The next day, Tong Cheng'er and Yingyu went to the Imperial Garden with the crowd.
The scenery of the Imperial Garden was naturally exceptional; as the emperor's garden, it was certainly no ordinary place.
Unfortunately, Tong Cheng'er was not good at appreciating gardens. To her, this exquisite garden was similar to her own garden, perhaps only slightly larger. She even thought it was less pleasing to the eye than her own garden.
After accompanying Yingyu for a while, Tong Cheng'er felt a little tired and asked her, "When are we going back?"
Yingyu smiled and said, "We've only been out for a short while, let's stay a little longer."
Tong Cheng'er didn't refuse after all, so she accompanied her for a stroll.
During this time, she ran into some people she had met when she accompanied her mother out before the talent show, and she is now able to exchange a few polite greetings with them.
Then there are the people Yingyu knows. She is lively and there are many people learning needlework, so she naturally knows quite a few people.
Tong Cheng'er also greeted many people.
Yingyu noticed that Tong Cheng'er's brows were slightly furrowed, and she understood that Tong Cheng'er probably really didn't like coming out. In addition, it was a bit hot outside, and Tong Cheng'er was also feeling the heat, so it was time for her to go back.
Let's go back!
Upon hearing this, Tong Cheng'er immediately smiled.
"Okay, let's go back quickly."
Even though the Imperial Garden seemed very peaceful, she still didn't dare to stay any longer, feeling that something was about to happen.
Saying they were going back, the two headed towards Chuxiu Palace.
Before they even left the Imperial Garden, they ran into a group of young ladies-in-waiting.
The group of young women seemed to be heading towards the pavilion next to them when they happened to meet. Among them were two women whom Yingyu knew, so they inevitably stopped to chat.
They finished speaking after only a few words, and just as they were about to say goodbye and leave, a group of people approached from not far away.
Tong Cheng'er noticed that almost all of them were people she knew.
The one in the lead was Emperor Kangxi, followed by the Crown Prince, the First Prince, the Fourth Prince, and others she didn't recognize, but judging from their clothing, they should also be princes.
Tong Cheng'er's eyelids twitched uncontrollably. What was going on? She shouldn't have come out today.
Emperor Kangxi and his entourage also saw this group of young women.
Emperor Kangxi frowned and asked Liang Jiugong, "What's going on?"
When Liang Jiugong saw the candidates, someone told him what was going on, so when Kangxi asked him, he already knew what had happened: "The candidates are on rest for the day. Consort Tong has allowed them to enjoy the flowers in the Imperial Garden."
It was Consort Tong's idea, so Kangxi didn't say anything more; he was still willing to give her that much face.
Emperor Kangxi didn't have many reservations about the imperial concubines. Besides, he was just passing by, so it didn't really matter to him.
Then Tong Cheng'er saw Kangxi walking this way and then coming to the ladies-in-waiting.
Emperor Kangxi was easily recognizable in his bright yellow dragon robe. The young ladies were also surprised by the coincidence and bowed to him with astonishment on their faces.
Tong Cheng'er was at the back of the crowd, with many people in front of her, so she was not very noticeable. Among Kangxi's entourage, only Yinzhen noticed her at a glance; the others didn't really notice her.
After all, she wasn't exceptionally beautiful. Besides, although she had met Emperor Kangxi and some of his princes a few times, they saw countless people every day. Tong Cheng'er wore the uniform issued to all the imperial concubines. If someone with a slight case of face blindness came over and thought they were all cut from the same mold!
It would be strange if anyone could recognize it.
Emperor Kangxi said in a deep voice, "Get up, all of you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Kangxi, with his sons following behind him, did not intend to stay any longer and was about to leave.
But then an accident happened.
Someone in the crowd exclaimed, "Who pushed me?"
Then one of the young ladies-in-waiting fell forward. The ladies-in-waiting were standing quite close together, so it didn't matter that she fell, but she fell right onto the person in front of her, and the person in front of her fell onto the person next to them...
One after another...
The scene instantly descended into chaos.
There may have been some people trying to take advantage of the chaos, and this commotion ended up right in front of Emperor Kangxi and his entourage.
Tong Cheng'er didn't want to cause trouble, so she quickly moved to a secluded spot before she was implicated.
Yinzhen noticed Tong Cheng'er's movements. He glanced at the chaotic scene and quietly moved towards a certain place without making a sound.
Tong Cheng'er left the center of the chaos and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw a young woman "fly" towards her. She looked terrified and tried to dodge.
However, she is usually too lazy to move, so her movements are not particularly agile. Then, she was careless and failed to dodge, and was "hit".
Then, she fell backward into Yinzhen's arms.
Yinzhen lay on the ground, staring at the back of Tong Cheng'er's head, and thought that even the back of her head looked more pleasing to the eye than others.
Tong Cheng'er also realized that she had not landed directly in Mother Earth's embrace, but had instead landed with her back against someone's chest.
She made a move to get up, and Yinzhen, seeing this, "accidentally" touched the hand she was using to brace herself, and then Tong Cheng'er fell back into his arms.
At this moment, the people around Kangxi had already stabilized the situation. What Kangxi saw was that his fourth son, who was forbidden from touching women, was now lying on the ground with a young lady in his arms. The key point was that, judging from his expression, there was no problem at all.
He was utterly shocked.
Then he quickly instructed Liang Jiugong: "Go and help the Fourth Prince up." Don't let him put on a brave face just to save face.
Liang Jiugong hurried over, and Tong Cheng'er hurriedly got up, then knelt down to the side, bowing her head and pleading guilty, "Please punish me, Your Majesty and Fourth Prince."
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