Back in her bedchamber, remembering her excuse from that morning, Yunyi went to the Buddhist hall first, sending Ruoshu to the small kitchen to order food. She imitated the original owner's usual manner, kneeling on a prayer mat before the Guanyin Bodhisattva, appearing devout and earnestly worshipping. This was the scene Ruoshu witnessed when she returned from the small kitchen; the truth was, Yunyi had fallen asleep while kneeling.
On the other side, the palace maids, who had been restless due to Consort Tong's arrival, returned to calm under Zhang Mama's strict suppression. Conversely, Wu Yaxin's ambition grew ever larger. While accepting Zhang Mama's guidance, she secretly prayed that she could quickly escape her status as a palace maid.
Half an hour later, Yunyi's back ached from kneeling, and she was exhausted. She wanted to hurry back to eat lunch to replenish her energy. Ruoshu, seeing how tired her empress was, felt sorry for her and helped Yunyi, who was eager to eat, to sit down. She then massaged Yunyi, making her feel extremely comfortable.
After the massage, Yunyi finally ate her lunch after instructing the palace maids to serve her food. The Qing palace operated on a two-meal-a-day system: one in the morning and one in the evening, with only snacks available for lunch. As the head of Chengqian Palace, Yunyi had her own private kitchen, so she could simply order whatever she wanted to eat. As a modern person, she couldn't accept a life of only eating two meals a day.
Yunyi had gotten up too early to pay her respects in the morning and hadn't eaten much, so she was already very hungry. After a delicious and hearty meal, she walked back and forth along the paths in Chengqian Palace for a while to digest her food before returning to her canopy bed to prepare for an afternoon nap.
The palace maid lowered the bed curtains, and the light inside the bed immediately dimmed. Yunyi closed her eyes, but instead of sleeping, she entered the world of consciousness.
"System, I'd like to ask, what can I do with the points from the newbie gift pack I got the other day?"
"System points can be used to shop in the system store or to query messages from the system."
"How do I access the system store?"
"Host, just think of the system shop in your mind and it will appear automatically."
"Oh, okay, thank you, Xiaoqi," Yunyi said gratefully.
The little ball of light asked in surprise, "Little Seven? Host, are you calling me? Is this the name you gave me?"
Sensing the obvious delight in the system's tone, Yunyi was surprised that a name could make the system so happy. "Yes, your number is 777, isn't it? I feel it's not quite right for the system to keep calling you that. From now on, I'll call you Xiao Qi, okay?"
"Okay, okay, thank you, host. I love this name so much!" The system's unusually sweet, childlike voice expressed its joy. "Hehehe, I have a name now! I'm so happy!"
Yunyi shook her head slightly, ignoring the little ball of light that was laughing foolishly and flying around. She opened the system shop to see what she could buy.
The transparent screen displayed a dazzling array of goods, including the pills he had drawn from the gift pack, as well as other miscellaneous items, and even skill-related items such as medical skills and martial arts, which were much more expensive than the pills.
Browsing through the products page by page, Yunyi's gaze was suddenly drawn to one item. She slowly read its name: Pregnancy Rate Pills, which could regulate the user's fertility rate, suitable for both men and women, and had lifelong effects. Once taken, the fertility rate was fixed; to change it, another dose was needed.
Yunyi's eyes lit up as she looked at the small ball of light. "System, if I understand this pill correctly, does it mean that if I give it to Emperor Kangxi, his original one-in-ten chance of getting a concubine pregnant will become one-hundredth after taking this pill, thus reducing the probability of him getting a concubine pregnant and reducing the number of children in the harem? If I want to change his pregnancy rate back to one-in-ten, I need to give him another pill."
The system was greatly shocked and stammered, "No way, host, you don't mean to make Emperor Kangxi take this medicine, do you?"
"What's wrong? Is it not allowed? Isn't this medicine suitable for both men and women? Then Emperor Kangxi should be able to take it too, right?" Yunyi asked back.
After the initial shock, Xiaoqi resumed her normal speaking pace, "It's possible, but I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful as to plan to give it to Emperor Kangxi. Since this medicine was invented, everyone has been giving it to their concubines or taking it themselves; it has never been given to the emperor before."
Yun Yi smiled and raised her eyebrows. "You still haven't seen enough. Look, here you are." After saying that, she quickly spent ten points to buy a Pregnancy Pill, and then spent another ten points to buy a Dragon and Phoenix Pill.
Scrolling down, Yunyi saw another good thing: a pregnancy pill. She carefully read the description in the store.
This "Pregnancy Pill" isn't a "Luck Pill"—it won't bring you good fortune. However, it can eliminate all the negative effects of pregnancy and childbirth. Because of its user-friendly design, your pregnancy will be completely normal, no different from any other pregnant woman. In fact, all the pain and negative symptoms you might experience will be absent. For example, while you might feel morning sickness, you won't actually feel anything; the swelling you might experience is just an illusion; the yellowing of the face, facial spots, and stretch marks that are common in pregnant women will be absent; and the difficulties of childbirth will not occur. It's truly an essential item for pregnancy and childbirth—you won't regret buying it!
After reading the long product description, Yunyi admitted that she was tempted and spent ten points to buy the Lucky Pill without hesitation.
After a shopping spree, Yunyi had only 20 points left out of her 50. Fearing she might need them later, Yunyi decided to stop and save the 20 points for future use.
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