Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

On the second day after the Crown Prince's birthday banquet, several major events occurred in the palace.

The first major event was that at the second watch last night, a doctor from the Imperial Hospital took advantage of the opportunity of distributing congratulatory money and silver rewards throughout the palace on the birthday of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and secretly collected usury while on duty in the palace. He was caught red-handed by the night patrol guards.

I heard that among those arrested, in addition to some servants from various palaces, one of them was a second-class maid serving Concubine Yi of the Yikun Palace.

When the emperor, who was attending the morning court, learned of this, he was furious and immediately issued an oral order to reprimand Concubine Yi, saying that since Concubine Yi could not even manage the people in her own palace, she should temporarily resign from her position as assistant manager of the six palaces and first manage the Yikun Palace.

This is the second big thing.

And from this oral instruction,

The whole palace was shaken.

You should know that the highest-ranking concubine in the emperor's harem now is Concubine Niu, who is the imperial concubine. Concubine Yi has been favored since she entered the palace. She is ranked together with Concubine De as the most favored concubines in the harem, and she has given birth to three princes in succession.

Together with Consort Hui, Consort De and Consort Rong, she was granted the power to assist in managing the six palaces.

Her position was unshakable, but this time she was punished by the emperor himself because of this incident, and her power to assist in managing the six palaces was also removed. Everyone in the palace was shocked and talked about it, with doubts and uncertainty.

As a result, the third major event was that Concubine Ping announced the closure of the palace early in the morning and decided to personally pick Buddha beans for the little prince to accumulate blessings and longevity. All of this was covered up.

Chuxiu Palace was also discussing at this time, discussing with others whether Concubine Yi had fallen out of favor. Shi Nanxi's focus was on whether the captured doctor was Doctor Jiang.

At this moment, she was standing under the pomegranate tree, seemingly in a daze, but in fact she was listening to the conversation between Li Jiamingxiu and Suochao Luo Jiahui not far away.

"Cousin, your uncle is the deputy chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Was there really someone who took the opportunity to collect usury and was arrested last night?" Li Jiamingxiu asked.

Suochu Luo Jiahui was in a bad mood at the moment and said unhappily:

"It's all spread, so of course it's true."

And the person who was arrested was Doctor Jiang. I never expected that he would lend money privately and collect the money after the prince’s birthday banquet.

Isn't it obvious that he has his eyes on the reward money given by the whole palace at the Crown Prince's birthday banquet? To put it more seriously, he has taken advantage of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and was caught red-handed. How can the Emperor not be furious?

Her uncle had sent a message early in the morning, asking her not to contact Doctor Jiang again and to pretend not to know him.

Li Jiamingxiu saw that Suochao Luo Jiahui was in a bad mood, and she thought about it and made a guess. She held the handkerchief and asked casually:

"Who is the captured healer? How dare he be so bold? Does my cousin know him?"

Suochao Luo Jiahui felt as if she was stabbed when she heard Li Jiamingxiu's words, and immediately growled in anger:

"How do I know Doctor Jiang?" He said, then threw away his handkerchief and left.

Li Jiamingxiu was secretly resentful when he saw this. What was so great about it? It was just that his uncle was the deputy chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. One day, one day...

She slowly suppressed her anger and calmed down. Looking at Socho Luo Jiahui's reaction, she confirmed her guess that the doctor Jiang was probably her uncle's man.

Although he liked to use Socho Luo Jiahui as a gun to achieve his goals, he felt unusually happy when he saw the other side losing manpower.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, but the next moment, she retracted it and pretended nothing had happened and went back to the house.

Not far away, Shi Nanxi lowered her eyes and it seemed that the person who was arrested last night was the Doctor Jiang.

Hongying beside him also heard this conversation, and she whispered:

"Second Princess, the person who was captured is really Doctor Jiang, that's great."

Shi Nanxi looked at the handkerchief in her hand, her lips slightly curved:

"You will suffer the consequences if you do evil. If God doesn't take it away, someone else will."

Hongying nodded heavily, and then talked about the story of Concubine Ping avoiding the palace to pick up Buddha beans.

