After seeing the doctor off, Shuwan sat on the bed, looking lost and dejected.
Her wet nurse watched the whole thing and naturally knew her situation.
"Princess, this servant...this servant will definitely find out who is behind this."
To render a woman infertile is a more vicious method than disfiguring her.
Shuwan murmured, "Granny, there's no need to investigate who's behind this."
Isn't that obvious?
The old woman knew who she was talking about, but exclaimed, "Why! Why would the eldest princess use such vicious methods against the princess? She's the princess's own sister, how could she do such a thing?!"
The nanny couldn't understand the eldest princess.
The eldest princess is prettier than the princess and is more favored in the mansion. Isn't that enough? Why do you have to make the princess unable to have children? This is a major issue for a woman. His Majesty values legitimate and illegitimate children. If people find out that the princess cannot have children, how will she be able to marry into a good family?
What good family would want a woman who can't give birth to a legitimate son?
Shuyuan listened to the old woman's words and smiled bitterly. Why couldn't she do that? She had once been bewitched and pushed her own sister into the water.
She understood why her sister and she didn't get along after she woke up; it was because her sister knew that she had intentionally pushed her into the water.
She knew she was in the wrong and was afraid that Shuyuan would say it, so she kept quiet and endured Shuyuan's bullying as much as she could, only fighting back when she couldn't help it.
But now she realizes that Shuyuan has completely denied her the right to be a mother.
She feels utterly hopeless now, a kind of despair where she can't see the future.
Shuyuan is truly cruel!
"Granny, let's keep this a secret from the people in the manor for now."
The old woman was puzzled: "Why didn't you tell the Princess Consort about this? Although the Princess Consort has been favoring the eldest princess lately, you are still her own daughter. If the Princess Consort knew, she would surely give the princess justice."
Shuyuan said self-deprecatingly, "Mother wouldn't do that."
"impossible."
Jue Luo was usually fair in her dealings and did not show much favoritism towards her two daughters. The nanny did not believe that the Fujin would protect the eldest princess in such a matter.
Shuwan said, "My body is already like this. What good would it do to tell Mother that we have found out the truth? Would Mother ruin the reputation of another daughter for the sake of a daughter who is already crippled? Granny, I know Mother. She won't punish my sister."
Furthermore, if she were to bring things up, she would definitely be the one to suffer in the end, since she was already at a disadvantage from the moment she pushed him.
The nanny felt a pang of sadness seeing the princess she had watched grow up like this. Was she really going to just swallow this bitterness like this?
She was unwilling to accept it.
“Princess, this servant still thinks we can’t let the eldest princess go. How can she ruin the princess and still be so proud in the mansion?”
Shu Wan said, "Don't worry, Granny. I'm not really without a temper. My sister gave me such a generous gift, so I will naturally return the favor. She's been going to Tan Tuo Temple a lot. Go and find out what she's up to."
Since she has felt despair, then someone should accompany her on this path of despair so that she is not alone.
She wasn't stupid; she could tell that Shuyuan's frequent trips to Tantuo Temple were suspicious, especially since she always chose to go out on the fifteenth of each month. In the past, she felt guilty and didn't want to investigate, also fearing that Shuyuan would bring it up, so she was determined to keep the peace.
Now that her future is ruined, what's the point of her taking a break?
None of them will have an easy time.
...
"Princess, I've found it."
"Speak!"
She wanted to see what her good older sister was doing.
“The eldest princess goes back to Tantuo Temple on the fifteenth of every month. At first, it was to pray for the princess, but later it turned into a sincere prayer for the Buddha, for the whole master and his wife, and for the whole Ulanara Mansion.”
"However, I have found out that the eldest princess, Tan Tuo, often goes out alone without me following her. I have investigated carefully and found that the eldest princess's so-called walks alone are actually secret meetings with a man. I am afraid of being discovered, so I have not been able to find out the man's identity."
Shuwan smiled and said, "This is enough. But it would be best if you could send someone out to investigate and see which young master likes to go to Tantuo Temple every month. It would be best if you could confirm who that man is."
"Yes, Princess."
The old woman spoke with great emotion, ultimately unable to bear seeing the princess being bullied by the eldest princess. Since the eldest princess was having an affair with a man, she should be prepared to be discovered.
The reason why Shuyuan was able to "show off her power" in the inner quarters of the Ulanara Mansion was twofold: firstly, she had many tricks up her sleeve, and secondly, Shuwan couldn't "compete" with her, as she was afraid of the accusation of pushing her sister into the water.
Even if Shuyuan might not have evidence, she was still afraid.
Since Shuyuan woke up, her behavior has changed drastically, and she has been avoiding people.
It was precisely because she avoided it that Shuyuan had the opportunity to take advantage of her.
Now that things have come to this, she might as well fight to the death. Naturally, she no longer needs to hide. In the end, it's not that she doesn't have the ability to fight within the household, it's that she's useless.
Now that she's serious, she's truly unmatched by Shuyuan, a female student from a peaceful era.
Shuyuan is not good enough in terms of vigilance alone, otherwise Shuwan would not have been able to find out so easily.
Ultimately, Shuyuan's work lacks thoroughness.
In the Tong family, Shumulu began arranging marriages for her second son. The eldest son, Tong Xuewu, was pursuing a career as a military officer, working alongside his father, Alhatu. He was hardworking and was doing well.
The second son, Tong Xuewen, lived up to his name by planning to take the imperial examination route. As it turned out, he made the right choice, as he actually learned something.
While most Manchu youths relied on their family's good fortune, he truly persevered in the imperial examinations and managed to achieve some success.
Tong Xuewen is now eighteen years old and has already passed the provincial examination. Moreover, when the results of the provincial examination were announced, he directly won the top spot and became the top scholar. It is not a big deal for an eighteen-year-old Han Chinese to become a provincial or top scholar, but it is different for Manchus.
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