Chapter 6 Chapter 6 "Grand Empress Dowager, Concubine Xuan...

" "Grand Empress Dowager, Concubine Xuan is here."

The Grand Empress Dowager was chanting Buddhist scriptures with the Queen Mother in the Cining Palace. Su Malagu came in from outside to report. The Grand Empress Dowager stopped twisting the Buddhist beads and said with a smile: "Why is Wen Shan here at this time?" The

Queen Mother smiled but said nothing.

"Let her in." The Grand Empress Dowager sat cross-legged on the couch and put the Buddhist beads aside.

Wen Shan bowed directly when she came in: "Please ask the Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother to make the decision for Yinzhen!"

She was very angry when she heard what Rongpin said. She had only one thought in her mind, that is, she must suppress this matter quickly. If she really waited until the whole palace was full of Yinzhen, how sad he would be.

The Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother looked at each other. The Grand Empress Dowager glanced at Su Malagu and motioned her to help Wen Shan up first.

"What's the matter? Who bullied Yinzhen? "

Wen Shan couldn't get up, so Su Malagu advised her: "Empress Xuan, if you have anything to say, please stand up and tell me. The ancestor will naturally make the decision for you."

"Now the news is spreading everywhere in the palace that the emperor scolded Yinzhen yesterday for being unfilial and unworthy of being a son." Wen Shan raised her head and said: "Ancestor, you know that what the emperor said yesterday was just an angry remark. I don't know how it spread all over the palace."

"Yinzhen is still young, and he has always been filial and polite, and he is full of admiration for his father. I don't know how he would feel if he knew about it. How can he gain a foothold in the palace in the future?"

Wen Shan choked up when she said this. The Empress Dowager frowned when she heard it, and immediately looked at Su Malagu: "What's going on? Didn't we tell you yesterday not to say a word to anyone? "

The Cining Palace was like an iron plate in the hands of the Grand Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. This was the first time in all these years that someone in the Cining Palace had a problem.

Su Malagu thought for a while with a serious face and said, "I haven't heard of this. Don't worry, let me go and check it out." The Empress

Dowager stood up and helped Wen Shan up herself. She patted her hands and said lovingly, "Don't worry, since this happened in the Cining Palace, I and the Empress Dowager will definitely take care of it."

Su Malagu went out to investigate the situation.

The palace maid brought an embroidered stool and placed it below the Grand Empress Dowager. After Wen Shan sat down, the Grand Empress Dowager asked again, "Where did you hear this?"

Zhenzhu bowed and replied, "To answer the Grand Empress Dowager's question, the master met Empress Niu Hulu and Empress Rongpin while appreciating the plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden just now. The two ladies mentioned this matter in their conversation. The master was very anxious when he heard it and hurried over. ”

“Niuhuru and Rongpin?” The Grand Empress Dowager lowered her eyes and looked at the two people coldly, “It seems that I am really old. Now the concubines in the palace are like flowers in the garden. I can’t recognize many of them.”

Niuhuru was born into a noble family and was favored. Rongpin entered the palace early and had many children. They were not marginal figures in the harem. How could the Grand Empress Dowager not recognize them? Wen Shan understood that what the Grand Empress Dowager meant was that the two people had become close without knowing when.

The Empress Dowager also understood clearly and only smiled and said: "Madam, you are still young and your eyes are bright."

The Grand Empress Dowager looked at Wen Shan and laughed again: "It turns out that you are different after becoming a mother. When have I ever seen you come to me in such a hurry to beg me."

Wen Shan was speechless and only said: "I just took care of Yinzhen for a few days. I can't say that I am his mother. It's just that the child is well-behaved and I can't bear to see him suffer such grievances. "

The Empress Dowager picked up her Buddhist beads again and smiled meaningfully: "Who can predict what will happen in the future?"

Su Malagu came back soon.

"I went to ask, and there are some rumors in the palace now. It seems that they came from a maid named Yunqing in Chengqian Palace."

Chengqian Palace?

Wen Shan frowned slightly. It's impossible. Imperial Concubine Tong Jia has always loved Yinzhen. How could these words come from her?

The Empress Dowager said coldly: "Chengqian Palace? Where did the imperial concubine get the news from?"

