Inside Changchun Garden, the Empress Dowager led the children step by step toward the orchard. In the Empress Dowager's eyes, the children ran very fast.
"You don't need to follow the rules. You can run ahead of me. It's not good to restrict the children like this!" the Empress Dowager said directly.
The twins and Batubuhe ran past the Empress Dowager and went straight ahead. Qingyan helped the Empress Dowager walk behind, while Narentuya followed closely behind the three masters.
"My dear, let the children come to Changchun Garden often. I love having the children around me!" The Empress Dowager said with a smile.
Qingyan nodded quickly. The Empress Dowager could be more relaxed in Changchun Garden, but in Cining Palace, she had to live in accordance with palace rules. The palace maids around her were basically sent by the Left Wing Prince. They were all considered loyal and could chat with the Empress Dowager often.
Before the Golden Offering Festival, Su Mama repeatedly challenged Kangxi's bottom line, finally getting him to relent and allow Su Mama to guard the tomb, thus bringing complete peace to Cining Palace.
Emperor Kangxi was deeply saddened by the Empress Dowager's passing and hoped she could live a happy life. In front of the Empress Dowager, she often protected Kangxi, preventing him from having too much contact with the noble ladies of Mongolia. The Empress Dowager wholeheartedly wanted to have two or three noble ladies of high status from Mongolia in Kangxi's harem.
The Empress Dowager, on the other hand, was easygoing and did not place the affairs of the tribe in the most important position.
"Grandma, would you like to stay at the Yuanmingyuan for a while?" Qingyan really wanted the Empress Dowager to have a more comfortable life. Yin had always considered the Empress Dowager to be one of the people who protected him the most in the palace.
The Empress Dowager valued the Crown Prince more, and her treatment of the other princes was mostly superficial.
"No need, living in Changchun Garden is best for me!" The Empress Dowager resolutely refused. "The Mongol wives may not be able to leave until next spring. Tell Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen to be extra careful, lest they get entangled with these women when they go out!"
The Empress Dowager specifically instructed Qingyan to take it to heart, and Qingyan listened carefully to the Empress Dowager's instructions.
The Empress Dowager had more experience than anyone else when it came to the primary wives of the Mongols. Those wives were definitely not to be trifled with; they even dared to cause trouble behind her back.
"Grandma, I understand everything." Qingyan had just entered the orchard when he saw Narentuya protecting Yiken'e and Batubuhe in front of them. The two of them shielded Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen behind them, their eyes fixed on the fat man in front of them.
"Who is he? How did he get into Changchun Garden!" The Empress Dowager was furious. The fat man was wearing a Mongolian robe and looked older than Batu Buhe.
“Bayan Namri, what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you have left Changchun Garden with the Right Wing Prince’s wife?” Batu Buhe recognized the fat man in front of him.
"Batubuhe, are you really not going? You're going to stay in the capital, Mother? Which princess are you planning to marry?" Bayannur asked his playmate.
The two of them secretly met on the grassland. Although their fathers didn't get along very well, the two of them had a very good relationship.
"Shut up! Who are you listening to? I'm the girl's brother, don't you dare mess around," Batu Buhe scolded.
The fat man scratched the back of his head and looked at him helplessly.
"You better remember this: if you spout nonsense, I'll teach you a lesson. How did you end up here? I remember the Right Prince's wife should have gone back long ago," Batu Buhe said, stepping forward.
“My mother brought me here. The Qing emperors are showing goodwill by letting us stay in Changchun Garden. Can I play with you?” Bayannur looked at Batubuhe pitifully.
"No, this is a private matter. I'll come find you directly when I have time!" Batubuhe advised.
After the Empress Dowager approached, she instructed Narentuya to send Bayannamuri back directly.
The three of them became cheerful, and Tulichen inspected the orchard inside and out. Apart from Bayannamur, the uninvited guest, the rest were all people who served in the orchard.
"Grandma, we want to make jam from the apples we picked today!" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen said to the Empress Dowager as he approached her side.
"Alright, if you like it, then so be it. Were the gifts sent over for the Golden Festival made by the three of you?" The Empress Dowager loves sweet jam and has been eating quite a bit of it lately.
Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen nodded: "Ahun, Angguma likes to eat this, and we can satisfy her. It's something we can do."
The Empress Dowager felt very happy listening to her soft, childlike voice.
The Empress Dowager repeatedly refused the request from the wife of the Right Prince, believing that her child deserved better.
During next year's selection process, the Right Prince even wanted eligible young women from the tribe to enter the royal family, preferably into the princes' harems.
The Empress Dowager refused again, and the Right Wing Prince's wife was like a firecracker, ready to explode at any moment.
"Grandma, let's wait in the corridor for a while. These kids are bound to make a ruckus for a bit." Qingyan sat with the Empress Dowager in the corridor and looked down at the fruit trees. The children were reaching out and picking apples.
"My dear, bring the children and stay for a few more days. When the Emperor has some free time, we can go fishing!" The Empress Dowager was completely different when she heard the children's laughter.
“Yes, Granny, should we have Songkri Yierha come along too?” Qingyan asked the Empress Dowager.
"Narentuya, go to the Prince Zhi's villa and have his wife and the two children come over with him," the Empress Dowager said to the maid.
Yiken'e and Batubuhe, carrying freshly picked apples, ran directly to the Empress Dowager and Qingyan and handed them to them.
"Grandma Angguma, Mother, these were just picked, shouldn't we eat them first?" Yiken'e's eyes sparkled, and both of them wore happy smiles.
“Grandma Angguma, the sun is too strong here. Let your mother accompany you to a shady place,” Batu Buhe said directly.
"Alright, Songkelierha will be here soon. You two need to take good care of your older and younger sisters!" Qingyan wiped the sweat from Batubuhe's brow and said directly to the two of them.
The two guys responded and ran off.
In the corridor, Su Lan and her people prepared a table with afternoon tea on it. Qing Yan sat on the left-hand armchair and looked into the distance.
"Grandma, these are freshly picked peaches, please try them!" Qingyan looked at the peaches she had gotten from the peach farmers in Pinggu, and the peaches were quite delicious.
The Empress Dowager took a silver fork, pierced a piece of peach, and ate it; the taste was quite good.
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