Kangxi did not trust Consort Wuya. It was one thing to be exquisitely dressed in the heavy snow, but to not even wear a cloak? Was she going to pick plum blossoms? Kangxi turned and glared at Liang Jiugong.

Liang Jiugong knew that the Emperor's whereabouts had been spied on, and that His Majesty was warning him that his secrecy was inadequate.

"This humble servant is willing."

Consort Wuya was very happy, after all, this was considered accompanying the emperor, and it would be best if she could leave a good impression.

Meanwhile, in the plum garden on the other side, people were already picking plum blossoms.

"That's enough, my lady! This is enough to make sachets."

Lingzhi stopped Consort Ulanara, who was still trying to pick plum blossoms. Since Consort Ulanara was confined to her quarters, she had fallen out of favor. Today, at Lingzhi's suggestion, she came to pick plum blossoms to relax and hopefully cheer Consort Ulanara up.

"Alright!"

Consort Ulanara spoke weakly, saying that she felt she had been ill recently. As an unfavored consort, she received the worst allowance from the Imperial Household Department, and the servants fawned over her, making her life even worse than before when she was out of favor.

Just as Consort Ulanara was about to leave the plum garden, she happened to run into Emperor Kangxi and Consort Uya, who were coming in to admire the plum blossoms.

"Greetings, Sister Ulanara!" Consort Uya first bowed to Consort Ulanara, since Consort Ulanara had served Emperor Kangxi before Consort Uya.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, and greetings to my sister Wuya."

Consort Ulanara was completely stunned to run into Emperor Kangxi here. She was in a sorry state, but she came to her senses when she heard Consort Uya's voice.

"What are you doing here?" Kangxi didn't ask Consort Ulanara to get up, but just looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Your Majesty, this morning my maidservant said that the plum garden has a beautiful view and suggested that I come here to pick some plum blossoms to make plum blossom cakes."

Consort Ulanara did not say that she was making sachets, because that would remind Kangxi of what happened a month ago. If it weren't for the New Year, she wouldn't have been released so quickly.

When Kangxi saw that the maid behind her was carrying a basket filled with plum blossoms, he agreed that the meeting with Consort Ulanara was a coincidence. He stopped thinking about it and walked straight into the plum garden.

"Keep up!" he said to the people behind him.

"Yes." Consort Uya and Consort Ulanara followed side by side behind Emperor Kangxi, accompanying him all the way. After Emperor Kangxi got tired, he went to Jiangxue Pavilion to rest.

"Your Majesty, the plum blossoms in this plum garden are so beautiful! This is the first time I've ever seen so many plum blossoms!" Consort Wuya exclaimed exaggeratedly.

"Oh, is this your first time visiting the Plum Garden?" Kangxi asked in surprise. After all, the Plum Garden was open to the public. Did she not usually go there?

“A while ago, it snowed heavily, and I was too lazy to leave the palace, so I copied scriptures in the palace to pray for the Emperor’s well-being. They have already been sent to the Fengxian Hall for worship.”

Since she was putting on an act, she naturally had to go all the way. However, it wasn't her who copied it; it was her maid who copied it for her. She was still slowly copying it herself!

"My dear consort, your thoughtfulness makes today's trip to see the plum blossoms worthwhile."

Consort Wuya's words made Emperor Kangxi happy for a moment. After all, who wouldn't want others to cherish them?

Consort Ulanara felt very uncomfortable, but she did not want to miss this opportunity to perform in front of the Emperor. Otherwise, she didn't know when she would see the Emperor again. Just as she was about to stand up, bow, and say something, everything went black and she lost consciousness.

"What happened to Sister Ulanara?" Consort Uya asked with a worried expression, but in her heart she was thinking how unlucky she was.

"Liang Jiugong, summon the imperial physician." After saying this, Kangxi stepped forward and carried Consort Ulanara to the bed.

"My lady, try this and see if it's delicious."

Tianxiang looked at Wanyi with a sincere expression. Wanyi's feelings were complicated. Tianxiang had framed her, but now that Tianxiang had taken her loyalty pill, she was torn between killing her or keeping her by her side.

"good."

Wanyi accepted the plum blossom pastries handed to her by Tianxiang. With the blessing of the spiritual spring, they were naturally delicious. However, she lost her mood whenever she saw Tianxiang, which was why Tianxiang went to the small tea room when things were redistributed.

"You may leave! Hongxiu will take care of you." Wanyi said expressionlessly, looking at the book in her hand.

"My lady, are you still angry with Tianxiang?" Hongxiu saw Tianxiang leave dejectedly and couldn't bear it, so she wanted to say a few kind words for her.

"Maybe a little! Who would like a servant who betrayed you?" Besides, she was the one who had harmed her terribly; it would be quite generous of her to kill her every time she came back.

"Tianxiang, she..."

"Alright, let's not talk about her anymore." Wanyi interrupted Hongxiu, she didn't want to hear the name Tianxiang right now.

"Has anyone in the harem made any moves yet?" Wanyi wondered. It had been so long, and no one had caused any trouble. It was almost February.

"Your Highness, there's nothing for now, but His Majesty went to the Plum Garden today and played with Consort Wuya and Consort Ulanara." This was a message sent back by the informant who was keeping an eye on Consort Wuya.

"It's freezing cold here, what's so fun about it? Isn't it better to stay in your own palace?"

Wan Yi said, clearly confused. But Wan Yi probably forgot that when the heavy snow first came, she was the one who had the most fun.

"My lady, as long as we can accompany the Emperor, what does it matter? Even if it's raining knives, we ladies will go. Now the news of the Emperor's visit to the Plum Garden has spread, and there's no excuse for anyone in the harem to bump into him. However, there are still some waiting on the Emperor's usual route."

Hongxiu had no idea what her master was thinking. She received imperial favor and occasionally accompanied the emperor. All she could say was that Wanyi was not ambitious. Everyone else longed for imperial favor, but her master said that having it was enough.

"Is that so! I haven't even had a chance to go out, so I'd better stay in my palace to avoid catching a cold." Wanyi said helplessly.

However, not long after, news spread from the Plum Garden that Consort Ulanara was pregnant. Due to the cold entering her body, the fetus was unstable, so she had to rest in bed.

"I didn't expect it to be too late. What a despicable woman. I will never allow anyone to threaten my Baoqing."

When Consort Yehenara received the news that Consort Ulanara was pregnant, she almost lost her composure and swept the teacup to the ground, but she managed to restrain herself.

“My lady, Consort Ulanara is only two months pregnant, she has a long time ahead of her! Besides, all the concubines in the harem are pregnant, so we don’t need to do anything. Consort Ulanara might just…” Xueping didn’t finish her sentence, but Consort Yehenara understood what she meant.

"Well, we're not in a hurry. Let's go to the storeroom and pick out something that's hard to tamper with and send it over," Consort Yehenara said, composing herself before instructing Xueping.

"yes."

Chengqian Palace

"Granny, how can that lowly woman be worthy of carrying my cousin's child?" Consort Tong said in a fit of temper.

"Your Majesty, let's not be angry. Our priority now is to give birth to the prince before making any other plans."

Since Tong Fei became pregnant, her temper has flared up. She often smashes things and curses at the slightest provocation.