Oh!
Yunyi felt a surge of anger welling up inside her, and she didn't know how to vent it.
He was filled with sarcasm. Consort De was really something, a master at twisting the truth and labeling people.
Just then, a voice appeared in Yunyi's mind. Upon hearing this news, Yunyi's lips curled into a malicious smile.
Unbeknownst to everyone, Yun Yi subtly moved her fingers, and a faint, odorless powder floated in the air, unnoticed by anyone present.
Consort De was speaking enthusiastically when she noticed that Ulanara's expression below showed no respect, which made her even angrier. Just then, Granny Li added fuel to the fire, making Consort De's mood even worse.
Bang! Consort De slammed her hand on the table, angrily pointing at Yun Yi and rebuking her sternly.
“Ulanara, how did you learn your manners? With such a disrespectful mother, no wonder Honghui has been corrupted. You…”
"What? What, is Consort De dissatisfied with the daughter-in-law I chose?"
A majestic voice came from behind. Consort De looked up and saw that Emperor Kangxi had entered without her noticing.
She was immediately flustered. She was usually gentle and virtuous in front of the Emperor and had never been so rude. Had the Emperor seen her vicious behavior just now?
Thinking of this, Consort De felt as if the sky was about to collapse, and she couldn't calm down at all.
She forced a smile, bowed to the Emperor, and then returned to her usual demeanor. At that moment, she prayed frantically in her heart, hoping that the Emperor hadn't heard or seen too much of what had just happened.
"What are you saying, Your Majesty? How dare I question your decision? It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
Where no one could see, Yunyi secretly pursed her lips, almost rolling her eyes. What misunderstanding? You were practically ready to tear me apart just now.
After Kangxi finished speaking about Consort De, he noticed that Ulanara was still kneeling on the ground, which made him even more displeased.
Regardless of anything else, Ulanara was still pregnant and a meritorious official of the royal family. Even if Consort De disliked her, she couldn't make a pregnant woman kneel like that.
Moreover, he knew Ulanara's character well; she was impeccable in her treatment of her mother-in-law and husband, and she had also been a successful mother, raising two legitimate sons.
As for Consort De's claim that Honghui was poorly raised and disciplined, that is completely unfounded.
When Honghui was in the palace, all the teachers praised him highly, and Kangxi never heard a single teacher say anything bad about him.
However, the fourteenth prince, whom Consort De raised, was extremely unruly and often bullied the young prince whose birth mother was of low status, as well as his nephew who was younger than him, in the Imperial Study.
The fourteenth prince is the one who has no manners, yet she still has the nerve to criticize Ulanara and Honghui.
Thinking of this, Kangxi first asked Ulanara to get up, and then, with a gloomy expression, shook off Consort De's hand that was trying to pull his sleeve.
"Fourth brother's wife, you stand up and speak first."
Yunyi naturally couldn't say anything at this point; she should just leave everything to Kangxi to decide. The more she spoke, the worse it would be.
However, when Kangxi passed by her, she sprinkled another kind of powder, which had a different effect than the one she had just used.
She turned and sat down in the seat of honor, completely unaware of what was happening. She then began to question Consort De about what she had just said.
"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding did you just mention? Are you dissatisfied with Ulanara, or are you saying that Honghui is disrespectful and ill-mannered?"
Consort De's heart skipped a beat. She felt that it was all over and the worst had happened. Kangxi had heard everything she had just said.
Standing beside Consort De, Li Mama felt anxious and uneasy. She didn't know why, but her mind was very muddled today. She wanted to say something to defend her mistress, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Consort De was the same; she was usually eloquent and persuasive, but now, faced with Kangxi's questioning, her mouth seemed to be sealed shut, and she couldn't say a word.
Seeing Consort De's stammering manner, Kangxi felt that she was guilty and had nothing to say, which made him even more impressed with her.
At this moment, for the first time, Kangxi felt a pang of regret. How could he have fallen for this foolish woman? She was two-faced, favoring her sons and even despising her grandsons.
That's not all. He also knew about the "good deed" that the Fourteenth Prince did last night, and he just thought the Fourteenth Prince was unruly and insolent. But Consort De had the audacity to call Ulanara over to reprimand him.
Shaking his head, Kangxi was filled with disappointment. He no longer liked Consort De or the Fourteenth Prince Yinzhen as much as before.
Consort De wanted to say something more, trying to salvage her image, but Emperor Kangxi was no longer interested in listening.
Kangxi waved his hand to stop Consort De from speaking. He had a lot of questions for Consort De to ask her, but now he felt it was unnecessary. He told Ulanara to leave first.
Yunyi stood quietly in place, ready to listen to Kangxi reprimand Consort De. She was all set to watch the show, but before it even started, Kangxi sent her away.
On the surface, she retreated obediently and respectfully, but in reality, Yunyi was extremely reluctant to leave and was waiting to see a good show.
After Ulanara left, Kangxi gave Consort De a cold look, then looked at Li Mama beside him with an even colder gaze, said "Take care of yourself," and left Yonghe Palace.
Less than an hour later, news spread throughout the harem that the Fourteenth Prince had bullied his nephew in the middle of the night, and that Consort De had summoned her daughter-in-law to the palace to scold her, but the Emperor had seen it.
Everyone scoffed, thinking that Consort De was likely to fall out of favor this time. They wondered how she would continue to pretend to be gentle and virtuous in front of the Emperor.
Everyone dared not speak out against Consort De. How could a mere bondservant maid rise to become one of the four consorts, a rank higher than many Manchu noblewomen? They had long been dissatisfied with her.
Now that everyone sees signs that Consort De is about to fall out of favor, they are all secretly laughing at her. Only a few unscrupulous people are talking about it to Consort De's face.
This is also thanks to Yunyi's good mother-in-law, Lady Tongjia. She manages the inner palace, and it would be easy for her to keep these messages under wraps. The fact that they are spreading so quickly is impossible without Lady Tongjia's authorization.
Inside Chengqian Palace, Granny Zhou whispered a few words in Tongjia's ear, which made Tongjia smile strangely.
"Ha! Uya has become too used to being pampered. She summons people over to scold people at the drop of a hat. This Consort De has quite the airs."
Granny Zhou stood to the side, and upon hearing her master's words, she looked disdainful.
"The Empress is the most esteemed Imperial Noble Consort, while that Lady Uya is merely a lowly bondservant maid who only had the opportunity to serve the Emperor because of the Empress's favor. Now she's so arrogant, it's truly..."
Zhou Mama didn't say what she was going to say, but Tongjia Shi knew perfectly well what she wanted to say.
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