Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi's face darkened, and he looked sharply at Consort Hui.
Xu Lejin chuckled lightly, picked up the teacup beside her, took a sip, and casually asked, "Does Consort Hui mean that she suspects the imperial child in Consort Xiu's womb is not the Emperor's?"
"Last month and this month, Consort Xiu has served the emperor several times, so it is normal for her to become pregnant."
Changing the subject, Xu Lejin looked at Consort Hui with a mocking smile.
"Does Consort Hui perhaps believe that, with the palace walls heavily guarded, someone is committing acts of debauchery within the palace?"
Changing the subject, Xu Lejin continued, "Speaking of men from outside the palace, I just remembered that a few days ago, I heard that Lady Mingzhu entered the palace. Consort Hui and Lady Mingzhu were alone in a room in Yanxi Palace for half an hour."
Consort Hui turned pale and immediately knelt down, repeatedly saying, "Your Majesty, please understand! Your Majesty, please understand! Consort Hui and Lord Mingzhu are cousins from different branches of the family. Consort Hui would never do anything to betray Your Majesty."
Emperor Kangxi looked at Consort Hui with a gloomy expression and icy eyes.
Meeting the coldness in Kangxi's eyes, Consort Hui felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. She anxiously said, "Your Majesty, I only miss my family. When Lord Mingzhu came to the palace, I asked him to send a letter to my family."
"My heart for Your Majesty is as clear as day."
With a cold snort, Kangxi turned his head away, thinking to himself that the harem was becoming increasingly chaotic.
The imperial harem was forbidden from interfering in politics, and the concubines were not allowed to meet with men outside the palace without permission. But in recent years…
Consort Hui waited a long time for Kangxi's response, and her heart sank into her throat.
Suddenly raising her head, Consort Hui looked at Xu Lejin with a gloomy gaze and said coldly, "Your Highness Consort Yu, I know that I have no grudges against you in the past or any enmity with you recently. Why are you slandering me?"
Xu Lejin chuckled softly.
"Consort Hui just questioned Consort Xiu's pregnancy with the emperor, and now she's tasted the bitterness of being slandered. How does she feel?"
"Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. Consort Hui is trusted and relied upon by the Emperor to assist in managing the six palaces. She must be careful in her words and deeds."
Her face paled, and Consort Hui meekly replied, "Yes."
Seeing Consort Hui's discomfiture, Consort An swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, lowered her head, and tried her best to make herself less noticeable, for fear that she might accidentally become the next Consort Hui.
Consort An knew she wasn't as fortunate as Consort Hui, who had a second prince.
Xu Lejin's sharp and stern words terrified Consort Jing and Consort Guo, while Consort Chen lowered her eyes, her hatred growing stronger.
She had originally risen to the rank of Changzai with a title, but suddenly, she was demoted, stripped of her title, confined to her quarters, and fell out of favor.
Now the Emperor doesn't even glance at her.
She's not even twenty yet, what will she do in the future?
The culprit behind all of this is Consort Yu…
Inside the bedchamber, Consort Yi was trying her best to act as if she had suffered a miscarriage and the imperial fetus was in danger.
Consort Yi was secretly pleased with herself. After today, even if Consort Yu was not disliked by the Emperor, she would still be neglected.
If she could take this opportunity to give birth to a prince safely, she would surely be promoted to the rank of Consort and become equal to Consort Yu.
With a solemn expression, Qingtao quickly entered the bedchamber and whispered a few words in Consort Yi's ear. Consort Yi's expression changed drastically, and her once pretty and bright face was now clouded with gloom.
"Bitch, bitch, that bitch Xiu Changzai, how could she be pregnant at this time?"
Consort Yi clenched her fists, her heart filled with resentment.
Taking a deep breath, Consort Yi said coldly, "Consort Xiu is an ungrateful wretch. She is clearly one of my people, yet she rushes to curry favor with Consort Yu. When she became pregnant, she informed Consort Yu first, not me."
"If she had reported this to me from the beginning, I wouldn't have made such a fool of myself today. You wretched woman, you heartless wretch! I will never let you get away with this!"
Driven by anger, Consort Yi was no longer the gentle woman she once was in public.
At this moment, Consort Yi was like a demon crawling out of hell, ferocious and terrifying, inspiring awe in all who beheld her.
The imperial physicians in the bedchamber bowed their heads, while the palace maids serving Consort Yi looked on in surprise.
Half an hour later
Suddenly, a commotion broke out inside the bedchamber.
Qingtao, a palace maid serving Consort Yi, stumbled out and knelt in the hall, speaking tremblingly, "Your Majesty, Consort Yu, my lady just had a miscarriage... the imperial fetus... the imperial fetus..."
"..."
Xu Lejin sneered and exchanged a glance with Kangxi.
Consort Hui, Consort An, and the others were taken aback for a moment, then lowered their heads knowingly, thinking to themselves that Consort Yi had tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead, reaping the bitter fruit of her own actions!
Consort Yi originally intended to feign exposure to musk, causing a miscarriage, to frame Consort Yu, but now...
The attempt backfired, and the baby actually got into trouble.
Consort An was alright, she only sighed, but Consort Hui and Consort Jing, after their sighs, viciously cursed Consort Yi's unborn child, causing her to miscarry. Consort Yi and the unborn child were doomed, both mother and child died.
Emperor Kangxi's face was so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water. He snorted coldly, got up without saying a word, and left Yongshou Palace.
Xu Lejin sat in Yongshou Palace for a short while, then found an excuse to leave.
Yongshou Palace
Consort Hui, Consort Jing, and Consort An looked at each other in bewilderment.
Consort An frowned, carefully considering her words before speaking, "Consort Hui, what should we do given the current situation? Should we stay here, or should we each return to our palaces?"
Consort Hui was deep in thought.
After a long while, Consort Hui said, "My two sisters, Consort Yi is pregnant with the emperor's child. In any case, the imperial heir is the most important thing. Let's wait in Consort Yi's palace until Consort Yi and the imperial heir are safe and sound before we return to our respective palaces."
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