Chapter 20

  Kangxi saw Lan Xiang was also there and said: "How's your study with your mother going?"

  Lan Xiang handed Kangxi a cup of tea: "Mother was just teaching me, and I felt that there were many things for me to learn. However, mother is busy all day long with this and that, so I didn't want to disturb her too much. At the same time, I wanted to learn more, which made me feel quite troubled."

  Mingfei felt that Lan Xiang was really making people feel distressed, thinking of ways to put eye drops in front of Kangxi for Yi Pin so quickly, but it was a bit too straightforward.

  Mingfei personally served Kangxi to change into casual clothes, and sat down on the couch. Kangxi took a sip of tea and smiled at Lan Xiang standing there: "You are indeed a filial child, tell me what your mother is busy with?"

  Kangxi really is something, he's so idle that he's listening to Lan Xiang's nonsense, can't he tell what Lan Xiang wants to do?

  Mingfei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't tease her anymore. She still has to go back and learn how to read account books."

  Kangxi shook his head: "I don't have much to do today, and even if I'm idle, it's better to chat with you two."

  Lan Xiang smiled and said: "Yi Pin just left, she came to ask Mother to take charge of her, Mother already let her take an extra box of things, but she still asked Mother to let her pack more, Mother almost gave up her own box for her. She herself said that she was confused, the people below didn't tell her clearly, saying that her own things were already packed enough, but in the end, nothing happened, and it made Mother worry for a while. Luckily, Mother has a good temper, if not, I would have gotten sick from anger!"

  Kangxi hesitated for a moment and said to Mingfei: "You've worked hard." But he didn't continue.

  Mingfei smiled: "Your Majesty is too polite, this was done by me."

  Lan Xiang was somewhat dissatisfied, but facing Kangxi, she couldn't express it, and also couldn't stay for too long, so she said: "I still have to go back and check the accounts, Mother said that if I don't learn, in a few days I won't be allowed to go to Changchun Garden again!"

  Kangxi smiled and said: "Then hurry back and study hard, if you can't learn it, don't say it's your mother, even I won't take you!"

  Lan Xing's face was full of grievance: "The Empress Dowager is also bullying her daughter!"

  Kangxi patted her arm: "Alright, go down and be more serious!"

  Lan Xiang smiled and nodded in agreement, then bowed and retreated.

  As Lan Xing walked away, Ming Fei stood up and said: "I'll give the Emperor a shoulder massage."

  Kangxi nodded.

  Mingfei changed all the curtains in the hall to silver-green gauze. The wind blowing through the large carved windows made the curtains dance around the peonies in the house, giving off an indescribable coolness.

  Kangxi suddenly waved his hand at Li Dequan, and Li Dequan, who was indeed the first among the eunuchs, immediately understood Kangxi's intention and led the palace staff to withdraw.

  Kangxi closed his eyes and reached out to hold Mingfei's hand: "Are you angry?"

  Kangxi's words made Mingfei stunned for a moment before he reacted and realized what he was asking. Mingfei smiled slightly: "Not angry."

  Kangxi opened his eyes and pulled Mingfei to sit in front of him. He looked at her: "Really not angry?"

  Mingfei lowered her head and said softly: "I changed her to a second-class palace maid."

  He returned to a dazed Kangxi, who laughed and pulled her into his arms after a while: "After all, it's my Mingfei, it's just different!"

  Mingfei couldn't help but tease: "Is Your Majesty praising me?"

  Kangxi smiled and rubbed her hand: "What if you take it as a compliment?"

  Mingfei looked at Kangxi with a tilted head: "'As if' and 'really' are different after all, I don't want to 'as if'."

  Kangxi let out a sigh: "When I first allowed you to enter the palace, what I was most worried about was that you would be bullied. Now it seems that I overthought it." He reached out and lifted Mingfei's chin: "Your uncle is very pleased."

  Mingfei curved her eyes and smiled: "The emperor is really good."

  Kangxi felt as if he had returned to the first time he saw Mingfei, in the same season. Five-year-old Mingfei was white and chubby like a lotus root, pulling on his hem and looking up at him with a smile that curved her eyebrows: "The emperor is so good."

  At that time, her voice still had the childish naivety and clarity, he just felt that this cousin was compatible with himself.

  He suddenly smiled and touched Minnie's hair: "Do you still remember what you looked like when you were a kid?"

  Mingfei shook her head seriously: "I don't remember."

