As soon as Fulu finished speaking, there was a brief moment of silence in the Yikun Palace.
All the sadness and tears of joy were gone, and all pairs of eyes that were trying not to smile fell on the big red ball.
Your Majesty... How lucky
Seeing the little boy staring at Yunxiu intently, everyone understood. This was a disguised way of praising Concubine Yi's beauty!
"Fulu!" Guaerjia shouted, her face turning black.
What is this little bastard talking about
Can he also call me uncle
I am also lucky to have a head!!
Fulu couldn't help but blurt out his true feelings, and was hit by his mother's death ray. He immediately covered his mouth, looked left and right, took a small step back, and then looked at Yunxiu flatteringly, his big eyes clearly revealing four words: Aunt, save me.
Yun Xiu couldn't help laughing when she saw this, and Le Guiren laughed so hard that he fell backwards. This funny guy!
Before her sister could speak, Concubine Le wiped the tears from her eyes and waved to Fulu: "Come here, come to your aunt, let me take a good look at you."
Seeing that he had a backer, Fulu ignored his mother's dark face and ran over happily.
Hiss, the closer I look, the more I envy my uncle the emperor. Concubine Yi looks like a fairy, there is nothing wrong with her!
And there was the little aunt, who was also an incredible beauty. Fulu suppressed the envy in his heart and called out "Hello, aunt" sweetly.
Le Guiren pinched his round face and liked him at first sight. She smiled and said, "Good boy, you are right. Isn't the emperor blessed?"
Fulu nodded heavily, then shook his head.
"I haven't finished yet," he said in a childish and serious voice, "My little aunt is gentle, beautiful and virtuous. My cousin Princess is so lucky to have a mother like you."
He said "a lot" three times in a row, and then he started making gestures, which made Yinqi next to him stunned.
The Fifth Prince had never seen anyone of his age who was so skilled at flattering others!
The series of princes and princesses in the Forbidden City, no matter how lively and eloquent they were, could never reach the level of Fulu. In layman's terms, they had "status baggage" and if anyone heard it, they would be embarrassed and might even be impeached by officials of the Censorate.
Yinqi was still in shock. On the other side, Concubine Le was so moved that she had already hugged her nephew and started crying.
Guaerjia's face was full of an expression of not being able to bear to look directly at him. She pulled her daughter Yaertan, who was also not able to bear to look directly at him, and bowed to Yunxiu: "I am sorry to make you laugh, Your Majesty, but he is just an uncontrollable monkey, and he makes his father worry every day..."
Yunxiu really didn't know that Fulu had this kind of personality when he was a child.
Who wouldn’t like such a lovely child
When she thought that this was her own nephew, coupled with the guilt left over from the dream, Yunxiu looked at Fulu with eyes that could not be softer. Just like Kangxi put ten layers of filters on her when looking at her, Concubine Yi also put ten layers of filters on her nephew.
She smiled and helped Guaerjia up, scolding, "What a naughty monkey! No one in Yikun Palace can be sweeter than him. Big brother is so ungrateful for what he has. If Xiaowu was this well-behaved, I would laugh out loud in my dreams."
Yinqi secretly pricked up his ears: "..."
He was so angry that his face puffed up and he called his mother angrily. Fulu turned his head and found that there was a yellow round ball in the corner.
Could this be the fifth prince born to my eldest aunt
He muttered, it’s okay to be Yuan, but why didn’t he inherit her angelic beauty
Yunxiu took Yinqi's hand, called Fulu again, curved her peach blossom eyes, and said softly: "This is cousin Yinqi, the fifth in the palace. After the New Year, you will go to the study together. By the way, Fulu has a ninth cousin who is less than one year old. Auntie will ask someone to take you to the warm room to see Xiaojiu. How is it?"
Fulu's eyes almost widened again.
He responded obediently, then took Yinqi's hand in a familiar manner and said excitedly: "Cousin, let's go see my cousin!"
Yinqi was pulled away before he could react.
Wen Yuan suppressed her laughter and personally led them to the warm room. There was a wet nurse in the warm room to take care of it, and it was Fulu's first time there. Yun Xiu was not worried at all that Yinzhen would fall into the clutches of the two, and just watched their backs with a smile.
Seeing her son behave himself, Guaerjia was relieved, but she felt exhausted. She shook her head and conveyed Tu Yue's request: "Fulu is too prone to getting into trouble. Our master is very worried. He wants to ask if this boy can stop being a companion. He is afraid..."
Before she could even finish the words "You led the Fifth Prince astray", Yun Xiu comforted her, "Sister-in-law, please be at ease. Nowadays, no one dares to neglect the people of Yikun Palace, let alone my nephew. Even if Fulu gets into a terrible disaster, I will cover it for him. He doesn't have to restrain his nature and live a submissive life."
Lady Le nodded, seeming to agree: "Sister is right, it is as it should be. We will not let Fulu suffer any injustice."
No, she was not afraid that Fulu would be wronged, but she was afraid that Fulu would wrong others, my queen.
Guaerjia opened her mouth and felt that the words of the two ladies sounded very familiar... Yes, it was similar to Fulu's bold words "With Concubine Yi here, who dares to mess with me?"
Guaerjia had a bad feeling about Fulu's study as a companion!
She was sad, but Yunxiu couldn't bear to see her sad, so he quickly changed the subject, pulled Yaertan over, and started asking questions to Yunshu one after another.
The little girl was shy at first, but slowly she relaxed. She was very similar to her mother in character, acting gracefully but still innocent and childish, with the same liveliness as Fulu flowing through her bones.
