Yin Tang's hasty escape instantly made him the laughingstock of his sisters-in-law.
Tong Wanyan put the jade pendant into her purse and handed it to Chunque to keep safe.
She joked, "With all these celebrations—the baby's third-day celebration, full-month celebration, first birthday, and so on—no wonder all the little ones are little millionaires."
Ulanara Fanghui and Dong'e Hailan agreed, as they had been through it all and would wait for their birthdays and the New Year to save up some money.
Hongsheng's full moon celebration came to a close amidst a joyous atmosphere.
Every few days, Shi Xiuzhu would go to the South Courtyard to chat with Tong Wanyan. They would talk about everything from poetry and literature to astronomy and geography, and occasionally embroidery, martial arts, calligraphy, or medicine. They would talk about whatever came to mind.
Tong Wanyan effortlessly responded to every topic Shi Xiuzhu mentioned, speaking eloquently and logically.
Within days, Shi Xiuzhu wished he could move his bed to the south courtyard, or sleep side by side with Tong Wanyan every night.
Previously, Shi Xiuzhu was only infatuated with Tong Wanyan's face and character, and admired beautiful things.
Now, she regards Tong Wanyan as a deity and praises her extensive knowledge and broad vision.
Taking advantage of this, Yinreng often pretended to be jealous, asking Tong Wanyan for kisses and hugs, thus gaining many benefits.
Perhaps because Shi Xiuzhu was somewhat useful, he did not explicitly forbid her from going to the South Courtyard.
You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. If Yinreng can't compete for favor with his own son, can't he compete with women for favor?
Tong Wanyan saw right through Yinreng's little scheme.
She found it quite amusing, but didn't expose it, and she and Yinreng went through the motions willingly.
Summer arrived before we knew it, and the Yuqing Palace and Qianqing Palace used the most ice. The Empress Dowager was old and sensitive to the cold, so she couldn't indulge in coolness in the summer, and therefore the Ningshou Palace used less ice.
Under the protection of their elders, the two chubby babies, Hongzhao and Tana, grew taller and fatter.
Yinreng personally visited each palace with gifts, first presenting the gifts and then threatening them, forbidding them from feeding Hongzhao and Tana snacks.
The people who provided the most pastries for Hongzhao and Tana were Emperor Kangxi and the Empress Dowager.
After investigating, Yinreng had no choice but to ask Tong Wanyan to talk to them.
Tong Wanyan said no, they couldn't compete with the love and affection of their grandparents.
No amount of reasoning can withstand the sweet, gentle coaxing of Hongzhao and Tana; they are no match for a single blow.
In the end, they could only be left to grow on their own. With the imperial physicians watching over them every few days, nothing could go wrong.
During the hottest part of summer, people start sweating profusely shortly after leaving a room with an ice basin.
However, Emperor Kangxi lay shivering uncontrollably before his desk, his lips turning purple and his eyes sunken. In severe cases, his entire body convulsed and trembled, and his limbs became uncontrollable.
When he first started shivering, Kangxi thought he had been catching a chill because he was tired from reviewing so many memorials.
Emperor Kangxi, who prided himself on his robust health, would not easily escalate minor health issues into serious illnesses.
It wasn't until Liang Jiugong noticed that there wasn't enough ink in the Duan inkstone and approached to grind the ink that he looked up and realized that Kangxi's symptoms were not right, and he panicked.
As the chief eunuch by Kangxi's side, whenever Kangxi had even the slightest problem, it was always because he hadn't served him properly.
The most serious offenses result in beheading, while the least serious offenses result in demotion and salary reduction.
Liang Jiugong was startled and said, "Your Majesty, this servant will feed you some hot tea to warm you up. Please rest against the pillows, and this servant will have someone summon the imperial physician."
Kangxi said weakly, "I am fine. Sending the imperial physicians over all the time makes it seem like I am unwell, which is not conducive to maintaining peace of mind in the court."
Liang Jiugong's voice became even more shrill with anxiety: "Your Majesty, you cannot hide your illness from medical treatment. It's not that I'm making a fuss, but your complexion is indeed not very good."
The imperial physician was summoned in haste, and upon seeing Kangxi's expression, he knew something was wrong.
Sure enough, after taking the pulse and examining the patient, the imperial physician confirmed his suspicions.
"Your Majesty, you suffer from chills and fever," the imperial physician said, kneeling down.
Malaria, also known as chills and fever, is colloquially called "shivering fever".
When the diagnosis was announced, both Emperor Kangxi and Liang Jiugong were thrown into a panic.
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