As for Mingxiu's claim that someone pushed her, Kangxi did not mention it. Firstly, he felt that Consort Tong would not know, and secondly, he was afraid of alerting the enemy.
"Go, send someone to investigate. I need to know the whole story of what happened today," Kangxi said in the now empty hall.
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure flashed through the air and disappeared.
"Liang Jiugong, go to the storeroom and select some items to send to Consort Ming and Consort Hui," Kangxi instructed.
Liang Jiugong "Hey"
Yonghe Palace
After seeing Kangxi off, Mingxiu lay in bed, her ankle no longer hurting much, and pondered the events of the day.
She didn't know if stepping on the stone slabs in front was an accident, but it was definitely not an accident that someone pushed her from behind. However, she really couldn't understand who would push her at this time.
First, we can rule out Consort Tong. On this point, she and Emperor Kangxi both believed that Consort Tong was not responsible. This was the first banquet she had organized since taking over palace affairs, and she was certainly more discerning than anyone else from having an incident at the banquet. After all, if something happened, it would make people doubt her competence and ability to handle palace affairs.
She might lose control of palace affairs, which would be a loss, so it definitely wouldn't be her.
The remaining Consort Hui probably wasn't her either. If it were her, she wouldn't have hugged me today, since I might have been disfigured if she hadn't.
Who else could it be? Consort Rong, Consort Yi, or Lady Uya, or perhaps the Empress Dowager? Mingxiu frowned, at a loss for words.
Unable to figure it out, Mingxiu decided to stop thinking about it. It was quite unexpected to think of Consort Hui.
Mingxiu had always felt that Consort Hui and she didn't get along, and indeed they didn't. Every time they paid their respects, Consort Hui would cause trouble. Mingxiu also usually disliked Yinqi associating with her. She never expected that Consort Hui would help her today.
Mingxiu smiled and instructed Lüzhu, "Go, pick out some good things from the small storeroom and send them to Consort Hui. Also, go to the back and order all kinds of fruit and send them to her at once. Tell her it's to thank her for saving me today."
Although I don't know why she saved me, she did it, and Mingxiu is grateful for her help.
In Yanxi Palace
Consort Hui sat on the couch with a rather unpleasant expression, while Yinti looked at his mother with a helpless expression.
"Mother, although Father didn't come to see you, didn't he send the imperial physician to check on you? It must be because you're alright that Father felt at ease to attend to other matters."
"Hmph, you don't have time to look at me, but you have time to look at others. Since I saved her today, she should have just fallen and broken her skin."
"Mother," Yinti called out weakly to his mother.
Consort Hui glanced at her son, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "Alright, alright, your mother was just saying. Remember what you said, you won't easily clash with her again, okay?"
Yinqi mustered his strength again, "That's right, Mother. I know what you're thinking, but we're still too weak right now. If Nalan Mingzhu comes looking for you again, just agree to this for now, and then come back and discuss it with your son."
Consort Hui tapped Yinti's forehead, chuckling slightly. "You're so young but so immature. You don't need to worry about these things; your mother can handle them. Just focus on your studies so you don't get scolded by your teacher again."
Yinti rubbed his head and smiled foolishly.
Just then, a report came from outside: "Your Majesty, the people from Consort Ming's side have arrived."
"Oh," Consort Hui composed herself and was about to say something when Yinti coughed beside her. Consort Hui pursed her lips and let him in.
"Greetings, Consort Hui, and the First Prince," Green Bamboo greeted as she entered.
Consort Hui casually said, "Get up. What did your Lady send you here for?"
"My lady remembers that Consort Hui helped her today and is very grateful. So she specially sent me to express her gratitude to Consort Hui. These are some nourishing medicinal herbs that my lady sent, as well as some rare fruits grown in the palace, for Consort Hui to try."
Upon hearing this, Consort Hui didn't react, but Yinti's expression immediately lit up, and he winked at Consort Hui.
Consort Hui rolled her eyes at him before continuing, "Alright, I'll accept the gift. Go back now and let your lady get some rest."
After watching Green Bamboo leave, he said, "Look at you, all you do is eat, look at how pathetic you are."
Yinti chuckled. In fact, he ate quite a lot. When Mingxiu brought food to Yinreng, he usually got a share too. Even if he didn't, he could still mooch off Yinreng.
However, his mother rarely ate it. He saw it during the New Year, and his mother also liked to eat it. But his mother and Consort Ming had a bad relationship before, so Yinti couldn't say anything.
Just then, someone said, "Mother, please eat. This is a gift from Consort Mingfei as a token of her gratitude. Please have more."
Consort Hui looked at the contents of the baskets in front of her. They were all things she had eaten at the New Year's banquet. Consort Hui had eaten them before and really liked them. Looking at the fruits in the baskets in front of her, her originally unpleasant mood suddenly improved a lot.
Afterwards, Emperor Kangxi sent her many fine gifts, saying they were a reward from him. After seeing Liang Jiugong off, Consort Hui, who had been feeling a little resentful, felt completely at ease.
Then she and her son enjoyed the fruit. These things couldn't be kept for long. There were so many big watermelons in front of them that they couldn't finish them all, so they instructed the palace servants to give each of them some.
She's calmed down, but many others are still upset.
I really can't understand why Huipin would go to save Mingfei when the two had such a bad relationship. If it weren't for her, she might have been disfigured by tomorrow. How could she compete with them for the Emperor's favor then?
The concubines were very disappointed; it was really just a little bit short.
Upon hearing the news that Mingxiu had fallen that day, Yinreng rushed over as soon as school was over.
Seeing Mingxiu leaning against the couch, her feet wrapped in bandages, her eyes immediately reddened.
"Mother Consort Ming, does it hurt? Let me blow on it for you," Yinreng said, looking at Mingxiu's foot with a pained expression.
Mingxiu looked at Yinreng with amusement. "Oh, quite a few golden tears have fallen! Quick, Green Bamboo, get something to collect them. They might come in handy later."
Upon hearing this, Yinreng's initial sadness suddenly turned into a sense of helplessness.
"Ming's mother" Yinreng was somewhat helpless; even at a time like this, she still had the mood to tease him.
Mingxiu smiled and said, "Alright, Mother Ming is fine. It's just a slight sprain. It will hurt after some rest. Baocheng, don't worry."
Yinreng nodded, his worries gone. Seeing that the person was still joking with him, Yinreng felt relieved. It seemed that nothing was wrong.
Mingxiu was telling the truth; the pain had indeed subsided because she had taken painkillers and anti-inflammatory medication. She just couldn't move around much.
In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi looked at the information he had uncovered, his gaze somewhat somber. This matter was actually related to the Uya clan.
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