Consort Tongjia also came over with Hexue. Upon seeing Kangxi enter, she said, "Your Majesty, I greet you! May Your Majesty be well!"
Consort De also paid her respects to Emperor Kangxi from behind Consort Tongjia, then looked at him with teary eyes.
"Get up, all of you!" Emperor Kangxi waved his hand and then took Consort Tongjia's hand to sit down.
The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince then paid their respects to Consort Tongjia.
He Xue remained standing beside Consort Tong Jia.
The crown prince hesitated for a moment, then walked over to He Xue's side.
Seeing this, He Xue couldn't help but roll her eyes. Although the Crown Prince had helped her, she still wanted to betray him.
"Fourth Brother, come here!" He Xue said to the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince was originally walking in the other direction, but when he heard He Xue calling him, he changed direction.
"Fourth Brother, stand next to Aunt!" He Xue had the Fourth Prince stand next to Consort Tongjia, while she herself went directly behind Consort Tongjia.
The Crown Prince was both amused and exasperated by He Xue's actions. What a heartless little thing! She had just used him and was now ignoring him.
Now only Consort De stands alone in the center of the main hall.
"Why is Consort De here at Chengqian Palace today?" Kangxi asked.
Consort Tongjia glared at Emperor Kangxi with annoyance. She didn't believe that Emperor Kangxi wouldn't know that Consort De came to Chengqian Palace to cry every day.
When Emperor Kangxi saw Consort Tongjia looking at him with displeasure, he smiled awkwardly.
"Your Majesty, I simply missed the Fourth Prince so much that I came to Chengqian Palace to see him!" Consort De was initially worried because she feared that Emperor Kangxi might overhear her words.
However, after hearing Kangxi's words, she guessed that Kangxi probably hadn't heard her.
Consort De's gaze was fixed on the Fourth Prince, and tears streamed down her face.
The Fourth Prince had never felt such a gaze from Consort De before, and was momentarily at a loss for words.
“Uncle Emperor, look how beautiful Consort De looks even when she cries! Her tears seem to fall just as well, she’s so beautiful!” He Xue said to Emperor Kangxi.
Kangxi ignored He Xue.
He Xue didn't care whether Kangxi would respond to her, and continued, "Consort De, have you practiced? Can you tell me how to cry so beautifully?"
My father always says I look especially ugly when I cry!
He Xue looked at Consort De, expecting her answer.
Consort De wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground. She really didn't want to talk to Hexue anymore. Why did this brat talk so much?
Does she really think everyone cries like her, with their mouth wide open?
Which of the concubines in the harem would dare to cry like that? They might scare the emperor away.
Consort De was now filled with regret. She should have left earlier; no, she shouldn't have come today. That way, she wouldn't have run into He Xue, and she wouldn't have faced so much embarrassment.
Consort De felt that the only way to get away from this place was to faint.
Consort De looked at Kangxi with deep affection, "Your Majesty..." Before she could finish speaking, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"Consort De has fainted!" He Xue said as she ran towards Consort De.
Kangxi looked at Hexue's anxious appearance and wondered why she was running so fast. Consort De was his woman, and he hadn't even touched her. Where had Hexue gone?
He Xue wasn't concerned about Consort De, but rather knew that Consort De was faking her fainting, so she wanted to find a way to expose her.
The heartfelt cry of Consort De before she fainted stirred the softness in Emperor Kangxi's heart. He was about to send someone to find the imperial physician when he heard He Xue talking about it.
"Uncle Emperor, Aunt, look! Consort De has fainted, but her eyes are still moving!"
Consort Tongjia knew that Consort De was faking her fainting. Consort De had used such methods before, but no one had exposed her. Unfortunately, Consort De had run into He Xue today.
The Crown Prince kept his eyes on He Xue; he didn't care what would happen to Consort De. Anyway, she was his Imperial Father's woman, so he'd let his Imperial Father handle it himself.
He suddenly realized that having too many women wasn't a good thing! He didn't want so many women anymore; he could just keep Xue by his side.
The Fourth Prince was a little worried. He was concerned that Consort De might use this opportunity to smear He Xue, saying that He Xue had made her faint from anger.
Faced with a biological mother who had no feelings for him, and a younger sister who always protected him, he would naturally choose the latter.
Kangxi was about to call the imperial physician when He Xue stopped him. Luckily, he didn't speak rashly, otherwise he would have been deceived by Consort De, and his cousin would have laughed at him. Judging from his cousin's expression, she probably knew that Consort De was faking her fainting.
Consort De used some underhanded tricks to win favor in the past, and he wouldn't mind, but one must be mindful of the occasion! Today, my cousin is here, the Crown Prince and Yinzhen are here, and most importantly, He Xue is here too.
If Xue were to tell Su Hetai, and Su Hetai were to find out through that big mouth, the entire court would know. Would he still have any face left as the emperor?
"Uncle Emperor, should we invite a royal physician for Consort De?" He Xue asked.
"No need, the ground is cold, it's just right for Consort De to wake up!" Kangxi said.
Upon hearing Kangxi's words, Consort De knew that he knew she had faked fainting and that it was all He Xue's doing. Consort De held a grudge against He Xue, knowing that nothing good ever came of her when she encountered He Xue.
She has to find a way to wake up; she can't just lie on the ground forever!
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