Secrets of Yuqing Palace

It is getting colder in Beijing in November.

The wife of Prince Yong was extremely busy.

Not only was she busy asking Madam Hu to investigate the affairs of Princess Niuhulu of Qiu Shuiyuan.

He was also busy arranging the marriage of his adopted daughter Buerhe as soon as possible.

She and her mother had already discussed that they would marry the eldest princess, Burhe, back to the Ulanara family, in order to seek the prince's promotion and protection for the Ulanara family in the future.

However, since there were no sons of the right age in the family, a more ambitious nephew from the same clan, named Xingde, was chosen.

Now Buerhe is seventeen, and he will be eighteen next year.

We have to settle the marriage between Bull and Xingde as soon as possible!

She was worried that it was too late and the emperor would directly issue an edict to grant Buerhe a marriage.

Although she had her own selfish motives, she brought Buerhe to the main courtyard and raised him since he was born, and they still had some mother-daughter affection over the years.

Arranging the marriage between Burhe and Xingde as soon as possible would not only benefit the family, but also prevent her from marrying into Mongolia.

So she ordered her maid to call Burhe to the main courtyard, and then Ulanara analyzed the pros and cons of the matter to Burhe, and persuaded her to listen to her and marry into the Ulanara family.

For so many years, Bu Erhe has been raised by Fu Jin, and he trusts and admires her very much.

Moreover, after seeing that many bad things happened to the aunts in the palace and the eldest uncle's sister after they married into Mongolia, she was still very afraid of marrying into Mongolia.

Therefore, when Fu Jin proposed to marry her back to her parents' home, he agreed without thinking too much.

So without Yinzhen's consent, the mother and daughter decided that during the Spring Festival, Fu Jin would bring Burhe back to Ulanara's house to meet Xingde privately first.

If Bullhe is satisfied, she will decide on the candidate first. If she is not satisfied, she can also replace the candidate with someone she likes in the tribe in time.

Then he told the prince that the two young people fell in love with each other and tried to ask him to come to the palace to ask for their marriage.

Prince Yong's family had few descendants, and although there was some favoritism, he loved every one of his children sincerely.

So they didn't think the prince would ignore it.

Yinreng in the palace, after witnessing the emperor's ruthlessness and fear of suppression time and time again, also made up his mind completely.

But before that, he will definitely avenge the Empress Dowager!

Since his last little trick was discovered by the emperor, he was more careful this time.

The revelation this time was a huge bomb, and he could no longer use his own manpower.

Moreover, Concubine Liang had just passed away, so now was not the right time. We had to wait until at least after the Spring Festival.

When Yinreng was confined to Yuqing Palace by the emperor's order, he had been thinking about how to expose the matter.

Finally, he thought of Lao Shi.

If the truth is revealed by the people of the Nianhulu clan, not only will they have a legitimate reason, but the Tenth Prince will no longer be a threat to the emperor.

Even if the emperor wanted to blame someone afterwards, that little bit of father-son affection would not allow him to implicate the tenth brother.

After figuring it out, Yinreng instructed Zhang Xi.

"Tell Master Shi to come to Yuqing Palace after the New Year's Eve family dinner. I have something important to discuss with him."

Zhang Xi looked at the Crown Prince's serious expression and immediately bowed and replied, "Yes."

As the New Year approaches, the palace and the outside world are immersed in an atmosphere of joy and solemnity.

As things were busy at the end of the year, Yinreng was released from house arrest.

In the past, at the end of the year, when the emperor wrote the word "Fu" to give to the concubines and princes and ministers, he would ask the prince to serve together. The emperor and his son did it personally, which also showed their appreciation for the people who sent the blessings.

But in the past two years, the emperor no longer allows the prince to serve alone.

This year, Yinzhi, Yinzhen, Yinsi, Yinxiang, and the crown prince were called upon to serve.

Yinreng looked at Yinzhi and Yinsi who were showing their courtesy, curled the corners of his mouth, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.

He pushed the somewhat silent Yinzhen and Yinxiang to the old man's side.

"Khan Ama, this year I have my third, fourth, eighth, and thirteenth brothers serving me, so I can finally relax a little."

