If Kangxi didn't know that Yinzhen had obtained the throne and died of exhaustion, he would have had no psychological burden in granting the marriage. After all, a king's words are not a joke, and Yinzhen was present when he agreed to Tong Jia.
But now, he still needs to think about it carefully.
Kangxi hesitated for a long time but could not make up his mind. Finally, he called Yinreng to his side and wanted to hear his opinion.
After hearing Kangxi's questions, Yinreng felt speechless.
In this era, marriages are decided by parents and matchmakers. As an older brother, how could he have the nerve to give advice on his younger brother's marriage?
Besides, he himself has no place to go yet.
He bluntly stated that this was against the rules, but in his heart he praised Ulanara.
After Fei Yanggu's death, Ulanara's family background would indeed be greatly reduced, but she was gentle and kind, and did not overly suppress other concubines in Yinzhen's backyard. She was also polite to her sisters-in-law. In that era, she was considered a very good mistress of the house.
Kangxi now had a clear idea of what was going on.
A few days later, Kangxi arranged a marriage between Yinzhen and Ulanara under the pretext of rewarding his meritorious officials.
The wedding date was originally to be set at the same time, but Yinreng pointed out in his heart that Tonggiya's mourning period had not yet ended, and Kangxi also felt that Ulanara was not old enough, so when he issued the decree, he indicated a date for the wedding.
When the news reached the harem, it caused quite a stir.
In fact, most of the time, Kangxi would not ask for the opinions of the concubines when choosing a daughter-in-law, but during the selection, the biological mother and adoptive mother of the prince of marriageable age would also watch from the side, and would not completely ignore the concubines.
Unless Kangxi really hated the biological mother of any prince.
Now, without even going through the selection process, Kangxi had already decided on the candidate for the Fourth Lady himself, which somewhat gave face to Concubine De, his biological mother.
However, someone soon thought of Tonggiya clan and started to watch the fun.
After receiving the imperial edict, Yinzhen went to the Qianqing Palace to express his gratitude, and then went to the Yonghe Palace to kowtow to Concubine De.
When he arrived, Concubine De was playing with Yinzhen in the main hall. After Yinzhen bowed to her, Concubine De simply said,
"Now that the Emperor has granted you marriage, you are now considered an adult. After your marriage, you must serve His Majesty wholeheartedly and never slack off. As for Yonghe Palace, you don't need to worry too much."
As soon as the words fell, Yinzhen waved his arms and called her,
"Mother~"
The moment De Fei turned her head, a smile appeared on her cheeks.
"Mother is here."
Yinzhen felt a bit bitter in his heart.
A hint of envy gradually appeared in her eyes as she looked at Yinzhen.
But it disappeared quickly.
Yinzhen bowed to Concubine De again and said,
"Son, take your leave."
Defei just nodded in response.
After leaving the main hall of Yonghe Palace, Yinzhen sighed deeply.
Then he raised his foot and was about to walk out.
Before he had taken a few steps, a soft little body bumped into him and Yinzhen was startled.
I lowered my head and saw that it was Thirteen.
Thirteen will be five years old at the end of this year and will move to the prince's residence.
At the beginning of next year, I will enter the Shangshufang to study.
He was nominally being raised by Concubine De, but Concubine Min Zhangjia lived in a side hall of Yonghe Palace, and she did not stop Yinxiang from contacting Concubine Min.
Looking at Yinxiang on his lap, Yinzhen felt that De'eniang was not as cold and heartless as others said. She just gave all her favor to her other children. She just... didn't love himself.
Yinzhen leaned over to straighten the flustered Yinxiang and asked him,
"Thirteenth brother, have you gone to the side hall to visit your sister again?"
In the first month of this year, Zhang Jia gave birth to a daughter. According to the order, she should be the emperor's fifteenth daughter. I heard that she is a little weak and it is not known whether she can survive.
When mentioning his little sister, Yinxiang's anxious face finally showed a smile.
"Yes, I'm sorry, Fourth Brother, I didn't see you just now."
His speech was already very clear, and he met Yinzhen often, so after the initial panic, he was able to control his nervousness well.
Yinzhen shook his head.
"It's okay. Be more careful next time and don't run so fast."
"good."
Yinzhen touched Yinxiang's little head and said,
"Go back quickly."
Watching Yinxiang walk away, Yinzhen's mood suddenly improved a lot.
In this cold palace, there is not no one who cares about him.
He also has a second brother, a third brother, a fifth brother, an eighth brother, a ninth brother, and a tenth brother.
Shortly after returning to the prince's residence, Yinzhi, Yinyou and others came to Yinzhen's residence together.
They all heard that Yinzhen was granted a marriage and came to congratulate him.
Yinzhi was about to enter the court and had some general understanding of the forces in the court, so when his brothers couldn't see, Yinzhi gently patted Yinzhen's shoulder.
Yinzhen understood Yinzhi's meaning almost instantly.
It was nothing more than a consolation to him that he had a wife and family that could not provide him with any help.
Yinzhen smiled and shook his head at Yinzhi.
"Ulanara is the wife chosen for me by Tong E'niang. I am very satisfied with this."
Even if the Ulanara family could not provide him with any help, he would happily marry her.
Yinzhi sighed,
"As long as you are happy."
If Fei Yanggu could hold on for another two or three years, Yinzhen would be able to gain a firm foothold in the court, and the support of his wife's family would be dispensable to Yinzhen.
But now, Yinzhen's mother's family is not prominent, and his wife's family is also average, which almost cuts off most of Yinzhen's paths.
Yinzhi secretly thought about how he could help Yinzhen when he entered the court in the future.
Soon after, he no longer worried about Yinzhen at all.
After Yinzhen's marriage was finalized, Yinreng went to the prince's residence in person.
As soon as Yinzhi and Yinzhen finished their courses in the Shangshufang, they went to Yuqing Palace to help him with his work.
The excuse is: teaching the younger brothers to do their job.
The two were quite excited at first. After all, having the second prince teaching them personally was much better than entering the yamen and following officials from various departments.
But soon they stopped laughing.
At the beginning, Yinreng would teach them how to handle the official business of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel, but after only half a month, Yinreng simply became a hands-off boss.
After the two of them had worked so hard to finish the work, the second prince took a few glances at their results and pointed out any mistakes. If there were none, he would compile it into a memorial and take it directly to the yamen, where it would be reviewed by the assistant ministers of the two ministries and submitted to the Shangshu and the emperor.
As for the second prince himself, he would leisurely stare at the memorials sent by the Ministry of Rites every day.
There is no harm without comparison. Over time, Yinzhi and Yinzhen both became full of resentment.
When they wanted to resist, Yinreng succeeded in getting them to cheer up again with just one word.
"You're not helping Second Brother with his official duties, you're helping yourselves. In a few months, you two will be entering the imperial court. What will you do if you're disliked by others for not knowing anything?"
It took a long time for the two to realize that they were princes, and even if they could do nothing, no one dared to look down on them.
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