Upon hearing the name "Imperial Garden," Consort Tongjia smiled knowingly.
Actually, she loved flowers before she got pregnant—and she still does now.
Before I got married, the courtyard was full of flowers. Back then, when my cousin visited the Tongjia family, the two of them loved to look at and plant flowers together...
They were all quite young at the time, but they felt that being with the flowers was a very happy thing.
Perhaps that's when the relationship started; the bond between childhood sweethearts is always filled with the fragrance of flowers.
Therefore, Consort Tongjia especially loved flowers because the faint scent reminded her of a carefree time before she entered the palace, when her cousin had just ascended the throne…
The flowers inside the palace are even more abundant and vibrant, with many varieties that I had never seen or encountered before.
When she first entered the palace, she could spend almost every day in the Imperial Garden. At that time, her relationship with Emperor Kangxi was very strong, and the two of them would spend time together in the Imperial Garden.
Later I got bored, but sometimes when I'm bored I like to take a stroll in the Imperial Garden.
But later on, I always saw those concubines in the Imperial Garden hoping to bump into the Emperor.
Especially those young concubines and concubines, they were all young and had many tricks up their sleeves, trying every possible way to keep the emperor by their side.
Perhaps none of them could challenge Consort Tongjia's position in the Emperor's heart, but they were inexplicably disgusting!
They were all dressed up in alluring and seductive ways, just waiting to find a chance to meet the emperor.
So gradually, the Imperial Garden became less and less innocent. In order to prevent them from destroying the pure land in her heart, Consort Tongjia visited the Imperial Garden less and less often.
Consort Tongjia felt a tightness in her chest and increasingly felt that the Imperial Garden was a place of intrigue and backstabbing, so she became too lazy to go there.
If he liked flowers, he would have more planted in his Chengqian Palace. He would just stroll around the Chengqian Palace and that was it; he rarely went to the Imperial Garden anymore…
Although Chengqian Palace is not large, certainly not as large as the entire palace, it was personally decorated by her and her cousin. Many of the decorations were based on her own life in her boudoir. This was because her cousin wanted her to be more comfortable in the palace, so he specially arranged for it.
However, the Imperial Garden is a beautiful place; it's just that people there have ulterior motives.
In fact, the Forbidden City is a very beautiful place. For people in high positions like them, what they see is mostly a riot of flowers and brocade. It is only the human heart that is dirty.
Consort Tongjia was filled with emotion.
Why did you stop talking?
Consort Tongjia still had a smile on her face. She looked at Yinzhen beside her and wondered why he had stopped talking so suddenly.
Although there are often annoying people in the Imperial Garden, the scenery is quite nice.
Hearing Yinzhen say this, she suddenly became interested and thought she could find an opportunity to stroll around the Imperial Garden again. Although she was not very energetic at the moment, more exercise would be very beneficial for her to give birth to this child.
"Mother, I ran into someone in the Imperial Garden..."
Consort Tongjia frowned and subconsciously looked at the people who had originally been standing next to Yinzhen, all of whom she had arranged to be there.
If there were any unusual circumstances surrounding Yinzhen, he should have reported them to her. Could he possibly have been bullied by someone in the Imperial Garden?
"Mother, I ran into a palace maid from Consort De's side..." Yinzhen carefully raised his head and saw that his mother's expression changed immediately.
Anger, surprise, and a mix of other emotions mingled together. This expression made Yinzhen's heart skip a beat. What should he do if his mother was angry?
In truth, Consort Tongjia's first thought was fear; she was worried that Yinzhen would be won over by that woman…
Despite having developed deep feelings for each other, Consort Tongjia was still afraid.
However, this chaotic emotion subsided immediately after he noticed Yinzhen's gaze, and his restless desire to teach Consort De a lesson also calmed down.
She looked at Yinzhen and saw only worry and dependence in his clear eyes.
This is my son.
Although they are not his biological children, the years of affection they have built have made them practically indistinguishable from his own!
She will never let go.
"Did she say something to you?" Consort Tongjia paused for a long time, then tugged at Yinzhen's arm. Yinzhen gently leaned into her arms. In fact, since Yinzhen had become a little more sensible, he rarely made such intimate gestures.
But even at this moment, no matter how certain she was in her heart, Consort Tongjia still seemed to want to find someone to rely on.
In fact, it wasn't just Consort Tongjia who thought this way; even Yinzhen wanted to get closer to his mother.
“She said a lot, but I don’t know if I should believe her. I trust my mother the most, and even if I know something, I only want to know it from my mother,” he said.
From the moment he learned of this news, he was caught in a dilemma, torn between the debt of gratitude for his birth and the debt of gratitude for his upbringing, and he could not bear to part with either.
But everyone has a heart, and he was just a child, so of course he had his own biases.
The old woman's expression changed immediately when she heard Yinzhen say that he had met someone from Consort De's side.
Her sharp eyes were fixed on the people behind Yinzhen. She wondered what they were doing, completely unaware of the situation. Or were they intentionally trying to keep it from the Empress?
You didn't tell me about something this important?
They shouldn't have the guts to do that.
As someone who has accompanied Consort Tongjia all the way, the old nanny knows best how much trouble the Empress suffered at the hands of Consort De. This can be said to be the biggest setback the Empress has encountered since entering the palace!
Therefore, the nannies and the others hated Consort De to the core.
She turned the once high and mighty Empress into a laughingstock in the harem!
The dignified Imperial Concubine couldn't control the palace maids around her, who climbed into the Emperor's bed and even got her pregnant with the Emperor's child.
Especially at that time, Consort Tongjia had been in the palace for many years without getting pregnant... This was very awkward, seeing someone who had served the emperor for many years without getting pregnant, while someone who had served the emperor for only a few months got there first.
In any case, in the eyes of the nannies, this was the darkest moment for Consort Tongjia.
But now that little slut dares to send someone to find the Fourth Prince! Could it be that she's itching to take him back?!
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