"Your Majesty is right."
"By the way, there's a letter from home. What did they say?"
The palace maid was a little embarrassed. The Tong family did not support the imperial concubine's idea of taking action against Empress Xiaozhuang. In their opinion, this idea would bring devastating disaster to the Tong family.
If they really did so, they would be the next Uya clan. Kangxi would not show them leniency just because they were his mother's family, so they would not take the risk.
The key point is that it doesn’t matter even if the imperial concubine is really gone. The Tong family has other daughters and can send another one into the palace. There is no need to sacrifice the whole family’s life for her.
Seeing the palace maid's reaction, the imperial concubine knew that the Tong family was standing against her.
"I've gained so much for them since I entered the palace. Now it's time for them to repay me, and this is how they treat me?"
"Don't worry, my lady. Perhaps the Lord has made this decision out of consideration for many things. He has you in his heart and will definitely not give up on you."
"Give up? Yes, they must have given up on me."
The Imperial Noble Consort's expression was very depressed. If she didn't have the support of her family, she might have become the next Concubine De.
She can make someone the Defei, and she can also make someone the Defei.
Thinking that she might really become someone else's meat on the chopping board, the imperial concubine's face turned pale and she almost fainted.
She was born to be a knife, how could she be a fish to be slaughtered by others?
"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince is here."
"What is he doing here? If he's not studying hard in the Shangshufang, striving to win the Emperor's favor and become equal to the Crown Prince, why is he here in Chengqian Palace? Could it be that he's here for Concubine De?"
When the Imperial Noble Concubine thought that Yinzhen came for Concubine De, she looked displeased. What an ungrateful person, truly an ungrateful person.
"Your Majesty! The Fourth Prince has come to pay his respects to you."
"Let him in. He's been coming in quite frequently lately. I really don't understand my good intentions."
"My son pays his respects to the Empress Dowager."
"Get up."
After considering it for a moment, Yinzhen finally told the emperor his purpose, but he knew his limits.
It is true that Concubine De is his biological mother, but she is not good to him. The Imperial Noble Concubine is different. She treats him like her own son, and he does not want to lose the Imperial Noble Concubine, his adoptive mother with the highest status.
It was because he was ignorant in the past that he displeased the Imperial Noble Consort. Now that he is older and knows right from wrong, he must put an end to the past.
Now that Concubine De is dead, without the pressure of the biological mother-son relationship, his relationship with the Imperial Noble Concubine will definitely be eased.
"Empress Dowager, Empress Defei has passed away. I would like to ask if I can go to pay my respects. After all, I am the son she carried for ten months and gave birth to. If I don't go, I am afraid people will say I am unfilial.
You are the Imperial Noble Consort now. If you have an unfilial son, people will probably think that there is something wrong with your education. The Emperor has many sons, and I don't want to be the one who is disliked.
Don't worry, your son knows his limits. Concubine De has always had the intention of using your son. She even let your son know about his life story on purpose. You are the only mother in your son's heart.
My son was ignorant before and made you unhappy. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me and give me a chance to mend my ways."
Seeing Yinzhen's sincere attitude and that he really realized his mistake, the Imperial Noble Consort thought that since Concubine De was already dead, there was no need to keep holding on to it, so she agreed to let him go to pay his respects.
"As you said, is she your mother? Although I don't like her, she is dead. I can't stop you from going to pay homage. Since you know what's going on, then go ahead."
"Yes, son, I'll take my leave."
Yinzhen breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Imperial Noble Consort still cared about him. As long as she still cared about him, he still had a chance.
Although he was still young, he could see that the Imperial Noble Consort was very ambitious, and it was very likely that Defei's death was related to her. After all, she hated Defei the most and would never let her have an easy life.
Now that Concubine De is gone, I have to curry favor with my adoptive mother. If I get the chance one day, I might be able to sit in that position.
Although Yinzhen was young, he already had ambitions. He wanted to sit on the throne. Only by sitting in that position would he not have to live under someone else's roof and act according to other people's wishes.
The reason why he went to Yonghe Palace to pay homage to Concubine De was just to show it to the world. After all, Kangxi valued filial piety, and as his son, he couldn't be too bad.
And the more he values filial piety, the more Kangxi will pay attention to him, and he will have the opportunity to get his hands on everything he never had.
As for what others would think of him, whether they would think he was scheming, that was not within his consideration. After all, he was still young, and at the age of seven or eight, he could not do anything.
After Yinzhen left, the Imperial Noble Consort turned her attention to Mu Sili, who was the biggest threat to her.
"If I remember correctly, the Imperial Concubine is almost due. There's a risk of premature birth with multiple babies, so why not let her give birth early, just like Concubine De, and be more cautious.
As for the children in her womb, I don't want to see anything happen to them. They shouldn't be alive now that their mother is gone."
"Don't worry, Madam. I will make the arrangements right away."
Kangxi had been eavesdropping secretly, and when he heard this, he immediately revealed a sinister smile.
She dared to attack his wife and children. Did she really think that the harem belonged to her?
I haven't bothered her with the death of Concubine De, but she turned around and wanted to kill Mu Sili in the same way, and she was so vicious that she wanted to kill three people with her body.
The Tong family was right not to support her idea of revenge against Huang Mamu, because he would take her life. If the Tong family got involved, they would not have a good ending either.
"Why do I have such a bad feeling? Could it be that something unexpected will happen with the Imperial Concubine's childbirth? No, I will never allow such threats to exist.
And Grand Empress Dowager, since the Tong family refuses to help me, I will wait for your death and then I will take control of the entire harem. If anyone dares to disobey me, I will execute her."
Only now did Kangxi truly realize the viciousness of the Imperial Noble Concubine. In an instant, he had even thought of how she should die.
In Yongshou Palace, Mu Sili was sitting leisurely in the courtyard to rest. Suddenly, she felt a burst of pain in her stomach, and she stood up calmly.
"Yuzhi, get ready. I think I'm going to give birth."
Yuzhi was confused. The Queen was about to give birth? How could the Queen, with her calm demeanor, look like someone about to give birth?
"What are you still standing there for? Go and make arrangements. The Empress is about to give birth. Are you going to wait until the Empress gives birth before you realize that she is about to give birth?
Yuzhi, take someone to check the delivery room and the people entering and leaving it, to make sure nothing goes wrong during the Empress's delivery."
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