Qing Dynasty Crossover

Chapter 312
Kangxi trusted Yinzhen, but the emperor's prudence made him feel that he had to check it carefully. In fact, he didn't want to believe that Yinzhen would be so indiscriminate. So Wudan was secretly ordered to investigate.Kangxi thought it was a simple matter that could be reported in a short while, but after waiting for a long time, there was no news. Kangxi was a little restless. After all, this involved Yinzhen, the prince he had high hopes for, so he was not in the mood to deal with the memorial. After walking around for a long time, seeing that it was getting late, he felt a little tired, so he lay down on the kang to rest, and told Li Dequan to wake him up if Wudan returned.

In a daze, Kangxi heard Li Dequan whisper, "Your Majesty, Lord Wudan asks for an audience." He lifted off the thin yellow embroidered quilt on his body, stepped on soft shoes, and rubbed his forehead, "Let him in, this Wudan will do more and more work." It's getting more and more procrastinating." Kangxi, who was only wearing yellow underwear, felt a little chilly, Li Dequan hurriedly helped Kangxi put on his cloak, and served hot tea, Kangxi took a sip, and Wu Dan approached him with sweat all over his head to say hello "Slave to the emperor Please."

"What is the matter that I asked you to investigate?" Hearing Kangxi's question, Wu Dan's heart tightened, he gritted his teeth and lowered his head and said softly, "If you go back to the emperor, that Ruoshui is not the coat under the flag, but the daughter of a Jiangnan criminal." Feeling that Kangxi's body was more hostile, Wu Dan put his head on the ground, and then said, "She has been sent to the Jiaofang, and escaped by chance when she was sent to Beijing. She had to meet the fourteenth elder brother, and later the fourteenth elder brother used a female corpse Instead of Ruoshui, he started to clean up the people in Jiaofang, and this matter was concealed from the past, Brother Fourteen found a company under his banner to treat Ruoshui as his daughter."

Kangxi suddenly threw the teacup on the ground, stood up and cursed, "So Yinzhen knew that the lowly maidservant was an official prostitute, and forced Yinzhen to raise the flag? What is he going to do? And Concubine De Know about this?"

"The servants don't know about the matter of the fourth elder brother in the imperial concubine's bedroom. The fourteenth elder brother once arrested Prince Yong and said he was unfilial and disobedient to the concubine when he was in the imperial court."

"That's enough. Yinzhen is really trying to win me over. I thought he was really affectionate. It's not about that lowly servant girl, but for my Prince Yong. He really has thoughts. Is he going to be my brother?" Blind and deaf?" Whenever Kangxi thinks of Yinzhen's grievance and fragility, his heart will be wrenched, and it seems that she reprimanded her again for not taking good care of her Yinzhen.Wu Dan kowtowed and said, "The emperor calms down, the emperor calms down."

"You go down first, I'll take care of this matter, Yinzhen doesn't want to be faceless, I still want it, I can't shame the royal family and confuse the royal blood, if there is any rumor about this, I want your head." Wu Dan Feeling cold sweat all over his body, he kowtowed again and again to promise that nothing would go wrong, exited the hall, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and felt that his clothes were soaked. It was rare for him to see Kangxi so angry, and he secretly calculated how much he needed to clean up Only those who have the ability to completely cover up this matter, the emperor was angry, and mourned everywhere.Wu Dan sighed, after the incident with the Fourteenth Elder Brother, his status in Kangxi's heart would inevitably decline, and he might not be destined for the throne, Ruoshui is really a disaster.

He whispered to the trusted subordinate next to him, "If it weren't for your cleverness, you wouldn't be able to find out about it. I'll write down your credit. The emperor still wants to clean it up. You go down and do it properly, and forget about it." The man with an ordinary face in Tsing Yi responded, "Thank you for the cultivation, my lord. I'm going right now. I'm sure there won't be any mistakes." He turned around and left with light steps. You have done your orders well, Brother Fourteen will not get away easily this time.

Kangxi took a deep breath and glanced at Li Dequan, and asked, "Is there any news about Yonghe Palace? How did Concubine De punish my fourth child?" Li Dequan took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Kangxi, then knelt on the ground and said No words.When Kangxi saw it, his hands trembled a little, and the paper fell to the ground. At this time, he was not angry but desperate. He took two steps back and fell on the chair tiredly. The fourth child is her own son, I know that the fourth child is rigorous and not pleasing, but that is also her own, how did the fourth child survive?"

