Time flies, and soon it was summer of the thirty-fourth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.

Anning has been in the palace for a year now, and she is seventeen years old.

Despite the constant favor she received throughout the year, An Ning grew even more beautiful. It wasn't that her features were particularly exquisite, but rather that there was an indescribable charm that made An Ning exceptionally captivating.

In modern terms, it has a unique kind of sexiness, very sexy and charming.

Kangxi's harem was unique, and so was the favor he received.

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"Your Majesty, the luggage is all packed, we can set off now."

"Okay, let's go."

The journey was to Changchun Garden, a villa where Emperor Kangxi often stayed in his later years, which was very suitable for escaping the summer heat.

Chunlan: "Not many concubines are going to Changchun Garden this time, so Your Highness should be able to get a separate residence!"

Only she went to Changchun Palace. The four consorts went, and Consort Tong stayed in the Forbidden City to look after the palace. Most of the others who had given birth to Kangxi's children went, while a small number, such as Consort Ding, the mother of the twelfth prince, who was not favored, remained in the palace.

Changchun Palace is not small. If all the ladies and concubines in the palace come, there is enough room, but it will be quite crowded. Don't expect to stay in a separate place.

Such things had happened before; when people live together, there are more conflicts. That's why Chunlan sighed and felt that they were very lucky.

An Ning smiled and said, "That's good. The rules of Changyuan Spring are not as strict as those of the Forbidden City. You will be able to relax a bit then."

Upon hearing this, everyone smiled and thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Anning was always strict yet lenient with her servants. The jobs in Changchun Palace were the easiest to do, with clear rewards and punishments and assigned responsibilities. They all knew that Anning was speaking from the heart. Not only could the masters in Changchun Palace have a more relaxed time, but the servants could also have a more relaxed time.

Anning had been looking forward to this trip to Changchun Garden for a long time, as she was planning to have a child.

Changchun Garden has a nice environment. She is seventeen years old this year. Although it is a bit early to have children at this age, her body has already developed to the point that, strictly speaking, she has been trying to conceive for a whole year.

If she could, she would like to wait another two or three years before having children, but she's afraid it will be too late.

She was determined to compete for that position.

When she first transmigrated, she didn't plan to compete because she knew about the struggle for the throne among the nine princes, and she couldn't guarantee Kangxi's favor towards her. Now that she knows Kangxi's "dependence" on her, why not compete?

She used to think about just getting by in the palace, but after confirming that Emperor Kangxi shared her feelings and discovering that his health was improving, she knew her chance had come.

It could be said that if she wanted to, Kangxi could outlive the nine princes.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived."

The carriage drove directly into the Yuanjianzhai of Changchun Garden.

An Ning helped Bai Guo down from the carriage, feeling a sense of comfort. Changchun Garden covered a large area, even larger than the Forbidden City's inner palace.

The Forbidden City has a larger total area than Changchun Garden, but the key difference is that most of the buildings in the Forbidden City are functional, with various sacrificial sites taking up a significant portion. In An Ning's eyes, the Forbidden City is not as spacious as Changchun Garden.

“Yuanjianzhai, that’s an interesting name.”

Chunlan, who was familiar with Changchun Garden as one of the accompanying members of the group, quickly explained: "The names of all the places in Changchun Garden were personally chosen and inscribed by the Emperor. The Emperor often stays at Qingxi Study in Changchun Garden, which is relatively close to Yuanjianzhai. Yuanjianzhai is surrounded by water on three sides, making it a good place to escape the summer heat. This place has always been reserved for those who have the Emperor's favor."

Besides the four imperial concubines whose residences were fixed, the other concubines' residences changed each time they came. Emperor Kangxi would always designate the residences of some people, and for those he did not designate, the concubines in charge of palace affairs would discuss and decide.

An Ning gained a deeper understanding of her own persona as a favored concubine.

"You've all had a long and tiring journey. Settle your things and go find Bai Shu to claim your reward."

An Ning was always generous and had no shortage of money. The Imperial Household Department dared not cut her expenses, which meant that An Ning did not spend much money in the harem.

Therefore, he is exceptionally generous when it comes to rewarding people.

The palace servants who take care of Anning are also very dedicated, and Anning is very satisfied with the current situation.

After tidying things up, Anning called Shanxiang over separately.

"Have you arranged everything I asked you to prepare?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, everything has been arranged."

"That's good. You've worked hard too. I've already had my mother send the reward money to your mother."

Shanxiang said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Alright, go out now."

Last year, after learning that Emperor Kangxi had a habit of coming to Changchun Garden to escape the summer heat every year, Anning instructed Shanxiang to use the connections of the Ulanara clan to put some effort into the flowers and plants in Changchun Garden.

Changchun Garden has far more flowers and plants than the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City. With so many flowers and plants, the herbs that Anning wants can be arranged to be brought in.

Regarding her pregnancy, she plans to take some medication.

In the post-apocalyptic world, population decline is a serious problem, and it is not easy to conceive in such an environment. As a result, some traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have developed several formulas using healing abilities to increase the chances of conception. These formulas are made from Chinese medicinal herbs.

Using only medicinal herbs, that is, a simple fertility-enhancing medicine, the essence extracted by a healing-type superpowered individual is comparable to the legendary secret formula for conceiving a child. While the sex of the child cannot be guaranteed, the key is that the effect is guaranteed.

Moreover, the children born were of very good quality, more intelligent and physically stronger than children born normally before the apocalypse.

On the other hand, Anning felt that Kangxi was getting old and not as healthy as children born in his younger years.

Emperor Kangxi has been quite busy lately and hasn't visited the inner palace many times. He's been at Changchun Garden for three days, but he hasn't come to her place or summoned her.

However, since others were the same, An Ning had nothing to worry about.

After three days, once Yuanjianzhai was running smoothly, Anning took Chunlan and Baiguo for a stroll in the garden.

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