When Yinreng and others arrived at the Cining Palace, Xiaozhuang had just finished lunch.
Ukuma Ma
As soon as the two children entered the house, they started shouting, which made the old lady smile.
"Oh my, why are you here in such a cold weather?"
The old lady asked this to everyone, but her eyes were always fixed on Yinreng.
"Come, let Ukuma Ma take a look."
Kangxi placed Yinreng next to the old lady, and Sumalagu personally took off Yinreng's fur hat and cloak.
"My eldest brother asked me to play, so the emperor took us to appreciate the flowers."
The word "big brother" surprised the old lady and Kangxi as well. They looked at each other and then looked back and forth between Yinzhen and Yinreng in uncertainty.
Everyone knows that Yinreng has always been lukewarm towards Yinzhi, and it is usually difficult for him to even say a word to him. Why did he call him "big brother" today?
Kangxi remembered that he could hear his inner voice, and with a smile, he asked, "Baoqing went to visit Baocheng today. Baocheng must be very happy, right?"
Yinreng kept nodding with a smile on his face, but he was sighing silently in his heart.
[Although Yinzhen caused me a lot of trouble in my previous life, he was a fool with a weak mind. If I could have lived in peace with him since childhood in this life, perhaps he wouldn't have so many evil thoughts.]
Kangxi frowned and subconsciously looked at Yinzhen with a scrutinizing gaze, but saw that he was eating a piece of cake happily.
Uh...it's a bit silly.
How could such a stupid son have any evil thoughts?
Why not just throw yourself into the grave?
"Ahem," Kangxi cleared his throat, snatched the unfinished cake from Yinzhen's hand, and asked, "Why did Baoqing think of visiting Baocheng today?"
Yinzhen was a little unhappy when he saw the pastries being taken away, but he still answered the emperor's questions honestly.
"I made a small wooden sword for my brother. Once he's well enough, he'll go to martial arts class with me."
Kangxi understood, but was a little surprised.
"The little wooden sword you made yourself?"
Kangxi remembered that when he entered the Qianqing Palace just now, there was indeed a small wooden sword placed next to Yinreng's hand. Before he had time to ask where it came from, he took the two children out.
Now it seems that it was sent by Baoqing.
Yinzhen nodded, "My son made this for his younger brother."
Kangxi looked at the sincere and honest appearance of the silly boy and felt a little complicated for a while. After a while, he touched Yinzhen's head and said with satisfaction: "Baoqing has really grown up and can take care of his younger brother."
After saying that, he looked at Liang Jiugong and said, "Send the dagger inlaid with gems in my private treasury to the eldest prince."
When Yinzhen heard it was a dagger, he immediately clapped his hands happily, "Thank you, Father Huang."
Kangxi still smiled, "The dagger is very sharp, you'd better be careful not to cut yourself."
[The Emperor may not know this, but Yinzhen was the first prince to join the army, and through his own hard work he rose from a soldier to a general.]
Kangxi paused, and when he looked at Yinzhen again, there was a hint of eagerness in his eyes.
The general?
"Does Baoqing like martial arts lessons?"
Yinzhen nodded firmly, "My son likes martial arts lessons."
The rule of the Qing Dynasty was that all princes and princesses had to go to the study room to study from the age of six, and Yinzhen had just started school this year.
He had difficulty in learning liberal arts, but excelled in martial arts.
Kangxi was very pleased. "Since Baoqing likes martial arts lessons, then study hard. The emperor will also ask the martial arts master to teach you well. If you have any needs, just tell the emperor."
Yinzhen opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.
From childhood to adulthood, this was the first time that the emperor father had spoken so much to him, and the first time that the emperor father had been so gentle to him and allowed him to make requests.
"My son, I'll remember that."
[Ah, what a silly child who lacks fatherly love. The Emperor's few words made the stubborn and foolish old man so happy, it's really...]
Yinreng couldn't help but complain, but he didn't notice Kangxi's complicated expression.
After the two children talked and laughed together for a while, they were taken to the side hall by Su Malagu, leaving Kangxi and Xiaozhuang alone in the main hall.
"How's the investigation into Baocheng's smallpox going?" asked Xiaozhuang.
Kangxi's face was solemn. After a long pause, he said, "Hezhuo has confessed. He said that Tong Guowei and Tong Jia conspired together to bring in a smallpox patient's handkerchief from outside the palace and stuffed it into Baocheng's nightgown. Their intention was to cause him to contract the disease and die."
"How outrageous!" Empress Xiaozhuang slammed the table in anger.
"Madam Royal, please calm down."
Kangxi was startled and hurried to comfort the old lady.
"Xuanye, how do you want to deal with this matter?" Xiaozhuang looked at Kangxi with scrutiny.
Kangxi was unequivocal. "Anyone who wishes to harm Baocheng will pay the price. I have already sent a bowl of sterilizing medicine to Tong Jia. Since she wants to get rid of Baocheng so that her future child can take the throne, I will completely put an end to her thoughts."
Xiaozhuang nodded with satisfaction, "What else?"
Kangxi was a little worried. "Tong Guowei is still useful now. My grandson cannot deal with him at this time. I think Tong Jia's body will be damaged after drinking this bowl of medicine. So, I will keep her under house arrest."
Xiaozhuang was somewhat dissatisfied, but the Tonggiya clan was Kangxi's maternal family after all, so she couldn't say much.
"Since the emperor has already made his plan, I won't ask any more questions."
When Kangxi heard what Xiaozhuang said, he knew that the old lady was dissatisfied with this treatment, but he really couldn't bear to be too harsh on Tong Jia. After all, she was the niece that his mother cared about most when she was alive.
"Don't worry, Madam. It would be best if Tong Jia learns a lesson this time. If she dares to harbor resentment towards Bao Cheng, your grandson will not forgive her."
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