Chapter 60 Moving into the Palace of Heavenly Purity
After Kangxi had punished the Imperial Household Department and dealt with a group of inattentive servants, he ordered that the entire Changchun Palace be renovated from top to bottom.
As for the concubines living in Changchun Palace? They will be temporarily moved to other palaces for settlement, and will be moved back after the renovation of Changchun Palace is completed.
Kangxi waved his hand and stuffed everyone in Changchun Palace into Concubine Duan's Xianfu Palace. And Yuying was forced by Kangxi to stay in Qianqing Palace.
As soon as the news came out, the harem was in an uproar.
Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia was the first to disagree, and she went to the Qianqing Palace in person to try to persuade Kangxi to revoke his decision.
"Your servant greets Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine. May Her Majesty be blessed." Seeing Tong Jia coming to the door, Liang Jiugong hurried to greet her.
"Is the emperor here?" Tong Jia held Zishang's hand, nodded and raised her eyebrows.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is here." Liang Jiugong apologized with a smile.
"Then please trouble Eunuch Liang to inform me." Tong Jia stepped aside, looking as if she would not give up until she saw Kangxi today.
"Yes, yes, please wait for a moment, your Majesty. I will go right away."
When Liang Jiugong came out again, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is waiting for you inside."
"Thank you, Eunuch Liang."
Tong Jia walked in alone and told Zishang to guard outside the door.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Tong Jia bowed to Kangxi.
"No need to be polite, cousin. Please take a seat."
"Thank you, cousin." Tong Jia stood up and sat next to Kangxi. She looked at Kangxi with bright eyes. It seemed like a long time had passed since she last met her cousin.
Tong Jia cherished the time she spent alone with Kangxi very much.
Kangxi naturally knew why Tong Jia came, but he had made up his mind. Tong Jia did not speak, and Kangxi followed suit.
The two are clearly cousins, yet they seem so unfamiliar with each other at this moment.
Tong Jia finally lost her patience and said, "Cousin, I heard that you intend to place Concubine Jin in the Palace of Heavenly Purity?"
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate. No concubine in the previous dynasty's harem has ever been able to live in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. You dote on her and allow her to stay overnight after serving you. It is a great gift from heaven. If she moves directly into the Palace of Heavenly Purity, it will be against the rules."
"I'm not staying here for a long time. I'm just staying for a few days," Kangxi emphasized.
"That won't work either!" Tong Jia became emotional. "My cousin, if you think Xianfu Palace is too crowded and you're worried that she will suffer, just ask her to move to my Chengqian Palace."
"My Chengqian Palace is spacious. She can live however she wants and for as long as she wants."
Kangxi said nothing and looked at Tong Jia with a slightly cold look.
Tong Jia's momentum instantly waned. "No matter what, it's not appropriate for her to live in the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
"Whether it is appropriate or not is up to me to decide."
"Cousin, you only need to appease the harem for me. I will take care of the rest."
Tong Jia looked at Kangxi with hurt eyes, but Kangxi avoided her.
"It's getting late, cousin, please go back to the palace today. I will go to Chengqian Palace to see you and Yinzhen when I have time." Kangxi began to drive people away.
Tong Jia returned to Chengqian Palace angrily.
Everyone understood that the Imperial Concubine had failed to persuade the Emperor to give up his idea. Seeing that Tong Jia had failed, naturally no one in the harem objected to Yuying moving into the Palace of Heavenly Purity, at least on the surface.
So the next day, Yuying took Qingtao back to Changchun Palace to pack up their things.
Today, all the concubines in Changchun Palace have to move out.
Concubine Zhangjia is here.
"Sister, I have a favor to ask of you." Zhang Jia knelt on the ground, looking at Yuying eagerly.
"What are you doing? Get up!" Yuying was startled and hurried to help him up. "If you have anything to say, just sit down and talk."
Zhang Jiashi followed Yuying's strength and held Yuying's hands with both hands. "Sister, please ask the emperor for mercy on me and let me move to the Yonghe Palace of Concubine De."
