After reading the text above, Mingxiu and Kangxi exchanged a glance, surprised that there was such a delightful surprise.
Mingxiu immediately pulled Kangxi around the space, and to her surprise, the space became much more beautiful after the upgrade.
"That's wonderful, Your Majesty! Now we can grow things in this space, and we'll never lack food or drink again!" Mingxiu said happily as she looked inside.
Although her supermarket is good, it can't produce anything, and it doesn't give her the peace of mind that comes from farming.
Kangxi nodded, but then thought of a very important question: "From now on, when no one is around, just call me Xuan Ye."
Mingxiu glanced at Kangxi, then nodded randomly: "Xuan Ye"
After that, everyone knew that Consort Jia had regained favor because Emperor Kangxi began to visit Yonghe Palace more frequently again.
Time passed gradually.
Things began to change in the imperial court. Kangxi began to implement sweeping reforms and then allowed Yinreng to participate in government affairs and handle matters independently.
Yinreng and Yinzhi have both graduated from the Imperial Study. Yinzhi has also begun his full-time internship at the Ministry of War, handling various matters.
In recent years, the imperial court has established new departments, reformed land administration, emphasized the training of soldiers, and increased overseas operations. Many young people have started to go out to do business, bringing substantial profits to the Qing Dynasty.
Both the national treasury and Emperor Kangxi's private treasury were becoming increasingly full.
With money in hand, the Qing Dynasty gained confidence, which is why Emperor Kangxi had been considering a campaign against Galdan. He simply couldn't accept that in his previous life, he hadn't been able to reclaim the lost territories even when he was over sixty.
Kangxi is now full of energy, and Mingxiu is also providing as much help as possible from the rear.
Because the two of them had previously pondered that the merit mentioned by the spatial system roughly meant doing more good deeds, making people's lives better, or changing some bad history, all of which could increase merit.
However, the two of them still have a large gap in their merit accumulation, so they can only keep working hard.
In recent years, Mingxiu and Kangxi have secretly taken out a lot of grain from the space, so the national treasury is now in a state of having money, grain and manpower.
However, before Kangxi could prepare to set off on his campaign, he received news that the Empress Dowager was unwell. At this point, Kangxi disregarded everything else and stayed at the Cining Palace every day.
He lost his parents when he was young, and only the Empress Dowager stayed with him. Although the Empress Dowager has been a bit more involved in his life in recent years, the bond between the two remains strong.
He was deeply saddened to learn that the Empress Dowager was unwell.
Mingxiu looked at Kangxi, who looked so haggard in just a few days, and sighed. She didn't feel much for the Empress Dowager, or rather, she wasn't sad, but she felt sorry for Kangxi.
It wasn't that Mingxiu was heartless; it was simply that in the past two years, ever since Mingxiu signed the contract with Kangxi, Kangxi had stopped staying overnight in the harem. He either canceled the imperial concubine selection or bestowed marriages upon imperial relatives, but he stopped admitting anyone to his own harem.
He would occasionally visit other concubines' palaces, but he would only visit them briefly and never stay overnight. He would only stay overnight at Mingxiu's palace very occasionally.
Then the Empress Dowager took a dislike to her and started picking on her every day. Sometimes she even set rules for her. If it weren't for her poor health, Mingxiu's life these past few years would probably have been very difficult.
Although some ministers also felt it was unfair that the emperor was so abstinent, everyone could see that he had devoted his mind to state affairs in recent years.
One thing after another came up in the court, keeping everyone extremely busy. In addition, the emperor already had quite a few sons, and the position of crown prince was very stable, so no one said anything.
However, the Empress Dowager was different. Perhaps because of her son's affair, as well as the affair between Huang Taiji and Hailanzhu, the Empress Dowager particularly disliked Mingxiu.
Now that Mingxiu hates her the most, there's no way she'd be sad.
The weather was gloomy in winter, and the Empress Dowager was not in good health, so the palace was not decorated very lively.
Inside the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager lay on her bed, looking at the grandson she had raised with her own hands. Her feelings were very complicated. She had devoted six-tenths of her heart to the late Emperor, three-tenths to Xuan Ye, and only the last part of her heart to the Khorchin.
Khorchin was her maternal home, and she always hoped that Khorchin could maintain a good relationship with the Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately, Emperor Kangxi did not agree.
But now that she is about to pass away, she still hopes to provide some security for the Horqin people.
"Xuan Ye, I know my health is failing. I hope you can grant me two requests."
Looking at the Empress Dowager's solemn expression, Kangxi already understood what was going on. Although somewhat disappointed, he still nodded.
"My first wish is that you do not drive the Khorchin to the brink of destruction. After all, they are my maternal family, can you please?" The Empress Dowager stared directly at Kangxi, her eyes sharp.
Emperor Kangxi nodded: "Grandmother, rest assured, as long as they behave themselves, I will not take action."
The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this was the Emperor's bottom line. She only hoped that they would behave themselves, because after she left, there would really be no one to protect Khorchin.
"The second thing is that I hope you will not make Consort Jia the Empress."
Kangxi suddenly raised his head and looked at the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was looking at the scenery outside: "I can probably see what you are thinking, but Xuan Ye, there can be no monogamy in the palace. I watched the late emperor get to this point, and I can't watch you get to this point now. Not killing her is my last act of mercy. So Xuan Ye, promise me that you will not make her empress."
Kangxi stared in shock at the warning in the Empress Dowager's eyes. Her gaze clearly told him that if he refused now, Mingxiu would soon lose her life.
She never expected that her beloved grandmother would say such things at the end; it was truly ironic.
Kangxi nodded with his eyes closed.
Looking at Kangxi's expression, the Empress Dowager sighed; "Don't blame me, I had no choice." Her voice faded away.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang also closed her eyes forever.
The palace was quiet for a long time because of the death of the Empress Dowager, and Emperor Kangxi was also unhappy during this period.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Kangxi's conversation was known only to the two of them; no one else knew. Mingxiu, seeing Kangxi's sad expression, simply assumed it was because he and the Empress Dowager had such a close relationship that he couldn't accept it.
During this time, all I can do is try to comfort him.
However, Kangxi knew that half of his sadness was due to the death of the Empress Dowager, and the other half was because the Empress Dowager was still plotting against him until the very end.
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