On the day before the Golden Banquet Festival, all the items that the princes had brought were sent to the palace. When Emperor Kangxi heard that the fourth prince had specially sent things to Chenggan Palace, he read the memorial and hurried over.
"Lanya, quickly show me the fourth prince's things!" Kangxi said urgently.
That old fellow Fei Yanggu actually flaunted the fishing rod Qingyan gave him in broad daylight. As soon as he saw it was an imported item, he coveted it. His daughter, who was obsessed with him, would never give it away. Even his imperial authority wouldn't work on him.
Consort Tong smiled and said that as Kangxi grew older, he and Fei Yanggu would act like two old children, often comparing themselves to each other. Sometimes, they would even compare their battle results.
Fei Yanggu did better than others; he didn't just let Kangxi win, but relied entirely on his true abilities.
"Hmph, the day after tomorrow, let's go to Changchun Garden, and let Xiao Guai and the others go to Yuanmingyuan together." Because of the birth of the twins, Emperor Kangxi bestowed Yuanmingyuan upon Yin in advance.
Consort Tong smiled, thinking, "These two old children."
"Should we inform Fei Yanggu?" Consort Tong asked. "Li Dequan, come in!"
Consort Tong ate fruit, and Qingyan specially brought out strawberries and other items, all grown in the vegetable garden of the villa.
"Of course!" Kangxi opened the box, inside were two fishing rods. "Hmph, let's see if Fei Yanggu still dares to show off. Here are my two rods."
These imported goods were not cheap. Even wealthy families were considered fortunate to own one or two items. The tributes presented at the Qing banquets often included precious imported goods, which made the imperial family very envious of Yin's family.
At this moment, Qingyan and Yin sat around the stone table, enjoying afternoon tea with an exquisite fruit platter and a glass of plum juice in front of each of them.
Under the pomegranate tree not far away, the children were playing in a specially prepared hanging basket, while servants carefully protected the two young masters around the basket.
Qingyan watched from afar, listening to the children's laughter, and her heart softened.
Su-lan and Su-zhu were both at the front. The two children's baskets were egg-shaped. After the children sat in, there were two crossed safety belts on the seats, which would prevent the twins from being thrown out and from being uncomfortable.
There's also a partial obstruction at the bottom of the eggshell, allowing children to see the scenery outside.
Ahhh!
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen's happy shouts made Yin's lips curl up slightly.
"Let's install one in the Yuanmingyuan as well." Yin Dao liked the hanging basket, and the children could play happily, which would put his mind at ease.
Qingyan turned her head and said, "Didn't we say we'd go there in the summer?"
“With the fishing rods, my father-in-law will be summoned to Changchun Garden by Father Emperor by the day after tomorrow at the latest, and we will definitely have to go with him,” Yin said helplessly.
He was once so busy vying for the throne that he didn't realize Kangxi was getting old, that he was already old and childlike.
ha!
Qingyan stared at him in disbelief. How could Kangxi, an emperor, be like his father, a child at heart?
"Two fishing rods against one," Yin explained with a black line on his face.
Li Dequan had secretly mentioned to him that Fei Yanggu had shown off his fishing rod, and Li Dequan said that Kangxi was furious and kept saying he wanted the fourth prince to get him another one.
At this moment, Qingyan felt a pang of sadness. No matter how high one's status, at the age of Kangxi, one would inevitably retain some childlike qualities.
faint!
Qingyan weakly pretended to faint, and Yin chuckled in a low voice.
"Master, Eunuch Li sent me to deliver a message: His Majesty requests that you go directly to the Yuanmingyuan Garden tomorrow evening, and that your morning greetings will be held at the Changchun Garden the day after tomorrow!" Su Peisheng hurriedly walked in from outside the courtyard.
Yin shrugged, as if to say, "I told you so."
She gave a thumbs up, saying that all the vegetable gardens in Yuanmingyuan were ripe and ready for them to cook in various ways.
The Emperor Kangxi was able to take a few days off during the ten-day holiday that the Emperor had been granted.
"This servant greets Fourth Master!" After bowing, Xiao Sula knelt respectfully on the ground.
"Let's get ready to kowtow." Yin waved his hand, and Xiao Sula respectfully waited by Pian.
"Who else is going?" Yin glanced at Xiao Sula. He didn't recognize her. She probably hadn't gotten up yet.
Little Sula swallowed hard and said, "Anda said that all the adult princes should go!"
"Hmm," Yin glanced at Su Peisheng, then took out a light blue purse containing five taels of silver. "Go down."
These little suras relied on the rewards for delivering messages as extra income. During the Feast of Gold and the New Year, when their masters were in a good mood, they could receive even more rewards.
"Tomorrow, prepare more small denomination purses." Yin pondered for a moment, thinking that the little Sulas who came from Changchun Garden were probably all counting on the reward money.
"I've woken up, and quite a few have already been changed," Su Peisheng quickly reported.
Su Peisheng has been by Yin's side for many years. The palace maids and servants should be treated well, because who knows which one of them might rise to prominence.
Families from prominent families within the Imperial Household Department would send their daughters to the palace, hoping to replicate the former glory of Consort De.
Even though Uya has now disappeared from the public eye, she remains a target for the girls of the Imperial Household Department.
"Sulan, bring the children over here, stop them from playing so wildly!" Qingyan looked at the two children laughing and playing for half an hour, and it was time to give them fruit puree.
Su Lan held the chubby Yi Ken'e in her arms. The little guy looked at Qing Yan's smiling face and couldn't help but make "ah ah ah ah" sounds.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen stared blankly at the small wooden bowl on the baby high chair, which contained fresh strawberry puree, carefully prepared by Qingyan, and both children loved it.
“Uh um um…” Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen sat on the chair, holding a small wooden spoon in her little hand and raising it towards Qingyan.
"Okay, come on, let's start eating!" Qingyan carried two bowls of strawberry smoothies, placing the large bowl in front of Yin and the small bowl in front of herself. The family of four began to eat.
Qingyan watched the two little ones eat obediently with spoons at first, but after a few spoonfuls, she realized that very little of it was in their mouths and it all dripped onto their clothes.
Yiken threw down the spoon and ate with his hands. Strawberry juice dripped from his mouth.
"You silly child!" Yin took out a handkerchief and wiped the little guy's face clean. "Don't get it all over yourself!"
Yiken raised his head and gazed at Yin, a smile appearing on his chubby little face.
"Father!" Yiken'e tremblingly took a small wooden spoon, scooped up a mouthful of strawberry puree, and held it out towards Yin.
Yin didn't think much of it and ate it directly.
The atmosphere around them immediately froze, and Yin's action surprised many people.
"Fourth... Fourth..." Qingyan was about to stop him when Yin gave him a look.
"It's alright!" Yin didn't care; it wouldn't matter if his son ate some of his saliva.
It's good for Yin to let his son feel warmth more often.
Before the age of three, the boys could feel their father's care. But after they began their formal education, their only memory was of a strict father. (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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