"If you're not feeling well, there's no need for so much formality. I heard you're sick, but you won't let the imperial physician see you. This kind of reluctance to seek medical help is unacceptable!" Kangxi carefully removed the crumbs of pastry from Wanyi's mouth with his hand.
"You're already a mother, yet you still act like a child. It's really worrying!" Kangxi playfully flicked Wanyi's nose as if no one else was around.
"Your Majesty, please have the imperial physician examine Consort Chen first!" Consort Yi watched Kangxi and Consort Chen's interaction with great envy, and even wanted to ruin this heartwarming scene.
"Yes, yes, let the imperial physician take a look first!"
Kangxi quickly helped Wanyi onto the couch. Liang Jiugong had originally only invited Physician Lu, but Physician Lu had been invited by the Empress Dowager. So he had to settle for inviting most of the physicians from the Imperial Hospital, and several of them examined Wanyi's pulse.
"How is it?" Kangxi frowned as he watched the several imperial physicians whispering among themselves, not knowing what they were saying.
"Your Majesty, the conclusion reached by this humble servant is that Consort Chen has caught a cold due to external wind and cold invasion, and her body is overworked. We have also seen Physician He's prescription, and we only need to follow the medicine prescribed by Physician He!"
There were imperial physicians and the Imperial Noble Consort's people inside, but even they couldn't find any other problems with Consort Chen.
"Is Consort Chen only suffering from a cold, nothing else?"
Consort Yi asked somewhat reluctantly, assuming that Consort Chen was pregnant, since she hadn't seen her show any interest in her!
"Why does Sister Yi say such things? It's as if she's cursing Consort Chen!" Min immediately seized on Consort Yi's words.
"I was just concerned about whether the imperial physician had made a mistake, I didn't mean anything else!" Consort Yi realized her own strange behavior. Didn't she notice the eerie look in Kangxi's eyes?
“If one imperial physician makes a mistake, two imperial physicians might also make a mistake, but now we’ve seen several. No one will believe Sister Yi if she says it wasn’t intentional!” Min said, not wanting to miss the opportunity to stir up trouble.
"It seems that Consort Yi harbors some resentment towards me!" Consort Wan said calmly, looking at Consort Yi.
"Your Majesty, Consort Chen, please don't listen to Consort Min's nonsense. I'm only concerned about Consort Chen's health, which is why I asked one more question!"
Consort Yi was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and said that she was worried about Consort Chen's health, and that she had done nothing wrong.
"Alright, Consort Chen is still ill. What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket here! All of you, get out!" Kangxi looked at their noisy behavior with annoyance, finding it very disruptive.
"Please calm your anger, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, I take my leave!" Consort Yi and Consort Min acted faster than they thought, immediately kneeling down. Seeing that Emperor Kangxi's face showed slight anger, Consort Yi could only leave reluctantly.
"Your Majesty, it's alright. I've already taken my medicine. My mouth tasted bitter, so I couldn't eat anything. I asked Furong to get me some snacks. They were delicious. Would Your Majesty like to try some?"
Wanyi pointed to the ordinary osmanthus cake that Furong had just served, unlike the orchid-flavored or Pu'er tea-flavored cakes she used to have.
"You haven't eaten much, so you eat! If I want something to eat, just have your kitchen prepare it!" Kangxi said indulgently.
"Okay!" Wanyi smiled like a complete idiot, but she couldn't resist Kangxi's delight!
"Your Majesty, why don't you go and see Yinzhen for me? I haven't seen him today, and I don't know if he's crying or making a fuss!" As soon as Consort Yi and the others left, Wanyi said coquettishly. She felt like vomiting just from the smell of Kangxi, so she had to get rid of them quickly.
"Alright, you should rest well!" Kangxi nodded. Wan'er was worried that she would upset him, so she made an excuse to let him go see Yinzhen. Kangxi thought to himself, adding his own dramatic interpretation.
"Your Majesty, please wait!" After Kangxi left, Wanyi quickly told Furong to open the window to let in some fresh air, as she had been feeling very stuffy.
"Not pregnant?" the Imperial Noble Consort asked incredulously. She had been so certain of it! And now look what happened!
"Yes, our imperial physician personally took the pulse, and it is indeed a cold!" Ning Dong didn't expect that they had guessed wrong, and her joy was in vain.
"Hmph! How are things with the guards?" If there's nothing unusual here, what about elsewhere?
"There's nothing unusual!" There was no accidental death.
"I was hoping to kill three birds with one stone. I thought that Consort Yi would take the Emperor to find out that Consort Chen was pregnant with an illegitimate child. This is a secret of the royal family, and they would definitely have to be silenced. So Consort Chen, Consort Yi, and Consort Min were all doomed to die. But it turned out to be just a common cold!"
How can we stop her from getting angry? She had already made plans for the next step, but all her plans were disrupted.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. There's plenty of time in the future!" Ningdong quickly comforted her, fearing that the Imperial Noble Consort might hurt her again.
November
"Time flies by, and it's already November."
Wanyi looked at herself wrapped up in layers of clothing. Although she was unhappy, she didn't say anything. After all, she had just recovered from a cold, and it was snowing outside. If she didn't wear more clothes, she would have no one to complain to if she really caught a cold.
"Be careful, my lady!" Furong helped Wanyi out, reminding her to be careful where she was going, since Wanyi now had two bodies and needed to be cautious.
"I am not porcelain, I don't need to be so careful, don't let anyone notice anything amiss!"
Wanyi gently patted Furong, thinking that she must have gotten used to it in Yongshou Palace and brought it out with her.
"I understand, but the dew is heavy, so a cloak is essential!" Furong chattered on like an old woman, and even stuffed a hot water bottle into Wanyi's hand before helping Wanyi into the sedan chair.
Meanwhile, Liu, a minor concubine in the same palace, was already in the sedan chair. Liu was very satisfied with her current life. Consort Chen was a good person, not harsh on her, and did not require her to pay her respects. She also allowed Emperor Kangxi to stay at her place when it was inconvenient for her. She wanted to live a good life as a concubine, and she was content with her current situation.
The other women in the harem were also busily getting up and rushing to Chengqian Palace, as today was the first day of the eleventh month, the day to pay their respects to the Imperial Noble Consort.
"It's snowing heavily outside, and I was originally going to excuse everyone from paying their respects. However, His Majesty said that we cannot break the ancestral rules, so we should still pay our respects on the first and fifteenth of the month. Consort Guo is pregnant and going through a lot, so I took the liberty of exempting her from paying her respects. That's why she is not here today!"
The Imperial Noble Consort looked at the concubines sitting below, who had come to pay their respects. She felt a surge of satisfaction. So what if they were Noble Consorts? They still had to obediently come and pay their respects to her!
"On behalf of Consort Guo, I thank the Imperial Noble Consort for her consideration."
Consort Yi now watches over Consort Guo like a prisoner, but she has also shielded Consort Guo from many schemes and plots. Originally, Consort Guo was not obedient, but after she had a few food-related problems, she became obedient and dared not cause any trouble, fearing that if Consort Yi did not protect her, she would not even know how she died.
"You too, if any of you become pregnant with the Emperor's child, I will exempt you from paying your respects. Don't be upset. Right now, only Consort Guo is pregnant in the harem, so it's normal for her to receive preferential treatment." The Imperial Noble Consort subtly stirred up some resentment for Consort Guo.
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