Chapter 102 Transition
Emperor Kangxi stayed by the Empress's side for three days, watching her sweat and tears flow every day, and seeing her haggard face, his heart ached.
Their love for each other was genuine, and seeing her like this naturally worried him.
Fanghua is trapped in a nightmare, one voice telling her to kill, another telling her to release.
The two became entangled, and before she knew it, they were fighting each other in her mind's eye, which is why Fanghua fainted.
She tried to persuade them, but they wouldn't listen. She scolded them, but they wouldn't listen. She cried, but they still wouldn't listen, and the two continued to fight.
It wasn't until Fanghua could no longer bear it and unleashed a full-body burst of flames that the two were consumed, and then things calmed down.
When Fanghua opened her eyes again, she felt a clear mind.
It turns out that she has fallen into delusion. If she cannot see through it and escape, she will die in a coma.
Xiao Feng entered the space the moment its master woke up.
It couldn't get in before, and for some reason, the space blocked it from entering.
"Master, are you alright?" Xiao Feng asked her master with great concern.
Fanghua had been restored to her former glory, and she was filled with lingering fear. She immediately told Xiaofeng about her previous situation.
After hearing her master's account, Xiao Feng broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, its owner came to its rescue; otherwise, both the animal and its owner might have been seriously injured.
It seems the master needs to speed things up; if this continues, when will they ever complete their transformation?
In this life, they don't want to suffer the same pain as in their previous one.
"Master, it's good that you're alright. This is the test of inner demons. Once you pass this test, you will no longer have inner demons in your actions." It couldn't say anything more, so it could only offer vague words of comfort.
Fanghua didn't have the mind to think too much at the moment. This time was too dangerous and she was still scared. "Well, I hope so." The pain of her previous life was too shocking and she had never been able to truly forget it. Even though she personally sent the Empress Dowager to hell, the damage had been done and it was not something that could be healed by one or two things.
Emperor Kangxi had been watching over the Empress for many days. When he heard from a palace servant that the Empress had woken up, he immediately went straight to Kunning Palace.
When they arrived, Fanghua was being fed liquid food by Qiaoling and the others.
Seeing her pale face, Kangxi was filled with heartache.
"Fang'er, is there anything else that's bothering you?" Kangxi quickly came to the bedside, walked past Qiaoling and the others to sit down by the bed, held the Empress's hand, looked her up and down, and asked with concern.
"Your Majesty," Fanghua squeezed his hand tightly, "I am fine, Your Majesty has worried me."
She never expected to experience something like this, but now that she is free from inner demons and confusion, she can let go of many things.
"I was terrified! My grandmother has left me. Fang'er, promise me you will never leave me, okay?" He was truly frightened and felt a lingering fear in his heart. How could he bear it if the Empress really left him?
Watching the people who grew up with you leave one by one is a very painful thing.
"Alright, I'll stay with the Emperor forever." I'll stay with him forever, unlike in my previous life when I drifted away alone.
Kangxi took the liquid food from Qiaoling and personally fed it to the Empress. After watching her eat most of the bowl, Kangxi finally felt relieved.
"Are you tired? Sleep some more. I'll always be here for you."
Fanghua was indeed a little tired. She nodded and then lay down with his help.
Kangxi kept his word and stayed by the Empress's bedside, having Wei Zhong deliver all state affairs to him.
Besides Wei Zhong and others, only Qiaoling and her group were allowed to enter the imperial bedchamber. After all, the emperor conducted official business there, and not just anyone could come in.
Fanghua slept very soundly, and when she regained consciousness, it was already the morning of the next day.
The emperor had already gone to court, but when she saw the desk not far away, a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
"Did His Majesty rest in Kunning Palace last night?" Fanghua asked Qiaoling, looking at the desk.
Qiaoling followed her mistress's gaze and knew that her mistress had seen the Emperor's desk where he handled state affairs.
