The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 1: The prince finally got it?

On the third day of May in the 30th year of the Kangxi reign, in the backyard of the Ulanara family in the capital, Guyu, a second-class maid from the main courtyard, walked quickly into the Yaoguang Courtyard of the second lady of the mansion with two little maids.

In the Yaoguang Courtyard, the head maid Qin'er was just about to order a bowl of milk for her own princess when she saw Sister Guyu from the Fujin Courtyard rushing over and hurried forward to greet her.

Qin'er: "Sister Guyu is fine. Why are you here? Does Fu Jin have any instructions?"

The maid Guyu didn't have time to chat in detail, so she quickly pulled Qin'er over and asked her to inform the Second Lady that someone had just come from the palace and said that the Empress Dowager wanted to summon her Second Lady to the palace for an audience.

Qin'er's heart tightened when she heard this. Someone coming from the palace at this time must be an important matter. She quickly asked the maid to entertain Guyu and turned back to the inner room to find her master and the nanny.

Inside the room, Bu Erhe, who had just written for a while and was sitting on a chair to rest and drink tea, saw his usually steady maid Qin'er rushing in with a look of nervousness and excitement on her face. It was obvious that something had happened.

Sure enough, Qin'er bowed to Buerhe as soon as she entered the room, and then reported Guyu's words to her master. The wet nurse Lin, who had been following her and heard this, also felt nervous.

How did the palace know about it when our princess had just returned home half a month ago? Moreover, the Empress Dowager even sent someone to summon the princess into the palace?

When Buerhe saw that the nanny and the maid were getting nervous, he didn't even move his eyebrows, but just nodded at Qin'er.

Seeing their master so calm, Qin'er and the wet nurse Lin beside her were instantly relieved.

Forget it, when the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. Our own princess is so outstanding. Even the old lady in the other courtyard has always praised her master for her steadiness. I think even if the Empress Dowager saw this, she would not make things too difficult for her.

The maids Qin'er and Qi'er hurried over to help Buerhe dress and select suitable Manchu clothing and jewelry. Seeing the large gold jewelry the two maids brought, Buerhe waved her hand and instructed, "Just choose fresh and plain clothes, and choose more pearls for jewelry. Big sister just passed away not long ago, so don't bring any brightly colored ones."

After hearing the master's order, the two maids realized that they were only thinking about dressing up to meet the Empress Dowager, but forgot that the original eldest princess in the mansion had just passed away not even a month ago. If the princess wore bright clothes, it would surely displease the concubine, who would then definitely vent her anger on her own princess.

The maid Qin'er answered yes, and then braided Buerhe's hair into a big braid that hung behind her, and pinned two pearl flowers in the front. She only wore the pearl earrings that the master had given her some time ago on her ears. Because her own princess had a good complexion, she did not put on any powder, but just took some rouge and put a little on her lips to make her look better.

She was wearing a moon-white Manchu dress embroidered with bamboo patterns, but on the sleeves there was a circle of cloud patterns embroidered with gold thread, making the overall look fresh and elegant.

Because he was still young, Buerhe had not yet learned to wear clogs, so he did not prepare clogs. Instead, he wore a pair of embroidered shoes embroidered with bamboo patterns that his wet nurse had made for him some time ago.

It took about a quarter of an hour to get dressed. Bull took the wet nurse with him and left two maids to guard the door.

The truth is that the two senior maids were only promoted this year, and they are not yet capable of handling matters properly. If they were to enter the palace, they might cause trouble.

Following Guyu, we entered the main courtyard, Qinghui Courtyard. Buerhe's mother, Aixinjueluo, had just finished washing up and was sitting in the main hall drinking tea and waiting.

When he saw Buerhe, he paused holding the tea, then took another sip before putting it down.

Seeing this, Buerhe hurried forward to greet: "Greetings to mother."

Jueluo waved her hand, letting Burhe stand up. After looking him up and down, she found nothing wrong and called Burhe to her side, gently admonishing him, "This is your first time entering the palace, and I'm going to tell you some palace etiquette. You haven't started learning palace etiquette with the tutor yet, so when the time comes, you'll go directly to the Grand Empress Dowager and follow the rules taught by your grandmother. Don't be nervous when you meet the Grand Empress Dowager. Don't look too much, listen more and talk less. If you don't know, then don't know. If you know, never hide it. This time, when the Grand Empress Dowager summons you, you will follow me obediently and act according to my instructions. Is that clear?"

