“If that day ever comes, Grandmother will definitely have Yongqiong help her. Go on, there’s silver in this purse, go buy a few strings of candied hawthorns.”
He Zhuo noticed that Yong Qiong had looked at the candied hawthorns several times, and unconsciously swallowed.
Since his younger sisters hadn't asked for any, he, as the older brother, naturally didn't say anything. He then happily took his purse and went to buy candied hawthorns.
The two girls were mainly attracted by the jewelry on the stall. We were almost in Mongolia, and the jewelry here was very different from what we saw in Beijing.
Women of all ages find it hard to resist these sparkly pieces of jewelry.
This kid is only now showing the liveliness of a child.
The children and daughter-in-law were quite satisfied with the shopping trip. The girls were also very sensible, considering that these things were only novel to look at and not actually of high quality.
They only bought a few items to give to their friends as gifts.
Kangxi's imperial carriage arrived at the temporary palace on the afternoon of the second day. After resting for a night, he began to receive Mongolian princes.
The Empress Dowager was also brought out this time. Two years ago, the Empress Dowager was seriously ill and almost did not make it. The Fifth Prince and his wife served her medicine at her bedside every day, and the Fifth Prince's wife even lived in the Empress Dowager's palace.
Last year, her health improved significantly, and Emperor Kangxi took her out for a walk to relax and see her Mongolian relatives.
Because of the Empress Dowager, the journey was very slow, taking half again as long as usual.
The ones who remained in the capital to oversee the country were the Fourth Prince and the Third Prince.
After the Crown Prince was reinstated, Emperor Kangxi was very wary of him and did not give him any real power.
No one knows whether Kangxi truly intended to re-establish a crown prince; perhaps he was only slightly sincere.
The eldest son, Yinzhi, was brought out along, as was the second son, the Crown Prince. The fifth son, who was to serve the Empress Dowager, was also brought out.
Because the tenth prince did not participate in the struggle for the throne, and because he honestly paid off all the debts owed by the Ministry of Revenue, Emperor Kangxi also brought him along as a reward.
The rest of the princes were the seventeenth prince and the sixteenth prince.
The princes all brought their primary wives with them this time, since the Mongol princes were coming to pay homage and would bring their families. It wouldn't be appropriate to have concubines or maids receive them.
Emperor Kangxi originally intended to have Consort Wenxi accompany him to the capital to report on his duties, but before his departure, he received news that Princess Shujia was going to the capital with her husband, Chengyun. Since he had not seen his daughter for many years and she was going to the capital, Consort Wenxi gave up the idea of accompanying her to the frontier.
Instead, Consort Yi, of the Guo Luo Luo clan, was chosen. The Empress Dowager liked her, and Emperor Kangxi also felt that her cheerful and generous personality was suitable for dealing with the Mongols, so he selected her to accompany him.
Actually, there was another imperial concubine in the palace, who was Empress Tong's half-sister. Although she was an imperial concubine, she only received the allowances and benefits of one, and Emperor Kangxi never officially recognized her status.
Emperor Kangxi had no affection for this cousin; she was only allowed to enter the palace with the honors due to the Tong family and her mother, Empress Xiaokangzhang.
Because of her sister and aunt, Consort Tong lived a good life in the palace, but she did not receive Emperor Kangxi's favor.
He Zhuo took Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu out this time specifically to cleanse Xiao Ba's marrow and administer a marrow-cleansing pill.
On the night they arrived at the palace, He Zhuo gave Xiao Ba the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
The Marrow Cleansing Pill has the effect of cleansing the marrow and removing impurities from the skin, flesh, and tendons, making it very precious. However, Khoja had no shortage of it, and he gave his son the finest Marrow Cleansing Pill.
The Marrow Cleansing Fruit that He Zhuo ate on the road was the main ingredient of the Marrow Cleansing Pill, but the Marrow Cleansing Fruit was even more violent, and ordinary beginner cultivators could not withstand it. He Zhuo boldly used the top-grade Marrow Cleansing Pill before he even started cultivating, and used 3 more during the Qi Refining stage, and he also frequently took medicinal baths.
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