"Yes! The mimosa tree also has a good meaning."

The couple, Hehuan and his wife, were deeply in love and happy together. Everyone understood the meaning behind this. Could this be Emperor Kangxi's intention? Was he preparing to immediately elevate Consort Jia to the position of Empress?

"I also think it looks beautiful. I think the color of the flowers matches Consort Ma Jia's clothes very well."

Kangxi simply meant that he thought the concubine looked good wearing the flower-patterned horse; don't overthink it.

"Your Majesty is right. May I ask if Your Majesty may also adorn my hair with flowers?" Consort Tong wondered what kind of flowers her cousin would put on her.

“Your Majesty cannot be biased and give them all to us, otherwise it will be difficult for us concubines,” Consort Li said frankly.

“Yes! This concubine wants some too,” Consort Hesheli quickly echoed.

"Good, good, all of them are included," Kangxi said, unusually pleased.

Today, the whole palace is blessed with the six imperial favors, and the happiest person is none other than Consort Tong. Emperor Kangxi personally adorned her with a pink peony hairpin. However, what Consort Tong did not understand was that even a Noble Consort could use a pink peony, which proved that her position was nearing its end.

Cining Palace

"The emperor is being too reckless; how many people will be making wild guesses now?"

When Bumbutai heard Sumalagu report about the Imperial Garden, he shook his head helplessly.

"His Majesty just happened to be visiting the Imperial Garden and it was a spur-of-the-moment thing."

Sumalagu didn't think it was a big deal; it was just something she did for fun when she had nothing better to do.

"Xuan Ye was raised by me. At first, he might have been joking around, but later he probably had other intentions! Now the harem is lacking a harem leader, and people's hearts are restless. It's better to stir up trouble in this spring water so that we can fish in troubled waters."

Although Bumbutai did not know what Kangxi was going to do, she could roughly guess what Kangxi was going to do next.

"My lady, should we throw these flowers away?"

Hongxiu was helping Wanyi take off her hair in preparation for a bath when she noticed a peony flower that was somewhat damp.

"Let them air dry and put them in a box! Dried flowers look nice to wear." Especially dark-colored flowers, when dried, look just like they're still alive.

"Yes, I'll take it down in a moment." Hongxiu also felt it would be a pity to lose it.

"Yes, help me over there." Hongxiu helped Wanyi into the wooden tub, and the warm water made Wanyi breathe a sigh of relief.

Chuxiu Palace

"Peony, it's a pity it's pink."

Consort Zhao also heard today that Emperor Kangxi went to the Imperial Garden, but she did not go to join in the fun. Coming from a prominent family, she did not need to fawn over the concubines like they did.

"That's a peony too! Does His Majesty intend to make Consort Tong his empress?" Youbai said anxiously.

"Don't worry! Even if the Emperor is willing, the Empress Dowager will not agree."

Moreover, Emperor Kangxi was unwilling. Consort Zhao had previously thought that Emperor Kangxi intended for Consort Tong to be the empress dowager. However, when Emperor Kangxi put a pink peony on Consort Tong, she realized that anyone could become the empress dowager, but Consort Tong was not a possibility.

"Ah! Your Highness, why is this?" Youbai looked at Consort Zhao in confusion.

"You'll find out later, now rest!" Consort Zhao didn't want to talk about this sensitive topic anymore.

"yes."

Wanyi got up early this morning. She asked Hongxiu to collect fresh flower petals. Some of them were sent to Tianxiang to make pastries, and she planned to make some lip rouge with the rest. She also put some other good things into her space.

"My lady, stop making these and take a break! Tianxiang has made quite a few pastries, please try some first." Hongxiu brought out a plate of hibiscus cakes and orchid cakes.

"Tell Tianxiang to prepare two portions and send them to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Without looking up, Wanyi gave the order: Ever since the Emperor Kangxi started wearing flowers in the Imperial Garden, those who didn't get to wear flowers in the garden went there every day. As a result, Wanyi would run into one every few steps when she went to play, which she found very annoying, so she stopped going.

Emperor Kangxi also summoned his concubines to his bedchamber, but he treated them all equally. Conversely, concubines whose relatives had gone to the Three Feudatories were all summoned to his bedchamber, showing impartiality.

"Yes, this servant will go right away."

Indeed, Emperor Kangxi hadn't asked Wei Zhu to bring him some snacks for a long time, so it would be good if the young lady took the initiative to send some over.

Wanyi recalled that in her previous life, Emperor Kangxi seemed to be going away for a month, taking only one of his concubines with him. Wanyi thought it would be great if she could go too, so she could leave the palace and have some fun, but she didn't insist that she actually go.

Meanwhile, just as Emperor Kangxi finished dealing with the memorials, Liang Jiugong came in with some snacks brought by Consort Wan.

"Your Majesty, please try this snack."

Liang Jiugong was somewhat surprised when he received the pastries from Hongxiu. He didn't expect that Consort Suo Zhuolun would send them. However, he also had his own ulterior motives. After all, His Majesty's mood would improve a lot after eating Consort Suo Zhuolun's pastries.

“But these are pastries from Yongshou Palace.” Kangxi could tell who made them just by tasting them, since the pastries made by the Imperial Kitchen weren’t nearly as good.

"Your Majesty is truly remarkable; these are the pastries sent by Consort Suo Zhuolun," Liang Jiugong said with a smile.

"The food in the imperial kitchen isn't that delicious. By the way, how are the preparations for the trip going?"

Emperor Kangxi planned to visit Yuquan Mountain, a decision made after discussions with several ministers. He needed to make the trip in person to reassure the people and let them know that he cared about their livelihood.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready."

Kangxi had already had this idea a month ago, and a few days ago he had Liang Jiugong prepare it.

"That's good. Let's go to the Empress's place for a free meal."

Kangxi put the other half of the piece in his mouth, then stepped away from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Your Highness, we have received news from our informants in the Qianqing Palace that the Emperor seems to be packing his bags, but we don't know where he is going."

As soon as Gu Cui received the news, she rushed back to tell Consort Wuya. Consort Wuya's mole was the cleaning eunuch in the Qianqing Palace. He had inadvertently seen Liang Jiugong packing his things and made a bold guess.

"We'll find out in a few days, but it's good to know a little earlier than others. With the Emperor not in the palace, I can have some fun with my concubines."

After all, doing everything herself is too tiring, and if she were to be found out by accident, she would be finished, so she needs to find some helpers.

"My lady, who are you looking for?" Gu Cui roughly understood that her master wanted to form an alliance.

"I think Consort Zhangjia is quite good and worth befriending."

She noticed Consort Zhangjia in the Imperial Garden last time. Originally, she was confined to the Imperial Garden by Consort Tong that day, but as soon as she left the Imperial Garden, she was told that the Emperor was there. So she started looking for him in the Imperial Garden and ran into Consort Tong and several other concubines, and then followed behind them.

“My lady, I’ve heard that Consort Zhangjia is fond of embroidery. How about I go and find some exquisite pieces so you can bring some over for her to see?” Gu Cui knew that to befriend someone, you had to cater to their interests.

"Okay! Let's get ready!"

Wang Shufei moved into her palace a while ago and she has already won her over. However, Wang Shufei is timid and useless, otherwise she wouldn't have thought of forming an alliance with Zhangjia Shufei.