Thoughtful and sensible?

Shuwan didn't like this kind of evaluation, but it was indeed quite important to her, after all, she needed to highlight Shuyuan's inconsiderate and ignorant nature!

She was willing to do anything that would make Shuyuan uncomfortable.

Shuwan slowly and methodically made arrangements for Jueluo Shi. After sending Jueluo Shi to the main courtyard, she gave the nanny a wink, and the nanny said to Xiuyue, "As a good servant, you don't need me to teach you what to do when your master is punished, do you?"

Xiuyue said, "Please give me some pointers, Granny."

“The eldest princess and Prince Gong, the fourth prince, are deeply in love; he should know that.”

Xiuyue understood when she was called out, and then took the opportunity to run out through the back door. The Prince Gong's Mansion was not particularly far from the Ulanara Mansion. Xiuyue went to the Prince Gong's Mansion to request an audience. Because she was the maid of the eldest princess of Ulanara, she actually got to meet the fourth prince of the Prince Gong's Mansion.

"This servant greets the Fourth Prince. May the Fourth Prince be well."

He asked Qing'e, "Are you Shuyuan's personal maid?"

"Yes, sir."

"What business do you have with me?"

Xiuyue launched into her lament: "Fourth Master, you must save our Princess! She was punished by our Master and confined to the small Buddhist hall because she received the imperial decree for a marriage. It's hard to say when she'll be released! Master thinks the Princess has disgraced the family, so he made her reflect on her mistakes. The Princess did all this for you, Fourth Master!"

However, what Qing'e was most concerned about was that Fei Yanggu actually felt ashamed that his daughter was his concubine, which made Qing'e very uncomfortable.

His father is a prince, the emperor's younger brother. Although he is born out of wedlock, his father has no legitimate sons. It is still uncertain who will become the heir apparent of Prince Gong in the future.

How is it shameful?

Although he was unhappy with Qing'e, he didn't dislike Shuyuan too much. At most, he felt a little resentful, thinking that Shuyuan was doing it for him.

Although he wanted to help, circumstances prevented him: "Although I am willing, this is ultimately a matter within your household, and I am powerless to do so!"

Xiuyue said, "Fourth Master, I know you are very powerful. What the princess values ​​is your bravery and extraordinary courage. How about this, could you move the wedding date forward? If we need to prepare for the wedding, then the master will not be able to keep the princess from us anymore. What do you think? That Jingyuan is really no place for a human to stay. Please, Fourth Master, have pity on our princess."

Qing'e thought that setting the wedding date earlier wasn't out of the question. He had some feelings for Shuyuan and Qing'e, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to Tantuo Temple almost every month to "cultivate feelings" with her.

Thinking that he could marry Shuyuan as soon as possible and rescue her from her predicament, this was a good idea.

"I'll think of a way to arrange this."

Xiuyue said with a happy expression, "This servant thanks Fourth Master. Now, the princess only has Fourth Master. Also, this servant sneaked over here today without telling anyone in the mansion. If the master finds out, he will surely blame the princess."

To Qing'e: "I understand. No one will know you were here today. You may go back now."

"This servant thanks Fourth Master. This servant takes his leave."

After leaving, Xiuyue returned to the Ulanara Mansion to report back.

Tong Yunyao was granted permission to stay at home and was waiting for good news. Just as she was dreaming of becoming the Crown Princess, the imperial decree arrived.

She received the imperial edict with great joy, but its contents left her somewhat bewildered.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: My Crown Prince Aisin Gioro Yinreng is of noble character, filial piety, and proficiency in both literature and martial arts. He is now of marriageable age. There is a young princess named Tongjia Yunyao from the Tongjia family, who is fourteen years old and beautiful. Therefore, I hereby decree that she be chosen as a concubine for Crown Prince Yinreng and that she enter the palace on a chosen day."

Beautiful and charming?

Concubine?

Upon hearing this, tears instantly streamed down her face.

Why was she a concubine? What right did she have to be a concubine? She was a concubine who couldn't even compare to a princess, and she couldn't even get a jade tablet. This was something that Tong Yunyao, who was used to being proud, found hard to accept.

Tong Yunyao didn't even know how she received the imperial decree; her head was buzzing and she couldn't calm down.

News of events in the palace is usually difficult to get out, and since no one from the Tong family has been to the palace recently, they were unaware of Tong Yunyao's attack on the Crown Prince.

But the imperial edict had already been issued, and the Tong family members weren't fools; they naturally knew that Tong Yunyao must have done something in the palace.

Otherwise, His Majesty would not have allowed the princess of the Tong family to become the Crown Prince's concubine. She was a concubine who couldn't even get a chance to be a concubine on the Jade Tablet!

However, compared to Ulanara Prefecture, Tong Yunyao's treatment was not so difficult.

After seeing off the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree, Tong Guowei asked his granddaughter, whom he rarely saw, "Did you have any dealings with the Crown Prince in the palace?"

Tong Yunyao answered truthfully: "I fell into the water with the Crown Prince."

How did you fall into the water?

Tong Yunyao then said guiltily, "I tripped and fell onto the Crown Prince."

Tong Guowei thought to himself, "No wonder!"

He knew His Majesty quite well, and knew that His Majesty doted on the Crown Prince the most. It would be strange if His Majesty was in a good mood if the Crown Prince and the imperial concubines were involved in such a public affair, and naturally he would not have a good impression of her.

After being questioned, Tong Guowei told Tong Yunyao to wait patiently for news from the palace. He then instructed his other granddaughters who had not yet been selected for the imperial concubine selection to learn proper etiquette and not to tarnish the Tong family's reputation.

Normally, Tong Yunyao was quite favored. However, because of Tong Guowei's "instructions," she was often ridiculed by her cousins. Everyone knew that even if she entered the palace as the Crown Prince's concubine, it would bring shame to the Tong family and displease the elders. However, she was spared punishment because she was to become the Crown Prince's beloved concubine.

Tong Yunyao herself was also feeling bad, but she thought to herself that with her family background, the Crown Prince would not let her remain a concubine forever. Once she truly served the Crown Prince, she would surely rise in rank, and if she gave birth to a son for the Crown Prince, she would become a secondary consort.

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