Chapter 66: A Visit to Xiaozhuang
Qianqing Palace
"Already told Qi Wei?" Kangxi put down his fold and looked at Liang Jiugong who came in.
"Your Majesty, the slave has already informed the Qi Wei guards. The Qi Wei guards moved quickly, and the Qi Wei guards went out after the slave finished speaking. Liang Jiugong saw Kangxi asking, and hurriedly said.
"Didn't Qi Wei give you some benefit from this minion? Why do you look aggrieved? Kangxi smiled. When Liang Jiugong generally passed on the decree on behalf of Kangxi, the person who was passed on would often give Liang Jiugong a bribe, but although Liang Jiugong would accept it, he would still report to Kangxi after receiving it. And Kangxi will also ask Liang Jiugong to keep the money. After all, eunuchs are all people without descendants, and being greedy for money is nothing to Kangxi.
"As soon as the Qi Wei guard heard what the slave said, it was as if someone was chasing him behind him, where could the slave keep up, the slave felt that the Qi Wei guard was obviously afraid that the slave would ask for money from him, so he slipped away so fast." Liang Jiugong was a little indignant in the end, to be honest, Liang Jiugong was indeed a little greedy for money, but he didn't want to ask for rewards from Qi Wei, the person he had just befriended, he still admired Qi Wei.
Kangxi listened to Liang Jiugong's number of Qi Wei, smiled and said nothing, Kangxi didn't know that Liang Jiugong regarded Qi Wei as his own talent, if it weren't for this, even if someone gave a big gift in front of Liang Jiugong, he wouldn't see Liang Jiugong say good things for others in front of him.
And before Liang Jiugong also told Kangxi Qiwei to ask him to take care of his niece, after this matter passed the bright road in front of Kangxi, Liang Jiugong mentioned Qiwei openly in front of Kangxi, and it was not abrupt.
Let Kangxi know that although Qi Wei entrusted him to take care of Qi Wei's niece, he didn't even give him a penny. Liang Jiugong also wanted to use this to dilute his seemingly allied relationship between the eunuch and the concubine. You must know that Kangxi is extremely jealous of this relationship, and Liang Jiugong has never revealed the news to the concubine before. It's just that this time Liang Jiugong refused because Qi Wei's entrustment was not good, and Qi Wei didn't mention that he wanted to help his niece compete for favor, so Liang Jiugong agreed to this matter. Liang Jiugong was not afraid to mention this matter to Kangxi.
Kangxi didn't say anything when he heard Liang Jiugong mention the reward, but he didn't have much taboo about Liang Jiugong's closeness to Qiwei, after all, there was no power and money transaction between the two, and in Kangxi's eyes, Liang Jiugong and countless important ministers had a relationship on the surface, and Kangxi would not suddenly feel that Liang Jiugong was going to collude with his relatives.
Of course, this is Liang Jiugong's cleverness, people like him who have been following Kangxi, who don't know that the people who hate the saint the most conceal or deceive him, so Liang Jiugong will never hide or deceive Kangxi, and Liang Jiugong will not hide the slightest thing about befriending important ministers. Because Liang Jiugong knew that once the saint knew that he had concealed something, he would be quickly snubbed by the saint and sent into the cold palace, and then countless people who were worried about his location would fall into the ground, so Liang Jiugong had been cautious and walking on thin ice.
Kangxi also knew Liang Jiugong's caution, but Liang Jiugong never dared to deceive him, and Liang Jiugong was still picked by the emperor when he was young, so he also had a love for Liang Jiugong. And now Qi Wei, who was also given to him by the first emperor, will be treated differently by Liang Jiugong, and Kangxi is not surprised at all.
Kangxi put down the fold in his hand and said, "I want to go and see the Empress Dowager, let's go!" ”
"Yes, the minion will arrange it immediately." Liang Jiugong hurriedly replied.
But after a while, Kangxi arrived at the Cining Palace where the Empress Dowager lived, and as soon as Kangxi entered the door, he saw the Empress Dowager's somewhat weak face crooked on the bed. Kangxi couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at the Empress Dowager who seemed to be a lot older, Kangxi reflected in his heart whether he was too unfilial, Kangxi had been secretly competing with the Empress Dowager because of imperial power in the past, perhaps it should be said that Kangxi was unilaterally competing, and Kangxi did not dare to blatantly resist, because everything was in the hands of the Empress Dowager. But now seeing that the Empress Dowager does not look like the Empress Dowager who is supported in the palace at all, but is as old as an ordinary old woman, Kangxi is also a little unbearable.
Kangxi, who was thinking about it, couldn't help but shed tears and said: "How did the imperial grandmother become like this, what about the imperial doctor, how did she diagnose and treat it?" ”
The Empress Dowager was satisfied when she saw Kangxi's anxious expression, these days the Empress Dowager didn't notice that the emperor seemed to be dissatisfied with her, but the Empress Dowager had been in control of power all her life and was willing to give in to Kangxi, but she thought that he was already old, and Horqin was still there, she couldn't ignore Horqin. The Empress Dowager took advantage of this time to make the emperor no longer have a problem with her.
"Xuan Ye, the imperial grandmother is fine, she just broke her muscles and bones for a hundred days, where can she get better so quickly?" The Empress Dowager comforted Kangxi.
Of course, the Empress Dowager is not like this, but the consequence of her previous use of Yin Yang San, taking Yin Yang San is not able to take other medicines, to be precise, there are many drugs that are compatible with Yin Yang San, so that this time the Empress Dowager did not dare to take any medicine at all. The Empress Dowager's injuries have been sluggish. Only after the effect of the Yin Yang Powder has passed before you can start taking other medicines.
Kangxi naturally didn't know the true situation of the Empress Dowager, and after seeing his grandmother's tragic condition, he disliked the Empress Dowager for most of his heart.
"It's okay for the imperial grandmother to be fine, and the grandson still has something to tell the imperial grandmother." Then Kangxi told the Empress Dowager that Tong Gege was injured and lived in the palace, and that Yun Yao was sick and she moved out of the palace and gave her a pair of concubines to use.
The Empress Dowager couldn't deny it after hearing this, "Tong Gege is your cousin, so it's okay to deal with it like this, but Xuan Ye, didn't you let Tong Gege enter the palace?" When she was left in the palace, the gossip was not allowed to spread, and it was all there. How will she marry if her reputation is ruined? ”
The Empress Dowager's words clearly said that Tong Gege was not suitable to stay in the palace, but Kangxi had to do so because of his uncle's request, and Kangxi didn't know his uncle's thoughts, he just wanted his cousin to enter the palace, but the Empress Dowager had already refuted it before, and now seeing that the Empress Dowager was injured, she wanted to sit down when the Empress Dowager had no time to pay attention.
But Kangxi also has to give face to his uncle's family in the end, even if Tong Guowei intended to deceive him before, the Tong family is also Kangxi's mother's family, which also represents his face.
"After all, my cousin is seriously injured, and it is not easy for my grandson to send my cousin out of the palace." Kangxi did not answer the Empress Dowager directly, but only emphasized the fact that Tong Gege was seriously injured.
The Empress Dowager was also a little annoyed when she saw that she had hit the wall, so she said again: "What about Niu Hulu's family? You send her out of the palace, why do you still send her out of the palace with the shoulders of a concubine? Her Ama is only a fourth-rank leader, and Tuhai is only her uncle after all, where can she be sealed so high? ”
The Empress Dowager and Kangxi had discussed Yun Yao's position before, but they just planned to give Yun Yao the position of a nobleman, but they didn't expect Kangxi to say this, and Yun Yao's position became a concubine.