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Chapter 299 Compensation Force Accompany Me to Bath
The Empress Dowager looked at the emperor who stayed behind, sighed, and waved her hand. Soon, Matron Hu, Liang Jiugong and other palace maids quietly retreated.
"Empress Dowager, do you have anything to say to me?" Kangxi slowly stroked the jade ring and took the initiative to speak.
The Empress Dowager knew how clever the Emperor was, so she told him her proposal to Hesheli the commoner without trying to hide it or beat around the bush.
Kangxi didn't say anything. He had guessed something from the Empress Dowager's actions before and was not surprised.
Although the Queen Mother was his biological mother, she would never interfere in his harem without permission. That was the case at the beginning of the year, when he wanted to promote the future Crown Princess, so he asked the Queen Mother to be in charge of the selection. As a result, Shi Rongyue's mischievous behavior not only hurt the Crown Prince, but also caused the Queen Mother to blame herself and feel guilty.
He could understand that he felt a little guilty towards the crown prince, but what he wanted to know now was, was it the Hesheli family's idea to get Hesheli concubine out of the cold palace, or did the crown prince have the same idea?
Looking at the silent emperor, the empress dowager twisted her Buddhist beads and spoke again:
"I know that Hesheli deserves to be punished. Doing this will inevitably wrong Concubine Xian, but she is the Crown Prince's aunt after all. The Crown Prince is about to get married. He has lost his mother since he was a child. A good Crown Prince's Concubine..."
A trace of pity flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes. When Kangxi heard this, his eyes also slightly wavered. The Empress Dowager continued:
"When Hesheli Shuren comes out, I will definitely not let her harm Concubine Xian. I will just accept it as my last promise. This will save the Crown Prince's face. As for Concubine Xian..."
After a pause:
"Although I have been a vegetarian and a Buddhist these years, I still have some people under my command, but they are useless to me. Concubine Xian has just entered the palace and there are no useful people either, so she has been wronged repeatedly. This is a good place for her to go."
Kangxi was really surprised when he heard this. Although the secret agents would not be put in the open, everyone in the palace had a few secret agents planted.
Although the Empress Dowager kept a low profile, she had been the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager for decades, and together with the people left behind by the Grand Empress Dowager after her death, she was a considerable force in the palace.
She thought quickly in her mind that a commoner of the Hesheli clan was nothing, but if she was banished to the cold palace and then released right after, it would be a slap in the face of the little girl.
But the little girl is alone and weak in the palace. If she had someone under the empress dowager's control, her life would be much better and she would be able to avoid being plotted against again and again.
Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages. According to Kangxi's idea, if Hesheli could be sent to the cold palace once, he could send her to the cold palace a second time.
But if she chooses power, the people given by the Queen Mother are certainly useful, but they are not the people she has truly trained. Besides, the Queen Mother is still alive, and those people may not be truly willing to serve the little girl as their master.
If the little girl wanted help, he would give it to her, or it would be better if the little girl trained it herself.
But he was not a little girl, so he asked her opinion in private before speaking, but he sighed on his face.
"Madam, I know you are still blaming yourself for what happened before, but it is not your fault. On the contrary, it is because you recognized Shi Rongyue's true face early on, so that her true nature would not be exposed after the Crown Prince married her. By then, it would be too late. The Crown Prince should be thankful."
Kangxi leaned over and tucked the quilt in for the Empress Dowager.
His expression was gentle and sincere.
"If you are worried about the Crown Prince's wedding, then I will grant Second Lady the ceremony of marrying her as the Crown Princess. This way, no one will dare to talk about the Crown Prince anymore."
"The Emperor is serious!"
The Queen Mother was immediately surprised and asked immediately.
The prince married Xitana, who was only the second wife. If they wanted to formally canonize her as the crown princess, they still needed to observe whether her performance was worthy of the status of the crown princess. It would take one or two years of observation before she could be formally canonized.
But if he could marry her with the ceremony of a crown princess, his status would be greatly elevated. It would also be a very beneficial thing for the crown prince, and it would be many times better than letting Hesheli, a commoner, leave the cold palace.
