The Qing Palace Never Meets Spring

Yi'an could tell that she really didn't want to continue the topic, so she went along with her and said, "She went to pay her respects to Consort Hui, and Consort Liang was there too."

Yi Huan chimed in, "I also ran into Eighth Sister-in-law, and Eldest Sister-in-law."

The sixth princess paused for a moment before saying, "No wonder you're worried. You're afraid your sister-in-law might get involved because she doesn't know how to speak properly."

Yi An thought of what Qing Wan had told them about what happened at Yanxi Palace and laughed, "My sister-in-law, she doesn't just not know how to talk, she doesn't talk at all."

The Sixth Princess couldn't help but smile: "I think your sister-in-law is the smart one. Anyway, they're not blood relatives. Consort Hui treats your brother worse than even your eighth brother, let alone your eldest brother. Just deal with her casually."

It's no wonder that Consort Hui doted on the Eighth Prince. The Ninth and Tenth Princes also spent their childhood in Yanxi Palace, but none of them visited as frequently as the Eighth Prince.

It's Eighth Sister-in-law; who knows how long this budding romance between her and Consort Liang will last.

And then there's my sister-in-law, who had a severe hemorrhage before, which scared Liu Shengfang and the others so much that they submitted a memorial to the Khan. As soon as she recovered, she rushed to the palace to pay her respects.

Fortunately, it was a prince, so she had something to look forward to.

Yi'an only picked up on the topic of the First Princess Consort, saying, "I don't know what my elder brother is thinking, insisting on arguing with the Crown Prince over the matter of the legitimate son."

Although the Khan values ​​the legitimate heir, it depends on whose heir it is. Hongxi is only the eldest son of a concubine, yet he still firmly surpasses all the other grandsons of the emperor. I was shocked to see the disappointment on my elder brother's face when I saw the birth of my sister-in-law's nieces.

The eldest sister-in-law risked everything, even having a legitimate son, but she herself perished.

The Ninth Princess, standing to the side, picked up on the topic of the Eighth Prince's wife: "I don't know if the Eighth Sister-in-law looks down on the Eighth Prince, but I do know that she doesn't look down on Consort Liang."

In our Great Qing Dynasty, filial piety is highly valued. Consort Liang was one of the Khan's concubines, and even those of us in this room have to greet her with utmost respect. That shows her status.

Yi Huan suddenly blurted out, "She is the granddaughter of Prince An. Her mother is a Heshuo Gege, and her father is a Heshuo Efu. The Guo Luoluo family has also married many daughters of the imperial clan."

"Heh." The Ninth Princess sneered, "What a powerful background. Where is Prince An now? Don't we know what Father Khan's attitude is towards the departed Prince An?"

Her father was indeed a prince consort, but a convicted one. I'm almost embarrassed to say that he was convicted of gambling.

The name Guo Luo sounds intimidating, so why was she raised by her maternal grandparents?

Back then, the Prince An's mansion was filled with so much trouble over the title. Now, the one inheriting the title isn't even her own maternal uncle. If she hadn't become a prince's wife, would the mansion even give her a second glance?

The Ninth Princess's birth mother was Han Chinese and did not have a formal title; in the palace, she was simply called Consort Yuan by her surname.

She herself had arranged her marriage early on. Her husband was Sun Chengyun, a first-class baron from the Han Banner. If nothing unexpected happened, she would be the only princess of the Kangxi Emperor to marry into the Han Banner.

The people inside the room had no idea when or what the Eighth Princess Consort had said that displeased the Ninth Princess, who had made her say things that touched on the most shameful aspects of the Eighth Princess Consort's background.

Compared to the Yi'an sisters, the Sixth Princess was closer to her, and being the older sister, she said after hearing her words, "Alright, I know your father is the emperor, so you have the highest status."

That's getting increasingly absurd. We need to consider not only hierarchy but also age. She's your sister-in-law now. Besides, her family background is indeed top-notch; otherwise, they wouldn't have betrothed her to Eighth Brother.

That was just a foolish thing Eighth Sister-in-law did when she was young; she still shows the slightest disrespect to Consort Liang.

The Ninth Princess turned her head away and said sullenly, "I'm not doing this to stand up for Consort Liang."

