Qing Dynasty Rebirth: A Concubine in Emperor Kangxi's Harem

Adopted son, not saintly, male is not pure + the emperor certainly cannot be pure, if you want to see purity, please go elsewhere.

After being tricked by a system into thinking she had come t...

Chapter 12 The Emperor's Pectoral Muscles

After having a meal with Bao Cheng in the side hall, Kangxi, being young and vigorous, regained his energy after a nap.

He sat up and saw Yinreng running towards him, followed by Mingxiu.

"Your Majesty, shall I call Eunuch Liang in to serve you?"

Kangxi patted Yinreng's head and waved his hand, "No need, come and serve me."

Mingxiu blinked, listened to Kangxi's tone that left no room for refusal, pursed her lips, and went over to help Kangxi get dressed.

After all, she was dressing Kangxi, so Mingxiu was a little nervous. As she got closer, she felt a wave of heat hitting her face. She took a deep breath and tried her best not to tremble as she began to dress Kangxi. However, no matter how she tried, her hands kept slipping as she buttoned the clothes.

'Tsk, that tiny waist, those big pecs, they must feel so good to touch,' Mingxiu thought to herself as she straightened her clothes, unable to resist secretly touching them.

After touching Mingxiu, she immediately realized what had happened, and her face flushed red. "Good heavens, when did I become so lewd? How could I have touched her like that? The Emperor probably didn't notice." Thinking this, she secretly glanced at Kangxi, but seeing his expressionless face, he probably didn't notice.

Thinking this, Mingxiu relaxed and quickly got ready.

Kangxi lowered his eyes, looking at the furry head on his chest, and curled his lips into a smile. This woman was quite bold, daring to touch his chest. It seemed she quite liked his physique.

Thinking of Kangxi, he straightened his back and made himself stand even straighter.

This peacock-like display went unnoticed by anyone. Mingxiu kept her head down, so only Yinreng saw it, but Yinreng was still a baby.

Seeing the silly boy hugging his leg and grinning foolishly, Kangxi thought for the first time that this child was a bit silly.

After finishing his preparations, Kangxi, feeling quite pleased with himself, happily left with Liang Jiugong. After all, he was an emperor, and there were still a large number of memorials waiting for him in the Imperial Study.

During this period, the emperor was busy with affairs of state, and Emperor Kangxi began to refrain from entering the inner palace. With the emperor no longer visiting the inner palace, the concubines no longer had any desire to compete for his favor. In fact, since the emperor was no longer visiting the inner palace, the relationships between the concubines in the palace improved considerably, and many of them made plans to stroll together in the Imperial Garden.

With so many people in the Imperial Garden, even Yinreng no longer liked to go there.

Looking at the two children assembling the treasure ship in the warm pavilion, Mingxiu sighed. Since the incident on the swing, the relationship between the Crown Prince and the First Prince had improved a lot. Ever since Yinzhi came to the side hall and saw Yinreng's building blocks, he had been coming more often.

Yinzhi was a bit older, and there weren't enough building blocks to assemble the house, so Mingxiu had to have a model of the treasure ship made so they could put together the puzzle.

Now the two of them don't go out anymore. They just sit on the small sofa that Mingxiu made all day long, which worries Mingxiu a lot. How can they not move around?

After instructing the palace maids to take good care of the two princes, Mingxiu hurriedly left.

Construction Department

"Eunuch Wang, I'm troubling you again this time. Just make two of them like this, one big and one small," Mingxiu said, handing Eunuch Wang a purse.

"You're too kind, young lady. This is clearly prepared for His Highness the Crown Prince. It's all my duty as a servant. How could I accept your money? Please take it back. Don't worry, this is simple. I'll deliver it to you this afternoon," Eunuch Wang said with a smile, declining the offer.

"Okay, then thank you for your trouble." After saying that, Mingxiu said goodbye with a smile.

After rubbing her stiff smile, Mingxiu hurried back.

Watching Mingxiu's retreating figure, the young eunuch beside Eunuch Wang spoke up, "Eunuch, why are you being so polite? She's just a palace maid; why would you personally come out to help?"

"Fool! What's wrong with a palace maid? Don't you know whose maid she is? She's the Crown Prince's head maid, responsible for all his affairs. How can you afford to offend her?" Eunuch Wang glared at the young eunuch and continued, turning to the others, "You all better keep your eyes open from now on. If you offend someone you shouldn't in this palace, you'll lose your heads!"

After saying that, he turned and left; he had to hurry up and take care of his business.

When Yinreng woke up from his afternoon nap, he saw two boards, one large and one small, with a wheel underneath.

Yinreng's eyes lit up immediately. "Aunt Mingxiu, Aunt Mingxiu, is this a new toy you made for me?"

"Yes, Your Highness, shall I take you outside to play?"

Yin nodded frantically; Aunt Mingxiu's toys were always so much fun.

So the palace servants of Qianqing Palace saw Miss Mingxiu carrying something unknown walking in front, while the Crown Prince carried a smaller, identical board walking behind. The two, one big and one small, looked proud and smug, and they all smiled knowingly.

In the past two years, Miss Mingxiu has often taken His Highness the Crown Prince to play all sorts of things. They've gotten used to it. Besides, even the Emperor doesn't care, so naturally they can't care either.

So in the afternoon, the sounds of swishing and clapping could be heard from the Qianqing Palace from time to time.

Mingxiu only taught Yinreng the most basic way to ride a skateboard, but Mingxiu didn't know how yet, while Yinreng learned it, and even learned how to turn.

Mingxiu felt a pang of sadness upon seeing this; was this the difference between people?

Mingxiu, who had just managed to rein in the unruly skateboard to prevent herself from falling, glanced at the person next to her who was covering their mouth and secretly laughing.

She got angry and refused to learn anymore. She was sure the skateboard was too small and not suitable for her. After all, she had it made according to Yinzhi's height and refused to admit that she was uncoordinated.

And he refused to recall that in his past life he had spent a long time trying to learn how to skateboard but could never do it.

Hmph, no one knows anyway.

Besides, she was originally just there to amuse the Crown Prince; look how well she's taught him. The goal has been achieved, so it doesn't matter.

Thinking this, Mingxiu's mood improved again. Seeing that Yinreng was eager to show off his new toy to his older brother, he led a large group of guards towards Yanxi Palace.

The guards and eunuchs around the Crown Prince were all personally selected and sent over by the Emperor when Yinreng was made Crown Prince, so she wasn't worried.

After Yinreng took the skateboard to see Yinzhi, the whole palace knew about skateboards. Many concubines and princesses liked them. After learning that it was made by someone close to the Crown Prince, they all came to Mingxiu.

After hearing this, Mingxiu simply asked Eunuch Wang to send one to each of the princesses in the palace, so that they could just go to Eunuch Wang to make one if they needed one in the future.

After that, princesses or princes would often be seen playing on skateboards in the Imperial Garden, and even the young concubines who had just entered the palace would occasionally go over to play.

The palace grounds weren't made of cement; they were somewhat uneven. Emperor Kangxi heard about this during his free time and, after personally confirming that there was no danger and while exercising, he specially approved a piece of land for the princesses and princes to play on.