The weather in March is not cold compared to winter, but there are always unexpected times. When I woke up in the morning, it felt unusually cold. When Green Bamboo saw her master get up, she quickly went over to add clothes for her master and then helped her wash up.
Looking at the weather outside, Mingxiu was a little worried. "Did you add more charcoal to the glass room today?" She grows mostly tropical fruits there. Inside the glass room, there are several doors. Pushing each door in, it gets hotter and hotter, so more charcoal is burned.
Mingxiu used a kang (heated brick bed) as a heating tool, which could be made by burning charcoal or wood, and it also saved a lot of space.
Therefore, this was the first time Mingxiu had written a letter home since arriving here. Previously, it was always her family who wrote to her, or Emperor Kangxi who told her about the situation at home.
She wrote home asking them to help her plant trees, hoping this would ease her guilt about cutting down trees for her own gluttony.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I felt the weather was a bit chilly when I woke up today, so I've already sent someone to heat up the room," Green Bamboo said softly.
Mingxiu nodded, finished dressing and went outside. The sky was cloudless, and gusts of cold wind blew, stinging her face.
Yesterday it was still springtime with flowers in bloom, but today it felt like winter was just around the corner. This kind of weather makes it easy to get sick, so I told the servants to each drink a bowl of ginger soup to warm themselves up and avoid getting sick.
After breakfast, Mingxiu went to the Zhaoren Hall of the Qianqing Palace, where Yinreng still resides. The Yuqing Palace behind it was closed for a period of time due to the earthquake, so it is not yet fully completed.
As soon as Mingxiu arrived at Zhaoren Hall, she heard soft noises and coughing coming from inside.
Upon hearing this sound, Mingxiu became somewhat anxious; the cough belonged to Yinreng.
When Mingxiu walked in, she saw a lot of people gathered around Yinreng's bed. Yinreng's voice, which was still very childlike, was a little hoarse as he was bargaining with Granny Xu.
"Granny, I feel much better now, so I don't need to finish my meal. Really, look, I really don't feel unwell," Yinreng said, still struggling with Granny Xu, as he was surrounded by people and hadn't seen Mingxiu's arrival. He explained that he had woken up with a sore throat, and Maomao had examined him and given him some mild medicine. He was genuinely fine now, and the medicine was indeed very bitter; he really didn't want to drink it. Yinreng pinched his nose and spoke in a muffled voice.
But he knew he wasn't feeling unwell. Xu Mama, however, didn't know. She frowned and said, "Your Highness, look at your throat. The imperial physician said that you can only get better after taking the medicine."
Yinreng was very irritable. He had been saying for a long time, "I won't drink. I've said I won't drink, and I just won't drink."
"Get out of my way! I've already said I won't drink, and I'm not drinking. All of you, get out of my way!"
When Mingxiu came in, this was the scene she saw. She frowned and asked, "What are you all doing gathered here?"
Upon hearing Mingxiu's voice, the palace servants quickly turned around and bowed to her. In that instant, Yinreng, who had been surrounding them, was also exposed, and Mingxiu immediately saw the little figure sitting on the bed in the middle.
She walked over and asked, "Granny Xu, what's wrong with His Highness the Crown Prince?"
When Granny Xu saw Mingxiu arrive, she acted as if she had just seen her, and after bowing to Mingxiu, she began to speak.
Yinreng, who had noticed Mingxiu's unusual expression, was too late to stop her and could only watch helplessly as Xu Mama revealed that he was ill.
After the matter was explained, Mingxiu's face darkened as she looked at Yinreng.
Yinreng lowered his head guiltily.
Waaaaah, Father Emperor, where are you? I need your help! My mother is so scary!
However, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. The Emperor, who was still holding court in the distance, could not hear Yinreng's small prayers. Therefore, Yinreng could only carefully look at Mingxiu with his wet eyes.
Seeing this, Mingxiu laughed in anger. This brat had really learned her trick. This was the method she used to deal with Kangxi and Yinreng. Mingxiu would always stare at Kangxi and Yinreng like this whenever she pretended to be wronged, trying to soften their hearts.
Unexpectedly, Yinreng actually learned ten times ten.
She walked straight over, reached out and poked Yinreng's forehead with her finger. "Well done, you've got guts. You actually dared to go out and play in the water in this weather, and you didn't even take your medicine. You even used this trick on me. Pretty impressive." Mingxiu poked Yinreng's forehead and said expressionlessly.
Touching her forehead where she had been poked, she felt no pain at all, which told her that her mother wasn't really angry. So she smiled and looked at Mingxiu.
Mingxiu was exasperated by his stare, but the thought of this child daring to sneak off to play in the water without the servants made her angry. "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you even know what you did wrong?"
Yinreng looked at Mingxiu sitting by the bed, carefully took her hand and began to reflect, "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have gone to play in the water without anyone with me. Next time I go out to play, I will definitely bring someone with me. Please don't be angry, Mother Ming."
Mingxiu rolled her eyes. "Good to know. And why didn't you take your medicine today when you were sick? Everyone down there is worried about you. People who aren't worried about you wouldn't say that to you. How could you say that just now?"
Yinreng looked at Mingxiu guiltily.
Mingxiu sighed. Actually, it wasn't a big deal. Although Yinreng's words were a bit impolite, they weren't excessive.
However, everyone in the palace fawned over him, and no one dared to speak ill of him, so Mingxiu had no choice but to play the villain herself.
He patted Yinreng's head, dismissed everyone, and then spoke, "How could it be impossible for him to have taken his medicine just now?"
Yinreng looked at the people leaving, somewhat confused. Hearing Mingxiu's words, he still spoke up, "Mother Consort Ming, I feel that my health has improved and I no longer need to take medicine, but they keep making me take it." Yinreng was somewhat aggrieved.
Mingxiu gently rubbed Yinreng's head and said, "Baocheng, I'm happy that you have your own ideas, but can you please not talk like that? Everyone is worried about your health. You are indeed sick, and the imperial physician said you should take medicine."
"Think about it, if I were sick, or if Father Emperor were sick and refused to take his medicine, like you just said about them, would you be happy?"
Yinreng looked up at Mingxiu, thought about it for a moment, and realized that if Mingxiu's mother or the Emperor were to say things like what the family had just said about Xu Mama, he would probably be very upset.
Immediately, Yinreng understood what Mingxiu wanted to say and realized it was his mistake. He had been too annoyed by their urging and had lost control of himself.
Looking at Mingxiu, Yinreng admitted his mistake, "Mother Consort Ming, I was wrong. I shouldn't have spoken to Granny Xu and the others like that. I should have clearly expressed my feelings before saying I wouldn't drink the medicine."
Mingxiu gave a thumbs up. "Yes, that's well said. Don't talk like that next time. But what they did was also wrong. I'll talk to them later and ask them to change their ways. Listen to your ideas more often. I believe Baocheng can take care of himself, right?"
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