Consort Tong fainted from crying upon hearing the news of her daughter's untimely death, and Chengqian Palace was thrown into chaos.
His already pale face turned even more deathly white, his lips were completely bloodless, and he collapsed unconscious on the bed with his eyes closed.
She appeared unusually frail, as if a gust of wind could blow her over.
On his way there, the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, pursed his lips tightly and clenched his fists involuntarily, revealing his inner emotions.
There was both worry and a hint of secret joy.
They were worried about Consort Tong's health and the passing of their younger sister.
The joy was that he was his mother's only child again.
He had never even met this little princess, so he didn't have much affection for her. He only knew that she was a little sister who had taken his mother away.
It made even his mother want to abandon him.
Her arrival.
Her mother only had eyes for her.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, really couldn't bring himself to like it.
Fourth Prince Yinzhen quickened his pace, eager to reach the inner palace to visit Consort Tong as soon as possible.
He believed that his mother's gaze would turn to him again.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, kept encouraging himself.
Mother will definitely treat him as well as before.
His mother is still his mother.
He still wants to be a well-behaved and obedient child.
But things don't always go as planned.
Consort Tong grew up pampered and spoiled. After entering the harem, she was one of Emperor Kangxi's favorites, except for her children.
He hadn't experienced much hardship in society elsewhere.
The untimely death of her daughter this time completely shattered Consort Tong's fantasy of having a biological child of her own.
How could she not go crazy?
If it were Duofu, then I'd just be a lazy bum who wants to lie down and live a good life.
They must have been thinking about this for a long time.
Destroy the account and start over.
The pain of wanting something for more than a decade without getting it.
Even if you're not sick, you'll go crazy.
It's actually better to be sick.
At least I won't go crazy anymore.
Since his rebirth, Duofu has already determined the tone of his future days.
They can only live a carefree, leisurely life, without any worries.
Otherwise, you might as well just die. You're already in this state, why are you still living such a miserable life?
Life is not worth living.
Especially in places like this.
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When Emperor Kangxi heard the report that the young princess had died young, his dignified face, marked with a few freckles, showed no surprise. However, the smeared memorial revealed his inner concern.
He threw down the wolf-hair brush in his hand and hurriedly set off for Chengqian Palace.
He hadn't stepped into Chengqian Palace these past few days, fearing that seeing his newborn daughter too often would cause him to develop feelings for her.
He would then have to endure the pain of early death again, and Kangxi never wanted to experience the grief of his princes and princesses dying young again.
During that period, the imperial harem seemed to be cursed.
One is born and one dies.
One pair is born, and another pair dies.
Emperor Kangxi still attaches great importance to the princes and princesses who are born.
Because there are still few concubines in the harem now, they will become worthless once there are more.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, was born at a favorable time, neither too early nor too late.
It's too early; they might die in the army of those looking for premature deaths.
It's too late; he'll have no chance of winning the throne later.
Just like his own mother, Consort De, who gave birth to the fourteenth prince, Yinzhen.
How could they possibly compete with the brothers who were as fierce as tigers and wolves in front of them?
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When Kangxi arrived at Chengqian Palace, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen was already waiting in the main hall, and he did not see Consort Tong.
The maids in the palace said that the Empress had not yet woken up and asked the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, to wait in the palace. They said that he would come to inform her as soon as the Empress woke up.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, stood there, thinking that he might not see his mother today.
It seems that the little sister's death was due to the great shock her mother received.
I plan to wait a little longer and come over tomorrow to pay my respects.
Little did anyone expect that Consort Tong would wake up from her deep sleep as soon as Emperor Kangxi arrived.
Consort Tong's weak voice reached Emperor Kangxi's ears, and he forced a smile onto his bloodless face.
Accompanied by sobs.
"Cousin, our daughter... my poor daughter."
Suddenly the voice became harsh and hysterical.
"Someone harmed her, someone harmed her."
"Cousin, you must avenge me! I want revenge!"
Emperor Kangxi looked at the somewhat mad Consort Tong with a complicated expression, then sat on the bed and pulled her into his arms.
“I am also heartbroken. Liang Jiugong has found out that it was Consort Nara in the Cold Palace who resented your pregnancy and found a black cat, which caused you to miscarry due to fright.”
"I have ordered her execution to comfort our daughter's soul in heaven."
"My daughter was born prematurely, and the imperial physician has diagnosed her with a heart condition. She will not live past one month old."
Consort Tong raised her head and looked directly at Emperor Kangxi.
"Cousin, I don't believe it, I don't believe it."
Emperor Kangxi patted his back with both hands to comfort him, his voice becoming even softer and more soothing.
"That's just how it is. Right now, my cousin should prioritize taking good care of her health."
"If you really don't believe me, wait until your cousin recovers, and then I'll have you get checked again."
Kangxi's tone grew increasingly gentle, but his eyes showed no sincerity whatsoever.
"Cousin, take good care of yourself, and we can have a little prince someday."
Indeed, Emperor Kangxi would never allow a prince with the bloodline of the Tongjia clan to be in his harem, as it would not be in his best interest.
Most importantly, it poses too much of an obstacle to the Crown Prince.
This pregnancy was fortunate; at three months, a diagnosis confirmed a girl, allowing Consort Tong to safely carry the pregnancy to over seven months.
Unexpectedly, she was frightened by a black cat and miscarried, which led to heart disease and she did not live past the first month of life.
Emperor Kangxi was furious about the result. He ordered a thorough investigation of the inner palace, and many people died.
In the end, no matter how they investigated, they only managed to find out about Consort Nara in the Cold Palace.
Therefore, Emperor Kangxi also had serious doubts about this result, but since things had already come to this, he did not want to waste manpower investigating something that would not yield any results.
Emperor Kangxi originally planned to administer an infertility drug to Consort Tong after she safely gave birth to the baby girl, so that she would have a biological child under her care, in addition to the Fourth Prince.
Consort Tong should be satisfied now, and won't be thinking about having her own child all the time.
Little did anyone expect that this black cat would cause Consort Tong to have a premature birth due to fright, and that if she were not properly cared for, it would hinder her lifespan.
Although the premature hemorrhage was stopped, the Imperial Hospital said that Consort Tong's chances of getting pregnant again were almost nonexistent.
Of course, Emperor Kangxi issued a gag order for this matter, and no one dared to disobey his command.
Consort Tong leaned her head close to Emperor Kangxi's chest, her lowered eyes filled with madness.
Her child can't survive, and neither can anyone else's.
It must have been those vile women in the harem who harmed her child.
She wanted them all to die, to all of them to die.
Madness swirled wildly in her eyes, as if it could erupt at any moment. Consort Tong knew that she needed to hold onto Kangxi's affection tightly and not act recklessly.
Otherwise, it will only annoy my cousin.
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