Chapter 218: Strive for it

A group of Mongolian concubines in Cining Palace looked at the Empress Dowager's ugly face, one by one relatively speechless, they didn't know why the emperor suddenly made a move, really want to say that they prayed for the Empress Dowager, what can not be done, but they thought of Baoyi and the harem of those palace maids who were over the age, and even eunuchs, if they were only sent part, they would definitely not come to Cining Palace, but as soon as the emperor made a move, he dealt with nearly half of their manpower, and they were used to the life of everything under control, and now it suddenly became' The deaf and the blind', how does this make them accept.

It can be said that these hands are the foundation of their lives in the harem, otherwise why are they not favored by the first emperor one by one but can still ensure that their status does not fall, is it not because they have the power in their hands that the first emperor and the people in the harem are afraid to protect themselves?

For these people's worries, the Empress Dowager is not unaware, but now she has no ability to confront the emperor at all, after all, power is confidence, and now she has no power, she naturally has no confidence, although the identity of the Empress Dowager is still there, but the emperor has no previous fears, and presumably everything will not follow her mind as before.

Originally, there were a lot of contradictions between Kangxi and her, she had always used her status as an elder to suppress him, and then her power in the palace and the ministers of the clan who supported her, but now these people have been destroyed one by one, I am afraid that the emperor will not bow his head easily in the future! After all, once this person has his own thinking, it is impossible to be as obedient as before, just the concubines of this harem, what she values is far from what the emperor values, plus they have different concepts, if one party compromises, if not, they are afraid that they will really fight to the death.

"No matter what the emperor's intentions are, the most important thing now is to count our forces first and see how many people are still available?"

The queen mother who is next to Su Malagu has not changed, perhaps because she is used to not calling the shots in everything, even if everyone feels that the situation is urgent now, she is still as calm as water. It's not that she has a big heart, it's that no one wants to hear her opinions, and slowly she has developed an attitude that everything is natural.

There are also Mongolian concubines who like to come out in everything, if it weren't for the fact that the identity is only an ordinary concubine, I'm afraid that they would have jumped up a long time ago, and now they are rushing forward in everything, in addition to wanting to express themselves, they are also afraid of losing the confidence they rely on to survive. During the period of the first emperor, they all favored mediocre, and now the new emperor is on the throne, the so-called son of heaven and a courtier, not to mention these concubines.

"The Empress Dowager, there are not many people who have to use it, since the emperor's decree, we have liquidated the people on our hands, and there are less than 100 people added together. Speaking of which, the eyes of this concubine are red, in the past, who didn't have a hundred and eighty people in their hands, now it's good, except for the people waiting around them, the eyeliner and henchmen in the secret are not clear, and it is not the same.

"Less than a hundred!?" The Empress Dowager exclaimed when she heard this, her brows furrowed, she thought that the loss of more than half would be ruthless, but now it seems that the loss is more than half, this is simply uprooted, which is how she can control everything in this harem in the future, and how to suppress those concubines, suddenly, the Empress Dowager only felt that her throat was a burst of fishy sweetness, if she hadn't forcibly suppressed it, this mouthful of blood would definitely spurt out again, "Forget it, the matter has come to this, what we can do is to hold on and rebuild our strength." Now that Ulan Tuya has entered the palace, while supporting her, the mourning family will ask Horqin to send a girl over, and cultivate it well at that time, the mourning family will not believe that if we are a big Horqin, we will not be able to find a woman that the emperor likes!"

The rest of the Mongolian concubines heard this, and they didn't know what to say, anyway, they basically didn't have much right to speak, and occasionally opened their mouths, but others didn't listen very carefully, and they couldn't make any waves, and over time, they didn't interject much. Now that it is obvious that the Queen Mother has already made a decision, no matter how much they say, no one listens, so they will look coldly at whether the Queen Mother's decision can turn the tide!

Aunt Su Mala on the side saw everything in her eyes, lowered her eyes, and the corner of her eyes swept around the people present, looking at the various expressions on their faces, and sighed in her heart! She understood the thoughts of the Empress Dowager, but this time was different from the past, not to mention the attitude of the emperor, even the power at hand was afraid that it would be difficult for them to rise again, let alone force the emperor to favor the Mongolian concubines.

There are so many beauties in this world, it is true that Horqin is a beauty, but this is full of eight banners, no, there are also Han Eight Banners, who can be selected is not a beauty, just say that Wei is always there, and the appearance is outstanding, the emperor is not just giving up, and then thinking about Concubine Zhao, who is also good in appearance and makes the emperor look at her differently, such a woman, even she is a woman who unconsciously has a good impression, not to mention a big man in the emperor.

Whether this matter is intentional or unintentional, the emperor can be said to have completely purged the empress dowager and the Mongol forces in the harem, if they want to restore the glory of the past, I am afraid that it is not one or two favorite concubines can do it, don't forget that it was possible to have all this today, it took three dynasties to achieve. But she would have said this kind of thing before, but not now, just because the Queen Mother's illness makes it impossible to withstand any stimulation.

