Chapter 11 Why did Kangxi arrive at this time...?
Why did Emperor Kangxi arrive at this time?
In the past, Emperor Kangxi would only visit Xianfu Palace once or twice a month, and it was usually the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager who urged him to come and see the children. He would not stay overnight. Although Wen Shan was good-looking and had a good temperament, the problem was that she was too gentle. It is said that women should be gentle like water, but Kangxi found her too gentle and therefore almost never visited her.
In response, Wen Shan said that as a modern-day corporate slave, being able to survive in the dead is a basic skill at work, and it is automatically triggered when she sees her boss.
Who can muster the energy to deal with their boss?
Emperor Kangxi strode in and, seeing the people kneeling on the floor, casually raised his hand and told them to rise.
"What's going on here? It's so lively!"
Wen Shan presented Kangxi with freshly brewed pre-rain Longjing tea and said with a smile, "Yin Si is learning to turn over, and your concubine and Yin Zhen are just teasing him."
Emperor Kangxi glanced at Yinzhi lying to the side and, unusually showing a fatherly tenderness, picked him up and weighed him in his hands: "Really? He's only a little over a month old and can already roll over? Let Father Emperor hold him."
Although Yinzhi wouldn't give Kangxi a friendly look, he also wouldn't punch or kick him; he would just remain motionless and let Kangxi do as he pleased.
Wen Shan laughed and said, "Yin Si's body is too weak to turn over, but I don't know why he's putting in so much effort to learn."
Although it looks like it's just rubbing against the ground.
Why else could it be? Of course, it was so that he could take control of his body sooner, Yinzhi thought to himself.
"You've raised Yinzhi very well." Kangxi touched Yinzhi's little face. Yinzhi squirmed uncomfortably in Kangxi's arms. Wenshan knew from Kangxi's posture that he didn't know how to hold a child. Afraid that Yinzhi would pout and cry, she quickly took Yinzhi from him.
Yinzhi breathed a sigh of relief; being held by his father was really too uncomfortable.
Kangxi took a sip of tea and continued, "You've taken good care of Yinzhen; his temperament has improved considerably."
Wen Shan didn't know what Kangxi wanted to do this time, so she could only smile.
However, Yinzhen had a vague sense of unease.
Kangxi was just about to reward Wenshan for taking care of Yinzhen over the past few months and then send Yinzhen back to Chengqian Palace when he suddenly saw the osmanthus-flavored rice wine and soft cheese on the table.
"What is this? I have never seen it in the palace before."
Wen Shan handed Yin Si to Zhen Zhu to hold, then sat down on the other side and said with a smile, "This is a little gadget that I made in my spare time. Your Majesty, please try it and see how it tastes."
Emperor Kangxi knew that Consort Xuan enjoyed tinkering with kitchen dishes, which the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager loved. However, he had never tasted Consort Xuan's cooking.
This Consort Xuan is such a blockhead. She spends all her time in Cining Palace and has never sent a single pastry to Yangxin Hall.
Emperor Kangxi nodded regally, picked up a piece, and tasted it.
"The taste is indeed excellent; no wonder the Empress Dowager often praises you."
Emperor Kangxi didn't particularly like sweets, but this time he ate the whole dumpling in just a few bites, and even took a second one after finishing it.
Kangxi ate three in a row before washing his hands. Only when he saw Yinzhen standing to the side with his hands hanging down did he remember the important matter he had come for today.
"Yinzhen, come to Father Emperor."
Yinzhen looked up at Wenshan, who smiled at him. Only then did he step forward with a serious expression and respectfully greet Kangxi.
Kangxi hummed in agreement, twirling the thumb ring on his hand, and asked, "Have you visited your mother at Chengqian Palace recently?"
“Empress Xuan instructed me to go every day, but she said she was not feeling well and would not see guests. So I kowtowed to her outside the palace gate every day to greet her.”
Wen Shan thought that she had asked Yinzhen to make a detour every day to avoid gossip during such a special time. Today, Kangxi asked this question, so all these days of going there hadn't been in vain.
