After finishing their meal, Tong Cheng'er and Huiyu had been chatting for so long that they felt it was enough. However, Tong Cheng'er was still thinking about keeping the two girls, Ruxue and Rulan, entertained!
So, the man said he had finished eating and it was time to go home.
Huiyu casually remarked, "You can't always stay at home."
Tong Cheng'er: ...
"I didn't stay here the whole time; I came out today, didn't I?"
"It's only just past lunchtime. If I go back now, I just want to stay at home."
Tong Cheng'er shook her head: "Sister, you've really wronged me this time. I'm not going home. I just thought that since I haven't been out for a long time, I might as well let Rulan and Ruxue go out for a while."
Of course, she also needed to check if the bookstore had any new stories, and while she was at it, she would urge the bookstore owner to give them some suggestions.
I'm getting a bit tired of reading those stories lately, and I can practically recite all the plots.
Huiyu: "I'm free this afternoon, and I don't want to go back so early anyway, so I'll go with you!"
Tong Cheng'er naturally had no objections: "I'd love for you to come with me, sister! You know the capital better than I do, so please show me the way when we go out later."
Huiyu smiled and said, "Okay."
As the two were about to leave, the door to the private room opened, and Liang Jiugong walked up to them and said, "Greetings to Princess Huiyu and Consort Tong. Master invites you both in for a chat."
Huiyu was a princess and had the good fortune to meet Liang Jiugong, so she knew him. Therefore, the master she referred to was: "Your Majesty?"
Liang Jiugong said with a smile, "Please!"
Tong Cheng'er was also stunned when she heard Huiyu say "Your Majesty". She was so lucky. She rarely went out, and she ran into Emperor Kangxi. Her luck was truly unparalleled.
After her initial surprise, Tong Cheng'er began to wonder why the Emperor would suddenly want to see them.
Huiyu is a princess of the imperial family and Emperor Kangxi's niece. She is about to marry a Mongolian. It seems reasonable for Emperor Kangxi to see her since he knows she is there, but the fact that he takes the opportunity to see her makes Tong Cheng'er a little confused.
Tong Cheng'er had never met Emperor Kangxi before, so this was the first time she had seen him.
Unlike other time-traveling women who remained calm and composed in the face of the emperor, Tong Cheng'er, despite having seen many national leaders on television in modern times, felt a different way when actually facing the ruler of a country. She was somewhat afraid, because she understood that in the feudal society before her, a single word from the emperor could decide a person's life or death.
Tong Cheng'er followed Huiyu to pay her respects to Emperor Kangxi with trepidation.
Kangxi looked at the two men with satisfaction, though he was somewhat afraid of them, but he didn't lose his composure.
After so many years as emperor, if a woman who knows his identity meets him for the first time and acts naturally and calmly, then he should be worried about whether he can hold onto his throne.
What the emperor wanted was prestige; the majesty of an emperor should naturally command the respect of ordinary people.
Emperor Kangxi was already quite satisfied with Tong Cheng'er because of her words earlier, and now he felt even more at ease.
Kangxi asked the two to stand up, and Tong Cheng'er then looked up and saw the two people behind Kangxi. Judging from Huiyu's greeting earlier, these two people were the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.
Yinzhen knew Tong Cheng'er, although they had only met twice. But those two encounters were enough for Yinzhen to remember Tong Cheng'er.
Tong Cheng'er had absolutely no recollection of Yinzhen. Her daily thoughts revolved around how to be lazy, and nothing else was on her mind. Besides, it had been a long time since their meeting at Tan Tuo Temple, and she had completely forgotten about it.
The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince both have good bearing. Although they still look like teenagers, they are indeed quite outstanding. It seems that Emperor Kangxi is very good at raising his sons, Tong Cheng'er thought to herself.
But she only sighed; she had no interest in getting too involved with the princes.
Tong Cheng'er stood obediently to the side. Kangxi first asked Huiyu some questions, and Huiyu answered honestly. Only then did Kangxi turn his attention to Tong Cheng'er.
"I just heard you speak about the Mongols, and what you said is quite right."
Tong Cheng'er broke out in a cold sweat and quickly tried to recall what she had just said. Then she was even more shocked to realize that she had said something she shouldn't have.
"This servant is ignorant and has made a fool of himself before Your Majesty."
Kangxi noticed her timidity and restraint, but didn't think anything of it.
After praising her a couple of times, I couldn't help but think of her brother when I thought of her mother, Alhatu.
"I remember you have an older brother who passed the provincial examination with top honors, and another older brother who works in the Ministry of War."
Tong Cheng'er nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"That's right, your father taught you well."
Upon hearing this, Tong Cheng'er thought that since Kangxi had praised her, he probably wouldn't blame her for her "unintentional words"!
With this self-comfort, he was no longer as uneasy as he had been at the beginning when facing Kangxi. It wasn't that he was no longer afraid, but he was much more natural.
"This servant thanks Your Majesty for your praise on behalf of Father."
After asking a few questions, Kangxi felt it was about time and let the two of them go.
Once outside the private room, Tong Cheng'er realized her legs were a little weak. She had to lean on Ru Lan and Ru Xue, who were waiting outside, to keep herself from losing her composure.
Fortunately, she recovered quickly. She took a few deep breaths and was fine.
Once outside the Moon Gazing Tower, Tong Cheng'er whispered to Huiyu in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Today really scared me to death. His Majesty is so majestic. Also, while the Moon Gazing Tower is nice, it's not very soundproof."
She's developed a phobia of that restaurant and will never dare to speak carelessly there again.
Huiyu was actually a little scared. It was wrong of them to talk about Mongolia in the first place. She had some complaints about marrying into Mongolia in her words, and Tong Cheng'er had also mentioned the Imperial Household Department at the beginning...
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