The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 449 The Queen's Beating
The Queen did not say anything. They set traps for each other and made fun of each other. This was not uncommon not only during the morning and evening visits, but also in the backyard of the palace every day. The Queen did not need to care about it, unless someone cursed the royal heir and committed a taboo like Concubine Zhang did before. In that case, the Queen would definitely take thundering action and kill them decisively.

Generally speaking, it all depends on one's ability. Moreover, the backyard of the imperial palace is a place where even if a fool comes in, he will be well-trained and no one will break the taboos again. The queen does not punish the concubines without reason.

The queen only controls the overall situation, or freezes the situation when she wants. So no matter how the concubines fight, the queen doesn't care. As long as it doesn't hurt anything, the queen will be restless if they really work together. For the superiors, it is better for the subordinates to have their own thoughts and conflicts of interest. As long as people have selfishness and weaknesses, they are easy to control.

The queen sat firmly on the high platform, glanced at the people below, then said: "You are thoughtful. But I have to reiterate once again, you don't need to visit Concubine Li. She still needs to concentrate on her pregnancy. If you go and disturb her and the royal heir, it will be a great sin." The queen's voice was not loud, but it was very weighty.

The heart trembled. The concubines in the palace, whether they were favored or not, did not want to be involved in the danger of the royal heir, especially now! Everyone in the harem was watching, eyes were everywhere, and the emperor was a wise ruler. He would not spend time in the harem at a glance. When the time came, he would punish them. They deserved it. No matter how much grievance and innocence they suffered, they could not get back.

The queen would still give warnings when necessary, but sometimes her intentions would occasionally reveal some obscure information, which would be heard by everyone, and some people would inevitably think that the situation of little concubine Li was not really good! The queen did not ask anyone to disturb her, and of course, no one wanted to investigate.

However, even if they didn't come in person, there were still people who could send some information in to investigate. The queen sometimes didn't care, and the queen didn't know everything. The backyard of the palace was a golden and jade arena, where the most primitive and bloody jungle law was followed, where the fittest survived.

Everyone was worried! But then they heard the queen say, "It's getting late today, let's all go!"

The Queen had already warned those who needed to be warned. She wanted to protect the royal heir in Concubine Li's belly. After all, she was just an unfavored, incompetent and stupid concubine, and she could at least help her get rid of some people she didn't like. But the Queen would not go to great lengths to protect her. The mother was incompetent and would implicate the child. The Queen was also unwilling to waste her energy on such a stupid and incompetent person.

Children in the palace can be born, but being able to give birth does not necessarily mean that they can be raised. It is difficult for them to move when their mothers are by their side to protect them. When they are away from their mothers and lack protection, they are too fragile. The slightest disturbance is enough to consume an innocent little life, not to mention that young children are already weak and sickly.

Once the empress spoke, all the concubines dared not disobey. Concubine Nianhulu was allowed to do so, but she usually did not disobey the empress. She was like a mascot placed there, with considerable transparency but a weak presence.

Coming out of the main hall of Kunning Palace, the sky was already dark, a new round of darkness was about to come, and when the darkness faded, tomorrow would be another day. Concubine Niuhulu had many servants serving her, and they had already boarded the sedan chair and were heading to Yongshou Palace in a mighty procession. There were also two or three concubines following her, all of whom lived with Concubine Niuhulu in the side halls of Yongshou Palace.

The rest of the concubines walked in groups of three or four, or alone in a hurry, but they were all heading to their own bedrooms.

If you think about it carefully, the Queen's words are not exaggerated. Whenever the safety of the royal heir is involved, the palace is always in turmoil.

But those who are timid are really cowardly, just like Concubine Wusuli. She clearly wanted to return to her bedroom immediately and did not want anyone to approach her, so as not to be implicated by anyone.

But she was timid and didn't dare to rush ahead of Qinrou, so she could only follow behind with her personal attendants, not daring to get too far or too close. When the person in front turned around, she would be frightened and stand there for a while, until the person left for a while, and then she would follow stiffly. It was as if she was going to do something bad! If Qinrou didn't know that she was always timid, she would have avoided getting close to Qinrou, the concubine, and the servants of Zhenshunzhai.

All in all, although everyone was worried and concerned about the Queen's words, no one was unable to accept them.

The people living in the palace may be stupid, smart, or ignorant, but they are all good at acceptance.

In short, they are all ignorant people. They are easily controlled by the so-called fate without being reminded by others, and instead blame themselves for having a bad luck!

With a large group of servants following and serving her, Qin Rou returned to the bedroom safely. The servants had already prepared hot water and helped Qin Rou wash her hands and face to relieve her fatigue, which also made the concubine feel better. A pregnant woman in a good mood is always more beneficial to the royal heir in her belly.

The servants were doing their own jobs, but in an orderly manner. Nanny Ba said, "Pregnant women need a lot of food in the first three months. The servants will go to the kitchen to get some snacks. Please take a look and see if the snacks are to your liking."

If they didn't like the food, they would go to the kitchen to get more. Pregnant women have changeable tastes, and some may even have severe morning sickness, so when they went to get food, they would deliberately take more varieties and a little of everything.

Pregnant women get hungry quickly, after all, one person eats but two people supplement. Since Qinrou was diagnosed with pregnancy, she has gone to the kitchen on time to get her morning and evening meals. She is also provided with midnight snacks every night. The kitchen staff also come to ask Qinrou about her taste from time to time, and from time to time, there are also small snacks. Qinrou rarely has morning sickness, so she is not hungry. The extra food will be given to the servants as a reward.

"Okay." Qin Rou didn't say much, and the servants had to accommodate her. The servants discovered this not long after they came to serve. With Aunt Chen watching over them, and the emperor giving them rewards and sitting with them from time to time, the servants really couldn't be tough. On the contrary, they had to serve them well and not be caught.

After washing her hands, the servants handed her a handkerchief. Qin Rou wiped her hands one by one. The servants had already brought the water down, and just as they were about to finish, Kangxi came in with Li Dequan. Instead, the two young eunuchs standing by saw them first and knelt down hurriedly, saying, "Long live the emperor."

Qinrou raised her eyes and saw that it was indeed Kangxi who brought Li Dequan. The servants also knew about it. Aunt Chen and Mammy Ba stepped forward and carefully helped Qinrou up. They were indeed very attentive in serving the pregnant concubine. Mammy Liu did not get the opportunity to show off, but she also made a prompt decision and immediately knelt down to pay her respects with the other servants. Unlike Qinrou, who had to stand up with Aunt Chen and Mammy Ba who were serving her, she would naturally be late.

But he still bowed, "Good luck to the Emperor."

When Qinrou was saluting, Kangxi had already walked up to her. When she saluted, the emperor was already standing in front of her, talking and laughing, holding out his big hand and looking at her with a smile. Qinrou reached out her hand to cover it and used the force to stand up.

Kangxi was quite at ease, and Qinrou was also at ease. She had never been afraid of Kangxi before, but now she didn't know what fear was!