"Does Yu'er have something important to discuss with me?" Hailanzhu stopped laughing at her and changed the subject.

Da Yu'er stopped the awkwardness and replied, "Brother will come to the capital in ten days."

"What is he doing in the capital?" Hailanzhu frowned. In fact, she did not have a good impression of this so-called younger brother (Dayuer's elder brother) Wu Keshan. If he really had a conscience, why would he let the three of them, aunt and niece, serve Huang Taiji together?

Ultimately, he is just a greedy person who disregards ethics and morality.

"I heard it's Lianyan again," Da Yu'er sighed softly.

"Heh..." Hailanzhu sneered. She couldn't stand men treating women as possessions, offering cigarettes whenever they wanted and giving them away whenever they wanted.

Da Yu'er thought she was jealous, so she quickly comforted her, "The Emperor is still the Emperor. His status is what it is. Although he is supreme, he also has many things he can't do. As long as he has you in his heart, that's enough."

Hailanzhu shook her head, but she couldn't explain, so she could only continue to ask, "Which woman from our Khorchin tribe?"

“No,” Dayuer replied truthfully. “There are no young and beautiful women in Khorchin now, but I heard from my aunt that they seem to be from the Chahar tribe.”

“Chahar?” Hailanzhu frowned. “How could they be from there?”

That's right, this Chahar is the same Chahar that surrendered a few days ago.

Da Yu'er thought seriously, "Perhaps Chahar was in chaos at the time, and she fled all the way to Khorchin to save her life."

“That makes sense,” Hailanzhu agreed. She racked her brains and realized that one of Huang Taiji’s fifteen concubines was indeed from the Chahar tribe.

"Does Yu'er know her name?" Hailanzhu continued to ask.

“I can’t remember her name, but I know she is from the Qilei clan,” Dayuer thought carefully.

“Qilei clan…” Hailanzhu murmured softly, then her eyes suddenly changed, “Could it be Princess Jianning’s mother!”

"Sister, what are you saying?" Her words left Da Yu'er completely confused.

"without…"

Hailanzhu quickly composed herself and tried to reassure Dayuer, saying, "It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something else."

Da Yu'er was skeptical, but she didn't press the matter further. In her heart, as long as the three of them, aunt and niece, could stand on the same side, that was enough. As for secrets, everyone had them, including her.

As for why Hailanzhu knew about this Qilei clan, it was because during her school days, she was particularly obsessed with The Deer and the Cauldron. She would forget to eat and sleep in order to read this novel, until her grades plummeted.

Seeing this, the history teacher couldn't bear to see this promising student ruin her future, so he went to great lengths to guide her onto the right path.

Finally, one day, the teacher, having thoroughly read The Deer and the Cauldron, asked her in front of the whole class, "Did Princess Jianning eventually marry Wei Xiaobao?"

Not knowing her teacher's meaning, she naturally answered with the ending of The Deer and the Cauldron.

The teacher smiled and said, "But historically, Princess Jianning married Wu Yingxiong, and the couple were very loving. Moreover, there is an even bigger mistake: Princess Jianning was not Kangxi's sister at all, but his aunt."

She was stunned. She had thought that novels would be somewhat based on history, but she never expected that even the generational order would be changed at will. In order to prove the credibility of her teacher's words, she immediately went online to check as soon as get out of class ended.

That's why she had such a deep impression of this Mr. Qi Lei, and was even more grateful to this teacher for pulling her back to reality in time.

"elder sister…"

Da Yu'er's shout quickly pulled Hailanzhu out of her memories.

She laughed awkwardly, "Sorry, I got lost in thought again."

Da Yu'er smiled, "Sister always does this after she gets pregnant. It seems the future little prince will also be a lover of the eccentric." She paused, then added, "Sister, why don't you tell your brother about your pregnancy?"

"Why?"

Da Yu'er said, "Actually, my brother only summoned Qi Lei because we haven't had a son. If my brother knew you were pregnant, he might have rescinded his order, so you wouldn't be troubled by the Emperor's new concubine."

Hailanzhu hesitated for a moment, then said, "No, Wu Keshan wouldn't."

If he really retracted his order because of this, then how could there be a Princess Jianning in history? You know, the original owner of the body was pregnant, and Huang Taiji had already announced it to the world.

"Why? And sister, why do you... address brother by his name directly?" Da Yu'er asked, her face full of confusion.

She lowered her eyes slightly, concealing the dissatisfaction in them. "If he wants other women to vie for the Emperor, do I still need to be respectful to him?"

Da Yu'er smiled and said, "Sister is jealous."

What could Hailanzhu do but admit that she was jealous? She couldn't very well tell Dayuer directly that she hated Wu Keshan, or even loathed him.

She said seriously to Da Yu'er, "The more concubines he has, the greater his chances of success. How could he change his mind because of me? Besides, we don't even know if the child in my womb is a boy or a girl."

“Ambition? What ambition does my brother have?” Da Yu’er married Huang Taiji at a young age when she was still innocent and ignorant. How could she know Wu Keshan’s true thoughts?

"His ambitions are huge..."

Just as Hailanzhu was about to speak, she saw Qingluan already outside the door.

"How is it?" she asked impatiently, immediately putting Wu Keshan's matter out of her mind.

Qingluan curtsied and said, "After the deposed concubine left, the concubine seemed even angrier, but she stopped making noises."

"I knew it," Hailanzhu said with a faint smile.

"What are you talking about?" Dayuer asked, puzzled.

Hailanzhu didn't hide anything, "We were talking about Yunxian of the Ulanara clan. If I'm not mistaken, Yunxian will definitely say that I orchestrated the events in the Cold Palace last night, trying to sow discord between the Ulanara and Yanzha clans and make Yanzha Qiurong hate me."

Upon hearing this, Da Yu'er's face gradually turned ashen. "This Yunxian is utterly detestable! Even at this point, she still tries to trip you up!"

Hailanzhu smiled slightly, "Who knows who will be tripped up in the end by this obstacle?"

Da Yu'er wasn't too worried. "Yan Zhaqiu is straightforward and doesn't have any ulterior motives. I'm afraid she'll believe Yunxian's words."

"Not necessarily." Hailanzhu shook her head slightly. If it weren't for Yunxian's words in the Cold Palace, she would also think that Yan Zhaqiurong was a simple person.

In any case, both of them are cunning and shrewd. One pretends to be gentle and elegant, while the other pretends to be innocent and naive. Their scheming is equally matched, and they each have their own ulterior motives. Moreover, they know each other very well, so even if they cooperate, it won't last.

However, during their cooperation, even if it was only for a few days, they had no rivals. It is remarkable that they thought so highly of Hailanzhu, and even had to suppress their great disgust to cooperate in order to deal with her.