Three days before the Emperor's birthday, Emperor Kangxi specially ordered Consort Tong to summon the entire Yin family to Changchun Garden. After the five members of the Yin family entered Consort Tong's quarters, Emperor Kangxi, dressed in a blue dragon robe, sat in the main seat and watched the twins enter with a smile.
Under the guidance of their parents, the twins respectfully bowed and greeted Emperor Kangxi.
"Proceed with the kowtow!" Kangxi was pleased to see that the children behaved well. "When you two are out in public, just make sure you follow the proper etiquette. In private, you don't need to be so formal!"
Emperor Kangxi did not want his three children to become estranged from him; he hoped they would maintain their previous close and affectionate relationship.
“Mafa, we’ve also helped prepare the birthday gift for this year’s Emperor Kangxi, but it’s quite simple. So, we’ve decided to give it to you ahead of time!” Yiken’e glanced at his sister and said directly to Kangxi.
Emperor Kangxi was slightly taken aback. The twins were still young, and he thought that even if gifts were to be given on the Emperor's birthday, they should be prepared by Yin and Qingyan. He did not expect that these two clever little devils would actually prepare them themselves.
He turned his gaze to Yin, who nodded slightly, and Kangxi's smile deepened.
"Alright, Mafa, let's see what it is!" Kangxi said readily, looking at the children.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen glanced at Suzhu, who then brought over a mahogany tray covered with a bright yellow cloth.
“Mafa, this is a birthday gift that Ahhun and I prepared together. Ahhun said that it’s a small gift but a big sentiment!” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen tilted his little head and said directly.
Kangxi lifted the bright yellow cloth and looked at the things on the tray with a smile on his face.
On a bright red brocade cloth, a longevity pattern was embroidered with gold thread. The embroidery of this longevity pattern was too immature, but Emperor Kangxi was very moved.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen is too young; it will probably take him quite a while to complete this longevity painting.
"Did you embroider this yourself?!" Consort Tong turned her head and looked on in surprise. She quickly asked Hutulifengshengzhalafen.
“Yes, Grandma, I really embroidered it!” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen puffed out her little chest and said, “Ahun wrote the character ‘Fu’ (福, meaning good fortune) himself, we traced it together, and then I embroidered it myself!”
Emperor Kangxi cherished this gift made by the twins and praised them with great joy.
"Li Dequan, label this for me and put it in the Qianqing Palace." Kangxi felt a sense of pride.
After the morning court session, Kangxi decided to summon Fei Yanggu to show him the gifts the twins had given him, hoping that this would surely make the guy jealous.
"Mafa really likes the gifts for both of you!" Kangxi said directly.
Yin listened and looked at Kangxi in surprise. During the previous birthday celebrations, Kangxi had received many similar gifts. Therefore, Yin and Qingyan were worried that the children's gifts might not be to Kangxi's liking. If so, they would speak to Consort Tong.
“Mafa, we’ve really been working hard!” Yiken’e also mentioned that Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen had been practicing her embroidery of the hand gesture pattern on a purse for a long time.
Kangxi picked up Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen and sat her on his lap.
"Does your hand still hurt?" Kangxi held Hutulifengshengzhalaf's left hand, looking at the numerous needle marks on it.
"Yes, it hurts a lot! But I feel very happy!" Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen said directly.
Consort Tong smiled, this girl's sincerity was very much like Qingyan back then.
"From now on, Mafa will provide you with the best embroiderers, and we won't have to embroider these things anymore!" Kangxi felt sorry for the child, who was so young, having to suffer like this.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other three adults stared at Kangxi in astonishment.
“Your Majesty, if you prepare an embroiderer for Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, her needlework will always be so bad. How will she embroider purses for her husband?” Consort Tong was truly at a loss for words when she heard Kangxi’s words.
"Hmph, who would let our Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen embroider purses again?" Kangxi would never let Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen's little hands be like this again.
Consort Tong was speechless; she really is a granddaughter-obsessed person.
"Father, we must let Hutulifengshengzhalafen practice. Otherwise, we won't be able to protect her for long. One day, she will have to face it on her own!" Yin hoped that Kangxi would not interfere with Hutulifengshengzhalafen's teaching.
At the mansion, Qingyan paid close attention to Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen's teachings, hoping she would learn how to manage a backyard.
Of course, the most important thing is how to manage her husband's heart. Although Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen is still young, among the royal daughters, there are very few as innocent as Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen.
"Enough, you two are overthinking it!" Kangxi said directly. "The husband chosen for the little girl will definitely be the best, and she won't suffer any grievances."
"Grandfather, don't you like the birthday gift I made?" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen sensed that something was off about Kangxi's tone and quickly asked.
"Of course not, Mafa likes it very much, but he feels sorry that my Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen will suffer!" Kangxi quickly said.
The other three, watching Kangxi's actions, couldn't help but think to themselves, "That little girl really knows how to handle things. Otherwise, with all three of us trying to persuade her, Kangxi would never have changed his mind."
"Then do I often prepare purses for the Emperor?" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen asked.
"Of course, you can have your father bring it to me directly, how about that?!" Kangxi said directly, looking at the little guy's expectant eyes.
Yin was speechless. His own father and daughter were chatting and laughing, talking about wanting a purse, and he had simply acted as a messenger.
"Fourth Prince, remember that Hutulifeng Shengzhalafen has prepared something. Bring it to me immediately, without delay!" Kangxi took the blue purse that Hutulifeng Shengzhalafen had used and directly replaced the one that the embroiderers had carefully prepared.
He hung the purse he had taken off directly on Yiken'e's waist. Yin frowned slightly. The purses that Kangxi used were mostly decorated with dragon patterns. If someone with ulterior motives saw them, Yiken'e would definitely become a target.
"Father, this is inappropriate!" Yin wanted to refuse.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it." Kangxi waved his hand, telling Yin to stay aside and not disturb the grandfather and grandson's bonding time.
Yin sighed. It seemed he would have to worry about things even more!
"Xuan Ye, didn't we agree that the twins wouldn't steal the spotlight this year for the Emperor's birthday celebration?!" Consort Tong said directly.
Emperor Kangxi sighed. The situation in the palace was not good, which was why they made this decision.
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