After pondering for a while, Kangxi ordered "Mr. Xuan Zhiyuan Ling Zhu to come to see me." After a while, Ling Zhu came to Kangxi. With some trembling hands, Ling Zhu understood that this was definitely a big deal. Could it be that the abolition of the crown prince was dishonest?Or which elder brother can't stand Kangxi and is ready to rebel?
Kangxi looked at Ling Zhu with slightly red eyes, and said softly, "I have decided to change Yinzhen's lineage and put him under the name of the deceased Empress Xiaoyiren. You are Yinzhen's father-in-law and someone I can trust, so I"

Ling Zhu was startled, he was fully awake at this moment, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please think twice." Feeling Kangxi's cold eyes, he lowered his head and said, "As long as you don't intend to establish a crown prince, Your Majesty, you can't change your ancestry. Prince Yong, but if it is recorded under the name of Empress Xiao Yiren, wouldn’t it be more for the brothers? It also makes Prince Yong’s affairs more difficult. Your Majesty, this slave is saying something that is heartbreaking, and this is a lesson for the second elder brother.” Kangxi stared at Ling Zhu for a while, then slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice, "I'm a little confused by anger, I'm lucky to have you here, but you didn't expect to let the fourth brother take a step closer?"

Ling Zhu was stunned for a moment, and said loudly, "Your majesty, this servant has been honored as a hereditary duke for five generations by your grace. This is already the highest title. Moreover, the honorable title is the most honorable only if the emperor has personally fought for it." The corner of Kangxi's mouth showed With a hint of a smile, he nodded in satisfaction, "You talk to me, how is Qi Jue doing recently? Still playing tricks on you?"

Ling Zhu approached Kangxi and began to talk about Qi Jue's embarrassing stories in a soft voice. Although he opened his eyes and shut up his bad breath boy, Kangxi felt the pride and satisfaction in Ling Zhu's eyes, and felt a little envious in his heart. Finally, he said, "I am also very happy today, Mr. Si also knows that complaining is close to me, as if he has never been like this since he was ten years old, I, so I can't let him suffer any more, we must arrange it properly, otherwise with his personality, I am really worried, strong and easy to break , the fourth child has the ability but still lacks some." Kangxi sighed secretly in his heart, lacking some emperor's mentality and the way of the underworld.

Kangxi let Ling Zhu out of the palace when the sky was getting dark. Outside the palace gate, Ling Zhu let out a sigh of relief, took a breath of cool air, his eyes revealed a glimmer of light, he bent his mouth and got on the carriage to go home.Ling Zhu thought that Yinzhen had a three-day vacation, so it would be good to ask Qi Jue to visit Prince Yong's Mansion, and save the fourth elder brother from being too 'boring'.

Kangxi cleaned up and put on the emperor's Kowloon uniform, and ordered Li Dequan to drive to the Yonghe Palace.During the day, especially in the morning, Kangxi seldom stepped into the harem, so this time he stepped into the Yonghe Palace, making the palace lords look sideways and secretly guess Kangxi's intentions.Concubine De was indeed a little weak, but she was still excited to dress neatly and help the nanny to kneel down to greet her, "My concubine pays my respects to the emperor."

Kangxi didn't even look at Concubine De, walked straight to the main seat and sat down, glanced at Concubine De as if she was about to get up, and said in a deep voice, "Did I tell you that you can get up? Did you forget the rules after entering the palace for a long time?" ? Do I need to re-appoint a nanny to teach you? Or you" thought of Yinzhen, Kangxi stopped the words, Concubine De's face was pale, and she knelt down and kowtowed to Kangxi, "The concubine should die, please the emperor to atone, the concubine is weak I feel a little dizzy and forgot the rules, the emperor redeemed me."

"Weak body? Head dizzy? Are you sick?" Kangxi asked inadvertently. Concubine De glanced at Kangxi with some resentment, thought for a while and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, after Yinzhen came to ask for peace that day, the concubine would not I am not feeling well, so I told the imperial physician to let Haosheng take care of me." Kangxi interrupted Concubine De, "So the fourth son is mad at you?"

Concubine De quickly shook her head and explained, "No, Your Majesty, Yinzhen is very filial, but the concubine couldn't teach Yinzhen well, and felt a little sad." Kangxi suppressed his anger, but he still didn't suppress it, and glanced at the surrounding servants Ladies and eunuchs, since she can turn black and white, why bother to show her face?

"So, the fourth child is still very important in your heart? Do you still know Prince Yong who taught me?" Kangxi looked at Concubine De and said grimly, "It seems that you should really have a good memory. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Didn't you forget it? Why don't you teach the old fourteen well when you have time? How has he been pampered by you? Raising the flag for a lowly maidservant, where did he put the family law of his ancestors? ? Are you trying to understand it when I’m abolished? And what is the identity of that lowly servant girl who is trying to compare herself with the fourth Fujin? There are even people who add fuel to the flames, and that’s how you taught the old fourteenth?”

