Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

Seeing that the time was almost up, the Queen Mother took the concubines and the wife to the banquet.

In order to take care of Mu Xi, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen has been inseparable from her this time, so the wives of the concubines who wanted to mock Mu Xi could not find a chance and kept hesitating whether to go up and cause trouble in front of the Fourth Prince Yinzhen.

The Third Lady, the Eighth Lady and other ladies stared at Mu Xi's belly with cold eyes, their hearts filled with jealousy.

When Mu Xi saw this scene, she thought to herself, it seems that the love-brain halo hasn't troubled them enough, it seems that it will get worse. They are like having pink eye disease all day long, always jealous of the baby in her belly, not caring that, too, she was drugged by Concubine De when she was just reborn, and she probably won't be able to give birth to a legitimate son in this lifetime. She, the only one who has the antidote, is still their enemy. It is estimated that these concubines will never have a chance to achieve their goals in this lifetime.

When the Eighth Concubine Guo Luoluo saw Mu Xi's contemptuous look, she instantly became angry and couldn't help but start to find fault again.

"I don't know what birthday gift Fourth Sister-in-law will give. The Imperial Grandmother loves Fourth Sister-in-law so much, so Fourth Sister-in-law's birthday gift must be the one that the Imperial Grandmother likes the most. It would be a disservice to the Imperial Grandmother's love for Fourth Sister-in-law if I give her something or not."

The Eighth Concubine Guo Luoluo smiled sinisterly, thinking smugly in her heart, this Concubine had already found out everything, and what Concubine Ulanara wanted to give was the Book of Filial Piety. After all, the Fourth Prince also gave a hand-copied copy of the Book of Filial Piety before, and now that Ulanara has become the Fourth Concubine, it is normal for her to also give a hand-copied copy of the Book of Filial Piety. However, how could that compare to the gifts they had carefully prepared? This time, Fourth Concubine Ulanara has made a fool of herself.

When Mu Xi heard this, before she could react, Fourth Prince Yinzhen gave her a cold look. He was really looking for death. He even set his sights on his own wife again, wanting to accuse her of being unfilial. It seemed that he had not found enough things to do for his eighth brother recently, allowing the eighth wife to have too much free time.

Under the influence of Mu Xi, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen will no longer devote himself to official duties, but will be committed to finding things to do for the other princes. Today he recommends the Third Prince to revise books, tomorrow he recommends the Eighth Prince to deal with corrupt officials, and the day after tomorrow he recommends the Fifth Prince to look into old cases, keeping them busy every day. Although the princes are happy to do it and want to accumulate prestige, now every prince has made contributions, and prestige is accumulated together. It is impossible to tell who is higher and who is lower, so what's the use?

After all the operations of the Fourth Prince Yinzhen, the ultimate beneficiaries were the people and the reputation of the royal family. The other princes were busy as hell but no one was ranked higher. What's more, the most cunning thing about the Fourth Prince was that every time the other princes made some achievements, he would bribe people to spread the news and attribute the achievements to Kangxi. In the end, the princes could only accept it with frustration.

Kangxi said that this kind of struggle can happen more often, because he will benefit in the end anyway. So Kangxi turned a blind eye to the various tricks of the fourth prince Yinzhen to torment the princes, and sometimes even helped to promote them.

Later, the Prince of Zhi and others saw that the Fourth Prince Yinzhen was too leisurely and wanted to let him take care of some official duties. However, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen always refused on the grounds of poor health. Sometimes, when he was pushed to the limit, he even fell ill and ruined the reputation of the princes. Kangxi was quite indulgent of this.

Mu Xi patted the Fourth Prince Yinzhen's hand to comfort him, and said with a smile, "Eighth Concubine, you don't have to worry about this matter, after all, our relationship is not necessarily that good, so don't set a trap for me all the time. Also, whatever I send is from my heart, and the Royal Grandmother loves every granddaughter-in-law. Even if the Eighth Concubine and I don't have a good relationship, don't make up stories about the Royal Grandmother just to satirize me."

When the Eighth Lady heard this, her eyes widened. When did she say that the Empress Dowager was partial?

When the Eighth Prince heard the commotion here, he quickly grabbed the Eighth Lady, with a gentle smile on his face, secretly cursing her as an idiot.

I had clearly told Guo Luoluo at the mansion before I came here not to cause any trouble at the Empress Dowager's birthday party and not to make sarcastic remarks about Fourth Sister-in-law. How come my wife forgot about it the moment she turned around?

"Fourth sister-in-law, my wife didn't mean what she said just now. She is usually quite straightforward. I hope you can forgive me if I said something wrong."

Mu Xi found it boring to see the Eighth Prince smiling modestly and apologizing hypocritically. Besides, since it was the Empress Dowager's birthday party, she couldn't make a big deal out of it, so she just let it go.

When the Ninth Lady saw how sharp her tongue was, she held back the sarcastic words she was about to say.

The birthday banquet started soon, and the birthday gifts started from the prince's family. Everyone said some festive words in a polite manner. The gifts were all very exquisite and valuable, and everything went on in an orderly manner.

When it was almost the turn of Fourth Prince Yinzhen and Mu Xi, Concubine De suddenly spoke.

