"This servant kowtows on behalf of the Imperial Noble Consort to thank the Emperor for his grace."
Shushu cried with joy and knelt down to express her gratitude.
Tong Jia's health condition was already like this, so she could only seek benefits from other places.
Kangxi suppressed his inner shock and said, "Little Four is only raised by the Imperial Noble Consort, and her name is not recorded."
Shushu's body stiffened, but he still bowed to thank the emperor for his grace.
[Okay, it's still the same as in the previous life, just raising Xiao Si with Tong Jia. But in the previous life, Tong Jia had her own child and sent Xiao Si back to Wu Ya. Wu Ya already had Xiao Liu at that time, and treated Xiao Si extremely harshly.]
Kangxi frowned.
He didn't want to follow in the footsteps of his previous life.
He didn't want to end up with Baocheng becoming enemies, he just wanted to pass the throne to Baocheng.
Kangxi made up his mind and picked up Yinreng and returned to the Qianqing Palace.
"Baocheng."
After some thought, Kangxi finally began to explain.
"Tong Jia is my cousin after all. This poisoning has severely damaged her body. Even if she is alive, she will have to take medicine all the time. That is why I have appointed her as the Imperial Noble Consort."
Yinreng was surprised that Kangxi would explain to him.
[Why did the Emperor say this to me? Did he see through my little thoughts?]
Kangxi smiled and rubbed Yinreng's little head.
"Keeping Xiao Si by Tong Jia's side would be a relief, but in order to prevent the Tong Jia family from having other thoughts, I will not register him with the Tong Jia family."
[So what if it's unnamed? As I grew older, the Emperor grew increasingly suspicious of me, leading to my being deposed and enthroned twice. Fortunately, it was Xiao Si who succeeded to the throne. If it had been Xiao Ba, I would have suffered a much more miserable death.]
Kangxi's pupils shrank.
Xiao Ba?
Although Xiao Ba has not been born yet, according to Bao Cheng's words, Xiao Ba seems to have a bad relationship with Bao Cheng when he grows up.
"Baocheng, you are the prince I carefully trained. No matter what happens in the future, we must trust each other as father and son. Do you understand?"
This time, Yinreng was so shocked that his mouth opened wide.
Kangxi found his baby son's dazed look amusing and pinched his little face.
[The Emperor trusts me so much, so should I tell him about my doubts?]
Suspect?
Kangxi was puzzled. What suspicions did this boy have now?
"Baocheng, what do you think about Concubine Yi's poisoning?"
At this time, Yinreng was wondering whether to express his doubts, when he heard Kangxi asking about his thoughts and nodded immediately.
"Although all the evidence points to Concubine Yi, there is another group in the harem that was able to sneak the poison in without anyone noticing."
Kangxi was amused. "Group? What group?"
Yinreng said seriously, "Baoyi."
Kangxi's smile gradually disappeared from his face.
"Your Majesty, Uya was born into a bannerman family, and her father works in the Imperial Household Department. If they really wanted to help her bring in a packet of poison, it wouldn't be difficult. Even if Uya hadn't left Chengqian Palace, those servants would have found a way to get the stuff in."
The servants in the palace are a huge group. If they connect with each other, they can do a lot of things.
"My son also thinks that the young palace maid who identified Concubine Yi is also suspicious. She might have been the one who slipped the things into Concubine Yi's room."
Kangxi's head was buzzing.
He couldn't imagine how bold and terrifying the servants in the palace would be if this matter was really as Baocheng guessed.
"Liang Jiugong, go check the relationship between that little palace maid and Malu."
Liang Jiugong took the order and went out.
Malu is the father of Concubine Wuya. Could it be that Concubine Wuya is the mastermind behind all this?
The matter was soon clarified.
The little palace maid had an older sister outside the palace, who was taken in as a concubine by Maruna years ago.
After receiving the order from Kangxi, Liang Jiugong led people directly to capture Malu and the little palace maid.
The young palace maid confessed before the interrogation even began.
Kangxi looked at the confession presented by Liang Jiugong.
"Your Majesty, the young maid said that Master Yi treated her badly, so she wanted to frame Master Yi. Before I could ask her anything else, she bit her tongue and committed suicide."
Kangxi glared at Liang Jiugong coldly, and the other party was so scared that he knelt on the ground.
"It's all because of the servants' incompetence."
Kangxi threw the confession to the ground, "Where's Maru?"
"Malu kept crying out that she was wronged."
The young palace maid clearly bit her tongue to commit suicide out of concern for her sister. I don't believe that Wu Yashi wasn't behind this.
Kangxi closed his eyes.
He didn't even remember that person named Uya, but he didn't expect her to be so capable of causing trouble.
"Dismiss Malu from his post. As for the Guoluo family..."
Before he could finish his words, Wei Zhu walked in from outside and said in panic, "Your Majesty, there's news from Yikun Palace that Master Yi has had a miscarriage. The imperial physician said that Master Yi was frightened, so she... had a miscarriage."
Kangxi closed his eyes and felt upset.
In the end, the child was not saved.
"I hereby order that Guo Luoluo be reinstated as a concubine and her house arrest lifted. Uya be moved to a side hall in the Yikun Palace to care for Concubine Yi."
Liang Jiugong took the order and bowed to go out and pass on the message.
Kangxi then looked at Yinreng and saw that the other party had remained silent. After thinking for a moment, he began to explain.
"Baocheng, I restored Concubine Yi's position because I wronged her, causing her to lose control of her emotions and lose a child. After all, she entered the palace many years before she had her first child, and she lost it so easily. I..."
Yinreng raised his head and looked at Kangxi with sincere eyes.
"Father, your son understands everything."
[After all, Guo Luoluo is still useful. As long as Concubine Yi behaves herself, she won't be easily punished.]
Kangxi listened to Yinreng's thoughts and felt very sorry.
His harem had close ties with the previous dynasty. If he insisted on dealing with Guo Luoluo at this time, it would probably cause dissatisfaction among the old ministers of the previous dynasty.
"Baocheng, I'm sorry."
Kangxi took Yinreng's hand with a guilty look on his face. After a moment of shock, Yinreng actually smiled.
"Father Emperor, the wound on my face has healed and is no longer noticeable. Besides, she didn't mean to hurt me."
[If she harms me again, I will deal with her.]
Kangxi was completely amused by this inner voice. He rubbed Yinreng's little head and changed the subject with a smile.
"I will not give the Imperial Concubine the chance to have children. All her honors and favors are limited to her lifetime. If she dares to provoke you again in the future, I will not let her off easily."
Yinreng nodded firmly, raised his little fist and said, "If she messes with me again, I won't let her go."
Kangxi naturally nodded in agreement.
In a blink of an eye, it was March 18th, the birthday banquet of Emperor Kangxi.
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