The Fourth Master's Dog

"The Queen is here," the eunuch standing at the door shouted in a sharp voice.

The concubines inside immediately stopped whispering, stood up together, and paid their respects to the Queen, Niuhulu, who was sitting right above them.

"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. Long live Her Majesty the Queen."

"Get up! I'm sure you've all heard that His Majesty has exempted Concubine Tong from paying respects today, so there's no need to wait."

After Empress Niuhulu finished saying this, a hint of unnaturalness flashed across the faces of the concubines in the harem, whether they had known the news in advance or had not yet learned the news.

The concubines of lower status did not dare to have any disrespectful thoughts about Concubine Tong's favor, for fear that they would accidentally reach Concubine Tong's ears and make their already difficult lives even more difficult.

Among the concubines with higher positions and who were favored, Depin's gentle face was still as gentle and kind as a beautiful girl from a small family, but her hands tightly grasping the handkerchief revealed her inner unrest.

Yipin, who was sitting opposite Depin, saw the secret little movements of her hands and could not hide the gloating in her eyes.

What she hated most was Depin's innocent appearance, as if she didn't care about anything.

"Sister Depin, I heard that the Fourth Prince has a little puppy that His Majesty loves very much. If you have time, you can go to Chengqian Palace to take a look."

Concubine Yi's tone was very sincere. She smiled at Concubine De and laughed while covering her face with a handkerchief.

The originally gentle face of Concubine De, who was sitting opposite her, became extremely ugly.

"Princess Yi, you..."

Empress Niuhulu looked at the two people below who were about to quarrel, and a smile flashed in her eyes, but she spoke in a fake tone.

"We are all sisters in the harem, why are you quarreling?"

"Alright, it's getting late. Come with me to Shou'an Palace to pay respects to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager."

Depin followed behind Yipin, and looked at her with extremely cold eyes. She knew clearly where Yipin's bottom line was, but she kept jumping back and forth. She became even more annoyed with Yipin, and also felt a little dislike for the Fourth Prince.

He is obviously her son, but he is always used as a means for others to attack her.

Thinking about when I was not pregnant with the Sixth Prince yet, I went to the outside of Chengqian Palace and wanted to get close to the Fourth Prince, and he said that.

"You are not my mother. My mother is Concubine Tong." This made her even more annoyed.

As expected, he was born to collect debts.

When all the concubines walked all the way to Shou'an Palace, led by Empress Dowager Niuhulu, they paid their respects to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and then returned to their respective palaces.

In Kunning Palace, Empress Niuhulu changed into a bright red peony-patterned dress with the help of her personal maid Dujuan.

The wet nurse, Aunt Du, had already arranged for the palace maids and prepared cakes and snacks, which were placed on the table one by one.

"My queen, have some refreshments. We have been tired for a long time. Come and relax."

When Empress Niuhulu heard what her wet nurse Madam Du said, she picked up the red date cake closest to her, put it to her lips, took a bite, and put it back on the plate, her face full of anger.

"Nurse, I am still a little unwilling in my heart. I don't want to see Concubine Tong's smug face."

The old face of the wet nurse, Aunt Du, was full of kindness and doting.

"My queen, since you are unhappy, then you should create a rift between Concubine Tong and the emperor, so that she can no longer be so favored and the emperor will dislike her."

"The most important thing about Concubine Tong right now is that she has no children, and she herself really wants to have a child of her own."

"And now the Fourth Prince is still young. If the Emperor knew that Concubine Tong did not raise the Fourth Prince well, he would definitely feel a little unhappy deep down in his heart."

"Then we can drag Depin into this and let them fight each other. This way, you don't have to dirty your Majesty's hands, and you can make sure that both Concubine Tong and Depin will not get any good things from His Majesty."

When Empress Niuhuru heard the opinions of her wet nurse Madam Du, the annoyance on her face disappeared and there was a hint of joy in her voice.

"In the harem, His Majesty has issued an imperial decree that no one can bear the consequences of revealing who the Fourth Prince's biological mother is."

When the wet nurse, Madam Du, heard this, her old face as white as a chrysanthemum was full of smiles, and she quickly ordered the palace maids around her to go down and do the work.

"Don't worry, my lady, I will definitely get it done."

"This osmanthus cake tastes good. Enjoy." Queen Niuhulu picked up the osmanthus cake on the plate and tasted it with joy.

When Concubine De returned to the main hall of Yonghe Palace, she smashed all the tea sets on the table as soon as she sat down.

"Yipin, that bitch only knows how to rub salt into my wounds and embarrass me."

"And there's the Fourth Prince, the debt collector."

"Oh, my queen, this has nothing to do with the Fourth Prince. He is still young and doesn't know that you are his biological mother. Ignorance is not a crime."

Nanny Wuya, who was beside Concubine De, quickly advised.

Nanny Wuya is a relative of Concubine De. In terms of seniority in the clan, Concubine De has to call her grandma, so their relationship is relatively close.

"All of this is just to win the favor of His Majesty. As long as you work hard to win His Majesty's heart, what else does it matter?"

"In this harem, you are also unique in His Majesty's heart"

Concubine De was able to climb from a small palace maid to one of the six concubines.

Not only because she gave birth to the Fourth Prince, but also because she really had a place in Kangxi's heart.

Otherwise, how could an emperor of such a stingy status promote Uya from a lowly slave to the master of a palace? This shows that Kangxi still loved Uya very much.

The reason why Depin dared to lose his temper and smash things in Yonghe Palace was because he already had the ability to control an entire palace, and no one in Yonghe Palace dared to report him to Emperor Kangxi.

In front of Emperor Kangxi, Concubine De always looked like a gentle little white flower, but she showed a completely different look when facing the servants below.

If someone could climb from a small slave to the position of the master of a palace, he couldn’t be too kind, otherwise he would have died long ago.

There are so many women in the harem, and they are constantly jealous of each other. They have tried every possible means to gain favor, but to no avail. They have no ability to protect themselves and would have been eaten up to the point of leaving nothing behind.

Inside the Yiku Palace, Concubine Yi sat in the main seat, eating snacks brought by the palace maids, her brows curved and she couldn't stop smiling.

"Mammy, you didn't see the look on Depin's face today. She had the nerve to sell her son for fame, but was afraid of people gossiping behind her back. I've never seen such a shameless person."

"Every day she acts like a pure and innocent girl in front of His Majesty, but I don't know if she is a human or a ghost inside."

Nanny Wang was a reliable nanny found by Concubine Yi's family in Yikun Palace through connections, and she had close ties with Concubine Yi's family.

Therefore, Concubine Yi acted casually and trustingly in front of Nanny Wang, and was willing to tell her anything.

Nanny Wang, who was standing next to Concubine Yi, looked at her happy face with a smile in her eyes. Then she seemed to have thought of something and continued to speak.

"Your Majesty, there is news from outside that someone wants to mess with the relationship between the Fourth Prince and Depin. Should we add fuel to the fire?"

When Concubine Yi heard this, she immediately straightened her back and the smile on her face became even bigger.

"Of course, if there is such a good thing, I should give it a thumbs up."