Chapter 183 Recognition
After the confession, Kangxi and Yuying returned to their old way of getting along.
On this day, Yuying was lying on the chaise longue, eating the newly tributed grapes, and accompanying Kangxi in the study room of Qingxi Book House to review memorials.
She didn't want to come, but Kangxi had been separated from Yuying for so long that he insisted that Yuying stay with him in the study.
He didn't want Yuying to do anything. Just looking up at Yuying occasionally made Kangxi satisfied.
Yuying saw that Kangxi had been busy since the end of the court session, but she herself was sitting leisurely by the side, feeling very uncomfortable. For a moment, Yuying felt a slight pang of conscience in her heart.
So, she stood up, walked to Kangxi, fed him a grape, and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to rest for a while? It's already this late, and you haven't had lunch yet?"
Kangxi opened his lips and took the grapes that Yuying fed to him. Listening to Yuying's caring words, he felt very happy and thought it was sweeter than drinking honey.
Yuying felt the wet touch on her fingers, thinking that although Kangxi had a sharp tongue, he was still quite soft. The next second, as if she had reacted, she pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted, and even glared at Kangxi as she pulled it back.
The smile in Kangxi's eyes could not be hidden, or perhaps Kangxi did not try to conceal his evil intentions at all.
After hearing Yuying's words, Kangxi put down the red brush in his hand. He raised his head, which had been lowered for a long time, and rubbed his stiff neck with his hand. He said maliciously: "Aying, I heard it."
Yuying was stunned when she heard this. Thinking of what she had just said in her heart, she became a little angry and punched Kangxi, "Your Majesty, can you be more shameless?"
For things like this, just pretend you didn't hear it. Why bother speaking them out loud?
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." After teasing someone too much, Kangxi still had to comfort him. He still knew his limits, "Aying, come and sit down."
Kangxi motioned Yuying to sit down with him, as if he had something serious to discuss.
Yuying turned her head away and snorted, but still sat down obediently beside Kangxi. She seemed to feel that she had lost face by being so obedient, and she said in an annoyed voice: "What are you doing!"
Kangxi suppressed his laughter and said seriously, "We should return to the palace tomorrow."
Yuying felt a little depressed after hearing this. From March to November now, Kangxi and Yuying have lived in the garden for eight months.
Kangxi knew that Yuying was unwilling to return to the palace to live, so he did not let Yuying return to the palace for this year's Golden Award Festival, and took the other princes to go and return on the same day.
Because of Kangxi's thoughtful behavior, even if Yuying was unwilling to return to the palace, she was unwilling to make things difficult for Kangxi and said that she would stay in the garden longer.
But Yuying really couldn't muster up the energy. She said sullenly, "When will we come back?"
Now it was Kangxi who was in trouble.
He carefully observed Yuying's expression and spoke softly, "Aying, have you forgotten? After the New Year, we should prepare for the wedding of Baocheng, Yinzhi and Yinzhen? I don't think you will stay in the garden for long next year."
Seeing that Yuying showed no reluctance, Kangxi continued, "Baocheng has been without a mother since he was young. Now that he is getting married, there is no one to worry about him. I can only ask Aying to take care of him for me. As for Yinzhen, he is now being raised by you. It was Aying who asked for his wife, so Aying must also help him arrange something."
Yuying...what could Yuying do? Kangxi was so sincere, so she could only agree.
"I never thought that I have not even gotten married yet, and now I have to arrange one for others."
Yuying said it casually. After all, it felt quite fresh.
But the speaker may not have meant it, but the listener took it seriously. Kangxi felt a tightness in his heart. He lowered his head to look at Yuying who was unconscious, and stretched out his arms to hug her.
Kangxi's sudden movement stunned Yuying. She reflexively wanted to look up, but Kangxi held her in his arms and she couldn't move.
Yuying was helpless. What did she just say? Did it touch Kangxi's sensitive nerves again?
She found a comfortable position, nestled in Kangxi's arms, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Kangxi's muffled voice sounded above Yuying's head: "Aying, I am sorry for you."
In Kangxi's opinion, Yuying's words just now were a pity that she had not held a grand wedding. She was carried into the palace in a sedan chair. This was really unfair to Aying. It was obvious that Aying deserved the best of everything.
