"Greetings, Your Majesty! May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!" As soon as Granny Kong stepped out from behind the screen, she discovered that Emperor Kangxi was standing there.

"Go and get more! Wan'er and I will eat some together." Kangxi was not embarrassed by the lack of trust and went straight inside.

"Your Majesty..." Wanyi was about to struggle to get up and bow when Kangxi stopped her.

"No need for formalities. How are you feeling? Are you alright?" Kangxi's tone was quite different from before, much gentler, and his concern for Wanyi seemed genuine.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am much better now. I didn't think too much about it at the time. Fortunately, Your Majesty and the child are both alright." When Wanyi said that she was alright, she raised her happy smile, as if she was happy that Kangxi was alright, and also as if she was happy that the child was still alive. This was imprinted on Kangxi's heart, and a sudden flutter appeared in the corner of his heart.

"I will not let anything happen to Wan'er," Kangxi said earnestly. He was capable of protecting even one of his concubines.

"Your Majesty, I believe you." Wanyi nestled affectionately into Kangxi's arms, successfully arousing his protective instincts.

The days of resting in the palace were not boring. Emperor Kangxi would take time to accompany Wanyi every day. Even when he was very busy, he would quietly come to check on Wanyi in the evening. With Emperor Kangxi's decree, none of the concubines dared to worry about Wanyi's rest.

"Father, I plan to make Consort Wan a concubine after I return to the capital." Actually, he wanted to make her a Noble Consort, but skipping the concubine rank would cause a lot of trouble, so he gave up on the idea.

"I know you're considering bestowing a title upon Consort Wan because of her service in saving the Emperor, but have you considered that making her a separate consort would put her in a precarious position? She's currently pregnant, and this is the time when she needs to be most careful." Consort Chun hasn't even made a move yet, so how can you let Consort Wan rise first? That's why the Empress Dowager wants to suppress Consort Wan's rank.

"But besides exchanging my rank for the merit of saving the emperor, I have nothing else to give Consort Wan."

Kangxi knew he couldn't go too far, so he could only bring up the fact that she had saved his life; otherwise, the Empress Dowager would be ready to kill Wan'er with all her might.

"How about this? It's not too late to promote her after she gives birth to an imperial heir." After all, posthumous conferment is a kind of favor, the Empress Dowager thought casually.

"Very well, this is more legitimate. From now on, Consort Wan shall enjoy the treatment of a concubine! It can be considered a gesture of respect," Kangxi said indifferently.

"Then let's do as the Emperor wishes!" The Empress Dowager was somewhat displeased.

“Consort Wan, it seems we can’t keep her alive. When Guozhen takes action, lend a hand and make sure to save the child from the mother.”

After Kangxi left, the Empress Dowager remained silent for a long time, then sighed and said that as someone who had been through it all, she could see through Kangxi's thoughts. She lamented that the Aisin Gioro family had produced a romantic, and now, before Kangxi became too deeply infatuated, the Empress Dowager planned to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"Yes, this servant will arrange everything." Su Mala Gu said regretfully, but she did not notice the pale-faced He Mama beside her.

October arrived at a leisurely pace, and Wanyi's health was confirmed by the imperial physician to be good enough for her to go out and about.

"I'm so bored! I've been lying in bed for almost a month. I've told you I'm fine, but you all won't believe me." In fact, Wanyi knew that it was Kangxi who had instructed Granny Kong and the others to keep a close eye on her and not let her go out, for fear of harming the imperial fetus.

"That's because the Emperor cares about the Empress. If it were someone else, they might not care so much!" Granny Kong said, as if to say, "You don't know how lucky you are."

"Yes! Now we servants are accompanying our mistress out to play!" Furong said with a smile as she looked at Wanyi, who was being difficult, knowing that Wanyi was just saying it casually and would not blame them.

"The garden of this imperial palace is quite similar to the imperial garden in the palace, with the same flowers, nothing new." Looking at the red and pink flowers in front of me, it was no different from the imperial garden, only much smaller.

“Sister Wanpin is right. It’s not just the flowers, but the people too. They’re all the same as those in the palace.” Consort Yi suddenly walked over from the side and gave Wanyi a curtsy.

“Sister Yipin is here too, what a coincidence!” Wanyi returned the greeting.

"His Majesty rarely enters the inner palace, as he is mostly busy with the aftermath of the Emperor's rebellion. The Empress has exempted us from paying our respects, and we are all staying quietly. Inevitably, we are all bored, so we come out to admire the flowers to pass the time." Consort Yi's words contained a lot of information, which was similar to what Wan Yi had found out.

"Sister Wanpin hasn't been out and about for a long time. I wonder if I've disturbed you? Would you like to come along?" Consort Yi said spontaneously before Wanyi could say anything.

"It's alright, I was just out for a stroll, it'll be good to have company." Wanyi said, gesturing for Yipin to follow her in one direction.

"Tell me! What news did you get?" Wanyi asked directly after taking Consort Yi to a relatively secluded place.

"What is your opinion of Consort Chun, Sister Wan?" Consort Yi asked, looking at Consort Wan.

"Of course it's good. I wonder what Consort Yi wants to say?" Could it be that Consort Yi has discovered Consort Chun's ill intentions towards her? That's quite something.

"It's nothing, it's just that I feel that Consort Chun's feelings for my elder sister are not as good as they seem."

She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but it felt very strange. She couldn't quite put her finger on what was strange about it. Consort Wan was her ally, and she thought she was a good person. She didn't want to lose such an ally, so she gave her some pointers.

"I had no intention of sowing discord, but you should still be careful, sister." Consort Yi looked at the calm-faced Consort Wan, her heart pounding, and said urgently.

"What my younger sister can see, how could I not know! But I hope my younger sister will pretend not to know, I have my own plans."

She knew what kind of person Consort Chun was from the very beginning. Moreover, Lexin and Qiuhua were both her people, so she knew Consort Chun's every move and even her plans perfectly well.

"Since you know what's going on, I'm relieved." Consort Yi hadn't expected that the sisters, who seemed so close on the surface, were actually wary of each other in private. But then she realized that wasn't that the same for her and her sister? She was born of the principal wife, while her sister was born of a concubine, and they were also engaged in this kind of open and covert struggle.

“Let’s not talk about these things anymore. My sister has been in the palace for a while now, so she needs to work harder and try to conceive a child. In this harem, you can’t rely on anything but yourself. If you have a child who will remember you, life won’t be so hard.” Wanyi said this sincerely.

"My sister also thought, maybe it's just not the right time yet! She even took some medicine to help her conceive for a while, but nothing happened, so she'll just leave it to fate!" Consort Yi wanted a child all along! She just hadn't been able to get pregnant yet.

"Imperial Physician Lu is a highly skilled physician. His Majesty plans to return to the capital in a couple of days. Before returning, Imperial Physician Lu will take my pulse. You can come and join us then."

Wan Yi remembered that Consort Yi only became pregnant two years after entering the palace, and must have been poisoned before that. If she pointed this out, it would help strengthen their relationship.