Chapter 95 The Dust Settles
Kangxi returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and drove out everyone around him, leaving himself alone in the huge hall to think.
After an unknown amount of time, Kangxi walked to the imperial desk and quickly wrote down a few imperial edicts. He then called Liang Jiugong and others in.
Liang Jiugong was pacing back and forth outside the door. The emperor had not said a word since he came back from his trip to the Yanx Palace. He even locked himself in the palace and did not let anyone in.
Finally, when Kangxi called for help, Liang Jiugong quickly put away his worried look and stepped into the hall.
"Your Majesty, I am here. But what do you want me to do?" Liang Jiugong bent over, as if he would go through fire and water for just one word from Kangxi.
Kangxi would naturally not ask Liang Jiugong to do anything dangerous. He called Liang Jiugong in just to let him announce the decree.
Kangxi wrote several imperial edicts, some of which contained the results of the punishment for the people in the Imperial Household Department, some were sent to the Yanx Palace, and some were sent to the Chengqian Palace.
etc.
Chengqian Palace?
How could this be related to the Imperial Concubine? Liang Jiugong was confused and began to observe Kangxi's expression quietly, as if he wanted to get a glimpse of it.
But Kangxi's expression was not so easy to guess. Even when Liang Jiugong walked out of the hall, he still had nothing.
Liang Jiugong asked Wei Zhu to go to another place to announce the decree, while he personally went to Chengqian Palace with the imperial edict for the imperial concubine.
Arrived almost at the same time.
Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu arrived at the palace gates of Chengqian Palace and Yanxi Palace respectively.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Eunuch Wei Zhu, who is beside the Emperor, is coming towards us with the imperial edict..." The young eunuch guarding the gate of the Yanx Palace hurried in to report.
"What?" Concubine Hui was so shocked that she quickly pushed Chunxiang's hand away. She had been crying for so long that her eyes were swollen, and Chunxiang was helping her to reduce the swelling.
Concubine Hui collapsed on the couch.
"My queen, please get up first!" Chunxiang shouted anxiously, "We still have to go to the garden to receive the imperial edict."
Concubine Hui had no choice but to lead the people around her and hurriedly stand in the yard. After all, there was no imperial edict waiting for them.
Seeing the person who received the imperial edict coming, Wei Zhu held out the imperial edict with both hands, "Empress Hui, please listen to the order."
Swish swish——
Except for Wei Zhu, everyone knelt down facing the direction of the imperial edict.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims..."
The more she listened, the paler Concubine Hui's face became.
The emperor was so cruel that not only did he confine her to the Yanx Palace and hand the Eighth Prince over to the Imperial Noble Consort for upbringing, he even forbade her from visiting him.
This was to prevent her from meeting Yinzhi. The emperor actually had the heart to separate the mother and son.
As for the Eighth Prince, Concubine Hui could no longer take care of him. He was a fool and could not be tamed.
"Empress Hui, please accept the decree." Wei Zhu handed the imperial edict forward. Concubine Hui took it with a dead heart and kowtowed in the direction of the Palace of Heavenly Purity to thank the emperor for the decree. "I thank the emperor for his grace."
Some are happy, some are sad.
In Chengqian Palace, after listening to the imperial edict read out by Liang Jiugong, Tong Jia showed a look of surprise.
Tong Jia naturally knew about Kangxi's big move against the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As the Imperial Noble Consort in charge of the six palaces, she did not go to Yuying's Yongshou Palace for the banquet, so she knew the news earlier than anyone else in the harem.
However, this had nothing to do with her. When she learned that Defei's father and brother were also involved, Tong Jia was gloating.
It's good to commit a crime, but it's best if the crime is unforgivable to the cousin, and the cousin dislikes the Wuya family, and even Defei. In this way, whenever the cousin thinks of Defei, his first reaction is to be unhappy, and think that she is not fit to be a mother. In this way, Xiao Si can stay with her forever, and his hope of returning to Defei is gone.
She just wanted to keep Xiao Si, but she really didn't expect that she could also have an Eighth Prince.
After Liang Jiugong left, Tong Jia proudly spread the imperial edict on the table and stroked every word on the edict with her hand, especially the sentence "Hand over the Eighth Prince to Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia", which she stroked repeatedly.
"Zichang, tell me. My cousin has me in his heart, right? Otherwise, why would he give the Eighth Prince to me to raise?"
This was the happiest moment for Tong Jia during this period.
"Your Highness, the Emperor certainly has you in his heart. Otherwise, why would he only give the Eighth Prince to you when there are so many childless concubines in the palace? This shows that the Emperor's trust in you is unique in the harem." Zishang paused and added, "Even Concubine Jin can't catch up with this."
As expected, the smile on Tong Jia's face became more obvious after hearing this. "Just based on her status as Concubine Jin, is she worthy of being compared with me?"
Tong Jia's expression became arrogant, and even her pale face turned rosy.
