Tong Cheng'er was taken aback: "Didn't the Jungars already surrender? Why are we still fighting them?"
Apart from the early campaign to abolish the Three Feudatories, almost all the wars during the Kangxi reign were fought against the Dzungar Khanate. With the abolition of the Three Feudatories completed and the Dzungar Khanate surrendered, there was no need for a professional navy to fight the pirates and Japanese piracy on Liuli Island.
Yinzhen said nothing else, only saying, "It's hard to say what will happen in the future."
"I don't care, you just need to put your own safety first."
Yinzhen solemnly replied, "Alright."
From now on, his safety will depend on two people.
Before Tong Cheng'er could say anything more, Yinzhen suddenly pressed down on her and said, "Since you still have the energy to think about so much, let's do something else!"
Before Tong Cheng'er could react, Yinzhen began to grope her.
Tong Cheng'er felt that things weren't so bad after all!
By the candlelight, Yinzhen noticed that she was lost in thought. With a gentle push, Tong Cheng'er let out a soft groan.
Yinzhen: "Are you still daydreaming at a time like this?"
Tong Cheng'er said, feeling wronged, "I didn't."
Yinzhen held his young wife in his arms, helped her wash up, and then fell asleep while holding her.
When Tong Cheng'er woke up the next day, she was still a little dazed, after all, Yinzhen had indeed been intimate the night before.
When she woke up, she found that the sun was already high in the sky and there was no one around her anymore.
Tong Cheng'er called out, "Someone come here."
Rulan entered with several maids.
Rulan: "Madam, you're awake."
Tong Cheng'er: "Um, by the way, where is Master?"
Rulan said, "After the master got up, he saw that you, my lady, were sleeping soundly, so he told us not to disturb your rest. The master said he wanted to go to the palace."
Tong Cheng'er: "Bring the clothes over here."
Rulan: Yes
As Tong Cheng'er was being helped by Ru Lan, she silently made a mental note of Yinzhen's behavior, thinking it was too much.
Ru Lan, supporting Tong Cheng'er, was also somewhat bewildered.
Unfortunately, she wasn't on duty yesterday.
Rulan had a lot on her mind, but she remained very serious on the surface: "Madam, are you alright?"
Tong Cheng'er blushed slightly: "It's nothing, I just slept for too long and my legs are a little weak."
It's better not to say anything about how hard it is; saying it only makes it seem like you're trying to cover something up.
As soon as she finished speaking, Tong Cheng'er regretted it. Then, looking at Ru Lan and the others with serious expressions, she thought to herself, "They are all unmarried young girls, they shouldn't understand these things... right?"
After getting dressed and washing up, Rulan said, "This servant will have breakfast brought up right away."
Tong Cheng'er nodded, she was indeed hungry: "Okay."
After the meal, Tong Cheng'er had the nanny bring Hongzhao over and started talking to him. The child had just learned to speak and walk and needed to practice, so Tong Cheng'er was very patient in accompanying him.
At this moment, inside the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi sat at the head of the table, with a row of his sons standing below him, the Crown Prince at the head.
Kangxi said, "This expedition has been fraught with hardship, and you are all my good sons."
Everyone readily agreed that it was the right thing to do.
After exchanging some pleasantries, Kangxi got down to business.
During this expedition, Kangxi discovered that his sons had grown up and were able to command respect and perform well on the battlefield. Therefore, Kangxi decided to reward his sons.
So, from the eldest prince to the fifth prince, they were all granted the title of prince. From the seventh prince onwards, they all jumped one rank higher. These were the rewards that only the princes who went to the battlefield received.
After Kangxi finished speaking, some were happy, some were excited, and some were not so happy.
Let's start with the eldest prince. He believed he had contributed the most to the battle and was naturally happy to receive the title of prince. However, when he heard that his younger brothers also had the same title, his happiness diminished somewhat.
The eldest prince felt that it was reasonable for Yinzhen to confer the title of Prince, after all, the merit of the Golden Rooster and Frost was enough, not to mention that Yinzhen had also done a lot of meritorious work during this military campaign.
But why should the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince be entitled to this?
His performance on the battlefield was mediocre, so why should he be considered an equal?
The crown prince was naturally very unhappy. As the heir apparent, having many brothers already made him feel very threatened. But to make matters worse, all of his brothers were exceptionally talented, none of them truly mediocre.
Now nearly a dozen brothers have been granted titles, and four more have been granted the title of prince.
This put the crown prince under a lot of pressure.
Others, of course, also had their own ideas.
However, inside the imperial study, the atmosphere was outwardly harmonious, a scene of brotherly love and filial piety, which anyone who saw it would describe as "warm and cozy."
At noon, Emperor Kangxi invited his sons to dine with him. Yinzhen could not eat. Eating with so many people, even though it was a feast of delicacies, was not as comforting as a bowl of soup or porridge at home.
After the meal, Kangxi allowed everyone to return home.
When the Crown Prince returned to Yuqing Palace, he had a cold face and locked himself in his study for half a day. The Crown Princess was relieved and came to see the Crown Prince despite being heavily pregnant.
As soon as I arrived at the study door, I saw the door open and a palace maid came out. The maid was pretty, with rosy cheeks and spring-like eyes. Her clothes were not very neat and her hair ornaments were a bit messy.
Is there anything the Crown Princess doesn't understand?
Just as the palace maid was about to greet the prince, she was stopped by the crown princess, who then led her people back home.
On the way back, the Crown Princess couldn't help but think that the Crown Prince probably didn't need her comfort.
The palace maid beside the Crown Princess was furious: "Your Highness, don't you care at all?"
In broad daylight in the study, that man, though the crown prince, is also the master's husband!
The Crown Princess said, "It's nothing. The most important thing right now is for Qing'an to give birth to the child in her womb."
The Crown Princess's heart was not with the Crown Prince. She was considered his second wife when she married him, and by the time she married him, the Crown Prince was no longer as illustrious as before.
It's not to the point where it could move the Crown Princess's heart. As long as a woman isn't moved, she's very clear-headed and knows what's most important.
As for the Crown Prince sleeping with a palace maid in his study during the day, what does that matter?
The Crown Princess said, "The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince, the master of Yuqing Palace. He can do whatever he wants. Don't mention this matter again."
"Yes, Master."
The Crown Princess touched her belly, thinking that the baby inside her would be born soon.
On the other hand, after the Crown Princess left, someone told the Crown Prince that he still valued her, after all, she was pregnant!
"Why has the Crown Princess come?"
"This servant didn't know either. He came over and left without saying a word."
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