"I heard that the Queen Mother has granted the Fourth Lady a favor because she is already pregnant. She doesn't need to go to the palace to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. However, the Fourth Lady is filial and has insisted on going to the palace to celebrate the birthday, regardless of the child in her belly. I don't know what kind of birthday ceremony requires the Fourth Lady to be present in person. Those present are lucky tonight, as they can see the Fourth Lady's stunning birthday ceremony."

Depin smiled brightly, as if giving a birthday gift to Muxi who was expecting it, but her voice was loud, but her words were soft and not irritating.

As soon as Depin spoke, everyone's eyes shifted to Depin, and then to Muxi and the Fourth Prince Yinzhen.

Fourth Prince Yinzhen, Mu Xi and Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia looked at Concubine De with sharp eyes, and they all thought in their hearts that this shameless old man was causing trouble again.

Mu Xi was very vindictive in her heart. She originally thought that since this was the Empress Dowager's birthday party, she should not mess with Concubine De and ruin the party. But now Mu Xi couldn't bear it anymore. If the party was ruined, it would be ruined. It happened every year anyway. At worst, she could think of other ways to make the Empress Dowager happy in the future as compensation.

Mu Xi first cast a love-brain halo, adjusted the subordinates' intelligence reduction to the highest level, and then bound several people to Depin. She didn't believe that Depin would not make a fool of herself in front of so many people. In fact, Mu Xi wanted to bind a few big men to Depin, but Depin's life would be in danger. The original owner wanted Depin to live in pain, and she didn't want to be tortured to death.

The concubines: Depin actually took action. Now we have a good show to watch. I hope Depin can be more powerful and make the Fourth Concubine suffer more.

The brothers said: Fourth brother (fourth elder brother) is going to be in trouble. It’s so cool. It’s still our own mother who is looking for trouble. Although fourth brother (fourth elder brother) has changed his name to Yudie, it doesn’t stop them from gloating over other’s misfortune. They just don’t believe that fourth brother (fourth elder brother) has no affection for Depin in his heart.

Ministers and their families: I've heard that Concubine De and the Fourth Prince and the Fourth Lady are not on good terms, but I didn't expect that they would come out to cause trouble at this time.

The concubines: This Depin is crazy. She is looking for trouble at this time. Who knows whether she will get into trouble or ruin the reputation of the Fourth Lady. They can accept either one. It would be best if both of them suffer together.

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The Queen Mother smiled when she heard what Depin said. It was unknown whether she understood what Depin meant secretly. She said kindly, "I like whatever the Fourth Lady gives me. I also received the kindness of the Fourth Lady coming to congratulate me on my birthday. The birthday gift is not important."

The empress dowager's words immediately resolved the awkwardness between Mu Xi and the fourth prince Yinzhen. Even if the birthday gift they would send later was not some earth-shattering gift, it would not matter much.

Mu Xihe smiled and said, "Although the birthday gifts prepared by granddaughter-in-law this time are not as rare as what Concubine De said, they are all prepared by granddaughter-in-law for the Royal Grandmother. I hope the Royal Grandmother likes them."

Then Mu Xi asked someone to bring up the birthday gift.

Everyone saw several eunuchs carrying up something as big as a screen, covered with a layer of red cloth.

The Queen Mother saw this huge creature and looked at it expectantly.

Upon seeing this, Depin's face stiffened slightly. It was so big, it must not be the Book of Filial Piety. Didn't they say that the fourth prince would still send the Book of Filial Piety this year?

Wives and concubines: Will the Fourth Wife be the one to steal the spotlight again this time?

Minister: Eating melon!

At Mu Xi's command, the red cloth was lifted, the candlelight came on, and a vivid picture of a horse galloping on the grassland appeared on the screen.

When the Queen Mother saw this scene, she was so moved that tears came to her eyes. Her face was full of nostalgia for the life on the grassland.

"Good!" Kangxi sighed and smiled when he saw the screen.

"I like this birthday gift very much. It touches my heart. The Fourth Lady will definitely reward me with her thoughtfulness." The Queen Mother looked at Mu Xi with a kind smile.

Mu Xi thanked her first, and then continued, "As long as the Empress Dowager likes it, it's worth the effort of the granddaughter-in-law. This screen has been soaked with medicinal herbs, which can help you sleep and relax. The smell is the sandalwood that the Empress Dowager likes. You can ask the imperial physician to check it before using it. Moreover, this screen can be transformed, and it is different during the day and at night. There are several grassland pictures hidden inside. I hope the Empress Dowager likes it."

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was very happy and waved her hand to increase the reward.

When Kangxi saw that Mu Xi had made the Queen Mother happy, he also waved his hand and gave Mu Xi several pieces of the jewel tribute he had just received. When the wife and concubines saw this, their eyes turned red with jealousy.

How come Sifu escaped the disaster and got some such exquisite and rare jewelry?

Depin said that she was furious. Why did she become a stepping stone for the Fourth Concubine, Ulanara?

Mu Xi continued to speak at this time, "In addition to preparing birthday gifts this time, my granddaughter-in-law also wants to introduce a nanny to the Royal Grandmother. This nanny can make all kinds of cakes, especially Mongolian cakes. She has a clean background. If the Royal Grandmother thinks she is okay and wants to stay, for safety reasons, please ask the Royal Father to check this nanny."