Female Official In the East Palace: Chapter 69

Kangxi was at the Empress Dowager every morning and evening, Rong Xin was delayed in the Prince’s courtyard for a while, and it was almost the time when Kangxi and the Prince went to greet the Empress Dowager, so she went directly to The residence of the Empress Dowager in the palace.

Rong Xin didn't know much about the palace, so when she left the prince's yard, she casually asked someone to lead her way.

Courtesy and respectfully led her to the residence of the Empress Dowager.

The gatekeeper at the Empress Dowager's place was someone who knew Rong Xin, so he bowed and said hello to her when he was far away. ? This is really a happy event!"

Rong Xin smiled and nodded to him, "Yes, I'm here to meet the Empress Dowager."

"Wait a minute, someone has already entered to report."

"Okay." Rong Xin agreed, then took out a silver leaf from his sleeve, turned and handed it to the servant who led her way, "This is a thank you gift, you can go back to work."

Rong Xin walked to the door of the main hall, slightly tidied up her clothes, and then stepped in. When she saw the Queen Mother Fengyan, she immediately bowed her knees and saluted, "The servant greets the Queen Mother, Tai Huang. The Queen Mother Wan Fu Jin An."

"Get up." The Empress Dowager's voice was kind, "Are you sick?"

Rong Xin replied with a smile: "Yes, thanks to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Longen, the servant has recovered."

"The slave thank the Empress Dowager for her grace." Rong Xin did not refuse, and sat down directly, not sitting firmly, only taking up one-third of the chair.

"Your illness has taught the prince to worry a lot. You can take care of yourself in the future."

Rong Xin promised: "The Empress Dowager Lao and the Crown Prince are concerned, and the servants must take care of their health."

After finishing the sentence, she laughed at herself to make the Empress Dowager happy: "The slave has never been seriously ill for many years, but he forgot that the soup is extremely difficult to swallow, and he will not dare to get sick again in the future."

The Empress Dowager suddenly laughed at Su Malagu: "Look at her, she's not a little girl anymore, she actually thinks the medicine is unpleasant to drink."

Su Malagu replied with a smile: "Rong Xin's age, in front of you and the servants, isn't she a little girl?"

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she looked at Rong Xin: "It's true."

She looked at Rong Xin carefully and asked, "I heard you have family outside the palace?"

I also met my brother and sister-in-law.”

Rong Xin also knew that Rong Sheng had another son last year, but she was well-informed and not limited to matters in the palace, so there was really no need to act in front of the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager seemed to be very interested, and asked: "Do you miss? Aijia remembers that when she first married Taizong, she often missed her family and couldn't sleep at night..."

Rong Xin narrowed her eyes, she couldn't just take the words of the Empress Dowager as gossip, so after a moment, she raised her head and answered honestly: "The slave has been with the Queen Renxiao since childhood, with her family. They get along very little and are not very close, but it is difficult to repay the kindness, the only thing I can do is to save my monthly salary for my parents."

"This is already extremely filial." There is understanding and tolerance in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, "You have all the looks and skills, and you will be able to marry a good family when you leave the palace, your family. Didn't expect you to go out?"

"It's false to say no." Rong Xin smiled, "Actually, before my mother-in-law married into the palace, and even on the eve of her death, she wanted to give the slaves grace and permission to marry, and it was the slaves who insisted on staying. in the palace."

She said, with a firm look in her eyes, "The servant is reluctant to part with my mother-in-law, and also reluctant to part with His Royal Highness."

The Empress Dowager sighed, "You are also loyal."

Rong Xin didn't answer, only smiled modestly.

She is really devoted to the prince. If the empress dowager and Kangxi firmly believe that she is loyal to the prince and have no other selfish intentions, they will surely trust her a little more.

And the Empress Dowager then said: "But you are different from those old palace people who think about getting old early, in the future, the prince will definitely treat you like the emperor treats Su Ma. "

"The empress dowager is too famous, but the servants dare not."

"It's not too much of a reputation. After so many years, Aijia knows you a little bit, you deserve it."

