Chapter 9 System Launch
After calling for water three times in the hall, the clouds and rain stopped.
Kangxi and Yuying washed up and were helped to put on their clothes. Yuying endured the discomfort and bowed to Kangxi to take her leave. "Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
At this moment, Kangxi was like a big cat that had just eaten. His usual majesty had faded a lot, and he was a little lazy. He was also happy to give some respect to the little concubine who had just served him in the bed. He personally helped Yuying up and patted her hand lovingly, "I will go to find you in a few days."
As if she found it incredible that the emperor personally helped her up, the little concubine, who was still polite, threw herself into his arms, put her arms around his waist, and called out softly, "Your Majesty."
As if frightened by this bold behavior, Kangxi was about to scold her when he saw the little concubine raise her head. Her clear eyes were staring at him, and the tears in her eyes seemed about to fall in the next second.
Never mind, he is still young after all, I will teach him more in the future. The insignificant anger that Kangxi had been feeling for the whole day was extinguished just like that.
The servants around were also frightened by Wei's courage, but they did not dare to look up, and only lowered their heads to do their work. His Majesty attaches great importance to rules, and Wei was not afraid of offending the emperor with such unruly actions.
Kangxi put one arm around Yuying and patted her head lovingly with the other hand. "Don't worry, I will remember it."
Another quarter of an hour had passed when Yuying reluctantly came out of the Qianqing Palace.
The late autumn evening breeze was bitingly cold, so Qingtao hurried forward and put the cloak in her hand on Yuying.
"My lady, let's go back." Qingtao reminded her when she saw Yuying didn't move.
When they came, a large group of people were carrying the sedan chair, and when they left, only Yuying and Qingtao were left alone. This was the emperor's grace.
By the time Yuying returned to Changchun Palace, it was already midnight.
It was late at night and everyone was asleep, with only the faint light of candles still flickering in the west side hall.
The master and servant talked in a low voice, "Qingtao, you go down first. You are tired after a day, you should rest early."
Qing Tao followed her instructions and left. Seeing that Yu Ying didn't seem to be ready to go to bed, she couldn't help but nag, "My lady, you should also go to bed early. According to palace rules, you have to pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine tomorrow morning."
Yuying nodded, and when she was the only one left, she finally couldn't hold back the expression on her face anymore.
Ouch—it hurts! This bastard doesn’t know how to be gentle with women, he only cares about his own pleasure! A man in his thirties is still so presumptuous! An old cow eats young grass! Yuying’s face was ferocious, she cursed countless times in her heart, and then she fell asleep vaguely.
At this time, it was the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's bedroom.
The dim candlelight flickered, and the gauze curtains were heavy.
Kangxi had already laid down. The huge bedroom was completely silent. Liang Jiugong was also sitting beside the dragon bed, dozing off little by little, fearing that he would die in his sleep.
Kangxi had not yet gone to bed, and was still thinking about the affairs of the previous dynasty.
At this moment, "Hello, Aisin-Gioro Xuanye." A sudden voice sounded in Kangxi's mind, interrupting his thoughts.
"How dare you!" Kangxi was furious.
How could he not be angry? Since he ascended the throne, no one dared to call the emperor by his name. This person was so bold that he challenged the emperor's power. What was even more shocking was that this person had passed through the heavily guarded Forbidden City and hid in his Qianqing Palace! His life was threatened without him knowing it. At this moment, Kangxi wanted to drag out the guards of Qianqing Palace and chop them up!
Liang Jiugong was frightened and trembled. He woke up instantly and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Liang Jiugong fell to the ground, shaking uncontrollably. He had no idea what had happened and how he suddenly angered the emperor.
The voice sounded again, "Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, you don't have to panic, I have no ill intentions."
Kangxi turned a deaf ear to him, calmly grasped the dagger hidden under his pillow, turned around and asked Liang Jiugong, "Liang Jiugong, I want to ask you, did you hear any sound?"
"Slave, slave didn't hear anything."
"No one can hear my voice except you."
Two voices sounded in Kangxi's ears at the same time. Kangxi frowned deeply, not knowing whether he should believe it or not. These were the voices of a human or a ghost.
For a moment, there was a stalemate and the hall was silent, with only the faint sound of footsteps of guards changing shifts outside the hall.
As if sensing what Kangxi was thinking, a small ball of light appeared in front of Kangxi. Kangxi was so scared that he stretched out his hand to drive it away. However, he did not expect that this inexplicably appearing ball of light could not be touched at all, and his hand passed directly through the ball of light.
"If you don't stop, your servants will be scared to death." Kangxi paused and gave Liang Jiugong a look.
Liang Jiugong looked at Kangxi with horror. He was horrified. How could the emperor be like a ghost? Seeing the look Kangxi gave him, he shuddered again. "This servant deserves death. This servant deserves death."
"I told you, only you can hear and see me. You can't kill me. You can only believe that I have no ill intentions."
Kangxi was silent, and the ball of light stopped moving.
It was not until Kangxi waved his hand that Liang Jiugong saw it and hurriedly retreated.
At this moment, Kangxi and this inexplicable thing were the only ones left in the bedroom.
"Who are you and what is your purpose?" After a long time, Kangxi looked at the ball of light in front of him and asked.
"I am a system from outside the universe." The ball of light seemed to jump, and the next moment the previous voice sounded again.
A thin barrel? The unknown made Kangxi wary, but he didn't show it on his face.
The system's voice continued, "Due to the disorder of time and space, your originally destined timeline suddenly took an unknown direction. This has never happened before, and therefore, Sifang Tianwai cannot predict what will happen next, so..."
"Wait, I don't care who you are, what do you mean by foresight? Do you have the ability to predict the future?" As expected of an emperor, he always grasps the key.
Kangxi didn't know whether he should believe the ball of light in front of him, and he felt that the scene in front of him was really beyond his ability to explain even if he had spent his entire life learning. But if the ball of light in front of him really had the ability to predict the future, Kangxi's heart would be burning with excitement, and he knew in an instant how much help this could bring him.
The system paused, "Yes, but the future is already determined. Even the Four Directions cannot intervene to change it. Unless you can find this person from another world..."
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The next day, Kangxi, who had not slept all night, still went to the morning court in high spirits.
Both the court ministers and Liang Jiugong, who served him personally, could feel that the emperor seemed to be in a particularly good mood today.
After the court session, Kangxi made up his mind and began to meet with ministers one by one, from the close ones like Tong Guowei, Mingzhu Suo'etu, to the fourth-rank officials who were barely allowed to attend the court to discuss matters.
After a night, the light ball finally convinced Kangxi of its origin, and told him about the alien soul, telling him that he would be able to detect it as long as the alien soul appeared around him. So Kangxi decided to start his investigation from the ministers of the previous dynasty.
"Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, remember, when the soul from another world appears, your future will be unknown. Everything in the world has its destiny, and now whether the future is good or bad depends on you."
Can the system have feelings? No one knows.
But 4688, who came to deliver the message, couldn't help but remind him again and again, hoping that this emperor in his prime could really change everything.
Looking at everything that will happen in the future along this original timeline, System 4688 rarely hopes that this will be a better future.
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