After dinner, the family of four sat together. Kangxi held a teacup, his eyes fixed on Qingyan's face. Since their marriage, Qingyan had become more and more composed and calm in the face of adversity.
She has matured a lot since getting married.
She was racking her brains trying to figure out how to tell Kangxi that she wanted to take action against Qinggertai, her whole little face scrunched up in a frown. This adorable little expression completely amused Kangxi. Sure enough, no matter how much Xiaoguai grew up, her nature remained unchanged, not even her adorable little expressions.
Qingyan and Yin exchanged a glance. Looking into each other's eyes, she took a deep breath, put down her teacup, and prepared to report to Kangxi.
"My little darling, go ahead and do it. I will stand up for you!" Kangxi was also furious. Those who disobeyed the imperial edict were to be executed.
Before her death, the Empress Dowager pleaded for the leaders of Khorchin, and even said that she would find a good marriage for Qinggertai. The old lady was shrewd and did not choose a prince.
Kangxi's meaning was quite clear: while she was alive, there was still room for selection when a prince was chosen; but after she passed away, it was certainly impossible for the Empress Dowager to fulfill this wish simply by talking to Kangxi.
"Yes!" Qingyan felt a huge weight lifted from her heart; she had to protect her home.
Around eight o'clock, Yin Cai and Qing Yan returned to their tent. With her worries gone, she relaxed and lay down on the soft couch.
The social engagements of the past few days have left Qingyan feeling quite exhausted.
The Mongol wives were no pushovers either; their actions could be simple and brutal, yet they could silence people completely.
I. After a good night's sleep, Yin held the soft, cuddly little one in his arms, feeling incredibly content.
Men work outside, while women take care of things at home.
Unlike the Manchu women, the Mongol wives were entitled to participate in the politics of their husbands' tribes.
Initially, Emperor Kangxi married off his princesses with this in mind, hoping they would get involved in their husbands' tribes. Only Rongxian fulfilled her father's instructions; the others did not.
Now that the new army has been shortened, Kangxi no longer bothers with such superficial projects and simply issues direct and brutal orders.
When Qingyan woke up in the early morning, she was surprised to find Yin by her side.
She rolled over, nestled against his chest, her small hand clutching a wisp of her hair, nuzzling it against his nose. After a moment, Yin frowned slightly, opened his hazy eyes, and saw her radiant smile. His heart warmed, and he immediately rolled her over, pinning her beneath him, and took her right there...
An hour later, she was lifted up limply by Yin and carried into the bathroom. Looking at the people fawning over her by the bathtub, she felt uneasy.
"Hmph!" Qingyan turned her head away. She had her own principles and would never back down!
Seeing that Qingyan was angry, Yin couldn't help but shake his head. When her temper flared up, she was definitely not easy to appease!
"My darling, it's my fault!" Yin was completely defeated by her little temper. When the two of them were together, he would never put on airs as a prince.
Qingyan felt sore all over; she still had to pay her respects to Consort Tong later, how could she be late...?
He stayed up very late last night, and only after he finally got some rest did Qingyan think about getting revenge!
"Little darling, you're partly to blame too. If you hadn't provoked me, I wouldn't have punished you." Yin quickly wiped Little darling's face while muttering his own defense.
He refused to sleep in the study at night. He had been sharing a bed with Qingyan all this time and was determined not to do things the way they used to.
"You're making excuses. We have to pay our respects to Father Emperor and Mother Emperor later. If we're late, won't we be laughed at to death?" Qingyan was thin-skinned and valued her performance in front of Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong. Seeing Yin's nonchalant expression, she reached out and pinched his cheek to vent her anger.
Yin didn't care at all and let Qingyan play with it.
If she's unhappy, she should let out her anger; bottling it up will seriously harm her health.
After bathing, Yin changed Qingyan's clothes and settled her in front of the dressing table before going to wash and groom himself.
This scene had happened many times before in front of the personal servants who followed him, and they were already used to it.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine said that you should have lunch before going to pay your respects, and that you don't need to go early in the morning," Su Lan whispered.
The Fourth Prince instructed Su Peisheng to ask Consort Tong for leave!
Upon hearing Consort Tong's words, Qingyan instantly understood, and her face turned ashen.
"You stinky brat! You actually went to tell your mother on this!" Qingyan saw Yin coming out of the bathroom, picked up the duck egg white on the table and threw it at Yin. Her little face puffed up with anger, making her look exceptionally cute.
Yin used duck egg frost, which Qingyan had prepared herself; it was something that couldn't be found anywhere else.
"Since I finally have a day off, of course I want Mother to postpone the time for paying her respects. Father Emperor is also in Mother's tent!" Yin said the last sentence very vaguely, but Qingyan still heard it.
Pfft!
She couldn't help but laugh. Kangxi and his son Yinzhi had very similar temperaments, and Qingyan would laugh nonstop whenever she encountered similar problems.
"Laughing, you're still laughing!" He stepped forward and pinched her cheek.
Qingyan quickly begged for mercy, while Sulan had already placed the jade comb in her hand on the dressing table.
"Let me help you style your hair!" Yin had seen Kangxi style Consort Tong's hair in the Chenggan Palace, and he was extremely surprised.
In his view, Kangxi would never do such things.
"All of you, get out!" Yin disliked having too much contact with Qingyan in front of the servants. He couldn't be sure how many of these servants were loyal, so he had to be careful.
A few days ago, his whereabouts were betrayed, and so far, the mastermind behind it has not been found. How could he not be careful?
"Fourth Prince, this is not something you should be doing!" Qingyan tried to stop him, but Yin's identity...
Yin shook his head, leaned close to her ear, and whispered to Qingyan what he had seen in Chenggan Palace.
At this moment, Qingyan was very surprised. Outsiders said that Kangxi's favorite concubine was Consort Tong. In modern times, she thought that Yin had become the victor and that love would exaggerate the things one admires.
Living in the Qing Dynasty, she learned many secrets of history. The relationship between Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong was quite different from that of other imperial concubines.
"Come, let me style your hair!" Yin Ke had specially learned the Ruyi bun hairstyle from the nanny, and on Consort Tong's birthday, he specially styled her hair, which made Consort Tong very happy.
Yin acted swiftly; in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, his hair was styled into a neat bun. (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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