As expected, after that night, Kangxi changed his mind.

This incident planted a seed in Kangxi's heart, which led to his later favoritism towards a Han woman. However, what will happen in this life remains to be seen.

The next day, Kangxi went to Consort Hui's palace.

Everyone in the harem breathed a sigh of relief. Wanwan also breathed a sigh of relief, but she also realized that after Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's death, Kangxi would probably become even more "unruly".

After all, historical records show that Emperor Kangxi favored Han women in his later years.

Wanwan also knows that when she couldn't get something before, she will definitely try her best to get it once the obstacles are gone.

Even though this is very ordinary.

Or perhaps it's that people generally have a kind of obsession, like the candy they couldn't get when they were young; they'll definitely get it when they're able to as adults, even if the candy isn't very tasty.

But Wanwan is different.

As the "Empress," she was impeccable; at most, she was just somewhat favored.

But the harmony between the emperor and empress is a beautiful thing in itself.

Because of Empress Xiaoxian, the wife of Emperor Shunzhi, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang would not allow Emperor Kangxi to have exclusive favor.

Okay, I've digressed. Let's get back to the main topic.

Yanxi Palace

night

Consort Hui greeted His Majesty, wishing him boundless blessings and peace.

Kangxi strode in, looked at Consort Hui, and raised his right hand, saying, "Get up."

Consort Hui followed Emperor Kangxi into the inner palace.

Emperor Kangxi sat on the couch, watching Consort Hui, who looked like a block of wood, and found it rather boring.

This cannot be blamed on Consort Hui.

It was truly because the women of the harem hadn't spent time with Kangxi for three months, and this time they finally managed to pull him out of Jingren Palace.

They wanted to serve Kangxi well, but they weren't as close to him as Wanwan was.

Even Consort Hui and Consort Rong, who had served Emperor Kangxi the longest, interacted with him more like superiors and subordinates than like husband and wife.

Consort Hui was very happy; she hadn't expected to come out on top.

Although no one in the harem dared to underestimate Consort Hui, after all, she had the eldest prince in her hands, was the birth mother of the eldest prince, and Kangxi did not have many sons, so the eldest prince was also important.

However, Consort Hui was not very favored. She was not good-looking, not as good-looking as Consort Rong among the old concubines, and even less so among the new concubines.

Therefore, she knew that she most likely won because of her son.

So the conversation mostly revolved around the son.

Consort Hui said, “Your Majesty, you don’t know, yesterday Yinzhi came to Yanxi Palace and told me that the tutor praised him, saying that he is strong, good at riding and archery, and will definitely become a great man in the future.”

The Master never said such a thing, but Emperor Kangxi couldn't possibly ask the Master; it was Consort Hui who praised it herself.

However, she was right about one thing: the Master did indeed praise Yinzhi.

Emperor Kangxi replied, "Oh, really?" It seems that Yinzhi is skilled in martial arts, but he should not neglect his literary pursuits either.

Emperor Kangxi devoted most of his energy to the children of the Crown Prince and Wanwan, although he also liked his other sons.

But in the end, he couldn't compare to his beloved prince and his child with his "wife" Wanwan.

Emperor Kangxi said, "Tomorrow I will go to the Imperial Study to see them."

Actually, there were only two people: Yinzhi and the Crown Prince.

Consort Hui was overjoyed upon hearing this. She knew she was unlikely to regain the emperor's favor, and her son was her only support. If her son was doing well, she would naturally be doing well too.

Consort Hui replied, "Your Majesty is right."

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At this point, things became a bit awkward; aside from the child, they had nothing in common to talk about.

P.S.: I saw in a video that the Qing Dynasty often referred to the emperor as "Long Live the Emperor," so I used that term here.