Mingxiu slowly walked down, looking at the scenery of Changchun Garden. The trees were lush and green, and a gentle breeze was blowing. The lotus pond next to her was full of lotus flowers, which was pleasing to the eye. She felt that the temperature in the air had dropped a lot.

Emperor Kangxi had many things to do. After sending off the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, he also left. The emperor did not have holidays, so even when he was going to escape the summer heat, he still had to work.

Mingxiu watched Kangxi's departing figure with sympathy. Oh, and by the way, he also took Yinreng with him, ostensibly to let him learn more.

I felt a brief pang of sympathy for Yinreng.

After the concubines saw the Emperor off, Consort Tong left first with her entourage, leaving behind servants to guide everyone to their lodgings.

Mingxiu followed the palace attendant leading the way, strolling slowly forward and enjoying the scenery of Changchun Garden. Changchun Garden was planted with many trees, and there were windmills of different sizes installed next to the pond. The water flow made the windmills turn, bringing a cool breeze, which was very pleasant.

In her previous life, Mingxiu would go to work and take a break. She wanted to go out and travel, but there were just too many people who had the same idea. Going out would mean being crammed into a sea of ​​people, and she really didn't want to be a sardine can.

Moreover, the weather outside in summer is just too hot, so this idea has always remained just an idea and has never been put into practice.

So I've never had the chance to visit Changchun Garden before, but now I finally have the opportunity to come and take a stroll here.

Changchun Garden is very large, but the weather is very comfortable, and walking around is not tiring. The group strolled over and arrived at the garden. Looking up at the four large characters "Lin Xiang Shan Cui" on the gate plaque, they realized that this was the residence arranged for them by Consort Tong and the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is where you will be staying. The Emperor will be staying in the Hall of Nine Classics and Three Affairs. The Empress Dowager will stay in the Taoyuan Study in the West Garden because she finds it too noisy. Consort Tong will be staying in the Yunsong Pavilion, which is not far from the Emperor. Your Majesty's place is also very close to the Emperor."

Mingxiu nodded and asked the palace servant who had led the way, "Where does His Highness the Crown Prince reside?"

The eunuch leading the way smiled slightly: "His Highness the Crown Prince lives with the Emperor."

Mingxiu's lips twitched slightly. She shouldn't have asked that question. The Emperor practically kept Yinreng tied to his waist all day long; where could he possibly live?

Nodding to the eunuch who was leading the way, Green Bamboo quickly stepped forward and stuffed a purse into the eunuch's hand.

The young eunuch squeezed the purse in his hand, his smile widening even more. After thanking him, he withdrew.

Mingxiu led her people into Linxiangshancui, wondering who came up with such a complicated name.

Once inside, Mingxiu took one look and immediately fell in love with the place. The main house was open on all sides, with both the front and back doors open. Behind it was a large pond filled with lotus flowers, which was very beautiful. There was also a small waterwheel turning nearby. There were also some small rooms connected to the side, presumably for the palace servants who originally served here.

The doors on both sides open to reveal a row of seats under the eaves, with some trees of unknown species planted nearby, their leaves rustling in the breeze.

If you feel cold, closing all four doors will create a closed environment.

"Your Majesty, it's so comfortable here! It feels like a paradise. It's so cool and refreshing. I don't even want to go back to the palace!" Yu Qing exclaimed, looking at the surrounding scenery with a hint of surprise.

Feeling more comfortable, Mingxiu naturally felt like joking around. Sitting on the couch, she gently swung her slightly sore legs and joked, "How about we all leave and leave Yuqing here to be an immortal?"

"Your Majesty," Yu Qing said, somewhat exasperated. "This servant doesn't want to. To be able to serve Your Majesty is something I wouldn't trade even for being a god."

Yu Qing said with a touch of arrogance.

Green Bamboo nodded in agreement. The Empress was truly kind to them, always thinking of them and never scolding or beating them. They didn't want to leave such a kind Empress.

“You guys,” Mingxiu said with a smile, shaking her head.

Without saying anything more, she rested for a while, had someone pack up downstairs, and then took Green Bamboo to the second floor to take a look. It was a two-story house. After looking around, the second floor didn't seem special. There were a few rooms, and Mingxiu even found a study. It was just a little inconvenient that there was no small kitchen.

Mingxiu told the others to come up and continue tidying up, and then she led them to take a stroll around the lotus pond outside.

She doesn't like things that other people have used, and she doesn't like beds that other people have slept in, so she usually replaces everything that can be replaced. That's why she brought the most luggage this time.

It's fortunate that she's currently a concubine; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to take so many things.

Looking at the boxes being carried in, she wondered if she could discuss with the Emperor whether she could stay here whenever she came over, so she wouldn't have to take all her things with her.

She brought the green bamboo to the lotus pond and picked a lot of lotus seeds and lotus flowers. She waited until she had had enough of the fresh ones before getting up to go back. The palace servants were quick, and by the time she got back, they had already finished cleaning up. She put the lotus flowers she picked into a vase and then took the vase to go upstairs to wash up and go to bed.

Today was such a tiring day of traveling, and the hot weather made me sweat profusely. If I hadn't been so curious, Mingxiu wouldn't have been able to stand it.

The next day, accompanied by the fragrance of lotus flowers and the croaking of frogs outside, a gentle breeze blew through the thin gauze curtains and fell on Mingxiu's face. She opened her eyes and saw that she had slept with the window open the night before. Looking at the scenery outside, she stretched comfortably.

It's so much more comfortable to enjoy natural scenery like this. The air conditioning blows too cold and hard; even ice cubes aren't as comfortable.

As a commoner, I don't have to be as tense as I am in the palace. Mingxiu wore a light green silk palace dress with light pink ruffles on both sides of the sleeves, and paired it with hairpins of the same color. From a distance, she looked like a little lotus fairy, very playful and cute.

Sitting at a table downstairs near the lotus pond, she ate lotus seed porridge made from lotus seeds picked yesterday for breakfast. Although she didn't have a small kitchen, she could still cook porridge simply over a stove.

Paired with the pickled cucumbers that Mingxiu had specially made, it was very appetizing and the most comfortable thing to eat in the hot summer.

When Mingxiu first made it, the Emperor doubted whether it would taste good, but after eating it once, he was completely hooked.

They would come over to eat every now and then, and later they even took a lot of food with them.

They even gave away the formula.

There was almost not enough food.

Fortunately, the cucumbers grew fast enough, and the emperor also ordered some more to be made, so there was barely enough to eat.