mesbooks Chapter 200: Coaxing Kangxi Niu Jie's Favor
Chapter 200: Coaxing Kangxi Niu Jie's Favor
"Your Majesty." Shi Nanxi gently held Kangxi's hand and looked at him worriedly.
As far as Kangxi was concerned, she shouldn't know the real story behind Shi Rongyue's marriage to the Fourth Prince.
But as Shi Rongyue's biological sister, she had seen how much the prince valued Shi Rongyue before. Now that Shi Rongyue had married the Fourth Prince and was pregnant, the prince must be feeling uneasy.
Kangxi must have been worried about the prince.
Kangxi retracted his gaze, still feeling a little angry, but the prince needed to be alone at this time, and the little girl knew nothing, so he gently patted her hand on the back and said softly:
"It's okay. I'll go to Qingxi Book House with you."
Shi Nanxi seemed to want to say something but hesitated. Finally, considering that she was Shi Rongyue's biological sister, she decided not to say anything to comfort him, otherwise it would seem insincere.
The imperial carriage soon arrived at Qingxi Study, a place for reading, which emphasized quietness. Shi Nanxi and Kangxi only brought their personal servants with them.
They went up two floors and arrived at the lounge that Shi Nanxi had visited before. The lounge was not big, and there was a red guqin placed by the window. It was the new guqin, Xiangjiang Qiubi, which Xiao Ruzi had sent to them in advance.
In addition, there is a built-in bookshelf, a desk, two chairs, and a ottoman.
The room was originally filled with sandalwood, but because of the previous experience of someone tampering with the calming incense in Shi Nanxi's bedroom, she used this as an excuse to avoid all incense, and the sandalwood was extinguished in advance.
"Your Majesty, can I play a song for you?" Shi Nanxi walked towards Xiangjiang Qiubi by the window and turned back to ask Kangxi.
Kangxi leaned on the couch, looking at the little girl with her back to the light. Knowing that she was trying to cheer him up, his eyes softened and he said:
"Okay!"
When Shi Nanxi heard Kangxi's response, she smiled at him and then sat down on the round wooden chair beside the piano.
Looking out the window, she took a deep breath, concentrated her mind, calmed down all her chaotic thoughts, and gently placed her hands on the strings.
With a sound of "Zheng", a deep mountain stream seemed to appear before my eyes, all green. As the strings of the zither were plucked, I seemed to hear the sound of a flowing spring, trickling and then, when the sound became rapid and steep, it became noisy and sharp.
Kangxi looked at the little girl with her back to him. The sun outside the window was not yet very strong. The warm yellow sunlight shone through the branches and leaves, scattering on her body in bits and pieces, as if a thin gauze dress was covered on her, and her whole body was glowing.
The corners of his mouth curled slightly as he watched, and he slowly half-closed his eyes, quietly enjoying the beautiful melody of the guqin.
Shi Nanxi didn't pay attention to Kangxi. She was fully immersed in the conversation. The second floor was very quiet, with only the sound of the guqin.
Time seemed to pass slowly and quickly. As the last string fell, the second floor fell completely silent.
The next moment, Kangxi suddenly opened his eyes and praised with a chuckle:
"What a beautiful line: 'The bright moon shines on the pine stream, and the clear spring flows over the rocks'."
Shi Nanxi came out of the mood of playing the piano. When she heard Kangxi's words, she put down her hands, looked back at Kangxi, looking a little embarrassed.
"Your Majesty is overpraising me. I am a humble concubine and I cannot even play the ethereal and leisurely mood of "Spring on the Stone"."
"Who said you didn't play the artistic conception?" Kangxi raised his eyebrows, with an undisguised smile in his eyes: "I feel happy and relaxed after listening to your guqin. This is the best artistic conception."
Shi Nanxi couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. Although she said that she didn't play the artistic conception, she felt that she had only been learning the piano for a short time and she was already playing very well.
"If I can make His Majesty happy, I will be satisfied."
If you praise me, I will make you happy too.
Kangxi looked at the little girl pretending to be reserved, wondering how could she be so cute. He stretched out his hand and said with a smile:
"come over."
Upon hearing this, Shi Nanxi stood up and walked towards Kangxi. When she got close to him, she had just put her hand in Kangxi's palm when he pulled her hard and she fell into his arms.
"Ah!" Shi Nanxi screamed and closed her eyes in fear. Kangxi hugged the little girl's waist and heard a low laugh from above his head:
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Shi Nanxi slowly opened her eyes, and what came into view was Kangxi's strong and powerful chest. She raised her head slightly and met his smiling eyes.
Kangxi was 38 years old. Although he had taken good care of himself, traces of aging could still be seen at a close look.
There are some crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, but they are not obvious. Apart from that, her skin is fair and her eyes are calm and indifferent, like wine, which becomes more mellow with time. It is the result of years of accumulation and life experience. She does not have the flamboyance of those young people, but is mature and steady.
And because the emperor has always been in high position, he still has domineering majesty. This moment really hurt Shi Nanxi.
The desire to exercise in the morning is rekindled at this moment.
She moved up slightly and pressed her lips against Kangxi's. When Kangxi realized what she had done, Shi Nanxi immediately retreated as if embarrassed.
However, Kangxi licked his lips, his eyes darkened, and he would not allow the person who started the fire to escape. He grabbed the back of the girl's head, lowered his head and kissed her hard.
Shi Nanxi only had time to whimper once before she could make no more sound.
Kangxi had been concerned about the girl's health recently, and was very gentle and careful when kissing and making love.
Now that the girl's body was well, she didn't have to worry. His kiss was like a violent storm, conquering the city and territories. Shi Nanxi had to move her hands from Kangxi's chest to his neck, and hold them tightly to steady her body.
When the Emperor extended his hand to call Concubine Xian over, Liang Jiugong and others had already tactfully retreated. Only two people were left in the lounge on the second floor. It was a beautiful day, and the couple was having fun. They took off their clothes and jewelry one by one.
In the quiet house, low gasps and groans could be heard from time to time. Just when the flames were about to get out of control, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
"I, Jingyan, follow the orders of the Imperial Concubine. The Tenth Prince came to pay his respects to the Empress today. He said that he had written a long essay and wanted to show it to the Emperor. The Imperial Concubine felt pity for the Tenth Prince's filial piety and sent me to invite the Emperor to come over."
Liang Jiugong, Hongying and Nanny Yang stood on either side of the door, with no one else around.
They were experienced and after hearing the noise in the lounge, they knew what the two masters were doing inside.
The emperor has a bad reputation for being promiscuous in broad daylight. Liang Jiugong stood in front of Jing Yan with his whisk in his hand, smiling and saying:
"Miss Jingyan, the Emperor is reading with Empress Xian inside and has asked not to disturb them. What do you think?"
Jing Yan glanced at the tightly closed door, and thinking of the queen's order, she said:
"Manager Liang, the Tenth Prince is so filial that His Majesty cannot bear to see him like this. Could you please inform him?"
Liang Jiugong's inner thoughts: What about the Tenth Prince's filial piety? When the Tenth Prince sees the Emperor, he is like a mouse seeing a cat. This is just an excuse for the Imperial Concubine to compete for favor.
If he really disturbed the emperor at this time, would he be killed by the emperor?
A look of difficulty suddenly appeared on his face.