655 Emperor Kanghua mentions Concubine Su again

Yancheng, the Imperial Palace, and the Hall of Yangxin.

Emperor Kanghua's face had been gloomy ever since he received the news.

Wang Deshun, who was waiting nearby, was too arrogant to show his anger.

As time went by, the emperor's temper became more and more unpredictable, and he might be in danger if he was not careful.

In just half a month, four of the maids in the Yangxin Palace were dragged out. Moreover, one day, one was dragged out in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

The reason was actually very small. It was just a small problem when making tea or serving the emperor.

If it were in the past, the emperor would at most reprimand him, then transfer him away, and replace him with a new person to serve in the Yangxin Hall. But these times, he was dragged out and chopped off directly.

"Wang Deshun, how is the situation over at Weiyang Palace?"

The New Year's Eve dinner was about to begin, but at this time, the prince and future princess who went to greet Su Wan were not seen.

It would be strange if Emperor Kanghua was in a good mood.

Wang Deshun replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the servants from Weiyang Palace just came to report, and the ministers have already arrived."

"Where's the Queen Mother?"

"There is news from the Longevity Palace that the Queen Mother has passed in the direction of Weiyang Palace."

When Emperor Kanghua heard this, his expression became even more ugly.

Wang Deshun's expression tensed up instantly.

I don’t know how long it took, but Kang Huaidong suddenly stood up from his chair and said, “Show the Weiyang Palace!”

In the past, Wang Deshun would have carefully asked if he wanted to wait for news from the prince.

But today, he really didn't have the courage to speak.

The group of people headed towards Weiyang Palace in a mighty manner.

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In Weiyang Palace, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty had already gathered.

The concubines in the harem, all dressed up in gorgeous clothes, arrived at their seats early and looked forward to it.

But the emperor never showed up.

Even on the prince's side, no one was seen.

Everyone present knew it clearly.

Traditionally, the New Year's Eve dinner was usually celebrated by the emperor and his family. But this year, the emperor asked ministers to enter the palace to celebrate New Year's Eve together. It seemed that he had gone back to eight years ago, when he also spent New Year's Eve together in Weiyang Palace.

At that time, Princess Feng Su Wan also appeared in front of everyone for the first time.

And today, this New Year's Eve dinner seems to be just for Princess Feng.

But today's Princess Feng, whoever is here doesn't know, Princess Feng is no longer the little girl she used to be.

She was even the Marquis of Wannan of Shangliang Kingdom, with her own bodyguards of no less than 2,000 people. She was even secretly protected by the shadow guards of the Qingliu Kingdom royal family.

I don't know what will happen on New Year's Eve today. The ministers are whispering to each other and secretly asking about the situation in private.

"The Emperor has arrived! The Queen Mother has arrived!"

Ever since Prince Rong attempted to rebel and was executed, and the queen was also sentenced to death, Emperor Kanghua had not established another queen for such a long time.

After paying homage, the ministers were summoned.

Everyone could see that even though Emperor Kanghua was sitting high and tried to hide the dissatisfied look in his eyes, his face was still so heavy that it made the ministers uneasy.

The concubines who wanted to come forward to propose a toast did not dare to say anything. They stayed in their positions peacefully and did not dare to overstep the mark in the slightest.

Emperor Kanghua sat up high and glanced down, taking in the solemn expressions of all the ministers.

He picked up the wine glass in front of him and said calmly: "Tonight is the New Year's Eve family banquet. Dear friends, you should spend New Year's Eve with your family in your own mansion and stay up late."

"Now that you are in the palace and attending the New Year's Eve dinner that I have prepared, I hope that all of you, my dear friends, will not be formal and just feel as if you are in your own mansion!"

The ministers nodded one by one with smiles on their faces.

I also knew deep down in my heart that what the emperor said was just polite words. How could I really dare to be so presumptuous in front of the emperor? I really don’t want the head on my neck anymore.

I even heard that the emperor's temper has been very unpredictable recently, and several people have died even in the Yangxin Hall. It is better to be cautious.

Some people are thinking in their hearts, wondering if Princess Feng will show up tonight. If Princess Feng does not show up, does it mean that Princess Feng no longer wants to return to the palace?

You must know that more than half a year ago, Princess Feng was deposed as Crown Princess, which made the whole city aware of it. In addition, Princess Feng did not observe the rules of women at that time, seduced the imperial master, and lost her virginity before marriage...

Thinking about it one by one, the ministers couldn't help but sigh.

Sitting high, Emperor Kanghua looked at everyone and nodded slightly. Wang Deshun understood and raised his hand to signal the musicians next to him to play music.

The dancers who had been outside earlier and later, wearing tulle that could almost see their white and tender skin, came gracefully.

For a time, there was a lot of people drinking wine, strings of silk and bamboo, and beauties dancing, which was especially beautiful.

However, everyone's eyes looked at the emperor who was sitting high up from time to time.

Emperor Kanghua was drinking, one cup after another, and he almost didn't look at the dance below. A pair of deep eyes looked at the gate calmly.

But there was no movement over there.

"Where is Su Guogong?"

Suddenly, Emperor Kanghua asked.

Wang Deshun quickly waved to signal the music to stop and the dancer to leave.

For a moment, the entire Weiyang Palace was extremely quiet.

Su Zihua, the Duke of Su who was suddenly nominated, stood up from the table and walked quickly to the center of the hall: "The minister is here."

"Well, get up!"

Su Zihua felt anxious and stood up slowly: "Since the founding of the Dahan Kingdom, Emperor Taizu has conferred ten dukes and four princes. To this day, there are very few duke's palaces and prince's palaces left."

The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty felt uneasy after listening to Emperor Kanghua's words.

The reason why there are fewer people in the Duke's Palace and the Prince's Palace from one generation to the next is naturally because there are differences between the people in the Duke's Palace and the Prince's Palace.

This is not a good thing.

"I remember that when the old Duke Su inherited the Su Guogong Mansion, he was only twenty-five years old. The Su Guogong Mansion, a scholarly family with a century-old history, gradually declined because of the incident of Concubine Su."

Listening to the emperor's words, everyone began to beat drums in their hearts.

When Concubine Su entered the palace, she later attempted to murder the current emperor's heir, and was accused on the spot by palace officials. Because she was pregnant and the eldest daughter of the Su family, the emperor sent her to the cold palace to prepare for the Empress Dowager's birthday.

Dispose of it later.

Unexpectedly, there was a fire in the Cold Palace, and Concubine Su and the newly born little princess were buried in the fire.

It is said that when the little princess was born, she was lifeless and stillborn.

The emperor now brought up the matter of Concubine Su and called Duke Su forward. Everyone present was sensible and knew that the emperor only wanted to get close to Duke Su's house for the sake of Princess Feng's face.

However, Princess Feng had long since broken away from the Su Guogong Mansion, and she even had no contact with her biological father.
Chapter completed!