0p0 Chapter 214: Use My People to Atone for Their Crimes
Chapter 214: Use My People to Atone for Their Crimes
Seeing that the emperor was silent, Concubine Hui moved her fingers, frowned and said:
"Your Majesty, there has never been a problem with the monthly allowance before. How could it go wrong this time? Even though Zixia is just a slave in the Xinzheku, she is still a person in the palace, and her brother is a life after all!"
Rong Fei also shook her head and sighed:
"These days, if you don't have money to hire a doctor, you're probably going to be in big trouble."
As she spoke, she looked towards Shi Nanxi:
"Sister Concubine Xian, regardless of the friendship between you and Zixia, or the consideration of a life, the source of the problem is the withholding of quotas, and you are responsible for distributing the quotas this time."
Shi Nanxi pursed her lips, as if she didn't know how to explain.
At this time, Concubine De spoke softly:
"This is the first time that Concubine Xian is helping manage the six palaces. I'm afraid she has been deceived by the servants below. This has nothing to do with you."
She said it had nothing to do with Shi Nanxi, but she also said she was deceived by her servants and made a direct conclusion. She is worthy of being the Defei.
Concubine Niuhulu was watching from the top and knew that everyone would not miss the opportunity, so she also spoke at the right time:
"No matter what, the matter has been resolved, and we still need to calm it down. Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Kangxi stopped stroking the jade ring and looked at Shi Nanxi.
Shi Nanxi stood up and knelt down to apologize to Kangxi:
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent, which led to the deduction of my share of allowance and caused disturbances in the palace. Please punish me."
In any case, it was her fault that the incident had happened and the disturbance had occurred. She was the first to admit her fault. After that, she looked at Kangxi and clenched her hands, as if she had made some kind of resolution. At this moment, she suddenly opened her mouth and requested:
"I accept the punishment, but I ask Your Majesty to give me a chance to atone for my crime, investigate the matter thoroughly, give Zixia justice, and give an explanation to the many palace maids in the harem."
With such a good opportunity to step on others, the people present will not give Concubine Xian a chance to turn things around. They will label Concubine Xian as cold-blooded and incompetent no matter what. In this way, she will never be able to get involved in palace power in the future.
So without waiting for Kangxi's consent, Concubine Hui glanced at Shi Nanxi who was apologizing and spoke first.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian is young and has just taken power, so it's understandable that she made some mistakes. However, the news from the Forbidden City is that everyone in the palace knows about this matter, and it's a bit of a big deal. In order to calm the storm as soon as possible and for the sake of your reputation, it's better to avoid your sister and have someone else investigate as soon as possible."
Although Concubine Nianhulu, Derong and the other two did not say anything, their expressions showed that they agreed with Concubine Hui. They all looked at the emperor, waiting for his decision.
However, they were confident that the Emperor would agree. The Emperor did not like any disturbance in the harem, and it was related to Concubine Xian's reputation. The best option was to calm things down as soon as possible. If Concubine Xian were to investigate on her own, even if the truth was discovered, it would be easy for people to suspect that Concubine Xian had kept it secret.
However, they did not know that in the past, Kangxi would have agreed, but the person involved this time was Shi Nanxi, so he could not hand the matter over to others.
Moreover, it was he who insisted on handing over the power of the palace to the little girl. If he handed it over to someone else to investigate, the little girl would definitely have wild thoughts and would easily be criticized. He would not allow any bad reputation to fall on the little girl.
In this case, the best way is to let the little girl investigate it herself, so Kangxi pondered and said:
"Empress Xian is young, but no one can be thorough from the beginning. This incident is also an opportunity. Let Empress Xian investigate it herself. When she has experience, she will be able to manage the harem better in the future."
No one expected that the Emperor would actually agree to let Concubine Xian atone for her crime. Concubine Niu Hulu, who was originally gloating over the misfortune, felt her armor sinking deeply into her palm. She couldn't help but say:
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian has only been in the palace for a short time and is far away in Changchun Garden. There are not many people left in the palace, so I am afraid that we will not be able to investigate it as soon as possible."
