That evening, at Liang Jiugong's suggestion, Kangxi went to Consort Tong's palace.

Consort Tong meticulously prepared the meal and served Emperor Kangxi his meal, after which she dismissed the palace maids and eunuchs who were serving him in the palace.

With no one else around, Consort Tong knelt on the ground, looking guilty, and said, "Your Majesty, I have failed to live up to your trust. The young ladies-in-waiting made some mistakes this time. I invited Your Majesty here today to apologize."

Kangxi was puzzled. Wasn't Chuxiu Palace quite peaceful? "What crime are you asking for? Tell me."

Consort Tong then began to explain: "The Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fourth Prince are both of marriageable age. The candidates for Crown Princess and the two princes' wives are also among this year's candidates. So I really wanted to be there in person at the Chuxiu Palace to watch this selection process. But a mistake still happened."

"The Consort De has chosen the Second Princess of the Ulanara clan to be the Fourth Prince's consort. Since the Fourth Prince is my sister's adopted son, I couldn't help but pay more attention to him. I sent someone to investigate the Second Princess of the Ulanara clan's character, and she is indeed a good person. However, upon further investigation, we discovered that the Second Princess of the Ulanara clan is not in good health, which may be a problem for her in terms of childbearing."

"Your Majesty, I only found out last night and didn't sleep a wink. I dare not hide this from you. Consort De seems to really like Princess Ulanara. If she really bestows her upon Yinzhen as his wife, and Yinzhen ends up without a legitimate son, then my mistake will be enormous."

"Your Majesty entrusted me with such an important matter as the selection of concubines, yet the lower ranks failed to even investigate such a matter. I am truly ashamed of Your Majesty's grace and trust, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

The more Kangxi listened, the more his brows furrowed. Since Consort Tong had said so, there must be evidence, and the possibility that this matter was true was very high.

The thought that if Consort Tong hadn't told him about this, and he had ended up giving his son a wife who couldn't have children, then when Yinzhen saw his other brothers having sons and daughters one after another while he had none, his cousin would blame him.

Furthermore, he values ​​lineage, and he naturally values ​​legitimate children more than illegitimate children.

What is the purpose of letting his son have no legitimate son?