forecourt

As dusk fell, Kangxi and Xu Lejin exchanged a glance, then got up and left Yinchu's residence, returning to the palace.

Yin Chu was drinking with the guests when a young eunuch bowed and approached him, whispering a few words in his ear. Yin Chu's expression changed slightly.

Early the next morning

Xu Lejin had just gotten up and was sitting in front of her dressing table, putting on her makeup and changing clothes, when Nongying spoke softly, "Your Majesty, last night the Second Prince's wife accidentally fell into the lake at our Fourth Prince's residence."

"Girl Guo Luoluo from the Fourth Prince's residence also fell into the lake along with the Second Prince's wife."

Nodding slightly, Xu Lejin pondered for a moment before saying calmly, "Second Princess and Consort Guo Luoluo, are you alright? Last night was Yin Chu's wedding night; it's understandable that the servants were careless."

"Guo Luoluo is a concubine in Yin Chu's harem, how come she's with the Second Prince's wife?"

Nongying pondered for a moment, then lowered her head slightly.

"Your Majesty, Guo Luoluo Gege's elder sister, the Fifth Prince's betrothed, is on good terms with the Second Prince's wife. It is probably because of this that Guo Luoluo Gege was with the Second Prince's wife last night and they both fell into the lake."

"Um,"

Xu Lejin nodded.

Chen Shi Yi Chuang

Yin Chu, accompanied by Ulanara Mingwei, entered the palace to pay his respects to Xu Lejin.

Although Ulanara Mingwei is not as beautiful as her older sister, the Second Prince's second wife, she is dignified and elegant, and now that she is a new wife, she has gained even more charm.

"No need for formalities, Mingwei, please get up!"

To show her friendliness, Xu Lejin did not address Wulanara Mingwei as the fourth wife, but instead affectionately called her Mingwei girl.

After a pause, Mingwei said softly, "Thank you, Mother."

One hour later

Yin Chu and Ming Wei left the palace with a full load of gifts.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the palace and the capital.

At the Second Prince's residence, the Second Princess Consort, who had fallen into the water last night, has regained consciousness after the imperial physician's best efforts to save her. She lies weakly on her bed.

A dark cloud hung over her stunningly beautiful face.

"You wretch, you wretch, Ulanara Mingwei! What virtue or ability does a wretch like you possess to marry the Fourth Prince and become his wife, and even gain the favor of the Empress? I, your wife..."

After coughing violently twice, Ulanara Yirou said coldly, "The position of Fourth Prince's wife should have been mine."

The maidservant serving him kept her head down, as if she hadn't heard anything at all.

In the courtyard of the concubine of Irgen

Upon hearing the report from the maid below, Consort Yiergen sighed softly and whispered, "The Fourth Consort is the Empress's first daughter-in-law and the Fourth Prince's most beloved daughter-in-law, so naturally the Empress values ​​her highly."

"Today, the Fourth Prince and his wife came to the palace to pay their respects. Did the wife cause trouble again?"

Changing the subject, Consort Yiergen added, "You've already married our Second Prince, you belong to him in life and in death, you're a member of our household. I don't know what you're up to."

"The concubine, perhaps the wife is jealous."

The maidservant serving Consort Irgen had a hint of amusement in her eyes and spoke softly, "I've heard that Consort Irgen and Fourth Consort Irgen were not on good terms with each other when they were still unmarried."

"Lord Feiyanggu and his wife favored the Fourth Prince's wife while neglecting her. They placed high hopes on the Fourth Prince's wife but rarely inquired about her..."

Irgen's concubine nodded.

"I'd heard a little about it before—two sisters born of the same mother, both legitimate daughters, yet so different. I wonder what Fei Yanggu and his wife are thinking."

Slowly, Lady Irgen Gioro picked up a hairpin and held it up near her hair, saying, "Even though the Fourth Princess Consort is the second daughter of the principal wife and her talent and beauty are not as good as our Princess Consort's, she is still a legitimate daughter."

"Even if she is not selected and is rejected, she can still marry into a good family, which will be a help to the Ulanara family."

The maidservant lowered her head and responded softly.

Three days later

Yin Chu accompanied Mingwei back to her parents' home, and unsurprisingly, they ate a lot of melons.

Fei Yanggu's wife, Lady Jue Luo, was full of complaints, her words implying that her younger daughter had stolen a marriage that should have been her elder daughter's.

Lady Jue Luo always believed that the eldest daughter should be the wife of the Fourth Prince, not the youngest daughter whom she had always disliked.

Fei Yanggu was standing by at the time and did not stop them.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. But what Fei Yanggu and Jue Luo did next was even more shocking. When Yin Chu and Ming Wei were preparing to take their leave and return to the Prince's Mansion,

Jue Luo summoned four beautiful women, claiming they were daughters of a collateral branch of the Ulanara family, in the prime of their youth. With a single sentence, she ordered Yin Chu and Ming Wei to take these four beautiful women back to the palace and give them a formal title.

Mingwei, who had been neglected by her father and mother since childhood, was stunned at this moment.

Yin Chu was furious. With a sullen face, he pulled Ming Wei back to the Prince's residence without saying a word.

What happened in the Feiyangu family afterwards was spread around, exaggerated and embellished...

Half a month later, Lady Jue Luo entered Yin Chu's residence, and her meeting with Ming Wei ended in another unpleasant encounter.

early December

Yin Chu visited the Second Prince's residence, and a few days later, the Second Prince ostentatiously took in four beautiful concubines from collateral branches of the Ulanara clan.

When the Second Prince took a concubine, his wife, Ulanara Yirou, didn't dare utter a sound and obediently drank the tea offered by the concubines.

In addition, the stewardship of the Second Prince's residence was also given by Yinti to his concubine, Lady Irgen Gioro.

Ulanara Yirou? It is said that even her right to leave the house freely has been taken away.

Throughout the capital, people were speculating about what mistake Ulanara Yirou had made.

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