The next day was not the customary day for greetings, but Wen Xi still faced the heavy snow and went to the Cining Palace of the Empress Dowager.
At this time, Xiaozhuang had just gotten up, and Wenxi behaved like a virtuous concubine, serving Xiaozhuang in washing and changing clothes, taking care of every detail. Xiaozhuang was also very satisfied with Wenxi's actions, especially last night. As expected, Kangxi went to Qi
Xiang Gong visited the injured Borzigit nobleman. Although he only stayed for a short time, he was still very satisfied with the gentle and "knowledgeable" Xiaozhuang.
Therefore, Xiaozhuang's tone was also very kind. He patted the back of his gentle hand and said, "You kid, why did you come here in such a cold weather in the wind and snow?"
She said warmly and respectfully: "I have been in the palace for so long and have been under the care of the Empress Dowager, but I have not served you properly. I feel deeply guilty."
Xiaozhuang said cheerfully: "Whether you are filial or not does not depend on whether you serve in person every day, but on your heart. You have always been obedient, and the Ai family sees it! Baoyin is about to become a concubine, but she is young and still
I need you to take more care of me!"
"The Empress Dowager is serious, the Emperor likes Sister Baoyin very much! With Sister Baoyin's background, she should have been here today." Wen Xi smiled and complimented.
Xiaozhuang took the Pu'er that Wen Xi offered to rinse his mouth with, and said, "Tong Jia died suddenly yesterday, you can feel at ease in the future."
"Dead suddenly?" Sure enough??? Tong Jia could only declare to the public that he died suddenly. When he passed Jingren Palace early in the morning, he saw the busy people there. They should be arranging the memorial ceremony for Tong Jia.
Bar.
Xiaozhuang nodded and said: "Family scandals should not be made public! Besides, the emperor has to worry about the face of his mother's family and named Tong Jia as the imperial concubine. However, he did not give her any posthumous title, so you don't have to worry."
Wen Xi suddenly knelt down and said with determination on her face: "The Empress Dowager, I have something to ask of you!"
Xiaozhuang smiled and said with a doting look on his face: "Tell me, the Ai family will know that you, a lazy girl, are so diligent all of a sudden, so you must be asking for something!"
Wen Xi looked at Xiaozhuang and said, "I beg the Empress Dowager to grant permission for my concubine to live in Changping Palace for a while!"
"What?!" Wen Xi's request was unexpected by Xiaozhuang.
With a look of grievance on her warm face, she said with tears in her eyes: "I know, this is a bit against the rules! It's just that I feel aggrieved!" All the time when going to the palace, the concubines would accompany the emperor as his companions.
There has never been any precedent for a concubine to go alone.
"What's going on?" Xiaozhuang looked at Wenxi kindly and comforted him softly, "If you have any grievances, just tell Aijia and Aijia will make the decision for you!"
Warm tears fell down and dripped on the scarlet carpet decorated with colorful phoenix patterns. She covered her face and cried: "I am wronged. No one can make the decision for me. I just want to go to Changping Palace. I beg the Queen Mother for permission!"
As he spoke, he kowtowed heavily.
"Su Mo'er——, help the concubine get up!" Xiaozhuang ordered hurriedly.
But Wen Xi pushed away Aunt Sumala's supporting hand and knelt down stubbornly: "Please give me permission!"
Xiaozhuang sighed: "What a stubborn girl! You have to tell the Ai family what happened? Who bullied you?"
Wen Xi wiped the tears on her face, sobbed twice and said: "The emperor came out of Jingren Palace yesterday and then went to the concubine's palace! Tong Jia's family is dead, and the concubine only said that the emperor was not in a good mood.
!I can only comfort myself. But, but——"
As he spoke, tears welled up uncontrollably. "I don't know what Tong Jia said to the emperor before she died! The emperor actually suspected that the matter in Baohua Palace was related to my concubine!!"
Wen Xi's aggrieved and angry look made Xiaozhuang believe her a little bit. It turned out that Xiaozhuang was just a shadow of doubt.
Wen Xi wiped the tears on her face with her sleeves and choked up: "I really don't like Concubine Tong, but I don't want to burn her to death! I know that I was outside Baohua Hall that day, watching the fire from across the bank.
, indeed arousing suspicion! However, that was just because she was frightened by the fire in the Wutong Forest before, and Concubine De suggested that I go to pray for blessings and peace of mind, and happened to meet the Tong Jia family there! I was not on good terms with the Tong Jia family, so naturally I didn't want to
Go in! Who would have thought that the Baohua Palace suddenly caught fire, and I was almost burned by the fire. Naturally, I am afraid of fire. I was so frightened that I had no time to escape. How dare you run in to save people?!"
When Xiaozhuang heard Concubine De's suggestion, the peripheral vision in his eyes suddenly flashed, but it disappeared immediately. He stood up and helped Wenxi up. He sighed and said: "The emperor is so true! Tong Jia has always been treacherous.
, how can you believe her words? Don’t worry, the Ai family will deal with it for you."
The gentle eyes said resolutely: "Please ask the Empress Dowager to send me to the Changping Palace, lest the emperor will get tired of seeing me!"
"Oh, why are you doing this?" Xiaozhuang sighed repeatedly.
Wen Xi looked directly at Xiaozhuang and said: "I don't bother to explain anything to the emperor! Since he doesn't believe it, it's useless for me to talk more! Anyway, there is a hot spring in Changping Palace, which is warmer than in the palace, so the Empress Dowager will treat it as...
