Upon hearing this, Consort De smiled, which, combined with her makeup and simple attire, made her appear quite gentle and virtuous.

Anyone who saw Consort De's appearance would not have guessed that she was a wicked person.

When Emperor Kangxi entered, Consort De quickly stepped forward and greeted him with a beaming smile.

"Your Majesty, I have come to pay my respects."

Consort De's voice was delicate and melodious, extremely pleasant to the ear.

Kangxi was displeased when he heard this. Yinzhen had just fainted, and she hadn't asked him how he was doing.

Moreover, she didn't show any worry on her face, and even greeted him with a smile. Did she really not care about Yinzhen at all?

Normally, after Consort De paid her respects, Emperor Kangxi would tell her to get up. But today he was in a bad mood, so he didn't say anything. After a while, he sat down and said, "Get up!"

Consort De had no family background and valued Emperor Kangxi's opinion of her highly. Therefore, she was very good at reading his mood. Seeing this situation, Consort De understood that His Majesty was not in a good mood.

After Consort De stood up, the smile on her face faded a little, and she felt uneasy. His Majesty had given her a hard time as soon as he arrived. Could it be that some little vixen in the harem had said something bad about her again?

She tried to think about recent events and realized that the only thing worth mentioning was Yinzhen's fainting.

Thinking of this, Consort De couldn't help but feel even more disgusted with Yinzhen.

If it really has something to do with Yinzhen, then she should strike first.

So Consort De's face, like the painted face in Sichuan opera, instantly changed from a smiling face to a worried face.

Emperor Kangxi caught a glimpse of it. Although he didn't say anything, he was quite impressed. He usually didn't care, but if he really did care, all the concubines in the harem were masters of acting.

With tears welling in her eyes, Consort De said, "Your Majesty, I have a request that I cannot make."

Kangxi's expression remained unchanged: "Speak."

He wanted to see what kind of nonsense she could come up with.

Consort De: "The day before yesterday, Yinzhen suddenly fainted. I wanted to go see him in person, but the nanny said that I had just recovered from my illness and it would be bad if I passed on my illness to Yinzhen. I was afraid, so I did as the nanny said and let her go see him. When the nanny went, Yinzhen had not yet woken up."

"After he woke up, I sent someone to the Imperial Hospital. It turned out that he was suffering from blood deficiency. I wanted to give him some tonics, but I was powerless to do so. There was nothing good in the storeroom. So I thought I would ask His Majesty for a ginseng root to give Yinzhen some tonics."