She finally became the queen, but died on the second day after her enthronement. She didn't even have the chance to see her beloved son for the last time. How sad.
"Princess."
"I'm here. Do you have something to say to me? Just say it. Xiao Si is very worried about your health. You must cheer up and don't let him worry too much."
"Crown Princess, I'm afraid I can't make it. After I'm gone, Xiao Si will return to Concubine De, but Concubine De and I have a grudge, so I'm afraid she won't treat him well, ahem..."
Seeing her coughing, Mu Sili quickly patted her on the back and poured her a glass of water.
Xiao Si and the Crown Prince have had a good relationship since childhood. I would like to ask you for a favor. After I leave, please ask you and the Crown Prince to take good care of Xiao Si for me. He is still young, and I am afraid he will be bullied."
"What are you talking about? As the fourth brother's brother and sister-in-law, it's our duty to take care of him.
You can rest assured that your fourth brother is a prince and is loved by the Emperor. Even though Concubine De is his biological mother, she cannot bully him at will.
If Concubine De really dares to bully him in private, as long as Xiao Si tells her, I will let Your Highness take charge of him."
The Imperial Concubine was very satisfied after hearing what Mu Sili said, but she firmly believed that one person would not help another person for no reason.
"I won't let you do business at a loss. Xiuyun, bring up the things I prepared earlier."
"Yes, my lady."
Xiuyun was the senior palace maid serving the Imperial Noble Concubine. She took out a mahogany box that the Imperial Noble Concubine had prepared earlier and handed it to Shuqing.
"This is my thank you gift to you, Crown Princess. I've fallen in love with the daughter of the Ulanara family.
I would like to ask you to personally review it. If it is suitable, when the Emperor is ready to arrange a marriage for Xiao Si, please inform the Emperor that I like her."
"Is she the legitimate daughter of Master Fei Yanggu? I know her, she is a good person."
The imperial concubine smiled and said that she was a little tired, then Mu Sili took Shu Qing back.
When the prince returned, she told him what the imperial concubine had said and the thank-you gift she had given him.
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
"Fourth brother is my biological brother, so it's my duty to take care of him. As for the Imperial Concubine giving you a thank-you gift, I'm afraid she's worried that we won't take good care of Fourth brother.
But you did remind me that Concubine De has been full of hatred towards my fourth brother since my sixth brother died. If I really return to Yonghe Palace, I'm afraid I'll be tortured to death.
Ah Li, you take a rest first. I will go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. I still need to discuss this matter with the Emperor."
"Okay, on your way back, stop by the prince's residence and ask my fourth brother to go to Chengqian Palace to accompany the Imperial Noble Consort. I'm afraid that if the Imperial Noble Consort passes away suddenly, he won't be able to see her for the last time."
"Okay, I understand."
When the prince told Kangxi that Concubine De hated Yinzhen, Kangxi immediately asked Liang Jiugong to investigate the truth of the matter.
"You said that the Imperial Concubine bribed the Crown Princess to ask you to take care of Xiao Si?"
"How can the Emperor speak like that? How can it be a bribe? It's a reward!"
Kangxi curled his lips. The imperial concubine obviously trusted the prince and his wife, and she was probably doing this for Xiao Si.
When Liang Jiugong returned with the evidence, the prince had just left.
When Kangxi saw the news that Concubine De was cursing the Imperial Noble Concubine in Yonghe Palace and wished she would die immediately, his brows were furrowed.
He liked Concubine De, and one of the reasons was that Concubine De seemed to be more likely to get pregnant. People like her should take advantage of her more so that they can enjoy the blessing of having many children.
But that doesn't mean he is willing to pamper a woman who is not good to his son. However, after the imperial concubine passed away, Yinzhen still has his biological mother, who is a high-ranking concubine, so he really has to return to his biological mother.
But Defei has the spoiled little Fourteenth Prince Yinzhen by her side, which is a headache. After all, Yinzhen doesn't know that Yinzhen is his biological brother with the same father and mother.
Yinzhen would indeed be wronged if he returned under such circumstances, but he was already thirteen years old and would be getting married in two years. The worst that could happen was that he could be given a residence earlier.
With this idea in mind, Kangxi no longer cared about this matter, because Defei did not dare to treat Yinzhen badly in public. As long as Yinzhen went to Yonghe Palace less often, he would not suffer any loss or grievance.
Three days later, the Imperial Noble Consort suddenly became unable to get up. Everyone knew that she was about to pass away, and the Qianqing Palace also began to prepare.
Kangxi seemed to regret not being able to give her the position of empress as promised, and wanted to fulfill the Imperial Noble Consort's dream of becoming empress, so he issued an imperial decree to confer her the title of empress.
The four concubines didn't feel anything. After all, the Imperial Noble Consort would not live to see the ceremony of being crowned as the Queen, and the title of Queen was just a nice name now.
Kangxi thought that this move would allow the imperial concubine to live a few more days, but unexpectedly, the imperial concubine passed away the next day.
He sat dejectedly in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Liang Jiugong thought he was sad about the death of the Imperial Noble Consort, so he asked everyone to leave and left to guard Kangxi alone.
Little did they know that Kangxi felt that he was really unlucky with his wife and was sad that he could not have a queen who would last forever.
"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. The Empress cared so much about you, she certainly wouldn't want to see you so sad. Besides, the Fourth Prince has lost his mother, so I'm afraid he'll faint from crying. Won't you go to Chengqian Palace to see him?"
Feeling that he was the one who killed the Imperial Noble Consort, Kangxi went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Unexpectedly, he saw Concubine De making things difficult for Yinzhen.
"Xiao Si, look carefully. I am your mother, and the person lying inside is the one who took you away from me. You are not allowed to be so sad."
"That was the person who raised me and loved me with all her heart. It's impossible for me not to be sad. If you have nothing else to do, please step aside. I will keep vigil for the Empress Dowager."
Defei was so angry that she slapped him regardless of the occasion, which made Su Peisheng feel distressed and anxious.
"Master, are you alright? I'll go in and call His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess and have them take care of things for you."
"How dare you, Su Peisheng! I'm still here, and you dare to complain privately? Come, slap me in the face!"
"Let's see who dares!"
Kangxi suddenly spoke, which scared Concubine De. When she saw Kangxi coming in from outside the palace, an unnatural look flashed across Concubine De's face, but she was always good at acting, and soon her harsh and sarcastic face turned into a tearful look.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to His Majesty."
If Kangxi had not seen clearly from outside the door and seen Defei's appearance, he would have thought that it was her son Yinzhen who bullied her.
"My son pays his respects to the Emperor."
"Get up, what happened? Xiao Si, come and talk to me."
Just as Defei was about to open her mouth to explain, she was choked back by these words. She asked Yinzhen to speak, saying that the rebellious son would sell out his mother completely!
Hadn't Kangxi been the one who couldn't stand me like this before? What happened today? He was completely indifferent!
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