PDLP Chapter 181: It’s time to teach the other party a lesson
Chapter 181: It’s time to teach the other party a lesson
Chapter 181 It’s time to teach the other party a lesson
In the Qianqing Palace, Kangxi was sitting quietly reading a book. Liang Jiugong walked gently to his side, served the emperor a cup of hot tea, and then stood quietly by his side without saying a word.
Kangxi: "Did Baocheng accept it? What's the situation at home?"
Liang Jiugong understood the emperor's intention and after a moment's thought, he spoke: "When this servant arrived, the prince's residence was at its busiest. The princes were getting along very closely, and were very respectful to each other. When this servant finished reading the imperial edict, everyone was stunned.
The prince and princess looked very surprised. They personally escorted me out of the palace and gave me some wedding money. They told me to serve their master well when I returned. They also asked about the emperor's recent perfume and sleep. As they spoke, they took out the purse that Yinreng had stuffed into Liang Jiugong's hand.
Kangxi glanced at it and waved his hand: "Since it is a reward from the Crown Prince, then keep it well. It just so happens that an old servant like you can also share in the good fortune."
Liang Jiugong's eyebrows curved, and his smile was so sharp that his teeth could not be seen: "This servant just got a red envelope of wedding money and wanted to show off to the master. It's all written on it. The master understands. Your Majesty, this tea is cold. I will go and get you a pot of it."
After seeing Kangxi nod in agreement, Liang Jiugong carried the small teapot to the compartment. The palace maid serving tea saw Liang Jiugong and quickly took the teapot, without noticing Kangxi waving towards the corner.
Palace maid: "Excuse me, Grandpa Liang, what kind of tea are you brewing today?"
Thinking about Kangxi's mood today, Liang Jiugong said, "Go brew a pot of this year's newly-delivered West Lake Longjing tea. Remember to keep the water at a comfortable temperature."
Maid: "Yes."
After instructing the palace maid to serve tea, Liang Jiugong walked into his temporary resting place on the other side, took out the purse in his arms, opened it and looked at the things inside, then put it back in the cabinet, then opened the door and reappeared in the side hall.
"Squeak", then a person appeared in front of the cabinet where Liang Jiugong had just stopped, opened the cabinet door quietly, picked up the purse, checked it inside and out three times, and sniffed it with his nose. He didn't find any problems, restored the purse, closed the cabinet door, and quickly disappeared from the spot.
Liang Jiugong quickly brought freshly brewed tea into the main hall. Kangxi was no longer reading, but was leisurely playing chess at the chessboard. After Liang Jiugong handed him the teacup, he took a sip and said, "Hmm, this tea is good today. Who brewed it?"
Liang Jiugong was the chief steward of the Qianqing Palace, so he would definitely speak out immediately about such matters: "Your Majesty, it's Lan'er from the side hall. She has been coming to the Qianqing Palace tea room for three years."
Kangxi: "Oh, which family?"
Liang Jiugong: "My Lord, this is from the Gao family of the Manchu military flag. Because of Mr. Gao's contribution to flood control three years ago, this Lan'er was also transferred to the small tea room."
As soon as Liang Jiugong reminded him, Kangxi knew who the other party was. It was Gao Yanzhong, a bondservant of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner. Perhaps many people don't know who this person is, but many people should have heard of Gao Bin, the water conservancy expert. He was the father of Emperor Qianlong's Huixian Imperial Noble Consort.
However, the Gao family has not yet become rich. Even Gao Yanzhong is now just a small manager in the Imperial Household Department. Because he worked under Prince Yong, he was sent to the Yellow River three years ago to assist in handling water affairs. In addition, he put forward reasonable suggestions and made contributions to water control, and now he has been promoted to the head of the Imperial Household Department.
According to seniority, this tea-serving palace maid Lan'er is the aunt of the future Imperial Noble Consort Huixian. However, the world has changed now, and it is hard to say whether there will still be an Emperor Qianlong in the future, let alone the so-called Imperial Noble Consort Huixian.
Knowing the other party's identity and family background, and the fact that the imperial physician had recently said that he was in very good health, Kangxi had an idea: "Let this Lan'er serve me tonight."
