Inside Yonghe Palace.

As Mingxiu swallowed the last bite of mooncake, she finally let out a long sigh of relief. She wouldn't want to eat another mooncake for a long time afterward.

Green Bamboo watched helplessly as her empress ate mooncakes and poison. She couldn't understand why her empress wouldn't like such delicious food, and she couldn't understand why she had to be forced to eat it if she didn't want to.

Mingxiu choked on the mooncake, picked up the teacup next to her, quickly drank some water to swallow the mooncake, and could tell what Lüzhu was thinking just by looking at her expression.

She rolled her eyes, feeling quite helpless. Did she want to eat it? She didn't want to eat it at all, but who told her to be so impulsive and provoke those two hungry people?

In the end, you end up suffering the loss yourself.

well!

Thinking about what had happened before, Mingxiu couldn't help but pat her face to stop herself from thinking about it anymore.

Mingxiu pulled her clothes tighter around herself. The early autumn weather was starting to get cooler, and the leaves were turning yellow and falling. She took Luzhu and prepared to go out for a stroll. She liked the weather very much. Besides, everyone had already explored the Imperial Garden, so there were fewer people to be seen.

Walking in the Imperial Garden, there were indeed not many people. Mingxiu nodded in satisfaction and strolled around with Luzhu for a while. Actually, the scenery of the Imperial Garden was not bad now, but no one could stand seeing the same scenery every day. Mingxiu was not very interested either. She only came out because she had other reasons to come out.

After wandering around for a while and seeing that it was almost time, Green Bamboo gently nudged and supported Mingxiu's arm. Mingxiu understood, and the two of them walked to a pavilion not far away and sat down.

Looking at the surrounding scenery, Mingxiu took a fan and sat there pretending to fan herself from time to time, chatting and laughing with Lüzhu from time to time.

A short while later, two figures emerged from around the corner. When they turned around, they were astonished to see that it was Lady Wuya and the palace maid serving her.

Seeing that today's target had arrived, Mingxiu stopped pretending and looked at the approaching figure, her eyes falling on Wuya's belly.

This is where the future Yongzheng Emperor, the fourth prince Yinzhen, was placed.

Mingxiu didn't dislike the child and even quite liked him, but she really disliked Wuya.

but……

Mingxiu frowned as she looked at Wuya's noticeably larger belly.

This is why she suddenly wanted to come and see Lady Uya. Mingxiu had someone keep an eye on Lady Uya beforehand, originally wanting to see how this legendary woman lived under the Imperial Noble Consort.

However, some people said that Uya's belly was too big, not a normal size.

Mingxiu took it to heart and wanted to see for herself. She was surprised to find it was true; the large pregnant belly clearly indicated someone wanted to harm her. It seemed they intended to keep the child. Just then, Wuya approached with her entourage and began to bow to Mingxiu.

Although she was pregnant, she was still just a minor noblewoman, so she naturally had to bow to Mingxiu when she saw her, even though she wanted to kill Mingxiu at that moment.

Uya lowered her head and walked respectfully to Mingxiu, saying in her heart, "This humble servant greets Consort Ming."

Mingxiu nodded: "Get up. You're pregnant now, so you don't need to be so polite. Go do what you need to do."

"Yes, then I will take my leave now, so as not to disturb Your Majesty's enjoyment any longer." Wuya said with her head bowed, and after seeing Mingxiu nod, she quickly left with her entourage.

Watching Wuya walk away, Green Bamboo asked curiously, "Didn't Your Highness come here today to see Consort Wuya? Why did you let her leave again?"

Mingxiu shook her head and didn't say anything. She had already achieved her goal, so why not let her leave? What if something went wrong and she was blamed for it?

Moreover, the grudges between her and Wuya are too complicated to explain, but Consort Wuya must know them well, and may even want to devour her in her heart.

It's all just for show now.

"It's nothing, I was just struck by how big Consort Wuya's belly is now. I suppose the day she gives birth isn't far off," Mingxiu said to Green Bamboo as she watched Consort Wuya leave.

Green Bamboo nodded, assuming that her mistress wanted to have a child: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Consort Wuya is not favored. Even if she gives birth to a prince, the Emperor will still favor Your Majesty the most. Besides, Your Majesty still has His Highness the Crown Prince." After thinking for a moment, she continued: "Your Majesty, there is no need to rush. We will have the imperial physician examine Your Majesty's body, and you should be pregnant soon."

Mingxiu's lips twitched, and she replied awkwardly, "Really? It's alright, I'm not in a hurry. It's enough that Baocheng is with me every day. I'm not in a rush to have children."

What child? She doesn't want to have children. She's perfectly fine as she is now. If Emperor Kangxi heard her say that, he would definitely force her to drink the medicine.

Thinking it over, he glanced around discreetly to make sure no one was there before quickly taking Green Bamboo back to leave this troublesome place.

I was originally planning to do some shopping, but now I've completely lost the desire.

Mingxiu grabbed Lüzhu and fled in panic, naturally not seeing the two figures that emerged from the artificial hill behind them after they left.

Back at Yonghe Palace, Mingxiu happily took out the fruit wine she had made earlier, which had been sitting for a long time and was now ready to drink. Satisfied, she had someone bring out a jar of plum wine from behind her. Looking at the slightly wrinkled plums soaking in the jar, Mingxiu was very pleased.

Ask Green Bamboo to bring a cup, pour some out and taste it.

I comfortably squinted my eyes; it really tasted the same as before.

Since we're having alcohol, we can't be without snacks, and barbecue is naturally the best choice.

This weather is perfect for barbecue; it's not as hot as in summer, nor as cold as in winter. So, I happily decided to have barbecue for dinner tonight.

Also, send someone to Qianqing Palace and Yuqing Palace to inform Kangxi and Yinreng to come over for dinner that evening.

That's right, Yinreng has already moved to Yuqing Palace. It happened shortly after the Mid-Autumn Festival. I don't know what the Emperor was in such a hurry for.

As a result, Mingxiu was not fully prepared and had no way to change all the decorations in Yuqing Palace.

We can only let Yinreng stay there for now, and we'll see how things go later.

Mingxiu went to see it when Yinreng moved. Although it was already built very nicely, the decoration was obviously old-fashioned and didn't look like a suitable place for children to live.

So Mingxiu secretly told Yinreng that she wanted to make some arrangements, and Yinreng agreed. So Mingxiu has been worrying about how to make the arrangements recently.

After giving the orders, it was still quite early, and there wasn't much to do. Mingxiu looked at the things on the table in the room and had no choice but to walk over to the table.