"In... in the hands of a midwife? How could it be in the hands of a midwife? I have never seen the midwife you are talking about. Could it be that she stole the hairpin?"
Concubine Yi was a little flustered, but she forced herself to calm down. She had just said that her pearl hairpin had fallen off. As long as she refused to change her words, even Kangxi could not do anything to her.
"Your Majesty, I don't know when this pearl hairpin of mine went missing, and I was just looking for it.
This pearl hairpin was given to me by you in the year I gave birth to Yinqi. I love it very much and usually cannot bear to wear it, so I have kept it in my dressing box.
Today, I suddenly wanted to wear it, but I found that I had lost it at some point. I wonder where Your Majesty found it?
I asked the palace maids to look for it for a long time but couldn't find it. Could it be that it fell into the Palace of Heavenly Purity at some point?"
After saying this, Concubine Yi wanted to reach out and take the pearl hairpin, but Kangxi dodged her.
Kangxi did not expect Concubine Yi to say this. If the midwife had not produced other evidence, he would have thought that the midwife was wrongly accusing her.
Because Concubine Yi didn't look like she had done anything wrong at all.
However, he came prepared. Since Concubine Yi did not admit it, don't blame him for not remembering their past friendship.
"I ask again, why do you want to harm Concubine Rong?"
Kangxi’s sudden rage scared Concubine Yi. She was fine just now, why did he suddenly become angry?
She had already told him that her pearl hairpin was lost, so why did Kangxi keep harping on her?
Could it be that the midwife had any evidence to prove that it was me who gave it to her?
"Your Majesty, I just said that I lost this pearl hairpin at some point, and I also..."
"Liang Jiugong, tell her where this pearl hairpin came from."
"Yes, Lady Yipin, this pearl hairpin was found by the midwife who delivered Lady Rongfei during her birth.
I know you said your pearl hairpin was lost, but who could steal the things you hid in your dressing table?
The midwife has confessed everything. You'd better tell the truth and don't make the emperor wait anxiously.
Let me tell you the truth. Before Concubine Rong gave birth, the midwife took the pearl hairpin to inquire about it. After she knew that the pearl hairpin was a beloved gift from the Emperor, she knew that she had become your scapegoat.
So, when she was caught, the first person she gave up was you, and she even took out the pearl hairpin from her body and handed it to the servant.
I have already investigated it clearly and it is indeed you who did it. The Emperor's move today is entirely to give you another chance to make you confess.
Think about the Fifth Prince who is being raised in Ningshou Palace. Do you want her to be without a mother forever?"
After hearing the word Yinqi, Concubine Yi finally gave in. She knew that she would not be able to survive this day, and she didn't know how Kangxi would punish her.
"Your Majesty, I admit that I gave her this pearl hairpin, but I was really blinded by greed at the time and did not really want to harm Rong Fei.
I was just thinking that you have never come to Yiku Palace since she regained her favor. I was jealous of her, jealous that she even wanted to monopolize you when she was pregnant.
The midwife should have told you that I only wanted her to suffer during childbirth, and I didn't want to kill her or the young princes. Please, for the sake of the Fifth Prince, spare me this time."
Concubine Yi knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. She really had no intention of taking Mu Sili's life.
It's not that she didn't want to, but in that situation, she was definitely not the only one who wanted to kill her, so there was no need for her to do that.
"I don't believe you don't want Rong Fei's life. Come, Yipin secretly murdered Rong Fei. She must be demoted to a concubine, all illegal items must be confiscated, and she must be moved to the east side hall of Yonghe Palace."
Concubine Yi thought that she would be confined to her house at most, but she had no idea that Kangxi was so cruel. Not only did he demote her, he also moved her to another palace.
This time, instead of harming others, she ended up harming herself. Concubine Yi couldn't help it and fainted. Kangxi left without even looking at her.
Rong Fei must be waking up by now, so I have to go back and have dinner with her.
Two high-ranking concubines in the palace were demoted one after another, and the harem became much quieter for a while. At least no one dared to openly ridicule Mu Sili.
When Huipin learned that Yipin was demoted and moved to Yonghe Palace, she was secretly happy at first, but then became worried. Why did the emperor suddenly take action against the two of them?
There are rumors in the palace that the emperor is preparing to confer titles on the six concubines, and the emperor has ordered that Nianhulu and Yipin be demoted. Could it be that he is making room for someone else?
"Someone, go check and see if the Emperor has fallen for some other bitch recently and is even trying to make room for her!"
"Your Highness, you are out of your mind. How can you possibly inquire about the Emperor's whereabouts? Just think about what happened to those two people."
Fortunately, the palace maids who were serving him stopped her. Kangxi was already angry, and if she sent someone to inquire about him, she would probably be one of the concubines to be demoted.
On the surface, Concubine Hui doesn't seem to be very smart, but how stupid can she be to give birth to a person like the eldest prince?
And the most crucial point is that she was willing to listen to advice, so after being persuaded by the palace maids, she gave up the idea without hesitation.
"The Emperor was planning to confer titles on the six palaces, but now that a noble lady has died and a concubine and a maid have been demoted, I'm afraid the Emperor is going to cancel this idea.
I thought that as the mother of the eldest prince, I would at least be promoted to consort this time, but I didn't expect it to be ruined by those idiots. I am so angry that I am dying."
The most important thing is, if you want to get rid of Concubine Rong, you should do it to the death. What's the big deal if you get caught? You are really useless.
"Come here, accompany me to the prince's residence. I haven't seen the eldest prince for a long time, and I miss him a little."
"Yes, my lady."
Yuqing Palace.
"My Lord, please don't be angry. Concubine Xi just sent a letter asking you to calm down. You've been a little impatient today, and you can't let anyone take advantage of you."
He Yuzhu stood behind the prince and advised him, while the palace maid kneeling on the ground was so scared that she was sweating profusely.
She just smiled in front of the prince, but somehow the prince thought she was mocking him, so he ordered He Yuzhu to drag her away and beat her to death with sticks without any explanation.
She was really scared. In front of Kangxi, the prince was a good son who was a little arrogant, but in Yuqing Palace, the prince who was less than eight years old had secretly beaten and killed many people.
As for why it was not discovered, first of all, it was handled by Concubine Xi, the prince's aunt, and also because Soetu secretly sent people to intimidate the people who knew about it.
Anyone who dared to spread the prince's gossip would be dealt with that very night, so no one in Yuqing Palace dared to disrespect the prince.
She just saw that the weather outside was good and thought that she could go out to bask in the sun after she was done with her work, so she didn't notice that she smiled in front of the prince.
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