In fact, anyone with even a modicum of intelligence would suspect the truth behind the pregnancies of the three Niohuru clan members.
Even as the emperor, Hongli was more capable than others of manipulating the palace women.
Once Wu Shulai made his move, Consort Jia's schemes and plots were completely exposed.
In just a few days, Wu Shulai had uncovered most of the cause and effect.
It was simply tidied up and sent to the Emperor so that he could browse it at his leisure.
Wu Shulai continued his investigation of Consort Jia, even turning the Imperial Household Department up inside and out.
The Jin family does indeed hold some influence within the Imperial Household Department, but this influence is only relative.
In other words, the entire Imperial Household Department was an agency serving the royal family, so it naturally followed the royal family's orders without question.
Although the Imperial Household Department has been somewhat incompetent over the years, some people have indeed harbored other intentions.
But overall, they still didn't dare to do anything big behind the royal family's back.
Wu Shulai seized on this point, then after some warnings and threats, he pulled out the radish along with the mud, turning Jin Xiangling and the Jin family against each other.
The revised version was more detailed than the previous one.
After reading it, Hongli sneered twice and then made a lasting note of these treacherous families of the Imperial Household Department.
"It is not time to settle things now. I have only been in power for a few years, and I must be patient."
The current overthrow of the Imperial Household Department is merely a way to cultivate a new batch of corrupt officials.
Hongli planned to wait a little longer, at least until he had complete control over the previous dynasty, so that he could act without any scruples.
Hongli understood the principle that "a single hair can affect the whole body" from a young age.
The Imperial Household Department was not a single department; its internal network of relationships was intricate and complex.
Previously, Hongli had never imagined that the servants inside could be so greedy, but now he had witnessed it firsthand. And this was just the Jin family; what about the other families? Tsk tsk.
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He tossed the paper aside and instructed Wu Shulai to personally go to the Imperial Hospital to inquire about Consort Jia's situation.
Such a good method for conceiving a child, what's the point of keeping it in Consort Jia's hands? He and the Empress really need a legitimate son.
Unbeknownst to everyone, Hongli successfully obtained Consort Jia's improved prescription through another channel.
By this time, it was already late February.
A sudden cold snap in spring cast a gray shadow over the palace, which had just begun to show some greenery.
The newly sprouted green shoots have retreated again. Although the winter clothes that were taken off could not be put back on, the light spring clothes were definitely no longer suitable.
Chen Yuwei exhaled a breath of cold air and rubbed her palms together.
Having just returned from paying her respects at Changchun Palace, she felt numbness in her hands and feet, as if they weren't her own.
Why
When will this kind of weather return to normal?
Muttering to herself, Chen Yuwei called Xia He over and asked her to give her a warm bath.
It was broad daylight, so there was no need for such trouble, but Chen Yuwei was worried about catching a cold and kept putting it off because of her poor health.
And so, Chen Yuwei took a hot bath, sweated it out, and drank several bowls of warming soup before returning to her bed to rest, feeling refreshed.
Hojo and Fulinga were already sitting on the carpet that had been laid out and playing around.
Upon seeing their mother enter, the two little ones rushed straight towards her.
"Ouch, be careful, what if you fall?"
Chen Yuwei was terrified by the two little ones; these two children were really young, but incredibly brave.
They weren't afraid of anything, like today's action of rushing over from the tatami mat. Others might have bumped or fallen, but these two kids didn't care at all. They were laughing and joking around without any seriousness, and they didn't think there was anything wrong even when Chen Yuwei pointed it out.
Chen Yuwei was utterly helpless, thinking to herself that all five of her children were fools and reckless.
Regardless of whether it's dangerous or not, you should always reach out and touch it to experience it first.
I don't know who I inherited it from, but neither I nor Hongli are like that.
He shook his head, then hugged his two daughters, who were laughing like roly-poly toys, and played with them on the tatami mat for a while.
Chen Yuwei wiped the sweat from her forehead and simply called over the wet nurse to send He Zhuo and Fu Ling'a to a side hall for a short rest.
At this age, Hojo and Fuling'a are neither too old nor too young. They can neither read and write nor eat and sleep like babies.
So most of the time, Chen Yuwei would spend time playing with her two daughters, and occasionally the three of them would visit her older sons at her brother's place to pass the time.
However, they don't go out very often, especially now that the weather has suddenly turned cold. Worried that the children's constitution is not good enough, Chen Yuwei simply keeps them from going out.
"Your Majesty, please have some soup. You haven't eaten anything since this morning."
Xia He felt that her master's appetite had been poor these past few days, and it was time to have the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital take a look.
Chen Yuwei waved her hand, her face still showing signs of fatigue, all due to lack of sleep.
"No need for such trouble, I just need to rest," Chen Yuwei said, taking a couple of sips of the soup in her hand before feeling nauseous from the taste.
After returning the soup to Xia He, Chen Yuwei simply closed her eyes to rest.
Seeing this, Xia He hesitated for a moment before finally leaving.
Ignoring Xia He's complicated feelings, Chen Yuwei just wanted to bring up the system and give it a good talking to.
What bad luck! She never imagined that she could get pregnant without even taking any pills from the system.
That's right, Chen Yuwei is feeling so unwell right now because of her pregnancy.
I'm less than a month pregnant, but I'm experiencing extreme physical reactions, and I'm easily agitated by the slightest discomfort.
Moreover, this pregnancy was not something Chen Yuwei intentionally did.
The system sighed, “The host is in excellent health and is of childbearing age,” in other words, pregnancy is perfectly normal.
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