Buerhe: "Yes, I understand, mother."

Jueluo: "Okay, let's go, and don't keep the people in the palace waiting."

The carriage slowly drove out of the Ulanara residence and stopped at the palace gate. Jueluo, accompanied by Buer and the eunuchs from the Cining Palace, negotiated with the guards at the palace gate before entering the Forbidden City.

As soon as she turned a corner after entering the Forbidden City, she saw Nanny Shen from the Cining Palace coming to greet her. Hearing the young eunuch calling Nanny Shen attentively, Jueluo hurriedly took Burhe to pay her respects. Seeing this, Nanny Shen quickly avoided her and returned the greeting. Knowing that it was the Empress Dowager who had sent a sedan chair to greet her, Jueluo was delighted. It seemed that there must be some good news when she entered the palace this time.

Jueluo gave a look to Nanny Song who was following beside her. After Jueluo and Buerhe got into the sedan chair, Nanny Song hurriedly took Nanny Shen's wrist and calmly put a purse into the secret pocket of Nanny Shen's sleeve.

Seeing this, Nanny Shen just said softly, "Great joy," and said nothing more. If Nanny Song didn't have good hearing, she really wouldn't be able to hear the sound.

However, with Nanny Shen's words, Nanny Song felt relieved. It seemed that her master's previous guess was correct. This time it should be compensation from the royal family.

The sedan chair was quickly carried to the front hall of the Cining Palace. While helping Jueluo get out of the sedan chair, Nanny Song whispered something in Fu Jin's ear. Then Jueluo's originally serious expression instantly brightened.

As soon as the group entered the Cining Palace, a clever palace maid came forward, squatted and saluted, then opened the curtain to let Nanny Shen take Jueluo and Buerhe into the inner hall.

Entering the inner hall, before Buerhe even noticed how many people were inside, he knelt down and saluted with his mother: "Your servant, Jueluo, pays respects to the Grand Empress Dowager. May the Grand Empress Dowager be blessed with good health."

Xiaozhuang sat at the head of the table and said with a smile, "Get up, little girl Min, how long has it been since you last came to see your great-aunt? Are you getting estranged?"

Upon hearing this, Jueluo quickly stood up, looked up at Xiaozhuang, and smiled sweetly, "My great-aunt, Min'er doesn't want to hear what you said. It's been a while since I've come to the palace to pay my respects to you. It's my fault. Didn't I come today? If you don't mind, I'll come again tomorrow, until you get tired of it."

After being called by Empress Xiaozhuang, Buerhe stood obediently behind Jueluo, with his head slightly lowered, just listening to his mother and the Empress Dowager chatting.

When Empress Xiaozhuang heard Jueluo's joke, she also laughed heartily and reached out to touch her forehead: "You are still as eccentric as ever. It's only because that boy Fei Yanggu loves you."

As soon as these words came out, Jueluo's face turned red and she said to Xiaozhuang coquettishly, "Grandma!"

Seeing that Jueluo was embarrassed and angry, Xiaozhuang finally stopped joking, asked the palace maids to serve tea and let her sit.

Jueluo and Buerhe sat obediently on the embroidered cushion, their bodies slightly leaning forward, but their buttocks only sitting one-third of the way up, in case Empress Xiaozhuang suddenly asked them questions and they would not have time to stand up and break the rules.

After Xiaozhuang saw that the mother and daughter were done, she asked Jue Luo: "Is this your second princess? Why haven't I heard you mention her in all these years? Such a pretty girl, but you never brought her into the palace to show me. You deserve to be beaten!"

Jueluo tried to stand up, but was stopped by Empress Xiaozhuang. She sat down and replied, "This is my granddaughter's second daughter, eleven years old this year. She has been raised by my mother since she was a child because she was weak. In recent years, my mother has been in poor health and has always liked to stay in the other courtyard to recuperate, so she has not been seen much. This time, because the selection will be held in two years, we brought her back to teach her the rules."

