"Your Majesty, please say so. If it is within my power, I will do my best to fulfill it."
“It’s not a difficult task for my beloved consort. I knew a while ago that my maternal grandmother really liked the little box you made. I saw this jewelry box today and it’s quite exquisite. My maternal grandmother has been feeling a bit unwell lately.”
The imperial physician said her health is fine and treatable. However, Grandmother misses the grasslands of Khorchin, but she is getting old, and the journey there would be too arduous. Therefore, I'd like you to make a set of chests depicting the beauty of the grasslands, a jewelry box, and a screen. What do you think, my dear consort?"
Upon hearing this, Youqing's head was buzzing. Was it feasible?
Actually, she's not very good at it.
It wasn't that she lacked technical skills, but rather that the workload was too large. She felt that if she finished what Kangxi had instructed her to do, she might lose her love for weaving.
Some things you do to pass the time when you have nothing else to do are called hobbies, and you feel happy and joyful while doing them.
But once the same thing has various requirements and restrictions, just like work, it may not be as enjoyable to do.
After thinking for a moment, Youqing carefully considered her words and said, "I can do it, but it takes a lot of time. Even if I start now, it may not be finished by the New Year. Besides, I have never been to the grasslands and do not know what Khorchin is like."
Deep down, she was rejecting it.
Kangxi was just very thoughtful!
"My beloved consort, there is no need to worry. How could I bear to let you do so much by yourself? I will send someone to help you. As for your lack of knowledge about what the Khorchin people look like, there is no need to worry about that either. I have been there. I will draw a picture of it tomorrow and send it to you. You can just make it up based on that."
Youqing: ...
Didn't he realize she was refusing? Although she phrased it subtly, what emperor would bother to give his favorite concubine anything to do?
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