Xu Lejin was completely baffled and finally fell into a deep sleep, still full of doubts.

In a daze, Xu Lejin felt that she had come to a place full of white fog. She was surrounded by layers of white fog, so dark that she could not see her own hand in front of her face. Beautiful music was playing in the white fog.

"There is a woman named Le Jin from the Xu family. She possesses auspicious signs, but her fate is fraught with misfortune."

An old man's voice rang out.

Xu Lejin, who was in a daze, was stunned and looked puzzled.

Then a weathered woman's voice came, "No, no, this Xu Shi Le Jin is not that Xu Shi Le Jin. This Xu Shi Le Jin is a person from beyond the heavens, who is blessed with the fortune of ten generations of good people."

“What you say, fellow immortal, is true.”

After a pause, the aged man's voice rang out again, "Fellow immortal, since we are destined to meet her today, why not grant her some opportunities? What do you think?"

"Sure, sure..."

A male and a female voice rang in Xu Lejin's ears.

The next second, Xu Lejin felt her body, which had felt heavy due to her pregnancy, suddenly become much lighter, as if she were not a heavily pregnant woman.

Instead, it was that young, lively, energetic, and vibrant girl with boundless energy.

At that moment, Xu Lejin heard Yingchun's voice.

"My lord, my lord, wake up quickly."

Suddenly opening her eyes, Xu Lejin saw the reflections of Yingchun and Zhishu in her eyes.

Startled, Xu Lejin looked at Yingchun and said in a deep voice, "What time is it? How long have I been asleep...?"

"Your Highness, it was just past 5 a.m. when you slept for two hours."

Yingchun replied respectfully.

After a slight pause, Yingchun looked worried and said anxiously, "Your Highness, news has come from the Empress's palace that the Empress has suffered postpartum hemorrhage."

"At this moment, all the empresses and concubines from various palaces are heading to Kunning Palace."

Xu Lejin didn't have time to think much. She quickly asked Yingchun and Zhishu to help her up and help her dress and change into a simple palace dress. She then hurriedly headed towards Kunning Palace.

The atmosphere in Kunning Palace was heavy.

Consort Niohuru, Consort Tongjia, and all the concubines, fighting off their drowsiness, waited in the main hall of Kunning Palace, where Emperor Kangxi sat solemnly in the main seat.

Liang Jiugong bowed and entered the hall, reporting to Emperor Kangxi: "Your Majesty, Aunt Su Ma, who serves the Empress Dowager, has come to Kunning Palace to visit Her Majesty the Empress on the Empress Dowager's orders."

"Um."

Kangxi responded and said, "Let Sumalagu come into the hall."

Liang Jiugong respectfully agreed and withdrew. A moment later, he led Su Ma La Gu, who was about fifty years old, dressed in dark palace attire and with her hair styled like a palace maid, into the main hall of Kunning Palace.

"This servant greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty enjoy ten thousand years of good fortune and peace."

Kangxi glanced at Su Ma La Gu and said in a deep voice, "No need for formalities, Granny. I'm sorry to have troubled you to make this trip. The Empress gave birth yesterday and is now experiencing postpartum hemorrhage, which has disturbed Imperial Madam."

Sumalagu nodded softly.

After a moment of contemplation, Su Mala Gu lowered her head slightly and spoke respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is concerned about the Empress's safety and has specially sent this servant to Kunning Palace to check on the Empress. I wonder how the Empress is doing now?"

Kangxi paused for a moment.

"Xia Xi, take the nanny to the Empress's bedchamber."

After pondering for a moment, Kangxi gave instructions to the palace maid in her thirties behind him.

When Xu Lejin arrived at Kunning Palace, the sky was already beginning to lighten. Su Mala Gu had already gone to the Empress's bedchamber to visit the Empress who had suffered postpartum hemorrhage, and was now preparing to leave Kunning Palace to return to Cining Palace to report to the Empress Dowager.

