Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

After the twins' full-month banquet, Mu Xi brought the two little ones to the palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother and Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia.

"These two must be Honghui and Garudai, my little grandson and granddaughter. Let me take a good look at them."

When Imperial Concubine Tongjia saw Mu Xi, she stood up and reached out to the wet nurse behind Mu Xi and took the little grandson.

When Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia saw Garudai, her pupils shrank slightly, and she said with some surprise, "Garudai looks a bit like me, Madam, don't you think so?"

Nanny: "She does look a bit like the young lady, but she looks more like Empress Xiaokangci and Empress Zhuangyi Gonghui Chongtian Yusheng. When I was still working in Tongjia, I had the honor of meeting the living Empress Xiaohuizhang, who looked very similar to the little princess. More importantly, the little princess was born on the anniversary of Empress Xiaohuizhang's death. If the emperor saw the little princess, he would definitely..."

Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia heard what the nanny had not yet said. Thinking of the dirty tricks that had never stopped when her daughter-in-law was pregnant, she immediately came up with an idea.

She waved her hand to call over her personal maid and said, "Go to the small kitchen and get a bowl of soup, send it to the Qianqing Palace, and tell them that I want to invite the emperor to come over today."

After saying this, Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia continued to tease the little princess. Seeing Galudai laughing at the teasing, Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia felt warm in her heart and her thoughts unconsciously ran away.

If my child were still alive, he would probably look similar to Garudai, lively, cute, soft and tender. I would definitely spoil the child to my heart's content. Thinking of this, Imperial Noble Concubine Tongjia's eyes dimmed a little more, and she hated the bitch Wuya in Ningxiang Pavilion who had attacked her even more.

Wu Ya of Ningxiang Pavilion agreed. Due to the unbinding of the Favored Concubine System, the things that were previously covered up by the Favored Concubine System were finally made clear thanks to the unremitting efforts of Imperial Concubine Tongjia.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing that Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia was suddenly in a low mood, Mu Xi reached out and teased Honghui. Honghui giggled and immediately attracted Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia's attention.

"Honghui also looks a little familiar. He really looks like the fourth brother, and a little like the emperor!"

When Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia saw Honghui, she was reminded of Fourth Prince Yinzhen's childhood and instantly became gentle, reaching out to hug Honghui.

Mu Xi took Honghui and Galudai to stay in Chengqian Palace for a while and then followed Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia to Ningshou Palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was also very happy to see the twins, a boy and a girl. She kept Mu Xi, Hong Hui and Galudai for a while, gave them rewards, and then sent them back.

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Liang Jiugong: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has brought you some soup. Would you like to have a sip?"

When Kangxi heard this, he looked up in confusion. Ever since his cousin recovered from her serious illness, she seldom sent soup to me in the Qianqing Palace. Why did she suddenly send soup to me today? Could it be that she came to ask me for something?

Kangxi pursed his lips tightly, and after a long while he spoke, "Send it up, does the Imperial Concubine have anything to say?"

Liang Jiugong saw that Kangxi was unhappy, and his mind was working rapidly. What went wrong? A light bulb suddenly lit up his head and he replied, "The maid who brought the soup said that the imperial concubine missed the emperor and wanted to invite him to the Chengqian Palace for a visit!"

Kangxi felt relieved when he heard this, and said boastfully, "My cousin is really something. Why is she still so clingy? It's only been a few days since I last saw her, but she's already missing me like crazy. Alas, my cousin is so clingy, and I'm also distressed. I'll have to go over and talk to her about it later."

When Liang Jiugong heard this, he lowered his head and the corners of his mouth twitched. The emperor was really becoming more and more narcissistic. Thinking of what the palace maid from Chengqian Palace had just said, he hoped that Imperial Noble Concubine Tongjia would be more supportive and not let the emperor find any problems.

Then Liang Jiugong thought of what the eunuch had said just now. Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, he said, "My lord, today the Fourth Lady brought the twins to the palace to pay respects. I wonder if I need to notify the Fourth Lady to take the twins out of the palace later."

Kangxi understood what was said and was about to blurt out the word "no need". Then he thought of something and changed his words, "It's better to inform them. I also want to see the twins."

Kangxi felt a little regretful. It was rare for his cousin to take the initiative to find him, and he was thinking that the two of them could rekindle their past warmth today, but he didn't expect that the plan would be ruined by the twins.

After Kangxi quickly revised the memorial, he walked briskly towards Chengqian Palace.

"Your Majesty, I have seen you!"

"The daughter-in-law pays respects to the Emperor!"

When Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia saw Kangxi, she immediately stood up and saluted, and Mu Xi followed suit.

"Cousin, no need to be so polite!"

