace, Kangxi told Yuying that he was going to give her a complete grand wedding, so Yuying had to leave the palace temporarily.
Kangxi understood that the current Yuying was not the original Wei Yuying, so he specifically asked Yuying's opinion and told her that if she couldn't get used to living in the original owner's home, she could live in the house he had prepared.
But Yuying thought about it and rejected Kangxi's proposal. After all, she occupied the original owner's body, so why should she avoid the original owner's relatives?
Kangxi nodded thoughtfully and returned to the Qianqing Palace with a worried look on his face.
Then on the second day, an imperial edict was issued from the Qianqing Palace to remove the Wei family from the rank of emperor.
Originally, Kangxi treated Yuying and the others in the Wei Mansion separately, so he had never rewarded Wei's father. But now he knew Yuying's attitude. It was not that she was avoiding him, but that she seemed to be somewhat indebted to him. Naturally, he would help Yuying make up for it.
Since Yuying was willing to bless the Wei family, he would naturally not be stingy. With this imperial decree, he not only promoted everyone in the Wei family, but also conferred a title on Wei's father and a royal decree on Wei's mother.
In an instant, the originally unknown Wei family instantly came into the eyes of everyone in the capital. Countless people envied their good luck, wondering how they could have produced a concubine who was deeply loved by the emperor.
No, the imperial decree of promotion has already spread, and now she should be called Imperial Noble Consort.
It is truly the case that when one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit.
In a blink of an eye, Yuying spent another New Year's Eve in the palace. Although the enthronement ceremony had not yet been held, the palace had already changed its name and called Yuying the Imperial Noble Consort.
After the New Year, Yuying packed up her things and took Qingtao and Luchen with her to leave the palace and live in Wei Mansion.
Yuying was excited about leaving the palace, but she was a little flustered when she thought about living with the original owner's parents and brother, fearing that she would be exposed. After all, although she had the original owner's memories, she and the original owner were two completely different people.
Moreover, for so many years, she has maintained her true nature in front of Kangxi. If she were asked to disguise herself in another place, she would not be willing to do so.
So, Yuying left the palace with such a somewhat conflicted mentality.
The night before leaving the palace, Kangxi was reluctant to leave and followed Yuying wherever she went.
"Will Ah Ying miss me after she leaves the palace?"
Yuying was packing her things, and Kangxi asked her. Hearing Kangxi's question, Yuying did not pause, and she answered Kangxi casually: "Yes, of course I will miss you, Your Majesty."
Seeing that Yuying didn't even look at him, Kangxi walked around and stared at Yuying, "No, Ah Ying, look into my eyes and say it again."
Yuying sighed, feeling that Kangxi was too clingy.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Kangxi's sinister voice rang out: "Aying, I heard you think I'm clingy."
Looking at Kangxi's sad eyes, Yuying wanted to pat herself on the head. Why did she never learn her lesson and forget that Kangxi could hear her voice?
She had no choice but to stop what she was doing, look into Kangxi's eyes, and say word by word: "Your Majesty, I promise you, I will miss you."
Only then did Kangxi stop.
But before he could calm down for a while, Kangxi hugged her again and said, "Aying, you haven't left the palace yet, but I'm already missing you. What should I do? Why don't you wait until three days before the enthronement ceremony?"
Yuying turned around and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, didn't we agree that I would leave the palace a month earlier? Why are you going back on your word now?"
"I just can't bear to leave you."
"Your Majesty, if you miss me, you can write to me. I promise to reply to every letter, okay? Besides, a month goes by very quickly, Your Majesty, don't be anxious."
After much persuasion, Yuying finally persuaded Kangxi to temporarily give up the idea of keeping her in the palace.
The next day, while Kangxi was attending court, Yuying hurriedly took her people out of the palace, fearing that if she walked too slowly, Kangxi would regret it when he returned from court.
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The most favored Concubine Jin in the palace is coming back!
Several people from the Wei family had already moved out of that narrow alley and moved into the villa that Kangxi had specially given to make Yuying live comfortably.
On this day, the gates of the Wei Mansion were wide open.
Both sides of the aisle were also filled with people who came to watch the fun.
Wei's father and mother, as well as Yuying's stepbrother, all changed into new clothes and waited at the gate of the mansion.
