"Tell the people in Chengqian Palace not to go out and talk nonsense. If I find out that someone is gossiping about the Queen outside, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Don't worry, your Majesty. The people in our Chengqian Palace are very strict and obedient. Now that you have given the order, they will definitely not dare to speak carelessly. You can rest assured."

Concubine Tong was very satisfied. What she wanted was to have the entire Chengqian Palace under her control.

However, the imperial concubine Nianhulu in Yongshou Palace did not think so. She just felt that Mu Sili's behavior seriously broke the rules, and since she broke the rules, she should be punished.

"Isn't it said that the Queen values ​​rules the most? How come she's so unruly now? The Emperor's private vault is so important, and she almost emptied it. This is really too much.

The emperor is not angry probably because he is afraid of the Hesheli family. After all, the prestige left by Sony is still there, but the Nianhulu family behind me is not much worse.

We are also from an old family. My father is one of the four great ministers. If the emperor needs help, I can ask my family to help.

After all, I had the chance to become the Queen. If Father hadn't stood up for me right away, I wouldn't have missed out on the throne."

Concubine Nianhulu was jealous that Mu Sili could become the queen. They had the same background, and her Nianhulu clan was even better than the Hesheli clan, but Empress Xiaozhuang chose her to be the queen. How could she not be jealous?

However, his father chose to remain neutral at first, and later stood behind his adoptive father Oboi, which made Empress Xiaozhuang feel wary, and the position of queen was definitely hers.

If only my adoptive father had been stronger when he was alive, the position of queen would have been mine.

The queen already has a legitimate son. If this legitimate son dies, she will definitely be exhausted. Then she will do something and go with him.

She didn't know who cured Chenghu and made her miss the chance to become the queen again. When she found out, she would make the other person pay.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. These words can be discussed in Yongshou Palace. The Emperor and the Empress have a deep affection for each other, but they are still young, so it is normal for them to be a little noisy.

Now that the Second Prince has recovered from a serious illness, the Empress must be so happy that she has no place to express it, so she is using the Emperor to vent her joy.

The most important thing is that the Grand Empress Dowager hasn't taken any action. No matter how angry you are, you can't make a scene in front of the Emperor. It would be bad if you angered the Emperor."

Concubine Nianhulu understood this logic, but she was dissatisfied that Mu Sili was still so favored even though she had given birth to a legitimate son.

Logically, after she had a child, she should have advised Kangxi to treat everyone equally. Why does it look like she is preparing to live the life of a commoner with Kangxi now?

This won’t do. I don’t have any children yet. If the queen takes all the good things, how will I cope with the future?

"Why should I care what others think of me? My status is clear. If anything happens to the Queen, the position of Queen will belong to me.

If it hadn't been for something that went wrong back then, I wouldn't have been able to say for sure if I were now the Queen and had a legitimate son. I was born to be the Queen, but unfortunately someone else got there first."

"My lady, walls have ears!"

"Forget it, let's leave it at that for now. The Emperor hasn't said anything yet. If I were to speak out, wouldn't the Empress hold a grudge against me? But is there any movement over at Chengqian Palace?

Concubine Tong originally wanted to become the queen, but she has become much quieter since entering the palace. I just can't stand her no matter how I look at her."

"No news has come out of Chengqian Palace. You know that Chengqian Palace is heavily guarded. Our servants can't get in. If we force someone in, we'll be easily discovered."

"Yeah, never mind then."

Having said that, Concubine Nianhulu did not give up her desire to become the queen.

Three days later, Concubine Nara gave birth to the fifth prince Yinzhi safely in the west side hall of Chuxiu Palace.

It just so happened that at this time Liang Jiugong had some clues about the matter he was investigating, but he didn't know whether he should tell Kangxi this news.

"Liang Jiugong, you've been standing outside the door for so long. Aren't you going to come in and serve me? Do you know that my tea is completely cold?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I really don't know how to explain this to you."

This was probably the first time Kangxi saw Liang Jiugong look embarrassed, and he couldn't help but wonder what had happened to make him look like that.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"Chun Lan asked me to investigate the Second Prince's murder a while ago. Didn't we get some clues today? But I was frightened after reading the news."

Kangxi realized it and most likely found out who was behind the scenes, but this person was a little hard to believe, so Liang Jiugong showed such an expression.

"Who is it?"

"It's... it's the one from Linzhi Palace."

Kangxi was shocked. Seriously? How could it be the one from Linzhi Palace? He had no grudge against her, so why would she do this to her own son?

"How sure are you?"

Kangxi hoped this was a misunderstanding. After all, Namu Zhong had been quite kind to him when they were children, and he didn't believe she would do such a thing.

"Seventy percent."

Kangxi suddenly stopped talking. He was 70% sure. Judging from the way people in the palace spoke and acted, there was at least a 90% chance that it was Namu Zhong who did it.

Seeing that Kangxi suddenly stopped moving, Liang Jiugong tactfully stepped aside.

This matter was indeed unbelievable, and he couldn't understand why Namu Zhong would murder the prince, but the facts were before them, and they had no choice but to believe it.

After pondering for a while, Kangxi asked Liang Jiugong to investigate the matter thoroughly. He had to know why Namu Zhong did this before deciding how to deal with it.

Chenghu is his legitimate son and the future crown prince, and he doesn't want to deal with this matter in a muddled way.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will find out the truth as quickly as possible."

However, this matter was not as simple as Liang Jiugong imagined. The people of Namu Zhong were too clean in their work and rarely revealed their tracks, making it very difficult for him to investigate.

Kangxi probably had guessed that something like this would happen, so he did not urge Liang Jiugong to report the results of the investigation.

He felt guilty towards Mu Sili and Cheng Hu, so in the following time he either stayed in Kunning Palace or Qianqing Palace, which made the people in the harem feel a little resentful.

A month later, news spread from Kunning Palace that Mu Sili was pregnant, which made some happy and some sad.

Those who were happy included Kangxi, Xiaozhuang and the Hesheli clan, while those who were unhappy included Concubine Nianhulu and others.

"What did you say just now? The Queen is pregnant? How can she be so lucky? She already has the Second Prince and is now pregnant with another one. If she gives birth to another prince, what chance will I have?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. It's just pregnancy, not birth. You know the first three months are especially important. If anything goes wrong, it will be Your Majesty's own fault."