The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

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Everyone was shocked. The meaning of Concubine Zhang's words was clear.

The fact that Nara was pregnant was repeated in everyone's ears and minds.

Qin Rou was also shocked and speechless. After not seeing her for a few hours, she was already pregnant, and she was going to give birth in seven or eight months? A pregnancy lasts for ten months, and she was suddenly two months pregnant. Who helped her get pregnant? Where was the child? She had bad intentions.

How vicious! Cursing her like this.

Before everyone could react, Concubine Zhang seized the opportunity and cried again, "I am so wronged!" If a person does not care about himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.

Concubine Zhang could clearly feel that the trace of the eldest princess in the palace was becoming increasingly faint. With so many concubines and servants in the palace now, how many of them remembered that there was once a eldest princess in the palace? And who still remembered that she was the eldest princess's biological mother!
The fading of all this frightened Concubine Zhang. The fading of the eldest princess seemed to mean the fading of Concubine Zhang's favor and her status. It was like holding water in your hand. The more you wanted to hold it, the more powerless you were. This could not but make Concubine Zhang panic from the bottom of her heart.

How could the people in the palace forget the eldest princess? Even if it was "human nature"! Concubine Zhang would not allow it. She still remembered the respected status of the princess's birth mother. Even if she knew it was impossible, she still had to do it.

She cried openly to the eldest princess, but only she knew how much she loved and missed the eldest princess. This made the queen and the emperor feel guilty!

She wanted to regain her lost status by crying about the absence of the eldest princess.

But she forgot this: the Heavenly Family is ruthless. How can something that has been lost be recovered?

Even if you get it back, you can never go back to the beautiful way it was in the beginning.

"Sister Bila, aren't you really hurting my heart? I know I'm stupid and not liked by others, but the eldest princess is the emperor's daughter. She did something wrong. As her biological mother, I have to listen to such heart-wrenching words after she passed away." Concubine Zhang's face was full of grievance and tears kept falling.

Everyone knew why Concubine Zhang was crying.

Concubine Zhang treated the concubines as fools, but the Empress, Concubine Nianhulu, or those brainless concubines in the harem were not real fools.

Concubine Zhang is happy to treat them as fools, but it depends on whether they are happy to be fooled.

The queen frowned. She didn't know whether Concubine Zhang was stupid or not, but the queens were not stupid. The fact that Bila was so angry that she said such words was enough to show that Zhang was not innocent either.

The two of them are the same, neither of them is innocent!

The Queen was not interested in the love-hate relationship between the two. She was neither deaf nor dumb, and she was not a father-in-law. There were few clear distinctions in the palace, and the Queen was just too lazy to make the distinction.

As long as it's not excessive, the queen won't insist on getting to the bottom of it.

"The eldest princess is a royal heir, born with a golden body and precious jade, even if she is gone, she is still extremely noble. There is no need for you, her biological mother, to feel sad for her!" The queen said impatiently. Concubine Zhang and Bila both had their faults, which were clearly visible to the naked eye, and it was most appropriate to give them both an eighty-and-a-half-point punishment.

Therefore, the Queen would not follow Concubine Zhang's wishes and hold Bila responsible. First, Concubine Bila had a miscarriage, and although she was at fault, Zhang was not completely innocent either. Right and wrong are in the hearts of the people. The Queen did a good job overall, otherwise she would not have been able to bear the reputation of being a virtuous woman for so many years. The Queen did not say anything and did not make it clear. She was giving face to Concubine Zhang, protecting the face of the entire palace, and establishing and maintaining the prestige of the Central Palace.

The Queen's harsh words frightened Concubine Zhang, who was always afraid of the strong and bullying the weak. In the past, the Queen would never be so disrespectful. After all, the eldest princess was gone, and the Queen didn't need to worry about her face. Concubine Zhang couldn't help but feel sad!

However, the Queen suddenly became tough, and Concubine Zhang was so frightened that she could no longer cry.

The queen ignored Concubine Zhang's feelings and turned around. There was another person who also swore that Bila knew that Concubine Nara was pregnant, so she deliberately bumped into her.

The Queen also wanted to investigate. How did Tamu Jue know that? The Queen asked, "Tamu Jue, the concubine Nara, is pregnant. How did you know that?" The Queen looked suspicious.

Tamu realized that the concubine knew about it, and the queen also had some suspicions about her. The six palaces were all controlled by the queen. She didn't know whether the queen knew it or not; but if someone knew it, suspicion would follow. Fortunately, Tamu realized that the concubine had made preparations.

Tamu noticed that the concubine replied docilely and respectfully, "Your Majesty, you don't know that Concubine Nala is pregnant. It was Concubine Bila who told me the truth!"

"This is strange," Concubine Niuhulu said, "You and Concubine Bila have never been close friends. How could she be the first to tell you such news?"

It has always been believed that less trouble is worse than more in the palace.

According to Concubine Zhang, Bila discovered the clues on the day of the Fifth Prince's third birthday, and she miscarried that night. Within two days, Bila reacted so quickly and leaked the news? Moreover, why did she choose Tamu to discover the concubine? Isn't this also strange?

Tamu noticed that the concubine was not panicking, and replied: "It is true that I am not on good terms with the concubine Bila. Your Majesty the Queen, Your Majesty Niu, the concubine Bila may not have good intentions in telling me this news."

Tamu realized that the concubine also had her own logic and would not make such a low-level, illogical mistake. "I guess that the meaning of Concubine Bila's words is that she wants to take action to eliminate the royal heir in Concubine Nara's belly."

The Queen's face suddenly turned bad. Tamu noticed the concubine and said, "Lixia beside me can testify to this. Although Concubine Bila did not say it explicitly, every word she said aroused my jealousy and my resentment towards Concubine Nara and the heir in her womb. However, I know that murdering the heir is a crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the family. I dare not commit such a heinous crime. So I immediately confronted Concubine Bila."

"Tell her not to waste her time. The heir is precious. When Concubine Nala diagnoses the pregnancy pulse, I will happily congratulate the emperor, the empress, and Concubine Nala for her pregnancy. When Concubine Nala gives birth to the heir, I will be even more happy and celebrate the birth of the heir. There is no need for her to sow discord here and say specious words to bury me in a trap."

Tamu realized that even though the concubine was seeking the emperor's favor, she was still sober and knew what she could and could not do. It was not that she was not ruthless enough, but her heart suddenly cooled. What right did she have to do it?

Almost instantly, Tamu realized that the concubine wanted to know clearly, is Concubine Bila so kind? She just saw that she wanted to win favor, and Concubine Nara was indeed a stumbling block on the road to winning favor.

If Concubine Nara really had an heir, then how many people in the palace would be willing to accept the heir in her belly? Everyone knows that killing someone with a borrowed knife is the best strategy, and Tamu realized that Concubine Nara also knew it.

But it was not the knife she used to kill someone else.

The queen frowned again, "Lixia is your personal servant, so she is not enough to prove it!"

The Queen pointed out the facts.