After much deliberation, Emperor Kangxi decided to give his sons regular holidays, allowing them to return to the palace every five days to reunite with their mother.
Thinking this, Kangxi issued the order. Upon hearing the news, the concubines with children, such as Consort Hui, Consort Rong, Consort Yi, Consort Cheng, and Noble Lady Liang, were naturally not so happy. Meeting once every five days was a bit too long.
They all knew that this was the only way to settle things; what else could they do? None of them had the power to change the Emperor's mind.
Seeing each other every five days is better than not seeing each other for months at a time.
The matter was settled, and Kangxi simply moved out of the palace.
The Empress Dowager, along with a group of princes and princesses, moved out together.
There's a large, flowing lake in the garden, and many trees have been planted there. It must be cooler than the Forbidden City in the summer, making it a perfect summer retreat.
On the first night after moving to Muqing Garden, Kangxi shamelessly stayed at Youqing's estate, claiming he wanted to farm.
Youqing was already used to Kangxi's shamelessness and wasn't surprised.
When they first moved into Muqing Garden, apart from Emperor Kangxi who was very used to it, most of the others were a little uncomfortable. However, the garden was well-maintained, and they got used to it after a few days.
Just like in the palace, you do what you're supposed to do.
"Your Highness, His Majesty did not say that we can go out."
The eldest prince frowned: "But Father Emperor didn't say we couldn't go out! We've been here for several days now, and we can't go out. I'm so bored."
"This servant is afraid that His Majesty will blame me if he finds out."
"What's there to be afraid of? Father Emperor wouldn't really beat his own son to death, would he? It's alright."
The eldest prince was quite bold. He was glad he was locked up, so he wanted to sneak out and take a look. He heard there was a fairly large orchard nearby, and he planned to go check it out. He wasn't going to do anything, so it didn't matter.
Previously, it was against the rules to leave the palace at will, but this was in the garden, where there were no proper walls or gates, so he became bolder.
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