By this time, it was almost summer in Jingchang. Yinreng had been in a very tense state for the past six months, and Mingxiu was very worried about him, but she didn't know how to comfort him.
In just half a year, Yinreng has grown a lot. He no longer has a smile on his face all the time, but Mingxiu does not want him to grow up in such a cruel way.
Later, when Kangxi saw that Yinreng was in such a bad state, he summoned him to the ancestral hall. The two talked about something, but Yinreng's condition improved a lot after that.
Mingxiu breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that if he kept holding it in for too long, he might hurt himself.
The rest of the time, after Yinzhi returned unharmed, Yinreng finally returned to his previous smiling and kind-looking Crown Prince.
The ministers also noticed that His Highness the Crown Prince had returned to his previous state, so they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, if His Highness the Crown Prince were still the same as before, they felt that the court would be in a daze.
Attending court every day was exhausting, but although everyone was relieved, their attitude towards the Crown Prince was indeed different from before.
These people had all watched the Crown Prince grow step by step, but they didn't know when he had grown to a level they could no longer reach.
Inside Yonghe Palace, Mingxiu stared blankly at Lüzhu and Hesheli Jiahui standing in front of her.
Mingxiu first looked at Lüzhu to make sure she was really alright and hadn't been injured, then told her to go and rest now, since she must not have had a proper rest after traveling all this way.
After seeing Green Bamboo off, Mingxiu looked at her younger brother and asked, "Are you alright?"
Hesheli Jiahui looked at her sister, whom she had never met before, with red eyes. For a moment, she didn't know what to say, but she shook her head.
Mingxiu walked over, looked at him, and for some reason her eyes felt sore. She reached out and patted his head.
Caught off guard, Hesheli Jia Hui's head tilted to the side when she was slapped.
But the familiar feeling between the siblings returned.
Hesheli Jiahui covered his head and laughed foolishly. If outsiders saw him like this, they would definitely not believe it, but in fact, he always looked like this when facing Mingxiu.
Looking at his silly grin, Mingxiu recalled the memory of Jiahui when they were little, his chubby face following her around calling her "sister," only to be slapped by an impatient Mingxiu.
"Alright, you weren't hurt this time, were you? Tell me what happened." Mingxiu asked Jiahui to sit down in the chair next to her.
Seeing her older sister's concerned expression, Hesheli Jiahui racked her brains and told her about some things that were not dangerous.
But Mingxiu was still quite startled by what she heard. Fortunately, she returned unharmed in the end: "You, this time you're back, just stay in the capital, okay? Get married soon, that way everyone will have less to worry about."
Hesheli Jiahui blushed, not expecting her older sister to bring up this matter as soon as she returned.
Seeing his blushing face, Mingxiu moved closer to him in a somewhat lewd manner. Mingxiu hadn't forgotten why she had sent Lüzhu out: "Tell your sister if you found someone you liked on this trip. If you do, your sister will propose marriage to you."
Hesheli Jiahui blushed, but still obediently shook her head and said no.
Mingxiu glared at her. "No!"
So, does this mean he didn't like Green Bamboo, or Green Bamboo didn't like him?
Jia Hui nodded, indicating that she had been living in constant fear since she left, so how could she possibly have time to like someone?
Mingxiu curled her lips and looked at Jiahui: "I didn't ask you to look at other people, I just asked if there's anyone you like around you."
Those around you?
Seeing her sister's mysterious demeanor, Jia Hui immediately understood why Green Bamboo Girl had gone there.
Thinking back to when Green Bamboo had just arrived, he was being assassinated by an assassin. Green Bamboo herself went up and defeated the assassin who had been fighting him for a long time without success.
Jia Hui felt a little embarrassed. Ming Xiu could tell from his expression that the boy definitely liked Lü Zhu.
Mingxiu nodded, no longer needing him to say anything more; she would ask Green Bamboo's opinion later.
With this matter resolved, Mingxiu had other things on her mind: "How's things at home lately? Have those two been giving you trouble again?" Jiahui, snapping out of her reverie and hearing the topic of her family, sneered: "Don't worry, they wouldn't dare cause any trouble. After all, they still want to use my sister's connections to find a good in-law."
"As for Father, he may not be completely obedient to me now, but he will definitely not do anything to harm the family when the time comes, so don't worry, sister," Jia Hui said, reassuring her sister.
As for the woman's insistence that he marry one of her nieces, there's no need to tell his sister; he can handle that himself.
Mingxiu nodded: "Okay, just be careful at home, especially make sure the people in your own courtyard are well taken care of and don't give them any chance to take advantage. If you have any problems that you can't solve, come to me. Your sister is very powerful in the palace now, you know?"
Hesheli Jiahui looked at Mingxiu's proud appearance and couldn't help but smile: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly obey your orders."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Hesheli Jiahui was very happy to see Mingxiu smiling with her eyes crinkled, just as her sister was still the same as before.
After chatting for a while, Hesheli Jiahui left the palace. After all, this was the inner palace, and it was already an act of grace by the emperor that Zhexi was allowed to enter and see her, so she couldn't ask for too much.
After seeing her brother off, Mingxiu felt much happier. Now that there was nothing else to do, and with Lüzhu and Yinzhi having just returned, Mingxiu sent someone to Consort Hui's palace to inform her that a grand feast would be prepared at Yonghe Palace tonight as a welcome-back dinner for Yinzhi. She asked Consort Hui to bring Yinzhi and Lady Yierjueluo to the palace for the meal.
Then she would have someone inform Yinreng, Kangxi, and Yinzhen to come over for dinner that evening, as she was going to prepare a grand feast.
Cheng Huan will definitely come back tonight, so there's no need to notify her at all.
After seeing off the messenger, Mingxiu leisurely went into the kitchen to begin preparing her feast.
The weather is getting hot now, but sweating it out is good for detoxifying, so Mingxiu made boiled sliced pork, boiled fish, and spicy hot pot. Of course, she also made a few non-spicy dishes: wonton lamb chops, braised pork, sweet and sour pork, sweet and sour fish, and most importantly, grilled meat, along with some side dishes and lettuce for eating with the grilled meat.
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