For the time being, Yinreng had no way to change Yinzhen's character of degrading himself to dust due to lack of parental love.
We can only influence him subtly and let him see that there is more to this world than just his parents' attention.
The most important thing is yourself.
Yinreng lowered his head and took a sip of fruit wine. He happened to see Yinzhen's trouser legs piled up to his ankles. He frowned and took another look at Yinzhen's jacket. His frown deepened.
"Why are your pants so big? Did the servants from the Clothing Department neglect you?"
There was a chill in Yinreng's voice, but it warmed Yinzhen's heart.
This was the first relative to notice his clothes tonight.
Yinzhen shook his head.
"This dress was made for me by De'en Niang in the autumn. She never sent anyone to measure my size, so it was much larger."
When he said this, Yinreng clearly saw admiration and emotion on his little face.
Yinreng tightened his grip on the wine glass.
He couldn't help but look at Tonggiya and Uya.
The two high-ranking concubines sat in their respective seats, dressed exquisitely and elegantly.
Yinreng snorted in his heart.
"What a great idea, I made it for you in advance. Xiao Si, Xiao Si, can't you be more careful? Even if Wu Ya has never sent anyone to measure your size, there are records in the Shangyi Bureau. If she really cares about you, she can send someone to the Shangyi Bureau to check. No one will make things difficult for her, the Defei!"
These words suddenly rang in Kangxi's ears, drowning out the noise of his sons around him. He couldn't help but look at Yinreng.
He found that Yinzhen was sitting with him. Neither of them spoke, but their eyes were fixed on Concubine De.
Kangxi frowned secretly.
What does Yinreng mean by this?
He had already forgotten about the punishment of Concubine De and Concubine Hui more than three months ago.
While he was thinking, Yinreng's inner voice sounded again -
'Back then, when the old man fined Concubine De half a year's salary, she took out the clothes directly, as if she had prepared them in advance. But these clothes and pants are so big, could it be that Uya prepared them for Yinzuo? If so, Uya's heart is damned!'
Kangxi's eyes suddenly widened, and his gaze instantly moved to the ill-fitting clothes and pants on Yinzhen.
"Yinreng, Yinzhen."
The two brothers turned around and looked at Kangxi.
All those who were paying attention to Kangxi looked at Yinreng and Yinzhen.
When Uya saw what Yinzhen was wearing, her expression suddenly changed.
A hint of interest in watching a good show flashed across Tong Jia's eyes, and then she glanced at Uya's changing expression inconspicuously.
I feel extremely happy.
She noticed this afternoon that Yinzhen was wearing the wrong clothes, but she did not say anything to stop him.
After all, she is "not energetic enough" to pay attention to such detailed things.
I don't think Kangxi would make things difficult for her because of this.
Kangxi smiled gently and said,
"What are you two whispering about over there? Come over and talk to Ama for a while."
Yinzhen was stunned for a moment, and then a surprised smile appeared on his little face.
He stood up and waited for Yinreng to come with him, then walked towards Kangxi.
As the two men walked over, almost everyone present noticed that Yinzhen's clothes did not fit him well.
In a few breaths, even though the hall was still bustling with singing and dancing, the atmosphere became subtle.
Kangxi's gentle expression gradually became ugly.
It was not until the two of them stood in front of Kangxi that he asked Yinzhen,
"Yinzhen, what's wrong with the clothes you're wearing? Are the people in the clothing department all shit eaters? How could they send you clothes that don't fit you this well?"
He pretended not to know that this was a gift from Concubine De to Yinzhen.
Yinzhen shook his head.
"This is the clothes De'er's mother made for her son. She didn't know his size, so she made it a little bigger."
Even when Kangxi was obviously furious, he did not speak incoherently, which shows that Tong Jia's early teachings had a great influence on Yinzhen.
"Did Concubine De make this for you?"
Kangxi frowned deeply, then looked at Concubine De, who was sitting closer to the front of the concubines.
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Kangxi. Seeing that he only asked Yinzhen a few questions and then looked at Concubine De, everyone began to murmur in their hearts.
There has never been a shortage of smart people in the harem, so someone soon figured out the trick here, and the look they gave Defei became somewhat gloating.
Concubine De felt like she had a thorn in her back.
I almost hated Yinzhen to death.
She even thought that Yinzhen had guessed that the clothes were prepared by her for Yinzuo, and he wore them today specifically to provoke her.
Seeing that the expression on Concubine De's face became somewhat depressed, Kangxi withdrew his gaze and turned his attention back to Yinzhen.
"This dress doesn't fit. When it does, wear it again."
Yinzhen nodded obediently.
"good."
He was very surprised that Kangxi cared about his food, clothing and daily expenses.
Yinreng curled his lips.
"At his age, his physique changes every month. It's uncertain whether he'll still be able to wear it by this time next year."
"Speaking of which, Tong Jia is not a good person either. She must have discovered it in the afternoon, but she just kept it to herself and asked this old man to punish Concubine De..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, the women in the harem are truly terrifying. If they were to use their brains on government affairs, I can't imagine what they would do to those officials in the court..."
Yinreng muttered to himself, and Kangxi looked at Tong Jia whose face sank into the water.
The cold light in his eyes flashed away.
He was indebted to Tong Jia, so he was tolerant of her, but that didn't mean he could tolerate Tong Jia using his son as a raft.
The family dinner lasted until the beginning of the hour of Hai. After watching a fireworks display, the masters of each palace and the young masters all went back, leaving only Yinreng and Kangxi in the Qianqing Palace to stay up together to celebrate the New Year.
After they played two games of chess, it was midnight.
Kangxi took Yinreng out and watched the eunuchs set off firecrackers before returning to his bedroom to sleep.
After sleeping until 2:15 am, Kangxi got up and went alone to worship his ancestors and the gods and Buddhas in heaven, praying for good weather and good harvests, and for himself to be free from illness and disaster and to live a long and healthy life.
The whole process was completed at 1:15 am. Kangxi returned to Zhaoren Hall and ate a few dumplings before returning to his bedroom to sleep.
At the end of the hour of Mao, Kangxi got up and accepted the blessings of his concubines in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and had breakfast.
After breakfast, Kangxi took the concubines to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother, chat for a while, and then go to the Cining Palace garden to watch a play.
Yinreng did not have breakfast with Kangxi, but he went to the Cining Palace with Kangxi to pay New Year's greetings.
Of course, I also had to follow the old lady to the theater.
To be honest, he was not interested in the singing opera tunes, but the two most important masters in the palace, Kangxi and Xiaozhuang, liked them, so he had to come along every year.
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