"Your Highness, these are all things sent from various palaces." Granny Ma looked at the pile of screens, potted plants, and jewelry in front of her with great vigilance.
Qingyin stared at the pile of gifts brimming with extremely high levels of poison. Her lips tightened slightly. She had to admit, the harem in the world of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was truly chaotic. The poisons used were far more numerous and the schemes far more ruthless than those of previous concubines. Especially the potted plant sent by the Empress. On its own, it was indeed useless, but when combined with the flowers sent by Consort An (An Lingrong), it became a perfect contraceptive, and even weakening the body with prolonged use. Truly ingenious.
Qingyin sneered, "Granny, put all these things into a storeroom."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
When Yongzheng learned from the people protecting Qingyin about the pile of "good gifts" sent to Xian'er's room, his face immediately darkened. He did turn a blind eye to the affairs of his concubines, whether he cared or not was up to him, but when it came to Xian'er, an indescribable anger rose in his heart.
The Empress cannot be kept, but there is still Consort Xi. She has changed after all. Yongzheng's eyes darkened.
Qingyin ate and drank well for the past three days, and when bored, she played with little Hongche, feeling quite carefree. The Emperor's offspring were not numerous; currently, only the Third Prince Hongshi, chosen by the Empress, and the Fourth Prince Hongli, chosen by Consort Xi, along with Consort Xi's two daughters and one son, and a few rare princesses, had grown up in the palace. Qingyin hadn't intended to take any complicated steps; she had taken a multiple pregnancy pill beforehand, but it would take about fifteen days to find out how many she was carrying.
In the future, the brothers and sisters can help each other. She was never optimistic about the fourth prince, who was sent by Consort Xi, ascending the throne. Firstly, he had no relation to her, and secondly, he belonged to Consort Xi's faction, which would inevitably harm her interests. Qingyin did not want Consort Xi to have an easy time, so she could only let her own child take the throne. Fortunately, she had a cheat code that allowed her to give the emperor a health-strengthening pill in advance, ensuring that he would live to see her child grow up.
Prince Guo, who had just returned from his business in the south, felt as if the heavens had played a cruel joke on him. Hearing what his confidant told him, he trembled with anger.
"My wife is gone, my child is gone, am I supposed to kowtow to the Emperor in gratitude?!"
Xiao Yunzi hugged the prince, whose face was flushed purple, and cried out, "Your Highness, you can't go! You can't go! The Emperor is the Son of Heaven; you can't disobey the imperial decree!"
Hearing this, Prince Guo finally stopped in his tracks, his eyes filled with hatred. He slumped back in his seat, sitting in the deserted Qingju Pavilion, and felt an absurd chill that seeped into his bones, making him tremble and shiver.
Is this retribution for him and Consort Xi?
At Changqing Pavilion, Yu Yin sneered when she heard that the prince had run to Qingju Pavilion as soon as he returned. "Men are all the same. Didn't the prince like my elder sister before? How come he has fallen for Meng Jingxian? Heh, how ridiculous."
Perhaps due to excessive emotional excitement, Yu Yin felt a sudden, intense pain in her stomach and collapsed into a chair.
Zi Xin cried out in panic, "Ahhh—, there's blood! Consort Yu is bleeding!"
In an instant, Evergreen Pavilion was plunged into chaos.
Prince Guo, still immersed in regret and anger, was awakened by Zi Xin.
"Your Highness, Consort Yu is having a difficult childbirth!"
"What!"
Prince Guo was troubled by a host of matters, but when he thought of his offspring, he still went to Changqing Pavilion. Looking at the basins of bloody water brought out of the room, his head felt heavy.
Although he was inexperienced, he knew that the blood a woman bleeds during childbirth shouldn't be this thick, and he frowned.
Before an hour had passed, the panicked midwife knelt on the ground, trembling.
"Your Highness, Consort Yu and the young prince have both gone."
Looking at the trembling midwife, Prince Guo fell silent for a moment. Ah, everything is gone.
The news quickly spread throughout the palace, and Consort Xi collapsed to the ground upon hearing it.
Was there anything unusual when Yu Yin died?
Jinxi: "Your Majesty, I heard that when Consort Yu died, she was emaciated except for her belly, and the fetus was also a stillborn baby covered in bruises."
"It must be Meng Jingxian, it must be her."
Seeing the hatred flashing in Consort Xi's eyes, Jinxi dared not offer any more advice. She did not believe that Consort Xian was responsible. Although there were only two concubines in Prince Guo's residence, Consort Xian had entered the palace and her interests did not overlap with Consort Yu's. There was no need to target Consort Yu. Moreover, Consort Yu was, to put it nicely, arrogant and proud. She often offended people when she was by the Empress's side. Now that she was a mistress, wouldn't it be even easier for her to offend people?
It has to be said that Cui Jinxi is right.
Qingyin, who was in Yuehua Palace, had no idea that Consort Xi had once again pinned the blame on her for Yuyin's affair.
In the imperial court, the officials stared at Prince Guo, who had returned to his side after a long absence, with various expressions. His wife and children had been taken away, and now another one had died. Tsk tsk tsk, how tragic!
Yongzheng also looked at Prince Guo, a slight guilty look in his eyes. He and this younger brother were much older than each other and had no real relationship. When it came to the struggle for the throne, he was too young to participate, and he was happy to show his benevolence by letting him manage some unimportant matters.
Since his first wife, Yu, had died, he still needed to arrange another marriage for him. Yongzheng thought this and did just that, arranging a marriage for Prince Guo with a prominent Manchu family as his primary wife. Based on her status alone, she was indeed worthy of being Prince Guo's primary wife.
Prince Guo bowed his head in gratitude, not daring to let Yongzheng see the hatred in his eyes.
Zhen Huan in Yongshou Palace could no longer laugh. Her face darkened. "Impossible," she thought. "When the Emperor first took Meng Jingxian as Consort Xian, although she was wary, she didn't really take her seriously. The Emperor's interest in Consort Xian was probably just temporary. But more than a month has passed, and apart from visiting Consort Xian, the Emperor hasn't come to see her at all. Could it be that the Emperor already knows about me and Prince Guo? No, that's impossible. If the Emperor knew, Hongzhan and Lingxi would have been in trouble long ago."
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