After seeing off the Crown Princess and the uneasy Mr. Cao, Wen Xi turned around and ordered: "Ask the kitchen to make some lotus root starch dumplings and keep them chilled. I'm preparing some snacks."
Naturally, it was prepared for Kangxi. Kangxi had to deal with government affairs in the morning, and often came over in the afternoon to have some snacks and take a rest. If he was not busy, he would stay with Wen Xi all afternoon.
Kangxi came here with a sullen face. Wen Xi knew what was going on and did not touch his hair that had exploded to avoid exploding himself. He only asked for lotus root flour dumplings and several plates of snacks: mint cake, pea yellow, jade jade.
Bean cake, bamboo fungus fish cake.
Kangxi was in a bad mood and lacked appetite, so he ate the lotus root starch dumplings which were ice-cold and cool in his mouth. He ate half a cup and then threw it away.
Wen Xi also felt that the atmosphere was a bit dull, so she said casually: "This morning the Crown Princess came with the Crown Prince's concubine Cao to say hello." Seeing Kang Xi's brows twitching with anger, Wen Xi smiled and said: "Actually, Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry.
, he is someone the emperor does not want anyway."
Kangxi said angrily: "That can't--" Kangxi swallowed the next words, "It's because I have pampered the Jiangning Cao family too much these years!!"
Wen Xi shrugged and said, "I guess it was just Grandma Sun's idea. Perhaps she was dissatisfied with my concubine for not allowing her to bring outsiders into the palace, so she dedicated her life to the prince."
Kangxi suppressed his anger and said: "I heard that you also rewarded Grandma Sun with a shoulder bag?"
Wen Xi chuckled and said: "He is so old and still works so hard, so I simply rewarded him with a shoulder carriage. Anyway, I have a lot of rough eunuchs here."
Kangxi frowned and said: "Cao Guiren is not qualified to ride on the shoulder carriage. Naturally, she is even less qualified! Get rid of it!"
Wen Xi lowered her head and agreed. Previously she was just worried about Kangxi's feelings for Sun, but looking at Kangxi's appearance, that feeling was about to be exhausted. No matter how meritorious Sun had been in his early years, and no matter how much Kangxi missed his old love, he would not tolerate him.
This slave is so presumptuous! Kangxi didn't punish her, even if she still cared about it, she should be treated like an Amitabha.
"Actually, it's not a big deal." Wen Xi thought about Cao Zhiying's style. Why didn't Mr. Sun choose a smarter woman? Then she continued: "During the draft, the emperor has finished selecting, and then rewards the prince.
Clan. Since the Emperor has no interest in the Cao family, giving that to the Crown Prince does not break the rules."
"Huh!" Kangxi just snorted lightly, all his dissatisfaction was directed at this. Rules are a trivial matter. In Kangxi's eyes, a slave is restless, and thinking about plotting to follow the dragon is a big deal. That is a big restlessness!
"But -" Wen Xi protracted her tone, "That Cao Gege seems not to have very thorough rules. I have asked the Crown Princess to teach him well. I hope I don't break the rules in the future."
Kangxi frowned deeply, and his words were quite accusatory: "It's the crown prince's fault, isn't it? Why bring an unruly concubine here to ask for favors?!"
Wen Xi had no choice but to smooth over Kangxi's troubles with good words. It was not until Li Dequan came to report that the matter about the fraud case seemed to be settled. Kangxi just left.
About two hours later, I heard the sound of laughter coming from outside.
Yu Ludai, his head covered with sweat, smiled and said as soon as he entered the door: "Mother, that boy is quite capable!"
Wen Xi blinked her eyes, "That boy? Cao Yong?!" Such a title was obviously unique to Cao Yong.
Yu Ludai's eyes were narrowed like the moon, and he said: "I'm at the school today. That boy can hit the target with a hundred shots and hit the target with a hundred steps. Looking at the thin skin and tender flesh, he can actually ride and shoot pretty well!"
Thin skin and tender meat? Wen Xi is mute. Yu Ludai evaluates people and never accumulates virtues. Wen Xi is not surprised at all, and said: "If he hadn't done something, the emperor would not have rewarded him with the blue feather bodyguard."
"Lan Ling bodyguard?" Yu Ludai pouted, "He's just a blue Ling bodyguard, only the sixth grade!"
Yu Ludai is Princess Gu Lun, equivalent to a prince, and her status is still higher than that of several other older brothers. She is naturally qualified to be proud and look down on the little Lan Ling guard of the sixth grade, but for a sixteen-year-old
For a young man who is 6 years old, he has reached the sixth rank, and his future can be said to be promising. In addition to the noble children of the Eight Banners, the only people who can be imperial guards are Wu Jinshi from orthodox origins. Similar to the imperial examination, Wu Jinshi also has to take the martial arts
From a scholar to a martial arts scholar, and then to a martial arts scholar, the first-class martial scholar (i.e., Wu Zhuangyuan) is awarded the first-class bodyguard, the second and third-ranking scholars (i.e., the second and third best) are awarded the second-class bodyguard, and the second-class military scholar is selected as the third-class bodyguard.
The top three were selected as Lan Ling guards. As for the Eight Banners disciples who were guards, they all had to start from the Lan Ling guards, but they were not considered minor officials.
While they were talking, Little Pomegranate came in with Little Peach to say hello. Little Pomegranate was already ten years old. Little Peach was three years younger than her brother. Their faces were very similar. One looked a little cold and the other looked resolute. Both of them were not that big anymore.
Wen Xi needs to worry about it.
"Why are you back so early today?" Wen Xi couldn't help but ask. Since they came to Jiangning, they have been very busy. The little pomegranate is just that, and the little peach is still small, so how can they help.