"Father, did my sister say what time we would be home?" Younger Wei asked, looking towards the direction of the imperial palace.
Mother Wei patted his back and said, "Well, you are going to get married, why don't you calm down?"
"I know, mother. I just miss my sister. I haven't seen her for a long time."
"Okay, be quiet. Your sister is now the emperor's imperial concubine, so don't call her 'sister' so carelessly. You should call her Her Majesty." Wei's father corrected him and made him call her "sister" all the time.
"I understand, Father." After being lectured by his mother and father, Brother Wei's originally happy mood dropped by half.
But when he saw the royal carriage appear on the road, he immediately perked up. He excitedly shook the arm of his father, "Father, look! Is that my sister...my queen's carriage? Is my queen coming back?"
When he was halfway through his speech, seeing the warning look from his father, Brother Wei changed his words in time.
Excitement also spread across Wei's father and mother's faces. They walked down the stone steps in front of the mansion gate hand in hand, came to the side of the road, and waited for the carriage to slowly stop in front of them.
When Wei Xiaodi saw his father and mother leaving him and walking away, he curled his lips and followed without stopping.
The carriage drove in slowly and stopped in front of the three people.
Before the three of them could step forward to see their beloved daughter/sister, a team of guards who were walking behind the carriage and were responsible for escorting Yuying out of the palace safely stepped forward and separated the carriage from the crowd.
The onlookers looked at the sharp blades in the hands of the sword-wielding guards in front of them and fell silent.
The originally noisy street suddenly became quiet.
It was at this time that there was movement in the carriage.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the carriage in front of them, which was obviously of extraordinary cost.
The driver put the sedan chair in place.
Then, there was the unique sound of a wooden door opening, and a woman in a pink palace dress with two pearl flowers on her head lifted the curtain behind the carriage door and walked down from the carriage.
This person was Qingtao, and following closely behind Qingtao was Lu Chen, who slowly walked out supporting Yuying. Lu Chen handed Yuying's hand to Qingtao, who was stretching it out under the carriage.
The two of them helped Yuying get off the carriage. As for the grand scene on both sides of the road, it naturally had nothing to do with them.
Although Yuying repeatedly emphasized that she could come down by herself without help, the two of them refused to do so and just kept saying that if the emperor knew about it, he would definitely blame them.
Only when Yuying's feet touched the ground did the two men let go of her and stand behind her respectfully.
Standing in front of Yuying were the original owner's father, mother and younger brother. This was the first time Yuying met the original owner's family. Although the original owner's father worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, most of the people walking in the harem were eunuchs and palace maids.
As for my mother and younger brother?
There is no chance of seeing it.
Yuying hesitated in her heart, wondering what to say first so as not to seem unfamiliar.
Little did she know that the three people opposite her were staring at her without blinking, trying to remember her current appearance in their hearts.
The three of them all had red eyes. Until now, they still remembered how their daughter/sister looked when Xiaoxuan entered the palace with only a small bag on her back.
Their family was not wealthy, nor did they have any ambitions, and they did not need their daughter/sister to earn a career. At that time, they all hoped that the original owner could live safely until the day of leaving the palace, and even used their connections to assign the original owner to work in a remote place.
But later, plans could not keep up with changes.
With just one word from Kangxi, the original owner had to stay in the palace for the rest of her life.
After the news reached back home, the entire Wei residence was shrouded in gloom, and even Wei's mother cried all day long. Her daughter was of the most innocent character, so how could she possibly survive in that cannibalistic harem?
Until now, when they saw Yuying in front of them, dressed in gorgeous clothes, looking extremely noble and completely different from before, the three of them finally felt relieved.
"Father...Mother...and my younger brother..." Yuying spoke somewhat awkwardly.
The three people opposite seemed to have just woken up from a dream and were about to kneel down and salute Yuying.
"Your servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years..."
Yuying was so scared that she quickly hid aside, avoiding the three people's greetings, "Qingtao! Luchen!" Yuying shouted in panic.
The two men immediately stepped forward and helped the three people up.
As the three men moved, the people around them also woke up as if from a dream.
In an instant, the people who were still stunned knelt down following the actions of the three men.
Looking around, everyone except the one Yuying brought out from the palace had knelt down.
