"Okay, I understand."

Nodding slightly, Xu Lejin pondered for a moment before saying in a deep voice, "The Second Prince is young, and it is not appropriate for him to have palace maids serving him too early, lest he become obsessed with women."

"Consort Hui ordered the palace maid to be beaten to death. Although it was cruel, it was a way of showing respect by killing the chicken."

evening

Emperor Kangxi stormed into the main hall of Yikun Palace in a rage.

"Consort Hui has become increasingly unruly and disrespectful. She actually ordered a palace maid to be beaten to death in front of the palace servants of the princes, and that palace maid even..."

Kangxi swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, his expression grave.

"Although the palace maid came from a humble background, she was still a member of the Eight Banners and was selected into the palace by the Imperial Household Department. How could Consort Hui beat her to death for no reason?"

Xu Lejin paused for a moment, then said softly, "Your Majesty, Consort Hui also loves her son."

"The Second Prince is still young. He should be studying and practicing riding and archery. At this age, he should focus his mind on studying and practicing martial arts, rather than on women."

With a soft sigh, Xu Lejin spoke again.

"Although Consort Hui's actions were bloody and cruel, they were ultimately for the Second Prince's benefit."

Emperor Kangxi frowned, his eyes dark as he looked at Xu Lejin. After a moment's hesitation, he said coldly, "My beloved consort, you may not know this, but the palace maid beside Yinti is already pregnant with Yinti's child."

"Although that palace maid was of low birth and Yinti was young, but... but that was Yinti's first child, my first grandson!"

Xu Lejin was so shocked by what she heard that her jaw nearly dropped.

This is too much...