Tingfeng replied, "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true."
Emperor Kangxi said "Good, good, good" three times in a row.
"Advisor, go to Jingren Palace."
The advisor nodded and then flicked his whisk, shouting, "Prepare the carriage for Jingren Palace!"
Jingren Palace
"Your Majesty, you are pregnant. The Emperor shouldn't remember what happened before..."
Wanwan: "What happened before is in the past, and neither of us will mention it again."
Wanwan: "You are not allowed to mention it again."
Tingyu replied, "Yes, this servant understands."
Actually, Tingyu never understood why the Empress would put on such a show. Wouldn't it be better to have her own child?
Although she raised Yinzhen as her own child, if Yinzhen found out in the future, he might not necessarily treat Wanwan as his own mother.
Besides, Uya is not dead yet!
However, that's not necessarily true. So far, the two are getting along very well.
A voice came from outside the hall: "Qingqing".
Wanwan heard this from inside and was just about to get up from the chaise lounge when Kangxi entered.
Emperor Kangxi said, "Don't move, don't move, sit down."
Kangxi strode closer to Wanwan, put his hand on her, and looked at her belly.
Wanwan said, "What is Xuan Ye looking at? He's still just a bean; you can't see anything with him."
Kangxi smiled, but said, "Who calls their child 'beans'?" He then sat down next to Wanwan.
Wanwan is "less than two months old, and she's only the size of a bean."
Kangxi was somewhat helpless. Qingqing always seemed to speak her mind, and these words reminded him of the time when Qingqing was with Yinzhen.
While it's true that Qingqing dotes on Yinzhen, it's also true that she "teases" him.
Now that Kangxi realized that Yinzhen could crawl, Wanwan wrapped up all the sharp objects in Jingren Palace, especially in the East Annex Hall, Yinzhen's bedroom, and covered it all with carpets. Then she put Yinzhen on the carpets and let him roll and crawl as he pleased.
That's not all. The main problem is that Wanwan teased Yinzhen with toys, but the way she teased him didn't look like she was teasing a child; it looked more like she was teasing a dog.
Wanwan threw the toy over, and then Yinzhen crawled to get it.
Then Wanwan would throw it out again, and Yinzhen would crawl out to get it. Over time, although this improved Yinzhen's crawling skills, it seemed a little... umm.
Thinking of this, Kangxi decided not to say anything more, lest she treat the child the same way she treated Yinzhen after giving birth to the child.
Kangxi said, "Alright, now that you're pregnant, you shouldn't do those strenuous tasks anymore, and the concubines should also stop paying their respects."
Emperor Kangxi knew perfectly well why Wanwan chose to pay her respects on the first and fifteenth of each month; it was because Wanwan was too lazy to get up, and the first and fifteenth were the most basic days.
But now that there's an excuse, even if Kangxi didn't say anything, Wanwan would probably stop paying her respects.
Wanwan said, "Okay, then I'll have Tingyu and Tingfeng go to each palace to tell them that the greetings will be suspended for now."
When Wanwan said this, she couldn't hide the excitement on her face. After all, the time for paying respects was between six and seven o'clock, and Wanwan had set it for seven o'clock.
But she still has to get up early because getting ready is a hassle, especially getting her hair done.
Now that we have an excuse, why not use it?
Emperor Kangxi said, "It's convenient for you. If you don't want to get up early, you can have them stop until the child is born."
Wanwan said, "Xuan Ye, you understand me best."
Emperor Kangxi was somewhat helpless. If anyone in the entire Forbidden City was lazy, it was Wanwan. If she didn't pay her respects, she would sleep until noon. To be honest, he had never seen anyone sleep so much.
Kangxi said, "Alright, considering you're pregnant, what do you want? I'm in a good mood right now, so maybe I can grant your wish."
Wanwan: "Really? Really?"
"Yes, I am the supreme ruler, and my words are naturally lawful."
But Kangxi immediately replied, "It must be within a reasonable range, otherwise you shouldn't say anything at all." He was afraid that Wanwan would say something that he simply couldn't do.
For example, when raising Yinzhen, Kangxi also said something similar.
But Wanwan brought up something that Kangxi simply couldn't achieve.
Wanwan asked Kangxi to sing a lullaby to lull Yinzhen to sleep. Listen carefully, he really sang it, just like Wanwan sang.
It must be Emperor Kangxi.
His face looked like this: ⊙_⊙
My feelings are like this: ⊙_⊙
The movements are like this: ⊙_⊙
Kangxi: Is this something that someone would do?
What about my dignity?
Where is my face?
Don't you want it anymore?
If other servants heard or saw this, how could he possibly live in this world?
That's why Kangxi immediately added after saying that, to prevent Wanwan from asking him any more strange questions.
Wanwan said "Oh," and her expression changed from happy to a little aggrieved.
But then she suddenly remembered something and became happy again. "Then Your Majesty, please take me out of the palace in the future. It's too boring in the palace, and I have many properties. It would be good to go out and see the world, so that they won't cheat me."
Kangxi thought to himself, 'Fortunately, this problem is not too difficult to solve, and besides, he has taken Wanwan out of the palace before.'
Besides, he only leaves the palace every few days, so it's fine for him to take Wanwan with him.
Seeing that the problem was not difficult to solve, Kangxi immediately agreed, "Alright, after you give birth to the child, I will take you out of the palace."
Emperor Kangxi said, "Whether you want to go out and play, or you want to visit your field stations, I will grant your permission."
Wanwan said, "This is something the Emperor promised me, so I can't go back on my word later."
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