Chapter 82 Transaction
For half a month, Kangxi went to the Cining Palace to visit the Empress Dowager after court every day.
With Kangxi's daily company, the Empress Dowager gradually recovered from her illness.
On this day, Kangxi accompanied the Empress Dowager for dinner as usual. He did not leave in a hurry, but sat quietly by the side.
The Empress Dowager looked at him strangely and asked, "Why aren't you in a hurry to go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity today? Have you finished handling your political affairs?"
"My grandson has something to discuss with the Empress Dowager. Please allow me to do so." Kangxi said solemnly, "My grandson wants to confer the title of Concubine Jin on Concubine Jin."
Kangxi dropped a bombshell.
The Empress Dowager was caught off guard. She reacted violently and said firmly, "No, I don't agree!"
Kangxi naturally anticipated the Empress Dowager's reaction, so he did not show any strange expression after the Empress Dowager said this.
The Empress Dowager looked at the grandson whom she had personally helped to ascend to the throne and was secretly shocked. Now she could not guess what he was thinking.
So, she continued, patiently guiding her: "Noble Lady Jin is still young, and it has only been a short time since she was promoted beyond the rules. If you make her Concubine Jin, I am afraid that it will not convince the public and will cause dissatisfaction among the people in the harem. If you like her, why not wait until she is pregnant with the heir to the throne before promoting her? It can be considered a well-intentioned move, and I believe Noble Lady Jin will understand your good intentions."
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Kangxi sighed, as if he was persuaded by these words.
Seeing Kangxi's attitude, the Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, her grandson did not forget the ancestral rules.
As soon as he finished speaking, Kangxi turned to another matter, "I originally wanted to promote Concubine Xuan to a higher position. Since the Royal Grandmother said so, let's put Concubine Xuan's position aside for the time being. It won't be too late to promote her when she gets pregnant."
Hearing what Kangxi said, the Empress Dowager became anxious.
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"Hmm? Does the Empress Dowager still think there is something wrong?" Kangxi seemed puzzled.
The Empress Dowager was choked for a moment.
"Emperor, do you mean to make Concubine Xuan your consort?"
At this moment, she was not the grandmother of Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, but was standing in front of the Mongolian Borjigit people.
Having lived through three dynasties, she naturally understood the fear of the various Mongolian tribes by the emperors, especially her grandson. If it weren't for her, he would not even want to allow Mongolian women to serve in the palace.
Even though Concubine Xuan had been in the palace for ten years, the emperor never summoned her to sleep with him, which was enough to show how deeply Kangxi was guarding against the Mongolian tribes.
And now Kangxi actually gave in and was willing to make Concubine Xuan his concubine. How could this not surprise the Empress Dowager?
At this point, the Empress Dowager finally understood what Kangxi was up to. She stared at Kangxi, who was sitting calmly beside her, and seemed to take what she had just said seriously.
She was just a noble lady, but she could make Xuanye willingly mention the status of Mongolian concubines. It seemed that the position of this noble lady Jin in Xuanye's heart was much more important than she thought.
The grandparents and grandchildren each had their own thoughts, and the hall fell silent for a moment.
After a long time, it was finally the Empress Dowager who broke the silence.
She already knew that Kangxi had already made up his mind about making Concubine Jin a concubine, and he just wanted to issue the decree through her. But regarding Concubine Xuan's promotion to imperial concubine, she was afraid that Kangxi would not be willing to agree next time, so she had to seize this opportunity no matter what.
After her illness, her energy was not as good as before. She no longer cared whether Concubine Jin would become the next Dong E.
In the past, she could use tough measures to deal with Dong E, but now she cannot treat this noble lady Jin in the same way.
Well, her time is running out, and in the remaining days, she just wants to devote herself to making plans for Mongolia and the Borjigit tribe.
"I have been ill for many days, and there has been no happy event in the palace for a long time. Since the emperor intends to mention the status of Xuanpin and Jin Guiren, I should naturally help the emperor."
Hearing the Empress Dowager's agreement, Kangxi smiled.
"My grandson also has this idea. Grandmother is indeed thoughtful."
After the Empress Dowager agreed, the atmosphere of harmony between the grandfather and grandson was restored.
Kangxi naturally knew what the Empress Dowager was worried about, and tried to comfort her, "Don't worry, Grandmother, your grandson is not your father, and Concubine Jin is not Dong E, you don't have to worry."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager seemed skeptical, Kangxi brought up an unrelated matter: "Grandmother, do you still remember the down coat that your grandson brought you in winter?"
Seeing Kangxi bring up this matter for no reason, the Empress Dowager was puzzled. She naturally remembered it, but she didn't understand why Kangxi brought it up at this moment, so she motioned for him to continue.
"That's exactly the method provided by Lady Jin."
"Your Majesty, are you deceiving me?" The Grand Empress Dowager was very suspicious. "You are deliberately pinning this on Concubine Jin."
"Am I such a person in the eyes of the Empress Dowager?" Kangxi asked back.
The Grand Empress Dowager shook her head. "Is that really the idea that Concubine Jin came up with?"
Kangxi nodded affirmatively.
"Then why didn't you say it before?" The Empress Dowager questioned. If Kangxi had said it earlier, perhaps she would not have been so opposed to Concubine Jin being promoted to concubine.
"This is not the reason why my grandson wants to make her a concubine." Kangxi hesitated for a moment, "My grandson wants to make her a concubine because he likes her."
The Empress Dowager looked at her grandson with complicated feelings, as his face turned slightly red because he revealed his love for a woman.
She thought Xuanye was different, but she didn't expect that he couldn't escape the web of love. After all, he had done very well in the past few years, even if he had some preferences, he never lost his sense of propriety.
After all, I didn’t meet that person.
She wanted to open her mouth to remind him, but she didn't say it in the end. She had done something to break up a couple for the first time, and she couldn't do it again.
Or maybe it was the fate of the Aisin-Gioro family.
"When you have time, please ask Lady Jin to come to Cining Palace to see me."
The Grand Empress Dowager took a step back. She didn't have much impression of Concubine Jin. Just remembering that she was a woman who looked like Dong E was enough to make her feel displeased. Perhaps she should take a closer look at her without prejudice.
"According to the rules, she should come and visit the Imperial Grandmother."
Kangxi returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
That day, Yuying was taken back to the Qianqing Palace by Lu Chen and Wei Zhu before entering the Changchun Palace, and stayed there for another half a month.
After Kangxi returned from the Cining Palace, he told Yuying that the Empress Dowager wanted to see her.
"Ah?" Yuying was surprised, "Why does the Empress Dowager want to see me?"
"Don't be afraid, Ah Ying. This is a good thing. The Empress Dowager is going to give you a promotion."
Unexpectedly, Kangxi still remembered this incident. Yuying thought it was just something Kangxi said casually that day.
On the second day, everyone in the harem heard that Concubine Jin was summoned to the Cining Palace alone by the Grand Empress Dowager. They thought that the Grand Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with Concubine Jin's behavior of monopolizing the Emperor's position and wanted to take personal action to punish Concubine Jin.
When this news came out, I wonder how many people were gloating in their hearts.
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