  Kangxi leaned back and looked at Mingfei, saying: "When you were young, you were white and chubby, like the Guanyin girl in that painting. You would smile whenever you saw someone you recognized or not, and everyone who saw you liked you. The old ancestor liked you so much when he first met you that he couldn't help but keep you by his side for a long time. Your mouth was also very sweet, and the old ancestor liked you even more."

  In Mingfei's memory, Kangxi said these things that she really didn't have much impression. However, it was clear that Mingfei and Kangxi had a very good relationship when they were young, and Kangxi's tone even made Mingfei feel like he was talking to his own daughter, after all, Kangxi was eight years older than Mingfei.

  Mingfei smiled and said: "The emperor is really good to me."

  Kangxi patted Mingfei's back: "You are my cousin and also my imperial concubine, I will naturally treat you well!"

  Just then, a palace maid outside said: "Your Highness, the Fourth Prince has woken up."

  Mingfei sprang up at once, Kangxi burst out laughing and shouted: "Bring in the Fourth Prince!"

  A Bao was wearing a bright red little dress and pants, bouncing in the arms of her nanny, when she saw Ming Fei and Kang Xi were there, she almost sang out loud, calling out to them with a twisted tone, while still stretching out her small arm for Ming Fei to hold.

  Mingfei hugged her son into her arms and kissed him: "Are you good?"

  Xiao Abao cried out twice.

  Mingfei smiled and kissed her son again.

  Kangxi smiled and looked at Mingfei and his son: "This kid is just like you when you were young, so white and chubby."

  When Kangxi said it for the first time, Mingfei thought he wasn't talking about herself. After saying it once more, she felt a bit embarrassed, her face flushed with a faint pink color, and she lowered her head to pinch her son's small hand.

  Ah Bao was annoyed that Ming Fei wouldn't play with her, so she stretched out her small hand and pinched Ming Fei's ear.

  Mingfei's ear was pinched by her son as soon as she walked away. Kangxi had to gently pry Mingfei's ear out of Abao's hand, and Abao's voice rose another octave in protest against Kangxi.

  The son was so majestic that Kangxi burst out laughing: "This kid is even bolder than the Crown Prince when he was young, daring to argue with me."

  Mingfei patted Abao's back lightly: "Let the emperor have a good laugh."

  Kangxi hinted to Mingfei to put Abao on the couch, and the little guy lay on the couch, his small arms and legs moving constantly, calling out to Mingfei and waving his small fists in discontent.

  Mingfei also couldn't help but laugh softly.

  Kangxi always says something unexpected at an unexpected time: "It's already June."

  There was an earthquake in July.

  Mingfei also stopped: "Your Majesty, should we take some precautions?"

  Kangxi sighed and stood up: "How can we guard against it? It's unclear whether it's big or small, true or false."

  "Would Your Majesty like to go and see the bright moon?"

  Kangxi looked back at Mingfei, furrowed his brow and thought for a moment: "Let's see her, and hear what she has to say."

  Mingfei didn't plan to go see Mingyue, she really didn't want to get too involved, but Kangxi obviously had the opposite idea: "You come with me to take a look."

  Mingfei hesitated: "I'll follow you..."

  Kangxi had already loudly called Li Dequan to come in, and then said to Ming Fei: "This matter can only be discussed with you, you listen and help me analyze it."

  Mingfei mentally rolled her eyes and respectfully replied with a "yes", then reluctantly handed the uncooperative Abao over to Nai'nan to take away.

  Mingyue lived in the side hall, and as soon as he came out of Mingfei's bedroom and turned a corner, the servants inside all knelt down. Mingyue was indeed whiter than before, and more dignified, but when she saw Kangxi, it wasn't like a wolf seeing a sheep, instead it became a sheep seeing a wolf, they were so scared that they didn't dare to lift their heads.

  Kangxi sat down with Mingfei on the upper seat, took a few glances at Mingyue and then started sipping his tea. Mingfei had to break the silence: "Younger sister, are you getting used to living here these past few days?"

  The moon's voice was smaller than before, and even her throat was a few points thinner: "I'm very comfortable living here, and I don't feel uncomfortable at all."

  Mingfei nodded: "If there's anything you're not used to, be sure to let someone tell me, after all, we are sisters, and I will take care of what I can."

  Even when Mingyue found out that her husband had a mistress in the past, she wasn't as heartbroken as this. This severe mental torment left her exhausted, and even though Mingfei's concern wasn't entirely genuine, it still brought tears to her eyes.

  Mingfei sighed in her heart, still those words, if she had known today why bother with the past.

  Author's note: I changed the servant to a concubine, and from now on it will be like this. As for the previous parts, I can only find time to revise them later. Another thin chapter, but I really did my best O(∩_∩)O~

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