Seeing that Concubine De was a little confused, Kangxi thought for a while, "You all stand down, I have something to say to Concubine De alone." After a while, only Kangxi who was sitting and Concubine De who was kneeling were left in the hall. Kangxi got up and came to Defei. In front of the concubine, Shen Sheng said angrily, "Are you still not convinced? The woman who fascinated the old fourteen turned out to be an official prostitute, and you still have to raise the flag for her. Don't you think that Yinzhen's face is not enough? What is your head? How did you grow up? Even though you came from a humble background, you have been in the palace for a long time, why do you get more and more confused the older you get? The good Yinzhen is so undisciplined, so I can't help but wonder how I canonized you as a concubine in the first place?"

Concubine De was like being beaten by Shuang at this time, she sat on the ground slumped, tears streaming down her face, although she hated Yinzhen's concealment, she gritted her teeth and stopped all the guilt, "The emperor atones, the emperor, that lowly maidservant is the Fourteenth Fortune Jin Jin" What the palace said to the concubine, it came from Bao Yi but the talent is extremely high, so the concubine moved his mind, I didn't expect it to be like this, the emperor redeemed his sins, and the concubine was also deceived, it was all because of that bitch who had evil intentions and seduced her Yinzhen."

Kangxi sighed, and said softly, "Concubine De, even if you give Yinzhen some of your love for the old fourteen, it won't be like this. Forget it, I don't want to say more, I will hand over the official prostitute I've dealt with it for you, you should do it for the sake of the old fourteen, I don't want any accidents, do you know? Concubine De, this is the last chance I'll give you."

Concubine De kowtowed and said, "Please don't worry, your majesty, my concubine will not let you down again." Kangxi looked outside the palace and mocked, "Use all your means, isn't that official prostitute aloof and thinks she is a talented woman? Concubine De , I don't want her to simply disappear?"

Concubine De responded, with anger in her eyes, she gritted her teeth and said to herself, how could I let that bitch die so easily?Kangxi took a deep breath, walked a few steps, stopped and shouted loudly, "Come here." A foster nun from the Empress Dowager's palace came in and bowed down to salute, "Slaves, pay your respects to the emperor."

Kangxi glanced back at Concubine De, turned and left with a mocking smile.Concubine De concubine saw Kangxi going away and wanted to get up, the nun said directly in a deep voice, "Empress Dowager Yizhi, Concubine De concubine knelt down to receive it."

Concubine De could only kneel there, and the nanny began to recite the Queen Mother's edict. This recitation lasted for six hours. I was about to faint, but when I thought of Kangxi's leaving expression, I could only grit my teeth and hold on. When the nanny's voice was hoarse and she could no longer make a sound, another servant came in and said, "The emperor ordered that the concubine de concubine devote herself to the Buddha. Pray for the fourth elder brother, and voluntarily close the door to chant scriptures for a year, and people outside the palace are not allowed to visit to pay his respects, and disturb the concubine's Qingxiu."

Concubine De closed her eyes and collapsed on the ground, muttering, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." The servant approached De Concubine and said softly, "The emperor still has to explain, let De Concubine take care of the matter before praying for the fourth elder brother. It must be done within a few days." After saluting, he withdrew.

The nanny stepped forward to support the limp and powerless Concubine De, looked at her pale face, smiled secretly in her heart, but still said with concern and tears, "Master, you must hold on." The Concubine De was lying on the chair , Feeling numb in both legs without a trace of consciousness, closed eyes, tears kept streaming down, and said weakly, "Stop talking, let me rest for a while, and gather enough energy to deal with that disaster."

The nanny covered Concubine De with the thin quilt and retreated, Concubine De murmured, "Old Fourteen, Old Fourteen, why are you so stupid, how much Er Niang has paid for you, how much thought has been put into you, don't you know?" Do you know?" Concubine De understands that people outside the palace are not allowed to visit to pay her respects, which means that she will not see Yinzhen for a whole year, and even these two days, she also understands that Kangxi will not let Yinzhen come to pay her respects again. It is possible to send Yinzhen out on business.The emphasis on people outside the palace also means that the concubines in the palace can visit. Thinking of the kindness of Concubine Yi and others, Concubine De gritted her teeth and trembled all over.

Although Yinzhen hurt Concubine De's heart, she still missed him. With Yinzhen's personality, in such a complicated court, would he be impulsive?Concubine De sighed softly, "Yinzhen, you should grow up too, Er Niang, I can't protect you anymore."

Sure enough, as concubine De had expected, Kangxi ordered Yinzhen to go to Shengjing on business urgently when he returned. Yinzhen didn't know that Ruoshui's matter had been leaked, and after tidying up, he left the capital with his guards.

(End of this chapter)