Chapter 167 Lotus Viewing
Thinking of this, Yuying couldn't help but look back at Kangxi. She saw Kangxi with his hands behind his back, always following her half a step away, and farther behind were her and Kangxi's servants and palace maids.
Yuying looked at Kangxi deeply, then looked at the road ahead again.
Even though Kangxi had been admiring the scenery in the garden, he did not miss the expressionless face of Yuying when she turned around just now.
Kangxi withdrew his gaze from the distant scenery. He stared at Yuying's back, and clenched his hands behind his back until veins popped.
The ease and comfort just now was gone, and there was a faint light flashing deep in his eyes.
If Yuying looked back at this moment, she would be frightened by the determination in Kangxi's eyes.
Kangxi's original intention was to bring Yuying to Changchun Garden so that he could develop a relationship with her. As for his previous statement that he didn't love her, it didn't matter. He just pretended that he had never said that.
It's a pity that not everything can go as smoothly as he imagined.
It was not known whether Yuying really did not understand or was pretending not to understand. Yuying always avoided answering everything Kangxi threw at her.
Yuying still lives a heartless life. She will follow Kangxi and also have her own little temper. It seems that all this seems normal.
But the more this happened, the more unwilling Kangxi felt.
She seemed to be never stingy, and was very generous to Yinreng, Yinzhen, and Yinsi. But she was never willing to invest the slightest bit of affection in him.
Just like today.
The lotus flowers in the Changchun Garden were in full bloom, so Kangxi invited Yuying to go and see them.
The two of them walked hand in hand along the lakeside. Occasionally, a breeze blew from one side of the lake to this side, creating ripples in the water and bringing bursts of lotus fragrance to Yuying and Kangxi.
Yuying's heart, which had been anxious for half a month, was finally calmed at this moment.
She turned her head to look at Kangxi beside her, who happened to be looking at her as well. "A few years ago, I promised to appreciate the lotus with Aying, but I never thought that I would have the opportunity to fulfill my promise until today."
Seeing that Yuying did not show any dissatisfaction, Kangxi was relieved. Yuying had been getting more and more irritable in the past few days, and he was really afraid that she would leave in anger.
Yuying shifted her gaze to the lotus flowers in the pond.
Speaking of which, she had seen the plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden with Qingtao, and the peach blossoms in Changchun Garden with Xipin. Now, when the lotus flowers were in full bloom, Kangxi was there to accompany her.
But what she loved most were not these beautiful flowers and trees.
Kangxi saw that Yuying's eyes were attracted by the lotus and thought that she was showing her love for it, so he asked, "Aying, do you want to go to the center of the lake to see the lotus?"
"Can we still go to the center of the lake?" Yuying was surprised.
"Of course!" Kangxi's eyes were full of satisfaction. "I have ordered a small boat to be moored not far ahead. Ah Ying, are you willing to go with me to take a look?"
Yuying became somewhat interested.
She took Kangxi's hand and said, "Your Majesty, shall we go over there?"
Just as Kangxi said, after turning a corner, a small boat appeared in front of them, and there was even a path cleared in the lake leading to the center of the lake for the small boat.
This was not something that could be accomplished overnight, which shows that Kangxi had been planning for this day for a long time.
Seeing Yuying looking at him suspiciously, Kangxi coughed twice guiltily, "Come, Aying. I will lead you aboard."
Kangxi took the initiative to extend his hand and motioned Yuying to take it.
Yuying rolled up her sleeves a little, put her hands on Kangxi's, and carefully got on the boat.
Kangxi exerted force with his arms and supported Yuying's entire weight with just one hand.
Yuying couldn't help but pinch the arm of her hand, where the veins were bulging. The muscles became hard due to the force, and Yuying couldn't even pinch it.
But only such arms can make people feel safe.
With the help of Kangxi, Yuying carefully stepped onto the boat.
The boat was swaying on the lake, and Yuying could barely stand still. She was a little scared and couldn't help but urge Kangxi, "Your Majesty, please get on the boat quickly. There are people rowing the boat. Why haven't you seen them yet?"
Yuying looked around but didn't see anyone dressed like the boatman.
Seeing Yuying's fearful look, Kangxi found it funny. However, Kangxi couldn't bear to see Yuying being scared all the time, so he turned around and stepped into the boat.
As soon as Kangxi stepped onto the boat, the boat began to shake again. Yuying was so scared that she quickly grabbed Kangxi's hand and buried herself in his arms.
