"Never mind, as long as it doesn't affect my mission this time, it's fine."
Whether Hui Fa Na La Shi is pretending to be weak or is simply low-key, there is absolutely no conflict of interest between her and Chen Yu Wei.
Because of Chen Yuwei's identity in this life, it was more difficult for her to rise to a higher position than those women from the Manchu banner system.
Furthermore, no mission has been assigned this time, so why would Chen Yuwei go through all the trouble to fight for that position? Given that the emperor lives a long life and has many children, which of these two issues is easier to resolve?
Having learned from her past experience, Chen Yuwei is now focused on surviving as much as possible. As for any other thoughts, well, they don't exist.
No longer wanting to talk to the system in her head, Chen Yuwei turned around and lay down on the couch to rest.
Thinking to herself that with the Princess Consort leaving the mansion this time, she didn't know what kind of trouble Gao Hongshan would cause, so she decided it was best to avoid a direct confrontation with her.
As for the Fujin after she returned from the Yuanmingyuan, well, Hongli also had to come back at that time. She still had to win Hongli over to have children, so the others were even less important.
With a quick glance, Chen Yuwei had already arranged her next steps and then began to implement them in a serious manner.
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As she expected, after the Fujin left the mansion, Chen Yuwei took the child and hid in Ruyi Residence, refusing to leave.
The others, except for Princess Fucha and Princess Zhou, all went to Jinghong Pavilion together to curry favor with Gao Hongshan.
It wasn't just because of the power in the mansion for a few short days; more importantly, Gao Hongshan was to be promoted to the rank of secondary consort.
That was a concubine, someone whose name was recorded in the imperial edict.
When the news broke, some people wanted to get involved, but unfortunately, they didn't have a good excuse.
Isn't the fact that the Princess Consort is temporarily handing over management authority to Gao Hongshan the best excuse?
Then everyone should definitely give it a try.
As it turned out, after this trial, everyone suddenly realized that there were quite a few people with the same idea, and even the methods of currying favor with Gao Hongshan came into play.
However, Chen Yuwei was unaware of all this, and Xia He didn't even bother to inquire. The master and servants simply stayed obediently at Ruyi Residence, waiting for the Princess Consort and the Prince to return.
It wasn't until four or five days later that they received news that the princess and others had set off from the Yuanmingyuan.
However, with the return of Hongli and Fucha Jinyi, Chen Yuwei also heard that Hongli had another concubine serving him.
Chen Yuwei: ...Damn, Hongli is such a lecher.
Xia He hesitated, but she had a good relationship with the eunuch in charge of the prince, so she knew more about the inside story.
It is said that the concubine brought back by the prince was a rare beauty.
"A beauty? How beautiful?"
Chen Yuwei couldn't help but ask a question in return, and then thought of the women whose names could be remembered in the early years of the Qianlong Emperor's reign; they must have left behind some traces.
"Is this person from the Manchu bannermen?"
Xia He nodded, "Your Highness, was she a palace maid, or was she specially assigned by Consort Xi to take care of His Highness's daily life because she saw that His Highness was working too hard?"
Chen Yuwei listened with amusement, "In the end, she took care of the prince and ended up in his bed, going from a palace maid to a concubine."
Wow, they've got some skills.
That makes sense, there's no future in staying as a palace maid, it's not as good as serving your master and climbing into his bed.
Leaving aside the number of palace maids who climbed into the emperor's bed every year, there were quite a few such people in the mansion alone.
However, Hongli's behavior was really too much. When faced with palace maids who came to him, he would sleep with them if he felt like it, and send them away casually if he didn't.
Anyway, after all that, the palace maid was still just a palace maid, not even able to get the title of concubine. She was directly taken advantage of by Hongli and still had to work without saying a word. Tsk, it was truly a double tragedy.
With Hongli's move, the palace maids who were flocking to the mansion finally stopped.
Apart from a few who were persistent or thought their beauty could change Hongli's mind, everyone else worked diligently to save money, which gradually improved the atmosphere of the mansion.
As it turns out, Hongli has brought back another palace maid/concubine from the Yuanmingyuan.
Could this be considered Emperor Qianlong making an exception for the sake of beauty?
Listening to Xia He's description, Chen Yuwei learned that the palace maid's surname was Huang, but she didn't know her given name. She was a newcomer who had just been assigned to Consort Xi's side. Because of her excellent performance, Consort Xi took a liking to her and sent her to her son's side. Then, the palace maid Huang transformed into Consort Huang.
Chen Yuwei chuckled. "Xia He, where did you hear this news from?"
Xia He scratched her head. "It was said by the little eunuch who delivers messages for the prince in the front courtyard."
The young eunuch's name was Gao Yu. I knew him from before, and now that I'm serving the princess closely, I've gotten in touch with him.
Chen Yuwei nodded, "That's right, it's not a bad thing to associate more with the people around the prince."
But you must also remember, there are some things you can't ask about, otherwise if the prince finds out, your princess won't be able to escape."
Although there are no major problems around Hongli now, once he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, it will involve spying on his whereabouts.
Knowing that the emperor's whereabouts are always a forbidden zone, Chen Yuwei didn't want to risk her life for it.
Xia He quickly assured her, "Don't worry, Princess, I understand."
Now, what I'm talking to Gao Yu about are just trivial matters that aren't very important in the front yard.
Only after seeing that others had finished their inquiries did I dare to contact Gao Yu.
The princess was unaware that the eunuchs in the front courtyard were now surrounded by sycophantic palace maids, who were far more rude than any servant girl.
Xia He spoke tactfully and was very mindful of her surroundings when interacting with Gao Yu.
But others don't think that much, and some even dare to sneak up on people without telling them.
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