Kangxi felt that Concubine De's temper had worsened in recent years and she was no longer as gentle and lovely as before.

Could it be that I'm really old?

Shen Jiang: Haha, yes, menopause has come early.

But the strange thing is that the worse Shen Jiang's temper became, the less angry Kangxi became. In fact, he became more and more easy-going towards her.

"The fifth princess and the sixth princess are twins. I can't bear to marry them to Mongolia together, but it's not appropriate to marry them separately. Well, I will pick a few Eight Banners men in Beijing and see if they like them!" In the end, it was Kangxi who compromised.

Shen Jiang was so happy that she ate two red bean paste buns.

Kangxi picked up the soft white bean paste bun, and his head was full of question marks: "Is this thing so delicious?"

It's strange that Concubine De is addicted to eating red bean paste buns.

In fact, the two princesses were still young and there was no rush for their marriage, but Kangxi was willing to make plans for them early, and Shen Jiang was still happy to see it happen.

The Sixth Prince's marriage has also been decided. His wife is from the Guwalgiya clan. Shen Jiang has met her and she is quite pretty.

But the wedding date has not been decided yet. It will probably be next year or the year after next. After all, the Fifth Prince’s marriage has not been decided yet!

What Shen Jiang was waiting for was not a marriage, but Kangxi's intention to lead his sons to the battlefield in person!

In February of the 35th year of the Kangxi reign, Kangxi personally led an expedition to conquer Dzungar Khanate. His eldest son Yinzhen, third son Yinzhi, fourth son Yinzhen, fifth son Yinqi, and sixth son Yinzuo also joined the expedition.

Before going to the battle, Shen Jiang kept packing medicines for the two children.

Naturally, someone else would take care of the other things, but she had to come herself to pick up the medicines.

"Galdan is such a scourge, he should die sooner rather than later! Otherwise he will become a serious threat to you and make your life miserable. It's such a beautiful spring day, why don't you go out for a walk? Why do you have to go to war?" Shen Jiang kept talking to relieve his nervousness. "Yinzhen knows all these medicines, when Yinzuo needs them, just ask your fourth brother. Yinzhen, take good care of your younger brother, Yinzuo, follow your elder brother well."

Yinzhen said: "Don't worry, Ene, we will be safe."

Yinzuo also said: "I am not a child anymore, I know what to do."

Shen Jiang was so sad that she almost cried, but she was afraid that crying would bring bad luck, so she hugged the two of them tightly, suppressed her tears, and said, "Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, you two must be careful! Remember, no matter what, you must come back to me in one piece, not even a fingernail can be missing!"

The two children looked at each other, feeling helpless and distressed, and said, "We will definitely come back safely, not a single hair will be missing!"

Shen Jiang let them go, but the Fourth Prince hugged her alone and said, "My son will definitely bring back Galdan's head so that Enie will have nothing to worry about."

Shen Jiang muttered: "Why do I want Galdan's head?"

In fact, she understood what the Fourth Prince meant. He wanted to gain military merit.

On February 20th, the emperor set out for the capital. In April, the Qing army divided into two routes to attack Galdan from both sides.

In this battle, Galdan fought and retreated. The Qing army learned the battle report and said that Russian soldiers were supporting Galdan. In May, they persuaded Kangxi to return to the palace.

Kangxi was furious and refused to listen. The eldest son, the fourth son and the sixth son formed a united front with Kangxi, intending to fight a major battle and pursue Galdan.

With the support of his sons, Kangxi was in good spirits and launched another attack.

Upon hearing the news, Galdan fled overnight, and Kangxi led his men in pursuit. When they reached Tola Alin, they could no longer see Galdan, so Kangxi ordered the Grand Secretary Masiha to lead light cavalry in pursuit of Galdan.

At this time, the fourth prince requested permission to welcome Fei Yanggu's western army, and Kangxi approved it.

A few days later, it was heard that Fei Yanggu's western army had defeated Galdan in Zhaomodo. Galdan fled in a hurry, and the fourth prince led a light cavalry in pursuit.

Kangxi looked at the good news in his hand, his fingertips trembling slightly.

The last sentence of the victory report was: "The fourth prince pursued the enemy deep into the enemy territory and lost sight of them."

"Father, how is the battle going?" Yinzuo asked anxiously.

Kangxi put away the battle report and said calmly: "A great victory in Zhaomodo."

There was a burst of cheers all around, and Yin Zuo smiled and said, "Great, Fourth Brother can come back!"

Kangxi felt a dull pain in his heart, but he still smiled and said to him: "Well, you will see your fourth brother soon."

Yinzuo said happily: "I have to write to Enie, otherwise she will always worry."

Kangxi also returned to his tent, summoned his trusted ministers, and said worriedly: "Go find him for me! Even if we can't find Galdan, we must bring the Fourth Prince back safely!"

"Whoo!"

Only Kangxi and a few insiders knew that the Fourth Prince was missing. No one else, including the Sixth Prince, knew about it. Kangxi sent someone to Zhaomodo, and everyone thought he was going to clean up the mess.

Originally, Kangxi had already sent an order back to the capital, and the imperial carriage was preparing to return to the palace, only allowing the eldest prince to inspect along the way.

But the camp did not move for a long time, and for several days, Kangxi did not even show up.

Perhaps it was the induction between brothers, the Sixth Prince instinctively realized that something must have happened to his Fourth Brother!

"Let me in!" The Sixth Prince angrily tried to break into the tent, but was stopped by the guards. "I want to see Khan Ama! Khan Ama!"

"Let him in." Kangxi's voice rang out.

The Sixth Prince glared at the people who were blocking him, pushed them away, and strode in.

"Ama Khan, is something wrong with my fourth brother?"

Kangxi was silent for a while, then said, "Your fourth brother was chasing after Galdan and lost his trace."

The Sixth Prince looked pale, staggered a few steps back, and muttered, "I should have followed him, I should have gone with him! Before we set out, my father-in-law told me to follow Fourth Brother, why did I..." He shuddered and said loudly, "I'm going to find Fourth Brother!"

"Yinzuo!" Kangxi roared in anger, grabbed his arm, and said in a suppressed tone, "Your fourth brother is nowhere to be found. Do you still want me to worry about your safety?"

The Sixth Prince said angrily, "Do you want me to sit here and wait?"

"Fei Yanggu has already sent people to look for him, and I have also sent people to look for him. We will definitely find your fourth brother! You stay here honestly and are not allowed to go anywhere. This is a military order!"

The Sixth Prince bit his lip hard, and said with red eyes: "Your son obeys your command!"

The waiting time was extremely long, and almost every minute and every second was torture.

At about three o'clock the next night, there was a sudden commotion outside the camp, and then people could be heard shouting one after another: "The Fourth Prince is back! The Fourth Prince is back!"

Kangxi, who had not yet fallen asleep, jumped out of bed and rushed out without even having time to put on his boots.

The one who was faster than him was the Sixth Prince. He saw the Fourth Prince first and shouted, "It's the Fourth Brother! The Fourth Brother is back!"

The Fourth Prince was riding on a horse, holding a silver spear with a human head on the tip.

When he saw Kangxi, he dismounted and knelt down, saying: "Your son Yinzhen has fulfilled his mission and presented the head of Galdan. May the Qing Dynasty remain unified forever. Long live the emperor."

The soldiers knelt down with him and shouted "Long live the emperor!"

Kangxi was so excited that tears filled his eyes. He helped Yinzhen up and took a look at the head. It was indeed Galdan's.

He held Yinzhen's arms and said only three times: "Good! Good! Good!"

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