When a shrill eunuch's voice came from outside, the expressions and eyes of all the concubines changed.
He looked full of sympathy and sorrow, as if he wished he could suffer in her place.
As Kangxi entered Chengqian Palace, numerous women expressed their concern for him.
Kangxi felt his head was spinning. The chattering of the women in the harem made him even more irritable, and his expression became even colder and more ruthless.
"Noisy".
With a command given, Chengqian Palace fell silent, except for the sound of Consort Tong's cries of pain coming from the inner hall.
"Apart from the Empress, all others may step down."
As soon as Kangxi assumed the position of principal wife, with a single word, the concubines in the harem who had no official rank hurriedly left Chengqian Palace under Kangxi's expressionless command, not daring to linger for even a moment longer.
Many of them were not favored by the emperor, and they came to Chengqian Palace hoping to make an appearance in front of him and be remembered by the emperor.
Looking back, I realize that my favoritism wasn't meant to provoke Kangxi's wrath.
"Your Majesty, how is the investigation going?"
"Who did this?"
Empress Niohuru was deeply hurt by the emotionless look in Kangxi's eyes, even though she hadn't done it.
But on the surface, she dared not show the slightest grievance and answered as if she were the empress or the rightful ruler.
"We've already sent people to investigate. It turns out that he was startled by a black cat that suddenly appeared on his way back to Chengqian Palace."
"This caused Consort Tong to suddenly go into premature labor. The imperial physician is already inside assisting with the delivery. Your Majesty need not worry too much; Consort Tong will be fine."
Kangxi's gaze remained unchanged as he swept over the people in the inner palace of Chen Gan Palace, his eyes filled with scrutiny.
Where did the black cat come from?
Empress Niohuru looked apologetic, as if she hadn't done a good job.
"I didn't know either. There are no black cats in the palace. This black cat seems to have appeared out of thin air."
"Your Majesty, I have failed in my duty and beg for punishment."
Empress Niohuru had long anticipated that Emperor Kangxi would punish her and had already devised a way to deal with it.
Admitting her guilt won't cost her anything; at most, it'll just be considered poor management of the harem, and it won't affect her position as empress.
This would reduce the good impression she had on Emperor Kangxi, but Empress Niohuru herself was not sure whether she had any good impression on him.
So overall, Empress Niohuru did not care.
She didn't intervene in this matter and wasn't afraid of being investigated.
I wonder which one of the women in the harem acted so swiftly; it's truly gratifying.
Empress Niohuru knelt on the ground with her head bowed, her lowered eyes filled with schadenfreude, and her words were utterly sincere.
It seemed like he was genuinely admitting his mistake.
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