"Your Majesty, please rest and recover well. You will become Empress Dama in a few months!"

Sumalagu's words only made things worse, as they made Bumbutai even angrier!

"Who cares? This isn't my first time being Empress Dama, what's there to be happy about?"

Bumbutai felt sad when she thought about how Kangxi had kept Harigana's pregnancy a secret. Now that she was three months pregnant and the pregnancy was stable, he had finally told her. He really had kept it very secret.

Sumalagu was momentarily speechless at the Empress Dowager's words, unsure of what to say!

Regardless of whether the emperor was happy or not, he always made Xuan Ye favor Mongolian concubines. Wasn't it because he wanted a child with Mongolian blood?

Now that the woman from the Borchijin tribe is pregnant, the Empress Dowager actually said she doesn't care!

If Sumalagu still couldn't see what was wrong with the Empress Dowager at this point, then she would truly be a complete fool!

However, knowing this is one thing, but she absolutely cannot say it aloud. She is merely a servant; if she were to guess the thoughts of her superior, no matter how loyal she is, she would be suspected of having ulterior motives!

Yonghe Palace

Consort De was in a slightly better mood. She felt that the Emperor was still young, so now was not the time to rush things!

Even if she really wanted to fight for that position, she had to raise her two sons. Having two sons by her side would make it much easier to do whatever she wanted.

Most importantly, she needed to act quickly to sterilize that woman. Then, even if the emperor favored her greatly, she would be a useless concubine without children.

With this in mind, Consort De's mood improved considerably, so for the past two days she devoted herself to Yinzhen and Yinzuo, and the relationship between the three of them became much more harmonious.

But just a few days after she recovered, Emperor Kangxi issued an imperial edict, not only forbidding them from going to the Imperial Garden, but also restricting their expenses.

None of these messages are the most important. The most important thing is: Consort Kang is pregnant!

That wretched woman from the Borchijin tribe is pregnant. That's all she knows. She doesn't know how many months pregnant she is, when she found out, when she will give birth, or whether it's a boy or a girl!

In an instant, she fell from heaven to hell. Her hands and feet went numb, and she didn't even respond when Yinzhen and Yinzu called her. She went straight back to the inner palace and refused to see anyone.

The one who was most heartbroken was Consort Hui!

She had always believed she held a special place in the Emperor's heart, that she was different from everyone else. But now it seemed she was no different from the others!

The entire court and the imperial harem were utterly shocked by Kangxi's imperial edict.

The next day, the remonstrating official openly submitted a memorial in the imperial court, asking Emperor Kangxi to withdraw the imperial edict.

"You advisor! Are you implying that I have done something wrong?"

Although the remonstrating officials were very bold, they would never admit to saying that the emperor was wrong, even if it meant their death!

"Your Majesty is wise, that was not what I meant!"

"That's not what I meant! That's not what I meant! You want me to retract the imperial edict? What, do you think imperial edicts are a joke?"

Before the remonstrating officials could explain, Emperor Kangxi directly rebuked them.

For a moment, the remonstrating official didn't know how to address the matter. Could he say that he was just afraid that such an imperial edict would make the entire Qing Dynasty think that the emperor was petty, and that it wouldn't sound good if word got out?

"Do you all also think I've done something wrong?"

As soon as Kangxi spoke, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please forgive us!"

He knew this would happen when he issued the imperial decree, so he wasn't really angry, but he just looked very upset.

"I am the Son of Heaven, the master of this vast Qing Dynasty, therefore I am responsible for the people of this Qing Dynasty!"

After Kangxi finished speaking, he slammed the memorial down. The official who was closest to him picked it up with trepidation, glanced at it, and then handed it to the official next to him without saying a word.

They read through the memorial in twos and threes, and no one dared to make a sound.

"Finished reading? Tell me! How should this be resolved?"

The Minister of Revenue was heartbroken, realizing that the national treasury had to foot the bill again!

......

Harigana has been under Emperor Kangxi's watchful eye these past few days, being forbidden from eating this and that, which has made him so angry he wants to hit someone!

"Granny, we're having hot pot for lunch today!"

In her drowsy state that morning, she heard Kangxi say that he wouldn't be back for lunch! She was a little sleepy, so she responded briefly, turned over, and fell asleep.

After having breakfast, she realized she hadn't misheard! Emperor Kangxi really wouldn't be back for lunch, so she quickly asked Dulan to prepare.

But Dulan, that little traitor, agreed so readily, yet she actually brought Hu Mama and Su Mama in with her!

Seeing the three people's serious expressions, she swallowed hard and then said the sentence she had said earlier without much confidence.

"Your Majesty, you may have hot pot!"

Granny Hu's words were like heavenly music. She was about to suggest adding more spice when she heard, "But it can't be too spicy, or you'll get a sore throat and pimples, and when you go to the toilet..."

"stop!"

Harigana quickly raised his hand to stop Granny Hu from continuing, as she might lose her appetite in a little while!

Besides, aren't people in ancient times said to be very reserved? How come they say such things now without batting an eye!

"Granny Hu, do as you say. It doesn't need to be very spicy, just enough to give me a taste!"

Then, a pot of what seemed like a simple, bland soup was brought out.

However, compared to the hot pot she had before, this is definitely a spicy hot pot. After all, the hot pot she had last time only had dried chili peppers floating on top!

Although this meal wasn't the most satisfying, it was still the most comfortable meal I've had in a while!

"Your Majesty, someone from the Imperial Household Department has come to take your measurements. The clothes you had before were all autumn wear, and now they want to make winter clothes for you!"

Seeing that Harigana was a little dazed after finishing her meal, Dulan quickly went up to wake her up.

Before this, Kangxi had always looked down on her. But ever since he discovered Dulan's usefulness, his gaze toward her has become much kinder these past few days.

"Dulan, can you tell them to come back later? Your beautiful princess wants to sleep!"

Harigana didn't even open his eyes, just waved his hand, wanting to sleep quietly for a while!

"Beautiful princess, you just ate so much meat. If you don't exercise, you'll definitely get fat!"

Dulan had previously disliked listening to Kangxi's words, because he was always trying to steal the princess from her!

But ever since they discovered that the princess was greedy for food, sleepy, and didn't like exercise, the two of them inexplicably started to reconcile.

Every time Emperor Kangxi left Qingxi Palace, he would instruct Dulan to take good care of Harigana and not to indulge her whims, otherwise it would harm her health.

Now that's settled, Dulan is taking extra precautions when she hears that it might harm her princess's health.

"Dulan! You're so annoying!"

Harigana squinted, though she really didn't want to talk to her, she just couldn't accept the fact that she had gained weight.

"Beautiful Princess, isn't this what His Majesty ordered? Please consider it as a sign of your concern for this servant!"