"How can you be so sure this is a prince? What if it were a princess?"
Wanyi looked at him with affection, gently touching the child's clothes through the blanket. The child seemed to sense this and kicked Wanyi. Wanyi gave him a kind smile, which Kangxi, who had just entered, witnessed. This image was deeply imprinted in his mind, causing his heart to flutter uncontrollably.
“Whether it’s a prince or a princess, they are all my mistresses!” Furong said with a smile.
"That's right, whether Wan'er gives birth to a princess or a prince, I will treat him well." Kangxi came back to his senses and walked in, saying earnestly.
“Your Majesty? Your concubine…” Wanyi struggled to get up, but was pressed down by Kangxi.
"Wan'er, there's no need for such formalities. I've already sent Liang Jiugong to fetch Physician Lu. If you're feeling unwell, please have the imperial physician examine you. Don't push yourself!"
Kangxi said in a serious tone, "If I hadn't followed along out of concern, I wouldn't have known that this young man had endured his discomfort and refused to call the imperial physician for his sake."
"The proper etiquette cannot be disregarded. Besides, I am not that delicate, and the child is strong too!" Wanyi said, but her body honestly followed Kangxi's strength and lay down to sleep.
"From now on, when it's just me and Wan'er, Wan'er doesn't need to bow to me!" Kangxi felt that how could the person he loved humbly bow to him!
"Your Majesty, I will obey!" Wanyi's pale face flushed with a suspicious blush, instantly reminiscent of a ripe apple.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Lu has arrived!" After Liang Jiugong finished speaking, he secretly looked up and realized that his appearance seemed somewhat inappropriate, as there was a slightly cloyingly sweet smell in the air.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and come over to examine Consort Wan!"
When Kangxi saw Liang Jiugong looking somewhat dazed, while the imperial physician Lu was kneeling behind him waiting for Liang Jiugong's next instructions, he suddenly heard Kangxi's reprimand and cursed Liang Jiugong in his heart.
"Your Majesty, I'm coming right away!" The Imperial Physician Lu cursed inwardly at that damned Liang Yanren, but he moved swiftly, afraid of angering Emperor Kangxi.
"Your Majesty, Consort Wan is fine. She just had a miscarriage last time and hasn't fully recovered yet, so she is weak and feeling unwell. She should rest in bed as much as possible and take her pregnancy-stabilizing medicine on time."
The master and the young master are very healthy, and their fetal breathing is strong and powerful. Anyone who touches them knows that it is a prince. The master's performance is really amazing. Even he was fooled. He admires him. He is indeed worthy of being his master.
"That's good then! Wan'er, you can ride back in my sedan chair later! I will inform the Empress Dowager, so you don't need to go there anymore." Kangxi felt that his imperial sedan chair was much more stable than other sedan chairs and palanquins, and besides, no one dared to bump into him.
"Your Majesty, this is against the rules. If the court officials of the previous dynasty find out, who knows what they will say about Your Majesty and me? They will say that I have bewitched their wise ruler. Wouldn't that be my fault!"
There's already a lot of gossip surrounding her taking the imperial carriage back to the palace from the temporary palace. If they're together now, it'll definitely cause a lot of trouble. Kangxi likes her now and won't care, but what if he stops loving her later? After all, the Aisin Gioro family is known for their extreme ruthlessness – they love someone so much they want them to live, and hate someone so much they want them to die.
"I have made this decision because you are filial to the Empress Dowager, but your pregnancy is unstable and it concerns the prince!"
Kangxi is now fully powerful and no longer the immature boy who could be controlled by his regents. Who would dare to contradict his decisions? Are they tired of living?
"Your Majesty~" Wanyi said coquettishly. She had deliberately avoided the topic of visiting the Empress Dowager. She didn't want to see that old woman. She was grateful to her for sparing her life and for giving her the favor of Granny Kong.
"My mind is made up!" Kangxi said, leaving no room for refusal. Even Wanyi was not allowed to refuse, after all, the relationship between ruler and subject must come before that between husband and wife!
"If I use Your Majesty's imperial sedan chair, how will Your Majesty get back? The weather is cold, what if Your Majesty catches a cold? My chest hurts." Wanyi said, pointing to her chest.
"Don't worry, Wan'er, I'm tough. I can just wear a few more layers! You're the most important thing right now!"
Kangxi felt a warmth in his heart. So this is what it feels like to be cared for by someone you like. It's a feeling that's truly captivating, and he loves it.
In the end, it was Kangxi who made the decision. He carried Wanyi onto the imperial sedan chair, and Liang Jiugong escorted her back to Yongshou Palace. Then, Liang Jiugong would come to pick up Kangxi and take him back to Qianqing Palace.
"You all be careful! If you shake the Empress, you'll all beheaded!"
Liang Jiugong carefully instructed the sedan chair bearers, afraid that the emperor's heart would be troubled. It wouldn't matter if a few sedan chair bearers died, but it would be bad if he was implicated.
"This humble servant, Consort Li of Tongshunzhai, greets Your Majesty and wishes Your Majesty well!" She was a palace maid whom Kangxi summoned to vent his desires at the imperial palace. There were several others besides her, but Kangxi was in a good mood when it was her turn, so he made her a Consort. The Empress arranged for her to live in Yonghe Palace, which was the rear palace, and to live with Consort Wang.
"How dare you! What is the punishment for disturbing Consort Wan?"
When Liang Jiugong saw this reckless concubine addressing Wan Pin as "Your Majesty," wasn't this implying that Suo Zhuolunshi wanted to become emperor?
"This concubine knows her mistake. I did not know that Consort Wan was in the imperial sedan chair. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Consort Li Han Shuang only wanted to try her luck and see if she could run into the Emperor. She deliberately chose this route back to Qianqing Palace. Little did she expect that the person in the imperial sedan chair was a concubine.
“Ignorance is no excuse, Eunuch Liang, let’s go! Don’t let such a trivial matter delay us. The Emperor will need the imperial sedan chair later.” Wanyi was well aware of the new Consort Li’s intentions; she simply wanted to bump into the Emperor.
"Yes, start the sedan chair..." Liang Jiugong called out, and the sedan chair began to move.
"Your Highness, Consort Wan really doesn't respect you at all! How could she treat you like this?" Liu Ye said angrily, looking at the departing imperial sedan chair.
"She is Consort Wan, the mistress of the palace. What am I? I'm just an unappointed concubine. Isn't that perfectly normal?"
She knew from the moment she entered the palace that she would encounter such a thing, that even a mere concubine could step on her head, simply because a concubine was the lowest-ranking concubine.
"Should we wait any longer? Judging from Consort Wan's words, the Emperor will be using the imperial sedan chair soon!" If we continue to wait, we will surely encounter the Emperor.
"No, we've already missed our chance. Once was by chance, twice was intentional. Let's go back." She was also eager to gain favor. She hadn't been summoned by the emperor since entering the palace. She had been bullied by Wang Daying quite a bit, but she chose to ignore it, after all, she was two ranks lower than him.
"Yes!" Liu Ye carefully helped Consort Li leave.
Once Wanyi returned to Yongshou Palace and saw Liang Jiugong and the others off, she could no longer keep up the act!
"My goodness! This is exhausting. Acting is something that not just anyone can do well."
However, Wan Yi did have some genuine feelings, after all, only sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity, and as long as she kept her heart in the end, that was enough.
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