Rong Fei is not honored

Consort Tongjia's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly remembered what that cunning servant in Zhongcui Palace had said. Could there be something she didn't know about this?

But that shouldn't be the case. Perhaps Uya wasn't telling the truth, but the servants around her were her own people...

Consort Tongjia flew into a rage and shouted angrily, "Why are you looking at me like that!"

Uya trembled, looking utterly pitiful. Anyone who saw the arrogant Consort Tongjia and the cowering Uya would have a preconceived notion.

Consort Tongjia was even angrier. She knew that a lowly woman who would offer herself to her husband could not be anything simple. But Tong Mama always dismissed it, thinking that she was making a mountain out of a molehill and overestimating Wuya.

Knowing that continuing to vent her anger on Uya would only tilt the scales of public opinion further in her favor, Consort Tongjia suppressed her rage and said with a flustered expression:

"Your Majesty, I have never mistreated Lady Wuya. In fact, I have always been careful to protect her because of the child in her womb."

Even if confining her to the rear palace was inappropriate, it was only for her safety. No one expected that Lady Wuya would secretly run away from Chengqian Palace out of dissatisfaction.

Consort Tongjia's words changed everyone's minds. Indeed, everyone knew that Consort Tongjia considered the imperial heir in Uya's womb as her own.

Only a few people knew that Emperor Kangxi made Consort Gui choose between her high position and her offspring. Most people believed that even if Consort Gui was dissatisfied with Uya, she would be afraid to do anything.

Therefore, it is quite possible that Uya ran away on her own, rather than fleeing because she could not bear the torment.

After all, a mother and child are of one heart; who would want their child to recognize someone else as their mother? If it were them, they wouldn't want to entrust their child to someone else to raise either.

The bystanders thought they had discovered the truth.

Kangxi, who watched the two perform in front of him without saying a word, also felt that his cousin had not mistreated or even abused Uya.

It wasn't that Kangxi had confidence in Tongjia's character; it was simply that he didn't think she was that stupid.

Tongjia has been feigning illness and avoiding him, precisely because she hasn't made up her mind yet.

Even if she had already chosen a high position and given up the opportunity to have a child, given Tongjia's temperament, she certainly wouldn't keep the child and give Wuya a chance to climb the social ladder.

But Lady Tongjia wasn't stupid. How could she possibly make a move at this time? If something happened to someone in Chengqian Palace, wouldn't she, as the head of the palace, bear the responsibility?

It would be better to plead with Emperor Kangxi to secure a title for Lady Wuya, and then make a move once she has moved out.

At that time, she could not only kill two birds with one stone, but also get rid of Wuya's child and a concubine of the rank of concubine or above, and also change Kangxi's opinion of her.

Although Emperor Kangxi did not express his opinion explicitly, everyone present could see his attitude.

Consort Tongjia breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that she could still be saved. At least the Emperor still had some trust in her, regardless of the reason for that trust.

Uya felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

She truly hadn't expected that His Majesty would still believe Lady Tongjia. Since that was the case, the tactic of misleading His Majesty into believing that Lady Tongjia was wrong with an ambiguous attitude wouldn't work.

Looking up again, my mind was made up.

"That's not what I meant. Her Highness the Consort has always been kind to her servants, and I have received her favor in return. It's just..."

Uya placed her hand on her lower abdomen and said with deep affection:

"No matter how good Your Majesty is, I cannot accept the separation of mother and child. Although I am of lowly status and my voice carries little weight, I still want to fight for my child."

"But I couldn't see His Majesty, so I thought of asking one of the ladies for help. I never imagined I would disturb Consort Rong. It's all my fault; I deserve to die."

Uya's words not only explained her abrupt departure from Chengqian Palace without permission and her inexplicable approach to Consort Rong, but also set a trap for Consort Tongjia.

For any master, being lenient with servants is indeed a good reputation, but the key is that Uya's status is special.

She had served the emperor in bed, so she was already one of Kangxi's women. She was also pregnant. Even if she didn't have a formal title, she couldn't possibly still be a servant.

Consort Tongjia may look down on her, but she cannot continue to treat Wuya as a servant.

However, Uya's words cannot be considered slander, because she was indeed a palace servant in Chengqian Palace before. Perhaps she was just grateful for her master's kindness?

It all depends on how those who hear these words, especially Emperor Kangxi, interpret them.

Before Consort Tongjia could come up with a way to retaliate, Emperor Kangxi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It's no wonder he reacted this way; the more he looked at Wuya, the more he felt she resembled Ji Nai, especially her willingness to sacrifice everything for her child.

"Your Majesty?" Consort Tongjia looked at Kangxi cautiously, fearing that he had been bewitched by Uya and had gone mad with anger.

Emperor Kangxi was indeed furious, but his anger was directed at Lady Uya.

"Ask Consort Rong for help? So you ignored all the obstacles and insisted on getting close to Consort Rong because you were afraid that too many people would hear and you would offend the Imperial Consort?"

Consort Tong Jia was astonished. What did she mean by that?

"What, you don't know?"

"What should I know?"

"It seems that the Noble Consort really should consult the Empress on how to manage her subordinates." Uya was just a servant without any official title, yet she was able to deceive Tongjia so much.

Consort Tongjia's face turned pale and then red, but she said nothing. If she still didn't understand that she had been tricked by now, she would truly be a fool.

"Liang Jiugong."

At Kangxi's command, Liang Jiugong stepped forward and recounted for the third time the events he had directly investigated.

"really?"

"This servant would never dare to deceive the emperor?"

The fact that he even uttered accusations of deceiving the emperor shows that Liang Jiugong had complete confidence in this outcome.

Consort Tongjia looked at Wuya in disbelief. She hadn't expected that she would underestimate this vile woman.

How could an ordinary person possess such agile movements to dodge the obstruction and get close to a high-ranking concubine protected by servants? The key is that she succeeded.

She had actually thought of using Lady Wuya's pregnancy to kick Consort Rong while she was down. Now that Lady Wuya had indeed miscarried, it was her own fault! She brought it on herself!

Consort Tongjia realized what was happening and looked at Emperor Kangxi with an embarrassed expression, tentatively asking, "Is Consort Rong alright?"

I heard before that Consort Rong was also injured, but Consort Tongjia thought that Consort Rong was afraid of being held accountable for harming the imperial heir, so she made a self-inflicted injury.

But now, Consort Tongjia senses that something terrible is about to happen.

Mentioning this made Kangxi's expression even more unpleasant, but he had no time to cause trouble for the Tongjia clan.

"Uya, can you tell me why you had to wait until I arrived to give such a simple reason?"