Qian Fei left, and Mingxiu was unhappy, but only for a short while. She refused to believe that after Kangxi finished reading it, he would still reward her.
Hmph, she'll definitely try to extort a fortune from the Emperor then; she's provided him with quite a few ways to make money.
Qianqing Palace
As dawn broke, a group of palace servants filed in and blew out the dimly lit lamps, replacing them with new candles.
Liang Jiugong slightly raised his head and looked at the man in the seat of honor, who was writing on paper with one hand and holding a book in the other. The blush on his face and the uncontrollable smile showed the turmoil in the man's heart.
"Your Majesty, it's time for the morning court session."
Emperor Kangxi was writing furiously when he heard the sound and was startled for a moment. He looked up at the sky and realized it was indeed time to attend court. He stood up, felt his stiff and slightly sore body, and rubbed his eyes.
Last night, after returning from the side hall, he had been translating the contents of the book. The more he read, the more surprised and shocked he became. The book not only contained methods for making glass, but also information on how to increase food production. This was extremely important for Emperor Kangxi, who had been plagued by disasters and whose treasury was gradually becoming empty since his ascension to the throne.
The contents were so numerous and surprising that he couldn't wait a moment longer and kept translating. However, the contents were too important, and Kangxi was not comfortable with just anyone translating them. He could only do a rough translation himself first to review the contents before assigning tasks. So he stayed up all night.
After taking a short walk, Kangxi thought for a moment and then instructed, "Go to the palace gate and give the order that there is no need to attend the morning court today. Summon Nalan Mingzhu, Suo'etu, Li Guangdi, Xiong Cilu, Tang Bin, Yu Chenglong, and Yao Qisheng."
After watching the messenger leave, Kangxi returned to his table, took out a few copies of the text, and placed them aside.
Mingxiu was playing with butterflies in the Imperial Garden with the Crown Prince. Ever since the incident with Consort Yi, no one dared to come to the Imperial Garden to run into Yinreng, so Mingxiu wasn't worried about encountering any concubines.
Although there are many masters in the palace now, everyone knows that the emperor's favorite is the crown prince. If anyone dares to touch the crown prince, the emperor feels that he will not let her off the hook.
Therefore, everyone now avoids Yinreng whenever possible, and never goes near him unless necessary. Naturally, Mingxiu also avoids encountering various concubines.
When they got tired of playing, they went to sit in the pavilion next to the small garden and had some pastries. There was also a swing next to the pavilion. No one knew who had put it there. At this moment, Yin was still sitting on the swing, laughing foolishly, asking the people behind him to swing higher.
"Who are you? This is my swing. Who gave you permission to play on it?" Yinreng was having a great time when a little boy suddenly ran out from the side and glared at him.
Mingxiu recognized him at a glance. There were only a few children in the palace, and only one child matched the characteristics of the one in front of her: the eldest prince, Yinzhi, who had just returned from outside the palace.
Mingxiu watched as the servants slowly ran over behind Yinzhi, and stepped forward to greet the eldest prince.
Just as the people behind were about to say something, they heard Yinreng's voice come from behind, "My name is Baocheng, this is my home, what's your name?"
"Yin Zhi Yi Le" is quite a coincidence, the master's name is Bao Qing.
At this moment, the servants behind Yinzhi arrived and hurriedly greeted Yinreng, saying, "This servant greets Your Highness the Crown Prince. This is the First Prince. He had this swing set up when he was bored some time ago, and he has been coming over to play on it often these past few days. He didn't mean to offend Your Highness."
Yinzhi then realized that the little boy in front of him was the Crown Prince that his mother had mentioned, the Emperor's favorite child. Before he came out, his mother had repeatedly told him that if he encountered the Crown Prince, it would be best to leave as soon as he saw him, and if he couldn't leave, he should be polite.
Thinking of this, Yinzhi pouted with a touch of sadness: He didn't know what was so appealing about this delicate little dumpling in front of him. Was it just because he was the Crown Prince that Father Emperor liked him the most?
"Big brother, are you my friend? Can we play together?" Yinreng had no idea what Yinzhi was thinking. He only heard that the big, silly guy in front of him was his brother, and then he couldn't hear anything else.
The Emperor had previously said that his brother would be back soon, and then he would have someone to play with and would have a playmate. So the person in front of him was his playmate, and he ran over and hugged him tightly.
Feeling the sudden warmth and softness of the body in his arms, along with the strong scent of milk, Yinzhi was somewhat at a loss. In all his life, apart from his mother often holding him like this after he returned home, no one had ever dared to hold him like this before.
Previously, in the minister's residence, he often fought with boys who were about his age.
In the end, somehow it turned into the two of them playing together. By the time Yinzhi realized what was happening, Yinzhi was already standing behind Yinreng, pushing him on the swing.
Hearing the soft-spoken boy's cheerful voice and the repeated calls of "big brother," Yinzhi felt a tingling sensation in his heart. He muttered something under his breath, but then honestly joined in the fun.
The last trace of awkwardness in his heart disappeared after eating the cake and tea made by Mingxiu herself. The cake was so delicious, and the smooth texture made Yinzhi unable to stop eating it. You know, the soft bun just said that this cake was very difficult to make and that he would not usually give it to just anyone. But today he was given such a big piece. Doesn't that prove that the soft bun really likes him?
Since that's the case, he'll just accept this soft-hearted younger brother for the sake of the cake, thinking as he sipped his fruit tea and crossed his legs.
By the time they were about to go back, the two had become good friends and even made plans to hang out together again next time.
Then they reluctantly went back.
Mingxiu watched silently from behind. It's best for adults not to interfere in the interaction between the two children, and they're getting along quite well now.
They're still just kids!
Yinreng thought to himself: What? He usually doesn't share with others because Aunt Mingxiu only makes one piece a day, which isn't enough for him, so he's reluctant to share. But today Aunt Mingxiu made two pieces, so he'll reluctantly share one with his older brother, since his older brother had been refusing him for a long time.
The news quickly spread throughout the palace. Consort Hui was somewhat surprised when she heard the servant's report. "I didn't expect Baoqing to get along so well with the Crown Prince." Without saying anything, she waved for the servant to leave and then went to see Yinzhi. The child was still young, so it would be good for him to have more contact with the Crown Prince, which would also allow him to show his face in front of the Emperor more often.
Just as the ministers finished leaving the Qianqing Palace, Kangxi heard news of Liang Jiugong and decided to go see Baocheng, have a meal together, take a nap, and cultivate the father-son relationship.
As for the relationship between Bao Cheng and Bao Qing, he was very happy. They were both his sons. He doted on the Crown Prince and also liked his eldest son. Now that the two children were getting along well, he was also happy.
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