Seeing this, the other concubines also left one after another. After everyone left, Ruixue stepped forward and advised, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. Concubine Yi is just feeling uncomfortable because she saw you get promoted."

Concubine Hui scoffed, "Don't worry, I won't be fooled by her nonsense. She just wants to provoke a fight between me and the Crown Prince, but look at Baoqing's foolish appearance, how can she be a match for the Crown Prince?"

Ruixue felt relieved when she saw that her master understood her thoughts so well, and even her tone of voice became more relaxed.

"The eldest prince has a pure heart."

Concubine Hui smiled bitterly and shook her head.

If her son was really smart and ambitious, she would make plans for him even if it meant risking her life.

What is Kebaoqing like?

He is the big brother who just follows the prince all day long.

When Concubine Hui thought of this, she couldn't help but hold her forehead. She was two years older than the other person, but she always followed behind him.

Never mind, if they don’t have such a competitive mentality, maybe there will still be some real feelings between the brothers.

As long as her son can grow up safely and live a prosperous life, what else can she, as a mother, ask for?

"Ruixue, pass the word down, tell all the palace maids in Chuxiu Palace to shut up. No one is allowed to speak nonsense in front of the eldest prince. If anyone dares to instigate the eldest prince to do those irrelevant things, don't blame me for being rude."

Ruixue also nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Madam, we are all aware of this."

The New Year's Eve banquet was personally organized by Empress Xiaozhuang. Now with the presence of Concubine Hui, a high-ranking concubine, the palace banquet on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month naturally fell into her hands.

This was the first time that Concubine Hui hosted such a large banquet. She was nervous but also worked harder. In order to take care of everything, she went to Empress Xiaozhuang to pay her respects and ask questions almost every day.

Seeing how diligent she was, Empress Xiaozhuang felt somewhat relieved.

So, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, during the palace banquet, Empress Xiaozhuang brought up the matter in front of everyone in the court and the harem.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui has put a lot of thought into this palace banquet. She comes to me almost every day to ask questions, fearing that she has done something wrong."

Kangxi turned his gaze to Concubine Hui who was sitting on the seat and said with a smile, "Concubine Hui is thoughtful."

Although there were only a few words, it still sounded very satisfying to Concubine Hui.

Yinreng lowered his head helplessly.

[When the Emperor praises someone, can't he be less sincere? Even a few more words would be fine.]

Kangxi took a deep breath and continued, "Ever since I handed over all matters concerning the harem to Concubine Hui, I feel very relieved."

Concubine Hui could no longer suppress the joy on her face after receiving such praise, and she stood up to express her gratitude.

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. This is what I should do."

[Concubine Hui was quite diligent and had no ill intentions, but in the end, she was limited to the position of concubine. If she had become the queen with her intelligence, she would probably die without knowing how she died.]

Kangxi rolled his eyes imperceptibly.

Do you think anyone can be the queen, you little brat?

Concubine Hui's ability was limited to ordinary little things. If she were really made queen, Tong Jia would inevitably cause trouble for her.

Thinking of Tong Jia, Kangxi's mood suddenly became depressed.

After all, Tong Jia was his cousin, and it could be said that they had known each other since childhood.

But now he has confined her to Chengqian Palace, and no one knows how she is doing.

Yinreng had finished all the pastries in his mouth but Kangxi didn't give him any new ones. He felt something was wrong. He looked up and saw that Kangxi was distracted. He guessed something after thinking for a while.

[The Emperor must be thinking about Tong Jia again. Humph, it turns out that children are not as favored as women.]

This time, Kangxi couldn't help himself and slapped Yinreng on the back.

"What nonsense!"

Kangxi felt something was wrong as soon as he said this. When he met Yinreng's aggrieved and puzzled gaze, he could only cough lightly and say, "Baocheng, eat well and don't look around."

Yinreng's eyes widened in grievance.

Yinzhen spoke up in time, "Baocheng, there are so many beautiful lanterns outside, shall we go and see them?"

Kangxi was at a loss for words when Yinzhen said this. He immediately smiled and said, "Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. There are many beautiful lanterns hanging in the palace. Would Baocheng like to see them?"

Yinreng ignored Kangxi's embarrassment and originally wanted to throw a tantrum and ignore him, but when he turned around, he was met with Yinzhi's eager eyes.

Come on, there is also a little fool here.

"Okay, second sister and third sister, let's go see the lanterns together." Yinreng looked at the two princesses at the table.

Many of Kangxi's children died in his early years, resulting in him having only a few surviving children now that he is old.

Therefore, although the second princess and the third princess were not as noble as the prince, they lived a good life.

Naturally, he was happy to be invited by the prince in public.

"In that case, the four of you should go out and play together."

Kangxi waved his hand and made arrangements: "Liang Jiugong, you must personally bring the guards to protect them. No problems must occur."

Liang Jiugong accepted the order, "I obey your command."

Because today was a banquet for all officials, there were many ministers' families in the yard admiring the lanterns and the scenery. When they saw Yinreng and others appear and bowed, they all made way.

"Second brother, look at the beautiful lotus lanterns over there."

The second princess pointed at the lanterns not far away, and Yinreng went over and thought they were indeed beautiful.

"Let's go over there and take a look. There are so many lanterns over there."

Yinreng walked directly towards the direction pointed by the second princess, Baoqing naturally followed closely behind him, and the third princess walked beside the second princess.

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