The Empress of Tea

Empress Ming, Empress Xiaochunxian, of the Gu'erjia clan, from the Manchu Plain White Banner, younger brother is Grand Scholar Gu'erjia Jiahuan. When Shizong Yongzheng was a prince, she gav...

Chapter 175 The Truth, The Counterattack (Part 7)

Hmph, let Hesheli suffer more!

He only cared about keeping Hesheli alive; he didn't care about anything else.

Thus, the Fourth Prince's lack of intervention caused Hesheli considerable suffering. Initially, she endured the nausea, eating spoiled food while vomiting, until she eventually became accustomed to it, continuing to eat with a furrowed brow, numbly unable to vomit, simply surviving.

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Not to mention that the Fourth Prince did not stop Empress Hesheli from suffering, even Emperor Kangxi, after hearing the news, only snorted coldly and continued to review the memorials.

Li Dequan, the eunuch standing beside him, understood his master's meaning perfectly. This was clearly saying, "That's all there is to it. She got off easy!"

Clearly, in Emperor Kangxi's heart, his little grandson had suffered greatly, and it wouldn't be too much for Empress Hesheli to pay for it with her life. Although little Hongxuan is a bit thin now, he is lively and energetic.

"Master, shouldn't we take action?" Like Emperor Kangxi, Xiao Hezi also felt that his young master had suffered a great deal, and that tilapia was a terrifying disease with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death, so they should take revenge on Hesheli.

Ke Jiaming didn't take any action. Instead, she asked He Zi about He Sheli's situation at He Yuan every day, as well as who had attacked her or kicked her when she was down.

That's why Xiao Hezi got anxious.

On the contrary, Jiaming, who did not have Xiao Hongxuan with her, was tending to the flowers and plants in a very leisurely manner. Even when Xiao Hezi asked her questions, her expression and actions were very natural. Obviously, at this moment, her state of mind was also very calm, without any of Xiao Hezi's anxiety.

"What's the rush!" Jiaming casually uttered three words.

Then, bending over to tend to the flowers and plants, she turned her feet and her body followed suit as she continued tending to the flowers and plants on the other side.

Xiao Hezi was puzzled. Why wasn't he in a hurry? "Does that mean, Master, you don't intend to avenge the young master?"

Because this conversation could not be known to others, even though Xiao Hezi really wanted to speak louder, he ended up speaking in a very soft voice.

Jiaming shook her head and denied it: "No!"

After denying it, Jiaming finished tending to a plant with her special ability. Then, taking advantage of the empty space, she stood up straight, facing Xiao Hezi, and said softly, "How could Xuan'er forget the suffering she endured? She will definitely take revenge, but not now."

The anxiety on Xiao Hezi's face lessened, replaced by confusion.

Before he could ask, Jiaming, seeing the confusion on his face, replied, "Don't you think it would be good to let her eat a few more meals of spoiled food and suffer a bit more?"

Xiao Hezi understood immediately and nodded hastily. It was indeed good to let him suffer more.

However, "Master, do you intend to let her suffer this much torment and hardship, or do you intend to subject her to even greater torment and hardship?" Xiao Hezi suddenly felt something was amiss. "This torment and pain, it's not good to let it be gradual. If we let Consort Hesheli slowly get used to it, it would be more harmful to her to suddenly suffer great pain."

Jiaming nodded in agreement with Xiao Hezi's suggestion, "However, the torment and pain I'm giving her is the kind that she enjoys, the opposite of Li's. I think it's necessary to let her suffer Li's methods for a few more days. There's a contrast, that's what makes it hurtful! Falling from one pit into another, I think it will be quite interesting."

However, not long after, Xiao Hezi realized that his master was really being modest.

What did he mean by making her suffer Li's methods for a few more days? He calculated the days and found that Hesheli had been eating spoiled food for a whole month.

After a month, Xiao Hezi felt both relieved and deeply sorry for Hesheli!

However, no matter how pitiful he felt, he wouldn't help that Hesheli woman, since she had previously been so cruel to his young master, causing him to contract smallpox.

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While Jiaming enjoyed a leisurely and pleasant life during the month that Hesheli suffered, various minor frights also came her way.

Now, little Hongxuan is very agile. Although he has just learned to speak and cannot walk yet, he crawls very fast.

If someone is watching him, the little guy will often disappear in the blink of an eye if they're not paying attention.

Fortunately, Peach Garden is big enough that no matter how the little guy climbs or hides, he can always play hide-and-seek in Peach Garden, Jiaming's home ground.

But this little guy is very naughty. He often stays silent, making it very difficult for the maids and eunuchs to find him when he plays hide-and-seek.

As he played hide-and-seek more and more often, the faint supernatural power within him subtly and automatically helped him adjust his breathing and body. The little boy unknowingly learned to conceal himself, making it even more difficult for the maids and eunuchs who were looking for him.

In the end, only Jiaming came out to search. With her supernatural ability, which was much stronger than Xiao Hongxuan's, she was able to sense where he was playing hide-and-seek and find him.

But as time went by, the little guy became more and more skilled at hiding, and if Jiaming wasn't careful, she would miss where the little guy was hiding.

The sun was about to set. Jiaming once again carried Xiao Hongxuan, whom she had finally managed to find in the closet. After removing his dirty clothes and giving the little guy a bath, Fourth Master entered with Su Peisheng, walking steadily.

After the three of them finished their dinner around the table, Fourth Master and Xiao Hongxuan chatted for a while before Fourth Master handed the little guy in his arms to Granny Sun, who was waiting nearby, and gestured for her to take him away and coax him to sleep.

Little Hongxuan, who had been carried away, quickly closed his eyes to the soothing voice of Granny Sun.

Seeing this, Granny Sun continued to coax him for a while, then quietly took a small quilt to cover Xiao Hongxuan, before turning around and extinguishing several candle flames, leaving only a faint, flickering light.

In a daze, Granny Sun glanced back at the small bed and saw that the slight bulge was fine. Reassured, she walked to the couch next to her and lay down.

Inside the main house, Jiaming had just finished taking a bath when Fourth Master, who had also just finished bathing, grabbed her and put her on the bed, kissing and caressing her.

When two people have experienced a lot in their relationship, shyness and affectation are long gone.

So, very quickly, the two of them became intimate with each other, completely absorbed in the moment.

But gradually, as Jiaming's consciousness became hazy, she sensed that something was wrong.

What's wrong?

Just when she thought she was about to figure something out, she was always interrupted by Fourth Master's kisses and caresses, and her thoughts would become hazy again, making it even harder to think clearly.

Just as her clothes were about to be taken off, leaving her only in her undergarments and trousers, she finally realized something was wrong.

She tilted her head slightly to one side and grabbed the hands of the Fourth Master as he prepared to take off her clothes.

"No, Master!" Jiaming exclaimed in shock, all her confusion vanishing in an instant.

When Fourth Master was rejected, he immediately frowned, remembering that Ming'er's life wasn't like this.