Damn it, who exactly attacked our master? These messy affairs in the harem have nothing to do with our master, yet this person seems to be forcing our master to suffer along with them.
Chunyu muttered to herself, listening to her master's words of concern for the Emperor, and suddenly had a bold guess: Could it be that person in the Qianqing Palace?
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Once the thought came to mind, it couldn't be suppressed. Chunyu's expression changed noticeably, making it hard for Xiuning to ignore.
Xiuning: ...What is this person imagining now?
"Chunyu, I'm recuperating these days, so you keep a close eye on the entire Qixiang Palace."
Remember, nothing can happen at Qixiang Palace. As for Yinyi and Yinlu, whenever you have the chance, send someone to tell them to take care of themselves and not to worry about me.
Since Xiuning is healthy and capable of living, instead of worrying about her anxiously outside the palace, these two should focus all their energy on governing the country.
There were only two princes in the court who could still make moves, and Yinyi was one of the least affected. If he didn't take the opportunity to win over more court officials, would he be hoping that Kangxi would react and take action against him?
Don't think that Emperor Kangxi wouldn't dare to take action; he was ruthless when he did.
After muttering a few complaints to herself, Xiu Ning pretended to be exhausted and sent Chun Yu away.
As Chunyu left, the system in my mind popped up.
"Host, you even lied to your trusted servants." You have no heart whatsoever.
The system's language was complicated, and I had no idea how such plain, mechanical sounds were expressed.
Xiuning was speechless. "If this were to be said, it would be easy for it to be exposed."
Knowing more people about her situation will not benefit the current situation.
Xiuning dislikes taking unnecessary risks because, in her view, these are things that can be avoided.
The system didn't take Xiu Ning's reasons that seriously; it only spoke up now because the world mission was nearing its end.
As a system, it is able to communicate with the Way of Heaven.
The Heavenly Dao has been very active lately, and the system understands that this is a signal that the mission is about to be completed.
It gave the host a few words of advice, telling him to be careful and not to mess things up, and then it vanished without a trace.
And so, Xiuning lay in Qixiang Palace to recuperate. By the time she recovered and was able to leave Qixiang Palace, it was already the end of the 44th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.
The New Year's palace banquet was jointly organized by Consort Rong and Consort He.
Other high-ranking concubines in the harem, including Xiu Ning, all looked pale and haggard when they attended the palace banquet, and even their makeup couldn't hide it.
The entire palace banquet was extremely oppressive. Even when everyone stood up to raise their glasses in birthday wishes, Kangxi couldn't bring himself to laugh out loud.
It was Consort He who revealed the good news of her pregnancy at the banquet that made Emperor Kangxi smile and brought a touch of New Year's spirit to the harem.
After attending the New Year's banquet, Xiu Ning returned to Qi Xiang Palace and continued to stay indoors.
But she could see the three children who came to pay their respects, except for Ning Chuge, who was still in Khorchin and could not return to the capital.
Bu'er, Dai, and Yinlu are doing well. These two children don't get involved much. They look neither fat nor thin and can chat and laugh with Xiuning.
Compared to his brother and sister, Yin Yi's situation was much more tragic.
Not only did she lose more than ten pounds, but the flesh on both sides of her cheeks also disappeared, and she became much more cautious in her actions.
Xiuning: ...It must have taken a lot of suffering to achieve such a big change.
Yin Yi: It was so painful, it was a double torment of mind and body.
With a bitter expression, Yin Yi told Xiu Ning about his situation during this period, wiping away tears as he spoke.
Xiuning: ...
It is said that men do not easily shed tears, but that is only because they have not yet been deeply saddened.
Looking at the current situation, Yin Yi felt like crying his eyes out; it was just too miserable.
Xiu Ning sighed. Bu Er, Dai, and Yin Lu had already left Qi Xiang Palace. She left only Yin Yi behind, worried that something might have happened to the child since she hadn't seen her eldest son for a long time.
It turned out she made the right choice by keeping it; otherwise, something terrible would have almost happened.
“Yinyi, you should know that this path is not easy to walk.”
That would mean taking a step back and falling into an abyss, and given Yin Yi's current close ties with the court officials, he had no other way out.
Yin Yi knew this, of course, but he couldn't control himself. His words trembled, not from fear, but simply from nervousness.
Prolonged stress can lead to a tense mental state, making it difficult to relax.
“Mother, you don’t know, my brothers, although they can all go to court, actually suffer a lot when they go home.”
Yin Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead and told Xiu Ning everything he knew.
This includes, but is not limited to, the eldest prince's daughters who were betrothed to Mongol husbands, and the two daughters who had already married into the Mongol family who died; the second prince's children died one after another, but he had no choice but to have more children, so the emperor kept sending women to the Yuqing Palace, and he couldn't refuse them; he and his fourth brother were scolded every day, and even the smallest things were blamed on them; the fifth, sixth, and seventh princes, along with the eighth prince, were forced to kneel and beg for forgiveness every day in various ways, kneeling for half an hour before anything else could be said...
Yin Yi rambled on, and what he said was both true and cruel.
Xiu Ning watched as Yin Yi clenched his teeth, his temples throbbing. She knew that if this pressure continued, the child might have a mental breakdown.
Emperor Kangxi was truly a loving father; how could he treat his own sons like this? He was afraid his sons would live too well.
With a sigh of relief, Xiu Ning rushed over to find a way for Yin Yi to go home and rest if he couldn't hold on any longer.
"If you're always so stubborn, one of you brothers will eventually break down and make a move."
If you're not interested, stay away from the palace as much as possible.
Xiu Ning always spoke concisely and clearly. Yin Yi listened, pursed his lips, and decided to go back and pretend to be sick.
His body really couldn't take it anymore. If this continued, before his father abdicated, he would have to go down to the underworld to join his ancestors.
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