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The Empress Dowager was indeed very satisfied, and her expression softened.

The young emperor was also pleased with Sherry's sensibility.

“Chengrui is already asleep, and besides, there are still the maids watching over her. This servant is also worried about Her Majesty the Empress!”

Lady Majia hurriedly expressed her opinion, then glanced shyly at the young emperor.

Ulanara hesitated for a moment, but Sumalagu personally helped her up and arranged for someone to take her back to the palace.

The empress gave birth after a whole night of labor.

Upon hearing the imperial physician say that both mother and child were safe, the emperor was overjoyed beyond words.

The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager bestowed lavish gifts upon the Empress!

The Emperor immediately named him Chenghu, meaning "great fortune," a blessing of happiness, auspiciousness, and fulfillment.

This was also a name carefully chosen by the Emperor.

With the birth of the legitimate son, everyone's attention shifted from the twins.

Sherry was relieved.

Hopefully, the Empress will keep an eye on her own child. If she tries to harm her child now, she'll punish them first.

Sherry understood and went to sleep peacefully.

However, Zhongcui Palace was thrown into chaos.

It's freezing cold, and the Lunar New Year is just around the corner.

The climate change, coupled with the fact that children are already physically weak, and Chengrui was born with congenital defects, all contributed to this.

Consort Niohuru accepted the invitation to the Palace Affairs Office to host the New Year's Eve banquet!

The banquet was beautifully arranged, and the Empress praised it verbally, but in her heart she was filled with resentment.

"Ha, she should be grateful that the Emperor tolerates her. I have a son now, how dare she covet what doesn't belong to her? She doesn't deserve it!"

The Empress held her son and cursed Niohuru.

Niohuru paid no attention to those things and rarely spoke about them.

Her quiet and obedient behavior actually made the young emperor feel pity for her.

After a while, the young emperor began to visit her frequently.

Of course, most of the time I still go to Sherry.

After all, Sherry had to give lessons, and the young emperor would learn some knowledge from Sherry before attending to the concubines.

However, they find some of these positions embarrassing.

After a while, the young emperor stopped liking to have them mess with those strange things.

But Sherry wouldn't; she would always take advantage of his good mood to torment him.

Xiao Kangxi was both excited and out of control, and would neglect Xue Li every now and then.

Sherry really enjoys playing games like this!

People get tired of seeing each other every day.

That's good.

On the first day of the second month of the ninth year of the Kangxi reign (1670), Ulanara launched her attack.

She gave birth to a son.

The young emperor was very pleased and bestowed upon him the name Chengqing.

In April of the ninth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1670), Borjigit died in the palace, less than half a year after she entered the palace.

On the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, she was posthumously granted the title of Consort Hui.

Before Sherry could react, the young woman in the prime of her life died in this deep palace.

Sherry thought about how the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were so tight-lipped about her death.

So, this is a power struggle between grandparents and grandchildren?!

Borjigit became a pawn? He lost his life, and all that's left is posthumous honors.

So Princess Chuxiu was as quiet as a chicken, living like a ghost, at least she survived.

This may have been the reason why the emperor later said he was afraid his stepmother would be lonely, so he arranged for her to have a child.

The essence was to reassure the Empress Dowager that there were no princes of Manchu-Mongol blood, but there were princes raised by the Empress Dowager.

That's some consolation!

It's just a pity for those beautiful young women.

For several days, the Empress Dowager fell ill.

Sherry knew she had guessed right.

With a heart-wrenching cry, Prince Chengrui was gone.

That poor little thing, who had been on medication since birth, is perhaps finally free.

The Empress tried to suppress the joy in her heart, but tears streamed down her face.

The atmosphere in the palace became even more tense, and it was the first time the emperor had faced the reality of his son's departure.

The child even learned to call him "Father Emperor" in a babyish voice...

After comforting the unconscious Lady Majia, the young emperor hid in the Qianqing Palace and cried until his eyes were red.

Rumors suddenly circulated in the palace that Prince Chengqing had taken Prince Chengrui's life.

Otherwise, how could Prince Chengrui, who had been dozing off for several days, suddenly disappear like this?

These words angered Ulanara so much that she almost suffered a hemorrhage upon waking up, but she still managed to control her temper and reported it to the Empress and the Emperor.

The Empress sneered inwardly, but on the surface she was filled with worry!

Several gossipy lackeys were punished.

In her despair, Ma Jiashi took it seriously.

Every time Ma Jia saw Ulanara, her eyes were filled with malice.

Ulanara was speechless; any attempt to explain would only make her appear guilty and suspicious.

No explanation needed, but Ma Jia looked at her like she was an enemy!

The two women began a power struggle!

Lady Ma Jia was often so fragile that she would secretly shed tears, which made Emperor Kangxi think of little Cheng Rui every time he visited her.

Ulanara, taking advantage of her son's rivalry for favor, specifically sought to steal the affections of Majia.

After a while, the two became irreconcilable enemies!

The Empress, however, was unwilling to see one of them be defeated by the other.

Therefore, someone was arranged to give Ma Jia a heads-up.

Ma Jia understood, but Emperor Kangxi was too preoccupied to worry about such things.

In the ninth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1670), in the Shicheng area, tenant farmers, led by Wu Bashi, Chen Changxian, Kong Chang, and others, launched an uprising to fight for the right to "perpetual tenancy".

They hoped to improve their living conditions and secure more stable land use rights through this uprising.

The rebel army was called "Tianbing" (Field Soldiers). After the uprising at Zuokeng in Xuehe, they also made it a routine for "Yongdian" (Eternal Farming) to be engraved on stone tablets.

Subsequently, the rebel army occupied Lantian and besieged the county seat, demonstrating their strong combat effectiveness and organizational capabilities.

In addition, they joined forces with Huang Dongsheng's rebel army in Liuzhukeng, Ninghua (now in Fujian), to capture the county seat and further expand the influence of the uprising.

While suppressing the rebel army, Emperor Kangxi also dealt with corrupt officials in the area.

The matter came to an end, and at the end of June, Ms. Dong announced her pregnancy.

This was a rare piece of good news, and Emperor Kangxi was very happy for a while.

Lady Majia perhaps understood something, and had a heart-to-heart talk with the young emperor.

Soon, Lady Magiya regained favor!

Sherry had no time to compete for the emperor's favor; she discovered that the empress had extended her reach into the ministers' residences.

Her distraction led her directly to the emperor's men.

Sherry watched as the Queen sat high in the temple, observing the infighting among the crowd, occasionally stirring up trouble for one person and offering support for another.

But secretly, he was watching her child!

Sherry didn't do anything.

However, at Chenghu's birthday banquet, she made a hand seal, and a bolt of lightning struck the Empress directly.

The Empress fainted on the spot!

After the pin drop at the banquet, there were gasps and fear.

Soon, masters and shamans entered the palace.

I don't know what those people said, but the Emperor turned cold towards the Empress again.

Perhaps feeling guilty for doing something wrong, the Empress stayed by Chenghu's side every day.

Fearing that God would bring misfortune upon her son, she even built a small Buddhist shrine and copied scriptures and prayed for blessings every day.

He was especially humble and polite to Emperor Kangxi and the Empress Dowager.

However, Kangxi had no clue what he wanted to investigate!