Inside the Qianqing Palace, Liang Jiugong entered Kangxi's study and said, "Your Majesty, Consort Wuya from Yonghe Palace has gone."
Emperor Kangxi was taken aback upon hearing this, and then thought of Consort Wuya of Yonghe Palace.
Emperors who rule the world are never short of women. Despite Consort Wuya's humble origins, Emperor Kangxi bestowed upon her such great favor that it drew the attention of the entire harem, allowing her to rise from a palace maid to stand on equal footing with noble ladies from aristocratic families.
It would be impossible if there were no feelings at all, but it's also uncertain how much feeling there was. Kangxi suddenly realized that the woman inside was gone, and the image of Consort Wuya was now blurry in his mind.
"Bury him with the rank of a concubine!"
Consort Wuya had given birth to three sons. Although the deceased was gone, Emperor Kangxi could not let go of his grief, but he still had to save face for his son.
However, the title of "Virtue" was not bestowed upon her, after all, this Consort Wuya, no, Consort Wuya, was truly unworthy of this title.
Liang Jiugong: Yes, sir.
Upon hearing the news of Consort Wuya's death, Emperor Kangxi dispatched messengers to Anhui by express horse. Due to the long distance, Yinzhen (Emperor Yongzheng) would not be able to return for a while, so Consort Wuya could only be buried directly.
For the funeral of a concubine, Emperor Kangxi gave his son face, so the funeral was not shabby, but it was not particularly dignified either.
Consort Wuya's departure was sudden, and Tong Cheng'er didn't feel anything. After all, Consort Wuya wasn't very harmful to her. However, the Fourteenth Princess Consort was genuinely relieved. Without her troublesome mother-in-law, she could finally manage the household affairs.
On the day of Consort Wuya's burial, Yinzhen received the news of her death. To be honest, Yinzhen was not moved at all. He thought he should be sad, but in fact, he was not at all.
However, he still had to do what needed to be done. He changed into plain clothes, avoided meat dishes and alcohol, arranged for the reconstruction of the river embankment in Anhui, and set off back to Beijing.
It will be too late to go back, but I have to go back.
While Yinzhen was still on his way back to the capital, another major event occurred in the capital.
The Eighth Prince vomited blood and fell into a coma.
This matter is related to Suqin. She was eager to have a child to secure her position, but she couldn't conceive. So she used a secret medicine, which was said to help her get pregnant quickly, but it was harmful to her body. Originally, Suqin didn't want to use it, but she thought it was better to get pregnant on her own than to use medicine.
But she found that the Eighth Prince was more distant from her than before, and she couldn't wait any longer, so she took the medicine.
The medicine does indeed help with fertility, but the child will inevitably have defects after pregnancy; otherwise, the secret would never have reached her.
Furthermore, this secret medicine also contains a toxic ingredient, the same kind of medicine that Suqin gave to the Eighth Prince.
Suqin fed herself the secret medicine and also drugged the Eighth Prince's food. The two of them started fooling around in the study. Just when the Eighth Prince was in the most excitement, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and then fell into a coma.
Suqin was so frightened that she screamed.
He grabbed a piece of clothing at random, stepped out from under the Eighth Prince, put it on, and shouted, "Help! Someone come quick!"
The people outside were listening to the live sex show and commenting enthusiastically when they heard a sharp, terrified scream.
As soon as everyone entered, they saw Suqin, whose clothes were disheveled, and the Eighth Prince, who was naked and whose mouth was bleeding profusely.
Things were getting out of hand, so the Eighth Prince's personal eunuch quickly said, "Go and fetch the imperial physician immediately."
While coldly dressing the Eighth Prince, the eunuch asked Suqin, "What happened? Why is Master spitting blood?"
Suqin was terrified and shook her head: "I don't know anything, I don't know anything! Don't ask me..."
The eunuch had a nanny dress Suqin, and then the two were locked in a room. The Eighth Prince vomited blood and fell into a coma. Only Suqin was present at the time, and she could only be locked up until the Eighth Prince woke up.
"Chengzhi, go to the backyard and invite the Fujin (princess) over."
The master and his wife have been on cold terms since they came in, but they couldn't possibly leave such a big matter uninformed. They're all waiting for the wife to make the decision!
"Yes, I will go and tell the Princess Consort right away."
This is indeed something difficult to talk about. The Eighth Prince vomited blood and fainted on a woman's belly. This incident caused quite a stir.
When the Eighth Prince's wife heard that he had vomited blood and fallen into a coma, she didn't ask for the specific reason and rushed over directly. In the end, she still couldn't let go of the matter.
When she arrived and saw the Eighth Prince lying unconscious on the bed, her face turned pale: "What happened?"
"This servant does not know either."
"Where is the imperial physician? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"
It always takes time to go to the palace to summon the imperial physician.
"The imperial physician hasn't arrived yet, so I've already sent someone into the palace."
The Princess Consort asked, "Why did you suddenly vomit blood? Did you eat or drink anything unclean?"
Everything the Eighth Prince ate had been checked, so in theory there shouldn't be any problems, but we still need to investigate further.
After the Eighth Prince's wife kept asking questions, the imperial physician finally arrived.
The servants in the room all breathed a sigh of relief; the Eighth Prince's wife was indeed very inquisitive.
The imperial physician took his pulse, and his complexion looked rather unwell.
The imperial physician stood up, and the Eighth Prince's wife hurriedly asked, "Imperial physician, what's wrong with our master?"
The imperial physician looked at the room full of people and thought of the rumors about the Eighth Prince in the capital. The rumors said that the Eighth Prince doted on his Eighth Consort alone.
With such rumors circulating, the imperial physicians felt no longer embarrassed to speak in front of the Eighth Prince's wife, although the illness was indeed somewhat difficult to discuss.
"Eighth Prince, this is due to insufficient vital energy. A period of abstinence and celibacy will suffice."
Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince's wife was stunned: "The imperial physician means that our master's vomiting of blood and fainting is caused by excessive indulgence."
Strictly speaking, that's true. The imperial physicians also thought that the Eighth Prince's wife was capable, but it's normal for such a beauty to make the Eighth Prince indulge in excessive sexual activity.
The imperial physician nodded.
Then the Eighth Prince's wife's face instantly darkened.
She hadn't shared a room with the Eighth Prince for quite some time; it was all due to her indulgence—how utterly ironic!
"Family scandals should not be aired in public," the Eighth Prince's wife said with a stiff face. She had the imperial physician sent away and asked the Eighth Prince's personal servant, "Sixth Prince has been dead for some time now. What, you can't wait to find another one? Where is this person? To be able to torment him to the point of vomiting blood, she must have some skills. Bring her over here, I want to see what kind of monster she is."
The person being questioned hesitated and remained silent, his evasive manner irritating the Eighth Prince's wife.
"What, as the Eighth Prince's wife, I don't even have the right to know about seducing his women? What, you seduced him to the point of vomiting blood and falling into a coma. If the palace finds out, you'll surely die. What, you're protecting a dying man? Could it be that you really have him in your heart?"
The servant lowered his head after being spoken to, and then said, "This servant will bring the person over immediately."
Knowing the reason, the Eighth Prince's wife felt a sudden wave of nausea when she looked at the person lying on the bed.
Suqin was terrified in her room. When she heard someone open the door, she quickly ran to the door. When the door opened, she hurriedly asked the person who opened it, "Is Master alright?"
The eunuch said coldly, "The master is still asleep. The princess should send someone over."
When Suqin heard that it was the Fujin (the wife of the emperor) who had summoned her, she shrank back in fright.
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