Chapter 56 A loving father’s heart
Yihuan signaled the servants to leave and left alone in the room.

The governess didn't want to leave, but was forcibly carried away by Nanny Chen and Yu Xiao.

Yihuan felt a little heavy, so she sat opposite the eldest princess: "Eldest princess, take off your socks and show them to the mother."

The eldest princess had tears in her eyes and was somewhat reluctant. She shook her head and said, "Mother, please don't look at it."

Yihua knew that little Gu Niang had a strong sense of self-esteem, but she had to know the extent to which the child's feet were now damaged and whether there was any possibility of recovery. She bent down slightly, took off her shoes and socks, and revealed a pair of white and tender feet: "What's there to be embarrassed about? I'll show you first. In exchange, can you show me too?"

The eldest princess was a sensible child after all. She took off her socks tremblingly, and bent her four toes backwards, almost blending them with the soles of her feet. It didn't look beautiful at all.

Yihuan felt a little sorry for her: "Big Princess, does your toe hurt?"

The eldest princess nodded and shook her head: "It hurt at first, but the nanny said that everyone's feet are like this, so I had to bear with it. Now the eldest princess has gotten used to wearing these socks to sleep."

I don't know whether the eldest princess asked Li for help at the beginning, but seeing that Li now doesn't care about anything about the eldest princess, I'm afraid that even if she asked for help, she wouldn't get positive feedback.

"Princess, I'll ask a female doctor to come over later and slowly restore your foot to its original state. The process may be a little painful, but don't be afraid. It will be fine once your foot returns to my condition." Yihuan didn't dare to scare her and spoke slowly.

The eldest princess was a little confused: "Mother, the nanny said that all the noble ladies in the capital have their feet bound, one for beauty, and two because their future husbands will like it. Can the eldest princess not bind her feet?"

Yihua's anger towards the nanny sent by Concubine De increased a lot: "Big Princess, you are the only princess in our Fourth Prince's Mansion, the apple of your father's eye. When you get married, you will at least be given the title of a county lady. Depending on how hard your father works, you may even be a county princess. Your future husband will have to please you."

"Remember, to the outside world, your surname is Aisin-Gioro, and you are the king. Others should please you." Yihuan felt that there was a big problem with the eldest princess's education.

She remembered what was recorded in history books of her previous life, that is, when the royal princesses of the Qing Dynasty had sex with their princes, the nanny beside them had to make the decision, otherwise they would be scolded for being promiscuous and unruly. The same thing was happening exactly in front of her now.

She would never allow it!
"But the nanny said..." The eldest princess wanted to argue.

Yihuan sneered: "Mammy said, Mammy said, she was just given by Concubine De to take care of your daily life out of her kindness. If she is incompetent, then she has failed Concubine De's sincerity and should be killed!"

The eldest princess was frightened by the coldness in Yihuan's tone and did not dare to speak for a long time.

Yihuan put on her shoes and socks and said, "Big Princess, it is important for a person to be independent. Today, the nanny cannot control you, and in the future, even I, your mother, cannot control you. Your father loves and pities you, so don't throw away your weapons."

"Cooperate with the female doctor and don't wear these socks and shoes anymore." Yihua said finally.

When Yihuan left, she ordered people to take away all the shoes and socks of the eldest princess, and ordered the embroiderer in the mansion to make new shoes for the eldest princess overnight, so that the eldest princess would have new shoes to wear the next morning.

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After Yinzhen returned home from his mission, he was invited over by Yihuan.

Yihuan was a little annoyed and bowed to Yinzhen: "I have something to report."

After telling Yinzhen everything she had seen and heard today, Yihuan showed him a box of shoes and socks: "I was careless and never thought that such old customs and practices would be so rampant."

"Where is that nanny?" Yinzhen looked at the eldest princess' shoes carefully and patted Yihuan's hand soothingly. "Don't worry. The eldest princess lives under Li's nose. How could she have discovered it if she didn't notice?" Yihuan showed an embarrassed expression. According to her personality, this nanny would have been beaten and sent away long ago. However, this person was sent by Concubine De after all.

Yinzhen understood: "Su Peisheng, go to the eldest princess, arrest the nanny, beat her with 20 sticks, feed her mute medicine, and sell her off."

Yihuan wiped Yinzhen's hands and said, "I originally wanted to keep this nanny for the eldest princess to practice with. She wants to establish herself in the front yard. As long as she can suppress the arrogance of this nanny, it will be fine."

Yinzhen shook his head: "Fujin's heart is good, but the eldest princess is weak and has no ideas of her own. The tutoring nanny has accumulated power for a long time, and she can't be suppressed in this short time."

"We'll just take good care of her." Yinzhen felt sorry for his daughter.

Yihuan somewhat disagreed. Yinzhen's attention to the eldest princess actually exceeded that of many fathers of that era. Despite this, even though he was still a prince, the eldest princess still suffered under his nose.

The knowledge of women in the harem is vast, and Yihuan has only learned a little bit of it with the help of Nanny Chen over the years.

If the eldest princess doesn't learn these things at this age, she will probably fall flat on her face when she gets married.

But the eldest princess is not Yihuan's biological daughter after all, and her father doesn't care about it, so she doesn't intend to persuade him too much.

Anyway, if the husband of the eldest princess has the courage to bully others in the future, then be prepared for the Nine Clans Elimination Game.

Our future Emperor Yongzheng was famous for his vindictiveness.

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In the morning court, Liang Jiugong stood behind the emperor: "If you have something to say, report it early. If not, leave the court!"

Yinzhen took out the memorial he had written last night from his sleeve and said, "I have something to report."

Kangxi didn't like Yinzhen very much recently, and said impatiently: "Speak."

"Father, I was shocked to hear that many daughters of officials in the court have started to bind their feet, and even... even the palace has become accustomed to it." Yinzhen looked angry, and seemed to hate this behavior very much. "I think it is ridiculous that this bad habit can be brought back to the light of day. It should be severely punished to show that I am listening."

Kangxi was a little confused. Yinzhen had been staying in the Ministry of Revenue all the time. He originally thought that it was the Ministry's business, but he didn't expect that the matter was related to the Ministry of Rites.

"What does the Minister of Rites have to say?" asked Kangxi.

The Minister of Personnel replied with a stiff upper lip: "This... after all, is a woman's private matter, and I have not heard of it. But since the Fourth Prince has made such a memorial, I think it is true. I will check it out when I return."

"Investigate! I asked you to study Chinese studies to learn the ways to govern the country and maintain peace, not to revisit the dirty and frivolous things of spending money." Kangxi said in a deep voice, "Any family found to have bound feet will be fined 300 taels of silver and will be held back for an assessment."

As soon as these words were spoken, many officials changed their expressions, but Yinzhen turned a blind eye to the subtle gazes.

He did this today because he didn't want to repeat the same mistake as the eldest princess, and also because he wanted to show off in front of Kangxi.

He has been silent for a while and cannot really be forgotten by the Emperor.