The next morning, Kangxi woke up refreshed and immediately ordered Liang Jiugong to retrieve a large amount of items from the private treasury, which he then presented directly to Mingxiu. Mingxiu received Kangxi's gift while eating breakfast.
She pursed her lips, but still accepted it carefully. After having it wrapped in a purse, she saw the person off.
Mingxiu didn't think there was anything wrong with this, and neither did Kangxi, but the other people in the palace felt very uncomfortable.
In their view, this was just the Emperor bestowing gifts upon the Imperial Noble Consort for no reason. The Emperor rarely came to the inner palace anymore. Even when he did, he would just sit in the courtyards of a few concubines, and then either go to the imperial court or to Yonghe Palace.
It would be better if everyone was out of favor, but seeing the only one in the palace who was favored made them feel unbalanced. Although they felt uncomfortable, they wouldn't do anything because the Imperial Noble Consort was really good to them and made their days in the palace much easier.
But I can't help but envy the Imperial Noble Consort's good fortune. The Emperor is so fond of her. I wonder how she managed to do it.
She was able to receive the emperor's unwavering favor for over a decade.
There were clearly women in the palace who were prettier than her, but the Emperor just loved her.
While some were unhappy, others were happy. At least Consort Hui, Consort Rong, and Lady Hesheli were quite pleased. These three had finished breakfast and came over directly from Yonghe Palace. Mingxiu was also happy to see them arrive and led them into the mahjong room. She also sent someone to call the Crown Princess over. Although it was best for pregnant women to rest quietly in the palace, they couldn't be too bored. Bringing her over here would help relieve her boredom.
When Consort Hui saw that Mingxiu had summoned the Crown Princess, she also sent someone to summon Lady Irjueluo. Since Yinzhi was now living outside the palace, it wasn't easy for them to meet. However, Lady Irjueluo was a filial daughter-in-law and would often bring her daughter to see Consort Hui. Therefore, Consort Hui was quite close to this daughter-in-law, especially since she had brought her beloved granddaughter with her.
Just as Yinzhi was away on a military expedition, Consort Hui was worried that Yierjueluo Genshi might be too bored at home, so she thought she could come over and talk to the Crown Princess, and also exchange feelings.
Naturally, they wouldn't disagree with the order from Lady Iljuelogen, and immediately had someone bring the child over, taking the child into the palace.
Just then, the Crown Princess Guarjia arrived, and Mingxiu told the two of them to sit aside and watch and play, or to play with Yinzhi's daughter, Fubao, in the pile of toys nearby.
Yinzhi's little daughter is already over two years old. She looks round and chubby, and very fair-skinned. Her big, watery eyes are very pretty, and she has a very soft and gentle personality. She looks so cute that Mingxiu can't help but kiss and hug her every time she sees her.
However, I must say that the Yierjueluo Gen clan is really amazing, to be able to raise such a cute and well-behaved little girl. As for Yinzhi Mingxiu, I don't even want to mention him. He was just a rough man. This well-behaved little girl, Fubao, is obviously not raised by him, and she doesn't resemble him at all.
Yinzhi, far away in his humble abode: He was busy working in his humble abode when the pot came from the capital. Who said that? Although he was rough with himself, he was very good to his wife and children. He loved his precious daughter dearly. Just imagining her soft face and her calling him "Father" made his heart melt, and he couldn't bring himself to say a harsh word.
But that's a digression. Mingxiu is currently playing mahjong with Consort Hui, Consort Rong, and Xiao Hesheli. While they play, they chat, and Yierjuelogen and Guarjia sit beside them, occasionally glancing at Fubao playing with toys in the pile. Fubao's well-behaved appearance softens Guarjia's heart.
I really want a well-behaved little girl. I touch my belly, wondering if it's a boy or a girl inside me.
As Yierjuelogen was giving her advice on some things to keep in mind when she gave birth, she noticed the envious look in Guarjia's eyes as she looked at her daughter. She smiled helplessly to herself, thinking that her daughter was indeed very lovable, but she wished she could have a son instead.
Unfortunately, the prince insisted that continuous childbirth was bad for her health, so he wanted to wait. She could only sweetly agree to what he said, after all, he was really thinking of her. Thinking of Yinzhi, Yierjueluo Genshi, she felt very sweet. Before she got married, her father and mother said that being a royal wife was not easy. She had prepared for the worst, but after she actually married into the royal family, she found that it was actually not so bad.
Although there were indeed many difficult things to handle, they were all on her side, so she felt that these things were not difficult to solve.
Moreover, Yinzhi truly did not discriminate against girls. Every time Yierjueluo Genshi saw Yinzhi and Fubao getting along well, she felt that she had truly married the right person.
The two young wives were both preoccupied with their own thoughts, while the four adults nearby were playing mahjong with great enthusiasm. Only our well-behaved little Fu Bao stood quietly in place, tilting her head and looking at the scenery outside.
Looking around, everyone was busy with their own things, so he could only tug at the hand of the little palace maid next to him to indicate that he was hungry and wanted to eat something.
The palace maid quickly placed the baby bottle in Xiao Fubao's hand, watching the child sit obediently on the blanket drinking milk, while one hand kept rummaging through the toys on it.
Many of the toys on there were ones she had never seen before, and they were really fun.
Consort Rong looked at Yierjueluo Genshi, Guarjia Shi, and Xiao Fubao with envy: "I wonder when Yinzhi will bring me a wife, so I can hold my granddaughter. I also want a sweet and gentle granddaughter like Fubao."
"It'll be soon, it'll be soon. Bao Cheng Bu Shi is already married, and next will be Yin Zhi. Your wish will come true soon." Ming Xiu was staring at her mahjong tiles when she saw Xiao Hesheli Shi play a two of circles. She hurriedly shouted, "Hu! Hehe, I've been waiting for this two of circles for so long. I didn't expect my sister to play it. Pay up!" Ming Xiu said with a grin, extending her hand to Xiao Hesheli Shi.
Little Hesheli looked at his cards with frustration. Despite all his precautions, he had still managed to discard the winning tile. Helpless, he could only give the gold coins in front of him to Mingxiu.
Mingxiu put the coins away with satisfaction, and saw a large pile of gold coins next to her table. These were all the money she had won today.
"Oh dear, what am I going to do? When someone's luck is on fire, there's no stopping them. I'm already tired of winning all day, and I really don't want to win anymore. Why can't you guys just do it once? It's not challenging enough," Mingxiu said arrogantly to the three people opposite her.
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