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

Then Kangxi strode in, without looking around, and went straight to the Empress Dowager. He lifted up his clothes and knelt down.

"Your son pays homage to the Empress Dowager and wishes her a happy new year, good health, and everything goes well."

After saying this, he kowtowed three times with his head touching each other's.

The Empress Dowager quickly helped Kangxi up and said:

"Emperor, please get up. It's freezing outside. You must have worked hard on your journey back here. Please sit down and have a cup of ginger tea to cool off."

Hearing this, Madam Hu beside the Empress Dowager personally went to serve ginger tea, and Kangxi stood up with the help of the Empress Dowager, smiling and saying:

"Thank you, Madam Queen, for your concern."

As he was talking, Kangxi sat down at the other side of the table. At this time, Madam Hu came in with ginger tea. Kangxi raised his hand to take it and said politely:

"Thank you, Aunt Hu."

Matron Hu smiled and returned to the Empress Dowager. Kangxi had come back at a gallop, and was filled with cold wind. After drinking the ginger tea, he exhaled a breath and felt much more comfortable immediately.

Seeing this, Concubine Hui smiled and said respectfully:

"The Empress Dowager is really attentive. I and the others were only thinking about the Emperor, and now he has made me look inferior."

Rong Fei was also very good at livening up the atmosphere, and immediately continued with a giggle:

"So, Sister Huifei, we still have a lot to learn from the Empress Dowager. It would be a great blessing for us to learn even a little bit."

Others followed suit and flattered the emperor, which made the empress dowager's eyes smile with joy. The older people get, the more they fear being useless in front of their children. The same was true for the empress dowager. She was very happy to be able to do something small for the emperor.

"That's right." Kangxi put down the cup and agreed with a smile:

"The Empress Dowager's abilities are worth learning from. As the saying goes, an old person in the family is like a treasure. The Empress Dowager is the treasure of the Qing Dynasty. I feel at ease when the Empress Dowager is around."

"The emperor's words are too much. I am just an old woman. What ability do I have? How can I be a treasure of the Qing Dynasty? Hahahahaha."

However, the Empress Dowager said this with a smile on her face, and the concubines sitting below her naturally followed suit with their eyes wide open, creating a very lively atmosphere.

As they chatted and laughed, the Empress Dowager asked about Shi Nanxi and the Fifteenth Prince in Changchun Garden. Kangxi's eyes softened as he heard this. He said:

"Nanxi is a little weak after giving birth, but otherwise she's fine. She just told me that it's fortunate that it's winter now. If she had to stay in confinement in the summer and not be able to wash for a month, she would definitely not be able to bear it and probably wouldn't want to give birth."

Kangxi shook his head helplessly, but his eyes were full of smiles and doting.

When the concubines heard this, they all thought in their hearts, "You can't bear it, but we can. If you don't want to give birth, we can!"

The Queen Mother was amused by this and shook her head:

"The Imperial Concubine is such a wonderful person."

Kangxi also agreed with this and nodded solemnly. He then talked about some details of Shi Nanxi's delivery, but did not mention the ginseng slices at this time. He also talked about the newly born fifteenth prince and specifically mentioned his appearance.

"Empress Dowager, you don't know that Fifteen looks exactly like him. His little face and mouth are just replicas of Nanxi's. After he opened his eyes, his eye shape resembles mine, but his expression is also like Nanxi's. He doesn't look like a little prince, but rather delicate like a little princess. I'm worried that he will lack masculinity when he grows up because of his appearance."

The Queen Mother disagreed with this.

"Emperor, this is your fault. One's appearance is based on his parents. At fifteen, he is just delicate. He will grow up and become more mature."

Of course, Kangxi didn’t really dislike Yinyi’s appearance, so he immediately followed suit and the two of them talked excitedly.

When the concubines below saw this scene, they all smiled and agreed from time to time. Only they themselves knew what they were thinking in their hearts.

Soon the time was almost up, and Kangxi personally stood up and helped the empress dowager to the phoenix chariot, and then he got on the dragon chariot himself. The concubines followed behind, and the grand procession arrived at the Qianqing Palace.

At the New Year's Eve family dinner, everyone followed the same process as in previous years, but this year everyone was a little absent-minded because of the news that Imperial Noble Consort Xian had given birth to a child.

Someone well-informed had already received the news that the Imperial Concubine was in danger during childbirth. Although the investigation failed, given the Emperor's favor for Imperial Concubine Xian, a thorough investigation would certainly take place. It would not be long before there would be a disturbance in the harem or the court.

