After carefully taking the Sixth Princess's pulse, the imperial physician bowed and replied to Emperor Yongzheng, "Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress, the Princess is in good health."

Yongzheng nodded in satisfaction and solemnly instructed the two nannies: "From now on, you must serve the Sixth Princess and Consort Ning with utmost care and not be negligent in the slightest."

The two nannies understood the meaning of Yongzheng's admonition and quickly bowed solemnly, replying, "These servants will certainly serve the Sixth Princess and Consort Ning with all their might."

Yongzheng waved his hand and continued, "The Sixth Princess is still young. Take her back to her inner room."

"Yes, Your Majesty," the two matrons replied with a bow.

That's right, these two nannies were also specially arranged by Emperor Yongzheng to serve Consort Ning.

Emperor Yongzheng had just warned the two of them not to be negligent just because Consort Ning gave birth to a princess instead of a prince.

Then Yongzheng said to the Empress, "Empress, it is time for dinner now. I will go to Fengqingyueming to have dinner with you."

The Empress felt a warmth in her heart, her serene eyes slightly raised, and she nodded gently.

Then, surrounded by a group of servants, Emperor Yongzheng and the Empress moved together to a place with clear skies and bright moonlight.

Watching the departing figures of Emperor Yongzheng and the Empress.

Ituma Shushu kept a straight face, but in her heart she thought: It seems that the "Return to the Past Spray" is working very well, and her method of not stopping the administration of the drug was correct.

However, something must have happened that caused Yongzheng's attitude to change.

After all, the human heart is often the most complex thing, and it cannot be completely controlled by a single medicine, let alone by an emperor like Yongzheng.

The mind of an emperor is often unfathomable. From the beginning, I never thought that the "return to the past spray" would guarantee success. I could only persist in administering the medicine and wait for the slightest chance of Yongzheng's change of attitude.

Consort Qi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant; the light in her eyes dimmed slightly, and the emotions within them were complex and difficult to discern.

Consort Xi and Consort Yu also looked unwell, and they couldn't help but exchange a glance, both with complicated expressions.

The other concubines in the harem had long heard about it, and some had even occasionally witnessed the emperor and empress interacting.

About a year ago, the relationship between the emperor and empress, for some reason, gradually changed from the traditional royal family's respectful and courteous way of getting along to the way of an old married couple in an ordinary family.

Therefore, none of the concubines in the harem were too surprised to see the emperor and his concubines leaving together.

However, the concubines in the harem were also skilled at reading people's expressions. Seeing that Consort Qi, Consort Xi, and Consort Yu all looked unhappy, everyone fell silent for a moment, and no one was so tactless as to step forward.

Finally, Consort Qi broke the silence first, saying softly, "I'm a little tired, so I won't stay any longer."

After speaking, Consort Qi left the main hall with the help of her maids.

Then, Consort Xi's eyes flickered, and she teased Consort Yu, "Consort Yu, would you mind having dinner with me later?"

Consort Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Then I shall accept your offer without further ado. Let's move on now."

Consort Xi smiled slightly and said, "Alright, please, Consort Yu."

After Consort Xi finished speaking, she and Consort Yu left the main hall chatting and laughing.

Seeing that Consort Xi and Consort Yu had left, Consort Jing turned to Consort Qi and said softly, "Consort Qi, let's go back to the palace too."

Consort Qi nodded, and the two left together.

At this moment, Consort Yun approached Ituma Shushu with a smile and said, "Sister Shufei, Sister Yufei, why don't we travel together for a while?"

Ituma Shushu quickly shook her head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Consort Yun, but I am a little thirsty and would like to have a cup of tea before I leave."

Consort Yu replied softly, "Consort Yun, you should return to the palace first. I want to stay and check on the Sixth Princess and Consort Ning."

Consort Yun raised her arched eyebrows slightly, revealing a faint smile, and said softly, "In that case, I'll take my leave now."

Ituma Shushu did not speak, but simply nodded.

Knowing that Consort Shu was not fond of speaking, Consort Yu had no choice but to speak softly to Consort Yun herself, saying, "Then Consort Yun, please take care."

After Consort Yun left the main hall, Ituma Shushu immediately ordered the palace maids to serve tea, as she insisted on drinking it before leaving.

Consort Yu hurriedly followed the palace maid beside Consort Ning to visit the Sixth Princess and Consort Ning.

Meanwhile, the other concubines in the harem also began to leave one after another.

After returning to Qingyun Yaxuan and finishing her daily tasks, Ituma Shushu went back to her bedroom to rest, attended by Luoye and Zhiqiu.

She lay on the bed and opened "Dawn Mall".

Ituma Shushu found no surprises on the virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall".

She sighed. Well, now she could only accept reality. Consort Ning giving birth to the Sixth Princess only added one year to Emperor Yongzheng's life.

Ituma Shushu used her mind to create a small hand and pressed the light pink button.

At this moment, she scanned it closely and saw:

[Yongzheng]

Lifespan: 3 years and 10 months

Lifespan cannot be exchanged for vitality points.

Ituma Shushu looked at Yongzheng's lifespan of "3 years and 10 months" and fell into deep thought. Now, the Seventh Prince Hongzhao is almost three and a half years old. In three years and ten months, the Seventh Prince Hongzhao will also be almost seven and a half years old.

At that time, the Seventh Prince Hongzhao had already moved to the Princes' Residence and had been studying in the Imperial Study for more than a year. He was beginning to adapt to boarding life.

The Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan are now one year and three months old. In three years and ten months, they will be five years old, and in another year they can move to the Princes' Residence.

Then the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan will be able to keep their elder brother Hongzhao company.

Thinking of this, Ituma Shushu couldn't help but breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Now that she is Consort Shu, if Emperor Yongzheng passes away in three years and ten months, and whichever of the three princes—the Third Prince Hongshi, the Fifth Prince Hongli, and the Sixth Prince Hongzhou—ascends the throne, she will be granted the title of Dowager Consort Shu.

She was now Consort Shu, and a Consort Shu with three sons, not just an unknown concubine in the harem who was lucky enough to give birth to a seventh prince.

The new emperor could not easily take over any of the princes under the name of Consort Shu to raise personally in order to show the deep affection between the royal brothers.

Most importantly, within a year of Yongzheng's death, it would be difficult for the new emperor to make any new moves.

A year later, the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan were able to live in the princes' quarters and attend school in the Imperial Study.

Then the three brothers will have company, and since they pose no threat to the new emperor's throne, the new emperor will likely take care of them to show the brotherly bond within the royal family.

In this way, Hongzhao, Zhaoxu, and Hongxuan wouldn't be so easily bullied by the new emperor's princes while living in the princes' quarters.