The next day, everyone began packing up to go back.

Yesterday, Emperor Kangxi mentioned their departure today at Count Haino's house, so when he returned yesterday, he not only brought back many necessities but also some gifts from Count Haino.

Having known each other for a while, when Mingxiu sat on the boat again, she felt as if she had been through another world.

Life on the boat was always boring, and it wasn't good to fish every day, so Mingxiu simply led the four of them to play mahjong together.

Although mahjong has been popular in the imperial harem for many years, its influence is limited to the harem; the men do not play it.

Emperor Kangxi played mahjong with Mingxiu in the early days, but firstly, because he was the emperor at the time and busy with official duties, and secondly, because after playing once, Kangxi had a deep understanding of the allure of mahjong, so in order to prevent himself from becoming addicted, he never played it again.

Yinzhi, on the other hand, was simply not interested. At that time, he was busy with official business outside all day, or practicing martial arts and training soldiers. He had no interest in these things.

But isn't it boring being on the ship?

"Come on, everyone's an enemy here at the mahjong table. Nobody's allowed to secretly pass messages to anyone, understand?" Mingxiu revealed the bottom line as soon as she sat down.

"Haha, Mother, don't worry. As long as Mother doesn't do that, it's fine." Yierjuelogen laughed and teased Mingxiu.

Although the two had been together sometimes before, there was always Consort Hui or Lady Guarjia between them, so their relationship was always separated by a layer. But now, after spending these past few months alone together, their relationship has become much closer, and Lady Yierjuelogen can now joke around with Mingxiu quite boldly.

Mingxiu rolled her eyes and called for everyone to start playing mahjong.

Mingxiu was a skilled mahjong player; even if he played poorly, he could still easily defeat Kangxi and Yinzhi.

Needless to say, Yierjueluo Genshi always had a very good luck when playing cards.

Therefore, these things are not difficult for her at all.

The difficult ones were Kangxi and Yinzhi. Yinzhi had never been in contact with Kangxi before, but Kangxi had only been in contact with him once, and now he had already returned everything.

"Pong, three of a kind!" Mingxiu saw the card Yinzhi played and quickly ponged it.

"Four Articles" of the Yierjueluo Gen Clan

Emperor Kangxi played the "Five Coins" card with a flourish.

"Hu" Yierjueluo Genshi was overjoyed when she saw the card Kangxi played. She quickly pushed the cards in front of her onto the table. Kangxi said with a smile, "I'm so sorry, Father. Your daughter-in-law was waiting for this card. I thought we wouldn't be able to play this round."

Kangxi's face immediately darkened: "It's alright, let's try again."

The group pushed the mahjong tiles onto the table and began to play.

Emperor Kangxi played his card cautiously, playing the "One of a Kind" (幺鸡).

"Nine Cakes" Yierjueluo Genshi.

"Three thousand," Yinzhi frowned as he looked at his cards.

"Hahaha, Hu, oh dear, Baoqing, you're not doing well today." Mingxiu laughed as she pushed the tiles over, placing the three of wan tiles next to herself, mocking Yinzhi.

Yinzhi frowned. He didn't know what was wrong with him today. He was fine doing everything else, so why couldn't he win at mahjong?

"Let's go again, I refuse to believe we can't win today." Yinzhi handed the fruit beside him to Mingxiu.

These are today's chips.

Mingxiu accepted it with a smile, and everyone continued playing mahjong.

"Hu" Yierjueluo Genshi saw Yinzhi play six of a kind and quickly won.

"Hahaha, I told you you were unlucky today." Mingxiu laughed uncontrollably after seeing Yierjueluo Genshi win a game.

Yinzhi's face grew increasingly dark, while Yierjueluo Genshi and Kangxi shook their heads helplessly beside him. After several rounds, Kangxi had a pretty good grasp of the game, but he had just lost a lot, so it didn't seem like much.

But when he saw that the fruit plate in front of Yinzhi was almost empty, and then looked at the huge pile of fruit next to Yierjueluo Genshi and Mingxiu, Yinzhi was so angry that his nose almost crooked.

"Don't worry, my husband, take your time." Yierjuelogenshi still had some conscience and didn't keep mocking Yinzhi; instead, she tried to comfort him.

Yinzhi looked at Yierjueluo Genshi with emotion. His wife was the best. Unlike those two, Yinzhi glanced at Mingxiu and Kangxi. The two of them were too busy laughing at him.

Mingxiu saw the look in Yinzhi's eyes and shrugged indifferently.

Please, today was the happiest day she'd ever had, okay? Heaven knows, before, Yinzhi's position had always been hers.

Today, finally, the serfs have been able to rise up and sing songs of triumph. Shouldn't they vent all the resentment from their previous defeats today?

Besides, Consort Hui had beaten her the most before, so this is Yinzhi repaying his mother's debt as a son. How fair is that?

Perhaps it was Consort Hui's blessing from afar, or perhaps Heaven simply couldn't stand Mingxiu's arrogance any longer.

So Myung-soo lost the next few games.

And he lost badly, but after only three rounds, he was in the same boat as Yinzhi.

Mingxiu looked at Yinzhi with a tearful expression, then at Kangxi, for he had won all the previous rounds.

Kangxi smiled slightly, not daring to look up at Mingxiu.

There was nothing he could do; the cards he got these past few times were just too good, making him feel embarrassed if he didn't win. And he never expected that the cards he needed would always be in Mingxiu's hands.

Now it was Yinzhi's turn to be happy: "Haha, it seems Mother's luck isn't so good today either. We're really evenly matched." Yinzhi was happy. Although he himself had lost badly, the fact that someone else had lost just as badly inexplicably made him quite happy.

Mingxiu lowered her head dejectedly, ignoring Yinzhi.

"Let's go again, I refuse to believe I can't win back today." Mingxiu was very unwilling. Why? She was the one who taught them this game.

As a result, they all played incredibly well, but I was the only one who never won much. Why is that?

"Hahaha, Mother, just admit it. I've heard before that Mother's luck at cards has never been very good. My mother has said it several times." Yinzhi mocked mercilessly.

"Heh, let me tell you, Yinzhi, don't be arrogant. Even if I'm not that great, I'm still better than you. As long as I can beat you, you'll be the worst among us," Mingxiu said huffyly.

In no time, he led Yinzhi into a ditch: "Then let's see who's more powerful." Yinzhi said unconvinced.

Iljuelogen and Kangxi watched from the sidelines speechlessly. As bystanders, they were well aware of the two men's problems. Mingxiu didn't know how to count cards and didn't even look at what cards were on the table before playing them randomly. How could he not lose?