"But what about adopting a prince?" Granny Tong hesitated for a moment.
"There are plenty of women who can bear children for the Emperor, so there's no need for another one like Wuya Shi." Consort Tong planned to wait until someone gave birth to a prince before seeking adoption.
"Yes, but now all the concubines in the harem are secretly developing their connections, so it might not be so easy to adopt one," said Granny Tong with some worry.
“My cousin’s words are law, so she has no choice.”
Consort Tong had thought it over. Emperor Kangxi had already agreed to her request once. With so many concubines in the harem, it would be a blessing for them if she wanted to adopt one.
Within two hours, the news of Consort Wuya's disfigurement spread throughout the entire harem. Consort Wuya even threw a tantrum at the imperial physicians, saying that they were incompetent doctors and that no one was willing to examine her face.
"Bang"
"It's good that she was able to give birth safely, but why hasn't anything bad happened for so long? Could it be that the method is ineffective?"
Consort Yehenara spoke impatiently, even throwing her prayer beads with a loud bang, startling Xueping who was standing nearby.
"Please don't worry, Your Highness. The Seventh Prince is weak and Consort Ulanara is keeping a close eye on him. He's like a frightened bird at the slightest thing. Things will be different once the Seventh Prince is moved to the Prince's quarters. He'll be fine for a short time, but things will change in the long run. Everyone has their moments of weakness."
Xueping slowly calmed down Consort Yehenara, picked up the Buddhist beads on the ground, wiped them clean, and handed them to Consort Yehenara.
"Very well, I'm going to see Baoqing now. If something happens to him now and delays my trip to Borjigit Prefecture, it would be a loss. So let him live a little longer! Hmph!"
Consort Yehenara thought for a moment and then walked towards the small Buddhist hall on her own. Whenever she felt agitated, she would go there to chant scriptures to calm herself down.
Besides Consort Yehenara being furious, another consort, because the Seventh Prince was so lucky, repeatedly smashed the vases in his room.
"Oh, my lady, this won't do! This is a gift from the Emperor! If it gets damaged, it's a capital offense!"
Jill held onto the small vase that Emperor Kangxi had previously bestowed upon Consort Zhangjia, refusing to let go no matter how much Consort Zhangjia shouted.
"Hmph! What a lucky life! That child, which should have been mine, dared to be reborn into the womb of Concubine Ulanara. It should never have been born; it should have died."
Before Consort Ulanara gained favor, she was also quite favored and often accompanied the emperor. If Consort Ulanara hadn't diverted Kangxi's attention with her zither playing, how could she have ended up with no favor at all?
She added hawthorn water to the tea leaves sent to the west wing of Changchun Palace by the Imperial Household Department. As long as Consort Ulanara drank it for a long time, it was only a matter of time before she miscarried. However, she gave birth safely. What Consort Zhangjia did not know was that Consort Ulanara, who was pregnant, did not drink tea, but drank plain water and escaped the disaster.
"My lady, keep your voice down. If someone hears us, we're doomed."
Jill quickly covered her audacious mistress, afraid that she would forget the rules, but she didn't care about that anymore.
"If you don't want to say anything more, I'll let go." Jill only slowly tried to let go after seeing her mistress nod.
"Look at how cowardly you are. They ran away while I was smashing things."
Consort Zhangjia spoke nonchalantly, but after venting her frustrations, she felt much better.
"That woman in the West Annex is going crazy again. She goes crazy every few days. It's so noisy. Go tell Lady Zhangjia that if she doesn't want to stay in Jingyang Palace, I will inform Consort Zhao and have her removed."
Consort Hesheli was happily arranging flowers in her elegant manner when she was startled by the sound of Consort Zhangjia smashing things in the West Side Hall. She broke a flower, ruining her good mood. How could she be happy?
"My lady, why bother with that person from the West Annex? Anyway, she's already lost favor with you, and she'll fall into your hands sooner or later. Going over there to talk to her now will only drive her crazier. It's better to let her get tired of making a scene and then quiet down."
Dai Tao comforted Consort Hesheli. Consort Zhangjia had also caused trouble before, but at that time she was favored by the emperor, and in the end it became their fault. As a result, she was punished by Emperor Kangxi and confined to her quarters for a month.
Just in case, Dai Tao would always advise Consort Hesheli not to get angry. After all, Consort Zhangjia's temper was caused by them. Even if they reported it to Consort Zhao, they couldn't remove her. Only Emperor Kangxi and the Empress had that power. If their mistress reported it, wouldn't that offend Consort Zhao?
"Fine! But this constant noise is making it hard for me to get any rest. It's really bad luck."
She wasn't supposed to go to the palace; she was almost ready for marriage. But then, her cousin, Empress Xiaochengren, passed away. She was the only one of her clan of marriageable age, so her father packed her up and sent her to the palace overnight. To prevent her from having any ulterior motives, Suoertu even gave her a potion to prevent her from having children. She didn't know this at first, but later, when she heard her mother crying and cursing her father, she learned the truth. She hates everyone—Kangxi, Suoertu, and Empress Xiaochengren. Now, she's slowly calming down, waiting for a suitable opportunity. As long as she gets to know Yinreng, she'll treat him "well," and she'll make her father regret it.
"Won't the Seventh Prince be going to the Princes' Residence soon? He can go and stir up some of the Princes' Residence's spies. Now that the culprit has been found, since I've suffered so many of her fits of madness, she should help me out!"
Originally, she had only been in the palace for a short time and didn't have many connections, but Suoertu had a strange confidence in his arrangements! He actually gave her half of Empress Xiaochengren's connections in the palace. She would feel bad if she didn't do anything for Suoertu. Although Kangxi had cleared some out, there were still quite a few left. In any case, all the blame would be borne by Empress Xiaochengren and Suoertu, so she didn't have much to fear.
"Yes, this servant will make arrangements to ensure that Consort Zhangjia will never be able to disturb Your Highness's peace again." Dai Tao smiled knowingly.
Imperial Garden
"Who did Consort Wuya offend that she would be so cruel as to disfigure someone's face?"
In this era where one's appearance determines one's livelihood in the imperial harem, having one's face ruined is worse than being killed.
"If you ask me, it's because that Consort Wuya is too arrogant. Anyone with eyes could see that Consort Zhang was the one who did it last time." She just pinned all the blame on me.
"Could it be that Consort Zhang is retaliating?"
Consort Wulanara was shocked. If that was the case, she would have to think carefully about whether she had offended Consort Zhang in any way, otherwise, if she were to be attacked one day, her life would be over.
"Possibly."
"I think those two concubines walking away are Consort Wulanala and Consort Wanliuha!" Hongxiu said uncertainly, squinting at the two concubines as they walked away.
"Who cares who she's talking about! Anyway, we've achieved our goal, let's go! Don't keep Sister Borjigit waiting."
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