The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 472: Today's excitement revolves around Little Princess and Concubine Ma Jia

On the sixth day of May, after his Wanshou birthday, Kangxi rested at the empress's place. This most noble couple in the royal family had a deep affection for each other and lived in harmony with each other, setting an example for the world.

As for Concubine Ma Jia and the little princess who had just given birth, they did not receive a personal visit from the emperor and empress.

There had never been a precedent of the emperor accompanying or visiting a concubine on such an important day, so the empress had the full right to do so.

No one else can get involved!

This is also the lofty position of the Empress.

Qin Rou didn't care about anyone else. She had been celebrating her birthday for three consecutive days. Although others were not tired, Qin Rou was extremely exhausted. She returned to her bedroom, washed up, and lay down on the bed to rest.

What Ma Jia concubine? What little princess? What eldest son or daughter? No matter how big the matter was, it couldn't shake her mind. She didn't care about anything else. The most important thing was to sleep and rest.

She seldom had a good sleep! But she didn't know that on this night, many people were extremely tired, lying on their dark beds in this silent night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep all night.

When Qin Rou woke up in the morning, she washed up and was served some breakfast by the servants. When it was almost time, she changed into a palace dress and then went to Kunning Palace.

"How is Concubine Ma Jia? And is the little princess all right?" The queen was not in a hurry to go out. She asked Yuanyan, who had returned from Zhongcui Palace early in the morning, calmly.

When she was not free, the emperor was still in Kunning Palace in the morning. The queen had already assigned Yuanyan to visit the newborn little princess and Ma Jia, the concubine, in Zhongcui Palace, and bestowed rewards on them.

After all, there is a new royal heir in the palace. She is the queen and the mother of all the royal heirs in the palace. She cannot just not show any expression!

Since it has to be done, it is better to do it early. The sooner the better. It will also make her, the queen, appear to be more concerned.

"Your Highness, Concubine Ma Jia is doing well!" Yuan Yan stepped forward to serve her and replied, "When I went there early this morning, Concubine Ma Jia had already woken up and was in good spirits."

Having just given birth to a child, she was much weaker than others. Yuanyan spoke slowly and tried to use accurate words so that the queen would not feel so sad!
"I have also gone to see the little princess. She was just born. Her skin is very red and she is sleeping. The wet nurses are taking good care of her!" Yuanyan continued.

"Yes!" The Queen's expression remained unchanged. "Have you cleaned up West Fifth?"

After the royal heir is born, he must live with the princes or princesses, and this little princess is no exception, so the queen asked this question.

"We followed Her Majesty's instructions and started packing early. All four rooms have been packed up! I have asked the nursemaids to check them again and we can move in at any time." Yuanyan said softly.

As soon as she heard it, she knew what the queen wanted to ask, so she quickly replied.

Without asking, she knew that the four chambers were prepared for little princesses, and that the only little princess in the palace who was about to be born was Concubine Ma Jia.

"That's good." The Queen replied, "Tell the servants to be careful. The little princess will live there. If anything goes wrong, watch their heads."

The Queen's tone was not gentle, but anyone could hear the warning in her words.

Yuanyan's expression remained unchanged as she replied softly, "Yes!"

Yuanyan knew exactly what to do.

Now that everything had been ordered, the queen no longer had to worry about the little princess's residence.

In the morning when Chen Province was in power, the most talked about topic was naturally the little princess, and the second most talked about topic was naturally the concubine Ma Jia.

After the Wanshou Festival, there was another little princess in the palace. Even if she was just a little princess, it was enough to make people jealous. Before Concubine Ma Jia, there was a fourth prince, who was actually the eldest son of the emperor. Even if she was just a little princess, the concubines were jealous.

Others want a little princess, but can’t get one?

They were just some sour words, and they even said they were going to visit Concubine Ma Jia. After all, they hadn't sent over the gift for Princess He's new birth yet.

Secondly, the visit to the little princess was fake, they also wanted to talk to Ma Jia, the concubine. Ma Jia, the concubine, had just given birth and was extremely tired, they might not have thought of this, and it was precisely because of this that they wanted to visit her.

Concubine Ma Jia was weak at this time, so if you want to anger her, you should take advantage of this time. They were unhappy, so they would naturally want to come to the door, which also made Concubine Ma Jia feel at least 70% uncomfortable.

The queen would not care about them as the palace rules were strict, but they were allowed to go to other concubines' bedrooms to congratulate them.

Or maybe, everyone has selfish motives and knows that people who have just given birth are not having a good time, but the empress doesn't care. It was the same for empresses in all dynasties. Do they need to care about the health of the concubines in the harem?

I hope their bodies will collapse after giving birth to a child, okay!
Anyway, Qin Rou was not going to join in the fun. Of course, apart from the little princess and concubine Ma Jia, Qin Rou did not escape the gossips of the concubines.

She was pregnant, so other things were easy to guard against, but as soon as the topic of little princess, concubine Ma Jia, and the royal heir was mentioned, the topic would inadvertently turn to Qinrou.

Qin Rou simply treated it coldly as usual, ignoring it, not answering it, and replying with a calm expression, "There's nothing to say."

Offending people is really offending people! It's okay to offend people. It doesn't matter a little bit anyway. She has already offended people a long time ago. It seems that if she treats people kindly, she can make others like her and not harm her.

Is this the best thing to do now? Qin Rou is just at ease, and the whole harem is full of her enemies.

It only takes twenty-one days to develop a habit for a person, and during these days, Qinrou had become famous among the concubines in the harem for her bad temper and difficulty getting along with others.

Qin Rou, however, didn't care about the reputation of being difficult to get along with. She was pregnant and was racking her brains to think about what to do for them.

The concubines were used to Qinrou's temper, and few of them bothered her anymore.

After paying her respects, she returned to Chengqian Palace without having to wait for anyone, make friends with anyone, or say hello to anyone.

In Zhenshunzhai, the gifts have already been selected by the servants.

The gift for the little princess is easy to prepare and does not take much effort. No matter which child it is, the longevity lock is the simplest and most suitable, and it also has the best meaning.

Stay safe, healthy and live a long life!
Only when you are alive can you have dignity.

The servants cleaned up the matter. Kangxi had not yet left the court session. Concubine Ma Jia gave birth to a little princess yesterday, so the reward that the emperor should give had naturally not been bestowed yet.

In the harem, the Queen's reward was indeed bestowed. Judging from the time, when the Queen ordered the servants to go to Zhongcui Palace to deliver the reward, Kangxi was still in Kunning Palace?

Then the emperor would certainly have no objection to the reward bestowed by the queen.

Therefore, the concubines in the harem also sent gifts in accordance with the rewards given by the queen.

The empress's reward was three times greater than when a concubine gave birth to a princess, in order to show her appreciation for the little princess who was born on her birthday.

The concubines in the harem also followed suit.

In short, all the excitement today was because of the newborn little princess and the concubine Ma Jia, who was more valued by the concubines.