Tong Jia: I want to have a child of my own!

Chapter 5

In fact, even if Yinreng didn't say anything, he would have known the general situation the next day. It wasn't that he specifically asked someone to find out, but the matter was so big that it spread throughout the palace, so it was hard not to know.

Kangxi went into Chengqian Palace last night, and soon there was a sound of angry rebuke. When he left, his face was so dark that water could drip out. That night, an imperial decree was issued to deprive Tong Jia of her title of imperial concubine and demote her to a concubine. There were many people in the palace who gloated over the misfortune. Some people with active minds took the opportunity to send soup to Kangxi, but they were all rebuked. Among them, Huipin was the worst, and she was even confined.

Yinreng suddenly understood what was going on. The person behind Aunt Lan should be Tong Jia. But Aunt Lan had been serving Hesheli since she first entered the palace. At that time, Tong Jia was still a young girl in the boudoir. It was unlikely that she had been hers from the beginning. She must have been instigated to rebel recently.

As for Huipin and others, he did not think that they were just venting their anger. You have to know that several spies were caught in Yuqing Palace. It was not uncommon to plant people in other palaces. But it was different when Kangxi personally found them out. They planted people next to the prince, what did they want to do? Not to mention that the rumors could spread so quickly, there might be factors behind them fanning the flames.

However, Kangxi wanted to resolve the rumors, and his measures would not stop there.

Sure enough, two days later, Kangxi asked people to invite several eminent monks from the Imperial Observatory and temples to pray for blessings and fortune-telling for the palace.

Praying for blessings is fake, and fortune-telling? The others are just incidental. The ones who really want to be told fortunes are Yinreng and Yinzuo.

Finally, we came to the conclusion that both of them were outstanding

First there was the punishment of being confined to the throne, and then there was the endorsement of the official master. This rumor storm was considered to be over, and the impact it brought was gradually dissipating. Yinreng was very happy, but others were different.

Chengqian Palace.

Tong Jia was lying sick on the beauty couch, her face pale and her expression miserable.

Chunying was very worried: "My lady, you haven't eaten anything all day, you should drink something."

Tong Jia swept away the porridge she handed over, frowned and shook her head: "I'm not hungry!"

"Your Majesty! How can your body bear not eating like this? If you get sick from hunger, wouldn't that satisfy those people's wishes? Your Majesty, you have to cheer up. As long as you have the green mountains, you will never worry about lack of firewood. The emperor is angry now, that's why he is so angry. Considering his affection for you, after a while, when his anger subsides, you can try to comfort him more, and he will definitely be coaxed back."

"How do you treat me?" Tong Jia murmured in a low voice, gritting her teeth. "Chun Ying, do you think the emperor punished me like this just because I spread rumors and deliberately instigated the prince to fight with Yonghe Palace ? If that was all, he would have scolded me and put me under house arrest. He took my position as a concubine directly with one move. He suspected that the prince's illness a while ago was related to me!"

Chunying choked and looked around. Seeing that no one was around, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty, stop talking. The emperor didn't mention these things, so don't think too much."

"I'm just imagining things? He didn't mention it explicitly, but from what I heard, every word he said was hinting at me! Chunying, I've been with him for so many years, and he doesn't believe me! If he really loves me as much as he says, how could he treat me like this!"

Chunying opened her mouth, speechless. In fact, she felt that this statement made some sense.

Tong Jia kept saying that the emperor didn't believe her, but she should look at what she had done! She wanted to bribe Aunt Lan, but she was afraid that Aunt Lan would not agree. After all, Aunt Lan had become the most important person around the prince, and there were few slaves in the palace who could surpass her, so she would not easily take the risk of betraying her master.

Tong Jia found out that Aunt Lan loved her nephew outside the palace the most, so she set up a trap and killed the man to frame the nephew. In this way, she controlled the nephew's life and threatened Aunt Lan with this, and promised her huge profits. Finally, she won Aunt Lan over.

She was capable of murder and frame-up, which was totally inconsistent with the kindness and goodness she had always shown to the emperor. How could the emperor still trust her?

Fortunately, the prince's illness had nothing to do with them, and the emperor had no evidence, only suspicion. If there was evidence, it would be a disaster!

"When I entered the palace, my mother told me not to put too much heart into my cousin. Although he is my cousin, he is also the emperor. If I get too deeply involved, I will end up hurting myself. But I didn't believe it! My cousin treated me so well, how could he hurt me. As a result..."

Tong Jia smiled bitterly, "It's true that the living can't compare to the dead. Hesheli has been dead for so many years, but he still thinks about her! How can I be inferior to Hesheli! Isn't she just a few years older and the same age as my cousin? If I was born a few years earlier, she wouldn't have any chance!"

Chunying was so scared that she covered her mouth: "My queen, please be careful with your words!"

