Tong Wanyan spoke sincerely, and the teasing on her face was genuine.
Yinreng's heart pounded with anxiety: "My darling, you're smiling so mischievously."
“Even the worst is a beautiful kind of bad,” Tong Wanyan said proudly.
Yinreng was unable to refute, so he could only ask again, "And what about your good fortune?"
Tong Wanyan gave Yinreng a meaningful look. If she could grow a beard, she would definitely pretend to be profound and stroke her long beard.
"Congratulations to myself on gaining a cousin," Tong Wanyan said slowly and deliberately.
She was afraid that Yinreng might not have heard her clearly, so she leaned closer to him to speak.
"You, you, you..." Yinreng, who prided himself on his great intelligence, was a little confused.
"Yes, that's right. You are my cousin, and I am your cousin's aunt. Nephew, would you like to call me aunt?" Tong Wanyan teased Yinreng mischievously.
Yinreng's face was flushed, and his eyes were filled with confusion and dizziness.
He only slept for a short while, and the world has changed so much.
"My darling, you mustn't lie or do something bad. I trust you completely," Yinreng said pitifully.
Tong Wanyan opened her clear almond-shaped eyes and said, "If you don't believe me, you can have Deshun ask Father Emperor."
For a moment, Yinreng was so confused that he didn't notice the change in how Tong Wanyan addressed Kangxi.
"How could that be? If we count from the Tong family, you should be my cousin. Cousin, cousin, how nice that sounds." Yinreng made a last-ditch effort.
He tried to get up, but Tong Wanyan held him down by the shoulders and arms, preventing him from moving.
Tong Wanyan was very happy to bully Yinreng into looking like a pitiful little thing.
Knowing when to stop, Tong Wanyan, after holding back for a while, quietly explained to Yinreng.
After hearing this, Yinreng silently pulled the blanket over himself and said, "I'm going to sleep."
I hope that when he wakes up, his sweetheart will be his cousin, not his aunt.
Tong Wanyan gently stopped him: "Sir, running away is not good. We need to face reality."
"I can't face this. My cousin has suddenly become my father's cousin. How can I accept this? And what about Uncle Tong? At his age, why is he having children?"
Tong Wanyan pouted helplessly. They really were father and son; their complaints were exactly the same.
"My darling, from now on you must obediently call me 'Master.' There's no need to mention those terms like 'cousin' or 'nephew.' As the saying goes, a woman follows her husband after marriage, so my darling should just follow me," Yinreng said.
Tong Wanyan chuckled and refused to respond to him.
Yinreng glared at her angrily: "If you don't answer me, I'll get angry."
"Don't be angry, sir. Getting angry will harm your health, and you'll have to abstain from sex for several more months. It's not worth it," Tong Wanyan said.
Yinreng said, "You little rascal, I can't have sex, so you have to keep it up too. Promise me you won't do anything naughty."
It's heartbreaking to hear that a prince of such high status has fallen to this state; it's truly saddening to hear and see.
Tong Wanyan pinched his cheek: "I won't bully you anymore. Actually, it's just like this. After clarifying our background and changing the family tree, we'll live our lives the same way we did before."
"My dear, I love you dearly," Yinreng said contentedly.
Suddenly, Yinreng said, "Although you have lost me as your cousin, you can still call your eldest brother, third brother, and fourth brother your cousins. Especially your eldest brother!"
Yinreng would take any opportunity to bully Yinti. He couldn't suppress him with his temper over serious matters, but he could get really angry over such trivial things.
Tong Wanyan silently shed a tear for Yinti, but still verbally agreed with Yinreng: "Okay, I'll listen to you, Your Highness."
Tong Guogang acted swiftly, and within a few days, the entire court knew about it.
It's unclear what he said to Tong Qinian and Tong Ruita, but these two brothers, despite having their sister taken from them, still helped him spread propaganda in the court.
They are all people who want Tong Wanyan to have a good life, so when they get together, they will definitely work together.
After the previous dynasty learned of Tong Wanyan's background, the imperial harem soon found out as well.
Consort Yi laughed with relief, thankful that she had chosen to cooperate with Tong Wanyan early on.
Now that Tong Wanyan has no weaknesses, she can rise rapidly to the top.
Even if Yinreng had a new love interest a decade or two later, she could still act with impunity in the palace under the new identity of Tong Wanyan.
The Empress Dowager was the first to know, and she was also the person who made Tong Wanyan the happiest.
Some people were happy for Tong Wanyan, some were indifferent, and some were afraid and thought of doing bad things.
Recently, Shi Wenbing's residence has been bustling with people, and the threshold of the gate has almost been worn down.
Some of the people who came and went were genuinely concerned, while others were deliberately trying to stir up trouble and antagonize him and Tong Guogang.
"Lord Shi, Madam Shi, what will become of your daughter? Consort Tong already held a prominent position in the Yuqing Palace's inner court because she gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Emperor. Now she has become the legitimate daughter of the Imperial Uncle Tong, making her even more noble than your family. Will your daughter's position as Crown Princess be in jeopardy?"
"If your daughter marries the Crown Prince in the future, and the Crown Prince and the Emperor favor this Consort Tong, wouldn't your daughter be destined for a pitiful life?"
Shi Wenbing and his wife were so tired of hearing such things that they were practically calloused.
Unfortunately, no matter how much they listened, they remained unmoved.
Not long ago, Emperor Kangxi summoned Shi Wenbing to the palace and specifically mentioned this matter, which reassured him.
Emperor Kangxi promised that as long as the Shi family's daughter did not do anything outrageous before her marriage, her position as Crown Princess would be secure.
As for the wedding date, it was moved up by a year from the originally scheduled 33rd year of Kangxi's reign, all to appease the Anshi family.
Shi Wenbing and Shi Fujin were men of great wisdom, and their daughter, like them, was broad-minded and extraordinary.
Princess Shi was even more open-minded and unconcerned than Princess Shi. She continued living her life as usual, eating and sleeping well, and never worried about the rumors.
The nanny who taught her specially returned to the palace to report to Emperor Kangxi, making him even more satisfied with his chosen future crown princess.
In truth, Shi Xiuzhu wasn't indifferent at all. She had no desire to marry. If she were truly rejected by the royal family, she could use that as an excuse to remain unmarried for life, traveling and enjoying a carefree existence.
Getting married and having children was never Shi Xiuzhu's wish.
Shi Xiuzhu's unconventional nature was well known to Shi Wenbing and his wife. However, they were powerless against the emperor's will; Kangxi had taken a liking to their family first, and they had no right to refuse.
Furthermore, a daughter must get married. Marrying anywhere is the same as marrying, so why not become a crown princess who can control the inner court? Without a mother-in-law, life will always be good.
Apart from Shi Fujin occasionally complaining about Shi Xiuzhu's grandmother for giving her a son's name, making Shi Xiuzhu live like a boy, the Shi family's life continued as usual.
Tong Guogang was even more formidable than Shi Wenbing. When someone tried to provoke him, he immediately threw a punch.
If you can convince someone with force, there's no need to reason with them; this is a principle that Tong Guogang has adhered to throughout his life.
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