The Virtuous Concubine

She pretended not to hear anything and just continued to eat the bird's nest porridge. After finishing her meal and dealing with the internal affairs of Yuqing Palace, she suddenly said, "Gege Liu gets up early every day to walk around the courtyard, so she probably doesn't need so much charcoal."

The people below understood what he meant, and thus, the charcoal originally sent to Wang Gege's house was quietly reduced by half.

After finishing the work, it was already noon, but Ulanara, with an empty stomach, did not eat. Instead, she pinched her nose and drank a bowl of talisman water.

Ulanara saw clearly that her father, Feiyanggu, was now the governor of the Nine Gates, and secretly she was more optimistic about the Fourth Prince, believing that he had a bright future.

Even when I entered the palace, I had already planned to ask my mother and father to find an opportunity to establish contact with Yonghe Palace, and work together to introduce me to the Fourth Prince.

However, fate is unpredictable. Before they could act, the emperor's decree came down, and she was welcomed into the East Palace without knowing why. The original wife became a concubine.

The prince was extremely indifferent to these women in the backyard. Every time he went, he just checked in as a routine, and after a short stay, he turned around and left without any nostalgia.

But she had already entered the Eastern Palace, which meant that she and even the entire Ulanala family were tightly tied to the prince and could never get off this boat again.

Therefore, she must strive to give birth to the crown prince's eldest son. Although there is no precedent in the Qing Dynasty for a concubine to be promoted to the first wife, a concubine's eldest son can not only help her gain a foothold in the crown prince's backyard, but also consolidate the crown prince's position.

But this magic water was really hard to drink, with a strong smell of burnt ash, and it blocked the throat. Ulanara was already feeling unwell, and after she drank half of it reluctantly, she suddenly felt her stomach churning, and a feeling of nausea surged up her throat, almost vomiting.

Seeing this, the nanny at the side stepped forward to stop him and said, "Concubine, you can't vomit like this! Please bear with it for a while, and don't give up all your efforts!"

Ulanara had no choice but to endure the inner torment and the strong reaction of her body. She lowered her head and, relying on the nanny's hand, drank the remaining half bowl of the water for giving birth to a boy in small sips with difficulty.

As she drank, she couldn't help but cry. She raised her hand to wipe them away, but more tears flowed.

The Empress of Yonghe Palace is truly the most amiable person in the palace. When the Fourth Concubine Guaerjia was chatting with members of the royal family, she once said that the Empress was looking forward to having a granddaughter who would be as lively and clever as Princess Wenxian.

Not only that, in order to ensure that the pregnant woman was happy and comfortable during her pregnancy, the Empress did not allow the Fourth Prince to marry.

The Fourth Prince was also very nice. He agreed without hesitation, and slept in the study every day and worked diligently... They were like a model couple among princes and their wives, and were extremely enviable.

The women in the same selection had such different situations! She often felt powerless in the face of the prince's indifference in the East Palace. However, the fourth wife was able to live in harmony with the fourth prince under the protection of the Yonghe Palace and live a peaceful life...

It can only be said that Ulanara really did not marry the Fourth Prince. If she had married the Fourth Prince, she would have been obedient at this moment.

Just as they were about to take a lunch break, the nanny came to report that the prince was packing up and there was quite a lot of noise, and she wondered if the concubine wanted to go and take a look.

After listening to what the nanny said, Ulanara didn't even bother to rest and walked out, but saw Chen Xin coming over to talk to her.

After she heard what Chen Xin said, she realized that it was the Emperor who issued an edict this morning, announcing that the Spring Search Ceremony would be held soon, and he had appointed the Crown Prince to accompany him.

Ulanara was a little surprised: "So sudden? Eunuch, do you know if the other princes will be accompanying them?"

Chen Xin bowed slightly and replied respectfully: "In reply to Concubine Concubine, the Emperor will only leave the Fourth Prince to supervise the country this time, and the rest of the princes will accompany him."

The fourth prince is the regent???

Ulanara wanted to ask more questions, but Chen Xin bowed and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the internal affairs of Yuqing Palace will be handed over to you during this period. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask Ling Ma."

After saying this, he took his leave, leaving Ulanara alone there.

Chen Xin did not mean to be rude, but the situation this time really seemed a little unusual.

The emperor traveling with the crown prince was nothing special, it was just a show of love between a loving father and a filial son. But the appointment of the fourth prince as regent surprised everyone in the court.

In the past, other princes had participated, but they were just assisting the crown prince and helping him.

Before, the Fourth Prince had never even assisted the Crown Prince, but this time, the Emperor wanted him to be the independent regent! How could such an extraordinary move not surprise people?

What is even more intriguing is the timing of this trip, which is close to the spring plowing and silkworm breeding season, which means that during this period, the Fourth Prince will even have to perform the emperor's rites on behalf of the emperor! And the Imperial Concubine De Zhao of Yonghe Palace also took this opportunity to preside over the silkworm breeding season, which was originally supposed to be presided over by the empress.

The significance behind Kangxi's arrangement instantly reached an unprecedented height.

Suo Etu was the first to start the rebellion, and it was a big one. The lineage of the crown prince he represented was of course firmly opposed. After all, the fourth prince was the regent and had obtained such power at this time, which was very likely to have an unpredictable impact and threat on the crown prince's position.

However, what was unexpected was that Mingzhu's family also held an opposing attitude. Although Mingzhu's family had always had a grudge against the prince's family and fought overtly and covertly, they reached a surprising consensus on the matter of the fourth prince's regent and opposed it in unison.

Once the Fourth Prince gains a foothold during his time as regency minister, his influence will inevitably expand rapidly, and the power structure in the court will be completely rewritten, which will not be beneficial to either of them.

What is surprising is that the Fourth Prince himself said nothing about this, and not a single court official in the hall stood up to speak for him!

There's something wrong inside and out.

Malu also heard about this matter, and many concubines have come to visit him recently.

Some of them pretended to greet her but were actually trying to gather information, while others blatantly tried to take sides in the dispute, which really annoyed her.

However, Malu was still worried about the Fourth Prince, so he quickly called Wen Xian to find out what was going on.

Wen Xian chuckled, "Don't worry, mother. This is what Fourth Brother arranged. I was surprised that the people below listened to Fourth Brother so much. They just shut up collectively, believing whatever Fourth Brother said."

As he spoke, Wen Xian told the story of how the Fourth Prince persuaded Kangxi to take the Crown Prince out to relax.

"My fourth brother told me that the prince really liked that Yang Gege, but unfortunately the emperor was worried that the prince would become addicted to her, so he cruelly gave Yang Gege to..."