"Your Majesty, you haven't eaten much yet. Why don't I continue serving you more food? What will you do if you get hungry!"
Dai Jia often changed the subject, avoiding the important issues, and didn't want to continue discussing the other women in the harem with Kangxi.
"Very well!" Kangxi stopped thinking about those unpleasant things and focused on enjoying Dai Jia's service. He still felt that this kind of obedient woman was the most pleasing to him.
Soon, the news spread throughout the harem: Consort Liang was pregnant but confined to her quarters and had fallen out of favor. Meanwhile, Consort Wan, after waking up, was uninterested in the expected events, but was unusually excited and anxious as she waited.
"My lady, don't rush. Don't get too excited. Be careful of the baby in your womb. Madam Suo Zhuolun has to pay her respects to Shou Kang Palace and Cheng Qian Palace first, and she will be at Yong Shou Palace soon. Besides, with Granny Kong here, they won't dare to make things too difficult for you."
Seeing Wan Yi's anxious yet excited state, Fu Rong quickly advised her, "If she hadn't stopped you, you'd probably already be waiting inside the gate. You're still pregnant! What would happen if the other concubines found out?"
"I'm not excited, I'm happy!"
She hadn't seen her mother in two lifetimes! As for why she was so excited, it was because Madam Suo Zhuolun looked exactly like her modern mother, and also because she had completely immersed herself in the role of the ancient woman.
"Your Majesty, Madam Suo Zhuolun has arrived at the gate and will be coming in soon!" Xiao Anzi, who was waiting outside, quickly came in to report as soon as he saw Granny Kong leading a woman in court attire.
"Really!" Wanyi couldn't sit still any longer and immediately stood up from her chair. Her movements were so fast that they startled Furong and Xiao Anzi.
"Master, slow down, Madam won't run away!" Furong couldn't understand Wanyi's feelings, she only knew that Wanyi shouldn't be so agitated.
"They're here, they're here~" Wanyi finally stepped out of the palace gate to wait.
“Uh… Mother…” Wanyi’s nose tingled, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. The image of Madam Suo Zhuolun in front of her blurred, just like her memory.
"This humble woman pays her respects to Your Highness Consort Chen, please..." Lady Fucha, the wife of Suo Zhuolun, was also very excited, but after all, she was in the palace and remembered that the most important thing in the palace was to follow the rules, so as not to cause trouble for Consort Wan.
"Mother, what are you doing! Get up quickly!" Wanyi immediately stepped forward and pulled Madam Suo Zhuolun up. This was her mother!
"Your Majesty, this is the proper etiquette!" Madam Suo Zhuolun stopped Wanyi, insisting that she complete the ceremony.
"May Your Highness Consort Chen enjoy boundless blessings and peace!" After saying this, Wanyi quickly helped Madam Suo Zhuolun up.
"According to the rules, even daughters must kowtow to their mothers. Your unfilial daughter, Wanyi, kowtows to her mother!" Before Madam Suo Zhuolun could react, she knelt down and kowtowed.
"This won't do, you're pregnant! Don't hurt yourself!" She was concerned about her daughter's unborn grandson, but her daughter Wan'er was the most important person to her.
"Mother, I'm alright! What's this?" When Lady Suo Zhuolun helped her up, Wanyi noticed the sachet at Lady Suo Zhuolun's waist that didn't match her court dress.
"Oh! This was a gift from the Empress Dowager, but it just so happens that I'm wearing a green court robe, so it doesn't match."
Formal court attire was dark blue, but other imperial concubines wore court attire in various colors as a sign of respect for their superior status.
"So even she has her off days, but even if she's right, we wouldn't dare to take her down!" Wanyi stared blankly at the sachet.
"Wan'er, is there something wrong with this?" Madam Suo Zhuolun asked Wan Yi with suspicion, fearing there might be something going on.
"It's nothing. It looks somewhat like the calming sachet that I embroidered for the Empress Dowager. Furong, take this sachet to the small Buddhist hall to enshrine it, and bring it back to Mother when she leaves the palace!"
The Empress Dowager thought that Wanyi would be frightened if she suddenly saw what she had given to the Grand Empress Dowager. However, what she did not know was that Wanyi had a clear conscience about these things. If the Grand Empress Dowager had not wanted to harm her, she would not have let her die.
"Very well!" Madam Suo Zhuolun didn't ask any more questions, afraid of causing trouble for her daughter.
"Mother, let's not talk about that anymore. You haven't seen the Fourth Prince yet, have you? Let's go and see him!" Wanyi said, pulling her mother along to the east side room of the main hall.
"I did catch a glimpse of her from afar at the Fourth Prince's first birthday banquet!" Although her family had risen in status, their official positions were still not enough to compete with the numerous imperial relatives.
“Now that Yinzhen can speak, he said he has never met his maternal grandmother and that he has prepared a gift for you!” Wanyi said with great joy when she talked about Yinzhen.
"That was prepared by me, the elder. Now that I see you are doing well in the palace, I am more at ease. If you need any help, just tell your father and mother!"
Although they may appear to be doing well on the surface, they probably wouldn't tell their daughters about the hardships they endure. They mostly only report good news and not bad.
"Mother, I'm doing very well, and the Emperor dotes on me!" Wanyi didn't want her mother to worry about her all the time.
"To be honest, have you fallen for the Emperor?" Madam Suo Zhuolun noticed that only Furong was following along, and knowing that she was her daughter's confidante, she asked in a low voice.
"The worst thing is the love of an emperor. No one will fall into the trap if they don't let some feelings get in. But I will guard my heart," Wanyi said softly.
"That's good!" She was afraid that her silly child would fall in love with the emperor, since the imperial family is said to be the most ruthless.
On one side, Lady Suo Zhuolun met Yinzhen and exchanged gifts with him, creating a harmonious atmosphere. On the other side, the Imperial Noble Consort looked at the bitter medicine in front of her.
"Does this really work?" The Imperial Noble Consort could tell how bitter it was just by smelling it. She was so anxious back then, and now she regretted it so much. If she still couldn't get pregnant after drinking it, she would be even more depressed.
"Your Majesty, good medicine tastes bitter! I heard that Physician Shen's daughter-in-law is also taking it, but she has been taking it for some time now, and she will have results soon. You should take it first, and when she has good results, ours won't be far behind!"
Ningdong patiently persuaded him, saying that since things had come to this point, it wouldn't be right not to drink.
"Very well, give me the candied fruit first!" The Imperial Noble Consort thought, then downed it in one gulp, and then ate the candied fruit to sweeten her mouth.
"Ugh~" In the end, she could only drink half a bowl before she couldn't drink any more, but she still drank some more, and kept putting the candied fruit in her hand into her mouth.
"I hope it will have a good outcome!" The Imperial Noble Consort thought that she would have to drink for a while longer, and her head was starting to spin.
"Yes, Your Highness. By the way, the sachet that Lady Suo Zhuolun was wearing was a gift from the Empress Dowager." Ning Dong casually told the Imperial Noble Consort the information she had gathered.
"Hmm!" Although the meaning was unclear, the message that was being conveyed was harmless to Consort Chen.
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