Yan Wan is reborn as a legitimate wife: Curing Ruyi's Douyi syndrome

After Jingqin got married, Hongli arranged a marriage between Yonglian and Shushu. This caused a huge uproar, and even the ministers who were eager to take risks to gain wealth and fame began to back off.

The ministers who had laughed at Akdun could no longer laugh. Although Akdun lost a princess daughter-in-law, he gained a prince grandson-in-law. In other words, it was equivalent to not losing anything. How could Empress Fucha be so kind as to even provide compensation?

After Hongli granted the marriage, Fucha Langya had a long talk with Hongli all night, and took Yonglian and Shushu, as well as the newly married Jingse and his wife, to live in the Jinan Palace for a long time.

At her father's suggestion, Gao Xiyue took the Fourth Prince to the Jinan Palace to find the Queen, saying that she was not feeling well and wanted to go to another palace to recuperate.

Hongli also knew that Qi Ru had been treating Gao Xiyue for such a long time, and Gao Xiyue was not only fine but also alive and well. The empress dowager would definitely become suspicious. It would be better to let Gao Xiyue leave the capital, which would not attract the empress dowager's attention.

The selection was imminent, and since the legitimate son was not participating, why should the carefully nurtured legitimate daughter be abandoned for the sickly eldest prince and Prince Guo? The ministers all found excuses to withdraw their bids.

In order to save face, the Niukuru clan gave birth to a concubine's daughter, and the Fucha clan also gave birth to a legitimate daughter from a side branch with the Queen's approval. Together with the Ilari clan from Concubine Chun's mother's family, this selection was not so dismal after all.

The eldest prince chose the concubine's daughter of the Niohuru clan, but Prince Guo chose the Ilari clan from Concubine Chun's mother's family, and the legitimate daughter of the Fucha clan's side branch was not chosen.

Fu Cha Chu Ying felt a little uncomfortable. She had asked her clan to send a legitimate daughter to serve as a presentable daughter, but she didn't expect Yonghuang to not listen to her and choose Niuhulu.

Prince Guo did not choose Fu Cha as his marriage partner, so Fu Cha Chu Ying owed the empress dowager a favor for nothing - after all, her son chose the beautiful girl that Nianhulu had prepared for Prince Guo.

The Queen Mother was still wondering why Prince Guo didn't listen to her arrangements, but Prince Guo just said that Yilali looked easy to give birth to. The Queen Mother thought of Concubine Chun, who had just given birth and was pregnant again, and nodded in agreement with Prince Guo's statement without saying anything more.

Yonghuang, however, had his own thoughts. He already had Fucha's bloodline, so why marry another Fucha? Marrying a woman from the Niuhulu clan would clearly be more beneficial. Yonghuang simply felt that Concubine Zhe didn't understand him.

Concubine Zhe understood what Yonghuang was thinking. She understood it too well. Seeing that the Queen's children had all left the palace, Yonghuang's thoughts of being the eldest son emerged again. Concubine Zhe could only persuade Yonghuang earnestly not to be the first to take action, but unfortunately Yonghuang was unwilling to listen.

Since Prince Guo married Ilari, he has been obsessed with having children, but Yonghuang is eager to show himself in front of Hongli.

In the harem, after the Queen and Gao Xiyue left one after another, there was no longer the oppression of high-ranking concubines. Among the four concubines, Concubine Zhe was bedridden, Concubine Yi had no children and was not favored, Concubine Chun had a child but was not favored and was pregnant, and only Concubine Xian had a child, was favored, and had the energy to jump around.

It's a pity that if it weren't for the deep blood feud between Yonghuang and Ruyi, they could really get together again. Yonghuang's eagerness to advance has already made Concubine Zhe sick. If Yonghuang and Ruyi colluded with each other, Concubine Zhe would definitely be angered to death by Yonghuang.

Ruyi was also worried. After returning from the Eastern Tour, the Fifth Prince became very dependent on Chen Wanyin. He would start crying loudly when he was away from her for a while. Ruyi had no choice but to bite the bullet and let Chen Wanyin move into Jingren Palace to take care of Yongqi for the sake of her reputation as a loving mother.

