The smile on Kangxi's face froze instantly. Concubine Yi was becoming more and more unruly. Look at the expression on her face. Is she laughing at me?
"It's my fault. Wasn't I trying to divert your attention? Xiaowu is being raised by the Empress Dowager, so you can raise this baby on your own."
"You speak as if I would be grateful to you. I am one of the four concubines, and according to the rules, I can raise my own children.
However, I feel that the Queen Mother is still a little lonely. If I give birth to a princess, I will send her to be raised by the Queen Mother, so that she can feel the feeling of having children and grandchildren around her. "
Kangxi had no idea that Mu Sili's move was to trick Concubine De. He thought she was trying to help him show his filial piety, and the smile in her eyes became more obvious.
"That's not what I meant. You've already given Little Five to the Empress Dowager to raise. If I take the baby you're carrying, won't that give those imperial censors something to criticize me for?"
"I don't want the Queen Mother to be alone forever. If I take Xiaowu away, Ningshou Palace will be desolate again."
Kangxi felt helpless. Why couldn't it make sense?
But he remembered that Concubine De seemed to be pregnant. Since he had to send one to the Empress Dowager anyway, he might as well give the one in Concubine De's belly.
"The baby in your belly is not going to make it. If you really care about the Empress Dowager, take good care of yourself and go to Ningshou Palace more often to accompany her.
As for taking a princess for the Empress to raise, forget it. I see that your belly cannot bear a princess, so just give me a little prince. Not too many, six or seven will be enough."
Mu Sili rolled her eyes at him. There were still six or seven. She had gotten 100 points for free this time, so she didn't need to have so many children. Maybe she could just have one more and leave it alone.
But Kangxi was a bit discouraging. In history, Concubine Yi gave birth to a princess, but she could do it.
If she gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in her next pregnancy, will Kangxi still have the nerve to say that he can't give birth to a princess?
Defei originally had a beautiful dream that she was carrying a prince and would be promoted to a noble concubine after giving birth.
What happened was that Kangxi sent someone to inform her that after she gave birth, the baby, whether a princess or a prince, would be sent to the Cining Palace to be raised by the Empress Dowager. She was so angry that she smashed the furnishings in the palace on the spot.
"Why should I send the prince that I carried for ten months with great difficulty to be raised by the Queen Mother?
Didn't the Queen Mother already raise the Fifth Prince? Why are you still worried about the child in my belly?"
Concubine De was so angry that she almost died. She felt that someone was targeting her. Otherwise, why would they target the baby in her belly for no reason?
After all, she is not the only pregnant concubine in the palace. Aren’t Concubine Wenxi and Concubine Yi also pregnant? Why should she hold Concubine De’s child?
"Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense. If this gets out, not only will you be in trouble with the Empress Dowager, but you will also have a hard time explaining to the Emperor.
It will also bring a bad influence to the Uya family, saying that you are not filial and do not know how to be filial to the Queen Mother.
What if the Imperial Censor makes a report and affects not only Wuya and you, but also the Sixth Prince? "
Defei's face froze in anger. What if this really affected her son? Although she had two sons, Yinzhen had long been the son of the Imperial Noble Consort in her heart, so she only had one son.
She would never allow anyone to threaten Yinzuo's position. Wasn't it just to give the child to the Queen Mother to raise? It just so happened that this child was used as a bargaining chip for Yinzuo to win the Queen Mother's support.
The Empress Dowager has Khorchin behind her. With Khorchin's support, Yinzuo may not be unable to become the new emperor.
"Since it is the Emperor's request, I will obey His Majesty's will. After the heir is born, I will take him to Ningshou Palace and hand him over to the Empress Dowager for upbringing."
Defei suddenly remembered that after she brought Yinzhen to Chengqian Palace, she was soon conferred the title of noble lady. She thought that this time she could also be promoted to the position of noble concubine.
There is no empress in the harem now. Although there is an imperial concubine, she is in poor health and it is unknown how many years she can live. If I can take the position of imperial concubine, I can be sure that the position of queen will also be mine.
After all, apart from Concubine Yi, Kangxi's favorite in the palace was Concubine De. No matter how much they looked down on her, wouldn't they still be inferior to her in the end?
Suddenly she thought of Yinzhen who was raised in Chengqian Palace, and anger flashed in her eyes. He was obviously her son who she had carried for ten months and gave birth to with great difficulty. Why didn't he side with her, but instead sided with that sickly boy in Chengqian Palace?
Could it be that at such a young age, he's already set his sights on the power behind the Imperial Noble Consort? Dream on wanting that position; it belongs to Yinzuo, how could anyone else dare dream of it? He's truly no match for Xiaoliu.
"Go and bring the Sixth Prince here. I miss him."
"yes."
In the Yikun Palace, Kangxi simply had lunch with Mu Sili and then returned to the Qianqing Palace. The Qianqing Palace was busy with affairs and he still had a lot to do.
After Kangxi left, Mu Sili, who had eaten and drunk her fill, took Wen Xin's hand and walked towards the east side hall.
Noblewoman Guo Luoluo was touching her belly tenderly. If she guessed correctly, she should be pregnant.
My elder sister was found out to be pregnant early in the morning, and the news of her pregnancy was announced in the afternoon. It really seemed like she was stealing her elder sister's limelight. She should wait a while before announcing the pregnancy.
"My lady, the queen is here."
Noblewoman Guo Luoluo quickly stood up to greet him.
"Why are you here, sister? Didn't you say you were pregnant? If you wanted to see me, just send someone to tell me. Why bother making this trip?"
"I'm here to visit my own sister and I need someone else to do it for me? What nonsense are you talking about? I'm your sister, there's no need to worry about those empty formalities.
However, I think your waistline looks a little thicker. Is it because the clothes made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs this time are not suitable?
Wenxin, send someone to the Imperial Household Department to ask if this Yikun Palace has fallen out of favor? How dare you fool the people in this palace so casually!
Seeing that Mu Sili was a little angry, Guiren Guo Luoluo became anxious.
"Sister, this has nothing to do with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It's...it's that my sister seems to be pregnant."
"Pregnant? When did it happen? How come I don't know? How are you serving her? Why didn't you come to the main hall to report that she was pregnant? If something happened to her, could you bear the consequences?"
“Sister, don’t blame them. I just discovered it a while ago and I’m still not sure.
Didn't you just call the imperial physician this morning? I'm afraid that if I call the imperial physician again, it might not be good for you if you're really pregnant."
"What's wrong with that? You are my biological sister. I can't trust others, but I can trust you. Wenxin, send someone to call the imperial physician."
"yes."
The person who came was Doctor Xu. When he heard that Yiku Palace was looking for a doctor, he didn't ask what it was and just followed Wen Xin over with his medicine box.
After taking the pulse of Concubine Guo Luoluo, Doctor Xu's eyes lit up. Yikun Palace kept both Concubine Yi, Mu Sili, and Concubine Guo Luoluo. Unexpectedly, both of them were found to be pregnant.
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