When Kejing returned to her residence, she was still thinking about what Duanjing had said. Is it better to live a free and easy life outside, or to live a life in Beijing where her husband is the most important thing?
In fact, she had never really been out. A few years ago, when the emperor went on an eastern tour, he took his two sisters with him. It is said that since then, the courses studied by the princesses have become different from before.
Moreover, her two elder sisters were also good at riding and shooting, and seemed to have their own plans for life after marriage.
But she had never experienced any of this. Rather than going out to live on the grasslands, she would rather stay in the capital.
Although this is impossible, but... she still can't really understand what her third sister meant.
"Kejing, didn't you just go to see the Third Princess? Are you having a quarrel?"
Concubine Guo never interfered with her daughter's friendship with other brothers and sisters, especially when she played with princesses. Naturally, she would not care.
But today, seeing that her daughter was a little different after returning from Changchun Palace, she still felt a little uneasy.
"We're not at odds, it's just... I don't quite understand Third Sister's yearning for the grasslands. I still prefer the capital."
Ke Jing was muttering to herself while twisting her handkerchief. When Concubine Guo heard this, she immediately understood what he meant.
She was annoyed that she was incompetent and could not make her daughter feel at ease. Instead, it made her worry too much and even anxious about her marriage. It was really her fault as a mother.
"Don't be afraid, Kejing. Every Qing princess must marry into Mongolia. But it's not a marriage of peace, it's a marriage of humiliation. Since it's a marriage of humiliation, Mongolia dare not treat the princesses badly. Although mother doesn't know where you will marry in the future, if your royal father ever makes a northern tour, he will definitely come to see you."
"If you've been wronged, you can send a letter back. The Emperor and Mother will both be happy and happy."
Later, Concubine Guo herself choked up, "Don't worry, our Kejing, your mother will never let you suffer any injustice."
Ke Jing also nodded with tears in her eyes.
After talking with her daughter for a while, Concubine Guo returned to her own bedroom.
"Lingxiu, dress me up and prepare some sweet soup. I'm going to the Qianqing Palace to see the emperor."
Lingxiu immediately became excited when she heard this. She took out her best clothes and jewelry and decorated Concubine Guo with them one by one.
"Your Majesty, you should have done this a long time ago. Since you entered the palace, you have never taken the initiative to seek out the Emperor. You always act as if you are not competing or fighting for anything. Otherwise, you wouldn't have a princess."
Concubine Guo looked at her beautiful self in the bronze mirror and said calmly, "For myself, I originally didn't care about these things. But for Ke Jing, I am willing to do my best."
Lingxiu nodded happily, "Yes, you have to fight for the princess."
After saying this, she glanced towards the main hall and said, "Empress Yi is so favored and has given birth to three children, but she hasn't said she'll take good care of you. It shows that sisters are useless when it comes to interests. When it comes to the critical moment, you still have to rely on yourself."
Concubine Guo did not respond, but she did not stop Lingxiu either. Instead, she looked into the distance with deep eyes. After a while, she said, "Let's go."
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Kangxi was a little surprised when he heard that Concubine Guo had taken the initiative to look for him.
After coming in, he found that Concubine Guo was fine and seemed to have just come to visit him.
"Noble Lady Guo rarely comes to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to see me."
Kangxi took a sip of the sweet soup and put it aside, signaling Concubine Guo to grind ink.
As Concubine Guo ground ink, she smiled and said, "This is my first time visiting the Emperor at the Palace of Heavenly Purity. I simply saw the Third Princess preparing for her wedding, and I was worried about Kejing."
Kangxi glanced at Concubine Guo.
He knew that Concubine Guo would not come for no reason, but he did not expect that the other party was so honest and would get straight to the point right away.
"She is my princess. No matter where she marries, she will never be wronged."
Concubine Guo smiled and nodded. Kangxi said, "Since you are here, stay and serve me."
Concubine Guo agreed with a smile.
In Yiku Palace, Concubine Yi was stunned when she heard about this.
"Huanxi, are you sure you heard it right? Was it Concubine Guo who took the initiative to go to the Emperor?"
Huanxi nodded unconvincedly, "I didn't inquire wrongly. Before I told Her Majesty, I went to the side hall to visit the Fourth Princess and found that Concubine Guo was indeed not there. I heard from the little maid in the courtyard that Concubine Guo left with Lingxiu, carrying a food box."
Concubine Yi was so angry that she swept the teacup on the table to the ground.
"How could she do this... I clearly said I would help her have another child, how could she do this behind my back?"
Huanxi advised, "Don't be angry, Your Majesty. Although we are sisters, we serve in the same palace after all. Perhaps she is feeling unbalanced and that's why she doesn't trust you."
Concubine Yi was so angry that she was shaking all over. "It's not that I didn't show favor to her in the early years. She just had a knot in her heart and couldn't let go of the past. That's why she was always cold and indifferent to the emperor. That's why I didn't want to offend her. I always thought that if one of us sisters was favored, she would naturally protect the other."
"But she...but she actually doesn't trust me at all."
Seeing Concubine Yi was furious, Huanxi hurriedly advised, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. If Concubine Guo really treated you as a sister, it would be fine. But her actions are truly disheartening. If Your Majesty is unhappy, then just treat her as an ordinary noble from now on."
Concubine Yi sighed, flicked her sleeves and returned to the inner hall.
That night, Concubine Guo stayed in the Qianqing Palace. The next morning, Concubine Yi learned about this and broke another set of teacups.
So, Xiaojiu ran in excitedly and shouted that he didn't want to go to class and just wanted to learn math with the teacher. Then he was beaten by Concubine Yi.
"You idiot! How old are you? Why don't you go to class? What the hell are you doing learning math? Have you learned all the Four Books and Five Classics?"
The more Concubine Yi spoke, the angrier she became, and the angrier she became, the harder she hit him.
Xiaojiu has been Concubine Yi's darling since childhood and has never been beaten like this.
At first she was a little confused, but then she started to howl and run, turning the harem upside down.
He ran directly from the Yiku Palace to the Yanx Palace. Without even having time to pay his respects to Concubine Hui, he ran directly to the side hall to find Yinsi and cry to him.
"My dear, my mother hit me."
Yinsi was reading a book and was startled by Xiaojiu who suddenly broke in.
"Xiaojiu, how come you came in like the wind?"
He put down the brush in his hand and arranged for someone to serve tea.
"My mother beats me and doesn't allow me to study math. What should I do, Big Brother? I don't want to learn those things. It feels like a waste of time."
Xiao Ba sat with him for a while and tentatively suggested, "Why don't we go find Second Brother? As long as Second Brother agrees to this, Empress Yi will definitely not object."
The two brothers hit it off immediately and ran towards Yuqing Palace.
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