Chapter 93
Yuying didn't expect that there was something about Concubine De involved, and she didn't expect that Concubine De would actually bring Concubine Zhang Jia to ask her for help.
She looked embarrassed and helpless as she watched Concubine De wiping her tears in front of her, not knowing what to do for a moment.
What the hell is going on? She really doesn't want to get involved in this.
"Empress Defei, the emperor must have his own opinion on this matter. Let's wait for the emperor's decision."
Yuying refused.
Seeing that Yuying refused to give in, Defei returned to Yonghe Palace with a dejected look on her face.
After Concubine De left, Yuying took Qingdai to the Qianqing Palace. Even if begging for mercy didn't work, she could still find out about the situation.
When Kangxi heard Liang Jiugong say that Concubine Jin had arrived, he was very surprised. After all, Yuying was the kind of person who would never come to the palace without a request. Could it be that the sun had risen from the west?
It was not until Liang Jiugong told him that Concubine De came out of Yongshou Palace.
Kangxi pondered for a moment, wondering if Yuying was here to plead for Concubine De? It seemed that Yuying had no friendship with Concubine De.
Kangxi asked Liang Jiugong to bring the person in.
Yuying felt as comfortable returning to the Palace of Heavenly Purity as if she were back home. She poured herself a cup of tea as if she were at home, and took a sip without being too polite.
The weather was hot, and although she didn't have to walk by herself when she went out, she had a special sedan chair to carry her. But the temperature was getting higher and higher, and she could only wrap herself up tightly in her Qing Dynasty clothes, which was really unbearable.
Seeing Yuying's face flushed by the sun, Kangxi walked over and gently fanned her, "Aying, why are you here at this time? If you have something to say, why don't you let me come to the Ganqing Palace to report it? I will go to see you."
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Imperial Household Department was in trouble?" Yuying asked curiously.
"How did Ah Ying know about this?" Kangxi paused, then continued, "Did Concubine De tell you?"
As soon as Defei left Yongshou Palace, Kangxi found out about it.
Yuying couldn't help but roll her eyes at Kangxi, "How is that possible? The news has spread all over the palace, and I am well-informed, right?"
Kangxi pursed his lips, "Yes, yes, Ah Ying is the most well-informed."
"But since Ah Ying already knows everything, why are you still asking me?"
Yuying chuckled, signaling Kangxi not to fan her anymore, and instead began to massage Kangxi's shoulders attentively, "I want to hear from you, Your Majesty, what the Imperial Household Department has done that deserves so many people to be thrown into prison."
Kangxi pulled Yuying out from behind him and rubbed her knees. "Don't kneel on the couch, it will be uncomfortable later."
Then he motioned Yuying to look at the stack of books on the imperial desk, "If you want to know, go and read it yourself."
Yuying walked over and picked up a book tentatively, "So I really read it?"
Kangxi nodded indifferently.
Yuying flipped through the book and observed Kangxi's expression. Seeing that Kangxi really didn't care, she immediately looked for the part she was most curious about, which was the matter of Concubine De's family.
No one knows what happened that made Kangxi not give Concubine De any face at all.
Seeing that Yuying was reading attentively, Kangxi picked up the memorial beside him and read with Yuying.
The memorial Kangxi took was from Nalan Mingzhu, in which Mingzhu was pleading for Hailason. Mingzhu had also been the Minister in Chief of the Imperial Household Department, and the two had the affinity of joining the office at the same time.
Kangxi threw Mingzhu's letter aside.
Oh, he underestimated Mingzhu. He was so well-informed that the incident that happened in the palace yesterday was reported to him today. I'm afraid it was not written overnight.
Yuying was still lamenting that she had seen greedy people before, but never someone so greedy. Hearing the noise, Yuying temporarily pulled her thoughts away and became concerned about Kangxi: "What's wrong? Who has made our emperor angry again?"
Kangxi didn't say anything, but picked up the letter that he had just thrown aside and handed it to Yuying.
Yuying did not reach out to take it immediately. She stared at Kangxi with horror, as if she wanted to see through his skin and see what Kangxi was thinking.
This is a memorial submitted by the ministers! Is it really appropriate to just hand it to her like this?
Seeing that Yuying didn't take it, Kangxi still walked towards Yuying.
Yuying took a deep breath, took it with both hands and put it on the table.
Seeing that Yuying didn't look, Kangxi asked: "Isn't Ah Ying curious? Why don't you look?"
"Your Majesty, this is a memorial, can I see it?"
This has a completely different meaning from the booklet she is reading now.
"I gave it to Ah Ying, so Ah Ying can read it."
"But doesn't it mean that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics?" Yuying did not forget that Kangxi, in particular, hated the harem interfering in politics the most. Even his grandmother, Xiaozhuang, was guarded against by Kangxi and retreated back to the harem.
Kangxi laughed. He didn't expect Yuying to think of these things. "Don't be afraid, Ah Ying. These are just some insignificant nonsense. They are not important state affairs. Just read them."
After hearing what Kangxi said, Yuying stopped being reserved.
This was the first time she had read a memorial submitted by a minister, and Yuying opened it solemnly.
[I never thought that one day I would be able to indulge in the desire to be an emperor.]
Hearing this outrageous remark, Kangxi gently put down the letter in his hand and turned to look at Yuying.
Seeing her sitting upright, Kangxi forgot what he was about to say. So, Kangxi didn't even read the memorial, but supported his head with his hands and observed Yuying's reaction.
Nalan Mingzhu was a Manchu, so the memorial was written in Manchu. Yuying could barely understand it. The whole memorial was several thousand words long, and it first greeted Kangxi's health, then talked about how loyal they, the old ministers, were to Kangxi. Then most of the memorial said that although Hai Laxun had no merits, he had worked hard, and asked the emperor to think twice, blah blah blah.
Yuying was amazed by the sincerity of the words and the profoundness of the expressions.
After reading it, Yuying carefully closed it and returned the letter to Kangxi.
Kangxi took it, wrote a few words on it, and threw it aside. "Have you finished reading it?"
Yuying smiled awkwardly and nodded to indicate that she had finished reading it.
"After reading it, Aying, do you have anything to say?"
"Lord Mingzhu is eloquent." Yuying managed to say this.
“Hahahahahaha…” Kangxi laughed out loud, “You are just good at speaking.”
But who exactly is the Hirasun that Mingzhu mentioned? Yuying seemed a little unfamiliar with this name, so she went to find the booklet that recorded Hirasun's crimes and continued to read it.
My goodness, this is incredible, Hirasun is so bold that Mingzhu even dares to plead for him. Isn’t he afraid that the emperor will blame him as well?
Yuying watched and was amazed.
[The Imperial Household Department was truly a family of greedy people. No wonder the Qing Dynasty had no money left in the treasury and the emperor couldn’t even afford an egg.]
[I don’t know how Emperor Kangxi would deal with these people. Would he confiscate their property? But speaking of confiscation of property, I remember that Emperor Yongzheng confiscated Cao Yin’s property, right? It also filled a large gap in the national treasury at that time.]
[The title of the Confiscating Emperor is not undeserved.]
Kangxi eavesdropped on Yuying's thoughts with a calm expression on his face. Yuying seemed to have no idea that Kangxi knew everything about her thoughts, and she continued to complain like a bean.
It was not until she saw a familiar name appear in Hailason's book that Yuying's expression tensed and she glanced at Kangxi.
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