The next day, Mingxiu woke up and moved her aching body, feeling somewhat speechless.

Covering her eyes, she chuckled softly, "I never expected Kangxi to be like this." She couldn't help but laugh when she thought about how someone hadn't given her a gift last night.

She suddenly realized that she didn't understand Kangxi at all, because in her memory Kangxi was not like this.

But the way he got jealous last night was really something new.

He was so fresh that Mingxiu wanted to get to know him all over again.

The morning air was dewy, and the ground was covered with petals that had fallen the night before. Suddenly, I felt like indulging in a bit of artistic inspiration.

“Green Bamboo, I remember the Emperor bestowed a bamboo flute upon you before,” Mingxiu suddenly said, looking at the scenery outside.

"Ah, I think so. Does Your Highness need it?" Green Bamboo was a little confused by the question and said uncertainly.

"Okay, let's try it today."

The flute bestowed by the Emperor was a piece of pure white jade. It felt cool to the touch, and she didn't know what material it was made of, but it was very comfortable. Mingxiu had always liked it, but she had never used it.

Gu Cinian looked at the flute in her hand. She hadn't played it in a long time. Actually, she was a talented girl when she was young. Her parents forced her to attend many classes when she was young, but...

A bad student is a bad student; they only learn everything so-so and can't concentrate on studying at all.

She learned to play the flute around that time, but it was just a perfunctory effort. She became truly interested in the bamboo flute because she watched a TV show where the flute music was very beautiful. After that, she always wanted to learn it well and be able to play it, so she started learning again when she was of working age.

Recalling the scene in a certain story where the protagonists first met in the Imperial Garden, Mingxiu asked someone to bring out her hanging chair with great interest, as she also wanted to enjoy a romantic moment under the moon and flowers.

Mingxiu's hanging chair was something she had asked the craftsman to give her his seat when she was bored. It was similar to the one in the current one, with a round base and a bamboo chair in a natural wood color hanging on it. It was very heavy and required several people to move it. Mingxiu had also wrapped many colorful flowers around it.

Inside were goose feather blankets, cushions, and mats that Mingxiu had made herself. The entire set was arranged by her strictly according to her own height and habits.

There was no way around it; goose down was just too difficult to work with. Mingxiu simply couldn't use leather, no matter what kind of animal it was. She always felt strange lying on it and was very uncomfortable.

So they sent people to the Imperial Beast Management Office to pluck all the softest feathers from the geese, including the goose son raised by Yinreng.

Because Mingxiu even prepared a month's worth of nutritious meals for his goose son to make up for it.

Otherwise, with Yinreng constantly staring at Mingxiu with his big, teary eyes, Mingxiu simply couldn't stand it anymore.

They had to eat all the geese in the entire palace before they were barely enough.

After bringing everything back, it still needs to be washed, dried, and processed until there is absolutely no smell before it can be used.

Sitting in the hanging chair, she thought for a moment and decided to let 'Apricot Blossom Shadow' remain in her memory.

She tried playing a different tune, refusing to admit that she had forgotten how to play it.

She knows so many songs, isn't it normal that she can't remember one?

With a gentle touch of his fingers, a poem about Suzhou slowly flowed out.

The music was sometimes calm and still, sometimes turbulent and surging, sometimes peaceful and serene, sometimes soaring through the clouds, sometimes rushing down a thousand miles, and sometimes light and graceful. Mingxiu fully expressed the joy, peace, comfort, tranquility, and happy mood in the music.

Those nearby couldn't help but smile knowingly. Little Xizi, listening to the lady's flute playing, couldn't help but recall the time when he was still at home.

Although my family was poor back then, we had a place to live, a mother, brothers, and sisters. During the busy farming season, the whole family would work together in the fields. I would follow my brother up and down trees and run around everywhere. My sister would cook delicious meals, which I remember as very tasty. It was tiring, but I was very happy at the time.

But then a huge flood destroyed everything.

This piece was the first piece Mingxiu learned, and it's also the piece she played for the longest time.

After he finished playing, he realized there was no sound around him. He turned around and saw several people standing there, all with smiles on their faces.

Mingxiu raised an eyebrow. "What, you don't say anything if you think your empress's playing is bad? And Xiaoxi, this is a cheerful tune, why are your eyes red?"

Upon hearing Mingxiu's words, the group snapped out of their daze. "Your Majesty's playing is so beautiful, we were completely mesmerized," Xiaoxizi said with a grin.

The green bamboo and lush orchids beside them echoed the melody, and the whole family played their instruments beautifully.

Mingxiu was finally satisfied. She thought to herself, "How could this piece of music not be good? I loved it back then."

"Your Highness, you can play the flute. How come I've never taught you to play it before?" Yu Lan looked at her with some curiosity.

Mingxiu grinned. She did like it, but she was terrified every day when she first entered the palace, and later she took care of Yinreng every day. She had no mood for it. Besides, she was only thinking about surviving at that time and didn't want to stand out at all, so she never thought about bragging.

If I hadn't seen the fallen flowers outside today, I would have almost forgotten that I can play the flute.

"Didn't I not have time before? Besides, if you want to hear it, you can just find a musician. Isn't it tiring to play it yourself?" Mingxiu mumbled and passed it by.

I still remember how excited I was when I first learned it. I even made a special trip to the ancient city to find a suitable place to play the piece.

Looking back now, I don't know where I got so passionate.

In a good mood, Mingxiu listened to everyone's praise and happily continued playing, filling Yonghe Palace with beautiful music.

Outside the palace, Emperor Kangxi sat in his sedan chair, his eyes closed as he listened quietly to the music coming from inside. The sound of whips cracking in front of him had long since stopped.

The mood in this piece of music was something he had never experienced before, but listening to it made him feel happy, and even the chest pain he had felt from being angry in the Imperial Study earlier had eased a lot.

Opening his eyes, Kangxi looked at the gate of Yonghe Palace with a complicated expression, as if he could see inside from the outside.

So that's what she was up to. Then I heard the conversation inside, and my face darkened.

She's incredibly lazy; she gets tired even playing the flute. We shouldn't have given her the title "Ming" in the first place.

She should be given the title of "Lazy Consort," it would suit her perfectly.

No, the more Kangxi thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Even playing a tune made him feel tired. It was clear that he had been living too easily in his daily life. He didn't feel tired when he was busy.

Emperor Kangxi did not go in; he simply listened quietly from outside. The servants at Yonghe Palace did not dare to inform her, so the person who was playing the cheerful tune was unaware that, because of her own remarks, someone was already considering changing her title.

This also set the stage for the busy days that followed.