Rong Xin's eyes moved, the change in the attitude of the Empress Dowager towards her meant that she paid more attention to the Crown Prince.

Suirong Xin showed a bit of hesitation on her face, but she seemed to be firm, got up and knelt down, and pleaded guilty: "The slave is wrong, the slave is not strict, but it is only a few days of illness. , the rules are broken in the prince's yard, please ask the empress dowager to punish."

The Empress Dowager and Su Malagu looked at each other, and then asked solemnly: "What happened in the Prince's courtyard? You are sick in bed, and the Aijia knows it has nothing to do with you."

"The servants dare not shirk their responsibilities because of this." Rong Xin still said with guilt, "Lu Chen is the person trusted by the servants, who takes care of His Royal Highness's courtyard for me, but fails to teach the maids in the palace to understand the prince. The rules around His Highness are that the servants have neglected their duties."

The Empress Dowager heard her saying that the maid had broken the rules, she squinted and asked, "Tell me more."

"The palace staff of Yuqing Palace have always performed their own duties, so they came to the palace, and there are people in charge everywhere. But when the servants left the house today, they found a strange person The maid entered His Royal Highness's study, she may be young and does not understand the rules, but if there is someone with ulterior motives, the servant will die!"

Rong Xin's voice was a little worried, "The servants always thought that His Royal Highness was young, but at this time he found out that His Royal Highness can be married by the emperor within two years. Or if the body is damaged, how can it be good to be born?"

It is extremely unbearable that the prince is brought down.

The Empress Dowager tapped the cane hard, "Such a person who doesn't understand the rules must be severely punished!"

"The servant ordered her and Lu Shen to be punished according to the rules, but the maid said that she was the daughter of the emperor's newly appointed Guanyong Town.

"If you break the rules, even the daughter of the chief guard will be punished."

Rong Xin bowed his head and did not show his expression, if it was a first-grade leader of the bodyguard and the inner minister, there was a lot of involvement, and it was really wrong, and it was just a small punishment, how could it be punished casually?

The Empress Dowager didn't think of calling Rong Xin up, Kangxi led the prince in, just to see Rong Xin kneeling.

Kangxi was a little puzzled. After bowing to the empress dowager, he asked, "What mistake did the lady make?"

The prince also looked at his aunt worriedly, but he did not immediately ask for mercy.

"It's not her fault." The Empress Dowager finally woke up, greeted Rong Xin to get up, and said, "Tell me what you just said to Aijia, and then talk to the emperor. Say."

Rong Xin obeyed and reiterated her previous words respectfully.

And Kangxi did not have any doubts about what Rong Xin said, his face was serious for a moment, and said: "The palace servants who have not entered the palace without a small election, the rules are still a little worse, and the female officer Rong handled it well. There's nothing wrong with it, just follow the rules."

"The minions obey the Holy Command."

Relieved."

Kangxi had this plan for a long time, so after listening to the words of the Empress Dowager, he also echoed: "Take care of the Empress Dowager, and I will discuss the merits and rewards after returning to the palace."

Rong Xin bowed and replied: "The servants will live up to the trust of the emperor and the empress dowager."

She has just recovered from her illness, and she has an errand again. The prince is very worried, and he and Huang Ama accompany the queen mother for dinner. When she returned, she asked worriedly: "Auntie Can your body hold it? If there is any difficulty, I will ask the Empress Dowager to resign for you..."

Rong Xin shook his head and said with a smile: "There is no difficulty, Your Highness, you are at ease."

If the Empress Dowager can give a few compliments, it will be very important in Kangxi's place, and the prince must also seize this opportunity, so that he and the Empress Dowager can get closer to the grandparents and grandchildren. beneficial to him.

And the empress dowager first drove the prince back to rest, and said to Kangxi: "Xuan Ye, what are your considerations, you shouldn't let women be by the side of the young prince, you have to wait for the prince When the mind is set."

