Crown Prince

  The Empress Dowager took the Empress and Mingfei's adopted daughter, Lan Xiang, to Mount Wutai. Without needing to pay respects, everyone simply sat together and chatted for a few sentences. When Mingfei showed signs of fatigue, those who understood the situation led the way in withdrawing.

  Mingfei changed into lighter clothes, leaned on the couch, and Peiyu slowly massaged her temples. Sangzhi knelt on the ground and gently patted Mingfei's legs.

  That group of concubines didn't have a single decent one among them, she may not be high in the palace struggle, but she always felt that the people around her were either good or bad, loyal or treacherous, and she could tell at a glance. Or perhaps these people had some ill intentions and she could sense it, like Qianyun, whose feeling was very bad. She touched her own belly, before giving birth to the child, such palace maids must be gotten rid of.

  The Crown Prince was taught by Kangxi himself before the age of six. Kangxi almost raised him with one hand wiping his feces and the other hand holding his urine, three-year-old Yin Zhen grew up to be lovely, intelligent and clever. After finishing his political affairs every day, Kangxi would hold Yin Zhen to recognize characters and read books, which was also one of his greatest pleasures. On this day, he took Yin Zhen to recognize characters, feeling a bit stuffy in the house, so he took Yin Zhen for a casual stroll outside.

  Changchun Palace was close to Yangxin Hall, and the father and son walked a few steps and arrived at the entrance of Changchun Palace. Kangxi thought that the Crown Prince would eventually need his brothers' support, so it was right to establish a good relationship with them early on, and he took him into Changchun Palace.

  Mingfei was lying on the rattan chair under the tung tree, reading a book and enjoying the cool breeze. Suddenly, she heard Kangxi arriving with the Crown Prince and was startled. She didn't have time to tidy up or change her clothes because as soon as she got up, Kangxi and the Crown Prince had already walked in.

  Mingfei wore a moon-white slant-collared embroidered plum blossom long gown, with a light green eight-blessings Luo skirt underneath. Her hair was simply tied back in a low bun, adorned with a pale yellow silk flower. Without any makeup, her eyebrows and eyes looked even more vivid. Kangxi couldn't help but gaze at her, smiling as he helped Mingfei up: "You look even fresher and more beautiful when you dress up like this."

  Mingfei smiled and said: "As long as Your Majesty and the Crown Prince don't mind my rudeness, that's all that matters."

  Kangxi sat down on Mingfei's stool, and a palace maid brought out two more stools. Mingfei had been waiting for the Crown Prince to sit down before she planned to sit herself, but unexpectedly the young child was quite perceptive: "Please sit down, Noble Consort."

  Mingfei was about to decline, but Kangxi smiled and said: "You have a body, you can sit first, he is also younger than you."

  Mingfei smiled and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Crown Prince."

  Kangxi sat down and picked up the "Emperor's Inner Canon" beside him, flipping through a few pages: "Choosing such a place to read books, you really know how to enjoy yourself. When did you start liking medical books?"

  Mingfei said quietly: "It's just a temporary interest, I just picked it up and flipped through it."

  Kangxi looked at the annotations scattered on the page: "I see that you are going to study medicine, and look at these notes written in the margin, they make some sense."

  Mingfei personally poured a cup of flower tea for Kangxi: "I, your concubine, have made a fool of myself in front of Your Majesty. I am ignorant and dare not think about learning medicine, but only know a little. Usually taking good care of my body is enough."

  Kangxi looked at Mingfei with a smile and said: "When you were young..." but stopped there, not intending to continue.

  Although she had memories, there were still some places that hadn't completely come back to her, especially from when she was a child. Ming Fei just lowered her head and smiled slightly, not answering.

  Yongzheng was only a three-year-old child, and it was the first time he had seen someone with a big belly. He came over and sat down quietly beside Mingfei, not saying a word, but his eyes were fixed on her stomach. Mingfei's body also gave off an inexplicable sense of intimacy, which made Yongzheng bolder. When Kangxi and Mingfei stopped talking, he looked at Mingfei with a milky voice and said: "Noble Consort, why is your belly bigger than others?"

  Mingfei looked at the current crown prince and found it hard to imagine that he would become arrogant, tyrannical and even have a split personality in the future.

  The little kid's big eyes were black and white, full of strong desire for knowledge, which made her voice involuntarily soften: "Because there is a little kid inside!"

  Yun Zong stared at Ming Fei's belly in shock, finding it hard to imagine that there was a little kid inside.

  Ming Fei smiled and placed his small hand on her belly: "Hello, little treasure, say hello to your brother."

  The baby in Mandy's tummy is already moving, and Mandy often talks to her child like this. It seems that the baby has a certain degree of recognition. As soon as Mandy's voice fell, the little guy inside really moved, and Yunxi felt the vibration from Mandy's tummy with his small hands, his mouth wide open in surprise: "Moved...moved."

  Kangxi, who was on the side, also became interested.

  Mingfei nodded: "Yes, Abao is saying hello to his brother."

  "Hello?"

  "Yes, greet him, roll over, move your little legs, tell His Highness that he will be out soon."

  The surprise on her round face gradually changed to excitement: "Really!?"

  "Of course, it's true. When the time comes and Abao is born, he will be called 'Your Highness' and 'Older Brother'. He will follow Your Highness everywhere, and Your Highness can teach Abao to read and write, teach Abao to ride horses and shoot arrows. Your Highness says, 'Go east', and little Abao immediately goes east. Your Highness says, 'Go grind ink for Older Brother', and little Abao rolls up his sleeves and grinds ink for Your Highness!"

