The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

I don’t know about others, but Changning herself likes this kind of female protagonist. She is beautiful and strong. Of course, she also needs to be clear-headed and have a broad mindset, and not care about the gains and losses in the short term. If she were written into a storybook, she would also be a popular character.

Hutuli couldn't hold back any longer, and pulled Changning's sleeve and acted like a spoiled child: "Mother, are you done talking? I want to take Buyinzhu to see my treasure chest."

"Okay, okay, go and have fun. Let Fubuki serve some fruits and snacks. You like cream rolls, right? Bring another plate."

"Wow! So delicious!" Hutuli was pleasantly surprised. The cream rolls were delicious, but his mother insisted that they were too high in calories and would make him fat. Although Hutuli didn't understand why his mother said they were high in calories when they were obviously cold, his mother still restricted herself to eating only a few every five days.

Now that Buyinzhu was here, her mother actually agreed to let her eat as much as she wanted in order to entertain her. This made her so happy that she took Buyinzhu's hand and went back to her room excitedly.

Seeing the two girls running away, Chang Ning couldn't help laughing: "Look at Hutuli's impetuous temper."

Fubuki smiled and agreed, "Our princess is genuine and lovable. The Empress Defei sent someone to give the princess a lot of toys two days ago, as well as two rolls of the finest tribute satin."

Defei really likes Hutuli, probably because she has no daughter, and Hutuli is lively and sweet-spoken, and is indeed Defei's treasure.

However, Changning felt that Concubine De's reward at this unusual time was probably to appease her.

Didn't they say that the selection would select two new princesses? Seeing that she had been favored for so many years and Yinzhen couldn't do without her, Defei was afraid that she would be upset and angry and cause something unhappy.

She was also afraid that Yinzhen would be reckless and disobey the emperor's order for her sake, which would be bad.

Changning would naturally not get into a conflict at this juncture over two princesses whose names he didn't know.

Now, the Third Beile and the Eighth Beile have obviously lost the emperor's favor, and the Prince of Zhi has also fallen out of favor recently. He has even lost his daughter, let alone the Crown Prince.

Sometimes Changning felt a headache for the prince.

Kangxi's surveillance and control of him became more and more perverted.

I heard recently that the number of guards at the Eastern Palace has increased by several layers, and there are special officials recording the prince's daily life and reporting to the His Majesty every day.

Whether the prince was meeting guests, having a meal, or even what he said when he favored the women in the backyard, everything had to be recorded in a book for the emperor to read.

This is simply a humanoid surveillance camera! It works 24 hours a day and rotates 360 degrees. It's a real-life version of The Truman Show.

Think about it from another perspective. If your every move every day is recorded by a special official, including how much meat you eat, how many farts you fart, how strong the smell is, and what words you say to liven up the mood when you are having naughty moments, all of these will be read by your own father and may even be passed down and seen and commented on by future generations a hundred years later.

Changning felt a chill just thinking about it.

This is even more terrifying than modern stalkers.

It’s amazing that the prince could endure for so long. He can endure what ordinary people cannot.

Changning felt that both the father and son must have mental problems. If this trend continues, either you or I will go crazy.

Therefore, under such circumstances, it was normal for the prince to show some resistance. It was also reasonable for Kangxi to depose the prince.

But in this way, Yinzhen would have to be pushed in front of people. Among the princes who were ranked earlier in seniority, he was the oldest and the one who won the emperor's favor. Regardless of whether to compete or not, at least he should not make the emperor feel dissatisfied, especially if he went against the emperor's will. It was not worth it to disrupt the whole game just for those two princesses.

So Changning accepted it well and was also fond of Defei's thoughtful gesture. No matter what, this mother did not bring down her father.

After a while, Tingfeng came to report that the two little girls were going to the pavilion to watch the fish after playing for a while, and they also asked someone to prepare paper and ink.

The fish at this time of year are all fat and strong, especially the few red carps in the pond. The children like to go there to see them when they have nothing to do. However, Changning is worried that they are small and cannot stand steadily. It will be bad if they fall, so he orders people to add guardrails on the side.

The children were playing, so she didn't want to disturb them. Changning was bored and read a travelogue. Her favorites were Su Shi's "A Night Tour of Chengtian Temple" and Zhang Dai's "Watching the Snow at the Lakeside Pavilion".

Both of these books are must-memorize masterpieces in modern times, especially the line "Huai Min has not yet gone to bed, and they are walking together in the courtyard." It really touches the heart.

As for Zhang Dai, Changning felt that he was very spiritual. With just a few words, he brought the beauty of mountains and rivers to life on paper. "A solitary lamp in the night valley, high rocks brushing against the water, this is the fairyland, not the human world." She deliberately stopped at this page of the "Langhuan Collection" and was about to savor it carefully when she heard voices coming from the courtyard. It turned out that Hong Zhao and Hong Yan had returned.

Hongyan and Hongzhao had just returned from the palace and went straight to Qingzhiyuan. When they passed by the pavilion, they happened to meet Hutuli and Buyinzhu who were painting.

Hong Yan was stunned when he saw it. This was so new. When had he ever seen his sister paint? It must be said that Hutuli really took after Changning. She was born with the ability to only draw stickmen. She knew nothing else. Even when she was practicing needlework, she had to work very hard, but she could still embroider a butterfly into a cricket.

When I looked over, I saw a strange girl. She was pretty and smiling. Her skills were quite good. With just a few strokes, she had drawn the agility of the red carp. She also used ripples on the water surface to replace the swaying of the fish's tail, which made it even more clever.

Hongyan couldn't help but praise: "This is a good painting. The fish is painted vividly."

Buyinzhu knew that this should be Hutuli's brother, and that was also a prince, so she smiled and said, "You are too kind, my prince. The scenery in this pavilion is elegant and beautiful, and the carp are also very cute."

It was the first time that Hong Zhao saw a girl from another family besides his sisters. He blinked his big eyes and looked her up and down: "Sister, is this the good friend you mentioned? This sister is so pretty."

Buyinzhu was praised but she was not complacent or shy. Instead, she responded with a smile: "My name is Buyinzhu."

Hutuli hurriedly introduced: "This is Buyinzhu I mentioned. Her Chinese name is Wanji. These are my younger brothers Hongyan and Hongzhao."

The children didn't observe any etiquette and soon started chatting to each other. Hong Zhao even said excitedly that he wanted to take his two sisters to play backgammon together.

The sound Changning heard was their laughter as they played backgammon together.