The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 462 The Queen's Meaning

The palace maids of Kunning Palace were almost outside the gate of Chengqian Palace, but when they heard that the palace maids serving in Zhenshunzhai had been rewarded, they went back. She was also one of the most popular palace maids around the queen.

She knew what to do without the queen telling her, she knew it on her own.

The emperor was in a good mood, and so was Zhenshunzhai. Why would anyone bother to disturb him? Kunning Palace was not without such a pattern, so it was not without reason that the queen's reputation for virtue spread far and wide in Kunning Palace.

After returning to Kunning Palace, Siyu reported everything in detail. As expected, the Queen said nothing. "Well, you did a good job." The Queen praised, and then instructed the maidservant at the side, "I remember there is a silver hairpin of Hehe Erxian in the small storeroom. Go and get it."

Obviously, this was because Siyu had served him well, so she was rewarded. The reward was the silver hairpin of the Hehe Immortals.

Yuanyan bowed slightly and then retreated. The queen would never treat the servants unfairly for their efforts. If the master wanted to be able to establish himself firmly and firmly, he had to have the power and means to convince others, and he had to give some rewards to the servants so that they would not lose heart. If following the master would bring benefits and a future, they would be loyal and not betray.

Siyu was still kneeling. After the Queen gave her instructions to Yuanyan, she turned around and said to her, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Siyu stood up politely to express her gratitude.

The Queen continued, "There are a lot of things to do this year, and I have been busy. Earlier, the Emperor discussed with me that you palace maids are also from the upper three banners, and you are all well-behaved and clean palace maids. You have never left the palace since you entered it. You are trapped in the palace, and your family members are separated and you can't enjoy the happiness of family life. This is not right for you. You will be alone for the rest of your life, and you can only watch other families live in harmony, which will inevitably make you lonely and desolate."

The Queen spoke every word carefully, as if she was thinking about them personally. Siyu's mind was blank. She was born into a bannerman family and entered the palace to serve at the age of thirteen. Serving the masters and abiding by the rules had been engraved in her bones. At that time, when the palace maids came in, they were to serve the masters for the rest of their lives. When they were old and could no longer serve the masters, they would be taken care of in the palace.

Siyu later served in the Queen's palace. The Queen was noble, but she also knew how to reward and punish people appropriately. She was decent and could be considered an easy-to-serve master. So Siyu made up her mind to serve the Queen for the rest of her life, until she was too old to do it anymore.

When the Queen suddenly mentioned this, Si Yu felt flustered and extremely flustered. Her eyes were filled with panic and weakness. She said, "Your Majesty the Queen..."

She was used to serving in the palace, and was suddenly asked to live outside the palace. Siyu was unwilling to do so. She was not broad-minded and did not think much, so she could not accept this earth-shaking change.

"What are you afraid of? Don't be afraid!" The Queen looked at the panic in Siyu's eyes, smiled at her, and comforted her: "You are the chief maid serving me. When you go out, you will be more noble than others. When you go out, find a husband and give birth to your own children. Only your own children are close to you. I will not ignore you. In the future, I will always support you in the happiness of family, the happiness of children and grandchildren, and a bright future. You will live a good life in the future. You will always have a good life."

The queen was clear-headed. It was a done deal to let the maid leave the palace. The emperor meant this, and so did she. There were too many eyes in the palace, and it was impossible to clear them all. The second prince... The queen closed her eyes. Her second prince, her eldest son, had no right to be unclear.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but think about her second prince who had passed away, and she had to think even more about her future legitimate prince. She couldn't have already lost her second prince, and she would have to lose more legitimate princes in the future! By then, I'm afraid it would be too late to regret. Until now, the Queen dared not believe that she had the entire harem firmly in her hands, otherwise, her legitimate prince, the second prince, would not have left her like this under her nose. This harem is full of other people's spies and secret tricks arranged by others. The Queen came into the palace and cleaned it up many times without making a sound. She also secretly used these spies and secret tricks to do things that the Queen was not convenient to do, but if you shoot geese all day, you might as well get pecked in the eyes by the geese.

The Second Prince was killed, and the Queen's heart still bleeds when she thinks of it.

Let the maids go, and let the spies go too. The palace will be more peaceful, and the queen will not dare to be arrogant anymore. She will still use the people she needs to use, but now she will choose to kill them! She will never be careless again and think that everything is in her hands.

"Besides, there are still many years before you reach the age to leave the palace. I am just mentioning it to you first. You should look for a candidate yourself. If there is no candidate, I will ask your mother's family to find one for you. Don't worry, I will always make plans for you. Just serve me wholeheartedly, and I will always make plans for you." said the queen.

Yuanyan had gone to get the silver hairpin of the two immortals of harmony and unity. The queen picked up the hairpin and put it on Siyu herself, saying, "This hairpin has a good meaning. It is really suitable to give it to you as a dowry. It means harmony and beauty, a harmonious couple, a harmonious family, and harmonious children. When you leave the palace, I will give you a good dowry to support you. After you leave, manage your life well. Offspring are the foundation. If you have one or two bloodlines, you will have someone to rely on for the rest of your life."

Siyu had understood that all the palace maids were like this. They served closely in Kunning Palace, lived together day and night, and knew more than others. In the past, after entering the palace, the palace maids never left.

It is different now. After serving in the palace for a few years, the maids are allowed to leave the palace to marry and have children. This is also a good way to contribute to the population of the Manchus.

"Your servant, thank you for the Queen's teachings." Si Yu bowed deeply again.

The Queen knew that only when the palace servants had no worries could they be loyal to their master. Siyu was just the first one. There were many palace servants in Kunning Palace watching, and the decree was about to be issued. The Queen didn't mind leaking some words first. Of course, the Queen also had to appease the people first. For the Queen, Kunning Palace was her foundation.

That's why the Queen took this opportunity to say this, telling the servants in Kunning Palace to be prepared. Don't be afraid, because she, the Queen, is here and will always make plans for them.

The palace maid of Zhenshunzhai ran frantically on the palace road to ask for the imperial physician, which violated the palace rules and was a serious matter. If Concubine Nara had not been pregnant, the empress would have made a light statement and punished her.

But for the sake of the heir, it was right to retreat a step. Zhen Shun Zhai invited the imperial physician, and it was right for the empress to send a servant to ask about the heir.

But the result is that the servants don't need to go to Zhenshunzhai specially to ask for credit in front of the emperor. It's too obvious. It would be more beneficial to take a step back. So Siyu did a good job and deserved the reward.

The reward also came from this. Siyu had served for many years, so she certainly knew how to do such things. In fact, she did it, which was what the queen wanted.