Yuying was a little overwhelmed by the scene in front of her, but Lu Chen reminded her, "Sir, I wonder if the residence of the queen in the mansion is ready? The queen has been traveling a long way, so why don't you go to the mansion first?"
"Okay, okay, your Majesty, please come into the mansion and rest quickly."
The group finally entered the mansion.
Yuying sat down in the hall. One of Qing Tao and Lu Chen stayed in the hall to serve Yuying, while the other went to put the luggage brought out from the palace.
Looking at the three people standing in front of her, Yuying gestured to them to sit down and talk.
After the three of them sat down, Mother Wei couldn't wait to speak, her tone tearing up: "My daughter... has suffered."
Hearing this, Yuying couldn't help but want to speak up to defend Kangxi. She didn't suffer much, so it was unfair for her to say this.
After Mother Wei started talking, Father Wei and Younger Brother Wei started asking questions one after another, as if they wanted to learn about Yuying's life in the palace over the years in just this afternoon.
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After finally getting away from the concern of the Wei family, Yuying returned to the small courtyard where she would stay for a month.
She rubbed her brows and was visibly tired.
Qing Tao stepped forward and gently pressed her forehead. "Since your Majesty is tired, why didn't you say it earlier?" Qing Tao asked with concern.
Yuying closed her eyes and enjoyed Qingtao's massage. "It's just that I sat a little too long. Why should I say it out loud and spoil the fun?"
After all, they are the original owner's family. They will not meet or spend much time together in the future anyway, so there is no need for her to act too cold and hurt people's feelings.
Yuying stayed in the Wei Mansion like this.
In the palace, after Kangxi finished his court session, he learned from Liang Jiugong that Yuying had left the palace. He stood there and did not say a word.
Liang Jiugong carefully observed Kangxi's expression, fearing that Kangxi would be angry because Yuying left the palace without permission.
After a long while, Kangxi finally laughed out loud.
Kangxi was so angry that he laughed. Last night he had clearly told Yuying to wait until he finished court before leaving. But...
What? Is she trying to prevent me from letting her leave the palace?
"Your Majesty..." Liang Jiugong called Kangxi tentatively.
Kangxi stopped laughing, glanced at Liang Jiugong coldly, and said, "Has she taken away all the guards assigned to your master?"
"Your Majesty, the Queen has taken them all away."
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There was another long silence. Kangxi looked at the empty Qianqing Palace and felt that Yuying's shadow was everywhere in the palace.
Sure enough, she had just left for a short time and he already started to miss her.
"Let Wei Zhu leave the palace. Tell him to serve your master and run errands for her during this period of time."
"Yes, I will arrange it right away."
Liang Jiugong turned around and was about to go out to look for Wei Zhu.
"etc……"
But he was stopped by Kangxi.
"Let's ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs when we can send the betrothal gifts?" Kangxi was already regretting that he had set the date for the official canonization to be a month later. He was really afraid that Yuying would not want to come back after she left the palace.
Seeing that Kangxi had nothing more to say, Liang Jiugong left the palace smoothly.
Wei Zhu happened to be guarding the door. He pulled Wei Zhu aside, briefly explained Kangxi's words to Wei Zhu, and then went to the Imperial Household Department.
He wouldn't feel at ease unless he personally watched over the matter.
After all, this gift of marriage proposal came entirely from Kangxi's private collection. The Imperial Household Department had never heard of preparing a gift of marriage proposal for the appointment of an imperial concubine before, so it can only be said that the current emperor had pioneered it for the first time.
There was no precedent for this, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not know what to prepare for the imperial concubine's wedding ceremony. If it was too heavy, it would be inappropriate. If it was too light, they were afraid that the emperor would blame them. The Ministry of Internal Affairs was at a loss for what to do.
While everyone in the Imperial Household Department was worried about this, Kangxi no longer liked the things in the Imperial Household Department, so he opened his private treasury and took out all the betrothal gifts for Yuying from his private treasury.
Kangxi was satisfied, and the Imperial Household Department was no longer afraid of being blamed. However, each of these pieces was a rare masterpiece, and Liang Jiugong was afraid that they would be damaged by those ignorant people in the Imperial Household Department.
After receiving the imperial edict, Wei Zhu simply packed his bag and hurried out of the palace.
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