CHAPTER XXIII

Kangxi didn't care about her behavior, just retracted his gaze, looked at Bao Cheng, and chatted with her with or without a match.

"I should have given him another name after he was two years old. But one is to make him the crown prince. Second, his biological mother died early. ”

He touched Bao Cheng's head: "It is said that the emperor is the true dragon son of heaven, and he is a golden mouth." I hope this is the case, so that this kid can keep the country of the Qing Dynasty and be a king. ”

He rarely left her to eat.

After finishing the meal, he watched the music and asked her to play with Baocheng, and Liang Jiugong, who was watching from the side, and the grandmother who stayed behind stood with their eyes down and did not say a word.

Umalu felt uncomfortable, so he had to stop looking at the two of them, and only teased and coaxed Baocheng.

At night, Kangxi left her to sleep in the same bed with Baocheng and slept all night.

Waking up in the middle of the night, Umalu looked at Bao Cheng who was shrunk in his arms, sighed lightly, and hugged the little child tightly.

Kangxi took her in his arms.

She pushed it away slightly, giving the child a little room to breathe.

It's really like an ordinary couple.

She thought.

She closed her eyes.

At the end of the day, Liang Jiugong waited for Kangxi to get up and change his clothes, and he still had to go to the morning court.

Bao Cheng was woken up by this movement, and Umalu was busy holding him in his arms and coaxing, gently tossing up.

Kangxi glanced back, his pursed lips relaxed, and he smiled a little: "You give the prince to Liang Jiugong, and you can sleep for a while." ”

Umalu smiled, "It's okay. ”

She sat on the bed and hugged Bao Cheng, who snorted twice and fell asleep again.

When Kangxi finished cleaning up and went out, a grandmother came in and stood with her head down: "Girl, give me the prince." ”

Umalu put the prince in Mama's arms, Bao Cheng snorted a few more times, Umalu hurriedly patted his back gently, and Bao Cheng continued to sleep.

Mama lowered her head, but she didn't know what to do, and retreated with Baocheng in her arms.

Umalu got up, put on his clothes, walked out, and walked out of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

Liang Jiugong asked her in a low voice: "The emperor asked the girl to sleep for a while." ”

Umalu shook his head and said in a low voice: "The emperor is sympathetic to me, but I can't do this. ”

"It's too much," she said. ”

Liang Jiugong glanced at her and looked up to her.

He smiled and said, "Little Mencius, you go and bring the breakfast that the emperor rewarded Miss Wuya." ”

Xiao Meng's father-in-law moved quickly, and Umalu didn't wait long. In the end, it was Xiao Meng's father-in-law who carried the food box and sent Umalu back to the tea house.

She left yesterday, and Ma Jiarongrong and Chen Jiayi were on duty at the same time - this is the rule of the tea house, and there are at least two people on duty every day.

Before, Umalu was also willing to be on duty for Ma Jiarongrong and Chen Jiayi, who made such a thing happen more than once, and she also owed them.

Ma Jiarongrong was still resting, but Chen Jiayi was half-asleep and half-awake, seeing that she was back, she stood up, and she didn't know what to say, so she had to stand aside and watch.

Xiao Meng's father-in-law put the food box on the table, saluted, and left.

Chen Jiayi hesitated for a while, poured a cup of tea for Umalu, and asked her softly: "It's time to finish the meal in a while, do you want to go back and rest for a while." I'll take care of you in the morning. ”

Umalus looked at her for a while, and didn't say yes or bad, but just invited her to sit down and eat together.

Naturally, I haven't forgotten Ma Jia Rongrong.

The three of them had a meal, discussed for a while, and tentatively set up today's shift.

Umalu had a day off, and she didn't plan to rest again.

According to the rules, Chen Jiayi rested, and she and Ma Jiarongrong were on duty.

Chen Jiayi hesitated for a while, but went down to rest.

Ma Jia Rongrong chatted with her: "This year's show girl in the Internal Affairs Office, look at the time, it should be trained at this time." Last time, I heard Gonggong Li say that Mr. Liang had the heart to ask for two more to serve tea. ”

Umalu was suspicious because she was always called by Kangxi, but she didn't say it.

There are some things that everyone knows in their hearts, and saying them is just embarrassing.

Sure enough, in late May, Xiao Meng's father-in-law came with two new clothed show girls.

Xiao Meng said fairly: "Master knows that my aunt has a good temperament, so she wants to be honest and responsible." ”

Xiao Meng's father-in-law paused and said, "Master also said that if she makes her aunt unhappy, just tell Master, and Master will replace two well-behaved and obedient ones." ”

Umalu looked at the two childish girls and smiled: "Your master is kind, I understand it, I will let you go this way." ”

Xiao Meng said fairly: "By the way, the master also asked me to tell my aunt that when the time comes, we will change the name to the Imperial Tea Room." Prepare more things. Therefore, if there are not enough people to come, just tell the master. ”

Umalu nodded, turned his head and asked Ma Jia Rongrong to greet the two new clothed show girls.

She sent Xiao Meng's father-in-law out for a ride, and when she walked to a place where there was no one around, she asked him: "I wanted to ask about this before, but I thought that your master must have other plans in his heart, so he never asked." ”

Xiao Meng said fairly: "Auntie, you say." ”

Umalu sighed: "Aunt Dai Jia ...... after she went"

She paused.

Aunt Dai Jia didn't have it last year, and it was only a short year, and when she mentioned it again, it was like a lifetime away.

Human life is as cheap as ants, not worth mentioning.

She retracted her thoughts and continued: "After that incident passed, there has not been a person in charge of the tea house, especially now, two more have been sent. Go back and ask your master if you should transfer an experienced person from somewhere. ”

Little Meng's father-in-law looked at her and laughed, "Aunt Wuya, this is what my master means." ”

He blinked: "If you transfer another experienced person, my aunt will inevitably be crushed." ”

He saluted: "It's better for Aunt Lao to work hard." ”

When Umalus heard him say this, there was anything else he didn't understand, so he answered.

After Xiao Meng's father-in-law went back, he told Liang Jiugong about it.

Liang Jiugong asked him, "What is her expression?" ”

Little Meng's father-in-law said it 1510.

Liang Jiugong was silent for a moment, then turned around and went in to serve Kangxi.

It didn't take long for the plaque of the tea house to be dismantled and replaced with the plaque of "Imperial Tea Room" written by Kangxi himself.

The previous dynasty was busy, and after Umalu was summoned, he often played with Baocheng, and Kangxi was only watching excerpts most of the time.

Wang Fuchen's surrender was good news for the Qing court. This means that they have broken the gap in the "anti-Qing and Mingming" alliance and reversed the initial decline.

This is the biggest war after Kangxi succeeded to the throne, and it is not the same as the capture of Aobai.

Kangxi will never allow himself to lose, all his energy is in the previous dynasty, and naturally he does not care much about the relationship between men and women.

For him, being able to look up at Umalu and his son is already a rare leisure.

He would see his childhood self in a trance in the mist of incense and the flames of candles.