Chapter 15 Husband and Wife with Different Hearts
Fanghua was discussing with Xiaofeng about letting it go to Majia's place for a while, and Xiaofeng was about to refuse when the sound of people asking for a meal came from outside.
"His Majesty has arrived."
This caught Fanghua and Xiaofeng completely off guard.
Fanghua immediately had someone come and help her out to greet the emperor.
Xiao Feng stood on her shoulder.
Xiao Feng loathed this emperor from the bottom of her heart. If it weren't for him, she and her master wouldn't have ended up like this.
When Kangxi entered, he saw the Empress, heavily pregnant, being helped toward him. "Empress, don't move. Your pregnancy is progressing, and you won't be able to follow these rules anymore."
The emperor stepped forward to help the empress, his eyes filled with pity and tenderness.
But he forgot that he had slept in another woman's bed last night, and his current affection was truly laughable.
Fortunately, Fanghua didn't care about these things. In her previous life, she might have cared, but now, she felt no affection whatsoever.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I do find it difficult to bend over right now." Fanghua wouldn't stand on ceremony with him. Since he had spoken, she naturally had to accept his kindness.
Kangxi didn't mind these things and helped her sit on a soft couch nearby. "You are too particular about rules. When it's just the two of us, husband and wife, we don't need to follow so many rules." Kangxi was very satisfied with the Empress's understanding.
He gently touched her stomach, feeling a little worried. Thinking about what he had found out, he felt a pang of sadness.
I can't figure it out, and I can't understand why my grandmother did this.
She was the one who chose the Empress back then. Sony is dead, and he also needs a legitimate son. Why should the Empress Dowager do this?
However, no matter what, the Empress Dowager would never harm him; there must be a deeper meaning behind her actions.
I wonder if the Empress knows about this.
"Oh, when did you raise this little thing? It's not afraid of people at all." As he spoke, he reached out to tease Xiao Feng.
Is Xiaofeng the kind of cheap woman anyone can just touch?
That's not true.
It flapped its wings and flew away, which amused Fanghua.
Emperor Kangxi looked helpless. The little thing was not giving him face, and he couldn't get angry in front of the Empress, so he could only change the subject.
"Has the child been bothering you lately?" Kangxi withdrew his hand, picked up the teacup brought by the palace servant, took a sip, and asked with concern.
Fanghua stroked her belly. Recently, the baby had been quite active, moving around in her belly from time to time, which was a bit uncomfortable, but it also proved that the baby was healthy. This made her feel happy despite the pain.
"No, the child is very well-behaved." Fanghua smiled happily, deliberately avoiding mentioning Xiaofeng.
Seeing her like this, Kangxi felt increasingly uneasy.
He couldn't help but say, "It seems the imperial physician has taken excellent care of you and your child. I will reward you handsomely later." This was a test.
Fanghua was taken aback. Combining her understanding of him from her previous life, she immediately understood why he said that. "Yes, the imperial physician is very dedicated and deserves to be rewarded. His Majesty should reward Imperial Physician Zhang handsomely." She deliberately pointed out Imperial Physician Zhang to see how he would react.
Physician Zhang was his person, and she had intentionally revealed the situation around her; she didn't believe he wouldn't know.
I want to see his reaction now.
As expected, Kangxi disappointed Fanghua. "Physician Zhang is young and his medical skills are not as good as those of Physician Wang and others. The fact that the Empress and the child were able to recover is largely thanks to Physician Li."
Fanghua understood immediately. "Imperial Physician Li is also very good. Since His Majesty said it was his achievement, it must be true. I've been in a daze these days and have mostly seen Imperial Physician Zhang. I didn't even know that Imperial Physician Li had put in a lot of effort. It was my prejudice."
Hehe, Physician Li, a person of the Empress Dowager.
If it were really as good as he said, her health wouldn't have gotten worse with each treatment.
Her child wouldn't be born weak either. The emperor, oh emperor, truly has no affection for his wife whatsoever.
Therefore, she had nothing left to worry about.
"Yes, they have all contributed and will be rewarded." Seeing that she had no doubts, Kangxi was relieved.
After dinner, Kangxi helped Fanghua take a walk in the garden of Kunning Palace. He thought Fanghua would stay overnight, but unexpectedly, someone caused trouble and called Kangxi away.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Wei Zhong stopped the two people who were strolling in the garden.
"What is it? Didn't you see I was taking a walk with the Empress?" Kangxi asked, his expression somewhat displeased.
Wei Zhong dared not hide anything, keeping his head down and not daring to look at the Empress at all.
"Your Majesty, someone from Chuxiu Palace has come to report that the First Prince has a fever."
Since it concerns a prince, the empress would naturally not refuse to release him.
She spoke before Kangxi could, saying, "Your Majesty, the imperial heir is of utmost importance. Go and see him quickly. The eldest prince is still young, and he must be missing his father when he is sick."
Virtuous, extremely virtuous.
Throughout history, there has never been a more virtuous empress than the Empress.
"Alright, don't worry, I'll go see you. Your belly is big, and it's inconvenient for you to travel, so stay in Kunning Palace and don't make me worry." Kangxi held the Empress's hand, his eyes full of affection for her.
Fanghua didn't want to watch him perform here, so she pulled her hand away and pushed him, "Hurry up and go, don't keep the eldest prince waiting."
"Alright, I'll come see you again later."
The Emperor left and went to Chuxiu Palace.
Fanghua took her time and walked around a few more times before slowly returning to her palace with the help of Zhang Mama and Qiaoyun.
"Granny, judging from His Majesty's words, does he know that the Empress Dowager has taken action against me?"
Although the matter was entrusted to Qiaoyun and the other three, Zhang Mama also oversaw all the affairs of Kunning Palace, so she naturally knew about the matter Fanghua asked about.
"Your Majesty, yes, after His Majesty was given the medicine last time, he investigated the whole matter. When this old servant saw that His Majesty had investigated our Kunning Palace, I deliberately leaked this information."
After saying this, Zhang Mama knelt down on the ground, thinking that the Empress was blaming her for ruining the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
She knew that the Empress and the Empress Dowager were close, but since the Empress Dowager had treated the Empress this way, she was indignant and directly reported the matter to the Emperor.
Seeing her kneel down, Fanghua sighed, "Alas, Granny, this matter concerns the Empress Dowager. We should think of a way to get rid of her as soon as possible, so as not to discourage our own people."
She understood the nanny's good intentions, but the Emperor was not one to tolerate people, and it also involved the Empress Dowager, the one who had raised the Emperor. Alas, some people should be dealt with.
"What does Your Highness mean?" Zhang Mama was startled. Looking at the Empress's expression, she felt as if she had ruined the Empress's plans.
"It's alright. It's good to help us clean up. Leave two of the Empress Dowager's people behind, and let the Emperor handle the rest."
I had originally planned to keep those people alive so that the Empress Dowager could launch a counterattack, but now it seems that I need to change my plans.
But it doesn't matter, she has Xiao Feng, what is there to be afraid of?
However, it would be a lie to say that I wasn't saddened by the Emperor's choice.
After all, the feelings she gave in her past life were genuine. She never imagined that he wasn't as affectionate as he claimed to be; it was all just a lie.
The phrases "deeply in love" and "the one I love most" now seem laughable.
He never loved anyone.
Now that he has made his choice, he shouldn't blame her for being ruthless later.
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