"I understand. I respectfully send Your Majesty off."
After Kangxi passed away, the concubines in the harem gradually learned that Mu Sili was pregnant, and their reactions were different.
In Yonghe Palace, Concubine De's face was as dark as ink. She had just asked her family to put pressure on Zhang Jiashi when the news of Mu Sili's pregnancy came out. She had reason to suspect that Mu Sili did it on purpose.
"How did the Emperor react to Concubine Min's pregnancy?"
"I heard that the emperor is very happy. After all, no one in the palace is pregnant right now. The emperor is naturally happy that Concubine Min is pregnant."
Seeing this, Concubine De didn't know what to say for a moment. She had wanted to find an opportunity to abort Mu Sili's pregnancy, but it seemed that it was impossible.
But just watching her give birth made her feel uncomfortable and miserable.
After her maid Yanruo saw what she was thinking, she quickly dismissed the servants in the palace.
"Your Majesty, don't you wish that Concubine Min safely give birth to an heir?"
"I don't like her, so naturally I don't want her to give birth safely, but the Emperor values her and will definitely protect her well. I won't have the chance to harm her at all."
"I understand. Does your Majesty still remember Concubine Cheng?"
"Dai Jia? Of course I remember her. What happened to her?"
"Your Highness must have forgotten that Concubine Cheng was once not much worse than Concubine Min. She only lost the Emperor's favor after giving birth to a disabled prince. Otherwise, she would have been made a concubine by now."
When Depin heard this, her eyes lit up. She was so angry about Mu Sili's recent favor that she forgot that she had a secret medicine in her hand that could turn the tide.
Mu Sili was favored, but she didn't believe that Kangxi would still favor her so much when she gave birth to a disabled royal heir!
Back then, Concubine Cheng was the most favored concubine in the harem. If she hadn't done something behind the scenes, her son Yinzuo would probably not be as favored as Yinyou.
Isn't Mu Sili now just like the former Concubine Cheng? Since she can make Concubine Cheng go from being favored to being unknown, she can naturally use the same method to deal with Mu Sili.
Wu Ya had connections in the Imperial Household Department, so it would be easy for her to tamper with Mu Sili's clothing and diet.
Defei seemed to have seen the scene of Mu Sili falling out of favor, and she became much more energetic.
"Send a letter home. Don't put pressure on Zhang Jiashi. The Emperor won't pay much attention to a family that gave birth to a disabled prince."
"yes."
In Chengqian Palace, the Imperial Noble Consort also received the news that Mu Sili was pregnant. She was a little dazed. She was so stunned that the other party was so dizzy. It had only been a short time since she was favored by the emperor, and yet she was pregnant.
"My lady, are you okay?"
"It's okay. Send some rewards to Concubine Min. It's a good thing to be pregnant. As the Imperial Concubine, I am really happy for her."
"Yes, but Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince kept going to Yonghe Palace today. Don't you care?"
The Imperial Noble Consort, who was originally just feeling a little disappointed, became unhappy when she heard that Yinzhen always went to Yonghe Palace.
She had worked so hard to raise Yinzhen to this age, not for Concubine De to take advantage of him.
"Isn't the Upper Study busy lately? I think the teacher hasn't assigned enough homework. Go tell the Emperor that I want him to give Yinzhen more homework.
Yinzhen is still young, he can't just think about playing all day, otherwise what will he do in the future? "
"Yes, I understand. I will go to the Qianqing Palace right away. However, will the Fourth Prince stay in the Chengqian Palace as you requested?"
"I don't know either. Even if he doesn't want to, from today on, I won't let him go to Yonghe Palace at will."
"I understand."
When the Imperial Noble Consort was the only one left in the palace, a vicious look appeared in her eyes. If Concubine De didn't understand, she would let Yinzuo become a thing of the past.
After learning that the Imperial Noble Consort did not allow Yinzhen to go to Yonghe Palace, Defei did not take it seriously at all. Yinzhen had already privately acknowledged her as his mother, and no matter how the Imperial Noble Consort tried to stop her, it was of no avail.
However, she could use this incident to sow discord between Yinzhen and the Imperial Noble Consort. After all, Yinzhen was born from her womb, and he was born to be on her side.
After Concubine De made the decision, she immediately sent someone to the upper study to wait for Yinzhen. If she didn't go to pick him up, how could he clearly understand the Imperial Noble Concubine's thoughts?
In the study, Yinzhen couldn't help feeling happy when he thought about going to play with Yinzuo after school.
Ever since he knew that Defei was his biological mother and Yinzuo was his biological brother, he felt very happy because he had two mothers who loved him.
It was not until after school, when he saw the Imperial Noble Consort's nanny and the Defei's maid Yanruo, that he felt that things seemed different from what he had imagined.
"Mammy, why are you here? Did the Empress Dowager ask you to come? But I've already promised my sixth brother that I'll go to Yonghe Palace to play with him after school.
Otherwise, I can go to Yonghe Palace to accompany Sixth Brother and then return to Chengqian Palace. It won’t take long.”
There was a hint of expectation in Yinzhen's expression, which made the nanny very unhappy. It turned out that the child was not born from the Imperial Noble Concubine's womb. Between her and Defei, Yinzhen chose Defei as his biological mother.
"Fourth Prince, I have been ordered to take you back to Chengqian Palace. If you want to go to Yonghe Palace to play with Sixth Prince, you should inform the Imperial Noble Consort.
The Imperial Concubine didn't know you were going to Yonghe Palace, otherwise she wouldn't have sent this old servant to wait for you outside the study.
You are a prince of Chengqian Palace, and it was the Imperial Noble Consort who raised you. I hope you will not disappoint the Imperial Noble Consort's painstaking efforts.
You used to be the most filial and studious person, but look how much time has passed and you are no longer thinking about your studies but instead are thinking about having fun.
It's not that I don't allow you to play around, but you should know your limits. The Imperial Concubine is devoted to you, and you shouldn't let her down."
Yinzhen was stunned by what the nanny said. He even felt that he was not worthy of being a son. He immediately wanted to say that he would go back with the nanny.
Yanruo watched speechlessly from the side. Was the Imperial Concubine afraid that her master would win over the Fourth Prince? She actually let an old servant lecture the Fourth Prince here. It was truly an eye-opener.
"Madam, what you said is not right. Concubine De said that the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince are brothers and should be closer. After all, the Sixth Prince and the Fourth Prince are the closest in the entire palace.
The Fourth Prince did not just play around when he went to Yonghe Palace. On the contrary, Concubine De would urge him to study, so there was really no need for the nanny to avoid the Fourth Prince and ask him to return to Chengqian Palace.
"The Virtuous Consort is still waiting for me to take the Fourth Prince back. Fourth Prince, please."
The nanny looked unhappy. How dare Defei's maid speak to her like that? She was the imperial concubine's wet nurse!
"Yanruo, I'm talking to the Fourth Prince. What do you want to do? Someone, please ask the Fourth Prince to return to Chengqian Palace. If the Fourth Prince wants to go to Yonghe Palace, he should go and talk to the Imperial Noble Consort in person."
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