"Master, the preliminary selection in the capital has already taken place, and one hundred people have been selected. Two more rounds of selection will be needed to finalize the list. Here is the list, please take a look."
Cheng Ying said this as a matter of routine.
"That's good. I'll go watch the final match. You don't need to tell the shopkeeper. Just go and make the preparations."
"Yes, Master."
After finishing that matter, Chengying talked about some other things. After Chengying left, the nanny brought Anle in.
"Mommy, hug me."
Looking at her daughter's incredibly cute little face, Youqing instantly felt refreshed and invigorated.
"Anle is here, let Mother give her a kiss."
Anle obediently let Youqing kiss her cheek, and then gave Youqing two kisses that smelled of milk.
It felt so good to have a daughter. Youqing held Anle in her arms and didn't want to let go.
President Anle inherited the best genes from her mother and mother-in-law. The two were already quite good, but Anle was even more outstanding. At two or three years old, she spoke in a sweet, childlike voice, and even the Crown Prince couldn't help but speak softly to her.
She was indeed a likable girl. The Empress Dowager had always harbored resentment towards Youqing, but she was a completely different person when it came to Empress Dowager Anle, as if Anle's biological mother was the Empress Dowager's own niece.
It is clear that peace and happiness are lovely.
As for Emperor Kangxi, he watched Anle grow up from the bottom of his heart. He had an unprecedented surge of fatherly love for Anle and devoted himself to her to the utmost. If Anle hadn't been still young and hadn't been able to maintain her intelligence, he would have spoiled her rotten by now.
"Mother, I want to fly a kite."
"But Mother heard that Anle didn't eat the radishes that Mother had prepared today. Because Anle didn't eat the radishes, Mother didn't eat either, and now I'm a little hungry. What should I do if I can't go fly kites with Anle?"
Upon hearing this, Anle frowned, her eyebrows instantly forming a deep V-shape, her aggrieved expression melting hearts.
Youqing, I'm not feeling well, but Anle is too picky about food. I can't keep indulging her like this. Kangxi is reluctant to discipline her and wants to be a loving father, so Youqing has to take on the role of a strict mother.
Youqing can understand that some children don't like certain flavorful vegetables, but Anle is too picky about food. It's okay if she doesn't like one or two kinds, but she doesn't like any of them. For the sake of a balanced diet, Youqing can't spoil her.
Sometimes, seeing her eat even though she clearly doesn't like it, I feel sorry for her. I'm determined to discipline her, but I also feel reluctant to do so.
Youqing said these words when Anle was going to fly a kite.
"I'll have the nanny bring food to Mother. Mother, eat your food, eat your fill, and then go fly your kite."
Anle was also clever and quickly provided a solution.
Youqing frowned, looking at Anle with a wronged expression: "But Mother likes to eat radishes, but Anle doesn't. What if Mother is so sad that she can't eat?"
Anle got anxious and immediately said, "Then I'll eat radish, so Mother won't be sad, and I can eat my fill."
Youqing was satisfied.
"Lunch will be served soon. Let's eat together. When it's cooler in the evening, how about Mommy helps you fly a kite?"
Anle was instantly satisfied, her little face beaming with joy.
"good."
At noon, Emperor Kangxi came over for lunch. Seeing Anle eating radishes and some vegetables that he usually couldn't bring himself to eat, Kangxi couldn't help but be surprised. He asked Youqing in a low voice, "Why is Anle being so well-behaved today? She even ate the radishes?"
Youqing smiled and said, "I promised her I'd take her to fly a kite this evening. Your daughter is so picky! She won't eat unless there's something dangling in front of her."
Emperor Kangxi thought to himself, "This is just like my daughter's behavior."
"There's not much to do today; I'll spend the evening with you all."
"OK."
Youqing naturally didn't mind Kangxi's display of his deep paternal love.
In the evening, Emperor Kangxi and Youqing took their daughter Anle to fly a kite. Anle was small and could barely walk steadily, so the two of them were naturally worried about letting her hold the kite by herself. Kangxi held Anle in his arms, and Anle held the kite string in her hand. The father and daughter ran around in the garden.
While a warm scene unfolded on one side, the second princess wanted to get some fresh air and went to the garden. Before she even entered, she saw kites flying in the sky above the garden.
Upon seeing this, the second princess said to a palace maid standing nearby, "Go and see who is flying a kite."
In the Second Princess's opinion, the person who could fly a kite in the garden should be one of her younger sisters. This younger sister was obviously referring to any sister other than Anle, since Anle was too young and she wouldn't consider children.
The palace maid inquired for a while and returned with a slightly pale face to report: "Princess, it is His Majesty and the Empress who are flying kites with Princess Anle."
As soon as the palace maid finished speaking, she saw the Second Princess's expression change immediately, and jealousy flashed in her eyes.
The palace maid immediately lowered her head and stopped speaking.
The second princess never expected that her father, the emperor, who she thought was always busy with state affairs, would accompany his daughter to fly kites. In her eyes, this was simply a fantasy, something impossible.
The impossible has happened.
She was the first surviving daughter of Emperor Kangxi, and considered herself more noble than her younger sisters. She was also more favored by her father, the Emperor. However, Emperor Kangxi never flew a kite with her. Not to mention flying a kite, it was extremely rare for them to even eat together at the same table.
Princess Anle had flown kites before, but she was always accompanied by maids and nannies. Even when her mother was alive, Consort Rong never accompanied her to fly kites. But Anle was only two or three years old, and her mother and nanny accompanied her to fly kites.
Both are princesses, so why does Anle receive so much love and pampering from birth? Why?
Furthermore, why is Anle born with a title as a Princess of the First Rank, even though she is about to get married and her title and rank have not yet been determined?
The more the Second Princess thought about it, the more resentful she became. Her jealous expression even frightened a young palace maid who had just started working for her.
That's terrible! This princess isn't even paying attention. This is a garden; it wouldn't be good if someone saw her.
"Princess, would you still like to stroll through this garden?"
The second princess said angrily, "What are you shopping for? Can't you see that family of three is having a great time? Let's go back."
Kangxi and Youqing were unaware of the Second Princess's arrival and departure, but Liang Jiugong was aware of it. However, there was no need to report such matters to the masters.
That very evening, news spread that Kangxi and Youqing had accompanied Anle to fly kites.
The Crown Prince and the other princes found out, as did the rest of the princess's side.
In response, whether they were princes or princesses, their first reaction was to feel a pang of jealousy. In the past, only the crown prince received special treatment, but now, someone else has become even more special.
Emperor Kangxi doted on the crown prince, but even when the crown prince was a child, Kangxi didn't spoil him to the point of holding him in his arms and flying a kite.
Needless to say, many princesses were more afraid of Kangxi and were afraid to be around him.
The Third Prince immediately murmured with a bitter taste in his mouth, "The legitimate child is different. It's better to be born from the Empress's belly."
I don't know if they're referring to Emperor Anle or the Crown Prince.
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