Although she didn't know why the Second Princess revealed the gift to Concubine Ping in advance, she now knew that the Second Princess's gift was not originally this, and the other party had someone replace it.

The purpose was to frame the Second Princess. Fortunately, the Second Princess was blessed by God and turned a disaster into a blessing. She lowered her voice and said with a look of relief:

"At the banquet yesterday, Concubine Ping deliberately said that, as if you were just scheming to attract attention. It almost damaged your reputation. Before that, she asked you to pick Buddha beans, and didn't give you an umbrella when it rained. You were so tired that you got a fever in the rain. Everything she did was sinister.

Now you are saying that you are picking Buddha beans for the little prince out of piety, but everyone knows that Liang, the chief steward beside the emperor, went to Changchun Palace yesterday afternoon. It must be a punishment from the emperor. "

At this point, she subconsciously looked at the Second Princess in front of her. Did the Emperor punish Concubine Ping simply because she did something wrong, or was it because...

Shi Nanxi felt Hongying's gaze. She held the handkerchief and glanced at her gently, speaking softly from beginning to end:

"Although I am not of high rank, yesterday was the birthday banquet of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I was the sister of the Crown Princess who was personally ordered by the Emperor to attend the banquet. Everyone was paying attention to me. When Concubine Ping said that, she was not defaming me, but the reputation of the Shi family. And my elder sister is the eldest daughter of the Shi family. Do you understand?"

Hongying suddenly understood. Yes, as a palace maid, she had long heard that the Emperor was very close to the Crown Prince. After seeing it with her own eyes yesterday, she was even more surprised. This made sense.

But she was still a little confused about how the Second Princess knew the Emperor and met him in private. But when she saw that the Second Princess didn't say anything, she put her doubts aside.

Seeing this, Shi Nanxi did not explain, but turned his gaze away and looked at the clouds rolling in the distance.

It's not that she doesn't believe Hongying, but there has always been intrigue and deception in the palace, and there are so many unexpected tricks in secret that it is hard to guard against.

That's why Shi Rongyue was on guard against the palace maids as soon as she entered the palace. Although she did not agree with their overly biased behavior, there was indeed a hidden danger.

That is, Hongying is trustworthy, but she has a mother who cares for her very much. Once someone has something on her, anything can happen.

But human hearts cannot be tested, and she doesn't want to and won't use her own life to test it.

She will wait until she is able to help the other person's mother out of the situation.

At this moment, Hongying remembered something and looked around. Seeing that everyone had left, she lowered her voice and said:

"Second Princess, you said that the Emperor is clear about rewards and punishments, and everything else is clear. Then the incident of you being almost pushed into the lotus pond yesterday should have been investigated clearly. But why didn't we hear any noise? We don't know who was so bold as to want your life at the Crown Prince's birthday banquet!"

She is still a little scared. Fortunately, the Second Princess reminded her in advance, otherwise, she might not have been able to hold the Second Princess in such a hurry.

Hearing this, Shi Nanxi thought of the little eunuch who pushed her yesterday. She touched her elbow which still hurt a little, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

"Hongying, didn't you recognize that the eunuch who pushed me yesterday was the one who threw water on you when someone summoned me with the order of Concubine Yi?"

Hongying was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized:

"So it was him. He deliberately splashed water on me that day, transferred me away and almost harmed you. Today he used the same trick again. Who is behind this and is so deliberate in trying to murder you?"

As he spoke, he remembered something and said with some doubt:

"Could it be Concubine Yi? Was it the token of Yikun Palace that the other party took that day?"

"No." Shi Nanxi said indifferently.

"Who is that?" Hongying asked subconsciously.

Shi Nanxi turned her gaze towards the direction of Qiandong No. 5 Institute and said softly:

"It's the Ninth Prince."

"What? Then..."

Hongying was shocked at first, then she bit her lip. Unlike Concubine Yi and Concubine Ping, the Ninth Prince was a prince, and only eight years old. Would the Emperor really punish him because of the Second Princess?

Shi Nanxi put down her hand, her eyes determined, of course!

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