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

Chapter 2 The Origin of Shuangyao

Yinreng was still staring at Buer and the top of his head when he was suddenly called by Xiaozhuang and woke up. At this time, he finally realized that something was wrong and quickly shifted his gaze to look at Xiaozhuang.

Xiaozhuang smiled and asked him to come forward, and asked him how his studies were going recently, and whether he was nervous as he would officially attend court in a few days, etc. In fact, these were all old questions to change the subject. Xiaozhuang had asked these questions yesterday, and she asked them again today just to remind Yinreng not to be too rude in front of outsiders.

Others may not know, but Empress Xiaozhuang knew that her grandson was still a young man. Her nanny in Yuqing Palace reported that up to now, no palace maid in Yuqing Palace had been able to climb onto the prince's bed!

Moreover, he had been corresponding with the girl from the Shi family before. This time he was disrespectful probably because he saw the second daughter of the Ulanara family and thought of the eldest daughter who fell into the water, and then thought of Shi.

She said the emperor shouldn't be soft-hearted. A woman who betrayed the crown prince, even though Shi Wenbing had made contributions to the fight against cowpox, had already been rewarded. Shi should have been eliminated at some point, rather than allowed to fulfill her wish of becoming a princess in the Fourth Chamber. Although the emperor had also decreed she would never be promoted, as a woman, if she could safely give birth to a grandson, she would be honored by her son, and no one in the Fourth Chamber would dare to provoke her.

And there was Dong E, a woman with the same surname as her, she was just as mean as that one. They had originally planned to make her the third brother's legitimate wife after the selection, but she refused to accept the offer and secretly wrote a love letter to the fourth brother.

Oh, if it weren't for the fact that Dong E's family was a double duke, she would have sentenced that woman to death on the spot.

Yinreng also reacted at this time and knew the good intentions of his ancestor, but he was indeed not intentionally rude. He just happened to think of some things about his previous life and was in a daze there.

Then Kangxi asked a few more questions about the sons of the Jueluo family, and appointed the eldest son, Ulanara Xinghui, as a second-class guard on the spot, to take up duty the next day.

Upon hearing this, Jueluo was overjoyed. The emperor had bestowed such an honor upon his eldest son, a second-class guard. Even Longkodo of the Tonggiya family was only a second-class guard now. She quickly brought Burhe and bowed again to express her gratitude.

Seeing that it was getting late and Xiaozhuang was a little tired, she asked Jueluo to take Buerhe to kneel down. The emperor also took the prince back to the Qianqing Palace to continue handling government affairs.

Today, the emperor was busy handling government affairs and went out for a walk. Unexpectedly, he ran into Xiaozhuang who was receiving the Jueluo family, and asked a few questions.

The current crown prince was also arranged by Kangxi to read some greetings in the Qianqing Palace every day, waiting to attend court after a while.

It can be said that there have been great changes in this life. For example, Yinreng is already eighteen years old this time. According to the ancient age, he is almost a father, but he has never really attended court to observe government affairs. Of course, the eldest prince was only allowed to observe government affairs this year.

In his previous life, Yinreng was asked to observe government affairs when he was less than fifteen years old, but at the same time, the eldest prince Yinzhi also observed government affairs early.

I don't know what's wrong with this world. In this life, the Emperor's rule is that no princes will be married until they're fifteen. It was only after Empress Tongjia's dying request that the Emperor allowed him to choose a wife this time. However, because of Shi and Dong'e, the originally chosen eldest princess, Ulanara, fell into the water and died, so the Fourth Prince's marriage was shelved. Similarly, Yinreng's Crown Princess has not yet been decided.

In this life, during the general election three years ago, Kangxi arranged a marriage for the eldest prince Yinzhi. The other party was still a girl from the Irgen Gioro family. She had been married into the palace for two years and had given birth to a little princess, the first of her grandsons.