"Ma'am, grandson does have some ill-considerations." Kangxi admitted his mistake happily, and said, "It's just that grandson thinks, the pearl is powerful, and the year of Yin Teng is young. Long, because it is not good for the prince to enter the dynasty in the future, he made Yinren take the opportunity to make friends with some officials."

"You're too confident, and you don't take that class of people seriously."

However, the Empress Dowager lived in the harem for a long time, and experienced the heart-wrenching feelings of the Shunzhi Emperor, so it is impossible to underestimate the influence of women.

With a sigh, the Empress Dowager said: "Yinren's crown princess, you need to choose a suitable person, and she has to choose according to her E-niang and Empress Xiaozhao."

Kangxi's eyes flashed with thoughts, and after a long time, he sighed: "It should be like this."

…

Rong Xin went back with the prince, and saw Lu Shen kneeling upright on the gravel road, next to Xu Qing who kept wiping tears.

Although the prince and Rong Xin are the most affectionate behind, he also respects the old people around Huang'eriang, seeing her like this, he immediately goes to help her, "Aunt Lu Shen, what are you doing? Get up quickly."

Lu Chen grabbed the prince's hand tightly, then slowly pushed it away, kowtowed to the ground, and said with pale lips: "This servant is ashamed of the trust of His Royal Highness the prince and the female officials, so please kneel."

Rong Xin looked at Xue Qing, and heard her choked: "Not long after you left, Sister Lu Chen went to collect the punishment, and has been kneeling here since then."

It took over an hour.

Rong Xin felt a little distressed, but she couldn't bear her kneeling in vain, and said expressionlessly: "You already know your mistake, so be more alert in the future."

Lu Chen kowtowed at the prince again and said, "This slave will definitely not do it again in the future."

Rong Xin gave the prince a look, the prince immediately nodded and said, "Go in and answer."

"Yes."

Lu Chen stumbled when he got up, Xueqing immediately supported her and moved into the Prince's study little by little.

There are no outsiders here, Rong Xin urged Xue Qing: "Go to the doctor Lin to ask for some plaster, but I don't know if it will damage the knee."

Lv Shen sat on the chair uneasily, shook his head and said, "This time it is indeed my poor discipline, it hurts a little bit, it's better to have a better memory."

The prince glanced at Auntie's expression and spoke for Lu Chen, "Auntie, Aunt Lushen has always been meticulous, maybe there is some misunderstanding..."

Lu Shen shook his head again, without any intention of whitewashing himself, said: "It's true that I didn't find the right balance, if I teach Xueqing to talk to the female officer, I'm afraid there will be no such thing. ."

Rong Xin was quiet for a moment and asked, "How many maids in the palace are like the two today?"

Looking at the prince, he continued, "The prince is young, although there are a few, but they are not as bold as Dieyin, and there are more in the imperial court, and they are a little older..."

In this way, there must be Kangxi's acquiescence or orders to hint, no wonder Lu Shen is not easy to deal with.

Kangxi only stayed here for a month, and it has already been arranged. It seems that there are many people who want to be rich; and the young prince who has not yet succeeded in ascending the throne may be in some people Only options are available...

Thinking like this, Rong Xin, who was still a little dissatisfied before, suddenly felt unconvinced in her heart, her prince is excellent!

Rong Xin rushed to her head in a moment of irrationality. Before thinking about the possibility, she never imagined that someone in the back house was angry about their innocent disaster.

"It's just to make some impressions in front of the Prince's Highness, you can't do such a thing!"

What she said was the truth, but did not mention that Rong Xin turned back to see her hand first.

The middle-aged man's face was as black as ink.

Another middle-aged woman said angrily: "It's all that dead girl! If we hadn't taught her to be tired, how could we Xiang'er be sent out?"

"What's the use of talking about this now?" The middle-aged man took a deep breath and said, holding back his anger, "I was thinking that Xiuxiang would stay on Mount Wutai with the crown prince and the queen mother. If you have the opportunity, let her show her face in front of the prince, maybe she will catch the prince's eyes during the election, and now it's all over!"

Xiaoxiang cried even more sadly.