"Your Majesty, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please don't send me to the cold palace for the sake of me being your cousin.
I admit that I was responsible for the fire in Chengqian Palace, but I really just wanted to lift my house arrest. Please forgive me.
If Father knew that I was banished to the cold palace by you, he and my uncle would resent you. The Tong family is still useful, so please don't be so cruel to me."
Concubine Tong's words made Kangxi hesitate. Indeed, Tong Guowei and Tong Guogang were both rare talents and he really needed them, but that didn't mean he would let her go.
"I believe that my two uncles know how to make choices. They won't care too much about someone like you who will only cause trouble for the Tong family."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Tong fainted. She understood what Kangxi meant. He wanted the Tong family to give up their daughter.
The reason why she was so arrogant and domineering in the palace was because the Tong family was her backing. If she didn't have the support of the Tong family, she would be nothing.
It’s a dream for a concubine who is nothing to have a good life in the palace.
"Come here, Concubine Tong deliberately set the fire, the situation is extremely serious, from today on, she will be demoted to Concubine Tong, imprisoned in the cold palace, and taken away."
After Concubine Tong was taken away, Kangxi didn't want to go back and disturb Mu Sili's rest. He decided to make trouble for the Tong family, because Concubine Tong was the daughter of the Tong family.
So Tong Guowei was called into the palace at three o'clock in the morning, and when he learned what Concubine Tong had done, he almost fainted.
She is really his good daughter, and she is really good at cheating her father. How on earth did he give birth to such a daughter is really unbelievable.
"Your Majesty, I have no objection to the treatment of Concubine Tong. If it weren't for the Tong family, she would have died a thousand times. I thank Your Majesty for considering the Tong family's reputation."
"You are my uncle. If it weren't for your blood, do you think I would let her be well?"
"I know."
Tong Guowei felt bitter. They had stood on the wrong side before Kangxi came to the throne. Now Concubine Tong was doing such a stupid thing. He was really worried that Kangxi would bring up the past.
Fortunately, Kangxi was not a person who liked to bring up old grudges, otherwise the Tong family would be in danger.
"You are my uncle, and I have something to say to you. The Tong family is no longer what it used to be. If you want to maintain the status quo, you have to give up some things. Uncle, do you understand?"
Tong Guowei certainly knew what he meant. He was telling him not to think about the position of crown prince. The Tong family could not produce a queen, let alone a crown prince. All he had to do was to support the person he chose as crown prince.
If nothing unexpected happens, this prince will come from the Yikun Palace. I don’t know whether he is the legitimate son left by Empress Yuan or the fourth prince born to Mu Sili.
But it doesn't matter who it is. All they have to do is support all his decisions, so as to preserve the Tong family's prosperity and wealth.
"I know, but please give me some direction, Your Majesty. Which prince do you like?"
Kangxi was conflicted again after hearing this. Forget it, he decided to discuss it with Mu Sili before making a decision. After all, they were all her sons, and he didn't want to make her unhappy.
"We'll talk about this later. Uncle, just remember that only Concubine Chen's child can become the crown prince. No one else can."
"I understand. Your Majesty, rest assured. I will make the arrangements."
After returning to the Tong family, Tong Guowei immediately sent someone to inform Tong Guogang next door of Kangxi's plan. Although he felt sorry for his daughter being banished to the cold palace, he was lucky that she was still alive under such circumstances, and they really couldn't ask for too much.
"The Emperor has already shown mercy. If we ask for too much, it would seem that we are being tactless. Well, this is her fate. Let her bear the consequences herself."
"Big brother, that's right. The Emperor said he wants to choose a crown prince from among Noble Concubine Chen's offspring. Who do you think the Emperor prefers?"
"The crown prince position has always been established by the eldest son. No matter who the emperor prefers, as long as the second prince has done nothing wrong, we must choose him."
"Second Prince? I know. I'll write to the Emperor in a few days to ask him to make the Second Prince the Crown Prince."
After the two men had discussed it, they went about their own business. Concubine Tong had become a deposed concubine, and Emperor Kangxi did not allow them to plead for mercy, so they could only assume that there was no such person in the Tong family.
Even though she is his biological daughter, he will not be soft-hearted when it comes to major matters concerning the Tong family.
In the cold palace, Concubine Tong woke up to find that she had been banished to the cold palace and demoted. She smiled desolately. After doing so much, she was still sent to the cold palace. What's the point of living?
I think the news that she was banished to the cold palace has already spread back to the Tong family. Will they save her?
"Your Highness, now that you're in the cold palace, don't even think about leaving. I've inquired and found out that Lord Tong entered the palace earlier, but left quickly. He didn't mention you."
"What do you mean? Father didn't plead for me?"
"This is the information I have gathered."
Concubine Tong was stunned at first, then burst into laughter.
"I thought the Tong family was behind me, but now it seems I was wrong. I was alone from the beginning to the end. It's really funny."
When she thought that she was a joke, Concubine Tong didn't want to live anymore. She couldn't become the queen or the favorite concubine, and she didn't want to live in the cold palace.
"Go out. I want to be alone. Do not come in and disturb me without my permission."
"yes."
The palace maids didn't think there was anything wrong. She had already been sent to the cold palace, so how could she still cause trouble?
Concubine Tong found a white silk thread and hanged herself. Kangxi got the news just as he was leaving court.
He sighed a little. He didn't expect her to be so fragile. She ended her own life just because she was banished to the cold palace.
But it's better this way, so that she won't cause trouble again after she recovers. He doesn't have that much time to watch her cause trouble, it's very tiring.
Tong Guowei fell seriously ill after learning that she committed suicide. He felt that it was his fault that she committed suicide. If he had pleaded for her, she might not have died.
Unfortunately, the dead cannot be resurrected. He can only regret in his heart but can't do anything. Who made them give up on her?
After Concubine Tong died, Kangxi buried her with the ceremony of a noble concubine. Although she was banished to the cold palace, she was not deposed, so it was feasible to bury her with the ceremony of a noble concubine.
Besides, although she was banished to the cold palace, the news had not spread everywhere. For the sake of the royal family's reputation, her cause of death was changed to a fire.
Tong Fei's funeral was not grand. Although she was buried according to the rites for a noble concubine, Kangxi requested that it be kept simple, so it ended in just seven days.
Shortly after Concubine Tong was buried, the Queen fell seriously ill. The illness came suddenly, and by the time Mu Sili heard the news, she was already dying.
In Kunning Palace, the queen stared at the ceiling of the bed unwillingly. She clearly hadn't thought of competing for favor with anyone, so why didn't God let her go?
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