  Mingfei puffed out her cheeks, imitating Yunyi's tone. Yunyi listened with a smile: "A Bao is my younger brother, don't make A Bao grind ink, let the eunuchs and palace maids do it."

  Kangxi was also amused by Mingfei's rare lively appearance and burst out laughing.

  Mingfei almost instinctively hugged Yinxi and kissed him: "The Crown Prince is really a good child! Is a good brother!"

  Kangxi looked at this scene and was about to speak, but seeing Yinreng's small face excitedly red and shiny, his bright eyes sparkling, he had hardly ever seen Yinreng so happy before. He sighed in his heart, it seemed that no matter what, he couldn't make up for a child's longing for his mother, this was also the natural order of human nature.

  As he looked at Mingfei, her whole body seemed to radiate a soft glow, that maternal light which even Kangxi felt, that instinctive fondness, how could it deceive Kangxi's eyes, his eyes gradually took on a soft luster, thinking, maybe this is not bad.

  Kangxi got up and left after sitting with Yinre for a while, Yinre looked at Mingfei with some reluctance, and said to Kangxi: "Imperial Father, can I come to the palace of the Imperial Noble Consort in the future?"

  Kangxi patted his son's little head: "As long as Yinre completes his homework on time, he can come up every few days."

  Yin Zhen didn't want to show his joy too obviously, but he was just a little kid, and the smile at the corner of his mouth couldn't be controlled. He revealed a small set of baby teeth: "I'll come visit my brother again, Imperial Consort."

  Mingfei originally wanted to squat down and talk to him, but unfortunately her big belly wouldn't allow it, so she slightly arched her back: "I'll bring Abao with me, and welcome the Crown Prince's visit at any time!"

  Yongzheng took a few steps, thought for a moment, and then ran to Mingfei: "Noble Consort, please hug Yongzheng."

  The little guy looked up, his clear eyes filled with longing. Mingfei smiled and kissed the child's tender cheek. Only then did Yongzheng, satisfied, happily follow Kangxi to the Nurturing Heart Palace.

  Mingfei could still faintly hear the gentle and soft voice of the Crown Prince: "Imperial Father, did I also stay in Imperial Mother's belly before?"

  "Of course I have."

  "Doesn't Empress Dowager look like Noble Consort?"

  "You can go take a look at your mother's portrait..."

  "Oh... then..."

  The unexpected trip to Changchun Palace had a significant impact on Kangxi. When he calmed down, he thought back to his childhood when he was raised by his grandmother and still longed for his own mother. It seemed that letting the crown prince and the imperial concubine have some interaction wasn't a bad idea after all. He also recalled the angry expression of Yinzhen when he was with Mingfei, and his heart softened. No big deal, just send more people to follow them.

  He even specially discussed with several university scholars in the study room about how much a young child yearns for his mother, and how much Kangxi loves the crown prince is obvious to everyone. Suo Ertu Mingzhu and others guessed at Kangxi's meaning and expressed their own views, saying that since heaven and earth created humans, there must be mothers, and it is essential for people to have maternal love, which is inherent in human nature. However, they also said that paternal love is equally important, as can be seen from the current crown prince's dependence on Kangxi, only with paternal love can things remain unchanged. But Kangxi shook his head after listening.

  Mingfei really likes Yunxi's clean and lovely child, but she also has her own considerations. Making the crown prince like her is also a way to increase her weight in Kangxi's mind, and it's also for better increasing her chances of survival. However, doing such things requires caution, and she can't let others take advantage of her. Alas, she's not alone, there's also the child in her belly...

  Summer rainstorms come suddenly, Mingfei was sitting under the shade of a tree in her room watching Mao Mao swim in the water when she heard a loud clap of thunder outside. She quickly got out of bed and lay down on it again. Sure enough, after a while, the palace maid who was keeping watch at night came in to check on her. After listening for a moment, she knew that Mingfei hadn't been startled awake, so she left again. However, it seemed like she hadn't fallen asleep yet.

  Mingfei sighed and didn't enter the space, sleeping outside until dawn.

  In the morning, the air was extremely fresh. She had thought of going for a walk in the courtyard, but Wang's nurse disagreed: "It just rained, and the ground is very slippery. The master should not go down to walk. I will put a soft chair under the eaves for you. Sitting here, you can feel refreshed without feeling stuffy. I'll hang that green-mouthed red-haired flat-haired beast over there to say a few auspicious words to you. Think about how comfortable it is!

  The queen mother spoke too amusingly, Mingfei smiled, and several palace maids beside her couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Mingfei smiled and said: "Alright then, let's go with what Wang Niangniang meant. I'm also relieved."

  Wang's nanny heard Mingfei agree and immediately wanted to go in and move the chairs herself, with several small palace maids following closely behind.

  Mingfei's eyes showed a few more affectionate glances, and Wang Nainai was a wholehearted person who treated Mingfei well. She suddenly remembered that Wang Nainai also had a family of her own, otherwise she wouldn't have become her nanny. Wang Nainai came out from inside, serving Mingfei as she sat down in the chair, and because she feared the morning chill would freeze Mingfei, she even covered her belly with a thin woolen blanket that was a tribute from France.

  Mingfei said, "Get a stool for Wang Nian," and immediately a small palace maid took orders to go in. Mingfei looked at Wang Nian: "It's been a long time since I've had a good talk with you, today you accompany me to chat."

  Mingfei didn't say much, just occasionally opening her mouth to say a sentence or two, leading Wang Nainai to speak herself. The more Wang Nainai spoke, the more enthusiastic she became, and in between, they drank two cups of tea. On Mingfei's calm face, there were also a few more sincere smiles.

  The author wants to say: Many people were lovely when they were young, but times have changed them, alas...

  Afternoon 3 o'clock there is still one more update~~~

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