Chapter 190: Controversy (1)
Kangxi didn't know Yunxi's thoughts, he stretched out his hand without a trace, planning one thing at a time, although not everything could be perfect, but the general direction was still good, at least it didn't let his efforts go to waste. It's just that when he put down the matter at hand and devoted himself to mastering the forces of the harem, the information he found made Kangxi more and more frightened, how big is the power of the empress dowager in the harem, even if he mobilizes all the secret guards under him, he can't find out the whole picture, he only feels that everything seems to be hidden in the fog and looming, but it is precisely because of this that he feels even more like a fish in his throat, not to mention letting her continue to develop.
If Kangxi did not face the power in the hands of the Empress Dowager in the past, and felt that the ancestors and grandchildren could trust each other, then now when there is a rift between them, such a force will become unbearable for him to swallow and unable to sleep.
Kangxi is not an impulsive person, but he is not a tolerant person either, in the face of power, he is particularly harsh, which is not difficult to see from his actions of sealing concubines and concubines, not to mention that the power of the empress dowager has exceeded the scope of what he can accept, how can he face it calmly and continue to let it go.
The light in Kangxi's eyes flashed from time to time, and after a while, he had made up his mind that the moment he tapped on the imperial case, Liang Jiugong automatically took two steps back, and the dragon guard in the dark appeared on his own and took away the fold that Kangxi put on the side of the imperial case. Kangxi's gaze just glanced at it, and he didn't speak, after all, Long Wei was already an existence that didn't need to open his mouth to him.
Liang Jiugong is even more of an old fritter who mixes with Kangxi's side, when to speak and when not to speak, he knows better than anyone else, and as long as Long Wei is involved, he generally treats himself as blind, deaf and dumb. Sometimes the more you know, the more dangerous it is, even if the emperor allows it, he has to be conscious.
The moment Kangxi turned his head, he looked at the conscious Liang Jiugong, with a trace of satisfaction in his eyes, thinking that Liang Jiugong had been waiting with his heart all these years, even if there was no merit, there was hard work, Kangxi didn't want to cold the hearts of the people around him, so although he had a bad temper, the rewards and punishments were very clear, so except for some little eunuchs on the periphery of the Qianqing Palace, it was generally difficult for anyone to buy the people of the Qianqing Palace.
However, the mastery and influence of the Kangxi Palace is only the previous dynasty, although he secretly buried a lot of dark piles and eyeliner in the harem, and even Long Wei, but in this way he still failed to grasp the overall situation, how could he not be more useful.
"Liang Jiugong, the forces in this harem are too mottled and complicated, and I don't want too many people to interfere, so I can only strangle those forces little by little. Kangxi thought that the Hesheri clan and the Niu Colu clan who could easily control their heirs to stay, one queen and one successor, no matter what the surface was, in private, the two of them really showed the influence of their family on the court, he originally thought that the purge would allow him to achieve his goal, but Yunxi and others repeatedly had accidents to make him understand that if the power is not in his own hands, nothing will be over.
Although Liang Jiugong didn't understand why Kangxi had the idea of cleaning the harem again, he knew in his heart that this matter should be related to the attack on Concubine Zhao outside Cining Palace, although it was only a battle between concubines, but it was about the heir of the dragon, and Concubine Zhao was the emperor's top heart, so it was not strange that he would pay attention to it, so he responded loudly: "The slave obeys the order." ”
The Empress Dowager is seriously ill, Kangxi must not sit idly by, even if the relationship between him and the Empress Dowager is not as good as before, and there is no matter how Yunxi is calculated, he has to pretend to be filial to his descendants and go to visit. The previous incidents touched Kangxi's bottom line one by one, and coupled with the investigation in the past few days, Kangxi now has to be more vigilant than before.
"Why are you here?" As soon as Kangxi entered the inner hall, he saw Yi Concubine, who he didn't want to see the most, and his face was slightly cold for a while, his brows were furrowed, and his face was disgusted.
"Your Majesty ......" Yi Concubine didn't think that Kangxi would come at this time, and she could only kneel on the ground in embarrassment for a while.
Kangxi didn't really want any answers, as long as she thought about it, she knew that it was nothing more than two possibilities: she came to the door by herself and the Empress Dowager summoned her, and no matter what kind of possibility, it was not what Kangxi wanted to see. Straight past Yi Concubine, Kangxi went inside, saw the Queen Mother, and greeted him directly, "Grandson asks for peace to the Emperor Mama." ”
The Empress Dowager leaned on the head of the bed, looking at the emperor who stood at the end of the bed after simply making a salute, her brows were slightly furrowed, the emperors in the past were not like this, in the past, whenever she was sick, whether it was true or not, the emperor would kiss the head of the bed, shout the cold and ask for warmth, and serve the decoction, now it is good, just a salute and stand aside and look at it coldly, is it possible that these days have passed, the emperor is still angry with her about the matter of Zhao Concubine, "Emperor, what's wrong with you? Could it be that you are still angry with the mourning family?"
