Dressing as Ziwei makes the Qing Dynasty more powerful

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I heard that you are going out for a trip, and Xiaoyanzi also wants to go with you!" Xiaoyanzi stood outside the door of the imperial study, shouting at the top of her voice, as if she would not give up until she achieved her goal.

Qianlong, who was reviewing memorials in the room, heard the noise and his hand trembled. The brush in his hand slipped and a drop of ink-black liquid fell on the memorial. In the blink of an eye, it spread and formed a large black stain.

Seeing that all the words he had written with great effort were destroyed, Qianlong was extremely angry. He suddenly threw the brush in his hand to the ground, stood up and walked towards the door.

"Father Emperor, you're finally out!" Xiaoyanzi cried out excitedly upon seeing Emperor Qianlong emerge. She pointed at the eunuch guarding the door and complained, "How dare this fellow block your son's way and not let me in to see you! Father Emperor, you must take Xiaoyanzi with you on this outing! After all, I'm from the common people, and I know all about life outside. If you bring Yongqi, Erkang, and Ertai along, we can both serve you attentively and protect you along the way! Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

After hearing her words, Qianlong's anger subsided a little. If Xiaoyanzi was with her on the journey, the Empress would not be bored. Yongqi and the Fu brothers were quite skilled in martial arts, so it would be fine to have them for protection.

He thought for a moment, then looked at them inscrutablely. "You can go if you want. As long as Xiaoyanzi can memorize the poem 'Ancient Military March' within one day, you can go."

However, when Xiaoyanzi heard Qianlong ask her to recite the poem "Ancient Military March", her face, which was originally full of anticipation and excitement, instantly became sad.

"Father Emperor, you know that asking me to recite poetry is like asking me to die, but why do you insist on reciting this? How about I perform an acrobatic trick for you?"

Yongqi and the other two looked as if they had eaten bitter melons, and they quickly followed suit to plead with Qianlong.

Qianlong waved his hand and said, "There is no room for negotiation on this matter. You'd better think of a way to get Xiaoyanzi to memorize this poem." After that, he walked into the imperial study without looking back and began to review memorials in a very good mood.

The four returned to Shufangzhai with sad faces. Fu Erkang sighed, "If only Ziwei were here, she would definitely have a way to teach Xiaoyanzi."

"Don't mention that ungrateful Ziwei to me. I cared so much about her, but she cut ties with me without even a single explanation. I'm telling you, as long as she's in Shufangzhai, there's no Xiaoyanzi. I don't believe that without her, Xiaoyanzi won't be able to memorize that poem."

Xiaoyanzi put one foot on the stool, put her hands on her hips, and shouted loudly with full momentum. She got angry when she mentioned this. She really regretted becoming sworn sisters with her.

Falcon was quite disgusted by her behavior and secretly rolled his eyes at her, saying that she was not a lady at all.

Yongqi nodded. "I really didn't realize Ziwei was that kind of person. If I had known she was such an ungrateful person, I would never have helped her enter the palace."

He looked at Fu Erkang with a gloomy face, "Erkang, don't blame me. If Ziwei does anything to hurt Xiaoyanzi in the future, I will definitely not let her have an easy time."

"Yongqi, you--" Erkang pointed at Yongqi, speechless. He wanted to leave, but was afraid of losing the chance to leave the palace with him. His face was so gloomy that it looked like it could be lowered into water.

Upon seeing this, Fuertai quickly laughed and said, "Don't be like this, the key now is to find a way to let Xiaoyanzi recite "Ancient Military March". Brother, don't be like this, the Queen is going to have an entourage, and Ziwei, as her maid, may have to go too. Then you will have many opportunities to see her." The latter part of the words were said in a low voice, and only Erkang heard it. His gloomy expression also improved a lot.

Yongqi patted Fu Erkang's shoulder and said earnestly, "Erkang, let's not talk about whether Ziwei's identity can be restored. There are many princesses like her in the palace. Don't forget that Princess Qing, who is by the Queen Mother's side, is also in love with you."

"Princess Qing? What Princess Qing?" Xiaoyanzi heard this with sharp ears and asked curiously while pulling Yongqi's sleeve.

Yongqi glanced at Erkang and said with a smile, "Qing'er is a princess raised by the Empress Dowager. She has been smart, beautiful and graceful since she was a child, and is proficient in poetry and songs. I think she was reciting poems with Erkang under the moon a few years ago. If the Empress Dowager hadn't wanted to keep her for a few more years, I'm afraid Qing'er would have married Erkang long ago."

"Yongqi! Stop talking, that's all in the past." Fu Erkang growled. These words must not be heard by Ziwei. How could the daughter of a prince be compared with the daughter of the emperor?

Yongqi winked at Xiaoyanzi and said, "Erkang will get angry if you say that again. Xiaoyanzi, you should recite the poem with me first."

Xiaoyanzi's face fell. Reciting poems was not something she could make a living. Why did the emperor force her to study?

Yongqi shook his head helplessly, his face full of doting. He whispered, "Little Swallow, this poem only has a few lines. As long as you can memorize it, you can go out and play for a long time! Come on, recite it with me. 'Climbing the Mountain in Broad Daylight to Look at the Beacon Fires'..."

However, before Yongqi could finish, Xiaoyanzi interrupted him, waving her hands like a furious cat, "Stop! Stop! What are all these? Daytime, dusk, and those people, the princess, what are they doing?" As she spoke, she became more and more crazy, and even pulled out several strands of her hair.

Seeing this, Yongqi could only pat his forehead lightly and let out a wry smile. At this moment, Forte, standing beside him, rolled his eyes and hurriedly stepped forward, saying flatteringly, "Little Swallow, this poem is actually very easy to understand! It's about having to climb to the top of a high mountain in broad daylight to see the beacon tower, and then at dusk, leading the horses to the Jiao River to drink water. There, the wind and sand are flying everywhere, and besides the sound of the night watchmen, the only sound left is the mournful and melodious sound of the pipa..."

"Ahhh - stop talking! I don't want to recite anymore, and I don't want to go out and play anymore! Anyway, after the Emperor leaves the palace, I will just go out and play by myself. It just so happens that I haven't seen Liu Qing and Liu Hong for a long time!" Xiaoyanzi covered her ears and shouted loudly, as if hearing one more word would make her collapse.

"No, you must memorize it." Yongqi, Fuerkang and Fuertai shouted in unison.