After the New Year's Eve banquet was over, Kangxi personally escorted the empress dowager back to the Cining Palace. This time, only the mother and son were there. After tea was served, he waved his hand, and everyone in the palace, including Liang Jiugong and Madam Hu, left.

The Empress Dowager had expected this. After everyone left, she smiled and asked Kangxi:

"Does the Emperor have anything to say to me?"

Kangxi personally served tea to the Empress Dowager.

"The Empress Dowager still understands me."

The Empress Dowager took the teacup and looked helpless about what to do with Kangxi.

"They are all royal mafa people, but they are still like children."

As she spoke, she slowly skimmed the tea foam, but her eyes were full of smiles. The emperor said this because he was close to her and was not shy about it.

Kangxi smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager is not an outsider, and I am telling the truth."

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said with a smile:

"Okay, stop being so joking. What's going on?"

Kangxi also stopped joking, straightened his expression and said:

"It's not New Year's Eve, the whole family is reunited, and we are celebrating the New Year here in a lively manner, but Nanxi and Shiwu are all alone in Changchun Garden. I want to go there later to spend some time with them in their old age."

The Queen Mother was stunned.

Then he laughed:

"What do you think? You overstepped the bounds by not coming back last night. Don't you think it's worth it for you to come and ask me?"

Kangxi felt a little embarrassed by what he said. He clenched his fist, put it on his lips and coughed. Then he said:

"Of course I have to tell the Empress Dowager. Besides, I have other things to tell her."

"What is it?" The Queen Mother said, thinking of something: "But the third-day bath and the full-moon ceremony on the 15th?"

Kangxi nodded:

"There are things related to this, and there are also some things related to production."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager had some idea in her mind. She must have received news about the Imperial Concubine being killed during childbirth. Now it is estimated that the Emperor has investigated something. She had various guesses in her mind and asked:

"The emperor speaks frankly."

Kangxi told the Empress Dowager the results of the investigation one by one. The Empress Dowager's first reaction was disbelief. She frowned and said:

"Your Majesty, it's not that I favor the Crown Prince. I have been watching him all along. Although he has become more thoughtful and has acted a little recklessly in the past two years, he will never harm the Imperial Concubine and the Fifteenth Prince."

"I naturally believe in the prince." Kangxi said this with certainty, but then changed the subject:

"But the Hesheli family was a bit too aggressive and overstepped their bounds. Although I don't think they did this, I'm going to give them a good warning, otherwise the crown prince will be implicated by them in the future."

The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief.

He muttered:

"You decide on the matter of the Hesheli family. They have overstepped their boundaries, so feel free to criticize them." After saying this, she picked up the teacup with a sigh on her face:

"The harem has finally been quiet for two years, and now it's starting to get noisy again. What do you think?"

Kangxi paused and said in a deep voice:

"I am going to crown you queen."

As soon as the words fell, the teacup in the Empress Dowager's hand suddenly fell to the ground with a snap, and the broken pieces of porcelain were shattered all over the floor. Kangxi was so scared that he hurriedly said:

"Empress Dowager, are you okay? Someone come."

Soon Liang Jiugong and Madam Hu came in. Seeing the broken porcelain pieces all over the floor, they hurriedly cleaned them up. After cleaning, they consciously retreated and stood guard at the door.

The Queen Mother was still a little dazed at this time. She stared at Kangxi and couldn't help but confirm again:

"Emperor, did you just say you want to crown her queen?"

Kangxi took a deep breath and said solemnly:

"Yes, Empress Dowager, I am also planning to grant amnesty to the entire nation during the full moon banquet on the 15th!"

"Emperor!" The Queen Mother couldn't help but exclaim in surprise and anxiety when she heard it.

Kangxi's expression did not change. He looked at the Empress Dowager soothingly and said softly:

"Madam, please listen to me."

Then he told the Empress Dowager everything about Shi Nanxi's request after giving birth. The Empress Dowager was shocked again. After a long while, she murmured:

"Emperor, you said this was decided by the Imperial Concubine?"

Kangxi nodded solemnly:

"How could I lie to the Empress Dowager? I didn't expect her to do this."

The Queen Mother had sobered up by now, and her eyes were full of admiration as she said:

"I have long known that the Imperial Concubine is a wise and insightful person. I agree that the Imperial Concubine should be made the Empress."

Kangxi was both happy and proud at this moment. She was worthy of being the woman loved by Aisin-Gioro Xuanye and was so popular.