No matter how much they inquired, the result remained the same: Consort Liang was ill, very ill, and looked really unwell.

Everyone in the harem felt that with Consort Hui gone, the most pleased person would undoubtedly be Consort Liang. After all, she had been suppressed by Consort Hui for half her life in Yanxi Palace. Now that Consort Hui was gone, she had become the head of a palace and should be proud.

But she fell ill. According to the imperial physician, it was because she was depressed and kept things bottled up inside, which made her sick.

This aroused everyone's curiosity.

Everyone was baffled as to why she fell ill at a time when she should have been enjoying her success; the cause of her illness was incomprehensible.

Consort Liang's illness came on suddenly, and since the Eighth Prince had been kept in the dark last time, he paid even more attention to Consort Liang's situation.

"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince has arrived."

Consort Liang, exhausted, said, "Help me up."

Before she could finish speaking, the Eighth Prince's voice came: "Mother is sick, so she should rest and recover. Don't get up."

When Consort Liang heard the Eighth Prince say this, she stopped insisting on getting up.

"Why did you come here? Shouldn't you be doing your job at this hour?"

"My mother is so ill, how can I do my job with peace of mind? I can only rest assured when my mother recovers."

Consort Liang was always very gratified that her son was filial. The thing she was most proud of in her life was giving birth to the Eighth Prince.

She suffered greatly in the Imperial Laundry during her childhood and was often bullied during her teenage years. Later, she caught the eye of Emperor Kangxi and enjoyed a period of great prestige. However, she disobeyed him by giving birth to the Eighth Prince and thus defied him. As a result, she entered Yanxi Palace and lived as an invisible person for half her life.

“My son is so kind. Your mother is fine and cannot delay your important business.”

"Mother, rest assured, I have spoken to Father about your situation, and Father has granted me permission to come and serve you."

Consort Liang sighed and remained silent.

Then Consort Liang instructed the nanny beside her: "Nanny, I have something to say to Xiao Ba."

The nanny, sensing the situation, led everyone away.

Only the mother and son remained in the room. Consort Liang, pale-faced, asked, "Tell your mother the truth, is there something wrong with your health?"

Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince froze for a moment, then reacted and immediately retorted, "Mother, who told you such nonsense? Your son is perfectly healthy and there is nothing wrong with him."

No one knows a son better than his mother. Others might not have noticed the Eighth Prince's stiffness, but Consort Liang did.

She suddenly burst into tears: "Tell your mother the truth, your mother knows everything."

The Eighth Prince felt he had kept it a secret well: "Mother, it's all fake, your son is really fine."

"Alright, tell your mother when you're ready to have a child."

The Eighth Prince stiffened even more, and he had nothing more to say.

Consort Liang: "I knew it, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been harmed. It's all my fault..."

She was truly filled with remorse. She only had one son, and she knew he had great ambitions. As his mother, she couldn't offer him any support. She had only thought that she shouldn't cause him any trouble, but who knew that it would actually lead to such a disaster.

Although it wasn't her intention, Suqin was something she insisted on giving her, and although Suqin did things that Suqin did not instigate, she still bears indirect responsibility.

She's the one who ruined her son!

The Eighth Prince was at a loss for words. He was the victim in this matter. His mother had sent Suqin to take care of him out of kindness. If anyone was to blame, it was the vicious person behind it.

He couldn't blame his mother.

He couldn't help but blame himself; if he could control himself, things wouldn't have come to this.

"Mother, it's not your fault, it's really not your fault."

Consort Liang couldn't help but blame herself; she was filled with regret!

The mother and son burst into tears; neither of them was in great pain.

After a long time, it was almost time for the Eighth Prince to return.

"Mother, please take good care of yourself. I'll head back now and come see you again tomorrow."

Consort Liang: "Okay."

After the Eighth Prince left, Consort Liang's spirits and energy became off. It was hard to describe why, but she seemed listless and somewhat frightening.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Consort Liang shook her head absentmindedly: "It's nothing, I'm tired, I'll take a nap first."

The old woman looked at the sun outside; it was clearly not yet time for bed.

But if the master says he's sleepy, then it's necessary to arrange for him to go to sleep.

In her dreams, Consort Liang dreamed of many things, mostly about the Eighth Prince. In her dreams, the Eighth Prince never had any children and was miserable and helpless.

Consort Liang was startled awake. When she woke up and saw that the surroundings were dark and empty, she burst into tears, blaming herself for it all.

There was no one else in the room. The young palace maid on night watch was sleeping soundly and didn't notice that Consort Liang had woken up. Thus, Consort Liang lay awake all night.

The next morning, the nanny went into the room to wake Consort Liang, but when she saw the person on the bed with a full head of white hair and bloodshot eyes, she screamed in fright.

With a loud bang, the palace maids and eunuchs outside rushed in and saw Consort Liang's appearance.

Overnight, his black hair turned completely white, and his eyes were filled with exhaustion.

The old woman said cautiously, "Your Majesty...Your Majesty, this servant will go and fetch the imperial physician right away."

Consort Liang didn't react much, and it was unclear whether she heard it or not, but someone immediately ran out to call the imperial physician.

Her situation is anything but normal.

The imperial physician arrived, and after taking her pulse, shook his head and said, "Consort Liang has something on her mind; she should try to let go of it."

There are no miracle cures; all he can do is prescribe calming remedies, but that's about it.

After the imperial physician left, news of Consort Liang's hair turning white overnight quickly spread throughout the palace, even reaching Emperor Kangxi.

"Liang Jiugong, I have never mistreated Consort Liang, have I?"

Liang Jiugong said, "His Majesty has certainly not mistreated Consort Liang."

Consort Liang may not have had a very happy life, but Emperor Kangxi has treated her quite well.

Life in the Imperial Laundry was miserable. If Emperor Kangxi hadn't taken Consort Liang into the harem, someone as beautiful as her would have suffered even greater humiliation in the Imperial Laundry.

Emperor Kangxi admired Consort Liang's beauty, but given his social status, he hadn't planned for her to have a child so early. However, she somehow heard rumors that he wouldn't let her have a child, and she desperately tried to induce vomiting with contraceptive medicine to get pregnant.

He disliked those who defied him, so he bestowed upon them the title of Noble Lady and placed them in the Yanxi Palace of Consort Hui, who was proud and disdainful of making things difficult for others.

Although she was no longer favored by the emperor, Consort Hui never mistreated her.

Emperor Kangxi believed he had done right by her.

But she turned white-haired overnight; who does that annoy?

"Checking it out is one reason."

There's never a reason why someone's hair turns white overnight. If a concubine in the harem had her hair turn white overnight, and this was recorded in the daily records or in unofficial histories, who knows how it would be portrayed by later generations!

“Zha”

Emperor Kangxi wanted to investigate, and some people also wanted him to know, so he found out that very day.

"What did you say? Xiao Ba was given a secret drug by the palace maid sent by Consort Liang, and now she can't have children?"

Liang Jiugong lowered his head: "Your Majesty, this is what the imperial physician who examined the Eighth Prince said."

So, it seems that Consort Liang blamed herself, which is why her hair turned white overnight.