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

Chapter 97: The Truth of That Year

The third-day baptism ceremony of the young prince at the Fourth Prince's Mansion was very successful, without any mistakes. This made Burhe interested in the talented people in the Empress Dowager's Palace. However, it was already late, and after lunch, Burhe returned to Yuqing Palace accompanied by Yinreng.

Buerhe talked about what happened at the Fourth Master's residence and raised a question: "The Fourth Brother's wife should have been well prepared for the birth. Madam Wanyan (the Fourth Lady's mother) was also present at the time. How could ginseng be missing? It's really strange!"

Buerhe was just chatting casually, but he didn't expect the prince to actually give an answer: "That's because the fourth brother is confused. He doesn't know the difference between men and women. When his heart is biased, it's natural that he will make mistakes."

Buerhe: "Oh, it seems that you know the inside story. Tell me about it."

Seeing the gossipy look in Buerhe's eyes, Yinreng didn't beat around the bush and directly told what he knew: "There is a Dong E family in the fourth brother's backyard. You know that, right?"

After seeing Buerhe nod, Yinreng continued, "That Dong E is no ordinary woman. She had already been secretly communicating with the Fourth Prince before the selection. It can be said that they had secretly decided to spend their lives together."

Buerhe was surprised: "Wow, how did you know? The Fourth Prince wouldn't mention this to anyone else, right?"

Yinreng raised an eyebrow. "If he doesn't tell me, then I don't know about it? This isn't a secret to me. Besides, I wasn't the only one who knew about it at the time. The Emperor's father and Wukuma Ma also knew about it. As for the Emperor's mother, I'm not sure, but I think she probably didn't know. Her attitude towards the Third Brother's family is no different."

Buerhe rolled his eyes. "The Queen Mother might know, but she's very open-minded and doesn't blame people. What does the fault lie with that Dong E and my third brother's wife?"

Yinreng glanced at his own Crown Princess with admiration: "Not bad, you guessed that there was something wrong with that Dong E?"

Buerhe was too lazy to roll his eyes this time: "Isn't this obvious? If it is according to Master's will, and she and Fourth Brother are in love, and if the Emperor and the others knew about it but didn't stop it, it means that this matter should be tantamount to tacit approval. Besides, Dong E's family background at that time was more than enough for Fourth Brother.

The reason why she didn't become a legitimate wife, but was only a small princess in the backyard, was definitely Dong E's fault."

Yinreng stared at Buerhe so intently that his voice became smaller and smaller until he was completely silent. Seeing that Yinreng was still staring at her with such intense gaze, Buerhe blushed and could not help but scolded, "Master, why are you looking at me like that? Take your eyes back immediately."

Yinreng smiled and, ignoring Buerhe's slight struggle, embraced Buerhe in his arms. "My Crown Princess is truly intelligent. She has made this matter clear to you at once. It's ridiculous that Fourth Brother still thinks she is an innocent and has been allowing her to run wild in the mansion. If it weren't for the Emperor's desire to discipline Fourth Brother, that Dong E in his mansion would have been gone long ago."

Buerhe stayed in Yinreng's arms for a while, the blush on her face finally disappearing, and curiosity then surged in her heart: "Then Master, tell me, what did Dong E do back then to make the Emperor so angry that she became the daughter of a first-rank official and became the fourth brother's princess?"

Yinreng stared at Buerhe for a moment with a complicated expression before unpacking everything he knew. "Actually, this matter is also related to your Ulanara Mansion, and if you really want to count it, it's also related to me. I don't know what Dong E's motives were at the time, but she ruined my marriage and even killed a concubine. If it weren't for Fourth Brother's pleadings, she would have died of illness long after the selection."

Bull's head buzzed, and then he reacted and blurted out, "Big sister?"

Yinreng suddenly felt a bitter taste in his mouth. What did it mean? In these words, his own Crown Princess only focused on the drowned princess of the Ulanara family, and didn't care about him, the Crown Prince, at all. It was very sad to think about it.

However, with his own Crown Princess staring at him intently, demanding an answer, he didn't have time for pretentiousness. Yinreng nodded to Buerhe, confirming her answer: "Yes, the reason why Princess Ulanara drowned at that time was probably closely related to Dong E. However, the Emperor cleaned up the mess quickly afterwards. These details are just my speculations and cannot be considered true."

Buerhe: "No, if we can't be sure, then how could Dong E become a little princess?"

Yinreng was helpless: "Qingqing, have you forgotten that this matter also involves me?"

After Yinreng's reminder, Buerhe finally remembered that the prince's words seemed to involve him. However, at that time his mind was on the Ulanara family, so he focused on his elder sister falling into the water and forgot about his cheap husband.

Seeing the Crown Princess smiling awkwardly at him, Yinreng knew that she really didn't pay attention. Knowing it was one thing, and seeing her admit it was another. However, after seeing Buerhe's hand unconsciously stroking her belly, Yinreng sighed and lightly put the matter aside.

What else could he do? This was his wife, they were already pregnant with two children, and she was expecting another. He couldn't just find an excuse to ignore her for such a small reason, right?

Besides, it is common for pregnant women to lose things easily and have poor memory. She already knew it when she was pregnant with twins last time. So even though Yinreng was holding his anger in his heart, he had to endure it and not vent his anger on Buerhe.

After comforting himself for a while, the Crown Prince announced the next answer: "In fact, before you became the Crown Princess, the Emperor had already chosen a Crown Princess for me. That person is Shi from the Fourth Prince's backyard."

