The princess has the skills to keep her face [clear wear]

When Concubine De went to Changchun Palace, the Changchun Palace was full of seriousness, the maids and eunuchs below didn't even dare to show their air.

When the Empress Dowager put on a straight face, everyone was afraid.Although her old man has gradually stopped caring about the affairs of the former court and the harem over the years, no one in the harem will dare to forget the thunderous methods she used to support the late emperor to the throne and punish the late emperor's beloved concubine Dong E when she was surrounded by wolves. .Even now, Emperor Kangxi still consults this grandmother on political affairs from time to time.

Although the Empress Dowager has stopped intervening in the affairs of the harem in recent years, and all affairs have been handed over to Concubine Tong, but everyone knows that if she really makes a move, the harem will definitely see blood.

Thinking about the methods of the Empress Dowager, Concubine De, who had come here full of anger, restrained all her anger, and bowed to the Empress Dowager and Concubine Tong: "Concubine see the Empress Dowager, see Royal concubine."

After the salute, there was no movement for a long while, and Concubine De maintained her body posture, feeling a little numb in her knees.

Her heart tightened, knowing that the Empress Dowager really suspected her, otherwise, there was no need to make things difficult for her little concubine.

The more this kind of time, the more calm you have to be.

Concubine De lowered her eyebrows and bowed her head, waiting politely for the Empress Dowager to call her up, without any anxiety.

After a while, she heard the Empress Dowager's unsalty voice: "Get up."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

"Concubine De, you must have understood what happened today." The Empress Dowager looked directly at Concubine De, her sharp eyes seemed to see through her: "In the Changchun Palace, the meals of Xiaojia and the nanny were disturbed. Hands and feet caused the two nannies to wean and starve Xiao Jiahe. Xiao Jiahe is related to the fate of the Qing Dynasty, and the Ai family will never allow anyone to do anything to Xiao Jiahe!"

Being watched by those phoenix eyes, Concubine De couldn't help trembling in her heart. She suppressed the discomfort and nodded: "Yes, I understand. Anyone who dares to attack the little princess is an unforgivable crime. Listen to me Said that the person who attacked the little princess had had contact with a young eunuch in the concubine's palace. Ma Jiashi bought it."

Then, with the acquiescence of the Empress Dowager, she ordered someone to present the collected evidence to the Empress Dowager.

She looked at the face of the Empress Dowager, and said cautiously: "Please tell the Empress Dowager, Qi Gege, the concubine, died last year, and Jiu Gege was born this year, why does the concubine have any reason to attack the eighth princess? Concubine Rong, Among the four concubines, the favor is mediocre, but because the emperor gave birth to the third daughter, the emperor looked at her highly. Now that the eighth concubine is born, she has surpassed all the previous divisions, and Concubine Rong is inevitably unhappy..."

The Empress Dowager looked carefully at the evidence presented by Concubine De, and then remembered the testimony of the eunuch after she tortured the young eunuch just now, and she knew in her heart that this matter was probably written by Concubine Rong, but Concubine De may not be like She's as innocent as she says she is.

She may not have done it directly, but it is very possible to wait and see what happens, and even contribute to the flames.If not, why is it that the person who does the fighting in Defei's palace is Rongfei Ma Jia's?

The Empress Dowager slightly closed her eyelids, looking at the obedient and honest Concubine De beside her.

Kangxi always liked Concubine De's gentle and caring appearance, not fighting or grabbing.But without fighting or grabbing, how could she, a concubine born in a coat, stand out quickly among the concubines in the harem, and be in the same position as Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi who were born in a wealthy family?

Concubine Rong wouldn't like someone who took away all the limelight from her daughter, so would Concubine De like it?

Shortly after the death of Concubine De's Qi Ge Ge Shang last year, the news of Concubine Tong's pregnancy came from the Changchun Palace. It's a world of difference.The eighth princess was granted the title of Princess Gulun at a young age, and she was doted upon. Jiu Gege will only be granted the title of Princess Heshuo when she is about to get married in the future. The princess covered it up.Can Concubine De really be willing?

Concubine De may think she is hiding herself well, but her little thoughts cannot escape the old and hot eyes of the Empress Dowager.

