Consort De slowly opened her eyes, rubbing her forehead with her hand, her eyes filled with confusion. "What happened to me? Where am I?"

"Consort De, have you lost your memory? When you fell down just now, I didn't see you fall headfirst. You fell down slowly!" He Xue said to Consort De, puzzled.

"Uncle Emperor, Consort De has lost her memory; she has forgotten you!" He Xue said to Emperor Kangxi.

Kangxi felt that he saw a hint of schadenfreude in He Xue's eyes.

Emperor Kangxi was truly troubled; he wanted to see how Consort De would explain herself.

Consort Tongjia did not stop Hexue. Seeing Consort De's unspeakable suffering, she felt much better.

"Consort De, have you really lost your memory?" He Xue didn't give Consort De a chance to speak, and continued to talk like a machine gun.

"You are a palace maid serving your aunt, and you are absolutely loyal to her! You especially hate those who betray their masters!"

"Enough, Princess He Xue! Even if I have amnesia, I'm not stupid!" Consort De knew that He Xue was talking about her, which meant that she had climbed into the emperor's bed behind Tong Jia Qing Yao's back.

She was, after all, one of the emperor's concubines. Should she be criticized and belittled just because she was a child like Xue?

"Didn't you say you had amnesia?" He Xue said, her eyes red.

Consort De glared angrily at He Xue.

"He Xue, come here!" Consort Tongjia beckoned to He Xue.

He Xue walked over to Consort Tongjia with a wronged expression, "Aunt, it's not that I said Consort De has amnesia, it's that she said it herself!"

"It's alright, Auntie is here to help!" Consort Tongjia comforted He Xue.

He Xue hugged Consort Tongjia, buried her head in Consort Tongjia's arms, and cried softly.

When the Crown Prince heard that He Xue was crying, his heart almost broke. He Xue was so old and rarely cried. He never expected that Consort De would make her cry today. If it weren't for the fact that Consort De was the Emperor's concubine, he would have punished her right now.

Emperor Kangxi was at his wits' end. Why was Consort De, a grown woman, arguing with a child?

Consort Tongjia gently patted Hexue's back. If it weren't for Hexue's hands groping her clothes, she would have believed that Hexue was really crying.

The Fourth Prince tried his best to remain silent; he couldn't show any emotion right now.

"Your Majesty, as you can see, Consort He Xue is targeting me at every turn. I only said one sentence, and who knew that Consort He Xue would actually start crying!" Consort De said to Emperor Kangxi.

“Your Highness Consort De, He Xue is just a child, and children speak without thinking! I hope you won’t hold it against her!” the Crown Prince said from the side.

"Your Highness, although children may speak without thinking, what if someone deliberately told you that?" Consort De said sarcastically.

"Consort De's words have a hidden meaning! Does Consort De mean that I entrusted all of this to Hexue?" Consort Tongjia glared at Consort De.

"This concubine wouldn't dare!" Consort De once again adopted a submissive demeanor.

"You dare to do this! I already gave you face before, but you didn't want it. So don't blame me!"

Consort Tongjia looked at Emperor Kangxi and said, "Your Majesty, you must have heard about Consort De's frequent visits to Chengqian Palace to complain lately, right?"

"Yes, I've heard about it!" Under the gaze of Consort Tongjia, Emperor Kangxi nodded helplessly.

“Consort De always cries and begs me to return Yinzhen to her, but I have never detained Yinzhen.”

Previously, Consort De said she was ill and wanted Yinzhen to stay by her side, so Yinzhen went to her every day.

Could you please tell me how Yinzhen came to be by my side? Did I steal him away from Consort De?

"Cousin, calm down!" Emperor Kangxi was afraid that Consort Tongjia would be angered.

"Aunt, please don't be angry! You won't be pretty if you're angry!" He Xue looked up and comforted Consort Tongjia.

"Don't be angry, Aunt!" Consort Tongjia said to He Xue.

Consort Tongjia glanced at the Fourth Prince, smiled at him, and indicated that she was alright, knowing that the Fourth Prince had been keeping an eye on her.

Why should such a sensible Yinzhen be Consort De's son? He should be Tongjia Qingyao's son! Yinzhen, just you wait, your mother will make sure you are registered under her name.