"Alright, I understand. You may leave now. I need some peace and quiet."
Sun Yingying said impatiently that she had not been visited by Emperor Kangxi until now. If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Kangxi would send her things every now and then, her life would probably not be as good as it is now.
Meanwhile, the Imperial Noble Consort, harboring resentment, could no longer contain herself upon returning to her chambers. She pounded her pillow as if she were beating Consort Wen.
"Your Highness, anger is bad for your health!" Ningdong poured a cup of tea and handed it to the Imperial Noble Consort.
"How could I not be angry? That took away most of my power in the palace, making me, the Imperial Noble Consort in charge of the six palaces, a laughing stock." The Imperial Noble Consort even slammed the tea she had just picked up back onto the tray that Ningdong was holding.
"So that's what Your Majesty is angry about!" Ningdong said with a smile after thinking for a moment.
"What's wrong? Do you have any good ideas?" The Imperial Noble Consort asked hurriedly when she saw Ningdong's confident demeanor.
"Your Highness, please don't be anxious. Have some tea to calm down, and I will explain slowly!" Ningdong placed the tea in the Imperial Noble Consort's hand.
“These Consort Rong, Consort Hui, and Consort Yi have never been involved in palace power before, so they will definitely be at a loss when they first come into contact with it. Your Majesty can teach them a few things casually. Once they make mistakes, it will be much easier to take back their palace power,” Ning Dong said with a smile.
"Indeed, I was so angry that I lost my mind. Once their palace power is taken back, Consort Wen will not be able to touch any palace power at all!"
She kindly entrusted the repair work to Consort Wen, but in return, Consort Wen repaid kindness with enmity and dared to plot against her.
"Your Majesty is wise, this servant will also help Your Majesty!" If the Imperial Noble Consort becomes the Empress, then she will be a lady-in-waiting by the Empress's side, which is a rank, and the people below will have to call her "Manager".
"My lady, you were the one who suffered today, so how come the three concubines benefited instead!"
Furong couldn't understand why her empress had returned power to the Imperial Noble Consort after she became pregnant.
"There are both good and bad aspects. If I cling to that little bit of power over the uterus, and the Imperial Noble Consort tries to sow discord between the Emperor and me, what will the Emperor think of me?"
Wanyi understood very well that the power in the palace could be regained if it was lost, but the child was gone forever.
"I understand, but I'm furious that they received such a huge benefit without doing anything." Understanding is one thing, but being angry and resentful is another.
"It's not some great benefit at all; it's just that I've managed to get the Imperial Noble Consort's attention away from me!"
Once the Imperial Noble Consort and those three people have finished their battle of wits, she can then begin to deal with that imposter, Consort Sun.
"That's all thanks to Her Majesty!" Not even a thank you! Actually, Furong understood, but she just didn't understand why it had to be done this way. Couldn't she have both?
"Furong, to be honest, I've benefited quite a bit too! Now our top priority is to give birth to the little princess safely."
Wanyi said earnestly that she felt it must be because she had spoiled Furong too much, which had caused Furong to have her own little temper now.
"What little princess? It's a prince, the fourth prince's younger brother!" In Furong's mind, the empress was carrying a little prince. As for the princess, she was just a concubine and not of much use.
"Alright, alright, it's the prince. Your little prince is hungry. Do you still want to chat here?" Wanyi said without any temper.
"Then this servant will go and bring the porridge to Your Highness right now. There's still someone loitering over there." Furong was about to turn and leave when Wanyi called her back.
"Wait a minute, I have something to ask you!"
"Master, is there anything you need?" Furong asked, puzzled.
"How is the butterfly process going?" Dealing with Sun Yingye requires using the butterfly.
"My lord, I can now command two butterflies!"
Furong said proudly, "After all, it's not easy to train two people in such a short time!"
"Well, with such a good start, I believe you can train more butterflies quickly. This year's flower viewing banquet depends on you!"
Wanyi believed that the Imperial Noble Consort would hold a flower-viewing banquet. As for the death of Crown Prince Minghui, who would remember it then? Didn't you see that Kangxi had already come out?
"This servant will try to train as many as possible!" Furong said with a smile as soon as she heard that her mistress wanted to use butterflies.
May
"How about I wear this to the flower viewing banquet today?" Wanyi asked in a good mood, pointing to the light yellow qipao.
"Your Majesty looks good in anything, but this makes her outfit clash with the Imperial Noble Consort's qipao!"
Although Furong approved of Wanyi wearing this cheongsam, she felt it was provocative to the Imperial Noble Consort. Was this really a good idea?
"I think this is good!" Kangxi's voice suddenly rang out from behind him. He knew that the Imperial Noble Consort had organized a small flower-viewing banquet just to liven up the harem and dispel any bad luck.
"May Your Majesty be well!" Wanyi was startled by the sudden voice and hurriedly turned around to bow. Furong quickly helped Wanyi up.
"I've already said, it's just you and me here, no need for formalities!" Kangxi reached out and helped Wanyi up, somewhat reproachfully.
"The proper etiquette must not be disregarded. Besides, if outsiders find out, they'll say that I'm being arrogant because of your favor."
Wanyi stood up with Kangxi's help, walked to the side and sat down together, gesturing for the servants to leave with the clothes, and Ye Ming also brought out tea.
"Whatever you like!" Kangxi knew perfectly well that this was just her excuse, but since it was her own choice, he didn't say anything more.
"Your Majesty, please try this. I've heard it's freshly picked tea from the spring, a Pu'er tea presented by the Imperial Household Department. It has a rich aroma and a sweet taste that lingers on the palate!" Wanyi picked up her flower tea and began to drink.
"Why does your tea smell the most fragrant to me?" Kangxi had just picked up his teacup and was about to drink it when he discovered that the tea emanating from Wanyi's side smelled even more fragrant.
"Your Majesty said this!" Wanyi said with a smile, placing her teacup on the tea table closer to Kangxi.
"It does smell quite fragrant, I wonder what it tastes like!" Kangxi lowered his head, took a sniff, and found it to be very fragrant. Looking inside, he saw that there were flowers and petals and the like.
"Ye Ming, go and brew a cup for His Majesty. I'll go change my clothes first, and then His Majesty can taste the flavor of this flower tea, shall we?" Wan Yi suggested.
"Alright, I'll go with you to take a look later!" It was only because Kangxi wanted to be lazy that he was still in the Hall of Mental Cultivation reading memorials.
"Your Majesty, I take my leave!" Wanyi walked out and headed to her room, while sending someone to call Granny Kong to take the Fourth Prince to play with Emperor Kangxi for a while.
"Does Your Highness still wish to wear this?" Furong pointed to the light yellow cheongsam.
"No, Your Majesty, since you like me to wear this dark red one, then wear this one!" Actually, wearing a dark red cheongsam was somewhat inappropriate, after all, Crown Prince Minghui had passed away less than a year ago, but since Emperor Kangxi had spoken, she would obey.
"Yes, my lady!" Furong personally picked up the qipao and helped Wanyi put it on.
“It’s been a long time since you’ve worn such a bright color, but you look much more energetic now!” Furong stared at Wanyi in a daze.
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