Consort Wei felt a little scared when she saw Kangxi's serious expression.

She lowered her head, obediently turned around, and followed Liang Ruhai away.

The Empress breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Consort Wei leave.

Now there's no need to worry about anything happening to the imperial heir in her womb at Kunning Palace.

"Your Majesty need not worry so much. What happened to me was a deliberate scheme. Since that day, I have thoroughly investigated the inner palace and dealt with many people. It should not happen again!"

When the Empress mentioned the accident that day, Emperor Kangxi looked somewhat uncomfortable.

He concealed it well, and the Empress did not notice anything amiss.

"She is carrying the emperor's child, after all, and we cannot afford to be careless. I do not want the accident that happened to the empress before to happen again."

Kangxi's words revealed no unusual behavior, as if he were simply conducting official business.

The Empress smiled slightly but did not respond.

Just as the Empress was about to have the nanny serving her bring out the children, a palace maid suddenly ran in from outside.

Ignoring the guards' attempts to stop her, the palace maid ran towards the main hall.

The palace maid stumbled and fell to the ground as she ran, but quickly got up again, looking very anxious.

The Queen has an excellent memory.

She recognized the palace maid in front of her at a glance as the one who had just stood next to Consort Wei.

The moment the palace maid appeared, the Empress and Mu Yue realized that something might have happened to Consort Wei.

Otherwise, the palace maids serving her wouldn't have looked so flustered.

As the head of the harem, the Empress was very displeased with the appearance of this palace maid, but she could not show it on her face. She had to put on a gentle appearance and asked, "I know you serve Consort Wei. Why are you in such a hurry?"

The palace maid did not answer the Empress's question immediately, but crawled on her knees to Kangxi.

Tears streamed down her face as she pleaded, "Your Majesty... please save our mistress... please save her..."

Kangxi frowned deeply, feeling even more dissatisfied with the people serving Consort Wei.

Consort Wei is truly petty and narrow-minded.

The palace maids who served her also followed her lead.

They can't stay calm when something happens; they panic and act like nothing is right.

Moreover, today is the full moon celebration for several children.

Consort Wei truly doesn't know the importance of things.

Even at a time like this, she's still acting all coy and jealous. It seems that her usual gentle and virtuous demeanor is all an act.

As Kangxi thought this, his affection for Consort Wei diminished somewhat.

The Empress was always sensible and knew what was important.

Despite her displeasure, she still said in front of the Emperor, "Your Majesty, since the palace maid has said so, and a life is at stake, why don't we go and check on Consort Wei first?"

Kangxi held the Empress's hand, his brow furrowed slightly. "I know the Empress has always been kind and generous. Consort Wei was perfectly fine just now, what could have happened to her?"

"It must be just her maid spreading rumors; it shouldn't be taken seriously."

Upon hearing Kangxi's words, the palace maid's face paled even further, and she hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, this servant did not spread rumors... Please, please go and save our mistress..."

"Your Highness is carrying the Emperor's child; if it's too late..."

Emperor Kangxi did not give the palace maid a chance to finish speaking.

He angrily reprimanded the servants waiting inside the room, "What are you all good for?"

Sensing Kangxi's displeasure, the servants around him rushed to the palace maid who had spoken and immediately subdued her.

The palace maid struggled incessantly, constantly describing her mistress's condition.

Liang Ruhai noticed that Kangxi's brows were furrowed and his expression was becoming increasingly impatient. He quickly gave a wink to the eunuchs who were holding the palace maid, signaling them to gag her.

After the person who was in the way disappeared, the full moon celebration proceeded as normal.

Everyone in the main hall who witnessed what had just happened realized that in the Emperor's heart, the Empress's position was unshakeable.

Consort Wei, relying on the Emperor's slight favor, dared to provoke the Empress; she was truly audacious.

After today, the Emperor will probably no longer favor Consort Wei.

Many of the concubines in the main hall realized this and were secretly delighted, occasionally casting flirtatious glances at Kangxi.

The full moon celebration concluded successfully.

The sixth and seventh princes both have names.

The Sixth Prince Yinzuo, the Seventh Prince Yinhu, and the Seventh Princess Muxing.

Upon hearing the names of her sixth and seventh younger brothers, Mu Yue was instantly stunned.

Why did the Emperor give his two younger brothers these names?

She remembered that, both in history and in books, Yinzhuo did not live very long.

Otherwise, given how much Uya loved this child, she certainly wouldn't have gone so far as to abort him.

Now that Yinzhuo is the Empress Dowager's child, will she die young?

Thinking of this, Mu Yue couldn't help but feel a little worried. She couldn't help but glance at Yinzhuo, who was sleeping soundly in his wet nurse's arms.

Yinzhuo's chubby little hands were clenched and unclenched in his sleep, his cheeks flushed, making him look very cute.

Mu Yue's heart softened a little when she saw her younger brother's adorable appearance.

In any case, with her around, Yinzhuo would never have lost his life so early.

Mu Yue then glanced at Yin Hu, who was standing to the side.

The seventh brother's name is so similar to that of his elder brother Chenghu. I wonder if the Empress Dowager ever thinks of his elder brother Chenghu!

Mu Yue couldn't help but look at the Empress not far away.

Sure enough, the moment she heard the name, the Empress's expression stiffened, and she could barely maintain her gentle smile.

If it weren't for the other concubines, she would definitely have asked Emperor Kangxi why he chose such a name.

Emperor Kangxi naturally noticed the change in the Empress's expression.

He didn't explain his intentions, but simply reached out to tease the children, while casually saying, "Tomorrow is the day Yue'er moves to the palace. The Empress should make sure everyone is on high alert and not be negligent."

"Baocheng and the others are the Empress's children, and so is Yue'er. We can't neglect Yue'er just because of the other children!"

The Empress understood the Emperor's warning.

She didn't even bother with the Seventh Prince's name and hurriedly bowed, "What the Empress says is true, Your Majesty, I certainly won't neglect Yue'er!"

"Your Majesty, I arranged for someone to tidy up Yue'er's belongings early this morning. However, Yue'er is always favored and there are quite a lot of miscellaneous items in the palace. I'm afraid it won't be done in a short time. Could you perhaps..."

Kangxi immediately understood the Empress's meaning.

He frowned and glanced at the Empress with displeasure. "I gave the Empress three days, but she has not yet packed Yue'er's belongings. Could it be that she is dissatisfied with my arrangements?"

The Empress was naturally dissatisfied.

But she dared not let Kangxi know, and hurriedly explained, "Yue'er has been saddened by this matter these days. I was afraid that if I packed my things too early, Yue'er would misunderstand and think that I wanted to send her away, so I didn't rush to arrange for someone!"

The Empress's explanation was plausible.

Emperor Kangxi had no intention of dwelling on the matter excessively; he merely reprimanded the Empress a few times before turning his attention away and remaining silent.

Just then, a young eunuch suddenly ran in from outside the door.

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