Because of her well-behaved and quiet daughter, Unahi's brilliant finishing touch.
Emperor Kangxi stayed at Yikun Palace, and for the next three days, he chose to rest there.
Xu Lejin once again became the target of envy, jealousy, and resentment among the concubines in the harem.
Three days later, reluctantly, at Xu Lejin's urging, Kangxi began to favor the other concubines in the palace.
Shufangzhai
Yu Yingying changed her usual uncouth demeanor in front of Emperor Kangxi, personally going to the fields to farm.
Dressed in fine clothes, he lay comfortably on a soft couch, enjoying the attentive service of the palace maids.
"What's going on? His Majesty hasn't come to see me for quite some time this month."
Suddenly, Yu Ying thought of the rumors outside, sat up abruptly, opened her eyes, and stared sharply at Hua Ying, the palace maid who served her closely, and spoke in a deep voice, word by word.
The palace maid Hua Ying was stunned for a moment, then quickly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty visited Consort Yu's palace at the beginning of the month and stayed there for three consecutive days. Although he occasionally summoned the concubines in the harem afterward, he always made time to accompany Consort Yu."
After Hua Ying finished speaking, she prostrated herself on the ground.
A sharp glint flashed across Consort Yu's pretty face. "Consort Yu? Consort Yu? It's one thing for the Emperor to call for Consort Yu in his sleep, but now—"
"With a gentle beckoning of her finger, Consort Yu made the Emperor eager to cling to her."
She nearly ground her teeth to powder, and the handkerchief in Yu's hand was twisted out of shape. A fierce glint flashed in her eyes. "Consort Yu, you really are a seductive vixen."
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words. Your Highness, please be careful with your words."
Hua Ying trembled as she softly advised, "Your Highness, Consort Yu is deeply favored by the Emperor. She has the Third Prince, the Seventh Princess, the Eighth Princess, and the Twelfth Princess under her wing, and she is also a Consort. You cannot say such things."
"snort."
Yu Ying snorted coldly and said, "What can't be said? Who in the palace doesn't know that Consort Yu was just a maid of Empress Xiaocheng before? It was only because she was able to conceive that she was granted the titles of Consort and then Imperial Concubine."
"This humble master..."
Yu swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth, looked down at her belly, and said gently, "Child, you must be strong and be a prince."
The palace maid Huaying lowered her head.
A moment later, Consort Yu instructed the palace maid Hua Ying in a deep voice, "Go and report to the Emperor and Empress that I am pregnant and two and a half months along."
"My lord,"
Hua Ying paused for a moment, then timidly raised her head to look at Consort Yu. "My lady, shall we wait a little longer and announce it after three months?"
Yu Ying frowned slightly.
“I can’t wait any longer. If Consort Yu hadn’t regained favor, waiting another half month wouldn’t have been a problem. But Consort Yu has regained favor, and I can’t wait any longer. I’m already two and a half months pregnant now that Consort Yu has regained favor.”
"Now I want to see whether Consort Yu is more important to the Emperor, or the prince in my belly."
Hua Ying lowered her head and respectfully replied, "Yes."
The afternoon sun scorched the earth with its intense heat.
Xu Lejin leaned against the soft couch, looking dejected. Ziwu and Zhulan stood behind her, fanning her to cool her down. The coolness from the ice basin was like a drop in the ocean, making Xu Lejin especially miss the air conditioning from her previous life.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has arrived."
Ru Hua entered from outside the hall, beads of sweat glistening on her forehead, panting heavily as she spoke respectfully.
Xu Lejin snapped out of her daze and quickly straightened her clothes. After confirming that everything was in order, she went to the main hall entrance to greet Kangxi with the help of Lianzhi.
"Why has Your Majesty come at this time? The weather is hot. Your Majesty should take care of your health and avoid heatstroke."
Taking the handkerchief from the palace maid, Xu Lejin personally wiped the sweat from Kangxi's forehead, speaking softly and with a face full of concern.
At the same time, Xu Lejin also made sure to have the palace maids prepare chilled watermelons, fruits, and other refreshments.
A moment later, Kangxi felt much more refreshed.
Xu Lejin picked up a slice of watermelon, held it to Kangxi's lips, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the weather is hot. Please have a slice of watermelon. I instructed the palace servants early this morning to soak it in the well. It's cool and refreshing."
"Um."
Kangxi took a bite of the watermelon that Xu Lejin handed to him, and a chill immediately ran through him, reaching his very core.
Looking at Xu Lejin with doting eyes, Kangxi laughed loudly, "The watermelons in my beloved concubine's palace are much sweeter than those in the other concubines' palaces. Do you have any secret to that?"
"emperor,"
Xu Lejin gave Kangxi a coquettish look and pouted.
"Your Majesty is always teasing me. The watermelons in my palace were a gift from Your Majesty, and they are the same as those of the other ladies in the palace. How could they be any sweeter?"
"With the Emperor saying this, the ladies of the palace must be feeling jealous."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi laughed heartily.
A moment later, Xu Lejin and Kangxi finished the plate of watermelon, taking turns eating it piece by piece. Xu Lejin then reached out to the grapes, oranges, and bananas next to her.
One grape at a time, then an orange, and then a banana.
Xu Lejin felt extremely comfortable, thinking to herself that having this young body meant that besides being free from illness and pain, she could eat anything and sleep soundly at night.
The only regret was that sometimes when Emperor Kangxi came to his palace, he had to serve him.
The concubines in the palace would occasionally get into jealousy and petty squabbles.
Otherwise, I could have lived a happy retirement in the palace.
Emperor Kangxi gazed at Xu Lejin with doting affection.
After a moment's thought, he smiled and said, "My dear consort, you seem to have a particular fondness for fruit?"
"These fruits were said to be prepared for me, but I saw that most of them ended up in my beloved concubine's stomach."
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