The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Ever since her two sons went to the study room, Changning seldom gave them a bath. However, these two little kids were only four years old, so today she showed her motherly love and gave them a special bath, using a bath towel made of loofah.

Changning's hands were not strong enough, so he always got tired before rubbing off too much mud. And the two kids were not behaving well during the bath. They looked at each other and started a water fight. Changning was so angry that he wanted to slap each of them on the butt.

But after thinking it over, she decided not to hit him. She got up and went outside, calling Yinzhen over.

"What's wrong? Aren't you giving Hongmin and Hongchen a bath?" Yinzhen had nothing to do today, so he spent the whole day in Changning. The two of them were in perfect harmony and had a sweet time together.

Chang Ning complained to him for a while: "Go give those two naughty monkeys a bath, wash them clean!"

Yinzhen had no choice but to accept his fate, but he was quite happy about it. He had never taken a bath with his sons before, so he asked for a bathtub and planned to soak in it with his sons, just in order to enhance the relationship between father and sons, and then give them a bath.

Changning washed herself first, then lay on the bed and looked through the book that Yinzhen had brought back. This book was specifically about how to make elixirs.

She was shocked when she saw him, and subconsciously thought he was a liar. How many emperors in ancient times pursued immortality and took a lot of various elixirs, which contained cinnabar, which was harmful to people's lives. Those who pursued immortality died early.

She almost immediately wanted to have the book burned, and then asked Yinzhen to come back and ask him whether he had taken any elixir.

But she also felt that Yinzhen was actually very stubborn, and it would be better to convince him with reason and evidence.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

So she started flipping through the book, trying to find the loopholes in it.

But as she watched, she began to notice it herself.

I feel that some of the sentences and ideas in this book make a lot of sense. After all, this should belong to Taoist doctrines. Taoism, as a native Chinese religion, has been able to last for thousands of years, so it naturally has its roots.

However, Chang Ning felt that even if the golden elixir was really good, she couldn't eat it. She couldn't take the risk.

Yinzhen over there was having a lot of fun playing with his two sons. Hongmin and Hongchen actually seldom had any contact with the emperor alone. Yinzhen spent more time with Hongyan and Hongzhao, and spent more time on them.

Hongmin and Hongchen could only see their father in the study and at their mother's house. This made them feel that their father was a strict father who was meticulous in studying and never spoke harshly to their children.

But today was a rare day when Yinzhen was alone with them, and he took off all his clothes to take a bath just like himself, which made the two little kids feel very excited, and they were shouting, laughing and making noises.

When the father and his two sons finally came out clean, Changning looked at his watch and it was almost ten o'clock.

"Why did it take so long to wash?"

Changning asked someone to send them to rest quickly. Hongmin and Hongchen were still holding on to Yinzhen's clothes reluctantly.

"Ama, Ama, will you take us deer hunting tomorrow?"

"Ama, you still have to take me to look for books tomorrow!"

Yinzhen rarely had his two sons so close to him, so he was especially kind and gentle: "Father promised you, and I will never break my promise. Go to bed early."

"Ohhh! That's great! Long live Amma!"

"Long live Ama!"

Changning looked at them jealously as they circled around Yinzhen, and finally persuaded them to go back and rest.

As soon as Yinzhen lay down, he heard Changning's sour voice: "It was just taking a bath with me, but you are closer to me than to me, your mother. You two little ungrateful bastards."

Yinzhen laughed dumbly: "The children are still young. They have always been accompanied by their mother. When they grow up, they will naturally need their father to take them to study. What's wrong? Are you jealous?"

"Who wants to be jealous of the children?" Changning snorted reluctantly, but she knew very well in her heart that the closer the relationship between Yinzhen and the children was, the better, so she didn't talk about it anymore and took out the "Compendium of Golden Elixir".

Yinzhen saw that she had flipped through the book and said with a smile, "You've read it too? What do you think? These Taoist theories are quite interesting."

Chang Ning nodded: "Indeed, but this pill is still not edible."

Yinzhen knew what she was worried about when she mentioned the elixir. He held the woman in his arms and said, "I know what you mean. Don't worry. I am not obsessed with immortality, nor do I pray for more mercy from the gods. I just hope that I can do more for the people of the Qing Dynasty during my reign."

Changning suddenly felt a little sad, and Yinzhen must have been under a lot of pressure... As the emperor above everyone else, the fate of the entire Qing Dynasty depended on one person. It was lonely at the top, and he was afraid that if he was not careful, he would make a mistake. Although he would not be affected, the common people would suffer.

Yinzhen also has a kind heart, and Hongyan is very similar to him in this respect.

Changning reached out and put her arms around Yinzhen's waist: "You have done very well. Take good care of yourself. Not only the people of the world need you, but I and the children also need you."

"Of course, we want to grow old together, for the rest of our lives."

A few days later, Hongyan and Hutuli took the lead and rushed back with a huge team behind them.

Yinzhen and Changning hurried out to see, and saw a son and a daughter, riding heroically on horseback, with flags fluttering behind them, like generals who had won a battle. Their hearts were filled with infinite pride.

My son has grown up.

"Father! Mother!"

Hongyan and Hutuli dismounted and ran all the way, almost flying back to Yinzhen Changning.

Hutuli smiled widely, brighter than the sun in the sky: "Mother, I have finished my work! Aunt Thirteen and Aunt Fifteen are right behind us! It went very smoothly!"

Changning couldn't help but give her a thumbs up. The child accomplished something and she must be praised!

"Hutuli, you are awesome! You are becoming more and more like a female general. Mother, I think in two years, you will be able to take charge of your own affairs."

Hutuli was delighted and turned her gaze to Yinzhen, who also nodded with satisfaction. However, he did not say anything more. Instead, he prepared to summon the two princesses.

Yinzhen originally wanted to ask Changning to join him, but Changning felt that she could not understand much about the important matters between the Qing Dynasty and Mongolia and could not help much, so she simply refused and decided to prepare for the welcoming banquet tonight. It happened that Hutuli came back, so she had help.

As for Hongyan, he naturally followed Yinzhen.

Now Yinzhen also realized that it is more important to keep the child by his side and teach him more often so that he can learn from him more easily than any other schoolwork.