Although she didn't suffer any loss that time, it was still too troublesome and really unnecessary.
Kangxi's expression changed, realizing that Mingxiu had remembered what had happened before.
"It's alright. If you encounter something like this again, just beat the person down. As long as you don't suffer any losses, leave the rest to me," Kangxi said.
Mingxiu nodded, tilting her head to look at Kangxi: "Okay, but that's not important. The most important thing now is whether you want to wash the pearls first or pack up the oyster shells first. Either way, you have to do both."
Kangxi looked at himself and said, "If you can't take a break, do it tomorrow. You're tired today too. Leave the rest to me."
“No, we agreed to do it together, so we have to do it together.” Mingxiu frowned and looked at herself. “Let’s finish it today. After we’re done, I’m going to take a nice bath. How can a delicate girl like me smell like fish all over?”
Kangxi found it amusing: "Alright, I'll go and collect the clam shells first. If you don't want to continue, just leave them here, and I'll come back and clean them up when I'm done."
Mingxiu waved her hand: "Alright, alright, don't worry about it. Hurry up and get to work. I'm going back to rest after I'm done." Kangxi shook his head and turned to clean up the clam shells.
Mingxiu took the pearls to the riverbank to wash them. The pearls were quite heavy, so she put them in a woven basket and gently shook them to clean them very well.
However, this still leaves the pearls with a fishy smell, so Mingxiu usually washes them again with detergent or other scented products to remove the fishy smell.
The source and end of this river are unknown, but the water is always very clear. Mingxiu often washes things in it, but it doesn't cause any problems.
After washing the pearls one basket at a time, Mingxiu placed them in a bamboo basket next to her, spreading them out evenly. Once they were dry, she sorted them by size and color, keeping the good ones and using the less desirable ones to grind them into powder.
After she finished her work, Kangxi had already tidied up and arrived. Mingxiu raised her hand and brought it close to her nose to smell it. Ugh~ she didn't want to eat seafood for a few days. The smell was too awful.
Kangxi looked at Mingxiu's furrowed brows and said with amusement, "Alright, alright, go out and take a bath, or do you want to take a bath right here in the space?"
"Let's wash outside. This princess must wash herself thoroughly; I simply can't stand the smell."
Emperor Kangxi chuckled, "Alright, alright, Princess, let's go. I'll go and draw the water for you so you can take a bath."
Mingxiu raised her chin. "Okay, go ahead. Remember to add plenty of fragrant rose petals and essential oils. I want it to smell nice."
"Okay." The two of them laughed as they talked.
When Mingxiu and Kangxi came in the next day, the pearls had already dried, and the two sat on chairs to start selecting them.
To ensure accurate selection, Mingxiu even bought a special instrument to sort pearls by size. Pearls of the same size could be placed in the same bucket, allowing them to distinguish the color and quality based on their size.
Mingxiu and Kangxi spent a long time selecting a box of top-quality pearls. Their eyes were almost blurry from looking at them for the past two days, but thankfully they finally finished.
After selecting the pearls, it was time to make them. It was very simple. Mingxiu made a pearl necklace, a pearl bracelet, earrings, and a brooch. After finishing them, Mingxiu finally felt relaxed.
Lin Lin won't be coming back for her birthday. She's quite busy. In this life, Kangxi's original body wasn't very close to her mother. Now that Kangxi is here, they naturally won't be very close either, so they didn't go to celebrate her birthday. Besides, she's well-liked, so she might have some plans. It wouldn't be good to disturb her if they celebrated. So Mingxiu and Kangxi just sent the gifts over.
After that, Mingxiu remained the same, either staying in her space or in her room, rarely going out. Kangxi, on the other hand, went out as usual to watch the video editing.
Mingxiu sat inside the house and video-called them.
"I think the methods you mentioned are really effective. I've received a lot of private messages recently, and there are also many endorsement deals. I've actually made quite a bit of money," Zheng Shuang said cheerfully to the camera, with her farmhouse and guesthouse, which she is almost finished building, in the background.
"That's good. Once it's built, we'll come over and help you celebrate and boost your popularity," Lin Weiwei said with a smile.
"Okay, okay."
The group greeted each other and then logged off one by one.
That is, Sun Xue is complaining to Mingxiu about her boyfriend.
"You have no idea what's wrong with him lately. He's started restricting my freedom of choice when it comes to clothing. He won't let me wear skirts or tank tops anymore, and he doesn't like me talking to other guys. He starts giving me the cold shoulder as soon as we start talking. I'm starting to regret it," Sun Xue complained, distressed.
"Haha, why don't you tell your boyfriend? He doesn't seem like that kind of person," Mingxiu said helplessly.
“Yeah, I didn’t think he was that kind of person before either, and he really wasn’t before, but lately he’s been getting stricter and stricter, ever since we slept together. Could it be because of that?” Sun Xue frowned.
Mingxiu's lips twitched. Was this something she could just say so casually? She probably still couldn't accept it. "If you ask me, you should just ask him directly and see what he thinks."
"Ugh, let me see. If it doesn't work, I'll break up with him right away. When we were dating, I was attracted to his good looks, and he didn't seem like the clingy type. But now he's so clingy. Okay, I'll stop talking and see what I can do."
Mingxiu nodded helplessly as she watched Sun Xue's frantic reaction.
When Kangxi returned, he saw Mingxiu looking helpless and asked, "What's wrong? Who upset you?" Kangxi went over and hugged Mingxiu.
Mingxiu was about to say something when she wrinkled her nose and moved away: "Hey, don't get too close to me. You smell all sweaty. Go take a shower, or you'll get your sweaty smell on me."
Kangxi was speechless: "I won't wash now. It's hot outside, and I'll be covered in sweat as soon as I go out. I'm going out for a walk later, so I'll wash when I get back."
Mingxiu nodded to the farthest point.
"You still haven't told me what's wrong with you, or if someone upset you," Kangxi said, looking at Mingxiu.
Mingxiu shook her head and repeated what she had just said to Sun Xue: "I think Sun Xue wants to break up right now, but her boyfriend is too clingy, so it's hard to break up."
Emperor Kangxi recalled the man he had met once and suddenly realized, "Then your friend might really have trouble breaking up." That man wasn't as innocent as he seemed.
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