After finishing the mung bean soup, Kangxi smiled and said, "Your cooking skills have improved more and more. You have worked hard in presiding over the selection of concubines. Liang Jiugong, go to my private treasury later and pick out some newly arrived fabrics and jewelry to send to you."
Liang Jiugong: "Yes, sir."
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your reward."
After expressing her gratitude, Consort Tong took the opportunity to bring up matters related to the imperial selection: "Your Majesty has mentioned the imperial selection, and I have something to say to Your Majesty regarding the candidates."
"What's up?"
"It is like this: today, Consort De summoned Princess Ulanara, the legitimate daughter of Fei Yanggu. On her way back, Princess Ulanara fell into the pond in the Imperial Garden and almost lost her life. The maid who accompanied her is gone. The re-selection will be held the day after tomorrow, and Princess Ulanara is still ill, so I'm afraid she won't be able to participate in the re-selection."
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be a big deal if a young lady falls into the water, and no one dies. However, this year's young ladies are a bit special.
Before the selection of consorts, Emperor Kangxi had given Consort Tong a list of candidates to be considered as wives of the princes, and Ulanara was on it.
Emperor Kangxi fell silent upon hearing this.
Drowning! What a coincidence.
Just when Consort Tong thought that Emperor Kangxi would order Ulanara to drop the plaque and go home, after all, Fei Yanggu was a meritorious official and his legitimate daughter, so the emperor would have to give her some face.
Alternatively, the imperial physician could administer medicine to Ulanara so that she could participate in the imperial concubine selection on time the day after tomorrow.
Given her status as a member of the Ulanara clan, she would likely become a prince's consort if she participated in the imperial concubine selection.
However, Consort Tong was quite taken aback by Kangxi's reaction.
Where is Princess Ulanara now?
"Your Majesty, I have arranged for you to stay in Yanhui Pavilion."
"Send someone to take good care of Princess Ulanara, carefully investigate the reason why Princess Ulanara fell into the water, and have the imperial physician keep an eye on her at all times, and let her recover slowly."
He didn't believe anyone could drown in that shallow pond in the Imperial Garden; there was clearly something wrong with it.
Consort Tong was full of doubts. If she took her time to recover, she wouldn't have time to participate in the second round of selection. But wouldn't living in the palace be irregular?
She was genuinely somewhat suspicious of Kangxi's plans.
However, Consort Tong's greatest virtue was her obedience.
"Yes, Your Majesty understands."
Although Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong were cousins, there was a significant age difference between them. Furthermore, Empress Xiaoyi had preceded them. Consort Tong was not bad-looking but not outstanding, and her talent was also ordinary. Although they had feelings for each other, they were not very affectionate; their relationship was more like familial love.
After finishing her business, Consort Tong tactfully took her leave.
After Consort Tong left, Emperor Kangxi instructed, "Liang Jiugong, you go and investigate the time when Princess Ulanara drowned."
Liang Jiugong paused. He was a smart man, and after thinking of something, he immediately said, "This servant will go and investigate right away. I guarantee that no word will leak out."
"Okay, go ahead!"
After Liang Jiugong left, only Kangxi remained in the room, his face extremely gloomy.
Emperor Kangxi did not believe in ghosts and gods, but he suddenly felt like he was drowning in broad daylight and still felt uncomfortable. It's no wonder he was suspicious, but he was also afraid that his suspicions would come true.
If it's true, he and a woman have a telepathic connection. Once is fine, but if it happens every time, it's like handing over his life to someone else. That feeling is very unpleasant.
Liang Jiugong returned quickly.
"Your Majesty, Princess Ulanara fell into the water at 3:45 AM."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Jiugong felt a chill run down his spine. He wasn't stupid; this was also the time when Kangxi fell ill, which was highly suspicious.
"Today, investigate the matter of Princess Ulanara thoroughly and clean it up. Arrange for a steady and sensible palace maid to take care of Princess Ulanara. I want to know everything about her, big or small, and report any developments to me immediately."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Liang Jiugong also knew that this matter was of great importance. If it was true, this Princess Ulanara would become his second "master," a "master" who did not have to listen to her but had to ensure her safety in everything. This was much more difficult to serve than a proper master.
Anning was unaware of her special condition. That night, she felt completely exhausted, her stomach ached terribly, and her period had started.
An Ning transmigrated, and her wood-type supernatural abilities followed her.
While wood-based abilities can improve physical constitution, they are not healing abilities, and improving physical constitution requires a gradual approach.
The original owner of this body was already somewhat prone to feeling cold, and falling into the water caused her so much pain that she was almost crippled.
The newly arrived palace maid on the small couch was very alert; she woke up immediately upon hearing the slightest noise.
"Princess, are you feeling unwell? Should I go and call the imperial physician?"
Although Anning was in pain, her mind was still sharp. She had managed to avoid offending anyone while causing a ruckus in the palace in the middle of the night. Even if a traditional Chinese medicine doctor came, the pain from menstrual cramps might not be effective very quickly.
"I'm having my period. Could you please prepare some clean clothes for me and boil some water for me?"
"Yes, Princess."
The young palace maid, named Chunlan, had just been assigned by Liang Jiugong. She was very attentive to Anning and immediately went to prepare clothes and hot water upon hearing the news.
Chunlan remembered Liang Jiugong's instructions and knew that this princess was highly valued by the higher-ups. Although she felt that menstrual pain was not a big deal, she was, after all, a "noble person" and Liang Jiugong had repeatedly warned her. In order not to make a mistake, Chunlan still sent a message to Liang Jiugong.
The reason why messages could still be sent at night was because Liang Jiugong had made special arrangements; otherwise, it would be difficult to move around at night.
Just as Anning was in excruciating pain and slowly recovering her body using her supernatural abilities, Kangxi woke up in pain in the Qianqing Palace. Kangxi had experienced abdominal pain before, but this was the first time he had ever been in such pain.
The feeling of drowning and suffocation hadn't completely disappeared during the day, and then the abdominal pain returned at night.
"Liang Jiugong, hurry up and get in here to die."
Liang Jiugong quickly got up, lit a lamp, and saw that Kangxi's face was pale and he was sweating profusely. His face immediately turned even paler than Kangxi's.
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