The news from Chengqian Palace can be said to make Xiaozhuang even more upset. Someone in Cining Palace leaked the news and passed it to Chengqian Palace. Doesn't it prove that Imperial Concubine Tong Jia has put spies in her place, and who knows how much news she has passed out on weekdays.

"This... needs to be investigated again. "Su Malagu said.

Wen Shan sorted out the news that was about to become a mess, and took the time to look at the expression of the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager had a cold face, and there was a sinister flash in her eyes. Obviously, she was very dissatisfied with the usurpation of Concubine Tong Jia.

The empress dowager also said a few words of Amitabha with some worry.

It took less than a cup of tea to find the source of the news, which made Wen Shan astonished at the control of the Forbidden City by the Empress Dowager.

"No need to check, go and ask the emperor to come." The Empress Dowager raised her eyes and said in a deep voice.

Wen Shan glanced at the Western clock that Kangxi had just given to the two ancestors a few days ago. It was almost time for Yinzhen to get out of school, so she said goodbye first.

"I'll pick up Yinzhen and go directly to the Cining Palace later. "The Empress Dowager instructed.

Wen Shan agreed and left the Cining Palace to go to the Shangshufang.

Zhenzhu held her hand and said, "Fortunately, the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother love their master and are willing to make the decision for the Fourth Prince."

"Once the news spreads from the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager will take care of it no matter which prince's affairs it is. "Wen Shan said.

So her first reaction after knowing this was to go to Cining Palace to complain immediately.

The princes in the Shangshufang had finished their morning classes and were reviewing their lessons.

Now only the eldest prince Yinzhen, the crown prince Yinreng, the third prince Yinzhi and the fourth prince Yinzhen were studying in the Shangshufang.

The remaining three princes were too young to be enlightened, and only the fifth prince Yinqi had started to be enlightened recently. He would come to the Shangshufang occasionally, but most of the time the empress dowager felt sorry for her grandson and kept him in Cining Palace, and was not in a hurry for academic matters.

Yinzhen, who is nine years old this year, and the seven-year-old crown prince Yinreng are now starting to grow and look like teenagers, especially the eldest prince Yinzhen, who inherited the good looks of his mother Huipin. He has a handsome face, and is handsome and elegant, just like a young man.

Today, Zhang Ying taught them. After the class, Zhang Ying left first, leaving the princes sitting in the study to practice calligraphy and read books.

"Is the prince fully recovered? "The eldest prince Yinzhen asked with a smile.

The eldest prince put away the manuscript, and the eunuch standing beside him took it and arranged it for him. The prince's seat was in the center of the front row, and the eldest prince sat on his left.

The prince's personal eunuch was already packing up. As soon as he arrived at the Shangshufang today, the prince ignored Yinzhen. He didn't like this smiling tiger-like elder brother very much, so he only said a few words to the third prince Yinzhi.

The third prince is only four years old this year. Rongpin had told him early in the morning not to interfere in the affairs of the prince and Yinzhen, and he obeyed obediently.

Yinzhen remembered Wenshan's words and just did his own thing and studied hard without saying much.

It was not until the end of class that the eldest prince, who had been watching the awkward atmosphere between the brothers for a whole morning, took the initiative to speak up and mentioned what happened yesterday.

The prince glanced at Yinzhen, who was still practicing calligraphy seriously, and snorted.

The eldest prince stood up and walked between the two and said, "There is no overnight hatred between us brothers, fourth brother, you are a younger brother and a minister, admit your mistake to the prince and the matter will be over. "

The prince looked over when he heard this, and although he didn't say anything, he tacitly agreed to the eldest prince's proposal.

Yesterday, Yinzhen lost face in front of so many people, and it was reasonable for him to admit his mistake to him, and as a brother, he should be magnanimous and forgive him.

Yinzhen held the pen and did not move.

The eldest prince was secretly proud. Yinzhen had been stubborn since he was a child, so how could he bow to the prince? The prince fainted yesterday and he did not admit his mistake. As long as Yinzhen was still stubborn, the prince's arrogant temper would surely repeat the same scene as yesterday.

Even if the emperor favored the prince, it was unacceptable for the prince to bully his younger brother again and again.

