When the auspicious time arrives, it is time for little Yinzhen to move to another room (meaning that Wanyi carries the baby to another room and wanders around). Then comes the time for the baby's first haircut, which is called "shaving the baby's hair" at the full moon celebration. After that, each family will send congratulatory gifts. These gifts do not need to be returned; they are our little Yinzhen's private savings.
Because the Empress was seriously ill and the Empress Dowager was also recuperating, the harem returned to peace once again, and Consort Tongjia arranged for the concubines to take turns attending to her.
"The once radiant Empress Dowager Zhaosheng is still the Empress Dowager, but she is far from what she used to be!" Today, Consort Wan is at Cining Palace to attend to the ailing Empress Dowager.
"Ah!" The Empress Dowager had finally accepted the fact that she was paralyzed, but now people were bringing up her former glory, when she could decide the life and death of ministers with a wave of her hand, but now she was worse off than dead. How could she accept this?
"That's right, you're not thinking of finding Su Mala Gu, are you? Don't worry, she's having a reunion with Granny Kong right now!" Only Wan Yi, Huan Zhu, and Fu Rong are here now.
"You've always wanted to know how Consort Chun died! I'm telling you this out of kindness!"
Wan Yi said casually, "Anyway, I don't have many days left to live, so I'm taking this opportunity to die knowing the truth."
After Wanyi finished speaking, the Empress Dowager stopped shouting and waited for Wanyi to speak. She had been wondering how Guozhen, who was perfectly healthy, could suddenly die. Even she, though not in good health, would not have become paralyzed due to a moment of excitement.
“There was once a person who was accidentally bitten by a rabid dog. A few days later, that person also contracted the same disease as the rabid dog and died not long after.” Wanyi said it bluntly, after all, a smart person could figure it out immediately.
“Suo…” The Empress Dowager’s eyes were bloodshot as she forced out a single word.
"Actually, you were supposed to be able to speak again, but you're so clever that you immediately thought of me. So, I had Physician Lu add something extra to your medicine. You're not going to get better. Just wait to die!" Wanyi leaned down and whispered in the Empress Dowager's ear.
She knew that everything was man-made. She had felt from the beginning that Suo Zhuolun had ill intentions, but in the end, she was fooled by her because of Guozhen.
"If you hadn't plotted against my Fourth Prince, I wouldn't have taken action against you. I was like a sister to Consort Chun, and I even saved her life. But what did she do? She repaid kindness with enmity!"
Wanyi was also heartbroken. The story of the farmer and the snake was playing out in her own life. Instead of looking at the Empress Dowager's regretful face, Wanyi turned around and sat down at the round table, slowly waiting for the day to pass.
Time passed slowly, and a few days later, the imperial physician delivered an urgent message to Kangxi: the Empress only had a few days left to live. Kangxi was heartbroken. He had only established the Empress Dowager half a year ago, and now he had lost his wife. Could it be that he was a jinx to his wives?
"Ya'er, is there any wish you haven't fulfilled?" On this day, everyone gathered in Kunning Palace, and everyone's face was filled with sorrow, but only they themselves knew what they were thinking.
"Your Majesty, I have no other wishes. The only thing I can't let go of is my younger sister. I was originally going to find her a good husband, but she was tricked into this state. She is innocent and naive and doesn't understand human relationships. If she has offended Your Majesty in any way, I beg Your Majesty to spare her life for my sake!"
That's all she could do for her sister. She only hoped that her sister could survive well in the palace, and asked for nothing more.
"Sister..." Kneeling by the bed, Consort Wen cried out to her sister like a child. She had always known that her sister was in poor health, but she never expected that this day would come so soon.
Empress Niohuru did not look at Kangxi, but gently stroked Consort Wen and wiped away the tears that were falling from her face as if they were free. However, before her hand could even touch her, the tears fell heavily.
"Sister..." As Consort Wen shouted loudly, all the palace maids and eunuchs suddenly knelt down, and wept.
"Her Majesty the Empress has passed away!" The eunuchs announced in turn. The bell rang, and Cining Palace naturally heard it as well. The Empress Dowager seemed to sense that her days were numbered, and she didn't know where the strength came from, but her left hand actually started to move.
"Kill, Suo Zhuolun...kill...her." The Empress Dowager pulled Su Ma La Gu, who was standing by the bed, to her feet. Before Su Ma La Gu could even feel happy, she heard this shocking order, and the Empress Dowager's hand went limp.
"Princess, are you almost recovered?" Killing Consort Chen is not urgent; what's important is whether you can recover.
The Empress Dowager shook her head. If she hadn't had a strong will, she might not have been able to control herself. It was good that she could speak out; she believed that Su Ma La Gu could avenge her.
"This servant will go and fetch the imperial physician for you!" Su Mala Gu ran outside without looking back, but she didn't see the Empress Dowager shaking her head in fear. She thought to herself that if she fetched Imperial Physician Lu, it would be all over.
"Take down all the festive items, and change everyone's clothes into uniform plain attire. We'll leave the Fourth Prince's affairs to Granny Kong, and keep a close eye on the wet nurse as well." We mustn't let anyone take advantage of this situation.
"This servant will take good care of the Fourth Prince. If anything happens to him, this servant will have no face to see Your Majesty." Granny Kong was very happy. She and Hongxiu had been transferred to take care of the Fourth Prince.
"Yes, this is a national mourning period, and the mourning will last for more than a month, so you all need to be on your guard to avoid being taken advantage of." After all, with the Empress Dowager added, it won't last that long.
Just as Su Ma La Gu was being escorted away by Imperial Physician He, Wan Yi received the news. That evening, Wan Yi instructed Granny He to send the Empress Dowager and Su Ma La Gu away together.
"Why!" Su Mala Gu looked at Granny He in disbelief. She had never known that Granny He, whom she had promoted, was actually a traitor.
"Each is in their own right, so what!" Granny He watched as she personally served the tea laced with arsenic, watched as Su Mala Gu drank it, and now watched her suffer. She felt extremely pleased.
After Su Ma La Gu breathed her last, Granny He went to report the death with a face full of grief. On the same day, Kangxi lost two relatives. His heart ached so much that he could not breathe and he fainted.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has awakened!" Originally, a group of concubines had gathered in the Qianqing Palace, but Consort Tongjia called most of them back under the pretext of keeping vigil the next day, leaving only Wanyi and herself here.
"Your Majesty, you frightened me!" Wanyi patted her chest, still looking frightened.
"It was I who made Wan'er worry. I'm fine, you should all go back first!" He didn't want to see anyone for the time being and wanted to be alone.
"Then cousin, you should take care of yourself. You still have me!" Consort Tongjia cursed Wanyi as a vixen in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She just kept showing concern for Kangxi.
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