In the main hall, Tong Jia was still angry, while the palace maids were carefully picking up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground.
When Wei came in and saw this scene, her heart was pounding.
"What do you want?"
Tong Jia looked at Wei with an unfriendly tone.
"My Lady, I'm here... to beg for mercy."
Wei's voice got lower and lower as she spoke, her heart trembling with fear, but she still mustered the courage to speak: "Your Majesty, if Concubine Wuya is left out in the cold all night, even if she doesn't die, something terrible will happen. If the Emperor were to punish her for this, Your Majesty really can't afford to do that."
Tong Jia suddenly swept the teacup at hand, and scared Wei so much that she knelt down.
"You bastard. I've always been kind to you and your son because you gave birth to the Eighth Prince, but now you're actually speaking for the Uya family. You've been in Chengqian Palace for so long, I don't believe you don't understand the grudge between me and the Uya family."
"If that's the case, why are you still helping her?"
Wei opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
"Wei, I advise you to stay here and behave yourself. I will treat you well for the sake of the Eighth Prince. But if you dare to act foolishly again, I won't mind finding an opportunity to save your son."
Wei suddenly looked up and looked at Tong Jia with shock and fear.
"Your Majesty..."
"go out!"
Wei's lips trembled, but she didn't dare say another word. With Sanyuan's support, she stumbled back to her side hall.
Seeing this, Sanyuan sighed silently. He really didn't understand why his young master had to make this trip.
But when Wei returned to her side hall, she was not frightened as before, but sat down with a calm expression.
"Is Eighth Prince asleep yet?"
Sanyuan was a little surprised to see her expression change so quickly, "She's asleep. It's just that the young lady..."
Wei waved her hand, signaling Sanyuan to stop talking.
"It doesn't matter whether my trip yields any results or not. What matters is that I went. After all, I was brought out of the Xinzheku by Wuya. If it weren't for her help, I wouldn't even be able to survive in the Xinzheku, let alone give birth to a prince."
"Now that Uya is in trouble, if I do nothing, the emperor will inevitably accuse me of being heartless if he finds out. If Uya finds out, she will also blame me for being ungrateful."
Sanyuan immediately understood his master's calculations and difficulties.
"As long as the young lady isn't really stupid, it's fine. Madam Tong was so angry just now that it really scared me. But... Madam Tong seems to really resent you. What are we going to do in the future?"
Wei fiddled with the candle flame and said, "As long as the Eighth Prince is here, she won't do anything to us."
Because of Uya's disturbance, the harem, which had been quiet for a long time, became lively again for a short while.
Some people said that Uya was stupid, and some said that Tonggiya was unlucky. Fortunately, the New Year's Eve palace banquet was approaching, and this topic was finally put to rest on that day.
At the palace banquet, Kangxi glanced at the seats of the princes and found that the seat next to Prince Chun was empty. He asked puzzledly: "Seventh Brother, where are your wife and children?"
Prince Chun stood up and said apologetically, "The young master is feeling unwell, so the wife is spending the New Year with the child at home."
Kangxi was stunned.
Uncle Seven must be frightened by Wu Ya, fearing she'll snatch the child away in public again.
[However, Uncle Seventh was overthinking this time. Uya was not present at the palace banquet due to illness.]
Only then did Kangxi understand the complexity of the matter. For a moment, he thought that the Seventh Princess was too timid, and he also felt that it was really shameful for his concubine to do such a thing.
He subconsciously looked towards the concubines' seats. He originally wanted to glare at Uya, but when he found that no one came, he glared directly at Tonggiya.
Tong Jia clan: ⊙▃⊙
She blinked, and after confirming that Kangxi had indeed glared at her, her face was filled with surprise and confusion.
It was not until the other concubines were looking at her with mocking eyes that she reacted angrily.
It’s Uya again.
wrong.
Why does she have to be implicated in the annual palace banquet?
When will this end?
She was angry here, while the empress dowager at the top personally made egg custard for Xiaowu.
Kangxi took a look and said, wow, it’s only been a few days since we last saw him, and he’s gained weight again.
"Empress Dowager, can't Xiaowu eat by himself?"
Kangxi asked sincerely.
The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "No."
Yunzhu hurriedly explained, "The Empress feeds him personally on weekdays."
Kangxi: ╮(╯▽╰)╭
Xiaozhuang looked over and was very fond of Xiaowu because he was raised to be plump and fair.
"Qiqige takes great care of Xiaowu. It seems like she really likes this child."
"Xiaowu is very cute. Since Xiaowu has been keeping me company, I can eat more happily."
Xiaozhuang smiled, very satisfied.
Concubine Yi was watching from below and felt happy too.
It doesn’t matter if I can’t raise my son by my side. As long as he grows up well, it doesn’t matter where I raise him.
There are a few who are as stupid as Uya.
The Queen Mother accidentally saw Yipin's enthusiastic eyes and suddenly looked at Kangxi and said, "Yipin is very good. She gave birth to Xiaowu very well."
Kangxi was stunned for a moment, then he understood what it meant.
When he turned to look at Concubine Yi, he felt quite emotional.
Once upon a time, Concubine Yi was his most favored concubine, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was his only favorite.
But after she had a conflict with Baocheng, he became increasingly distant from her.
In the blink of an eye, those who entered the palace with her had already been promoted to concubines, but she was still a concubine.
Kangxi thought for a moment and finally said, "Concubine Yi has been rewarded with the honor of giving birth to the fifth prince. She will be promoted to Concubine Yi immediately, and the canonization ceremony will be held after the new year."
After being shocked, Concubine Yi immediately stood up to express her gratitude.
Tong Jia looked at Concubine Yi's cheerful expression and felt even more annoyed.
Others were promoted from concubine to imperial concubine, but she was demoted from imperial concubine to concubine.
Now, the concubines who once obeyed her are now superior to her.
How could she not be angry?
When Tong Jia returned to Chengqian Palace and saw Uya lying half-dead on the bed, she couldn't utter the curse in her mouth.
After leaving the side hall, he ordered, "Remove a brazier from her. Humph, she won't freeze to death."
On New Year's Eve, Kangxi went to Concubine Yi's place. For a period of time thereafter, whenever Kangxi went to the harem, eight out of ten times he went to see Concubine Yi.
Concubine Yi seemed to have returned to her former favor. Fortunately, with the experience of being suppressed before, this time her popularity did not make her as ostentatious as before. Instead, she became more low-key and cautious.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor will take everyone to Mulan Paddock to hunt at the end of April. Can we all go together then?"
Concubine Yi stroked the ruby-red hairpin in her hair and nodded with a smile, "Of course I can."
Huanxi followed happily, "I heard that it was originally scheduled for the beginning of April, but later I heard from the imperial physician that the concubine of Prince Yu would give birth at the beginning of the month, so the time was changed to the end of the month."
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