Rong Fei is not honored

"Is it a boy or a girl?" the Empress Dowager asked hurriedly. Although the imperial physician had already diagnosed it as a boy, what if he was wrong? The imperial court and the harem were all paying attention to this baby. Although a girl would be fine, a prince would always have a different meaning.

When Kangxi heard the crying, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Liang Jiugong stepped forward and supported his master calmly. The people around were also paying attention to the movements in the delivery room, so they did not see this scene.

Kangxi heard a very good question. He wanted to know whether Ji Nai was safe, but he was still rational and knew that he couldn't say it out loud, so he just held it in.

When the Queen saw this, she thought that the Emperor was also concerned about the gender of the child, and thought to herself that as expected, the Emperor still cared about the child.

After a while, the beaming midwife came out holding a bright yellow package. It was the prince! The Empress Dowager was filled with joy.

The midwife knelt down to congratulate: "Congratulations to the Emperor! Congratulations to the Grand Empress Dowager! Concubine Ma Jia has given birth to a little prince, and both mother and child are safe." Then she handed the child to the Grand Empress Dowager.

After the Empress Dowager received the child, she praised him repeatedly and called Kangxi to come over and said, "Your Majesty, look, this child is growing well and looks healthy."

Kangxi was relieved when he heard that the mother and child were safe, and then he realized that he was sweating. After hearing what the Empress Dowager said, he forced himself to cheer up and went forward to take a look. He was stunned when he saw it. How could it be so ugly? Kangxi didn't want to admit that this was his and Ji Nai's child.

Kangxi had not shown such emotion for a long time. The Empress Dowager saw through his thoughts at a glance and explained with a smile: "All newborn babies are like this. They will be fine in a few days." Kangxi touched his head embarrassedly, and now he looked more like a teenager.

The Empress Dowager had a good impression of Ma Jia and really liked this child. She knew at first glance that she would grow up safely, so she was willing to give Ji Nai face and asked Kangxi directly in front of everyone: "Has the Emperor decided what reward to give to Ma Jia, the concubine?"

The Queen's face changed when she heard this. This meant that it should be decided right away. Originally, the Emperor had to discuss with her, the Queen, any reward he bestowed upon the concubines.

Kangxi had already prepared a plan in mind, "This is my first son, so his mother naturally cannot be too low in rank, so my grandson wants to promote Ma Jia to be a concubine."

"Concubine?" The Empress Dowager frowned. There had never been such a rank in the Qing harem. Was a special position going to be set up for Ma Jia?

"Yes, Grandmother. I have discussed this with the officials of the Ministry of Rites. The harem now has a chaotic hierarchy of concubines, which makes it difficult to manage. It is impossible for all of them to be concubines forever."

Hearing this, everyone perked up, as this was closely related to the interests of all of them. Everyone was a concubine of the lowest rank, and there was only one queen, who could crush everyone in terms of status. This was not good. The Grand Empress Dowager frowned. The harem should also be like the previous dynasty, taking a balanced approach, so that there would not be one person dominating and someone would be able to cover the sky with one hand.

"What does the emperor think?"

"It is tentatively decided that the position of concubine is below that of imperial consort, and is also considered the main position of a palace. The rest have not yet been concluded." Originally, Kangxi thought of several positions just to promote Ji Nai. The previous dynasty was so busy, he had just taken power, and Oboi was eyeing him covetously, so he had no time to think about specific matters.

The Grand Empress Dowager also knew that this matter could not be determined in a short time. The position of a concubine was not high. As for the position of the head of a palace, it was probably for the consideration of the royal heir. You couldn't let the child live with his mother in a side hall. This was the emperor's first prince.

The Grand Empress Dowager had no objection, and no one else dared to have an opinion. The Queen wanted to say something, but was held back by Nanny Yan. Kangxi saw it but pretended not to see it. Since the Queen didn't say anything, he just pretended not to know. Besides, he was very happy now and didn't want to argue with the Queen.

Although Ji Nai was exhausted in the delivery room, she was still in good spirits. She tilted her head and looked at the door until the midwife came in with the child. Then she smiled. Yu Qing took the little prince and placed him next to her master.

Ji Nai looked at Chengrui's familiar face and couldn't stop crying. As the due date approached, she became more and more anxious and worried. The reason why she couldn't control her temper before was that she was afraid that the child was not Chengrui. Of course, as long as they were her own children, she would love them and treat them as treasures, but if they were not Chengrui and them, then what was the point of her starting over again?

"Oh, you can't cry after giving birth, you have to watch your eyes." They all heard that the emperor promoted Ma Jia to be a concubine, and she is also the birth mother of the prince. The midwives were proud and could get a lot of rewards, so they were naturally serving diligently.

"Congratulations, Her Majesty, on the double happiness." Yu Sheng and Yu Qing were also worried that their mistress would hurt her eyes from crying, so they wanted to divert her attention.

"Empress?" Ji Nai then turned his attention away from Cheng Rui.

"Yes, His Majesty has just promoted you to the rank of concubine." She was a little stunned. She had never thought that Kangxi would directly confer upon her the rank of concubine. She had thought that she would at most be a noble lady, or enjoy the same status of concubine as Borjigit's concubine.

It seems that cultivating feelings with Kangxi is still very useful. Ji Nai held Cheng Rui's little hand and said, "Mother is a concubine now. I can raise you personally. Are you happy?" Cheng Rui was too young to answer this question. However, Ji Nai did not really want to hear Cheng Rui's answer. She was really happy.

Thinking back to the previous life, those below the rank of concubine could only be called "little lady" and could not personally raise children. Only those above the rank of concubine were considered the main rank of a palace, called "empress", and could personally raise children until they were six years old. I thought that this life would not change much either.

If Chengrui in his previous life could stay in Zhongcui Palace, under her watch, those servants with bad intentions would not dare to act rashly, and even if they did, she might not be able to detect it. Everything is moving in a good direction, and she will definitely build a safe and happy Zhongcui Palace, waiting for the arrival of other children.

"I know you're very emotional, but can you please calm down? You just gave birth and need to rest. If you don't take care of yourself, even if you have a lot of spiritual fluid, it will be wasted."

Yuan Xu really couldn't bear to see Ji Nai not taking care of his health. In her eyes, Ji Nai was still a junior high school student, but he already had a baby. This was a big shock, but considering the times and environment, she was still reluctant to accept it. She could only remind Ji Nai to take care of his body. Fortunately, there were a lot of prescriptions left by the system, and Yuan Xu had already sorted them out, which ones Ji Nai could use.

[Why are you still like this? You tried your best to fatten me up before I entered the palace. I warn you first, don’t do this during the confinement period, otherwise I will be too ashamed to see anyone after the confinement period.]