Consort Cheng was sent away with a look of fear and confusion on her face.
The imperial physician came to examine Emperor Kangxi's pulse and found nothing serious, just that he had been too frightened.
The female ghost's appearance was too terrifying for Kangxi to accept for a while. He could not have been seeing things when he saw the female ghost twice. Kangxi wanted to investigate this matter.
So he secretly sent someone to investigate Consort Cheng, and everything was normal.
Then he carefully investigated Consort Cheng's life and found that two years ago, a palace maid in Consort Cheng's palace committed suicide by jumping into a well. It was said that when she was pulled out, she looked quite horrifying. The description of her death matched the female ghost on Consort Cheng's back very well.
Kangxi continued his investigation and uncovered many things about Consort Cheng. He then discovered a past incident that was considered a scandalous affair of Consort Cheng. Although it wouldn't lead to her death, it would certainly prevent her from regaining favor.
As a ruler who manipulated people's hearts, Kangxi understood very well what the women in the harem were thinking. They feared him more than they loved him, and wanted to gain benefits from him more than they felt any affection for him.
He didn't care; deep down, he believed that a man who could achieve great things shouldn't be preoccupied with romance.
After entering the palace, Consort Cheng schemed against her best friend in order to get ahead as soon as possible. The palace maid who helped her scheme was one of those she killed.
Knowing it was true, once the facts were laid bare before him, Kangxi's perception of Consort Cheng changed from one of being knowledgeable and sensible to one of being ruthless and vicious.
When you don't know something, you can pretend to be stupid; once you know, you'll naturally feel disgusted.
Just like how people know that certain unspoken rules will definitely exist, but before they are exposed, they are still willing to blindly believe the illusions they see.
Although Emperor Kangxi did not know why he could see ghosts whenever he encountered Consort Cheng, he was certain that he would not encounter Consort Cheng again.
Because Consort Cheng gave birth to the seventh prince, Emperor Kangxi wouldn't punish her, and in the end, he could only leave her to fend for herself.
Being neglected by the emperor in the harem must have been a difficult time, but fortunately she had a son, so there was still hope for the future.
After being frightened like this, Emperor Kangxi temporarily lost interest in women.
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