Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Sure enough, the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince arrived before everyone had to wait long in the dining room.

After both sides exchanged greetings, they took their seats in order of rank.

As the crown prince, Yinreng said a few words first and then asked everyone to start eating.

They still felt a little uncomfortable having dinner with the Crown Prince.

However, with the Crown Prince taking the initiative to strike up a conversation with the three ladies, and Wanyu easing the tension, the awkward atmosphere gradually dissipated.

As the atmosphere became more and more warm and harmonious, the usually cold Fourth Prince Yinzhen also had a slightly awkward and gentle conversation with the three ladies.

He looked at the three ladies, and how doting and considerate they were to the Crown Prince's second sister-in-law and his own concubine. Although his face remained calm, envy flashed in his eyes.

Especially the old lady and the eldest lady of Guaerjia family, they even took the initiative to show concern and ask about me.

There are also heartwarming advices in life, which moved Yinzhen, a "love-deprived child" who is rarely cared for by female elders.

He was raised by Empress Xiaoyi since he was a child, and he never thought that he was not Empress Xiaoyi's biological son.

In May of the 24th year of the Kangxi reign, his sixth brother Yinzuo died young. Depin and the palace maids around her frequently appeared in front of him, and even looked at him with complicated expressions of sadness and longing.

The palace maids also talked about it behind his back, and he only then found out that Depin, who was then Defei, was his biological mother.

He didn't believe it at first.

Since the Empress Dowager treated him like her own son, how could she not be his biological mother?

He still remembered that because he didn't trust her, he rushed to the Empress Dowager's Chengqian Palace to ask.

The scene of that day is still vivid in my mind!

At that time, the Empress Dowager's expression was stiff. After a long time, she looked very sad and slowly told him the truth.

It was also from that time that he confirmed that Depin was his biological mother.

But from that day on, the Empress Dowager seemed to have completely lost her energy and spirit.

His condition, already precarious due to the premature death of his eighth sister, became even worse, and he was bedridden all day.

He blamed himself for making the Empress Dowager's health condition worse because of himself.

But the Empress Dowager did not blame him. Even when she was suffering from illness, she was still making plans for him.

He was advised not to force himself to take the lead and to follow the prince's lead in the future.

Worried that Depin would not treat her well after she passed away, he arranged for Fei Yanggu's daughter, Ulanara, to be his wife in advance.

He even let her get married before her second brother, the crown prince.

It's because I'm worried that there will be unexpected events in my marriage after she leaves.

Not only that, she also left all her manpower, dowry and property to her adopted son.

After the Empress Dowager passed away, no one was kind to him anymore.

Depin only used him.

In fact, he could occasionally feel that Depin even disliked him.

Before, he didn't know why Depin took the initiative to come to him and reveal that she was his biological mother.

He was even very kind to me at one point, but after my fourteenth brother was born, he treated me like a piece of trash.

It was not until the Empress Dowager passed away and he became an unwanted wild child that he understood more.

It turns out that Depin's position was unstable because her sixth brother had passed away and she no longer had a prince under her control.

But after having his fourteenth brother, he, the prince who had been raised by others, was no longer useful.

She never truly regarded me as her son, and I was even a stain on her!

So today, when he saw the three ladies of the Guwaljia Mansion showing pure love and care for the Crown Prince's second sister-in-law and his concubine, he felt both envious and moved.

Also, because he and the second prince were the husbands of their children, they also showed genuine concern for them.

This deeply touched Yinzhen, who had experienced the coldness of human nature.

He also envied the family style and upbringing of the Guwalja people.

At this moment, he was secretly happy in his heart.

He was glad that Guaerjia Wanlin would become his concubine.

It was not only because of the power she represented, her own excellence, and the male self-esteem that she almost became the Crown Princess.

Moreover, he felt safe and at ease because of this loving and unpretentious family.

Yinreng on the opposite side glanced at his fourth brother, his eyes darkening.

[I am not the same~]

At this time, he felt a sense of sympathy with Yinzhen.

It took everyone about half an hour to finish the lunch.

After the initial awkward period, the atmosphere became warm and harmonious.

Especially under the care and protection of the experienced old lady, the two masters began to admire the old lady as an elder.

After the meal, the three men gave the two young couples a few more words of advice, and then left Yuqing Palace and returned home with the rewards from the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.

Yinzhen also took Wanlin to say goodbye to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.

Only after everyone had left did Wanyu and Yinreng return to the west room of the main hall.

Only then did Wanyu discover that there were two boxes on the kang table in the west room.

In addition to the box that Mama gave her, there was another box next to it.

Yinreng opened the two boxes out of curiosity.

Unexpectedly, both boxes were filled with banknotes.

She called Xia He and others in to ask what was going on.

Xia Lu knelt down and saluted, saying, "Princess Consort, the other box was given to me by Fu Jin."

Wanyu was puzzled: "My mother?"

Xia Lu: "Yes."

"Fu Jin said that this was allowed by the old master and the old lady. The first and second houses can prepare money for the two masters separately, and send it to the palace together this time."

"This is for the Crown Princess, it was given to her privately by the Second Master and his wife."

"Concubine Mu also has some. It was prepared specifically for her by Concubine Da."

Wanyu woke up Xia Lu, and then looked at the two boxes in front of her with a smile on her face.

She said angrily, "Mother, you're such a fool! You didn't even tell me in advance."

Yinreng smiled and said, "Mother-in-law might be worried that you would not accept it, so she gave it to Xia Lu directly before leaving."

Wanyu nodded, "I think so too."

Yinreng asked curiously, "How much money did your father-in-law and mother-in-law give you this time?"

Wanyu also became interested. After all, no one would complain about having too much money.

She first took out the box prepared by her family, which contained fifty bills with a denomination of one thousand silver taels.

Wanyu felt a little uneasy at this time, feeling like a blood-sucking worm.

"My clan gave me 50,000 taels?!"

"Is this... too much?"

"When I got married, the clan prepared quite a bit of dowry."

"Besides, it's only been less than two months since our wedding, and the clan has prepared so much money."

Yinreng soothed her, "Perhaps it's because they need to prepare something for the Fourth Concubine, and you, the Crown Princess, can't be left behind."

Wanyu sighed, "It's really possible."

"Second sister has been in the palace for more than a year. It will definitely not work if there is less preparation."

Yinreng said, "If you feel uneasy, I will take care of the people of your clan more in the former dynasty."

Wanyu shook her head, "You are the crown prince, it is not right for you to interfere casually."

"If there are any difficulties in the clan in the future, I will take care of it."

The emperor is most averse to factional disputes, and she cannot let Yinreng and his family be implicated.

Yinreng nodded, but in his heart he became more concerned about the affairs of the Guwalja clan.

Wanyu looked at the silver and money her parents had sent her, which amounted to 20,000 taels.

She sighed inwardly.

"It's only been two months since I entered the palace, and my family has already prepared 70,000 taels for me."

"I still have to tell my family to give me less money in the future."