The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 282: The Way to Control Subordinates
"Thank goodness you reminded me," Concubine Ma Jia looked at Huang Li with approval. The emperor had already issued an order, and she couldn't change it. As for getting rid of the other kid, Concubine Ma Jia didn't have the ability to do so, and she didn't dare to do it. At most, she would keep it a secret and stir up trouble.

Otherwise, if it was discovered, Concubine Ma Jia was worried that she would not have a good ending.

Therefore, she had no choice but to find a way to ask the emperor for help and talk to him about the Fourth Prince's centenary banquet.

Thinking of the Fourth Prince, Concubine Ma Jia couldn't help but frown. She hadn't seen the Fourth Prince since he was carried to the East Fifth Residence. The crying and making noises in the palace suddenly stopped, and Concubine Ma Jia still couldn't recover.

"I just mentioned it briefly. The concubine was just impatient for a moment and didn't react. After a while, she should have thought of this." Huang Li did not dare to take credit for it.

"It's all thanks to you," Concubine Ma Jia said, "I was lost in my emotions and didn't realize it. It's inevitable that I need someone to wake me up. You did a great job."

Concubine Ma Jia looked at Huang Li's slightly older face and said, "You will be 27 next year. The year after next, you will be old enough to leave the palace and get married. It is time to prepare your dowry. In my jewelry box, there is a silver bracelet with a pattern of ruyi. I plan to give it to you as a dowry. When you get married, others will look up to you."

Concubine Ma Jia was also in her early twenties, and Huang Li was two years older than her. When Concubine Ma Jia entered the palace to wait for the New Year, it was she who served her. It can be said that Concubine Ma Jia trusted her more than most concubines trusted the servants in the palace.

Compared to her age at that time, she was young, and she was assigned to live in the palace by the Ministry of Internal Affairs when there was no master in the harem.

But in a few years, I will leave the palace. However, the oriole flower message has passed. But after leaving the palace, it will be another beginning!
Whether it is good or bad, you will know after you leave the palace and get married.

"I won't marry!" Huangli knelt down immediately after hearing that. She said firmly, with tears in her eyes and a sobbing tone in her voice, "I will stay with the concubine and serve her."

Although the treatment of slaves and maids in the palace was not the best, they still had their benefits; but at this age, if they left the palace, how could they find a good family?

If she doesn't have the legitimate offspring left by the original wife, or a bunch of illegitimate offspring, there's no point in getting married. She would rather live out her life alone in the palace!
Concubine Ma Jia was well aware of this.

Concubine Ma Jia supported her arm, and then said: "Good Huangli, marriage leave for men and women is natural, especially the rule that palace maids leave the palace to marry at the age of 25, which was set by our ancestors. If I were higher in rank and had made greater contributions and efforts, I would have the face and confidence to ask for it..."

What did she ask for? Naturally, she asked for her to stay in the palace to continue serving; or to arrange for her to be the head aunt; or a nanny in the harem.

Concubine Ma Jia couldn't continue. She didn't have that ability!
Everyone in the harem is a concubine, so who dares to ask for such grace?

The oriole also cried. She had lived a miserable life. Could it be that all the honor she left behind would be given to those step-children and illegitimate children who had nothing to do with her?

Why should she do that!

Concubine Ma Jia had thought of a way out for Huang Li. When she entered the palace, she had heard people teach her. The way to control subordinates is to make them convinced. Not only must you have authority, but when your authority is deep and deep, you must also be as kind as a mountain. Only in this way can you maintain the loyalty of your subordinates.

Concubine Ma Jia told Huang Li about the way out she had prepared, "If you are willing, I will ask my husband and I to look for one or two families for you outside the palace. If they are from a better family, you can probably just marry them as a second wife. If they are from a poorer family, you can probably still become the original wife."

Although there are not many men who cannot afford to marry, there are not too few either. If you look carefully, you will find one. Concubine Ma Jia is also confident that whether it is Enie, Asha, or even Ama, they will take this matter to heart and handle it carefully!
However, Huangli was also a maid who entered the palace. She also had family members and relatives at home, so she probably had no room to make decisions. "Thank you, Concubine." Huangli bowed her head heavily. When she was selected to enter the palace as a slave, she had already vaguely known her current situation. The longer she stayed in the palace, the deeper this feeling became.

Therefore, the servants in the palace, no matter how long they have been there, would rather die in the palace than leave it. In the palace, you need to serve your master, but life outside the palace may not be much better.

People adapt to the environment and are also afraid of change, especially changes that are often not good.

The slaves in the palace will always be released. If they are incapable or incapable, they cannot stay even if they want to.

Huangli knew how to treat herself best. She served her master attentively and hoped that her master would choose a good home for her. Servants were also human beings, not carefree and heartless.

This is what it means to accept. Concubine Ma Jia hurriedly said: "You have served me for many years. The relationship between us as master and servant is incomparable to that of ordinary people. You have always served me with all your heart, and I also hope that you will have a good home;"

Huang Li went away and went somewhere else, and Concubine Ma Jia was also worried.

Huang Li was considered her confidant, having served in her palace for many years, and knew her habits very well, if not completely. If she fell into the hands of others, it would definitely be a big blow to Concubine Ma Jia.

No one is perfect. Huang Li has served Ma Jia for many years, so she must know some of her omissions. One inappropriate word may cost her her head. How could Ma Jia let such a bomb go outside?

Even other people in the palace did not dare to let their personal servants go outside. As I said before, who knows when this servant will be unfaithful and speak out.

Just a few words would have a huge impact on the concubines.

Therefore, Concubine Ma Jia was also hinting to Huang Li that as long as she served well and competently, she would take her prospects and future to heart.

In order to avoid being betrayed, or serving without care. The so-called master and servant are one, and their interests are also one.

This is also the reason why Qin Rou never trusts the servants in the palace, because the rest of your life is too long, and you cannot be sure of controlling your servants for a lifetime. Who knows when they will change their minds and join another master.

A stranger who has no reason to be with you, just keep being the same, and continue to be strangers to yourself. Why should you invest your feelings and energy in teaching someone? Once you are betrayed, you will regret it for the rest of your life and stab yourself in the eye.

This kind of self-harm is more serious than any other kind of injury. It is no different from the cruelest torture in the world.

Concubine Ma Jia made her own plan and said to Huang Li who was still kneeling, "Go and take a look and pick out all the gifts that are suitable for the congratulatory ceremony. It's the fifth prince's third birthday, so we should send him a heavier gift."

The original gift was too light, after all, at that time no one knew that the Fifth Prince’s third-day bath would be a grand celebration.

Now that she has done it, Concubine Ma Jia also hopes to win more favor from the Emperor, so that she can be more confident when mentioning the Fourth Prince's centenary ceremony.