Just as An Ning had guessed, Consort Yi did indeed "complain" to Emperor Kangxi.

Consort Yi: "Now that Your Majesty has a new favorite, I, the old concubine, have been cast aside. Now everyone can bully me."

Emperor Kangxi looked puzzled: "Why do you say that, my beloved concubine?"

Emperor Kangxi knew what level Consort Yi was at, and he didn't think anyone in the harem could bully her.

Consort Yi's maid looked indignant and complained on her behalf: "Your Majesty, it was Consort Shu who was disrespectful to Your Majesty."

Kangxi frowned. He knew Anning's temperament; she wasn't one to cause trouble. It was Consort Yi, on the other hand…

"What happened?"

The palace maid then embellished the story, using subtle and euphemistic language to describe the back-and-forth between Consort Yi and Consort Anning at Consort Hui's place that day.

According to this palace maid, Consort Yi was a straightforward person with a bit of a temper, while Anning was described as a spoiled, arrogant, and taunting "petty person" who took advantage of the emperor's favor.

After listening, Kangxi fell silent. The Anning described by the palace maid was completely different from the Anning he knew.

He naturally believed what he saw. Many of the people around An Ning were arranged by him, and he knew their temperaments very well.

Looking at the two women, mistress and servant, who both looked aggrieved, Emperor Kangxi said, "Consort Shu is a quiet and gentle person. I suppose there is a misunderstanding between her and my beloved concubine. Once the misunderstanding is cleared up, everything will be fine."

Originally, Consort Yi was just being jealous as usual, but upon hearing Kangxi's tone, she immediately became agitated.

"Does Your Majesty mean that I have wronged Consort Shu? Does Your Majesty favor Consort Shu so much?!"

Consort Yi's tone was accusatory, and Emperor Kangxi frowned, already displeased. He had always been lenient with Consort Yi, but he would not tolerate her taking advantage of his kindness.

"Is Consort Yi questioning my incompetence?"

Consort Yi knew inwardly that things were not good. This time, she had lost her temper and forgotten that Emperor Kangxi was a man who could not tolerate being questioned.

However, this also made IKEA feel inexplicably sad.

She was once greatly favored by the emperor, and at that time she could occasionally order the emperor around, and the emperor would even praise her for being straightforward.

Now, even a slightly inappropriate tone of voice is enough to make Kangxi look furious.

She underestimated Consort Shu, but she couldn't easily bow down to Emperor Kangxi.

The matter was simply attributed to her jealousy, which led her to speak recklessly.

Thinking of this, Consort Yi's eyes filled with tears: "How could I question His Majesty's incompetence? His Majesty has not come to my place for a long time. He has stayed at Consort Shu's place for five days in a row. My heart is breaking."

Upon seeing Consort Shu, it was naturally difficult to speak gently; however, Consort Shu's tongue was indeed sharp, causing me to lose face in public.

Upon hearing this, Kangxi's expression softened considerably.

"I understand my beloved consort's feelings for me, but Consort Shu is still young, so don't be jealous all the time, it makes both of you unhappy."

Consort Yi replied rather reluctantly, "I understand."

Kangxi knew her temperament; if she looked completely willing, that would be frightening, so he didn't say anything more.

After lunch, Kangxi left. In the afternoon, Liang Jiugong personally went to Consort Yi to deliver rewards, and also delivered rewards to Anning.

Kangxi never forgot his new and old loves.

Both of them accepted the gifts, but their feelings were very different. Anning was naturally happy, as they were all good things and she naturally liked them.

But Consort Yi was in a very bad mood.

"For so many years, the Emperor has actually disregarded my dignity for the sake of a mere concubine's rank."

Indeed, in Consort Yi's view, giving Anning a reward was a way of showing her respect.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor also sent someone to deliver a reward to you. The Emperor still values ​​you. Why should Your Majesty be angry?"

Consort Yi shook her head: "No, His Majesty is giving me a warning. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent rewards to both sides knowing what kind of person I am. It seems I really underestimated Consort Shu."

"Should I find a way to cause Consort Shu some trouble?"

After a moment of silence, Consort Yi shook her head: "Forget it, His Majesty is in high spirits, why should I do anything more? Put the things away and put them in the storeroom!"

The old woman asked in bewilderment, "Your Highness? Consort Shu is merely a childless consort; why should you humiliate yourself?"

Consort Yi is a vengeful person; if she suffers any "injustice," she will definitely retaliate.

“I cannot be willful. I still have children. They cannot have a mother who has fallen out of favor. As for Consort Shu…? Never mind. If I had entered the palace ten years earlier, I would have fought with her. Now, there is no need.”

"I have failed this time, but I do not believe she can remain in favor forever. If she falls into my hands in the future, I will deal with her accordingly."

Consort Yi was hardly a magnanimous person; she was just petty and narrow-minded.

When Consort Yi's mortal enemy heard about this, he couldn't help but gloat with his trusted nanny.

Consort De: "I never expected that Consort Yi would fall into Consort Shu's hands."

The old woman said, "If you walk the dark road too often, you're bound to run into a ghost. Consort Yi has been 'straightforward' for so many years, it's time someone taught her a lesson. But isn't His Majesty's action a bit too much of a favor to Consort Shu?"

Although the nanny could enjoy watching Consort Yi make a fool of herself, to a certain extent, Consort Yi and Consort De were equally favored. If Consort Yi had "lost out," wouldn't Consort De's favor be inferior to Consort Shu's?

Consort De shook her head indifferently: "I no longer need the Emperor to stay overnight here to show his favor. As long as the Fourth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince are well, the Emperor will not disregard my reputation."

As for Consort Shu? Let's wait until she gives birth to a prince with extraordinary talent!

The last sentence was spoken with a hint of disdain by Consort De.

The age gap is too large; even if he were the reincarnation of the God of Literature, he wouldn't have a chance to compete with his older brothers.

The old woman's expression relaxed considerably: "Your Highness is very thoughtful; it was I who was narrow-minded."

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