Kangxi looked at the confession handed over by Zhao Chang.
The top three shares belong to Concubine Zhang, Aunt Guo and Concubine Wang.
Further down, there is the concubine's close maid.
After reading it again, I realized that what Zhang Bin said was absolutely correct.
Duan Concubine has often bullied Zhang Concubine in the past few years, and it has become worse in the past six months.
Since May, Zhang Concubine has been unwell, and Duan Concubine has gone to the back hall every day, instructing the nuns around her to criticize people in front of Zhang Concubine's window. She shows no respect at all and does not avoid people.
He turned back to the front and read Grandma Guo's confession.
Zhang Bin committed suicide by hiding her scissors on the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, but was saved by her.
Kangxi's face turned dark.
"Dong!"
Kangxi gritted his teeth and said: "I shouldn't miss my old love and keep her in the palace!"
As early as 20 years ago, when the harem was sealed, the concubines Jing, An, and Duan, who had no merit and no favor, had no place to move.
The three of them entered the palace early, were senior, and their parents' families were respectable, so they caused a lot of trouble.
Among them, the first concubine was obedient and hid in the background, encouraging the other two concubines without coming forward in person.
In addition, the Empress Dowager was still there at the time, so Kangxi only punished Concubine Jing and Concubine An, and still kept Concubine Duan in the palace, but never turned over her name again.
She has also become honest and has been at peace for many years.
I didn't expect it to be like this in private.
She is simply crazy. She actually dares to bully a concubine of the same rank as her. She is also disrespectful to the prince and princess in her words and has little respect for him as the emperor.
He was also evil-minded and intended to instigate the prince to fratricide.
If Zhang Bin believed her lies and asked the Thirteenth Prince to guard against the Tenth Prince, what would happen?
He also spied on the affairs of the Qing Dynasty and spoke filthy words, which is simply a treason.
Kangxi looked at Zhao Chang and said, "How is Duan concubine doing now?"
Zhao Chang bowed and said: "Yesterday afternoon, Duan Concubine stopped the slave and forbade him from mentioning the wife Zhang next to her. After the slave passed the emperor's order, she went to Yikun Palace to make a fuss, wanting to see Master Yi.
I was stopped by Master Hui."
Kangxi's face turned darker and darker.
When Concubine Yi gave birth, even Concubine Zhang, who was bullied into thinking of committing suicide, did not think of going to Yikun Palace, but to Yanxi Palace.
Duan concubine had no scruples at all.
"The concubine Dong is cruel, bullies the palace people, and beats her to death. She cannot bear to be the lord of a palace and is deposed, so she is demoted to a palace girl as a punishment. The leader of the palace, the eunuch, has been convicted of serious crimes and is removed from the throne.
Dai was fined money and food for three years; the woman Zhang who was beaten to death was a daughter of Duan concubine's family, and Dong was fined 100 taels of silver for the funeral."
Kangxi closed the files and made his decision coldly.
Zhao Chang and Liang Jiugong both have similar postures.
The two were not surprised by this result.
That Aunt Zhang, even if she had the master's orders, she would definitely be punished by death if she directly spoke dirty words to the concubines.
Such a sentence allowed Zhang Bin to be removed and her dignity preserved.
After saying this, Kangxi said to Zhao Chang: "Mr. Dong is ill. Please move the palace and send her to Nanyuan for rest."
"Well!"
Zhao Chang agreed.
Then, he reported: "Your Majesty, Brother Jiu came here with my servant. He said that he had something to see your Majesty, so he is waiting outside now."
Kangxi frowned after hearing this.
He was not in a good mood right now, and he didn't have time to chat with anyone. But he was afraid that there was something going on at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he said with a bit of impatience: "Call in! Knife."
Zhao Chang retreated.
After a while, Brother Jiu came in.
Kangxi looked at him expressionlessly.
Brother Ninth also lost his usual noisy appearance and looked very honest and quiet.
But after greeting Kangxi, he didn't speak in a hurry.
Kangxi hummed and said: "I don't have anything to report to you, just tell me!"
