Xiao San looked at Xiao Wu and said, "Fifth brother has also gone to the Ministry of Rites. From now on, we brothers can go to the government office together."
Xiao Wu was a little embarrassed, "My brother is still living in Shoukang Palace and hasn't moved into the prince's residence yet."
The mistress laughed and said, "Okay, the Empress Dowager dotes on her, who can say anything?"
Xiaoqi was a little lonely and ate snacks silently. Concubine Ping felt sorry for her own son, who was the same age as the Fifth Prince, but the Fifth Prince had been working in the Ministry of Rites for half a year, while her son was still living in the Prince's residence and taking classes.
Yinzhi noticed Xiaoqi's strangeness and understood it after a moment's thought.
"Xiao Qi, have you practiced boxing seriously in the past six months? Have you been lazy?"
Yinyou immediately became interested, "I haven't been lazy, I practice seriously every day."
Yinzhi rubbed his little head and said, "Big brother will inspect you tomorrow. If you really haven't been lazy, I will recommend you to the Ministry of War, okay?"
Yinyou nodded vigorously, and Yinreng just smiled when he heard their conversation.
He did not forget Yinyou, but thought that the boss had been taking care of Yinyou, so it would be best to let the boss handle this matter.
After the palace banquet, Kangxi and Yinreng sent the empress dowager back to Shoukang Palace together.
The Empress Dowager didn't want to trouble them and just said that Su Malagu and Yinqi would be fine with her, but Kangxi and Yinreng still insisted on sending the old lady back.
At the palace gate, Su Malagu bid farewell to Kangxi and Yinreng.
"Su Malagu, the one our ancestors was most worried about before he died was you."
Kangxi was silent for a moment before continuing, "The ancestor wanted you to accompany the Queen Mother. You two are not much different in age, so you can keep each other company. But if you don't want to serve others anymore, I will arrange a courtyard for you and assign you some servants."
Su Malagu smiled and waved her hand, "Before the old ancestor died, he also asked me what I wanted, and I chose the Empress Dowager."
She sighed and said, "It's not easy for the Empress Dowager. Her time in the palace was short to begin with, and since she couldn't speak Manchu, there were very few people she could communicate with. Now that we're together every day, we occasionally talk about things on the grasslands, which is great. If I find a courtyard to live in now, I'm afraid I won't live for more than a few years."
Kangxi stopped insisting after hearing her say that, but before turning to leave, he asked, "Do you want to raise a child like the Empress Dowager? If you do, I can give you Little Twelve to raise."
Su Malagu was startled and quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me. How can a mere palace maid like me raise a prince?"
Kangxi also thought so, but why did Baocheng say that it was Su Malagu who raised little Twelve in the previous life?
"Get up quickly, that's all I said. Okay, okay, go back."
Kangxi waved his hand and left with the prince.
Yinreng glanced at Kangxi out of the corner of his eye, without saying anything, but he was extremely confused in his heart.
[Why did the Emperor suddenly propose that Su Malagu raise Little Twelve?]
[Could it be that in the previous life, this was when Little Twelve was sent to be raised by Su Malagu?]
[Alas, at this time in my previous life, I was still busy arguing with the boss and didn't care about the lives of the other brothers.]
[All I know is that Little Twelve was given to Su Malagu to raise, but I never asked the real reason.]
The next morning, after breakfast, Yinzhi began to check Yinyou's boxing skills. It was obvious that the brat was not slacking off.
The boss was happy and relieved, as he was half-master of Xiaoqi.
Now that I see my apprentice performing so well, of course I am happy.
I agreed to it immediately and would discuss the matter with the prince later.
So, when Yinreng returned to Yuqing Palace after reviewing memorials in Qianqing Palace, he saw Yinzhi sitting in his seat, drinking tea and eating snacks in a carefree manner.
Yinreng was confused for a moment. Was this the Prince's Mansion or the Yuqing Palace?
"Hey, Baocheng is back."
Yinreng rolled his eyes helplessly, "You're not at home, what are you doing in Yuqing Palace?"
Yinzhi snorted, "You arranged for Xiaowu to go to the Ministry of Rites, but why didn't you care about Xiaoqi? They are the same age, and you arranged for Xiaowu to go to the Ministry of Rites. Xiaoqi must be so lonely."
Yinreng didn't expect that the eldest brother would come to him to stand up for the other brothers. "So what do you want?"
"I think that boy has a talent for military affairs. Let's assign him to the Ministry of War."
"OK."
Yinzhi was surprised, "You just agreed?"
Yinreng raised his eyes, "What else?"
Yinzhi suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Xiaoqi happily went to the Ministry of War to take up his post. The other younger brothers also looked forward to growing up quickly so that they could also do the same work as their brothers.
At the New Year's Eve palace banquet, Kangxi first praised several princes who were on duty, and then conferred the title of Princess Heshuo Duanjing on the third princess. In October, she married Garzang, the second son of Prince Duleng of the Kharchin tribe of Mongolia, of the Ulianghan clan.
The fifth and seventh princes, as well as the princes Chun and Yu, were sent to the wedding together, with Prince Chun accompanying them.
Since the third princess's mother, Concubine Bu, had passed away long ago, the dowry was arranged by the imperial concubine.
Rong Fei glanced at the pale-faced Imperial Concubine, thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I just sent the Second Princess away. I'm very experienced in arranging the marriages of princesses. Please leave the Third Princess's marriage to me."
Kangxi thought it made sense and nodded, saying, "Then let Rong Fei take care of this matter."
After saying this, Kangxi realized that the imperial concubine looked unhappy. "What's wrong with the imperial concubine? Are you feeling unwell?"
The imperial concubine hastened to apologize, saying that getting sick on New Year's Day was simply asking for bad luck.
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. I just didn't get enough rest last night. It's nothing serious."
Kangxi didn't think much about it and nodded, and the matter was over.
The harem and the Ministry of Rites had already experienced sending off the third princess once, so this time sending off the third princess was a piece of cake.
In Changchun Palace, Ke Jing went to chat with Duan Jing. Seeing the female official measuring her clothes, he felt a little upset.
"Xiao Si, what's wrong with you?" After the ladies left, Duan Jing frowned at Ke Jing's strange expression. "Are you feeling unwell?"
Ke Jing pursed her lips and kept fiddling with the handkerchief in her hand.
"Third sister, are you scared?"
Duan Jing laughed, "Are you talking about marrying Mongolia?"
Ke Jing nodded.
Duan Jing poured her tea and then said, "There will be a little bit, but more of it is the anticipation for the future."
She looked at the busy palace servants outside and said, "Don't you feel scared about living in this world for the rest of your life? In the future, we can ride horses and hunt on the grasslands. We can also use our talents and the support behind us to carve out a kingdom for ourselves on the grasslands. It's better than living in the capital where you have to rely on your husband for everything, right?"
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