At this point, Yinreng felt a little embarrassed and guilty, as if he had betrayed their marriage because of this incident. However, he soon realized that he had not yet met Buerhe at that time, and he and Shi Shi had no feelings for each other before. At most, they had only exchanged a few letters. Thinking of this, he began to feel justified again.

Yinreng quickly continued, "Originally, after the selection, the Emperor was planning to grant a marriage. It wouldn't be a big deal for the Fourth Prince's wife to be Dong E. However, while the concubines were staying at the Chuxiu Palace, Shi and Grand Princess Ulanara appeared on opposite sides of the Imperial Garden's pond, and fell into the water almost simultaneously. Only the Fourth Prince and a personal servant were nearby. The Fourth Prince rescued Shi, and the servant went to rescue Grand Princess Ulanara. But because she was across from them, by the time the servant rescued her, she had already drowned."

Buerhe was shocked when he heard this. The elder sister must have been suffocating at that time. She couldn't have drowned in such a short time. If someone in the palace knew first aid and performed artificial respiration, the elder sister might still have been saved.

However, this was the Qing Dynasty, a feudal dynasty, and no one knew that knowledge. Even if someone knew and did so, the elder sister would probably not have a good future after being rescued.

If a concubine is molested during the selection period, her innocence will be tarnished. Even if you are innocent, your reputation will be ruined. Even if you return to the Ulanara family, you will be married off far away.

Having been distracted, Buerhe quickly pulled himself back to his thoughts: "What happened next? What does this have to do with the Dong E family?"

Yinreng: "This is the next key point. After rescuing the people, the guards in the palace arrived, and then the emperor also knew about it. But a strange thing happened. A letter in the fourth brother's arms fell out and landed on the water. When the emperor investigated, he found that it was the letter that Dong E asked the fourth brother to go to the imperial garden that day. However, when he asked Dong E, the answer was that the time they agreed on was wrong. It was inconsistent with the time in the letter, and it was half an hour later than the time on the letter.

That is to say, Fourth Brother shouldn't have been there at that time. He should have arrived half an hour later."

Buerhe was fascinated by what he heard and couldn't help asking, "Master, is what you said true? How can there be so many coincidences? It just so happened that Shi and my elder sister both went to the Imperial Garden that day, and they just happened to fall into the water at the same time. It just so happened that my elder sister went there, and it just so happened that Dong E had nothing to do with it."

Yinreng: "I understand what you mean. I was also confused at that time, and no one knew about it. I was at the Shenwu Gate at that time, and I saw the situation clearly.

However, the two of them did fall into the water at the same time, and there were no palace maids with them. Then the fourth brother appeared and saved Shi. I saw all of this clearly at the time."

Bu Erhe understood what Yinreng meant, but she always believed that there must be something fishy about it. Otherwise, Dong E should not be just an ordinary princess. Even if her correspondence with her fourth brother was exposed, she could still be a legitimate wife.

As if aware of Buerhe's confusion, Yinreng added, "The palace was quite chaotic at the time, so the emperor cut the Gordian knot and posthumously conferred the title of Princess on the eldest princess. As for the other two, I heard that the emperor later summoned Shi Wenbing and Dong E Pengchun. I don't know what they said, but they became princesses in the Fourth Prince's backyard. As a result, the Fourth Prince was neglected by the emperor for a long time. If he hadn't gone to inspect the river that year, he would still be sitting on the bench now."

Yinreng was still a little puzzled when he said this: "It's strange. When the Emperor punished Dong E, he was very angry. After a while, it seemed that he forgot the reason for punishing Dong E. He only remembered that she and the fourth prince had secretly agreed to spend their lives together. He then took a light punishment for Dong E.

After this incident, I asked people around me if they remembered the eldest princess, but they had no impression of her. They also said that there was no eldest princess in the Ulanara family, only you. Even when I met Xinghui and Fuchang later, I asked them casually, but they also didn't remember her.

Buerhe also had many doubts about this matter: "Not to mention you, even I feel strange. If you hadn't mentioned my elder sister today, I wouldn't have thought of her for a long time. To be honest, I'm not familiar with my elder sister. She grew up in the mansion. Logically, the servants should be the most familiar with her. But after I returned to the mansion that time, I found that everyone in the mansion's memory of my elder sister was gradually fading, as if someone had directly erased the fact that my elder sister existed.

A while ago, I mentioned my elder sister to Busa, and when she went back to the mansion to ask, no one remembered her. They just said that this person was a mistake or a fabricated character. When you said this today, I finally realized that everyone else had forgotten my elder sister.

Yinreng: "So, I understand why Fourth Brother and the Emperor are so tolerant of Dong E. It seems they have forgotten what she did before."

After hearing this, Bull nodded in agreement, but now he faced a difficult choice. He knew that the other party was the enemy who harmed his elder sister, but now everyone had forgotten his elder sister. If he retaliated against him, he would have no justification.

She cast her eyes at Yinreng beside her, who smiled faintly: "I understand what you mean. According to my opinion, Qingqing doesn't need to worry about anything. Dong E, a daughter of the emperor, becoming a princess in the backyard is already a humiliation to her. Now she is acting like a troublemaker every day. If she can make the fourth prince lose his feelings for her, her situation in the fourth prince's backyard will definitely not be good. Then the real punishment will just begin."

Bu Erhe understood the meaning of the prince's words, thought about it, and agreed with the prince's words. However, he would help his fourth brother's wife more in the future. Not to mention anything else, as long as Dong E was not living well, he would be helping his elder sister vent her anger.