Brother Jiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Son, should we talk about official matters first or personal matters first?"
Kangxi glanced at him and said: "You have a lot to do. I have only been out for a day, so you can't let me save my worries!"
Brother Jiu said honestly: "It's my son's fault. He doesn't dare to be independent when things happen. It's too hard."
Kangxi: ",..."
It's really a bit of a surprise.
He glanced at Brother Jiu and said, "You are quite self-aware. Stop being so shaky. What is going on?"
Brother Jiu's expression remained unchanged, and he felt a little proud in his heart.
Sure enough, Fujin is reliable!
Before coming out this morning, Fujin mentioned that the emperor's father might not be in a good mood and asked him to answer in front of the emperor and stop asking questions like in the past.
No matter what the imperial father says, you must accept it.
It really works.
Khan Ama's face was obviously not as tense as before, and he felt relieved a lot.
The ninth elder brother said: "The thirteenth elder brother mentioned it to his son the day before yesterday. It is now the hot summer season, and it is sweltering everywhere in the palace. He wants to replenish the ice packs that the elder brother gave to his concubine. The son feels that this does not take advantage of others.
Because of his brother's filial piety, he asked someone to send a message to Bingku. Because of this, his son also thought of other low-ranking concubines and mothers who were not rich in supplies, so he wanted to ask Khan Amma if he had a prince under his knees.
, the emperor's concubine and her mother moved more ice, and my son checked it out. The current ice regulations in the harem were established thirty years ago. At that time, there were only three icehouses in the palace, but now there are five icehouses in various places."
He thought about it outside for a long time, but still felt that he couldn't avoid Zhang Bin's matter.
The news of Zhao Chang's return was not hidden from anyone. It would be a lie if he, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, pretended not to know anything about it.
But there is no room for him to interfere in the affairs of the inner court.
He chose this one to talk about.
This is not a sudden thought.
He really thought of this the day before yesterday.
Such as Dai Jia, the mother of the seventh elder brother, Wan Liuha, the mother of the twelfth elder brother, Wang Guiren, the mother of the fifteenth elder brother, Wang Guiren, the mother of the sixteenth elder brother, Chen Guiren, the mother of the seventeenth elder brother, and the mother of Shi Gege.
Noble Nala, Noble Yuan, the mother of the Fourteenth Gege, Concubine Wang, the mother of the Sixteenth Gege, Concubine Liu, the mother of the Seventeenth Gege.
Kangxi actually listened.
Brother Ninth Brother was right. The number of ice cellars has been increased to five. The ice cellars used to contain 15,000 pieces of ice, but now there are 25,000 pieces of ice.
The number of people of all kinds in the palace has not increased.
Kangxi thought for a while and said: "Ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to draft a new rule. The concubines in the harem will still be assigned according to their grades) and there is no need to distinguish whether they have children or not."
Otherwise, people in the same position will be treated differently.
A concubine who enters the palace later, like the noble Guarja, will suffer a loss.
Brother Jiu bowed in agreement and said the second thing, saying: "Before my son came over, I checked the garden's documents. At that time, Changchun Garden only built a small ice cellar in the west garden for backup. If Khan Ama comes to rest occasionally,
Forget it, if I manage the garden, I'm afraid I won't have enough money by then. My son is thinking about asking Khan Ama to designate a place to build an ice cellar in Changchun Garden so that ice can be stored this winter."
Kangxi glanced at Brother Jiu and was quite pleased.
If I hadn't been careful, I wouldn't have thought of this.
It's not the winter weather yet, so it's cool in the garden. When the summer weather comes, you'll also need an ice basin.
He nodded and said: "I understand. I will point you to a place later. I am not in a hurry to build it. I can wait until I inspect the north before starting construction."
"My son takes the order!"
Brother Ninth bowed and said.
Now that we have finished talking about official business, we can talk about private matters.
Brother Jiu felt relaxed visibly. He looked around and said: "Khan Ama, my son wants a cup of tea first. It's hot now and I'm sweating all over. I feel thirsty when I come out..."
Kangxi was not a stepfather either, so he nodded and motioned to Liang Jiugong to serve tea.
