Chapter 24 The Prince Returns to the Palace
The words "The stove is not hot yet" that Concubine Yi said on the day of paying respects are still vivid in people's minds, but no one in the harem took it seriously at that time. Unexpectedly, not long after, the noble lady in Changchun Palace had begun to show the same favor as Concubine Yi.
The whole palace was filled with sighs, as the cold and lonely Changchun Palace was actually going to heat up one day.
Kangxi didn't care what the harem thought, he just felt that he had been living a very happy life these days. And after spending some time together, Kangxi thought that he could no longer be disturbed by Yuying's feelings.
And because of the existence of Xinsheng, Yuying had nowhere to hide all her thoughts in front of Kangxi.
And all this just happened to satisfy Kangxi's hidden desire for control.
Just when Kangxi was planning to have Xuan Yuying sleep with him as usual tonight, Liang Jiugong came in from outside the study and brought a piece of news.
The prince returned to the palace.
Now I have just passed the Qianqing Gate and am on my way to pay my respects to the Emperor.
Kangxi was so happy that he immediately stood up from his chair, put his hands behind his back, and couldn't help pacing back and forth.
My Baocheng is back?
"Liang Jiugong! Ask the kitchen to prepare the dishes that the prince likes, and the tea room to prepare tea. I want to dine with the prince tonight!"
It has been several months since the prince left the palace to give lectures alone. Since the prince was born, Kangxi has never been separated from his concubine for so long that Kangxi's separation anxiety disorder has been triggered.
I am finally going to see the prince I have been thinking about for a long time, but suddenly I feel a little homesick.
From the first time he heard Wei's thoughts, he arranged for people to rush to call the prince back to the palace, but the prince refused on the grounds that he had not finished his lectures. Since then, he has been thinking about the prince outside the palace.
Although he learned that day that he still had a long time to reign, he was worried that scenes of brothers fighting each other and fathers fighting each other would happen to his Baocheng in the future, but he was confident that no one could take away Baocheng's position as crown prince. After all, he boasted that the relationship between him and Baocheng was comparable to that of former Ming Dynasty founder Zhu Yuanzhang and crown prince Zhu Biao.
With such a mood, he couldn't wait to see the prince the next day.
Unexpectedly, the prince refused to return to the palace.
It’s a pity that Kangxi had no place to express his fatherly love.
What? You mean the other princes in the palace? How can other princes compare to my Baocheng?
Kangxi was just thinking about Baocheng when he saw a dignified and cold young boy walk in.
This person was none other than the Crown Prince Yinreng whom Kangxi had been thinking about all the time.
"Khan Father, your son is back." Yinreng knelt in front of the imperial desk and saluted to Kangxi.
Kangxi quickly stepped over the imperial desk and helped his prince up with both hands.
"My Baocheng..." Kangxi looked at his son in tears, who was lower than him. He was tired from the journey back to the palace. Thousands of words came to his mind.
Yinreng often felt helpless towards this Khan Ama who was full of fatherly love, but he did not want to disappoint his old father, so he said, "I have come to you to apologize for my crime. You hurriedly summoned me back to the palace a few days ago, but I did not obey your order. I ask Khan Ama to punish me."
As he said this, Yinreng was about to kneel down again.
Kangxi was reluctant to let him kneel, "Baocheng, I don't blame you. It was me who called you back in a hurry without thinking it through. You did the right thing! Teaching is the most important thing!" But the heart of this old father was a little sad.
Therefore, disobeying the imperial order was not even a problem for the crown prince, but if it were any other son, he would have lost half his life long ago.
Emperor Kangxi, you are so hypocritical.
Just when Kangxi was about to invite him to have a meal and test his academic performance.
The prince couldn't help but speak:
"Khan Ama, Baocheng wants to go back to Yuqing Palace to take a bath." Between enduring the dust and exhaustion to communicate with Khan Ama about the father-son relationship and going back to take a bath and change clothes, the prince chose the latter without much hesitation.
Kangxi looked at his son's dusty appearance and seemed to think that it was not appropriate to have a meal at this time, but he did not want to be separated from his son.
"Liang Jiugong, have someone prepare hot water for the prince to bathe! And have someone go to Yuqing Palace to get the prince's clothes!"
"Baocheng, take a bath in the Qianqing Palace. I'll ask someone to go to the Yuqing Palace to get you some clothes. Khan Ama is waiting for you to have dinner."
Yinreng opened his mouth and said, "...Baocheng knows."
While the deep love between father and son was being played out in the Qianqing Palace, Yuying was also busy in the Changchun Palace.
I don’t know what’s wrong with Kangxi, but he has recently become fond of being a teacher.
Either I teach her calligraphy or I teach her how to play chess.
Playing chess is fine, it's an entertainment activity after all. Practicing calligraphy? Yuying felt a sharp pain in her head when she saw those strange Manchu characters. Although she had the original owner's memory, Yuying could barely guess the answer.
But Yuying really tried her best in calligraphy.
This is something that cannot be mastered in a short period of time. Fortunately, the original owner could not write, otherwise she would be exposed and Kangxi would catch her and chop her into pieces as if she were a monster!
Yuying looked at the white paper on the desk and sighed. Who would have thought that in modern times, we can't escape English, and in the Qing Dynasty, we have to learn Manchu?
Yuying tried to write the first character, but she felt that it was neither horizontal nor vertical, and it looked crooked. Not only was it not elegant, but it was not even neat. But she had to write it because Kangxi would check it.
Yuying recalled what Kangxi said, "The last person I taught was the crown prince. If you can't practice well, it will not only make me lose face, but also the crown prince's face."
Yuying wanted to say that she would not tell anyone.
But seeing Kangxi's slightly threatening look, he didn't say it out loud.
Yuying was lying on the desk, bored, playing with the brush in her hand, while Qingtao watched anxiously. In her opinion, it was a great honor for her that the emperor was willing to teach her to write, but her little master was so uninterested, how could she not be anxious.
At the same time, the father and son in the Qianqing Palace had finished their meal, and Kangxi was dealing with memorials with the crown prince.
Kangxi set up a small table under his desk for the prince to study. In the past, when Kangxi was reviewing memorials, Yinreng would read books below; now that the prince had grown up, the books were replaced by memorials reviewed by Kangxi.
The father and son both looked equally serious.
Kangxi raised his head from time to time, looking at Yinreng who was reading the memorials in an earnest manner, and a hint of pride flashed through his heart.
As expected of him!
Kangxi remembered that when Emperor Taizu was alive, he never taught him anything, so he had such a hard time after he ascended the throne. His Baocheng would definitely not be like him! With his personal teaching, Baocheng would definitely be able to do better than him!
It's late at night.
Kangxi finally agreed to let Yinreng return to Yuqing Palace, and also reminded him to come and have dinner with him after court the next day.
When Kangxi returned to his bedroom alone, he actually felt a little uncomfortable.
Getting along well with Wei was one thing, but he also wanted to know more about the future through her thoughts. However, after so long, he hadn't heard any more useful news.
He remembered that the last time he heard that was on the day when Xiao Shisan was born. What about Baocheng? If she met Baocheng, would she be able to reveal more?
It seems that we should let Wei come to the Qianqing Palace to meet Baocheng tomorrow.
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