"What happened?" Kangxi was also grieving, after all, it was his son, but it was not as heart-wrenching as he had felt. When the imperial physician said that Wan Fu was in poor health, he rarely came to see Wan Fu, for fear that he would not be able to control himself if Wan Fu passed away.

"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince suffered from a sudden onset of illness, which caused a persistent high fever that made him untreatable," Physician Cheng said, trembling.

“The Seventh Prince has people around him, how could he have been exposed to the wind? It must be because we servants have been lazy.” Kangxi’s deep voice carried an indescribable sense of oppression, but Imperial Physician Cheng could hear the fury in Kangxi’s tone.

"Your Majesty, when I arrived, the Seventh Prince already had a slight fever. It seems that the servants on duty during the day chilled him. Please, Your Majesty, do justice for the Seventh Prince!" Lingzhi knelt before Kangxi and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Drag out all those on day and night duty and beat them to death." Emperor Kangxi decided life and death with a single sentence.

"Your Majesty, someone wants to harm Wan Fu. Wan Fu is still so young, how could they do such a thing!"

Consort Ulanara threw herself into Kangxi's arms and wept bitterly, but she cried beautifully, her face like a pear blossom in the rain, exuding a sense of fragility.

"Investigate Liang Jiugong." Kangxi changed his mind; investigating first and then beating him to death was just as good.

Not long after, Consort Tong and Consort Zhao also arrived. By then, Liang Jiugong had already discovered that the Seventh Prince's affair was orchestrated.

"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences to my sister Ulanara." Consort Zhao spoke sincerely. She had no children and would not have any in the future, so she was indifferent to the offspring of the harem, but she would not harm their children.

"Yes! Your Majesty, please accept my condolences." Consort Tong echoed, though she was secretly overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, the matter has been investigated." Liang Jiugong carefully broke the somber and sorrowful atmosphere.

"explain!"

"Your Majesty, a young eunuch said that he was ordered by Consort Zhangjia of the West Annex of Jingyang Palace to open the window while on duty, which is why the Seventh Prince caught a cold."

When Liang Jiugong first started investigating, they were all very stubborn, and he thought it must be an accident. But when he ordered them to be beaten to death, they were almost half dead before the eunuch confessed.

"Your Majesty, I have no grudge against Consort Zhangjia. How could she be so heartless? Wanfu has only been here for a little over a month! He hasn't even had a chance to see the splendor of this world, hasn't even had a chance to call me 'Mother' or 'Your Majesty' 'Father'." Consort Ulanara held onto Kangxi tightly, showing no sign of letting go, which made Kangxi's teeth itch with anger.

The next morning, everyone knew that the Second Prince, who had been staying at the Prince's residence the previous night, had died, and that Consort Zhangjia in Jingyang Palace had also died suddenly. No one believed there wasn't something fishy going on.

"I find the whole world quiet. A hidden spy, exchanged for Consort Zhangjia's life, it really wasn't worth it! But now that it's suddenly quiet, I'm still a little unaccustomed to it." Consort Hesheli looked regretfully at her newly dyed red hair, feeling it was quite beautiful.

"Your Highness, the prince and some of our people have been demoted to cleaning duties because of this incident." Dai Tao sighed. They had lost a hidden spy, a prince, and a concubine.

"Hmm, let him stay hidden! He'll be useful later." This was the first time she had schemed against someone, and it resulted in two lives being lost, so she was very happy.

"yes."

"Granny Kong, what do you think of this matter?" Wanyi asked the newly appointed Granny Kong, who had already taken the loyalty pill she had given her, so she knew about Bumbutai's plan.

“The prince said that human souls are chaotic. The seventh prince was already weak, so it was only a matter of time before he passed away. The eldest prince, who was so healthy before, also passed away when he was only one year old. In this palace, no one knows how many masters a servant or eunuch has behind him.” The princes’ quarters were staffed by the most people appointed by Kangxi, but there were still some who could get involved, such as the empress, the empress dowager, or even members of the bondservant families.

“Poor Consort Ulanara, the Seventh Prince is still so young,” Hongxiu said regretfully.

"There are so many pitiful people in this harem, it's impossible to pity them all. If you want to survive in this harem, you have to be ruthless. In the harem, it's either you or me who dies." Granny Kong said bluntly without any mercy. Wanyi knew this, but she just couldn't bring herself to be ruthless.

While Wanyi was listening to the palace intrigue master's teachings, Kangxi, having finally appeased Consort Ulanara, returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, intending to deal with the memorials left over from the day, when he saw Wei Zhu walk in with a memorial in hand.

"Your Majesty, a memorial has been submitted from Yuquan Mountain." Wei Zhu handed the memorial to Liang Jiugong, who then presented it to Emperor Kangxi.

"Haha, good, that's great." After reading the memorial, the gloom brought about by the death of the Seventh Prince immediately vanished.

"Your Majesty, what good news is it? Tell me about it." Seeing Kangxi so happy, Liang Jiugong raised his head and smiled obsequiously.

"You old codger, you really know how to scheme. We've discovered some good rice varieties on Yuquan Mountain. They're plump and have a high yield. If we plant them all on Yuquan Mountain next year, then these rice varieties can be put to good use." Kangxi smiled so broadly that his eyes disappeared.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Ensuring that the people of the world would not go hungry had always been Kangxi's wish, and now that it was about to be realized, Liang Jiugong was naturally happy for Kangxi!

"Alright, go and summon Lady Suo Zhuolun to accompany me." Kangxi hadn't forgotten what was mentioned earlier: this was the rice paddy where Lady Suo Zhuolun had planted rice. They hadn't kept any record of the rice-growing process, so they had submitted a memorial requesting the formula.

"This old servant will go right away." Liang Jiugong left with a smile.

Meanwhile, Wanyi was stunned for a long time after listening to Granny Kong's lecture on intrigue and schemes. It was as if a new world had opened up for her, allowing Wanyi to grow up rapidly.

"It seems that the Hesheli clan's henchmen haven't been completely wiped out yet!" When Bumbutai learned that the Seventh Prince had been killed by Hesheli's spies, she regretted once again that she had personally gone to ask Kangxi to marry such a vicious woman.

“Princess, you have relinquished power for many years, and Empress Xiaochengren has been managing the harem all along. It’s too easy for her to do whatever she wants.”

Sumalagu was afraid that Bumbutai would get stuck on things, so she advised her to be more cautious. After all, eight years had passed since Bumbutai relinquished power to Empress Xiaochengren, so Empress Xiaochengren's spies were spread throughout the palace.

"I am fine, but the thought that Xuan Ye's child still died at the hands of Hesheli makes my heart ache!" Bumbutai clutched her chest, expressing her disgust for Hesheli and extending that disgust to everyone associated with her.

"Sumalagu, go and investigate secretly again. If you find any suspected agents of the Hesheli clan, deal with them secretly."

"Yes, I understand."