Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

He pursed his lips slightly, then calmly patted the prince's hand and said softly:

"It seems that Princess Shi Er also heard about the folk custom and gave the red eggs. The gift is small but the sentiment is great. It is good and thoughtful."

Upon hearing this, the prince looked towards Shi Nanxi.

A smile appeared on his face:

"What the Emperor said is very true. It's not the value of a gift that matters, but the thought that goes into it. I really like your gift, Princess Shi Er. Hurry up and get up!"

When Shi Nanxi heard this, she seemed unable to believe that she was okay.

She raised her head cautiously and glanced at Kangxi timidly, her eyes filled with fear, hesitation and disbelief, as if she would only believe him if he spoke.

Meeting Shi Nanxi's gaze, Kangxi's expression remained unchanged. He felt as if something had stabbed his heart, causing some pain and some pity.

"The prince's words are my words, get up!"

"...Your Majesty, thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Shi Nanxi finally breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to stand up, but she forgot that she had kneeled too suddenly and hit her knee too hard. When she stood up, it pulled the wound, and the pain made her break out in a cold sweat. However, she gritted her teeth and endured it without making a sound.

Kangxi, who was sitting at the top of the table, took in the entire scene and pursed his thin lips tightly again.

Soon, the small gold-painted box containing a pair of red eggs was placed aside alone, side by side with Shi Rongyue's previous painting.

When the people below saw this scene, they murmured that the two princesses of the Shi family were worthy of the emperor's personal order to attend the birthday banquet of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Their birthday gifts alone were unique.

At this moment, they forgot their joking attitude when they saw that Shi Nanxi sent red eggs, and instead began to praise them with admiration, and also wanted to know how they came up with the idea of giving such a gift.

So Shi Mu was surrounded again, this time to ask for advice on how to teach her daughter. They all taught her daughter so well that she could even come up with such a gift.

Shi Mu smiled again, but still didn't look at Shi Nanxi. Instead, she took Shi Rongyue's hand again and smiled with pride:

"I didn't teach her much. It's mainly because Rongyue has been smart and studious since she was young, and she loves her younger sister. The pair of red eggs just now were prepared by Rongyue for Nanxi, which won the praise of the emperor and the prince."

"So it was prepared by Princess Shi. I said that this kind of thought is beyond the imagination of ordinary people!"

"Yes! Yes! The Shi sisters are really friendly sisters. Madam Shi taught them well!"

Shi Rongyue, whose hand was held, did not admit what Shi Mu said, but did not deny it either. His mood had now recovered from the previous blow.

Although she didn't know how the gift was replaced, her purpose was to make Shi Nanxi please the prince. Now not only has she achieved her goal, but she has also caught the eye of Kangxi by accident, which is very beneficial to the subsequent marriage plan!

Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration and thought that it would be better to strike while the iron is hot and find a chance to lure the prince out, and then create an opportunity to take Shi Nanxi...

Shi Nanxi sat on the chair, rubbing her knees gently. She was worried that Shi Rongyue was always paying attention to her. She noticed the change in her eyes at the first time. She suddenly remembered what she had said before about letting the prince be responsible, and her heart suddenly trembled.

At this moment, she happened to see a little palace maid adding tea. She immediately had an idea. The next moment, she pretended to accidentally touch the other party, and the water in the other party's hand immediately tilted and spilled onto her clothes.

"I deserve to die, I deserve to die." The little palace maid was so scared that she knelt down immediately.

Seeing this, Shi Nanxi said softly:

"It has nothing to do with you. I just bumped into you accidentally. Hurry up and get up!"

Hearing the noise, Shi Mu and Shi Rong Yue looked over. Upon hearing these words, Shi Mu frowned immediately:

"Why are you so clumsy? Go change your clothes!"

Hearing this, Shi Nanxi was so frightened that she immediately stood up and said timidly:

"Yes, mother. I will go downstairs and change my clothes right away."

