The Qing Palace Never Meets Spring

Upon hearing this, Yinxiang and Qingwan quickly stood up and replied, "Father, don't worry."

"Hmm." Kangxi spoke with the others for a while before standing up and saying, "I've stayed too long today, so I'll head back now. Yinxiang, come with me; I have something to tell you."

Everyone got up and saw Kangxi off before returning to their rooms and sitting down again.

Yi An said, "It really scared my sister-in-law."

Qingwan shook her head: "The Emperor is actually more amiable than I imagined. I thought the princess's request would involve more twists and turns, but I didn't expect the Emperor to agree so readily."

Yi Huan also said, "Originally, I was just thinking of asking for it myself. I talked to Thirteen Brother about it in the courtyard before, and he refused me. But just now he helped me ask Father Khan."

It turned out that Yi Huan had been acting coquettishly towards Yinxiang because of this. Qingwan comforted her, saying, "Perhaps the Thirteenth Prince was worried that the princess couldn't withstand the hardships along the way, which is why he didn't grant her request immediately."

Yi Huan nodded: "I know, in my older brother and sister's eyes I'm quite spoiled."

Yi An gently poked her head and laughed, "Father, you actually care a lot about your children, otherwise these princes wouldn't be so spoiled."

For example, the Crown Prince's entourage is unmatched by ordinary people. Another example is the very wealthy Ninth Prince, and the Fourth and Fifth Princes, who are only slightly less wealthy than him.

Yi'an didn't notice that Qingwan's thoughts had already wandered off course, and continued, "In the past, when Father Khan went on tours, he would also ask in his greetings to my sisters if their ear piercings were getting better."

When the Mongols of Galdan's tribe voluntarily surrendered to our Great Qing, the Khan even wrote a letter to the Crown Prince, saying that the people of this tribe were very handsome, and the men were especially beautiful.

Speaking of this, Yi Huan couldn't help but laugh and said, "When the Khan was inspecting the Mongolian tribes before, he encountered a poor tribe. The Khan said that because the people were handsome, he would reward them with 500 livestock."

Even he felt that Ninth Brother wasn't as good-looking as his other brothers. My sister and I even whispered to each other, "Is it because he's good-looking that he's so favored?"

Qingwan couldn't help but chuckle: "No wonder I think the Thirteenth Prince is particularly discerning. There are beauties in our courtyard, and I'm quite fortunate to have such a sight to behold."

Perhaps because she was talking about her father, Yi'an said a few more words than usual: "I don't know how fathers and daughters in other families get along. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by my sister-in-law, but my father has many children. It's impossible for him to treat them all the same. He says he's good to all his children, but that's just our own opinion."

For us, even just asking a few more questions or showing a little more concern makes us see Khan as a loving father, just like today.

Qingwan somewhat agreed with this statement: "Actually, it's pretty much the same in our family. My elder brother and younger brother can spend more time with my father when they are studying, but we daughters can only see each other once a day during our morning and evening greetings, and even those greetings don't happen every day."

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged wry smiles.

She talked with the two of them for a while before getting up to go back. She didn't see Yinxiang return until sunset, so she didn't wait for him. She checked the time and went to wash up and go to bed.

As she drifted off to sleep, she felt someone pull back the covers and get into bed. She instinctively said, "Master is back. I'll get up and let Master sleep inside."

Yinxiang lay down on his own: "It's okay, I'll just sleep like this. I'm really tired today, I'm not going to bother anymore."

"We'll be setting off in a few days. Consort Yi sent someone today to tell us something, probably about Yi'an. Tomorrow you and I will go to Yikun Palace."

"okay, I get it."

Hearing the heavy sleepiness in Qingwan's voice, Yinxiang didn't say anything more, pulled the thin blanket around himself, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

The next morning, the two of them had breakfast before heading to Yikun Palace. When they arrived, Yi'an was already there, and Consort Yi was holding Yi'an's hand and talking to her.

