Consort Hui looked at Bao Qing, and then Wanwan came out.
Upon seeing Wanwan emerge, Consort Hui immediately rose and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Imperial Noble Consort. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace." Baoqing followed his mother and greeted her, "Your son greets Your Majesty."
Wanwan said, "Get up."
Consort Hui and Baoqing stood up.
Wanwan: "Prince Baoqing has grown so much?"
Consort Hui said, "What Your Majesty is saying is that when the child is not around, it always feels like the child is growing up too fast."
Wanwan: "That's true. Yinzhen has always been in front of me, and I feel that he hasn't grown much."
“But if he stays in Cining Palace for two days, I feel that he is too long.”
The main thing was that Wenwen and Consort Hui were talking, and the two of them had a few rounds of witty banter.
Wanwan Tingyu said, "Tingyu, bring out the things I prepared for Prince Baoqing."
Listening to the rain is "yes".
Of course, it wasn't just Tingyu who was taking things; Tingxue and Tingshuang were also taking them. Tingyu only took the bow and arrows that she had prepared for Baoqing.
Baoqing was overjoyed when he saw the bow and arrow.
This bow and arrow looks more refined and larger than his, making it more suitable for his current age and height.
As for the gold and silver jewelry behind them, Bao Qing found them less attractive than the bow and arrow.
Consort Hui was quite excited when she saw the gold and silver jewelry. Huipin came from a good family (she was originally Nalan Mingzhu's cousin), so she had seen a lot of good things. However, most of Wanwan's gold and silver jewelry came from the Treasure Pavilion, and each piece had a novel design.
She could tell the origin of these things at a glance, and the jewelry from Zhenbaozhai was very popular among young ladies and concubines in the imperial harem.
Consort Hui was no exception; who doesn't like beautiful things? Besides, she had bought quite a lot of jewelry from the Treasure Pavilion, so it was easy to spot.
Moreover, it was the kind that she couldn't easily buy—a high-end "personalized" item.
Originally, Wanwan only prepared gifts for Prince Baoqing, but since Prince Baoqing was a child, apart from some toy bows and arrows, she did not give him any special gifts.
Therefore, it would not be inappropriate to prepare some gold and silver jewelry and bring it directly to Consort Hui.
Therefore, Huiping immediately thanked Baoqing, saying, "Your Majesty/Your Highness, I thank you for your generous gift."
Wanwan didn't feel bad about giving away the gifts. First, she wasn't short of money, and second, they were her own things, so there was no cost involved.
Moreover, it would also be good for Consort Hui, and more importantly, good for Baoqing, who could be a great candidate to lead troops in the future.
There's nothing wrong with building good relationships beforehand, and it would also be beneficial for Yinzhen to ascend the throne at this time.
P.S.: To reiterate, the female lead cannot change the fact that the next emperor of the Qing Dynasty is Yinzhen. She can only find loopholes.
Okay, let's get back to the main topic.
Baoqing was delighted to see the bow and arrows bestowed upon him by the Imperial Noble Consort, and immediately asked, "Your Majesty, may I have the bow and arrows?"
Wanwan hadn't expected him to say that, but since Prince Baoqing had spoken, she naturally couldn't refute it. "Alright, then take it. Besides, I'm naturally very happy that Prince Baoqing likes the gift I prepared for you."
Upon hearing Wanwan's words, Baoqing immediately grinned and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then, he happily got up and took the small bow and arrow in his hand.
Looking at it from left to right, it is indeed better than the one he had before. The one he had before was a bit too small for him now. In that case, let's give the one to his younger brother (Baocheng) so that he can practice with it first.
Consort Hui saw that Baoqing was very fond of the small bow and arrow that the Imperial Noble Consort had given her, but she didn't say anything.
Although she didn't know much about weapons like bows and arrows, this bow and arrow looked exquisite and must be very useful.
Consort Hui and Baoqing left Jingren Palace after a short stay.
Baoqing only held out until he left Jingren Palace before eagerly grabbing a bow and arrow and posing as if he were about to shoot. Even though there were no arrows, Baoqing was extremely pleased with the bow as soon as it was drawn.
Consort Hui saw Bao Qing draw his bow but said nothing. In the past few years, since the Imperial Noble Consort took charge of the six palaces, neither the Imperial Household Department nor other servants dared to do anything bad to the unfavored concubines and low-ranking concubines or cut their allowances.
The lives of lower-ranking concubines improved considerably.
Consort Hui knew she couldn't become Empress, and that it was Kangxi's best choice for Wanwan to become Empress.
Wanwan's actions in the harem over the past few years have been recognized by the concubines.
Wanwan was indeed fair in her dealings with people, so even though the concubines in the harem were unhappy that Wanwan received the vast majority of Kangxi's favor, it was much more acceptable than before.
The concubines in the imperial harem competed for the emperor's favor only to rise in rank and thus live a better life. If things were even better, they could bring some benefits to their families.
Although my rank hasn't been promoted, my benefits have improved (actually, they haven't improved; I've just reverted to my original benefits, and with the national treasury being wealthier, in addition to my monthly allowance, my stipend has also improved).
Furthermore, now that the bondservants can no longer interfere, an egg costing one coin is not the same as an egg costing two taels of silver.
So the current situation is that the money is still the same, but the things that can be bought are much more than before, so people feel that life has improved.
Sorry, I've gone off on a tangent again. Let's get back to the main topic.
Therefore, even if Wanwan returned the things that originally belonged to them to their rightful owners, it would make them feel that they had received "fair" treatment.
In the past two years, apart from a very few concubines who were not clearly visible provoking Wanwan, no one else has provoked her.
Of course, this person refers to Consort Xi and Consort Yi. However, Consort Yi was obviously smarter. After learning about Kangxi's attitude, she immediately became quiet and only competed for his favor, but dared not provoke Wanwan again.
Consort Xi was even more foolish. After all, how smart could someone with such low taste be to act as the Crown Prince's aunt?
But that's alright, it's quite nice that she's the only one running around, otherwise the harem would be too peaceful and there would be no fun at all.
As Consort Hui pondered this, she took her son back to Yanxi Palace, while Baoqing, still enamored with the little bow and arrow, kept trying it out in his hands.
Jingren Palace
Tingyu said, "Your Majesty, actually, apart from the bow and arrow that the Wanyan family sent over, you didn't need to send Consort Hui any gold or silver jewelry. Besides, she might not even appreciate it."
Hearing Tingyu's words, Tingfeng also said, "Yes, Your Majesty also has that Hetian jade pendant, which is worth a thousand gold pieces. Why give away a child?"
Tingyu said, "Besides, Your Majesty, the gold and silver jewelry you sent were quite valuable. Moreover, Your Majesty and Consort Hui don't have a very good relationship."
Tingfeng said, "That's right, Your Majesty. Why not just send Prince Baoqing instead of Consort Hui?"
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