Afterwards, the little palace maid got up after surviving the disaster, and Shi Nanxi was also helped out of the hall by Hongying. When Emperor Kangxi, who was sitting at the top of the palace, saw this scene, his hand holding the wine cup paused.

He glanced at Liang Jiugong, who nodded slightly. The next moment, Kangxi drank the wine calmly. When Shi Rongyue saw Shi Nanxi's figure about to disappear outside the door, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

Yes, why didn't I think of that just now? It's good that my clothes are wet! That's great!

This was a good opportunity, so she immediately stood up and was about to follow, but Shi Mu saw her and grabbed her hand.

"Rongyue, where are you going?"

"I'm worried about my second sister, so I want to go and check on her." Shi Rongyue said anxiously.

After hearing this, Shi Mu felt both distressed and proud, and the love in her eyes was almost overflowing.

"My Rongyue really cares about her younger sister all the time, but it's a pity that your second younger sister is useless..."

Seeing that Shi Nanxi had disappeared at the door, Shi Rongyue became anxious:

"Mother, my second sister is timid, I'd better go with you and take a look!"

After saying that, he immediately broke free from Shi Mu's hand and chased after her. However, after she walked out of the palace gate, he did not see Shi Nanxi.

She pulled the person over to ask, and the other person pointed in a direction. Shi Rongyue immediately chased after him, but didn't see anyone at all. She stomped her feet in anger and had to randomly choose a direction to continue looking.

Here, Shi Nanxi had just left the main hall and asked where to change clothes, and was then led to the back hall by an inconspicuous eunuch.

Even though Shi Nanxi had some guesses, she still remained alert after her experience with Xiao Xuzi last time. She followed the young eunuch through many turns and finally stopped at the door of a room in the back hall.

There was a sign hanging on the door that read: Zhibuzhu Study.

The young eunuch then gently pushed open the door and made a gesture of invitation.

"What is this?" Shi Nanxi had a puzzled look on her face, but she felt relieved in her heart. This seemed like the place where the knowledgeable Kangxi would make an appointment.

The young eunuch put down his hand, bowed his head respectfully and replied:

"Please come in, my servant will be here soon."

"Your master?" Shi Nanxi's expression suddenly became nervous.

The young eunuch whispered:

"It is the Emperor."

Shi Nanxi seemed to suddenly realize: "Oh, it's the emperor!" She immediately relaxed, grabbed Hongying and said: "Come on, let's go in!"

Hongying had been alert and cautious at first, but when she heard that it was the Emperor who wanted to invite the Second Princess, all her alertness and caution disappeared from her face.

He was dragged by the Second Princess and staggered into the house in a daze. When the young eunuch outside the door saw the two of them go in, he gently closed the door and stood guard outside.

After entering the room, Hongying realized what she wanted to ask, but Shi Nanxi gently shook her head at her. Seeing this, Hongying licked her lips, suppressed her confusion and uneasiness, and looked around the house with the Second Princess.

The room was not big, with two rows of bookshelves taking up half of it, a desk and two chairs in the middle, and the only thing left was a couch for resting next to the diamond-shaped window. There was nothing else.

At this time, Hongying saw something and reported in a low voice:

"Second Princess, there is a set of Manchu clothing on the couch."

Shi Nanxi followed Hongying's line of sight and saw a pink cheongsam on the couch. Her eyelashes suddenly trembled.

Then she seemed to be looking at the wet hem of her clothes, but actually her eyes fell on her chest. The edge of her bra was pink that day. The corners of her mouth suddenly curled up for a moment.

After raising his head, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still whispered:

"Hongying, go wait outside. I'll change my clothes by myself."

Hongying knew that Ergege didn't like being served closely, so she bowed and said:

"Then I'll be waiting for you outside the door. Don't forget to apply some medicine to your knees. They must have been injured just now."

"Got it, you can leave now!"

At the same time, when Shi Nanxi went forward to get the pink Manchu dress, Kangxi also found an excuse to leave the banquet early. At this time, he was walking towards this side slowly with his hands behind his back, and only Liang Jiugong followed him.