He was never liked by his brothers, disliked for his expressionless face, and was even called the Cold-Faced Prince. Yet his chubby son was so charming and lovable...
Sitting in a secluded corner, watching the fine tea at the table in the center, he too was dumbfounded, just like Fourth Master.
She never expected that her chubby son would be so popular with all the princes and noblemen. Moreover, Jiaming suddenly looked up at Emperor Kangxi, who was sitting at the head of the table.
She couldn't help but feel that something was off about Emperor Kangxi. As for what was wrong, Jiaming followed Emperor Kangxi's gaze and saw that it was directed at her own chubby son, Hongxuan.
Could it be?
I remember that every time Hongxuan entered the palace, Emperor Kangxi would go to Yonghe Palace.
There were also several unbelievable moments she caught in the act: the emperor was actually playing a game of spitting on each other with Hongxuan—uh, no, I mean, a game of kissing each other.
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Oh my god, no!
Jiaming felt immense pressure as she felt the burning gazes of her own wife, Lady Li, Lady Hesheli, and the wives and concubines of the other princes.
The little devil in her heart thought to herself: Son, can you tone down your charm a bit? Your mother can withstand the envious and jealous looks from others, but I don't like the trouble caused by that envy and jealousy!
At the head of the table, Emperor Kangxi pursed his lips tightly, toying with a wine cup in his hand, his eyes fixed on the Tenth Prince, who was happily stroking Hongxuan's head, preparing to feed him.
Suddenly, the Tenth Master felt a chill down his spine and couldn't help but shiver.
What happened? Did you catch a cold?
The moment Tenth Master paused, Xiao Hongxuan interpreted it as this uncle refusing to give him food.
Hmph, if they won't feed us here, there are plenty of other places that will.
The little guy glanced at Tenth Master with a haughty air, then turned to look at Ninth Master, and in an instant, a pure and beautiful smile appeared on his face.
At the head of the table, Emperor Kangxi looked at Xiao Hongxuan's bright and beautiful smile, feeling warm and happy. However, when he turned his gaze to Ninth Prince, his eyes held a hint of displeasure.
He gripped the wine glass in his hand, thinking of Xiao Hongxuan's soft little body, and immediately made a decision in his heart: he had never fed Xiao Hongxuan like this before, so he had to give it a try.
At first, Emperor Kangxi only cared about Xiao Hongxuan because he looked remarkably like the Fourth Prince. He simply wanted to use this little guy to make fun of his cold-faced son.
However, as he got to know the child, looking into his clear black eyes and seeing his pure and beautiful smile, he felt incredibly relaxed and developed a good impression of the child.
However, he had many grandsons, and this child was just a grandson born out of wedlock. Even if he had some good impression of him, it was not as important as his son's legitimate children.
Everyone has worries and times when they feel heavy-hearted, especially since he was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. With so many matters concerning the court and the harem weighing on his mind, he rarely had a moment of peace.
But whenever he was with this innocent child, his heart finally found a moment of peace and ease under the influence of his bright and beautiful smile.
That feeling was wonderful and comfortable. I imagine that his sons, who outwardly appeared to be brothers and were actually engaged in all sorts of open and covert struggles, must have felt the same way. That's why they always wanted to go to the fourth prince's residence. Even if it was against the rules for the fourth prince to take a concubine, they still wanted to get involved, just to see Hongxuan.
I want to be by his side to feel the cleansing effect of his bright and beautiful smile, to lighten my heart, and to temporarily get rid of the heaviness and unhappiness that I have been carrying for a long time.
And so, as they spent more and more time together, he grew to like his grandson Hongxuan more and more.
Everyone has a possessive streak, and Emperor Kangxi was no exception.
He hadn't spent much time with Hongxuan and missed his grandson. Moreover, seeing his sons feeding Hongxuan made him itch to do the same.
So, after the banquet, Emperor Kangxi, unusually, issued an imperial edict to Li Dequan, which roughly meant that the princes and grandsons over the age of three would be treated as usual, while those under the age of three would all be taken to a side hall by Li Dequan.
Thus, under these circumstances, young Hongxuan was taken to a side hall, and then, through the machinations of this eunuch Li, was taken to where Emperor Kangxi was.
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"Your Majesty, this servant has brought Prince Hongxuan."
As soon as Xiao Hongxuan was brought here, he quietly gazed at the familiar bright yellow figure at the head of the table. He blinked his clear black eyes, and suddenly, a smile flashed in them.
"Eeee-yah-yah!" The excited little guy waved his chubby hands, kicked his chubby legs, and leaned his little body toward Emperor Kangxi.
When Emperor Kangxi saw Hongxuan's performance, he was overjoyed to find that his beloved grandson actually remembered his imperial father.
"Come here, let me hug you!"
With no one else around, and the only person present being Li Dequan, whom he trusted and wouldn't reveal the truth, Emperor Kangxi accepted Xiao Hongxuan without any hesitation and even kissed the little guy's rosy cheeks.
Xiao Hongxuan immediately returned the greeting and kissed Emperor Kangxi on the cheek.
After the grandfather and grandson had a brief, incoherent conversation, Li Dequan brought over a bowl of steamed egg custard.
Emperor Kangxi sat down, holding little Hongxuan's soft body, took the spoon from Li Dequan, scooped up a spoonful of egg custard, and held it to little Hongxuan's mouth, looking at the little guy expectantly.
He was just waiting for the little guy to give him a bright smile, then open his mouth, and then he would feed him.
Unexpectedly, the little guy twitched his nose, smelled the familiar and delicious steamed egg custard, and looked at the custard with great reluctance.
Then he frowned, pursed his lips tightly, and turned his head away, avoiding Emperor Kangxi's attempt to feed him.
"..." Emperor Kangxi silently held up a spoonful of steamed egg custard, looked at the custard, and then glanced at Xiao Hongxuan.
Why aren't you eating?
Li Dequan was also puzzled. At the banquet, Prince Hongxuan was clearly enjoying his meal and had a good appetite.
Why are you being so disrespectful to your master?
Emperor Kangxi couldn't understand it either. Unwilling to give up, he held the spoonful of egg custard in a different direction and continued to feed Xiao Hongxuan.
But the little guy just wouldn't cooperate and still refused to eat.
Emperor Kangxi was agitated and looked at Li Dequan, "Why isn't Hongxuan eating?"
"This servant doesn't know either," Li Dequan replied with a bitter face. Just then, he saw Prince Hongxuan staring intently at a bowl of minced meat porridge on the table, in addition to the steamed egg custard.
He had specially asked the imperial kitchen to make it for the master, because the master hadn't eaten much at the banquet, and this minced meat porridge tasted good, so he took the liberty of bringing over a bowl.
Then, Li Dequan had a sudden inspiration and subconsciously said, "Master, the young prince might not want to eat steamed egg custard; he wants to eat meat porridge."
"Oh?" Emperor Kangxi looked down and saw that Hongxuan was staring intently at the bowl of steaming, fragrant minced meat porridge, his little nose twitching and a little drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.
Li Dequan quickly wiped it clean with a handkerchief.
Emperor Kangxi: It seems that he really might want to eat minced meat porridge that smells even better.
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