Chapter 100 Gift
When Kangxi returned to Changchun Garden, he asked Liang Jiugong to call all the ministers, and then he went to the Nine Classics and Three Affairs Hall in a hurry.
Before leaving, he did not forget to ask Wei Zhu to send Yuying back to Qingxi Book House.
"Aying, I will probably be back very late tonight. You don't have to wait for me, go to bed early." He paused, then added, "It's my fault today. I will make up for it to you another day."
It's late at night.
The lights in the Jiujing Sanshi Hall were bright, and only one candle was still lit in the Qingxi Study. The whole house was quiet, with only the sound of footsteps coming from the guards outside. No one was guarding the bedroom tonight, and Yuying sent Qingtao and the others to rest.
Yuying hasn't slept yet.
She can't sleep.
She was still thinking about what happened today.
Fortunately, Liang Jiugong appeared in time, otherwise she didn't know how long she and Kangxi would have been stuck there.
She tossed and turned in her bed.
Finally, she turned over and resigned herself to her fate, taking out the hairpin that Kangxi had given her during the day from under her pillow. She held it in her hand and looked at it carefully. With the dim candlelight, Yuying could barely see the pattern of the hairpin.
This was probably the first time Kangxi carved.
To be honest, it was far inferior to the things Kangxi had given her before. It turned out that Kangxi was not good at something. But this was carved by Kangxi himself, and this alone made it a million times more expensive than the previous ones.
Yuying stroked the patterns on the hairpin in her hand, as if she wanted to feel Kangxi's mood when he carved it through the hairpin.
Kangxi's behavior today was completely beyond her expectations. Whether it was Kangxi's behavior or the bright love in his eyes, everything was beyond her expectations.
In her eyes, there was a huge gap between her and Kangxi, whether in status or thoughts. Sometimes she could feel that Kangxi was mad at her, so how could Kangxi still like her?
Does Kangxi like people who are disobedient?
She couldn't refuse Kangxi's love for her, just like the hairpin in her hand. All she could do was to make sure she would never fall in love with Kangxi.
So she avoided Kangxi's gaze, fearing that Kangxi would see the guilt in her eyes.
well.
She had no choice in the past and could only stay in the West Side Hall. She still had no choice now, it all depended on when Kangxi's favor for her would end.
She really didn't want to stay in this damned place for a moment.
Yuying silently pounded the quilt a few times, feeling frustrated.
After venting, Yuying put away the hairpin, turned over, closed her eyes, and coaxed herself to sleep.
I really hope this is all a dream, and when I wake up tomorrow I’ll still be lying on the single bed in the dormitory.
…
More than a month passed and Tong Guogang finally returned to the capital.
He first came to Changchun Garden to meet Kangxi and brought him the head of the defected Daur leader Gentebul. Then he went straight to the Zan'an Fengdian to pay tribute to the deceased Empress Dowager.
After finishing these two things, he finally returned to Tong's house.
In a few days, it will be the Dragon Boat Festival.
Kangxi thought that the New Year was not celebrated properly, and the war with Tsarist Russia was finally coming to an end, so he decided to hold the Dragon Boat Festival banquet more grandly.
On this day, Kangxi hosted a banquet for his ministers and ordered that Tong Guogang inherit his father Tong Tulai's title of first-class duke in advance. He also incorporated Tong Guogang's branch of the Tong family into the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner led by the emperor himself.
This is a great honor for the Tong family. You should know that the title of First-Class Duke has always been a title only available to the Queen's maternal family. Even being incorporated into the Bordered Yellow Banner is only the second time the Tong family has been raised to this level since the departure of Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia.
For a while, there was an endless stream of congratulations surrounding the two brothers Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei.
Such a big news was spread to the banquet of the imperial concubines even before the banquet was over. The Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia was immediately praised by everyone, and some even said that this was a sign that the Emperor wanted the Imperial Noble Consort to be the Empress.
Tong Jia was so pleased when she heard this that she accepted any toast from anyone.
Yuying didn't go forward to join in the fun.
After all, she had unpleasant experiences with Tong Jia, and she had long known that Tong Jia would indeed be Kangxi's third empress.
Yuying poured herself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.
After four years here, she hasn't improved in other skills, but her alcohol tolerance has increased a lot.
Today's banquet ended early.
Because there is a dragon boat race to watch today, the concubines will have to take a carriage to the West Garden.
Xiyuan was not far from Changchun Garden, and the carriage stopped after a while.
After the concubines got off the carriage, the servants waiting on the side led everyone to the high platform.
This was a rare sight, and many concubines saw it for the first time. Before they even arrived, they couldn't help looking around.
Kangxi, along with the civil and military ministers and the princes, were already sitting on the high platform. Next to Kangxi sat the crown prince.
Seeing the concubines coming over, Kangxi glanced at them vaguely, and he saw Yuying being led by Concubine Yi in the crowd.
Kangxi rubbed his hands. If it wasn’t inappropriate now, he really wanted to bring Yuying to sit next to him.
After passing the peach blossom forest that day, he could sense Yuying's slight resistance to him. The two of them had not been affectionate for a long time.
When Kangxi suddenly saw Yuying's relaxed smile at this moment, he actually felt a little nostalgic.
Yuying's mind and eyes were now filled with the dozens of dragon boats parked on the river below. Each of them had a different flag on the head, which was in accordance with the Eight Banners.
All the Eight Banners descendants sitting on the dragon boats below were already ready to go. They had nothing to do on weekdays, so today was a rare opportunity for them to have something to do.
What's more, the emperor is watching over me. Maybe the emperor will reward me with a small official position if he is happy.
Seeing that everyone was present, Kangxi stood up and encouraged the people, then signaled Liang Jiugong to begin.
Boom——
The sound of a gong rang out.
All the dragon boats in the river started moving at once, and uniform slogans rang out. It was such a spectacular scene.
From time to time, exclamations could be heard from the crowd sitting on the high platform. Even the eldest prince Yinzhi came close to the fence and shouted at the dragon boat with a yellow flag below, cheering for it.
The other younger brothers followed suit and gathered around him to cheer for the dragon boat they favored.
Kangxi sat on the dragon throne and looked at Yinreng who was not moving beside him. "Why doesn't Baocheng go over?"
He was clearly so excited that his face turned red, but he didn't even shout out.
"Khan Ama, I am the crown prince."
Kangxi was choked by these words. Looking at this son who was obviously younger than Yinzhi but much more stable than Yinzhi, Kangxi felt half relieved and half reflective.
As a result, he had no time to pay attention to the final result of the dragon boat race.
The dragon boat race is over, it’s time to go back to Changchun Garden.
Along the way, everyone was still reminiscing and discussing.
"It would be great if such an event were held every year." Concubine Yi leaned close to Yuying and said half seriously and half jokingly, "How about sister, you go and persuade the emperor?"
"I don't have that ability. You're too kind to me, sister." Yuying didn't dare to agree.
"Please stay, Concubine Jin." It was Liang Jiugong. "The Emperor invites you to ride with him. Please follow me, Concubine Jin."
Why didn’t you come earlier, but came at this time?
Sure enough, Concubine Yi had an expression on her face that said, "Why don't you have this ability?" Yuying wanted to open her mouth to explain.
Concubine Yi waved her hand as if to send someone away, and spoke first: "Alright, alright, sister, please go over quickly, the emperor will be waiting anxiously later."
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