Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Kangxi's actions made Liang Jiugong, who was standing beside him, feel terrified.

[As expected of His Majesty, the Crown Prince whom His Majesty loves the most.]

[But it seems like His Royal Highness has finally come to his senses.]

[Before, due to his status as the Crown Prince, he was unwilling to be as close to the Emperor as he was as a child, and the Emperor regretted this many times.]

[But now, he's full of sweet nothings. Compared to the past, his father-son relationship with His Majesty has deepened.]

[Look at the emperor's distressed frown. Which master in the harem can compare to the crown prince?]

Yinreng was delighted and proud in his heart.

Not only did the Eastern Palace more than double in size, but he also plundered 500,000 taels from Khan Ama, and his father-son relationship with Khan Ama became even closer.

[As expected, you are my destined one.]

【Little Concubine brings me good luck! 】

Wanyu, who was looking at the account books in Yuqing Palace, heard the voice of a palace maid paying her respects to the prince.

She smiled and looked up at the main hall, and then saw Yinreng walking towards her with a slightly red forehead.

She quickly put down the account book in her hand and stood up.

"What's wrong with your forehead?"

Yinreng pulled her to sit at the table, then ordered everyone in the hall to go out and guard.

Wanyu asked, "What happened?"

Yinreng gave her a smug and arrogant look.

"I have two pieces of good news."

Wanyu was suspicious, "Good news?"

Yinreng nodded, "Yeah."

Wanyu asked with great interest: "Then tell me quickly, what is the good news?"

Yinreng said, "Khan Ama gave us the Zhai Palace on the west side of Yuqing Palace."

Wanyu asked, "Isn't that the place where Khan Ama fasts before offering sacrifices?"

Yinreng laughed and said, "My eldest brother and my third and fourth brothers are all leaving the palace to build their own houses, and we are the only ones still living in this small Yuqing Palace."

"Khan Ama loves me so much that he naturally can't bear to let me go."

"The west side is the Zhai Palace, and the east side is the Fengxian Hall. Khan Ama has no choice but to choose Fengxian Hall over the Zhai Palace."

"And the place to fast isn't limited to the Zhai Palace on the west side. Khan Ama has already set his sights on the Yangxin Palace on the west side of the Qianqing Palace."

Wanyu thought about it and realized that if the Zhai Palace was not expanded, if she wanted a bigger residence, she would have to move to another palace, which would be even more troublesome.

Wanyu was very happy to think that the Eastern Palace would be more than twice as big in the future. She had originally thought that she would have to live in Yuqing Palace for most of her life.

Although Yinreng had promised that it would only be her, what if?

And if we have another child, it’s not impossible to live there, but it will still be a bit crowded.

She looked at Yinreng with sparkling eyes.

"What made you think of going to Khan Amma to tell him about this?"

Yinreng was slightly dissatisfied at first, then he said with some pride.

"I heard from an informant yesterday that Khan Ama asked them to leave the palace and build a mansion, and he also prepared 200,000 taels of silver for them to settle down."

"They have big houses and a lot of money, which is much better than me, the prince."

"As the crown prince, I can't enjoy this, so why can they?"

"Besides, I am the crown prince, the future master of the Qing Dynasty. Everything they take belongs to me!"

"The more they take, the more I lose."

"I am not someone who is willing to suffer loss!"

"They have big houses and money to settle down, so I can't be worse than them!"

Seeing that he was getting more and more outrageous as he spoke, Wanyu covered his mouth with her hand.

"How dare you say anything?"

"I'm not afraid that others will spread it to Khan Amar and make him angry."

Yinreng winked at her to show that he understood.

Only then did Wanyu put down her hand.

Yinreng continued excitedly, "Khan Ama has already agreed to ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate 200,000 taels of silver for them to settle down."

"I am the crown prince, and they have allocated me three hundred thousand taels. Khan Ama will subsidize me with another two hundred thousand taels from his private treasury."

Wanyu was shocked and said, "Is Khan Ama so generous?"

