The brothers of the Tian family can probably only get along like this at this age.

"Ama, Ama~"

"Ama, Ama~"

The two little ones saw Kangxi from afar and began to call out.

Yinzhen led his younger siblings forward and bowed in greeting: "Your son greets Father Emperor!"

As Kangxi looked at the young Yinzhen, he felt a sense of pride, like a son growing up.

After all, the fourth child was the first child he had given birth to himself.

The feelings involved go without saying.

"Get up! Fourth Prince, are you very happy today?" Kangxi patted his head.

He had actually noticed the fear and helplessness on Lao Si's face in recent months.

But even the children of the imperial family will one day meet that day.

He was upset, but he just let things unfold as they would.

Seeing the snow pears under the eaves, as beautiful as lotus flowers in clear water, I felt a pang of inexplicable guilt.

Anyone else could stand by and watch, but the child's own mother couldn't sit still.

"The fourth prince is indeed happy today," the Imperial Noble Consort replied with a smile, helping Shi Liu down the steps.

Kangxi stepped forward to support her, while Xue Li shamelessly supported herself on the other side.

The three little ones followed behind.

Kangxi walked around and chatted for a while. When he suddenly saw Shirley on the other side, he felt that the scene was a bit strange.

The Imperial Noble Consort was already used to Shirley's intermittent bouts of madness and didn't say anything.

Sherry didn't think anything was wrong. After all, even if Kangxi had plenty of free time, would he have as much free time as she did?

She hasn't dressed up the three little ones yet today.

Kangxi looked at Xue Li with a somewhat complicated expression.

More self-aware concubines would usually leave on their own.

Not only did Xue Li remain firmly in her position, but almost all the food and supplies that the servants of Chengqian Palace prepared to supplement the nutrition of the Imperial Noble Consort ended up in her stomach.

Surprisingly, the Imperial Noble Consort wasn't angry; instead, she used some more.

This is why the servants in Chengqian Palace didn't dislike Shirley as much.

Finally, due to an urgent report from a minister, Kangxi hurriedly left.

Sherry was so happy that she pulled the three little ones into a dress-up game!

Yinzhen also liked it very much.

Because every time he finished changing, his mother couldn't help but laugh.

Sherry, on the other hand, kept kissing him like a pervert.

He was even happier when his younger siblings changed clothes together.

So the three little guys, with their very different styles, changed clothes and happily chased and played around.

The Imperial Noble Consort touched her belly, her eyes filled with anticipation.

From then on, Sherry remained steadfast.

Her dog had puppies, and Sherry held her fourth son and let him choose one, which would be temporarily kept in her palace.

After all, the Imperial Noble Consort is currently pregnant, and it is to avoid being framed by someone who takes advantage of the situation.

Yinzhen was very happy and went to check on it every day.

However, every time she visited, Sherry would take him and the twins to Chengqian Palace again.

The Imperial Noble Consort experienced physical discomfort during her pregnancy.

Occasionally, a few imperial concubines, such as Consort Xi and Consort Cheng, would bring their children along.

Other concubines also joined in the fun.

On several occasions, Shirley saw Consort Tong intentionally promoting one or two palace maids to serve Emperor Kangxi.

That makes sense. In the 21st year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1682), the palace held its triennial imperial concubine selection.

Emperor Kangxi first chose a consort for his eldest son, Baoqing.

As the Imperial Noble Consort was in charge of the inner palace, she felt obligated to share the Emperor's burdens.

Therefore, several beautiful palace maids were selected and put into consideration.

Consort Xi has not been favored by the emperor in recent years, but her personality has not been affected at all.

A master at livening up the atmosphere.

Among the palace maids to be selected was one whose temperament and personality were very similar to that of the deceased Consort Yi.

As everyone was talking, the topic naturally shifted to them, following the Imperial Noble Consort's suggestion.

Some were very well-behaved and dared not say much.

That Ms. Su was poised and confident, showing no stage fright whatsoever.

They started talking about storybooks with Consort Xi. Shirley got excited when she heard this, and since she knew the answer, she quickly joined the conversation.

Upon seeing Xue Li's reaction, Su became even more excited and began to speak eloquently and incessantly.

Among them are tales of the strange and supernatural, as well as stories of charming ladies and handsome scholars; after discussing male homosexuality, there are also stories of female homosexuality.

You know, it's not easy to perform a solo act.

However, Sherry would occasionally chime in with a comment, and Consort Xi was not to be outdone.

She had no children and spent the years passing the time in the palace reading storybooks.

The women were having a great time chatting.

The other concubines were sometimes surprised, sometimes shy, sometimes bursting into laughter, and sometimes speechless...

The Imperial Noble Consort seemed to be in good spirits, having someone to accompany her.

It wasn't until Consort Xi echoed Lady Su's story about a female demon and a young lady from a prominent family who were together that the conversation continued.

"That female demon, how embarrassing~" Consort Xi covered her face with her handkerchief and chuckled.

“Exactly!” Mrs. Su’s eyes sparkled.

"She pretends to be cute and innocent every day, pestering that young lady, acting all cute and coquettish~" Consort Xi said, spitting as she spoke.

"Hahaha, she even secretly touched that young lady's hand!" Madam Su was overjoyed.

"She even deliberately interrupted that young lady's appointment with her cousin; the three of them were quite amusing." Consort Xi became even more agitated.

"Yes, yes, she even secretly kissed that young lady!" Madam Su laughed heartily, completely unlike the charming and alluring woman everyone had imagined.

"And then how did you hook up with her?" Sherry couldn't help but laugh at their laughter. You should finish telling the story before you start laughing.

However, Shirley, too engrossed in her gaze, failed to notice that the Imperial Noble Consort in the main seat grew increasingly solemn as she listened, her face filled with surprise and uncertainty as she looked at Shirley's figure.

The Imperial Noble Consort was brainstorming ideas: "Sister? Touching hands? Acting coquettishly~"

The Imperial Noble Consort looked at Shiliu, who was serving her, in a panic.

Shi Liu looked even worse than her.

After all, the mistress and her servants had often gotten together to speculate about Consort Fu's sinister intentions.

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