When Kangxi heard that Lin Duoer ran out of the Imperial Garden on his own, he was not worried at the time. (eng.com) It is understandable that young people are ignorant and run away from home in anger. Just find them. What's more, Er Gege wears a silk shirt and has been raised in a palace with fine clothes and fine food since she was a child. Even if she is released to the common people and can only survive a few days of hard life and then runs back, don't worry about it.
The only concubine, Rong, was so sad that she took her third elder brother Yinzhi to ask for an audience with Kangxi. She cried sadly and respectfully asked the emperor to make the decision. Kangxi could only send several groups of imperial guards out of the palace with small statues to search for them separately. The emperor himself was really powerless.
Kangxi was sitting in the south study room, complaining that his children were uneasy when they were older. Manager Gu hurriedly came to report that the empress dowager's phoenix body was in violation of the rules. Kangxi hurriedly went to Ciren Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, and saw Xiaohui leaning on the brocade couch with a sad face. Kangxi asked with concern, "Empress, you were fine when you were watching the play just now. How could you be like this just a while ago?"
The Empress Dowager waved away the attendants, supported Kangxi's arm, and finally shed two lines of tears, "Your Majesty, your leisure time has disappeared. How can this be a good thing?"
Kangxi was secretly shocked, the news was extremely bad. Kangxi pondered for a long time, then forced himself to calm down and asked the Empress Dowager, "When did Liu Xia disappear? Was there anything strange before she left? What was missing?"
The Empress Dowager wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, "the Ai family has sent people to interrogate the personal attendants. After counting the makeup boxes, they found that ten gold hairpins and seven or eight jade bracelets were missing However, the world outside is chaotic, what can she do as a woman? If she is kidnapped by some thieves, it will be detrimental to her reputation after all."
Kangxi's heart also sank. He had no more time than Lin Duo'er. After all, he was a few years older. It was just a matter of leaving the palace to relax and unwind. He was just afraid of encountering other things.
The Empress Dowager Xu Xu confessed: "Everyone who knows the inside story will be detained in several places and closely guarded, and no news will spread As long as they can be found quickly, it doesn't matter"
Kangxi didn't hesitate, so he could only comfort the empress dowager with gentle words and promised to send more people to search for her as much as possible. Privately, Kangxi still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that nothing would happen to him in his spare time, and that he could go to the private sector for a few days and come back when he felt better.
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When everyone in the palace was worried about the two princesses, their situations were also very different.
After leaving the palace, Liu Xia went to a pawn shop with a large facade after asking around. Liu Xia stood in the compartment and took off the purse from his waist, intending to take out the gold hairpin and exchange it for silver.
Unexpectedly, the second shopkeeper of the pawn shop who was in charge of receiving the goods had sharp eyes. He checked it back and forth several times and confirmed that the tattoo on the side of the gold hairpin was the secret seal made by the Imperial Palace. He looked it up and down again and spoke in a low and sinister tone. said:
"This young father-in-law is so brave. He dares to take things from the palace and secretly pawn them. Xiao Wu and Lao Liu, why don't you send your father-in-law to the Yamen to find out clearly, so that our family will not be sued in the future ¡.¡±
Before he finished speaking, Liu Xia was shocked. Seeing the burly Xiao Wu and Lao Liu crossing the counter and walking towards her, he immediately became so nervous that he didn't even dare to ask for the purse that was spread out on the counter. He turned around and ran away. Out of the pawn shop.
Poor Liu Xia didn¡¯t have any experience in the world. He was just afraid of being taken to the Yamen and then back to the palace. He was so frightened that he ran away with just a threat. The fifth and sixth men did not chase after them. They pretended to be fierce and then retreated behind the counter. The second shopkeeper was very quick and had already put all the things spread out on the counter into the lacquer box. Send to official? Just talk. Even if it is stolen goods, hide them first. If you wait three to five years and no one comes to ask for it, you only need to order a craftsman to melt the secret seal away, and then you can sell it on the counter at a good price.
With no money left on her body, she huddled in the corner of the street with her sleeves rolled up, despising her own stupidity and ignorance, and worrying about how to live her life. When Liu Xia was hesitating, a trembling hand with wrinkles and black nails stretched out in front of Liu Xia: " Young Master, please be kind and enjoy the meal."
Liu Lei, who was still stunned, was startled and hurriedly avoided the touch of the dirty hand. However, the hem of his clothes was instantly grabbed by several dirty little hands. Two children under ten years old pulled Liu Lei. The skirt of Xia's clothes was also begging in a whimpering voice: "Master, please give me food to eat."
Liu Xia quickly shook her head and explained: "No, I really have no money" She was wearing a bright-colored robe, with fair hands and face, and thick braids. Who would believe her? Liu Xia panicked and tried hard to get rid of the little beggar. He involuntarily stepped back and suddenly stumbled and fell into the ditch beside the road.
It rained not long ago, and the sewage in the ditch receded slightly, leaving only a puddle of mud. Liu Xia struggled to get up from the ditch. His whole body was dirty. Liu Xia looked down at his hands covered with black mud and was stunned.
I spent my free time leaning against the wall covered in mud, thinking about my future.What happened next made me suddenly sad and burst into tears. The emperor's brother doesn't like her, and even her aunt doesn't make decisions with her. She lives in the palace every day, surrounded by the emperor's brother's women She doesn't want to stay there anymore But she can't go back to the grassland. , Amma would never agree¡.
Liu Xia lowered his head and cried, his hat had already fallen into the mud ditch. The old woman who originally begged Liu Xia and two beggars sat around her, watching Liu Xia cry sadly.
The old beggar woman with dusty face and frosty hair said sympathetically:
"Girl, don't be sad, as long as you are still alive, there is nothing that you can't overcome"
When Liu Xia heard this, he lost all scruples and stopped suppressing his emotions. Instead, he burst into tears.
The two children experienced the sadness of begging and thought of their parents who died of illness. At this moment, they could not help but hug each other and feel sad when they heard Liu Xia lamenting and crying at a close distance. Finally, an aunt who was passing by shopping for groceries threw two coins in front of them. Even though the eyes of the two children were still red, they immediately reached out to pick up the money and kept saying thank you, which is just a professional habit. The tears haven't been wiped off the face yet, but the copper plate has already bought the hot sesame seed cakes.
Liu Xia was given half of a sesame seed cake, but because she didn¡¯t eat it, the sesame seed cake quickly disappeared into another mouth. The mouth opened and closed, swallowing half of Liu Xia's sesame cake, but spitting out one sentence:
"Do you think you are just crying for nothing? Follow me and I will ensure that you are popular and drink spicy food"
Liu Xia raised his head, his face full of tears and runny nose, and asked blankly: