Reborn: The Kangxi Concubine

She is Shen Jiayi, the cherished daughter of a modern conglomerate, who is kidnapped and dies in a car accident, only to be reborn into the body of Suozhuolun Wanyi, a low-ranking concubine in the ...

Chapter 161 Cheating

At 4 a.m. (the hour of Yin), Wan Yi and the others finally stopped their vigorous exercise. Fortunately, there was a cotton quilt on the bed, which had a musty smell. It was obvious that it was the quilt that the prince used to sleep in. It should have been laid out by Fu Rong for Fu Bayaer Haojie to rest when he came. As a result, it made things convenient for Wan Yi and the others. The two of them were so tired that they fell asleep in each other's arms. Wan Yi's cloak just covered the two of them, except for their feet.

"Master, wake up! Drink this quickly!"

Furong walked in with a flushed face. Clothes were scattered all over the floor, but fortunately none of them were torn, though they were all wrinkled. Furong opened a bottle of spring water and carefully gave it to Wanyi to drink. Although Wanyi was very tired, she did not forget her situation, so she woke up groggily, feeling sore all over her body and numb in her legs.

After Wanyi drank it, Furong fed it to Bayar Haojie, but she did so as roughly as possible. After all, in Furong's heart, the fault wasn't with her master, but with this toad. It was already a favor to give him the drink.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the two of them had regained a lot of strength. Bayar Haojie blushed with embarrassment and stammered, unable to say a word.

"Alright, hurry up and pack. It'll be too late to go back once it's light. We can talk about it later. We've all been tricked. Just go back and do what you were supposed to do. Don't let anyone see through our scheme, or our entire clan will be exterminated!"

Wanyi didn't care! Let's get over this for now; who knows what will happen in the future! She had to find out who had plotted against her.

"Your Majesty, I understand!" Bayar Haojie suddenly remembered that this woman was the high and mighty Consort Chen in the harem. He felt an indescribable sense of loss as he watched Wanyi put on her clothes, tidy her appearance, and then turn to look at him.

"What's your name?" Wanyi asked him. After all, they had a one-night stand, so she should at least know his name!

"My name is Bayar Hajie!" He didn't want to refer to himself as a humble subject; he fantasized about being her husband. After all, his experience tonight was excellent, and he even wanted to...

"My name is Suo Zhuolun Wanyi. See you again sometime!" A decent bed partner, but she didn't leave anything behind, since those things were all leverage.

"Wanyi, with her graceful demeanor, is a true beauty of the boudoir." Bayar Haojie watched Wanyi depart quietly, unable to recover for a long time, intoxicated by the lingering fragrance of her body.

This line of poetry comes from the Song Dynasty poem "Butterfly Loves Flowers," just as he was poisoned by her. In modern terms, it would be a one-night stand. However, Bayar Hero himself had fallen in love with Wanyi at first sight, but he just hadn't realized it yet.

“My lord, you could have asked the Emperor to resolve this, but why is there still…” Not only is the risk great, but a slight mistake could lead to utter ruin. Furong didn’t understand.

"I couldn't bear to see him die so young. But it's nothing, let's just treat it as a dream!"

Emperor Kangxi had three palaces and six courtyards, so why couldn't she have one more man? Besides, Bayar Haojie was no less handsome than Emperor Kangxi. Wanyi was just taking revenge on Emperor Kangxi, and even his love was something she schemed to obtain.

"Master, you are kind-hearted, but that poor guard got the better deal!"

Furong also knew that to become a bodyguard in front of the emperor, one had to be a member of the Upper Three Banners, or even someone who would become a clan leader or a great figure in the future. Becoming a bodyguard was just a way to gain prestige.

“He’s not bad either. The Bayar clan is an old and prestigious family. Go back and look him up. Maybe he can be of use to us.” The Fourth Prince can’t rely solely on his wife’s family like before. It’s good to make contact with them first.

"Yes, I understand, mistress, please be careful." Furong helped Wanyi quickly take a shortcut towards Yongshou Palace. However, when they passed the side hall, Liu's maidservant saw Wanyi in the dim light of the night and took a closer look.

"Could I be still half asleep? Why do I seem to see Consort Chen?" After rubbing his eyes and seeing that there was no one there, he thought he must be still half asleep.

"Master, it's Liu Ye, who's by Consort Liu's side!" It wasn't Wan Yi and the others who left, but rather they hid to the side.

"Yes, find an opportunity to get rid of her!" Wanyi said, squinting her eyes. She would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free, after all, this matter was far too serious.

"Yes, I understand!" Furong also knew that if she didn't get rid of her, and if the matter was found out, she, as Wanyi's trusted maid, would not survive either.

"Let's go! Let's go back first!" Wanyi returned to her dormitory, sent Furong out, then went into her space to soak in the spring water to remove all the marks on her body before coming out and falling asleep immediately.

The next day, Wanyi didn't need to pay her respects, so she naturally slept until late morning. Wanyi was still groggy, and only felt much better after Consort Wen arrived.

"Sister Chen, look, these are the butterflies I caught in the Imperial Garden yesterday. They're so beautiful. I brought some for you. You should have finished exploring your little garden by now."

Consort Wen thought that since she had plenty of them, she could send some over so that the Fourth Prince could see them more and get closer to her. She didn't have a son, so it would be good if he could take care of her in her old age. In fact, Consort Wen had asked the maids around her sister and knew that Emperor Kangxi was not happy for the Niohuru clan to produce a prince, so she gave up the possibility of having a child.

"With your childish nature, why don't you think of ways to get the Emperor to stay overnight in your palace more often, so that you can get pregnant with a prince soon!" Wanyi knew that she was just trying to coax Yinzhen, but now it was almost autumn and there were fewer and fewer butterflies.

"When the time is right, it will come; if the time is not right, there's no use keeping the Emperor around!" Consort Wen said with a touch of bitterness. However, she felt a little better thinking that if any low-ranking concubine in her palace gave birth, she would have to raise her under her care.

"I'll bring the Fourth Prince here when he wakes up. His Consort Wen dotes on him so much; she even sent him his favorite butterflies!" Wanyi said to Furong beside her, not forgetting to praise Consort Wen.

"As long as the Fourth Prince is happy!" Being recognized by others is the happiest thing.

After the court session, Emperor Kangxi went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, intending to finish reviewing the memorials and then go see his beloved Wan'er. However, he received a memorial stating that Wu Sangui had declared himself emperor in Hengzhou, Hunan. Kangxi was helpless because a contingent of troops had been dispatched from the Northwest. Otherwise, it would have been a matter of minutes to destroy Wu Sangui. Nevertheless, he was still upset, and his mood was extremely low.

"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Ningdong couldn't help but ask, after all, the Imperial Noble Consort hadn't slept much last night and had gotten up early this morning, and was constantly sighing.

"Consort Chen is lucky. Despite my careful planning, I still failed to drag her into this mess. But I just can't figure out where I went wrong!" The Imperial Noble Consort was not too annoyed and kept thinking about where things went wrong.

"Your Majesty, there's plenty of time ahead, and the outcome is still uncertain. Right now, let's raise Consort Yi to fight against Consort Chen. Why dirty our hands?"

Ningdong felt that her mistress only needed to sit back and relax, and could simply give instructions to those who had pledged allegiance to her.