Yinzhi: "The old lady is Consort Yi's maternal grandmother. I wonder if Consort Yi will arrange for my fifth brother to go and offer birthday greetings."
He Zhuo paused for a moment, then, seeing the smile in Yin Zhi's eyes, began to tease his little princess.
"Speaking of which, the Fujin and Consort Yi are actually cousins."
He Zhuo glanced at her, her beautiful eyes sparkling, making Yin Zhi's heart itch. Today, the Fujin was wearing an orange cheongsam, the fur trim on the vest was from a fox fur he had hunted last year, and she had her hair styled in a unique way, wearing the red gold Hehe Ruyi hairpin that he had given her at their wedding.
She looked elegant and graceful, and the orange color gave her a warm feeling.
He Zhuo didn't respond to the question, but changed the subject: "Lady Guo Luoluo is Consort Yi's mother and also the old lady's daughter. She will definitely be there today. I think my fifth brother will not go to offer his birthday wishes. Consort Yi will definitely have Lady Guo Luoluo send her birthday gifts."
Yinzhi also became interested as he spoke.
"Alright, I'll make a bet with the Princess Consort. I'll bet on whether the prince born to Consort Yi's mother will come to offer birthday greetings."
He Zhuo thought for a moment. The Ninth Prince was born in the 22nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. He was nine years old at the time and still young. It was possible that he would go with Lady Guoluo to celebrate the birthday.
In the thirty-first year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, which is this year, the Ninth Prince, Yin Tang, suffered from an ear infection, developed a high fever and fell into a coma. He was once in critical condition. Just then, the Italian missionary, Lu Yidao, arrived in Beijing from Macau. Because of his expertise in surgery, he was summoned to the palace to serve as the imperial physician. Under his treatment, Yin Tang quickly recovered.
Because of this incident, Consort Yi almost lost her son, and afterwards she spoiled her youngest son even more.
But losing the bet was no big deal; she said with great enthusiasm, "I've made the bet, but what are the stakes?"
"The punishment is for the Fujin to accompany the Prince tonight. Whatever the Prince says goes," Yinzhi whispered intimately in Hezhuo's ear.
He Zhuo, however, was not going to back down. Full of pride, he patted his chest and said, "Fine."
After having breakfast, the couple took their little treasure to the Empress Dowager's palace to express their gratitude and pay their respects.
The Empress Dowager was a kind person. When the Grand Empress Dowager was alive, she followed behind her. After the Grand Empress Dowager passed away, she followed Kangxi's principles in everything and did not participate in the Emperor's harem. She was exceptionally good to the Crown Prince, and treated all the other princes equally.
The Empress Dowager was sensible and had raised Emperor Kangxi for a period of time, so Kangxi was very filial to her.
It was only a quarter past Chen Shi (7-9 AM) when they left the palace, which was still very early. In addition to receiving the ten jars of fruit wine as agreed, He Zhuo was also told that the flower tea had been prepared and some rouge and face powder had also been made. He Zhuo wore them all and could give them to her sisters when she went to the Irgen Gioro Mansion later.
This was Little Treasure's second time leaving the palace, and she was very happy. She chattered away the whole way, full of enthusiasm, and kept asking, "Father, what's that? What's this?"
After answering the question about candied hawthorn, the question then arose: what is candied hawthorn? This turned into a million questions.
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And so, in a lively and bustling manner, they arrived at the Irgen Gioro residence. After marrying into the palace, Hezhuo rarely had the chance to leave. Thinking back to the days she spent waiting to be married in the residence, it felt like a long time ago.
Yinzhi and Zhuo arrived at just the right time; most of their own people and close relatives from the clan had already arrived, but the people who came to offer birthday greetings had not yet arrived.
Amma came to greet us with her grandmother.
"Your humble servant, Korkun, and his family respectfully welcome the First Prince, the First Princess Consort, and the First Princess."
"Welcome, First Prince..."
Yinzhi personally helped his father up, and Hezhuo personally helped his grandmother and mother up.
They went inside together, all in high spirits.
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