Yinzhen was still stubborn and did not want to bow his head, but when he thought of the emperor's father's cold reprimand and the instructions of Concubine Xuan yesterday, his clenched fists slowly loosened.

As expected, when the prince saw that Yinzhen still ignored him like yesterday, his temper suddenly rose. Just when he was about to get angry, Yinzhen stood up and bowed to the prince with a stern face: "I didn't mean to disrespect the prince yesterday. I hope your highness will take care of yourself."

Although he didn't admit his mistake, he bowed his head first.

The eldest prince was stunned. The prince lazily said "hmm". Although he was in a high-handed attitude, he accepted the greeting. The

third prince looked left and right and felt that something was wrong and wanted to run away first. He said that Rongpin had something to ask him, and took the eunuch out. As soon as he went out, he ran into Wenshan who came to pick up Yinzhen.

"Hello, Queen Xuan." The third prince greeted Wenshan politely.

Wenshan smiled and said, "Why are you running so fast, third prince?"

"My mother is looking for me in the palace, I have to go back." The third prince said and left in a hurry.

The three princes inside also heard the noise outside, especially Yinzhen, whose eyes lit up when he heard Wenshan's voice, and he ran out.

As expected, Empress Xuan came to pick him up.

"Empress Xuan!"

Wenshan looked at his bright eyes and squatted down to touch his head.

The eldest prince and the crown prince also came out. The crown prince was the heir to the throne and didn't need to greet her, but although Kangxi doted on the crown prince, he was also very strict about his filial piety. When the crown prince saw his concubine mother in the palace, he would bow and greet her, after all, she was an elder.

Seeing Wen Shan coming, the eldest prince also gave up his other thoughts and found an excuse to leave. The prince felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Yinzhen leaning against Wen Shan and holding her hand tightly. He said with a stern face: "Since the fourth brother is raised by Empress Xuan, Empress Xuan should teach him diligently and let him know etiquette and observe etiquette."

Yinzhen suddenly tightened his grip on Wen Shan's hand. Wen Shan squeezed his little hand soothingly and smiled and replied: "The several princes were all raised by the emperor, so they naturally know etiquette and observe etiquette."

Yinzhen breathed a sigh of relief and felt very comfortable in his heart that Empress Xuan was protecting him.

The prince hummed and said nothing more, and left with his attendants.

Wen Shan held Yinzhen's hand and walked towards the Cining Palace, thinking about how to tell him about this.

Yinzhen was smart and realized that this was not the way back to Xianfu Palace after walking a few steps.

"Empress Xuan, are we going to the Cining Palace?" Yinzhen looked up and asked her.

Wen Shan nodded, stopped and said: "Your father should be there now. Don't be afraid when you go there later. Father and grandmother love you."

Yinzhen nodded obediently.

Wen Shan thought about it again and felt that it was a bit too cruel for a child to let Yinzhen go to see it in person, especially since Concubine Tong Jia was involved. So she thought again and again and decided to let Zhenzhu take him back to Xianfu Palace first. She would just find a random excuse that Yinzhen was unwell, anyway, Yinzhen was indeed injured yesterday.

Unexpectedly, when Wen Shan asked Yinzhen to go back first, he decisively refused.

"This matter must be related to your son, Queen Xuan, I am not afraid."

Wen Shan looked at his firm expression and softened her heart. She stopped forcing him and simply told Yinzhen what had just happened.

Of course, she hid all the unpleasant words.

Although Yinzhen just listened quietly, Wenshan could feel his frustration and sadness. Wenshan hugged him and noticed that his body was trembling.

But Yinzhen comforted her instead: "I'm fine, Empress Xuan, don't stand up for me in the future. The emperor doesn't like me, so don't let me get you into trouble again."

"What are you talking about?" Wenshan looked at him seriously: "I will take good care of you if you stay with me for one day. How can I ignore you if you are bullied? What you said just now was just childish talk, don't say it again."

After that, she took Yinzhen to the Cining Palace.

Kangxi had been invited to the Cining Palace. The Empress Dowager told him the whole story, and Kangxi's expression was also gloomy.