Kangxi enjoyed Yuying's embrace at this moment, and thought that bringing Yuying out to see the lotus today was the right thing to do. He even deliberately rocked the boat with malicious intent, so that Yuying would hold on to him tightly and not dare to let go.
However, when Yuying calmed down, she realized what Kangxi was thinking.
She said sinisterly, "Your Majesty."
At the same time, he pinched the soft flesh on Kangxi's waist.
"Aying!" Kangxi was not paying attention for a moment and the boat began to shake violently.
"Your Majesty!" Yuying was angry.
"Aying, don't be angry, don't be angry. It's my fault. I should be punished. How about punishing me by making me row the boat for you?"
Yuying still hid in Kangxi's arms and refused to look up for a long time.
This scene and Yuying's roar were seen and heard by Liang Jiugong who was hiding far away.
Several people looked at each other, with silence in their eyes.
Although they were not aware of the previous conversation between the Emperor and the Empress, from their actions and the Empress's roar, it was not difficult to guess that the Emperor must have been teasing the Empress, and he accidentally made her angry, so the Emperor had to coax her in a humble manner.
Liang Jiugong swung the whisk from his left hand to his right hand.
It's really ridiculous. The emperor is almost forty years old now, but he is as childish as the princes. He is not afraid of being seen and laughed at.
Liang Jiugong gave a warning look to the guards stationed around him, and the guards who were swept by Liang Jiugong's eyes all lowered their heads.
They all understood that this was a warning.
When working in the palace, you must know what to look at and what not to look at. This is the way to survive.
They must pretend that they didn't see what happened just now.
It was because Kangxi trusted Liang Jiugong and was certain that he would handle the matter well that he was able to act freely.
When the boat came to a stop, Yuying was about to get out of Kangxi's arms, but she heard Kangxi's teasing voice above her head: "Aying, are you still reluctant to get out of my arms? I don't mind holding you all the time, but..."
Kangxi deliberately left the words half-finished.
Yuying raised her head, revealing a pair of eyes that were tearful because of the fear she had just felt.
And, in Kangxi's arms, her face was as attractive as peach blossoms in March.
"Just what?" Yuying said in a stinky tone.
Kangxi was moved, "I'm just afraid that I'll waste this beautiful scenery."
"Humph, I was about to come out just now, it's all your fault."
Yuying came out of Kangxi's arms and took a step back.
Looking at the tall figure of Kangxi in front of her, and then looking at the simple boat under their feet, Yuying raised her eyebrows, "Your Majesty, can you really row a boat?"
There was deep distrust in Yuying's tone, and Kangxi, who had just picked up the oar beside him, was so angry that he almost laughed.
He rowed twice casually, and did not forget to reply to Yuying: "What should I do? I don't know how. When we reach the center of the lake, the boat will capsize. How about I and Aying become a pair of mandarin ducks drowning in the water?"
Yuying chuckled twice and muttered softly: "I don't think it's very good."
The boat slowly moved forward following Kangxi's movements. "Since you don't want to fall into the water, Ah Ying, just sit still."
Aying sat down and stopped talking, just looking at the scenery on the lake quietly.
Kangxi rowed the boat to the center of the lake without saying anything else.
He was trying to scare Yuying. Not to mention that he couldn't let her fall into the water, even if she did, he would be able to pull her out immediately.
Kangxi glanced at the deep lotus flowers, swaying without wind.
There is more than one such place, but Yuying didn't look carefully so she didn't notice it.
Those were eunuchs who were very good at swimming and were arranged by Kangxi to wait in the lake.
Kangxi rowed the boat himself?
How could Kangxi row a boat? As soon as Kangxi brought up this matter, Liang Jiugong strongly opposed it. How could the emperor take such a dangerous risk?
Even though Kangxi scolded Liang Jiugong, Liang Jiugong just cried and begged Kangxi to take back his idea.
But who is Kangxi?
How could he easily change what he had decided?
But Liang Jiugong was doing it for his own good, so he took a step back and had people waiting in the lake in advance, just in case.
As Kangxi's boat carrying Yuying slowly headed for the center of the lake, Liang Jiugong and his party quietly brought another boat and followed from a distance.
Letting the emperor and the empress stay in the lake while they, the servants, wait on the shore, what's the difference between this and hanging Liang Jiugong's head on the beam of the house?
Not right, not right.
Even if the emperor came back from the center of the lake today to blame him, he would have to follow him today and see for himself before he could feel at ease.
And it just so happens that Qingdai and others are the same.
So they decided to do this. However, they did not dare to get too close, fearing that they would disturb the emperor and the empress.
Wait until Kangxi stops the boat in the center of the lake.
