Cheng Jia returned to her courtyard, where she now lived alone. Li Jia had moved away after that, supposedly to become a nun and pray for the Qing Dynasty, but no one knew if it was true or not.
When Emperor Jingning returned to Kunning Palace, he saw He Xue playing with building blocks with Mo Yaqi.
These building blocks were drawn with snow patterns and made by the Eleventh Prince. Mo Yaqi really liked this toy.
Now, the Eleventh Prince has given each of his nephews and nieces a set of building blocks.
Seeing this, the Ninth Prince immediately seized the opportunity and ordered mass production. The building blocks became a sensation in the capital, and even jade building blocks were produced.
He Xue noticed a shadow in front of him and looked up to see Emperor Jingning standing in front of him.
"Your Majesty!" He Xue helped Mo Yaqi to her feet, and Mo Yaqi gave Emperor Jingning a somewhat informal bow.
Emperor Jingning bent down and picked up Mo Yaqi, asking with a smile, "Did you have fun?" Mo Yaqi replied in her childish voice, "Yes! Can Father play with me?"
Emperor Jingning laughed and pinched her little cheek. "Father has something to say to Mother. How about another day?"
"Okay!" Mo Yaqi agreed, "Pinky promise!"
"Okay, pinky promise!" Emperor Jingning made a promise to Mo Yaqi before letting the wet nurse take Mo Yaqi away.
"Your Majesty, how is Father Emperor's health?" He Xue knew that Emperor Jingning had gone to Changchun Garden.
"Your face is glowing, and you look much stronger than you did in the palace!" Emperor Jingning helped He Xue sit down. Because of her triplets, He Xue was only three months pregnant, but her belly looked like that of a five-month pregnant woman.
"You saw Hongchen?"
"I saw him. He went hunting and asked me to bring back a hide for you and Mo Yaqi. When I came back, he was having a barbecue with Father Emperor!" Emperor Jingning said with a hint of resentment in his eyes.
He Xue chuckled lightly: "Is His Majesty blaming Hongchen for not preparing anything for you?"
“I don’t need his stuff. What good stuff could he possibly hunt? I’ll hunt some good pelts for you when we go on the Mulan Autumn Hunt!”
"Alright, then I'll wait!" He Xue said with a smile. "Actually, Hongchen still misses you, his father. Last time he got a piece of jade, didn't he immediately send it to you?"
"Hmph! At least he has a conscience!" Although Emperor Jingning expressed his disdain, there was an undisguised smile in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, didn't you have something to tell me?"
Emperor Jingning didn't know how to start the conversation. He was worried that Xue would misunderstand him. "Didn't I tell you not to call me Your Majesty!"
“I can’t keep calling you Crown Prince, can I? Besides, I’m not a child anymore, so it’s not appropriate to address you like that!” He Xue said.
"You can just call me Yinreng!"
"Let's forget about it. If someone with ulterior motives finds out, it will be troublesome for both of us. It's just a form of address, it doesn't affect anything!"
"Your Majesty, let's get back to the main topic and stop talking about these things!" He Xue said to Emperor Jingning with a smile.
Emperor Jingning smiled awkwardly, "Well... Father Emperor called me today mainly to talk about the imperial concubine selection!"
As Emperor Jingning spoke, he observed He Xue's expression. "He Xue, don't worry, I won't be holding a talent show!"
Seeing Emperor Jingning's nervous expression, He Xue grasped his hand and said, "Your Majesty, you don't need to be too nervous. I believe what you said."
"It's definitely time for a talent show; the members of the imperial clan need to get married too!"
"How did you know?" Emperor Jingning asked. [He Xue really believed me!]
"I just met some people who complained to me that all the young men in their families should be getting married!" He Xue guessed that Kangxi was looking for Emperor Jingning because of this.
"How dare they bother you with this!" Emperor Jingning said angrily. In order to prevent He Xue from worrying too much, he trained many people to handle palace affairs.
"They really had no other choice! Anyway, I'm fine!"
"Father Emperor said that Mother Tong will come to the palace to handle the selection of concubines, so you don't need to worry about these things!"
"Okay, I understand!" He Xue didn't have much energy to deal with the talent show right now.
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