Tong Jia waved her away, curling her lips with disdain and a bit of arrogance, "I'm just going to talk in this room. This is Chengqian Palace. I've been in the palace for several years. If I didn't even have this little trick, I would have to be careful when I speak in my own room. I would have died long ago in this palace!"

Tong Jia finally felt a little relieved after speaking out her resentment. She patted Chunying's hand and said, "I know you are a good person. You didn't agree with me doing this from the beginning. But I couldn't help it! Chunying! What is Wu Ya? Just a maid! Why is she favored and has sons one after another? What about me?"

Speaking of this, Tong Jia felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

After the Lantern Festival, her menstruation did not come, so she asked the imperial physician to tell her that she was pregnant. She was very happy at that time. But a few days later, she suddenly had her period. She was terrified and called the imperial physician again. The imperial physician said that it was menstruation and she was not pregnant. He also said that some women who want a child too much will have delayed menstruation and changes in pulse.

Such a big mistake was like a bolt from the blue to her, and made her the laughing stock of the whole palace. But at this time, Wu Ya gave birth to another prince. How could she not be jealous!

But Kangxi ignored her sadness and celebrated happily, and even named him Yinzuo!

Zuo? Ha! He must have that fate!

Seeing that Kangxi liked this child very much, she wanted to see which side he would stand on if there was a quarrel between Yinreng and Yinzuo! To be honest, she didn't like Yinzuo or Yinreng. Who would like the child of their beloved to be born by someone else? So no matter who won or who was unlucky, she was happy!

In the end, neither side suffered any bad luck, but she herself was the one who suffered bad luck!

The more Tong Jia thought about it, the angrier she got!

"Your Highness! Don't worry, you are still young, and the imperial physician also said that you will have a child eventually."

There will always be? When is that!

Tong Jia looked down at her belly, her eyes full of disappointment.

Outside, there was the sound of children playing. Tong Jia shut up, said no more, leaned on the beauty couch, turned over, and turned her back. It seemed that this would help her ignore the noise outside.

However, things did not go as she wished. The sound of playfulness was getting closer and closer. A white puppy slipped into the house and jumped to her feet. Tong Jia was very angry. How could she tolerate this little beast being so presumptuous? She kicked it out directly!

"Damn you little bastard!"

The puppy bumped into the corner of the table, whimpering and barking.

Yinzhen ran in after his pet and happened to see this scene. He picked up the puppy and held it in his arms. He looked at Tong Jia with his eyes rolling and cried aggrievedly, "Mother!"

Tong Jia's expression changed several times. She wanted to say something, but couldn't. Chunying stepped forward to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, Fourth Prince! The Queen is in a bad mood. She didn't lose her temper on purpose, and it wasn't directed at you."

"My mother is ill?"

He is less than one and a half years old now, and can't speak clearly. This is to ask whether Tong Jia is sick.

Chunying smiled and replied, "No! The Queen is fine, Fourth Prince, don't worry. Fourth Prince, can you go out and play with the palace maids? And let them help you check if the puppy is hurt."

Yinzhen nodded and left, and Tong Jia breathed a sigh of relief.

"My Lady! The Fourth Prince is still young. Since he is raised by you, he is your son. If you pay more attention to him, he will miss you more when he grows up."

Tong Jia responded softly. Chunying meant well, and she understood the reason, but...

Her feelings towards Yinzhen were very complicated. There was a big difference between a concubine in the harem with a child and a concubine without a child. An adopted son was also a son. When she had no children, it was a good thing for Yinzhen to be raised by her side. But Yinzhen's biological mother was Uya, and she disliked Uya the most.

Therefore, after Yinzhen was brought here, she gave him to the care of the palace maids and eunuchs. She provided him with food and clothing in a very fine manner, but did not treat him harshly. She would occasionally tease and coax him, but she did not show much affection. What she really wanted was a child with her own blood.

Chunying's words were not without reason. The child was still young, and it might not be impossible to exchange sincerity for sincerity. But she couldn't do it, and she was unwilling to do so! Even if she wanted to do so, she had to make sure that she was completely unable to give birth. Besides, Wu Ya was still there, and her current position was not low. On Yinzhen's birthday, the wet nurse even carried him to pay her respects.

Now Yinzhen is still young and ignorant. When he grows up, will he understand? Who knows what the child will think? After all, they are not his own children.

Thinking of this, Tong Jia touched her belly again.

No! I still have to have a child of my own!

But she couldn't give birth to a child alone! So the most important thing now was to find a good time and find a way to win back Kangxi's heart!

The author has something to say:

This article focuses on career and infrastructure. There will be palace fighting plots of supporting characters in the branch, but not much. ← The concubines fight among themselves. It's not Yinreng who fights. Our prince's goal is the stars and the sea! I won't get involved in palace fighting!