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

Kangxi saw the little girl in front of him staring at him blankly, her clear almond eyes gradually became wet. His heart tightened, and he asked in a low voice:

"what happened?"

There was an indescribable tenderness in the low voice, which made people relax involuntarily. Shi Nanxi subconsciously spoke out what was in her heart.

"Your Majesty is the first person to praise me, your humble servant..."

At this point, the moisture accumulated in her eyes condensed into a teardrop the size of a bean and slid down from her eyes. When Kangxi saw this scene, he felt as if his heart was stabbed.

It's gentle, not very painful, but it's hard to ignore.

He frowned unconsciously, and moved his big hands slightly, wanting to wipe away the little girl's tears. However, at the critical moment, he was afraid of scaring her, so he resisted the urge to move his hands, and instead said in an increasingly affirmative tone:

"Nanxi is good, really good." Not just playing the piano.

The name suddenly changed from Shi Ergege to Nanxi, but Shi Nanxi, who was in a depressed mood, didn't notice this at all, and asked with an unconfident look:

"Really, Your Majesty?"

"Sir, don't joke." Kangxi looked into Shi Nanxi's eyes and said this again. Shi Nanxi looked at Kangxi who was right in front of him.

Gradually she was certain that the emperor was not trying to comfort her, but really thought she was a good person. She gradually went from being unconfident to being incredulous, and finally she was truly happy.

His eyes couldn't help but bend up like a pair of crescent moons. Seeing Shi Nanxi so happy, Kangxi didn't feel any joy in his heart, but an indescribable heartache.

But it was just a good compliment, and the little girl was so excited that she burst into tears. It was obvious that she had never been praised before. Combined with the attitude of the Stone Mother towards her, she felt even more pity for her.

At this time, after being happy, Shi Nanxi finally realized that she was crying in front of the emperor. She hurriedly lowered her head and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, but she still tried to cover her ears and steal the bell:

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I was just blinded by the wind and sand. That's why, that's why..." I was so crying that I couldn't even utter the word "cry".

Kangxi found Shi Nanxi's reaction adorable, but at the same time he couldn't help feeling sad. He didn't expose her, but said:

"Sure, although the sun is shining brightly today, the wind and sand are quite strong, so it's inevitable that your eyes will be blown." He did not forget to remind:

"Wipe it carefully, don't use too much force and hurt your eyes."

"...Oh." After a while, Shi Nanxi's soft and obedient voice was heard.

After Shi Nanxi wiped her face, Kangxi asked her to play the song "High Mountains and Flowing Water" again, and then he leaned on the armchair and gave her instructions one by one.

"The force here should be lighter, it's better to handle it like this..." Shi Nanxi listened carefully and adjusted his fingers one by one according to Kangxi's words.

As one was teaching and the other was learning, the two figures were getting closer and closer. At first glance from behind, it seemed as if Kangxi had embraced Shi Nanxi.

Hongying, whose attention was originally on the Persian cat "Xixi", accidentally caught a glimpse of this scene. Her heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously wanted to step forward to stop it.

Fortunately, as soon as I took a step forward, I realized that I had seen it wrong. There was still a gap between the two people, but even so, it was too close.

She just noticed that the emperor's collar was touching the Second Princess's shoulders, and his lips - if they were any lower, would they touch the Second Princess's nose?

This, this, this is a bit inappropriate!

But seeing how focused and serious the emperor and the second princess were, she couldn't remind them out loud, so she could only tell herself that it was okay, wasn't it - they didn't meet?

But from then on, she diverted some of her attention to observe the emperor and the second princess. Whenever the two of them got close to each other, she held her breath, and then quietly let out a sigh of relief when they were slightly separated.

Liang Jiugong naturally noticed Hongying's strange behavior.

Following the other person's gaze, he was also shocked. As someone who had served the emperor closely for many years, he knew that the emperor looked gentle and amiable, but in fact he was a cold and heartless person at heart.

Even the Empress Dowager had never allowed the Emperor to be so close and relaxed.

Of course, it could also be that the emperor was eager to rule the country at that time, and had to think about getting rid of Oboi. He was also troubled by the rebellion of the Three Feudatories and the early deaths of his children. But it just didn't happen.

This is true for other concubines in the harem, from the late Empress Xiaoyi Ren to the still-favored Empress Defei and Empress Yifei.

But because he had a guess before, even though he was shocked, he remained calm and even turned sideways to block Hongying's sight.

After the other person looked at her, he signaled with his eyes that she should hold the Persian cat tightly, because it was the emperor's favorite pet and she must not lose it.

Hongying followed Liang Jiugong's line of sight and discovered that the Persian cat was crooked in her arms and was shaky. She was so frightened that she immediately regained her composure and carefully adjusted her position.

At this time, Kangxi was teaching Shi Nanxi how to point the arrows. He said in a low voice:

"Look, the front of the finger is the false side that plucks the string, and the other side is the false flesh side that plucks the string, and in this way, the middle finger hooks two strings together to make one sound..."

