Chapter Sixty-Three: Stepping Up and Stepping Down
It was already an hour after she came out of the space. Wen Xi knew that she could not sleep for too long after "returning to the cage". Although she was warned not to disturb her, if Song'er, Zhu'er, Mei'er and the others saw her not waking up for a long time, they opened the door. After checking the curtain account, things are getting serious.
Wen Xi asked them to wash her face and make up. It was already three o'clock in the morning. Although she was in confinement, outsiders were not allowed to visit. It was better not to enter the space during the day!
The main hall of Chengqian Palace is five rooms wide and three rooms deep. It has a mountain-style roof with yellow glazed tiles. The inner and outer eaves are decorated with paintings of dragons, phoenixes and seals. There are double-crossed four-diamond flower doors and windows, square bricks on the floor indoors, and double phoenixes painted on the ceiling. There is a plaque inscribed "Chengshun Wenhui" written by Emperor Kangxi himself. In Chengqian Palace, the word "Qian" means "天", which refers to the emperor. "Chengqian" means to obey the king. The concubines who live in this palace cannot disobey the emperor. .
There are two auxiliary halls in the east and west of Chengqian Palace, and two side halls, both with glazed tile hard mountain-style roofs and spiral colored paintings under the eaves. The east auxiliary halls are Zhenshunzhai, Sanfuxuan, and the west auxiliary halls are Yi'an Hall and Sixi Hall. The east hall is Lingfangzhai and Qingranju, and the west hall is Jingdezhai and Jingchunzhai.
The main hall alone includes the main hall where guests are welcomed. Behind the main hall is the sleeping hall, which is also connected to a bathroom, so it is three rooms deep. And five rooms wide, it means that to the east of the main hall is the Bisha Cabinet. The main hall is connected to a small study room for storing books to the east. To the west of the main hall are two Xinuang Pavilions, which is exactly five rooms wide.
Snowflakes are falling outside and the snow is wrapped in white, but inside the Xinan Pavilion it is as warm as spring, and several late chrysanthemums are almost withered. In addition to plum blossoms and daffodils, Wen Xi also collected hyacinths and tulips from overseas before entering the palace. Now They are all blooming dazzlingly in the greenhouse.
Wen Xi saw that the charcoal basin in the Nuan Pavilion was almost finished burning, and she couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why is the maid guarding the flower room so careless? The charcoal basin is almost finished burning, and you haven't added some bamboo charcoal yet!"
With a worried look on her face, Song'er stepped forward and said, "Master, I don't blame them. It's because they haven't received the charcoal for this month..."
Wen Xi couldn't help but wonder: "I asked you to get charcoal early two days ago, and today is the third day of the Lunar New Year! Why haven't you got it yet?"
Zhu'er said with an angry look on his face: "Xiao Luzi and his little eunuchs have gone there seven or eight times, but Xu Xinyi, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, said that Hong Luo Tan is important to the two palaces and the Qianqing Palace, and it is gone!"
When Wen Xi heard this, she immediately understood, okay! He actually dared to blame it on her, and she immediately became angry: "What about bamboo charcoal? Isn't there even bamboo charcoal?!"
Zhu'er gritted his teeth and said: "Eunuch Xu is very stubborn. He actually uttered wild words that guilty people are not worthy of using good bamboo charcoal! Master, you have just been grounded, and he dares to bully us! You must come back. Please, Your Majesty, punish this lowly slave!"
Wen Xi sneered and said: "What does Xu Xinyi mean? If it weren't for Tong Jia's instruction, he would not dare to touch my share in the Qian Palace even if he is too ambitious!"
Zhu'er panicked and said: "Master, what should we do? Concubine Tong wants to take revenge on you!"
"Idiot!" Wen Xi suddenly cursed in a low voice, "I thought she would take advantage of my grounding to win back the emperor's heart! I didn't expect that she would do such a senseless thing! She would dare to blatantly She spent a whole month in the Chengqian Palace! Humph, it can be seen that without the brains of Aunt Li, Concubine Tong seems to be a brainless person!"