"If the eldest brother and the others knew about this, they would be envious and resentful of me."

Yinreng said proudly, "I am Khan Ama's most beloved son."

"As long as Gu Xiaoxiao takes action, how could he be worse than them?"

"Who are they to compete with me?"

"Humph!"

Wanyu felt a little embarrassed when she heard his arrogant and cold snort.

However, I did have a deeper understanding of the early father-son relationship between Kang Mazi and Ma Bao.

Although Yinreng realized his current situation and no longer put all his wealth on Khan Ama, one can still see his admiration and pride for Khan Ama.

But it is understandable that the Khan’s favor towards Yinreng cannot be fake.

They are all sincere!

At least his more than ten brothers and sisters combined did not favor Yinreng as much as he did.

But this also made Wanyu even more confused and puzzled about Kangxi's behavior in history of deposing and reinstating Yinreng twice.

He doted on his prince so much, why would he be so heartless?

Not only did he say many heartbreaking words, but after deposing him from the position of crown prince, he also kept him imprisoned in Xian'an Palace.

Yinreng was in a good mood at this time, and Wanyu was also very happy when she heard the two good news.

She even forgot to ask further about the wound on his forehead.

The two of them discussed enthusiastically how to plan the Saigū on the west side.

How to connect the two palaces?

A few days later, the emperor announced this matter in the front court.

Although everyone was a little shocked that the emperor asked the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money to the prince, they thought that the other three princes also had money, the prince had a special status, and the emperor had always doted on the prince the most.

Apart from complaining in their hearts about the emperor's partiality, everyone was able to accept it.

Especially the Soetu family, they were very satisfied that the emperor valued the prince.

Wanyu and Yinreng also quickly decided how to renovate the Zhai Palace.

Yinreng told the people in the Imperial Household Department what he and the Crown Princess intended. With Fucha Maska present, the Imperial Household Department quickly produced the reconstruction drawings.

The two of them made some minor modifications, and the rear hall of Yuqing Palace was connected to the Zhai Palace on the west side. The major renovation of the entire East Palace began in full swing.

Yinreng was worried that his young wife would not be able to rest well because of the noise from the construction.

He specially asked someone to tidy up and redecorate the east entrance of the main hall of Dunben Palace in the front yard, which was Yinreng's bedroom in the front yard.

Then Wanyu's things were moved into the east room.

The young couple can be said to be living a married life in the true sense, sleeping in the same bed.

Although the two of them lived together almost every night before, they each had their own bedroom.

The main hall of Dun was Yinreng's territory, and the main hall of Yuqing Palace in the backyard was Wanyu's territory.

They have their own offices, studies and bedrooms, which is equivalent to living in separate rooms as a couple.

However, the two had a good relationship, and Yinreng would go to Wanyu's place to sleep every night.

If they were ordinary princes and princesses, they would never do this.

Under normal circumstances, the prince has many concubines and maids.

The prince would stay overnight at the princess's place and also at his concubine's place.

If he didn't want to go anywhere, or had been to the backyard too many times and needed to recuperate, he would go back to his own territory to sleep, which was the Dunben Hall in the front yard.

But Yinreng had no concubines, he only had the Crown Princess.

But even so, Wanyu living with Yinreng in the front yard was against palace rules and was considered an act of usurpation.

But now, because of the reconstruction of Yuqing Palace, the Crown Prince feels sorry for the Crown Princess. Doing so will only make others think that the Crown Prince and his wife have a very deep affection.

However, after the reconstruction of Yuqing Palace was completed, Wanyu could no longer live with the prince.

The front yard is where the prince lives and works. As a woman in the harem, the princess cannot live in the front yard for a long time.

After all, there was a strict law in the Qing Dynasty: the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics!

Not even the Crown Princess!

If the emperor knew about this, the Crown Princess would be finished.

The prince is the heir he has been training since he was young, how can he be controlled by a woman?

However, the young couple were both sensible people and did not dare to pull out the tiger's beard.