In fact, Wanyi could take a fertility pill to conceive faster than naturally, but she felt that if she conceived through medication, it would definitely not be the child from her previous life. She didn't know why she had such a strong feeling.

"Time flies so fast; it's been three years since she left us," Kangxi sighed, putting down the memorial in his hand—a memorial requesting him to appoint an empress.

"Your Majesty, are you thinking of Empress Xiaochengren?" Liang Jiugong asked knowingly.

"Yes, have the Imperial Household Department rush to make the Empress's court dress. Make sure the whole set is made as soon as possible." After saying this, Kangxi continued to pick up the memorial and flip through it, completely unaware of the surprised Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu.

"Yes, sir!"

"Your Highness, please read less and rest more." Although it was not yet confirmed whether she was pregnant, Granny Kong carefully protected Wanyi, forbidding her from touching this or taking that, and even scolding her for reading for too long.

"Okay." Wanyi put down her book with a bored expression.

"Granny, I can't just not do anything! I'd be so bored." Wanyi thought to herself, it's just being pregnant, it's not like it's a landmine, why are you so nervous?

"Why don't you arrange some flowers, Your Highness? Looking at flowers will lift your spirits." Granny Kong wouldn't let Wanyi go out either, since she was still young and if she fell, there would be no going back.

"Alright then!" What could Wanyi do? She wasn't going to give it away anyway, so it was good enough that she had something to do to pass the time.

"Your Highness, the imperial physician has arrived."

At this moment, Hongxiu led two imperial physicians in. Both of them, along with Physician Lu, had checked Wanyi's pulse and become her people. Wanyi's loyalty pills were running low, so she planned to use them sparingly.

"Please come in!"

Wanyi sat gracefully, waiting for the two imperial physicians to come in for her consultation. Usually, there were two imperial physicians or one physician and one assistant physician on a house call. You could also choose whichever imperial physician would come, but this was usually done by those who were favored or of high rank.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations..." Before Physician Chen could finish speaking, Wanyi interrupted him.

"I have caught a cold and am not fit to serve you in bed. I wonder what the imperial physician thinks?"

She can calculate the days herself, which is about a month. It's normal that she says the pulse won't come out when the month is still short. In addition, she stays at home, so the remaining two pulse checks can be omitted.

"Your Highness is right." Imperial Physician Chen suppressed his excitement and immediately understood what Consort Wan was trying to do, since such things were commonplace in the harem.

"Then go get the medicine! You know what to say to the Imperial Household Department, right?" Wanyi looked casually at the nail polish she had just made yesterday.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand," Physician Ye replied from the side. The fact that the mistress was pregnant was advantageous to them.

"Your Highness, you..." After the imperial physician left, Hongxiu stared wide-eyed and pointed incredulously at Wanyi's stomach.

"As you think, this matter should not be made public. Just act as usual and don't let anyone notice anything amiss. Otherwise, if the enemy is lurking in the shadows, we won't be able to stop them." Wanyi stopped the excited Hongxiu and told her to watch her emotions.

"Yes, I understand." Hongxiu said she understood, but her hands were trembling with excitement. Anyone with eyes could tell that something was amiss.

"Composed before you go out!" to avoid arousing suspicion.

"Yes, I'm just too happy," Hongxiu said, unable to suppress her laughter.

Chengqian Palace

"Now Consort Zhaojia is six months pregnant. According to Imperial Physician He, the fetus is being nurtured very well, but she will eventually give birth at seven months, which will be detrimental to the prince's health." Granny Tong still felt that Consort Tong was too cruel. She planned to use a scheme to give birth to the child when Consort Zhaojia was seven months pregnant in June.

"Seven out of ten, I'm not going to survive. Besides, the spies from the Hall of Mental Cultivation have reported that His Majesty has ordered the Imperial Household Department to rush to make the Empress's court dress. How could I not be anxious?" She was also very happy when she heard that Kangxi had ordered the Imperial Household Department to rush to make the Empress's court dress.

"Your Majesty is right. Consort Zhao Jia has consumed so many tonics and has gained a lot of weight. It seems the imperial fetus is also doing well."

When Tong Mama thought of Consort Zhaojia, she felt a sense of pride. Consort Zhaojia knew that Consort Tong wanted to adopt her child, and she was happy to oblige. After all, she was just a concubine who came from a bondservant background and could not raise a child unless she could give birth to the child and be granted a high position.

"That's good. As long as the prince gets better, what are these tonics? Consort Zhao Jia's good fortune is yet to come! Although she can't be a consort, she can still be a concubine."

Consort Tong, in a fit of kindness, forgot that there was already a crown prince in the previous dynasty. If Consort Tong became empress, the prince she raised would be the legitimate son. Emperor Kangxi would not do something so harmful and pointless.

Meanwhile, Consort Zhao was also very happy to hear Kangxi's decree, especially after hearing what Consort Tong had done.

"Your Majesty, shall we remove Consort Zhaojia's unborn child?" Youbai made a throat-slitting gesture.

"No need, let's hold back!" Now is a crucial moment, how can we make so many moves? It would be bad if Kangxi found out.

"So we're just going to let Consort Tong scheme for the Empress's position?" Youbai asked anxiously. She knew her mistress's thoughts better than anyone else. Now that the Empress's position was within her grasp, her mistress wasn't in a hurry at all.

"No rush. Sometimes not competing is also competing." How could Kangxi not know about Consort Tong's little tricks? He was just indulging her. But establishing an empress was not a child's play. He thought the Empress Dowager would not allow the Tong family to produce another empress.

"Go and leak this information to the Empress Dowager's informant, but be discreet." The Empress Dowager can also find out, but it will take her a while. She'll kindly help Consort Tong out!

"Yes, this servant will go right away." Although Youbai didn't quite understand, it didn't stop her from obeying.

Hall of Mental Cultivation

"I still prefer the tea of ​​Lady Suozhuolun!" Kangxi put down his tea. It seemed like he hadn't summoned Lady Suozhuolun to his bedchamber for two days.

"Your Majesty, these teas are all made using tea techniques that the head tea master learned at Yongshou Palace. The techniques, the timing of the tea, and the ingredients are exactly the same as those at Yongshou Palace," Liang Jiugong said fearfully, terrified that Kangxi might kill all the head tea masters and maids if he was displeased.

"Is that so? I feel like something's missing. The tea from Yongshou Palace is still the best. This servant must not have learned it properly. Fine, I'll summon Lady Zhuolun to serve me tonight!" Having Wan'er personally brew tea for him would be both pleasing to the eye and delicious.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Household Department reported the other day that Consort Suo Zhuolun caught a cold and her green plaque has been removed."

Liang Jiugong sighed inwardly. This concubine Suo Zhuolun was also unlucky. The emperor was thinking of summoning her to his bedchamber, but she herself was unwell and fell ill.

"Has she seen the imperial physician?" Kangxi asked in surprise, since Wanyi had not been sick for a long time.

"I've already seen him, and there's nothing serious. He just needs to rest for a while," Liang Jiugong replied truthfully.

"Go to the storeroom and pick out some medicinal herbs for Yongshou Palace so she can rest and recover. I'll visit her when she's better. Tonight, let's go to Consort Tong's place!" Kangxi made the decision immediately and then went to the side hall to change his clothes.