Shi Nanxi nodded. Nanny Yang also taught her the guqin, but there were dozens of beauties in Chuxiu Palace, and the other party was always rude and did not show any favoritism towards her and Shi Rongyue. In the past few days, she could only barely play a piece of music because of her accumulation in her previous life, and it was still a hasty process.

Now that he is receiving such one-on-one guidance from Kangxi, he is fully focused and cherishes it very much.

But after putting his hands on the strings, he felt as if something was wrong, and subconsciously looked up to ask, just as Kangxi lowered his head to speak.

The light pink thin lips accidentally brushed along Shi Nanxi's forehead hair. The movement was very light, almost without any feeling. Shi Nanxi herself didn't notice it at all. A puzzled voice came:

"Your Majesty, is this the way you placed your fingers?"

Hearing Shi Nanxi's voice, Kangxi came back to his senses. His hands on the back of the armchair suddenly clenched, but his body remained in the original position.

"No, it's placed like this..."

Then, a big hand was seen on the small hand on the guqin. Although both of them had very white skin, the smaller hand was obviously brighter.

The big hand led the small hand to gently pluck the piano, and a low sound of the piano was heard. Shi Nanxi looked up with surprise, and then she noticed that she was so close to Kangxi.

It was so close that she could clearly see Kangxi's long and thick eyelashes, and the pair of deep and experienced phoenix eyes beneath his eyelashes were now concentrating on instructing her on playing the guqin.

Her face suddenly turned red, and then she realized something and quickly pulled her hand out from under the other person's big hand. Her eyes became a little panicked and avoided:

"Your Majesty, I have been out for quite some time. In order to avoid worrying Madam, I will return now."

After saying this, she was about to get up and leave, but then she realized that the emperor's arms were resting on the back of the armchair, and she couldn't move at all.

The already flustered man looked even more uneasy, with a hint of shyness that he himself was not aware of, so he had to lower his head out of habit to avoid it.

Kangxi first looked at his empty hand, then his gaze moved inch by inch from Shi Nanxi's red ears to her blushing cheeks, and finally stopped at the other's slightly bent swan neck, his phoenix eyes darkened slightly.

His expression remained calm, as if he had not noticed anything unusual about Shi Nanxi, and he asked in a normal voice:

"You're leaving so soon? You haven't even finished your explanation of fingering yet."

Shi Nanxi breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the emperor didn't notice her discomfort, but the two of them were too close, and it was not appropriate for men and women to be intimate with each other. After she found out, she really couldn't put all her attention on playing the piano.

"I am a skilled zither player, but I am really dumb. I will not waste your time any longer."

Kangxi took in Shi Nanxi's expression and was inexplicably delighted, but said:

"You are very talented and serious, and you have nothing to do with the word dull. However, it is indeed getting late. So, tomorrow, I will play the piano here again. You can come over and finish teaching me the fingering techniques."

Tomorrow? Tomorrow is fine, but we have to go to another place. Shi Nanxi's mind raced, but she pinched her fingers, her expression showed a hint of hesitation, and she didn't answer for a long time.

"What? Are you worried that you can't come out tomorrow? I can..." Kangxi thought that Shi Nanxi was worried about leaving Chuxiu Palace, which was not easy to solve.

However, Shi Nanxi shook her head slightly after hearing this:

"No, it's because I have to go to Yikun Palace to apologize to Concubine Yi after class tomorrow, and I'm worried that I won't make it in time."

"Apologize to Concubine Yi?" Kangxi frowned slightly.

Seeing that Kangxi was puzzled, Shi Nanxi told Kangxi that when she was frightened and unconscious the day before, Concubine Yi had sent someone to summon her.

"I'm sorry for being rude that day. Now, after two days of rest, I feel much better and I'm going to go to Yikun Palace to apologize to Your Majesty."

"I see. It seems we can only give up."

Kangxi said this, but he was a little unhappy in his heart. The object of his displeasure was Concubine Yi. He had a rough idea of why the other party wanted to summon Shi Nanxi for no reason. Thinking about it, he pursed his lips and said:

"Okay, go back and rest early today."

After saying that, he slowly withdrew his arm. Seeing this, Shi Nanxi thought about what had just happened again, and a somewhat unnatural look appeared on his face.

She quickly stood up, straightened her sleeves, and bowed to Kangxi:

"Then Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

Before leaving, he deliberately touched the "Xixi" that was handed back to Liang Jiugong, and then led Hongying to the stairs. However, when he was about to go downstairs, Kangxi's voice suddenly came from behind:

"and many more."

Shi Nanxi turned her head in confusion. The sun was setting in the west, and the bright light gradually turned into orange. Kangxi, who was shrouded in it, could not see his expression clearly. He only heard the other party's order:

"The early spring tribute peaches, 'Chunxue', are ripe. Liang Jiugong, bring some to Shi Ergege to taste."

Upon hearing this, Liang Jiugong turned around while holding "Xixi", picked up the box that had been prepared on the ground, and handed it to Hongying, who quickly and carefully took it.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your reward." Seeing this, Shi Nanxi bowed to express her gratitude and finally left.

Kangxi didn't say anything. After a while, he walked to the edge of the railing with his hands behind his back and looked quietly at the slender figure downstairs. He didn't move until the figure disappeared.