Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Chapter 233 Kangxi's Settlement

Kangxi was extremely angry.

Immediately order a thorough investigation of the matter and bring all those involved into justice.

Those dowry maids and the Mongolian princess named Anaji were all taken away by the emperor's men for investigation.

This matter soon attracted the attention of the Zhuosuotu League, the two tribes and the five flags of the princes and nobles.

Especially Anari's Taiji Ama, who was so frightened after hearing that Tian Khan had his daughter captured that he almost lost his soul.

He immediately asked his wife to go to Prince Duleng's mansion to ask the prince's wife what was going on.

After the concubine returned home, before he could ask any questions, he saw the concubine with a pale face and weak legs, being supported by a maid as she entered the house.

After listening to Fu Jin's intermittent narration, Taiji's face was filled with despair.

He slapped Fu Jin hard in the face, then collapsed to the ground, glaring at her with tears in his tiger eyes.

"She's a good daughter raised by a fool like you!"

"That's great! Our entire mansion will be liquidated by the Khan of Heaven!"

"Our son is finished too."

"What a devil! What a devil!"

When Fu Jin heard that her family and son were finished, she felt as if the world had fallen on her and she lay on the ground crying with tears streaming down her face.

Kangxi, who had found out everything, was even more furious.

That’s right! His calmness is not unique!

The royal princesses who had been married off to foreign countries, the princesses from the royal family, and the dowry maids had special powers in the princess's mansion. Because they coveted the princess's dowry property, they controlled these princesses and princesses in every way.

Control every aspect of the princess's life and restrict her freedom.

Whenever the princess wanted to walk around the mansion garden for a while longer, the maids would stop her with various reasons, such as "The princess is of noble status and it is not appropriate for her to stay outside for long, which might be disgraceful."

The maids also strictly control interpersonal interactions.

They isolated the princess in the palace because they were afraid that she would get out of their control after she had her own confidants.

There is no one around me to confide in, and the loneliness and depression in my heart are increasing day by day.

The harm these maids cause to the relationship between the princess and her husband is even more fatal.

Control the number of times the princess and her husband meet to prevent them from getting close.

After many times, the prince consort will misunderstand the princess, and the longing and grievances in the princess's heart will continue to accumulate. Over time, the princess's spirit will become depressed.

The repression of emotions also caused great damage to the princess's physical health.

It destroys the relationship between husband and wife and creates misunderstandings and discord between them.

The originally loving couple began to be suspicious of each other and quarreled under the instigation of the maids, and their relationship gradually broke down.

The dowry maids treated the princess's dowry property as their own.

They will embezzle these properties for various reasons and in a conscious manner, such as falsifying accounts, secretly selling them, passing inferior goods off as good ones, pretending to lose them, reporting losses, etc.

In order to control the princess and seize her property, these maids would do anything to achieve their goals!

Because of the torture of these maids, many princesses died early.

And this is something that many dowry maids have a tacit understanding about. This is also the reason why so many inside stories can be found out just by examining the servants in Princess Duanjing's mansion!

And even the princess who stayed in Beijing would find it difficult to escape!

This matter has far-reaching implications, and the servants in the Imperial Household Department are also accomplices!

Kangxi looked at the information found by his confidant and could not suppress his anger.

He felt that his imperial majesty was being defied by these slaves.

"You audacious dog slave!"

"How can we allow these slaves to degrade our royal bloodline?"

"Liang Jiugong, send more people to investigate!"

"I want to see which other dogs and slaves dare to commit such a crime in the future!"

"Go! First, drag all those slave dogs to the gate of the princess's mansion."

"Two hundred lashes per person, and you are not allowed to stop until they kill you!"

"Not a single board can be missing!"

"If there's one less stick, I'll hold you responsible!"

"If I ask all the servants in the Princess's Mansion to witness the execution, I don't believe anyone will dare to commit the crime again!"

"As for those dog slaves in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I will settle accounts with them one by one after I return!"

Liang Jiugong shuddered.

"Yes."

"I'll go right away!"

"Make sure there's not a single board missing."

Obviously, simply ordering these people to be executed could not completely eliminate Kangxi's anger.

In the end, Kangxi ordered that all the servants of these judges be exterminated along with their entire clans.

He also ordered a reform of the dowry system for princesses who were married off to other countries to ensure that the princesses would receive better care and protection after their marriage.

This incident caused such a big uproar that even the Empress Dowager was alarmed.

Moreover, the impact of this incident is gradually spreading from the Zhuosuotu League to the surrounding tribes.

In addition, the emperor attached great importance to this matter and sent many people to investigate the princesses who married into Mongolia.

The whole of Mongolia was silent and began to conduct self-inspection.

I was worried that the fire would spread to my own tribe.

After all, there were problems with the servants in the princess's mansion, but the princess was unhappy and even died early after marrying into the tribe, and the prince consort and the tribe were also responsible.

The princess's dowry who heard the news became even more panicked, feeling that a disaster was about to happen.

Wanyu only has two words for these people.

That’s what you deserve!

As for Princess Duanjing and Garzang, the misunderstanding between them was finally resolved because the emperor investigated and reported the matter.

The rumors spread by the maids that Erdun had a romantic relationship with the princess were also wronged.

It was because he had a handsome face that those who spread the rumors thought that mentioning him would make them more credible, so he was dragged out by those maids.

In fact, the relationship between him and the princess was simply that of master and guard.

The two of them were just talking as the guards were reporting to their masters.

Moreover, there were many guards around the princess, and Erdun was not the only one who reported things to the princess.

But he was the only one who was dragged out.

Sometimes it’s not a good thing for a man to be too good-looking!

Princess Duanjing brought her own thank-you gift and came to see Wanyu specially.

She was a little scared but also grateful and said, "Second sister-in-law, thank you."

"If it weren't for you, I would have been tortured to death by those slaves."

Wanyu was also a little angry and pointed out: "Duan Jing, you should learn a lesson from this incident."

"If you can stand up on your own, and you have loyal guards around you, the master is the master, how can those maids control you?"

"Also, if you had spoken to your husband earlier and had an open and honest discussion, how could these things have happened?"

"Maybe your children are almost as old as Feng Sheng'e!"

Duan Jing also felt that she had failed to live up to her status as a royal princess.

It was so easy for the servant to catch him.

So she nodded obediently and admitted her mistake.

"Second sister-in-law, Duan Jing understands."

"This will never happen again."

Wanyu sighed: "It is a foregone conclusion that you will marry into the Kalachin tribe alone. If you can't change the outcome, you must make it better and make your life better."

"Think about your mother in the capital."

"If I hadn't accidentally discovered the conversation between Anaji and the Prince Consort, realized something was amiss, and then found out about the tricks going on in your Princess Mansion, I would have immediately reported it to Khan Ama."

"If you continue to swallow your anger like this, sooner or later you'll be tortured by those old women and die of depression."

"Think about it, aren't there many Qing Dynasty princesses who died young after marrying into other countries?"

"When Concubine Bu in the palace learns about you, how will she hold on?"

"You are her only hope. Only if you live well can she live the rest of her life in peace."

Duan Jing's eyes were filled with tears and she sniffed.

"Thank you, Second Sister-in-law. Please tell my mother when you return to Beijing."

"Just tell her that her daughter and her husband are doing well and ask her not to worry."

"If I have the chance in the future, I will go back to see her with my husband."

Wanyu nodded and agreed to the matter.