Soon, Mingxiu stopped paying attention to Consort Xi and Lady Wei, because the little princess born to the Imperial Noble Consort in Chengqian Palace was not in good health.
Hearing the news coming from Chengqian Palace, Mingxiu glanced in the direction of Chengqian Palace with some worry.
It seems that in the end she still couldn't change the little princess's mind, and she probably couldn't keep her in the end.
Mingxiu sighed and had someone bring Chenghuan over. Chenghuan was almost a year old and was now starting to eat some complementary foods.
She could understand the general meaning of what others were saying, and it was a very fun time. Mingxiu was completely immersed in the joy of raising children.
She sits in the palace all day and never goes outside. Anyway, no other master has moved into Yonghe Palace; it's Mingxiu's territory all to herself.
Mingxiu also renovated the entire Yonghe Communication Center, turning it into a paradise for her and her daughter.
While staying in the palace, he lost track of time. It wasn't until the weather gradually got hot and everyone changed into summer clothes that Mingxiu realized summer had arrived.
The little princess's health in Chengqian Palace is getting worse and worse. The Imperial Noble Consort's energy is all focused on the little princess, and she has no time to pay her respects during this period. So, Mingxiu and the others are once again exempt from paying their respects.
During this period, Yinreng finally worked overtime to get the camera made.
When Mingxiu received the news, she was sitting in the palace feeding Chenghuan baby food. The fragrant and soft egg custard was Chenghuan's favorite, and she would always finish a big bowl of it.
When Mingxiu heard that Yinreng had brought out the camera, she was so shocked that she almost dropped the bowl in her hand.
Coming to her senses, she happily took Chenghuan to find Yinreng.
Inside Yuqing Palace, Mingxiu walked ahead, pushing Chenghuan in a small cart at a brisk pace. When they arrived at Yuqing Palace, they saw Yinreng and his palace maids and eunuchs forming a circle around something.
Mingxiu's eyes lit up.
"Bao Cheng!" Mingxiu shouted loudly.
Those who were watching the commotion heard a voice behind them and quickly turned around to greet Mingxiu.
Yinreng, who was originally surrounded, was suddenly exposed.
The young prince, dressed in bright yellow, had bright eyes and white teeth, and exuded a gentle and refreshing aura.
Seeing Mingxiu approach, her eyes lit up. "Mingxiu, come quickly! Your son has finished making the camera. Mingxiu, come and try it out!"
Mingxiu was delighted and then turned her gaze to the big bump next to her. It was indeed a big bump. This camera was different from the cameras Mingxiu had seen before. It must be a very old-fashioned camera.
There were three stands below, which propped up the camera. Mingxiu looked at the camera, whose machine parts were still exposed, with great curiosity.
He went over and had Yinreng demonstrate it for him, and only then did Mingxiu understand.
It was roughly the same as what she had seen before, except that this photo was mirrored.
"That's right. If you sit on the left, the photo will be taken on the right. If you stand on the right, the photo will be taken on the left. Also, it takes a long time to come out, about half an hour." Yinreng explained to Mingxiu in a calm voice.
Mingxiu nodded, looking thoughtfully at the camera, and finally asked Yinreng to take a picture for her to see.
Yinreng nodded happily and asked Mingxiu to sit in front so he could take a solo picture of her first.
Mingxiu was happily preparing to walk over when she suddenly looked down at her clothes. She had been breastfeeding her child, so she was wearing loose-fitting clothes for convenience.
And she didn't bother to tidy it up. Although the photo's resolution might not be very clear, she still didn't want her first photo to look so messy.
Mingxiu turned around and decided to let Chenghuan take the first photo. She needed to go back and tidy herself up, making herself look beautiful, before having Yinreng take the photo for her.
Yinreng agreed with a smile.
So the first photo taken by this camera after it was made was of Cheng Huan sitting in a little car, biting her fingers and looking silly.
When the photo came out, Mingxiu and Yinreng looked at it head to head and laughed like idiots.
Everyone was stunned by the photo. They looked at the photo, then at Chenghuan, and then at the photo again. It was exactly the same.
Cheng Huan looked at everyone as if they were playing with her, and laughed happily.
Mingxiu looked at the photo and praised it. Although she could still see many shortcomings from her perspective, she was already very impressive to have done it this far.
Yin Yinreng then placed the mirror in front of Chenghuan and took the photo with him, intending to let Chenghuan look at the mirror and the photo at the same time.
Before long, Cheng Huan was completely captivated by the sight of the photograph, glancing at the mirror repeatedly, looking utterly bewildered.
Finally, she looked at Mingxiu with a puzzled expression.
It seems that Yinreng and Mingxiu found it quite amusing.
After the photos were taken, Mingxiu left Chenghuan at Yuqing Palace, where her wet nurse took care of her, while she returned with Luzhu to tidy up.
After Mingxiu returned, she tidied herself up and dressed up beautifully. Looking at her beautiful self in the mirror, she went to Yuqing Palace with satisfaction.
Upon arriving at Yuqing Palace, Mingxiu saw Emperor Kangxi sitting in front of a mirror, holding Chenghuan in his arms, with Baocheng standing behind him, looking like he was taking pictures of himself with a smile. Mingxiu stopped at the entrance of Yuqing Palace.
Yinreng, however, spotted Mingxiu and quickly called her over to take a picture.
Kangxi turned his head and saw Mingxiu. Mingxiu was wearing a pale yellow qipao with white feathers embroidered on it for the photo, and she looked very youthful and beautiful.
Emperor Kangxi was amazed by Mingxiu's beauty and invited her to come over and take pictures.
Mingxiu smiled awkwardly, looked at the father and son waving at her, and finally walked over.
Because the camera takes pictures in reverse, and everyone respects the left, in order to make it appear that Kangxi is on the left in the photo, he is now sitting on the right, while Mingxiu is sitting on the left.
Mingxiu even took Chenghuan from Kangxi's arms, and thus, Chenghua, in his ignorance, completed his first family photo.
Although this family photo is only for them.
The photos came out quickly, and Kangxi looked at himself in them with a surprised expression.
Unexpectedly, those two foreigners were so effective. Bao Cheng followed them for a while and was actually able to make a camera.
Emperor Kangxi was quite surprised by the scene in the photo and enthusiastically summoned several ministers he favored to come and take a group photo together.
Seeing this scene, Mingxiu did not disturb it. She told Yinreng and then took Chenghuan back to Yonghe Palace.
Kangxi was still engrossed in the photo when he looked up and found that Mingxiu was no longer there.
He looked at Yinreng with some doubt.
Yinreng shrugged, looking helpless.
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