The palace has been very lively these past few days because it is the Emperor's birthday. So not only Qingxi Palace, but the entire palace is filled with joy.

"Your Majesty, Physician Zhao has arrived."

Just as Harigana got up, Leonardo DiCaprio's voice came from outside the door.

"Come in!"

Leaning back on the soft couch, I was listless and completely lacked energy. I couldn't muster any enthusiasm for anything, and I hadn't even looked at my favorite sketchbook lately.

"This servant greets Your Highness, the Noble Consort!"

Zhao Rongxi knelt on the ground. Starting from the second day of the cold war, Kangxi ordered Zhao Rongxi to come to Qingxi Palace every day to check his pulse and to report any abnormalities immediately.

Harigana did not refuse; war is war, but one's body is one's own.

"Get up!" he said, then stretched out his hand, waiting to have his pulse taken.

Although Granny Hu and Granny Su would check her pulse every day, they were imperial physicians, much better than the two of them, so it was better to be cautious.

"Your Majesty, your pulse is stable, but it should be within the next few days."

"Yes, I understand. Zhao Rongxi, I'll trouble you to stay at the Imperial Hospital these next few days. I only trust you."

After Harigana finished speaking, he asked Dulan to take a very small purse. Zhao Rongxi reached out and took it, but then realized something was wrong.

Inside were not silver coins, but silver notes.

"Your Majesty, this..."

Zhao Rongxi knelt on the ground, not daring to get up.

"Take it, you deserve it."

Harigana didn't really believe in Zhao Rongxi, but she felt that he was a somewhat magical person who could help her at crucial moments.

She had been seeing this person since she became pregnant; few others in the Imperial Hospital had seen him, so she chose Zhao Rongxi to watch over her during childbirth.

After he left and she ate some simple porridge, she took the embroidery basket from Dulan and sat quietly embroidering the little tiger hat in her hands.

Two children, one for each of them.

This was started when Harigana had some free time. One piece is already finished, and now only the tiger's whiskers are left to be done.

"Your Majesty, would you like some water? It's been a whole morning!"

Harigana nodded, tied the end of the thread into a knot, and a delicate and cute little tiger hat was embroidered.

She took the tea that Dulan offered her, but only drank a little bit to moisten her throat.

Now that her pregnancy is progressing further, she dares not eat or drink too much, and going to the toilet is really inconvenient.

"Dulan, bring in lunch!"

Harigana has been doing this for the past two days, eating and going to bed early. And since Kangxi is busy, the two of them definitely won't see each other.

"Your Majesty!"

Dulan wanted to offer some advice, but she didn't know what had happened, and she didn't know where to begin.

I wanted to ask, but I was afraid of upsetting Harigana again.

In short, she's been feeling really stifled these past two days.

"Okay! Go ahead! I'm fine!"

Dulan could only instruct people to prepare the meals, but he was extremely worried, and his dislike for Kangxi deepened once again.

The emperor, who used to want to kill her if she got even a little close, is now making her princess unhappy.

And even now, he hasn't managed to appease anyone. He's practically a useless emperor, utterly incompetent.

Lunch was quite plentiful. Perhaps because Harigana hadn't had a good appetite lately, Granny Hu specially went to the small kitchen to prepare two sour and spicy dishes.

"Granny Hu, this dish is delicious! And these pickled vegetables are delicious too."

Perhaps because she ate something with strong flavors, she did eat more than she had the previous two days.

"Your Majesty, my ancestors were from Sichuan Province. This is called Jianghu cuisine, but it has less chili in it. That is pickled vegetables. They are all specialties of Sichuan Province. If you like it, I will make it for you again later."

Harigana nodded quickly, put down his chopsticks and bowl, walked around the yard twice, and then went back to take a nap.

"Where is the Imperial Concubine?"

Emperor Kangxi felt that things couldn't continue like this. Harigana was already pregnant, and if she became too worried and her health deteriorated, he would regret it terribly.

Especially these past two nights, looking at her increasingly swollen legs and the medical records reported by Zhao Rongxi, he felt a little uneasy.

"Your Majesty, Her Highness has finished her lunch and is resting."

Dulan lowered her head and knelt by the door. The resentment on her face was too great, and she was afraid that if Kangxi saw it, it would cause trouble for her master.

Helpless, Emperor Kangxi quietly entered the inner palace.

Looking at the woman sleeping on the bed, he even wanted to wake her up, but in the end he didn't, because she was sleeping so soundly that he couldn't bear to disturb her.

"Dulan, take good care of the Imperial Concubine. When she wakes up, tell her that I will be back early tonight."

"Yes! This servant obeys!"

Dulan was practically rolling her eyes to the heavens. If you want to come back early, just come back early! What are you talking about? Do you expect your princess to stand at the door with her pregnant belly to greet you?

Emperor Kangxi was indeed extremely busy, dealing not only with matters on the frontier, but also with envoys and various matters related to his birthday celebrations.

Most importantly, there was that surprise I mentioned to Harigana before.

Li Dequan was secretly pleased. He hadn't expected the Imperial Concubine to be so persistent, ignoring the Emperor for two days.

Especially when he saw Kangxi eating a few bites of food hastily by himself in the Imperial Study, and then taking out a half-finished drawing and starting to scribble on it.

He looked even more serious than when he was reviewing memorials, which made Li Dequan click his tongue in amazement.

Harigana didn't sleep very well. After Kangxi left, she started having dreams.

A huge python was coiled up in a tree, but suddenly a small white snake appeared out of nowhere and started swaying back and forth on the python's body.

The python flicked its tongue, trying to bite the little white snake, but the little white snake nimbly dodged and quickly climbed onto the python's head. The python, angered, began chasing the little snake.

But the little white snake was very fast. After seeing her, it coiled around her ankle. The python saw her, retracted its forked tongue, and tilted its head to look at her.

For some reason, Harigana felt that he could see grievance and accusation in the python's eyes.

Looking down at the little white snake, I discovered it was sticking its head out and flicking its tongue at the python, seemingly as a provocation.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Harigana heard people calling her, but she just couldn't wake up.

The large python and the small white snake were both wrapped around her, and she felt like she couldn't breathe.

In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi, seeing that it was almost time, had just put down his pen and was about to leave when Li Dequan forcefully pushed the door open and rushed in: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is about to give birth!"