Yuying was silent, knowing that she did this to facilitate meeting the Thirteenth Prince. Recalling that when the Thirteenth Prince was not yet born, she had a beautiful dream of being able to cling to Yongzheng's thighs.
"But we are just staying here temporarily and will come back soon." Yuying advised, "Do you mean you want to stay in Yonghe Palace?"
"Yes, please help me, sister." Zhang Jia's eyes were filled with tears.
"Well... let me talk to the emperor for you." Yuying said in embarrassment, "But I can't guarantee that the emperor will agree."
"Promise what?" Kangxi walked in from outside and happened to hear this sentence.
Zhang Jia, who was standing beside her, shuddered and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Get up." Kangxi threw the beads in his hand and sat on the couch.
"I've almost finished cleaning up here, why is the emperor here?" Yuying asked curiously.
"I'm here to pick you up." Kangxi glanced at Zhang Jiashi, who was huddled aside, and asked again, "What were you talking about just now? Did you mention me?"
Yuying glanced at Zhang Jia and said directly: "Yes, Your Majesty, Concubine Zhang Jia has a favor to ask, please fulfill it.
"What's the matter?" Kangxi looked at Zhang Jia.
Zhang Jia looked up and saw Yuying's encouraging eyes. She mustered up her courage and said, "Your Majesty, I want to move to Yonghe Palace. Please help me."
"Oh?" Kangxi was surprised by such a request.
But then he thought, "Is it for Xiao Shisan?"
Zhang Jia fell to the ground, kowtowed, and said firmly: "Yes, Your Majesty, please grant me your blessing."
She refused to get up and insisted on hearing Kangxi's answer.
Seeing that Kangxi remained silent, Yuying pulled his sleeve and winked at him, indicating that he should agree quickly.
"Forget it." Kangxi sighed, "Since Concubine Jin pleaded for you, I will fulfill your wish of being a mother." Kangxi did not forget to win Yuying's favor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your support! Thank you, sister, for your support!" Zhang Jia cried with joy.
"Come on, stand up and don't kneel anymore." Kangxi raised his hand.
Zhang Jia stood up and saw that Kangxi seemed to have something to say to Yuying, so she cleverly offered to leave.
"Aying, you don't have to pack too many things. If there is anything missing, just ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send it directly to the Palace of Heavenly Purity." Kangxi urged Yuying.
Yuying rolled her eyes at Kangxi and said, "Your Majesty, if you are in a hurry, you can go back to your Qianqing Palace first. I still need to say goodbye to Concubine An."
Hearing Yuying repeatedly mentioning Anpin, Kangxi was displeased, "Aying, there is no need to get too close to Anpin. She is always thoughtful."
When Yuying heard Kangxi say bad things about Concubine An, she didn't like it and started to drive him away: "Alright, alright, Your Majesty, please go back. You look at everyone with bad intentions every day."
[You are the most thoughtful.]
Kangxi was dragged out by Yuying's hand. After they were out of the door, Kangxi gently pushed Yuying's hand away and said, "I will go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Ah Ying, remember to come early to have dinner with me."
"I know, I know. Goodbye, Your Majesty."
Kangxi returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
He also had to inform Concubine De that he had sent someone to her palace. It just so happened that Little Thirteen had not yet been given a name, and he remembered that the Ministry of Internal Affairs seemed to have sent a few suitable names in the past few days, so he planned to decide on Little Thirteen's name and bring it to Concubine De.
It was already evening when Yuying set out for the Qianqing Palace.
The sky was dyed red by the twilight. Occasionally, a few magpies flew by, and the sound of chirping could be heard. It seemed that tomorrow would be a sunny day.
Yuying stopped and looked up at the square sky of the Forbidden City. Looking down, she saw red walls, yellow tiles, and flying eaves, which gave her a heavy feeling.
She walked forward with Qingtao.
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