Thinking of this, Kangxi said aggrievedly: "Aying, I didn't give you a grand wedding, do you blame me?"
Yuying suddenly realized that Kangxi was feeling sorry for her?
She felt like laughing, and then she actually laughed out loud. Yuying huddled in Kangxi's arms, her shoulders shrugged.
Kangxi didn't understand why, but when he saw Yuying smile, his depression was swept away.
Until Yuying finally stopped laughing after she had laughed enough, she got out of Kangxi's arms, turned around and stared at Kangxi, and had to remind him: "Your Majesty, when the original Wei Yuying entered the palace, I was not here yet."
Yuying stared at Kangxi without blinking, staring at Kangxi's expression.
Kangxi's body stiffened and a look of confusion flashed across his eyes. It was obvious that he had indeed forgotten.
Yuying had never seen Kangxi like this. Seeing that Kangxi had not spoken, Yuying did not intend to embarrass him and said with a smile: "Okay, Your Majesty, don't think about it. Anyway, I am fine now, right?"
"Aying, I..." Kangxi was eager to explain, but Yuying raised her hand and gently covered his mouth.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with liking beautiful women. If Wei Yuying had not been born beautiful, how could she have entered your harem? And I have taken over her body, so I can live again."
Yuying said it casually, passing it over lightly. But this sentence that Yuying never took to heart fell into Kangxi's ears, like a feather floating into Kangxi's heart, causing ripples again and again.
Kangxi looked at Yuying and opened his mouth repeatedly, wanting to say that the way he treated her now was not because he was attracted by her kindness, but as soon as he thought of what Yuying had just said, he fell silent again.
This is simply an unsolvable problem.
Kangxi once again thought of the various beauties who were still in his harem, the concubines whom he favored when he was happy and threw aside when he was unhappy.
Although he had never summoned them since he had Yuying, at this moment, all the indifference he had shown towards them had finally turned into a thorn rooted in his heart. It also became a wall between him and Yuying.
Kangxi's eyes were a little hot, and he even had the urge to cry. He had to look up and blink hard to prevent the tears from falling.
He didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit it at this moment. Perhaps he would never get Yuying's favor in this life.
All those things he once told himself, that he should take it slow, that he had plenty of time and that the person was already by his side... have now become a joke.
After a long silence, Kangxi just held Yuying even tighter in his arms.
"It doesn't matter, as long as Aying is by my side, that's enough."
Yuying only heard Kangxi mutter something in a low voice, but she didn't hear clearly what Kangxi said.
Or maybe she heard it clearly, but just didn't care much.
Yuying struggled a little in Kangxi's arms. She didn't know what had gone wrong with Kangxi to make him hold her so tightly.
Her back was pressed against Kangxi's chest, and his arms in front of her were constantly tightening. Yuying felt that if she didn't move a few more times, Kangxi would crush her to pieces.
She finally got her hands out of Kangxi's restraints. Without wasting a moment, she quickly patted Kangxi's arm and said, "Your Majesty, please let me go! It hurts!"
Kangxi then woke up from his dream. He quickly let Yuying go. Yuying quickly jumped away, half a meter away from Kangxi.
Kangxi felt a little disappointed, and then he apologized to Yuying anxiously: "Aying, are you okay? I was thinking about something else just now. Did I hurt you? Let me see if you are injured?"
Yuying slapped away Kangxi's hand in annoyance, "Go away, I don't want you to watch."
Then Yuying rubbed her arms, waist and abdomen.
Kangxi was still unwilling to give up and wanted to step forward, "Aying, why don't you take off your clothes and let me apply the medicine and massage you?"
Yuying stared at Kangxi, as if she wanted to know whether he really wanted to apply medicine for her or just wanted to eat meat?
Kangxi kept his hand outstretched, allowing Yuying to look at him.
After a long while, Yuying seemed to reluctantly believe him and sat down next to Kangxi again. "No need to apply medicine, just rub it for me."
Kangxi's hands were much bigger than Yuying's. He stretched out one hand to cover most of Yuying's waist and abdomen, and then he carefully massaged Yuying.
While rubbing, he also did not forget to observe Yuying's reaction, striving to make Yuying's experience comfortable.
Yuying enjoyed Kangxi's service with peace of mind, and she squinted her eyes comfortably.
