"Princess or prince, they are both the Emperor's children, and the Emperor will like them."

Wanyi, who was listening attentively, was suddenly pulled in by Consort Dong and responded speechlessly.

"The Yongshou Palace is just ahead, so I'll take my leave first." Wanyi gave them a polite bow and then departed.

"Your Highness is back. This is the stewed bird's nest that I just prepared. I was thinking of taking it out to cook since Your Highness wouldn't be back so soon."

Consort Zhang had just returned to the rear hall of Yanxi Palace when she saw Yule holding a bird's nest soup bowl by the door. She must have just come back from the small kitchen. Because she was pregnant, Emperor Kangxi had given her special permission to open the small kitchen in Yanxi Palace to make snacks and desserts, and stew bird's nest soup, etc.

"Perfect timing, I'm a little hungry, no need to take it down."

Since Consort Zhang was diagnosed with some weakness and needed dietary supplements, she has been eating bird's nest, which was specially made for her by Imperial Physician He. She has been eating it for a month and feels quite good about it.

"Oh!" Consort Zhang exclaimed after finishing her bird's nest.

"What's wrong, my lady?" Yu Ling asked quickly.

"Is there anything wrong?" Yu Le, who was embroidering on the stool next to her, asked anxiously.

"It's nothing, the baby kicked me." Consort Zhang touched her belly with a happy expression.

"Such a mischievous child must be a prince." Yu Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes! My lady, even though your brother doesn't bother you much while you're pregnant, he's still worried about you!" Yu Le said jokingly as she picked up the embroidery in her hand.

"That's right. I heard that Consort Ulanara in Changchun Palace has been quite troubled. Today, she accompanied the young mistress to pay her respects, and her face was so pale." Yu Ling recalled that she had been startled when she accidentally saw Consort Ulanara; she was extremely thin and her face was unusually pale.

"Her? She's probably a princess! That's why she's a bit of a handful, ah!"

Consort Zhang was proudly saying that Consort Ulanara was pregnant with a princess when she suddenly experienced severe abdominal cramps.

"Yu Ling, my stomach hurts, it hurts so much!" Yu Ling caught Consort Zhang as she fell backward.

"Quickly, Yu Le, go and fetch the imperial physician and inform the Emperor." Yu Ling forced herself to calm down and quickly made the arrangements.

"My lady, something terrible has happened!" Little Dengzi rushed in, panting, startling Wanyi, who was taking a nap, and made her sit up.

"Why is it so noisy outside? Has something happened?" Wanyi asked, sitting up with a dazed look in her eyes.

"My lady, it's Xiao Dengzi. I'll go ask him." Hongxiu was guarding Wanyi by the bedside, and she also heard the voice coming from afar.

"Little Deng, what's wrong? You're all in such a panic, you've disturbed the young master's rest. Are you itching for a beating?"

Hongxiu frowned. This young Deng Ziping is usually quite steady and knows how to advance and retreat. Why is he so flustered now?

"Sister Hongxiu, it's my fault. But this matter is important, so it's best to tell the master as soon as possible." Xiao Dengzi knew that he had forgotten in his haste.

"Alright! Come with me."

Hongxiu led Xiao Dengzi, whose forehead was covered in sweat, into the room. There was a gauze curtain blocking the view two meters away from the bed.

"You servant..."

"Don't be so polite, what's the big deal?" Wanyi waved her hand dismissively, but when she realized he couldn't see it, she had no choice but to lower her hand.

"Your Highness, something may have happened to Consort Zhang. When I returned from the Imperial Household Department, I saw Consort Zhang's attendants rushing anxiously towards the Imperial Hospital."

Today is the first day of the month, and Hongxiu needs to stay on duty, so he went to collect his share. He was so nervous because he was also going to participate in Wanyi's plan, which made him so nervous that he lost his mind.

"So it was Uya who made a move! Alright, even though this is your first time participating, there's no need to be so afraid! If it doesn't work, I'll find another one."

When Wanyi was administering the central pill, this Xiao Dengzi was one of the Empress Dowager's men. She didn't expect the Empress Dowager's men to be so timid; they had seemed quite composed before.

"Um, my lady, I'm just so excited."

He wasn't afraid; he had just waited almost a month for this to finally arrive. How could he not be excited and nervous?

"Go down! Proceed according to plan. Hongxiu will do my makeup. It doesn't need to be too flashy or too plain. Just something not too striking will do."

If Wanyi dressed plainly, wouldn't that be cursing Consort Zhang? If she dressed too brightly, Consort Zhang would have miscarried. If you dressed so brightly, wouldn't you be courting death?

"Yes, this servant will go get the clothes right away." Hongxiu brought Wanyi a light blue dress and styled her hair in a small double bun.

"Let's go!" Wanyi looked around and, finding nothing amiss, headed towards Yanxi Palace.

Yonghe Palace

"Your Highness, it's all done. The Emperor and all the concubines are on their way to Yanxi Palace," Gu Cui said happily to Consort Wuya.

"Yes! After two months of planning, it's finally going to bear fruit. This time, even if Suo Zhuolun doesn't die, he'll be relegated to the cold palace."

Consort Wuya felt that many things shouldn't be like this. For example, her grandfather should have died so soon, and she wouldn't be in this unfavored state. She had been thinking about it for a long time recently, and she realized that since the day Suozhuolun woke up from her illness, everything had gone wrong for her. She knew that Suozhuolun was born to bring her bad luck, so she became even more determined to get rid of her.

"Your Highness will get what you want."

Although Gu Cui didn't know why her mistress disliked Concubine Suo Zhuolun so much, and even went to great lengths to kill her, she firmly believed that she disliked what her mistress disliked as well.

"Your Highness, are we going to Yanxi Palace?" Yanxi Palace was built in front of Yonghe Palace, so it was only a short distance for Consort Wuya to get to Yanxi Palace.

"Go ahead! We live so close by, it wouldn't be good if someone took the article."

When Consort Zhao arrived at the rear hall of Yanxi Palace, Consort Tong was already inside directing things, and Emperor Kangxi was already there.

"Greetings, Empress, and greetings to Your Majesty." Consort Zhao stepped forward quickly, bowing to Emperor Kangxi, who was seated above.

"Sister Zhaofei." Consort Tong gave Consort Zhao a soft, gentle bow.

"Greetings to Consort Zhao, may Consort Zhao be well." Those of lower rank all bowed to Consort Zhao.

"Get up, all of you!" Kangxi glanced impatiently at the concubines present, but said nothing, patiently waiting for the imperial physician's diagnosis.

"Why are you so late, Consort Zhao?" Consort Tong meant, "Look, even the Emperor has arrived, how can you be so late?"

“Sister Consort Tong lives in Chengqian Palace, which is not far from Yanxi Palace. Hearing the commotion here, she naturally came quickly. I live in the Western Six Palaces, and it takes me a long detour to get here from Chuxiu Palace, so naturally I was much slower.”

Consort Zhao meant that Consort Tong was well-informed and knew immediately what had happened, so she arrived early, while Consort Zhao, being far away, was naturally slower to arrive.