Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

The next step was to bestow gifts. Kangxi would usually reward his courtiers with gauze, tea, fans, etc. during the Dragon Boat Festival in order to enhance the relationship between the monarch and his subjects.

In the hot summer, silk clothes were heavy and difficult to wear, so the nobles would often change into cool summer clothes such as gauze, gauze, and kudzu. Therefore, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the royal family would often bestow cooler clothes.

After the archery and boat racing had just been held in the early morning, Kangxi had already bestowed different grades of clothing according to the rankings. This not only served to communicate the feelings between the monarch and his subjects, but also to reward martial arts.

What Kangxi wanted to bestow now were tea and fans.

The Dragon Boat Festival is hot and bitter, and drinking tea can relieve the heat. Occasionally, gourd tea sets are given. This kind of tea set is a tool that puts a mold on a growing gourd to make it grow into the shape of the mold. It is often made into tea sets and has a unique flavor.

Fans are a must-have item in summer, and they also symbolize purity and integrity, making them a good gift.

There are generally two types of fans in the Qing Palace: folding fans and round fans. The most valuable one is the ivory round fan. This fan is extremely finely made. The ivory must first be softened by soaking it in medicine, and then split into extremely fine tusks and woven into a fan. Most of them were made in Guangdong and presented as tribute.

Kangxi looked at Li Guangdi who was sitting in front of him. Due to his age, Li Guangdi was too weak to get too close to ice, but sweat was still pouring out of his body in the scorching heat.

"Jin Qing cannot stand the heat, so the cool tea and the best ivory fan should be given to Jin Qing first.

By the way, this year Guangdong also presented the newly researched Zengcheng Kudzu (kudzu is a kind of yarn, a common material used in the Qing Palace in summer), also called daughter Kudzu. It is said to have been woven by unmarried girls in Zengcheng, hence the nickname.

I tried it and it was indeed cool. Jin Qing also took a few pieces back to make clothes."

All the clothes Kangxi wore were of the highest quality, far superior to the common goods that were just given to the ministers. Most importantly, Kangxi was thinking about Li Guangdi all the time.

Li Guangdi thanked the emperor with tears in his eyes, "I bow to thank the emperor for his great grace."

Kangxi stopped Li Guangdi from performing the ceremony and said with emotion, "Now, Jin Qing is the only old minister in the court. I only hope that Jin Qing can stay with me for a long time."

Li Guangdi's health had deteriorated over the past few years, and he could only promise Kangxi, "I will obey your order."

After caring for Li Guangdi, Kangxi continued to contact other court officials and soon reached Jiang Chen.

In the fifty-second year of his reign, Jiang Chen was promoted to the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works (second rank), and this year he was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel as Left Vice Minister, and concurrently served as a Cabinet Scholar. Although it was a horizontal transfer, the Ministry of Personnel had much more power than the Ministry of Works.

Apart from the positions of ministers and university scholars, the other positions such as the crown prince's junior tutor and the crown prince's junior tutor were all honorific positions. Regardless of whether they were real positions or honorific positions, Jiang Chen was still too inexperienced to move up.

But what is there to be dissatisfied about? Whether in terms of age or career, Jiang Chen is far ahead of his peers.

Kangxi looked at Jiang Chen, who now had a beard, and couldn't help but sigh, "When I gave you the name 'Wangxuan' during the palace examination, I hoped that you could become a pillar of the country. But only a few years have passed, and Wangxuan has already lived up to the name."

Jiang Chen also had a lot of emotions, "Sometimes in the middle of the night, I still feel as if I am in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, waiting for the test papers to be distributed."

Kangxi was amused by this remark, "I didn't expect that our Jiang Liuyuan would be so nervous! Back then, I was puzzled as to why he looked like a young man but acted like an old scholar."

Jiang Chen smiled helplessly, "I was young at the time and didn't dare to lose my manners in front of the emperor. I could only look and move less, for fear of disturbing the emperor."

Kangxi also recalled the funny thing at that time, "Wangxuan was so focused on answering the questions that he didn't notice me at all."

Recalling the palace examination, Jiang Chen also sighed, "When I looked up, I saw the bright yellow fabric out of the corner of my eye, and I was so scared that I almost panicked."

Kangxi laughed, feeling that they were both much younger, and the reward was even more generous. Of course, Kangxi also found an excuse for himself, "You and Yaliqi are husband and wife, and Yaliqi has served the Empress Dowager for his meritorious service, so I will give him more things."

The Fifth Princess did not attend the event with Jiang Chen. The Empress Dowager was troubled by the death of her younger sister, Concubine Shuhui, in the 52nd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. She had been unhappy and depressed, so the Fifth Princess served her all the time.

The Empress Dowager could not appreciate the scenery of Changchun Garden, and due to her old age and difficulty in moving, she stayed in the Forbidden City. The Fifth Princess also stayed in the palace to take care of the Empress Dowager.

"However, everything has to have a good start. If Wangxuan doesn't show sincerity, I won't be able to reward him with anything!" Kangxi made a request.

Jiang Chen wrote three Dragon Boat Festival poems before Kangxi was satisfied.

While the emperor and his ministers were having a joyful conversation here, the princes over there were so jealous that their eyes turned red.

This question and answer took a lot of time. Jiang Chen spent more time answering, so naturally others had less time to answer. Moreover, Kangxi had been very cold to his sons in recent years. Now seeing Kangxi's closeness to Jiang Chen, how could people not be jealous? Except for the Fourth Prince, he wished that Jiang Chen would be favored by Kangxi.

Kangxi took care of all the princes and ministers, and the banquet was over. But the Dragon Boat Festival activities were not over yet. Next, everyone moved to the theater.

The emperors of the Qing Dynasty loved drama and would watch dramas on every festival. The dramas performed on the Dragon Boat Festival also have festive characteristics. Dramas such as "The Legend of the Five Poisonous Creatures" and "The Five Flower Cave" featuring Zhang Tianshi and Zhong Kui fighting against the five poisonous demons are performed almost every year.

After everyone was seated, the Fourth Prince realized that he was feeling unwell.

Jiang Chen's performance just now had attracted many people who wanted to force the Fourth Prince to drink. The Eighth Prince, along with the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince, toasted the Fourth Prince with a lot of wine. Together with the Third Prince and the Fourteenth Prince who were causing trouble, the Fourth Prince had no idea how much he had drunk.

He didn't notice it just now, but he only felt something was wrong now. Because he drank the wine so quickly, he couldn't remember whether the wine he drank was from his table. Thinking of this, he was startled and his body began to stir uncontrollably.

In order not to make a fool of himself in front of Kangxi, the Fourth Prince could only pretend to be drunk and stagger away, thinking that Su Peisheng would pick him up.

Men and women have to sit separately when watching a play, which means they have to watch the play in two different places, so the Fourth Prince has no way of contacting Yixiu.

Su Peisheng also sensed that something was wrong with the Fourth Prince. He supported the Fourth Prince and asked in a low voice, "Prince, are we going back home?"

But Kangxi did not say to adjourn the banquet, so the Fourth Prince could not return to the Old Summer Palace directly.

"Find a secluded place, don't let outsiders in, and send someone to call Fu Jin." The Fourth Prince suppressed his heat and ordered. In this situation, Yi Xiu was the only one he could trust.

The Eighth Prince, who was still listening to the opera, looked at the Fourth Prince who was leaving with a deep look in his eyes, and continued to hum the opera to the beat, "The Five Poisons are seducing ghosts, look at them, they are fragrant, drunk, and their makeup is so charming..."