The more Yun Xiu looked at him, the more she liked him. She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, let Yi Erha come out to meet my cousin next time. That child is very sensible. He is only six years old, but he is as mature as a girl. I have to ask you for some tips on raising children."
Guaerjia was terrified when she heard this. She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No, no."
This is really unacceptable. If she raises a child like Fulu, the Emperor and the Empress will kill her!
…
Talking about the memorial incident, perhaps knowing where Tu Yue ended up, Guaerjia smiled broadly and said with great gratitude, "It was all thanks to your Majesty's mediation that our master escaped from such a pit of fire... There is nothing I can do to help, so I brought food from Shengjing, some of which were made by our own chef, so that your Majesty and the noble lady could taste the familiar flavors."
Lady Le was pleasantly surprised and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law! As it happens, the kitchen has prepared a lot of snacks, which are exquisite. I will have someone take them out of the palace and satisfy the children's cravings."
The three aunts and sisters-in-law were talking happily. After half an hour, Ruizhu lifted the curtain and came in, probably with something important to report.
Guaerjia was about to stand up and leave, but Yunxiu stopped her and said with a smile, "We are all family, why should we be so reserved? There is nothing to be shy about in Yikun Palace."
Tu Yue is eight years older than Yun Xiu. Before she entered the palace for selection, her sister-in-law had already married into the palace and treated her two younger sisters-in-law as her own sisters.
Hearing this, Guaerjia was happy, but also felt a lot of emotion for no reason. After so many years, the eldest aunt's temperament has not changed much. It's no wonder that my father-in-law and the master love her.
Ruizhu cleared her throat and said, "After His Majesty left the court, he went to the Imperial Garden to admire the plum blossoms. He happened to meet Pingpin seeking favor—"
Guaerjia's face became solemn.
Pingpin, a noble lady of the Hesheli family. Even if Suo Etu fell, she was still the sister of Empress Renxiao and the aunt of the prince. Miss Ruizhu mentioned this matter, could it be that...
"Pingpin was wearing a thin gauze, and His Majesty complained that she didn't dress properly, and scolded her, saying, 'Have you frozen your brain?'" Ruizhu lowered her head, holding back her laughter, "He also asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send winter clothes with great fanfare, but they all looked at her with gray and ugly eyes. Not to mention the concubines, even the maids in the palace complained."
Le Guiren laughed once again, and Guaerjia said: "..."
Yun Xiu was amused and said happily: "The emperor is quite conscious."
After laughing, she was surprised for a long time. How could such a scene appear in her dream
Concubine Yi was still wondering what had provoked Kangxi to make him so irritating; on the other side, Concubine Guaerjia was in a daze and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.
With a snap, something shattered.
This... is this the daily life of the wise and powerful Emperor?
*****
On the other side, the wise and mighty Emperor and Guo Luoluo Tuyue had been playing music in the Qianqing Palace for quite some time.
The two men asked and answered each other, and the emperor and his subject were in harmony. During the conversation, Kangxi became more and more satisfied with the place he arranged for Tu Yue.
Mingzhu and Hangai were not exaggerating. Tu Yue was indeed a rare talent. What was even more rare was that, with the increase of experience and knowledge, he could still maintain a pure heart, be loyal to me, and look sincere. When talking about government affairs, he was eloquent and confident, and his analysis was insightful and insightful.
The emperor paused for a moment, drank a sip of hot tea, and then admonished: "I have read the memorials you submitted to the Ministry of Personnel. You have done a good job in the past few years. Now that you are transferred to the Ministry of War, you should do your best to achieve results. Don't let me down, and don't let down Concubine Yi's earnest care."
Hearing this, Tu Yue was flattered and knelt down with tears in his eyes: "Yes. I will serve you at the cost of my life!"
"Get up." Kangxi nodded with relief.
In an instant, his expression changed, and he signaled Liang Jiugong and the servants to leave. Then he stood up "inadvertently" and walked to the back wall of the imperial study.
He called out Tu Yue's courtesy name affectionately, smiled slightly, pointed at the framed work in the center and asked him, "Does this calligraphy look familiar to you?"
Tu Yue suddenly became excited. Whose masterpiece was on the wall
Is it "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie" or "Danyao Tie"? Is it the calligraphy of Yan Zhenqing or the original work of Emperor Huizong of Song
The fact that the Emperor wants to test him is a manifestation of his closeness and trust in him.
With many guesses in mind, Tu Yue took a deep breath and read it carefully, word by word, with a feeling of admiration.
Tu Yue: “…”
The content looked very familiar, it was the Buddhist scriptures he had been forced to copy since he was a child; the handwriting also looked very familiar, wasn't this the handwriting of his own sister, Concubine Yi
At the same time as he suddenly realized it, he gradually became confused. Something was wrong. This was not right.
Tu Yue was very familiar with Yun Xiu's handwriting. At first glance, the handwriting looked very similar, but if you looked carefully, you could see that the person who wrote it did not have the habit of subconsciously bending the characters when writing. He was completely different from his sister.
He just felt that something was wrong. Could it be that the emperor was testing his understanding of Concubine Yi? Or was he trying to distinguish the truth from the false and find the difference
Tu Yue fell into deep thought and was about to organize his words. Beside him, Kangxi stood with his hands behind his back and said with a smirk, "This is the unique gift that Concubine Yi sent to me on the day of my birthday this year. She stayed up all night by candlelight and wrote a Buddhist scripture by herself."
The tone was light, with a hint of boasting.
After that, he pretended to ask casually: "Did Xiuxiu ever do such hard work before she got married?"
Tu Yue: “…”