Qingyan, with her hair styled in the Ruyi bun by Yin, walked towards the imperial tent. As soon as she entered, Consort Tong couldn't help but laugh. Yin personally styled Qingyan's hair, and Kangxi, seeing this, couldn't help but purse his lips. This fourth prince is really something.
Now they're poking at his sore spot. These past few days, Consort Tong has been receiving the other wives, always wearing Mongolian robes. Putting aside everything else, there's the Mongolian queue, which Kangxi would never wear.
"My little darling, this hairstyle is nice. From now on, Sulan can do your hair in a special way!" Qingyan's face turned red. Consort Tong must have found out.
snort!
Emperor Kangxi couldn't help but snort coldly.
Yin chuckled inwardly. In recent days, Kangxi's temper had become increasingly bad. At first, Yin thought it was because of a problem on the grasslands. Later, he learned from Lian Da that Consort Tong had changed into a Mongolian robe and was going to change into traditional Mongolian hairstyles.
When Kangxi saw Xiao Guai's hair, he was naturally upset.
"Mother, what's wrong with Father again!" After returning, Yin liked to act coquettishly around Consort Tong even more.
He wanted to make up for the regrets of his past life; he really didn't want to live a life without his parents' love again.
"Fourth Prince!" Kangxi looked at Yin. "Come with me to the study. I've given you all a break these past few days. Have you been studying diligently?"
Consort Tong watched the backs of the father and son and burst out laughing.
At this moment, Qingyan was still completely bewildered. Had Consort Tong taken some kind of laughing pill?
"Little darling, are you curious?" Consort Tong stared at Little Darling, her little expression amusing herself once again.
Qingyan nodded. When he first came in, Kangxi's expression was still quite amiable. But as soon as Consort Tong mentioned her hair, Kangxi's expression instantly darkened. Qingyan then understood what had happened.
"Xuan Ye is jealous!" Consort Tong looked at Xiao Guai with a smile and reached out to pinch Xiao Guai's cheek.
Consort Tong inquired about Qingyan's number of wives who had caused her trouble in the past few days.
"Mother, is Qinggertai really the expensive Grandma who wants to give to Yin's primary consort?" Qingyan couldn't hold back anymore. Whenever she went out, Qinggertai would definitely be hanging around her consort, making her lose all interest in the grasslands.
Consort Tong looked at Qingyan in surprise. What did he mean by that?
"That's what she told you?" Consort Tong was furious; Qinggertai was clearly up to no good behind her back.
Before her death, the Empress Dowager did not force Emperor Kangxi to grant her a marriage, which made it clear that she would not allow Qinggertai to marry a prince.
The Khorchin's ambitions were indeed growing. In the deep palace, the Empress Dowager could not seek benefits for them, and Consort Xin was even disliked by Emperor Kangxi. So the Mongol leaders focused all their attention on the princes.
Kangxi would not allow it, and she would certainly not allow it either.
Qingyan shook her head. Qinggertai didn't say anything, but her arrogance spoke volumes.
The people on the grasslands are probably getting anxious. In the next few years, the influence of the grasslands will gradually diminish, and then all their efforts will be in vain.
"Little darling, don't pay any attention to those people. There's no need for us to argue with them anymore," Consort Tong said with a cold smile.
The Empress Dowager feigned illness and brought all the wives of the princes to her, hoping they would discuss the matter of the fourth prince directly with her.
"Your Majesty, the wives of the two princes from the Mongolian steppe have arrived!" Shu walked in, her face full of helplessness.
These two wives must have heard the news that the Fourth Princess Consort was coming. Not only did they come themselves, but they also brought two princesses with them.
"Send them away!" Consort Tong sighed and ordered the maid to send them away.
Fuquan took the leaders of the grasslands to Qiumi, leaving behind his wives who were practically cunning and shrewish.
They would often find excuses to barge into her place. Consort Tong had to be thankful that she didn't live outside the Great Wall; otherwise, Shu certainly wouldn't have been able to stop those wives.
"The leaders went to visit my second brother Qiu Mi. His Majesty had business to attend to and did not go in person. So these people are no longer under control, and my wife and I haven't had a chat in a long time!" Consort Tong smiled faintly. She had seen every step of Xiao Guai's growth. This time, on the grassland, she not only made up for what she had missed, but the little guy had done even better.
Qingyan looked up at Consort Tong. She didn't have a good relationship with Consort Jue Luo, but she felt a lot of maternal love from Consort Tong.
"Little darling, you've been in Qiumi for a while now. What are your thoughts?" Yin was very cold towards the noble ladies of Mongolia, but this aroused the thoughts of many of them.
Neither Yin nor Yin Zhi were their favorites. One was rarely home, and the other preferred women to keep him company. They didn't have the same level of classical Chinese scholarship.
"They're very bold, unlike us who seem to be kept in our mansions and raised like children!" Qingyan thought about how these noble ladies had supposedly held a horse-riding competition to vie for the throne.
Consort Tong smiled. In the past, they were quite wild and untamed. Now, they have too many rules to follow, which is why the rules of upbringing have changed.
To be honest, she actually preferred noblewomen. The leaders of the grasslands also favored noblewomen. They had a noble status, and most importantly, they possessed a great deal of knowledge. When it came to educating the next generation, they were undoubtedly the best choice.
"Yes, there's more!"
“They are different from our women. Not only do they lack manners, but most importantly, they don’t know how to avoid using certain words when they speak.” The Manchu and Han people would use other sounds to avoid using the names of Kangxi and Xuan Ye, but it was different in Khorchin.
Not only did they not shy away from the topic, but they also spoke directly and bluntly, which Qingyan found extremely impolite.
Pfft!
Consort Tong couldn't help but laugh. The little guy was very observant. Every time Emperor Kangxi saw the memorials from the Mongol leaders, he would get furious.
"They won't shy away from it. How's your Mongolian language learning going?" Consort Tong had heard Emperor Kangxi complain many times that Xiao Guai's Mongolian was not very good, and misunderstandings often occurred.
"Quan can understand, I did it on purpose." Qingyan tilted her head back with a proud look, while Tong Gui shook his head helplessly.
"Mother, if I hadn't revealed some flaws, how could they have spoken to me so confidently, and in Mongolian at that? I've gathered quite a bit of information from them!" Qingyan said proudly, as much of this information was useful.
Consort Tong had to admit that Xiao Guai's plan was quite good, saving Kangxi a lot of trouble.
"My dear, you don't need to pretend anymore once you understand. Our royal family doesn't need a few more servants!" Consort Tong nodded Qingyan's head. "Those Mongolian princesses have said a lot about you!"
When the Mongolian wives came over, Consort Tong's expression turned sour because Qingyan's Mongolian was not fluent.
Qingyan is excellent and shouldn't leave a bad impression.
"Mm!" Qingyan nodded. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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