Chapter 5: People are Foolish Without Realizing It
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Fanghua's health had improved considerably. Since the emperor changed the imperial physician, the poison in her body had been greatly reduced.
Fanghua knew that this meant Kangxi had discovered he was poisoned.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have changed imperial physicians to protect his pregnancy.
"Fang'er, was the prince well-behaved today? Did he cause you any trouble?" Kangxi had been staying at Kunning Palace recently, but his residence was in a side hall.
Since being reprimanded last time, Kangxi has become much more composed. No matter how proud or happy he was about Ao Bai's affairs, he has kept quiet about them.
This made the senior court officials even more satisfied with this young emperor.
With the previous dynasty enjoying its success, the harem can naturally devote more attention to dealing with the situation.
“The child is being good and hasn’t bothered me. Why is Your Majesty coming at this hour? Isn’t the court busy today?” Fanghua was willing to deal with him because of the child and the affection between the young man and the emperor.
Although she was filled with hatred, she did not lose her mind. She knew that with her current abilities, she could kill her enemies, but some enemies had not yet been born, and some enemies had not yet entered the palace. She had to wait until all those people appeared before she could truly avenge her child.
Now, she has to endure it.
Fanghua stood up and bowed to Kangxi. Although the emperor quickly helped her up, he did not stop her.
So-called pampering is nothing more than this; how come she didn't notice it in her previous life?
"Fang'er doesn't care about me anymore now that she has a son. Fang'er, you're being unfair." Kangxi felt a pang of sadness seeing how protective she was of her unborn child, even the slightest touch from him was met with her defensiveness.
He knew he had been kinder to the Empress than anyone else, but in her heart, he was less than an unborn baby.
It has to be said that sometimes when men are deeply in love, they even deceive themselves.
Do the women in the harem not pamper their own children but instead pamper this communal cucumber?
"How can Your Majesty be jealous of even a child? You have no shame." Her eyes crinkled, filled with dependence and tenderness towards him.
Upon seeing this, Kangxi laughed heartily, "Haha, isn't it because my Fang'er is too charming? I don't want anyone else to take her away, not even my own child, Fang'er." As he spoke, he embraced her, his small arms filled with love and doting affection for her.
If a woman were not sober at this moment, she would surely be deceived by his deep affection, but Fanghua would not.
The events of her past life were still vivid in her mind. She could forget everything but his scheming and oppression of her son.
"Your Majesty," she said, her face flushed with shyness.
The emperor and empress had just finished their pleasant conversation when someone came to report something.
Hearing the commotion outside, Kangxi called out somewhat displeasedly, "Wei Zhong, what's going on? Don't you know the Empress is pregnant and needs to rest?"
After saying that, he gently helped the person up, his movements were extremely careful.
Fanghua was willing to accept his pampering, but the commotion outside was getting louder and louder, which made her somewhat unhappy.
Since her rebirth, she has focused all her attention on the child in her womb, but now that someone dares to show off in front of her, she is naturally unhappy.
Wei Zhong is the emperor's personal servant and the current chief eunuch.
Upon hearing the emperor call his name, he immediately bowed and entered the hall.
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress!" He immediately knelt down to pay his respects upon entering.
Kangxi glared at the kneeling man. "Who dares to cause trouble even in the Empress's Kunning Palace?"
Wei Zhong was stationed outside, so he naturally learned about what was happening there as soon as possible.
The reason things have turned out this way is because that person was so bold. Did she really think that just because her master was favored, she could surpass the Empress?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is Meixiang, the maidservant of Consort Nara. She said she has good news to report to Your Majesty." Wei Zhong knew his master's temperament, so he made sure to find out everything before daring to come in and report.
Upon hearing that it was a servant of a concubine, Kangxi's anger intensified. "How dare you! A mere concubine dares to cause trouble in front of the Empress! Guards, summon Nara here!"
Emperor Kangxi was angry, but he was even angrier at the insolence of the women in the harem. They had no manners whatsoever, which made him feel that he had lost face in front of the Empress.
Fanghua had served Emperor Kangxi for many years and naturally understood his temperament. She could tell at a glance what was bothering him.
So he gently comforted her, "It seems the concubine has something to discuss with His Majesty. Why don't we hear what good news it is?"
When the Empress spoke, Kangxi naturally wouldn't refuse her, so he suppressed his anger and said, "Didn't you hear what your mistress said? Bring that audacious servant in."
Wei Zhong immediately accepted the order and went to carry it out.
Outside, Meixiang was still shouting, probably thinking that her mistress's pregnancy was a get-out-of-jail-free card.
"The Emperor will definitely not let you go. Let me go! I've come to tell the Emperor some good news."
When Wei Zhong came out, he heard Mei Xiang's clamor. His eyes darkened, and he sentenced this servant to death in his heart.
Another fool who doesn't know his own mortality.
"Alright, let her go." Wei Zhong said calmly to the two men holding Mei Xiang back, then turned his gaze to Mei Xiang. "You come in with me, the Emperor has summoned you."
Upon hearing this, Meixiang immediately raised her head, snorted arrogantly at the crowd, and followed Eunuch Wei into the main hall of Kunning Palace.
As soon as she entered, Mei Xiang didn't even offer a greeting and went straight to the Emperor, shouting, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations! Concubine Nara is pregnant! The imperial physician says she is two months along!"
After saying that, he kowtowed several times to celebrate.
Fanghua was secretly thinking that he was a deep and thoughtful person, but it turned out that he was just a brainless idiot.
If it weren't for knowing how fiercely this woman would escalate and how her son would harm his own child, Fanghua would have thought it unnecessary to take such things to heart.
It's a pity that the more innocent someone appears on the outside, the more wicked they are on the inside.
Take, for example, the Uya clan.
Who would have thought that the ultimate winner in Kangxi's entire harem would be a bondservant who started as a palace maid?
Kangxi was indeed pleased to hear this, but at that moment he cared more about the Empress, so he immediately looked at her.
I'm afraid she'll be overthinking and worrying because she's pregnant.
"This is a joyous occasion! Your Majesty, I congratulate you on the birth of another son." Fanghua, of course, would not allow anyone to take the wrong document, and immediately offered her congratulations.
When Kangxi saw the sincere congratulations in her eyes, his worries were relieved. He knew that his Fang'er, his Empress, was the most virtuous.
"Haha, good, good, good." Kangxi's laughter was even more genuine this time. "Fang'er, you should rest well. I'll go check on you and come back later to have dinner with you, okay?"
Although the harem already had a son, the Manchus believed that having many children meant having many blessings, so he naturally wanted to have more children of his own.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Fanghua knew him well and naturally knew how to answer in a way that would please him.
Emperor Kangxi happily led his men to the concubine's courtyard, but he did not forget to properly deal with Meixiang, the wicked servant who disrespected the Empress.
Halfway there, they had Meixiang dragged away and beaten to death with sticks.
This was an ending that Meixiang never expected.
Nara wouldn't risk displeasing the Emperor over a mere maid. She only asked about Meixiang briefly, but upon hearing that Meixiang had disrespected the Empress and been executed by the Emperor, she immediately shut up and didn't mention it again.
We've gone off on a tangent.
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