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Chapter 224: Chronicles of Yongzheng's Harem 22

The imperial concubine puts all her energy into her children.

On Jiayue's side, Baochun started talking about Hongzhao's one-year-old banquet.

"My queen, our Sixth Prince's one-year-old birthday ceremony will probably be held in the Old Summer Palace. I don't know what the rules are with the Emperor and the Queen."

Whether the wedding was grand or not was related to how much Emperor Yinzhen loved his son Hongzhao. Baochun naturally thought that the bigger the better.

Jiayue was quite open-minded about this.

Given Yinzhen's love for Hongzhao, it would certainly not be too shabby, after all, he was his first son after he became emperor.

"Greetings tomorrow, I'll ask the Queen!"

Speaking of which, this matter still has to be handled by the Queen.

"Yes, ma'am."

The next day, when he went to pay his respects to the Queen, the Queen brought up Hongzhao's one-year-old celebration without Jiayue bringing it up.

The Queen looked at Jiayue and said, "I remember that the Sixth Prince's first birthday is coming soon!"

Jiayue said, "Yes! Your Majesty is so kind, thank you for thinking of Hongzhao."

"I will discuss with the emperor where to hold the Sixth Prince's one-year-old birthday banquet. Does Concubine Jing have any ideas?"

"With the Empress here, I will follow the Emperor and the Empress's arrangements."

Jiayue's obedience made the queen in a good mood. In fact, to some extent, the queen quite liked concubines like Jiayue, who did not cause trouble and dared to confront Concubine Qi.

Of course, she would be more lovable if she didn't have any children.

Although the queen would not harm the children of concubines other than Concubine Qi, they were not her own children after all, so she would not like them.

The Queen nodded: "Sixth Prince is a well-behaved and clever child. I like him too and will definitely not let you and your son suffer."

Jiayue smiled and said, "Thank you, Queen."

After coming out of the natural picture, Jiayue left quickly because she was afraid of meeting someone on the way.

After returning to Bitong Academy, Jiayue asked someone to bring Hongzhao over.

Hong Zhao can already speak, but he can't say much.

All they said was, Father, Mother, eat, etc.

Hong Zhao can already walk, but he is not very steady.

"Mother~"

Jiayue's heart melted when she heard her son's sweet and childish voice.

Jiayue's eyes curved: "My dearest sweetheart, I'll hug you."

Hong Zhao stretched out his hand and looked at Jia Yue with eyes like black grapes: "Hug~"

The mother and son played for a while, and then Jiayue put him on the couch to play a jigsaw puzzle game.

Baochun, who was standing by, said, "My lady, I have prepared the things for the Zhuazhou ceremony. When do you think we can let the Sixth Prince start practicing?"

Jiayue looked at Hongzhao and said, "In the evening!"

"Yes, ma'am."

Hongzhao was playing very attentively by himself. Jiayue took out a book, and the mother and son, one read the book while the other played.

This was the scene Yinzhen saw when he came in. He stopped Baochun and the others from paying their respects and stared blankly for a long time before he asked, "What are you reading?"

Jiayue was startled, but when she looked up, the surprise on her face instantly turned into joy. She stood up hurriedly: "Why is the emperor here? Where are Baochun and the others? You didn't even remind me to be rude."

As she spoke, Jiayue bowed to Yinzhen and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty..."

Yinzhen helped her up and pulled her to sit on the couch: "It was I who didn't let them make any noise. Don't blame them."

As Yinzhen spoke, he picked up the book on the table and took a look at the cover: Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Yinzhen had heard of such books, but had never read them.

"I never thought that my beloved concubine also likes to watch novels?"

"I don't like reading novels, I just want to kill time. I may not understand books that are too profound. Novels are easy to understand and suitable for me to read."

Yinzhen nodded: "That's true, which character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms does my beloved concubine like?"

Jiayue thought for a moment and said, "Zhuge Liang!"

To be honest, Zhuge Liang should be the minister that emperors of all dynasties liked the most. He has both ability and good character. He is the best candidate to be entrusted with the care of one's son before death. He is a loyal, capable and wise minister, and he is good at both civil and military affairs.

Yinzhen listened and smiled: "The Prime Minister's character and ability are indeed worth learning."

Recently, Yinzhen has been busy rectifying the administration of officials. Although the mess left by Kangxi is not as bad as in history, it still makes Yinzhen, who cannot tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, feel dark before his eyes.

He really wished that all his subjects were as loyal and capable as Zhuge Liang.

But some things are destined to go against one's wishes.

To some extent, it is difficult to have both ability and loyalty. Generally speaking, the more capable a person is, the less likely he is to be loyal.

This is what makes Zhuge Liang so valuable.

Thinking of this, Yinzhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Governing the country is a long and arduous task.

Of course, he also had some slight resentment. In his later years, Kangxi was indeed a bit unkind.

Jiayue: "Forget about the Prime Minister. Why did the Emperor suddenly come to my place?"

"Why, I come to my beloved concubine's place, and my beloved concubine doesn't welcome me?"

"No, I am just used to your Majesty being so busy during the day, so I was a little surprised. Your Majesty, please don't wrongly accuse me."

Yinzhen smiled and explained: "The Queen told me about Hongzhao's one-year-old birthday celebration. You are Hongzhao's mother, so I wanted to come and ask for your opinion."

Of course, the reason for coming at this time was mainly because he missed Hongzhao. Although the concubine's child was born, Yinzhen was also afraid and he wanted to see a healthy child.

Hong Zhao undoubtedly meets his expectations for a child. He is lively and clever, and although he is still young, his intelligence is visibly visible to the naked eye.

Yinzhen had lost many children before.

The two daughters of the Song family.

The Queen’s eldest brother, Honghui.

The two sons of Concubine Qi.

A daughter of Concubine Nian.

And this doesn’t even include those babies in the backyard who got pregnant but weren’t able to give birth!

Jiayue didn't know what he was thinking. When she heard him talking about the one-year-old ceremony, she said, "The banquet is usually organized by the Empress. The Empress is very capable and kind to Hongzhao. I will follow the arrangements of the Emperor and the Empress."

Yinzhen laughed at her: "You are too particular about rules. You are Hongzhao's mother. The Queen also wants me to ask you if you have any ideas."

"I have never hosted a banquet before, so I don't have many ideas at the moment. Your Majesty is also Hong Zhao's father. I wonder if Your Majesty has any ideas. I would like to know what Your Majesty plans to do!"

"Hong Zhao is the first child I have had since ascending the throne. I couldn't hold a grand ceremony for his third-day bath and full-month celebration, so I want to hold a more solemn ceremony for his first birthday."

Jiayue naturally had no objection: "In that case, I will first thank the emperor on behalf of Hongzhao. I wonder where the emperor thinks it is suitable to hold the one-year-old celebration banquet?"

"I want to set it in the Introduction Building."

Jiayue was stunned. She was quite familiar with the architectural system of the Old Summer Palace. The Introduction Building had just been built not long ago, and this place was indeed used for banquets.

"The emperor is very kind to Hong Zhao. The introduction building is large and spacious. The emperor really took great pains to build it."

"I also take this opportunity to see the performance of the Eight Banners disciples."

The career of the Eight Banners descendants was different from that of ordinary people. They could use the glory of their family to perform well in front of the emperor. If they performed well and the emperor was pleased with their performance, then it would not be a dream for them to rise to the top overnight.

It is equivalent to an alternative special examination. If someone can take advantage of this opportunity to shine, it will be a good thing for Hong Zhao.

Jiayue lowered her head, pretending not to understand the little tricks, and just smiled and said: "What the emperor arranges must be good."