The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Concubine Yi was actually very angry. She had always regarded Concubine De as her biggest rival.

Because when she was in favor, Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong were already old, and her only competitor for favor was Concubine De.

The two of them were almost competing for favor and having sons.

After Defei gave birth to the fourth child, she gave birth to the fifth child. As a result, one was sent to Concubine Tong and the other was sent to the Empress Dowager.

Then Concubine De gave birth to the sixth prince and named him Yinzuo, which means "Fuzuo Longxing" (blessings, prosperity, longevity) and "inheritance". She was furious.

However, later on, Concubine De gave birth to several daughters who died young, including the Sixth Prince, and only then did she calm down.

Later, she gave birth to the Ninth Prince and raised him, but the Eleventh Prince died young, and Defei gave birth to the Fourteenth Prince. Both of them are the only concubines in Kangxi's harem who have given birth to two adult princes.

The family background of Consort De, Wu Ya, was not prominent either. The two of them were of similar origins, and both were favored and had children, and they also had two children instead of three, so it was inevitable that they would be compared together.

She was unwilling to admit that she was inferior to Concubine De. In fact, even when Concubine Yi was sleeping with Emperor Kangxi before, she pretended to be coquettish and asked him whether he liked her more or Concubine De more.

As for Kangxi, he said that Concubine De was gentle, elegant, and considerate, while he himself was pretty and hot, just like spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, each with their own merits.

Concubine Yi sneered.

The emperor used two words to describe Concubine De, while he only used one word for himself. Isn't this a clear sign of favoritism?

Even the prince is closer to the fourth brother.

And what about his own fifth son? He was raised by the empress dowager and couldn't even speak Chinese well. His ninth son was obsessed with making money and even followed the son of that bitch from the Xinzheku as a henchman.

Concubine Yi had a terrible headache and took every opportunity to make trouble for Concubine De.

What's more, this time the spy was placed at the request of her youngest son. She is a good mother who loves her child, so how could she not agree?

Now it seems that they must have discovered it.

Not only was the Ninth Concubine squeezed out by the Fourth Prince's family, but several of the officials that Guo Luoluo clan had trusted were also dismissed. This was definitely the work of the Fourth Prince and Fucha clan.

I heard that Mrs. Gu is now nowhere to be seen in the mansion.

Concubine Yi originally thought that they actually dared to deal with the concubines privately, which was a serious crime, so she wanted to expose this matter and then whisper in Kangxi's ear to convict him.

But now, it is not clear where this Gu was placed, or whether he is still alive.

It would be fine if she was really dead or tortured, but what if the fourth brother just placed her on the farm or somewhere else? What if she came out intact and then turned against him?

Concubine Yi had to be cautious. After all, the fourth prince was as cunning as his mother, Concubine De.

Just when Concubine Yi and her companions were having a headache, a piece of news somehow spread in the palace that the Emperor was dying.

This gave everyone a big shock.

The last time this news came out was when His Majesty was suffering from malaria.

But why is it so sudden this time?

Some people who paid attention to this said that the Emperor had been looking for famous doctors everywhere in the past two years, saying that he had been having nightmares.

How serious was this nightmare? His Majesty could not sleep for nights and could only make up for it during the day, sometimes even for days without a wink of sleep.

Everyone was skeptical. Although they had not seen the Emperor in person for a long time, they had never heard of any fallacy in the affairs of state.

But everyone was still eager to try.

The Imperial Concubine summoned the four concubines again to discuss the Emperor's holy body.

No one knows what Concubine Hui said to Concubine Yi when she returned. The next day, Concubine Yi went to the Qianqing Palace in a daze to pay her respects to the emperor and take care of his illness. As a result, she was scolded by the emperor and sent back in return.

No one will ever say that the emperor is dying again.

But since that day, the emperor's temper has become more and more violent and worse.

It was like opening Pandora's box. The palace maids and eunuchs who served tea before the emperor had been replaced. The original ten or so people had been beaten to death by the emperor under various pretexts.

Although the emperor is the ruler of the world, if he wants to kill a servant, who dares to say he is not right?

But this situation shows that the Emperor is in a bad mood, and no one dares to rush forward.

It just so happened that in a courtyard behind the Qianqing Palace, there lived some maids who served without any official status.

They all served the emperor, but they were not lucky enough to enter the harem, so they could only live here, and people below them just respectfully called them girls.

Such a woman somehow made the emperor angry. That day, Kangxi waved his hand and carried out seven of them, all of whom were drowned.

Everyone was a little terrified after hearing this, and Concubine Yi didn't dare to move forward.

At this critical juncture, everyone closed the palace gates and no one dared to come out to cause trouble, for fear that the Emperor would be displeased and pick up a knife to chop them down.

According to the eunuchs under him, Wansui had a nightmare that night. As a result, two eunuchs acted stealthily and were hacked to death with swords.

Every one of these things makes people tremble in their hearts.

But Fourteen, the young and naive man, handed over the sign and went straight to Yonghe Palace.

Concubine De was lying on the couch, listening to the little palace maid chanting beside her, when she saw him rushing in so rashly.

She couldn't help but scold: "You are so old, but you don't even know the rules. When will the palace allow you to be so presumptuous?"

Fourteen was so anxious that he jumped up and down, and quickly asked all the palace maids serving in the hall to leave.

"Mother, have you heard about the incident at the Palace of Heavenly Purity?"

De Fei glared at him, and her expression did not seem fake: "Fourteen, how old are you? Don't you understand that you should never say things that you shouldn't say?"

Fourteen was stared at by his mother and was a little afraid to speak, but he felt like he was being scratched by a cat's claws in his heart.

What is going on in this palace now?

How is the emperor's health? Is he ill?

He didn't care how many slaves, palace maids, and unknown concubines died.

He just wanted to know whether the emperor's health could hold up and what he thought of the prince.

If you want to depose the crown prince, you must make plans early!

Otherwise, I may say something offensive. If the emperor gets excited and dies one day, and the crown prince is still there, what should we do?

Although he didn't know who would be the next emperor, he just couldn't suppress his inner restlessness and was so anxious that he was about to climb up the roof and tear off the tiles.

Seeing her youngest son's irritable look, Concubine De once again cursed herself for giving birth to a fool.

"I have been feeling unwell these past few days. Please stay at the Imperial Temple for a few nights and burn some incense for me."

"Ah? Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Concubine De said unhappily, "I am angry at you. Please leave now."

Fourteen wanted to say something else, but was driven out by Concubine De. He stamped his feet and sighed, and had to quickly leave the palace and go to the Imperial Temple.

Concubine De just wanted to get him away to avoid him getting involved in this mess.