Consort Wuya crawled on her knees to Emperor Kangxi, crying, "Your Majesty, you cannot register Yinzhuo under someone else's name! He is my son! You cannot, you cannot!"
"You are not worthy to mention Yinzhuo! He will be ashamed to have a mother like you!" Kangxi kicked Consort Wuya away.
He Xue felt that Kangxi was really ruthless. Now, not only did Consort Wuya give birth to someone else's child at great risk, but she was also removed from the royal family!
Even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. Consort Wuya had given birth to four children for Emperor Kangxi, yet she was treated so ruthlessly by him. But she liked it!
If we don't beat Consort Wuya into submission today, who knows what tricks she might pull in the future!
The Crown Prince wanted to stop Kangxi from recognizing Hexue as his goddaughter, fearing it would affect his marriage to her later. However, judging from Kangxi's expression, he decided to postpone the matter.
Consort Hui and the other two exchanged bewildered glances. Although they felt pleased with the Emperor's treatment of Consort Wuya, they couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow. They knew that both the Emperor's favor and his punishments were acts of imperial grace, and they wondered if one day they would be the ones kneeling before him.
But probably not. Noble Lady Wuya is too greedy and unwilling to accept things as they are. So people should learn to be content! They shouldn't covet things that don't belong to them.
"Your Majesty, I beg you, please forgive me for the time I have served you, please don't be so cruel to me!" Consort Wuya was truly regretting it now. What difference was there between being removed from the imperial register and being divorced?
Will she become a wandering ghost after she dies? Will there be no incense offerings or worship for her in the future? She was considered inferior when she was alive, so will she be considered an inferior ghost even after she dies?
"Your Majesty, I can hand over the antidote, please don't alter the Sixth Prince's imperial genealogy!" Consort Wuya tried to negotiate with Emperor Kangxi.
"You are not qualified to negotiate with me now!" Kangxi said, pinching Consort Wuya's chin. "Hand over the antidote, and I may let you die with some dignity!"
Besides, even if you don't hand over the antidote, the imperial physicians can still develop one!
"Your Majesty, are you really not worried about Consort Wuya's life?" Consort Wuya asked.
"I have said that you are not qualified to negotiate with me, and I do not like anyone threatening me!" Kangxi's tone was as calm as ever, but it gave people a chilling feeling.
"Your Majesty, this is what the secret guards and the Censorate have found during their investigation!" Liang Jiugong quickly walked in and handed a stack of papers to Kangxi.
Kangxi took the paper and looked at it carefully. The more he looked, the darker his face became. "What a bunch of Uya clans! It's true that when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven! The members of the Uya clan are actually running rampant outside, bullying men and women, and treating human life like dirt. They deserve to die!"
I never imagined the Uya clan would even extend their reach into my harem. How wonderful!
"Liang Jiugong, convey my order: imprison the entire Wuya clan in the Imperial Prison, have the Ministry of Justice investigate their crimes, and make their crimes public. The mastermind should be beheaded, and the others should be exiled to the army!" Kangxi was truly furious.
"Your Majesty, please spare an heir for the Uya clan!" Consort Uya knew that Kangxi intended to eradicate the Uya clan completely!
"Since they have enjoyed the wealth and glory you have brought them, they must also bear the calamity of your extermination!"
"If the Uya clan knew that they were wiped out because of you, wouldn't they hate you to the core? Wouldn't they also remove you from their ranks?" Kangxi asked with a sinister look in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I was wrong! I will hand over the antidote right now and beg Your Majesty to spare an heir for the Wuya clan!" Consort Wuya knelt on the ground and pleaded with Kangxi, completely unlike the arrogant person she had been when speaking to He Xue.
"I told you you have no right to negotiate with me, but if the Imperial Noble Consort recovers, I can do good for her and perhaps pardon someone!"
"This servant thanks Your Majesty!" Consort Wuya said immediately upon hearing this, and then handed over the antidote.
"Liang Jiugong, spare her life for now, keep her in Yonghe Palace, and deal with her after the Imperial Noble Consort is safe!" Kangxi said to Consort Wuya.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liang Jiugong replied.
"Summon Imperial Physician Liu and have him examine whether this is indeed the antidote!" Kangxi left immediately with the antidote.
Consort Hui and the other two watched as the young eunuch took Consort Wuya away, and they couldn't help but sigh. What had just happened really made them see Kangxi in a new light—decisive, ruthless, and cold-blooded!
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