Mingxiu understood; she was now a concubine, and in the palace, besides the Imperial Noble Consort, there were only Noble Consorts left.

It's not that she can't handle the rank of Imperial Concubine right now, it's just that when she's promoted, she can't be the only one promoted. There will definitely be many people being promoted at the same time. After all, she's not the only one in the palace who has given birth, so it will involve the promotion of the entire six palaces.

Therefore, Kangxi had a lot to think about, and he roughly explained to Mingxiu why she hadn't been promoted.

The rest of the answers are likely to be guessed by Mingxiu.

She didn't care. There was only one rank difference between a Noble Consort and a Consort. Besides, there was no one above her except the Imperial Noble Consort.

She's still the second most powerful woman in the harem, and that's enough.

However, when Mingxiu finished her postpartum confinement, another major event occurred: another concubine in the harem became pregnant.

Lady Daijia was later known as Consort Cheng.

Mingxiu counted and found that according to history, he should be the seventh prince, Yinyou, but because Wuya is currently out of favor, the child will become the sixth prince when he is born.

Thinking of the original sixth prince, Yinzuo, Mingxiu sighed. Uya had given birth to three sons in total. She didn't like her eldest son, Yinzhen. As for her second son, Yinzuo, she didn't know if it was because his name was too grand or because Uya had committed too many sins and her child died young. Moreover, there are historical records saying that her child was born with a castration, but she didn't know if that was true or not.

But now that the child has missed that time, he must have been reincarnated somewhere else.

I hope this child will have good health and a happy life.

Mingxiu sighed and sent some gifts to Daijia.

Now that the sixth prince has appeared, the Wei family should not be far behind.

Mingxiu felt a headache whenever she thought of this Wei Shi. It was said that this Wei Shi was extremely beautiful, and at that time she was probably the most beautiful one in the palace.

However, because of her dull and wooden personality, she was a beauty who was only favored by Emperor Kangxi and then lost interest in him. Although she later gave birth to the Eighth Prince, her rank was never particularly high.

It seems that the Eighth Prince was bullied from a young age because of the low rank of the Wei clan, which is why he wanted to seize the throne when he grew up.

It seems she needs to be taken good care of.

Mingxiu didn't want her Baocheng to have such a difficult life in the future, so it would be best to eliminate some potential problems now.

However, this Wei family member still hasn't come out. How did she get out back then? Mingxiu scratched her head, but she just couldn't remember.

But I vaguely remember that I was living in Consort Hui's palace at the time, and it was probably Consort Hui who found me to compete for the emperor's favor.

But judging from Consort Hui's appearance now, she doesn't seem like someone who would look for someone.

"I wonder if the Wei family will also fail to appear when the time comes?" Mingxiu scratched her head in distress.

Well, let's look for it when the time comes. If we can find it, great; if not, oh well, let fate decide.

Mingxiu looked at the contents of the box in front of her with some worry. It was a beautiful red beaded necklace. The red was very clear and pure, and it looked very pretty. However, the color was too special. Mingxiu had never seen this color before, not even in modern times.

Mingxiu was a little worried about how to avoid bringing this item.

"Your Majesty, no matter how I look at it, I can't see what's wrong with this thing," Green Bamboo said, standing opposite Mingxiu, looking at the red beaded chain in the box with a bewildered expression.

Mingxiu rolled her eyes at her. If it weren't for the system, she wouldn't have been able to tell either.

"That's why I asked you to examine it more carefully. I just feel uneasy. When has the Empress Dowager ever bestowed anything upon me? When have you ever seen her so kind?"

Green Bamboo felt a little embarrassed, but they were indeed shocked when they learned that the Empress Dowager had specially bestowed something upon Consort Zijia.

Although the Empress Dowager never made things difficult for her own concubine, it was clear that she never liked her.

Therefore, the act of bestowing gifts does indeed raise some suspicions.

What's even more suspicious is that the Empress herself really thought there was something wrong with the item and had it checked.

Green Bamboo thought about it for a moment and realized that she probably couldn't figure it out on her own. What she had learned was only superficial; she couldn't find out anything too profound.

So she took the box directly to her friend to see if there was anything wrong with it.

The Empress Dowager has bestowed this upon Mingxiu, so she should naturally take it with her. However, if there are any real problems, taking it with her might harm her mistress.

Therefore, they should prepare early.

When Green Bamboo returned, her expression was indeed still unpleasant.

Yu Qing and Yu Lan exchanged glances, wondering if there really was something wrong with the things the Empress Dowager had sent.

Mingxiu looked up at the green bamboo and saw that the green bamboo nodded.

"Your Majesty, I had my friend examine it, and it does indeed contain some harmful substances. This stuff originally came from the Miao region. They raise Gu worms that have been fed poison since childhood, then kill and dry them, grind them into powder, and then mix them with special pigments to create this color of beaded necklace. Wearing it for a long time will cause the wearer to suffer from neurasthenia, and in the end, they will either go crazy or die."

Yu Qing and Yu Lan listened from the side, their faces pale.

Mingxiu raised an eyebrow; it was something she had expected, so she wasn't surprised.

She just didn't expect that she and the Empress Dowager had no grudges against each other, so why would the Empress Dowager want to harm her?

Mingxiu tapped her fingers on the table, slowly pondering.

Green Bamboo and Yu Qing and Yu Lan looked at each other, staring at the contents of the box. Green Bamboo just wanted to throw the box away and get as far away from it as possible.

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