The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

With two princess aunts around, Hutuli has less time to ride horses outside.

Wen Ke is gentle in nature, and Dun Ke is talkative. They can always tell the scenery and interesting stories on the grassland in an fascinating way, which makes Hutuli particularly excited.

Yierha also likes being with her aunts, which is something she has never experienced before.

"Aunt Dunke, the grassland is so interesting! I always thought the climate and soil here were not good enough, but the scenery is really beautiful, and you can run horses without restraint. I didn't expect that herding can be so much fun!"

Seeing Hutuli's excited look, Wen Ke was afraid that she would also want to marry here, so he hurriedly stopped her and said, "What Dun Ke said is a trivial matter. People like us who have lived in the capital for a long time may not be able to adapt to the climate and soil here. When I married here, I was sick for half a year before I recovered. Moreover, the milk tea and snacks here have always been heavier in taste, and not as delicate as those in our palace."

Hutuli retorted: "But in the palace, there are rules everywhere. We can't study in the upper study room like Hongyan, nor can we go to the training ground, and we can't even leave the palace at will. There are no such rules on the grassland."

Wen Ke smiled bitterly: "Hutuli, listen to my aunt's advice. The grassland is not only beautiful on the surface, but also lonely in a foreign land. People here will not truly respect and love you. You are surrounded by strangers who are united and waiting for your downfall. They are the same kind of people. Life here is much more difficult."

Dun Ke saw his sister speak so bluntly, and his expression changed: "Sister! Why are you saying this in front of the two children?"

Wen Ke shook his head: "They are not young anymore. When we were our age, we didn't know how many concubines we had to look at. In the palace, even though our mother was of low status, we were not favored, but fortunately, we had our relatives by our side, so we had confidence in everything. Hutuli and Yierha are different. You have the love and care of your brother, so why do you have to go through this sea of ​​suffering?"

The exhaustion and despair-like expression on Wen Ke's face made the two little girls unable to bear to look at him any longer.

They couldn't describe what the emotion was, they just felt an unbearable sadness in their hearts.

The days on the grassland always pass quickly, and Yinzhen had already issued an order to return to Beijing the next day.

Before leaving, Hutuli went to visit his horse alone. The horse was chestnut in color, blinking its big wet eyes. It looked particularly docile and cute, but Hutuli knew that the horse had a fierce temper, just like himself. He knew that if he let her run wild, she would not be able to stop.

"Pearl, Pearl, when we get back to the palace, I won't be able to ride on you anymore, and you won't be able to run away like this."

Hutuli muttered as he brushed the horse.

In her eyes, Pearl is another form of herself. Ama once said that horses are the best companions of the Manchus and they should be treated with care.

So when he learned to ride a horse at a young age, Hutuli brushed the horse and trimmed the horse's hooves himself.

When Chen Zhihuai saw her, he was surprised: "Why is the princess here alone?"

Hutuli turned around when she heard the voice, and when she saw it was him, she continued brushing the horse. Anyway, the two of them were quite familiar with each other, and she spoke in a more familiar manner as well.

"Come and see my horse."

"Princess, are you going to groom the horse yourself? Otherwise, let me do it." Chen Zhihuai wanted to help as soon as he saw it.

Hutuli quickly refused: "No, I'm used to it."

Chen Zhihuai saw that she was brushing the horse seriously and skillfully, and knew that what she said was true, and he was even more surprised. He knew that the second princess was not arrogant, was kind and righteous, and her temperament was different from that of ordinary girls, but he didn't expect that she would brush the horse herself and do such rough work.

The Manchus were martial people, so the princes were trained in riding and archery. However, few of them could take care of their own horses. Not only were some of them dirty, but they also had a strong horse smell.

Hutuli, however, did not seem to dislike it at all: "My father has let us take care of the horse ourselves since we were young. It is such a great sense of accomplishment to be able to take care of it by myself and make it fat, strong, shiny and smooth!"

"Sense of accomplishment?" Chen Zhihuai felt that the new word the princess said sounded quite reasonable.

Hutuli nodded: "Yes, this is what my mother said. When you accomplish something, you feel very happy and proud. This is a sense of accomplishment. Sometimes this thing may not be meaningful or correct, but if it makes you feel a sense of accomplishment, it is worth doing."

Chen Zhihuai couldn't help but praise: "The Emperor and Empress have lofty ambitions that are beyond the reach of mediocre people like me."

Hutuli burst out laughing: "You sound like you are trying to flatter me!"

Chen Zhihuai's face suddenly turned red and he dared not say anything.

After a while, Hutuli dressed Pearl up very beautifully. She looked very happy and patted Pearl affectionately: "Pearl is great! When I have time in the future, I will come to see you often!"

After saying that, Pearl also snorted and touched Hutuli's hand in response.

"The princess is going back to the palace. Are you unhappy? But you are not used to the life in the palace?"

Listening to Chen Zhihuai's words, Hutuli turned his head and looked at him: "How do you know that I'm unhappy?"

"I can feel it."

Hutuli sighed: "Before, I was always free in the mansion. Although my father was busy, he came back almost every day to test our homework. I could also visit my mother every day. But now that I have entered the palace, I always feel that the distance has become farther, and there are more rules. I always think about holding back a grudge and not embarrassing my father and mother."

Chen Zhihuai's eyes showed a look of pity: "The princess has great ambitions, and she cannot be trapped in the palace."

In a blink of an eye, Hutuli changed her thoughts. She would never let herself be distressed for too long. She smiled and said, "If a princess is still sad all day long, what will happen to the poor people?"

"Everything in life must be done by oneself, and the vastness of the country is just a step away." Chen Zhihuai pointed his right hand to the vast grassland in the distance, "This world belongs to the people of the Qing Dynasty, and it also belongs to the princess alone."

Hutuli's heart was deeply touched. She looked at the endless grassland in front of her, the clear blue sky, felt the breeze in her ears, and heard Chen Zhihuai's words just now, "The world is also the princess's world."

After returning to the capital, it was almost the end of the year and Yinzhen began to get busy again.

He was busy setting up the Grand Council at this time and was in urgent need of staff, so he simply transferred Ortai back, along with some of his trusted ministers, and had them spend every day in the Yangxin Palace.

Changhua acted quickly and got the job done after a month in the south. However, the Cao and Li families had too much property, and luckily Xihui followed them and helped him a lot.

This trip was made possible thanks to Duo Xihui. The local area of ​​Jiangnan had long been thoroughly influenced by these families. If Duo Xihui had not been smart and disguised himself in advance to find out some information, this trip might not have been so smooth.