It’s true, although Kangxi was a little unfamiliar at the beginning, he quickly adjusted his strength and Yuying began to enjoy it.
For a moment, the years were peaceful.
But someone just wants to break the atmosphere at the moment.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Qingdai walked in from the study and accidentally caught a glimpse of Kangxi and Yuying's current appearance. She lowered her head in panic and apologized to the two of them: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Being seen by Qingdai, Yuying felt a little embarrassed and asked Kangxi to take his hand away. She straightened her clothes that were a little wrinkled when she struggled in Kangxi's arms and the few strands of hair that were scattered on her face.
When she thought her image was intact, she looked at Qingdai who was still lowering her head, "Qingdai, is there something wrong?"
Hearing Yuying's question, Qingdai raised her head again and said, "Your Majesty, lunch is ready. I am here to invite you and the Emperor to move."
Yuying looked at Kangxi beside her, and Kangxi's eyes were deep. It was obvious that he was still savoring the soft touch in his hands and did not hear clearly what Qingdai said.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
It was only after Yuying called him several times that he came to his senses.
He looked at Yuying tenderly, "What's wrong, Aying?"
"It's time for dinner!" Yuying rolled her eyes at Kangxi in a not-so-gentle manner.
Kangxi was not annoyed by the cold stare, but took Yuying's hand and said, "Let's go, didn't Ah Ying say she wanted to have dinner?"
The two moved to the dining table.
The eunuchs from the small kitchen had already been waiting here with plates in their hands.
After Kangxi and Yuying were seated, Kangxi signaled that the meal could be served.
As the dishes of food were uncovered, Yuying remembered that when Kangxi was hiding from her, it was Yinzhen or Yinsi who accompanied her to eat. So now, she turned around and asked Qingtao, "Why is it so quiet today? Have Xiaosi and Xiaoba not been here for a long time?"
Qingtao took a step forward and looked embarrassed, as if she didn't know how to answer Yuying's question.
The Emperor placed all the princes, including the Crown Prince, under house arrest, but told them not to tell the Empress. Qingtao was in a dilemma.
Fortunately, Kangxi himself had given the order, so when Yuying brought it up, he naturally had no reason to embarrass others. He simply took over Yuying's words and said, "I have assigned them all homework. I guess they are too busy with schoolwork to spare any time."
Yuying nodded to indicate that she understood.
Then, as if she remembered something, she said, "Your Majesty, it is really not easy to be your son. You have to read and recite it 120 times."
Yuying spoke up for Yinzhen and the others. Kangxi himself was a rollicker and wanted his sons to roll up their sleeves too.
In the eyes of a lazy person like Yuying, this was simply hell, so Yuying finally seized the opportunity and put forward her proposal.
"When it comes to studying, you also need to pay attention to the combination of work and rest. As long as you use the right method, you can actually get twice the result with half the effort."
Yuying said this with great confidence.
After all, she had experienced the college entrance examination and was forced to take it. As a person who had experienced it, she also had her own set of study methods.
"Oh?" Kangxi became interested. "Then Ah Ying, please tell me in detail?"
Kangxi looked around and finally his eyes fell on Liang Jiugong. Liang Jiugong hurriedly asked everyone to leave, saying that the emperor wanted to have a meal alone with the empress.
After everyone left, Yuying smiled mysteriously: "Okay, let's eat first, we are not in a hurry."
Kangxi had no choice but to follow Yuying's wishes and picked up the chopsticks. However, he was not in a hurry to eat, but first picked up a few dishes that Yuying liked for her.
This habit was taught to Kangxi by Yuying.
Yuying smiled at Kangxi and returned the favor by picking up a few pieces of food for him with her chopsticks.
All the rules like not talking while eating and not speaking while sleeping don't apply to Yuying. She just does what she wants.
While enjoying the delicious food, she talked to Kangxi about modern educational institutions.
One person was talking and the other was listening, and they finished the lunch in this warm and cozy atmosphere.
After lunch, Kangxi went straight into his study to deal with the remaining affairs of state, while Yuying went to the bedroom to take a short nap.
When Yuying woke up again, the sun was about to set.
Perhaps people always feel extra lonely after waking up from a nap. Yuying was not fully awake yet, but subconsciously looked for the people closest to her. She asked Qingdai and Qingtao who were waiting by her side where Kangxi was at the moment.
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