Before the Banjin Festival, the autumn harvest in Beiyuanshan Village was completely over. Yin, Yiken'e, and Batubuhe, following the custom of previous years, prepared a jar of abundant grains, which contained the newly harvested grains.
Inside the Great Waterworks, Qingyan, accompanied by Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, began embroidering the purses to be presented as tribute. It was the first time the little girl had presented a purse to Emperor Kangxi, and the small purse was embroidered with golden ears of wheat.
“Mother, look at this…” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen had been insisting on this for several days. She discovered that she and her friends had been discussing it. Songkelierha and the others had all prepared purses with five-clawed dragons on them, but the little one insisted on this one that was different.
"Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen, are you sure you want to embroider this?" Qingyan didn't want her daughter to suffer any injustice. If Kangxi really didn't bring it, she didn't want her daughter to be disappointed.
“Mother, isn’t the Banjin Festival a harvest season? Of course we should use this. Grandfather always uses five-clawed dragon pouches. Wouldn’t it be nice to change the design?” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen placed the pouch she had embroidered in front of her, a smile on her face as she looked at it.
Qingyan helplessly spread her hands: "I don't know, we probably won't need this."
After discussing it, Qingyan felt relieved seeing her daughter's happy smile.
As evening approached, Yin and Qingyan led the children, carrying the gifts they had prepared, and headed towards Changchun Garden.
Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong were in the courtyard, waiting for the arrival of a bandit family. Batu Buhe was treated as if he were Yin's child, and he gradually integrated into the family.
After Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen bowed, he ran directly to Kangxi's side, while Yiken'e held the other side, her little face slightly tilted up.
"Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen, what are you holding in your hand?" Kangxi leaned down to look at Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen.
Emperor Kangxi looked at his granddaughter with curiosity. Yiken'e looked at the small sandalwood box in her sister's hand with a smile on her face.
“Mafa, this is a purse I embroidered for you. I hope you like it!” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen handed it to Kangxi.
When Kangxi opened the box, he found a dark blue purse inside, embroidered with a cluster of wheat ears in bright yellow silk thread.
"Mafa likes it!" Kangxi tied the purse to his waist, making Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen very happy.
Her almond-shaped eyes sparkled as she looked at Yin and Qingyan, who had been trying to persuade Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen that the purse might be put away by Kangxi.
"What nonsense have you two been spouting to the child again?" Kangxi glared angrily at Yin and Qingyan, those two rascals.
"Your Majesty, I was merely trying to persuade the little one that it might be impossible for you to take care of him. Every year during the Golden Festival, the purses are mostly embroidered by the Imperial Workshop!" Yin was speechless. Kangxi had sided with the child and hadn't considered him at all.
"Hmph!" Kangxi sneered, "My granddaughter embroidered it for me, of course I'll wear it. Otherwise, would I give it to you?"
Kangxi recalled the embroidered purse that Qingyan had given to Fei Yanggu when he was young. That guy must have hidden it and never given it to them.
"Father, you can't say that. Hutulifengshengzhalafen embroidered a purse for me? I carried it with me carefully!" Yin didn't want his daughter to worry too much, so he carefully accepted the purses.
Consort Tong and Qingyan exchanged a glance, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law speechless. This father and son had always been like this.
"Little darling, are the things prepared for the Golden Festival in the garden?" Consort Tong asked.
This year, there is still Batubuhe, who is in mourning, in the garden, so the preparations have been more extensive.
“It’s all packed up!” Qingyan nodded. “Many of them were brought from the grasslands by Huricha. A garden has been specially planned in the park, and a temple has been built according to the customs of the grasslands so that Batubuhe can worship Buddha.”
Before Batubuhe arrived, Yin's orders had been delivered to the garden, requiring those who remained to build a Buddhist hall.
Consort Tong listened to Qingyan's explanation briefly and nodded in satisfaction. Yinhe and Qingyan would certainly not mistreat Batu Buhe.
"The Empress Dowager might go there to worship Buddha!" Kangxi said, looking at Yin.
Yin agreed and a Buddhist temple similar to those in Mongolia was built. Kangxi agreed to start construction during the autumn harvest so that the Empress Dowager would have another place to go.
"Father, everything is ready. If Grandmother wants to go, she can go anytime!" Yin quickly assured her.
Upon hearing Kangxi's arrangements, Qingyan pondered that a rest room should be built for the Fujin (the wife's) position, as there would be a place for the Empress Dowager to rest after she passed away.
"Little darling, your imperial grandmother is gone now. Don't give her any special care, and don't disrupt your lives." Consort Tong gave these instructions according to the Empress Dowager's wishes.
Qingyan was slightly taken aback: "Mother, this won't do. When Grandmother goes there, she will definitely have to take good care of us. Otherwise, wouldn't it be very impolite of us?"
"Let's follow the same protocol as when we gathered in Beiyuan Mountain Village last time. It's rare that we're not bound by royal rules anymore. As long as we can show filial piety according to the lives of ordinary people, that's fine!" Consort Tong hoped to live those days again.
"Yes!" Qingyan nodded quickly.
“Mother, why don’t you and Father Emperor go and take a look together today? We’re all ready, and we’re staying at the Great Fountain, which is quite close to Changchun Garden!” Yin said directly.
Kangxi glared at Yinzhi and asked angrily, "Why did you go to live over there?"
After the garden's planning map was completed, Emperor Kangxi felt that the design of the Great Fountain was too Western, so he moved it directly to the Old Summer Palace.
"Father, although it's very Western, the heating system is quite good," Yin quickly said.
Qingyan listened quietly to Yin's explanation. At least, the heating and sanitation systems in the villa of the Great Waterworks were the best.
"Xuan Ye, why don't we go and stay for a couple of days? Aren't you on your day off these two days?" Consort Tong was very interested in that fountain, but Kangxi always believed in the proper etiquette of the imperial family.
Under the persuasion of Consort Tong and the children, Emperor Kangxi had no choice but to agree, and Li Dequan had prepared the necessary items well in advance.
"Su Peisheng, go back and make arrangements first!" Yin turned to Su Peisheng and said.
Su Peisheng bowed and then disappeared from everyone's sight. Qingyan, along with Hutulifengsheng and Zhalafen, went to the side hall to help Consort Tong pack her things.
"Mother, you only need to bring a few sets of clothes!" Qingyan watched as Consort Tong directed the servants to pack things up, and only after the boxes were all prepared did she let Shu go.
"Don't worry, these aren't for you, they're for the little ones. They'll definitely need to prepare a lot of things when they move in!" Consort Tong said.
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