When Kangxi suddenly pointed this out, Youqing panicked for a moment, and then said aggrievedly, "I fell ill for no reason after entering the palace. I am able to be where I am today entirely because of Your Majesty's mercy. That's why I made Physician Wu lie. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Emperor Kangxi: "I forgive you for your crime, but there must be no next time."
Youqing buried her head in Kangxi's neck: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Her voice was soft and sweet, and her breath hit Kangxi's exposed skin, causing the impulse he had just felt to surge up again. Before long, bursts of sweet sounds could be heard from inside the room again.
Emperor Kangxi was indeed somewhat displeased with Youqing's concealment of her health condition, but he did not truly blame her. As for why he did not blame her, Kangxi himself could not explain the reason.
The next day, when Youxing woke up, Kangxi had already left, which did not surprise her.
Cheng Ying: "Your Majesty, not long after His Majesty left, the eunuchs from the Qianqing Palace sent over the rewards. Would you like to take a look?"
Youqing asked, "What kinds of things are they?"
Cheng Ying said, "Some fabrics and jewelry, and some tonics."
"No need to look at it, just put it in the warehouse."
"yes."
On the other side, when Chun was there, a palace maid came over and said to her, "Your Highness, last night His Majesty went to Consort Shu's place in Yongshou Palace to spend the night, and the Ganqing Palace just sent a reward over there."
It was not surprising that Consort Chun went to Consort Shu's place, but she was somewhat concerned about the rewards Consort Shu received and asked, "What did His Majesty reward you with?"
"Two bolts of newly presented brocade from Jiangnan, two sets of pearl headdresses, fifty-year-old ginseng, and two boxes of bird's nest..." The palace maid's voice grew softer as she spoke, and Chun Ying's face became increasingly grim.
This reward was far more precious than the one Emperor Kangxi had given her after she became pregnant, which angered her so much that she immediately smashed the cup in her hand.
The palace maids and nannies serving nearby quickly knelt down and said, "Please calm down, Your Highness."
Chun clutched her chest, too angry to speak.
Calm down, how can she calm down?
"What a vixen! She's been hogging His Majesty all day long. I'll wait for the day she falls out of favor."
The kneeling nanny wanted to say a few words of advice, but when she thought of Chun's usual temperament, she swallowed the words back.
She needs someone to listen to her advice; otherwise, she might be punished. So she decided to keep quiet.
A palace maid standing nearby said, "Why should Your Highness be angry? No matter how much favored Consort Shu is, her body is useless. She can't have children, and she will suffer when her beauty fades."
Chun agreed and thought about it. It made sense. In the harem, not being able to have children was no different from being out of favor.
"That's true, I'm looking forward to that day!" After saying that, she touched her belly, thinking about the bitter days after Youqing fell out of favor, and her depression subsided a lot.
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