The day of the Eighth Princess's one-month-old banquet arrived. Xianying sat in front of the dressing table, her mind empty as she followed the servant girl beside her. Nanny Cui smiled and carefully combed her hair. Her black hair hung down her back, and the glass mirror on the dressing table reflected her delicate side.
These days were the most comfortable days for Nanny Cui in the palace. After the purge of Jingren Palace, although there were still some people who had loyal masters behind them, they were only the people of Xiaozhuang and Kangxi. Most of them were sent to positions that were not easy to get close to.
Of course, the thing that made Nanny Cui most relieved was that because of the Fourth Prince and Wu Yashi, the Emperor had been alienated from her master. Although she did not know how her master did it, she seemed to be able to grasp the Emperor's heart more than before. Seeing that she would come to sit for an hour every day, Nanny Cui's heart was finally put back.
After washing up and dressing up, she looked at Xianying who had completely lost her pale and fat appearance after pregnancy. Granny Cui could not help but praise the favoritism of God. Her skin was fairer and firmer than before she gave birth. With a rough makeup on her already delicate facial features, her master was as beautiful as a fairy who had descended to the mortal world.
" Master's appearance is so beautiful that it's amazing. I think the heavens are still looking out for Master." Seeing Master's appearance, Nanny Cui's heart, which had always been slightly unfair to Master, was somewhat relieved.
After hearing Nanny Cui's words, Xianying's lips curled up slightly. She did not know whether God was looking after her, but she knew that the warm spring water in the space was not that simple. However, Little Yinzhen was still living in the inner hall, and he could only enter and leave the space for a short time every time. He also had to read the Qing history in the room, so Xianying did not have time to study it carefully. However, the water was good. Little Yinzhen had indeed changed the most in Xianying's fair skin.
Perhaps it was because of the undiluted warm spring water that Xianying carefully arranged and checked his homework every day, and Kangxi's guidance every day, the intelligence of the little Yinzhen, who was only three years old, was no longer comparable to the past. Although it was not to the point of photographic memory, it was not much different.
Moreover, if it weren't for Xianying's shrewdness, she wouldn't have been able to completely reveal her true colors in front of Kangxi. But even so, she had heard from the spies in the High Study that Kangxi's teaching of the Crown Prince had become more and more strict.
Speaking of the spy in the study room, it was the Tong family's credit. Tong Guowei, who had already opened the gold bracelet that Xianying had given to the Hershey family, had the Hershey family hand over the slave contract of Nanny Cui's family to Xianying in less than two days. In addition, there were also the people of the Tong family's aunt, Empress Xiao Kangzhang, in the palace. These were the trump cards of the Tong family to save their lives.
Of course, although Xianying had taken advantage of this body and easily obtained the help of the Tong family, Xianying, who did not have much sense of belonging to the Tong family, still did not want to owe more favors. In addition to the further gift she originally planned to give the Tong family, she also told the Hershey family how San Fan would end.
She raised her head and listened to the laughter outside. The corners of her lips curled up slightly as she thought about how Tong Guowei was indeed magnanimous. Just because she asked the Hershey family to pass on the words to him, he really did it and ended the San Fan rebellion nearly half a year earlier than in history. This action not only made the Tong family a new noble in the military, but also the glory that they had obtained because of Empress Xiao Kangzhang was no longer covered with a layer of obscurity.
Because of this incident, she had asked Kangxi to generously hold a full moon banquet for the Eighth Princess according to the standards of a prince. Her reply outside was that she had been exempted from the three bathing ceremonies because of her weak body. This time, it was considered compensation. Xianying did not care about those excuses. It was just a simple San Fan rebellion that would have ended even if she did not do anything. It brought her and the Eighth Princess such glory and let Xianying know that the known history was important to her.
She was thinking about how to maximize the benefits of this matter. Just as she had some ideas, she was pulled back to her senses by Little Yinzhen's voice before she even saw him.
" Huangenniang, Huangenniang's sister is so beautiful today. Let's go and see her quickly." Seeing his ugly sister become so fair and round under his and Huangenniang's personal care, Yinzhen no longer disliked the Eighth Princess. Although her status was still slightly lower than Xianying, it was far higher than Kangxi's.
After all, Xianying, who had a wealth of knowledge from the later generations, was teaching him from the side. The knowledge that Kang Xi taught him that he had yet to reveal made him feel a little depressed.
Although Xianying liked to see Yinzhen's lively and active appearance, the palace was not like the ordinary people outside. It was better to avoid such unruly behavior. She pulled away Little Yinzhen's hand that was holding her sleeve and looked at him with displeasure."Zhen 'er, what did Mother tell you in detail? In this palace, everything must be done according to the rules. If you run into Mother's palace like this and are spread outside by people with bad hearts, not only will Mother be reprimanded by the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Grand Empress Dowager because of you, but most importantly, your reputation will also be damaged. When you grow up and can help your Imperial Ma go out to do things, who would be willing to acknowledge an unstable master like you?”
As soon as Xianying spoke, tears began to well up in Little Yinzhen's eyes, but for his sake, Xianying still hardened her heart and finished her sentence.
" Aiyo, Master is in our own palace, so what if you let Fourth Prince relax? Our Fourth Prince's rules are not as good as the Crown Prince's, but none of the other princes in the palace can compare to them." Knowing that Master would not be able to conceive any more children, Nanny Cui's love for Yinzhen was a little more pitiful than before, and now she was completely half a master.
Yinzhen had been crying out of shame, but when he heard Nanny Cui's words of defense, he cried even harder. However, there was still a little fear in his heart, so he let Little Yinzhen open Nanny Cui's arms. He opened his tearful eyes and said to Xianying,"Empress, er, don't be angry with Yinzhen. Yinzhen knows his mistake, er, wuwu.”
Regardless of whether Xianying had a thing for boys or not, no matter who saw such a cute and sensible child, they would not have the heart to say anything. She lifted her clothes slightly and squatted down. Xianying reached out and gently rubbed Little Yinzhen's soft hair."Huangen Niang is not angry, she just wants you to know how serious this matter is. Although you have just turned three years old, you are already four years old. In less than two years, you should have entered school. If you are still like this, how can Huangen Niang be at ease?”
" Empress," Yin Zhen said. He still felt a little wronged, but now, with those gentle words, he threw it all to the back of his mind.
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