Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

Upon hearing that Guaerjia was under house arrest, Jianqiu came back happily to report: "Master, we just gave them a slight push and they suffered a huge setback!"

Liu Youyou smiled and asked Jianqiu, "Really?"

Jianqiu replied puzzledly: "My Lord has given the order, how can there be any changes?"

Liu Youyou said: "Then let's make a bet, can she go back to her parents' home?"

Although Jian Qiu didn't know how Liu Youyou came to the conclusion, she responded, "My master is confident, I won't gamble!"

Liu Youyou cut off the eye-catching flower in the vase and responded nonchalantly: "The result will be known tomorrow at the latest!"

-------------Running Concubine De------------------------

After dealing with the Fourth Prince and the concubine of Guaerjia in the morning, Concubine De was already in a headache. They were not familiar with each other, and Guaerjia's reply was deliberately respectful, which made the atmosphere very awkward. Concubine De didn't want outsiders to talk about her being too biased towards her niece, so she treated them equally and invited them to dinner.

There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so I thought I would take a break. But Zhuxi came in and said that the Fourth Prince had sent a message saying that after returning home, Guaerjia had punished two palace maids for no reason. Defei's temples, which were already uncomfortable, began to throb. What was going on every day? Are all the people from the Fourth Prince's family here to collect debts? Not a single one is worry-free.

But he still ordered Zhuxi to put on his clothes and go to Yongshou Palace to apologize to Concubine Nianhulu, and asked Zhuxi to find out whether Kangxi had turned over the card today. If not, he should tell him that Concubine De had made a nourishing old duck soup, and if Kangxi had time, he could come and taste it.

After entering Yongshou Palace, Concubine Niuhulu was ill last winter and could not get up. Although spring has come, she still looks sick and coughs from time to time. Concubine De has always been very good at pretending and never offends people easily, so she still greeted the Concubine according to etiquette.

The Imperial Concubine coughed again and asked the De Concubine to stand up. It wasn't a festival and the De Concubine didn't socialize much with the people in the palace, so why did she come to the Yongshou Palace?

Concubine De said embarrassedly: "I came to bother you today because my child is not promising. I am here to apologize!"

Concubine Niuhulu didn't know what happened. Did the Fourteenth Prince and the Tenth Prince fight? No, if that was the case, the servants around the Tenth Prince would definitely come to report to her. It's impossible that there is no news until now.

Concubine Niuhulu was certain that it had nothing to do with the Tenth Prince, so she asked frankly, "But the Fourteenth Prince was naughty again? He is still young, so it is inevitable that he will act rashly. How can he apologize?"

Seeing that the Imperial Concubine thought it was the youngest son, Defei was even more upset, and she was too embarrassed to say a word: "It's the Fourth Elder's family's business."

Imperial Concubine Nianhulu was in a good mood. The Fourth Prince was a taciturn person who attached great importance to rules on weekdays. What could go wrong?

"The Fourth Prince is the most stable one. Now that he has married two concubines, he can't be said to have established a family and a career, so how could he make mistakes?" The Imperial Concubine seemed to care but was actually gossiping. The Defei was the most smooth-talking person, and it was not easy to laugh at her jokes.

Defei continued the conversation and said, "It's just that the newcomer today didn't know the rules and made a fool of himself. Today, he saw two palace maids whispering to each other in the mansion, and he thought it was against the palace rules, so he wanted to punish them lightly and give them a severe warning, but he didn't want to make a fool of himself. Fortunately, the fourth prince knew the limits and handled the matter." How could Defei say that Guarjia directly punished someone to kneel for two hours? She could only be avoiding the important issue.

The Imperial Concubine has always been one who doesn't offend anyone, especially this year she feels that her health is not very good. For the sake of the Tenth Prince, it is impossible for her to pursue this matter.

"After all, I am young and ignorant. I need you to give me some advice. I can't really say I'm apologizing."

"My elder sister is tolerant, but I cannot break the law knowingly. This is troubling my elder sister."

"Children are all debts. Take Yinzhen for example. He went to the Shangshufang and didn't study hard. The emperor scolded him several times. It really worries me!"

"Who says it's not true? Little Fourteen is the same. He always says he can't concentrate on reading. Raising a child is really exhausting!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Concubine De came out of Yongshou Palace. Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, the eunuch came to pass on the message that Kangxi would come in the evening.

Defei hurried back to Yonghe Palace and invited Kangxi to taste the old duck soup in the evening. The soup had to be served on the table. Fortunately, the concubines did not need to intervene much in cooking. Standing by and telling the servants to do things, how could it not be considered doing it by hand?

But when Kangxi came, he could not dress simply like he did when he went out to ask the imperial concubine for apology. He had to wash, change clothes, draw eyebrows and paint eyes, and dress very appropriately to welcome the emperor and not be considered inappropriate.

Kangxi was also very surprised when he received the invitation from Concubine De. As the Fourteenth Prince grew up, Concubine De was relegated to the ranks of elderly concubines. Kangxi preferred young and beautiful ones, among whom Concubine Shu was the most favored.

As Kangxi's confidant, Defei was very knowledgeable and no longer sought favor, but would still invite Kangxi to sit with her for the sake of the Fourteenth Prince. Gradually, the two reached a tacit understanding, and Kangxi would come to visit the children in Yonghe Palace every now and then, and rest at night with the little noble ladies and concubines in Yonghe Palace.

This was a very unusual invitation from Concubine De, and Kangxi thought that something was going on, so he agreed.

In the evening, Kangxi came to have dinner. Today, Concubine De came to apologize, so naturally she did not let the children come to Yonghe Palace for dinner.

After clearing the table, Kangxi drank tea and waited for Concubine De to speak.

De Fei dismissed everyone, thought for a moment, squatted down and apologized, "I am a poor teacher, I apologize to the emperor!"

Kangxi's first thought was that the Fourteenth Prince had gotten into trouble again? Li Dequan didn't say what happened today? After all, they had been together for many years, so Kangxi still had a lot of feelings for Defei. He helped her up with his hands and asked Defei to sit next to him.

He consoled her by saying, "What's wrong with Little Fourteen? He was making a fuss a few days ago about wanting to use a large bow, so why is he bothering you again today?"

Defei leaned on Kangxi's shoulder and said dully, "What does it have to do with the Fourteenth Prince? It's just that the Emperor chose this troublemaker for the Fourth Prince!"

Kangxi recalled that yesterday, the fourth son married a princess from the Guarjia branch. Wasn't today the first day? "Did she give you a cold shoulder when you came to offer tea today?"

"Who dares to give me a bad look? But this stupid one went back to the Fourth Prince's house and punished two palace maids, causing me to have to ask for forgiveness from the Imperial Concubine!" Dealing with a man is different from dealing with a woman. Concubine De was affectionate and coquettish in front of Kangxi.

Kangxi knew that Concubine De was unwilling to bow her head in front of others, but now, because of the fourth prince's family affairs, she might have to lose face today.

He hugged Defei and whispered, "This matter is not to the point where you should apologize. Just think that Guaerjia is young and acted rashly. The concubine and I know about this matter. Let's just forget about it and don't mention it anymore!"

Kangxi lowered his head to look into Concubine De's eyes. Concubine De burst into laughter, wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief, and said angrily: "The emperor said that I will not allow anyone else to mention it!"

Kangxi stroked Concubine De's cheek and said, "Everyone praises you for being steady and decent, but few people know that you are the most delicate one!"

Defei slapped Kangxi's hand and said with dissatisfaction: "If the emperor dislikes it, then go find someone who is not spoiled!"

The two chatted and soon went to bed.