"I haven't seen Consort Wan for a long time, and I suddenly think you look much better!"
The Empress had just taken a close look at Consort Wan and found that the grown-up Consort Wan was quite different from before, both in terms of her skin and appearance.
"You must have grown up quite a bit. I think you're almost nine months old!" After all, Consort Wan is eighteen years old this year.
"Your Majesty, it will be exactly nine months in two days!" Wanyi's face was filled with happiness when she talked about her child, and her maternal love was so overflowing that it was enviable.
"I won't waste any more time on pleasantries with you. Niohuru Yuya is preparing to enter the harem, but the Emperor has neither agreed nor refused. I know you are exceptionally intelligent, and I think you will be able to help me resolve this problem! As for your childbirth, I will personally oversee it for you, and I will also help you replace the midwife in your palace."
Empress Niohuru was not entirely without options, but Emperor Kangxi asked her to do her best to protect Consort Wan's child, so she offered this as an exchange, so that her sister would also have some protection when she entered the palace.
"Your Majesty the Empress means that there are problems with the four midwives in my palace, but Granny Kong found out that two of them have no mastermind behind them, right?" She knew that two of the midwives were Consort Tongjia's people, so she planned to find a reason to kick them out.
"Is it really only two? But what I've found are four, all under the same mastermind." She controls the harem, and no matter what happens, it escapes her notice.
"What!" Wanyi was shocked. She didn't expect Consort Tongjia to be so ruthless. All four of her maids were her people. Whether she could give birth or not would depend on the Consort's word.
"I wouldn't lie to you. I still want you to protect Yuya more. When you've come to your senses, midwife, just send someone to tell you!"
The Empress wasn't in a hurry. After all, she still had two months. If this method didn't work, she would think of something else.
"Your Majesty, I will consider it carefully. Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty." Wanyi knew that the Empress had another intention. She also knew that the Empress's days were numbered. She wanted Wanyi to pave the way for Princess Niohuru and even protect her in the future.
"Your Majesty, I shall take my leave!" Wanyi saw that Empress Niohuru had picked up the tea, so she wisely stood up and took her leave.
"Your Majesty, does the Empress mean that those four are all Consort Tongjia's people?" Granny Kong said, pointing to the side room where the midwife lived.
"Hmm, no wonder no matter how we investigated, those two didn't leave any traces, while the other two were discovered early on. We thought they were innocent, but it turned out they were the same. Your Highness really hates me to the bone!"
Wanyi couldn't help but sigh, realizing that when Kangxi openly expressed his affection, she knew that her greatest enemy was Consort Tongjia.
"The Empress's words may not be credible!" Granny Kong believed that those who offered unsolicited favors were either up to no good or had ulterior motives.
“I do believe what Your Majesty the Empress says. Have you noticed that Her Majesty’s makeup is very heavy every time you go to pay your respects? It seems like there are three or four layers on her face. Also, the charcoal fire in Kunning Palace is very strong. We wear so many clothes in and out and we are all sweating a little, but Her Majesty the Empress wears just as many clothes as we do!” Wanyi analyzed carefully.
"Does Your Majesty mean that the Empress is ill, and quite seriously?" Granny Kong looked at Wanyi in disbelief, as if waiting for a definite answer from Wanyi.
"That's right, it might be even more serious, otherwise why would she be in such a hurry to bring her younger sister into the palace?" Wasn't that the case in her previous life? Niohuru Yuya was the future Consort Wenxi.
"This...it can't be!" Granny Kong still couldn't believe it. After all, Empress Niohuru had only been on the throne for a few months and was about to pass away. But all these things showed that what her mistress said was not without reason.
"My lady, I suddenly remembered something!" Furong suddenly said, startling Wanyi, who was eating, and Kong Mama, who was deep in thought.
"What's wrong? Why are you so startled?" Wanyi put down the pastry in her hand, looking at her as if she hoped something was wrong, since she had been frightened.
"Your Highness, when I was in Kunning Palace today, I noticed that Consort Wuci subconsciously touched her stomach as she left. I initially thought I was just overthinking it, but the way she looked so scared made me think that she might be pregnant." I noticed that she was very careful when she went out; who would believe there wasn't something fishy going on?
"Go check if she took her pulse this month. If not, have Physician He go. If Wu Ci Changzai wants to hide it from Physician He, then help her out!" Wan Yi thought that if she helped her find a good opportunity to expose it, it wouldn't be impossible for her to be promoted to a Noble Lady in return.
"Yes," Furong replied, bowed, and left.
While Wanyi was contemplating whether she should give birth to this brat ahead of time, Consort Tongjia, upon arriving at Chengqian Palace, could no longer contain herself and swept all the tea from the tea table onto the floor.
"Ah! I'm so angry! Niohuru, Suozhuolun, and Majia are all vixens and sluts. They all deserve to die!" Consort Tongjia gritted her teeth and spat out each word.
"All of you, go down. Ningdong, go and guard the gate." Granny Tong, carrying a bowl of medicine, walked to the door. Hearing Consort Tong's words, she felt a knot in her heart and quickly walked in.
"Yes!" Ningdong gratefully bowed to Granny Tong and left. They couldn't wait to leave so that the angry Consort Tong Jia wouldn't take her anger out on them.
"Your Highness, what happened to make you so angry? Anger harms the body. Quickly take this tonic so you can conceive soon." Before Consort Tongjia could say anything, Granny Tong continued, "The Empress is the head of the inner palace. Even without children, she can still overshadow us. Consort Wan and Consort Rong are only powerful because one has a prince and the other has a royal heir. If Your Highness were also pregnant, would you be afraid of the Empress? How could Consort Wan and Consort Rong dare to defy her!"
“The old nanny is right. As long as I have one child, I can crush them all. So what if she is the Empress? She is just a hen that can’t lay eggs. She still has to bow down to me.”
After being reminded by her nanny, Consort Tongjia immediately realized that she must first take care of her health so that she could conceive a child with the emperor as soon as possible.
"Oh! By the way, today I saw the Empress's younger sister, Niohuru Yuya. It seems she's come to the palace to accompany the Empress to attend events in order to gain a good reputation and marry a suitable husband. Humph! A concubine's daughter, she doesn't even deserve it!"
Tong Jia Yuzhu Pian was not to her liking, so she wanted to see how she, as the empress, would conduct herself now that her sister had also become an imperial concubine, and whether the sisters would turn against each other. She was really looking forward to it.
"Could this be the Empress trying to get rid of her sister to consolidate her favor? After all, since the Empress came to power, the Emperor has never asked for water when he stays with her. After all, her sister is young, beautiful and healthy, so it wouldn't be difficult for her to get a prince from the Niohuru clan."
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