Chapter 242: Separation of Powers (1)
Yunxi looked coldly at Concubine Tong who refused to let go at this point, and sneered in her heart, since a person like Kangxi planned to deal with this matter, it would be impossible to give her another chance to struggle, otherwise why would he take this opportunity to announce this matter, poor Concubine Tong still hopes that the little affection that was consumed by her in the past will stop this matter, but the more she stops it, the more she struggles, the more determined Kangxi becomes.
"Oh, I'm not worried about the concubine, I'm just worried that this harem will become a problem because of the concubine's pretense of strength. Kangxi raised his eyes and glanced at Concubine Tong, and said indifferently.
"The emperor is right, what this harem needs most now is to be safe, the mourning family looks at Concubine Tong's body is indeed not as healthy as in the past, and besides, whether it is Niu Colu Guifei, Concubine Zhao, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui, they are all good children, and they are all capable, and it is good to help share the burden together. The Queen Mother, who has never been very prominent, doesn't know what kind of mentality she has, so she opened her mouth at the right time to join two sentences, and without Concubine Tong opening her mouth again, she can make people feel that this matter has been completed.
Concubine Tong looked at the Queen Mother and Kangxi who were standing on the same line, and then looked at the bright eyes and expectant expressions of Concubine Niu Colu and others, the whole person regretted it abnormally, she had the heart to refute, but she didn't know where to start, as for talking about the past feelings obviously didn't work, for a while, Concubine Tong's face was as white as snow, her lips were slightly pursed, but she didn't know what to say to justify herself.
"What the emperor said is that this harem has been complicated recently, and the concubine is really too busy. "Don't wait for Concubine Tong to speak, as soon as Kangxi's words come out, it will be equivalent to giving this matter a given, as for whether he will leave room for Concubine Tong, it depends on his mood.
"Your Majesty......" Concubine Tong looked at Kangxi, who completely ignored her thoughts, and her whole heart was broken, and then she thought that the authority held in her hands was about to become someone else's, and her mood was even more complicated. She was just unwilling to target Concubine Zhao in every possible way, but who would have thought that before the matter was completed, she had already lost the palace power, and she didn't need to believe it, she could also think of the reaction of her mother's side, and then the emperor really wanted to give her sister a face or two, and I am afraid that there would be no place for her in this harem.
No, no, she can't just sit still, even if she loses the palace power and loses the emperor's trust, at least she can't let Shuyu's cheap girl climb on her head, as for Concubine Zhao, even if she doesn't have the strength to deal with her, but on the concubine's side, even if she hesitates, but it is not unintentional, and if she provokes more, sooner or later the two will be pitted against each other.
"Okay, since Concubine Tong is not in good health, the palace power will be handed over to Concubine Guifei, with the assistance of Concubine Zhao, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui. When Kangxi said this, the eyes that looked at Niu Colu Guifei were meaningful.
There are some things that Kangxi can't say too clearly, if Niu Colu Guifei is smart, she naturally understands his intentions, of course, if she is not smart, Kangxi also has a trick, and she is not afraid of these concubines playing tricks with him, after all, what makes these concubines really survive is his attitude as an emperor, as for power, if he doesn't nod, what can they get!
"The concubine understands, and please rest assured that the emperor and the queen mother are reassured. Concubine Niu Colu was also smart, and when she noticed Kangxi's intentions, she immediately got up and saluted.
Niu Colu Guifei is a smart person, or a pragmatic smart person, otherwise she would not be able to sit firmly on the throne of this concubine when Kangxi dislikes her in every way, and even receive the palace power in the hands of Concubine Tong at this time, even if she may get less than half, but she feels very satisfied, after all, if there is no Concubine Zhao who sits under her, she may not even be able to touch the edge, so, how can she know that Concubine Zhao is the tip of the emperor's heart, and deliberately oppose her!
She is not a fool like Concubine Tong, she thinks she is the emperor's cousin, and she can do whatever she wants in the harem. No, once he fell from heaven to the earth, he did not wake up, but instead blamed all the faults on others, such people are not beaten to the dust, who is beaten to the dust.
Different from Yunxi's calmness, Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong who were sitting on the side were also very excited, everyone wanted a high position, but palace power was not something that could be obtained if they wanted to fight. In the past, none of them dared to think about this, but now the opportunity is clearly placed in front of them, no matter who they are touched, how much power they can share, but they know in their hearts that as long as they hold a little bit of palace power in their hands, in the future, in this palace, whether it is them or their children's status, it will be really stable.
This harem has always been high and low, many things are not determined by position, but by palace power, family heritage and the emperor's favor, these things seem to be unrelated, but really speaking, the ranking is in order, and for the concubines, the palace power is still ranked before the emperor's favor.
Of course, this does not mean that the concubines don't care about Kangxi's favor, but that the palace power is really more effective than Kangxi's favor at some times, otherwise why can the unfavored Concubine Tong be able to act in the harem according to the palace power, and it is not because the power in her hands can determine the quality of life of the harem concubines, or even life and death.
