Empress Niohuru was not happy to hear this, but it was not obvious on her face. In fact, she knew that she would never have children in her life.

Because she was Ao Bai's adopted daughter, the emperor at the time would never allow her to conceive. The contraceptive potion was also dangerous; there was a possibility she would get pregnant, so…

Niohuru had not conceived for several years. When her belly still showed no signs of pregnancy, she consulted a royal physician sent by the Niohuru family and learned from him that she could no longer have children.

Although she didn't know whether it was the Emperor or the late Empress who did it, she knew she could no longer have children.

And the only thing she possesses now is the position of Empress, and her position as Empress is secure because she cannot have children. This is also a major reason why she became Empress.

Empress Niohuru said, "Alright, the ceremony to confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on Consort Ming will be held in two months. Have someone keep an eye on the Imperial Household Department and make sure there are no mistakes."

In fact, Empress Niohuru was indeed impeccable as an empress. Her early death was also related to this (she was exhausted, which is somewhat similar to Emperor Yongzheng). She cared about everything in the harem and was a good empress, but she did not have a good ending.

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Two months later was the ceremony to confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on Consort Ming. Although Emperor Kangxi wanted to give her a grand ceremony, it was indeed unlikely to happen because the country had been busy suppressing the Three Feudatories for the past few years, and the treasury was empty and not very wealthy.

Even if he wanted to, the officials in the imperial court wouldn't agree.

Emperor Kangxi always clearly distinguished between the importance of the ceremony for bestowing the title of Imperial Concubine and the matter of pacifying the Three Feudatories.

Two months later

Today is the day Wanwan is conferred the title of Imperial Concubine. The timing of her conferment is also quite good, as the New Year is just around the corner, making it a double celebration.

P.S.: I won't go into detail about the ceremonial rules and regulations for bestowing the title of Imperial Concubine, as I genuinely don't know or understand them, and it would be quite troublesome to look them up later. It's better for me to just write a few more words! ヾ(????)???~

When Wanwan returned to Jingren Palace, she was exhausted. She was wearing a nine-centimeter-high flowerpot, a court robe weighing dozens of kilograms, and a headdress. All of these things added up to several dozen kilograms.

Wearing these things all day long, how can you not get tired?

Wanwan complained as she opened her arms, waiting for Tingyu and Tingfeng to serve her.

Just then, Emperor Kangxi entered and overheard Wanwan's words: "Others are overjoyed to be made Imperial Concubine, unlike you who complains about the heaviness of your court robes."

When Wanwan was conferred the title of Imperial Concubine today, Emperor Kangxi was with her the whole time, which also showed how much he valued her.

He often complained to Emperor Kangxi, "When the emperor is wearing clothes weighing dozens of kilograms and still has no free time all day, you will know how tiring it really is."

However, what Wanwan clearly didn't expect was...

Kangxi watched as Tingyu and Tingfeng served Wang Wan, who took off her heavy court robes. "Whether it's for sacrifices, the New Year, or any other festival, I always wear these heavy court robes to court. I don't know how many more times I wear them throughout the year than you do, and I've never complained about how heavy they are."

Clearly, Wanwan hadn't considered this issue.

Then they started to argue illogically.

Wanwan glanced at Kangxi with a haughty look. "That's because you're used to wearing it, so you don't feel it's heavy. I'm not used to wearing it. Besides, Your Majesty is a man and much stronger than me, so you don't feel it's heavy wearing clothes weighing dozens of kilograms. But isn't that how it should be?"

The implied meaning is that Kangxi, as a man, was much stronger than a woman, and even while wearing this court robe, he shouldn't complain of being tired. If he did, then... hehehe... he wouldn't...

Kangxi understood, so he decided that he would not let Wanwan go tonight.

After Wanwan had let down her court robes and hair.

Wanwan said, "Listen to the rain and wind, quickly prepare some food for your master, I'm starving."

Tingfeng replied, "Yes, this servant will have the small kitchen prepare it immediately."

When Kangxi heard Wanwan mention death, he said, "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by death? Today is your big day, you are not allowed to say such unlucky things."

Wanwan immediately begged for forgiveness, saying, "Yes, yes, it was my fault. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I'm so tired and hungry today."

Kangxi listened to Wanwan's words and saw that Wanwan's face was indeed very tired.

The advisor also helped him take off his court robes. It was getting late, so the two of them went straight to their nightgowns.

soon

Tingyu came in and said, "Your Majesty, dinner is ready."

Actually, the ingredients for dinner were already prepared, and much of the chopping and other work had been done long ago, so dinner was prepared very quickly.

Emperor Kangxi generally did not eat dinner; he only ate two meals a day.

But I was indeed hungry today. In fact, Emperor Kangxi would eat something on holidays and birthdays, but he always strictly followed the meal times.

Kangxi got up, took Wanwan's hand, and walked to the table to sit down. "Alright, I'll keep you company while you eat some."

Wanwan muttered, "She was clearly hungry, but she insisted on saying she was keeping me company."

Wanwan spoke softly, but Kangxi, a martial arts practitioner, could hear her clearly. "What did you say?"

Wanwan immediately looked up, grinned, but said to Kangxi without a smile, "Your Majesty, I am hungry. I would be grateful if Your Majesty would keep me company."

Emperor Kangxi didn't mind Wanwan's silly remarks.

He also said, "My beloved concubine is right."

Upon hearing this, Wanwan smiled on the outside but cursed inwardly.

Kangxi couldn't resist and kissed Wanwan on the corner of her mouth. "Aren't you hungry? Eat up."

Upon seeing the delicious food, Wanwan completely forgot about Emperor Kangxi and immediately began to devour it. Wanwan ate quickly but not crudely; a beautiful woman eating is always a delight to behold.

This also affected Emperor Kangxi, who ate quite a bit, and afterwards realized he had overeaten...

Jingren Palace, alas, Wanwan's dinner has done me no favors.

Therefore, Kangxi had no choice but to punish Wanwan.

After finishing her meal, Wanwan didn't want to go for a walk. She washed up and went straight to bed, still wearing her nightgown. With Kangxi present, Wanwan didn't dare to use her special abilities immediately. If Kangxi found out that she was tired all day but still had plenty of energy, it would seem a bit abnormal.

After washing up, Kangxi was already dressed and lying in bed. He couldn't take his eyes off Wanwan, who was without makeup.

He immediately got up, picked up Wanwan, and placed her on the bed. He then lowered the curtains, concealing the enchanting scene inside.

In matters of the bedroom, Wanwan always cooperated with Kangxi, so Kangxi and Wanwan were the most compatible in bed among all the emperors in the harem.

As for Kangxi, after placing Wanwan on the bed, he immediately leaned over her, his hands caressing her smooth skin while his mouth was busy planting red plum blossoms on the snow, which looked extremely beautiful.

"en...ah...hum...en..."

“Xuan Ye, you…en…please be more careful.”

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Sorry, my cold came on late today.