Upon arriving at the villa, Qingyan was attracted by the newly appeared house. On the surface, the house was just a new purchase by Fei Yanggu, but in reality, it was intended to be Qingyan's dowry.
"Little darling, this is a gift from your father and son!" Yin had heard early on that Fei Yanggu and his two sons had built a separate courtyard for Qingyan.
After they arrived, he sensed the care and affection that Fei Yanggu had for him.
Every place here was built according to Qingyan's preferences.
She grinned and looked around happily. The courtyard was built in the style of a traditional courtyard house. She didn't like the carved beams and painted pillars of the mansion, so Fei Yanggu and the others requested that the courtyard be particularly simple and rustic.
The second gate leads to Qingyan's main courtyard, which is similar in location to her new residence. Along the wall, Fei Yanggu personally had various mature fruit trees brought in, which will begin to bear fruit this summer.
"Father, this place is really nice!" Qingyan was delighted and ran to sit on the swing under the fruit tree.
At the old house, Qingyan, being immature, often caused trouble for Fei Yanggu, who was building a house for him to visit.
Jue Luo was worried about causing trouble, so she kept suppressing Qingyan's idea.
"I'm glad you like it, little darling." Fei Yanggu took Qingyan's little hand and helped her down from the swing.
Following the corridors on both sides, you can enter the third courtyard, which is the inner bedroom courtyard specially prepared for Qing banquets. Here, the trees are shady, and marble tables and benches are specially made under the shade of the trees.
When summer comes, you can have a place outside for Qi Qingyan. After passing the five main rooms of the inner palace, there is a stone bridge with lotus flowers planted underneath. At the end of the stone bridge, there is a pavilion surrounded by water on all sides.
Pale pink sage hangs around the pavilion, swaying in the breeze.
She approached the handrail of the stone bridge and looked at the pond where many fish were raised, some of them precious koi, and others of edible fish.
"These are all edible koi. It's quite relaxing to fish here by yourself; it has a unique charm." Although Fei Yanggu was a military general, he considered himself a scholar-general, and he greatly appreciated the things that scholars liked.
Pretentious affectation!
Qingyan recalled that many people in modern times say that although the upper class of the Qing Dynasty was old, they always regarded being cultured as an instinct.
They didn't care if they were seen as barbarians by the people inside the pass. The people didn't care who the ruler was, as long as they could live a peaceful, well-fed, and prosperous life.
"Father, when I come over next time, you can come with me too, okay?" Qingyan looked at the five-courtyard house. It would be too lonely if it was just the two of them.
Fei Yanggu looked at Yin, who nodded.
"Good!" Fei Yanggu was happy to accompany his youngest daughter on her travels. If possible, he would rather resign from his important post as the Nine Gates Admiral and visit his youngest daughter more often.
As long as the Empress Dowager is still alive, he is his daughter's support and must not allow outsiders to bully her.
Qingyan excitedly surveyed the garden. From the back window of the inner chamber, one could see the flowerbed in front of the stone bridge, which was planted with rare and precious flowers.
etc!
Qingyan's eyes widened in surprise. There were French roses in the flowerbed to her left!
“Um…” Qingyan stretched out her slender little hand, pointing to the roses in the flower garden, her mouth a little confused.
“Little darling, I got these dozen or so rose bushes from the florist,” Yin explained from the side.
In the Imperial Garden, there was only one large red rose bush. It was planted by Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong in their early years and had always been carefully arranged by Emperor Kangxi.
Qingyan looked at him in surprise. Did Sisi already know the meaning of roses?
She wasn't sure she was so lucky. She let go of Fei Yanggu's hand and sidled up to Yin.
"Fourth Brother, will you keep sending me these flowers?" Qingyan loves food, and Yin often plants delicious things around her so that she can pick fresh ingredients without leaving home.
"Yes!" Yin promised.
Cough cough.....
Fei Yanggu coughed a few times behind the two little figures. Qingyan walked back to his side. Father was really too sour. He had to think more before he could say a single word to Yin.
"Behind you is the racecourse that your father prepared for you!" Fei Yanggu led Qingyan through the stone gate on the left, and a racecourse about the size of two school playgrounds appeared before her.
This is even bigger than the racetrack inside the old house!
"From now on, you can't go out and run around as often. The noble ladies of the Eight Banners must not forget their roots. You should practice more here, so that when His Majesty goes on his birthday, you will be able to accompany the Fourth Prince to the hunting grounds." Yin's martial arts skills were not weak, and Kangxi was happy to show them off to his son and daughter-in-law.
Qingyan's mouth gaped slightly. They still wanted to hunt!
Aside from firearms, her skill with a bow and arrow was absolutely the worst among the wives!
"Father... Can I use firearms when hunting?!" Qingyan exclaimed helplessly.
Fei Yanggu was happy to raise his daughter as a son. Qingyan's firearms accuracy was better than that of the boys, which made Yin Luo feel somewhat proud.
"Father has granted your permission. You and your wives can go hunting. Someone will prepare firearms and bullets for you!" Yin said from the side.
After Emperor Kangxi discovered the power of firearms, he gradually began to regard them as an important weapon. During the campaign against Galdan, the light firearms caused the sacrifice of many Qing soldiers.
In his previous life, Emperor Kangxi was instigated by foreign missionaries such as Johann Adam Schall von Bell, and he suppressed the development of the Han Chinese resistance, leading the Qing Dynasty into that predicament.
Yin did not want the Qing Dynasty to continue to decline. During his campaigns, Yin also discovered the benefits of the Huo Tong system. Several princes joined forces and spoke highly of the system to Emperor Kangxi.
Qingyan's almond-shaped eyes lit up. She didn't need to practice archery anymore!
She was just about to praise Yin's competence when his next words sent her plummeting from heaven to hell.
"Father will test you privately. You need to be able to draw your bow and arrow three times." Yinqiong's face was very ugly. He was just relaying his father's words. It was obvious that he didn't want Qingyan to know this. No matter what, he couldn't fall behind in his archery skills.
Pfft!
Eshuo and Saito both laughed. Xiaoguai's little expression was so cute that it melted the hearts of all four of them.
Qingyan pouted and glared angrily at the four unruly people in front of her. They had all been practicing archery since they were six years old, and now they were asking her to do it.
Furthermore, Master Kang is just bored out of his mind. He doesn't care about so many important national affairs, but instead worries about her archery skills and progress in Manchu and Mongolian.
Awoo~
Fourth Brother is so unhelpful!
"My little darling, Father Emperor is just worried about you!" Qingyan's little thoughts were too easy to guess.
He didn't want to say that Kangxi simply couldn't stand Qingyan's leisurely life and insisted on adding more pressure to her.
Her lazy lifestyle makes you want to take a bite out of her.
"Hmph!" Qingyan turned her head away, ignoring him, and looked towards the northeast corner. Fei Yanggu had specially prepared a stable for her; it was spotless, and four or five purebred warhorses were leisurely grazing. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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