Mo Chenyu officially settled into Yinzhen's residence. Tong Cheng'er did not receive any special treatment and was treated no differently from the people in Qiqiao Courtyard.

This finally put Yinzhen's mind at ease.

...

Some time has passed.

"Madam, this is an invitation from Prince Gong's wife, who is celebrating her birthday."

Tong Cheng'er felt a bit of a headache upon hearing this, but Prince Gong was the Emperor's own brother, and although they were from different mothers, they were still quite close.

Emperor Kangxi was known for his brotherly love and respect, and he instructed his sons to follow his example in showing respect to their uncles and elders. As a daughter-in-law, she naturally had to follow suit as well, so she couldn't refuse Prince Gong's invitation.

"Which day?"

"Five days later."

Tong Cheng'er skillfully instructed, "Go to the storeroom and see what's there, and find some suitable items for a birthday gift."

"Yes, Madam."

After saying that, Tong Cheng'er started petting the cat.

"Bye-bye, life is so great these days!"

After sighing, Tong Cheng'er hugged the cat and picked up the new storybook.

At this moment, in the courtyard of Prince Gong's Mansion, Shuyuan said, "Mother is going to have a big birthday celebration this year. Shouldn't Fourth Princess Consort be back?"

The old nanny standing nearby said, "His Majesty values ​​brotherhood. As a junior member of the Fujin family, the Fourth Fujin will naturally come. If she doesn't come, it might cause gossip."

Shuyuan was satisfied: "It's good that you're coming."

Inspired by the sofa and pencil, she also wanted to start a business and make money. However, she spent all her time in the inner quarters and had no one she could rely on. In addition, she didn't want to experience Tong Cheng'er's experience of working odd jobs everywhere in modern times to pay for her tuition.

Her family was well-off, and she had no worries about food or clothing, so she wanted to try making something new, but unfortunately, she couldn't.

In addition, unlike Tong Cheng'er, she was not free and didn't have many people under her command. She originally wanted to learn from the heroines in novels and make braised meat, hot pot, and the like.

But she discovered that things weren't as simple as she had thought.

The shop was able to open, but she forgot that she was now in the Qing Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He brought back a lot of foreign things when he went to the Western Ocean. She didn't have a unique recipe for braised meat, so hers was just so-so. As for hot pot, the technique required was very basic, and before it even became popular, other places were already making pirated versions.

In the end, they didn't make any money and even lost a lot of money.

Her dowry was already subpar because Shuwan had interfered with it, and these losses truly pained her.

She thought she was the leading lady, but who knew she would end up living such a miserable life.

She desperately wants the Fourth Prince's wife to acknowledge that they are from the same hometown and give her a helping hand. If things continue like this, the power struggles within the household will be exhausting. She is indeed cunning, but she is, after all, someone who grew up under the five-star red flag.

She was getting tired of fighting with people for so long.

She truly regretted it. If she had known this would happen, she should have pretended to have amnesia when she transmigrated, then obediently waited for the talent show, and married a man she could hold onto.

She had her own dowry, and she could have had all sorts of good days. Unfortunately, it was all too late. Now she had too many things she shouldn't have been involved in, and she was deeply entangled in the inner quarters. Even if she stopped fighting now, the other women in the inner quarters wouldn't agree.

Stopping is tantamount to handing your life over to someone else.

Shuyuan summoned her confidante and whispered something to her before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Five days passed quickly. After having breakfast, Tong Cheng'er said to Yinzhen, "Today I am going to Prince Gong's Mansion to attend the birthday banquet of Prince Gong's wife. I probably won't be back by noon."

Yinzhen nodded: "Alright, I'll come back early this afternoon and then pick you up."

Tong Cheng'er couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this: "You seem to have quite the freedom to come and go from the Ministry of Personnel! Father Emperor doesn't seem to care about you."

He's always late, leaves early, and skips work from time to time. Luckily, no one in the Ministry of Personnel is above him, so he doesn't have to worry about perfect attendance. Otherwise, given his attitude, he probably wouldn't be able to earn enough to support his family and would even have to pay out of his own pocket!

"Father doesn't have time to care about me. Besides, the Ministry of Personnel doesn't have any major problems now. The people below won't bother me with those minor issues. Whether I'm in the Ministry of Personnel or not doesn't matter."

That's why he could skip work, be late, and leave early so openly and honestly.

Tong Cheng'er teased, "I think you're jumping around on the Emperor's bottom line."

What she really wanted to say was that he was practically dancing on a grave, but considering that graves were considered taboo, she changed her approach.

Yinzhen shook his head and protested his innocence: "This level is not Father Emperor's bottom line, but I think I won't be able to have peace for many more days. Father Emperor also knows that the Ministry of Justice has problems, but it is not as serious as the Ministry of Personnel. Now that the Ministry of Personnel has no problems, if I guess correctly, I'm afraid I will have to be transferred to another post soon."

Tong Cheng'er understood: "You mean Father Emperor intends for you to work in the Ministry of Justice?"

Yinzhen nodded: "That's probably how it will be."

Tong Cheng'er exclaimed, "Is Father Emperor planning to have someone tour all six ministries?"

Yinzhen smiled and said, "Who knows? Maybe I'll actually be able to visit all six ministries in the future."

Tong Cheng'er suddenly thought of a question: "If you really go through all six departments, I'm afraid things will get unsettled."

Yinzhen nodded in agreement: "That's true, things are already quite unsettled."

Recently, the Crown Prince and the First Prince have been deliberately or unintentionally picking fights. If it weren't for his passive resistance and the fact that he doesn't have children yet, he probably would have already become restless.

Although he knew that day would inevitably come, Yinzhen always hoped that it would come later.

Tong Cheng'er asked with some concern, "What happened? Could it be...?"

She didn't finish her sentence, but both of them understood.

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