Mingxiu stood in Yonghe Palace, watching the person who had been with her for so long get married to her younger brother. She knew she would probably see him very little in the future. Her eyes were slightly moist. Consort Hui, Consort Rong, and Xiao Hesheli were also by her side. Even Yierjueluo Genshi and Yinzhi were there. In addition to Yinreng and Chenghuan, the wedding procession was quite large.
Mingxiu stood in front, watching the newlyweds holding hands, and said, "You two must live a good life together from now on, you know?"
Jia Hui nodded with a smile and led his bride into the bridal sedan chair.
Behind her was the dowry that Mingxiu had prepared for Lüzhu, plus the additions from others, making it a very generous dowry. Even many ministers in the imperial court did not have such a lavish dowry when they married off their daughters.
After Green Bamboo got married, Yonghe Palace quickly became quiet. Mingxiu sighed as she watched Yonghe Palace grow quieter and quieter, with fewer and fewer people around.
People always have to grow up. Even Cheng Huan is already a young woman, and Yinreng is already a young man.
Emperor Kangxi has recently been arranging Yinreng's marriage. The candidate has been discussed and decided upon with Mingxiu: a girl from Shi Bingwen's family, of the Guarjia clan.
She was a very gentle and obedient girl, and having read many books, she thought she would have a lot in common with Yinreng. The wedding date was set for September of the thirty-first year of Kangxi's reign.
Life went on at a leisurely pace. In the past two years, the changes in the imperial court have been significant. First, the land reform system has been very effective and has yielded excellent results. In addition, Mingxiu provided penicillin ointment to the imperial physicians in the capital. Although it has not yet been successfully developed, sulfonamides were accidentally discovered.
Moreover, this sulfonamide has few side effects and can be used with confidence. Since its development, it has saved many lives.
Including Shi Bingwen's family, otherwise, historically, Yinreng's late marriage was precisely because this girl was in mourning, which delayed the wedding date again and again.
Moreover, the research institutes in the capital city have also developed many things, such as simple spraying machines, which are actually power devices, and Kangxi had people make them.
Of course, once the power unit was developed, an electric light was also needed. Following the research of American scientists such as Benjamin Franklin, Emperor Kangxi also found people and materials to develop one.
This is largely thanks to the fact that the Qing Dynasty lifted the maritime ban very early on, so many materials were relatively easy to find.
In Beijing, most wealthy and powerful families have now entered the era of electricity.
Now the palace is brightly lit, and the palace maids and eunuchs can stand still and spray water on the flowers.
This has saved a lot of manpower, allowing more people to go out and earn money, which is why the capital has developed rapidly in recent years and the people have become wealthier.
Kangxi's private treasury was also filled up with the goods from the past few years. Of course, it could only be a private treasury; the national treasury would never be full, as expenses were increasing.
In these two years, Yinzhi successfully had his first daughter, which meant that Kangxi had become a grandfather. Kangxi was very happy and had many gifts bestowed upon Yinzhi and his wife.
However, Mingxiu was not very happy. Although he was not Yinreng's child, she had a good relationship with Consort Hui, so Yinzhi was considered her half-son. Now she was actually a grandmother.
It's terrifying! Considering she's not even thirty, she probably wouldn't be married in modern times, but she's already a grandmother. And not only is she a grandmother, she's also an aunt, because Green Bamboo and Jia Hui had their first child in the last two years, a chubby little boy who looks very cute. Mingxiu often has Green Bamboo bring people into the palace to play when she has nothing to do.
Yinzhen and Yinzhi have now graduated from the Imperial Study and started their internships in the Six Ministries.
Everything was normal, and the development of the capital was unprecedented. Mingxiu was living a very comfortable life in the palace.
Then her joy turned to sorrow. Why? It wasn't because she was pregnant, but because Kangxi had agreed to Mingxiu's earlier request to establish a girls' school.
Mingxiu was naturally very happy to establish the girls' school, but Emperor Kangxi specifically requested that she be in charge of this matter, which put her in a difficult position.
After all, starting a school is a very difficult thing. Although she has a lot of manpower to help, just thinking about the workload makes Mingxiu feel dizzy.
I have a feeling that she might be exhausted after finishing this task.
But she wasn't comfortable leaving this to someone else. Only she knew best how to start it, so even though she felt exhausted, Mingxiu took it on with tears in her eyes.
After all, Kangxi had already given the order despite the pressure from the court officials, and Mingxiu couldn't let him lose face in front of them.
But this didn't stop Mingxiu from asking Kangxi for favors: "Your Majesty, you didn't tell me before you agreed. If I had to do this myself, I wouldn't have been able to." Inside the space, Mingxiu, wearing a shapely cheongsam, sat on Kangxi's lap, touching his Adam's apple.
Kangxi looked at Mingxiu, who was setting him on fire, with a dark and unfathomable gaze: "So this is your excuse for setting me on fire while you're on your period."
Mingxiu giggled, "Oh, Your Majesty, I didn't mean it. I didn't even know I was coming. What, does Your Majesty intend to fight a bloody battle?" Although Mingxiu said it was unintentional, she acted as if it wasn't. Kangxi saw Mingxiu thrust her chest forward as she spoke, and his eyes darkened. This was clearly intentional.
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