Give me a special favor!"
Xiaozhuang patted the back of his gentle hand and said, "In that case, you might as well leave for a while, and the Ai family will help you explain something to the emperor."
Wen Xi hurriedly thanked her, knowing that Xiaozhuang would definitely agree! Because Tumen Baoyin was a concubine, if she left, it would definitely help Tumen Baoyin gain favor! Going to Changping Palace not only avoids Kangxi, but also avoids it.
Edge. Once Tong Jia dies, she will become the most noble and only concubine in the harem! It will inevitably arouse Xiaozhuang's fear. The best way is to retreat in time and restrain her edge.
After returning to Chengqian Palace, Wen Xi ordered the people in He Palace to hurry up and prepare to come down. She also ordered: "Mother Ma, you go out of the palace and go to Cheng'en Palace and tell my mother, let her
Don’t worry, I have my reasons for doing this!”
"What reason do you have?!" An angry voice came from outside the palace. Kangxi strode over, his forehead brimming with anger. As soon as he came to court, he heard that the Empress Dowager asked Concubine Wen Xi to go to Changping Palace alone.
! Originally Kangxi was a little regretful for what he said yesterday, and planned to comfort this girl after going to court, but he did not expect that she would go to the palace to live alone!!
Wen Xi suddenly changed her face to a cold face, saluted Kangxi and said, "Your Majesty, be safe."
"Wan'an?! I'm not worried at all!!" Kangxi opened his mouth in an extremely angry tone.
Wen Xi raised her face without fear and said, "When I leave, the emperor will naturally be at peace!"
Kangxi suddenly grabbed Wen Xi's wrist: "What are you making?! How can a concubine go to the palace by herself?!"
Wen Xi said with a cold and pretty face: "The Empress Dowager allowed it. If the Emperor is dissatisfied, please don't take it out on me."
When mentioning the Queen Mother, Kangxi frowned deeply: "Did Madam Huang ask you to go to Changping? Did she force you to leave?!"
An angry look appeared on the gentle face, and she threw away Kangxi's hand and said angrily: "Is the emperor always so afraid of judging others with the worst possible malice? The Empress Dowager is the emperor's direct biological mother! This is how the emperor treats others.
Is it from my direct grandmother?! The Empress Dowager has always been kind and kind, I don’t know what kind of person she is!"
Kind and kind?! Kangxi is really dumbfounded now. Kangxi is the one who knows best about his direct grandmother! If you want to use one word to describe it, it can only be described as "scheming"! This stupid girl has hinted again and again.
After passing her, wouldn’t she learn to be more cautious?! That’s all, how could a stupid person like her have the wisdom to design the Baohua Palace to spontaneously ignite without fire?!
Wen Xi took a long breath and said: "Okay, please come back, Your Majesty! Concubine Fu risked her own life to save the Emperor, but was seriously injured. She is about to be crowned a concubine, and I cannot participate."
"Working hard without caring about one's own safety"?! Kangxi was almost furious when he heard this! He, the majestic emperor, was actually saved by a little girl! What a shame and humiliation! Moreover, he was wearing treasure armor at the time, and that cold arrow could not hurt him at all! Others
Everyone thought that Tumen Baoyin was "risking her own life" to save him, but Kangxi knew the inside story of the matter! It was clearly the Queen Mother's people who secretly pushed Tumen Baoyin and forced her to come out and "risk her own safety"!
Kangxi was forced to consecrate Tumen Baoyin as a concubine. Otherwise, if he did not reward him for his great contribution to rescuing the emperor, wouldn't it appear that he was unclear about rewards and punishments? The anger in his chest was so suppressed that he let it out, and his words were filled with surging anger:
"That's enough! You don't even know what's going on! Don't be used as a gun like a fool!"
Fool?! Wen Xi was still pretending to be angry, but now she is really angry! Damn, you are a fool! Your whole family is a fool! His face turned red with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Then the Emperor
If you still talk to a fool like me, don't you seem to be a fool too?! Your Majesty, please go back, I will leave for the palace soon!"
"I, no, promise!" Kangxi suddenly pressed his gentle shoulders and spoke every word, with a tone that could not be rejected.
The gentle little Qiong snorted and said with pride and satisfaction: "But the Empress Dowager loves this concubine so much that she has given her permission!"
"Do you think Madam Huang loves you because of me?!" Kangxi was so angry that he wanted to strangle this stupid girl to death! It was clear that he was asking you to make room for Tumen Baoyin's favor!
"That's natural, Your Majesty, you don't have to be jealous!" There was no concealment of pride on the gentle face.
Veins popped up on Kangxi's forehead, jealous?! Stupid girl! She was sold and still helping to count the money!
With a slight smile on her face, she said, "I've almost prepared all my things. I'm about to leave for Changping. The Forbidden City is so suffocating in all directions! I can finally go out for some air!"
"
Kangxi was stunned, why did she go to Changping? Is it to play?! Damn it, it made him waste so many emotions!! Suddenly he calmed down, and then he thought, it would be better to let her go, at least
Madam Huang couldn't reassure her, so she took a long breath and said, "Go ahead, soaking in the hot springs is also good for treating uterine cold."
Huh?! Why did you suddenly change your attention? Damn it, the emperor was indeed moody and unpredictable, and it was hard to guess his thoughts! Wen Xi cursed in her heart. But Kangxi finally stopped obstructing her, and Wen Xi was able to set off. (To be continued.
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