Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

"Want a child?"

Shi Nanxi looked stunned, and Nanny Yang was also surprised. Seeing their expressions, Hongying spoke more and more fluently.

"Yes, I want a child. You see, two years have passed. Including the first year, you have been in the palace for three years. I know that Your Majesty has her own arrangements. I don't want to interfere with your decision, but you are already nineteen years old, not young anymore!"

"Empress Hui and the others have become the Imperial Madams. From time to time, there are children's noises in the palace. As for our Chuxiu Palace, although it is also very good and we have Xixi, it always feels like something is missing."

Hearing this, Nanny Yang put away her surprise and nodded in agreement:

"Hongying is right. Your Majesty is indeed not young anymore and can have children. I have checked the homes of ordinary people outside. Most of the children born at this age are safe and healthy."

Shi Nanxi looked at Nanny Yang, then at Hongying. Facing their serious expressions, she said in disbelief:

"No, why am I not young? I am only nineteen years old, in my prime years, why should I consider becoming the Royal Madam?"

Hongying and Nanny Yang were confused by the queen's excited reaction. Hongying was even more anxious to explain:

"My lady, I didn't say you are old. You are very young. It's just that... you still need a little prince to rely on. And everyone starts to be a royal madam at the age of thirty. You are nineteen this year, so you are not far from thirty!"

At the end of the conversation, Hongying became more and more confused. Did she say something wrong?

Shi Nanxi's eyes were blank. Hongying was indeed right. In ancient times, women had a very short flowering period. They got married and had children early and became elders.

But she would not do so. Even if she were to have a child, she would only have one, whether it was a boy or a girl. When the child grew up, she would not urge him or her to get married early. At least she would wait until the child turned 18 and became an adult before considering it.

"Empress, are you okay?" Hongying spoke nervously when she saw that the Empress was silent for a long time.

Shi Nanxi's thoughts return,

Soothingly said:

"I'm fine, but I do have some plans regarding the child."

"What? Really, Madam, are you really planning to have a child?"

Hongying didn't care about being confused and spoke out with a look of surprise.

A look of joy also appeared on Nanny Yang's serious face. She was old-fashioned and always felt that doting was not as reliable as having children. Secretly, she was more anxious than Hongying.

I didn't ask any more questions because I knew that the queen knew what was going on. When I heard the queen's answer, I immediately said anxiously:

"Since your majesty has decided to have a child, I will ask the imperial physician what matters need to be paid attention to. Also, should I tell the emperor?"

Shi Nanxi reached out and pressed down.

"Calm down, calm down. There's no need to make a big fuss. This matter shouldn't be publicized." She gave the two of them a meaningful look.

The excited Hongying and Nanny Yang paused, and their high emotions finally calmed down slowly. They almost forgot that if the queen became pregnant differently from other concubines, the impact would be huge and they had to make long-term plans.

Seeing that the two had calmed down, she answered Nanny Yang's second question.

"Of course I have to tell the Emperor. Pregnancy is not something I can do alone. I still have to discuss it with the Emperor. And if I really want to get pregnant, the Emperor has to get involved."

"What do you mean the emperor is involved?" Hongying didn't understand.

Shi Nanxi waved her hand:

"It's too complicated to explain. You'll know when the time comes."

Then change the subject:

"Yesterday the emperor said that the spring bamboo shoots made by the kitchen tasted good. Please ask the kitchen to make another dish with spring bamboo shoots today and wait for the emperor to come over for dinner."

"Yes, I will go and tell the kitchen right away."

……

On the other side, Kangxi was at the shooting range, holding a bow and arrow, and shot an arrow that hit the bull's eye.

"Well, Your Majesty is brave." At this time, Cao Yin on the side praised loudly, his eyes full of admiration.

Kangxi looked at the arrow hitting the bull's eye and laughed proudly, but he said modestly: "No, I'm not as energetic as I was when I was young."

Liang Jiugong stepped forward and took the bow and arrow from the emperor's hand. Kangxi wiped his sweat with a handkerchief. Cao Yin was not happy to hear that.

"Your Majesty, I don't agree with what you said. When I saw you today, I was really shocked. How come you are getting younger and younger?"

"I'm already forty-one, how come I'm getting younger and younger? You, after not seeing me for three years, have become even more flattering."

Kangxi shook his head after hearing this, and then said that this was the case, but the smile on his face became even bigger.

Cao Yin did not think there was anything wrong with his flattery, but corrected himself:

"Your Majesty, what I am flattering is not the flattery of a horse but the flattery of a dragon. Not everyone can flatter you."

Then the voice changed:

"And what I said is true. You look the same as when I saw you three years ago. You even look younger."

As soon as these words were spoken, Kangxi laughed out loud again. He could tell that what Cao Yin said was true, and he was even happier. Although the two were monarch and subject, they were also companions who grew up together and did not have so many rules in private.

"In the past three years, the harem has been harmonious, and I have focused on the court. Now the Qing Dynasty is enjoying good weather and the people are living in peace. I am in a good mood, and the imperial physician also said that I am in good health."

Upon hearing this, Cao Yin immediately bowed his hands excitedly and congratulated:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is in good health, which is a blessing for our Qing Dynasty!"

Kangxi put one hand behind his back, stopped and said:

"This is all thanks to Concubine Xian. With her, my life is different from the past few decades. I truly understand what it means to support each other and know each other. She and I are like ordinary couples. We are happy, joyful, and quarreling. It seems that the huge Forbidden City has come alive."

His majestic phoenix eyes revealed a hint of tenderness when he talked about Shi Nanxi.

Cao Yin was shocked by the emperor's sincere expression as he watched this scene.

Is this still the emperor he has known since childhood? Others don’t know, but he has been with the emperor since he was a child, and he knows best that the emperor is a natural emperor, with the coldness and indifference that all emperors have.

From dealing with the powerful minister Oboi in the court, to actually leading the army in person, and in the following nine years, rectifying the government, the emperor gradually seized power. Whether in the court or in the harem, he used the emperor's balancing technique to the extreme, which was extremely smart.

Such an emperor actually fell in love with a woman one day. The rumors were indeed true. The emperor doted on Concubine Xian to the extreme.

Cao Yin's heart was filled with various emotions, but he looked as if he was in a daze:

"So that's why. No wonder the emperor gets younger and younger as he gets older." He said with a hint of envy in his eyes.

"Hey, I am four years younger than you, but now I look older than you. If this continues, when I come to the capital to meet you next time, won't I look a generation older than the emperor?"

Kangxi came back to his senses and was amused again by Cao Yin's words. Then he looked towards the mountains in the distance with some emotion, his eyes deep and distant.

"You are exaggerating. No matter how well I take care of myself, my age is still there. But Concubine Xian is still young. When I am gone in a hundred years, I must make plans for her in advance.

In short, when I am alive, I want her to be so noble that no one dares to bully her. After I die, no one can bully her, including the next emperor."

At this moment, the majesty and dominance of the emperor came upon him, and Cao Yin was completely shocked.