Liang Jiugong returned to the Qianqing Palace to report, and Wei Zhu had to go to the Shenxingsi to announce the decree.
Kangxi did want Yuying to raise the Eighth Prince. After all, Yuying was the most suitable person in every aspect.
But Kangxi remembered that Yuying seemed to be very resistant to this matter. He couldn't bear to put her in a difficult position, so he gave up the idea.
But who is the most suitable person to raise the Eighth Prince?
After much thought, Kangxi still thought of his cousin Tong Jia. First, Tong Jia was in a high position and had great power, so if he gave the Eighth Prince to her, there was no chance that Concubine Hui would take him back; second, Tong Jia had raised the Fourth Prince, who was not her biological child, very well, so it would be no problem for her to raise the Eighth Prince as well.
So Tong Jia became the biggest beneficiary of this incident.
As for the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kangxi was merciful after all. After all, they were all old people who had followed him for many years, so Feiyang Wuhai Laxun and his group finally spared their lives, but only ordered them to return the misappropriated items and return all the embezzled property. The same treatment was also given to the Wuya family.
As for those who had no feelings and were greedy, Kangxi would naturally not be polite to them. Those who should be killed would be killed, and those who should have their nine clans exterminated would have their nine clans exterminated.
Tong Jia was an impatient person.
Not long after receiving the imperial edict, Tong Jia began to order the servants around her to clean up the room next to the Fourth Prince for the Eighth Prince to live in.
After finishing the cleaning, Tong Jia led a large group of people to the Yanx Palace.
The Imperial Concubine's grand ceremony attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone was stunned until they saw Tong Jia actually took the Eighth Prince away from the Yanx Palace.
At this moment, at the gate of Yanxi Palace.
Zichang was holding the eighth prince Yinsi in her arms, and the imperial concubine was preparing to sit on the sedan chair.
This trip went incredibly smoothly. Concubine Hui did not try to stop them at all. After taking Tong Jia's people to the Eighth Prince's residence, she allowed them to do whatever they wanted.
"Empress...Empress..." A cry came out from the Yanxi Palace, and a palace maid followed behind her. It seemed that she wanted to stop her, but she failed.
Wait until he ran to Tong Jia.
With a "bang".
Sister Wei Shuang fell to her knees and then kept crawling forward until she grabbed the hem of Tong Jia's clothes.
"My Lady, please take me with you! I am willing to serve you like a slave!"
Tong Jia's clothes were suddenly grabbed by someone. She frowned and quickly pulled her clothes out of Wei Shuangjie's hands and took a few steps back.
Seeing that Sister Wei Shuang seemed to want to step forward, Zi Chang on the side shouted at the other palace maids and eunuchs around her: "What are you doing? Why don't you pull this person away?"
The incident happened so suddenly that no one could react.
Only when he heard Zichang's voice did he come to his senses and hurriedly grabbed Sister Wei Shuang's hand and dragged her back.
In the end, she actually broke free. I don't know who this person is. She looks so delicate and weak, but how can she be so strong?
After Wei Shuangjie broke free, she saw that Tong Jia was stopped behind someone, and turned to Zishang who was holding Yinsi, "Xiao Ba, Xiao Ba, wake up quickly, and go see your mother! Your mother is here to see you..."
Well, this is a confession.
It turns out that this is Concubine Wei who gave birth to the Eighth Prince.
In order to prevent Yinsi from getting used to the sudden change of environment, Tong Jia waited in the Yanx Palace until Yinsi fell asleep before carrying him out.
As a result, Yinsi seemed to be about to wake up after Wei Shuangjie's shout. Tong Jia looked at Wei Shuangjie with disgust and said hurriedly: "Cover her mouth for me!"
“Mmmm…” Sister Wei Shuang, with her mouth covered and being dragged backwards, continued to struggle, but it was of no avail.
Just now, everyone was caught off guard and she was able to break free. This time, she will not be allowed to break free easily again.
Seeing that Sister Wei Shuang was under control, Tong Jia walked around the people blocking her and stood three feet away from Sister Wei Shuang, warning her: "I'll give you a chance to speak. If you dare to yell again, don't blame me for being rude!"
Sister Wei Shuang nodded quickly.
Tong Jia signaled with her eyes the palace maid who was covering her mouth to let go.
Sister Wei Shuang kept kowtowing to Tong Jia, "My queen, please, I beg you, please take me with you. I just want to see the Eighth Prince from afar, and I will never displease you! Please, my queen, spare us the pain of separation for the sake of the Eighth Prince's age..."
This is a very heartfelt statement. But the one Wei Shuangjie was pleading with was Tong Jia. Tong Jia hated it most when someone mentioned the words "mother and child separation" in front of her.
Isn't this poking at her sore spot? Everyone in the palace knows that she stole the Fourth Prince from Concubine De.
But Sister Wei Shuang seemed to not understand her expression and kept talking to herself.
