Chapter 005

Chapter 005

It was that voice again.

Originally not much of a believer in ghosts and gods, Kangxi, after encountering telepathy, became somewhat convinced.

There was something invisible present.

Thinking of this, Kangxi's heart was in turmoil, but his face showed no sign of it. He sat on the bed, touched Baocheng's face, and his fingers intentionally or unintentionally checked the breath under the nose. After catching the regular breath, he felt relieved.

His face, however, turned cold as he looked at Liang Jiugong, who immediately woke up the dozing wet nurse and nannies, hissing at them,

"How bold of you! Is this how you keep watch at night?! His Majesty has arrived and there's no movement. How do you usually take care of the little prince?!"

The wet nurse and nannies, startled awake, were pale with fear upon seeing Kangxi sitting there. It was common to doze off during night duty, especially while caring for the little prince. If he got hungry and made noise, they could wake up immediately to feed him, ensuring he wouldn't go hungry.

But who could have expected His Majesty to show up? The wet nurse and nannies immediately began to plead for mercy, "Your Majesty, have mercy! We accidentally dozed off, but we would never dare to neglect the little prince!"

They remembered to plead in a low voice to avoid waking the little prince and further angering the Emperor.

Su Yi, on the side, secretly thought, isn't it because you walked in nearly like ghosts?

Kangxi, however, wasn’t about to let them off easy. There were invisible ghosts around Baocheng, and the wet nurse was unaware, daring to doze off on night duty. If something happened, they wouldn't be able to react in time.

With a cold face, he said, "Drag them out and give them ten lashes. Have the Imperial Household Agency send new wet nurses."

As the wet nurse couldn't hold back and was about to plead loudly, someone already covered her mouth and dragged her away. Liang Jiugong directed from the side, "Hurry and take her down, don't disturb the little prince."

The other wet nurses and nannies had already rushed over to serve.

Kangxi's surprise night visit had scared them terribly. While they were anxious, they couldn't help but feel relieved that it wasn't their turn to watch over the little prince, or else they would have been the ones dragged away.

Su Yi, bored, picked at her fingers, thinking, she wondered, why aren't they leaving yet? Doesn't the Emperor have a nightlife?

With so many beauties in the harem, she had wandered around, each one uniquely charming, all stunningly beautiful.

During the day, she would look at each beauty one by one. If it weren't for having to come here at night to see the little milk dragon, she would have loved to spend each night with a different beauty.

Su Yi felt delighted just thinking about it.

But Kangxi, after hearing her thoughts, though his face showed nothing, was inwardly speechless. What had he heard?

This female ghost actually lusted after his harem concubines??

Although it was somewhat outrageous, Kangxi did not take it lightly. Tomorrow, under the pretext of praying for blessings, he would have the shaman come to the palace.

Su Yi had only glanced at Kangxi's appearance briefly that day and hadn't looked closely. So she leaned in very close, but her angle was quite peculiar. She was slightly looking up because she was floating and sitting by the bed, leaning over, making her a head shorter than Kangxi, so when she looked...

Su Yi: So he doesn't trim his nose hair.

Being so close, Kangxi also heard this comment and almost couldn't hold back his emotions.

Could this female ghost have leaned in to look?!

Su Yi: Oh, and he has a pimple.

Kangxi's eyebrow twitched, almost instinctively touching the pimple that had appeared due to his recent internal heat.

After waiting for a while, the voice didn't sound again, but Kangxi's heart was still unsettled, feeling somewhat stuck.

The imperial physician was summoned to examine Baocheng's condition, and finding nothing amiss, Kangxi temporarily set his mind at ease. The female ghost hadn't caused any trouble yet, but with a ghost lingering around Baocheng, Kangxi was still uneasy. He decided to let Baocheng sleep with him to monitor any disturbances during the night.

Liang Jiugong was somewhat surprised by Kangxi's attentiveness to the little prince. He had thought that raising the prince in the Qianqing Palace was already a sign of the emperor's favor, but now Kangxi not only visited in the middle of the night but also decided to sleep with the prince.

