Chapter 122 The Shameless Emperor
"Your Majesty, you truly don't give me even a moment's rest." As a woman who had given birth, Fanghua naturally had her own needs.
They were very open about their relationship, having lived two lives and knowing each other well. She had no intention of compromising herself, so the two were very compatible in this regard.
This is one of the reasons why, even when she and the Emperor were at odds, he couldn't bear to let her go.
"Your Majesty should pity me," Fanghua said, a clear hint of amusement in her eyes.
Kangxi kissed her red lips that were opening and closing, "I think the Empress doesn't need my pity. What the Empress needs is for me to work harder."
Another half hour passed, and this time Fanghua was also awake. Looking at the back of the person getting dressed and getting out of bed, she rolled her eyes in a very inelegant way.
"Is Your Majesty planning to visit one of your other sisters' palaces?" Fanghua teased Kangxi relentlessly, her words dripping with irritation.
Kangxi smiled wryly, shook his head, and turned around. "Fang'er, aren't you hungry? I'm starving after working so hard all afternoon."
Upon hearing this, Fanghua blushed, as if she were some seductive enchantress.
"I'm hungry, Your Majesty, I must also get up and have a meal."
She fooled around twice in the afternoon, and Kangxi didn't let her off the hook that night either. In any case, the two of them had a very enjoyable afternoon and evening.
Emperor Kangxi simply loved the way the Empress sat high above the clouds during the day and made all sorts of wild noises throughout the palace at night.
There weren't many women in the palace who could match his desires so well; the Empress was one, and the Imperial Concubine was another.
The Imperial Concubine wasn't like this before; she became bolder after her miscarriage.
This made him very happy and satisfied.
As for the Empress, they were a young couple and were quite open about certain things. The Empress had always satisfied him, but not as much as she had after giving birth.
Fanghua woke up at noon the next day, full of energy.
It's clear that she's been pampered to an extreme degree.
My mood was wonderful all day long.
Because the new concubine was staying in the Empress's palace, the Emperor exempted Fanghua from paying her respects the next day, allowing her to get a good night's sleep. She knew that the Emperor was giving her face.
Such an understanding emperor, she naturally couldn't let him lose face.
She immediately instructed Qiaoling to prepare a nourishing soup to serve as a token of her gratitude.
Fanghua miscalculated. She delivered soup for a day, and the emperor came to her palace for a night. Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the newcomer had not yet received the emperor's favor. Several ambitious concubines could not wait any longer.
"Your Majesty, Consort Sun and Consort Cao request an audience."
Fanghua was resting with her eyes closed, enjoying a rare moment of peace, when her peace was suddenly broken.
"What brings them here?" Fanghua asked without even opening her eyes.
"They say they've come to pay their respects to Your Majesty," Qiaoling said sarcastically, "but I'm afraid they're just here to curry favor." After all, the Emperor has been staying in Kunning Palace for the past two weeks.
Fanghua opened her eyes. "Ha, where do they get the nerve? Humph." Fanghua was always doing whatever she wanted, and these two dared to cause trouble, so she naturally wouldn't give them any face.
"Tell them to get back. They have no manners at all. They haven't even been to the emperor's bedchamber yet, and they're already paying their respects. Who gave them the nerve, Zhang Mama?"
Fanghua sat up straight. She never expected that these two people thought they could bypass her, the Empress, just by using the title of the Emperor's wet nurse.
They've really given them too much credit.
"It seems the Sun and Cao families haven't properly taught them manners. Go and find a few palace maids to teach them a thing or two, lest they fail to serve the Emperor properly."
Zhang Mama acknowledged the order and left, saying, "Yes."
Outside Kunning Palace—yes, they couldn't even get through the palace gates.
The two stood under the scorching sun, beads of sweat already forming on their foreheads. If it weren't for the maidservants helping them find shade, they would have both suffered from heatstroke.
Yes, it's that time of year again when it's the hottest.
She couldn't care what happened in other people's palaces, but her Kunning Palace was always the most comfortable place during the summer.
They assumed that, given their status, they would be among the first to be chosen to serve the emperor upon entering the palace.
But no one expected that the Emperor would enter the Empress's palace instead of the other palaces, which naturally made them anxious.
Before they entered the palace, their families had instructed them to support each other well, since they were related by marriage and considered half-sisters.
Having someone in the palace to help you is certainly the best thing.
The two were of one mind, and seeing that the emperor had not summoned any new concubines to his bedchamber for a long time, they boldly came to Kunning Palace.
They thought the Empress would summon them immediately out of consideration for their aunts and uncles.
They had been waiting for almost half an hour, but the gates of Kunning Palace had not been opened since the palace servants went in to report.
The two men naturally harbored resentment.
"Sister Cao, what do you think Her Majesty the Empress means by this?" Consort Sun finally couldn't hold back any longer and began to complain, "No matter what, you and I are relatives of the Emperor's wet nurse. Even if she doesn't care about the monk, she should at least care about the Buddha."
Sun's words startled Cao, "Sister, be careful what you say. How can we discuss the Empress? She is busy, and will summon us when she has time."
The Cao family was of a higher social standing than the Sun family, and Consort Cao was more knowledgeable than Consort Sun, knowing what could and could not be said.
Sun Yingyi curled her lips, looking completely unconcerned, "Her Majesty the Empress is the most benevolent; she won't hold it against you or me."
Consort Cao glanced around and saw palace servants standing not far away. She knew that they must have overheard her words.
It won't be long before Her Majesty the Empress finds out.
She shouldn't have come along.
Although my aunt was the emperor's wet nurse, she was still a servant. How could she talk about her master?
"Sister Sun, shut up! This is the palace, not home." She shouldn't have come. Alas, she miscalculated.
Consort Sun came from the Sun family, which was also a family of bondservantes, but it was not as prestigious as the Cao family. In addition, she did not grow up in the presence of the Sun family, so she was not as familiar with the strict rules of the palace as the Cao family.
Her face turned ugly after being told that.
Just because someone calls her "sister" doesn't mean they actually consider her their older sister.
Cao, being adept at reading people's expressions, naturally understood Sun's displeasure, but she remained silent.
No matter what Sun said, she didn't intend to respond; she didn't want to be implicated.
My aunt also said that her niece was the most well-behaved person, but this one is completely unruly.
They even dare to talk about their masters. Is this how the Sun family treats their servants?
It seems she needs to write a letter home.
"elder sister."
Just as Consort Sun was about to argue, the gates of Kunning Palace opened.
"Greetings to the two ladies. Her Majesty the Empress is busy and unable to see you. If you have nothing important to attend to, you may come to pay your respects after you have served her." Zhang Mama said with a smile and in a gentle tone.
But before she could say anything more, Sun Ying jumped out.
"Granny, have you informed Her Majesty the Empress that I am the niece of Sun Jia's wet nurse?" She thought this title would be very useful.
After all, her aunt was the emperor's wet nurse, and the emperor would reward her aunt handsomely every year. How could she, as the empress, possibly surpass the emperor?
Lady Sun believed that because of her status, the Empress would at least see her.
Unexpectedly, the Empress refused to see her, which naturally angered her.
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