Harigana wasn't worried about Kangxi having anything going on with Consort De, but she really wanted to know what the former Empress Dowager would do with her life!
"Your Majesty, tomorrow is Xiao Si's birthday. I would like to invite Your Majesty to have a meal at Yonghe Palace."
Uya knelt on the ground, her words full of affection: "Your Majesty, this is the first time that the Fourth Prince has celebrated his birthday by my side. I thought you should go and see him too!"
Emperor Kangxi had forgotten about this matter. Of all his princes and princesses, the one he remembered most vividly was Yinreng's birthday. Not only was it the day he had raised Baocheng, but it was also the day his first empress passed away.
"I understand. You may go back now. I will be there!"
Emperor Kangxi would never shirk responsibility for anything his son received, for no matter what, he was still his son!
Uya was overjoyed. She had only wanted to come and try it out, but she hadn't expected to succeed. A smile immediately appeared on her face.
"Yes! Your Majesty, I thank you on behalf of Xiao Si. I will take my leave now!"
There was a reason why Uya was able to remain in favor. If it weren't for Harigana, any man would have liked such a well-mannered concubine!
Unfortunately, once Kangxi had Harigana, no matter how hard Uya tried, she would never look at him again.
"Go down!"
After Lady Uya left, Emperor Kangxi summoned Li Dequan.
"emperor!"
Emperor Kangxi leaned back on the dragon throne, lost in thought for a long time. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he chuckled softly.
"Oh!"
Li Dequan was puzzled, but he still stood respectfully to the side without daring to speak.
"Li Dequan, take some things from my private treasury and send them to Consort De. Tell her it's a birthday gift from me to the Fourth Prince!" After saying this, Kangxi threw the bracelet onto the desk. "Go and call the eldest, second, and third princes over!"
"Yes! This servant will go right away!"
Li Dequan was full of doubts. He finally understood Consort De's purpose. She must want to use the Fourth Prince's birthday as a springboard to see if she could get closer to the Emperor!
But why did the Emperor summon the three princes?
Consort Hui was still puzzled by Consort De's visit to the Qianqing Palace. In the inner palace, it is really not easy to keep something a secret.
Unexpectedly, before Consort De could figure out what was going on, the Emperor summoned several princes over.
"Yinti, when you get to your father's place, you must not be reckless, understand?"
Having been used to being outside the palace, Yinti couldn't do anything right for the first few days after returning. He was even reprimanded by the Emperor for speaking without restraint. Therefore, Consort Hui repeatedly reminded him, fearing that he would be punished by the Emperor.
"Mother, your son understands!"
Although she verbally agreed, she knew that her mother spoiled her, and if she really said or did something wrong, her mother would definitely plead with her father, the Emperor.
So he didn't take Consort Hui's words to heart, but he agreed readily on the surface!
Consort Hui was still worried, but with the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace watching, she couldn't say anything more even if she wanted to!
Consort Rong wasn't too worried. She knew her son well, and no matter what the Emperor's intentions were, nothing would happen to them. Because from the very beginning, she had never thought of competing for anything.
Yinreng didn't care at all, since Qianqing Palace was where he grew up, so he didn't think much of it and went to Qianqing Palace with the little eunuch.
The Crown Prince's palace was closest to the Qianqing Palace, so he was the first to arrive, followed by Yinti, and finally Yinzhi!
Do you know why I summoned you here?
Kangxi looked at his three sons standing before him. The eldest was broad-shouldered and burly, clearly a future general. The second was the crown prince, but Kangxi now harbored some doubts about him because of Empress Heseri. As for Yinzhi, he was only four years old, an age when he was still quite naive and wouldn't think about such things at all.
"Father, I did not know!"
Yinti, being the eldest son, naturally answered first!
Yinreng was also full of doubts. He thought that Kangxi wanted to ask him about his studies, but when he got here, he found out that he was also called elder brother and younger brother!
"Tomorrow is your fourth brother's birthday banquet. Is there anything you would like to say?"
Emperor Kangxi had no idea what was going on with Lady Wuya's enlightenment. He hadn't thought about it before, but now that he thought about it, something seemed off about Lady Wuya.
That evening, he would send guards to thoroughly investigate the Wuya clan, but he still had other things to do.
"Father, when I celebrated my birthday, my fourth brother didn't give me any gifts. Now that it's his birthday, I don't know what to give him!" Yinti looked at Kangxi, fearless as a newborn calf, let alone someone who was already a bit of a tiger!
Yinreng wanted to hold Yinti's hand. Although he was younger than Yinti, he understood his father better than he did. What Yinreng liked most was brotherly love and respect.
His words are very likely to earn him a reprimand from the Emperor!
Before he could make a move, he heard: "Father, how about I wish my fourth brother many happy returns of the day? Living half a year longer is fine, it's just nice to say, but if he really lives to be a hundred, wouldn't he be a demon?"
Kangxi's forehead veins bulged, and Yinreng, holding Yinzhi's hand, quietly took a small step back to the side, afraid of being harmed by innocent people.
"Boss, starting tomorrow, your homework will be doubled!"
Yinqi wanted to retort, but he was perceptive enough to notice Kangxi's livid face and ultimately pursed his lips in silence. However, he thought to himself, what's the point of all that literary stuff? Why not add riding and archery lessons to his curriculum?
"Father, shall I go out with my eldest brother and third brother to discuss this?"
Yinreng spoke up, saying it would be better to leave this troublesome place first. If Xiaosan said anything more later, the three of them would probably get their butts bruised and battered!
"Go, think it over carefully, and come with me tomorrow! But the three of you must remember, you must not tell anyone about today's events, not even your mother! Do you understand?"
"No, Father Emperor, you're asking me to send gifts, but you're not telling Mother. Where am I supposed to get the presents?"
Yinqi couldn't help but argue back!
Yinreng was initially saddened because the two of them had mothers while he did not, but after hearing Yinti's words, he suddenly stopped being sad!
"roll!"
Before Kangxi could finish speaking, Yinqi interrupted him.
"Oh! Your subject takes his leave!"
Yinreng wanted to laugh, but dared not. He quickly grabbed Yinti's hand and, before he could speak, pulled the people on either side of him to kneel on the ground: "Father, your son, elder brother, younger brother, and I will think it over carefully. Once we have made a decision, we will definitely seek out Eunuch Li. At that time, we ask Father to take the trouble to prepare some gifts for our sons!"
Yinqi's eyes widened, and he blurted out before he could think, "You can do it like that?"
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