Chapter 206: Regret for the grief Kangxi gave to Guaerjia...
Because Kangxi gave posthumous honors to Guaerjia, a small mourning hall was set up in Xian'an Palace. Hongxi was therefore able to step into this place that he had been forbidden to enter for many years and meet someone he thought he would never see again.
But even with this honor, very few people took the initiative to pay their respects to Guaerjia. This was certainly because the Xian'an Palace was inside the Forbidden City, but more people did not want to have any contact with the deposed prince for fear of angering Emperor Kangxi.
Hongxi never expected that he would see his fourth aunt, the Princess of Yong, who was now very popular, in front of his stepmother's mourning hall.
After careful consideration, Qi Buchen decided to burn a stick of incense for Guwalgiya, and thus met Yinreng who had been imprisoned for many years.
The man who was once full of vigor and vitality now has gray hair and wrinkles on his face. Although he is only in his forties, he looks as if he is the same age as Kangxi.
"Hello, second brother." Qi Buchen bowed politely.
Yinreng's eyesight seemed to be failing him. He squinted at her for a moment before slowly saying, "You are from the Fourth Brother's family. Please get up."
After Qi Buchen stood up, Hongxi, who was standing beside him, stepped forward and returned the greeting: "Thank you for coming here, Fourth Aunt."
Although the deposed Crown Princess was not his biological mother, he felt inexplicably moved at this moment.
Qi Buchen nodded slightly, "No need to be so polite." He then asked, "Is everything going well?"
Hongxi replied, "It went smoothly."
Qi Buchen nodded. She was just asking in vain. Even if something went wrong, she thought no one would tell her.
After the greetings, Qi Buchen thought it was time for him to leave, but Yinreng suddenly said, "Where's the Third Princess? Let her come meet your Fourth Aunt."
Hongxi paused, then bowed deeply and said, "Yes."
Qi Buchen was a little confused. The Third Princess was the legitimate daughter of the deposed Crown Princess, right? I remember she wasn't much younger than Hongxi. What year was she born? Hey, I'm old now, I can't remember many things.
She didn't have to wait long before Hongxi came over with a girl. Judging from her figure, she was quite old, but she kept her head down, so her face couldn't be seen clearly.
"Ama." His voice was small and hoarse, he must have cried a lot.
Yinreng frowned slightly: "Your fourth aunt is here to see your mother, come over to pay your respects."
The Third Princess visibly stiffened, took a few steps, and saluted without looking up: "Greetings, Fourth Aunt."
Qi Buchen sighed in his heart, stepped forward, grasped her cold hand, and helped her up: "No need to be polite."
It was clearly a hot summer day, but a slight coolness kept coming from the hands of the person in front of him. Qi Buchen couldn't help but remind him: "I know you are sad, but you must take care of yourself. If your mother knew, I don't know how heartbroken she would be."
As soon as she finished speaking, water drops dripped onto the back of her hand. A choked voice sounded, trembling slightly: "Yes."
Qi Buchen sighed silently again and patted her hand: "Go and rest." Then he let go of her and turned to Yinreng and said, "It's busy now, I won't ask for your forgiveness."
Yinreng said simply: "Hongxi will see him off."
Hong Xi escorted Qi Buchen out of Xian'an Palace: "Goodbye, Fourth Aunt."
Qi Buchen said politely: "Go back and get busy."
Just as she was about to leave, Hongxi suddenly called her, "Fourth Aunt."
Qi Buchen: “Hmm?”
Hong Xi sighed and said, "My third sister is already twenty-one this year." After saying this, he bowed deeply.
Qi Buchen didn't know how many times he sighed today: "I know."
When she returned to the mansion, Fan Zhengya was waiting for her in the main courtyard. She was obviously relieved when she saw her, and her steps towards her seemed impatient: "Mother, you are back. Is everything going well?"
Qi Buchen smiled faintly: "Well, it went well."
Fan Zhengya looked relieved: "That's good."
"Where are Honghui and the others?" Qi Buchen asked.
Fan Zhengya hesitated for a moment and said, "Well... the prince and the others are out." Then she added hastily, "They should be back soon."
After all, my mother had come out of the palace safely, so there was no need for them to make preparations outside.
Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Honghui strode in with his three younger brothers. He first looked Qi Buchen up and down, then let out the breath in his chest: "I'm glad you're back."
Qi Buchen could guess what was going on in their mind. He wanted to say that they were overreacting and that what he did was all for the sake of success, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it. After all, the children were also worried about her.
After briefly talking about the situation in Xian'an Palace, Honghui took his brother and wife away as if he was afraid that she was tired, so that she could have a good rest.
Qi Buchen couldn't rest, so he asked someone to bring a booklet recording the important days of each royal family. He looked through it, focusing on the families of Yinzhi and Yinreng.
After reading it, I couldn't help but feel relieved. Fortunately, it seemed that only the daughter of the two families was delayed, that is, the daughter of the Guarjia family.
Although Qi Buchen himself did not think there was anything wrong for a girl to be unmarried at the age of 21, this matter would not be changed by her will. Not to mention what others would think, the Third Princess herself would be under tremendous pressure. In the past, she had Guaerjia to protect and guide her. Now that the best person to her is gone, she is afraid that this child will do something stupid because of her depression.
