"Your Highness, Eunuch Liang has arrived." Wanyi had just gotten up and finished getting ready when she saw Xiao Dengzi leading Liang Jiugong and Physician Lu into the room.
"This servant greets Consort Suo Zhuolun!" Liang Jiugong and Imperial Physician Lu bowed to Wanyi.
"You're too kind, Eunuch Liang. What brings you and Physician Lu here?" Wan Yi knew perfectly well what was going on, but she still asked the question knowing the answer.
"His Majesty was concerned about Consort's health, as it had not improved, so he ordered this old servant to invite Physician Lu to examine her."
"I am almost fully recovered. I am grateful for Your Majesty's concern. I would like to trouble Eunuch Liang and Physician Lu to make a trip." As she spoke, Wanyi stretched out her hand and placed it aside, indicating that Physician Lu should examine her.
“As long as the concubine is healthy, she can go there a few more times without any problem,” Liang Jiugong said with a smile.
"How is my health?" Wanyi withdrew her hand and looked at Physician Lu, who was frowning.
"Your Highness is fine. You will fully recover after another month or so of rest." Physician Lu knew that his mistress was hiding her pregnancy, so he naturally cooperated.
"That's good. If His Majesty asks, you must tell the truth, lest His Majesty take it to heart. If you happen to catch a chill, it wouldn't be good if you accidentally catch the illness." Wanyi said solemnly to Physician Lu.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will tell you the truth!" Physician Lu was grateful. If he concealed the truth for Wanyi, the day Wanyi's pregnancy was exposed would be the day he was exposed, and his career would be over.
"Since the concubine is alright, this old servant will return with Physician Lu to report back," Liang Jiugong said, taking his leave as there was nothing else to do.
"Hongxiu, go see Eunuch Liang and Physician Lu off," Wanyi gestured with her eyes.
“Yes, Eunuch Liang, please, Lord Lu.” Hongxiu nodded in tacit agreement and gestured for the two of them to proceed.
"Princess, His Majesty has sent over the titles and ranks of all the ladies in the harem." Su Mala Gu handed over the memorial that Wei Zhu had given her.
"Bring it here for me to see." The Empress Dowager quickly skimmed through it. When she saw that Borjigit was a concubine, she breathed a sigh of relief. At least she was a concubine, not someone who enjoyed any rank.
"Tongjia clan? The Emperor not only elevated her to a higher banner, but also bestowed upon her the surname Jia. This is compensation for Consort Tong!"
However, she felt that as long as it wasn't a prince she had to raise, it would be fine. The Tongjia family was too ambitious, and if they had a prince, they would probably turn the previous dynasty upside down.
"That's fine! But the rank of Guo Luoluo is a bit too fast." She is even ranked ahead of Guozhen, which makes the Empress Dowager very dissatisfied.
“Princess, I heard that all the young and strong members of the Guoluo clan have gone to the Three Feudatories battlefield. It is only right that the Emperor should bestow favors upon the women in your family.”
Su Mala Gu was afraid that the Empress Dowager would reject Kangxi's memorial, so she quickly said that after all, the Empress Dowager and Kangxi were gradually growing apart, and it would be bad if a conflict arose. After all, the Empress Dowager's influence in the previous court was not as great as before, and she was getting old. How could she be compared to the young, strong, and increasingly robust Kangxi?
"Fine, let's go report to the Emperor!" he said, seemingly reluctantly.
"The head of the Nine Concubines is already on par with a royal consort. If I reduce the number of concubines, then I am adding more." It was she who said that the number of concubines could be increased to eight, but Kangxi directly increased it to nine. When the Empress Dowager saw that Su Ma La Gu did not reply to her, she waved her hand to let her go.
"Your Majesty, Consort Suo Zhuolun is in good health. However, when I took her pulse, I found..." Physician Lu said hesitantly.
"Tell me what you've discovered!" Kangxi said, frowning. Could it be that Wan'er has some terminal illness?
"It seems that Consort Suo Zhuolun is pregnant, but her pregnancy is very weak. It is also possible that she is ill, which is causing her pulse to be disordered. That is why I cannot confirm it!" Hongxiu chased after her to ask Imperial Physician Lu to delay until Consort Wan is three months pregnant.
"Can't confirm?" Kangxi was delighted, but then suddenly heard a question coming from behind him.
"We can confirm it in about another month. It's normal that we can't see it right now because Consort Suo Zhuolun is weak." A month later, Wanyi will be exactly three months old.
"I see! Give the order that Lady Suo Zhuolun is unwell and should rest well, and that no one should disturb her." If she is pregnant, that would be wonderful. After she gives birth, he can promote her to the rank of concubine, whether she is a prince or a princess.
"Yes, Your Majesty, should this matter be kept secret?" Liang Jiugong asked, unsure of what to do.
"Don't spread this around yet." After all, it's not confirmed yet, and Kangxi doesn't want anything to happen to Wanyi or damage to her reputation.
After receiving the news that Emperor Kangxi had given the Empress Dowager a list of everyone's ranks, the women in the harem quieted down and waited for the imperial edict. They dared not make any moves, for fear of being banished to the cold palace like Lady Wuya.
"This place is really cold; it truly lives up to its name, the Cold Palace."
Wanyi carefully walked in. Before, when Wuya was banished to the Cold Palace, she ordered people to torture her. No matter what methods were used, as long as someone tortured her, they could receive one tael of silver.
“Actually, Your Highness didn’t have to come. What if Your Highness got hurt?” Hongxiu and Granny Kong helped Wanyi up, with two eunuchs following behind. It was already July, and the weather was still quite hot.
"She's so sincere in wanting to see me, so why not let her? Besides, I also want to know why she's been so persistent in trying to get close to me."
In mid-July, Uya said she wanted to see Wanyi, but Wanyi ignored her until a few days ago when she said that as long as she went, she could tell her everything.
"Sister, you've come!" Uya was dressed in a dirty hemp dress, her hair was messy, and she no longer looked like a concubine. She had also lost a lot of weight.
"Hmm, here you are, Uya. I am indeed very curious. I have treated you with all my heart, like a sister, yet you have repeatedly schemed against me. What is the reason? Jealousy?"
In fact, Wan Yi understood that in her previous life, He Cheng had been scheming against Wu Ya Shi first. In her mind, history could not be changed, and she knew that she was the ultimate winner. So she cooperated with her as a so-called good sister and did not care too much about some of Wu Ya Shi's excessive things. As a result, one wrong step led to another.
"Jealousy, yes! Why do you have such a good family background, and you can get everything without doing anything? That's why I want to destroy you."
Uya's eyes reddened as she spoke. Since things had come to this, she didn't care what the people next door heard. She just wanted to vent her anger, even if it was just to disgust Suo Zhuolun and Wan Yi.
"If you sent me here just to hear these kinds of things, then I'm sorry, I won't keep you company!" Wan Yi said, turning to leave.
"Was it you who orchestrated my fake pregnancy? Did Consort Guoluo collude with you to dare throw me into the lake?" Consort Wuya suddenly asked firmly, as if it were the truth.
"This has nothing to do with me, but I do know something. Would you like to hear it?"
As soon as she said it, Wan Yi sensed something was amiss. "Since you like it so much, let's go all out!"
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