Mingxiu looked at Yinreng seriously and said, "Baocheng, your mother doesn't have a baby right now, and we don't know if she will in the future, but I can assure you that no matter whether I have a baby or not, your mother's favorite person will always be you, my big baby. After all, we've known each other for so long, how can she compare to our bond, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yinreng chuckled, but his eyes welled up with tears as he laughed, and he nodded vigorously, "Yes."

Seeing that Yinreng's mood had improved, Mingxiucai breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his little head, and took him to the glass house in the back to experience the joy of picking.

He was allowed to happily pick fruit in the yard, while Mingxiu watched from behind.

Actually, this shouldn't be the case. The system next to Yinreng is the Infant System, which can detect Yinreng's psychological state and has corresponding methods for any problems.

The only explanation is that Yinreng probably still misses his mother.

well!

There was an earthy smell in Mingxiu's glass room because it needed to be kept warm. But people might not be used to it if they stayed there for a long time. So when Mingxiu saw that Yinreng had picked enough, she called him to go out.

After lunch, Yinreng's mood had completely improved. He took the several baskets of fruit he had picked from Mingxiu's place and left, leaving Mingxiu somewhat helpless. Was he here to seek comfort or to rob her?

After finally managing to appease Yinreng, Kangxi started his own problems.

He was even more direct, putting in even more effort at night. He was already quite long-lasting, and now he lasted even longer. Mingxiu sometimes felt like she was going to die in bed. He was really pushing her to the limit, and she was almost suffering from kidney deficiency.

"Your Majesty, I really can't take it anymore. Why don't you find someone else to have your child?" Mingxiu cried as she lay in bed, unable to get up.

Mingxiu was on the verge of tears. Kangxi had been keeping an eye on her belly lately, and had even had the imperial physician examine her, but there was nothing wrong with her.

Emperor Kangxi was also helpless. Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with Mingxiu's health. She rested here for at least seven or eight days a month, but she just couldn't get pregnant.

In the end, I could only helplessly conclude that it wasn't meant to be, so I could only work even harder.

After getting out of bed again with her legs too weak, Mingxiu felt like crying. Why were these two people staring at her stomach?

Others might not know, but she herself certainly did. She had been taking birth control pills all along, so how could she possibly be pregnant?

Besides, she really doesn't want to have children, at least not now. It seems we need to find some time to talk about this.

Mingxiu lived a very comfortable life. After the Empress passed away, the palace affairs fell into the hands of Consort Tong. However, since she was not the Empress, she did not need to pay her respects. Mingxiu slept until noon every day, which was really too comfortable.

However, such days did not last long. A maid from Chengqian Palace brought news that Consort Tong was going to hold a flower-viewing banquet. After the Empress's death, the palace had become somewhat quiet. Consort Tong was holding this banquet for two reasons: first, as a new official, she wanted to make a name for herself after taking office and show off her newfound power; second, she wanted to liven up the palace.

The idea was good, and naturally no one objected. All Mingxiu had to do was attend on time.

On the day of the banquet, Mingxiu got up very early. Kangxi had slept here the night before and happened to see Mingxiu getting up.

Raising an eyebrow, she teased her, "Oh, is this the first time Your Highness has gotten up this early? How unusual!"

Mingxiu rolled her eyes at him, ignored him, and had someone come in to serve her. She wouldn't have gotten up so early if it weren't for this banquet.

Green Bamboo took out several sets of clothes and asked Mingxiu to choose which one to wear today. Mingxiu frowned as she looked at the clothes in front of her. Actually, they were all very nice. Mingxiu had made some slight alterations to these clothes.

They were all very beautiful. Mingxiu looked at the several outfits in front of her and thought that this one was good and that one was good, but she really couldn't choose one.

Choosing something while pouting is really too difficult for someone with decision-making difficulties like her.

In the end, Emperor Kangxi couldn't stand it anymore and pointed to a set of pale yellow clothes to help her choose.

Mingxiu thought it was pretty good too. All the clothes looked nice. She had cinched the waist of the pale yellow one a bit higher and added a layer of white gauze ruffles to the cuffs, making it look very pretty, like a yellow lotus flower.

So she happily accepted his suggestion, then had Green Bamboo comb her hair into a small double bun, put on matching pale yellow jewelry, and apply some light makeup, and that was about it.

Mingxiu even specially applied a pure and alluring makeup look to herself, with blush on her face, making her look exceptionally innocent.

Mingxiu nodded in satisfaction as she looked at herself in the mirror. By the time she finished getting ready, Kangxi had already left for quite some time, as he still had to attend court.

When Mingxiu arrived, it wasn't too early or too late. When she arrived, the concubines were already sitting together chatting in twos and threes.

When Mingxiu entered, everyone's gaze was different—some were amazed, some were disgusted, and some were envious—but Mingxiu didn't care.

She watched as everyone bowed to her.

Mingxiu was also surprised to see Wuya sitting next to her, thinking that she wouldn't come on such a day.

However, I didn't pay much attention to it and just sat down.

The banquet officially began when Emperor Kangxi personally brought the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.

When Kangxi saw Mingxiu, a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes. He felt that Mingxiu was somewhat different today.

If Mingxiu knew what he was thinking, she would say, "Can makeup, one of the four great evil arts of China, be so simple?"

When the banquet began, the Emperor chatted with the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, sometimes in Mongolian and sometimes in Manchu. The three of them talked and laughed, and it's unclear whether others could understand them, but Mingxiu certainly couldn't.

Consort Tong occasionally chimed in, but the Empress Dowager didn't talk to her much.

Consort Tong could only sit there awkwardly, smiling.

Mingxiu sighed twice, "Why bother? You know they don't like you, yet you still try to get close to them."

He shook his head, then turned to look at the flowers.

However, Consort Rong came over and said a few words to Mingxiu. Mingxiu was a little surprised, but she still exchanged a few words with her. Although she did not like to get close to the concubines, she could still talk to them.

After everyone had chatted for a while, the Emperor led the Empress Dowager to admire the flowers, and Mingxiu and the others also got up to go for a stroll.

However, Mingxiu noticed out of the corner of her eye that Wuya hadn't moved. Mingxiu understood, since a pregnant woman could easily have a mishap.

After all, with so many people around, it's too easy for one person to get into trouble.

Mingxiu followed slowly behind, while Consort Hui and Consort Zhang were in front.