After saying that, An Ning looked at the other three: "His Majesty has finally given away his wealth once in a while, so you sisters should hurry up and make the most of it."
The three of them relaxed a lot upon hearing this, and then they took turns playing the jade tablet with Kangxi and Anning.
At first, Kangxi didn't quite understand the rules and lost three games in a row. But when he won the fourth game, after winning three games in a row, Anning realized that Kangxi was counting cards.
"Your Majesty, card counting is not an option."
Why not?
"How can we women be as thoughtful as you! If this continues, how can we possibly win? Wouldn't it be boring?"
Kangxi smiled and said, "Only you could tell that I was playing cards. This jade pendant is indeed interesting. It can be used to pass the time occasionally."
Playing cards is a rare form of entertainment.
However, Kangxi's interest came and went quickly. He liked to count cards, but Anning deliberately didn't count cards, so Kangxi won without any suspense. After winning three rounds in a row, he felt that the jade tablet was nothing special.
Then Kangxi casually found an excuse to end the game, but he was quite generous. With a wave of his hand, he gave the players a lot of rewards, real gold and silver.
Anning didn't lack these things, but she was still very happy. No one complained that she had too much money. One hundred taels of silver was still money, no matter how little it was.
The other three were overjoyed. They were not favored and lacked money the most. Without money to bribe officials, although they wouldn't go hungry or cold, life would never be very pleasant.
After seeing the three off, Kangxi went to the study with Anning. Looking at the Western mathematics books on her desk, a hint of surprise flashed in Kangxi's eyes.
"Why is my beloved concubine studying mathematics?"
An Ning looked at Kangxi with admiration: "I heard from the servants in the palace that Your Majesty is learned and knowledgeable, both in China and abroad. I would also like to read the books that Your Majesty has read."
Kangxi felt that Anning had feelings for him.
He was so deeply in love with his sons that he even made them learn Western arithmetic, though they were very reluctant to do so.
Anning took the initiative to learn, and to be honest, even Kangxi was somewhat moved.
He knew that mathematics was dry and boring.
"My beloved concubine is so thoughtful."
Then, the emperor sent gifts to Changchun Palace.
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