The young master is arrogant and aloof, what can Tong Wanyan do but spoil him?
Although the young princes were lively and mischievous, they were exceptionally well-behaved in front of Tong Wanyan.
Even though they were still children, as men, they already knew how to present themselves in front of beautiful girls.
Incidentally, Tana and Hongzhao, without any generation gap, started playing with these uncles.
The Forbidden City was filled with a happy atmosphere throughout the New Year, as the royal family had gained new members, all of which were joyous occasions.
It is worth mentioning that on the morning of the first day of the lunar month, when we paid our respects to Emperor Kangxi and the Empress Dowager, the black bird secretly flew over with us.
Everyone in the Forbidden City knows what the Black Bird looks like and who keeps it.
Therefore, it flew low and furtively, and even though the guards and palace maids saw it, they dared not shoot it down.
The saying "a dog relies on its master's power" and "a bird relies on its master's power" are the same principle.
When Yinreng and Tong Wanyan took the two children to pay their respects to Emperor Kangxi for the New Year, a black bird quietly flew into the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.
Its tuft of erect yellow hairs is as dazzling and unique as ever.
Yinreng and Tong Wanyan were unaware that it had rushed in and was solemnly paying New Year's respects to Emperor Kangxi, saying auspicious words.
After hearing this, the black bird tilted its head and blinked its black bean-like eyes, saying, "May Father Emperor live a long and prosperous life, and may the world be at peace."
Upon hearing this unique bird song, Yinreng and Tong Wanyan knelt on the ground face down, completely unwilling to straighten up.
We put it in a cage before we left home, so who decided to let it out?
This is truly unfair to the servants in Yuqing Palace who watch over the black bird. It completely opened the birdcage by stretching out its little claws and rummaging around.
By the time the eunuch noticed, it flapped its wings and flew far away.
Emperor Kangxi was never petty towards Yinreng, especially since the black bird spoke auspicious words.
"I don't have a daughter like you," Kangxi said with a laugh.
The black bird didn't understand the meaning of those words, but it was clever.
It knew that Kangxi was smiling like that because of what it had just said.
Even beauties and villains are kneeling on the ground, so the person sitting in the chair must be very powerful.
Driven by the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, the black bird chirped, "May you live ten thousand years and the world be at peace."
In a good mood, Emperor Kangxi called Yinreng and Tong Wanyan to get up. The New Year's red envelopes he had prepared earlier were simply not enough at this moment.
He asked Liang Jiugong to double the amount of money and give them both New Year's gifts.
Tana and Hongzhao, who had drunk too much milk porridge in the morning, came out of the small hut next door after urinating and saw the black bird flying in the main hall. They clapped their hands with joy.
"Pull its feathers." Tana's eyes sparkled as she reached out to pluck the black bird's feathers.
The black bird was afraid of the chubby little ball of fur, but its beautiful companion wouldn't help it.
The little cub is too big to be hit or scolded; it can't afford to mess with it, so it's flying back.
The black bird didn't have time to speak before it flew away as if fleeing.
As for where it flies to, besides Yuqing Palace, where else could it go?
Tong Wanyan had told it that if it went to the wrong place and someone plucked its feathers and roasted and ate it, there was nothing she could do.
Kangxi watched the black bird fly away with regret, feeling a sense of loss for a moment.
The one who scared the black bird away was his granddaughter, a chubby little doll like a New Year's picture doll, whom he couldn't bear to scold.
"This parrot is even more intelligent than the one I saw last time," Kangxi said with a smile.
Yinreng carefully chose his words and said, "When I read to Hongzhao and Tana when I have nothing to do, it secretly comes over to listen. After listening for several months, it inevitably develops some intelligence."
"Next time, let's see if we can make him memorize a Three Character Classic. Then we can have him read it to your younger brothers, so they won't always think they're smart and not study properly." Emperor Kangxi had the heart of a loving father and never forgot his princes' studies.
With the spirit of "better to die than to die myself," Yinreng cooperated and said to Kangxi, "I will try it when I get back, so that I can also encourage Hongzhao and Tana."
"Hongzhao and Tana are so well-behaved; your mischievous younger brothers can't compare. Don't corrupt my grandsons, or I'll punish you too." Kangxi chose his grandson over his son.
Tana, always eager for a good show, clapped her chubby little hands and said, "Make Father eat milk porridge as punishment."
Tong Wanyan took her from the wet nurse's arms and gently pinched her chubby little face: "Your father and your fourth uncle have fed you a lot of milk porridge, don't think your mother doesn't know. Now your imperial grandfather is punishing your father, there's no meat soup today."
"Grandpa, Father is so kind, he won't punish him." Tana, who had no principles when it came to meat soup, hurriedly said to Kangxi in her childish voice.
Hongzhao was held in Kangxi's arms without him noticing. He followed Tana and said repeatedly, "Father, give your sister meat soup, not milk porridge. Hongzhao will eat it for your sister."
“Our Hongzhao is such a good younger brother. With Grandfather here, you can eat whatever you want. Today is the New Year, so Grandfather will allow you to indulge yourselves this once in a while.” Kangxi spoke to his eldest grandson without any principles.
His grandson, how could he possibly want a bite of meat soup? He looked so pitiful.
Let alone minced meat, if he wanted to eat a whole pig, he would have the imperial kitchen prepare it and send it over.
Tong Wanyan looked at Kangxi with a deep gaze, and addressed him in a different way: "Cousin."
Emperor Kangxi was most afraid of hearing her call him "cousin," because when she did, he always felt that he owed her something.
My little cousin is probably a debt from a past life.
Even though he was the ruler of a country, he was somewhat weak-willed.
"Yuanbao'er, is it because the allowances from Yuqing Palace are insufficient? It's a blessing that Hongzhao and Tana can eat so much. If there's not enough, just tell me. I can afford to support my own grandsons," Kangxi said.
“Father, they will be two years old in two months, and there are some things they really can’t eat. If it weren’t for the fact that the two little ones are so greedy, I wouldn’t even let them eat this meat soup.” Seeing that Kangxi’s voice had weakened, Tong Wanyan changed her form of address back to her previous one.
Yinreng quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead, afraid that Tong Wanyan had just made him call her cousin.
The generational hierarchy within the Aisin Gioro family is truly chaotic.
Looking at Tana and Hongzhao's robust figures, Kangxi almost forgot that they were born in the 29th year of his reign if Tong Wanyan hadn't mentioned it.
With that physique, if you showed it to someone else, they'd probably think it was almost three years old.
"Well, you've taken good care of her, very well. It's getting late, the Empress Dowager is probably up. Let's go and pay our respects to her." Kangxi tried his best to change the subject.
There are so many interesting things that happen during the Spring Festival, and they are all good things. Few people are foolish enough to cause trouble.
People all seek good fortune, so even if there are some frictions, they tend to hold back for now. They wait until after the holidays to retaliate.
Not only were things going well in the palace, but the Duke of Tong's mansion was also more lively than usual this year.
Having found his youngest daughter, whom he had always felt guilty about believing had died young, and with his eldest son no longer arguing with him, Tong Guogang truly felt that he could die without regrets.
At his age, what he wants is family reunion and for everyone to be safe and sound.
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