Chapter Twenty-Three
Kangxi didn't care about her behavior, he just looked away, looked at Baocheng, and chatted with her.
"I should have given him a name after he was two years old. But firstly, I wanted to make him a prince. Secondly, his biological mother died young."
He touched Baocheng's head: "It is said that the emperor is the true emperor, and he always keeps his words true to his word. I hope this is true, so that this child can keep the country of the Qing Dynasty and become a loyal king."
It was rare for him to let her have a meal.
After finishing the meal, he read the memorial and asked her to play with Baocheng. Liang Jiugong, who was watching, and the nanny who was left alone stood with their eyes down, without saying a word.
Umaru felt uncomfortable and had no choice but to look at the two men and only teased and coaxed Baocheng.
At night, Kangxi left her to sleep in the same bed with Baocheng, and they slept all night.
Woke up in the middle of the night, Umaru looked at Baocheng huddled in his arms, sighed softly, and hugged the little child tightly.
Kangxi held her in his arms.
She pushed away slightly to give the child some room to breathe.
This is really like an ordinary couple.
she thinks.
She closed her eyes.
At Mao hour, Liang Jiugong helped Kangxi get up and change clothes. He also had to go to the morning court.
Baocheng was awakened by the movement, and Umaru hurriedly held him in his arms to coax him, bumping him gently.
Kangxi glanced back, his pursed lips relaxed, and he smiled a little: "Give the prince to Liang Jiugong, and you can sleep a little longer."
Umaru smiled: "It's okay."
She sat on the bed and hugged Baocheng. Baocheng snorted twice and fell asleep again.
After Kangxi finished cleaning up and went out, a nun came in and stood with her head bowed: "Girl, please give me the prince."
Umalu put the prince in his mother's arms, Baocheng hummed a few more times, Umalu patted his back gently, and Baocheng continued to sleep.
Grandma lowered her head, just doing nothing, holding Baocheng in her arms and retreated.
Umaru got up, put on his clothes, and walked out of the main hall of Qianqing Palace.
Liang Jiugong asked her in a low voice: "Your Majesty, let the girl sleep a little longer."
Umaru shook his head and whispered: "The emperor is considerate of me, but I cannot do the same."
She said: "Too much is too little."
Liang Jiugong looked her over and thought highly of her.
He smiled and said: "Little Mencius, go and get the breakfast that the emperor gave to Miss Wuya."
Little Eunuch Meng moved very quickly, and Umalu didn't wait long. Finally, it was little Eunuch Meng who took Umalu back to the teahouse with a food box.
She left yesterday, and Ma Jiarongrong and Chen Jiayi took turns at the same time - this is the rule of the tea house, and at least two people take turns every day.
Therefore, before, Umaru was also willing to be on duty for Ma Jiarongrong and Chen Jiayi, but this happened more than once, and she also owed them.
Ma Jiarongrong was still resting, but Chen Jiayi was half asleep. Seeing her coming back, she stood up and didn't know what to say, so she could only stand aside and watch blankly.
Little Eunuch Meng put the food box on the table, bowed and left.
Chen Jiayi hesitated for a while, poured a cup of tea for Umaru, and asked her softly: "We'll finish our meal soon, why don't you go back and rest for a while. I'll take the morning duty for you first."
Umaru looked at her for a while and didn't say yes or no. He just invited her to sit down and eat together.
Naturally, I didn’t forget Ma Jia Rongrong either.
The three of them had a meal, discussed for a while, and tentatively decided on today's rotation.
Umaru took a day off, and she had no intention of taking another break.
According to the rules, Chen Jiayi rested while she and Ma Jiarongrong were on duty.
Chen Jiayi hesitated for a while, then went down to rest.
Ma Jiarongrong chatted with her: "This year's show girls from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, depending on the time, should be trained by now. Last time, I heard Eunuch Li say that Mr. Liang was interested in recruiting two more to serve at the tea house."
Umalu suspected that it was because she was often summoned by Kangxi, but she didn't say anything.
There are some things that everyone just needs to know, and speaking out will only cause embarrassment.
Sure enough, in late May, little Eunuch Meng came with two new beauties.
Young Eunuch Meng said, "Master knows that my aunt has a good temper, so she wants someone who is honest and responsible."
Little Eunuch Meng paused and said, "Master also said that if she makes my aunt unhappy, just tell the master and he will replace her with two obedient ones."
Umaru looked at the two young girls with childish faces and smiled: "I appreciate your master's kindness, and I'd like to thank you for this life."
Little Meng Gonggong said: "By the way, the master also asked me to tell my aunt that when the time comes, we will change our name to the imperial tea house. We need to prepare more things. So I asked for more people. If there are not enough people by then, just
Tell Master."
Uma Lu nodded and turned to ask Ma Jia Rongrong to greet the two newly arrived beauties.
She sent little Eunuch Meng off for a ride and walked to a deserted place. She asked him: "I wanted to ask about this before, but I guess your master must have other plans in mind, so I never asked him."
Little Eunuch Meng said: "Auntie, tell me."
Umaru sighed: "After Aunt Dai Jia left..."
She paused.
Aunt Dai Jia didn't have it last year, and it was only a short year ago. When she mentioned it again, it felt like it was a lifetime ago.
Human life is as cheap as an ant, not worth mentioning.
She retracted her thoughts and continued: "After that incident, there has been no one in charge of the tea house, especially now, two more have been sent. You go back and ask your master if you can transfer one from there."
Come with experience."
Little Eunuch Meng looked at her and laughed, saying, "Aunt Wu Ya, this is what my master meant."
He blinked: "If we bring in an experienced person, my aunt will inevitably be overwhelmed."
He saluted and said, "It's better for Auntie to work hard."
After hearing what he said, Umaru didn't understand anything, so he agreed.
After young Eunuch Meng returned, he told Liang Jiugong about this matter.
Liang Jiugong asked him: "What is her expression like?"
Little Eunuch Meng said it 1510 times.
Liang Jiugong was silent for a moment, then turned around and went in to serve Kangxi.
Not long after, the plaque on the tea house was removed and replaced with the "Imperial Tea Room" plaque written by Kangxi himself.
The previous dynasty was busy with affairs, so after Umalu was summoned, he often played with Baocheng. Kangxi spent most of his time just reading the book.
Wang Fuchen's surrender was good news for the Qing court. It meant that they broke the gap in the "Anti-Qing and Restoration of Ming" alliance and reversed the initial decline.
This was the biggest war since Kangxi succeeded to the throne, and it was incomparable to the capture of Oboi.
Kangxi would never allow himself to be defeated. All his energy was focused on the previous dynasty, so naturally he didn't care much about the relationship between men and women.
For him, it was a rare leisure to be able to look up at Umaru and his son having fun.
Chapter completed!