Finally, Tong Jia couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Cover her mouth again for me."
The crying stopped abruptly.
"What do you mean by mother and son? Not everyone in the palace can be the mother of the emperor's son. Don't you consider whether you are qualified?"
I don't know if this was said about Sister Wei Shuang or Concubine De in Yonghe Palace.
Tong Jia raised her eyebrows and looked down at Wei Shuangjie who was kneeling on the ground, "From today on, I am the mother of the Eighth Prince!"
Having already snatched one child, Tong Jia was not afraid of being accused of snatching a second child. After all, she had Kangxi and the entire Tong family behind her.
Sister Wei Shuang paused, then slapped herself in the face, "It was my fault for speaking out of turn, please forgive me, Your Majesty! I beg you to keep me by your side and serve me."
Tong Jia didn't want to get entangled with Wei Shuangjie, so she looked at Chunyan who was hiding far away and didn't dare to approach, "You, just you, come here."
Chunyan stepped forward hesitantly.
"You know her, right?" Tong Jia naturally noticed that Chunyan was chasing after Wei Shuangjie just now.
"Reply...Reply to Your Majesty, Concubine Wei is indeed my master." Chunyan folded her hands in front of her and answered with her head lowered, as if she was afraid that Tong Jia would blame her.
"That's fine." Tong Jia didn't care what Chunyan thought. When she heard her say, "Then bring her back quickly. Don't let her out and disturb me."
"Yes, madam."
Chunyan quickly grabbed Sister Wei Shuang's arm and said kindly, "My lady, let's go back. If Concubine Hui finds out, she will blame us again."
After giving the instructions, Tong Jia returned to the sedan chair and told everyone to go back to Chengqian Palace.
Sister Wei Shuang, who was kneeling on the ground, was reluctant to get up. Chunyan used some strength to forcibly lift her up and brought her back to the Yanxi Palace.
When Concubine Hui heard that Sister Wei Shuang actually dared to stop the Imperial Concubine, she felt very uncomfortable at this moment. Sister Wei Shuang had really walked into trouble.
Sister Wei Shuang's life in the Yanxi Palace was getting worse and worse. There was only one small window in the small room, and the sunlight shone in through the window, falling right into her eyes.
The sunlight was dazzling, and Sister Wei Shuang was forced to squint her eyes to hide her resentful look.
The eighth prince moved into Chengqian Palace.
Yuying, who was in Yongshou Palace, learned the news and could understand Kangxi's approach. After all, no one would feel comfortable entrusting their child to a greedy person. If the eldest prince had not grown up, Kangxi probably would not even have given him to Concubine Hui.
What surprised Yuying was that this was clearly completely different from the history she had in mind, but it turned back on track.
For example, Yinsi was still raised by Tong Jia as in history. Some people say that this might be the main reason why the fourth prince Yinzhen and the eighth prince Yinsi were good friends. Even if they moved out of the palace to build a mansion, they would build it together. There are even rumors that after Tong Jia died of illness, the two lived together in Chengqian Palace for a period of time.
It’s a pity that things and people have changed.
In Chengqian Palace, Yinsi had already woken up, and was now staring at Yinzhen face to face.
Yinzhen looked at his little eighth brother who was being held by the wet nurse, reached out his hand and curiously touched his hairy head, then pinched his little hand.
After all, he seldom saw his eighth brother, and even if he did, he could only watch him from afar and had no chance to get close to him.
Tong Jia allowed the two children to get to know each other. Seeing Yinzhen's actions, she smiled and said, "Does Xiao Si like Xiao Ba? From now on, Xiao Ba will live in Chengqian Palace with Xiao Si."
After hearing what Tong Jia said, Yinzhen's eyes lit up, "Is what mother said true? Are you not lying to me?"
"Mother never lies to Yinzhen. Xiaoba's room has been prepared. It's right next to yours. Do you want to take Xiaoba to have a look?"
"want!"
Since entering Chengqian Palace, Yinsi has never spoken a word or cried. He just stared at everyone vigilantly with his big eyes.
After hearing the conversation between Tong Jia and Yinzhen, the wet nurse who was holding Yinsi adjusted her posture and prepared to follow Yinzhen out.
Seeing that Xiao Ba was held in his arms and he couldn't even see him, Yinzhen asked: "Put the eighth brother down, I can lead him away!"
Seeing that Tong Jia had no objection, the wet nurse put Yinsi down.
Yinzhen stretched out a hand and handed it to Yinsi, "Eighth brother, come here, let Fourth Brother hold your hand."
Yinsi looked at his hand in front of him, then looked at Yinzhen's face, without saying a word. However, he still hesitated and put his little hand in Yinzhen's palm.
Looking at Yinzhen, who deliberately slowed down his pace to take care of Yinsi, Tong Jia wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "Look at our Yinzhen, he is obviously a good brother. It would be great if Moyaqi was still alive."
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