nashuaworldcup Chapter 175 Bold Speech
Chapter 175 Bold Speech
Yinzhen and Yin? were listening nearby. After the crown prince finished speaking, Yinzhen looked at his own royal father and asked, "Royal father, does the Gao family still need to be punished leniently? We will deal with them together, and for Gao Shiqi's sake, we will give them some leniency."
Kangxi glanced at Yinzhen and asked, "Do you have a brain?"
"Father, I don't like what you said. When have I ever been brainless? I'm just... sometimes I'm too lazy to talk," Yinzhen decisively began to defend himself.
"Ninth brother, you are right," the prince thought seriously. It is indeed possible to do so. In this way, people will know that the emperor is tolerant of Gao Shiqi, and the people will also see how ruthlessly the emperor deals with corrupt officials!
In this case, there is no need to give a light punishment at the beginning. In this case, it is better to give a heavier punishment!
"Baocheng, you are responsible for this matter," Kangxi shifted his gaze from Yinzhen to Crown Prince Yinreng, "Not only Gao Shiqi, but also other corrupt officials. You are responsible for investigating them thoroughly."
The night was dark, and the candles and lanterns in the palace were bright, illuminating the dark night...
The next morning, Wen Yao went to Yiku Palace and woke up Concubine Yi very early. Concubine Yi scolded her all morning. Wen Yao smiled and followed Concubine Yi to Cining Palace.
"Empress Dowager, you don't know that Wen Yao came to Yikun Palace an hour ago, and she's so annoying," after sitting down, Concubine Yi pointed at Wen Yao and complained to the Empress Dowager.
"Haha... I couldn't sleep, so I got up early. I didn't see Wen Yao coming, so I knew she would go to bother you," the Queen Mother replied with a smile, "Wen Yao doesn't beat around the bush, and she's never polite to me."
"Royal Madam, how can Wen Yao be polite to you? With you protecting Wen Yao, Wen Yao will definitely come close to you," Wen Yao shouted with a smile, "Royal Madam likes Wen Yao the most, right?"
"You have such a small mouth," the Empress Dowager nodded at Wen Yao, then looked at Concubine Yi, "Yesterday, Concubine De mentioned to me that the end of this month is the birthday of the Fifth Lady Tatara. This time, Hongsheng has just passed away less than a month ago, and I am thinking of not holding this birthday party. Concubine Yi, go and tell the Fifth Lady about this."
Concubine Yi responded, "Yes, I will send someone to inform the Fifth Lady in a moment. I have been so busy these days that I forgot to discuss this matter with you, the Queen Mother. Fortunately, Concubine De is here, and she was able to tell you in time."
"She doesn't pay attention to her own family affairs, but is sad about other people's affairs. Instead of wasting time on this, she'd better take a look at the surviving children in Yinzhen's backyard," the Empress Dowager made no secret of her dislike for Concubine De. She couldn't like someone who beat around the bush in every sentence.
"The Queen Mother also cares about my fourth brother. If my fourth brother and his wife knew about this, they would definitely wake up laughing in their dreams. I am also cared about by you, the elder, the Queen Mother," Wen Yao winked at the Queen Mother and teased playfully.
Concubine Yi couldn't suppress the smile, this weird... She liked it, Concubine De didn't care about Yinzhen, but cared about her family's Yinqi's backyard!
"She has been troubled by a lot of things recently, especially Wen Yao's discovery that cowpox can prevent smallpox. A group of people in the royal family will be vaccinated next month, and Little Fourteen wants to go. Concubine De will hate our Wen Yao now. I have found out that Concubine De sent someone to spread the rumor that Wen Yao should go for vaccination. She is really insidious." The Queen Mother took a bite of dried meat. "I have already informed the Emperor. Don't worry, Wen Yao, I will not let you go."
"Thank you, Madam Royal, but I am not worried. If I can get vaccinated, I am willing to do so. Since Wen Yao has already received the reward, it is reasonable for her to be the first to go," Wen Yao said with a smile, "Mother De also loves her son dearly, and Wen Yao will not bear a grudge against her."
"You are the kind of person who doesn't hold grudges. Did you meet the man from Rong Fei's palace today? Were you talking and laughing with him? Tell me when Hana comes back." The Queen Mother used this information to kill time when she had nothing to do in the palace, so she knew a lot. She didn't care about things, and the information she knew had nothing to do with the previous dynasty. She was just killing time, so Kangxi turned a blind eye to it. Sometimes Kangxi could even learn a lot from the Queen Mother!
So everyone has a tacit understanding that if there are things that cannot be touched, they will not touch them.
"What's the big deal? Chang Da Ying just wanted to use me to please Rong Fei and then win her favor. This is also normal. In the harem, everyone wants to catch the emperor's eye. As long as they can catch his eye, they can be treated well and have the opportunity to give birth to a prince. Mother will be honored by having a son," Wen Yao said while eating cakes. "There's nothing to hold a grudge about." All grudges have been avenged!
Why waste herself on insignificant people and things? She usually wastes others!
About half an hour later, Tong Jia submitted another invitation to enter the palace. Xiaochun came to report, and the Empress Dowager asked Hana to send someone to tell Concubine Tong Jia to bring her to the Cining Palace. After all, Concubine Tong Jia was the most senior lady in Kangxi's harem, and all the ladies entering the palace had to go through Concubine Tong Jia.
Mrs. Soetu, Tong Jia, did not expect that she would have to go to the Cining Palace after entering the palace. Following behind the palace maids of the Cining Palace, Tong Jia looked a little embarrassed. Did the Ninth Concubine go to the Cining Palace?
Are you preparing to embarrass yourself?
In this respect, the Ninth Concubine was not as magnanimous as the Eighth Concubine. Tong Jia quickly calmed down and regained her composure. Even so, as long as the emperor did not blame her, after Hengruo entered the Eighth Prince's Mansion, it would depend on Hengruo's own abilities!
What does it have to do with the Ninth Concubine? After all, there was a rift between the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince because of the Ninth Concubine. If she were to say, the Ninth Concubine had really gone to great lengths to cause trouble.
Wen Yao didn't know what Mrs. Soetu was thinking, but when she saw her enter the Cining Palace, this man was a first-rank official, and there was no expression on his face that could reveal anything.
What's worse, she even openly talked about what Hesheli Hengruo had done, "Empress Dowager, Concubine Yi, Ninth Lady, Hengruo didn't think this through. The women in the harem were competing for favor. Hengruo liked the Eighth Prince, and when she heard that the Eighth Prince and the Eighth Lady were in harmony, she had some ideas. Unexpectedly, she caused trouble between the Ninth Prince and the Ninth Lady. If the Ninth Lady wants to blame someone, she should blame me for not educating my daughter well. I shouldn't have let Hengruo think about taking a concubine for the Ninth Prince."
"It's the emperor's business if the ninth prince wants to take a concubine. Is the Hesheli clan planning to rebel?" Wen Yao could tell from the sarcasm in Mrs. Soetu's tone. As for saving face, sorry, I have no shame!
As long as I am shameless enough, no one can kidnap me!
The Queen Mother was choked, but luckily she was prepared. Concubine Yi on the side just tried to maintain her expression and glanced at Wen Yao. How dare you say such a thing?
Mrs. Suo Etu did not expect Wen Yao to be so bold as to say such a thing. She could not maintain her expression and immediately knelt down to apologize. "The Queen Mother is very discerning. I never meant that. I just blame myself for not teaching my daughter well and not interfering in the affairs between the Ninth Prince and the Ninth Lady..."