As expected, Emperor Kangxi nodded in satisfaction and praised Yinzhen for his filial piety.
Then she added, "Your mother was heartbroken after her miscarriage. Now that she's feeling better, she misses you very much. Tomorrow you should return to Chengqian Palace and spend some quality time with her."
Yinzhen suddenly raised his head, and Wenshan was also caught off guard by this sudden separation. Although she had long known that Yinzhen would return to Chengqian Palace one day, she still felt bitter when the day came.
Even Yinzhi, who was in Zhenzhu's arms, raised his bewildered little face and turned his head with difficulty to look over.
Is Fourth Brother leaving?
"What, are you reluctant to part with your mother, Xuan?" Kangxi asked, squinting his eyes.
Yinzhen couldn't describe how he felt at that moment. He just clenched his fists, lowered his head, and didn't say anything. Seeing this, Wenshan quickly stepped forward and said, "Fourth Prince is still young. He has just gotten used to staying with me recently. He misses the Imperial Concubine so much. The Imperial Concubine is so depressed. It's time to let Yinzhen go back to be with her."
Kangxi was very pleased with Wenshan's pragmatism. In addition, the fact that Yinzhen was so reluctant to part with her showed how much she loved him. Seeing the deep affection between the mother and son, he softened his tone and patted Yinzhen's head, saying, "Consort Xuan has raised you for a few months. You can come to visit her often in the future."
Yinzhen replied sullenly, "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your decree."
The Three Feudatories had just been quelled, and Kangxi still had a lot of memorials to deal with on his desk. Originally, he only needed to issue an imperial edict to handle this matter, but he came in person today because he wanted to give Consort Xuan some face since she was raising two princes. After giving her instructions, he got up and left.
Before leaving, he looked at Consort Xuan's still gentle face and thought for a moment before saying to Liang Jiugong, "There's no need to choose a consort today. I'll have dinner with Consort Xuan."
Consort Xuan is obedient and well-behaved, so she deserves some comfort.
Wen Shan, who was struck by two bolts of lightning in quick succession: "..."
Damn it!
She had originally planned to cook some of Yinzhen's favorite dishes for him tonight and then sleep with him for the night, but now Kangxi had ruined everything.
Even so, she still had to force a smile and thank him with a beaming smile.
Before leaving, Kangxi took a piece of the osmanthus-flavored rice wine and soft cheese from the table with him. Wen Shan felt her heart bleed. She couldn't send it to Consort Wei, so she had to make some other snacks to send to her.
As soon as Kangxi left, the entire Xianfu Palace was plunged into a somber atmosphere. Baoquan, who was usually closest to Yinzhen, shed a few tears.
Despite her own distress, Wen Shan forced herself to comfort Yinzhen: "Your father said that if you miss Xuan'e Niang and your younger brother, you should come to Xianfu Palace. Don't be sad."
"Alright, whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you now. Let's have a meal before dinner."
Yinzhen ran to Wenshan's side in a sullen voice: "I'll go with Xuan'erniang."
"good."
Yinzhi, nestled in Pearl's arms, listened intently for a while before waving his little hands and babbling.
He wants to be with Xuan'e's mother too!
Wen Shan, both amused and exasperated, hugged Yinzhi, who was waving at her, and tapped his little nose: "You can't go, the kitchen is too pungent."
In the end, Wen Shan didn't take Yinzhen with her to cook; instead, she left him in the room to play with Yinsi.
For once, Yinzhi didn't give his fourth brother a hard time. Instead, he stared at him intently, blinking his eyes. Yinzhen couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy when he saw his carefree eighth brother.
The eighth brother was rightfully raised in Xianfu Palace, and could call Xuan'e Mother "Mother" in the future. His dreamlike months had come to a complete end.
Unaware that he was being envied and jealous of Yinzhen, Yinsi was also feeling a bit down. It was a real pity that he could no longer kick his fourth brother every day.
