"My lady, my lady..." Chu Yao was stunned and her heart skipped a beat. How did she know there was something fishy going on?
"Guo Luoluo, where did I offend you that you could be so cruel as to kill my child, Your Majesty? He was so young, and he's gone."
Consort Wuya was on the bed behind the screen. When she heard Chu Yao lying, she cried out in desolation.
"Don't cry, little sister Wuya. You're in your postpartum period right now, and it wouldn't be good to hurt your eyes." Consort Tong gently comforted Consort Wuya. After all, to be the Empress, she had to treat all the concubines in the palace well!
“Yes! We’ll have more children.” Consort Wanliuha said sympathetically, but she was secretly overjoyed.
"Guoluo Luoshi, do you have anything else to say?" Kangxi still didn't believe that such a cheerful and bright girl could be so cunning and vicious.
"This concubine did not push Consort Wuya, and this concubine has heard that Consort Wuya is not pregnant. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can ask the imperial physician." Consort Guoluo said, gesturing to Imperial Physician Lu, who had just come out and stood still.
"How is Consort Wuya?" Kangxi asked, following Consort Guoluo's gaze to Physician Lu.
"Your Majesty, Consort Wuya is indeed not pregnant." Imperial Physician Lu only discovered this after taking her pulse several times, but he already knew what was going on.
"How could this be? I personally diagnosed it," Physician He said in disbelief.
"The pulse does indeed indicate pregnancy, but it's just a false pregnancy. Pregnancy symptoms are quite normal." Physician Lu reached out to reassure Physician He, who was about to jump up.
"False pregnancy?" This was the first time Emperor Kangxi had ever heard of false pregnancy.
"Your Majesty, no, this concubine is clearly experiencing morning sickness, unable to eat, and has missed her period, so there is no doubt that I am pregnant."
Consort Wuya was lying, but she kept telling herself not to panic. Meanwhile, Chu Yao's face turned pale, and she forced herself not to tremble.
"The Emperor will investigate and find out the truth. Why should Consort Wuya be anxious? If it is a false pregnancy, it is possible that someone is framing you!" Consort Guoluo kindly said to Consort Wuya.
"Quiet down, Physician Lu, you speak," Kangxi said, annoyed. "It's so noisy, so annoying."
Consort Wuya swallowed her words, while Consort Guoluo remained calm and expressionless, though inwardly she was overjoyed. Fortunately, she had trusted Consort Suozhuolun.
"Your Majesty, Consort Wuya must have taken some secret medicine from the previous dynasty, which caused her to experience pregnancy symptoms. This medicine should only cause the foreskin to form, and it will naturally come out after six months. However, this is something I have read about in historical records." Imperial Physician Lu did not dare to conceal anything, after all, this was a confidential matter.
"Liang Jiugong, check." If there's a prescription, then the medicine must be used.
"Yes, sir!" Liang Jiugong replied and quickly went to investigate.
"I told you so! She jumped down herself, just to frame me for the miscarriage. Your Majesty, you must do justice for me!" Consort Guo Luoluo hadn't cried when she faced their accusations, but now she knelt down and crawled to Kangxi's feet with tears streaming down her face. She grabbed Kangxi's lower garment and swayed him back and forth.
"My beloved concubine, please rise! I misunderstood you and wronged you." Kangxi, who had originally favored Consort Guoluo, now had his heart tipped in her favor.
"As long as Your Majesty trusts me, I will not feel wronged." Consort Guo Luoluo smiled through her tears.
"Your Majesty, someone must be trying to frame me. I did not use any medicine or secret medicine."
Consort Wuya snapped out of her daze, immediately ran out and knelt before Emperor Kangxi. She even turned to look at Chu Yao, the meaning in her eyes making Chu Yao tremble.
"If that's the case, then it's really strange. How could someone jump into the lake on their own? That doesn't make sense!" Consort Wanliuha exclaimed in surprise. She hadn't expected that Consort Wuya wasn't pregnant, and judging from the situation, she was probably doomed.
"Yes! This concubine also thought that it was Sister Guoluo who pushed Sister Wuya, but I didn't expect that you can know a person's face but not their heart. This concubine was deceived by her appearance." Consort Li tried to cover up what she had just said.
"Yes! This is terrifying." Consort Wang patted her chest in fear.
“I slipped and fell into the lake by accident. I was afraid that Your Majesty would punish me, so I said that it was Sister Guo Luoluo who pushed me. I know I was wrong. Please punish me, Your Majesty.”
Consort Wuya was heartbroken, tears streaming down her face, looking pitiful, but she failed to evoke even a trace of pity in Emperor Kangxi.
"Your Majesty, why not wait until Liang Jiugong has investigated the matter thoroughly before punishing him? Let Consort Wuya be dealt with first!" Consort Zhao stepped forward at the opportune moment, as Consort Wuya's current state was damaging to the royal family's reputation.
"Do as Consort Zhao wishes!" Kangxi suddenly realized that having a proper person made all the difference. Everyone else was busy watching the show and stirring up trouble, but only Consort Zhao cared about the face of the royal family.
After Consort Wuya finished packing, Liang Jiugong returned, followed by a group of eunuchs carrying quite a few things.
"Your Majesty, when I searched Yonghe Palace, I found this palace maid sneaking around with a packet of hawthorns, intending to destroy it. I just happened to intercept her." Liang Jiugong gestured for a servant beside him to step forward and show it to Kangxi. Kangxi waved for Physician Lu to come and examine it.
"Smack!"
"You betrayed me!" Consort Wuya stepped forward and slapped Huiwen, a third-class palace maid, hard across the face.
While changing her clothes, Consort Wuya was wondering what had gone wrong. Thinking of Consort Guoluo's appearance, she must have known about her situation beforehand, otherwise she wouldn't have pushed her into the lake so blatantly.
"My lady, no, you asked me to dispose of these hawthorns. I thought the place where they were buried wasn't discreet enough, so I moved them." Huiwen's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, tears streaming down her face, one side of her cheek swollen.
"You..." The furious concubine Wuya wanted to raise her hand to hit Huiwen.
"Enough!" Kangxi roared. He now knew perfectly well that all of this was orchestrated by Lady Uya.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, please forgive me!" Consort Wuya knew she was finished, but she still hoped that Kangxi would spare her because she had served him.
"Imperial Physician Lu, what is the result?" Consort Zhao looked at Consort Wuya, who was sobbing there, while Emperor Kangxi remained silent.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, these hawthorns are indeed a secret medicine from the previous dynasty, a false pregnancy drug," Physician Lu said cautiously. This was a royal scandal; with so many people around, he should be safe, right?
"Your Majesty, I truly know I was wrong, please forgive me!" Consort Wuya pleaded persistently with Emperor Kangxi.
"Guards, throw Wuya into the cold palace. For the crime of deceiving the emperor, she should have been exiled along with her entire clan. But I will spare her the life she served me and instead exile her three clans. In addition, she will be demoted from a bondservant of the Bordered Yellow Banner to a bondservant of the Bordered Blue Banner of the Lower Five Banners."
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