"How could she be so heartless? I'd like to see!" Consort De rolled her eyes, wondering if Wei Mingzhu was going to stage a suicide attempt in front of her.

"My lord, I know I was wrong, please don't push me!" Suddenly, Wei Mingzhu grabbed De Guiren's hand and then jumped backward without hesitation, falling into the water.

"Bang—" Water splashed everywhere.

"Help!"

In fact, Wei Mingzhu could swim, but no one knew it. Wei Mingzhu's cries for help, going up and down, alerted Emperor Kangxi on the other side, while Consort De on the shore stared in disbelief at Wei Mingzhu in the water. She hadn't expected her to be so ruthless, and she didn't know what to do with her hands.

"What's going on?" Kangxi frowned and looked over there!

"I think it looks like Consort De is there, but I wonder who fell into the water?" Consort Yi said with her sharp eyes.

"It seems to be Consort Chen!" Someone suddenly said this, and then, as if a gust of wind had passed, they turned around and saw that Emperor Kangxi was nowhere to be seen.

"Your Majesty..." The Imperial Noble Consort was the first to notice Kangxi leaving, and she hated Consort Chen even more in her heart. How could the Emperor care to this extent?

"Let's go take a look! This concubine doesn't think it's Sister Chen; the dress is pink!"

When Consort Wen was in a state of confusion with Wei Mingzhu, she still noticed the color of her face.

"Let's go and see! I wonder which sister she is!" Little did the Imperial Noble Consort know that she would soon have another sister in the harem!

Meanwhile, Wan Yi was comfortably drinking tea and eating the food that Fu Rong had brought, showing no sign of leaving.

"Didn't Consort Chen want to go admire the flowers? It's already past the halfway mark. I'm getting so bored staying with this old hag. You young people should go and see some flowers; it'll bring you more energy!"

The Empress Dowager couldn't stand seeing Wanyi eating and drinking so leisurely. These things were obviously brought by herself, and the food at the banquet hadn't been touched.

"Your Majesty, I will be there in a moment. Is Your Majesty tired of me? You're trying to send me away!" Wanyi teased, but the seriousness in her eyes did not seem fake.

"I only hope that you younger generation can get along harmoniously. The prerequisite for this is more communication. If you don't even go to do that, how can you communicate?"

The Empress Dowager smiled insincerely, but sighed inwardly. Her aunt was right; this Suo Zhuolun was the most cunning of them all.

"The inner palace is peaceful and harmonious. When people have nothing to do in the inner palace, they all get together and chat. How could there be no communication?"

Wan Yi said nonchalantly, "With Wei Mingzhu here, the banquet will probably be over soon. As for how she knows, Xiao Anzi, who just brought the things, saw something funny, otherwise she wouldn't be sitting so steadily."

"Would Consort Chen be willing to travel with me to take a look?"

If she goes, she won't let Consort Chen escape unscathed! Now the Empress Dowager has only one thought: to get rid of Consort Chen. If it comes to that, she'll kill the child in Consort Chen's womb first. As for which child is innocent, to her, Kangxi isn't her son, and the child in Consort Chen's womb isn't her grandson. What does it matter to her whether the child lives or dies?

"Very well, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, it's not good for you to sit for too long. You should walk around more!"

Wanyi stood up lazily. She hadn't known how to deal with them before, but it was nice to have someone with her now.

"I think it would be best for you to go and see the flowers and plants, since you are pregnant," the Empress Dowager thought. Since she wouldn't leave, she would take her there.

"I've troubled Your Majesty the Empress Dowager!" You've really gone to great lengths! Hmph, once I have some free time, I'll deal with them one by one.

Wanyi followed the Empress Dowager deeper into the Imperial Garden, chatting and laughing, presenting a peaceful and harmonious scene that would earn praise from anyone who saw her. However, only Wanyi and the Empress Dowager could see through the hidden scheming within.

"Wan'er, Wan'er, I'm here..." Even though Kangxi clearly saw that it wasn't Wanyi, he still called out Wanyi's name and jumped into the water, swimming towards Wei Mingzhu.

"Your Majesty, hurry down and help!" The Imperial Noble Consort saw Kangxi entering the water as soon as she arrived, and was startled. What if he caught a cold?

"Yes!" Immediately, like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, several eunuchs who could swim were thrown in with a series of thuds.

"What's going on up ahead? Why are so many people gathered here?" Following Xiao Anzi's directions, Wanyi deliberately led the Empress Dowager this way. As for her plan, she could only deal with it as it came.

"What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket? I'm going to go and see for myself!"

The Empress Dowager initially remembered her purpose, but she disliked seeing anything improper. Now that everyone was supposed to be performing their duties, a crowd had gathered, so she naturally had to go and see what was going on.

On the other hand, Sun Yingying was very annoyed by the butterflies that surrounded her as soon as she arrived there. These butterflies were really hard to get rid of, and she didn't know what they liked about her!

"Your Highness, is it really as Consort Yi said, that it's newly made rouge from the Imperial Household Department? Why don't we go back first? It's too crowded and chaotic here; we might harm the unborn child!"

Muzhi hadn't approved of her coming to the flower-viewing party in the first place, but since she seemed so enthusiastic, she couldn't stop her. Now, however, she could bring it up.

"Fine!" She was so annoyed that she didn't have the energy to think about any of this. All she wanted was for the butterflies to stay away from her. Now, all she could smell was the fragrance of flowers brought by the butterflies.

"Your Majesty, your clothes are still wet. You should change them first. I've also had ginger soup prepared to warm you up. As for the servants here, they are still here!" The Imperial Noble Consort hurriedly made arrangements. However, since these were servants of the Empress Dowager, they were naturally sent back unharmed.

"What's going on? Why are so many people gathered here? Is there no work to be done?" the Empress Dowager said in a loud voice, ordering the concubines and palace maids in front of her to disperse and make way for two people to pass through.

"What's wrong with Your Majesty? Why are you all wet?" Wanyi asked in surprise, glancing at Wei Mingzhu in his arms. "Well done, you've managed to hold her like that!"

"I thought it was... She's unconscious right now, go and fetch the imperial physician!" Kangxi said somewhat awkwardly. What was this feeling of being caught in adultery? He was the emperor, he didn't need to explain so much, whoever he said was wrong was wrong.

"Change your clothes first!" The Empress Dowager stopped Consort Chen, who seemed hesitant to speak.

"Very well!" Kangxi stopped looking at Wanyi, picked up Wei Mingzhu in his arms, and walked past Wanyi.

"Ah!" Suddenly, someone reached out and pushed Wanyi. Startled, Wanyi grabbed the person next to her and twisted her body, landing on her bottom.

"Your Majesty!" Furong quickly pulled Wanyi away from under the human pyramid.