"These dog slaves, it's okay to gossip on weekdays, but now they dare to make up stories about the prince." Kangxi put the teacup in his hand on the table and said in a deep voice.

The palace people in the room knelt on the ground immediately.

The Empress Dowager glanced over and said, "The servants should be punished if they should be punished. The master is not easy to deal with. What does the Emperor think of the Chengqian Palace where the Concubine is at fault?"

Kangxi knew that the Empress Dowager had always disliked Concubine Tong

Jia, and she would not let her go easily this time. "The Concubine is pregnant, so the servants under her are lax. Although she is wrong for not disciplining her strictly, let's forget it because she has worked hard to be pregnant." Kangxi thought about it and decided to let Concubine Tong Jia go lightly because she was pregnant.

"The Concubine is Yinzhen's adoptive mother, but now she has caused such a thing..." The Empress Dowager also knew that this matter could not bring down Concubine Tong Jia, so she pretended to be helpless and said, "Forget it, the Emperor will make the decision."

Just

as she was talking about this, Wen Shan came with Yinzhen. After greeting the three, Kangxi waved to Yinzhen.

"Yinzhen, come to the Emperor."

Yinzhen responded and walked to Kangxi.

The maid brought a stool and let Yinzhen sit below Kangxi.

Yesterday, Kangxi was so anxious because the prince fainted, and Yinzhen was stubborn and talked back to him, so he said those words in a fit of anger. After returning to the Yangxin Palace, Kangxi calmed down and felt that what he had just said was too much. What happened in the Shangshufang yesterday had been reported word for word, and it was not entirely Yinzhen's fault.

"Those two servants who gossiped will be punished with 200 strokes of the cane, and all the palace maids will be sent to watch the execution. If there is anything that criticizes the prince again, they will be dealt with according to this example." Kangxi said lightly, twisting the ring on his hand.

"Yes." Liang Jiugong received the order and went down to make arrangements.

"Niuhulu and Rongpin talked nonsense in the palace and implicated the prince. They will be fined for three months and confined to the palace for reflection." Kangxi looked at the Empress Dowager: "Grandmother, is this feasible?"

The Empress Dowager nodded: "The emperor's handling is very appropriate."

Kangxi handled it vigorously and the anger on his face was not fake. Wen Shan thought that fortunately Kangxi was not a confused emperor. For him, such things that offended the majesty of the royal family would not be raised high and put down lightly.

Yinzhen sat down and didn't know what he was thinking.

This matter came to an end, and the Empress Dowager suddenly mentioned another thing.

"Speaking of the concubines in the palace who are pregnant, Wei promised that it is six months now, right?"

Kangxi was stunned, and he didn't remember it for a while. His impression of Wei was that this woman was outstanding in appearance but cold in temperament. The only thing that was not lacking in the palace was beauty, so he spoiled her for a few days and threw her aside when he felt bored.

Wen Shan was shocked and glanced at Yinzhen who was sitting obediently next to her and thought, "So your lifelong enemy, the eighth prince Yinsi, is about to be born."

Yinzhen was a little confused when he received Wen Shan's complex gaze of pity and expectation. Why did Empress Xuan suddenly look at him like this?

"According to the ancestral system, Wei Ying's position is not enough to raise a child. When the child is born, which concubine does the emperor plan to give it to?" The Empress Dowager continued.

Wei Ying lived in Huipin's Yanxi Palace. If it were in the past, Kangxi would casually give Wei Ying's child to Huipin, the main concubine, to raise. After all, there is no shortage of children in the palace now. Wei Ying was born in the Xinzheku and her position was low, so Kangxi didn't care much about this child.

But today, the Empress Dowager specifically mentioned it...

Kangxi glanced at Concubine Xuan, who was lowering her eyebrows and looking obedient, and understood the Empress Dowager's thoughts. He just protected the imperial concubine because the Empress Dowager was asking him for benefits for Concubine Xuan, who was also born in Mongolia.

Kangxi drank a sip of tea and said leisurely: "Now the high-ranking concubines in the palace all have children, and Concubine Xuan still has no children. She has taken good care of Yinzhen. How about letting Concubine Xuan take care of him?" Wen Shan, who was eating melons silently:? Who should I take care of?