With a polite smile on her face, Xu Lejin bowed respectfully to Su Mala Gu before stepping into the main hall of Yikun Palace.

"This humble servant greets Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"

Xu Lejin bowed to Emperor Kangxi, her eyes slightly lowered.

Kangxi raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Lejin, then said coldly, "You are pregnant, and the imperial heir is of utmost importance. The ground is cold, get up quickly."

"Dongrui, bring a chair for Consort Xu."

Kangxi turned his head to look at the older palace maid Dongrui behind him and gave instructions in a deep voice.

Xu Lejin smiled gently, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After an anxious hour of waiting, the imperial physicians and midwives, their hands covered in blood and their faces dejected and defeated, emerged from the Empress's bedchamber and knelt down with a thud.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me! This humble subject is incompetent! The Empress has passed away!"

After the imperial physician finished speaking, he prostrated himself on the ground.

Emperor Kangxi paused, his face filled with sorrow, "The Empress... the Empress was perfectly fine before, how could she have died from postpartum hemorrhage? The Empress... the Empress... it can't be..."

"Your Majesty, the deceased is gone."

Consort Niohuru, her face filled with sorrow, wiped away her tears and softly comforted him, "Your Majesty, your health is of utmost importance. The Empress, even in the afterlife, would surely not wish to see Your Majesty so heartbroken and harming your health."

After saying this, Consort Niohuru lowered her head and silently shed tears.

Xu Lejin slightly raised her eyes and glanced at Kangxi and Consort Niohuru. She sighed inwardly, thinking that the Empress could not change her fate of dying after childbirth.

After the Empress became pregnant this time, although she was unpredictable and narrow-minded, she and Emperor Kangxi were still a young couple who had shared hardships and had a certain affection for each other. That is why Emperor Kangxi was so saddened when the Empress died of postpartum hemorrhage.

As for Consort Niohuru, perhaps she genuinely grieved for the Empress's untimely death, or perhaps she was feigning sorrow.

Consort Tongjia lowered her eyes, a glint of triumph flashing in them, before she put on a sorrowful expression and looked up at Emperor Kangxi. “Your Majesty, the court and the harem need you. Please take care of your health, prioritize the affairs of the state, and prioritize the well-being of the nation.”

Emperor Kangxi glanced at Consort Tongjia, his expression inscrutable.

Xu Lejin lowered her head, sighing inwardly. Consort Tongjia was ultimately too young; she had assumed that after the Empress's death from postpartum hemorrhage, she was the obvious choice to succeed her. Now…

Consort Tongjia's words, on the surface, were advice to Kangxi to prioritize the country and its people, but anyone who wasn't as stupid as a pig could understand her underlying motives.

Consort Tongjia and Consort Niohuru are two high-ranking consorts in the palace. Comparing them, it is immediately clear which is superior.

At this time, the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager arrived at Kunning Palace.

The Empress Dowager glanced at Emperor Kangxi, Consort Niohuru, Consort Tongjia, and the other concubines, and said in a deep voice, "Emperor, the deceased are gone. The Empress was unfortunate; she died of postpartum hemorrhage after giving birth to the sixth imperial daughter. I am heartbroken."

"The Emperor must take care of his health; the Qing Dynasty cannot do without the Emperor."

Kangxi suppressed his grief and respectfully agreed.

After a moment's thought, Kangxi looked at the Empress Dowager. "Grandma, I was husband and wife with the Empress. Now that she has passed away from postpartum hemorrhage, I wish to posthumously honor her as Empress Xiaochengren. I humbly request your permission, Grandma."

"Furthermore, I wish to suspend court for three days to mourn the passing of the Empress."

The Empress Dowager gave Kangxi a meaningful look and spoke coldly, "The Empress is the head of the inner palace, the mother of the nation. It is normal for her to be posthumously honored after her death. But to suspend court for three days..."

"The emperor must think of the people of the world."