A smile unconsciously crept onto his lips. "Yes, His Majesty was afraid of disturbing the Empress, so he rested on the soft couch and stayed by her side."
Although Fanghua didn't know what he meant by doing this, it would be a lie to say she wasn't moved.
"Your Majesty has worked hard. Go and prepare some nourishing medicinal soup for him to drink when he returns." Fanghua's concern for him was genuine at this moment.
After the court session, Emperor Kangxi went straight to the Kunning Palace after meeting with his ministers.
Fanghua looks much better today. The imperial physician examined her pulse and said that she is recovering well. She will be able to get out of bed and walk around after a few more days of rest.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Fanghua was not one to like moving around much, so she was allowed to stay put. There was no place in the entire capital more suitable for escaping the summer heat than her Kunning Palace.
It just benefited Emperor Kangxi, allowing him to enjoy it.
However, seeing that he was genuinely worried about her, she decided to help him get rid of the heat.
Unbeknownst to them, the feelings between the Emperor and Empress gradually deepened.
But there are so many other women in the harem; how can they just watch the Empress continue to enjoy exclusive favor?
Sure enough, someone with no sense of propriety came to remind the Empress that she should not only enjoy the Emperor's favor but also think of her sisters.
An empress should be virtuous and magnanimous.
Fanghua was so angry she laughed, but when she saw the person who came, she immediately showed no mercy and gave him a thorough dressing-down.
The one who came looking for trouble was none other than Ma Jia.
I don't know where she got the audacity to think that being pregnant would allow her to bypass the Empress.
"Ma Jia's belly isn't small anymore, is it? What, have you forgotten the rules?"
Fanghua showed her absolutely no mercy.
“If it were anyone else, I would think what you said makes sense, but you, who do you think you are, to dare to question me.”
After scolding the person, Fanghua had someone ask Ma Jiashi to leave.
He even publicly issued an edict that Lady Ma Jia had defied the Empress and disrespected the Empress Dowager, and was punished by copying the palace rules one hundred times, and was not allowed to leave Yanxi Palace until she finished copying them.
It's considered a house arrest.
When Emperor Kangxi learned of this, he also sent Wei Zhong to reprimand her, and Lady Ma Jia completely lost face.
She even tried to feign a stomachache, but she didn't consider the time. The Emperor was currently showing pity for the Empress, and no matter what she did, she couldn't shake the Empress's position.
So the imperial physician stepped in and exposed her lie, which made her lose face terribly.
Lady Ma was too ashamed to face anyone, but filled with rage, the palace servants who served her suffered the consequences.
So what?
It's all fate.
It's their own fault for not following the right master.
On the other side.
Consort De also hated the Empress to death.
It should have been a time for her to be dignified, but the Empress fell ill, and not only the Emperor, but everyone in the harem forgot about her.
If she didn't have enough people of her own, she would probably have been bullied long ago.
"Hmph, I'm not reconciled, Granny, help me." No matter how high Yehenara's birth was, she was still just a girl in her early teens.
When you feel wronged, you want to get revenge.
That's why he held a grudge against the Empress.
Putting aside whether the Empress is easy to deal with, her tricks became known to others before they even left Jingyang Palace.
It's a complete joke.
"My lord, please don't be anxious. The Empress is ill and the Emperor is taking care of her, so it's inconvenient for us to do anything. Why don't we wait a little longer?"
The old nanny was also a veteran in the palace. She had the privilege of witnessing the clashes between the Empress and the Empress Dowager, and it was precisely because of this that she dared not underestimate the Empress.
"Once Consort Gui has safely given birth to her child, the Emperor will naturally make the decision for her."
Yehenara disliked these words. That wasn't what she wanted; she wanted the emperor's favor.
It is clear that the emperor chose the empress over himself.
This is a fact she doesn't want to face.
"Wait, I'm going to die of anger if I wait any longer." Yehenara lost her previous composure. How was she any different from the concubines in the harem now?
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