Although Little Pomegranate was young, she didn't show any color. She only softened in front of Wen Xi. He said slowly: "The dust has settled. Emperor Ama has issued an order. The examiner will ask for execution."
Wen Xi said lightly. She didn't care about the previous affairs. She just saw that Xiao Pomegranate seemed to be getting closer to Si Age, so she asked, "You and Si Age are becoming more and more speculative."
Xiao Pomegranate showed an elusive smile and nodded: "Yes, my son thinks that the fourth brother is very good and pragmatic, and Huang Ama appreciates it very much, so the son must learn from the fourth brother so that he can surpass him in the future."
Wen Xi was slightly shocked. He was only ten years old, but a ten-year-old child already knew how to get ready to go, and figured out what to do to his benefit, so Wen Xi warned him again: "Don't get involved.
Get into a pointless fight!"
But Xiao Pomegranate understood Wen Xi's words as something else, and said with a smile: "My son understands that as long as the prince's brother is here, all the sons can only be virtuous kings! What's more, if the son is close to the fourth brother, he is also close to the prince's brother.
Come closer."
He is ambitious after all, but fortunately, he knows how to hide his ambition.
Little Pomegranate looked at her younger brother and said, "Brother Seventeen is really tired these days. He originally wanted to go out and have some fun, but his son forced him to go out with Fourth Brother to do errands."
After hearing this, Xiao Mi Tao pouted and said: "Tired is the second most important thing, but I'm really annoyed!" Her tone was full of impatience, "It's also taken up so much time for my son. I haven't practiced the piano for a long time, so I'm afraid his skills are rusty.
Woolen cloth!"
Little Pomegranate smiled unscrupulously and joked: "Seventeenth brother heard that singing and dancing on silk and bamboo in Jiangning are flourishing, so I planned to collect some music scores."
"Oh?" Xiao Mi Tao loves music, and she has always allowed him to grow up. She suddenly smiled and said: "A few days ago, Cao Yin's wife gave me two lost piano scores." This was the apology for that day.
As a gift, Wen Xi originally thought it was just some precious silks and satins, but she did not expect that she was quite elegant. She gave several ancient inkstones, several ancient books, some calligraphy and paintings, and two old piano scores. Although they were all old things, each
Each piece is priceless, much more valuable than precious silks and satins, and much more dignified.
Hearing this, Xiao Tao immediately threw herself into Wen Xi's arms, pulled Wen Xi's sleeves, and looked at Wen Xi with her big eyes: "Is it true, mother?! Show it to your son!"
Wen Xi twisted her little son's nose and said, "Be good, little peach. I'm just waiting for you to finish your work before I give it to you."
Xiao Mi Tao immediately nodded excitedly after hearing this, but then she frowned and pouted: "Mom! Stop calling your son by his nickname! It's a joke!"
Wen Xi sighed helplessly. As her son got older, he became less and less cute. Yu Ludai tilted his head and interjected: "What's the point? Aren't you still calling me Bi'er?"
Xiao Mi Tao snorted twice and said: "Sixth Sister's nickname is just that, my and Sixteenth Brother's nicknames... If anyone wants to hear it, it will be humiliating!"
Yinlu (Little Pomegranate) also nodded and said: "Mother, can you please stop calling me that way no matter who you are in front of or behind?" There was a hint of pleading in his tone, but more of helplessness.
"Got it!" Wen Xi said in a dull voice, becoming less and less cute... turned around and asked Zhu'er to go to the head of his bed and pillow her piano sheet. Yinli immediately happily took the sheet music to practice, Wen Xi
Xi had no choice but to ask someone to remind him not to forget to eat dinner. It was good to be able to concentrate on doing something, but being too absorbed in it made people worry.
Yinlu looked at his younger brother's retreating back with a smile and said: "My seventeenth brother is obsessed with piano music, and he is even more obsessed with music than before."
Wen Xi also said with a smile: "It's a good thing to have some hobbies..." Then she glanced at Yu Ludai, "It's better than doing nothing and just having fun."
Yu Ludai suddenly puffed up his cheeks with anger and stamped his feet: "Eniang!!"
Yinlu smiled secretly and said: "My son occasionally sees Shun Anyan protecting the fifth and sixth sisters when they go out for leisure. The sixth sister seems to hate Shun Anyan and always wants to drive him away."
Yu Ludai said: "It's not that annoying, but when Fifth Sister and I are having fun, there is always a wooden stake erected somewhere, which is an eyesore! When Fifth Sister and I go shopping at Zhenbaoxuan, he always follows us. What does it look like?
Like!" After a pause, he added: "Besides, didn't E Niang tell her daughter that if she doesn't like her, she shouldn't get too close to her?"
Wen Xi nodded and said, "That's fine."
"Actually, Shun Anyan is not bad either..." Yinlu interjected, "He is good in both civil and military affairs, and he is not a playboy. He is quite virtuous. Is it true that Sixth Sister doesn't like her at all?" As he said that, he took a closer look.
He looked at Yulu Dai's face and observed her expression.
Yu Ludai was a little careless and said loudly: "He is quite good-looking!"
"Cough, cough, cough!" Yinlu couldn't help coughing, praising a man's appearance like this... His sister is really not shy at all!
Yu Ludai didn't care about Yin Lu's helpless expression, and said bluntly: "But I can also see that the fifth sister likes Shun Anyan! He is just a man, and I don't like him very much, so just give it to the fifth sister!
"
Yu Ludai's "generousness" made Yinlu's eyes widen. What does "just a man" mean? Is this what a princess should say? Is this what a woman should say?! Yinlu has always known that his sister is "generous".
But he didn't expect to say such "bold" words in such an understatement. Yinlu felt that his brain was not enough. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, you