Yunxi glanced at Concubine Tong, holding a handkerchief to hide the smile on her lips, for her now, the worse Concubine Tong is, the happier she is, no one likes to be calculated, and she is still calculated by an ungrateful person. You must know that there is cooperation between them, but Concubine Tong broke off the cooperation privately, not to mention, and also beat a rake, she is a clay figure and has two points of earthiness, not to mention that she is not a clay man who is bullied.
As for Concubine Tong, after working hard for so long, let's rest and recuperate in the next few days!" The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Tong's appearance like a mourner, and sneered in her heart, when she didn't know the ambitions of the Tong family, but in the past, there was a Queen Mother who sat in the battle, and she didn't need to come forward, and now that the Queen Mother is down, it doesn't mean that she can tolerate someone being presumptuous in front of her.
Compared with the arrogance of the Tong family, the queen mother is more interested in the pragmatism of Concubine Niu Colu and the duty of Concubine Zhao, this person wants to be content, and people who are not content can be beautiful for a while, but it is impossible for a lifetime of beauty, and she has seen too many people who are not satisfied disappear in front of her eyes, so she not only learns a lesson herself, but also takes this as a benchmark for looking at people.
Kangxi agreed with the Queen Mother's words very much, although this result was more thorough than he thought, but he also knew in his heart that the Tong family had indeed passed a little in recent years. Even if he wants to balance the court, he doesn't want the Tong family to become one of the hegemons, but unfortunately the Tong family doesn't seem to understand his painstaking efforts, jumping up and down vigorously, this is his last reminder to the Tong family, if they can't grasp it, then he will no longer leave room for them.
Kangxi is an emperor in the end, and he is also an emperor whose heart is getting colder and harder, as time goes by, there are fewer and fewer people or things that can make him move or soft-hearted, and it is already the limit for him to be able to spend time reminding a person like now, so the next thing to see is the Tong family's own choice, not whether he is soft enough as an emperor.
"It's not too early, so I won't disturb the emperor's rest. "After the matter is done, Kangxi will not stay for a long time, although his attitude towards the Queen Mother is the same as before, but this does not mean that he can still get close to the Queen Mother without any guilt as before.
The Empress Dowager glanced at Kangxi when she heard this, thinking about the things that the Empress Dowager did, although she felt uncomfortable in her heart, she also had to accept the emperor's coldness, after all, the Empress Dowager and the Mongolian concubines in the harem wanted too much, and did too much, causing the emperor to have a pimple in his heart, if she wanted to eliminate this pimple, it was impossible to just help the emperor do one or two things, and it had to be seen that everything she did in the later period was not in line with the emperor's wishes, in line with the joy of all, and if she did not meet her footsteps, she would go to the Queen Mother's footsteps.
At this moment, the Queen Mother has a grudge against the Queen Mother, complaining that she is too close and too greedy, otherwise they will be fine, and even have the opportunity to help Horqin when possible. But now everything has been ruined by her greed, and the emperor's wariness of them and Horqin has reached the highest level, and it is not easy to eliminate it!
Seeing Kangxi leaving, Concubine Niu Colu didn't want to stay any longer, and after saying a few kind words to the Queen Mother, she got up directly to say goodbye, as for Concubine Tong who followed behind them in a daze, she didn't know what she was thinking?
Yunxi is not in a hurry at all, she is not a concubine, nor is she the head of the three concubines, even if she is favored by Kangxi and has two sons, but the family power is average, and there is a huge distance compared to others, if she holds too much power, she is afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble, so she doesn't want to fight with Niu Colu and the concubines. But what she didn't expect was that although Concubine Niu Colu didn't give her too much power, she gave the most critical part of the distribution and control.
Speaking of examples, it is the whole palace that must be involved, it can be said that who offends can't offend her, otherwise, as long as Yunxi makes a move on this, the high position may only be affected, but the high position may not even be able to live a life, after all, not every concubine who enters the palace has enough confidence.
"Guifei Niangniang, the concubine has never been in contact with these, Niangniang suddenly entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and the concubine is afraid that it will be difficult to take on a big responsibility......" Yunxi looked at the Niu Colu Guifei who was sitting at the top and the concubine Hui and Concubine Rong who were stunned, and his words were shirky.
Concubine Niu Colu couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, others were only afraid that they would get too little, this Concubine Zhao was really ...... But the more this is the case, the more she feels that her choice is correct, and compared to the ambitious Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, she feels that Concubine Zhao is more reassuring, after all, compared to these two, Concubine Zhao's bottom line has been drawn from the beginning, as long as she is careful, she can detect it, but the other two are different, they have already been thoroughly rendered by the harem, and she can't afford to bet on their kindness.
Concubine Rong chuckled, although she was unwilling, she didn't echo and said: "Sister Concubine Zhao has always been a safe person, and it is natural for Concubine Niangniang to entrust her with a heavy responsibility." ”