Yinzhen roughly sorted out the information he had obtained!

Consort Shu caused trouble and damaged the Empress's interests. The Empress, displeased, poisoned Consort Shu, leaving her bedridden and half-dead!

Consort Shu felt that the Empress had broken off relations with her, and because she believed that the Empress was the one who had caused her to lose her fertility, she directly took ruthless action against the Empress!

After the Empress was poisoned, she discovered that the Empress Dowager had given Consort Shu a sterilization drug, but she was framed for it. The Empress was unhappy and told Consort Shu the truth before she died, while also erasing the evidence that Consort Shu had plotted against her!

Consort Shu investigated and found that the Empress had indeed said that she harbored hatred towards the Empress Dowager. She decided to take action against the Empress Dowager and then accidentally discovered Empress Xiaokangzhang's old affairs. She then revealed them to him and also let the Tong family know about them!

Consort Shu, in collusion with the Tong family, poisoned the Empress Dowager!

According to Consort Shu's plan, the Tong family should be used as a scapegoat for her!

If Kangxi were still Kangxi and had not been reborn by Yinzhen, Consort Shu's plan would be perfect. Because people are always driven by emotions, and when it comes to matters of the heart, they will inevitably become somewhat irrational. Yinzhen is different; he has seen life and death many times and acts very rationally!

Now that the Empress Dowager doesn't have much time left, and Consort Shu is also nearing her end, as for the Tong family, they will at most no longer be given important positions in the future!

The results were found, but in the end, they could only be sealed away! They couldn't see the light of day!

The Empress Dowager was old after all, and she passed away before the fifteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign!

When Consort Shu saw that the Empress Dowager was no longer breathing, she felt relieved. She had kept the Empress Dowager alive, but she had no more breath left and followed the Empress Dowager in death!

In the fourteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, three high-ranking officials died in succession in the palace, making the New Year a somber and gloomy affair!

The harem is currently empty, and there is no one in charge! Yinzhen has no intention of bestowing titles upon the harem members for the time being, so he has entrusted the senior Consort Hui and Consort Rong with managing the palace affairs. The two do not get along, which is a good way to check and balance each other!

Consort Hui and Consort Rong were locked in a fierce battle, but Consort Rong had a child, and in the harem, people were very selective in their choices of who to serve whom. On the surface, Consort Rong seemed to have the upper hand!

The two tacitly refrained from causing trouble for Consort Xian. Of course, it wasn't that they didn't respect Consort Xian; they simply didn't dare to!

Although the Emperor had been keeping vigil for the Empress Dowager and had begun to abstain from women, never summoning them to his bedchamber or spending the night there, Consort Xian was different! The Emperor would often visit Yongshou Palace for a meal!

So what if they wield power in the palace? The Emperor doesn't even want to see them! They understand perfectly well that one's position in the palace depends entirely on how much the Emperor cares; nothing else matters!

Yunrong didn't think anything of it. Most of the time when Yinzhen came over, he would discuss "work" with Yunrong. Although Yinzhen was getting nicer to her, Yunrong thought that Yinzhen was rewarding her!

In modern times, because Yunrong was smart, her superiors treated her better and better, and it was common for them to personally pour her water!

Yinzhen had no idea that his deep affection was being taken as a boss's reward to his subordinate, and he also didn't know that when he finally found out, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood!

The current power structure of the imperial harem has become a three-way balance of power!

Yinzhen was very satisfied with the peace in the harem!

He began to devote himself to the great cause of reform, and incidentally, he started flirting with a girl! Although this "girl" probably didn't realize she was being flirted with! Yinzhen was enjoying himself immensely!

In the latter half of the fifteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Consort Rong's son ultimately died!

Consort Rong wept bitterly. The reason she was able to outrank Consort Hui was because the Emperor's only son was born from her womb!

Now that her child is gone, her advantages are gone. She is not as senior as Consort Hui, nor is her family as powerful! From now on, she will have to be subordinate to Consort Hui. How could Consort Rong not be heartbroken?

In addition, the child did come from her womb, and she took good care of the child for a period of time. Consort Rong's heart was not made of stone, and she was also saddened by the child to some extent!

When Consort Hui found out, she was overjoyed. Consort Rong had been rubbing salt into her wounds all day long because she had a child. Now that her child was gone, let's see how smug she can be now!

Consort Hui went to Consort Rong's place and comforted her for a long time until she couldn't stop crying!

After Consort Hui left, Consort Rong couldn't help but smash things!

Consort Rong: "I am irreconcilably opposed to that Nala clan! Just you wait and see!"

Consort Hui had no idea that Consort Rong had thrown a tantrum after she left. Even if she did know, she wouldn't think much of it; they were old rivals! Everyone knows who they are!

However, the nanny beside Consort Hui was a little worried that her mistress's actions might anger Consort Rong. If Consort Rong had a moment of weakness and started a fight to the death with her mistress, it would be the mistress who would suffer!

The nanny, worried, asked, "Your Highness, what if Consort Rong gets upset and attacks you?"

Consort Hui said nonchalantly, "Consort Rong could be arrogant when she had a child, but now that she's lost her child, just wait and see! She's a coward! My family is stronger than hers, so you won't openly antagonize me. As for the secret, I never intended to get along with her. Besides, if I really did get along with her, the Emperor would have to promote someone to share power! It's better to have an old adversary, at least you're familiar with her methods!"

Who says women in the imperial harem aren't smart? As long as they're not blinded by hatred, they can see things very clearly!

In essence, Consort Hui's thinking was indeed correct. Yinzhen would not sleep with those women, but that did not mean he would not care about anything. These women entered the palace representing different forces. If they all got into trouble, his reputation would not be good either!

The imperial harem always strives for a balance, so on the surface, Consort Xian is favored, while Consort Hui and Consort Rong have power. With these three forces at play, Consort Hui and Consort Rong will not touch Consort Xian, who is favored. Consort Xian has no power in the palace, so she will not harm Consort Hui and Consort Rong. Consort Hui and Consort Rong are at odds, so they can keep an eye on each other and prevent any one of them from becoming too powerful in the harem and engaging in deceitful and opportunistic schemes.

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