Physician Liu approached Consort Wuya, placed a handkerchief over her wrist, and then took her pulse.
Soon, Imperial Physician Liu, beaming with joy, said to Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tongjia, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Consort Wuya is three months pregnant!"
He Xue listened to Physician Liu's words and felt that Physician Liu really didn't know how to speak. Why did he have to congratulate his aunt? It wasn't his aunt who made Consort Wuya pregnant.
However, I didn't expect that Consort Wuya could hide it for three months. What a clever trick.
It really does seem to confirm that pattern: fainting always means pregnancy!
"Really?" Kangxi asked uncertainly.
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true!"
"Haha, good!" Kangxi was very pleased to hear this. Although he had quite a few children now, he still hoped for more, since he could afford to raise them all.
Just then, Consort Wuya woke up and asked, "What's wrong with me?"
He Xue was speechless. Couldn't she have said something different? Was this all she could say after waking up?
"You are already three months pregnant!" Emperor Kangxi said to Consort Wuya with a gentle smile.
"Really? Really?" Consort Wuya asked incredulously, her hands trembling with nervousness.
"This is wonderful! I never thought I would be pregnant again!" Consort Wuya said, and then burst into tears.
"Noble Lady Wuya is pregnant, so she shouldn't be so overjoyed or sad!" Consort Tongjia really couldn't stand Noble Lady Wuya's affected manner.
"Yes, Your Highness is delighted, but I hope you will forgive me!" Consort Wuya looked at Emperor Kangxi expectantly.
She's pregnant again now, shouldn't the Emperor give her some reward?
Unfortunately, Emperor Kangxi wasn't really thinking about this. He had just demoted Consort Wuya, and it was impossible for him to promote her back to a higher rank now. He couldn't possibly change his mind so easily.
When Consort Wuya saw that Emperor Kangxi had no reaction, she knew that he would not promote her rank. However, there was still a long time ahead, and she could not remain a consort forever. She had to find a way to change the current situation, otherwise she didn't know who would have to give her unborn child to!
She didn't want to have another child with someone else; otherwise, she'd either be giving birth to a child or an enemy.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" He Xue said to Kangxi.
"Hmm, He Xue, from now on, you can take care of Consort Wuya's children too! I've seen you playing quite well with Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi!" Kangxi joked.
Kangxi meant it as a joke, but Consort Wuya interpreted it differently. Did the Emperor really intend to hand her child over to someone else?
He Xue had no interest in taking care of children, especially Consort Wuya's children, and besides, she wasn't specifically there to take care of Kangxi's children.
"Does Uncle Emperor find the palace too boring?" He Xue asked with a smile.
The smile on Kangxi's face froze instantly. He remembered the time when Xue took the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince to roam the Imperial Garden.
He Xue was a restless person to begin with, and with the addition of Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi, two troublemakers, for a while the flowers in the Imperial Garden suffered from poisoning, and even the leaves were gone!
If He Xue were to bring out another little devil, he wouldn't have to do anything else; he'd be too busy cleaning up after these troublemakers.
"Hehe, I was just saying it casually, don't take it to heart!" Kangxi quickly corrected himself, he still wanted a few days of peace!
"Uncle Emperor, you must find someone to take good care of Consort Wuya, and it would be best to change her to a different imperial physician!" He Xue said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, Consort Wuya's heart skipped a beat. Why was He Xue always targeting her? And He Xue's words were never anything good!
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Kangxi asked, wanting to know what He Xue could say.
"Look, Consort Wuya is already three months pregnant, and the person who took her pulse didn't even know. Isn't that a quack doctor?"
Fortunately, the baby in Consort Wuya's belly is fine, otherwise this quack doctor would have made a big mistake! He Xue looked at Kangxi with an innocent expression.
Kangxi looked at Hexue and shook his head helplessly. Hexue was still too young to understand the intricacies of the situation.
This was clearly Consort Wuya's own idea. She probably wanted to find a suitable opportunity to reveal her pregnancy, which was also a tactic used by the women in the harem to compete for favor.
Normally, it's harmless, so he turns a blind eye.
However, Xue is right about one thing: what if the imperial heir is harmed because of Consort Wuya's cleverness?
Moreover, if everyone in the palace follows suit, wouldn't things fall into chaos?
And most importantly, Consort Wuya was able to bribe the imperial physician to help her keep this a secret. It seems that Consort Wuya is not to be underestimated!
There was no need to keep this imperial physician; he couldn't even tell who the real master of the palace was.
Consort Tongjia secretly gave He Xue a thumbs up. As expected of He Xue, she easily thwarted Wuya's idea of gaining favor through pregnancy and even eliminated the imperial physician that Wuya had bribed. She truly achieved two goals at once.
Consort Wuya knew it was all over after hearing He Xue's words. The imperial physicians she had worked so hard to win over were gone because of a single sentence from He Xue.
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