Secrets of Yuqing Palace

A few days later, Yinreng brought back two pieces of good news.

The emperor intended to order Shi Wenbing to return to the capital and resume his post as the commander of the Han army of the Plain White Banner, and he was to return to the capital to take up the post a year ago.

Shi Wenbing's eldest son Fu Dali stayed in Fuzhou and was probably promoted to the rank of a third-rank lieutenant.

After hearing this, Wanyu was happy for her uncle and cousin, but also found it a little funny.

"Now my elder brother's official position is one level higher than my father's."

Yinreng rubbed her soft hair.

"As long as I'm here, my father-in-law's official position will not be lower in the future."

Wanyu shook her head, "Don't interfere casually."

"You also know my father's character. He has always been down-to-earth and not good at scheming."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have stayed in the position of Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple for nearly ten years."

"Of course, one of the reasons was that I spent a lot of time and energy to be promoted from Shaoqing to Guanglusiqing."

"But if my father was good at scheming and manipulating, he would have been transferred to another department long ago, and his position would probably be far more than a third-rank official by now."

"Mafa and my uncle also let my father stay in Guanglu Temple because they understood my father's personality."

"I also feel that the Guanglu Temple is relatively idle, mainly responsible for outer court banquets and sacrifices."

"There's not much money involved, so it won't easily get involved in political disputes, and it won't be targeted."

"Also, the internal staff is quite simple, without much struggle for power."

"Besides, my father has been in there for many years and has already figured out the ins and outs of it. He just needs to do his job well. When the position of Guanglu Temple Minister becomes vacant, my father will be able to take it."

Yinreng thought about the scenes when he met his father-in-law several times. As for Shi Wenzhuo, he felt that although he was a Manchu, he gave him the feeling of a Confucian scholar and did not look like someone from a general's family at all.

It is indeed as the young lady said, he is down-to-earth and not good at scheming.

But Yinreng also saw that Shi Wenzhuo was very persistent and very determined to stick to himself.

Self-aware, non-competitive, indifferent to fame and fortune, content with the status quo, without any merits or faults, honest and dutiful... these are all words that can well describe this father-in-law.

With such a personality, he can only stay in the clean water department. Otherwise, if he is released, he will be easily used as a shield or scapegoat.

This kind of temperament is neither good nor bad.

The good thing is that he doesn't cause trouble, so there's no need to worry about him causing big trouble one day.

The bad thing is that if you want to get promoted, unless there is someone behind you who can give you a push, you will probably stay in the same position for the rest of your life.

Yinreng was not worried about this.

It's easy to give your father-in-law a push.

As long as your father-in-law has enough experience and wants a promotion, just place him in the appropriate department.

But it is indeed too early now. Khan Ama just promoted his father-in-law last year. If he pushes it up again now, it will do more harm than good.

So he just said to Wanyu gently: "Okay. All up to you."

Then he changed the subject, "By the way, there is another good news."

"Khan Ama decided to go to Changchun Garden in early September to escape the summer heat."

"We'll be there too, and we might be leaving in a few days."

"You can have someone pack their luggage in advance."

Wanyu's eyes were full of stars, and she asked Yinreng eagerly.

"Really?"

"Where are we going to live then?"

"I heard that the scenery in Changchun Garden is particularly beautiful. Is that true?"

"I don't know if my fourth brother will bring my second sister with him, and whether I can see her in Changchun Garden then."

Yinreng nodded with a smile on his face.

Then he told her in detail about Changchun Garden.

"Changchun Garden was built in the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign on the site of the abandoned Qinghua Garden built by Li Wei, the grandfather of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty."

"It was originally called 'Li Garden', but later Khan Ama changed 'Qinghua Garden' to 'Changchun Garden', making it the first imperial garden in the western suburbs."

"People only started living in it after it was completed in the 26th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign."

"Changchun Garden has beautiful scenery, and Khan Ama moves there to live for a while every year."

"Before, I lived in Wuyi Zhai, located in the southwest corner of Changchun Garden. It was a place Khan Ama built specifically for me to study."

"My fourth brother and his family live in the West Garden, southwest of Changchun Garden, and in the South, Middle, East, and West Buildings, located by the South Lotus Pond."

“Although it’s not too far, there’s still some distance between the two sides.”

"But now that I'm married to you, it's not appropriate for me to live in Wuyi Zhai."

"So Khan Ama allocated the Taoyuan Library, the main hall of the West Garden, to us."

"This time when we go to Changchun Garden, we will move into Taoyuan Book House. As for Wuyi Zhai, it will be used as a study place for the brothers."

Wanyu asked in surprise, "Will we all live in the West Garden this time with my eldest brother and fourth brother?"

Yinreng nodded, "Yes, we are in the West Garden. Once you are there, you can summon the Fourth Prince's concubine to see you at any time."

Surprise flashed in Wanyu's eyes.

"Then if you see your fourth brother these days, please ask him to bring your second sister to Changchun Garden as well."

Yinreng nodded, "Okay."

With the confirmed news about Yinreng, Wanyu couldn't wait to order the palace maids in Yuqing Palace to pack the luggage for the two masters to take with them the next day.

Wanyu was very happy at this time. She originally thought that she would stay in Changchun Garden for a long time this time, but she did not expect the accident to come so soon.

However, no one realized at that time that this incident would cause significant changes in the harem structure, and it even caused surprise to the two sisters Wanlin and Wanyu.

When Wanyu ordered the palace maids to pack their luggage, the emperor issued an edict to the front court and the harem.

These were all good news that Yinreng revealed to Wanyu in advance.

The previous dynasty ordered Shi Wenbing to return to Beijing before the end of the year and resume his post as the commander of the Han army of the Plain White Banner. His eldest son, Guaerjia Fudali, was promoted to the third rank lieutenant general.

Liang Jiugong from the harem conveyed the emperor's order to Concubine Niuhulu, stating that the emperor would set out for Changchun Garden on the third day of September to escape the summer heat.

At that time, we will bring along all the concubines in the harem who have children, as well as some of the more favored young ladies-in-waiting and young concubines.

After receiving the imperial edict, the imperial concubine conveyed the message to the four concubines in charge of the palace power.

Although Wanyu has now taken over some of the palace power from the Imperial Concubine, the Imperial Concubine had already divided most of the palace power to the four concubines due to illness. The palace power in Wanyu's hands is only a small part.

Moreover, although she took over some of the imperial concubine's power, she did not have the power to command the palace power, and this time it involved all the concubines and young masters in the harem.

So she only has the right to know, but not the right to decide.

If the concubines wanted to go to Changchun Garden, they had to please the four concubines.

Only after they agreed to report to the imperial concubine could they go to Changchun Garden.

Wanyu does not have this power now.

She had no intention of causing trouble for herself.

After the two good news came out, Wanyu immediately had the prepared gifts sent back to Guwaljia Mansion.

He also sent someone to pass the message to his second sister Wanlin, and agreed to meet at Changchun Garden.

Although Wanlin has not completely gotten over the pain of losing her child, she is a rational person. As long as she thinks it through, it won't take long for her to get over it completely.

Just give her some time to heal.