"With a wife like this, what more could a couple ask for!" Kangxi hadn't expected this answer. He thought that if it were the Imperial Noble Consort, she would surely have agreed happily!

"Your Majesty, I am pregnant!" Wanyi said, suppressing her nausea as Kangxi drew closer. Kangxi, who had not entered the inner palace for a month and a half, could not help but feel aroused in front of the person he loved.

"I just thought you were quite beautiful, it dazzled my eyes!" Kangxi was startled, wondering if he had fallen for a trap. He explained somewhat awkwardly.

"Is that so?" Wanyi asked with some doubt.

"It's just that the charcoal fire in the palace is too strong, and I feel a bit hot!" Kangxi suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and moved away from Wanyi.

"I feel hot and restless, so I had two basins of charcoal burned in the palace. I don't know why, I just thought it was because of my pregnancy!"

Wanyi exclaimed in surprise, but she knew perfectly well what was going on. She glanced at the blooming mimosa flowers, with water droplets still clinging to them.

"You too!" Kangxi was quite perceptive. If it was just an accident, then the fact that both of them did it meant it was intentional.

"Yes! Furong just said that in such cold weather, she felt a sense of heat, but I didn't take it seriously!" Of course, Furong did not say this.

"Someone, go and fetch Physician Lu!" Kangxi suddenly said to the people outside.

"Is Your Majesty feeling unwell?" Wanyi asked Kangxi anxiously, looking him up and down.

"Let me see if the child is alright!" Kangxi explained casually.

"I am fine, I can eat and sleep well. Besides, it's almost time for me to take a pulse, so there's no need to go through all that trouble."

Wanyi said nonchalantly that the baby moved several times a day in her womb, and since she had no other abnormalities, she naturally thought everything was fine.

"I'm not at ease, but it won't hurt to take a look!" Kangxi insisted on his own idea; he didn't think the heat was a good thing.

"Then I will obey Your Majesty." Wanyi picked up the tea beside her and drank some, since it contained something to relieve the heat.

"Damn it, the Emperor should have come to see me first when he entered the harem, but now, relying on his knowledge, he's showing even more disrespect to me!"

When the Imperial Noble Consort learned that Kangxi had entered the inner palace, she was very happy. She would no longer have to endure the Empress Dowager's veiled criticisms. However, when she heard that he had gone to Yongshou Palace, she suddenly felt a nameless anger.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is only doing this because Consort Chen is pregnant. Besides, this pregnancy isn't a good one, and it's uncertain whether she can even be born!" Ningdong reminded the Imperial Noble Consort.

"Indeed, I think that Consort Sun is quite capable, she actually came up with such an unconventional method!" The Imperial Noble Consort knew that Hua had successfully entered Yongshou Palace without being discovered.

"That was thanks to Her Majesty's help; otherwise, how could she have been able to send potted plants to the entire palace!"

Ningdong praised the Imperial Noble Consort, saying she had that ability, but she didn't know that this flower could have such an effect.

"That's right, I am in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, it's just an order!" The Imperial Noble Consort raised her head arrogantly, now she was no different from the Empress, she dared not lack the Empress's investiture ceremony.

"Consort Chen is destined to be my defeated opponent. After she loses her child, I will give her another big gift, and then it will be Consort Wen's turn next!"

The Imperial Noble Consort felt a sense of satisfaction at the thought of Consort Chen's fate. She also thought of Consort Wen, who could rival her, and wondered when she could get rid of her as well.

"How is it?" Kangxi asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is pregnant. Although intercourse is permissible, it must not be vigorous, and aphrodisiacs should not be used, lest the Imperial Concubine miscarry!"

Physician Lu said angrily, "This mistress is such a worry! She's pregnant! What kind of aphrodisiac would she take to enhance her pleasure? Even a small amount is dangerous!"

"Something to add to the fun!" Kangxi asked, not embarrassed at all, but rather puzzled.

"Yes! Your Majesty, I have detected trace amounts of aphrodisiacs in Consort Chen's body!" Seeing the Emperor's puzzled expression, Physician Lu thought that Consort Chen might have been framed, rather than because he had used it, so he told the truth.

"Give me a diagnosis too!" Kangxi thought, he had also experienced the same symptoms as Wan'er, and wondered if he might have also been drugged with aphrodisiacs.

"Yes!" Physician Lu suppressed his anger and quickly took Kangxi's pulse.

"Your Majesty, just like Consort Chen, you also have aphrodisiacs in your body." Imperial Physician Lu put away the small pillow, silently praying for the person who drugged him. This Emperor is really unlucky; this is the third time he has been drugged with aphrodisiacs.

"Investigate!" Kangxi's suspicions were confirmed. His face darkened, and he immediately ordered an investigation, even suspecting Wanyi.

"Your Majesty, this has been happening to me for several days now, but it only stops when I enter my bedroom. However, I had someone check and they found nothing unusual," Wanyi explained, still feeling uneasy.

"Her Highness Consort Chen has been ill for several days now?" Physician Lu suddenly asked from the side.

"Yes, I've forgotten the exact date, but it was probably just in the last few days. I thought it was a normal pregnancy until His Majesty became suspicious of me today."

Wanyi explained that if she were to harm the Emperor, she wouldn't be foolish enough to take action in her own palace!

"Fortunately, it wasn't too deep. This medicine is not an ordinary medicine; it's both drying and hot. If left untreated for too long, it can cause premature birth."

Physician Lu had just realized that ordinary aphrodisiacs would wear off quickly and wouldn't cause persistent or intermittent heat.

"Isn't this blatantly an attempt to harm me and my child? Your Majesty, you must stand up for me!"

Wanyi, as if possessed by a drama queen, instantly got into character, shouting to Kangxi to take charge, her voice trembling with tears welling up in her eyes, looking so pitiful that it broke one's heart.

"Investigate! I want to see who is using forbidden drugs in the palace again!"

Emperor Kangxi had previously decreed that aphrodisiacs and similar drugs were forbidden in the palace, under penalty of death. Now that this has appeared, isn't this a provocation? Even the tone of his voice carries a hint of murderous intent.

As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, a flurry of activity ensued, and finally, two pots of mimosa flowers were placed in front of Kangxi.

"May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!" At this moment, the Imperial Noble Consort entered in a grand procession, accompanied by a large group of concubines from the harem.

"Get up! Why are you all here?" Kangxi looked at the suddenly crowded Yongshou Palace, the air filled with the smell of rouge and powder, which made him uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but frown.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I heard that Your Majesty had summoned the imperial physician and was worried about Your Majesty and Consort Chen's health, so I came to check on them. I didn't expect that the ladies of the harem had the same idea as me. That's why we met on the way."

Actually, it was the Imperial Noble Consort who received the news and summoned the imperial physician from Yongshou Palace, thinking that they must have discovered it. She was determined to come and see for herself. As for the other women in the harem, they wanted to come after Kangxi entered Yongshou Palace, but they didn't have a proper reason to come. Now that Kangxi had summoned the imperial physician, they all came.