"Even though you are the Fourteenth Prince's biological mother, he is still the Emperor's child. Are you so indifferent to him?
Uya finally understood why she felt uneasy. She seemed to have underestimated Concubine Tong.
She knelt down again and was about to cry when Concubine Tong interrupted her.
"As a noble, you are allowed to call the imperial physician. Even if you wanted to avoid interrupting my conversation with the Emperor, you could have called the imperial physician yourself. But why didn't you go and instead came to the main hall crying and begging for help?"
"I have only been in the palace for a few days and do not understand many things in the palace. If Noble Lady Wu Ya is trying to use the Fourteenth Prince's illness to gain the Emperor's sympathy, then you are wrong. Now that the Fourteenth Prince has a fever, even if the Emperor has sympathy, it is only for the Fourteenth Prince. Can he stay overnight in your side hall for this reason?"
"Noble Lady Wuya, you've been in the palace for so many years, yet you're still using your children to win favor. Isn't that a bit too despicable?"
Kangxi, who was originally still worried about the Fourteenth Prince's illness, narrowed his eyes and looked at Uya. If Concubine Tong had not said this, he would really think that all this was an accident.
But now that Concubine Tong had told him everything, Kangxi actually felt that Uya was becoming restless again.
"Uya, if you can't take good care of Little Fourteen, I can find him a foster mother."
Uya was terrified. She really wanted to use her child to win favor, so she didn't find a royal physician for him from the beginning. She waited until the child's condition became serious before asking the emperor for help.
How could she miss such a golden opportunity?
She had thought that Concubine Tong would see through this trick, but she had not thought that she would express these doubts in a clear and logical manner, rather than just being helpless and furious like her sister.
She really underestimated Concubine Tong.
"Your Majesty, please spare me. I was just panicking."
Uya knelt down and begged for mercy. Liang Jiugong had already taken the imperial physician to the inner hall to treat the Fourteenth Prince, and this time he found that something was wrong.
"In reply to the Emperor, the Fourteenth Prince has caught a cold. But... why did you call the Imperial Physician just now? A cold shouldn't be this serious all of a sudden. Something that could have been cured with a decoction is now a bit dangerous."
Kangxi glared at Wu Yashi, then looked at the imperial physician and said, "Give Fourteenth Prince proper treatment."
Then he walked to the palace gate and stopped, "Noble Wuya has evil intentions. From today on, I will be demoted to a concubine."
Uya collapsed on the ground and wanted to beg for mercy, but she saw that the emperor and Concubine Tong had already left.
And she once again experienced what it meant to lose both the wife and the army.
In the blink of an eye, it was October. As the third princess's wedding procession left the capital, the court and the harem briefly calmed down.
But there is also joy in the calm.
The eldest brother has a daughter.
Although he was not a son, he was Yinzhi's first child after all, so he was naturally treated like a treasure.
Fortunately, he was sensible and often brought the child into the palace for Concubine Hui to see. Concubine Hui loved the child as much as the apple of her eye. Even Kangxi liked the child very much after seeing him a few times, and bestowed generous rewards and the title of princess on him very early on.
In Yuqing Palace, Yinreng teased him, "You have quite a few concubines, so how come you only have this one child?"
Yinzhi ate grapes without spitting out the skins, and said vaguely: "How can I let my concubine give birth to a child before the legitimate son is born?"
Yinreng glanced at him, then glanced again, but finally held back.
But his little trick had already been discovered by Yinzhi, who sneered, "You mean to say that since I am the eldest son of a concubine, why don't you let the concubine take the throne, right?"
Yinreng looked at him but said nothing.
Yinzhi didn't mince words and said directly, "The status of the eldest son is inherently special, so there's bound to be competition between the eldest son of a concubine and the eldest son of the legitimate wife. There aren't many who can get along as harmoniously as you and I. Of course, this is also partly because you were made crown prince at birth."
"If you were only the legitimate son and not the crown prince, how could I be willing to not fight for it? So, I don't want my own children to be fought over. So before the wife gives birth to a legitimate son, no concubine is allowed to have one."
Yinreng pursed his lips and was speechless for a moment.
What the boss said was the truth. Who would be willing to accept it so easily?
"Your idea is good, but won't it put a lot of pressure on my sister-in-law? Besides, giving birth to a child is very harmful to a woman's health. If she keeps giving birth just to have a son, she'll probably get sick sooner or later."
Yinzhi waved his hand and smiled, "I'm not such a beast. I told her that within ten years, I won't let my concubine have a child. If she still hasn't given birth to a son after ten years, I'll let my concubine have one, and after the child is born, she'll raise him."
Yinreng felt speechless. This was not only a beast, but he also thought that his sister-in-law would be under even greater pressure.
But this was something that happened in someone else's room, and as a younger brother he couldn't say too much.
"By the way, why don't you have children yet? You need to work harder, right?"
Yinzhi winked at Yinreng, who sneered and shouted outside, "He Yuzhu, show him out."
Seeing this, Yinzhi burst into laughter. Without He Yuzhu's invitation, he stood up and walked out, his laughter was arrogant and harsh.
Concubine Hui has been in a very good mood since she had a granddaughter.
When she had nothing to do, she would make small clothes for the child. Occasionally, she would send someone to bring the child to her home to cherish him for two days before sending him back. She was truly a happy nanny.
But some are happy and some are sad, the imperial concubine is sick.
The imperial concubine has not been in good health for the past two years, and sometimes she is better and sometimes she is not. The imperial physician cannot tell what is wrong with her, so he has been giving her various supplements.
His health has started to deteriorate again recently, and even the heartless Xiao Shi has started to worry.
In the imperial garden, Yinreng saw Xiaoba, Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi sitting in a row from a distance. The expressions of the three were not very good, but overall, it seemed that Xiaoba and Xiaojiu were saying something to Xiaoshi.
It was not until Yinreng walked closer that he could hear clearly that Xiaoba and Xiaojiu were persuading Xiaoshi.
"Don't worry, Tenth Brother. The Imperial Concubine is still young and she is just sick. It won't be a big deal." Xiao Ba advised warmly.
Xiao Jiu also nodded, "Yes, the Imperial Concubine has been sick frequently in the past two years, but she recovered after a few days. I think nothing will happen this time."
Xiao Shi shook his head and explained sullenly, "But I've seen Aunt Hongmei crying secretly these past two days. When my mother was sick before, Aunt Hongmei would just sigh but never cry."
Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu looked at each other, not knowing how to persuade him.
Yinreng recalled the events of his previous life. It seemed that the imperial concubine died of illness the year after Hongxi was born.
Now the Crown Princess has been diagnosed with pregnancy. If nothing goes wrong, she will give birth to Hongxi next year. The Imperial Concubine should die of illness the year after.
Yinreng couldn't remember the specific illness that caused the concubine's death, but no matter what, she could still survive for two years.
"What are you talking about?"
Yinreng walked out from behind the tree. When the three little ones saw it was him, they immediately rushed over to him.
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