Liang Jiugong nodded in agreement. Seeing that the emperor had no other instructions, he lowered his head and backed out the door and went straight to the tea room in the side hall. This matter was no longer new, or rather, when the emperor asked who the other party was, Liang Jiugong had already guessed what would happen next.
However, he is sometimes conscientious in what he does. There are so many people in the Qianqing Palace, and those who have no ideas will definitely not dance in front of him. But they can hang around under his nose and show it often. It is impossible to say that he has no ambition.
After all, being a maid in the palace, even in the Qianqing Palace where no one dared to bully her, was not as good as being a master, especially when the other party was a bannerman. People like them all had heavy responsibilities and the goal of raising the family's flag.
Liang Jiugong had just left when a figure appeared kneeling in front of Emperor Kangxi in the Qianqing Palace.
Kangxi: "How's the investigation going?"
Shadow: "Master, everything is normal. There is only one banknote inside."
Kangxi nodded, and the shadowy figure instantly retreated. It was no wonder he was so cautious; even Liang Jiugong, who had saved his life, was under investigation. It was simply that recently, someone had been trying to disregard his instructions and cross the line. Master Dejia's research was currently at a critical stage, and he didn't want any problems to arise.
In the tea room, Liang Jiugong found Lan'er and said, "Congratulations to Miss Lan'er. The Emperor has just instructed that you can go back and rest this afternoon. You will serve him in bed tonight."
Lan'er blushed immediately, but her eyes were shining. She had been looking forward to this day for several years, and today she was finally noticed by the Emperor. At this moment, her heart was filled with excitement and full of fighting spirit.
Liang Jiugong had seen such scenes so many times that he was numb to it. Seeing this, he just smiled gently, arranged for another palace maid to serve tea to replace her, and then left gracefully.
Not everyone could become the Defei of the past. Even if she were, how many people in the palace today would still remember her glory? She gave birth to three sons and three daughters for the Emperor, but in the end, all was in vain. The only one left, the Fourteenth Prince, was now so depressed that he followed Lian Beizi around and made trouble for her.
Liang Jiugong couldn't bear to look at the overflowing cleverness. He was unaware that he was still complacent. After receiving the emperor's reward, he thought that he had become the emperor's favorite prince. Little did he know that in the eyes of the emperor, he might just be a clown.
If he were to say which prince his master loves the most, apart from the former crown prince, it would be the youngest Eighteenth Prince. The former was because he was raised by himself, and the latter was because he was young and ignorant, so he could dote on him without worry.
At night, when the Qianqing Palace was filled with red waves and the green lights were swaying, in Prince Chenyuan's Mansion, Bu'erhe was discussing the behavior of Longkodo and Li Si'er today with Yinreng.
On this occasion, at this moment, if someone said that Li Si'er was simply being doted on and was bold enough to provoke them, not only Buerhe wouldn't believe it, but even the six-year-old Hongjing wouldn't believe it. With no interests or agenda, a concubine of a second-rank official actually dared to provoke them at the Prince's palace, even threatening to cause trouble. Could you believe this?
When beating a dog, you have to look at its owner. No matter how favored Longkodo was, he was only the emperor's cousin and brother-in-law. I don't believe the Aisin-Gioro clan. And who was Yinreng? He was the legitimate son of the current emperor's empress, a legitimate prince. Even if he wasn't the crown prince, he was the only prince in the dynasty with a two-character title.
More importantly, he is the emperor's biological son. If you were in his shoes, who would you protect, a cousin and brother-in-law, or a biological son?
Moreover, who was Li Si'er? She was said to be the concubine of a second-rank official, but in fact, a quick check would reveal that she was just a lowly concubine. Concubines were involved in business, and lowly concubines could be beaten to death and discarded. But such a lowly maggot, so lowly as to be in the mire, actually dared to jump in front of Yinreng's mansion. This was a complete slap in the face.
Thinking of the secret cooperation between the Tong family and Yinsi that he had recently discovered, Yinreng's eyes turned cold. It seems that some people are too conceited and their methods are too sinister. It is time to take action and let the other party suffer a little, otherwise the other party will think that he is a soft persimmon that anyone can pinch!