Chapter 137 Kangxi's Frustrated Day

No one knew what Niuhulu talked about with the prince that day, but starting from the next day, there was a palace maid by the prince's side. Everyone called her Tong'er. It was said that the prince brought her back from the border and he doted on her and almost never left her side.

Tong Guining was a little surprised when she heard about this. At this critical juncture, is there someone more important than the child in her belly?

Moreover, this palace maid was very mysterious. Tong Guining had never seen this person before. After asking around, he found out that this person hardly did any servant work, and the prince even assigned a little girl to serve her.

Perhaps it was beauty that misled people, Tong Guining completely gave up and she couldn't do anything about it.

However, Tong'er made a name for herself in Yuqing Palace in the fastest time. For her, the prince personally slapped Hongxi three times on the hand, which was a very severe punishment.

Even Kangxi had heard about it, but he felt a little subtle.

After all, Baocheng had spoken so much to him with great emotion before, and he had specifically talked about how he didn't care about women, and of course, men. He was so focused on conquering Junggar that he felt his child had really grown up.

I didn't expect that he had a beautiful woman in his house. Not only did he accept the woman given to him by others, he also dared to bring her directly into the palace and chat with her without batting an eyelid.

How much of what Baocheng said can be believed?

Liang Jiugong carefully changed a cup of warm tea for Kangxi. He glanced at the emperor and saw that he looked a little depressed. His heart was in his throat. It had only been a few days since they won the battle, so why was the emperor angry again?

Just when the palace servants in the Yangxin Palace were trembling with fear, the Tenth Prince made a grand appearance. Liang Jiugong suddenly became very enthusiastic as he looked at the Tenth Prince who was staggering towards him.

The Tenth Prince rubbed his belly with satisfaction. Although he had not come to the Emperor's place to show his presence during this period, the Emperor's father still liked him very much. Didn't Eunuch Liang act like this?

Just like that, the self-satisfied Tenth Prince entered the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and just said that he was short of money and wanted to advance his salary to the Emperor, Father. Does that mean, Father, why don’t you reward your son with some good things?

As a result, Kangxi threw cups and bowls and scolded him for at least an hour before he came out of the Yangxin Palace covered in dust and dirt.

The Tenth Prince rubbed his knees which were numb from kneeling, and couldn't help but look back in the direction of the Yangxin Palace. He wondered where the old man got so angry from and took it out on him. It was really unlucky.

Not only did he not get any money, but he also lost three years' salary.

The Tenth Prince calculated in his mind how many years it would take before he could receive a proper salary, but found that he couldn't figure it out, so he turned around and left the palace to find his Ninth Brother. His main purpose was to share gossip about the Emperor's rage, not to ask him for money.

It is annoying to have a son with a mean heart, and it is even more annoying to have a heartless one. Kangxi felt much better after scolding the Tenth Prince. He didn't want to see his sons now, but he didn't want to be alone. Thinking that Hongxi had been wronged, he had to comfort him, so he sent someone to call Hongxi over.

Hongxi had been a frequent visitor to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity since he was a child. He was not afraid of Kangxi at all and could converse with him fluently, just like an ordinary grandparents and grandchildren.

Kangxi looked at the angles of his face, as if he saw a smaller version of the prince, that was the young Baocheng who trusted him wholeheartedly.

Looking at this similar face, Kangxi lost the intention of conversation, asked a few questions indifferently about homework, and let him go.

Hongxi came in a daze and left in a daze. He judged based on his intuition that the emperor was in a bad mood, so he did not force him to stay. He kept it in mind and thought about telling his father about it.

After Hongxi left, the Yangxin Palace returned to its tranquility. Kangxi flipped through the memorials and became more and more annoyed the more he read. In the end, he put them all aside and wanted to call someone from the harem to relieve his boredom. He thought of several names over and over in his mind, but found all of them boring.

