"No!" Kangxi took Wanyi's handkerchief, wiped away her tears, and denied it. Unfortunately, this was not the result the concubines in the harem wanted, and they all felt rebellious.

"This confirms that Consort Wan is indeed a close relative. She was only attending to the Empress Dowager when she was ill, and she vomited incessantly. If she had stayed longer, who knows what might have happened?"

Consort Jing also found the actions of the two women quite offensive. After all, with so many of them, surely they could trip up Consort Wan?

"Imperial Physician Lu, have you been able to determine why the Empress Dowager is vomiting incessantly?" Consort Duan asked politely, trying not to offend either side, as asking about the cause of the illness was only natural!

"Your humble servant is incompetent and has not yet discovered it, but I have already given the Empress Dowager an anti-nausea pill! There has been no vomiting for the time being!" This pill was given by Consort Wan.

"Just as the rumors say, the Empress Dowager is cursed." Consort An brought up the rumors again!

“Yes!” the concubines echoed in agreement.

"Your Majesty, since the chief and deputy directors of the Imperial Observatory are both here, why don't we have them examine Consort Wan first, and then discuss how to deal with her once we've confirmed that there's nothing wrong with her?"

Empress Niohuru looked at the concubines who echoed her sentiments and chuckled inwardly. She wanted to see if she could protect his beloved concubine. Wasn't his respected empress the one who died at the hands of the concubines in the harem?

"Your Majesty, the Empress is right. Didn't you bring the Imperial Observatory here to help Consort Wan with a divination? Now that you're here, why not let them take a look? Perhaps they've made a mistake!"

Consort Tongjia suppressed her anger and said that she had never felt so humiliated in front of a mere concubine. She really looked like a petty person who had gotten her way, which was very infuriating.

"Then let's see! If you find anything that is unfavorable to Consort Wan, I will hold you accountable for being brainless."

Kangxi's blatant threat not only made Consort Tongjia wary, but also made the other concubines take notice of Wanyi.

"Please give me your birth date and time, Consort Wan!" As long as it doesn't harm his family, that's fine. Consort Tongjia promised him that she would help his son advance in his career, and that the Tongjia family would even protect his family.

"Furong, go back to Yongshou Palace and get the birth chart for Lord Mao to take a look!" Wanyi had already sat down to the side after being comforted by Kangxi. Upon hearing that the birth chart was needed, she readily told Furong to go and get it!

"Why bother with all this trouble! When Consort Wan entered the palace, she must have had her birth chart at the Imperial Observatory! Otherwise, Lord Mao wouldn't have come to the Emperor!" Consort An, Li, felt annoyed as she looked at Mao Di, who was making a show of polite conversation.

"Your Highness Consort An has a discerning eye. I have brought it with me, but I am afraid that Consort Wan's appearance does not match mine," Mao Di said somewhat embarrassedly after Consort An exposed him.

"Since Lord Mao has my birth date and time, let's begin!"

Wan Yi smiled smugly to herself, feeling completely in control. She had summoned Wei Zhu to the Imperial Observatory earlier, and it wasn't just for fun. Fortunately, she knew that someone would speak on matters related to birth charts, so she had Wei Zhu exchange her birth chart.

"Then I must offend you!"

Mao Di took the divination slip handed to him by Chang Guang from behind, glanced at it, then took out a tortoise shell the size of a palm, placed three copper coins in his hands, clasped them tightly, pondered the matter to be divined, and let the information be integrated into the copper coins. After shaking them with his palms together, he placed them in the divination plate and tossed them six times to form a hexagram.

"Your Majesty, this... in this divination, the official position is activated and transforms into a counteracting force. This is the divination result, which corresponds to the rumor of harming close relatives and friends. And this side is an inauspicious star, which refers to the dragon fetus in Consort Wan's womb." Mao Di said this as soon as he saw the divination result, not taking Kangxi's threat seriously at all!

"Your Majesty, Consort Wan, despite having a strong destiny, still schemed to get close to the Empress Dowager and Consort Chun, causing the Empress Dowager to spend the rest of her life in bed. It's a pity about Consort Chun, who died so young."

Consort Tongjia jumped out impatiently and berated Wanyi.

"Even now, Consort Wan is still close to the Empress Dowager. She has vomited up everything she didn't eat. This can only be attributed to Consort Wan's personal problem. I beg Your Majesty, for the sake of the peace of the harem and your own health, please punish Consort Wan!"

Consort Jing was secretly pleased, but showed no sign of it on her face, only expressing concern for the Emperor's health.

"Your Majesty, the child in my womb is so well-behaved, how could he be a jinx? I don't believe it!" Wanyi was shocked that her child was the jinx that outsiders were talking about. When she came to her senses, tears were already streaming down her face!

"I don't believe these baseless rumors. Wan'er, you and the child are both good people, and I will protect you both."

Kangxi looked at Wan'er with heartache. They only dared to rebel against him because someone in their clan had gone to the Three Feudatories. He, Aisin Gioro Xuanye, would remember this!

"Your Majesty~" Wanyi thought to herself, "Damn it, why aren't Granny Kong and the others ready yet? I can't keep up this act any longer."

"Your Majesty, you may be able to silence your concubines, but this is something the entire harem knows, and it won't be long before people outside the palace find out. How can Your Majesty silence the gossip of the world?"

Seeing that Emperor Kangxi was still protecting this vile woman, Consort Tongjia knew she would not let Consort Suo Zhuolun off the hook today.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of peace in the harem and to give the people an explanation, I humbly request that Your Majesty punish Consort Wan!"

Seeing that Emperor Kangxi remained unmoved, Consort Tongjia took the lead in kneeling down, and then all the concubines behind her, except for the Emperor and Consort Yi, knelt down and asked to pay their respects.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of peace in the harem, please punish Consort Wan!" This drew attention from all the women in the palace! What merit or ability did Consort Wan, Suo Zhuolun, possess!

When Emperor Kangxi saw his rebellious concubines, his anger reached its peak. He wished he could drag them all out and behead them, but unfortunately, as the emperor, he could not do that.

"Your Majesty~" Wanyi trembled with fear and reached out to pull Kangxi. Kangxi patted Wanyi's shoulder reassuringly. Just as he was about to say something, a voice from outside the door interrupted him.

"Your Highness Consort Wan, Your Highness Consort Wan vomited and they vomited too, it must be from the porridge..." Huan Zhu's voice reached everyone's ears before she even arrived.

"This servant greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, and all the ladies and concubines of the palace. May you be blessed with good fortune!" As soon as Huanzhu entered, she saw Emperor Kangxi and a group of concubines staring at her, especially Consort Tongjia, who looked as if she wanted to devour her. This made her kneel down immediately.

"Isn't this Huanzhu, the head palace maid by the Empress Dowager's side? What's with the rush?" Consort Tongjia cursed inwardly. It was all because of this dog servant; otherwise, Emperor Kangxi would definitely have punished Suozhuolun.

"It was this servant who discovered that today, after feeding the Empress Dowager chicken porridge, she vomited. Consort Wan then instructed this servant to have the remaining porridge eaten again by the poison-testing eunuch. The results just came back: someone must have put something in the Empress Dowager's porridge, which is why she kept vomiting!"

Huanzhu was afraid that she would be convicted again as soon as she came up, so she said everything she wanted to say in one breath, otherwise she was afraid that she would not have a chance to say it later.