"Your Majesty, look, he twitches and then laughs, isn't he adorable!" Wanyi was amused by Yinzhen's cute appearance and didn't forget to share this parent-child fun with Kangxi.

"Ah! He is quite cute, but boys don't need to be pampered so much. They need to be stricter so they won't be spoiled." Kangxi said, coming back to his senses. But Yinzhen was only about six months old. Was it really okay to say such things so soon?

“Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince is still very young! He doesn’t understand anything yet, he’s just a helpless infant, why be so strict with him?” Wanyi gave Kangxi a playful glare.

As the old saying goes, you have to start learning from a young age!

Kangxi said somewhat awkwardly, "It's just that seeing this brat completely nestled in Wan'er's arms makes me feel uncomfortable."

"Yes, yes, yes, when the Fourth Prince is older, we will trouble His Majesty to personally teach him!" Wanyi thought happily, having heard that three years old is an age that even dogs dislike. If she got annoyed, she could just let Yinzhen bother his father.

"I'm very strict, are you willing to be?" He could test the waters, after all, it was a blessing for this brat to be taught by his father.

"A strict teacher produces outstanding students! How could I possibly be reluctant?" Wanyi's expression, seemingly in complete agreement, amused Kangxi.

"If everyone in the harem were as obedient and sensible as Wan'er, that would be wonderful!" Kangxi suddenly exclaimed, seemingly having no idea where he had gotten the idea that Wanyi was obedient and sensible.

"Your Majesty is joking again. The sisters in the harem are all unique in their own way. Sister Wen is gentle and polite, Sister Yi is straightforward and honest, and Sister Rong is the most virtuous. They are all very attentive to Your Majesty." Wanyi listed the people she was on good terms with, but she didn't mention the Imperial Noble Consort at all.

"That's because I am the emperor. If I weren't the emperor, they wouldn't treat me so well."

Kangxi was raised and taught by the powerful emperor of the harem, so he could see through their thoughts to some extent. He might not have seen much in a short time, but he could tell how many of them had impure intentions.

"Then you're not afraid that I'm only good to you because you are the Emperor!" Wanyi knew she couldn't say that she only liked him as a person and didn't care about status or money. Those things were too abstract; even Kangxi himself wouldn't believe them.

"Can you?" Kangxi asked in return, still with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty's heart is small and can only hold one person. Your Majesty is my husband, so naturally my heart and eyes are full of Your Majesty. But now I have Yinzhen, so I think I should treat Yinzhen well first. Your Majesty has many, many sisters who love you, but Yinzhen only has me. Can Your Majesty understand me?"

Wanyi looked at Kangxi with affection in her eyes. If it weren't for that last sentence, Kangxi would have been even happier.

"As long as Wan'er is happy!" Suddenly, she felt that Yinzhen was quite an eyesore in Wanyi's arms.

"This boy is quite heavy, let me carry him!" Kangxi happily took Yinzhen, delighted that the person he liked also liked him.

"Very well, then I can finally rest for a bit." Wanyi is finding it increasingly easy to get along with Kangxi these days.

"Did you find out anything? I had just gained favor when those wretches ruined it all. If it weren't for the Emperor still remembering me to some extent, those sycophants and bullies in the Imperial Household Department would have no idea how they would have treated me!"

Guo sat down angrily. What she was most concerned about now was whether the few people selected from the talent show would take away her already meager favor.

"Your Highness, I heard that the Emperor chose one from the Manchu Banner and one from the Mongol Banner, but the Emperor and Consort Chen left for some reason, and the Imperial Noble Consort was left to choose from. So we can't find out the details."

The Imperial Noble Consort controlled the entire harem. Once she ascended to the position, she basically replaced everyone with her own people. Naturally, she didn't want to reveal the news and wanted to keep it a secret for as long as possible.

“Keep watching, I still don’t believe it, investigate… ugh…” Suddenly, Guo felt nauseous and started dry heaving.

"My lady, what's wrong? I'll go and fetch the imperial physician!" Cuilan turned and walked out.

"Come back! Don't go! Ugh!" Guo immediately called Cuilan back.

"My lady, are you alright?" Cuilan asked worriedly.

"I'm fine. I probably ate something wrong. I just need to rest. There's no need to call the imperial physician. It's the time for the imperial concubine selection. If I were to call the imperial physician now, wouldn't that imply that I'm narrow-minded and intolerant?"

Getting angry over such trivial matters and calling in the imperial physician would only give those people something to gossip about.

"It was my oversight, please have some water!" Cuilan saw that Guo Daying's face was pale and quickly poured her a cup of water, hoping to make her mistress feel better.

Emperor Kangxi stayed overnight at Yongshou Palace. The next day, before bestowing titles upon the new concubines, he promoted some of the older women in the harem.

Chang Daying was promoted to Changzai, Wanliuha Daying was promoted to Ding Changzai, Li Shufei was promoted to Li Daying, and Shiqie Chen was promoted to Daying.

However, Emperor Kangxi was in no hurry to decide on the titles of the selected women. Instead, he left it to the Imperial Noble Consort to decide, which made the Imperial Noble Consort extremely happy.

"I need to think carefully about how to arrange for that person to go to Yongshou Palace."

Even before the selection process began, she was already planning to send some people into Yongshou Palace, simply because Yongshou Palace was surrounded like an iron barrel, and having more concubines in would disrupt this situation.

"This servant thinks that this Lady Sun looks somewhat like Consort Chen. Just imagine how Consort Chen must look at Lady Sun every day when she comes to pay her respects. She doesn't even need to look in the mirror anymore," Ning Dong suggested mischievously.

"No, that's too obvious. How about this one! Lady Zhangjia, I think His Majesty likes her quite a bit!" A new favorite, an old lover, I wonder whose side His Majesty will take!

"As for Lady Sun, let's arrange for her to stay in Chuxiu Palace! Isn't Consort Wen and Consort Chen the closest of friends? I'll send this Consort Chen, who resembles her, there. I think she'll be very happy, won't she?"

She didn't need to guess to know what Consort Wen's expression was like. Consort Chen must have been quite annoyed to see someone who looked like her walking around in front of her!

"Your Majesty is wise!" Ningdong smiled knowingly.

"By the way, take this month's account book to Consort Chen for a check! I think she's quite idle. I felt sorry for her before because she had the Fourth Prince to take care of, but now it's time for her to help me with palace affairs."

Anyway, the accounts are all clearly marked, it's just a matter of checking the accounts. She just can't stand the Emperor constantly going to Yongshou Palace, and she can't let Consort Chen have the power to assist in managing the six palaces for nothing!

"Yes, this servant will go and pack some things and send them over right away." Ningdong had suggested that the Imperial Noble Consort do this a long time ago, but she had always been unwilling to relinquish power, as these account books were tedious and of no use to her.

Meanwhile, Consort Wen felt uneasy when she learned that Emperor Kangxi had entrusted the selection of imperial concubines to her. She went to find Consort Wan, who was busy embroidering a bellyband for her son.