"What? The Emperor has slept with the Empress's sister! Niohuru Yuya?"

Consort Tongjia was shocked, thinking, "Impossible! She's about to become my wife!" She was planning how to get Princess Niohuru to the Emperor's bed, but before she could even get there, she had already tried to seduce her. A concubine's daughter is really not presentable.

"Yes, I heard that it was Princess Niohuru who used the excuse of going to Yimei Garden to pick plum blossoms for the Empress. When she came out, she ran into the Emperor. Somehow, the Emperor took advantage of Princess Niohuru in the warm pavilion of Yimei Garden." Ningdong said cautiously, afraid that the Consort would take her anger out on her.

"You vixen, you slut! It's bad enough that the elder sister stole my position as Empress, but now the younger sister is doing these lowly things that only prostitutes do. You are truly shameless!"

Consort Tongjia was furious, her face flushed red. She had just been excited about their sisterly falling out, but now she realized that this was a betrayal of her! How utterly despicable!

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Listen to me. Logically speaking, the Emperor knows that Princess Niohuru is preparing to choose a husband, so he won't make a mistake at this critical juncture unless he has no other choice."

Granny Tong, however, felt that things were not so simple. How could it be that after the Empress went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and was about to come to the Chengqian Palace, the Emperor broke his promise and favored another woman? She felt this was unusual.

"What could be so unavoidable? It's clearly a vixen from the Niohuru clan seducing my cousin!" She didn't believe her cousin would favor that ordinary, lowly woman.

"Your Majesty! We must be on guard. I have a feeling something is amiss. Ningdong just said that only Eunuch Wei is guarding the palace, so Liang Jiugong must be dealing with something very important. The Emperor suddenly met with Princess Niohuru and even favored her. Who would believe this without some kind of story? If it has nothing to do with us, that's fine, but if it does, then we must think of a way to deal with it." Granny Tong had a bad feeling, as if something big was about to happen.

The aphrodisiac was not very potent. Kangxi only took Niohuru twice before she regained consciousness. However, because Niohuru had just been deflowered and had been subjected to two such intense attacks, she fainted halfway through the second time.

"Someone, serve me a bath, and send two people to deal with Niohuru!" Kangxi nodded in satisfaction. He was capable, but Niohuru was a bit too frail. If it wasn't her, it would be good to have her and her sister keep each other company.

"Yes, sir!" Wei Zhu waved his hand, signaling the people behind him to find someone to serve Niohuru, since he was surrounded by servants and it was inconvenient for them to do so.

"What time is it now?"

He suddenly remembered that he was supposed to go to Chengqian Palace tonight, but then he thought that he had only eaten the food sent by Consort Tongjia tonight, and he was not sure if she had made it. Did she think that the Emperor would not dare to punish her?

"Your Majesty, it's just past midnight!" Wei Zhu replied as she helped Kangxi put on his casual clothes.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived and is still waiting outside. This servant invited her to a side room, but she refused..."

Just now, Emperor Kangxi ordered water to come. We've been waiting outside for about the time it takes to drink two cups of tea. It's freezing cold outside. What if we catch a cold and get sick?

"Let her in!" Kangxi said, walking towards the outer room. A screen had already been set up by the bed to block the view. Kangxi sat down in the main seat. A warm charcoal fire burned in the room, and a sweet fragrance lingered in the air.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects and wish you good health!" Empress Niohuru's voice was choked with emotion, and her eyes were red, as if she had been crying.

"The Empress has arrived, please sit!" Kangxi suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said guiltily.

"Girl Niohuru is of noble character, gentle and elegant. Therefore, she shall be conferred the title of Noble Lady and bestow upon her the title of Wenhe!"

Kangxi originally intended to casually bestow upon her the title of concubine, but upon the arrival of the Empress, he realized that Niohuru Gege was eligible to become a principal wife outside the palace, so he changed his address to Noble Lady.

"Your Majesty's decision is fine. I was just concerned that my sister hadn't returned from Yimei Garden for a long time, and I was afraid something might have happened to her, so I came here to check on her."

The Empress was overjoyed. Her sister could not have attained a high position while she was in power, but now that she was in power, her sister would benefit immensely from this guilt.

The two were speechless for a moment, when Liang Jiugong's sudden appearance broke the silence.

"Your Majesty, it's been investigated, yes, yes..." Liang Jiugong glanced at the Empress above, unsure whether he should speak.

"Speak freely!" Kangxi felt that regardless of whether Princess Niohuru was a victim or not, the Empress should know about it in order to keep the harem in check.

"It's the old duck soup brought by Consort Tongjia that contains aphrodisiacs. This drug is a type of aphrodisiac that is harmless to the emperor's body and is generally used by the girls in the brothel!" Liang Jiugong said the last sentence in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, the unauthorized use of aphrodisiacs in the inner palace is a serious crime. This Consort is becoming increasingly audacious."

Aphrodisiacs are forbidden in the palace. She was secretly alarmed. Consort Wan was really shrewd. Not only did she obtain them quietly, but she also had the Imperial Concubine personally deliver them to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Her methods were so clever that if she were to become enemies with her, she might not be able to defeat her.

"Go and invite Lady Tongjia over here!" Kangxi could not tolerate being schemed against, and he had zero tolerance for it.

When Wei Zhu went to Chengqian Palace, Consort Tongjia had not yet turned off the lights and gone to sleep. She was so angry that she could not sleep. However, she did not expect that Emperor Kangxi would invite her over. She was not happy at all because the place was Yimei Garden.

"Do you know your crime?" As soon as Consort Tongjia squatted down, Emperor Kangxi launched his attack. He never expected that his innocent and naive cousin would scheme against him, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

"What is Your Majesty saying? I don't understand. Did I do something to displease Your Majesty?" Consort Tongjia asked in confusion, looking at Emperor Kangxi with a bewildered expression.

"You didn't even know what you did?" Kangxi looked at the bewildered Consort Tongjia, who seemed genuinely surprised. Could it be that she had been framed?

"Your Majesty, please explain what I have done wrong that has led you to summon me in the middle of the night to question me." As she spoke, she began to cry, tears streaming down her face.

"Your Highness, you took some food to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for dinner. The imperial physician found aphrodisiacs in it, which led to the Emperor having sex with Consort Wen, Niohuru. Were you unaware of this?"

The Empress glanced at Kangxi, who was frowning, and knew that he was wondering if there was a mistake. She spoke first.

"Love potion? What is that? I've never even heard of it!" Only now did she realize she had been tricked. Damn it, she mustn't let her find out who it was, or she would wipe out their entire family.

"Your Majesty, cousin, really, it wasn't me. You know how much I love you, how could I possibly scheme against you!" Consort Tongjia knelt down and stepped forward, her voice trembling with tears, which softened Kangxi's heart.

"Liang Jiugong, go investigate Chengqian Palace!" If it's not her cousin, then it must be someone from her palace; in any case, they all come from her palace.

Time passed slowly, and Consort Tongjia stopped crying and sat down to the side. As Emperor Kangxi grew impatient, Liang Jiugong returned.