Ever since Concubine Yi and Noble Lady Guo became pregnant, they have been living in seclusion.
On weekdays, he would not receive any visitors except Kangxi.
Because of Yinreng's thoughts, Kangxi already knew that Yipin was pregnant with a prince. He had been wondering what the reason was that Yipin had such a personality and sent her first son to be raised by the ancestor.
It was for this reason that Kangxi would occasionally visit the two sisters in the Yiku Palace.
In order to keep the benefits within the family, Concubine Yi took the opportunity to push out Dai Jia, who had always been out of favor.
Dai Jia was a timid person. She did not dare to act arrogantly after serving the emperor in bed, and she did not dare to talk back when teased by other concubines.
This look of hers made Concubine Yi feel upset.
Fortunately, in the current harem, the Imperial Noble Consort was confined to her house and her power was taken away, while Consort Hui was in control of the palace power and did not act arrogantly. If the high-ranking concubines did not put on airs, the lives of the lower concubines would naturally be easier.
For a time, the harem was calm.
However, no one knew who leaked the news. When Empress Xiaozhuang accidentally learned of Longxi's true condition, she fainted from crying. This frightened Kangxi and others so much that they hurried to the Cining Palace.
"Grandfather, please don't let anything happen to you. If anything happens to you, what will your grandson do?"
Kangxi sat by the bed, holding Xiaozhuang's hand and crying.
Xiaozhuang, who had just woken up, saw Kangxi's red eyes and asked with a choked voice, "Xuanye, is Longxi's illness real?"
Kangxi nodded, then thought that Xiaozhuang might faint again, so he quickly added a sentence.
"Don't worry, Grandmother. I've already made up my mind. In two years, when there are more princes, I'll let the Seventh Prince choose a child to adopt into Prince Chun's mansion."
Xiaozhuang blinked for a long moment, "Are you serious? That's your child, are you willing to give it up?"
Kangxi nodded without hesitation, "Seventh Brother is also my grandson's younger brother, so I will naturally let him go."
Longxi and Fuquan, who had just arrived, were also shocked when they heard this.
"Royal brother..." Longxi looked at Kangxi in disbelief.
"Good seventh brother, if I hadn't sent you out, you wouldn't have been hurt."
Longxi never expected that Kangxi would be so generous. For a moment, the two brothers hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Fuquan saw this and felt relieved.
This matter soon spread throughout the harem. The concubines in higher positions were naturally not afraid, but the younger concubines were very nervous, fearing that they would not be able to keep the child if they gave birth.
Xinzheku.
Uya and Wei were assigned to the same dormitory. They had just finished work and their hands and feet were frozen.
"Sister Wei, I heard that the Emperor wants to adopt a child to Prince Chun. Have you heard about this?"
Mrs. Wei, who was drinking hot water, blinked and said, "I have heard about it, but I don't know which prince will be adopted."
Wu Ya lowered her eyes and thought deeply, this might be an opportunity.
Time soon arrived on October 30th, Xiaosi's birthday.
Because the Imperial Noble Consort was still under house arrest, each palace only sent people to deliver gifts, and no masters went there in person.
Chengqian Palace seemed so deserted that when Yinreng and Yinzhi appeared in front of Tong Jia, she was a little dazed.
"Your Highness, Big Brother? Why are you here?"
After a moment of stunned silence, Tong Jia asked someone to serve tea.
Yinreng waved his hand to signal the palace servants to stop working, looked at Tong Jia and said calmly: "Today is Xiao Si's birthday. I will take Xiao Si to the Cining Palace to celebrate his birthday together."
Yinzhen nodded and added, "The other princes and princesses are also in the Cining Palace."
Tong Jia wanted to refuse. She didn't like others touching her child, even if the child was only adopted.
But since it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who said this, she had to think carefully about it.
"It's rare that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the eldest prince are willing to celebrate Little Fourth's birthday. Shushu, hold the Fourth prince and bring the wet nurse with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the Cining Palace."
Yinreng did not stay long. He left after seeing the wet nurse carrying the surging little fourth child.
Inside the Cining Palace.
Because of the previous incident with Prince Chun, Empress Xiaozhuang fell seriously ill. Although her complexion has improved, her body is still very weak.
Seeing a group of children playing in the hall, the old lady felt much happier.
Several children gathered together and were fascinated by Yinzhen's stories about Jiangnan. The second and third princesses had to take care of their younger brother from time to time and bring some tea and snacks to everyone.
Empress Xiaozhuang was very pleased to see this scene.
"Su Malagu, tell the emperor that dinner will be served in the Cining Palace and everyone will eat together."
Seeing that Xiaozhuang was in a good mood, Su Malagu also felt happy. She responded and went to pass on the message.
The third princess listened attentively, "Big brother, those pirates would actually try to trick Second Uncle?"
Yinzhen shook his head. "They weren't pirates. Some of our naval commanders were bribed by the White Lotus Cult, so they teamed up with the pirates to deceive Second Uncle."
The third princess pondered, "Second uncle is so good at fighting, how could he be fooled?"
Yinzhen nodded. "Second uncle was a formidable fighter, but there were many scholars in Jiangnan, and they were cunning and treacherous, so Second uncle was no match for them. It was only when Mingzhu and Suo Xiang went there that the matter was resolved."
Yinreng suddenly felt a little sorry for Prince Yu.
I guess Prince Yu didn't expect that there would be people in his own navy who would collude with the pirates. Otherwise, he would never have been fooled.
Now, Yinzhen has remembered this matter and tells everyone he meets.
Several children gathered together talking and laughing, and when Kangxi came in and saw this scene, he was also very happy.
He was really shocked and scared because so many children had died before.
Now these children have grown up healthily and are still so united and friendly, which really makes him feel gratified.
Both Kangxi and Xiaozhuang were in a good mood and enjoyed the meal very much, but it was a little late.
Xiaozhuang was afraid that the children would get sick if they were disturbed late at night, so she left them all in the Cining Palace and only let Kangxi go back first.
Kangxi originally wanted to go to the harem, but he had drunk a lot of wine today and didn't want to be involved with those women, so he took his people and walked towards the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
It was late autumn now and all the leaves had fallen.
As Kangxi was walking, he saw a man standing under a bare tree. He stopped and Liang Jiugong rushed over with his guards. After confirming who it was, he came back with a speechless look.
"Your Majesty, it is Wu Ya."
Kangxi frowned. Why did he meet her again? Did she move to another place to pray for blessings?
Before he could come up with an answer, Uya came over and knelt down in front of him.
"I pay my respects to the Emperor. I know today is the Fourth Prince's birthday, and I also heard that he was visiting the Cining Palace today. So I sneaked out of the Xinzheku, hoping to catch a glimpse of him on his way back to the Chengqian Palace."
Kangxi was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say. He just stared at the woman kneeling on the ground.
Leaning over, one could just see a section of Uya's exposed white neck, which looked exceptionally white and smooth under the moonlight.
Kangxi swallowed subconsciously and couldn't help but help Uya up. The moment their eyes met, he felt extremely anxious because of the burning sensation in his body caused by alcohol.
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