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

"Hey, where's the emperor?"

Seeing that the emperor was not in the imperial study, Liang Jiugong picked up his whisk and pointed it at the young eunuch in the corner.

The young eunuch bowed and replied:

"Replying to Chief Steward Liang, the Emperor just finished meeting with the ministers and left with the Persian cat "Xixi". However, I heard the Emperor told someone to take the guqin with him before he left."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liang Jiugong knew where the emperor had gone, and immediately turned around and walked towards the Fairy Tower in the Qianqing Palace.

As soon as I got downstairs, I heard the sound of piano coming from the third floor. I took another look at the imperial guards who were guarding there and immediately knew that I was not wrong.

I walked towards the stairs and when I reached the third floor, I saw the emperor playing the piano. The Persian cat "Xixi" was still lying on the emperor's legs with his eyes narrowed, looking relaxed and comfortable.

He subconsciously felt his sore legs after running for most of the day. At this moment, he was inexplicably envious of "Xixi". It was so comfortable!

She felt emotional but didn't show it on her face, and tiptoed to stand beside the emperor.

After a while, the song ended. Kangxi pressed his fingers on the strings and asked:

"How is the piano playing today?"

Liang Jiugong quickly praised upon hearing this:

"I don't understand the guqin, but I feel that the sound of your playing is so melodious and makes me feel relaxed and happy. I can't help but be intoxicated by it. Very good, very good!"

Kangxi's mouth curled up.

But in his words he rebuked:

"You are just a flatterer, and you are still intoxicated by it? You are already intoxicated by it, how can you still think of replying to my words!"

Liang Jiugong: “…” It’s really hard to be a slave!

Fortunately, Kangxi didn't care. After he finished speaking, he lowered his eyes, tapped Xixi's nose, and asked:

"Xixi, what do you think of what I just played?"

"Xixi": "..." It didn't understand, it just thought it sounded very nice and made the cat drowsy, so it squinted its eyes and meowed.

Kangxi was satisfied with this and patted its head:

"Okay, I get it. It seems my piano skills have finally returned to their former level in the past two days."

"Xixi": "..." Master, what are you talking about? What did you know? But it doesn't matter. No matter what, the master will be happy as long as he meows.

So it meowed softly again, and sure enough, Kangxi stroked its head again, and his eyes softened.

Liang Jiugong standing next to him looked at "Xixi" with some resentment. Ever since it appeared, the emperor's heart has been lost.

Thinking of this, he shuddered and perked up again. No, as someone who had accompanied the emperor for decades, he absolutely could not lose to a Persian cat.

Then he carefully recalled the emperor's abnormal behavior in the past two days and began to carefully guess the emperor's thoughts. After a while, he calmed down and suddenly spoke tentatively:

“Your Majesty, I once had the honor of listening to the guqin played by Lord Nalan, the most talented scholar in the Qing Dynasty. That was also a heavenly sound.

Later I heard that Lord Nalan had accepted a young man from a minister's family as his apprentice. In my opinion, the Emperor's zither playing is no less good than Lord Nalan's, so he could definitely accept an apprentice as well."

When Kangxi heard this, he spoke again, but he lowered his eyes and stroked Xixi's cat's back without looking up.

"I just play it in my spare time to cultivate my sentiments. I am not as good as Nalan, let alone accepting a disciple. It's just..."

He paused:

"Before Nalan passed away, he once shared with me the joy of accepting a disciple. I was quite envious when I heard it!"

As soon as these words came out, Liang Jiugong immediately knew that his guess was correct, and immediately continued:

"Then the emperor can follow Lord Nalan's example and accept a disciple. Then, don't..."

"I am busy with government affairs, so how can I have time to accept a disciple!" Kangxi shook his head in denial.

Liang Jiugong rolled his eyes upon hearing this and offered another suggestion:

"Why not compromise and not accept a disciple, but teach her the piano skills, so that the emperor can experience the joy of accepting a disciple?"

Kangxi was silent after hearing this. After a while, he spoke again:

"This is a good idea, but my every move involves the court and harem, so I must be careful in choosing the right person!"

Liang Jiugong became more and more clear in his mind at this time, and followed the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty has made very good considerations. I just happen to have a candidate here. I wonder if I can recommend him?"

Kangxi listened and said casually:

"You little dog slave, if you have someone to recommend you, just say it directly. Does the other party have something to hide?"

