"Jing'er also needs to be taken good care of. I'm only a little over a month pregnant, so it's best to keep it a secret for now. We can reveal it when we're three months along!" She had finally gotten pregnant, so she had to protect it.

"Yes, this servant will read it!" Granny Yi nodded in response.

"My lady, even though it's the height of summer, you still can't eat too many iced dishes!" At Furong's insistence, several iced dishes had already been removed from the hall, leaving only the two closest to us.

"It's so hot! I don't know what's wrong with this year!" Wanyi was really burning up from the heat. Her due date was around August, and it was only late June, the height of summer. How could she stand it?

"I heard that the Imperial Noble Consort suggested to the Emperor that she take the concubines of the harem to the Yuanmingyuan Garden to escape the summer heat. I wonder when they will go, and whether they will even go," Furong said after thinking for a moment.

"I'm about to give birth, so I can't go to the Yuanmingyuan." Besides, Kangxi wouldn't leave Beijing until the Revolt of the Three Feudatories was over.

“That’s true, then you should be more patient.” Furong put on an expression that said, “I can’t do anything about it,” which made Wanyi laugh.

"Who can stand this kind of weather!" But it's a little better if someone fans you.

"Your Majesty, the previous midwife had an accident and can't come. The Imperial Household Department has assigned a new midwife to you, who is waiting outside. Would Your Majesty like to see her?" Xiao Anzi suddenly walked in and said.

"Don't see them. Just arrange for them to stay in the side hall! Give them the rewards they deserve, don't let them suffer."

Anyway, she didn't plan to use the midwife sent in by the Imperial Household Department, so what difference would it make if she saw you or someone else?

"Yes, this servant understands!" Xiao Anzi obediently withdrew. Although she didn't understand why her master wouldn't see them, for Xiao Anzi, obedience was all that mattered.

"Is it really okay for Master not to see them?" Furong thought to herself, is it really alright to be so obviously unwilling to see them?

"No need, just provide us with good food and drink!"

Wanyi walked to the table and started writing and drawing, not caring at all about what the midwife thought of her. She had already arranged for the midwife in the letter that Furong had sent out earlier. Besides, Granny Kong was also experienced, and she never thought of using the midwife sent by the Imperial Household Department.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Noble Consort and the Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Wanyi had accepted a new midwife.

"It would be good if she could take the baby. If it's a princess, that would be fine, but if it's a prince, I will never let her give birth to it."

The Imperial Noble Consort said ruthlessly, "If Consort Chen has two sons and a powerful family, it wouldn't be impossible for her to surpass me and become Empress. Consort Wen also has the conditions to compete for the Empress position, but her lack of children is a major flaw. Therefore, I must get rid of Consort Chen first."

"Your Majesty, it seems that relying solely on the midwife won't be enough. Perhaps you should prepare two backup plans." This was the case before! None of the four midwives managed to give birth.

"Let me think about it!" The Imperial Noble Consort also felt that Ningdong was right. Noble Consort Chen was indeed very difficult to deal with, but the problem was that she couldn't squeeze into Yongshou Palace at all!

Meanwhile, Emperor Kangxi stopped constantly clinging to Consort Liang and began summoning other concubines, including Wan'er, who was pregnant with his child.

"I haven't visited Consort Chen's residence in a long time. Go and pick out some nice things, and come with me to Yongshou Palace later!" Kangxi thought with some guilt, wondering how Wan'er had been doing lately.

"Yes, sir!" Liang Jiugong hurriedly replied.

As for Wanyi, life without Kangxi's interference was comfortable, though it was just lively.

The adorable Yinzhen came running over again, as if he were a little boy. Ever since he could walk, he would run to Wanyi every few days, just to make Wanyi happy so that she could give birth to her little sister. He hated little brothers the most; little sisters were much better.

"Mother, is this pretty?" Yinzhen handed his rather clumsy drawing to Wanyi.

"It's beautiful. What is this drawing?" Wan Yi praised him first and then asked, which was extremely perfunctory. In order not to hurt his young heart, she looked at the picture on the paper and asked what looked like a chicken.

"That's a little bird!" Yinzhen, who was in the body of an adult, knew exactly what his mother was thinking, but he didn't say it out loud.

"Hmm, it's a fat bird!" Indeed! It's as big as a chicken.

"Mother, I want to give this to my little sister!" Anyway, it's not for her, so why be so happy?

"Alright, it's for my sister!" Wanyi said with amusement. It's unbelievable that the emperor of a country would draw such a childish picture.

"What's so funny? I heard your mothers' voices from afar!" At this moment, Kangxi also arrived at Yongshou Palace from Yangxin Hall.

"May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!" Wanyi slowly rose and bowed to Kangxi.

"Your son greets Father Emperor!" Kangxi naturally picked up Yinzhen, and someone helped Wanyi back to her seat, and he also sat down next to her.

"This is a painting by Yinzhen, Your Majesty. Please take a look at it." Wanyi handed over the painting, and Yinzhen looked at Kangxi with anticipation.

"This... doesn't it look like a chick to me?" It really does look like one.

"Father, that's a little bird, a little bird!" Yinzhen had Kangxi completely under his thumb; in the past, when they came, the two of them could stay for most of the day.

"Oh, little bird! But this bird is a bit too fat... too strong!" Kangxi gave in to Yinzhen's tears welling up in his eyes.

"Hmph, I'm going back to painting!" Yinzhen said rather angrily, then struggled to get up and walked out.

"This stinky skin..." He stopped talking immediately upon seeing Wanyi.

"How are you, child? I've been busy lately, so I had Liang Jiugong bring some things over for you to look at and play with." Kangxi said this with a hint of guilt.

"Everything is fine, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!" Unfortunately, he was the emperor, so how could Wanyi dare to blame him! Such was the love of an emperor.

“When you gave birth to Yinzhen, your mother was not invited to the palace to accompany you during childbirth. Now that you are almost eight months pregnant, it is time to invite your mother in.”

Without Wanyi even having to ask, Kangxi brought up the matter himself, which was simply Kangxi making amends to Wanyi.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" In fact, Wanyi thought that her mother should ask the Imperial Noble Consort for permission to enter the palace. In principle, the Imperial Noble Consort would approve it. However, this time the Imperial Noble Consort refused on the grounds that the Crown Prince had not been deceased for a year. Therefore, she wanted to ask Kangxi herself. As a result, she did not have to ask him herself.

"No need for formalities, please sit down!" Kangxi pulled down Wanyi, who was about to stand up and bow.

"The proper etiquette cannot be abandoned! Besides, I've already gotten used to it, and it's hard to change!" Wanyi casually made up an excuse for herself.

"You! You're the one who gives the most inappropriate gifts!" Kangxi patted Wanyi's hand, feeling very pleased with the sensible Wanyi.

Yikun Palace

"Why is it made of bird's nest fragments?" Having eaten plenty of fine bird's nest, Consort Guo could immediately tell that the food in this bowl was made of bird's nest fragments. Ever since she became pregnant, her younger sister, Consort Yi, had never treated her poorly, always using the best and finest ingredients. But things had changed at some point. She had made a fuss about it several times, but no one paid any attention. It was as if they thought, "Take it or leave it."