Empress Xiao Zhaoren in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 47

Those little maids were already sound asleep, but it was Suyi, the grand maid, who woke them up when she heard some movement outside.Although these girls are young, they are all confidantes carefully selected by Concubine Rong.Seeing that it was Actun who came, she felt that Suyi was making a fuss, and went back to catch up on sleep one by one, yawning.

Suyi looked at their backs as they returned to their room, with a cold smile on the corner of her mouth.

This little episode of the scene caught no one's attention.After Acton went in, he reported what he had seen and heard during the day to Concubine Rong, and Concubine Rong became happier the more she listened, and she couldn't help but sneered and said, "Concubine Zhao is looking for death herself! What kind of temperament, how can she let her have someone else in her heart?"

Acton echoed again and again: "That's right, judging by the situation, Concubine Zhao clearly still can't let Nalan go."

Concubine Rong's smile became colder and colder, and her beautiful face looked very sinister under the swaying lights: "Recall carefully what Concubine Zhao did after she entered the palace. Although she is in charge of palace affairs, she didn't fight for it at all. Yes, it is only because of her family and status that she is entrusted with important tasks. Although the emperor loves her, it is only because of her face. I heard that Concubine Zhao is very capricious, and she often plays petty temper with the emperor. If you don't take the emperor seriously like this, she obviously has no heart in the harem... What does it mean for a concubine to have no heart in the harem?"

"It means that she has something she shouldn't have in her heart, and it means that her death is not far away." Akdon followed Concubine Rong's mind and continued talking, making Concubine Rong very happy.But this is when Acton suddenly remembered something, and he spread his hands in embarrassment: "But although Concubine Zhao is thinking about Rong Ruo, if it is said that the two of them had an affair, there is no evidence for a while..."

Concubine Rong glared at Acton reproachfully, and said proudly: "There is no evidence, won't we create evidence for them? When the emperor catches the adulterer in bed, I want Niu Hulu to look good!"

What Concubine Rong didn't know was that while she was complacent, Rong Huang was having fun with Kangxi in Yikun Palace.She "learned" how to play backgammon from Liu Qing a few days ago, and after teaching it to Kangxi, he actually liked it very much.Apart from letting Kangxi's two sons go at first, Ronghuang deliberately didn't hide his clumsiness later on, which ignited Kangxi's fighting spirit, and the two of them had a great time playing like children.

When it was time to go to bed, Xuan Ye was as impatient as ever, before Rong Huang finished bathing, he personally went to the clean room and carried her out.Rong Huang wholeheartedly regarded Kangxi as a high-class cucumber, and was very cooperative with the emperor's various requirements. After the end, both of them had a good time.Kangxi had been busy for a whole day, and after tossing her twice, he was a little tired. He hugged her in his arms and just closed his eyes when he heard Ronghuang blowing in his ear: "Your Majesty?"

Xuan Ye narrowed his eyes lazily: "Huh?"

"You've been resting with the concubine for quite a while." Rong Huang rubbed his chest, and said softly, "Shouldn't it be... that you should also go to the other sisters' place?"

Xuan Ye suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were full of injuries: "Rong'er, are you going to drive me away again?"

Looking at Xuan Ye's appearance with cold eyes, Rong Huang couldn't help but sneered in his heart, this emperor really knows how to act.It's a pity that no matter how good his acting skills are, he can't fool her now.

There was a gentle smile on her lips, but there was a hint of grievance in her eyes. In the eyes of the emperor, she would feel that Rong Huang was reluctant to let him go, but for the sake of the royal family, she knew the general situation. Persuade him to go to another concubine's palace.

"How dare a concubine catch up with the emperor. It's just that the concubine's trust period is coming soon, so it's not easy to serve the emperor." She blushed slightly, curled up in Xuan Ye's arms and stopped talking.Seeing that she was shy, Xuan Ye had no choice but to give a perfunctory "hmm".Although he was thoughtful, he was a man after all, and he couldn't remember Rong Huang's trust date. He figured that it would be about the same after staying in Yikun Palace for more than a dozen nights, so he didn't think about it anymore, and hugged Rong Huang It didn't take long to fall asleep from extreme sleepiness.

Rong Huang in his arms was too excited to fall asleep.If her calculations were correct, it was time for Acton to come out of Concubine Rong's palace by now.

Compared with the impatient Hesheli, Concubine Rong was too calm.She deliberately promoted Ronghuang's title of "the most beautiful woman in the capital" before, in order to use Kangxi's suspicion to attack Ronghuang one day.But Concubine Rong had deep thoughts, she didn't take advantage of this to attack Rong Huang after waiting for so long.

Rong Huang didn't want such a time bomb hanging above her head at any time, she had to preemptively solve this invisible crisis.

She deliberately "encountered" Rong Ruo, reminding Concubine Rong that she still had such a chance to beat Rong Huang.Then...Concubine Rong will unknowingly fall into the trap prepared by Rong Huang for her and the Hesheli family!

