When Hongli's wedding was brought forward, the Fucha family naturally received the news. Since Fucha Mingyu was the emperor's personal consort bestowed upon Hongli, Fucha Mingyu's father attached great importance to this wedding. In order not to let outsiders look down on Mingyu, the family specially prepared a generous dowry for her.
These past few days, the entire household has been busy, and everyone is beaming with joy. Fucha Mingyu has also been at home preparing for her wedding. In the Qing Dynasty, women were not allowed to see their grooms before their weddings, so Hongli secretly sent Mingyu several letters through someone to reassure her.
Mingyu would take out the letter and read it carefully several times a day when no one was around, so she never noticed when Lady Fucha came to her boudoir.
The maidservant chuckled and reminded Mingyu, who hurriedly put away the letter and bowed to pay her respects to Madam Fucha.
Lady Fucha smiled without saying a word, helped Mingyu up, and seeing Mingyu's face flushed with shyness, she said with a smile, "Girls grow up and leave home, I was worried you would be nervous and scared, but it seems I was just worrying too much..."
Mingyu's face immediately turned red to her ears. Feeling embarrassed, she hurriedly said, "Mother..." She stamped her foot and turned to run into the inner room. When Madam Fucha saw that Mingyu did not come out, she went into the inner room herself. Mingyu was sitting on the edge of the bed, hiding something under her pillow.
Lady Fucha dismissed the maids from the room and slowly walked to Mingyu's side, sitting down with her. Mingyu shyly looked up at Lady Fucha and smiled bashfully.
"Your mother knows your thoughts. You and the Fourth Prince are in love and perfectly matched. You are also the Emperor's personal consort bestowed upon the Fourth Prince. This marriage couldn't be better. Seeing that you can marry such a wonderful man, your mother is happy for you..." Consort Fucha said with satisfaction, holding Mingyu's hand.
Mingyu leaned against Lady Fucha, her heart aching. Thinking of her impending marriage and the inability to serve her mother any longer, she said guiltily, "Your daughter is unfilial, unable to serve you at your side, and causing you worry. I don't want to leave you..."
Lady Fucha patted Mingyu's back and smiled, "What are you saying? You'll get married eventually. The Fourth Prince is a good man, someone you can entrust your life to. But..." Lady Fucha hesitated, and Mingyu quickly said, "Mother, are you dissatisfied with Hongli?"
Lady Fucha sighed, "It's not that I'm dissatisfied, it's just that you were married off to Consort Ulanara as well, and I'm worried..."
Mingyu suddenly realized, "Mother, you're overthinking it..." Then, full of confidence, she said, "Hongli only has me in his heart. Ulanara Xueying has no place in Hongli's heart. I believe in Hongli, and I also believe in the feelings between us..."
Seeing Mingyu's confident demeanor, Lady Fucha was pleased and said, "That's good. It's normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines, so don't take it too seriously. Don't compete with the concubines for his affections in the mansion. No matter what, after you marry him, you must abide by the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, and more importantly, you must firmly grasp Hongli's heart. No matter how many women there are in the mansion in the future, as long as you gain his favor, you can establish yourself in the mansion..."
Mingyu listened attentively: "Mother, don't worry, I've remembered everything. Hongli is my husband, so naturally I will put him first in everything. I know he treats me well..." She nodded shyly as she spoke.
Seeing that Mingyu understood, Lady Fucha didn't say anything more. She simply gave Mingyu some instructions on how to manage the servants and control the princesses in the inner quarters, which Mingyu patiently memorized.
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