Tong Guowei and Tong Guogang sat together. The two brothers glanced at Yinreng and Yinzhi from time to time, as if they were thinking about something.
When they saw Soetu toasting Yinreng, the two brothers narrowed their eyes.
Now that Mingzhu has fallen, the eldest prince Yinzhi has entered the court, and the other princes are not yet grown up, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Soetu.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Kangxi favored Yinreng.
This made the two brothers of the Tong family feel a little uncomfortable.
The two of them had also considered betting on Yinreng, but Soetu's relationship with Yinreng was obviously closer, so they bet on Yinreng, and in the end Yinreng successfully inherited the throne, and the one who benefited the most would definitely be Soetu.
This is a done deal.
With the ambitions of the two brothers of the Tong family, how could they be willing to be inferior to others?
But if they bet on other princes, they don’t have a suitable candidate yet.
They had also heard Tong Jia say that Yinzhen was grateful and a filial and good child, but Kangxi's attitude towards Yinzhen had always been indifferent, and his academic performance and talent in riding and shooting were not particularly outstanding among the other princes, so the two brothers of the Tong family had been waiting and watching.
Or maybe, they still have hope in their hearts.
They hope that one day the imperial concubine will give birth to a healthy prince, so that their plans will be more fulfilled!
Kangxi was in a bad mood today, and the banquet only lasted until the early afternoon.
During this period, the officials who toasted Yinzhi were all polite yet distant, which made Yinzhi feel extremely bad.
On the way back to Danningju, Yinzhi rushed forward with a gloomy face and without saying a word. Anyone with a discerning eye could see how bad his mood was at the moment.
Yinreng felt quite helpless.
This was the case in the previous life. The worse Kangxi treated Yinzhi, the worse Yinzhi's attitude towards Yinreng became.
In his previous life, he racked his brains to resolve the conflict between the two of them, but he didn't want to be so tired in this life. He would persuade Yinzhi when he had the chance, and let him be alone if he didn't have the chance.
Although his age in several lifetimes combined was old enough to be Yinzhi's grandfather, he was not really Yinzhi's grandfather.
Yinzhi looked so bad, and his own father didn't care about him. As his younger brother, he had no obligation to care about him.
The family dinner was held at Ruijingxuan in the evening.
It was still early, so Kangxi's carriage went directly to Danningju.
Upon hearing that Empress Xiaozhuang was in good condition in the afternoon, Kangxi and Yinreng both breathed a sigh of relief.
A few people chatted with Xiaozhuang for a while, and it was almost time for the family dinner.
Xiaozhuang was too weak, and Kangxi originally planned to persuade her to stay in Danningju to rest, but Xiaozhuang insisted on going, and Kangxi had no choice but to obey.
Xiaozhuang probably also knew that this Mid-Autumn Festival might be the last one in her life.
Because we are now located in Changchun Garden, today's family banquet is not as complicated as the one in the palace, and there are not so many people.
After sitting down, Xiaozhuang only drank a few sips of tea and ate two bites of mooncakes, and felt a little tired, so she told Kangxi a few words and planned to take Su Malagu back to Danningju.
How could Kangxi feel at ease, so he gave the leadership of the dinner to Nianhulu, and then followed Xiaozhuang directly to Danningju.
Everyone at the banquet had different expressions. Yinreng also wanted to follow Xiaozhuang, but his reaction was half a beat slower than Kangxi. Kangxi had already walked out the door, and it seemed inappropriate for him to follow.
Yinzhi's depressed mood was obviously not over yet. He drank the fruit wine one sip after another. Concubine Hui must have noticed something and was looking at Yinzhi worriedly at this moment.
Several older princes were frightened by Xiaozhuang's recent condition and felt a little worried.
Tong Jia, who was sitting above Niuhuru, had a distorted expression on her face when she heard that Kangxi had given Niuhuru the leadership of the banquet.
When the emperor first enthroned her, Tong Jia had already entered the palace. She was delighted to think that Kangxi would enthrone her as empress, but in the end, Kangxi enthroned Nianhulu instead.
But she only got the position of imperial concubine.
Even though Kangxi later explained to her the reason why he made Nianhulu the empress, she still felt that Nianhulu had snatched her position as empress.
Even though Niuhuru died in the second year after she was enthroned as queen, she still hated her.
Now she is the Imperial Noble Consort and is sitting at the banquet. What does her cousin mean by this? He actually bypasses her and gives the dominant power to Noble Consort Nianhulu?
How can she be worthy?!
Concubine Nianhulu was looked down upon by Tong Jia for no reason, and she felt a little puzzled.
She has a calm temperament and is not usually pushy. She also knows that her father has caused some trouble to the family because he chose the wrong side.
Therefore, he tried his best to be inconspicuous in the harem, so as to prevent Kangxi from recalling the frustration he felt when fighting Oboi and taking his anger out on Xiao Shi.
No one knew what had gone wrong with Kangxi today. He actually bypassed Tong Jia and handed the task directly to her. Wasn't this just trying to seduce her?
Who did she offend? It's really...
…
Kangxi carefully helped Xiaozhuang lie down on the couch, tried his best to act as if nothing had happened, and sat down on the footstool.
But I felt extremely sad.
After Xiaozhuang lay down, she looked at Kangxi and forced a smile.
"Don't worry, Mama is fine."
"I know you are an omnipotent ancestor. I also hope that you can help me teach my grandson and raise Yinreng's son to be as good as him."
Xiaozhuang smiled, then frowned again.
"These days, the relationship between Yinreng, I, and the Queen Mother has become increasingly close, but for some reason, I always feel that he seems to be somewhat repulsed by you..."
Then he shook his head again.
"Maybe it's my illusion."
Kangxi felt bitter in his heart.
This was not an illusion. Yinreng did reject him, but he concealed it very well. If he could not hear his inner voice, he would probably be heartbroken.
"That's not the case. You know that kid is always jealous of other children. His temper is only temporary. I will be able to comfort him soon."
"That's good...Yinzhi's wedding is scheduled for October, right?"
Kangxi nodded.
"Um."
Xiaozhuang thought for a moment and then said,
"I've noticed that Yinreng has become much more gentle towards Yinzhi. I think the boy has finally figured things out. If I'm gone, Xuanye, you must be good to Yinreng. I know his temper. If you're truly kind to him, he won't disobey you."
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