Moreover, the Queen had been gone for so long, but Hongli still hadn't agreed to make her a noble concubine. Without Hai Lan to fight for her, Ruyi herself had a calm and composed personality, so she could only wait for Hongli to change his mind.

Ever since Jingqin got married, Hongli began to feel guilty and miss Jingqin. After Fucha Langya took Yonglian and Jingse away, Hongli missed her even more. So Hongli was in a bad mood during this period and could only write letters to Jingqin and the queen from time to time to relieve his unhappiness.

Jingqin replied quickly, but the Empress and the others were not as quick as Jingqin. Hongli was a little suspicious. Logically speaking, Jinan should be closer to the capital than Khorchin. Why did Jingqin reply so much faster than the Empress?

However, as confident as Hongli was, after hesitating for a while, he began to comfort himself. After all, the queen was taking Yonglian to recuperate, so how could she have time to reply?

Hongli opened the letter and received good news. Jingqin was pregnant and was already three months pregnant. She specially informed him of the good news.

Timeline - July

Hongli was very happy and wrote a reply...

Khorchin Princess's Residence

Ever since Jingqin got the news, she has been thinking about how to get the opportunity to participate in politics by starting with people's livelihood.

Jingqin, Hua Nian, Sang Yu, Lan Cui, and Wei Yanwan brainstormed together for three months.

Jingqin went to the Khorchin tribe countless times in three months to check. When inspecting the sheep pen, Jingqin smelled something and couldn't help retching a few times. Zhuer was very worried and helped Jingqin back to the mansion. The imperial physician hurried over and diagnosed that Jingqin was two months pregnant.

Zhuer was overjoyed and hugged Jingqin tightly. The Khorchin Prince and Princess also heard the good news. The Princess wanted to move to the Princess's residence to take care of Jingqin personally.

To celebrate, Prince Khorchin killed a sheep and held a family banquet. Jingqin smelled the roasted lamb leg and couldn't help but retched a few times. The prince's wife was so scared that she quickly replaced the roasted lamb leg with milk tofu.

Jingqin had to eat the milk tofu carefully and didn't dare to touch the roasted lamb leg again. It was strange. Before she got pregnant, she could accept the taste of lamb leg. Why couldn't she accept it after getting pregnant? Just now, it was the same in the sheep pen. She didn't feel the smell was so strong when she went there before. (Personal fiction, the author has never experienced it)

After the banquet, Jingqin summoned the guards sent by Prince Khorchin and asked the question she had been wondering about: "Bater, wool is so warm, why doesn't anyone wear it?"

Battle: "Princess, only poor people wear sheepskin. We usually only use sheepskin to make hats and robes."

Jingqin said thoughtfully, "Do you think the smell of wool is too strong?"

Bater was a little embarrassed and lowered his head and answered, "Yes, wool will have a strong smell if worn for a long time, so only poor families in Korqin use wool to keep warm."

Seeing that Bater was a little embarrassed, Jingqin didn't ask any more questions. She asked Hua Nian to give him a reward and let him leave.

Jingqin asked Huanian to buy a lot of wool from nearby herdsmen. The price of wool was very low, and Huanian brought back a lot of wool with just one gold leaf.

After pouring out the wool, Jingqin was almost breathless. She turned around and began to retch again. She could only hold her nose and ordered, "Sangyu, spend money to hire the free women in the tribe to use a sieve to sift the gravel from the wool. After the gravel is sifted out, pick out the long hair that can be spun into yarn."

Wei Yanwan took Lan Cui's arm and said, "Princess, Lan Cui and I both worked as laborers, and we want to go with Aunt Sang Yu to help."

Jingqin nodded. Wei Yanwan and Lan Cui followed Sang Yu away.

Jingqin couldn't stand the smell of sheep after a long time, so she went back to her room to rest.

