Because her period suddenly started, Xiao Yanzi's back was saved for a few days.
These past few days, Xiao Yanzi has occasionally visited Xia Ziwei, but otherwise she has stayed at Yonghe Palace and doesn't want to go out.
As for Fu Ertai and Saiya, it was none of their business. Anyway, Yongqi had said that Fu Ertai could handle Saiya.
In the past few days, Fu Ertai took Saiya to visit Fu Erkang's four major bases and also took her to Biboting, which made Saiya like staying in Beijing even more.
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After Xiao Yanzi's period ended, Yongqi immediately pounced on her. Xiao Yanzi couldn't bear to look at him and said, "You, the Fifth Prince, can't you pay attention to your image?"
"You said that we should both be our most authentic selves in front of each other, and I am being my most authentic self now."
Yongqi pressed Xiaoyanzi down on the bed, kissed her lips, and reached out to take off his own clothes. Unexpectedly, the cries of his son and daughter came in.
Yongqi had no choice but to stop what he was doing. Xiaoyanzi quickly got up and straightened her clothes. "It's all your fault."
If Yongqi hadn't explicitly forbidden it, Mingyue and Caixia would probably have already brought the child in by now.
Xiao Yanzi got up to open the door and saw Mingyue and Caixia standing there holding their son and daughter. "Princess, we don't know why, but the little prince and princess suddenly started crying, and nothing we did could soothe them..."
"Her Majesty has been taking care of the children lately and is resting, so we didn't dare to disturb her."
Mingyue and Caixia explained the situation, Xiaoyanzi helplessly picked up her daughter, and Yongqi took her son. "You two can go now."
Little Swallow coaxed her precious daughter, unable to contain her smugness, "Looks like your plan won't succeed again."
"You just wait!" Yongqi replied with a forced smile.
Afterwards, these two unreliable parents patiently coaxed their son and daughter, and didn't fall asleep until midnight.
The next day at dawn, Yongqi woke up again and saw Xiaoyanzi and the two children lying in bed. He was very content, but he was still a little depressed because the things he wanted to do last night had been interrupted.
But now is not the time to think about these things; he has important matters to attend to.
"How's the investigation into Su Jiarong going?" Yongqi entered the study, where his head of secret guards, Tianyi, stood respectfully below him.
"My lord, according to our investigation, he is just a wealthy merchant who knows a little martial arts for self-defense. He saved the mistress by chance on the Double Seventh Festival in the year of Bingzi."
Yongqi shook his head. "Is it really a coincidence? I feel like it was intentional."
Tianyi didn't dare to reply. He felt that his master was just jealous and saw everyone as a rival in love.
"What happened before had nothing to do with Su Jiarong?" Yongqi was referring to the things that had happened before, such as someone trying to seduce him and someone plotting against Qing'er.
Tianyi shook his head. "As of now, we haven't found any clues that Su Jiarong is related to those matters."
Yongqi felt a headache coming on, so he changed the subject and asked about the situation inside Wuxiang Valley, "How is the situation inside the valley?"
Tianyi replied, "There are no major problems at the moment, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner."
"..." Yongqi was speechless for a moment. He didn't know how to deal with the situation. "Then let's keep an eye on Su Jiarong."
He simply refused to believe that he couldn't find out the person's true identity.
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"Master, last time our people were almost all wiped out by the palace. Are we going to take the risk again this time?"
"Her body hasn't fully recovered yet, so this is a good time to act. Besides, it wasn't much, just a tiny bit..."
Since the incubation period is two years, he'll let her stay by Aisin-Gioro Yongqi's side for a while longer. When the time comes, he'll naturally find a way to bring that person to his side.
(The Forgetfulness Poison: Before it takes effect, the poisoned person will not have any adverse reactions. After it takes effect, the poisoned person will instantly forget their beloved, forget everything that happened in the past, and regard the first person they see, regardless of gender, as their beloved.)
Although Xiao Yanzi, Yongqi, and the others had studied medicine and poisons, they didn't have much knowledge of poisons, so naturally they didn't know about the Forgetfulness Poison. Even Xiao Yanzi's master had never heard of the Forgetfulness Poison...
"In a few days, won't Fultai be marrying Princess Saiya? That day will be a very auspicious one."
When there are many people and it's lively, that's the best time to make a move.
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On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, another major event occurred in the palace: the sixth prince, Yongrong, was adopted by the deceased Prince Shenjing, Yunxi, and Yongrong inherited the title of Beile.
Yunxi was everyone's martial arts teacher, and Yongrong learned most of his martial arts skills from Yunxi. Unfortunately, Yunxi passed away last May.
At that time, Xiao Jian and Qing'er's wedding was approaching, so Yunxi did not have the imperial physician report his condition.
During that time, Xiao Jian and Qing'er had a lot of troubles, so they couldn't take care of him.
Later, Emperor Qianlong found it very strange and went to find him in person, only to find that he had already quietly left the mansion. He probably knew the reason why Yunxi did this, so Emperor Qianlong kept the news a secret until shortly after Fu'erkang and Xia Ziwei got married, when he made the matter public.
Those who had been taught by Yunxi naturally felt bad, but life had to go on. He had kept the news a secret for everyone's sake, so even the most outspoken Xiaoyanzi only scolded him before showing off her affection for him.
Now that Yongrong is to be adopted by him, Yongrong doesn't know whether to be happy or sad.
"Sixth brother, even if you are adopted out, you are still my sixth brother. No one can bully you." Yongqi stood beside Yongrong and comforted him.
"No matter what, you'll always be my brother." The Third Prince, Yongzhang, embraced Yongrong. "If anything happens in the future, remember to come back and tell me."
The princes who were closer to Yongzhang were all comforting him, and Yongrong was also very moved. "Yongrong will remember this. Please take good care of me in the future."
After Xiao Yanzi learned about this, she immediately wanted to hold a small gathering at Shufangzhai as a way to congratulate Yongrong.
The group headed to Shufangzhai in a grand procession. As usual, Fu Erkang took care of Xia Ziwei, while Fu Ertai and Saiya also came to join in the fun.
"Ertai, Saiya, you've come too." Little Swallow looked happily at Ertai and Saiya as they entered Shufangzhai.
Saiya smiled and said, "Ertai said you have an event here, and I absolutely cannot miss it."
Fu Ertai continued, "The one thing that can't be missing is the Fifth Prince's cooking skills; his dishes are absolutely delicious."
Little Mosquito: "Good heavens! Shufangzhai is so lively again. I'm so happy!"
Little Insect: "I can eat the Fifth Prince's delicious food again. I really want to learn how to call like a magpie."
Little Stool: "It must be my God protecting me that allowed me to meet such a good master."
Little Table: "Agreed! Which palace eunuchs and maids are as good as ours? They cook for us personally and treat our illnesses. Where can we find such masters?"
Mingyue looked at the four chattering scholars and smiled helplessly, "Alright, if you want to eat the Fifth Prince's delicious food, hurry up and go help out in the kitchen."
The four talented men and four beautiful women went into the kitchen to help Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi cook, while Xiaojian and Qing'er sat in the living room waiting to eat.
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