Mingxiu ultimately left Chenghuan's matter to Kangxi to resolve. Their affair involved both Manchu-Han intermarriage and Zhang Tinglu's personal preferences. Mingxiu felt this was a matter she couldn't handle on her own.

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Yinreng stood below, looking at Kangxi with a wronged expression: "Father, how could you do this? You've ruined my reputation for no reason. How could you let others know about these things? You just said it loudly in the room. Now everyone knows. Don't I have any dignity?" Yinreng began to complain to Kangxi after Mingxiu left.

Kangxi looked at the memorial in his hand without even raising his head: "How did I ruin your reputation? The things I just mentioned, you did them. How dare you complain to me? Besides, who in the Qianqing Palace has served you all this time and doesn't know about those things from your childhood?"

"I can't say any more about that. I'm very proud. Besides, if Hongxi knew about what happened when I was a child, it would be very difficult for me to discipline him," Yinreng said, lacking confidence.

"Hmph, it's your problem if you can't control your son, yet you come to me to complain. I've never seen a father like you, being bullied by your own son every day." Kangxi glared at him.

Yinreng pursed his lips: "Your Majesty, I was just being lenient with Hongxi. Besides, wasn't it me who was disciplining him that time? As long as Father Emperor doesn't come out and scold me every time I finish disciplining Hongxi, that's fine." Yinreng said sourly.

It's true what they say, once you have a grandson, your son is no longer a treasure.

Kangxi glanced at Yinreng: "What exactly are you here for? Don't tell me you're jealous of your own son and came here specifically to seek comfort." Kangxi had also learned the phrase "seeking comfort" from Mingxiu.

Yinreng straightened his expression. He had come with important business to attend to, not to seek comfort. "Father, I already know about Chenghuan's matter. Father, do you want to abolish the system of prohibiting intermarriage between Manchus and Han Chinese?"

"How did you know? Chenghuan told you." Kangxi looked up at Yinreng, and when he saw Yinreng nod, Kangxi couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"We do have this plan, but it's not entirely because of Cheng Huan. This system should have been abolished in the first place."

Yinreng nodded and began to flatter Kangxi: "Father, I support abolishing the prohibition on intermarriage between Manchus and Han Chinese, but I have another idea. Why not abolish the Eight Banners system directly when abolishing it?"

Kangxi squinted at Yinreng, his eyes filled with danger: "Do you know what you're saying? If others heard what you said, there would be a flood of impeachment memorials."

Yinreng nodded repeatedly: "Of course I know, but Father, the Eight Banners system is too restrictive now. Bannermen can't do business, can't go out, and can't do many things. So they are gradually losing their motivation to live. Anyway, they can live by eating and being lazy every day. So it would be better to abolish it directly. That way, everyone will be equal, and they will have to earn money to support their families."

Kangxi looked at Yinreng, but his thoughts had already wandered. How could he not know that? Moreover, he knew that abolishing the Eight Banners system was inevitable, but it wasn't the time to act now. Too many people were involved in this matter. If they started to implement it drastically now, it would likely result in bloodshed and the system would not be able to be carried out.

"The matter of abandoning it can wait. We can't bring it up now, understand? But we can make changes slowly first, and we'll talk about it later," Kangxi said slowly.

Yinreng nodded. His main purpose today was not to abolish the throne, but simply to prepare his father, the Emperor. But it seems that his father was already prepared.

Actually, abolishing the system of prohibiting intermarriage between Manchus and Han Chinese is not difficult, since the current situation belongs to the powerful Kangxi regime. The difficulty lies in the arrangements after abolishing this system.

Emperor Kangxi was indeed quite busy with this matter. Meanwhile, Mingxiu was instructing Guarjia on how to handle matters in the harem. Mingxiu had basically handed over all the affairs to her now. However, Guarjia was still young and inexperienced, and if she couldn't make up her mind about something, she would still ask Mingxiu for advice.

Mingxiu looked at the things that Guarjia had handled during this period and nodded with satisfaction: "You have done a very good job. As long as you follow this direction, there will be no problem." Mingxiu said with a smile to Guarjia.

“But you can handle these things slowly and don’t overwork yourself. I’ve noticed you look much worse lately. Have you not been getting enough rest?” Mingxiu said, holding Guarjia’s hand.

Guarjia smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just haven't been resting well lately. I'll be fine after a good rest in a couple of days."

Mingxiu nodded and had someone bring her some bird's nest, which was still in glass bottles: "This is bird's nest that I made myself. It tastes very good, and it also helps with a woman's complexion. You can see for yourself if it tastes good. You can take these back with you and drink them slowly. I will send you more when you finish them." Mingxiu said, pointing to the row of glass bottles that Yulan had brought over.

The bottles are small, and the bird's nest inside is only a mouthful. Guarjia picked one up and finished it in two bites. The taste was very good. But as soon as she finished eating, Guarjia felt a warm current in her body and felt much more comfortable.

Her eyes lit up immediately: "Mother Consort, what is this? I feel much better after drinking it. You are amazing!" Guarjia praised sincerely.

Mingxiu accepted the praise with a smile. How could it not be good? She had not only added a lot of herbs to replenish qi and blood, but also plenty of spiritual spring water. With the two ingredients combined, it was naturally excellent. The bird's nest she gave to the Guarjia clan had consumed most of her spiritual spring water.

It was only because Guarjia was a good person, and she got along well with Yinreng, that Ming Xiucai was willing to give her so much.

She didn't know what was wrong with her spiritual spring water; it had been decreasing ever since she and Kangxi formed a contract. It was only because Mingxiu hadn't used much of it before that she had some left over. Otherwise, there probably wouldn't be enough spiritual spring water for her and Kangxi to use now.

Mingxiu was heartbroken and now she dared not use the spiritual spring water to water the fruit trees, for fear that one day the water would be gone.

"If you find it useful, keep it. Drinking some today will be good for your health. But I put a lot of medicinal herbs in it, so it's a bit too nourishing. Don't drink too much at once, okay?" Mingxiu instructed, otherwise, what if you drink too much and get a nosebleed?