It is now the 21st year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. Because of Yunyi, Emperor Kangxi now has nine sons alive.
Yunyi had planned to do this as soon as she accepted the task, and now that the time was right, she should put her plan into action.
Upon learning of the upcoming Mulan Autumn Hunt, Yunyi used her most powerful item, "Aladdin's Lamp," late at night after everyone had fallen asleep.
She wished that during the Mulan Autumn Hunt, Emperor Kangxi would suffer an accident and lose his fertility.
Actually, with the system shop, Yunyi could also feed Kangxi a pill to achieve her goal, but that would be too abrupt.
If Kangxi were to act this way for no apparent reason, he would surely suspect that he had been poisoned, thus causing unnecessary trouble.
Now that an "accident" has made it legitimate for Kangxi to be unable to have children, he will naturally cherish his previous only sons even more.
In this way, he wouldn't, as in history, use his sons as a breeding ground for poison, fearing they might become too powerful and threaten him, thus simultaneously inciting conflict between them while also deeply fearing them.
Kangxi now has nine sons, five of whom are born to Yunyi, and one to Wuya Yushan, who is in the same lineage as Yunyi. Meanwhile, the children of Daijia have naturally lost their right to inherit the throne.
The remaining princes were the two sons of Lady Nara: Yinzhi, the son of Consort Hui, and Yintao, the son of Consort Tong.
Consort Tong's family background was not prominent, and she was not favored. Her son, Yin Tao, had the same personality as her, both being timid and dull, and were not to be feared. Therefore, Yun Yi only needed to worry about Consort Hui's son, Yin Zhi.
However, Yinzhi was also simple-minded, far inferior to Yunyi's eldest son Yinyue, and even less so than his lively second son Yinxi.
In his previous life, Yinzhi couldn't win the position of the eldest son and ended up being imprisoned for life. Now that he is only the third prince, he has even less of an advantage.
Although Nalan Mingzhu was highly valued by Emperor Kangxi in the previous dynasty, Lady Magia behind Yunyi made great contributions in the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories, and her father and brothers were promoted.
Yunyi's youngest brother, Ma Jiayunhu, was unable to practice martial arts due to poor health, so he chose the path of literature. At just twenty years old, he passed the imperial examination and became a minor official in the Hanlin Academy.
For this Mulan Autumn Hunt, Emperor Kangxi brought not only the Empress Dowager, but also a group of concubines and children from the harem, as well as ministers from the court.
Yunyi's younger brother was not qualified to come, but because his sister was a concubine, he was fortunate enough to accompany the emperor.
Because his younger brother was not very strong and had the typical appearance of a civil official, he was rather thin. So, during breaks, Yunyi would often send people to deliver things to his brother to improve his meals.
Tonight is a banquet held by the Mongolian princes to welcome Emperor Kangxi. Yunyi was worried that her younger brother would not be used to these Mongolian specialties, so she specially instructed the palace maid beside her to stew a bowl of millet porridge to soothe his stomach and send it to him.
It was fate, too. All the other palace maids were very busy, so it was Wuya Yuyao, the leisurely person who managed the flowers and plants, who delivered things to Ma Jiayun during this period.
Now that she had received her master's order, Wuya Yuyao quickly cooked the porridge, let it cool slightly, and then brought it over.
Ma Jiayun was chatting with his colleague when he caught a glimpse of a familiar green hem out of the corner of his eye. He looked up and saw that it was indeed a familiar person.
Given Yunyi's status, the palace maids in Zhongcui Palace all addressed Yunhu as the Fourth Young Master.
"Fourth Young Master, the master instructed me to bring you a bowl of millet porridge. This porridge is good for your stomach, so please drink it while it's hot."
The girl's clear voice rang in his ears, and a ripple stirred in Ma Jiayunhu's heart. He awkwardly accepted the item and nodded, "Please thank the Imperial Concubine for her kindness and for her concern."
Because there were other people present, he did not address Yunyi as "elder sister," but instead respectfully called her "Your Majesty."
The items had been delivered. Wuya Yuyao smiled gently and curtsied, "This servant understands. Please enjoy them, Fourth Young Master. This servant will take her leave."
As a concubine of the emperor, Wuya Yuyao was naturally quite beautiful. Her smiling face at this moment was deeply imprinted in Ma Jiayunhu's heart.
His heart suddenly started racing, and he stammered, "Take care, young lady."
Then she hurriedly lowered her head, using the act of drinking porridge to hide the strange emotions in her eyes.
Yunyi was sitting on it, quite a distance from Ma Jiayunhu, and had no idea what had just happened there.
However, Ma Jiayun's colleague next to him seemed to have noticed something and teased him a few times with a smile.
This prompted him to hurriedly deny it, stammering as he explained, "Brother Dacheng, don't talk nonsense and tarnish the young lady's reputation."
This behavior is reminiscent of trying to hide something obvious; the more you try to explain, the worse it gets, and the more problematic it becomes.
The young man addressed as Dacheng smiled and stopped teasing him: "Alright, alright, I misspoke, please forgive me, brother."
Ma Jiayunhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know why he had acted that way just now. He only knew that he didn't want the girl Wuya to hear anything bad or to make her angry.
In this peaceful atmosphere, the welcoming banquet came to an end, and everyone returned to their own tents to rest.
After a long journey of more than half a month, and with no rest due to the constant travel, Yunyi was finally able to get a good night's sleep. She slept until dawn the next day.
By the time she got up and dressed, Folgochun had been up for a long time. Yunyi couldn't help but sigh that youth is so energetic; you don't need much rest to recover your energy, unlike her, who still felt tired even after sleeping all night.
"Mother, shall we go horseback riding today? My older brothers won't take me. Mother, let's go together!"
Foerguochun clung to Yunyi's arm and shook it back and forth, her sweet, coquettish voice cloyingly charming.
Unable to resist her daughter's persistent nagging, Yunyi tapped her forehead and had no choice but to agree to her little darling's request: "Alright, alright, Mother agrees. Stop shaking me, you're going to shake my arm off."
"Hehehe, Mother, you're the best! I knew you would agree to my request."
Folgor gave Yunyi a big hug, then skipped and hopped away.
She planned to go back and change into riding clothes suitable for horseback riding, so that she could go horseback riding outside later.
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