Upon entering, the two first greeted Consort Yi: "Greetings to Consort Yi."

Consort Yi told them to get up and said, "I also called your fifth brother and ninth brother and their spouse. They live outside the palace, so they will probably be a little slower. You two should wait a little longer."

"Yes." The two of them naturally agreed.

Seeing this, Consort Yi continued to speak only to Yi'an. A quarter of an hour later, a palace servant reported, "The Fifth Prince and his wife, as well as the Ninth Prince and his wife, have all arrived."

The wives of princes, princes' heirs, and dukes can be granted the title of Fujin, and their concubines can be granted the title of Ce Fujin. The wives of Beile and Beizi can be called Furen, and their concubines can be called Ce Furen.

As for someone like the Fifth Prince's Consort, who is both a prince's consort and a noblewoman, no one finds it inappropriate to call her both "consort" and "noblewoman."

Consort Yi hurriedly said, "Quickly let them in."

Qingwan, Yinxiang, and Yi'an also stood up and greeted the four people who entered.

Then the group took their seats one by one.

Because of what Yi'an and her sister said yesterday, Qingwan took a closer look at the Fifth Prince's wife, Tatara, whom she had met but hadn't spoken much to. The Fifth Prince's wife had a pretty face, not a beauty at first glance, but the more you looked at her, the more charming she became.

When the Fifth Prince's wife married Yinqi in the thirty-fifth year, her father was only a candidate for the civil service examination and had only recently been promoted to the position of Assistant Director of the Imperial Household Department.

Based on her father's status, she would never have become a prince's wife, so she didn't rely on her father, but on herself, Mafayanu.

Ya Nu served as the governor of Shaanxi and the vice minister of the Ministry of War. She was a minister valued by Emperor Kangxi. In addition, her uncle, the fifth princess's uncle, was also a high-ranking official. That's why she was chosen.

However, when Marhan talked to her about the family background of the prince's wife, he mentioned in a joking manner that Yanu had received a compliment from Emperor Kangxi that he was "handsome and distinguished". So Qingwan suddenly became curious about the appearance of the fifth prince's wife.

After a moment of curiosity, she turned her attention to Consort Yi. Consort Yi, still holding Yi'an's hand, said, "Yi'an's marriage was originally still more than a month away, but her brother and sister-in-law from the same mother were going to the frontier with His Majesty, so I simply chose today to talk about it."

Then he said to Yinqi and Yintang, "According to the rules, you brothers have not grown up by my side since birth. Fortunately, your father sent Kejing and Yi'an to my side."

Over the years, I've been fortunate to have these two children keep me company, but I never imagined that Kejing would go to Khalkha, and now this child is also going to southern Inner Mongolia.

Unlike Wen Xian, who was raised by the Empress Dowager from a young age, Yi An married into the capital, even if only for the Empress Dowager's sake.

So, although I knew in my heart that this was the fate Yi'an, as a princess, could not escape, I couldn't help but feel reluctant. And this time, His Majesty wouldn't let me go with him.

At this point, she couldn't help but sigh: "I know that as the elder brother, the thirteenth prince has probably prepared a lot of things, but you two are also elder brothers. You can't favor one over the other when Kejing has something."

Kejing is the fourth princess. She was granted the title of Heshuo Princess in the thirty-sixth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign and married into Mongolia. She received the title of Kejing at the beginning of this year.

Compared to Yi'an, Ke Jing was not only her adopted daughter, but also the daughter of Yin Qi and Yin Tang's aunt. In addition, due to the age difference, the two of them were always closer to Ke Jing than to Yi'an.

Yinqi and Yintang hurriedly responded to Consort Yi's words. Yintang said, "Don't worry, Fifth Brother and I have purchased a lot of things and medicines from the capital. We just need to prepare a list and then show it to you."

Presumably, it won't be any worse than what his thirteenth brother, his half-brother, would prepare. After all, although the thirteenth brother is married, he hasn't yet established his own household, which makes things inconvenient for him.