However, Kangxi waved his hand and said calmly:
"It's okay, it's just a small matter. Concubine Xian doesn't have enough people to stay in the palace, but I have some."
The room fell silent for a moment.
I have!
Of course they knew that the emperor had plenty of people, and the whole world belonged to him, but the emperor actually wanted to use his own people for Concubine Xian!
Concubine Xian is not the Empress, and even if she is the Empress, she is not close enough to the Emperor to use his people!
At this moment, the concubines were no longer concerned about the small deduction in their allowances, but were instead filled with deep fear and heaviness.
Except for Concubine Nianhulu who was jealous of Concubine Xian because of her love for Kangxi, in fact, they were not very wary of Concubine Xian because she was favored. As they got older, they valued their status, power and children more.
If the Emperor had not asked Concubine Xian to assist in managing the six palaces, they would at most argue with each other verbally on a daily basis, but would not really bother to take action because the gain would not be worth the effort.
However, things are different now. The Emperor is actually willing to give his own people to Concubine Xian. Does the Emperor intend to enthrone Concubine Xian as the Queen?
When this conclusion came out, everyone became upset.
The Queen is the mother of a country and the ruler of the country. Who here doesn't want to be her?
Why did Empress Xian come out on top?
Moreover, they haven't had anyone pressuring them down for many years, so they feel comfortable and relaxed. They don't want to be oppressed by someone again, especially Empress Xian who is so much younger than them!
Among them, Imperial Concubine Nianhulu was even more shocked and angry. She knew that being canonized as empress was just speculation. The emperor had lost three empresses and had no plans to appoint a empress. However, a vice empress and an imperial concubine could be appointed, and she thought the position of imperial concubine was in her pocket.
"Your Majesty..." She had just opened her mouth when Shi Nanxi began to thank him:
"I thank Your Majesty for his grace. I will live up to Your Majesty's wishes and investigate the matter as soon as possible to calm the storm."
She was also extremely surprised in her heart, but she was confident that Kangxi would agree to her request to atone for her crime. She did not have many people, but she was the one who set up the situation. As long as Kangxi agreed, she would quickly investigate the matter thoroughly.
However, if the emperor could give her manpower, that would be great. She could hide again and avoid attracting attention.
Kangxi did not look at Concubine Niuhulu's shocked and angry expression, and said directly:
"I believe you. Get up and go find Liang Jiugong directly."
Shi Nanxi stood up with a grateful look on her face.
Then Kangxi stood up and said:
"Okay, I have an appointment with the court officials to discuss matters. It's almost time, so I'll leave first."
Before leaving, he glanced at Shi Nanxi, with trust and comfort in his eyes, but it was not a good idea to take the girl away directly at this time.
Shi Nanxi clenched her hands, a hint of emotion and determination flashed in her eyes, and then she followed closely, saying that she would investigate it as soon as possible. The rest of the people were not in the mood to talk at the moment, so they followed him.
With a "pa" sound, Concubine Nianhulu slapped the table hard.
At Danning Residence, after Shi Nanxi came back, she asked Xiao Ruzi to hand over the personnel to Liang Jiugong. After everything was arranged, Hongying couldn't help but said:
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is so kind to you. Your kindness and love have finally not been wasted."
This time even Nanny Yang didn't say anything. The Emperor was really good to the Empress. Shi Nanxi remained silent.
If an emperor wants to be good to someone, he can really get you anything except the stars in the sky. He can give you all kinds of special treatments to soften your heart.
Shi Nanxi was naturally touched, but she also knew that if she fell out of favor one day, these preferential treatments would be enough to tear her apart by the concubines. Her mind always retained 70% of rationality and clarity.
With the remaining three points invested, she lowered her head and said sweetly:
"I know how good the emperor is to me. It is my great honor to be able to accompany the emperor by his side throughout my life."