However, when she later summoned Wanrou to her palace, she discovered that Wanrou hadn't changed at all; she was just pretending.
On the surface, she appears elegant and poised, but deep down she's still a lively young girl. However, she only reveals her true self to people she knows well.
The Yehenara clan is known for producing beautiful women. As she grew up, she blossomed into a gentle and beautiful woman. Yunyi was really afraid that Qianlong would choose her good friend to enter the palace, thus wasting her time.
So when Emperor Qianlong came to visit her, she deliberately told him to find a good husband for her good friend, and so on.
Emperor Qianlong had never met this girl before, but after his beloved concubine made the suggestion, he naturally agreed.
As a result, he only saw Yehenara's appearance during the palace selection, but he couldn't go back on his word, so he didn't choose her.
Fortunately, he later saw another member of the Yehenara clan, who was also very beautiful, which gave Qianlong some comfort.
After the imperial concubine selection, five women were chosen to enter the palace. The one with the highest status and rank was from the Yehenara clan, who was given the title of Noble Lady Shu. The rest were all Attendants.
After the new concubines entered the palace, the older palace women were on high alert, which made the struggles in the harem even more intense.
After Wanrou returned home following the palace selection, she received an imperial decree of marriage. The emperor betrothed her to Fucha Fuheng, the empress's younger brother.
It is well known that the Emperor was very fond of the Empress, and as a result, the Fucha family was also highly valued during the Qianlong era.
Fu Heng is only seventeen years old this year, but he is already a second-class imperial bodyguard with a promising future. Marrying him would indeed be a good match.
When Yunyi learned that Wanrou had been betrothed to Fuheng, she was somewhat surprised, but upon reflection, it was indeed a suitable match. Fuheng was a young and talented man with a dignified appearance, and he was a very good young man.
With her best friend's marriage settled, Yunyi felt relieved and continued living her own life.
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Time flies. Two years have passed since Consort Jia gave birth in the palace, and it is now the sixth year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign.
Two years have passed, and despite Qianlong's efforts, there is still no good news about Empress Fucha.
The expectations of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, as well as the attention from everyone in the harem, put a lot of pressure on Empress Fucha.
It made her feel a little suffocated. During the day, she was a dignified, elegant, and graceful empress, but when the night was quiet and no one was around, she was herself, Fucha Yi'an.
She gets tired and sad too; the pressure is too much for her to bear.
But when dawn broke, she wiped away her tears and remained the kindest empress in the eyes of outsiders, the most virtuous wife in the eyes of Hongli, and the most satisfied daughter-in-law in the eyes of the Empress Dowager.
Yunyi knew nothing about any of this. As the concubine with the highest rank below the Empress in the harem, she lived a very carefree life.
She had no children to raise, and she was happy to live her life as she pleased. She didn't want to have children herself, and she didn't have the troubles of concubines, so she was very relaxed and happy.
That day, she stayed in the palace for a long time without going out. Rong Xin, who served her closely, couldn't bear to see it and couldn't help but say a few words of advice.
"Your Majesty, I heard that a rare orchid recently entered the Imperial Garden. Why don't you go and take a look? Staying cooped up in the palace all the time is driving you crazy."
Although Yunyi wasn't actually stupid, she agreed to the suggestion in order to avoid Rong Xin's continued nagging.
After changing into clothes suitable for going out, Yunyi led a group of palace maids and eunuchs to the Imperial Garden.
As soon as she reached the door, she heard a commotion coming from inside. Yunyi was puzzled. The palace was always strictly regulated. Who was so bold as to shout and yell here?
Holding Rong Xin's hand, Yun Yi walked inside, wanting to see who was so audacious.
Once inside, she realized that it was the Third Princess, Guren Hejing, arguing with the First Prince, Yonghuang.
These two women, one being the eldest daughter of the Empress, and the other being Princess Hejing, who was the eldest daughter of Emperor Qianlong in the true sense, as the two princesses before her had died young.
The other one is Qianlong's only son, and also his eldest son. He was raised under the care of the favored Consort Hui and was spoiled rotten by Lady Gao. He has always been the most arrogant and domineering.
Seeing that it was these two arguing, Yunyi originally wanted to leave, as she really didn't want to get involved in their affairs.
But Xiaoqi said that Qianlong was there, so Yunyi changed her mind and went over.
The first to see Yunyi approaching was Princess Hejing. Although she was spoiled by Emperor Qianlong and somewhat arrogant, Empress Fucha had raised her to be very polite.
In addition, Yunyi has always been very respectful to Empress Fucha, and is known in the palace for her elegant and unassuming personality, which makes her very favored, but her reputation is much better than that of Consort Hui.
So when Princess Hejing saw Consort Xian coming over, she bowed very respectfully and said, "Hejing greets Consort Xian!"
The argument was raging when Hejing suddenly bowed to the people behind him. Yonghuang turned around and saw that it was Consort Xian who had come over.
Because he was raised in Consort Hui's palace, and Consort Hui and Consort Xian were the two most favored concubines in the palace who were at odds with each other, Yonghuang also did not show much respect to Consort Xian.
Upon seeing Yunyi approach, he gave a perfunctory bow, his face showing some reluctance.
However, Yunyi didn't take it to heart and asked the two gently, "What's wrong? You two are the children of the same emperor. If there's anything between you, brother and sister, you should talk it out. Why are you arguing?"
Yonghuang scoffed at Consort Xian's words, thinking to himself, "I am the only son of the Khan, and the eldest son. How can this little girl compare to me?"
He thought this way, and his expression was quite disdainful.
This scene made Emperor Qianlong, who was not far away, shake his head inwardly. How could Yonghuang be like this? I would occasionally check his studies and homework, and often ask his teachers about the situation.
Although Yonghuang did not perform well and was not as clever as Yonglian, he was very well-behaved. Why did he look like this today?
He made no move but continued to observe. Li Yu, of course, knew what the emperor was thinking. He held his breath and dared not make any noise, for fear of being discovered by the people in front.
Yonghuang remained silent, but seeing this, Hejing spoke up. She suppressed her anger and tried to explain to Yunyi as calmly as possible.
“Mother Xian, it’s not that Hejing is being unreasonable, it’s just that my elder brother went too far. Today, Hejing heard from the palace maids that new orchids had entered the Imperial Garden, so he came to take a look. When he arrived, he saw my elder brother there as well.”
At this point, He Jing gave Yong Huang an angry look before continuing.
"I didn't expect that when I got closer, my older brother had picked all the flowers. I tried to persuade him, but he scolded me and said that I was just a little girl and had no right to interfere with him, and told me to shut up. I was so angry that I started arguing with him."
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