The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 438 Reward
The Chengqian Palace was full of people coming and going, and servants were coming in and out. Just in the palace, one could see the joy and the excitement. However, although all of this had a great relationship with Qinrou, she didn't need to worry about it.

With Aunt Chen and Cangzi in hand, Xiaoman was able to arrange everything. She was serving in the palace. She was very happy just by looking at the lively scenes outside.

The reward from Kangxi was delivered personally by Liang Jiugong. Soon after, seeing the emperor's reward leaving the Qianqing Palace, the empress also instructed Ding Ruzhong to send the prepared reward to Qinrou.

Concubine Niuhulu had also prepared rewards in her palace. It was estimated that when the Queen's rewards were dispatched, the rewards from Concubine Niuhulu would also be on the way.

With such a big commotion in the palace, it was hard not to disturb the concubines in various palaces. Soon, the news that Concubine Nala of Chengqian Palace was pregnant was known to everyone in the palace, but the masters in the palace who should know it had already known it.

Only in Xianfu Palace did the servants hide the truth out of concern for Concubine Dong's sadness! When all the concubines in the palace found out, they quickly picked out suitable gifts and sent them to Chengqian Palace to congratulate Concubine Nala on her pregnancy.

That's why there is such a bustle in Chengqian Palace.

In Chengqian Palace, Kangxi was there, so he didn't have to go to announce the imperial edict. Kangxi happily took the gift list Liang Jiugong had prepared and said, "Come, take a look. What are you thanking me for?"

Qin Rou just tilted her head. She didn't need to open the list herself. After Kangxi finished speaking, he had already opened the reward list. The first thing was silver. There were rules for rewards for pregnancy and congratulations in the palace. The reward was only fifty taels of silver, which was a small amount. Among the rewards, it was not a valuable thing.

Then there are common items such as cloth, silk, jade and jewelry. Although they are commonly used, their value is really not great. They can only be said to be necessary and unavoidable.

Qin Rou was already aware of the palace's rules, so she didn't have any thoughts about it and didn't feel unhappy. On the contrary, Kangxi started frowning as soon as he took one look at her.

Li Dequan was always watching the emperor's expression. Now the emperor was clearly unhappy. Li Dequan could tell at a glance why he was frowning.

He and Liang Jiugong have a relationship of both competition and cooperation. As both are the emperor's confidants, it is inevitable that they will cooperate and work together to serve the emperor. The emperor does not ask for anything else, as long as things are done well, he will reward them.

Otherwise, it's incompetence! The emperor cannot keep incompetent people by his side. He can punish you this time, but he can't come back to teach you a lesson. He will just not use you anymore.

In the palace, if you are not used, you are the most useless. A useless person has no value in living.

But the emperor's confidants also have their priorities, and who is more important depends on personal ability and skills. Now that Liang Jiugong has messed up and failed to please the emperor, Li Dequan can only be secretly happy.

This old guy has always been eyeing his position and wanted to replace him, but now things have gone wrong!

Kangxi only took a glance at it and threw the list onto the square table on the couch. It was sunny just now, but suddenly it was going to rain heavily. The emperor's face was like the weather, changing at any time, and even more so, without any signs, and it was unclear whether he was happy or angry. He said, "There's nothing to see."

It can be said that none of the things on the list are to the emperor's liking.

Liang Jiugong knelt down suddenly. The emperor had given him a task to do. If he failed to do it well or did not do it to the emperor's liking, it would be his fault!
Qin Rou turned her head and saw the unhappy look on Kangxi's face. She knew that the problem was with the reward list. Qin Rou picked up the list, leaned against Kangxi's arms, and said with a smile, "I just saw a double-sided embroidered screen behind the list. It was a goldfish and an oriole. Ask the servants to take it and have a look! Does the emperor remember this?"

Qinrou asked with a smile. Qinrou had also heard that double-sided embroidery required a lot of patience from the embroiderer. She herself also liked such little things, but her family could not afford it. Now, thanks to her status, she already has several pieces in the storeroom.

She also received many rewards in return. The ones written at the front were all commonly used items, while the more valuable ones or other ornaments were placed at the back.

Basically, the ones at the back are the big ones.

"Then let them bring it over and have a look!" Kangxi's face was not good, and he would not put it on Qin Rou. Hearing this, he knew that she really liked this, so his face softened and then said.

At least there was something that interested her, and Kangxi's expression became much better.

"I'll go right away." Xiaoman quickly took over the conversation. The emperor was unhappy, and they were all trembling with fear; moreover, this was the master's intention, no matter why the master did this, as close servants, their first priority was to cooperate.

Xiaoman bowed and left the hall. She was efficient and took it back in a short while.

"Your Majesty, Concubine." Xiaoman bowed. Behind her followed two young eunuchs, who presented the screen. The servants also bowed!
"Show it up!" Qin Rou ordered. The screen was small and exquisite, not very big, but it was also the result of the painstaking efforts of the embroiderers.

I wonder how much effort the embroiderer spent to embroider such a small and exquisite double-sided embroidered screen.

As soon as Qin Roushi spoke, two young eunuchs hurriedly carried the screen in front of Qin Rou. The first thing they showed Qin Rou was a goldfish, which leaped over the dragon gate, vividly and lifelike. Qin Rou stretched out her slender jade fingers and touched the goldfish's eyes and body.

I couldn't help but sigh: "Even if I touched it with my own hands, I still felt like there was a goldfish right in front of me, as if it could jump to me in an instant. The embroiderers all have a pair of skillful hands and such a good talent. It is their hands that give life to the goldfish."

"The embroiderer is indeed skilled." Kangxi said. Kangxi also agreed with this point. There are those who are similar in form but not in spirit! But those who can be presented to the emperor must be similar in spirit and form. Kangxi commented: "It is a little small and delicate, and it would be fine if it was a little bigger!"

Kangxi disliked that it was too small and delicate, and wanted it to be bigger so that it would look better and be more popular.

The bigger the screen, the more you need to consider the embroiderer's craftsmanship, especially a double-sided embroidered screen like this, which is often small and delicate, saving the embroiderer a lot of effort.

"It looks small and exquisite, but it suits my taste. Anyway! Small and exquisite ones are also pleasing to the eye; larger ones are also pleasing to the eye. We should have a little bit of each." Qin Rou said.

To put it bluntly, she is an omnivore. How can she be restricted to just one type of good thing like this? Just like she thinks peach blossoms are gorgeous, it doesn't prevent her from also thinking pear blossoms are white and beautiful!
People cannot only prefer one kind, just like you like this person; you also like another person, there is a little conflict, but it can also be said that there is no conflict. People are greedy, and wanting to take advantage of everything is actually human nature!
Kangxi glanced at her and laughed at her: "You have a wide range of hobbies, not just one. It's natural to feel this way!"