Logically, the next choice should have been Crown Prince Yinreng, but there was no suitable candidate in the last election, so Kangxi decided to take a closer look this time. He finally chose Shi, but Shi was not up to the task and got involved with Fourth Prince Yinzhen at a critical moment. Kangxi had no choice but to give her to Yinzhen as a princess, but he also felt more distressed and guilty for Yinreng, and he was determined to find a more perfect princess for the crown prince.

As for the third prince Yinzhi, since he was already sixteen years old this year, he could have been married off long ago. In addition, he was the only son left by Rong Fei after she gave birth to five sons and one daughter. In order to compensate this most favored woman in his early years, Kangxi prepared to give Dong E, who was born in the Liangguogong Mansion, to him as his principal wife.

It is said that Dong E had been well-versed in poetry and books since childhood, and Kangxi's third prince was also the best student among all the princes. Therefore, Kangxi was hesitant about this surname at first, but finally he was willing to let Dong E become his legitimate wife because of his love for his son.

But no one expected that Dong E was so shameless and ungrateful that she openly handed a love letter to the Fourth Prince during the selection period.

If it weren't for Dong E's high status, he wouldn't want to hurt the feelings of the two dukes over such a small matter. He would have definitely eliminated Dong E. This was also to prevent the Third and Fourth Princes from knowing that Dong E was originally intended to be the Third Concubine, which would have caused awkward encounters or even a quarrel over a woman. Fortunately, Kangxi had only just begun to plan this matter and hadn't announced it publicly. Besides the Empress Dowager, the only other people who knew about it was Su Mo'er. Both of them were cautious and wouldn't reveal it rashly.

The carriage wobbled all the way and finally arrived back at the Ulanara mansion before dinner. Fei Yanggu, who was going to court today, had been waiting in the study. When he heard from the servant that the lady-in-waiting and the princess had returned, he hurried out of the study and waited in front of the second gate.

Seeing his tired wife and daughter, Fei Yanggu turned the question he was about to ask into a concerned one: "Madam, are you okay? If you are tired, go back to your room and rest for a while."

Jueluo didn't think too much about it. She just waved to Buerhe who had been following her and told her to go back to her yard to rest early. She didn't need to come to pay her respects tonight and could have dinner in the yard.

As for the two nannies, they were arranged to live with Buerhe in Buerhe's courtyard, and Buerhe was in charge of their arrangements. However, the monthly allowance was paid by the public, which was twenty taels of silver per month, four sets of clothes for replacement every month, and three new sets of clothes and a set of jewelry every quarter.

After seeing Burhe bow to the couple and leave with the nanny and servants, Jueluo pulled Fei Yanggu into the inner room, asked the maid to serve hot tea, and told everyone to wait outside the door. Then she told Fei Yanggu everything that had happened to her in the Cining Palace today, and emphasized that the empress dowager had given Burhe two foster nannies.

Fei Yanggu was listening nonchalantly at first, but when he heard that the Empress Dowager had specially awarded a nanny, his brows furrowed, as if he had thought of something. He then leaned close to Jueluo's ear and said, "The girl from the Shi family also got a nanny two years ago."

After hearing this, Jueluo became more certain of her guess, but when she thought of her deceased eldest daughter, she felt hatred for Shi.

Although the palace did not give a clear explanation and his side had no evidence, his eldest daughter and the princess of the Shi family fell into the water at the same time during the selection. His eldest princess unfortunately drowned, but the eldest princess of the Shi family was rescued by the Fourth Prince. This was very strange no matter how you looked at it.

Besides, the Shi family just returned to Beijing a few years ago, and Shi Wenbing is also a first-class duke. My family is far inferior to him. My daughter is not familiar with the eldest daughter of the Shi family. Could it be that the eldest daughter of the Shi family is jealous of my eldest daughter's good literary talent and beauty?

Some time ago, the news that Queen Tong asked the Emperor to find a legitimate wife for the Fourth Prince before her death was widely circulated in the palace. This time, her own eldest princess was also aiming for that position, but she did not expect to die because of it. She did not want to accept the hint from the Empress Dowager today.

