Emperor Kangxi quickly approached and helped her up.
Emperor Kangxi asked, "How is Consort Yi? Why hasn't she given birth yet?"
Wanwan said, “Your Majesty, since this is your first child and you are still young, the birth will take longer. You don’t need to worry.”
Kangxi said, "Hmm, it's good that there are no problems."
After saying this, Kangxi quickly paid his respects to his mother, saying, "Your son greets Your Majesty."
The Empress Dowager said, "Emperor, rise."
Wanwan said, "Your Majesty, have you had breakfast yet? If not, why don't we have some together?"
Emperor Kangxi "rushed over as soon as he finished court, and hadn't even had a chance to eat yet, so this is a good opportunity to have some together."
Wanwan said, "Listen to the wind, go and add another set of bowls and chopsticks."
The wind whispers, "Yes."
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After the three finished eating, they came out and waited for a short while. Then, the Empress Dowager from Cining Palace arrived.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang originally thought that the child would be born by morning.
However, when she woke up in the morning and asked Su Ma La Gu, she learned that the child had not yet been born. So after having breakfast, she continued to wait.
"How is Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang?"
Upon seeing Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang enter, a large group of people rushed to pay their respects.
Wanwan replied to the Empress Dowager, "The baby hasn't been born yet, but the situation is relatively good, and there haven't been any unexpected events."
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang sat down and waited with them for more than an hour before the good news arrived.
It is appropriate to say "Ah...".
Yi Changzai's shout was quite loud, startling the people outside, because for more than an hour, Yi Changzai's voice had been very soft, and sometimes it was even inaudible.
The midwife immediately brought the child out to announce the good news to the powerful figure in the harem.
The midwife said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations on the birth of a prince!"
Emperor Kangxi was overjoyed to hear that a son had been born. Although the child was given to the Empress Dowager for adoption, this also meant that the child would not have the right to inherit the throne.
Emperor Kangxi said, "Good, good, good. Quickly bring the child here so I can see him."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager immediately got up to check on the child.
The Empress Dowager looked at the tiny baby with some bruises on his body and asked the midwife, "Why is the baby like this?"
The midwife replied, "Your Majesty, the child has been in the womb for a long time, so it is a little bluish-purple, but it will disappear soon."
The Empress Dowager said, "So that's how it is."
Looking at the tiny bundle, the Empress Dowager felt not only joy but also the excitement of becoming a mother for the first time. Although he was her grandson, he was still just a child she was raising.
The Empress Dowager said, "Let me hold the child."
After taking the child from the midwife, the Empress Dowager carried the child to Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and said, "Auntie, look how cute this child is."
The smile on her face was impossible to hide.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang looked at the child in her arms and couldn't see anything cute about him. Not to mention the bruises on his body, the newborn child looked like a hairy monkey.
However, during this happy time, she didn't say anything else, only remarking, "She is indeed cute."
However, saying this is quite against one's conscience.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang said, "Alright, now that the child has been born, Xuan Ye, you can decide on a name for the child."
Emperor Kangxi had already decided on this name long ago.
After all, he was the child his mother was going to raise, so giving him a special treatment wouldn't be a problem.
Emperor Kangxi said, "Let's name him Yinqi."
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang did not refute it. As for the Empress Dowager holding the child, she felt no problem with him and thought that whatever she called him was fine.
However, the Empress Dowager was not a heartless person. She held the child for a while and then handed him over to a palace maid in Yikun Palace.
The Empress Dowager said, “Aunt, why don’t we wait until the baby is a month old before reporting to Cining Palace? After all, the baby has just been born, so it would be good for Consort Yi to rest for a month.”
Although the Empress Dowager liked children, she wouldn't separate the mother and child so soon after the child was born.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang had no intention of commenting on this, but Emperor Kangxi spoke up.
Kangxi said, "There's no need for the Empress Dowager. Just report to the Cining Palace. Otherwise, if she stays for a month, I'm afraid Consort Yi will..."
Although they didn't finish their sentence, they both understood what it meant. After a month of raising each other, their feelings deepened, and they became even more reluctant to part.
However, the Empress Dowager's adoption is a joyous occasion, and Consort Yi cannot show displeasure, which will make things even more difficult for her.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang said, "Xuan Ye is right. Let's take him directly to Cining Palace. We've already prepared the wet nurse and other nannies."
The Empress Dowager listened to the two of them talking and felt that whatever they said was fine. Even if Consort Yi came to Cining Palace to see the children in the future, she would not stop her.
The Empress Dowager said, "I'll listen to my aunt." The child had just been born when she rushed to Cining Palace, and that was the end of it. No one cared what Consort Yi thought.
Emperor Kangxi's "Advisory Visit to Proclaim Imperial Edicts"
Consultant's "suggestion"
"I, the Emperor, believe that the principles of governance begin with the selection of virtuous and respectful women. The virtues of women are manifested in their obedience and virtue, which truly benefit women. Therefore, I bestow upon you, Lady Guo Luoluo, the daughter of a distinguished family, a woman of noble birth and outstanding character. You are gentle, virtuous, and dignified, possessing the refined manners of poetry and propriety, spreading your pure fragrance throughout the land. Your conduct is exemplary, deserving of further favor. Now, by the grace of the Empress Dowager, I hereby confer upon you the title of Consort Yi. You shall be even more diligent and conscientious, leading the consorts in governing the inner palace, always maintaining humility and prudence, and repaying this new favor with the highest honors. Respectfully yours."
At this time, Consort Yi, or rather, Consort Yi, was naturally unable to come out to receive the imperial decree in person. Instead, her head maid received the decree on her behalf.
The palace maid, Yi Chang, said, "On behalf of Consort Yi, I thank Your Majesty."
After the child was born, the two servants from Cining Palace took the baby and left first, while Kangxi also took Wanwan back to Jingren Palace.
As for Consort Yi of Yikun Palace, when she learned that she hadn't even glanced at her child after it was born before taking it to Cining Palace, she felt a deep sadness that she could not express to anyone.
Consort Yi said, "If His Majesty really said that, I took my child away without even looking at him."
The head maid of Consort Yi said, "Your Highness, what you should do now is to take good care of yourself during your postpartum period. You will be able to see the Fifth Prince on the day of his one-month celebration after you finish your postpartum period."
Consort Yi's tears flowed uncontrollably. "I can't even see the child I gave birth to until the baby is a month old."
The head maid of Consort Yi said, "Your Majesty, you can't say that. It's a good thing that the Empress Dowager adopted the child. If you go to Cining Palace in the future, you'll see that the Empress Dowager won't stop you."
Consort Yi: "I understand."
Consort Yi, still unwilling to give up, asked again, "Was it really the Emperor who sent someone to take it away?"
Consort Yi's head maid knew that Consort Yi still cared about the Emperor, so she advised her, "Your Majesty, the Emperor's intentions are not wrong. If you raise the child for a month, your feelings will deepen, and you may not be able to part with him then. That would make things awkward between Yikun Palace and Cining Palace."
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