The Fujin stared at Yuru: "Speak. Did Fourth Master also send some to that slut in the East Courtyard?"
Yu Ru hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
The princess consort said "Good!" twice, "Indeed, I knew it."
The tenderness that the princess consorts had felt last night now seemed as illusory as a mirage.
The princess closed her eyes, and then, inconveniently, the Second Prince's crying rang in her ears again.
The cries, intermittent and broken, now seemed to leave countless tiny pinholes in the Fujin's heart.
In fact, the Fujin should have realized it long ago. How could something be missing that wretched woman from the East Courtyard?
However, the Fujin was still unhappy. Why should the East Courtyard get a share of the precious green chrysanthemums? The ones in the East Courtyard might not be able to take good care of them either, so she didn't want to waste such a good thing.
The Fujin (principal wife) now found even the sight of the little maid tending to the two pots of green chrysanthemums outside displeasing.
"It's just two pots of green chrysanthemums. They don't need to be taken care of. Just let them wither naturally in winter."
They can just make up any excuse when the time comes.
The princess consort couldn't stand those two pots of green chrysanthemums right now.
Just as the princess was about to say something more, she suddenly felt as if she were being pricked by a needle in her temple.
"Alright, help me to rest."
She didn't even feel like having breakfast.
When the Fujin woke up, Granny Qian also returned from the Ulanara family mansion.
However, her complexion was not very good, and she was unusually hesitant when she gave her report.
"Everything is fine in the manor, except that the Fifth Young Master has committed a crime and has been placed under house arrest."
The princess rubbed her temples: "What's wrong with him now?"
Granny Qian replied, "They say it's the Fifth Young Master, who had some dealings with Nian Gengyao a few days ago."
The princess's eyes widened, almost thinking she had misheard: "What? You scoundrel!"
"It's one thing for him to associate with shady people on ordinary days, but now he's making a fool of himself in the eye of the storm! Is he trying to drag the entire Ulanara clan down with him?"
After scolding him, the Fujin suddenly remembered the words that the Fourth Prince had instructed her to say the night before, and now it seemed that they were not unfounded.
It's likely that the Fourth Prince already knew about Wu Ge's foolish behavior, which is why he summoned the Princess Consort last night.
Yu Ru paused in her hand as she was doing the Fujin's hair.
The princess glanced in the mercury mirror and saw a maid in a bright green dress carrying a copper basin enter.
The princess suddenly laughed: "You don't look good in this dress. I'll have your sister Yuru take your measurements and make you a better dress tomorrow."
Although the maid didn't understand why the princess would suddenly say this, she still politely agreed.
Only then did Yu Ru dare to continue dressing the Fujin. The Fujin was feeling annoyed, but she happened to see the chrysanthemum-shaped hairpin among the various hairpins and ornaments in the dressing case.
The princess suppressed her anger: "That hairpin is a bit dirty. Let's wipe it clean and put it away."
Upon hearing this, Yu Ru followed the gaze of the Fujin and noticed the chrysanthemum beside the hairpin. She paused for a moment, and almost instantly understood what the Fujin was thinking.
Feeling helpless, she helped the princess finish dressing, and while she went to order lunch, she urged the servants outside to quietly move the two pots of green chrysanthemums away.
It's better not to put it in front of the Princess Consort, as it would be an eyesore.
The commotion caused by the two pots of green chrysanthemums ended there, but the turmoil caused by Guo Xiu and Nian Xialing in the palace, or rather the imperial court, continued for a long time.
Logically speaking, since His Majesty had already approved the memorials written by Guo Xiu and Nian Xialing, everything was already a fait accompli.
Right now, the court officials are fixated on the matter of Nian Gengyao, Nian Xialing's son, taking the autumn imperial examination.
Throughout the morning court session, His Majesty was bombarded with the same words over and over again, which made him quite impatient.
Finally, he threw away the prayer beads in his hand and said, "Three days later, all the princes will accompany me to supervise the re-examination, and I will personally set the questions for review."
Although rumors had been circulating for some time that His Majesty was going to hold a re-examination, no one expected that it would happen so quickly.
However, the Emperor did not give the ministers time to react. Liang Jiugong directly ordered the morning court session to end.
As for the princes that His Majesty mentioned, they are Prince Zhi, the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, and the Eighth Prince.
As for why Fifth Master wasn't included, that's not hard to understand.
The Fifth Prince only began studying Chinese classics at the age of nine, which is not comparable to the Ninth Prince, who was proficient in both Manchu and Chinese at the age of six. His achievements are also not as great as those of the Third Prince and the Crown Prince.
After His Majesty finished processing the memorials in the Imperial Study, he heard from Liang Jiugong that the Fourth Prince had sent a letter home.
It's a family letter, not a memorial to the throne.
The Emperor said "Oh," and gestured for Liang Jiugong to present it.
The Emperor didn't read it quickly, but after finishing, he laughed: "This fourth prince, I was wondering why he was writing such a nice family letter, turns out he came to apologize to me."
Liang Jiugong laughed along, for writing a letter home to apologize carries a completely different meaning from submitting a memorial to the emperor.
One pleaded guilty as the son of the Emperor, and the other as the Fourth Prince.
The difference is quite significant.
Liang Jiugong carefully considered his words before saying, "Fourth Master is showing his deepest respect for His Majesty."
The Emperor smiled nonchalantly and tossed aside the letter: "The autumn wind is chilly, and since the Fourth Prince is ill, let him rest well at home during the re-examination in three days."
The fourth son needed to avoid suspicion, so his father, as his father, naturally had to clean up the mess for his son.
The fourth prince's letter reminded His Majesty of the time when the Crown Prince, as a child, had made a mistake in front of the Grand Tutor and asked him for help.
The Emperor sighed, "Where is Bao Cheng?"
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