Emperor Kangxi was extremely busy with the previous dynasty, and when he learned that all his children were sick, he was so anxious that blisters appeared on his lips.

On the sixth day of the fifth month of the same year, Lady Magia gave birth to a daughter, who later became Princess Rongxian!

It was only after learning that she was carrying a daughter that the Empress stopped tormenting her.

Ma Jia was overjoyed to have both a son and a daughter.

She learned that her son was sick but was powerless to help!

She's in postpartum confinement, and her son is still at the prince's residence!

Meanwhile, Shirley took the fertility pill on the appointed day.

Two months later, Sydney announced the good news.

The Empress gritted her teeth in despair.

She eventually accepted her family's wishes, but insisted that she choose for herself.

The queen chose the daughter of a collateral relative, Hesheli Laishan, who himself did not hold any official position.

All that was outstanding was the beauty of Heseri.

The whole family was very happy to receive this honor.

Little Hesheli, who only dreamed of rising to the top in one step, never imagined that...

From the day she entered the palace and was examined by the Empress, she was completely childless!

"She's quite lovely! Ruoyun, why don't you stay with me for a few days?"

The Empress's face was full of affection.

Little Hesheli's shy demeanor was quite endearing.

He didn't notice the coldness in the Empress's eyes.

She's not crazy enough to choose a vixen to disgust herself.

In the following days, the entire palace knew about it.

The empress's cousin came to keep her company.

One day, when the concubines were paying their respects, they saw the young Hesheli woman beside the Empress.

Sherry remembered that this was the future Consort Xi.

I must say, she's much prettier than the Empress.

She was just as good as Ma Jia.

"This must be the Empress's cousin? She is truly as beautiful as a peach blossom!"

Lady Li didn't mind currying favor with the Empress.

Having been in the palace for so long, she's lost all her arrogance.

Every day, she and Lady Wang guarded their respective palace gates, eagerly waiting for the emperor.

But the Emperor only went a few times and then rarely went again!

They certainly gave generous rewards!

The Empress maintained a dignified demeanor while listening to Li's flattery, but inwardly she was filled with sarcasm.

Clan sister? She doesn't even deserve that title!

She was willing to let the young Hesheli enter the palace because this Hesheli was not the same as the other Hesheli.

The family's resources can only belong to her alone!

Soetu was quite pleased with her scheming; only a clever person could have a bright future!

Ulanara glanced at Little Hesheli and a slight smile played on her lips.

Who among those present didn't know?

This is the Empress seeking someone to secure her favor! Or rather, she's looking for a surrogate mother!

Sherry sat lazily to one side, her languid demeanor unconsciously exuding a touch of allure.

Wang Jiashi, sitting opposite, looked at Xue Li, seemingly lost in thought.

She lacked the dignified demeanor of a noblewoman; she looked more like a favored concubine.

However, Sherry always maintained a distant relationship with everyone, and was as taciturn as Niohuru!

The Empress usually only asked a couple of questions before ignoring them.

The straight men in the comedy duo have to be from the Ulanara clan and the Li clan.

A few days later, Emperor Kangxi took a concubine from the Hesheli clan.

Sherry could see the disbelief in Kangxi's eyes.

After all, the Empress had often told him things like "Holding your hand, we will grow old together" and "Though we are not a pair of phoenixes, our hearts are connected by a single thread of understanding."

He never expected the Empress would arrange someone for him!

All the special feelings Kangxi had for the Empress vanished from his mind.

Without Lady Ma's constant guidance, the Empress failed to notice the Emperor's complex emotions.

He didn't feel there was anything wrong with the Empress arranging people for him, but there was just an inexplicable awkwardness.

Later, when he went to Yikun Palace, he mentioned Xiao Hesheli a few more times.

This directly angered Sherry!

Sherry almost drained him dry, saying things like, "If I drain him dry, he won't have the energy to think about hurting her little heart..."

Kangxi immediately understood.

The empress didn't understand, but she kept drinking bowl after bowl of the fertility-enhancing medicine. A month later, the empress was overjoyed to find that she was pregnant.

Before she could even finish celebrating, the imperial physician who had examined her pulse reported back that Consort Zhaojia was also pregnant, and her pregnancy was not far off from Consort Zhaojia's!

Ma Jiashi, who had just finished her postpartum confinement, was even pregnant a month earlier than the woman she was expecting!

Zhongcui Palace once again drew the attention of the imperial harem!

Sydney admires Ma Jia; she's incredibly fertile, a typical example of someone with a high fertility rate...

However, the Empress sulked for a while but managed to cheer herself up. After all, the Emperor had only rewarded Lady Zhaojia, but he often came to keep her company.

It's just a piece of junk!

Emperor Kangxi was keenly aware of the importance that Han Chinese people placed on their eldest sons.

Therefore, he was full of anticipation for the Empress's pregnancy!

At the end of the year, the second princess summoned the imperial physician at night.

On December 2nd of the same year, the emperor's second daughter passed away.

Mrs. Dong cried her heart out!

Kangxi suddenly remembered what Shirley had said: "Kill less and accumulate more blessings."

I felt an inexplicable sense of frustration.

But this gave the army a break, and they began to devise a plan to sow discord.

In the first month of the thirteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1674), Saiyinchahun died.

As a result, the New Year celebrations were rather lackluster.

Lady Ma was heavily pregnant, and she grew more and more haggard each day, much to the Emperor's distress and helplessness.

He simply instructed the concubines in the palace to pray for the imperial heir!

The twins also pretended to be sick for a long time and didn't get better.

Emperor Kangxi then arranged for someone to become a shaman!

After a moment's hesitation, he called Li Dequan back.

He's the emperor; he wouldn't believe those things!

In the Empress's eyes, the twins were not far from death, so the Hesheli clan once again set their sights on Cheng Ti.

When Ulanara heard the news, her eyes were filled with coldness.

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