allonlinenovel Chapter 296: Does Kangxi love her? Back to the Palace
Chapter 296: Does Kangxi love her? Back to the Palace
So, after a while, Xiao Fuzi came to Shinanxi's carriage.
"Eunuch Xiao Fuzi, but what are the emperor's orders?"
Shi Nanxi sat up straight and held Xixi on her knees. She looked as kind as ever and did not vent her anger on Xiao Fuzi because of what happened in the hot spring that day.
Little Fuzi knelt on the carriage,
With an apologetic smile:
"Replying to Empress Xian, it is indeed the Emperor who has ordered me to come and apologize to you. I was careless about the incident in the hot spring that day and let Chen Ying in, which caused a misunderstanding between you and the Emperor. I deserve to die, and I have come here to apologize to you. Please punish me, Empress."
Thinking of Manager Liang's instructions just now, Xiao Fuzi kowtowed extra hard.
Empress Xian has a promising future. Even if he cannot get close to her, he must not offend her. Otherwise, as a mere eunuch in front of the emperor, he can disappear at any time.
Shi Nanxi, who was scratching Xixi's chin, paused, a little surprised.
Although she and Kangxi had already talked about the matter, she had to admit that Kangxi's act of asking Xiao Fuzi to apologize to her made her feel happy and a smile appeared on her face.
"I know you are just following orders, and I don't blame you. It's not easy to survive in the palace, and sometimes there is nothing you can do. Get up!"
Xiao Fuzi felt relieved at first, and then felt touched. No wonder the Emperor doted on Empress Xian so much. Who wouldn't like Empress Xian's considerate nature?
As a servant in the palace, I have seen countless empresses acting in a two-faced manner in front of people and behind their backs. It is really a great fortune to meet a good master.
He immediately kowtowed even harder:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your tolerance. I am grateful for your kindness." After saying this, he raised his head again, but he did not get up and leave. Instead, he looked around and then looked at Concubine Xian.
Shi Nanxi's expression changed slightly, and he said to Xiao Fuzi:
"The people in the carriage are all people I trust, so you can speak directly, Master Xiao Fuzi."
Hearing this, Xiao Fuzi lowered her voice and told the story of Concubine Niuhulu's visit to the imperial carriage, and then told the contents of the note, and finally said with deep meaning:
"Butler Liang said that the emperor specifically ordered me to handle the note. I accidentally glanced at it. If I can be of any help to the queen, it would be my honor."
Shi Nanxi raised her head suddenly, and it was as if a stone had fallen into the lake of her heart, causing ripples to spread out, and the ripples turned around a thousand times in just a short moment.
His expression remained unchanged as he said gratefully:
"Thank you, Master Xiao Fuzi, for telling me, Hongying."
Hongying immediately took out a bulging purse and handed it to Xiao Anzi. Xiao Fuzi felt no burden accepting this reward. He thanked her again and tactfully retreated.
As soon as the others left, Hongying couldn't wait to speak:
"It turns out that Concubine Niuhulu's solicitation of favor was fake, and her instigation was real. What should we do, Your Majesty? Will the Emperor believe Concubine Niuhulu's words and suspect you?"
She was afraid that there would be a grudge between the Empress and the Emperor.
Shi Nanxi rubbed Xixi's back without saying anything. Nanny Yang said in a steady voice:
"Don't worry, Xiao Fuzi's coming means that the emperor did not believe the imperial concubine's words."
Hongying clenched her hands, feeling somewhat worried:
"Really? Although we caught the adulterer by chance, Imperial Concubine Nianhulu has already found the evidence and presented it to the Emperor in person. Could it be that the Emperor deliberately let Xiao Fuzi come to pressure the Empress?"
Nanny Yang glanced at the Empress. If it was someone else, she might have thought the same as Hongying, but it was different when that person was the Empress.
She explained to Hongying:
"Xiao Fuzi is an eunuch in the imperial court. He would not leak such important information to the queen without the emperor's order. If the emperor really wanted to punish the queen, why would he not read the content of the note?
On the contrary, the Emperor's order to have Xiao Fuzi destroy the note meant that he had allowed Xiao Fuzi to read the contents of the note and then tell the Empress, so that she would be on guard against Imperial Concubine Niu Hulu."
To be honest, even she was a little moved by the fact that the emperor could do this much for the empress.
Shi Nanxi pursed her lips. Was she moved? She was!
When she was preparing to fight back against the adultery and Tong Jia Wanru's climbing into bed, she knew one thing very clearly, that is, as long as she took action, there would be traces left.
In particular, it was not easy to get Wusu Yingda and Xiao Anzi to the small mountain nest, but she was sure that Kangxi would not delve into it.
Because no matter what, it was indeed Wusu Da Ying who had evil intentions first, and Kangxi had no feelings for Wusu Da Ying, and Wusu Da Ying's family was not very powerful, so he was dealt with.
Even if Kangxi really delved into it, she had a prepared excuse and deliberately left a loophole for this purpose, but she didn't expect Kangxi to react like this.
Listening to Nanny Yang's analysis, Shi Nanxi lowered her long eyelashes, and in the slightly dim light in the carriage, it was impossible to see her expression.
Hongying was moved by Nanny Yang's explanation. She looked at Shi Nanxi and said:
"The Emperor is so kind to His Majesty, is He in love with Her Majesty?"
After he finished speaking, the carriage suddenly became quiet.
Can an emperor really fall in love with a woman?
Shi Nanxi didn't know, she pursed her lips, she only knew that love is sometimes blind, it can make men and women close their eyes and pretend to be asleep.
No matter how many suspicious points there are in the adultery incident, as long as Kangxi does not investigate it further and does not believe it, it does not matter who instigates it!
So is this what Kangxi is thinking of as... love?
"Hongying, it's easy to fall in love with someone in this world, but love changes rapidly. Maybe the love is true at this moment, but maybe it will change in the next moment, the next day, the next month, the next year, the next decade. It's very difficult to love for a lifetime."
There seemed to be something more in Shi Nanxi's eyes, but also something seemed to be missing.
"We are in the deep palace, and protecting ourselves is the most important thing. Whether we love or not, and how long we love, time will tell everything."
Hongying has never fallen in love with anyone. She doesn't quite understand what the Empress says, but she always believes in it. The Empress says that protecting herself is the most important thing, so she listens to her and doesn't ask any more questions.
Nanny Yang looked at the empress with admiration. Once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea. Women in the palace can like the emperor, but they must never fall in love with him.
The moment you fall in love with the emperor, you have an additional soft spot. The deep palace is already not easy, and with such a soft spot, it is difficult to go far.
She changed the subject directly:
"Your Majesty, if the Emperor does not accept Noble Concubine Niuhulu's provocation, I'm afraid she will not give up. We need to be extremely careful."
Shi Nanxi regained her composure, curled her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes:
"That person who cannot get the emperor's love will certainly not give up."
After a moment's silence, she said:
"One is Chen the Minister, and the other is Hesheli the Commoner. If Concubine Niuhulu wants to take action, she will most likely start with these two people. In addition to our full defense, we should find an opportunity to teach Concubine Niuhulu a profound lesson. I am not a pushover who will not resist after being targeted many times."
"Yes, your majesty." Nanny Yang and Hongying agreed immediately.
Time passed day by day, and when they were halfway through the journey, they suddenly received news from the palace that the Empress Dowager had caught a cold and was bedridden. The team immediately accelerated and finally returned to the Forbidden City in early December of the lunar calendar.