Chapter 45 Honghui who cares about his image

Yihuan soon found out about the incident that Honghui had caused in the palace, and thought it would be a good idea to make some noise about it.

While Yinzhen was on the front line providing disaster relief, she, a woman in the inner palace, heard that there were many memorials impeaching Yinzhen in the court, saying that he was self-willed in everything, arbitrarily detained court officials, and even used the temporary palace to temporarily accommodate refugees.

Fortunately, Kangxi was smart and kept all the memorials.

At this critical juncture, Honghui's outburst let everyone know that the emperor's favor towards the Fourth Prince's Mansion was even greater than before.

This will save him from having to keep an eye on Yinzhen and find fault with him all day long.

After dinner, Honghui carefully took the enlightenment book given by Emperor Kangxi and signaled the eunuch to bring a small stool over.

The little guy spoke seriously to Yihua's belly: "Brother, I will teach you to read The Analects today."

Yihuan's eyes twitched slightly, and she thought, "Honghui, have you finished your homework today?"

"Mother, the Emperor has already checked my homework, so you don't have to worry." Honghui said seriously, "Now is the time for my brother to study, so don't worry."

Yihuan thought to herself, I'm not in a hurry at all, it would be better if you could go slower.

Honghui had only read "Three Character Classic" before. Today, he was excited to think about receiving a reward from Kangxi. He washed his hands, opened the book, and read word by word with emotion.

This is what Honghui has been doing every day for some time. He calls it enlightenment for his younger brother on behalf of Yinzhen, his father, and strives to make his younger brother smarter than himself.

Although Yihuan really liked listening to Honghui reading, the devilish sound that pierced her ears for half an hour always made her, a pregnant woman, want to sleep.

Falling asleep in front of my son at a time like this is so disgraceful.

So, Yihuan was in pain and happy every day.

Honghui was a child with a strong sense of time. After reading for half an hour, he stopped immediately, stretched out his little hand and carefully touched Yihuan's belly. Even through the clothes, he was still very excited.

"Brother, you have to be good and don't tire mother out. I will teach you to read tomorrow."

Yihuan couldn't help teasing him: "Can he understand?"

Honghui nodded seriously: "Of course, when my brother comes out, it will be much easier to memorize these."

After rubbing Honghui's head, which was covered with stubble, Yihua looked carefully at the healed wound and asked, "Honghui, does the back of your head still hurt?"

Honghui shook slightly, looking very cute: "It doesn't hurt at all, it's just..."

Yihuan was a little nervous: "What's wrong? Honghui, if you feel uncomfortable at all, please tell me, and I will get you the best doctor."

Honghui was a little embarrassed: "Mother, Honghui's hair is bald, so ugly."

In order to make it more convenient for the imperial physician to change the dressing, Honghui's hair was shaved off. I didn't expect that the handsome boy started to pay attention to his image so early.

"Mother, can you please make a small hat for Honghui? We can wait for his hair to grow quickly." Yihuan gave an idea.

Honghui nodded vigorously and casually fiddled with his bald head with his hand. It seemed that he really cared about it.

"What style does Honghui like? Mother has some patterns here, let's take our time to choose." Yihuan signaled Yuxiao to take out the sewing tools, and the mother and son chatted with each other under the candlelight, it was very warm.

Honghui chose a black one with dark patterns. He looked at Yihuan eagerly and said, "Mother, when will your father come back? Honghui misses him." Yihuan calculated the itinerary and said, "About ten days. You were not fully recovered when your father left. I wonder how worried he must have been about you."

Honghui raised his little chin, his tone revealing his unconcealed happiness: "Who wants him to worry?!"

"You are so disrespectful." Yihua patted Honghui's butt, "Go to sleep. You will have a hat to wear when you come back from school tomorrow."

"Thank you, mother."

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Today, an unexpected visitor came to the main courtyard, and Niuhulu asked to see him.

Yihuan only met her concubine twice a month according to the rules, and would avoid seeing her at other times if possible. Although Niuhulu behaved a little frivolously after entering the mansion, it was only to compete for favor, and she never came to bother her.

When she saw Niuhulu, Yihuan's eyes lit up. She was truly a beauty who looked good with either heavy or light makeup.

Today, she wore a different look from before, with just a light layer of lip balm on her lips. Even her clothes were plain and simple, making her look a bit abstinent.

As soon as Niuhulu entered the room, she knelt down before Yihuan and said, "Greetings to Madam Madam. I have something to ask for your help."

Yihuan frowned and asked Yuxiao to help Niuhulu up: "We are all sisters in the mansion. What is the matter that deserves such a big gift? Tell me."

Niu Hulu bowed her head and sobbed softly: "Since I entered the mansion, I have not heard any news from home. I miss you day and night. I beg you to allow me to go home for one day."

"Nonsense." Yihuan glared at her. "Did you learn the palace rules for nothing? The mansion has a set date every six months for the mothers of the concubines to come visit."

"You have not been in the palace for long, and it is not your turn yet."

Upon hearing this, Niu Hulu pretended to kneel down in front of Yi Huan again and said, "Madam, to be honest, I have been very anxious these days. I have had nightmares for days, which is not a good sign. I beg you to show mercy and allow my family to visit me. Just for one hour. No! Half an hour is fine!"

Yihuan thought for a while and said, "Let your mother come to the mansion tomorrow. She will only be there for an hour, and then she will be confined to her room for half a month to reflect on herself."

"Yes, I thank you for your grace, Madam."

Niuhulu left with many thanks, and Yihuan stared at her back in a daze.

Nanny Chen said worriedly, "Fujin, Princess Niuhulu has been restless since she came into the mansion. How could you allow this?"

"How else can we let her run around the mansion looking for a way out, or even beg outside?" Yihuan took a bite of grapes and felt a little sour. "It's better to take advantage of her and see what she is going to do."

Mrs. Niuhulu came to the door early the next morning. The mother and daughter talked about something behind closed doors. According to the eunuch who was guarding the gate, Mrs. Niuhulu was in a very good mood and gave a very generous reward.

I replied to the people who went out and they said that people in Niuhulu's mansion had started to worship Buddha everywhere, but no one knew what they were praying for.

Li also had some people on hand. Knowing that Niuhulu had asked for Fu Jin's help, she hugged Hongyun and said, "What else can she ask for? Ask for a child. But the master is not in the capital. What's the point of her praying to the gods at this time?"

Nanny Jin didn't care much about Niuhulu. She looked after Hongyun and said, "Perhaps she has found some new tricks to win favor and asked her family to cooperate with her, just waiting for the master to come back."

"Let's wait until she is really pregnant." Li couldn't stand the coquettish and charming looks of these princesses.

Who would have thought that Niuhulu was really holding it in, and five days later she came to the main courtyard again in a shy manner.

"Replying to Madam, I am pregnant."