"Your Majesty, the interior and exterior of our Yikun Palace are meticulously decorated, which shows that these servants from the Imperial Household Department are quite sensible."

Xia He supported Chen Yuwei with one hand, and the two of them walked back and forth in the main hall of Yikun Palace.

After settling the three children in, Chen Yuwei intended to rest, but then she thought that the palace she was staying in this time was Yikun Palace, the former residence of the Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu, so she definitely had to take the opportunity to admire it.

It should be noted that Yikun Palace has always been synonymous with magnificence and preciousness.

Whether it was Consort Yi during the Kangxi era or Consort Nian during the Yongzheng era, those who could live here were all favored concubines of the emperor, people who had received the emperor's special favor in terms of food, clothing and daily necessities.

Now that she has been settled in Yikun Palace, Chen Yuwei is quite satisfied. Compared to Chengqian Palace, which has a great reputation but is small and has some conflicts, Yikun Palace is more in line with her expectations.

Well, Hongli is indeed sensible. She decided to treat him better in the future and curse him less in her heart.

"Indeed, it seems the servants of the Imperial Household Department are not just going through the motions."

Chen Yuwei smiled, her eyes lingering on her surroundings. She casually pointed to the layout in a few directions, "However, these things should be removed. They're too extravagant. When the Emperor comes, he won't like them."

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Emperor and Empress Dowager both have an aesthetic sense of lavish decoration.

But this is just the personal aesthetic of two people, and it may be different for others, which is commonly known as double standards.

There were no major problems with Yikun Palace where Chen Yuwei was staying, but there were quite a few minor issues.

Moreover, although Chen Yuwei had never seen the layout of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, she was afraid that when the other party (Hongli) came over and saw such a layout, he would feel that his performance was too overbearing and would be dissatisfied with her.

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Who can blame them for being so petty and narrow-minded?

Chen Yuwei didn't want to cause trouble for herself in this regard, so she decided to resolve the problem directly first, so as not to give others a chance to cause trouble.

Xia He listened to her mistress's arrangements, her eyes still showing some reluctance, "Your Majesty, are you really going to replace them all?"

What a pity! They were all top-quality objects and ornaments. The Imperial Household Department was very cunning in this regard.

These servants knew who was favored and who wasn't, and they understood the attitude and speed with which the palace was decorated.

"Replace it; keeping it is just a dead thing. Send it to the warehouse for safekeeping. It can be given away or used by ourselves in the future."

Xia He, don't forget that the imperial harem is still in mourning; the late emperor's passing is recent.

If they really act recklessly and become high-profile, others might use it as leverage to file complaints against them.

Chen Yuwei had been in Hongli's backyard for many years, ostensibly just giving birth and raising children, remaining detached from the overall structure of the backyard. But given her three pregnancies and two births in four years, anyone with a desire for her would be jealous and envious.

At a time like this, instead of keeping a low profile, she's the real fool to rise to the challenge.

"Wait until the mourning period is over and my children have grown up smoothly," that's when she can be arrogant.

Touching her belly, which was almost eight months along, Chen Yuwei could feel the active fetal movement inside her.

Twins are prone to premature birth, and babies nourished by elixirs tend to develop exceptionally well.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this baby will likely be born within the next two weeks.

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She can take a break after giving birth to this baby. Only someone with special abilities like Chen Yuwei having three children in four years would dare to do this.

Xia He accepted the order and, after helping Chen Yuwei to the inner room to rest, turned around and readjusted the parts that her mistress felt were inappropriate.

To be honest, the adjusted layout is not much different from the previous one, but the lack of objects and ornaments makes the main hall of Yikun Palace more grand and composed, but less ornate and beautiful.

Each has its own merits, but Chen Yuwei personally feels that the one she looks at now is more pleasing to the eye.

"Have the midwife and wet nurse been settled? I am quite pregnant and I am probably about to give birth."

Those people are all elderly people we know well. Although we know they are safe, we still have to be careful.

"Instruct our people to investigate further; my delivery must not be compromised."

When Chen Yuwei gave birth, the wet nurse and midwife who came with her were all acquaintances from the mansion.

Some of them had delivered babies for her before, but people's hearts are fickle. In this position, Chen Yuwei had to assume the worst about them in order to prevent herself from getting into trouble.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant understands."

Xia He approached Chen Yuwei with a small step, carrying a bowl of nourishing soup.

"Your Majesty, Dong Han from Changchun Palace just sent word that the daily greetings in the palace will resume in two days."

Because this was the first time for the imperial harem, the Empress demanded that all the concubines attend.

Even though Chen Yuwei was eight months pregnant, she couldn't avoid it, but this was only once. Next time she had to pay her respects, Chen Yuwei wouldn't have to go to Changchun Palace again.

Chen Yuwei responded with an "Mmm," showing no surprise. "Then let's get ready."

"With my health in such a state, I'm afraid I can't move around for long."

Moreover, this trip to Changchun Palace might also involve accompanying the Empress to Cining Palace to pay respects.

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I hope the two babies in my womb will be strong enough to get through that day.

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"Your Majesty, it's time for us to get up and go to Changchun Palace."

Xia He lifted the bed curtains and helped Chen Yuwei, who had already opened her eyes, to sit down at the dressing table.

"Keep your makeup light; today is everyone's first appearance in the palace."

"As a pregnant concubine, I should not get involved."

The main problem was that some cosmetics and face powders of that era contained a huge amount of toxins, and if actually used on the face, it was hard to tell whether they would beautify or disfigure.

Chen Yuwei usually uses the items produced by the system, and since becoming pregnant, she has been even more frugal, using nothing at all.

Even so, pregnancy did not diminish Chen Yuwei's beauty; on the contrary, it gave her a natural, unadorned beauty, like a lotus emerging from clear water.

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