"Since it is the Emperor's decree, I shall obey. Please, Eunuch Wei."

Wanyi readily stepped aside, making way for Eunuch Wei and his entourage.

"Thank you for your understanding, Consort Xie Suozhuolun."

With Wanyi's approval, Wei Zhu waved to the eunuchs and physicians behind him to hurry up, as they were heading to the next stop. Soon, they were carrying a considerable amount of items, moving them out one by one.

"Eunuch Wei, what is this...?" Wanyi asked Wei Zhu, pointing to the things that had walked out.

“Consort Suo Zhuolun, it’s nothing. I just checked it and it’s not very suitable for Your Highness. I’ll take it to you first, and the Imperial Household Department will come to replace it for you later.”

This was ordered by Emperor Kangxi when it was found in the first palace, which is why several palaces were searched together.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"

When the eunuchs outside Chengqian Palace saw the Empress Dowager's carriage, an announcement came from inside, and Emperor Kangxi and Consort Zhao immediately came out to greet them.

"Has your grandson met the Emperor?"

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

"Get up!" As the Empress Dowager prepared to get out of the sedan chair, Kangxi immediately stepped forward to help Bumbutai up.

"Why has Your Majesty come? It's freezing cold; please don't catch a cold," Kangxi said with concern.

"Such a big thing has happened, I've come to see for myself."

Bumbutai was initially overjoyed to hear that Consort Tong had miscarried, but she never expected that Emperor Kangxi would conduct a palace search. He was willing to do something as serious as searching the palace just for Consort Tong. How could she remain calm? The inner palace is the most vulnerable place to investigation, so she hurried over to check in order to prevent any unrest in the court.

"Father, this matter is too terrifying, which is why I had to investigate. Otherwise, I would have no descendants left," Kangxi said aggrievedly.

"Wasn't it investigated for Consort Tong's sake? How did it come to this?" Bumbutai asked in confusion.

"Initially, the investigation was conducted for this reason. Later, Liang Jiugong led a team to investigate and discovered that some items in the concubines' residences were harmful to pregnant women, such as screens soaked in safflower and pillows soaked in musk. Now, I have ordered a search of every palace."

When Kangxi first heard this report, he was shocked. He knew that the harem was full of tricks and even framing. He thought that the mother of his child had to be intelligent. If she couldn't even protect her own child, then she was not worthy of raising his child. But he didn't want to go to the point of killing his child! She had to be intelligent. He couldn't be happy with a concubine who was too intelligent.

"So that's how it is. Su Ma La Gu, assist Liang Jiu Gong in getting to the bottom of this."

What Kangxi could think of, Bumbutai, who had served three emperors, could naturally think of as well. In addition, she was afraid that Kangxi would accidentally find out that she had harmed Consort Tong. So she had Sumalagu put crab roe powder in Consort Tong's food, which is why Consort Tong miscarried so quickly.

"I'm so sorry to trouble you, Your Majesty. You should be enjoying your retirement, but you still have to help your grandson with the trivial matters of the harem," Kangxi said to Bumbutai with some guilt.

"It's alright, as long as you're okay."

Bumbutai patted Kangxi's hand to comfort him, and walked towards the main hall. Outside the main hall, on both sides, were the things that had been found, a dazzling array, and there was only one path leading to the main hall.

"These things were found during the search of the various palaces in the six palaces?"

Bumbutai stared in disbelief. She roughly knew who had done it. Who else but her could have such power that the entire palace could be affected?

"Back to the Emperor, that's all. There should still be a few palaces that haven't been searched yet."

Emperor Kangxi was also very angry, but now he has calmed down and thinks that the Imperial Household Department should be reorganized.

"Father, your grandson plans to reorganize the Imperial Household Department."

Kangxi cleared everyone out, leaving only himself and Bumbutai in the hall before revealing his true intentions.

"Xuan Ye, I'm afraid that won't work. I've long considered reforming the Imperial Household Department. But the bondservant members within the department are deeply entrenched, and any change in one could have far-reaching consequences. We can only proceed with the Imperial Household Department slowly."

Bumbutai had tried to take action against the Imperial Household Department before, but before she could even begin, Fulin got into trouble. The Imperial Household Department was showing her just how powerful they were. If she dared to touch the Imperial Household Department, then the Imperial Household Department would dare to touch her Fulin. That's why she hesitated to take action.

Is there really no other way?

Kangxi was somewhat discouraged. Was he really unable to do anything even with a mere bondservant?

“You can make moves against the Imperial Household Department, but you can only do so one by one. You can’t investigate everything at once. Besides, the Imperial Household Department holds the lifeline of the entire royal family.”

Bumbutai sighed. The Bao Yi family is now jointly managed by the Uya clan, the Ulanara clan, the Guoluo clan, and the Majia clan.

"Father, I understand."

Kangxi also fell silent. After all, it was difficult to make changes here or there, and everything had to be done slowly. But today's lineup also needed to be presented with a reason.

At this time, Su Mala Gu and Liang Jiugong also discovered something that shocked Kangxi even more.

"What, Empress?" Kangxi asked in disbelief. Although he knew that Empress Hesheli had made moves against the concubines in the harem, he did not expect her to be so ruthless, and in the end, she also got herself involved.

"Your Majesty, I have checked it three times and it is indeed the late Empress."

Liang Jiugong reported nervously, after all, it was such a big matter, and if he knew about it, would His Majesty silence him?

"Xuan Ye, such a shocking scandal must not be publicized, otherwise the royal family will lose all face." Bumbutai said earnestly, afraid that Kangxi would make a mistake and shout it out.

"I know, but how did you manage to smooth things over?" Kangxi suppressed his anger and said with a livid face.

"Listen up, you lot. I don't want what I say to leave your mouths, or I can't guarantee what might happen." Bumbutai's sharp eyes swept over Sumalagu, Liang Jiugong, and Wei Zhu present. Bumbutai was mainly targeting Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu; Sumalagu was just an afterthought, as she trusted Sumalagu.

"Your servants will obey the Empress Dowager's decree. We will keep today's events to ourselves and never speak of them," the three servants said in unison.

"Xuan Ye, tell the outside world that this was done by the remnants of the Heaven and Earth Society, so that the concubines in the harem will have a target for their grievances."

Bumbutai meant that the concubines in the harem should hate the remnants of the Heaven and Earth Society, rather than expose what Empress Hesheli had done. If it were publicized, then the Sixth Prince Yinreng would bear all the resentment and conspiracies, and even if she and Xuan Ye joined forces, they might not be able to protect him.

"I understand what Your Majesty means."

What Bumbutai thought of, the clever Kangxi naturally thought of as well. The filter that Empress Hesheli had in Kangxi's eyes collapsed. It turned out that the gentleness, virtue, dignity and generosity that Empress Hesheli showed in front of him were all an act.