In Yuqing Palace, Wang Mama spoke up: "Consort Yi is about to get up. Although she is the master's sister, they haven't spent much time together. Who knows if she has ulterior motives! It's fine if she is favored, but we must not let her give birth to a prince with the blood of the Hesheli clan."
"Should we inform the Crown Prince?"
"Why bother telling the young master such sordid things? These matters are naturally to be handled by us servants."
Wang Mama's loyalty to the Empress was beyond question, but she wasn't very bright.
The emperor, who only thought about ensuring the crown prince's sole lineage from the Hesheli clan, seemed to have forgotten that the reason the crown prince was the crown prince was because she was born of the legitimate wife.
It's possible that she didn't forget, but rather that she simply didn't understand.
If Wu Lingzhu has a child, it would be a natural asset to the Crown Prince in some respects.
She didn't understand, and felt that the crown prince was still young, so she made the decision on her own.
Chunying came in, her face not looking too good: "Your Highness, Xiaodunzi went to the small kitchen. I noticed something was wrong and, after watching him, I found that he put contraceptives in your food."
Wu Lingzhu: "Alright, don't be angry. It's not pretty when you're angry. Xiao Dunzi is considerate of me. Don't expose him. Instead, guide Cuizhu to find out about this."
After several years of training, Chunying learned a lot from Wulingzhu, such as that Cuizhu was Kangxi's man and Xiaodunzi was the Crown Prince's man.
"Your Majesty is truly brilliant. This way, you can let the Emperor know what the Crown Prince has done without having to report to him. We can then use the Emperor's presence to deal with Xiaodunzi."
Wu Lingzhu smiled and said, "The Emperor would never punish Xiao Dunzi!"
Chunying was stunned: "How could this be?"
Do you think I can compare to the Emperor's beloved Crown Prince?
Wu Lingzhu understood all too well what the Crown Prince meant to Emperor Kangxi.
The establishment of a crown prince is a politically significant event. The crown prince initially appeased the court, and the child he raised was something no woman could compare to.
Chunying's expression changed: "But even if the Emperor protects the Crown Prince, surely he can still deal with Xiaodunzi!"
Wu Lingzhu laughed, laughing at her naivety, and also at her former naive self.
"The Emperor doesn't want me to have children yet."
Chunying was completely stunned: "Why?!"
"Why? Because I am the Crown Prince's aunt, because my surname is Hesheli, that's the reason."
Chunying couldn't help but feel a little frustrated: "If the Emperor doesn't intend to deal with Xiaodunzi, why did we even bother with this?"
"Naturally, it's to let the Emperor know about my grievances. The Crown Prince may not always be able to satisfy the Emperor, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chunying couldn't help but get excited.
"This servant will arrange it immediately."
Go ahead, but be careful.
When Liang Jiugong received the news from Cuizhu that someone in Chuxiu Palace had given Consort Yi a contraceptive, he was completely dumbfounded.
Although I really didn't want to get involved, I thought about Kangxi's recent attitude towards Wulingzhu, so I went and told him about it anyway.
"Your Majesty, the palace maid I planted in Chuxiu Palace said that a eunuch put contraceptive pills in Consort Yi's food."
When Emperor Kangxi heard this, he was also somewhat bewildered, and his first suspicion fell on Consort Hui.
He hasn't decided yet whether Wu Lingzhu should have a child, but there's a fundamental difference between him not considering it and someone preventing Wu Lingzhu from having children.
"Go and find out who did it."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Liang Jiugong investigated Xiaodunzi and found out that Wu Lingzhu was letting things slide. Liang Jiugong found out as soon as he investigated and saw the results. He didn't want to report it, but he had no choice but to.
"Your Majesty, the matter of Consort Yi's birth control pills... was done by people from Yuqing Palace."
He didn't mention the Crown Prince, but only said that it was done by people from Yuqing Palace.
Kangxi frowned: "The Crown Prince?"
Liang Jiugong lowered his head sharply.
"Could there be a mistake?"
"Perhaps I didn't investigate thoroughly enough. I'll investigate again."
Kangxi refused: "Forget it, let's leave it at that."
After a long while, he said, "We don't need to worry about the Chuxiu Palace anymore."
The implication is that they are letting Xiaodunzi do as he pleases.
Chunying complained that Xiaodunzi still hadn't stopped, but Wulingzhu remained unmoved; she had never had any hope for Kangxi.
"Just change his medicine, why get angry over something or someone not worth it!"
Looking at Wu Lingzhu's calm face, Chunying felt more and more heartbroken. The princess was not like this before. It was all the fault of this damned palace. Look what they have done to her good princess.
Thinking this, Chunying couldn't help but mutter, "If Your Highness hadn't entered the palace, with your family background, you would surely have been able to marry someone and become a proper wife, living a peaceful life."
Wu Lingzhu chuckled and shook her head: "I think silly Chunying is right. The inner courtyards and the imperial harems in this world are pretty much the same, just different in size. Where there are people, there is strife. Getting married and becoming a legal wife is not much different from entering the palace."
She died relatively young in her first life, so she never experienced the time when Suo'etu was judged to be the number one criminal of the Qing Dynasty. If she had married outside the palace and become a principal wife, with such a family, even if she had both a son and a daughter, what dignity would she have had?
People still have to fight.
If Heaven does not grant me its favor, then I will fight against Heaven.
"This servant feels wronged on behalf of Your Highness. A person as good as Your Highness deserves to be treated better."
Wu Lingzhu chuckled: "Who in this world doesn't deserve better treatment? Even you, Chunying, I think you deserve a smooth and successful life."
"Your Majesty, you are so kind to me."
Actually, it's not good enough. Right now, all she can give Chunying is some material compensation; that's all she can give her for now.
The matter of Xiaodunzi has been temporarily put behind us, and Kangxi's favor towards Wulingzhu has only increased. The one in the harem who is competing with her for favor is Consort Yi, but the two of them only have minor squabbles. Consort Hui occasionally makes things a little annoying when she pays her respects.
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