"What did Huang Ma Ma say, didn't I come to see Huang Ma Ma?" Kangxi arched his hands slightly, his expression was sincere, but his demeanor was perfunctory.
Seeing him like this, the Empress Dowager accepted his explanation on the surface, but she still left a mustard in her heart. Although it was Kangxi who had a bad attitude, the Empress Dowager put this account on Yunxi, thinking that it was because of her that the emperor would behave like this.
In fact, even if there is no these, as long as Yunxi is still favored, it is impossible for the Empress Dowager to fully accept her, as for Yi Concubine, although she has the heart to promote, it is a pity that the emperor obviously does not accept it, so she can only find someone else, after all, the time for the next draft is getting closer and closer, and she can't give up her efforts!
"The emperor said so, and the mourning family believed it. It's just that the emperor, the quarrel between the concubines and concubines, sometimes it is inevitable that it will involve hands and feet, as long as there is no injury, the emperor will be a large number of adults, and the matter will be exposed!"
Su Malagu began to secretly pay attention to Kangxi's face the moment the Empress Dowager spoke, seeing that although there was no expression on his face, but a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes did not escape her eyes, obviously the emperor was not happy, and did not approve of the Empress Dowager's words, Su Malagu frowned slightly, her hands were unconsciously twisted together, she was caught between the Empress Dowager and the emperor, her loyalty as a slave and her care for the emperor made her feel that she should find a reason to divert the emperor's anger, and then ease the relationship between their ancestors and grandchildren, so she said softly: "Your Majesty, Gege is also for the stability of the harem, after all, Yi Concubine and Zhao Concubine are not ordinary concubines, they make too much trouble between them, it will inevitably make people see the jokes of the royal family, so it is better to expose this matter first, if the emperor feels that Zhao Concubine is wronged, it is better to reward it in private and appease one or two. ”
Seeing that her words made the anger on Kangxi's face flash, Su Malagu was overjoyed in her heart, and continued: "No, Concubine Yi also knows that she is wrong, she came to ask for the guilt just now, just to let the Queen Mother say two good words." ”
Su Malagu's words originally wanted to ease the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the emperor, but unfortunately to Kangxi's ears, it was more like the Empress Dowager and Yi Concubine were embarrassed, and it was difficult to calculate Yunxi at the same time, and at the same time, she was cheap and behaved, if it wasn't for his understanding of Yunxi's temperament and knowing that she was easy not to get angry, if it wasn't for the unbearable, he wouldn't have come up with a way to use himself as bait.
"Say two good words, if she really has a heart, she should go to Yonghe Palace, not to Cining Palace, I look at Yi Concubine is not wrong, but has other crooked ideas. It's ridiculous that the bad guy with a belly still thinks of forgiveness!" Kangxi sneered, he didn't want to save face at all.
Yunxi is the woman he puts on the tip of his heart, even if he can't give her the highest position, the greatest honor, or even support her, but this doesn't mean that he will ignore the harm that others have done to her.
"This ......" Aunt Su Mala is also running out of words now.
The Empress Dowager looked at the emperor with a cold face, and felt very uncomfortable, she thought that this was the emperor demonstrating to her and warning her, but after the observation and temptation just now, the Empress Dowager had been able to determine that Concubine Zhao was not a concubine like Wei for the emperor to pass the time, she was a woman who was really taken to heart by the emperor, and such a woman could not be kept no matter what credit she had, or what family background she had.
She doesn't want to repeat the tragedy of the first emperor, if it can't be done openly, then it will be carried out secretly. In the past, she just wanted to teach Concubine Zhao a lesson, and never thought of taking her life, but at this moment, the Empress Dowager made up her mind that she wanted Yunxi's life. After all, no matter how deep the contradiction between her and the emperor is, she has never thought of hurting the emperor, but if she thinks that someone will hurt the emperor, she will take action directly, and this is the case now!
"Okay, emperor, those who become big things are not informal, the matter between the concubines, as long as there is no death, the emperor is still open. The Empress Dowager spoke again, and there was naturally a hint of toughness in her tone.
Kangxi subconsciously squinted his eyes, and the aura emanating from his body was a little depressed, "Huang Ma means that I am unfair, I remember that I don't seem to have punished Yi Concubine yet!"
The Empress Dowager felt the unintentionally aggravated displeasure on Kangxi's body, and there was a trace of anger in her heart unconsciously, "You slapped her in the face in front of all the concubines and concubines, so that she could no longer gain a foothold in the harem, isn't that enough!"
"That Huang Ma told me to murder the imperial heir in front of the concubines in the harem, not to mention that I just slapped her in the face and wanted her life, which is also right. Kangxi sneered twice, his eyes full of coldness.
Su Malagu looked at Kangxi with a cold face and the empress dowager with an angry face, took a deep breath, took two steps forward and saluted the two, and persuaded softly: "Gege, the emperor, this matter has passed, it is better for everyone to take a step back." ”
Kangxi took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, stepped forward slowly, saluted the empress dowager, and said: "No matter who is right or wrong in this matter, I have my own opinions, since Huang Ma didn't interfere at the beginning, then leave it to my grandson to deal with it!"