"Then I will tell you..." Liang Jiugong said, secretly glancing at the emperor's expression, and whispered:

"Princess Shi Er doesn't have any unspeakable secrets, but it's a little inconvenient..."

As soon as the words fell, the air fell silent.

Kangxi finally raised his head, his phoenix eyes fixed on Liang Jiugong, and said in a deep voice:

"Do you know what you are talking about? Shi Ergege is a concubine, and there is no clear distinction between men and women. And she is the future sister-in-law of the crown prince. How can I teach Shi Ergege her piano skills in private?"

However, although the words were heavy and it seemed that he was going to get angry the next moment, Liang Jiugong had served for many years and could still tell that the emperor was not really angry at all, and he said that it was all in private...

Liang Jiugong rarely complained in his heart, but his face was full of fear, and he quickly apologized:

"I am terrified, but it is precisely because Princess Shi Er is the future sister-in-law of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that it is legitimate for Your Majesty, as an elder, to teach the younger generation the piano skills."

"That's true, but since the imperial decree granting the marriage between the Crown Prince and Princess Shi has not yet been issued, it's not appropriate to publicize it."

I understand. Liang Jiugong understood and immediately followed the emperor's words:

"Then I will go down and make arrangements right away, and I promise not to make it public."

Kangxi turned his gaze back, stroked Xixi's cat back with his big hand again, and hummed coldly.

Seeing this, Liang Jiugong quickly stepped back to make arrangements.

On the other side, Yikun Palace also mentioned Shi Nanxi.

"As Her Majesty had guessed, there was a hidden reason why the Ninth Prince was punished to kneel outside the Qianqing Palace."

At this moment, Nanny Wang was both impressed and worried.

"But I didn't expect that the matter was actually related to the Crown Prince's designated Crown Princess and his sister. More importantly, it also involved the deceased Empress Hesheli. Everyone knows that the Emperor respected Empress Yuan and felt guilty. It is not a pity that Xiao Xuzi died when he was caught on the spot when the Emperor missed Empress Yuan."

Concubine Yi was wearing a purple Manchu dress, with delicate makeup and a gorgeous appearance. At this moment, she was leaning on the couch, holding the information she had investigated in the past few days in her hand.

He read it word by word, and after reading it, he did not follow what Nanny Wang said, but instead personally asked the person in charge of the investigation in detail.

Seeing that there was no discrepancy between what was written on the paper, he spoke calmly:

"Xiao Xuzi deserved to die, but the Ninth Prince was so bold that he dared to lock someone up in the main hall of Kunning Palace and was caught by the emperor. Later, he dared to attack the Second Princess Shi at the Crown Prince's birthday banquet. Fortunately, the Second Princess Shi was fine, otherwise he would not have been able to stop her with just a beating."

Nanny Wang heard the unhappiness in the queen's words and comforted her:

"Everyone in the palace knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the apple of the Emperor's eye. Once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is involved, the Emperor will protect him without hesitation. Even the future Crown Princess and the sister-in-law, who have not yet received a clear order from the other party, will start to love him."

How could Concubine Yi not know this, but she just felt sorry for the Ninth Prince. He was only eight years old, and even if he was wrong, thirty lashes of the cane almost crippled him.

Three days have passed, but the patient is still lying in bed, unable to move. As his mother, her heart is almost broken.

However, after having been active in the harem for decades, she quickly calmed down and began to inquire about the two princesses of the Shi family, especially the second princess who was rescued by the emperor twice.

Nanny Wang was pleased to see this and quickly reported the results of the investigation one by one, and finally concluded:

"That Second Princess Shi and her elder sister are like fireflies to the bright moon, they are incomparable. She only gained some attention by following behind the First Princess Shi. The only thing she can boast of is that she was lucky."

There was clear contempt and indifference in her tone.

However, Concubine Yi had different ideas after hearing this:

"Good luck is also an advantage. Many people work hard but lack a little bit of luck, and in the end they fail and get nothing."

Having said that, she put down the documents, tapped the table lightly, thought for a while, and then said:

"You'd better call the people over. I want to see it with my own eyes."

Nanny Wang nodded: "Your Majesty is still cautious. I will arrange it right away."

However, when the people from Yikun Palace arrived at Chuxiu Palace, they found it in chaos.