Pearl and Amber were busy in the small kitchen with Wen Shan. Pearl kneaded the dough and couldn't help but say, "Fourth Prince has been in Xianfu Palace for the past few months. It's really hard for me to leave him now."
“And so am I.” Wen Shan glanced at her and said with a wry smile, “After all, Yinzhen was raised by the Consort, so he will eventually have to return to Chengqian Palace.”
Seeing Wen Shan's dejected expression, Amber decided to change the subject and not talk about it anymore. So she changed the subject and said, "His Majesty is coming over tonight, so will Your Highness cook yourself?"
Wen Shan: "..."
She really knows how to rub salt in the wound; mentioning Emperor Kangxi only made her more upset.
Pearl and Amber shuddered as they watched their master coldly chop open a bone with a knife.
"I'm tired. Just have the kitchen prepare it."
Seeing that the direction was wrong, Amber thought for a moment and said, "I heard an interesting story today. It is said that Consort Yi and Noble Lady Guoluo went to see the Sixth Princess and bumped into the First Princess on the way. From their conversation, it seemed that the Emperor was already looking for a husband for the First Princess."
"Hmm?" Wen Shan exclaimed in surprise, "The eldest princess is only ten years old this year, and she's already looking for a husband?"
The eldest princess was not Emperor Kangxi's biological daughter, but the eldest daughter of his younger brother, Prince Gong. She was adopted into the palace at a young age. In a way, the eldest princess was very fortunate. In the early years of Emperor Kangxi's reign, several princes and princesses in the palace died young. In order to bring good luck, the eldest princess was taken into the palace to be raised. Coincidentally, since the eldest princess entered the palace, most of the princes and princesses she gave birth to have grown up. Therefore, Emperor Kangxi was very happy and loved this adopted daughter very much.
The eldest princess was raised by Empress Hesheli and Empress Niohuru. After Empress Niohuru passed away, she lived in the Princes' Residence. Although she was young, the eldest princess had an extraordinary demeanor and was always a role model for the princes and princesses in the palace.
Pearl smiled and said, "His Majesty dotes on the eldest princess so much that he must have made an appointment beforehand. I just wonder which family's talent he has chosen?"
“That’s exactly what I wanted to tell you, Master,” Amber said mysteriously. “I heard that he has taken a fancy to your nephew, the young master of the Borjigit clan of the Khorchin tribe.”
Manchu-Mongol intermarriage was common. Wen Shan vaguely remembered that several of Emperor Kangxi's daughters had married into Mongolia. It was just a pity that she was already in the Forbidden City when she transmigrated. Although she inherited the original owner's memories, her life on the Khorchin grassland and her relatives were still very vague.
If this marriage were to actually happen, she and the eldest princess would be even closer relatives, which is why Amber eagerly told her about it. After all, it was a joyous occasion, and she also wanted to make Wen Shan happy.
Pearl and Amber made a point of cheering Wen Shan up. The master and servants worked for an hour to prepare the meal. When Wen Shan entered the room, she saw Yinzhen and Yinsi sitting together in a rare moment of peace and tranquility.
Yinzhi lay quietly on the cradle, unusually facing his fourth brother, while Yinzhen held a book and was telling Yinzhi a story.
"It's done. Yinzhen, please have your meal first."
Wen Shan greeted him with a smile, and Yinzhen put down his book and came over. The palace servants had already brought the food to the table one after another, and Yinzhen saw that it was all his favorite food.
"Tomorrow morning, I'll make some more of your favorite pastries and take them back with you. If I run out, I'll send someone to let you know and I'll send you some more."
Yinzhen's eyes welled up with tears. Wenshan put some food on his plate and said with a smile, "Eat up."
Yinzhen nodded, not saying a word, and just buried himself in his food.
Yinzhi felt a little uncomfortable as he was being spoon-fed by Pearl.
Well, it's not that he misses his fourth brother; he's sad because he can't eat the delicious food made by Xuan'e's mother!
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