Chapter 80 Meeting
It is still Duanmen.
Led by Concubine De, followed by Concubine An, Concubine Xuan and other concubines who had not gone to Changchun Garden, they waited at the gate of Duanmen early, eagerly waiting for the arrival of Kangxi.
Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia was seriously ill, so Emperor Kangxi granted her permission not to come to greet him and to recuperate in Chengqian Palace.
Although Tong Jia didn't come, she was worried and sent Zishang to watch over. At the moment, Zishang stood aside, far away from the people in Yonghe Palace, for fear that others would not notice the discord between the two palaces.
Concubine De frowned slightly and looked towards the door. "I wonder when the emperor will enter the palace?"
Jin Ling beside her comforted Concubine De: "Your Majesty, it should be soon. The spies have just reported that the imperial carriage has entered the inner city."
Finally, I saw the Zhenghuang Banner at the front of the team, with the big flag slightly raised in the wind.
The team slowly stopped.
Kangxi climbed off his horse steadily, followed by the Crown Prince and the eldest prince.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you! Long live the emperor!"
It had been a long time since they last saw Kangxi, and many of the concubines were emotional, with their voices trembling slightly. Facing this group of carefully dressed concubines, Kangxi had no desire to reminisce about the past.
"Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone calmed down, Kangxi set his sights on Concubine De. Seeing her slightly sunken face, Kangxi said in a friendly manner, "Concubine De, you have worked hard. Is the Empress Dowager feeling better today?"
"It should be my responsibility." Defei shook her head. "The Empress Dowager is still running a high fever today, but fortunately she can swallow. She has just taken medicine and is resting."
Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the Empress Dowager had improved.
Seeing that Zishang seemed to have something to say, Kangxi naturally recognized that this was the most capable maidservant beside his cousin, "Zishang, how is the Imperial Concubine?"
Seeing that Kangxi had noticed her, Zichang quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty, I beg you to go and see our queen! Our queen..." Zichang choked up, "Our queen has lost her appetite now, even a body of iron can't stand it!"
"What's going on?" Kangxi's voice condensed and he stared at Zishang with sharp eyes.
Under such a gaze, Zichang's legs became slightly weak even when she knelt on the ground, and she almost couldn't kneel down. She spoke with difficulty: "Reply...Reply to the emperor, our queen has been depressed since the death of the little princess, and often wakes up from her dreams... If this continues..."
What Zichang did not say was that every time Tong Jia woke up, she would start looking for Kangxi, but no matter how hard she looked, she was always disappointed.
Zichang lowered her head and suppressed her unfinished words.
Hearing Zichang mention the young Mo Yaqi, Kangxi sighed and agreed to Zichang's request, "I will go to visit my cousin today."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zichang kowtowed continuously.
Kangxi sent the crown prince and the eldest prince away, and took Liang Jiugong back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. After resting for a while and changing clothes in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he rushed to the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility without stopping.
Kangxi left first, and Defei and others had to wait there for the remaining carriages to return to the palace.
Soon, Concubine Niu Hulu arrived at Duanmen with the remaining princes, princesses and concubines. Everyone got off the carriage, and Yuying also got off with Lu Chen's hand.
Noble Concubine Niuhuru and the four concubines, who had not seen each other for many days, greeted each other. When they heard the news that the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Noble Concubine were both seriously ill, they couldn't help but feel lucky that they were not left in the palace.
Niu Hulu never liked to be in charge of things, Hui Fei was afraid of taking responsibility, Yi Fei was afraid of trouble, and as for Rong Fei? Rong Fei couldn't bear it.
When she saw the figures of several people, Concubine De finally felt relieved.
"Sister Niu Hulu is finally back. I can finally sleep peacefully."
Hearing what Concubine De said, Niu Hulu smiled faintly on her calm face, "I don't deserve it, it's my sister who has worked hard."
Before the greetings ended, Yuying also saw the opportunity to move closer to Concubine An, "Madam Concubine An!"
Yuying greets Concubine An.
Concubine An nodded and asked, "Sister, are you going back to Changchun Palace?"
Kangxi didn't leave her any words for this, but she understood, after all, it was a time like this.
So, Yuying turned and looked at Luchen.
Although Lu Chen had served her for several months, she had not forgotten that Lu Chen was a maid in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. "Lu Chen, go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity by yourself. The Changchun Palace has been repaired. I will take Qing Tao back to the Changchun Palace."
Lu Chen looked embarrassed, "My lady, the emperor hasn't given any orders yet, why don't you go back to the Qianqing Palace with me first? It won't be too late to go back to Changchun Palace after the emperor gives his orders."
Several people found it difficult to make a decision for a while.
And over there.
"Aunt Zishang!"
Yinzhen ran from behind the crowd to Zishang and looked around, "Aunt Zishang, where is my mother? Why didn't my mother come to pick me up?"
"This servant pays respect to the Fourth Prince."
"Aunt, please get up quickly! Tell me where my mother is?" Yinzhen didn't see Tong Jia and his tone was anxious.
"Fourth Prince, our queen is ill. You can see her if you follow me back to Chengqian Palace."
"What! Mother is sick? Then what are we waiting for! Aunt Zishang, let's go!"
Yinzhen pulled Zichang's sleeve and hurried forward until he got on the sedan chair.
As soon as Yinzhen's voice sounded, Concubine De noticed it.
At this moment, De Fei was watching his every move from behind, suppressing her tears. Seeing him so anxious for Tong Jia, De Fei felt bad.
It was not until the sedan chair of Chengqian Palace went far away that Defei withdrew her gaze. The Imperial Noble Consort was really scheming. In order to prevent her from recognizing Yinzhen, she did not forget to send palace maids to watch her even when she was sick.
At this time, most of the concubines had dispersed.
"My queen, let's go back to the palace."
Jin Ling had been supporting Concubine De, so she naturally saw what happened just now.
Concubine De nodded listlessly, "Let's go back."
As Concubine De slowly walked away, the originally bustling Duanmen gradually returned to calm.
Only the guards guarding the palace gates stood there loyally performing their duties.
On this side, Yuying and Concubine An had already reached the fork in the road between the harem and the Qianqing Palace.
Seeing that Yuying didn't seem to have any intention of going to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Lu Chen couldn't help but remind her: "My lady!"
Yuying looked back and saw that Lu Chen was not following her any further. She understood that she was going back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, so she said to Lu Chen, "Lu Chen, you should go back. I moved into the Palace of Heavenly Purity temporarily, and the Emperor also promised me that he would let me move back when the Palace of Eternal Spring was repaired."
She paused and continued, "Now it's time for me to move back to Changchun Palace."
Concubine An was listening at the side, and seeing Yuying's innocent look, she couldn't tell for a moment whether Yuying knew about the Emperor's renovation of the Yongshou Palace.
Seeing that Yuying had made up her mind, Lu Chen realized that he could not persuade Yuying no matter what, so he could only bid farewell to Yuying and return to the Qianqing Palace alone.
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