The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

What the children like most is the lively and cheerful energy of their mother.

They had also seen the lives of the wives of the noble ladies in other mansions, all of whom were housekeepers, busy with affairs, chanting sutras, eating vegetarian food, and picking up Buddhist rice for needlework. It seemed that they would live the same life for the next few decades.

It makes people feel cold just looking at it.

But my mother doesn’t. She enjoys it more than I do!

Many of the children's entertainment and pastimes were thought up by my mother. For example, the slides, seesaws, basketball hoops and the like in the Qingzhi Courtyard were already well-known in the capital.

How many of my peers are jealous!

Yinzhen was also exhausted before the New Year. He finally celebrated the New Year, but he also spent most of the day in the palace, and his life was boring. Now seeing that Changning and the children were in high spirits, he also came to join in the fun.

Changning didn't play dice with them, but brought a deck of cards.

This deck of cards was made by her on a whim one day a few years ago, and she asked Zhao Fuhai to make it. It was made of hard paper with the cards manually drawn on it, and it looked very exquisite.

Yinzhen and the children had never seen this new toy before, so they listened to her explanation carefully.

"The numbers above correspond to the points. J, Q, and K are all 10 points, and A can be 1 or 11 points."

"The game we are going to play now is called Jack, also known as guessing the points. Each person has two cards, and the total points are added together. The higher the points, the closer to 21 points, the more powerful it is. If you think the points of the two cards in your hand are too small, you can also ask the dealer for a card, up to five cards. If the points exceed 21, it is considered a bomb, and if the dealer reveals it, you lose."

The children are very smart and understood it immediately.

Hutuli understood and was eager to try. It was just points, easy.

However, Yinzhen saw the essence of the game at a glance. It is not difficult to count the points in this game, but the difficult part is the game with the dealer.

If your cards are small enough, or exceed 21 points, but the dealer does not reveal your cards and they explode while he is getting his own cards, then you still win.

It depends on your performance, or whether you can keep your mind steady and make the dealer believe that your cards are big enough.

Changning became the banker first, and as expected, she won the first few rounds.

Hong Zhao wailed, "Oh my God! Mother, your points are so small! I shouldn't have asked for those two extra cards!"

After a while, Hong Zhao wailed again: "Oh my God! If I had known, I would have asked for another card! Why did you open mine?"

Chang Ning smiled and said, "Hong Zhao, you have to use your brain! This game doesn't just rely on luck. You have to be bold and careful to make accurate judgments."

After these few times, Hongyan and Hutuli gradually figured out the rules, became more and more adapted to them, and became quite adept at playing the game.

Only Hong Zhao is a little impatient and always wants to be the big shot, which often ends in explosion.

However, the frustration education of several children was still very effective. Even if they lost every time, they did not look displeased or angry. Instead, they became more courageous and their spirits became higher and higher.

Everyone played until the second half of the night, and Changning kept yawning. Later, Yinzhen became the banker and the whole house was filled with applause.

"Alright, alright, stop playing. It's almost dawn and we still have to go to the palace. Go get some rest."

Hongzhao had just learned a new game and was becoming addicted to it, but he did not dare to show too much greed, otherwise his mother would not let him play, so he had to step back obediently.

Changning and Yinzhen tidied up a little and prepared to go to bed.

Yinzhen recalled the card game just now.

If you are not the banker, then the most important thing is to protect your own cards and not let others know them easily, otherwise it is easy to fail.

Once you become the banker, you need to carefully discern the expressions of each person, guess their thoughts, and expose their disguises.

Yinzhen closed his eyes but his mind was thinking.

When facing the Emperor, he is the player. The calculations and ambitions in his heart are his trump cards. What he shows to the outside world must be the image of being loyal and brave for the country and the people.

When facing all the officials in the court and other princes, he has to be the dealer. He must have a clear view of their thoughts and then choose those that are beneficial to him. He must first expose the cards of those who have bad intentions, those who are trying to disrupt the situation, and those who are trying to cover up the truth and kick them out.

Early the next morning, everyone hurried into the palace again.

After kowtowing and kneeling outside for a long time, Changning and Fu Jin took the children to Yonghe Palace.

As soon as he entered the Yonghe Palace, Hutuli ran over and said, "Madam, I miss you so much! I wish you a happy new year and all the best!"

De Fei stretched out her hands and hugged Hutuli in her arms, smiling like a flower: "Okay, okay, I wish Hutuli a happy new year too."

Yinzhen and his wife, Changning, were busy bringing their children to pay their respects to Concubine De, and the Fourteenth Prince and his family followed in.

Seeing so many grandchildren, Concubine De felt even happier and asked the maids around her to bring up things for the children.

"Thank you, Mama." Hutuli smiled sweetly, and her voice became clearer and clearer. "The Royal Mama is the most generous."

"Hahaha, you are the sweetest kid. You always follow your father to the farm this year and come to Yonghe Palace less often." Defei complained half-seriously, then took off a pair of bracelets from her wrists.

"This pair of bracelets was given by the Emperor when you were made concubines. Now that Yierha and Hutuli are grown up, the Royal Madam will give one bracelet to each of you."

Hutuli thanked him happily, took the bracelet and looked at it carefully.

Changning and Fujin were very sharp-eyed. This bracelet was not ordinary. It was a high-quality icy red jade bracelet, which was much rarer than an ordinary jade bracelet.

The whole thing was bright red, bright and eye-catching. Just a flash of it was enough to capture people's hearts. Hu Tuli put it on her wrist without any hesitation. Her slender white wrist was reflected by the red, which made her look luxurious and playful.

Yierha naturally saw the value of the bracelet and wanted to refuse it, but unexpectedly Hutuli put it on directly. She was stunned for a moment, then took it and bowed to express her gratitude.

Fourteen on the side shouted: "Mother, this pair of bracelets is really a treasure. When will you give a pair to your son?"

Concubine De rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are so old, yet you are still snatching things from your nieces."

The relationship between the Fourteenth Concubine Wanyan and the Fourteenth Prince has gradually eased over the past two years. She also said, "Mother, please ignore him. He is already old, but he is still like a child. He even went sledding with Hongchun and Hongming the other day."

Several people talked and laughed together again.

Fourteenth Concubine Wanyan glanced at Yierha and Hutuli inconspicuously. It was probably because Concubine De gave such a generous reward not only because she loved her grandchildren.

There should be a marriage.