The Fourth Master's Dog

As the harem was in turmoil, Concubine Tong's belly was slowly growing bigger.

It is the most dangerous period, when you are neither alive nor alive.

Looking at the bulging belly, it has been more than seven months. In another half a month, it will be almost eight months.

Concubine Tong did not have a safe and sound time during these few months of preserving her pregnancy.

I experienced all kinds of unexpected dangers, incompatible foods, problematic spices, and smelly clothes.

Fortunately, the servants around her were very helpful, and Concubine Tong arrived in July safely.

During the period of preserving her pregnancy, Concubine Tong gradually lost interest in the Fourth Prince.

At the beginning, Concubine Tong was willing to raise the Fourth Prince Yinzhen sincerely, and her kindness to him during those years was also sincere.

Otherwise, why would the Fourth Prince Yinzhen like her so much as his mother?

It’s because I haven’t been able to get pregnant for so many years.

It's a helpless act with no other options.

Now, I can conceive a prince.

There is no need to adopt someone else's child. No matter how well you raise him, he is not your own biological son.

Concubine Tong's heart and eyes are now filled with the child in her belly.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen had long been forgotten by her.

Except for the previous few times when the Fourth Prince Yinzhen came back from the Shangshufang to pay his respects in Chengqian Palace.

Later, Concubine Tong found an excuse and told the Fourth Prince Yinzhen to study hard in the upper study room and not to return to Chengqian Palace unless necessary.

With the advice of her wet nurse, Concubine Tong found a more reliable reason.

She said that she was pregnant with her younger brother and had no time to take care of him, and told the Fourth Prince Yinzhen to study hard and win the favor of his father.

To bring honor to her.

At the beginning, Imperial Concubine Tong was not willing to keep the Fourth Prince any longer and wanted to send him back to Uya's place as she did not want to see him getting upset.

I don’t know if it’s because she’s pregnant, but Concubine Tong is acting more and more as she pleases, without considering the consequences.

When she was pregnant, she just wanted the baby in her belly and nothing else.

She didn't want the grown-up Fourth Prince Yinzhen to block her children's love in Chengqian Palace.

Concubine Tong didn't even think about it. Which was more important, the unborn flesh in her belly or the grown-up prince?

Perhaps in the overflowing maternal love, Concubine Tong no longer had any concerns about her own interests, only the child in her belly.

If Duofu knew these things.

It must be said that pregnancy makes people stupid for three years.

However, Duofu didn't know this and was still sleeping soundly in the study room, which was the prince's residence.

During the months she was pregnant in her own palace, Concubine Tong was very cautious and did not dare to leave her Chengqian Palace.

Now it’s more than seven months old, and she feels that she has recovered well. She wants to go for a walk in the small garden at the back.

I felt very depressed during the months of pregnancy. Although I was very happy, I was afraid that I would not be able to give birth.

Concubine Tong became haggard over the past few months, looking like Lin Daiyu leaning against the wind, and it seemed like she would collapse at any moment.

The wet nurse's advice did not stop Concubine Tong from wanting to go out for a walk.

Although she knew that now was not the time to go out, she still had to be determined to go out for a walk in the small garden because of the outbreak in the past few months.

The more the people serving around him persuaded him, the more determined his inner thoughts became.

Concubine Tong held her chest, her face full of depression, and her voice had a hint of impatience.

The voice that was usually as warm as the wind also became hot and dry.

"Madam, I just want to go out for a walk. In the past few months, I have not left Chengqian Palace."

In order to ensure the safety of her pregnancy, Concubine Tong had already obtained an imperial decree from Emperor Kangxi, allowing her not to pay a visit to the emperor, and to take good care of her pregnancy in Chengqian Palace, thanks to her weak body.

"Bring more people with you when the time comes. The small garden is not far from Chengqian Palace, and it's only a few steps away."

At Concubine Tong's insistence, the people in Chengqian Palace got started and prepared everything for the trip.

Before Concubine Tong came to the small garden, the nanny had already arranged for people to clear the area and eliminate any possibility of danger.