Liang Jiugong poured a cup of tea over.
Brother Jiu took it with both hands and said with a smile: "Thank you for your troubles!"
Liang Jiugong said hurriedly: "Master Jiu, you're welcome."
Brother Jiu raised his head and drank "tons, tons, tons".
The tea is half-warm and tastes just right.
Kangxi was disgusted when he saw him like this.
Afraid of cold in winter and hot in summer.
It was only a short distance from the palace to Changchun Garden, and it felt like running for a long time.
Brother Jiu drank his tea and took another look at the small square stool next to him.
He glanced at Kangxi and said with a bit of flattery, "Son, please ask for a seat again? I was just in the check-in room looking at the lotus flowers in the lotus pond outside. After standing for two quarters of an hour, my legs were a little numb..."
Kangxi was speechless.
Every time I want to praise him for his achievements, he always behaves like this.
I was afraid of cold and heat just now, but now I am afraid of being tired.
He ordered Liang Jiugong angrily, "Give it to him, so that he won't have to stand there mumbling for three-quarters of an hour when he goes out!"
Liang Jiugong curled up his lips and brought a square stool over to Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu hurriedly took two steps forward and took the hand, grinning and saying: "I always bother Xuanda. The chicken blood stones have arrived, so I will leave two good ones for Xuanda."
Liang Jiugong said hurriedly: "This slave is just following the emperor's orders. Master Jiu doesn't have to be polite."
He didn’t really want to accept the gift from Brother Nine!
What if it’s the chicken or the elephant again?!
It hurts your heart or not!
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said, "Shunda, no matter how polite you are, we are all our own people..."
Liang Jiugong was tired and didn't want to talk anymore.
Kangxi looked on and felt tired.
This means that Brother Jiu did not go to the previous court. Otherwise, if he dared to say this, the censor's impeachment would be coming.
What do you want to do if you make friends with the royal servant like this?
Only then did the ninth elder brother talk about personal matters and said: "Because of the thirteenth elder brother's matter, my son also wanted to go to Yikun Palace and saw that he was a virtuous man who was filial and filial to his mother. But my son is afraid of the heat, and the ice in front of us needs to be added."
The subsidy from the emperor's grandmother was barely enough) and it was not easy to "borrow flowers to offer to the Buddha", so my son thought there were many ice cellars outside and could he buy some from outside and give them to Yikun Palace as a filial piety.
It’s different, so here at Khan Amma, my son also wants to pay his respects! Knife.”
Isn’t it just spending money?
It's not a big deal to solve with money.
After hearing this, Kangxi shook his head and said, "That's ridiculous. Where can you use ice in the house when your mother is in labor?"
Brother Jiu pursed his lips.
He is not confused yet, of course he remembers this.
Fujin has already told him.
But if Fujin didn't tell him, he wouldn't know this.
So isn't it normal to ask Khan Amma like this?
"Isn't it okay in the yard? Fujin visited E Niang two times before and said that there were some dull bamboo shoots."
Brother Ninth said.
Kangxi waved his hand and said: "Don't be so embarrassed, filial piety is not about this..."
But he was also a little worried.
It seems that Jiu Age and his wife do not have any mature grandmothers around them.
When the daughter-in-law entered the palace, she brought a nanny with her, but she never gave birth.
This couple lives like a housewife.
The master of ceremonies also chose a teenager.
Later, when Concubine Yi is out of confinement, we must discuss with her to see if we can select two old men to serve as slaves for the Second House.
Kangxi had been following the Ninth Prince's case this year.
Although he is still not as healthy as ordinary people, he is much better than last year.
Keep up the conditioning, and in another two or three years, it should be almost done.
By then, the bones in Dong E's body will have grown, and the couple can have a child.
If things go well, in three or four years, I will become a parent.
But Brother Jiu gave him a warning.
That is an example of filial piety for an adult elder brother.
It doesn’t mean that if we live in separate houses, we are really two families. We still need to have the due filial piety...
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Seeing that Brother Jiu is so promising, friends, why don’t you buy some monthly tickets? ^_^