"As for cooking, I've always been very interested in it, so I've learned quite a bit from the chefs. If Your Majesty ever wishes to eat anything, please let me know, and I'll make it for you."
Hearing Wanwan's words, Kangxi's heart was touched again. When he was a child, his mother had never said such a thing to him.
Because I like to eat it, I make it myself.
"Since my beloved consort says so, then I shall accept it without hesitation. If I tell you about it in the future, you must not refuse."
Alright, now that we've finished eating, all those rules about not speaking while eating or sleeping are now obsolete, and it's likely that Jingren Palace will no longer have this rule in the future.
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After Kangxi and Wanwan finished their meal, Wanwan took Kangxi's hand and wanted to go for a walk outside.
Wanwan: "Take a walk after dinner, and you'll live to ninety-nine."
As Wanwan pulled Kangxi along, she played with his hand. Yes, this time it was Wanwan who was playing with Kangxi's hand.
Although Emperor Kangxi lived a life of luxury, he never neglected his martial arts skills and practiced bukku regularly.
Moreover, he never stopped practicing horseback riding and archery, so he has a thin layer of calluses on his hands.
As my fingers traced the calluses on Kangxi's hands, I felt a tingling sensation.
"Your Majesty, may I ask you for a favor?"
When Kangxi heard this, his expression changed slightly. He hadn't expected that things would change so much after only one day in the palace.
"My beloved concubine, what do you wish to ask of me? Tell me."
Kangxi didn't say he agreed directly.
Wanwan naturally understood Kangxi's meaning and thought he was asking for a favor for her.
"Your Majesty always calls me 'My Beloved Consort,' but Your Majesty has so many concubines. What if one day, after Your Majesty calls me 'My Beloved Consort,' a whole bunch of them respond? What will happen then?"
"How about Your Majesty addresses me as 'Your Majesty' instead?"
This relieved Kangxi, since he had initially thought that Wanwan would ask for a favor by making him lunch.
Thankfully, she hasn't changed.
But who knows what the future holds? At this moment, however, she is still truly pure, uncorrupted by the corrupt atmosphere of the palace.
As Wanwan and Kangxi walked, Wanwan asked, "My beloved concubine, how would you like me to address you? How do your mother and maternal grandmother address you at home?"
“When I was at home, my mother and mother always called me Wanwan, and they never gave me a courtesy name.”
The Manchus didn't care much about these things. For example, girls could take a courtesy name after they turned fifteen, and boys could take a courtesy name after they reached adulthood.
"Then how about I call you Wanwan too?"
Wanwan pulled Kangxi to a stop and said half-jokingly, "Your Majesty is being too perfunctory. Don't you even think about it seriously?"
"Moreover, I want something special. I want Your Majesty to give me a courtesy name, or to come up with a name for me that only Your Majesty can use, a name that I have that no one else has."
Emperor Kangxi had learned about her family situation several years earlier and knew that her family was relatively peaceful and happy.
Ama didn't have many concubines or princesses, only one concubine (she was called "auntie" in private because Wanwan's mother was Han Chinese). She was actually a princess, but she had her face opened to serve her mother when her mother was pregnant. Her brothers and sisters were all from the same mother, so they naturally had a very good relationship.
She was always pampered at home, and because she was their only girl, she was treated quite specially.
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