Rong Fei is not honored

"Empress! I don't want to take away your power, I'm just worried about your health..." Kangxi wanted to try again, even if it was for that child who had long been diagnosed by the imperial physician as destined to be weak.

Before Kangxi could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Queen. She said firmly: "I am in good health. There is no need to put down the palace affairs. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Kangxi really wanted to turn around and leave, but he finally held back and said, "If you are worried, you can ask the nanny next to you to handle the palace affairs first. Take care of yourself first."

The Queen's expression softened a little. "I know the priorities and have already asked Nanny Yan to help. I just ask a few questions occasionally."

Even so, how could the queen be at ease? You know, the New Year is coming soon, and you must not make any mistakes at this time. Otherwise, even if others know that she is pregnant and has little energy, there will still be people who secretly complain about the queen's incompetence.

At this point, even if the queen was just perfunctory, Kangxi could do nothing. He could force the queen to give up her power, but seeing her strong opposition, he was afraid that it would backfire.

Two days later, the queen went into labor. When the queen gave birth, all the people in the harem arrived, even the grand empress dowager and the empress dowager waited outside. This was a treatment only the queen had, and Concubine Zhang was so jealous that her eyes turned red.

When she was giving birth, the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were not present, and even His Majesty came to Chuxiu Palace only after the morning court session. It was not like the Queen giving birth at all, His Majesty directly stopped the court session and watched from the beginning.

Ji Nai, who was in the crowd, saw the imperial physician coming out in a panic, and his heart moved. Could it be that something happened to the queen? Did this happen in her previous life? Probably not.

At that time, Ji Nai was always worried about whether the birth of the legitimate son would affect his and Cheng Rui's status. If such a thing really happened, he would definitely remember it vividly. So this was another change that happened in this life.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is weak and has no strength left."

"What?" Having no strength during childbirth is a big taboo, as it can easily cause the baby to suffocate to death in the stomach.

"How could the queen suddenly become weak when she was fine?" Kangxi had some bad thoughts. Could it be that someone had attacked the queen? Kangxi looked coldly in the direction of the concubines, and paused for a few seconds on Nara and Ji Nai.

If this is true, then only these two people are the most suspicious and have the most ability to do it. Kangxi's heart trembled, and both reason and emotion told him that Ji Nai would not do such a thing, but he could not suppress his suspicion.

"Ji Nai!" Yuan Xu's worried voice sounded. She had just seen Kangxi's eyes and she was afraid that Ji Nai would be sad.

[Isn't this perfectly normal? If Kangxi didn't suspect me, then it would be impossible for the concubine who gave birth to the eldest son to have an accident during the empress's childbirth.]

Sometimes Yuan Xu felt that Ji Nai was very torn. When she was with Kangxi, she was so happy and sweet, and she was completely a woman in love.

But at other times, Ji Nai could still calmly treat Kangxi as an emperor rather than his lover.

The Empress Dowager saw the doctor's expression was a bit awkward. If the Queen was really tricked, why would she have such an expression? "Just tell the truth. If you lie, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor."

"I dare not. Your Majesty... Your Majesty has been weak for a long time. It is not something that has just happened. A few months before the birth, I reminded Your Majesty not to worry too much, but Your Majesty just kept asking me to prescribe medicine to preserve the fetus."

Concubine Nara felt that she had found another opportunity to step on the Queen. "Your Majesty, how can you not put the heir first? You should know that medicine is three-quarters poison. This pregnancy-preserving medicine is no better than restoring your health."

"Shut up." At this time, Nara had no right to speak. Kangxi asked the doctor again, "If this is the case, why didn't you report it to me?"

"The Queen said that we don't need to tell His Majesty about this, for fear that you would be worried, so..."

Kangxi could no longer suppress his anger and shouted angrily: "Didn't I tell you before that you should check the Queen's pulse every day and report to me truthfully afterwards?" Did these people turn a deaf ear to his words?

“Your Majesty, given the Queen’s temper, what would it matter even if the imperial physician said so? Besides, now is not the time to talk about this.” The Empress Dowager understood Kangxi’s anger, but she also knew the imperial physician’s helplessness.

When Kangxi had tried to persuade the queen many times but to no avail, the Grand Empress Dowager had already complained about the queen. She understood the queen's obsession with palace power. But it was the queen's fault for hurting the heir to the throne, so naturally she would not speak up for the queen at this moment.

Kangxi understood what the Empress Dowager meant, and knew that even if he tried to stop her, the Empress would not do it. "Does the Imperial Physician have any ideas?"

The imperial physician wiped the cold sweat off his face with his sleeve. Just now he thought that His Majesty would punish him directly. "To answer His Majesty's question, if the Queen can hold a piece of ginseng in her mouth and then receive acupuncture, it may work."

Although ginseng over 100 years old was rare, there was no shortage of it in the palace, so Kangxi hurriedly asked someone to fetch it and send it to the delivery room. A female doctor, under the guidance of the imperial physician, gave the empress acupuncture, and her condition finally improved.

After hearing a few weak cries of babies in the house, Kangxi and the Empress Dowager finally felt relieved. In contrast, the concubines were worried, not knowing whether the Queen had given birth to a boy or a girl.

Unfortunately, the concubines' prayers did not work. The Queen gave birth to a prince. Even though he was a weak prince, he was the Emperor's first legitimate son.

For the Manchus, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate wives was not that important. After all, a Manchu could have several wives, and both the legitimate wife and the concubine were considered wives. Before entering the Pass, the distinction between them was not obvious, their power and status were basically equal, and their children were all legitimate sons.

But now it is different. The Qing Dynasty began to incorporate the concept of one wife and multiple concubines, and elevated the orthodox status of the first wife. Although the palaces of Qing officials had not changed too thoroughly at this time, Kangxi was different.

As the monarch of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi began to advocate the importance of legitimate and illegitimate children, but this was out of political considerations.

Even if he cares about his legitimate son, he will not ignore his illegitimate child, thinking that the illegitimate child has a low status and is not worthy of being in public. After all, he himself is also a illegitimate child.

As for the harem, the concubines naturally would not think that a prince born out of wedlock is really inferior to a legitimate son. You can see that throughout history, not all emperors were born legitimate sons.

The queen's excessive emphasis on the dignity of the queen and the dignity of the legitimate son was nothing more than a consideration of interests, just as the emperor would emphasize the divine right of the king, just to facilitate his rule.