On the third day after their wedding, Jingqin had A-Bo summoned to have a thorough discussion, but A-Bo still refused to leave. Zhuer, the prince consort, appeared from nowhere and started a fight with A-Bo, with the two evenly matched. Jingqin intervened in time to prevent him from getting hurt.

Upon asking, I found out that after Abai received the news that Jingqin was going to get married, he secretly fought with Zhuer several times. Zhuer had known Abai for a long time and recognized Abai on the road, but she never pointed it out.

Later, on the first day of Jingqin's marriage, Zhu'er heard everything she said to A'bai when she went out. Zhu'er also deliberately eavesdropped on the conversation between Jingqin and A'bai this time.

Jingqin was desperate and told Ling Yunche what she had said in her past life when she rejected him: "Abo, people always want to find the best way out in any situation. I'm already married, there's no possibility between us anymore, and we don't need to see each other again."

A Bo said sadly, "I know the princess is married, and I just want to watch her from afar. Is that not okay?"

Jingqin said ruthlessly: "No! You should go back to Beijing."

A Bo retorted, "No, I will not return to the capital. Since the Emperor has assigned me to the Princess's personal guard, I will definitely abide by my duties and protect the Princess."

Jingqin: No, this is different from the script?

Zhu Er: No, you are stealing my girlfriend openly?

Zhu'er couldn't help it anymore and grabbed A'bo and started beating him again. This time, A'bo was desperate and didn't fight back no matter how Zhu'er beat him.

Zhuer found that this would not only prevent A-Bo from returning to Beijing, but would also make Jingqin feel even more pity for A-Bo. Zhuer was angry at A-Bo's little tricks and had to stop.

Jingqin could only have someone take Abai away for treatment while she comforted Zhuer. As she was comforting her, she became pregnant.

Jingqin stroked her abdomen, thinking that she would find a chance to send A-bai back after A-bai figured things out.

Zhu'er and Jingqin had the same idea. Since they both had children, it was time for A-bai to give up.

After a few more days, the wool had been sorted, but it still had a strong sheep smell.

Jingqin divided the wool into several parts: one part was aired, one part was washed and aired, and one part was soaked in water. However, fresh water in Korqin was very precious, so Jingqin had to settle for the next best thing and divided the wool into two parts: one was washed with saltwater lake water and the other with freshwater river water.

Jingqin's sense of smell has been very sensitive since she became pregnant, which is a good opportunity to try out which method is most effective.

After several months of experimentation, Jingqin discovered that the wool soaked in saltwater lakes and then exposed to the sun had much less sheep smell than wool obtained by other methods. As long as she didn't smell it carefully, she could almost ignore it.

Now that she had found a way, Jingqin processed all the wool she had collected and prepared to use the wool to spin yarn and weave cloth.

Huanian and the others were worried that Jingqin wouldn't know how to use it and that the spindle would hurt her, so they kept advising Jingqin to take good care of the pregnancy and leave the work to them.

Jingqin refused and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, the Empress Dowager taught me how to spin and weave."

Although Jingqin had learned it, she was not very skilled and only made three thin shirts intermittently.

Jingqin gave birth to her first child in February. Hongli was very happy and named his grandson Qingyou.

At Qingyou's full-moon banquet, Jingqin received the imperial edict bestowing her with a name and had someone bring out the knitted woolen sweater.

Seeing everyone's confusion, Jingqin smiled and explained, "After staying in Khorchin for a long time, I found that the climate here is not as warm as the capital. Many people can't wear fur coats to keep warm, so I wanted to find a way to keep everyone warm.

"Your Highness, Princess, Yongle has knitted wool sweaters for you two. Ministers, Yongle has also prepared one for each of you. I hope you can try it out with Yongle to see if wool keeps you warm."

The ministers looked at each other and then at the Prince of Khorchin and the Princess who were sitting opposite Yongle.

What could the Khorchin prince do? The princess had just given birth to their grandson, so how could they embarrass her in public?

No matter how smelly or airy the sweater was, they could both hold their noses and say it was odorless and very warm. They both put on the sweater very naturally.

