Almost all the princes who had come of age and established their own residences participated in this spring hunt at the Mulan Hunting Grounds.
Emperor Kangxi also wanted to show off the country's strength.
It wasn't just the Bairin tribe, which wanted to intimidate Princess Rongxian, that needed to be dealt with more seriously by all forty-nine Mongol tribes. At the same time, Emperor Kangxi also sent a message to Rongxian, asking her to meet him at the Mulan hunting grounds.
The happiest person to hear this news was none other than Consort Rong.
The most pleased and relaxed of them all was the Third Prince. After the Emperor agreed to go to the Mulan Hunting Grounds, the Third Prince went to Consort Rong's palace to claim credit.
The Third Prince Consort, Lady Dong'e, was finally freed from the nightmare of entering the palace every day.
In fact, Consort Rong may not have been without the intention of punishing her. Yinzhi had been married for six or seven years, and he only had one son, Hongqing, in the household. Everyone else had either been born or died. Wasn't that obvious?
Consort Rong herself had lost so many children, so she was well aware of the ins and outs of the situation, but she simply didn't want to explain it to her foolish son.
The Fourth Prince is currently drafting the list of those who will accompany him on this trip.
Although there were official business on this trip, most of the time was still for sightseeing, and since the Mulan Hunting Grounds were within the royal domain, safety was guaranteed, so Yinzhen wanted to bring Changning along.
However, Changning is currently having a falling out with Yinzhen.
Kangxi held another talent show.
Perhaps seeing that the princes' households didn't have many sons, Kangxi was very generous, bestowing concubines upon each of them. During this imperial concubine selection, he even granted Yinzhen three princesses in one go.
One of them was the famous Consort Xi, a fourth-rank official and the daughter of Niohuru Lingzhu.
The other two are surnamed Zhang and Gao.
That day, Changning was building blocks with her two children when Tuantuan started jumping around and causing trouble.
She discovered that this game kept the two little ones quiet and prevented them from crawling and running around. There was a thick fox fur rug in the inner room, so the mother, her two children, and a little white cat sat on the floor and played with building blocks.
When Yinzhen entered, he saw this peaceful and serene scene.
If you ignore the fact that Toyosuke accidentally knocked over the building blocks and that Kotori burst into tears, it's still a beautiful scene.
The two little ones were very excited to see their father. They chattered and played for a while. Yinzhen kissed one and hugged the other, and even petted Tuantuan's fur for a while.
It didn't quiet down until dinner time.
As Changning placed a piece of braised fish slices on Yinzhen's plate, she laughed and said, "These two little devils can crawl and bark now, and they're even practicing walking. They're causing quite a ruckus; the whole Qingzhi Courtyard is filled with their voices."
Yinzhen liked their personalities very much: "Children should be lively and active. When the wet nurse and maids are watching them, they should be careful. They are still unsteady on their feet. Be careful that they don't bump into anything."
Changning nodded: "Of course, Granny Zhang has already wrapped all the sharp parts in the palace with cotton cloth."
Yinzhen praised, "This Granny Zhang is really dedicated. With her around, I think you don't even need to use your brain."
Changning chuckled to herself. She noticed that Yinzhen was now speaking to her very casually, and no longer referred to himself as "Master," using terms like "you" and "me" very naturally.
That's more like it.
Yinzhen also placed a piece of crispy fried lamb chop on Changning's plate: "By the way, Father Emperor assigned Niohuru, Zhang, and Gao to me. They will be entering the manor in a couple of days. The Fujin has arranged for them to stay in Bibo Courtyard, which is far away from here, so as not to disturb you while you are raising your child."
Changning was startled and stopped eating.
My first thought was, "Are people about to enter the mansion?"
My second thought was, "Is the life winner, Niohuru, about to enter?"
My third thought: Is Zhen Huan about to appear?
My fourth thought is, who exactly is the female lead?!
Seeing Changning's unhappy expression, Yinzhen chuckled inwardly and couldn't help teasing her: "I've been doting on you for almost two years now, and now that something new has finally come in, you won't even let me try it?"
Changning suddenly turned her head and stared intently at Yinzhen, her gaze startling even the imperial prince: "Your Highness is tired of me?"
Before he could answer, she sneered, "Want to try something new? Then hurry up and go, I won't stop you."
Yinzhen was also somewhat bewildered, as it was the first time he had heard Changning speak in such a cold tone, but the sarcasm in it was enough to ignite his anger.
"Yao Xian, what are you doing?"
"Me, making a scene?" Changning laughed angrily. "My temple is too small to contain such a great Buddha as you. I cannot give someone my sincere heart only to have it trampled on!"
It was only at this moment that Changning suddenly realized her own feelings.
She had initially tried to remind herself not to fall in love, but after being pampered for so long and experiencing so many sweet moments together, she had already developed feelings for him.
Yinzhen was a member of the imperial family, a prince. Apart from the emperor, who in the world dared to show him any respect?
Having been repeatedly contradicted by Changning, he had long since lost face.
However, he still subconsciously glanced around. Fortunately, Su Peisheng and the servants were not there, otherwise, if this matter got out, it would be detrimental to Changning.
Then he slowly exhaled, coaxing in what he thought was a gentle tone, "Alright, don't be angry anymore. I know your heart, and I know how I feel about you. Those women can't compare to you. Even if they enter the manor, how can they compare to you?"
Changning, seeing that he had no idea what he had done wrong, was furious and said directly, "What am I comparing myself to them for? I am sincere, and I know that myself. You are the Emperor, you have three palaces and six courtyards, so many women, yet you don't care about me at all. To you, am I just a woman in your harem, nothing more?"
Yinzhen was confused: "You were originally a woman from the inner palace."
"You, you, you!" Changning was so angry that she jumped up and down, pointing at Yinzhen but unable to speak.
Yinzhen looked completely bewildered.
"If you truly cared about me, you wouldn't have said such things. What do you mean by 'bored' or 'trying something new'? Do you have any respect for me? What do you take me for? An object?"
Seeing Changning's angry face, her face flushed red, her originally gentle cheeks turned sharp, making her look more like a flower covered in thorns.
Yinzhen thought she was so beautiful.
But I really couldn't understand what she was saying!
Then, the two fell into an eerie silence.
Then the two of them did not speak to each other for seven days, but Yinzhen would stay overnight at Qingzhi Courtyard every night.
Although I only slept on the side of the bed, with two blankets.
And sometimes, Changning would even carry Tuantuan to bed and put her to sleep.
This situation was strange, but the servants dared not ask any questions, much less offer any advice.
Su Peisheng was also completely bewildered. "You think the concubine has fallen out of favor? Yet the prince still comes to sleep here every day. You think they're close? Yet they don't say a word to each other."
Love is such a complicated thing.
This was the first time that Eunuch Su felt that being stabbed had actually brought him some benefits.
Then the three new princesses entered the mansion.
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