Inside Chuxiu Palace, Tong Yunyao and Shuyuan lived together.

Actually, the two of them didn't originally live together, but in this palace, only those who were willing to spend money, plus the Ulanara clan being a prominent family with a high-ranking father who was favored by Emperor Kangxi, were allowed to share a room with Tong Yunyao.

Tong Yunyao initially had some reservations about Shuyuan. After all, it was Shuyuan who suggested the idea of ​​falling into the water last time, and in the end, they both suffered the same fate. She resented Shuyuan because if it weren't for Shuyuan's bad idea, she wouldn't have been punished.

Shuyuan had many tricks up her sleeve and coaxed her for two days. In addition, during this period in the palace, she was not allowed to bring maids and had to do everything herself. Tong Yunyao was spoiled and clumsy, so Shuyuan took the opportunity to help her with many things.

Tong Yunyao thought she was alright, so the two reconciled.

That evening, Shuyuan asked Tong Yunyao, "I heard that Consort Tong wants you to go to her palace tomorrow?"

Tong Yunyao nodded proudly: "Yes, Consort Tong is my own uncle."

Shuyuan: "That's wonderful! With the Imperial Concubine watching over you, you're sure to have a bright future."

Tong Yunyao liked to hear this: "You're not bad either. Your father is now a trusted man of His Majesty, so His Majesty will surely arrange a good marriage for you."

Tong Yunyao understood this trick; the Emperor would never allow the daughter of a meritorious official to marry into such a poor family.

Otherwise, who would risk their lives for him?

Shuyuan said with some worry, "That's true, but you know, my sister and I are the same age. It's impossible for both of our daughters to have a bright future!"

Tong Yunyao thought Shuyuan was overthinking it. At worst, she could just quit and go home to take her own marriage leave. The Emperor wouldn't just arrange a marriage for Shuyuan arbitrarily.

After Tong Yunyao comforted her for a while, Shuyuan realized it wasn't appropriate to continue talking about these things, so she asked her, "By the way, what kind of person do you want to be paired with?"

Tong Yunyao sighed and said, "My family wants me to be the Fourth Prince's wife, since the Fourth Prince is my uncle's adopted son."

But she didn't want to be the Fourth Prince's wife. She knew that the Fourth Prince's wife was now living under the Consort De's command. According to the news Consort Tong sent home, the Consort De was not good to the Fourth Prince. If she could be bad to her own son, then she would definitely be even more harsh on her daughter-in-law!

In her view, being the fourth prince's wife was just asking for trouble.