Since Emperor Kangxi found no problems, he concluded that it was Consort Ma Jia's own fault.
Thinking about how one child died after being born and another died during pregnancy, people wondered if Consort Ma Jia herself was unsuitable for raising children, and naturally, they took their anger out on her.
However, the Empress Dowager was well aware of the situation of Consort Ma Jia. None of Consort Ma Jia's three children survived, especially her second child, whom she loved dearly and gave a Mongolian name, Saiyinchahun. Even so, the Empress still did not let him go.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang said, "Qiqige, Xuan Ye has lost another child."
If we were to ask who Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang trusted most in the entire harem, it would undoubtedly be her niece, the Empress Dowager herself.
Empress Dowager "Aunt..."
The Empress Dowager didn't know what to say. After all, the Grand Empress Dowager hadn't kept those things from her, so she knew what kind of person the Empress was.
However, the Empress Dowager was merely a figurehead in the Forbidden City. Although Emperor Kangxi respected her greatly, they were not biological mother and son, so there were some things he couldn't say.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang said, "So be it. She is pregnant now, and I can't do anything to her. But after she gives birth to this child, I will no longer turn a blind eye as before. If things continue like this, how many more children will Xuan Ye have?"
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang said, "I am now just waiting for her to give birth to the child."
...
Zhongcui Palace
After hearing the results of Kangxi's investigation, Consort Ma Jia initially disbelieved it, but later became fearful. She believed that she had been immersed in the inner palace for many years, and that Kangxi was somewhat fond of her, and that she also had a certain network of connections.
However, she still didn't expect that the news of her pregnancy had reached the Empress's ears. Apart from her confidants, she hadn't told anyone, and she was still receiving her menstrual belt on time.
Yes, Consort Ma Jia did not think it was her fault. She had already lost three children, so how could she not know who had harmed her?
But even the Emperor couldn't find the Empress's arm, which shows how powerful she was in the palace.
...
It's terrifying, like having an eye watching you all the time.
Time passed just like that, until the Empress was seven months pregnant.
...
Consort Ma thought the matter was over, since even the Emperor hadn't found anything. However, a major event occurred that made Kangxi suspect that the Empress was not as clean as she had imagined, nor was she the virtuous Empress he had in mind.
This story begins a few days earlier. After the imperial physician, who was supposed to take Kangxi's pulse, finished, Kangxi noticed the unspoken words in his eyes. Kangxi thought he had been poisoned, so he asked the physician what was wrong.
Sun Zhiding: "Imperial Physician Sun, just tell me directly, what's wrong with me?"
Emperor Kangxi was also frightened, and he really thought that the White Lotus Rebels had poisoned him.
Sun Zhiding replied, "Your Majesty, when I returned to the city to take your pulse, I discovered...discovered..." Imperial Physician Sun was actually embarrassed to say it, after all, this could be considered a secret of the inner palace.
Emperor Kangxi wondered if he had truly been poisoned.
Kangxi was indeed angry. He hadn't expected that the White Lotus Sect could poison him within the palace. Had the White Lotus Sect's influence spread into the palace? "Speak!" Kangxi's voice was loud enough to show how furious he was.
Sun Zhiding: "When Wei Chen was taking the emperor's pulse, he discovered... that the emperor had something like musk and safflower in his body."
"What did you say?" Kangxi couldn't believe that there could be musk and safflower in his body. If the people from Bai Nian Qiao poisoned him, it would definitely be a deadly poison, or at the very least a slow-acting one. How could it just be musk and safflower? So there's only one truth...
Musk and safflower are drugs that can harm a woman's body. Generally, after accidentally ingesting or using these substances, a woman who becomes pregnant is either prone to miscarriage or has difficulty conceiving.
In any case, these kinds of things are drugs that harm women's bodies, so they are definitely a scandal in the imperial harem.
He was merely implicated.
So the truth is that someone added these things to the items used by the concubines in the harem, or to their food, and when he favored the concubines, they accidentally ingested or inhaled these things.
During this period, the places I visited most were Kunning Palace and Jingren Palace, as well as Zhongcui Palace twice, my cousin's Chengqian Palace, and Consort Zhao's Yikun Palace.
Since there are already signs of musk and safflower in my body, it means that I used it not just once or twice, but for a relatively long time.
Therefore, Zhongcui Palace, Chengqian Palace, and Yikun Palace can be ruled out.
Qianqing Palace could also be ruled out, but Kangxi was still not at ease and had Imperial Physician Sun investigate Qian Jin Palace thoroughly.
"Sun Zhiding, go and search the entire Qianqing Palace. Liang Jiugong will lead the men there. Keep it quiet and don't let anyone else find out."
Liang Jiugong never expected that the concubines in the harem would actually poison him, implicating the Emperor. "Yes, Your Majesty."
Liang Jiugong thought that if this were discovered, it would be regicide, which would mean the extermination of nine generations of his family. Naturally, he dared not be careless and led the imperial physicians to search the Qianqing Palace inside and out.
But the final result was...
Sun Zhiding replied, "Your Majesty, there is no problem with the Qianqing Palace."
Qingqing's Jingren Palace was built entirely by him, and everything inside was made by him without the help of anyone else, so it shouldn't be Jingren Palace.
In the end, only the Empress's Kunning Palace remained. But if the Empress's Kunning Palace contained these harmful things, could the Empress still have a healthy pregnancy? The child would probably have been miscarried long ago.
As the empress, whose hand could reach into the Kunning Palace?
It's impossible for the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to do it; the Empress Dowager would never harm her own child. The Empress Dowager is even less likely to do it.
So the answer is almost obvious: that person is the virtuous empress in his heart.
But Kangxi still wanted to confirm it again.
"Sun Zhiding, come with me to Jingren Palace."
Kangxi kept thinking to himself, "I hope it's not what I think. Everything in Jingren Palace was done by my subordinates, without the Empress's involvement. If the Empress could send these harmful substances into Jingren Palace right under my nose without my knowledge, then what about all that happened before...?"
No, the matter is not yet settled. In fact, Kangxi was particularly reluctant to doubt the Empress. After all, he and the Empress had supported each other through thick and thin. How difficult it had been for him when Aobai held power? Even if he didn't love the Empress, only respected her, the Empress was still different from others...
Emperor Kangxi hurriedly led his entourage into Jingren Palace.
Wanwan was still lying on the soft couch reading a travelogue when she exclaimed, "Why is Xuan Ye here? Shouldn't he be reviewing memorials at this time?" Wanwan immediately got up. At this moment, Wanwan had not yet noticed Imperial Physician Sun.
Upon entering the room, Physician Sun had already noticed the problem, as he detected a faint musky scent. It was very faint, but as the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, his medical skills were superb, and he naturally noticed it.
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