Amid the fear and worry of the servants, Concubine Tong safely completed her tour of the small garden.

The young eunuchs carried the sedan chair towards Chengqian Palace. The gate of Chengqian Palace could be seen when they looked up.

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief and thought nothing had happened, a black cat ran out from somewhere on the palace wall.

With a meow, he jumped onto the soft frame.

"Ah, ah ah."

"Protect the Queen"

"Miss."

"Quickly call the imperial physician, the queen is bleeding."

Amid the exclamations of the crowd, Concubine Tong had fainted from fright, and red liquid slowly appeared from under her body, wetting her dress.

Concubine Tong was scratched by a cat when she was a child and has been afraid of cats since childhood, but this secret was not known to anyone else, except the people around her who had served her since she was a child.

The moment the black cat jumped down, Concubine Tong was shaking all over, her eyes were closed, and she fainted without even being able to catch her breath.

Because he was too frightened, his stomach started to hurt as he became nervous, and blood started to flow from under his body.

When everyone in the harem arrived at Chengqian Palace, no matter how concerned and worried they appeared, they couldn't help laughing in their hearts.

Walking around while pregnant seems to mean that the lump on your belly is not precious enough.

Especially the Empress Niuhulu, who said worried words but couldn't hide the joy in her eyes.

Concubine De, Uya, was not much better, she looked like a pitiful little white flower, with tears glistening in the corners of her eyes, but the happiness in her eyes made the tears shine a little brighter.

Everyone in the harem had their own joy. Before Kangxi arrived, they spoke sad words with joy in their eyes, which was the true face of everyone in the harem.

When a shrill eunuch's voice was heard outside, the expressions and eyes of the concubines changed.

He was full of sympathy and sorrow, as if he wanted to suffer for her.

As Kangxi entered Chengqian Palace, many beautiful women kept expressing their concern to him.

Kangxi felt like his head was about to explode. Everyone in the harem was chattering, and his already irritable mood made his expression even more cold and ruthless.

"Noisy."

Following the order, Chengqian Palace fell silent, with only the cries of pain from Concubine Tong being heard from the inner hall.

"Except the main lady, everyone else should step down."

As Kangxi took the main seat, he said a word and those concubines in the harem who had no rank, under Kangxi's expressionless command, hurriedly walked out of Chengqian Palace, not daring to stay a moment longer.

Many of them were not favored to begin with, and they came to Chengqian Palace just to show up in front of Kangxi and make the emperor remember them.

Afterwards, I thought that the reason I doted on him was not to bear Kangxi's wrath.

"Queen, how is the investigation going?"

"Who did it?"

Empress Niuhulu felt deeply hurt when she saw Kangxi's emotionless eyes, because it was not her who did it.

But on the surface, she did not dare to show the slightest grievance and answered like the queen.

"We have sent someone to investigate. He was on his way back to Chengqian Palace when he was frightened by a black cat that suddenly appeared."

"It caused Concubine Tong to give birth prematurely. The imperial physician is already inside assisting with the birth. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much. Concubine Tong will be fine."

Kangxi's eyes did not change at all as he swept across everyone in Chen Qian Palace's harem with a scrutinizing look.

"Where did the black cat come from?"

Queen Niohuru's face was full of apologies, as if she had not done anything good.

"I don't know. There is no black cat in the harem. This black cat just appeared out of thin air."

"I failed in my duty. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Empress Niohuru had already anticipated that Kangxi would hold her accountable, and had already thought of a way to deal with it.

Admitting her guilt won't hurt her at all. At most, it will be accused of poor management of the harem, which will not have any impact on her throne as queen.

That is, the good impression she had in Kangxi's mind would be reduced, but Empress Niohuru was not sure whether she had any good impression in Kangxi's mind.

So overall, Queen Niohuru didn't care.

She did not take any action in this matter and was not afraid of being investigated.

I don’t know who in the harem acted so quickly, it’s so gratifying.

Queen Niohuru knelt on the ground with her head lowered. Her eyes were full of gloating, and the tone of her mouth was extremely sincere.

It seems like he is sincerely admitting his mistake.