In the kitchen, Mingxiu easily pried open the durian with a knife, and squinted her eyes in satisfaction as she smelled the fresh and fragrant aroma inside.

Her skills are really good. She chose a durian with five compartments, and each compartment of the durian is the same size.

Holding a durian the size of her palm, Mingxiu took a big, satisfying bite. Feeling content, she put the rest in the refrigerator to eat frozen durian, and placed the remaining two on a plate before heading to the pavilion.

When Kangxi arrived, he would definitely come here first. Sure enough, just as Mingxiu expected, she had just finished eating the durian on her plate when a fluctuation came from the space, and Kangxi's figure appeared in front of her.

"Come in, come and sit down. Why are you so late today?" Mingxiu greeted Kangxi, while quickly putting away her plate of durian and preparing to spray some air-purifying perfume around the area—a failed attempt at it.

Emperor Kangxi frowned and recounted the story.

Mingxiu's eyes widened: "What? Selling the answers to the imperial examinations? No way! What's going on? The questions for the imperial examinations have been released, and now the answers are already out?" Mingxiu was speechless. This really is something you can never escape.

Kangxi shook his head: "The exam questions have been released, but the problem is that the answers came out too quickly. The questions have just been released, and even the people who set them haven't come out yet, but the answers are already out and are already on sale."

It was quite a coincidence that Yinreng once again went on an incognito tour, taking his men around the capital and checking on Mingxiu's businesses there.

Then, quite by chance, he saw a group of students gathered together for some reason. Yinreng sent the system over to listen in, and that's when he heard this news.

I even went to investigate myself. There was a temple not far outside the capital that sold the answers, but even after going in and looking closely, I couldn't find anything.

Mingxiu frowned: "Then what should we do? Can we find out? If we can't find out, won't that be a big problem?"

"It's alright, the exam questions can be rewritten. The main thing is to find out how the questions were leaked and how these people made the transactions. I sent people to patrol the area today, but no one asked him if he needed the answers," Kangxi said.

"Is it easy to investigate? Will there be any danger? But nowadays, there are many ways to become an official. It's not like you can only do it through the imperial examination. Why would anyone do this? If they get caught, their life will be ruined." Mingxiu was very puzzled. Things are different now than before. If you wanted to become an official, you could only do it through the imperial examination. Now you can also learn foreign languages ​​or study at research institutes. As long as you have the ability, you can become an official.

"Hmph, there are always some people in this world who want to gain without effort, that's normal. During this time, you all stay in Changchun Garden and don't come out. I've already increased the manpower around Changchun Garden. You all stay here and wait until this matter is resolved before you come back." Kangxi instructed Mingxiu with some concern.

"Oh, is that necessary? We're just some imperial concubines, what business is it of ours?" Surely not.

"I'm afraid someone might resort to desperate measures. It's better to be cautious. We need to pay close attention. After we leave, strengthen the management of Changchun Garden. Try not to leave during this period if possible," Kangxi said.

Mingxiu nodded: "Okay." She still cherished her life, so she might as well take it seriously.

The next day, when Mingxiu got up in the morning, she had everyone come over. It wasn't really a greeting, since Mingxiu couldn't get up by herself, so she naturally wouldn't ask others to get up.

So the time was arranged after breakfast in the morning. Mingxiu sat up and looked at the people below: "Hello, sisters. It has been a long time since we last met. I have prepared gifts for everyone when I came back this time. They will be delivered to your respective residences in a while. You can take a look."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness. May I ask what brings you all here?" one of them asked directly.

"It's nothing serious, but some areas outside Changchun Garden need some renovations, so getting around might be inconvenient. I know you ladies definitely won't be going out, but I just wanted to say that those of your subordinates should stay home as much as possible during this time. If you need anything, just contact me or Consort Hui. Of course, everything will be fine once the repairs are done," Mingxiu said calmly.

She thought about it yesterday and felt that it wouldn't be good to say it directly, so she changed her reason. Mingxiu also felt that the environment in front of Changchun Garden was a bit old, so she could take the opportunity to repair it.

Since Mingxiu had already said that, no one had any objections. Even if they did, they wouldn't voice them, so the meeting ended pleasantly.

Mingxiu didn't care whether they listened or not. Anyway, they would need a token to go out, so she could just strengthen the management at the gate.

"My two sisters, we will still need your help after this matter. Try to find them some things to do, and things will naturally get better once this is over," Mingxiu said to Consort Hui and Lady Hesheli. Mingxiu would not hide these things from them, so they already knew about them.

Then there are the managers and guards in Changchun Garden, who are the ones who really need to be notified and whose instructions need to be strictly followed.

During that time, Mingxiu, Consort Hui, and Lady Xiaohesheli really went to great lengths to organize activities for the concubines in Changchun Garden, giving them something to do.

Mingxiu took advantage of this time to make a lot of toys, and then had people distribute them to the palace, teaching them what each one was.

After everything was arranged, Mingxiu looked at the harmonious scene in the palace and couldn't help but admire how amazing she was.

It's really great that he can arrange so many girls so well without any conflicts between them.

Mingxiu even built a greenhouse in Changchun Garden, where she grows off-season vegetables and fruits. It's also a picking garden. To give everyone something to do, Mingxiu brought out fruit trees and vegetables from her space. After watering them to make sure they wouldn't die, she opened it up so people could come and pick fruit at will.

This completely mobilized the DNA deep within everyone's bodies, and for a time almost everyone was very interested in being able to harvest it themselves. Everyone had something to do, and Mingxiu naturally became idle again.

Inside the palace, Emperor Kangxi and Prince Yinreng were in the study of Yonghe Palace.