Chapter 57: Trouble
Of course, Concubine Xi did not meet Kangxi that day.
To be precise, from that day on, no concubine saw Kangxi.
Even when the Imperial Noble Consort invited him, the Emperor would not set foot in the harem, declining the invitation by saying that he was busy with state affairs.
In the past few days, the servants working in the Qianqing Palace have been living in dire straits, with no way to express their suffering. They are terrified and work with their heads on the line every day.
All the concubines in the harem who returned with failure blamed Yuying for their anger. Their eyes turned red and they bit their handkerchiefs tightly.
She must have displeased the emperor, which is why he doesn't want to see everyone in the harem.
When Concubine Jin was in favor, she dominated the emperor. Now that she has fallen out of favor, she wants to implicate others! Damn it.
Right now, everyone is waiting for an opportunity to attack Yuying.
And this opportunity is right in front of us.
Yuying, who is being cared for by everyone, has no idea about all these twists and turns.
She lives a comfortable life.
The poker and mahjong tiles that she had previously ordered from the eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department have been delivered.
At this moment, she was playing Landlord and Mahjong with her palace maids and eunuchs in her west side hall.
At the beginning, after Yuying explained the rules of the game to everyone, she wanted to get together for a table. Qingtao and others looked at each other, and no one was willing to sit at the table, saying that it was against the rules.
In the end, it was only after Yuying half requested and half ordered that Qingtao and Xiao Zhuozi sat down at the table to play with her.
Once everyone started eating, they started scrambling for food and refused to leave the table.
I knew that no one could resist the charm of the quintessence of Chinese culture! Yuying was so proud.
That night.
Xiao Zhuozi said with a bitter face, "My lady, why don't we go our separate ways? If we continue playing, I will lose all my monthly salary."
"It's still early! Xiao Zhuozi, don't you want to win back?" Yuying had won several games in a row and was in high spirits.
Xiao Zhuozi looked at Qingtao with a look for help.
"Qingtao, why are you standing there? It's your turn to draw a card!" Yuying urged.
"My lady, let's play with you another day. We have to pay our respects to the Imperial Concubine tomorrow." Qing Tao reminded.
"Oh, all right then. Qingtao, please put your things away." Upon hearing that she had to pay her respects again, Yuying's originally high spirits dropped.
She didn't want to see Kangxi or his concubines now.
Although escaping is shameful, it is useful.
What is meant to come will come.
The next day, Yuying followed Concubine An to Chengqian Palace.
Along the way, there was silence.
When they arrived at Chengqian Palace, Yuying was still sitting in her previous seat, and sitting next to her was Concubine Guo Luoluo.
Everyone was present, waiting for the Imperial Concubine to appear.
After Yuying sat down, she didn't plan to communicate with anyone, so she lowered her head. Thinking no one would notice, she dozed off quietly.
She still tried to show off.
She stayed up late playing mahjong and when she woke up this morning she could hardly open her eyes.
Little did she know that this look of hers would signal her frustration in the eyes of others, and would confirm the news that she had fallen out of favor.
"Isn't this our Concubine Jin who was so popular some time ago? Why is she so listless now?" It was Concubine Xi.
Hearing someone making a move, everyone stopped what they were doing and even their voices became quieter. They all wanted to see how Yuying would respond and were waiting to see her performance.
After all, the one who attacked her was not someone else, but Empress Yuan's sister and the prince's aunt.
Yuying didn't even hear Concubine Xi calling her, she was almost asleep.
Qing Tao stood behind her and shouted anxiously: "My lady, my lady... please wake up, don't fall asleep! Concubine Xi is calling you."
Concubine Xi didn't wait for a response. She really wanted to settle all the old and new grudges. She stood up from her seat and raised her voice by eight octaves. "Concubine Jin, didn't you hear me talking to you?"
Now, the entire Chengqian Palace could hear even a needle falling on the ground.
Yuying raised her head in confusion, revealing her eyes that were red and swollen from staying up late. To someone who didn't know the situation, it looked like she was crying.
Concubine Xi laughed, "Look at you, you are a lost dog."
Yuying: Huh? What happened?
Seeing Yuying being bullied without saying a word, Xipin felt bored immediately. "I think your servants are more aggressive than you."
Yuying heard this before she figured out the situation, so she turned to look at Qingtao, only to see that her face was full of indignation, her hands tightly clenched with a handkerchief, staring at Concubine Xi.
Yuying realized belatedly that Concubine Xi had just scolded her?
"I'm sorry, please say it again, I didn't hear it clearly." Yuying looked at Concubine Xi and said seriously.
The sound of low laughter gradually began to rustle around.
"Wei! How dare you! Kneel down in front of me!" Concubine Xi felt that Yuying was deliberately trying to embarrass her, so she said sternly.
Yuying was really fed up with everything here.
She was tired of hearing about being outrageous here and there.
Kneel, kneel, kneel, kneel every day. In this damn feudal society, do people are bullied like they have no bones?
After kneeling for a long time, can you still stand up?
"Why do you want me to kneel?" Yuying retorted.
"You..." Concubine Xi hadn't finished her words.
"The Imperial Concubine has arrived."
Tong Jia came out from the back hall and asked, "What are you making so much noise about?"
Tong Jia's phoenix eyes swept across and locked her sight on the two people standing confronting each other in the hall.
Especially Yuying, who got a cold shoulder from Tong Jia for no reason.
"I asked you to speak! Are you all silent?" Tong Jia raised her eyebrows. "Since you all have nothing to say, I will ask myself. Concubine Xi, you speak!"
Concubine Xi didn't think she had done anything wrong. Seeing that Tong Jia had called her out by name, she thought that she was standing up for her, so she immediately spilled the beans.
After listening to Concubine Xi's words, Yuying also followed Tong Jia to review the previous events and suddenly realized.
She glanced at the smug Concubine Xi.
Concubine Xi noticed Yuying's gaze and glared at her, "What are you looking at?"
Tong Jia frowned, "Princess Xi, please sit down first."
Then he turned to look at Yuying, the only one still standing, "Lady Jin, do you know your mistake?"
Yuying was speechless at the different treatment given to Tong Jia. You might as well just convict me directly instead of wasting time asking me again.
"He who teases first is the bitch." Yuying only had these four words to say.
Tong Jia felt her blood boiling and turned to Anpin, "Anpin! Is this the person from your palace?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Concubine An quickly knelt down, "Noble Lady Jin is young, I will teach her well when I return!"
"Wait a minute! This is my problem. Why do you involve Concubine An?" Yuying asked.
Tong Jia glanced at Yuying and sneered, "Come on, I see you can't teach her well. I'll help you for a while. Take my imperial edict to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask for an experienced nanny."
"In addition, Concubine An, the head of Changchun Palace, was not strict with her subordinates and will be fined for half a year. Concubine Jin was disrespectful to her superiors and will be confined for three months and required to copy the palace rules a hundred times."
"Princess An, Concubine Jin, do you understand?"
Yuying accepted the punishment.
Yuying felt bad seeing that Concubine An was still implicated by her.
She can be stubborn and take responsibility for any problems she encounters, but she doesn't want to implicate others.
After everyone left, Concubine Xi walked past Yuying, holding Hongzhu's hand proudly like a victorious rooster.
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