"I think you want a beating. Who told you you were going to war? Besides, what chance do you have of fighting?" Kangxi's face darkened as he looked at Yinreng with a stern expression.
"Father Emperor" Yinreng protested somewhat discontentedly: "Everyone already knows about the Japanese affair, how could I not know? Besides, I didn't do anything reckless."
"You still say that you, the crown prince of a country, do not know how to take good care of your own safety? Isn't that ridiculous?"
"No, even if I go, I'll just stay in the back. I'll definitely protect myself. Besides, I still have Father Emperor. Just let me go." Yinreng stood beside Kangxi and acted coquettishly. Even though he was already married, he still looked like he hadn't grown up, which made Kangxi feel tired.
The crown prince was perfectly fine when he was young, so why is he becoming more and more difficult to manage as he grows up?
"Alright, don't even think about it anymore. This matter hasn't been decided yet. Besides, you are the Crown Prince and need to handle matters in court. Since you have nothing else to do, go now." Kangxi waved his hand and dismissed Yinreng.
Yinreng opened his mouth, looking at Kangxi as if he wanted to say something more, but Kangxi stopped him with a look, so he had no choice but to reluctantly come out.
Mingxiu has returned from outside the palace, and she needs to see everyone in the palace, so she directly asked everyone to come and pay their respects after so long.
Inside Yonghe Palace, Mingxiu sat on the throne, looking down at the concubines below, and nodded with a smile: "Greetings, sisters. I brought back quite a few things for you this time. After the greetings are over, please don't rush off. You can go and choose together and see what you like."
"Thank you, Your Highness. Then I won't stand on ceremony." After Mingxiu finished speaking, Consort Wenxi smiled and said.
Perhaps because she had finally gotten revenge, or perhaps because she had a child, she had been quite well-behaved in recent years.
"No need to be so polite. I wonder if any of you ladies have any problems that need to be solved while I was away? You can tell us and we can help you solve them." Mingxiu said, looking at everyone.
"It's nothing serious. Her Highness the Imperial Noble Consort has made excellent arrangements in the palace. Everyone is living a very comfortable life here now," Consort Hui said with a smile.
"Yeah yeah."
Life is much more comfortable now.
Everyone agreed that Mingxiu had made many reforms after taking over the harem, which made everyone's lives much better, at least they wouldn't be idle in the palace anymore.
"That's good. If there's nothing else, everyone can go pick out gifts, and then you can all go home. It's quite cold now, so please remember to keep warm."
Mingxiu finished speaking with a smile and then sent everyone away. Sure enough, no matter how much time had passed, she still didn't like these kinds of occasions and wasn't very good at dealing with them. Every time, especially in these kinds of situations, Mingxiu felt a bit awkward.
"Come on, all of you, this is specially prepared for you. See if you like it." After everyone else had left, Mingxiu deliberately kept Consort Hui, Consort Rong, and Xiao Hesheli behind, and the three of them waited there.
"Of course I like it. This glass design is really unique. I've never seen anything like it before." Consort Rong looked curiously at the coral tree shape made of glass on the table.
The other two nodded in agreement: "If you like it, that's good. It's worth all the hard work I put into bringing it back. These were brought from their countries by foreigners. They originally wanted to get a good price in our Qing Dynasty, but when they arrived, they found out that we actually have this kind of wine. They lost a lot of money, but since they were already here, they couldn't take it back. So they had to sell it cheaply. I got it at a bargain price."
"Sister, I heard that you encountered human traffickers from another country who came to our Qing Dynasty to arrest people, and you even discovered them. Are you alright?" Consort Hui asked with concern.
"Yes, sister, please tell us what's going on. We're both curious and worried in the palace," said Little Hesheli, her face full of curiosity.
"Hey, this is actually quite simple, no rush. Let's play mahjong first, and we can talk while we play," Mingxiu said, gesturing for people to go into the mahjong room.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and the New Year is just around the corner. The court has not yet made a clear decision on whether to attack Japan, but it is basically decided. However, the cold weather is not suitable for fighting, so they are waiting.
Soon after the New Year, it was time for Rongxian's wedding. Mingxiu sent her wedding gift early on. When Mingxiu arrived, Consort Rong was already crying uncontrollably.
Mingxiu watched the mother and daughter cry quietly at the door without going in. She sighed. Although Consort Rong and Rongxian were willing to agree to the marriage, it was still too far away. Given the transportation at that time, she really didn't know how many more times they would see each other.
After the two of them had finished crying, Mingxiu went inside.
Rongxian, also called Yinreng "Mother Consort".
"Why did the Imperial Noble Consort come today? I'm so sorry you had to see this." Consort Rong quickly wiped away her tears when she saw Mingxiu coming over.
Mingxiu shook her head and held Rongfei's arm: "Alright, I know you're both upset today, so don't worry too much. But today is Rongxian's special day, so you absolutely mustn't cry anymore. After all, a bride can't get married with two red eyes."
After Mingxiu finished speaking, Consort Rong smiled and said, "You're right, it really shouldn't be like that. If she has two red eyes, the groom might think that our Rongxian is unwilling."
"Haha, that's right, so you can't cause trouble like that, sister." Mingxiu teased Rongxian with a smile.
Rongxian was a little embarrassed by the teasing, and his already red cheeks turned even redder.
"Don't worry, sister. Although Rongxian will be far away after her marriage, she will definitely be very happy. No one will dare to bully her," Mingxiu comforted Consort Rong.
Consort Rong nodded with a smile: "I know. Our Qing Dynasty is very powerful now. They are basically dependent on the Qing Dynasty for survival. Naturally, they will not let the Qing princess be bullied. I'm just a little reluctant."
Mingxiu sighed, leaving the mother and daughter inside to talk, while she went outside to greet them.
Seeing Chenghuan rush in, Mingxiu felt a little sad. Chenghuan was already a grown woman and would be getting married in a few years. She wondered how she would feel then.
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