Except for the road they took when they came, Kangxi, Yuying and the entire boat were now surrounded by lotus flowers, with no end in sight.
Watching the lotus flowers by the lake and watching the lotus flowers in the center of the lake are two completely different feelings.
Yuying widened her eyes and looked at the pond of lotus flowers growing out of the mud.
Kangxi had picked a swollen lotus flower at some point, and walked over to hand it to Yuying, "Flowers for the beauty."
Yuying tilted her head and took it with both hands, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yuying was wearing a turquoise cheongsam today. She looked as fresh and youthful as ever, as if time had left no traces on her face.
At this moment, she was holding a lotus flower that was bigger than her face, and she lowered her head to sniff it. All that was left to Kangxi were a pair of drooping eyes and thick, curled eyelashes.
The pair of eyelashes trembled like two fluttering butterflies, as if they were about to fly into Kangxi's heart.
The itchy feeling rising from his heart made Kangxi somewhat envious of the lotus in her hand, which could capture all her attention. He could not help but call her, "Aying."
The sound that came out was muffled and unpleasant, and only then did he realize that his throat was hoarse.
But Yuying didn't seem to notice his hoarse voice. She raised her head and looked at Kangxi, "Your Majesty? What's wrong?"
The sunlight shone into her eyes, and her eyes were sparkling, like two pieces of rare glass in the world.
In her eyes, Kangxi saw the blue sky and white clouds, the lotus flowers in the pond, and himself.
Kangxi was a little dazed and seemed frightened. He couldn't help but step forward and hug Yuying in his arms.
The lotus flower that Kangxi had carefully selected and picked just now now lay between the two of them. Even because Kangxi kept exerting force to close the distance between them, Yuying could feel that the lotus flower had been squeezed out of shape, and the juice might even have soaked into their clothes.
But Yuying had no intention of paying attention to these things at the moment.
Obviously, Kangxi's mood is the most important thing at this moment.
So, Yuying let go of the lotus in her hand and raised her arms to hug Kangxi.
Kangxi knelt on one knee and Yuying sat on the boat.
In order to better hug Kangxi, Yuying raised her body slightly, and this action made Yuying look half a head taller than Kangxi.
He is clearly an emperor who rules the world, but at this moment he feels completely insecure.
Yuying whispered in Kangxi's ear: "Your Majesty? What's wrong with you?"
Kangxi didn't say anything, but just kept tightening his arms, as if he wanted to merge Yuying into his own bones and blood.
Yuying was confused and could only guess that maybe Kangxi was entering menopause?
But Yuying still followed her heart, fiddling with the long braid behind Kangxi with her hands from time to time, but her mind drifted back to the time when she was still in school.
If you want to know, what is the most common thing in college girls’ dormitories?
It was definitely hair.
Yuying had also sighed at her thinning hair. Now, when she touched Kangxi's braid, she felt a little sour.
Why did Kangxi go to bed late and get up early every day? The half-shaved hair feels almost the same as her full head of hair at that time.
She couldn't help it and pulled Kangxi's braid as if to vent her anger.
And such a scene in the eyes of the crew on a boat sneaking around in the distance was the best proof of the deep love between the emperor and his concubine.
Kangxi noticed Yuying's movements, came to his senses, and finally loosened his grip, but he still gently rested his head on Yuying's shoulder.
He closed his eyes, as if trying to suppress the emotions rushing in them.
He didn't know how to answer Yuying's question.
What's wrong with him?
He couldn't say that he wanted Yuying's heart and eyes to be filled with him, but what he saw in Yuying's eyes was that he was no different from everything in the world, every flower, every blade of grass, every leaf.
She has him in her eyes, and she also doesn't have him in her eyes.
Kangxi was the emperor, and his loss of composure was only temporary.
When Kangxi raised his head from Yuying's shoulder, his expression had returned to normal, as if everything just now was an illusion.
"Oh, my flower!" Yuying now also had the mind to check the miserable condition of the lotus flower. Just as she thought, the whole flower was wilted, and her and Kangxi's clothes were messed up.
Yuying glared at Kangxi. "This is my new dress!"
Kangxi smiled and apologized, "I will compensate Ah Ying! Compensating eight or ten pieces is no problem!"
"And the flowers! The emperor has to compensate me again."
"Okay, okay, I'll give it all to Aying."
However, the two of them looked so disheveled that Yuying lost interest in appreciating the lotus.
So, after Kangxi picked a few more lotus flowers for her, Yuying took the lead in asking to go back to Qingxi Book House.
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