After Kangxi came down to court the next day, he went to Yikun Palace for a walk as usual.Speaking of it has been a few months since Da Ronghuang served her for the first time, but Xuan Ye is not only not tired of her, but he likes and values ​​her more and more.One is because Rong Huang and Rou Jia are somewhat similar in appearance, she can make up for Xuan Ye's biggest regret.The second is because Rong Huang, who is already a married woman, is more and more charming than when she was a girl. Let alone "the most beautiful woman in the capital", in his opinion, even if Rong Huang is called "the most beautiful woman in the Qing Dynasty", it is absolutely unreasonable. Too much.No matter how beautiful the three thousand beauties in the harem were, they were completely reduced to a foil in front of her.

The third reason is that he and Rong Huang have similar temperaments.Although she is not as timid and cowardly as Princess Roujia, she is straightforward, has a lot of tricks, and usually likes to make some harmless jokes. In Yikun Palace, Xuan Ye can't help but smile all the time.Moreover, she has a wide range of knowledge, and she is very familiar with Western things, which surprised Kangxi very much.You must know that the Qing Dynasty has always claimed to be "the kingdom of the heavens" and does not pay attention to the "barbarian states" in the West. Most of the noble ladies look down on foreigners. I also think that what comes from the West is all "uncanny skills and obscenity", which is not elegant.

If there is no Rong Huang, Concubine Rong can barely be regarded as a person who knows the cold and the hot, at least Xuan Ye is much more comfortable when she is with her than when he goes to other women's palaces.It was only after he got along with Rong Huang day and night that Xuan Ye understood what true like-mindedness is!In this comparison, Concubine Rong is just a tool to give birth to a child, while Rong Huang is the one who truly connects with him.

The fourth, and most important reason... is that he and the Empress Dowager agreed that they would only favor the Niu Hulu family for a period of time, paralyze Ye Bilong and Aobai, and wait for the opportunity to remove these two assistant ministers. With the support of the Sheri family, he will be in charge!
Kangxi couldn't help feeling flustered when he thought of the pro-government.To be honest, of course he wants to be in charge, he is the real emperor, but for so many years he can only sit like a puppet in the golden palace and be treated like a monkey, how could he be willing?

But once their plan is successful, he will definitely hurt Rong Huang's heart... Xuan Ye can't understand the importance of the country and the beauty.So he knew that what he did would make Rong Huang sad, but he still had to do it... Perhaps because of guilt in his heart, Xuan Ye treated Rong Huang better and better, and rewarded her with many treasures even if she had no reputation. After a month of work, the warehouses of Yikun Palace were full, and he kept sending things in.

Just like today, he found a beautiful emerald green phoenix hairpin for her, which was presented to the queen as a tribute from Siam.According to the rules, only queens can wear nine-tailed phoenix hairpins, and concubines can only wear eight-tailed hairpins.But Xuanye didn't care about that, not only did he not let the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs change the hairpin from Fenghuang to eight tails, but he also blatantly put the hairpin on Ronghuang's head with his own hands.

If this matter caught up with those timid people, they would have been so frightened that they would have knelt down and begged Xuan Ye to take it back.But Rong Huang was not only not afraid, on the contrary he looked very happy, clapping his hands and laughing: "This is what the emperor rewards the courtiers and concubines? If someone says that the courtiers disregard the rules of the palace, if they want to fight or kill them, they will settle accounts with the emperor!"

Seeing Rong Huang's beautiful smile, Xuan Ye smiled unconsciously.He lovingly kissed Ronghuang's cheek, his eyes were full of tenderness: "Okay, I will support you, and I won't let others take advantage of this to bully you..." As he spoke, he was about to lean over and kiss her lips.

"Your Majesty..." Just when the atmosphere in the room was pleasant and fragrant, Rong Huang suddenly pushed Xuan Ye, lowered his head and said apologetically, "My concubine... I'm not feeling well today, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to bed."

Xuan Ye was slightly taken aback, he was a man, and he didn't know the woman's letter period, but he knew that Rong Huang would not lie about this kind of matter.Hearing this, a faint look of disappointment appeared on his face unconsciously.

Rong Huang knew that Kangxi had serious desires, and it was the most appropriate time to push him away, so he persuaded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, didn't you agree to my concubine yesterday to visit Concubine Rong and elder brother today? Why don't you go to the bell?" Do you want to sit down in the Palace?"

Xuan Ye was slightly shaken, but seeing Rong Huang's pale face, he still shook his head and said, "No, I will stay with you today..."

Rong Huang sneered in his heart, it was obviously insincere, why pretend to be deeply affectionate?
But what she didn't know was that even Xuan Ye himself didn't realize that he had already begun to invest his true feelings in Rong Huang, and he was getting deeper and deeper...

How about staying?Kangxi is an important character in today's scene.Rong Huang tried a few more words of persuasion, but Xuan Ye insisted on not listening.She was worrying that she couldn't copy the guy to drive people away, when Concubine Rong's personal maid, Guerlain, appeared in time, and hurriedly invited Kangxi over, saying that the elder brother had a high fever again!

(End of this chapter)