Even if you don't do anything stupid, you will torture yourself beyond recognition.
Qi Buchen wanted to help the child. Even if she thought she was stupid or was accused of having good intentions, she just didn't want to see an innocent girl wither away at the best age of her life. She didn't want to see her stuck in the mud, looking around but unable to find anyone to help her, and finally sinking in despair.
However, the gang could not just rush to Kangxi and ask him to grant them a marriage; they had to be considerate of the methods and ways.
But now, it’s not easy to bring up this matter.
Firstly, after all, Guaerjia had just passed away, and proposing the Third Princess's marriage at this time would make her seem unfilial; secondly, it had only been less than half a year since the Empress Dowager passed away, and Kangxi had not yet recovered from his grief; thirdly, Kangxi was ill.
So, even though she had the intention, she still had to wait and wait for the right opportunity.
Besides, there is a difference between Yinzhi and Yinreng. Although Yinzhi was imprisoned, his four daughters did not delay their marriage. Although they were Fumeng, how many of Kangxi's granddaughters were not Fumeng? It was better than being imprisoned in that palace for the rest of their lives.
But on Yinreng's side, his eldest daughter, second daughter, fourth daughter, and fifth daughter all died young, and his sixth daughter is only ten years old now. In other words, the only daughter he raised was the Third Princess.
Qi Buchen didn't believe that Guwalgiya hadn't been working hard for his daughter over the years, but the result was that Kangxi seemed to be unaware of the existence of the Third Princess and didn't grant her a marriage until she was twenty-one years old.
To use a feudal remnant as an example, the Third Princess was the only legitimate granddaughter of Kangxi. If the Crown Prince had not been deposed, her status would have been more noble than that of the other princes including Yinzhen.
Qi Buchen absolutely didn't believe that Kangxi had forgotten he had such a granddaughter.
Therefore, it can only be that Kangxi did it on purpose. Then, the reason for this intentional act needs to be thoroughly investigated, so as to avoid not being able to help but getting himself into trouble in the end.
Time, everything takes time.
After the deposed Crown Princess was buried, everything seemed to pass by without a trace, not causing the slightest ripple in the capital. But everyone knew something was different. Look at those stubborn supporters of the patriarchal system: their eyes have begun to intentionally or unintentionally sweep over the princes.
Fourteenth Prince's Mansion.
After a night of silence, the heat has not yet risen, and a breeze blows by, bringing a rare sense of coolness.
Fourteen, who had been confined to reflect on his mistakes, wore shorts and practiced his spear skills in the training grounds. Afterwards, he walked towards a woman in green standing by the training grounds and asked, "Why are you here?"
The woman in green smiled softly, "Brother has sent some letters home, one of which is addressed specifically to me. They were delivered this morning. I thought, since Master often talks about Brother, perhaps he would like to read it?"
Fourteen's eyes lit up: "Nian Gengyao's letter? Bring it here quickly."
The woman in green was Nian Rui. She took out a complete letter from her sleeve and handed it to Fourteen: "Sir, do you want to read it here?"
Fourteen took it, thought for a moment, put it in his arms, and waved his hand: "Let's go to your yard."
In the main courtyard, Wanyan sat at the table laden with breakfast, listening to the servant's report: "The master has gone to Luohua Courtyard, please have your meal by yourself."
Wanyan said calmly, "I understand. Go down."
Only the confidant was left in the room. The head maid Yunhua said cautiously while setting the dishes: "I heard that the Nian family sent a servant to deliver something early in the morning."
Wanyan nodded to show that she understood, and there was no more sound at the table.
After Ji Ran finished eating, Yun Hua helped Wan Yan rinse her mouth and wash her hands. Wan Yan suddenly said, "From now on, you should change your name to Yun Kong."
Yunhua was stunned for a moment, then quickly knelt down to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Madam, for the name you gave me."
In Luohua Courtyard, Fourteenth fell into deep thought after reading Nian Gengyao's "Letter from Home". Nian Rui did not disturb him, but instructed the servants to quietly set up breakfast.
The aroma of food woke Fourteen from his reverie. He looked at the gentle woman standing beside him and said with a smile, "What are you standing for? I don't need you to wait on me when I eat."
Nian Rui sat down obediently, without asking what was written in her brother's letter. She just talked about the breakfast dishes in a gentle and pleasant voice.
Fourteen, who loves meat, found it very pleasing to the ears and no longer disliked the vegetarian dishes on the table. After tasting all the dishes she recommended, he couldn't help but say, "It's still more comfortable to eat here."
Nian Rui lowered her head shyly: "As long as you feel comfortable eating, that's good."
Fourteen put down his chopsticks, took her hand and held it: "Your good master knows everything, don't worry, after the mourning period is over, I will have someone take good care of you, and you can give me a big fat boy."
Nian Rui's expression was gloomy for a moment, and soon turned shy: "I will listen to you."
After finishing the meal, Fourteen stood up and said, "I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you any longer."
Nian Rui saw him out: "Goodbye, sir."
From beginning to end, Nian Rui never came across that "letter from home" again.
Two days after Nian Gengyao's letter home was delivered, the court also received a special memorial.
Tsewang Arabtan's letter of repentance.
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