When the ministers of Prince Khorchin saw the two men put on their sweaters, they also put them on very quickly. The ministers also put on their sweaters one after another, and marveled at it. It was already very good to be able to get rid of the smell of wool.

As for whether it was warm or not, wool was cheap, so at most they could make it thicker. Even grass would be warm if they wore it more. Everyone ignored the question and continued chatting, drinking, and eating.

After drinking more wine, their bodies became warm, and some ministers even felt hot. Only then did everyone realize the benefits of woolen sweaters, especially the close ministers of Prince Khorchin, whose eyes lit up when they looked at Jingqin.

The ministers wanted to ask for specific details, but Jingqin replied, "This wool sweater took a lot of effort, and I can't finish it in a short while. It's getting late now, and the journey will be difficult if we delay any longer. I'd better ask everyone to disperse now. I will explain the details to you at the next banquet."

Prince Korchin understood Jingqin's meaning and said, "Princess, we are all very grateful for your guidance, but we can't wait any longer and want to know more. Would you be willing to come to the Prince's Mansion with your husband tomorrow at 9:00 PM to discuss this?"

Jingqin smiled and said, "Of course I would."

Second day

Jingqin explained the steps of making wool sweaters in the conference room. The cleaning and odor removal steps can be done by Mongolians, but the spinning and weaving can only be done by Jingqin and the embroiderers she brought with her as a dowry.

The core technology was in Jingqin's hands, and Jingqin stayed and participated in political affairs as she wished.

Jingqin wrote down the steps of making wool sweaters in detail and submitted it to the capital through the memorial of Prince Khorchin.

Capital

Hongli felt a little drowsy while listening to the ministers' reports.

The minister of the Internal Memorial Office came in and reported to Hongli: "Your Majesty, Prince Khorchin has submitted a memorial."

Hongli took it, opened it and took a look.

Hongli couldn't believe it and laughed, "Good!"

The ministers looked at Hongli in confusion.

Hongli smiled and said, "Princess Yongle discovered a method in Khorchin to remove the mutton smell from wool and make it into leather clothing. The Khorchin prince reported that wool sweaters made with this method are not only very warm but also very affordable."

The Minister of Revenue asked excitedly, "Your Majesty, how much is a wool sweater?"

Hongli smiled and said, "Less than one ounce. And Prince Khorchin said that only a thin layer is needed, and it is warmer than two cotton-padded jackets."

The minister of the Internal Memorial Office continued to report: "Your Majesty, along with the memorial is a wool sweater made by Princess Yongle herself and presented to Your Majesty."

Hongli picked it up, put it on, and asked Wang Qin to show the memorial to the Minister of Revenue.

The Minister of Revenue took the memorial, examined it carefully, and said in amazement, "Your Majesty, if the odor of wool can be removed in this way and made into clothing, it will alleviate the cold winter suffering of the Mongolian people."

Hongli nodded.

The Minister of Revenue circulated the memorial to the ministers for review, and Hongli sat at the top waiting for the ministers to finish reading it.

Hongli's palms were sweating. Wang Qin asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, why are you sweating? Let's adjourn the court and let the imperial physician take a look."

Wang Qin's voice was loud and clear, and the other ministers in the hall heard it clearly. The Minister of Revenue asked excitedly: "Your Majesty, is this wool sweater warm?"

Hongli said bewilderedly, "I am a little hot in what I am wearing."

The Minister of Revenue requested to test this method, and Hongli approved it. He asked the Shangyi Bureau to weave wool into quilts, and after testing, they found that they were warmer than ordinary quilts.

When Hongli knew the result, he was very happy and wrote an edict praising Jingqin.

The ministers also understood Hongli's meaning, and named the method of making wool products the Yongle Method, and publicized Jingqin's contribution.

Jingqin's reputation among the people grew rapidly, especially among the Tibetan and Mongolian tribes, who were deeply troubled by the cold. Princess Yongle became the second princess to have a statue erected after Princess Wencheng.