When Kangxi saw that Wanwan had woken up, he wanted her to help him get up.
But he was clearly overthinking it; Wanwan wouldn't get up.
Emperor Kangxi said, "From today onwards, you are my wife. Shouldn't you get up and serve your husband?"
Wanwan called out sweetly, "Xuan Ye~". That "Xuan Ye" was uttered with great difficulty, taking many twists and turns.
This directly forced Kangxi to surrender. "Alright, alright, go to sleep."
Wanwan looked satisfied and said, "Thank you, Xuan Ye. I knew Xuan Ye was the best to me. Mwah!"
Kangxi was completely immune to Wanwan's frequent expressions of love (kissing) towards him. This was because it wasn't just a gesture of affection; Yinzhen received even more kisses in return.
Originally, Wanwan planned to take a nap, but she couldn't fall asleep after closing her eyes. So she pulled back the bed curtains and watched Kangxi get dressed to go to court, while she remained motionless on the bed. But she felt that being an emperor wasn't so good after all.
'Although my status is not as high as Kangxi's, I live a much more comfortable life than Kangxi.'
As for Emperor Kangxi, not only did he have to work such long hours every day, but he also had to earn money to support Wanwan. Thinking of this, Wanwan was even happier.
After Kangxi finished dressing, he saw Wanwan staring intently at him, and then walked to the bedside and sat down.
He began by instructing Wanwan, "Today is your first time paying respects as an Imperial Noble Consort. After that, you will go to Cining Palace to pay respects to the Ancestor and the Empress Dowager. It may be a little late, so you must have breakfast before going out. I will eat at Qianqing Palace after I finish court."
Do you know?
Since she had come to her senses last night, Wanwan has become more and more at ease. "Alright, I know, my steward, hurry up and go to court, or we'll be late."
After saying that, he pulled Kangxi by the neck and leaned down to kiss him on the lips.
"You should go to court soon; I've remembered everything you said."
Seeing that Wanwan still looked like a child, Kangxi kissed her collarbone and then said nothing more before getting up to attend court.
Yes, you read that right, it's her collarbone. Because after they finished yesterday, Wanwan usually wears a modern version of a camisole nightgown that she had Tingyu and Tingfeng make, which makes it easier for Kangxi to do *that*.
After Kangxi left, Wanwan closed her eyes and dozed off for a while longer before having Tingyu and Tingfeng help her get up.
After all, today is different from the past. It is Wanwan's first time paying respects after being conferred the title of Imperial Noble Consort. Her attire must be solemn, so the dressing time should be longer than before.
Let's get up early and get ready.
But when they got up, washed up, and started getting dressed and putting on jewelry, Tingyu and Tingfeng were in complete agreement.
Wearing a bright red phoenix robe, along with the Empress's unique Eastern Pearl and phoenix crown, Wanwan adorned herself with all these ornaments.
In Tingyu Tingfeng's eyes, today should be a day to give all the concubines in the harem a warning; they cannot lose their dignity.
When Wanwan saw these items, which exceeded the regulations for an Imperial Noble Consort and were items used by the Empress, she was not very surprised. This was because the ceremony for bestowing the title of Imperial Noble Consort upon her by Kangxi was exactly the same as the ceremony for establishing the Empress, so naturally, she was more generous with these small items.
So, without any embarrassment, Wanwan put these ornaments, which were a unique symbol of the empress's status, directly on her body and head.
As for her face, Wanwan's face was already stunning even without any makeup.
Half an hour had passed by the time everything was tidied up. Knowing that there would be a lot to do this morning, Tingyu had already instructed the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
As an Imperial Noble Consort (actually the Empress), her dietary treatment was elevated to a higher level. Although Wanwanwa's previous rank was not low, there was still a significant difference between the Empress and a Consort.
In the mornings, Wanwan usually eats what she likes: shredded chicken rolls, braised duck in broth, stir-fried shredded chicken with spinach, winter bamboo shoot hot pot, bird's nest roasted duck and roasted pork hot pot, roasted duck shreds, salted pork, pheasant and melon platter, southern side dishes… (all of the above are breakfasts that Emperor Qianlong ate). Of course, besides these, there's Wanwan's favorite soy milk, freshly ground. Add a bowl of eight-treasure porridge, and that's Wanwan's breakfast—quite lavish, but the taste might not be as good as the names suggest.
However, it was only for this one day. Wanwan was still used to the meals prepared by Zhu Yu. Today was Wanwan's first breakfast after being promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, so it should be taken seriously and a lot of food was served.
There probably won't be so many in the future.
As mentioned before, Wanwan doesn't just eat breakfast; she doesn't have the habit of being waited on by anyone when she eats anything. So she just picks out whatever she wants to eat, and a breakfast is finished in less than 15 minutes.
While having breakfast, Tingxue told Tingyu from outside that the concubines of the harem had come to pay their respects to the Imperial Noble Consort.
However, since Wanwan was having breakfast, Tingyu told Tingxue to ask them to wait a moment.
Tingxue came out and bowed to Consort Tong. "Your Highness, Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses, Her Highness the Imperial Noble Consort is having breakfast. Please wait a moment."
Wanwan was a newly appointed Imperial Noble Consort by Emperor Kangxi, and the ceremony for appointing an Imperial Noble Consort was no different from that for establishing an Empress, so they did not dare to cause trouble in Jingren Palace, not even Consort Tong.
After hearing Tingxue's words, Consort Tong did not say anything, but sat down in the upper left seat to wait. Seeing that no one spoke, Consort Hui had no choice but to reply.
"The Imperial Noble Consort is having her meal. We concubines will wait a moment."
Afterwards, Consort Rong, Consort An, and others also said similar things.
So we waited quietly.
However, it seems that some people still don't understand the situation. One such person is Consort Xi, of the Hesheli clan. Consort Xi considers herself the late Empress's sister and treats the young Crown Prince Baocheng as her aunt. So, she came to ruin the atmosphere at this time.
"After all, the Imperial Noble Consort is not the Empress. How can she keep us concubines waiting for too long?"
"If Your Highness the Imperial Noble Consort cannot enjoy the blessings of being an Imperial Noble Consort, then you may simply cancel the greetings. Why make your concubines suffer for the sake of your own prestige?"
It must be said that Consort Xi was indeed a person with unclear understanding. Consort Xi thought that the late Empress was her sister, and that after Empress Niohuru died, she might become Empress. But obviously, she was overthinking it.
After Empress Niohuru's death, Emperor Kangxi never considered establishing another empress. In order to manage the harem legitimately, he would have to select an Imperial Noble Consort. These two people were either Wanwan or Consort Tong, and it was absolutely impossible for her to be from the Hesheli clan.
It would be good enough if Emperor Kangxi didn't hate the late empress to death, but he still wanted to make the late empress's sister the empress.
I have to say, Consort Xi has a really big face (┯_┯).
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