He couldn't help but wonder—what would happen when the emperor wished to spend time with his concubines?

The next day, Kangxi indeed invited a shaman into the palace under the pretext of praying for blessings, and this continued for three days.

Kangxi hadn't heard the female ghost's thoughts around Baocheng and wondered if the shaman's presence was effective.

Maybe the ghost didn't dare to approach Baocheng anymore.

Although Baocheng was a bit restless at night, Kangxi persisted in sleeping with him.

However, that night proved him wrong.

'Who knew this guy could handle a baby every night.'

'Doesn't he have a nightlife?'

'Is he perhaps... incapable?'

'Three days without seeing him, and the little milk dragon has gotten chubbier.'

Su Yi had tried to find the little milk dragon twice but missed him both times, as Kangxi had taken him away. She hadn't absorbed any royal energy for two days and was feeling quite down.

She figured Kangxi might indulge for a day or two, but surely he couldn't keep sleeping with the child forever. After all, he had a whole harem of beauties; she couldn't believe he had no nightlife.

But as the third day passed and the fourth night came, Su Yi still found herself out of luck.

Su Yi: This is so annoying, how is he so good at this?

She thought, if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.

After all, she wasn't truly an evil spirit and naturally wasn't afraid of the royal energy of the palace.

Kangxi couldn't see her anyway, so she just needed to be careful not to accidentally pass through him unprepared as before.

Unbeknownst to her, Kangxi was hearing all her thoughts.

Kangxi's face stayed blank, but with every thought, a vein in his temple pulsed, clearly holding back his anger.

No one had ever been so bold in front of him. Normally, Kangxi would have immediately rebuked such behavior and had the offender removed.

But since the intentions of this female ghost who kept approaching Baocheng were still unclear, Kangxi had no choice but to tolerate her for now, pretending not to notice her existence to avoid alerting her. It was clear that Kangxi had no choice but to hold back his anger.

Just then, the little milk dragon, who had been asleep, seemed to sense a familiar presence and began to move sleepily towards it, his little hands reaching out and waving.

Seeing this, Kangxi was about to tuck Baocheng's hands back in to prevent him from catching a chill.

'Oh, do you know I'm here, little darling?'

Kangxi's eyelashes lowered, hiding his emotions as he tucked Baocheng's hands back into the swaddle. But soon, the little milk dragon's hands reached out again, grasping at the air as if holding something.

The little milk dragon, who had been half-asleep, opened his eyes, his dark, moist eyes and a wide grin revealing his cute gums, as if someone was amusing him, and he was clearly delighted.

"Baocheng, why are you awake? Are you hungry?" Kangxi pretended not to notice anything unusual as he played with him.

Su Yi saw that Kangxi was still present and decided it wasn't the right time to play with the baby. She thought she would have to choose a time when Kangxi was either asleep or not around.

When no one was usually paying attention, it was fine, but to avoid being noticed, she would say, "Sleep quickly, little darling, sister is leaving."

After giving a soft kiss and leaving her scent, she departed.

This way, the little milk dragon could quickly calm down.

So the wet nurses and caretakers didn't notice anything unusual; the little prince would get briefly excited and then quiet down without crying or fussing, eating well, and the same at night.

After a few times, Su Yi started to feel like she was catnip; as soon as she arrived, the little milk dragon would wake up smelling her scent, and after taking it in, would fall asleep contentedly.

Kangxi waited silently for a while, and after confirming that the female ghost had really left, he summoned the imperial physician to check, and the result was that Baocheng was safe and in good health.

Little Baocheng, who had been causing Kangxi so much worry, had already fallen into a comfortable sleep, completely unaware of his imperial father's worries.

When Kangxi woke up that morning, it was the most restful sleep he had had in days, as Baocheng hadn't been fussy at night.

Had he been restless these past few nights because the female ghost hadn't come to see him?