Chapter 89 Ending
Kangxi walked along the palace road with Liang Jiugong, and frowned when he saw that there was not even a eunuch guarding the gate of Yongshou Palace.
Then he remembered what Wei Zhu had reported to him in the afternoon about the servants in Yongshou Palace being unruly, and it seemed that it was true now.
He took Liang Jiugong into Yongshou Palace.
He saw a group of people standing in the yard in front of the main hall, and they seemed not to notice his movements.
Kangxi glanced at Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong understood and sang loudly: "The Emperor has arrived——"
Everyone in the courtyard then looked towards the door, quickly turned around and tremblingly saluted: "Your servants pay their respects to the emperor!"
Kangxi ignored her, walked up the stairs, and held Yuying's hand, "What are you doing? Why are all the people in your palace here?" He glanced coldly behind Yuying, "Why is there not even a gatekeeper?"
Hearing Kangxi's question, a young eunuch who was kneeling behind Xiao Zhuozi came out tremblingly, and said while kowtowing: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, today it is your servant... your servant who is guarding the door."
Seeing that Kangxi seemed to be about to explode, Yuying excused Xiao Fuzi, "I was the one who asked them all to come here." She then motioned Kangxi to look at the courtyard, "These are the people sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I was asked to pick a few to serve by my side. Would the emperor like to help me take a look?"
Kangxi heard this and looked at the group of people kneeling in the yard, "We have to choose carefully. Everyone, get up first."
As a result, the group of young palace maids and eunuchs who had only seen the teaching aunt and the head eunuch trembled even more violently. They did not expect that they would meet the emperor so soon.
A group of people huddled together like a group of quails.
So Kangxi naturally noticed Qingli, who was standing in the front with a different posture from the others, and pointed at her and said, "This palace maid looks good."
After hearing Kangxi's words, the servants behind Yuying changed their expressions, and Qingtao was so anxious that she almost spoke.
Yuying was just about to speak.
But she didn't expect that there would be a sudden turn of events. Qingli got there first. She knelt down in ecstasy, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I will serve you well in the future!"
As soon as the words fell.
Qingtao finally couldn't help but stood up and knelt aside.
"Your Majesty! I have something to say!"
Seeing that it was Yuying's personal maid, Kangxi raised his eyebrows, "Oh? What do you want to say?"
The tone was pleasant.
Qing Tao knelt on the ground and pointed at Qing Li, "Your Majesty! She! She is a traitorous slave! She must not be allowed to stay by Your Majesty's side and serve you!"
Qingli didn't expect Qingtao to treat her like this, and she stared at Qingtao fiercely.
"Hmm? Betraying your master?" Kangxi stared at Qingli with a dangerous look, "Tell me the whole story in detail."
Qingli couldn't help but tremble.
Qingtao told Kangxi everything, including Qingli's statement in front of Yuying that she wanted to become the head aunt.
Kangxi's face became darker and darker. When Qingtao mentioned that Qingli said in front of Yuying that she could not become the head aunt by following Yuying, he finally got angry.
"How dare you! You damned slave!"
Thinking that Yuying had only one palace maid to serve her during those three years, Kangxi couldn't help but feel distressed.
"And you! What a courageous Ministry of Internal Affairs you are!"
Kangxi took his anger out on the eunuch standing beside him.
Kangxi became angry, and the group of people who had stood up knelt down again.
They all lowered their heads and their faces turned pale.
"Aying has suffered."
Kangxi looked at Yuying, who was beside him and still looked frail even though he was now well-fed and well-dressed, and patted her hand with heartache.
"Actually, it's not that bitter." Yuying was telling the truth.
Although it cannot be compared with today, there was someone dedicated to serving her. She could not have dared to imagine such a life before.
"What do you want to do with this palace maid Aying?" Kangxi stared at Qingli with disgust.
Qingli looked ashen at this moment.
It's over. It's all over.
Yuying looked at Qingli. She truly felt that Qingli was born in the wrong era. If she were born in modern times, such a person who was determined to climb up the social ladder, ambitious and resourceful would be popular no matter where she was.
In fact, she felt that it was no big deal to keep Qingli, but seeing Qingtao's strong opposition, even Kangxi, after knowing the whole story, had an attitude that no one could be kept.
Here, Qingli's crime is unforgivable.
"Let her guard the imperial mausoleum." Yuying finally spoke.
It also cut off her path to advancement.
After all, she couldn't stay in the palace anymore. If she was sent back to the Imperial Household Department, today's incident would have been reported to Kangxi, and the people in the Imperial Household Department would probably not let Qingli off easily.
Hearing Yuying's treatment of Qingli, Kangxi's face was full of disapproval, "Aying, why do you still have to plan for such a servant?"
If Kangxi had followed his way, Qingli would have been beaten to death. Not only that, he also wanted all the servants in Yongshou Palace to watch the execution, so that everyone would remember that this was the fate of betraying their master.
Yuying can also establish her authority in the hearts of the servants.
The servants in Yongshou Palace were too lazy and lacked respect for their masters. After just a few glances, Kangxi saw the current situation of Yongshou Palace.
"The conditions in the Imperial Mausoleum are remote and harsh, which is enough to punish her."
In front of so many people, Kangxi did not want to offend Yuying. Even though he was dissatisfied with Yuying's handling of the matter, he held back for the time being.
Kangxi didn't say anything else. Qingli realized that she seemed to have escaped danger, so she went limp and fell to the ground.
Kangxi ordered his men to drag her away.
Back to the topic, it’s time to recruit some people to serve in Yongshou Palace.
Kangxi glanced at the crowd and said, "This... this... and this... leave them all here, and have the Ministry of Internal Affairs take the rest back."
Kangxi selected more than a dozen people, and this number exceeded the quota for concubines and was aiming for the position of consort.
Yuying tugged at Kangxi's sleeve and whispered, "Your Majesty... That's enough, that's enough!"
Kangxi didn't care at all. "You are the only one living in Yongshou Palace, so it doesn't matter if there are more people serving you."
Yuying couldn't persuade Kangxi, so she could only let him do what he wanted.
When Kangxi and Yuying finally entered the hall and sat down, the remaining palace maids and eunuchs were taken away by Qingtao and Xiao Zhuozi respectively.
"What do you think, Aying? Is there anything else you want to change in Yongshou Palace?" Kangxi asked Yuying.
Yuying shook her head. "I think it's fine now. Sorry for the trouble, Your Majesty."
Seeing that there was no one else in the palace, Kangxi brought up the matter of how Qingli had been dealt with. Kangxi insisted that Yuying should be put to death as a warning to others.
Yuying thought that her handling was sufficient.
Kangxi held Yuying in his arms and explained the truth to her word by word.
Yuying understood, but she really couldn't do it if she was asked to kill someone.
Seeing that Yuying was not ruthless, Kangxi gave an order to Liang Jiugong outside the door, "Liang Jiugong, punish the palace maid who was just dragged away with a cane, and say it was Concubine Jin's intention."
"emperor!"
Yuying broke free from Kangxi's arms and tried to stop Liang Jiugong.
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