Jueluo signaled Burhe with her eyes, and Burhe quickly stood up and bowed to Xiaozhuang again: "Buerhe greets the Grand Empress Dowager, may the Grand Empress Dowager be blessed."

After hearing this, Empress Xiaozhuang said: "Oh, it's Buerhe, the Chinese name is Xianhe. It's a good name. Who gave it to him?"

Buerhe: "To the Empress Dowager, this was given by my grandmother. Because I have been weak since childhood, my grandmother hoped that I could grow up safely, so she named me Buerhe."

Xiaozhuang: "Well, yes, your grandmother Tong Jia was a good person and taught her children well. The little girl is articulate and courageous, which is the spirit of our Manchu aunt. Since she is preparing to come back for the selection, I, as the ancestor, cannot help but express my gratitude. Su Moer..."

Su Moer: "Hey, Master, the people have arrived."

Xiaozhuang: "Well, call her in."

Then Buerhe saw two solemn maids walk in from the side door of the inner chamber. They bowed to Xiaozhuang and said, "May the Empress Dowager live forever."

Xiaozhuang: "Well, stand up." Then she pointed at the two maids and said to Jueluo, "These are the two maids I prepared for Buerhe. They are my capable assistants. I leave them to you so that they can teach Buerhe some palace rules. This one is Li, and this one is Pang."

Then he turned to the two nurses, "That is the master you will serve next. You must teach him carefully and not bring shame to the Cining Palace. If I knew you dared to abuse your power in the name of the Cining Palace, I would not let you off lightly."

Nanny Li and Nanny Pang quickly squatted down to pay their respects and promised that they would never disappoint the Empress Dowager's expectations.

Jueluo also quickly stood up with Buerhe to thank Xiaozhuang.

Xiaozhuang waved her hand, signaling Jueluo and Buerhe to sit down and continue talking. She then inquired about the situation of Jueluo's other sons and Fei Yanggu's health. After a long discussion, Xiaozhuang finally sighed and stated the main point of the day: "Min'er, it's the royal family's fault for not looking after you well. I'm sorry for not letting the eldest girl leave the palace safely. The emperor also said he would definitely take care of this matter for you. Don't worry, I will definitely not let the culprit go!"

Speaking of the eldest princess of the Ulanara family, Jueluo couldn't hold back her tears, and she immediately overflowed from her eyes. "Thank you, Grand Empress Dowager. This is because I am unlucky. I can't blame anyone else. I am satisfied to have the emperor and the Grand Empress Dowager care about me. Now that things have come to this, everything is over. That girl is also a kind person. She will definitely not want to implicate innocent people because of her."

Upon hearing this, Empress Xiaozhuang sighed deeply, and her heart ached even more for the Ulanara family. This time, the eldest princess of the Feiyanggu family had truly suffered an unprovoked disaster, but with the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, as well as the daughters of two important officials, involved, even she couldn't easily make a conclusion and identify the murderer.

No matter how one investigates, the entire incident is nothing more than an accident. The Emperor was so angry about this that he directly gave the Shi family's candidate for Crown Princess to the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, as a princess. As for the other Dong E, he directly gave her to the Fourth Prince as a concubine, and neither of them was ever allowed to receive a higher title. This displeased the Fourth Prince, and even though he had two distinguished concubines, he had also offended the Guarjia and Dong E clans.

Afterwards, the emperor posthumously conferred the title of Princess Shaoyang on the eldest daughter of the Ulanara family and allowed her to be buried in the Ulanara family's ancestral tomb.

Su Moer suddenly interrupted, "Master, the servants have brought the jewelry you asked them to prepare in advance."

The Empress Dowager said so. Jueluo Shi was not someone who could not read her expression. She quickly took out her handkerchief to wipe away her tears and changed the subject with Su Moer: "What good things did the Empress Dowager prepare for Min'er? You are favoring her again."

Xiaozhuang was comforted, knowing that Jueluo was obedient and intelligent. She also talked about the several pieces of fine material she had prepared in advance as tribute from Jiangnan for the new year, as well as the new jewelry that was popular in Jiangnan recently. The Cining Palace was bustling again.