Chapter 76 Small Changes, Big Impacts, Daring Not to Gamble
Soon, Xiao Feng took out a pill and handed it to her master.
“Master, this medicine does not need to be taken orally. Just wear it with you every day, and no one in the world will be able to detect it.”
Xiao Feng was incredibly proud.
Fanghua readily agreed, "Okay."
“However, this is inconvenient. Xiao Feng, please infuse the medicinal power into that piece of jade.”
Xiao Feng didn't ask any questions. She immediately took out a rare and precious piece of green jade from her spatial storage and then infused it with medicinal power.
It was done in the time it takes to breathe.
"Master, you're all right now."
Fanghua knew it wanted to run away, so she didn't stop it. "Go on, don't corrupt Chenghu's mouth." Xiaofeng was good in every way, except for its sharp tongue.
It's like drinking arsenic.
Fanghua withdrew her hand and looked at the drooling Second Prince with a smile, "He looks a bit like the Emperor. I like him at first sight."
After saying that, she instructed Qiaoling beside her, "Go and bring me the piece of green jade that I just acquired. I think it is very suitable for the Second Prince."
Qiaoling was puzzled, as the Empress did not have any jade jewelry among her pieces; it was meant for the child. However, she did not ask any further questions and turned to enter the bedroom.
When Nara heard that the Empress wanted to reward her son, she was happy, but also a little worried.
Before she could even voice her concerns, Fanghua sent for the imperial physician.
This was her habit; she would only feel at ease if the imperial physician examined the gift in person before giving it to someone.
"Qiaomeng, go and fetch the imperial physician. Whoever is on duty, please come."
Qiaomeng withdrew immediately.
"I like this child, and the jade is very suitable for the Second Prince, so I gave it to him. However, for the Second Prince's safety, it would be better to have the imperial physician examine it before giving it to him."
Upon hearing this, Nara's uneasy heart settled down. "Your Majesty the Empress is kind. What you bestow upon me is naturally of good quality. How could the Second Prince possibly think too much about it?" Although she said this, she was also willing to let the imperial physician examine it.
If it's really a good thing, she certainly wouldn't mind using it to enhance her son's image.
After all, following his mother, the Second Prince, he certainly didn't have the same noble air as the Prince Chenghu.
"Alright, get up, sit and wait a while." Fanghua told Nara to get up. Yes, Fanghua hadn't gotten up after Nara bowed. "If you like, I'll send you any suitable children for the Second Prince that I see in the future."
Nara was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I don't have many good things on me, so I won't refuse."
"Yes, we're all sisters, no need for formalities."
The Empress's change in attitude made Nara more certain of her promotion to Noble Lady; she would be a Noble Lady as long as the Second Prince turned one year old.
Before long, Qiaoling took out the item. Nara was immediately attracted to the piece of green jade. There was no way around it; she really hadn't seen many good things.
I've never seen anything this good, not even when I was favored.
At home, in the family of bondservants, there are good things, but not such good things.
Fanghua didn't hand it to the Second Prince right away, but just waved it in front of him, "Our Second Prince, take a look and see if you like the gift that your Empress Mother gave you."
Children don't have much of a sense of caution; when they see something waving in front of them, they naturally reach out to grab it.
It cried out "Ah ah" and lunged towards the Queen.
If the wet nurse hadn't applied more force, the person would probably have been thrown out.
Seeing the child's expression, Fanghua laughed out loud, "Don't worry, I'll give you this in a little while, okay?"
Whether the little guy understood Fanghua's words or not, he uttered three somewhat unclear words from his drooling little mouth.
"The Queen's Mother."
"Thanks."
Perhaps because she had raised children herself, Fanghua actually understood what the child was saying.
"Haha, you're welcome, you're welcome."
Seeing the Second Prince so close to the Empress, Lady Nara couldn't help but feel a little jealous, but she was still happy that her son was favored by the Empress.
It would be wonderful if the Empress could adopt her son, but unfortunately, it was her own biological child.
Before long, the imperial physician arrived and, after examining the jade, handed it to the Second Prince.
The little guy loved it so much that he wouldn't let go of it, even when Nara tried to take it from him, he wouldn't give it up and held on tightly.
This unique piece of jade stayed by the Second Prince's side day and night.
Time flies, and soon it was the Second Prince's first birthday.
Early that morning, Li Changfu went to Chuxiu Palace with the Empress's decree to read it aloud, promoting Nara to the rank of Noble Lady and bestowing upon her the title of Hui.
Immediately following were the Emperor and the Empress Dowager's gifts, while the Empress's gifts naturally arrived along with the imperial edict.
Not long after Li Changfu returned, the Emperor issued an imperial edict that the Second Prince be named Chengqing and raised by Consort Hui, who was granted residence in Zhongcui Palace.
When Fanghua learned of this, she felt a pang of unease, sensing that things had changed yet remained the same, and a sense of unease settled in her heart.
They immediately called Xiao Feng over, and then the two of them stayed inside for most of the day without going out.
It wasn't until the time was almost up when Consort Hui was hosting a banquet for the Second Prince's first birthday celebration that Granny Zhang finally called the people out.
Even so, Fanghua's face lost its previous composure and calmness.
No one knows what she and Xiaofeng talked about, but from that day on, Fanghua valued Kangxi even more.
The Second Prince's first birthday banquet could not compare to Chenghu's.
But since the emperor was accommodating, things got quite lively.
Consort Hui moved to a new residence. Although she was a consort, she was not a principal consort and could not live in the main hall. However, because the Second Prince was there, she occupied the east side hall of Zhongcui Palace, which was also the largest courtyard in Zhongcui Palace besides the main hall.
It can be described as having boundless glory.
After the incident involving Consort Hui, Fanghua started going to the Qianqing Palace whenever she had a spare moment.
Now not only the Emperor was curious, but even the Empress Dowager noticed it.
Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager asked Su Ma, she really couldn't understand the Empress's recent strange behavior.
What information can be found?
Su Ma shook her head. "No, the Empress is the same as before, except that she is closer to the Emperor than ever before."
As soon as she said this, the Empress Dowager's face turned three degrees pale.
"Hmph, I thought she was a good person, but now it seems I misjudged her. As the Empress, she spends her days flirting with the Emperor and neglecting her duties. She deserves to be punished."
The Empress Dowager had previously tried to sow discord between the Emperor and Empress, and seeing the growing estrangement between them, she naturally did not want to see them become close again.
"Su Ma, go and summon the Empress. I want to ask her why she doesn't manage the affairs of the inner palace and spends all her time going to the court."
Su Ma wanted to say a few words of advice, but seeing Gege's pale face, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
"Yes, this servant will go and invite the Empress right away."
When Su Ma went to find the Empress, the Empress was in the Qianqing Palace accompanying the Emperor in his official duties.
"Is Your Majesty tired? Shall I give you a massage?" Fanghua's thoughtfulness was genuine.
Xiao Feng is right. Although she has foresight, it doesn't mean things will remain unchanged. Even small changes can alter the original outcome.
For example, her, and Chenghu.
Because of her rebirth and her precious treasure, the fates of the two people changed.
There was also Ma Jia, who not only lost her life due to a moment of negligence, but also lost her son's life.
Even a small accident can cause a big change.
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