Upon hearing this, Consort Yi was furious and pretended to hit him.

The old nanny quickly intervened, saying, "Your Highness, please calm down. The Ninth Prince was just confused for a moment. Talk to him nicely, and he will understand."

The key is that if you actually do it now, you'll definitely regret it soon, and you'll be the one who suffers the most.

Consort Yi usually doted on the Ninth Prince like a precious jewel. Although the nanny stopped her, she didn't actually hit him, but she was genuinely angry.

“Tell me what you’re thinking. In a few years you’ll be able to marry your wife. Wouldn’t it be better to go straight to the imperial court then? Your father is the Emperor, no one will dare to trip him up. Why go into business? If your father finds out, he’ll break your legs.”

"Mother, your son has no ambition for the court. You only like worldly things like gold and silver. Mother, please grant your son's request!"

The Ninth Prince resembled Consort Yi by about 80%, and Consort Yi had a bright and beautiful appearance, so the Ninth Prince had some feminine features. He was a bit chubby when he was young, and it became more and more obvious as he grew up. If you didn't look at his hair, he really looked like a girl.

Consort Yi sometimes even doubted that she had given birth to the wrong gender.

That's why the Ninth Prince stopped acting cute when he was a little shy, because the Third Prince once sarcastically told him that he was like a princess.

Although the Ninth Prince retorted at the time, it still left a knot in his heart.

Now, he's even resorting to coquetry with Consort Yi in order to go into business, which shows his determination.

Consort Yi found it hard to bear her son's coquettishness, but it concerned his future, and given the lowly status of merchants, she, as his mother, couldn't bear to see him walk down that path.

So she disagreed with everything I said.

Seeing that his mother was determined not to agree, the Ninth Prince said, "Mother, if you don't agree, I will go and talk to Father Emperor directly. If Father Emperor beats me to death, I will accept it."

Upon hearing this, Consort Yi knew her son well and knew that if he said it, he would actually do it.

Parents' hearts are always full of love and worry. She was the mother, and although she wasn't as heartless as the one at Yonghe Palace, she couldn't bear to see her son suffer, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and accept it.

Finally, Consort Yi could only say helplessly, "I must have owed you something in my past life. I only became your mother, and now you're here to collect the debt."

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince understood his mother's intention to compromise.

He smiled happily and said, "Mother, you are so kind. I must have worked hard to be your son in my past life. Please don't look down on your son, Mother."

Consort Yi smiled helplessly; she really couldn't get angry at her lively son.

The Ninth Prince was in a hurry, so at noon that day, Consort Yi had the small kitchen make a chicken soup. After simmering it for half a day, she personally took the chicken soup to the Qianqing Palace.

When Liang Jiugong saw Consort Yi, he greeted her with a smile.

"This servant greets Consort Yi."

Consort Yi laughed heartily: "Steward Liang, you're too kind. Please get up."

"Consort Xie Yi."

After getting up, Liang Jiugong asked, "May I ask what brings Consort Yi here today?"

He's blatantly lying; the palace maid behind him is carrying a bowl of soup!

However, I still have to ask.

"The small kitchen brewed a pot of chicken soup. I happened to have something to discuss with His Majesty, so I personally delivered it over."

Upon hearing this, Liang Jiugong looked as if he understood: "I see. Please wait a moment, Your Majesty. His Majesty is still reading the memorials. Please allow me to go in and inform him."

"Thank you for your help, Steward Liang."

Liang Jiugong entered the study.

"Your Majesty, Consort Yi has brought chicken soup."

Emperor Kangxi: "She came in person."

"yes"

Emperor Kangxi favored Consort Yi for two reasons: firstly, her good family background and beautiful appearance; and secondly, her understanding and sensible nature. Although she seemed a bit straightforward, she knew exactly what she shouldn't do.

Emperor Kangxi liked beautiful women, but he liked beautiful women with a sense of propriety even more.

Consort Yi was a beauty, and she also knew how to behave properly, so there was no reason for Emperor Kangxi not to favor her.

Although Emperor Kangxi did not like the concubines from the inner palace coming to the Qianqing Palace, he intended to meet with Consort Yi.

He put down his pen and said to Liang Jiugong, "Let Consort Yi in."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liang Jiugong went out and soon brought Consort Yi into the study.

Consort Yi gracefully bowed to Emperor Kangxi, who smiled and said, "Rise. What brings you here today?"

Consort Yi smiled and gave him a reproachful look: "Your Majesty, what are you saying? You've never lacked people to come. I'm just afraid that I'll feel uncomfortable if I see Your Majesty doting on your other sisters."

Emperor Kangxi burst into laughter.

"You smell sour to me!"

Consort Yi gave him a reproachful look: "What are you saying, Your Majesty!"

Kangxi laughed again.

After flirting with Emperor Kangxi for a while, it was time to get down to business.

"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you today."

Kangxi was not surprised: "Go on."

"I don't know what's wrong with Xiao Jiu. He wants to try running a few shops. I would like to ask for a favor for Xiao Jiu so that it will be easier for him to come and go from the palace."

When Kangxi heard this, he was surprised to learn that it concerned Yinzhen.

How many shops do you operate?

"Does Yinzhen want to go into business?"

Consort Yi nodded helplessly: "He did have that intention. It's also my fault for not teaching him well. When Xiao Jiu was born, he picked up a gold abacus, but I didn't take it seriously. I didn't expect him to actually become interested in those gold and silver items. I thought he was still young, and it would be good for him to learn a lesson from his fall. So I came here to ask His Majesty to allow him to play around this time."

When Kangxi heard about this, his first reaction was to disagree. But just as he was about to refuse, he suddenly remembered what Yinzhen had said a couple of days ago about the court engaging in commerce.

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