"Is Honghui still in class? Call him over!" Kangxi thought for a moment and finally said. Liang Jiugong saw Honghui walking quickly with the eunuch and whispered to him, "Just now, the tenth master asked to see the emperor and was fined three years' salary. Brother, be careful."

"Thank you, Eunuch Liang." Honghui understood and took out a purse from his pocket and handed it to Liang Jiugong. "This is an imported product, a cigarette sent from the sea. It has a small smell. You can try it."

"Thank you for the reward, brother." Liang Jiugong did not refuse. If it was a large-denomination banknote, he could not accept it. This little thing is just right.

"Honghui pays his respects to the Emperor." Because he was called over during class, there was still some ink residue on Honghui's hands.

Kangxi was sharp-eyed and noticed the marks under the ink: "What's wrong with your hand?"

Honghui retracted his hand and said a little embarrassedly: "Don't laugh at Honghui, my grandfather said that he dreamed of a fat baby holding a wooden sword and chasing him, which happened to be in line with my mother's pregnancy. Honghui wanted to make a set of wooden swords for his little brother, so that he can play with them from childhood to adulthood."

"The large ones are fine, but the small ones are easy to prick my hands. This is a sign that Honghui is not a skilled person."

"Fei Yanggu dreams of having a grandson." Kangxi said with a smile, "Have you seen him? How is his health?"

Honghui shook his head honestly: "In reply to Huang Mafa, grandpa's wound is still festering after such a long time of recovery. The other sword wounds are easy to deal with. It's just the musket wound under the armpit that has been repeatedly infected. Fortunately, he finally doesn't have a fever all day long."

Kangxi nodded to show that he understood. He looked at Honghui's serious little face, which was like a replica of the fourth brother. In his heart, he felt that blood relationship was truly wonderful.

"By the way, my dear, please try this." Honghui suddenly took out an oil-paper bag from his bag excitedly. Inside was braised peanuts, each one was plump and looked very appetizing.

"In the past few years, Honghui planted potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes. This is the first time he planted peanuts. My grandson and Hongyun together produced half a bag more than Uncle Fourteen. Ama laughed at Uncle Fourteen for a long time." Honghui recalled the incredulous look on Uncle Fourteen's face and laughed out loud.

"Your fourteenth uncle is being lazy." Kangxi waved his hand. The eunuch who wanted to test the poison did not dare to step forward and just looked at Liang Jiugong as if asking for help.

Honghui noticed their quarrel and ate one first: "Mother had a lot of them braised, but they were all taken away by my father. Honghui only got this little bit."

It was clearly the simplest peanuts, but after Honghui described it like that, it seemed like some rare delicacy. The grandfather and grandson quickly finished a bag of them, one by one.

Seeing Kangxi leaning back in his chair with some fatigue, Honghui moved his hands and said, "Madam, my grandson has recently learned a new set of massage techniques. Would you mind letting me massage you?"

"Why are you learning this?" Kangxi was a little puzzled. As far as he knew, Honghui's daily homework was not easy.

Honghui walked behind Kangxi, and seeing that he did not object, he kneaded Kangxi's shoulders with force: "The teacher has been lazy recently. The teacher's wife said that it was an old illness that recurred. When it was serious, he could only lie down, and lying down all the time would make his whole body sore. When my grandson goes to see the teacher, I will massage him, and the teacher will feel better."

"Mr. Gu has reached this age now." Kangxi sighed, "He is old now."

Honghui's hand strength did not decrease: "My grandson does not agree with this statement. Whether a person is old or not is not determined by his appearance but by his mentality. Huang Mafa absorbs new things every day, and he is young just like my grandson."

"Haha, you only know how to coax the emperor." Kangxi closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.

Seeing that Kangxi's breathing was steady, Honghui pressed the button attentively for a while, then tiptoed out.

Liang Jiugong covered Kangxi with a thin quilt, and his heart slowly settled down. Today had passed peacefully.