Wu Lushi shook her head slightly, "What the master has to worry about is the current predicament. In the past few days, the remaining bamboo charcoal from last month has been used. It is about to be used up. It is getting colder and colder day by day. Do you want to let Aunt Fu?"
Where can I tell the emperor?"
"No need!" Wen Xi's eyes were stubborn, "On the contrary, you should watch Aunt Fu carefully and don't let her have the opportunity to report anything to the emperor!"
Song'er hurriedly said: "Master, why are you suffering? Why don't you let the emperor know that you have been wronged?"
Zhu'er also said: "Are we going to let that bitch slave Xu Xinyi continue to be so arrogant? When Xiao Luzi went there yesterday, he listened to a lot of scoldings! He said bad things about the master both inside and outside of his words!"
Mei'er interjected: "If not, I will go and talk to Concubine Rong. She is in charge of the empress and palace. At least get this month's charcoal first, otherwise how can we survive this winter?"
Wen Xi shook her head and said, "I have no friendship with Concubine Rong. She always worships Buddha and doesn't like to cause trouble. Do you think she will go against Concubine Tong for my sake?"
Song'er, Zhu'er, and Mei'er were all panicked, and looked at Wen Xi anxiously.
Wu Lushi's eyes were full of worry, "Master, are you trying to—"
Wen Xi sat on the soft couch and sighed: "I was really too impulsive that day. In order to vent my anger, I struck back hard at Tong Jia. I didn't expect that the emperor would kill Nanny Li with a cane and let the Sixth Palace
With fear and side glances, the Empress Dowager intervened and banned me!"
Isn't Mrs. Li an old friend of Empress Dowager Xiao Kangzhang? She also fought to death? Concubine Tong knelt in Chengqian Palace and begged Kangxi to forgive Grandma Li. Kangxi was unmoved, and the entire empress and palace were affected by this incident.
Shocked, that's why Xiaozhuang was afraid! Tong Jia was not an ordinary concubine, she was the niece of the Empress Dowager Xiaokangzhang and the cousin of Kangxi. It was because of her gentleness that no trace of affection remained between her and Kangxi.
Got it!
It was a pity that Wen Xi fell into drowsiness several times under the medicinal properties of Ma Fei Powder. When she woke up a little, Li had already thrown her into a mass grave, and did not see Concubine Tong kneeling outside her palace begging.
He looked pitiful. He also sighed a little. Was his acting skills really so good that Kangxi could not show any affection for Concubine Tong who had been sleeping in the same bed for many years?
Kangxi was the emperor after all. No matter how qualified Nanny Li was, she was just a slave. When Kangxi was so angry, he needed a scapegoat, just a slave. If he died, he would die. However, he allowed Concubine Tong to kneel in the snow.
No pity at all? It can be seen that she was really angry. Maybe she felt that Concubine Tong was disobeying his will and was so cruel.
But Xiaozhuang wouldn't think that way. She would think that Kangxi had even forgotten about his family affection for Queen Mother Xiaokangzhang for Wenxi! That's why she took action to suppress Wenxi.
Therefore, in order for Xiaozhuang to let down her guard, she needs someone who is more arrogant than Wenxi, and someone who is more fearful to her than Wenxi. This person... Tong Jia is undoubtedly the most suitable person. This harem, palace
Balance is needed, and as long as Tong Jia becomes arrogant enough to break the balance, she will lift the ban regardless of whether the concubine's miscarriage can be revealed.
"Let's wait for a few days. I'm afraid your money has been withheld, right? From now on, the two of you can sleep on the same bed and warm each other's bodies. Inform Concubine Cheng, Concubine Shen and the others to be more careful and low-key, and don't have sex with Tong.
There was a conflict between the Jia family, especially Concubine Shen, her temper... Sigh!" Wen Xi sighed slightly, Concubine Shen has the most impatient temper, if Concubine Tong thinks that Concubine Shen is of Wen Ru's party, she will suppress her.
, if Concubine Shen refuses to give in, she may suffer a loss.
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