If the Empress Dowager can wake up in time, even if the emperor is doing it for others, it will not treat the Empress Dowager badly, but if the Empress Dowager continues to be the same as before, if she thinks she is the emperor who can handle it, the situation of this Cining Palace will not be too good!

At this moment when Su Malagu was pondering, these Mongolian concubines in Cining Palace didn't know what to say, and they all blushed, presumably they had just argued. However, the reason for this, Aunt Su Mala can guess without asking, it is nothing more than for that candidate, they think it is beautiful, but they forget that the emperor may not tolerate their calculations again and again.

"Okay, this matter has to be considered by the mourning family, and when the emperor gives an answer, it's not too late to talk about the candidate. The Empress Dowager rubbed her forehead, which was a little painful from the noise, and the moment she raised her hand, she waved at these people, and then closed her eyes and stopped talking.

Seeing this, these Mongolian concubines knew that there would be no result if they continued to talk about it, but they were also interested, and they began to leave the inner room one by one, and Su Malagu just helped the Empress Dowager tuck the quilt and went out.

Although the Empress Dowager was anxious, she also knew in her heart that there were some things that could not be rushed, especially at this juncture, if she showed dissatisfaction, not only would she not be able to achieve her goal, but she would push the emperor farther and farther, which was not what she wanted to see.

has been up and down in the harem for nearly a lifetime, if the empress dowager is impulsive, she will not be able to live at this time, and she will be able to sit in the position of the empress dowager, so after the anger in her heart slowly subsided, she also calmed down. As for this incident, whether it is intentional or unintentional, she has to admit it, and as for the future, she can only strive for it, not force, otherwise it will be self-defeating.

Cining Palace is completely silent now, before the Empress Dowager wanted to play tricks to force Kangxi to summon Ulan Tuya, but now she didn't dare to act rashly, even if Kangxi did not summon Ulan Tuya within the time she expected, she had to grit her teeth and endure it, instead of forcing him to act according to his own will with the Empress Dowager's frame like before.

In this regard, the emperor and the emperor were aggrieved, but this thought was heavy, and the disease was inevitably a little worse, which caused the imperial doctor who came to diagnose the pulse to sigh again and again, but there were some things he couldn't say, so what he said was just a rehash of the same old tune.

Seeing this, Su Malagu also sighed deeply, she knew what the imperial doctor said, but unfortunately the empress dowager didn't take it to heart, whenever she encountered something related to the harem or Horqin's interests, she didn't care about it, and forgot that her body couldn't stand the toss, as for Concubine Tong's proposal, Su Malagu didn't take it to heart, when the power of Cining Palace was greatly boosted in the past, she didn't dare to put her master in danger, not to mention that now when the power is insufficient, she doesn't dare to let her master take risks.

It's that this Concubine Tong is too eager to perform, if the emperor has no other plans in her heart, she may have the possibility of going further, otherwise it will be difficult to gain a firm foothold only with the identity of the emperor's mother's cousin, after all, this Concubine Tong's qualifications and background are not outstanding, not to mention, there are no heirs, even if she succeeds the fourth elder brother, but this ceremony has not been carried out until now, and the emperor's intentions are not understood?

The emperor didn't want the Tong family to become bigger, but unfortunately the Tong family didn't understand the emperor's intentions, and they rushed up vigorously, looking at the posture, it seemed that they wanted to replace other families to become the first, such an ambition, unless the emperor was dizzy, it was impossible for the Tong family to produce a queen. However, if the emperor really wants to do this, it will be a good opportunity for them, after all, the more chaotic the situation, the more they can fish in troubled waters.

The Empress Dowager drank the medicine, waved Aunt Xiaochi away, looked at Aunt Su Mala who came in from outside, and asked a little anxiously: "How is the situation?

The current situation is not good for her, the only breakthrough is on Ulan Tuya, after all, it is impossible for her to ask the emperor what he thinks in his heart, as for the news in secret, there are too many people to lose, so that she who was originally 'deaf and clear' has become the current state of 'deaf and blind', which is really inconvenient, but there is no way at all, even if she wants to win over or train people, it is not now.

"The emperor is no different from usual, in addition to Concubine Zhao's favor more recently, the old people who have been turned over are the old people in the past, and the newcomers have not moved since they were turned over twice by the emperor last month, Ulan Tuya has 'encountered' the emperor twice in the imperial garden, but the emperor has no special performance. Su Malagu thought about the news she had inquired about, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

"It's the same as in the past? It may be different? Now it is difficult for the mourning family to distinguish whether the emperor is sincere or false, and even this concubine Zhao is no longer something that the mourning family says can be dealt with. Thinking of Concubine Zhao, who was becoming more and more favored, the Queen Mother's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of coldness.