In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve banquet. Because Tong Jia was under house arrest and the other concubines were not high enough to host the banquet, Xiaozhuang had to come forward to host the banquet in person.
When Kangxi arrived holding Yinreng, everyone was already seated.
Therefore, whether it was the concubines in the harem or the important officials of the former dynasty, they all saw the scene of Kangxi walking in from the wind and snow holding the crown prince.
Kangxi wore a bright yellow dragon robe and a black cloak.
The Crown Prince also wore a black cloak, which, when taken off, revealed a bright yellow four-clawed python robe underneath.
According to the rules, the prince's clothes should be apricot yellow, but for some reason Kangxi was crazy and directly ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare bright yellow fabric.
In this way, everyone will see parent-child outfits of different sizes.
When everyone saw Kangxi and the Crown Prince were seated, they began to kneel down and greet him. Kangxi waved his hand cheerfully and said, "Today is New Year's Eve. Let's not be so formal and drink to our heart's content."
"Your Majesty, thank you."
After saying this, Kangxi stopped looking at the court officials and concubines, but focused his attention on Yinreng beside him, always paying attention to his emotional changes and thoughts.
Seeing that the little kid's eyes were fixed on a certain part of the concubine, he also looked in that direction.
It was the third prince Yinzhi who was beside Concubine Rong Ma Jia.
Kangxi smiled and said, "Baocheng, that's your third brother Yinzhi."
Yinreng nodded obediently, and after looking at him for a while, he said, "Be good, little brother."
His voice had completely recovered, and his voice was crisp and clear, reaching the ears of the concubines present.
Rongpin Ma Jiashi immediately laughed and said, "Yinzhi is young and can't speak, but seeing that he has been looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince since he entered the room, I think he likes his brother the Crown Prince."
The other concubines felt a little jealous when they heard this. It was just that the Crown Prince praised them for being well-behaved, so why did they have to be so aggressive?
After all, she is a concubine, it's really cheap.
Unexpectedly, before everyone could stop mocking him, they heard Kangxi laughing and saying, "Yinzhi is well-behaved and cute, and the Second Princess Rongxian is also smart and clever. Concubine Rong really knows how to raise children. Liang Jiugong, go to my private storehouse later and get some more good things to reward Concubine Rong, the Second Princess, and the Third Prince."
Rongpin took the second princess' hand and hugged the third prince and immediately knelt down to express her gratitude.
The concubines who were just fuming with jealousy suddenly fell silent, with strange expressions on their faces.
No one expected that a word from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would make Concubine Rong come to the fore.
Although giving rewards is just a small thing, giving rewards like this in front of the former and harem is not just a reward to Rongpin, but also a reward to Ma Jia.
[The Emperor is always generous with his gifts, but he is very stingy with promotions.]
Kangxi was amused by this complaint.
It's okay to reward someone you like, but it's impossible to promote them so easily. That would be a huge undertaking.
Yinreng didn't know what Kangxi was thinking. He looked casually at the crowd and saw Uya sitting in the back.
She was holding a tiny baby in her arms, and it was obvious that it was the newly born fourth son, Yinzhen.
Thinking back on everything that happened between him and Yinzhen in his previous life, and thinking about the injustice Yinzhen suffered because of his biological mother, he felt very complicated.
"Father, Empress Tongjia is under house arrest, so why is Consort Wuya, who lives with her in Chengqian Palace, out?"
Yinreng did not lower his voice when he said this. As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes turned to Uya.
Concubine Uya did not expect that she would be named. She was so scared that she hugged Yinzhen and knelt down.
According to the rules, she really shouldn't show up today. The main queen has been under house arrest, and she, a mere concubine, dares to show up. This clearly shows that she does not take the main queen seriously.
But she really needs a chance to show herself.
She was originally a palace maid serving Tong Jia. She had the opportunity to climb onto the dragon bed only after she replaced other palace maids. Fortunately, she became pregnant, which saved her from being killed by Tong Jia.
But it was precisely because of this bed climbing incident that Tong Jia completely hated her.
The harsh treatment on a daily basis was a minor matter. Ever since Tong Jia was given the sterilizing drug, she was tortured every day.
If she wants to survive, she must find a way to save herself.
Today is the only way out.
"Your Majesty, it was because the Fourth Prince missed you that I came here carrying him."
Uya was so choked up and weak that she couldn't take care of herself. In the eyes of a woman, it seemed artificial, but in the eyes of a man, it was full of pity.
Sure enough, Kangxi immediately softened his heart when he saw her like this. He raised his hand and was about to ask Liang Jiugong to bring the Fourth Prince over, but then he heard his eldest darling complaining.
"Your Fourth Prince can't even speak yet. How do you know he's thinking about his father and not just staying in bed?"
Kangxi couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Everyone looked surprised. Was the emperor mocking Concubine Wuya's words?
Huipin spoke first.
"Concubine Wuya, please stop teasing us. If I hadn't raised a child myself, I don't know if the child would have been talking about his father in just over a month. I think that's not the Fourth Prince in your arms, but a lotus root that has become a spirit."
Yinreng was drinking rose water at that time, and he was amused by the last sentence and burst out laughing. He couldn't help but look over.
[Hui Bin is sharp-tongued, and the eldest son is clueless. This mother and son pair is truly a perfect match.]
Kangxi felt like hitting someone.
Seeing Yinreng looking at her with a smile in his eyes, Huipin immediately asked with a smile, "Does Your Highness think what I said is correct?"
Yinreng nodded politely, "Empress Hui is right."
Yinzhen, who had been eating and drinking, heard Yinreng praising his mother and immediately said, "Baocheng is right."
Yinzhen's words made everyone laugh, even Empress Xiaozhuang laughed so hard that she fell over, and directly asked Yinzhen to sit next to her.
"Baoqing, Baocheng praised your mother, so you think he is right, right?"
Baoqing felt that what Xiaozhuang said was a bit confusing, and for a moment he was a little confused, but when he saw Yinreng nodding at him, he nodded as well, "Yes."
Xiaozhuang laughed heartily, hugged Yinzhen and kissed him on the cheek, then looked at Kangxi and said with a smile: "Now that Tong Jia is under house arrest, it will be difficult for the harem to be without a concubine who can take charge."
Kangxi immediately understood what Xiaozhuang meant and said politely, "Huipin is also a veteran of the harem. She has raised the eldest prince so well and is also intelligent and straightforward. From today on, she will be promoted to Huifei and will temporarily be in charge of all matters in the harem."
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