"In previous years, I was the one serving on the side. This year, with so many younger brothers here, I can just take a break and have some tea on the side."

Kangxi looked at the prince who was sitting below, drinking a cup of tea alone, then looked at his four sons beside him, nodded slightly, and smiled meaningfully.

"You always felt bored and annoyed in previous years, but now you finally found your chance."

Yinreng did not put down his teacup or stand up, but simply smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."

"I also want to thank my four younger brothers for sharing Khan Ama's worries, so that my second brother can have an easier time this year."

"I'll be watching from here, so you better behave yourself."

Yinzhi and others nodded respectfully.

"Don't worry, second brother. I will serve Khan Ama well."

A hint of coldness quickly flashed across Kangxi's face, and he quickly withdrew his gaze as if nothing had happened. Then he sat on the rosewood armchair and wrote the word "Fu" with great concentration.

Both Yinsi and Yinzhen noticed that something was amiss between Khan Ama and his second brother, the Crown Prince.

However, one person's eyes showed excitement and joy, while the other person's eyes showed confusion and worry.

Yinreng looked in the direction of his two younger brothers, raised his eyebrows with a faint smile on his face.

He gently put down the teacup, picked up the snack on the table, put it into his mouth leisurely, and then nodded with satisfaction.

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As the emperor bestowed the word "blessing", sealed the pen and the seal, the New Year's Eve banquet soon arrived.

In the Qianqing Palace, Kangxi sat in front of the Golden Dragon Banquet Table, wearing a luxurious and exquisite dragon robe, looking at his children and grandchildren below with majesty and a faint smile.

At this year's annual banquet, the Empress Dowager still sat on the left side of the Emperor.

However, the prince and his wife did not continue to sit on the emperor's right side as they did in previous years.

Instead, he sat below the emperor like the other princes.

There were several tables behind him, which housed the prince's descendants.

Except for the young Honggui, Feng Sheng'e and others were sitting at the small table behind Ama E'niang.

Throughout the New Year's Eve family dinner, no matter what everyone felt in their hearts, they all toasted each other with joy on their faces.

Apart from the singing, dancing and musical instruments in the palace, the most lively event was the filial New Year gifts given to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager by the princes and grandchildren.

The gifts sent to the Prince's Yuqing Palace were Buddha statues and rare copies of ancient books.

Over the years, there have been several gift-giving sessions every year.

In fact, the gifts presented by everyone were similar. They were either exquisite porcelain and jade carvings, valuable ancient books, calligraphy and paintings, or nourishing supplements and medicinal herbs.

They are all the same old things. No matter whether it is the gift giver or the gift receiver, they have actually become accustomed to them, and there are very few that are new and innovative.

However, this year Kangxi specially took out the gift given by Yinsi, a thousand-year-old ginseng, and praised it again and again.

When Yinsi heard Khan Ama's praise, the gentle smile on his face became a little elegant. He was in high spirits throughout the entire New Year's Eve family dinner, like a butterfly, flying among his brothers.

There was a hint of boasting and complacency in his words, as well as subtle attempts to win over others.

When the other princes saw that Khan Ama praised Yinsi so much for the ginseng he sent them, they felt puzzled and jealous.

Although thousand-year-old ginseng is not common, as a royal family, it is not impossible to find such a high age ginseng.

It’s not that no one has given ginseng as a gift in the past. Although it’s not been a thousand years, it’s been at least seven or eight hundred years.

But I have never received such praise from Khan Ama.

Everyone's mind was filled with mixed thoughts.

[Could it be that Khan Ama is valuing Lao Ba again? ]

[A few years ago, because of the Ministry of Revenue, he was ignored by the Khan and had been tied down in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now, he is rising again? ]

[A few months ago, Concubine Liang had her title revoked by Khan Ama and was confined to her house for a short time. She died of illness and depression. Even after her death, she was given the posthumous title "Liang".]

[Could it be that the death of Concubine Liang reminded the old man of her kindness and thus of Old Eight?]

[But this old man is really a "filial son"! ]

[How long has it been since Concubine Liang passed away? She's already happily preparing a satisfying New Year's gift for the old man.]

[I can still be so cheerful and cheerful now, drinking and chatting with my brothers.]