When the father and son arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Liang Jiugong knew that they must have a lot to talk about, so he had some refreshments prepared and then left.
"Is Your Majesty in good health during this journey? Although the letter said he was fine, your face looks quite a bit thinner."
Kangxi touched his face and smiled nonchalantly, "I'm in good health, but the fighting has been a bit tiring, so it's inevitable that I've lost some weight."
Suddenly he thought of the dysentery incident and said, "This time it was thanks to the Western doctor who saved my life."
Yinreng's eyes widened immediately, "What's going on?"
【Could it be dysentery? 】
Kangxi continued, "My father and many soldiers contracted dysentery along the way. Fortunately, the Western doctors had medicine, and they recovered in two days."
[As expected.]
[I was saying it, it's strange that I haven't had this disease in this life.]
"Fortunately, the emperor saw the situation and was able to avoid this disaster."
The father and son chatted while drinking tea.
Yinreng first listened to Kangxi talk about what he saw and heard along the way, as well as some details of the military deployment. Then Kangxi listened to Yinreng talk about some things that happened in the previous court and the harem.
"My son saw that Xiao Si was still obsessed with the grief of Ukuma Ma's death, so he arranged for him to work in the Ministry of Revenue, thinking that he would have something to do and would be less troubled."
"Then I thought, it wouldn't be a good idea to arrange for Xiao Si to go in while leaving Xiao San in the upper study, so I arranged for him to go to the Ministry of Rites."
"Now that the Emperor has returned, if you feel that my son's arrangements are inappropriate, you can make other arrangements for them."
[Sigh, I wonder if the Emperor will suspect me of forming a clique for personal gain this time.]
[It's just... there really was no other choice at the time. Xiao Si and Xiao San are both my brothers, I can't just ignore them.]
Fortunately, Xiao Si's Ministry of Revenue is an important department. If the Emperor suspects that he is trying to plant connections, he can simply transfer Xiao Si to another position.
[As for Xiao San's Ministry of Rites, it's a rather idle government office, so the Emperor probably wouldn't take it too seriously.]
Kangxi lowered his head to drink tea, and naturally felt uncomfortable listening to his son's thoughts.
This child has been reborn in this life for nine years, but he is still so frightened. It seems that he did a lot of sins in his previous life.
After drinking his tea in silence, Kangxi took Yinreng's hand and said, "Baocheng, they are your brothers, and you are the crown prince. Naturally, you can arrange everything."
"You know them better than my father. As long as it's your arrangement, it must be correct. If you feel that they have done something wrong in the future, you can just reprimand them directly."
[I am so happy that my father-in-law trusts me so much in this life.]
Kangxi smiled contentedly, "Baocheng, you are the crown prince. You can do anything."
Yinreng nodded, "Thank you, Father Huang, for your trust."
Kangxi hugged Yinreng and sighed in his heart.
In the end, it was because I hurt that brat too badly in my previous life, so no matter what I do in this life, it is difficult to gain his trust.
The New Year's Eve palace banquet was very grand and lively because Kangxi had won another victory in his personal expedition.
Yinreng sat at the top and looked down, and saw Xiaoba, Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi playing together. Basically, Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi were squatting together and whispering, while Xiaoba followed behind them like a little tail.
[Ah, I never thought that the Eighth Wise King, who made himself so miserable in his previous life, would be so self-deprecating in this life.]
[I really don't like him, but I don't want to see him being so humble in front of his brothers.]
[I think Wei's personality is too weak. In addition, she has been a concubine for the past few years and has never dared to take the lead in anything. This is why Xiao Ba has developed this personality.]
Kangxi glanced over and saw that Yinsi, as the older brother, was still playing behind his two younger brothers, and he felt uncomfortable.
But he also knew that Xiao Ba had caused considerable harm to Baocheng in his previous life. If he promoted Concubine Wei now, he was afraid that Baocheng would be unhappy.
"Emperor Father."
Yinreng looked at Kangxi and gestured towards Xiaoba with his eyes. "Eighth brother is seven years old now, but he is still timid. I heard from Empress Hui before that the Wei family, due to their low status, never dared to let Xiaoba take the lead. But if this continues, it will not be good for Xiaoba in the long run."
Kangxi asked tentatively, "Does Baocheng mean to promote Xiao Ba?"
Yinreng glanced at Concubine Wei who was sitting in the corner drinking tea with her head down, and sighed silently.
"Mrs. Wei's status is indeed high, and she comes from the Xinzheku, which makes it difficult for Xiao Ba to hold his head high among his brothers."
Kangxi nodded.
After three rounds of wine, he looked directly at Concubine Hui and said, "You have taken good care of Wei and Xiao Ba. I think Xiao Ba is seven years old now, so I will promote her to Concubine Wei and let her live in a separate palace."
Concubine Hui didn't care. She thought it was a good thing that someone in her palace was promoted, so she smiled and thanked him.
Instead, after expressing her gratitude, Wei subconsciously glanced at Concubine Hui, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Concubine Hui was very confused, "Does Concubine Wei have anything to say?"
Concubine Wei then kowtowed to Kangxi and stammered, "I thank the Emperor for his grace, but I wish to live with Concubine Hui. I wonder if Sister Hui..."
Everyone wants to live in a palace of their own. Concubine Hui lived well there before, but it was the prince who came and stuffed Concubine Wei in.
Now Kangxi has given Wei respect and wants her to live alone, but she prefers to live with Concubine Hui. Naturally, it depends on Concubine Hui's opinion.
Concubine Hui was also surprised. She thought that everyone would be willing to live alone after being promoted, but she didn't expect that Wei was still willing to live with her.
But after thinking about it for a while, Concubine Hui figured it out a little bit.
Wei was weak in character. Living in a palace by herself, let alone being able to manage a bedroom, she might not even be able to control the palace maids who served her.
Concubine Hui thought for a moment and then looked at Kangxi with a smile, "I never thought that Concubine Wei could have such feelings for me. In this case, let's live together in the Yanxi Palace."
Kangxi naturally didn't care about these things. As long as both of them agreed, he had no objection.
Everyone in the harem congratulated Wei, and then praised Concubine Hui for her noble character and popularity, otherwise why would the promoted concubines be reluctant to leave?
Yinreng looked at Concubine Hui's genuine happiness and started laughing too.
【Empress Hui is still as kind as ever.】
Kangxi also looked over, but no matter how kind he was, he could not promote her, otherwise the old guys from the previous dynasty would make trouble for the eldest sister.
only……
Kangxi looked around and asked, "Why didn't Concubine Tong come?"
The Imperial Concubine hurriedly explained, "Sister Tong has not been feeling well since the beginning of winter, and has been unable to get up these past few days. This morning, I went to Chengqian Palace to visit her. She was indeed quite ill, so she was unable to attend the palace banquet."
Kangxi was a little surprised. "Didn't she recover from her previous illness? Why is she getting worse again?"
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