The Qing Palace Never Meets Spring

Forty-seven years later, although the crown prince was deposed and Yinxiang was abandoned, regardless of the purpose, Yinxiang was still taken along.

After his leg ailment, he was no longer involved in any activities, and he was unable to make connections with ministers. For a time, his body was at ease, but his mind was far from at peace.

I don't know what kind of books they plundered and stuffed into the study. The room was a mess. Qingwan only went in a few times to help Yinxiang find books, and then she didn't want to go in anymore.

She only taught Zhang Rui and the others how to sort things by category. Fortunately, Zhang Rui was literate. After Zhang Rui got the hang of it, when Yinxiang came to her again, she just pointed to Zhang Rui, and Zhang Rui smiled apologetically at Yinxiang.

Yinxiang had no choice but to accept that Zhang Rui had more work to do. Zhang Rui touched his purse and thought, "It's alright. The capable should do more work. Many people want to do this job but don't have the chance. Only I was chosen by the Fujin at once."

Time flew by, and it was already September of the fifty-first year. Qingwan felt a little unwell, but she was not flustered and had a guess. However, Yinxiang's leg ailment flared up.

So when Yinzhen's eldest daughter got married, Moyaqi became the representative sent by their family. After Aunt Yan took her there, she explained the situation to the Fourth Prince's wife. The Fourth Prince's wife understood everything and only told them to take good care of their health.

The eldest princess was Yinzhen's only daughter, and he naturally doted on her. Just as the green plaque was presented for marriage arrangement, Yinzhen went to ask Kangxi to keep this daughter in the capital.

Since she was an only daughter and there was no real reason to appease the Mongols, Emperor Kangxi betrothed her to Xingde of the Ulanara clan. Xingde was a Manchu from the Plain White Banner, and her ancestor was the ruler of the Ula Kingdom, Duerxi.

Because the eldest princess did not marry into Mongolia and was only born to a prince's concubine, she was only granted the title of Dorogge in March as per custom.

However, Yinzhen was reluctant to let his only grown daughter marry as a Duoluo Gege, so he asked for a Heshuo Gege for her. In July, Kangxi issued an edict to all the ministries that the eldest princess would marry as a Heshuo Gege, and Xingde was also granted the title of Heshuo Efu, following the eldest princess's rank.

The two of them didn't go; only Moyaqi returned and vividly described how lively the Yongbo Wang family was and how beautiful her eldest sister was.

Children seem to grow up in the blink of an eye. This is true for Mingxin and Moyaqi. Although they are still somewhat childish, they already have the demeanor of adults.

When Qingwan thought about how mischievous she was at Moyaqi's age, Yinxiang felt that this was to be expected: "I live peacefully in your household, so she is childish, but she also went to the palace for a period of time and came into contact with other people."

Not every family can be as peaceful as ours, especially since she's my daughter. When I was her age, I already knew how to get the Khan's attention. Besides, she's a royal child; precociousness is common.

At the beginning of this year, when Moya saw Mingxin enter the palace, she also insisted on going with her sister. Although Yinxiang secretly wanted to keep her by his side, he thought that going to the palace might not be a bad thing, so he sent her to the palace as well.

Emperor Kangxi rarely refused his granddaughters and daughters of the imperial family who wanted to enter the palace. In any case, he mostly lived in Changchun Garden with his concubines, so these children, except for those he wanted to see, could not get close to him.

"By the way, Father Emperor should be returning to the capital this month, right? Are you going to greet him?" Qingwan pointed to his leg.

Yinxiang touched his chin: "It should be fine, I feel much better."

Although Yinxiang's leg ailment still hurts from time to time, it is much better than when it first flared up. Qingwan thought of the medical books that Yinxiang had collected, and realized that he himself was unwilling to let his leg remain like this.

However, these princes were all very talented. Not only were they proficient in Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese, but some of them even knew Western languages. Even the unassuming Yinzhen was a great Buddhist master.

Last time, when she took Moyaqi to the Yuanmingyuan, she also visited Yinzhen's fifth son, Tianshen. Afterwards, the fourth prince's wife invited her to drink, and then secretly told her that it was wine brewed by Yinzhen himself, and that it was good for health.

As was customary, before Kangxi returned to the capital, the princes who remained in the capital submitted a memorial to Kangxi to pay their respects and ask whether he should still go to Shicao to welcome him. However, Kangxi specifically pointed out in his imperial edict that the seventh prince and the thirteenth prince did not need to come, presumably out of consideration for their leg injuries.

Yinxiang smiled wryly, realizing that he was now in the same category as the seventh prince.

No matter how much they usually argued, now that they were kneeling together to receive the imperial decree, they could still help each other up in a brotherly and respectful manner.

Those who were going to greet the emperor discussed how to get there, while Yinyou and Yinxiang, who weren't going, stood to the side, feeling somewhat awkward.

Yinyou patted his clothes: "Alright, Thirteenth Brother, that's all for us now. Shall we leave?"

Yinxiang laughed and extended his hand: "Seventh Brother, please."

Yinyou smiled and put his arm around his shoulder: "Why are you being so polite with your own brother?"

Yinzhi chuckled and looked around. None of the people he knew, such as Yinzhi, Yintang, and Yinzhen, were in the capital. Only Yinzhi and Yinzhen were still by his side.

He thought for a moment and muttered to himself, "When did the seventh and thirteenth brothers become so close?"

Unexpectedly, Yin Zhi responded with a remark: "Perhaps we share the same plight."

Yinzhen stood with his hands behind his back, watching for a while, and concluded: "It's a pity about the thirteenth prince."

Yinzhi patted him: "Tenth brother is worthy of the title given to you by Father Khan, Dun."

Yinzhi never liked others mentioning his title, so he took Yinzhi's hand off his shoulder. He mimicked Yinzhi's speech, saying, "Third, Third Brother's, title, is, not bad. I hope Third Brother will live up to Father's expectations."

"Good...good for you, Tenth Brother." Yin Zhi became even more anxious as he spoke.

Yin waved his hand, leaving him behind.

When Yinxiang returned to his residence, Qingwan asked, "When will Your Highness leave the capital to welcome the Emperor?"

Yinxiang said, "Father specifically told me and Seventh Brother that we don't need to go."

Qingwan nodded. Putting the two of them together, she could guess why, so she didn't ask any further questions and changed the subject: "Master's birthday is coming up. Is it still just a matter of having a few children kowtow?"

"Yes, this is good. It's better for our family to be together than anything else."

Qingwan smiled and said, "I will bring the children back in a few days, especially Mingxin and Moyaqi, who have prepared birthday gifts for Master."

Yinxiang, like any ordinary father, became interested and asked, "What is it?"

"I don't know, it's all so mysterious. Master will find out on that day." Qingwan also wanted to know what the two children had prepared, but considering their ages and her birthday a few days ago, she had a pretty good idea of ​​what they had prepared.

Qingwan said she didn't know, but Yinxiang didn't believe her. He picked up Hongtun, whom he had been playing with, from his feet and said, "Your father isn't on my side anymore."

Yinxiang hadn't acted so childishly in a long time, which made Qingwan smile, and then she looked at Hongtun beside him.

Having grown accustomed to being scooped up by his father at any time, Hongtun could even hold onto the tangram puzzle tightly.

When he started playing with the tangram again, Qingwan could see helplessness on the face of a naive child.

On September 30th, news came from Changchun Garden that Kangxi had ordered all adult princes to go to Changchun Garden.