Not satisfied with what he said, he added, "Not only does the Crown Princess come from a high-ranking family, but her family is also highly regarded by the Khan. The Fifteenth Prince even betrothed the Crown Princess's younger sister as his primary consort. I haven't seen her like the Eighth Princess. Anyway, I just don't like the Eighth Princess."

Besides, even if I were to give her that face and argue about seniority, would she dare accept it?

The Sixth Princess shook her head helplessly, and Yi Huan was even more helpless. The Ninth Princess's words were directed at the person, not the matter, and she certainly didn't mean anything else. However, her words unintentionally touched on her. Wasn't that exactly what Consort Rong did?

Yi'an thought differently from the Ninth Princess. She patted Yi Huan to comfort her before saying, "Speaking of Eighth Sister-in-law, I want to speak up for her. Over the years, neither Father nor Consort Liang has stopped giving gifts to Eighth Brother's family, but there has never been any good news. Eighth Sister-in-law has been pregnant before, so it's hard to say whose fault it is."

However, her family has always been like this, and outsiders say that this family produces jealous women. She herself has a strong personality, so the Khan and Consort Liang blamed the Eighth Sister-in-law.

However, I think this family has a good reputation. Regardless of their private lives, they appear to be an extremely loving couple. Even among the common people, it's said that they have a good relationship, and many young ladies envy Eighth Sister-in-law.

Upon hearing this, the Sixth Princess felt as if she could barely hold the cup in her hand: "What a well-educated and reasonable Eighth Princess! This is the filial piety and brotherly love you have learned for so many years, yet you speak of your brother's private affairs behind his back."

"You should really let your thirteenth sister-in-law hear this too, and have her give you a good talking to."

Yi Huan interjected with a laugh, "That might not work. Even Thirteenth Brother can't control Sister."

The Eighth Princess pouted: "Sixth Sister, what do we people in the harem do to pass the time? We chat about these trivial family matters."

However, the myna bird has always been adept at winning people over, but it failed to win you over, otherwise it wouldn't be here gossiping with us.

Everyone laughed, and after the laughter subsided, the Sixth Princess said, "He's not a prince."

Qingwan didn't know what the princesses were talking about, but even if she did, she would only feel grateful that she had left quickly. There were some things they said that she couldn't bear to hear.

After all, his father was an emperor, while his own father was not.

When Yinxiang returned in the evening, he also asked about Qingwan's greetings that day. After understanding the situation, he pondered and said, "You don't need to be too enthusiastic with Consort Hui. Just pay your respects according to the rules."

Qingwan agreed, which was exactly what she had expected.

In November, when Emperor Kangxi visited the imperial tombs, he took Yinxiang with him again. When Qingwan received the message from Yinxiang's attendants, she was packing winter clothes, which was a good opportunity to pack them all at once.

Yinxiang would accompany Kangxi to visit the imperial tombs almost every year, but this was Qingwan's first time since she married into the family. She was unsure whether to send someone to serve her, and whether the person to serve her should be Fuling. In the dead of winter, she herself did not want to go.

Just as she was hesitating, Chenxiang entered the room. In her hand was a piece of paper covered with writing. She walked up to her and said, "Master, this was sent by Concubine Guarjia. She said it was a list of things that Master brought when he accompanied His Majesty to visit the mausoleum in previous years."

Qingwan held the list and found it somewhat amusing. Muxiang, who was tidying up, also spoke in a rather unpleasant tone: "If Master had a short temper, she would probably be sulking by now."

That's exactly what Mu Xiang said. Fu Ling is always showing that she is Yinxiang's first woman. That's why this order came about.

But she couldn't say anything, since there were only the two of them by Yinxiang's side.

Furthermore, this is in the palace. If she gets angry today and smashes a couple of cups and saucers, half the palace will know tomorrow that the Thirteenth Prince's wife was angered by her concubines. After all, the families of the Twelfth and Fourteenth Princes live right next door.

That evening, Qingwan was checking what she needed to bring when she saw Yinxiang return to the main room. She asked, "This time, will Your Highness take Fuling with you, or will you bring someone else along?"

Yinxiang turned to look at Qingwan and found that she was only focused on counting things and did not look at him. He pursed his lips and said, "No need. It won't be long. Bringing female relatives would be troublesome."

Qingwan agreed to Yinxiang's words without even looking up.

Yinxiang suddenly felt a little helpless. It seemed that he wasn't the only one with this idea, but that was fine too.