But in this matter right now, the focus is not on Concubine De, but on Concubine Rong in the end.

The Empress Dowager told Aunt Su Ma beside her: "Go, call Concubine Rong to Ai's family."

……

The high-ranking concubines in the harem have eyes and ears everywhere.

In the Changchun Palace, the Empress Dowager and Concubine Tong were very angry. They invited the imperial physician, sent people to the Yonghe Palace to summon Jiugege’s nanny, and interrogated the Yonghe Palace eunuch. Naturally they all found out.

Even so, Concubine Rong's eyelids still twitched when Aunt Su Ma "invited" herself to Changchun Palace.

Although Aunt Su Ma's attitude was polite, even though she felt that her plan had not gone wrong after thinking about it, a bad premonition still arose in her heart.

This premonition turned into reality when she saw the empress dowager's stern gaze.

At this time, the Empress Dowager was gently holding a baby. The baby was full and fell asleep in the arms of the Empress Dowager, but a pair of white and tender hands were still tightly clutching the skirt of the Empress Dowager. Does not seem to be sleeping well.

The movement of the Empress Dowager holding the baby was so gentle, as if she was afraid that the baby would be hurt if she was too strong. Seeing that the baby was not sleeping peacefully, she even stretched out her armor-removed hand and patted the baby's back lightly. .Contrary to her attitude towards the baby, she looked at Concubine Rong with such a cold gaze.

Two completely different emotions, kindness and harshness, appeared on the Empress Dowager at the same time, but it didn't make people feel out of harmony.

Those who can get her wholehearted love and care must be her beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren. When facing concubines she dislikes, she will never show any kindness to that person.

"Come?" The Empress Dowager said calmly.

"Concubine... See the Empress Dowager..." Under the eyes of the Empress Dowager who seemed to be able to see everything, Concubine Rong became nervous rarely, and even her tongue began to knot.

"Do you know why Aijia called you here?"

"The concubine doesn't know." Concubine Rong bit the bullet and said.

Logically speaking, even if the Empress Dowager and Concubine Tong were investigated, they could only find Concubine De, not her.

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly: "I don't know? Do you want Aijia to remind you? A eunuch named Xiaoluzi in the Defei Palace colluded with the palace maid Chun Zhi in the Changchun Palace, and tampered with the eighth princess's nanny's diet, As a result, the nanny can’t breastfeed, and the eighth princess is starving? That Xiaoluzi, who appears to be a Concubine De, actually obeys your concubine Rong’s order.”

"In the sixth year of Kangxi, the eunuch Xiao Luzi worked in your palace, and you relied heavily on him, but he was sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for unknown reasons. Later, Xiao Luzi was transferred to the palace of Empress Renxiao because of his clever handling. Empress Renxiao died After his death, Xiaoluzi was transferred to the Yonghe Palace again!"

Concubine Rong didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would investigate Xiao Luzi's background clearly before her arrival.

"Even if this is the case, it may not mean that Xiaoluzi is a concubine's person... Xiaoluzi made a mistake in the concubine's palace back then, so he was dismissed by the concubine. He has a grudge against the concubine, and he has long refused I have been dispatched by my concubine. Xiaoluzi’s current master is De Fei’s sister!” Concubine Rong glanced at De Concubine, and said bitterly: “Could it be that De Concubine’s sister secretly tampered with it, and in order to get rid of the crime, she wanted to take this Splash the basin of dirty water on the heads of the concubines!"

"Then how do you explain that Xiao Luzi's family members outside the palace are being supervised by your people?" The Empress Dowager said with a half-smile, "Concubine Rong, don't treat everyone else as fools!"

"Come here, pass on the decree of Ai's family. The Rong Concubine Ma Jia intends to murder the Eighth Princess and be demoted to Rong Concubine. She will be fined half a year's salary and will be confined in the palace for one month."

Concubine De heard that Concubine Rong was punished, and when she was secretly rejoicing, she heard the Empress Dowager say: "Concubine De, Wu Ya, is not good at disciplining the palace people. She will be fined half a year's salary and confined in the palace for two months."

