Secrets of Yuqing Palace

"Brother Garzang, it's fine if you don't believe me, but don't you believe what the people around the princess say?"

"You can send someone to inquire about it yourself!"

......

The two were still talking in low voices, but Wanyu no longer listened.

She frowned and carried Feng Sheng'e back to the princess's mansion.

The little guy nestled in his mother's arms and looked up at her.

"Mother, why are you back again?"

Wanyu patted his little head and coaxed him, "Fengsheng, dear boy. Mother suddenly remembered that she has something to tell your father."

"I'll take you out to play later, okay?"

Feng Sheng nodded obediently, then said, "Okay."

"Feng Sheng, I listen to my mother."

Wanyu placed a kiss on his forehead.

"Our Feng Sheng'e is such a good boy."

Then Wanyu instructed Nanny Sun to find Wang Shun and ask if the prince had time.

If you have time, come back.

Soon, Yinreng returned with Nanny Sun.

Yinreng saw Feng Sheng'e playing in the yard, picked him up, and walked into the house with big strides.

Looking at the young concubine sitting on the armchair, her hands supporting her forehead, with a sad face.

Yinreng reached out and pinched her wrinkled little face, then asked with a smile, "What's wrong with our Crown Princess today?"

"Why do you look so worried? Have you encountered any difficulties?"

Wanyu looked at Feng Sheng'e in his arms and gave instructions to Nanny Sun behind him.

"Mammy, take the little prince to play in the yard. The Crown Prince and I have something to talk about."

Yinreng looked down at his darling son who was looking at him eagerly in his arms.

He touched Fengsheng's forehead.

"Feng Sheng, do you want to ride a big horse?"

Feng Sheng'e's eyes lit up instantly, and he said loudly: "I want to!"

Yinreng smiled and said to Wang Shun behind him, "Wang Shun, take the eldest prince to find the ninth prince, the tenth prince, and the thirteenth prince."

"Let the two brothers take their eldest nephew for a stroll around the area on horseback."

"Let our Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, experience the feeling of riding a horse on the grassland. He shouldn't be raised to be too docile like a little sparrow."

Wanyu said with some concern: "Is it dangerous? Fengsheng is still young."

Yinreng gave her a reassuring look.

"Old Nine and Old Ten know their limits, don't worry."

"And Thirteen is here too. He's a steady person, so he'll be watching."

"Besides, there are many guards following them, so nothing will happen!"

Wanyu looked at Feng Sheng'e and warned him, "Feng Sheng'e, you have to listen to your three uncles obediently. Do you understand?"

"If you're obedient, mother will let you go horseback riding with your uncles again in the future."

"If you don't obey me, and something happens this time, I will keep you by my side. I won't let you ride a horse until you turn six."

Feng Sheng nodded repeatedly.

"Hmm."

"Mother, Fengsheng is obedient."

Only then did Wanyu nod to Yinreng with satisfaction.

It was not until Wang Shun carried Feng Sheng'e out of the yard that she pulled Yinreng back into the house and sat down.

She asked Nanny Sun, Xia He and others to guard the door, and then she told Yinreng what she had just heard outside.

Yinreng also frowned after hearing this.

"What's going on with Duan Jing?"

"How come you can't even control the people in your own princess's mansion?"

"Not only have the servants around me been bribed, but they even dared to spread rumors about me!"

Wanyu shook her head calmly.

"Different."

"Yinreng, you have to understand that a princess is different from a prince, not to mention that you are the crown prince."

"Princess and prince grew up in different environments, received different educations, and even the attitudes of your servants towards you are different."

"In the palace, wet nurses can manipulate the princess at will, but few wet nurses dare to manipulate the prince."

"But now is not the time to discuss this. Now that we know about Princess Duanjing's matter, we must deal with it."

Yinreng frowned and nodded, "This matter must be dealt with."

"And from what that woman said, it seems like she's a little unhappy with Khan Ama's land grab?"

"What could a little princess like her know? I'm afraid she overheard the conversations of the elders around her and took them to heart."

"Besides, the Manchu-Mongol marriage is a national policy, how could she question it!"

"She spoke with malicious intent, and she was quite resentful of Khan Ama's arranged marriages with Duan Jing and Gal Zang."

Wanyu nodded.

"But from what I heard from their conversation, Garzang should still have feelings for Sister Duanjing."

"On the way here, I went to the Royal Madam's carriage and chatted with her. I heard her mention it."

"The Royal Madam is Duan Jing's sister and the Prince Consort have a very good relationship."

"But in this situation now, it's obvious that a lot of things have happened between the two of them."

"Also, I heard that Sister Duanjing was once pregnant, but she had a miscarriage and hasn't been pregnant since."

Yinreng frowned and thought for a moment.

"That woman and some of the treacherous servants in the princess's mansion probably caused a lot of trouble."

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated."

"Duan Jing has Aisin-Gioro blood in her veins, she can't be bullied at will!"

Wanyu nodded slightly.

"Since you also think it's necessary to conduct a thorough investigation, then leave this matter to me."

"As the Crown Princess, it is most appropriate for me to handle this matter."

Yinreng smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll have to trouble our Crown Princess."

Wanyu glared at him.

"You have to talk to Khan Ama about this first."

"Although I am the Crown Princess, this is the Princess's Mansion after all."

"It's a bit unreasonable for us to investigate the princess's mansion right after we arrive."

Yinreng rubbed her little head and joked.

"The Crown Princess has given an order, and no subordinate dares to disobey!"

Wanyu said unhappily, "You're becoming more and more talkative."

......

Because it was uncertain how long the imperial carriage would stay, Wanyu immediately asked Nanny Sun to arrange for someone to investigate, with Yinreng's support.

The affairs between the princess and her husband were not a secret in the princess's mansion.

Nanny Sun and her team unraveled the mystery and found out the whole thing in just one day.

This matter involved the princess's wet nurse and dowry nurse.

After asking Yinreng and obtaining permission from Kangxi, Wanyu immediately had several old maids arrested.

Then several people were interrogated privately.

I didn’t expect that they would uncover something so shameful!

The woman who was harassing the prince consort was not a big deal. What was really frightening was that it involved royal secrets.

Even though Wanyu is the Crown Princess, she cannot handle this matter directly.

So she reported it to the emperor immediately, without even noticing the empress dowager.

This matter is indeed of great importance!

The cause of the matter is this.

Anaji, the Mongolian woman who had an affair with Garzang that day, was indeed his childhood sweetheart.

Anaji was the daughter of a first-class taiji in Kharchin. Her mother was a close friend of the wife of the current Zasak Duleng Prince of Kharchin.

Therefore, Ana Ri often went in and out of Prince Duleng's mansion with her mother since she was a child.

Because their mothers had a good relationship, when they were young, they joked that when they grew up, they would let Anari marry Garzang.