Hongxi watched helplessly as his sister went out to play with others without taking him along, and he felt a little unhappy.
His way of expressing it was by pouting and looking unhappy.
Seeing his condition, Lady Guarjia took him to stroll in the garden outside and tried to comfort him.
“You are too young now. Your older sister can only take you to play in Yanbo Palace. We can’t go to any further places.”
Hongxi pouted, but still nodded obediently.
"The scenery in this palace is especially beautiful. Let your mother show you around."
Guarjia carried him all the way, and finally sat down to rest in a pavilion.
Immediately, palace maids came forward to serve tea and water, taking great care of the guests.
Hongxi ran around and played in the pavilion, glancing at the surrounding scenery every now and then, and the unhappiness in his heart immediately disappeared.
"Hey, is that Second Sister-in-law in the pavilion?" Yin Tao's voice came from not far away, and then he was seen being led over by Wan Liuhashi.
Guarjia and Wanliuha exchanged a smile, which was considered a greeting.
"I was just about to take Twelve out for a stroll when we unexpectedly ran into the Crown Princess and the young prince."
Lady Wanliuha was one of Emperor Kangxi's concubines and an elder of the Crown Princess. However, her rank was too low to warrant the Crown Princess performing a half-bow.
“Wenxi went out to play with her friends, and I was worried that Hongxi would feel bored, so I brought him along.”
Lady Wanliuha glanced at the uncle and nephew who were already playing together and sighed, "Who would have thought that I, a mere noblewoman, would have two princes by my side? It's just a pity that neither of them is my biological son."
She paused, then sighed and said, "The fact that Yinzhen carried Hongxi into the water really terrified me. I had heard that the Fourteenth Prince had a bad temper, but I never imagined he would do something like this. I..."
She looked at Guarjia with a face full of guilt, "Afterwards, I wanted to visit Hongxi at Yuqing Palace, but my status made it inconvenient. In addition, because of my low rank, even though I can move freely in the inner palace, there are still many inconveniences."
Lady Guarjia was at a loss for words. She felt resentful thinking about how Hongxi had almost been killed by Yinzhen. However, it was Kangxi's decision to register Yinzhen under Lady Wanliuha's name. Moreover, this mother and son, who were registered under her name, probably hadn't even met formally a few times before this happened. No one could possibly vent their resentment on Lady Wanliuha.
"Although Yinti is not a good one, Yintao is quite good. The master has mentioned it occasionally, if only he could grow up happily and healthily."
Hearing Guarjia say this, Wanliuha was finally relieved.
The Crown Prince is the heir apparent and the person the Emperor cares about most.
If Yinzhen had offended the other party to death, it would be extremely unfair to Yintao.
The two sat in the pavilion talking, while Yin Tao led Hongxi to play in the open space in front of the pavilion.
He would occasionally point to the flowers in the distance and comment on them, and occasionally point to the fish in the pond and make a few jokes.
Yin Tao was raised by Su Ma La Gu and had a particularly cheerful personality.
Since he had no chance of succeeding to the throne, both the concubines in the harem who had princes and the older princes treated him well.
This is precisely why he developed his cheerful personality.
"Hongxi, shall we go catch some fish?" Yintao looked at the fish in the pond and found them to be very beautiful.
Hongxi also wanted to catch fish, but as soon as he got close to the pond, he remembered that he had almost drowned, and he pouted and didn't say anything.
Xiuhe immediately explained, "Your Highness, our young prince has been afraid of water ever since he fell in, so he probably won't be able to go fishing with you."
Yin Tao then remembered this, patted his head, and said embarrassedly, "Look at me, the uncle, I actually forgot about this. How about this, I'll catch the fish, and you watch the basket for me. After we catch them, we'll grill them and eat them, okay?"
Upon hearing this, the palace servants behind him glanced at the plump fish in the pond, thinking that the fish would taste good if grilled.
Hongxi thought so too.
So Xiuhe ordered someone to fetch fishing gear and told the Crown Princess and Wanliuha about it. Naturally, the two of them had no objections. As long as the two children could have fun, what else could they disagree with?
As a result, many imperial concubines or female relatives of officials who came out for a walk would see a pair of people, one big and one small, fishing by the pond at this time.
The palace servants who were following behind initially stood properly, but after a while they started standing aside cheering them on, and some even stepped forward to help.
In just over an hour, the small basket was filled with plump carp.
When Kangxi learned of the news, he had just finished discussing the disaster situation in Suzhou with Suo'etu. He turned around and heard that the koi he had specially ordered people to raise were being put into baskets by one of his sons and grandsons. He hurriedly took Liang Jiugong and rushed to the scene.
The old man could smell the aroma of grilled fish even before he arrived at the scene. He subconsciously swallowed and quickened his pace.
Soon, he saw a big boy and a little boy gathered around a simple frame. The chubby boy was directing the older boy to turn the skewered fish over, and every now and then he would grab a handful of seasoning from the box and sprinkle it on the fish.
The palace servants around them also split into several groups, each busy with grilling fish on the racks.
Hongxi spotted Kangxi first and, with his short legs, rushed towards the old man, shouting, "Grandpa, let's eat grilled fish!"
Emperor Kangxi was heartbroken.
He was ultimately too late.
Kangxi scooped up the chubby little boy, and his voice trembled as he spoke.
"Why did they suddenly start grilling fish out of nowhere?"
Hongxi hugged Kangxi's neck and said coquettishly, "I want to give it to my Grandfather."
Hmph, I've known for a long time that the koi here were Emperor Kangxi's favorite. He even blamed the palace servants who were guarding them for the deaths of two koi due to the weather.
Now that I'm here, I'm determined to prevent such a thing from happening again.
So what should we do?
Let's scoop them all up and eat them!
Yinreng, who had just arrived following closely behind Kangxi, overheard his son's thoughts as soon as he got close, and felt that he had come for nothing.
He was worried that his son didn't know how valuable the koi in the pond were, which was why he accidentally ate them; he never imagined it was intentional.
Kangxi's heartache vanished immediately upon hearing his eldest grandson's words. Well then, since his youngest son and eldest grandson were so filial, what could he say?
"Father, have a taste." Yin Tao was a carefree person, and also a good at handling things.
Upon seeing Kangxi arrive, the fisherman immediately rushed over with the grilled fish and utensils. Kangxi was saddened to see the once bright red koi carp now charred black, but thankfully it still smelled good.
Before Liang Jiugong could test the poison, Emperor Kangxi took a bite with his chopsticks.
Wow, it tastes pretty good.
Seeing this, Hongxi and Yintao exchanged a glance, knowing that Kangxi liked to eat this.
Hongxi knew that Kangxi liked strong flavors, so he deliberately added a little more seasoning when adding the ingredients.
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