The Bewitching Master of the Qing Dynasty

The Empress Dowager and Su Malagu were both surprised.

"My grandson hopes this is just a nightmare, but Zhang doesn't even know about Tancheng, and I don't dare to gamble! After all, they are all my subjects!"

After Kangxi finished speaking, his wavering heart seemed to suddenly calm down.

Why bother? Arrange people to investigate, collect grain in advance, and arrange for the people to relocate.

The Empress Dowager hesitated for a moment, and her tone became much gentler.

"No matter if it's true or not, make preparations first! If it's true, then Zhang must be rewarded well! I, your great-grandson, am here to repay you!"

The Empress Dowager seemed to see a white and tender baby girl for a moment and smiled with joy.

"Then I will prepare some soft and skin-friendly materials for the young masters."

Su Malagu also joined in the fun.

The expressions of Kangxi and the Empress Dowager relaxed.

"That's right!" The Empress Dowager said, and then she remembered something. "However, this news should not be spread out, otherwise it will cause panic!"

Of course, a more important reason was that he didn't want his great-grandson to be involved in rumors because of the greed of the women in the harem.

After all, things are not settled yet.

"Grandson understands!" Kangxi was also happy to get the support of the Empress Dowager.

"However, Zhang's belly is getting bigger, so she should just stay in the palace and take care of the baby!"

The Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree, confining Xue Li to the palace.

Of course, she was still pregnant, and the imperial physician and the imperial kitchen did not dare to be perfunctory after being warned by the Empress Dowager.

Rumor has it in the palace that "Concubine Zhang took advantage of her pregnancy to become spoiled and chased the emperor away in the middle of the night."

Of course, there are also rumors that "Concubine Zhang was disliked by the emperor, and the emperor left in the middle of the night!"

There is even more exaggerated news: "Concubine Zhang called out another man's name in her sleep and was heard by the emperor. After giving birth, she will be sent to the cold palace..."

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In short, there were all kinds of news. The queen was afraid that Xue Li didn't know, so she arranged for someone to pass on the news to her every day.

Every time Aunt Liu Yi and the two maids heard those bizarre rumors, their expressions looked really unhappy.

Also because of the two children in her belly, Liu Yi began to select reliable palace maids and eunuchs.

After all, what the aristocratic families have the most is their own people.

Xue Li didn't have that and could only hug Kangxi's thighs tightly.

Liu Yi and Jinbao's trip was not in vain, as their connections were enough to screen a group of people.

Kangxi was also worried, so he secretly sent a few people over.

Half a month later, news came from Qingzhou Prefecture.

On the evening of June 7, 1668, the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the surface of the gently winding Mi River in Qingzhou Prefecture suddenly became boiling and waves surged. Fish and shrimps, which were rarely seen at other times, desperately scrambled to jump out of the water. For a moment, the surface of the river was shining silver and making crackling sounds, which was a spectacular sight!

The common people who were working as usual were stunned when they saw such a strange sight. Everyone was dumbfounded as if they were in a fog!

The children were the first to react. They shouted happily and jumped into the river to catch fish and shrimp.

At this moment, a rumble of thunder came from far away in the clear sky and instantly reached everyone's heads. The "boom boom" was as if hundreds of huge stone rollers were rolling over our heads...

The sky, which was originally setting and gradually getting darker, suddenly became bright again for some unknown reason!

People's ears were filled with a huge sense of oppression and inexplicable fear, making everyone stand there and look at each other in confusion.

The river water was surging more and more violently, and gradually, the turbulent river water hit the river bank violently like a frightened wild horse, and the waves were more than ten feet high!

The roadside wells suddenly let out muffled roars like wild beasts, and "boom--" gushed out huge columns of turbid, black water, and some even gushed out rolling mortar!

For a moment, chickens and dogs were fighting, people and horses were thrown to the ground, and a huge sense of fear tightly grasped the hearts of all living things, causing them to run around like headless flies...

This news concerned Kangxi and his court officials who were still hesitating.

In order to avoid disaster, the court dispatched troops.

The people complained a lot, but Kangxi did not explain.

Time is tight and the task is heavy. How can he have time to say those things?

Xue Li, who was hiding in the palace to take care of her pregnancy, was still being scolded by the former and harem officials!

I don't know who leaked the news.

It is said that "Concubine Zhang made a false claim that a dragon would turn upside down in Tancheng, causing the people to be displaced and complain..."

Of course, this rumor only spread in the palace and the capital.

The queen wanted to spread the news so that everyone knew about it, but was stopped by Soetu.

After all, he knew too much about the previous dynasty.

Nothing is certain, so don't be too drastic!

This is the way of survival for the aristocratic families.

The queen withdrew her attack angrily, but did not care about the rumors in the palace.

The rumors are getting more and more intense!

In other words, Xue Li was too careless to ask any questions. Several maids and palace maids also felt that this master was blessed.

Did Kangxi know? He knew it at the first moment.

Arrange secret guards to help him remove the nails in the Qianqing Palace.

The Empress Dowager lived through three dynasties, and the Cining Palace was decorated like an iron barrel.

That can only be a problem with his Qianqing Palace.

No, there is also Yikun Palace.

Kangxi also arranged for people to check the Yikun Palace again.

But even after the matter was sorted out, the rumors in the palace were not suppressed at all.

At this moment, Kangxi understood very clearly that the aristocratic families were insatiable!

Queen, the same goes!

"Your Majesty, the Emperor said that it is very hard for Your Majesty to manage the harem, so let Your Majesty Niu Hulu share some of the burden!"

Liang Jiugong replied with a smile, but didn't say anything when he saw the queen's expression suddenly change.

"I understand!" The queen started to cry while laughing!

Ma Ma hugged the Queen distressedly and comforted her: "Your Majesty, perhaps those rumors have affected the Emperor. I heard that some people among the people have made up songs to curse the Emperor and the evil concubine!"

The queen's face was full of disbelief.

"This palace, this palace just wants to warn Zhang! This palace and the emperor are on the same page, how could I..."

The queen realized belatedly that there were many rebels causing trouble among the people.

Those people working in secret took advantage of her to fan the flames, so didn't she just become a pawn?

Queen Hesheli was extremely angry!

The queen sat there in silence for a long time, and suddenly became a little depressed.

She was angry at the emperor's indifference one second ago, and felt guilty the next!

Even if Concubine Nianhulu came to share power, it would not be so difficult for her to accept.

However, what needs to be done must be done!

She is the mother of the nation!

The Queen issued an edict that forbade all concubines in the harem to discuss fabricated things, and anyone caught discussing them would be slapped in the face!

But soon, no one in the court or the harem cared about the sarcasm anymore.

The people even didn't care about the grain they had harvested in advance.

On July 1668, 7, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of about 25 occurred in southern Shandong. The epicenter was located at the junction of Tancheng, Linyi and Linshu counties.