"Second Master, whether I stay or go will be a matter of a few years. If you still want me to follow you by then, I will follow you."

Ruoxi tried to delay, but Yinreng was unwilling to let her go.

"How difficult is that? If you agree to me, I will ask the Emperor to bring you here tomorrow. We love each other, and I'm sure the Emperor will help us."

Yinreng felt that he had impressed Ruoxi and became impatient.

Ruoxi said, "Second Master, I want to serve the Retired Emperor for a few more years. The Retired Emperor has been very kind to me and is used to drinking the tea I brew. If you tell me right away, the Retired Emperor won't refuse you, but we are the ones who cannot serve him. After all, I have become your man, and I am afraid that the Retired Emperor will not be able to order me around."

Ruoxi was anxious, and she repeatedly mentioned the emperor emeritus just to make Yinreng shut up.

At least Yinreng felt that what she said made sense.

"That's true, but I don't want to wait any longer."

Ruoxi concealed her disgust and said, "It will take me no more than half a year to train another palace maid."

"Half a year is too long."

Yinreng is now old, and when he looks at the young Ruoxi, he begins to covet the young girl's beauty.

Half a year is really too long.

Ruoxi said, "Then give me three months, no less. The emperor has many taboos and preferences when drinking tea. Different teas require different techniques. There are many things to learn."

"Three months then."

After Ruoxi got rid of Yinreng, he quickly went to find Yixiu.

It was a pity that I arrived too late and Yixiu had already left the palace.

Ruoxi suppressed the nausea and anxiety in her heart and could only wait until tomorrow.

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Yixiu left the palace a little earlier today because she wanted to visit her uncle.

The people who followed her were all her trusted confidants who she had painstakingly cultivated. Yinzhen would not know about this - Xia Qian was keeping an eye on the retired emperor.

Unexpectedly, Jinghua was at her uncle's house at that time.

Jinghua didn't expect that Yixiu could leave the palace now.

"The Queen..."

"No need to greet each other. I'm out here on my own now, so we can just call each other sisters."

Jinghua said: "How can you still come out? We sisters haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Now I can go to the palace to pay my respects to the Queen Mother every day, so I have some time."

Yi Xiu said: "Li Tao is now in the court, and my uncle also has some disciples in the court. I would like to ask my uncle to contact these people and let them get closer to Honghui."

Although Wang Jiachanghai is not an official, he is still sensitive.

Hearing Yixiu's words, he hesitated.

"You want Honghui to be the crown prince?"

Although Honghui is Yinzhen's eldest son, the emperor is still alive, so Yinzhen may not be able to hold on to his position as emperor, let alone appoint a crown prince.

Establishing a crown prince would only make the emperor increasingly suspicious.

"That's not the case. It's just a precaution."

"Honghui is still a little naive in his behavior now."

Chang Hai breathed a sigh of relief, and he thought of the other children of Yinzhen.

Hongchang is stupid, Hongshi is dull, Hongli, Hongzhou and others are still young.

Honghui is already the smartest and has the advantage of his status.

"If the contact is too obvious, it might attract attention. I will ask Li Tao and the others to contact Hongchang secretly."

Yi Xiu said: "Uncle, just make the arrangements as you see fit. Apart from these scholars and officials, anyone from all walks of life can be approached, regardless of their status."

Jinghua interrupted and said, "Does the military commander need any? My Li Rongbao..."

As soon as she said this, Jinghua stopped talking.

She blushed slightly, "That's not what I meant."

Yi Xiu said: "I understand how many children you have."

Jinghua: ...

"Li Rongbao listens to me now. If Honghui wants to recruit some generals, I can do that."

Yixiu thought to herself, Cousin Jinghua really has some abilities.

Li Rongbao was completely obedient under her rule.

It would be a pleasant surprise if Li Rongbao could clearly support Honghui in this life.

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After returning to the palace, before Yixiu could even sit down, Concubine Qi came over.

"The Queen."

Concubine Qi's voice was sickeningly sweet.

A layer of fine goose bumps appeared on Yixiu's back.

"what happened?"

Concubine Qi said, "The Queen now has to visit the Queen Mother every day after seeing the sisters in the harem. It's really hard."

Sometimes, Yixiu was quite envious of Concubine Qi.

With a brain like this, you can live a simple and happy life all your life.

"I am going to serve the Queen Mother on behalf of the Emperor. How can I say it is hard work?"

Concubine Qi quickly slapped her mouth and said, "I said the wrong thing."

You still know that.

"Okay, let's talk about something."

Concubine Qi was shy again, "Nothing can be hidden from the Queen."

"I came here today to ask Your Majesty to bring Hongshi with you when you go to pay respects to the Queen Mother in the future."

Yi Xiu raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Tell me why."

The real reason was that Honghui was too good at studying and Hongshi simply couldn't catch up.

Although Concubine Qi was a member of the Queen's party and usually listened to the Queen, everyone dreams of becoming the Queen Mother.

Honghui made Hongshi look useless, so as his mother, she naturally had to find another way to provide Hongshi with a future.

She then remembered that when Hongchang was a child, he followed the retired emperor.

Yinzhen didn't like Hongshi that much, he preferred Honghui and the clever Hongli.

It would be nice if Hongshi could make himself familiar to the retired emperor.

Yixiu thought to herself that Concubine Qi was smart for once, but she was not smart enough.

If I had been appreciated by Kangxi in my previous life, I'm afraid my future would have been smooth.

In his previous life, even though Hongli was very smart, he still publicized the fact that he grew up under the lap of Emperor Kangxi after ascending the throne.

But in this life, Kangxi was already the emperor emeritus.

Now that Yinzhen dares to suspect the retired emperor and Yinreng, it is not a good thing to let Hongshi have too much contact with the retired emperor.

Wasn’t Hongshi demoted in his previous life because he spoke up for Laojiu?

Yixiu said to her, "The Emperor's father and mother moved to the temporary palace to have some peace and quiet. We always disturb them, which goes against their original intention and annoys them."

Concubine Qi said, "Empress, Hongshi is not a noisy child. He will not disturb the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Father if he stays with them."

Yixiu looked at her with a half-smile, and Concubine Qi felt a little guilty.

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