Since Wanwan was in confinement after childbirth, Emperor Kangxi naturally could not stay overnight. So he spent some time with Wanwan at Jingren Palace during the day before leaving.
Wanwan, on the other hand, continued her postpartum confinement period.
The fifth day of postpartum confinement.
She felt that she had no will to live.
Wanwan: "Tingyu, is it really not okay to take a shower? But I feel so uncomfortable right now, I feel like my body is covered in a layer of dirt."
Although Wanwan wanted to take a bath, Tingyu and Tingfeng definitely wouldn't agree. What woman takes a bath six or seven days after giving birth? It's easy to leave lasting health problems.
The tenth day of postpartum confinement.
Wanwan said, "Listen to the rain, I'm telling you, if I don't wash my hair soon, it'll be so oily it'll get tangled up."
Wanwan said, "Maybe in a month, my hair will be like felt."
Wanwan truly loathed the idea of postpartum confinement.
I can't take a bath or wash my hair.
I thought it would be nice to live a life where I don't lift a finger and have everything done for me, but if I don't move around, I won't be clean, especially after giving birth and sweating a bit.
She feels like she's gone bad.
Wanwan's protest was quite strong this time, so Tingyu Tingfeng came up with a solution and found a kind of oily medicinal herb that looked like small granules.
After placing the hairpin on your head, comb it with a comb. After combing it several times, your scalp will feel much cleaner and fresher.
Wanwan liked this method immediately after using it once, and found it to be quite good.
During my postpartum confinement period, I combed my scalp every two days, and each time I finished, I felt like my scalp felt two pounds lighter.
On the 15th day of postpartum confinement.
Wanwan: "Ah...no, I need to take a shower, I need to take a shower. I feel like I could scrub off two pounds of dirt from my body. If I don't take a shower soon, I'll not only smell bad, I'll stink."
Wanwan said, "Go listen to the rain and the wind, and quickly prepare water."
Tingyu said, "Your Majesty, please bear with it a little longer. You'll be out of confinement in half a month. If you really can't bear it, you can wait a few more days."
Wanwan said, "No, I can't take it anymore. It's been half a month already, and in these half a month I haven't even dared to wipe it properly, and you won't let me wipe it either."
The main concern was listening to the rain and wind, and not daring to wipe Wanwan's body for fear of her catching a cold or developing postpartum ailments that would be difficult to treat.
Wanwan said, "I already sweat a lot after giving birth, and it's been half a month now. If I don't take a shower soon... I can't take it anymore."
Tingfeng said, "Your Majesty, please wait a few more days."
Listening to the rain, "Yes, Your Majesty, let's wait a few more days, at least... at least... more than twenty days, before we wash."
Wanwan: "Heh, I can't wait even one more day. You two hurry up and prepare some water for my bath, then close all the windows and doors, seal it up. Don't worry, I definitely won't catch a cold."
Wanwan: "Go now, and don't argue."
Listening to the rain, "Your Majesty..." Let's wait a few more days.
Before Tingyu could finish speaking, Wanwan got angry. She knew her own body was perfectly healthy.
And she's been holding back for half a month already. She listened to their advice the previous times, but now she really can't take it anymore.
Wanwan's tone immediately changed, "Who is the Empress here, you or me? You think I can't boss you around anymore?"
Wanwan: "How about I give you my position as Imperial Noble Consort?"
When Tingyu and Tingfeng heard this, they knew that Wanwan was angry, and they didn't dare to argue back.
Listening to the rain and the wind, she immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, saying, "This servant dares not."
Wanwan: "Really? You really don't dare?"
Listening to the rain and the wind, still no reply, Wanwan continued.
Wanwan said, “Within my permission, my servants may speak to me and offer me advice. But there is one thing I must remember: I am the master, and you are the servants. If you dare to disobey my orders again, you may go back to the Wanyan family. I cannot afford to have such noble servants as you.”
Wanwan said, "Also, you two have been with me the longest, so you should know my temper. I don't like servants who act on their own initiative. You can advise me, and I can choose to listen or not, but you cannot contradict my orders or go against my will."
Wanwan said, "This is a one-time thing. If there is a next time, you two can go back to where you came from."
Listening to the rain and the wind, "Yes, this servant will go and prepare it right away."
Wanwan's words startled Tingyu and Tingfeng. Both of them were servants of the Wanyan family and had lived a good life with Wanwan since childhood.
After entering the palace, she became the head maid of the Imperial Noble Consort, and her life was better than that of some concubines and even some unfavored noble ladies.
However, if they are sent back to the Wanyan family, once the Wanyan family finds out the reason, they will definitely not live well.
After Wanwan threw a tantrum, they finally realized that it wasn't that they didn't know Wanwan's temper.
They also knew that Wanwan didn't like servants making decisions for their masters without their consent.
Perhaps it's because Wanwan hasn't lost her temper much in the past few years that they've gradually become more relaxed.
But after this experience, the two of them realized that the Imperial Noble Consort was not only accompanied by the two of them.
Not to mention that Tingxue and Tingshuang have been trained well and can stand on their own, they could even find another family to have children with from the Wanyan family.
Once they understood, the two immediately changed their minds and went to prepare bath water for Wanwan. They also instructed people to seal the windows and doors and to use cloth to block the wind in the side room.
As for Wanwan, she just wanted to warn Tingyu and Tingfeng not to overstep her bounds and make decisions for themselves, even if it was for Tingyu's own good.
To reiterate, she dislikes servants who make decisions for their masters, even if the servant is doing so for the master's good.
Wanwan also noticed that Tingyu and Tingfeng seemed more relaxed in front of her in the past two years, but this was not what she wanted to see.
After coming into this world, she actually retained some modern ideas, but she never thought that a master could be on equal footing with a servant.
Moreover, if a servant can act on behalf of his master, bypassing the master himself, then what is the point of the master's existence?
She feared that if she allowed Tingyu and Tingfeng to continue with this kind of thinking, something might go wrong in the future.
Especially if he does something without her knowledge, and catches her off guard, all his plans will be disrupted.
So, starting from the fifth day of Wanwan's postpartum confinement, she already had this idea, and today she took action because this time period was quite suitable.
More importantly, I want them both to know that even if they are doing this for my own good, they still have to listen to me. If they don't listen, I can replace them at any time. They are not the only ones, nor are they irreplaceable.
I feel so awful. My throat is hoarse, and I feel weak and powerless.
I want to remind everyone again to take precautions.
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