Although I have raised my eldest daughter under my care over the years and I love her more, I also love my youngest daughter. It's just that my youngest daughter was often sick at that time, and I was raising the young Wu Ge, so I sent Buerhe to be raised in the old lady's yard.

Although the relationship between mother and daughter has been indifferent over the years, her love for her daughter is still true. Not long ago, her eldest daughter died in the palace, and she was reluctant to let her youngest daughter go back.

Besides, Bu Erhe is only twelve years old now, still young. The only ones of the same age as her in the palace are the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince. Because of the eldest princess of the Shi family, the Fourth Prince would never agree to let her daughter marry into his family. I believe the emperor will not force it.

Recently, the emperor's sympathy for the Fourth Prince has completely disappeared along with Shi and Dong E.

The situation is even worse for the fifth prince, Yinqi. He was raised by the empress dowager since birth and had the support of Mongolia. If he married a princess from a prominent Manchu family, his position as the crown prince would be unstable.

Who in the world doesn't know how much the current emperor dotes on the crown prince? How could he allow his younger brothers to threaten him?

From this perspective, Burhe's marriage may fall into the family of a clan relative, most likely the family of Prince Yu Fuquan or the family of Prince Gong Changning.

Although he is also a royal family, as long as he is not the emperor's biological son, then everything is fine. As the legitimate wife, his own daughter can live a better life with the help of the Ulanara family.

The main house was still discussing Buerhe's future, but when Buerhe returned to Yaoguang Courtyard, he was warmly received by the two maids. As soon as Buerhe stepped into Yaoguang Courtyard, the eldest maid Qin'er came to greet him and helped her already tired princess into the house to sit on the couch to rest.

Another maidservant came from the small kitchen without any hurry, carrying a bowl of chicken soup, and went straight into the inner room of her own princess's boudoir.

Qi'er: "Princess, this is the chicken soup that the kitchen just made. You must be very hungry. Have some first. I have already ordered the dishes from the main kitchen. Dinner will be served soon."

Buerhe shook his head to indicate that he was not in a hurry. He stood up, pulled over the two maids given by Empress Xiaozhuang, and called all the maids in the small courtyard. Then he gave instructions to everyone, "These are two foster maids given by the Empress Dowager as a favor. They will live in my Yaoguang Courtyard from now on. According to Mother, the two maids' share will be paid from the public account. No matter what else, according to my instructions, from now on, the two maids in Yaoguang Courtyard must obey me, their master. Twenty taels of silver will be allocated from Yaoguang Courtyard as the first-class share every month. The second-class maids Shu'er and Hua'er will be responsible for taking care of the two maids' food and daily life in the future. The two maids will be accommodated in the west wing of Yaoguang Courtyard. Go and clean up the house for them later."

She turned around and saluted the two maids. "Don't mind me, you've been tired all the way. Today, go with the maids to rest and get ready. We can discuss the rules and etiquette tomorrow. What do you think?"

Seeing Burhe's methodical arrangements, the two maids exchanged a glance, each secretly impressed. It looked like their mission wouldn't be too difficult; this princess was a promising talent. Without further ado, they bowed to Burhe and returned his greeting. "My lord, it's already late today. Please rest early. We'll come back tomorrow to discuss the next steps in your studies. We'll take our leave."

Bu Erhe said, "Goodbye, maids." He gestured to the head maid Qin'er to see them off. The wet nurse, Nanny Lin, also hurried forward, took the hands of the two maids, and diligently escorted them back to the west wing.

After the two maids left, Buerhe instructed his servants, "Qi'er, Mo'er, and Yan'er, from now on, you must always build good relationships with the two maids. In addition, you should also privately remind Qin'er, Shu'er, and Hua'er to learn more from them. The two maids are from the Cining Palace. If they can learn anything, you will all benefit greatly. Also, from now on, set up the rules for me. You can't be lazy like you were in the other courtyard. You were all trained by this princess, and you can't let the two maids make a fool of you."