Kangxi said this, but in action he waited until Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia finished her ceremony before helping her.

Upon hearing this, Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia rolled her eyes where Kangxi couldn't see.

It sounds nice to say, but if I really don't show courtesy, the emperor will probably have a different attitude.

Men are just pigs, especially emperors, whose minds are fickle.

Since surviving the fatal crisis, Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia has seen through Kangxi's true character and no longer holds any hope for the emperor's love. She has also calmed down and lets Kangxi go wherever he wants. Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia is no longer jealous, but she still has to pretend when necessary.

"My beloved concubine, is there something you want me to come for?" Kangxi looked at Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia with anticipation.

When Liang Jiugong heard this, he thought something was wrong and started glaring at the Imperial Concubine.

Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia: Did Liang Jiugong have a twitch in his eye? Who can understand that look? I haven't learned any secret language in this area. Really. Even if Liang Jiugong blinked his eyes, I wouldn't know what it meant. But based on my understanding of the emperor over the years, I can still guess a little.

"Your Majesty, can't I invite you over if I have nothing to do? Can't I just miss you?"

Kangxi was very happy when he saw Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia was angry, and he coaxed her gently, "Okay! Okay! Okay! Of course! I miss you too, my beloved concubine. I am busy with government affairs today, and since you asked me to come, I am here."

Mu Xi: My head is full of black lines. Didn't the emperor see me? Such a big man standing here, but he actually ignored me and flirted with my mother.

When Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia heard this, she was extremely disgusted, but she pretended to be shy and said, "The fourth prince's twins have entered the palace. Does the emperor want to see them? There is a surprise waiting for the emperor!"

When Kangxi heard this, he suddenly remembered that his daughter-in-law and grandchildren were in the hall. Kangxi regained his pretentious look, as if the greasy man just now was not Kangxi, and said calmly, "Then I have to take a good look at what the surprise is!"

When Mu Xi heard what Kangxi said, she asked the nanny to take the child out.

Kangxi first saw Honghui, who looked a bit like himself and he liked him. However, he looked more like the fourth prince Yinzhen. Kangxi thought pettily, why did he look more like the cold-faced fourth prince? Wouldn’t it be better to be as mighty and handsome as me?

When Kangxi saw Galudai, his pupils suddenly contracted, and feelings of excitement, nervousness, surprise, and nostalgia came together. For a moment, Kangxi looked at Galudai with complicated feelings.

"This child looks exactly like my biological mother. I really like the surprise my cousin brought up."

Kangxi reached out and gently hugged Galudai and started teasing him, his eyes full of love!

"The two children are well raised by Miss Muxi. The Empress Dowager likes children and often brings them into the palace to meet her."

When Mu Xi heard this, she nodded in agreement, but she also retorted in her heart that it might be the Emperor who wanted to see her, and was using the Queen Mother as an excuse.

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Honghui was also taken care of, but the one he held the most was Galudai. When Muxi wanted to take the twins out of the palace, Emperor Kangxi kept delaying. It was not until the Fourth Prince Yinzhen came to pick up Muxi that Emperor Kangxi reluctantly let them go.

When Kangxi saw that Galudai had left the palace, he was no longer in the mood to continue flirting with Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia, so he found an excuse to return to the Qianqing Palace!

Imperial Noble Concubine Tongjia was considerate and sent the person away. She was thinking in her heart, "My goal has been achieved, and the emperor should just go back to where he came from and not disturb me from enjoying my life."

"Liang Jiugong, you fool, Garudai looks like my mother, why didn't you tell me earlier? I almost missed her."

Kangxi said to Liang Jiugong with dissatisfaction.

Liang Jiugong: Why didn’t we tell him? We just wanted to give the emperor a surprise, but who knew that the emperor wasn’t interested!

Kangxi started talking to himself again.

"Garudai was born on the anniversary of my mother's death, and he looks so much like her."

"Could it be that my mother couldn't bear to leave me, so she reincarnated back to be with me?"

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When Liang Jiugong heard Kangxi's murmurs, he sighed inwardly, this is incredible, it looks like the Fourth Prince's lineage is going to rise!

As soon as Mu Xi and the Fourth Prince stepped into the Prince's Mansion, Kangxi rewarded several maids to serve Galudai, and also rewarded a maid to Honghui.

On the way back, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen had already listened to Mu Xi's explanation and knew what was going on. He was also happy for his daughter. If the Emperor valued Galudai, then Galudai would definitely not have to marry far away in Mongolia.

When the concubines and the prince's wife learned about Kangxi's reward, they became restless and decided to investigate what was going on.

Mu Xi deliberately released the news that Galudai looked like Empress Xiaokangzhang, and also released the news that there were people of Kangxi around the twins, thus curbing the princes' desire to take action.