It is common knowledge that Yinreng and Tong Wanyan were very close and affectionate.

Shi Xiuzhu had long been numb to it all. No matter how tenderly Yinreng took care of Tong Wanyan, she remained unmoved.

The cabbage will always be rooted up by the pig, but at least this pig is a decent one, so let's just accept it.

Shi Xiuzhu's desire to be the eldest brother-in-law was even stronger than that of Orondai's other legitimate brothers-in-law.

After all, Orondai and the others weren't permanent residents of the palace, so they couldn't be jealous of their brother-in-law.

Back in the palace, they spent half a day picking apricots and peaches, which they naturally sent to Emperor Kangxi and the Empress Dowager.

The two Tong residences outside the palace also received a small basket.

When Emperor Kangxi was picking apricots, he accidentally picked a sour one.

His face scrunched up from the sourness, but he still smiled and said to the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, look how filial our Bao Cheng is. This apricot is the sweetest I've ever eaten in all these years."

Yinreng sat to the side, and taking advantage of his long arms, grabbed one and threw it into his mouth.

"Sour, sour, sour." After taking a bite, Yinreng's expression changed, and he quickly spat it out.

Emperor Kangxi laughed heartily: "Baocheng always remembers my wishes, which makes me feel sweet."

Yinreng, his teeth aching with emotion, looked at Kangxi with tears welling in his eyes and said, "Father, you are so good to your son."

What is the love of a loving father? That is how his imperial father treated him.

To be able to lie about how sour an apricot is and say it's sweet, and swallow it without batting an eye, is truly awe-inspiring.

The Empress Dowager watched the father and son amusingly and laughed happily.

"I think these apricots taste quite good. I haven't had much of an appetite these past few days, and Xiao Yan was thinking of me, so she specially picked out some sour apricots to send to me. Your Majesty, your plate hasn't been sent over yet, even though it's been washed." The Empress Dowager spoke slowly in Mongolian, her tone full of mockery towards Emperor Kangxi and his son Yinreng.

Emperor Kangxi clicked his tongue in amazement: "Did Your Majesty know that these apricots were sour?"

The Empress Dowager smiled smugly: "Of course I know. It's just that Your Majesty took it too quickly, and before I could say anything, you had already tasted Bao Cheng's filial piety. You can't blame me for that."

Kangxi's teeth were still aching, and he spoke slowly, "Has Your Majesty summoned the imperial physician?"

Kangxi's reaction was so filial that the Empress Dowager felt a little embarrassed that he was still so concerned about her after she had deceived him.

"That's how it is when you get old. The bitter medicines prescribed by the imperial physicians are getting more and more bitter each time. I don't want to drink them." The Empress Dowager said, "The apricots that Yinreng sent you should have been washed by now. This time there's no mistake."

No one likes to drink bitter medicine. Emperor Kangxi tried to persuade the Empress Dowager a few times, but she wouldn't listen, so he had no choice but to let it go.

Yinreng quickly switched to a peach and started munching on it. The crisp peach was both sweet and crunchy, and eating it instantly lifted his spirits.

What he said to the Empress Dowager was nothing more than amusing anecdotes unrelated to politics.

The three highest-ranking members of the imperial family sat together eating fruit, looking no different from three generations of an ordinary family.

Tong Wanyan heard some astonishing yet expected news at Yikun Palace.

Consort Yi revealed that Emperor Kangxi was preparing to bestow titles upon his sons.

Meanwhile, Yinqi, who had been having too much fun in Fuzhou, would be summoned back to the capital during this conferment of a title, so that he could enjoy being a bald prince and having fun outside.

"Although the Emperor didn't explicitly mention the matter of bestowing titles, he hinted at it to me. Yinzhen is too young to be included in this round of titles. However, the Fifth Prince already has a son and a wife, so he should move out of the palace. It was because of this that the Emperor relented and gave me some information." Consort Yi had placed all her hopes on Yuqing Palace.