Chapter 65 The First Night
Near noon, Yuying's carriage finally arrived at Changchun Garden.
Lu Chen was the first to get off the carriage, and reached out to help Yu Ying down, followed by Qing Tao.
Qingdai did not come with them and was left in the Qianqing Palace.
After Yuying got off the carriage, she met the eyes of Concubine Xi who had arrived earlier than her. Yuying saluted her from a distance. Concubine Xi snorted coldly, held Hongzhu's hand and walked forward.
Yuying looked at the plaque with three big characters "Changchun Garden" inscribed on it. It is said that these words were written by Kangxi himself.
Away from the heavy walls of the Forbidden City, Yuying felt that her breathing became more comfortable and her mood became much better. She then had the mind to take a good look at the surrounding scenery.
Changchun Garden was rebuilt on the site of a former Ming Dynasty garden. It is located in an excellent location, surrounded by mountains and water, and with a wide terrain. When you look up, you can see the blue sky and white clouds, as if they are right in front of you.
Seeing that Yuying was reluctant to leave, Qingtao asked, "Young Master?"
Yuying then came to her senses and moved her legs forward.
Concubine Xi disappeared early, and those concubines who arrived early had been taken to their respective residences.
Wei Zhu was waiting at the gate of Changchun Garden.
"I pay my respects to you, my lord. The emperor may be very busy today, so he has specially ordered me to wait here to lead the way for you. Please follow me, my lord."
"Then I'll trouble you, Eunuch Wei."
"I don't deserve it."
Yuying led the two of them into the garden with Weizhu. Although Kangxi had introduced Yuying to it before they came, when she was actually there, Yuying still felt that everything was new.
They walked forward, passed through the Nine Classics and Three Affairs Hall where Kangxi held meetings and the Ten Thousand Red Trees, and went around most of the garden before arriving in front of the Qingxi Book House.
Qingxi Book House had its own servants moving around. Wei Zhu clapped her hands, attracting everyone's attention, "This is Concubine Jin, you will live in Qingxi Book House with the emperor from now on."
This move was to make everyone recognize her face, and also to emphasize Yuying's position in Kangxi's heart, so that everyone would be more cautious in their actions.
"Your servant greets the noble lady Jin, may the noble lady be blessed."
Everyone bowed to Yuying together.
Yuying asked everyone to stand up and introduced Lu Chen and Qing Tao beside her to everyone.
After safely sending Yuying to Qingxi Book House, Wei Zhu took his leave.
After sitting in the carriage for a whole morning, Yuying really needed to rest. She didn't care about anything else. She quickly tidied up and fell asleep.
It was not until the afternoon, when dusk fell, that Yuying finally woke up. Lu Chen happened to come back from outside and told Yuying the news he had heard.
Noble Concubine Niohuru lived in Yuanjianzhai with the Tenth Prince, Concubine Hui lived in Yangyutang with the Eighth Prince, Concubine Rong rested in Cangzhuozhai, Concubine Yi and Noble Lady Guo Luoluo lived in Jifengxuan with the Ninth and Eleventh Princes, Concubine Xi lived in Canghui Pavilion, and the rest of the concubines were scattered around the central axis. When you think about it carefully, no one lived next to Qingxi Study.
After leaving the Forbidden City, Kangxi began to let himself go?
Yuying was surprised.
Here the crown prince lived in the Taoyuan Study in the West Garden, together with other princes, far away from the people in the harem.
Yuying expressed her high appreciation for Lu Chen, who had found out all this in less than half a day.
But if Lu Chen can find out, then naturally others can too.
Thus, the news that Yuying and Kangxi lived together in Qingxi Book House once again spread to everyone's ears.
But this time, no other Tong Jia came to dissuade them. Concubine Niu Hulu had always been a person who didn't care about things, so even if others were full of complaints, they didn't dare to show it.
In this way, everyone settled down in Changchun Garden.
In the evening, Kangxi, who had disappeared for a day, finally appeared.
Kangxi walked in rubbing his frown, and only relaxed his brows slightly when he saw Yuying sitting under the candlelight.
During this period, Kangxi was always worried about the affairs of the previous dynasty. Tsarist Russia repeatedly violated the border near the Heilongjiang River Basin, and the pro-war faction headed by Mingzhu and the pro-peace faction headed by Soetu argued all day long. Kangxi could not make up his mind for a while.
"Aying, are you used to it today?" Kangxi asked.
Yuying looked up and noticed Kangxi's unhappy expression. "Everything is fine. Where did the emperor come from? Did he have dinner? Why do you look not very energetic?"
Kangxi sat down next to Yuying and said nothing more.
Lu Chen led a group of people in with hot water and towels to help Kangxi wash up. Kangxi closed his eyes and let them do it.
Wait until everyone else in the room leaves.
"Today..." Yuying saw that Kangxi was about to speak, so she focused her attention.
Kangxi hesitated, not knowing whether to speak or not. Kangxi did not want to rely too much on Yuying's inner voice. After all, in his opinion, history had already changed since he could hear Yuying's inner voice. Moreover, he was afraid of hearing bad news from Yuying's heart. After all, he was more inclined to advocate war in his heart, so he was inevitably hesitant for a while.
"Your Majesty, why don't you continue talking?" Yuying asked curiously.
Kangxi pursed his lips and said, "Today, Mingzhu and Suo'etu wrote to the emperor separately and expressed different opinions on the Russian invasion of the border. I...I really can't make a decision."
What Kangxi said was difficult, after all, it takes a lot of courage for an emperor to admit his own incompetence.
But he had to consider the Qing Dynasty. Now that the Three Feudatories Rebellion had just been quelled and Taiwan had just been recovered, it was time to recuperate. He could not bring the Qing Dynasty into war again just to show off his power for a short period of time.
So it was about this matter. Yuying nodded and said, "Then let's fight."
As a modern person, Yuying always believes that only fists can prevail. "Then beat them until they dare not do it again."
When Kangxi heard that Yuying also thought that he should be beaten, his eyes lit up.
[In history, they had to fight. If we don’t fight now, do we have to wait until the Dzungars fight the Mongols?]
Kangxi's expression changed in shock.
Junggar!! They really have evil intentions!!
Seeing Yuying looking over, Kangxi quickly concealed his expression. He looked at Yuying with complicated eyes, "Does Ah Ying also think that he should be beaten?"
"Of course. Making concessions again and again will only strengthen their ambitions. There will come a time when it is no longer possible to make concessions, and then a fight will break out."
"In this case, why not strike decisively? If we delay for too long, it will also be harmful to the people."
Yuying repeatedly suggested that Kangxi order an attack as soon as possible. After all, she didn't want to experience the absurd situation of having to lose land even though she had clearly won the battle.
It would be better not to sign the damn Treaty of Nerchinsk.
When Kangxi learned that the Dzungars were about to invade Mongolia, he had already made up his mind that this war must be fought, and quickly.
Kangxi reached out and held Yuying in his arms, "What Ah Ying said makes sense."
Yuying smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't think I am talking nonsense. It's late at night, why don't you take a rest today?"
The two lay down on the bed together.
After Kangxi fell asleep, Yuying opened her eyes. She had just slept this afternoon and was now in high spirits.
Yuying suffers from insomnia.
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