He Zhuo didn't want to steal the limelight, so in the end, the Third Prince's Consort came first, the Crown Princess second, the Fourth Prince's Consort third, the Fifth Prince's Consort fourth, and the First Prince's Consort last.
The Third Princess Consort had never forgotten how He Zhuo had tricked her while she was pregnant, and she said sarcastically, "Our eldest brother's horsemanship and archery skills have always been praised by all the brothers. Why can't you, sister-in-law, be as good as him?"
He Zhuo was too lazy to pay attention to this idiot. He glanced at her and turned away, ignoring her.
Fourth Princess tugged at Third Princess's sleeve: "Third Sister-in-law." This drew Third Princess's attention, and she glared fiercely at Fourth Princess.
However, they didn't say anything. With the Crown Princess present, it wouldn't look good if things got out of hand. After the horseback riding session, the wives all went back.
These past two days, the Empress Dowager has summoned Xiao Zhenbao to keep her company, so Hezhuo has nothing to do and has been strolling around by himself.
The Empress Dowager summoned Princess Rongxian, born to Consort Rong, and Princess Duanjing, born to Consort Bu. Both of them were Emperor Kangxi's biological daughters who married into Mongolia. There was also Princess Chunxi, the daughter of Prince Gong Changning, who was raised in the palace from a young age. There were also the daughters of Emperor Shunzhi, the daughter of Emperor Taizong, and Princess Gulun Shuhui, the daughter of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and the great-grandmother-in-law of Princess Rongxian.
The Empress Dowager was impatient with all this. On the first day of meeting these Mongolian princesses and consorts, she entrusted all the tasks of entertaining the Mongolian consorts to Consort Wenxi. This was also the purpose of Kangxi bringing Consort Wenxi with him.
Firstly, Consort Wenxi currently holds the highest position in the harem. Secondly, the Mongols value blood ties, and Consort Wenxi is the granddaughter of Duke Hongyi and the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao, possessing noble lineage, making her the most suitable person to entertain these Mongol consorts.
However, some of the Mongolian wives, upon seeing the little treasure beside the Empress Dowager, had a clever idea in their minds. They had heard that the Emperor's eldest son was highly skilled in martial arts and was a favorite. This was the eldest son's daughter, born to the eldest wife.
The Empress Dowager has indeed been considering keeping Little Zhenbao by her side these past two days, and Hezhuo doesn't object. It's a foregone conclusion. With the Empress Dowager's care, and the possibility of choosing a place with abundant water and grass, a safe and stable location, why not?
So these past two days, Little Treasure has been very busy. Some Mongolian noble ladies have come to play with her. The Mongolian princesses aren't stupid; they don't like those delicate Han Chinese women. If this eldest princess were like that, they wouldn't be interested either. Otherwise, she would have died after two or three years, so there wouldn't be any fun in it.
After racing horses with his wives, He Zhuo didn't want to go back so soon, so he wandered around the Mulan Hunting Ground.
From a distance, I saw what looked like Little Treasure and a few girls gathered together, so I walked over.
"Mother!" Little Zhenbao rushed over to her mother as soon as she saw her.
"This servant greets the Great Princess Consort, may the Great Princess Consort be blessed." Several Mongolian girls all greeted the Great Princess Consort.
"Get up," He Zhuo said, feigning nonchalance.
"What are you playing?" Khoja asked in fluent Mongolian.
"Replying to Your Highness, we servants were riding horses with the eldest princess just now, and now we're sitting down to rest for a while." The one who answered was a girl of about ten years old, with the distinctive ruddy complexion of someone from the high altitude, but her features were quite good, and she would be a beauty even without the ruddy complexion.
The other little girl was about three years younger, around seven or eight years old. The two looked alike and were clearly sisters.
He Zhuo asked them with a smile, "Which noble family are you from?"
The two women were about to get up to reply when He Zhuo pressed them back down: "No need for formalities, just sit and talk. There's no need for servants to call us 'servants.' Let's just talk like this."
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