Kangxi smiled and said:
"Empress Dowager, I am the Crown Prince's father. Do I allow you to love the Crown Prince? I love him, too. If you think it's good, I will issue an order later."
"Okay, okay, the emperor is right. You have always loved the prince."
The Empress Dowager was greatly pleased and did not mention the commoner Hesheli again.
If the Empress Dowager did not mention it, Kangxi would not mention it either. Instead, he said:
"By the way, Empress Dowager, before the Crown Prince's wedding, Concubine Xian's birthday arrived first. She has suffered many grievances since entering the palace. I am going to hold a grand celebration this time to compensate her."
The Queen Mother echoed:
"She should. She's a good kid. She deserves a big celebration."
Kangxi then told the Empress Dowager about his plan to confer the title of Imperial Consort on Shi Nanxi that day. When the Empress Dowager heard this, she was stunned.
She was not a fool. She could tell that the emperor had probably already planned this before he spoke. It seemed that the Aisin-Gioro family was really going to produce another romantic man.
Well, the emperor has the crown prince as his heir, and a dozen or so princes, so he has no shortage of offspring. If he likes, he can do as he pleases.
Even if Empress Xian gave birth to a son in the future, the age gap between him and the Crown Prince would be too big and would not cause destabilization of the Qing Dynasty.
Then, coming to her senses, the Queen Mother said sincerely:
"Empress Xian is a good one, she deserves to be a noble concubine."
Kangxi could see that the Queen Mother sincerely thought so and had no grudge against the little girl, and a smile appeared on her face.
On the other hand, Shi Nanxi finally returned to Chuxiu Palace after two months. No matter how good the outside world is, her own little nest is the most secure.
After washing and resting for a while, Shi Nanxi looked at the kingfisher feather headdress given by the Empress Dowager, tapping the table with her knuckles, thinking.
At this time, Nanny Yang walked in quickly and whispered in the empress's ear. After listening, Shi Nanxi suddenly realized and finally understood everything.
So that's what's going on. Commoner Hesheli wanted to get out of the cold palace through the Empress Dowager. Her previous interactions with the Empress Dowager showed that she loved the Crown Prince and felt guilty about it. The Hesheli family might have used the Crown Prince to persuade the Empress Dowager to intervene.
This is really a good idea. The prince’s wedding is in just one month, so the timing is also good. I just don’t know if Kangxi will agree to the Queen Mother’s proposal.
"What are you thinking about?"
Suddenly a deep and powerful voice interrupted Shi Nanxi's thoughts. Shi Nanxi looked up and saw that Kangxi had arrived at some point.
He immediately went up to him with a look of surprise.
"emperor."
As he spoke, he held Kangxi's hand, felt the coolness on his skin, frowned, and then saw Kangxi's clothes wet by the rain, and immediately disagreed:
"Your Majesty, it's still raining outside. Why did you come here? Your clothes are wet. What if you catch a cold?"
Without waiting for Kangxi to speak, he quickly ordered someone to fetch water and asked Kangxi if he wanted to have a meal.
Kangxi looked at the little girl who was busy like a little bee, and his heart was warm and satisfied. He quickly pulled her to sit on the couch, pinched her nose and said:
"I have already had dinner with the Queen Mother. Please stop busying yourself."
Shi Nanxi glanced at Kangxi:
"I am concerned about the emperor, but he doesn't appreciate it!"
This made Kangxi laugh:
"Yes, yes, yes, I took my kindness for granted. I was wrong."
The two flirted for a while, and then Xiao Ruzi brought people to bring hot water, and Shi Nanxi asked Kangxi to take a bath.
However, Kangxi held Shi Nanxi back and whispered in her ear:
"Take a shower with me."
Shi Nanxi felt a tingling sensation in her ears, her body softened, and she glanced at Kangxi with a red face.
"I have already washed it, Your Majesty should go wash it yourself."
Kangxi deliberately lowered his voice, as if with a hook:
"Then come in and help me bathe."
Then Shi Nanxi was half-heartedly dragged to the bathroom by Kangxi.