Under the empress dowager's all-seeing eyes, she bit her tongue and tried her best to keep calm: "My concubine...obey the order."

It seems that Concubine De received a much lighter punishment than Concubine Rong, but Concubine De knew that this was not the case.

Concubine De was originally born in Baoyi, and her roots were not deep. It was only because of Kangxi's favor that she was able to stand out among the many concubines in the harem, and sit on an equal footing with Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi.Now the empress dowager fined her to be grounded for two months, which meant that she would not even want to see Kangxi for a month, so how could she not panic?

There were always beauties in Kangxi's harem, and it was hard to say whether Kangxi would still think of her after she was freed from the confinement.And today it was the Empress Dowager who ordered her to confine her. Kangxi is the most filial to the Empress Dowager. In the future, she will be the one who relieved her confinement. When Kangxi thinks of what happened today, he must neglect her...

If she had known this, she would not have allowed Concubine Rong to do something to the nanny of the Eighth Princess!

Concubine De really regretted it now.

"Okay, let's go down." The Empress Dowager waved to Concubine De and Concubine Rong indifferently.

After Concubine De and Concubine Rong left, the Empress Dowager's serious expression gradually warmed up. She looked at the sleeping baby in her arms, her eyes softened a lot.

The little baby didn't know what dream he was having, his round face was puffed up, as if he was eating something, and he waved his fists from time to time.The Empress Dowager stretched out a finger, lightly poked the baby's face, felt the soft touch of the fingertips, and said: "This time, Xiao Jiahe was starved to death, and he couldn't stop talking in his dreams." .”

This is wronging the eighth princess, where is she dreaming of foodie?

She dreamed that her annoying brother who didn't know where she was ranked came to tease her again, and was greeted directly in the face by her chubby punch!

"Master, forgive me for speaking bluntly, the punishment you have given to Empress Concubine De and Concubine Rong seems to be more severe today." Aunt Su Mala said.

According to the temperament of the Empress Dowager in the past, she would not bother with such trivial matters.

Even if she really found out that the harem concubine had plotted against her granddaughter's nanny and starved her granddaughter, it would be nothing more than a small punishment and a big reprimand.

Such a direct move to demote a highly experienced concubine in the harem to the position of concubine, and punish the two lords of the harem to be grounded at the same time, has never happened before.

The Empress Dowager teased the Eighth Princess and said, "Xiao Jiahe is different, you know. The Ai family doesn't care how those concubines fight openly and covertly, but if anyone dares to hit Xiao Jiahe, it doesn't matter whether they have it or not. If you really hurt Xiao Jiahe, the Ai family will never forgive you!"

When Concubine Tong Huang heard this, a trace of relief flashed across her eyes.

Only Kangxi and the Crown Prince could be protected by the Empress Dowager with all her strength. Now, there is another Eighth Princess.

Her daughter is so valued by the Empress Dowager, she thinks that in the future, even if she can't accompany her daughter for a long time, she won't be left alone to take care of her.

Seemingly sensing Concubine Tong's deeply hidden sadness, the Eighth Princess suddenly woke up, screaming "ahhh", and stretched out two chubby hands like lotus roots towards Concubine Tong, wanting to hug her .

The Empress Dowager carefully handed the eighth princess into the arms of Concubine Tong Huanggui, and said: "Look at this girl, she knows how to love her mother and concubine at a young age, she is really a good child. You, don't think so There are too many, just take good care of Xiao Jiahe, your blessings are yet to come."

"Mmm." Tears welled up in Concubine Tong's eyes.

She hugged her daughter's soft body tightly, and gently pressed her face against her daughter's small face.If possible, she would also like to watch her daughter grow up, get married and have children.

"Ah!" The eighth princess looked at Concubine Tong with her big black and bright eyes, and her small hands gently pressed on the chest of the concubine mother.No one in the palace saw, a very faint green light passed from the small palm of the Eighth Princess to Concubine Tong.

After a while, I don't know if it was an illusion, but Concubine Tong felt that her body was a little lighter.

At the same time, the eighth princess seemed to be extremely tired, she rubbed her eyes with her chubby hands, and obediently lay in the arms of Concubine Tonghuang, and fell into a deep sleep.