After talking with Chuxue for a while, Consort Ding turned to Wenxi, who was always smiling, and said, "Chuxue rarely comes to the palace. You are so young, so don't stay cooped up in your room. Go out to the garden to enjoy the flowers and take a walk. I will take care of you here."
Emperor Kangxi had the same idea, so he waved his hand and let the two little girls leave.
When Yinreng brought Yin'e to the Qianqing Palace, they saw Consort Ding talking with Emperor Kangxi, and both of them looked to be in good spirits.
After exchanging greetings, Consort Ding, seeing that the two brothers seemed to have something to say, withdrew first.
After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Consort Ding looked at Taozhi and asked, "Is Fucha Chuxue still in the palace?"
Taozhi nodded. "I heard that after taking a stroll in the garden with the princess, they went to Yuqing Palace and should still be there now."
Consort Ding smiled and nodded.
He certainly put a lot of thought into choosing a daughter-in-law for his twelfth son.
Her rank was not high, and she did not have a prominent family background or capable brothers, so the children she raised were naturally not sought-after.
But she really liked Twelve, so she always tried to find him a wife of high status.
After much deliberation, they chose this legitimate daughter from a collateral branch of the Fucha family. She seemed quite good in appearance and temperament back then, and today she appears even more sensible and virtuous.
"Your Majesty, this servant thinks Miss Fucha is very clever. She knows to enter the palace to attend to the sick at this time, hoping to win favor with the Emperor."
Consort Ding smiled and looked into the distance, "She's just a child from a collateral branch of the Fucha family. Do you think she can just come and serve the sick whenever she wants?"
Peach Blossom asked, puzzled, "That's..."
Consort Ding looked in the direction of Yuqing Palace, "Since it was Princess Wenxi who brought the child into the palace, it must have been the Crown Prince and Crown Princess's idea. It's really kind of them to think of this child."
Consort Ding knew that the Crown Prince treated Twelfth Prince quite well, mainly because this son was really weak and posed no threat to the Crown Prince at all.
In addition, Twelve is honest, obedient, and sensible. It's hard not to like this child after spending a long time with him.
"Go back first and tell the kitchen to make more pastries that girls like, two portions each. Send one portion to Yuqing Palace for Princess Wenxi, and give the other portion to Miss Fucha to take back. Also, reward Miss Fucha with some jewelry and clothes. Remember, choose the best rewards."
Seeing her mistress happy, Taozhi was also happy, and her voice rose a few decibels in agreement, "This servant will go and give the order right away."
Just as Taozhi was about to leave, Consort Ding seemed to remember something, "Wait a moment, give all the box of pearls that His Majesty gave me the other day to Princess Wenxi. There's no need to say anything else, just say that pearls complement the princess perfectly."
Peach Branch then left happily.
Consort Ding leisurely looked at the scenery along the way, her heart filled with joy.
With a sensible son and a favored princess to look after her daughter-in-law, she, as the mother-in-law, really has nothing to worry about.
As long as Chuxue befriends Princess Wenxi, why should Twelve not have any benefits in front of the Crown Prince in the future?
Inside Yuqing Palace, Wenxi had just returned with Chuxue when she saw Taozhi leading a group of people carrying a pile of things.
After relaying Consort Ding's words, he put the things down and glanced at Chu Xue, whose face was full of joy but who couldn't help but feel shy, before quickly leaving.
Seeing that everyone in the room had been dismissed, Wenxi looked at Chuxue, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, with a teasing expression, "Oh dear, why is my twelfth aunt blushing?"
When Chu Xue was called that, her face looked like it was about to bleed.
"Wenxi, stop shouting."
Wenxi feigned confusion, "If we don't call her Twelfth Aunt, what should we call her?"
Chu Xue was speechless when asked the question, and Wen Xi burst into laughter when she saw this.
The two sisters were laughing heartily inside the house, while Hongxi, standing at the door, looked at Qinghe with a puzzled expression, "Who is sister in there with?"
Qinghe recounted what had happened that day, and Hongxi suddenly understood. "Since Aunt Twelfth is inside, then I won't go in."
After saying that, he handed the kite to Qinghe, saying, "Give this kite to your sister so they can play together."
After saying that, he turned around and went to Yinreng's study to practice calligraphy and read books.
He had his own study, but from childhood to adulthood, he was always held in Yinreng's arms, spending almost 360 out of 365 days a year in Yinreng's study, so he habitually came in.
As soon as I entered, I saw Yinreng and Yin'e talking inside. Both of them looked very pleased with themselves, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.
"Father, Tenth Uncle, what are you talking about?"
Yinreng had no objection to Hongxi's free access to his study, and would not stop them from discussing politics when he overheard them, and would even take the opportunity to listen to his thoughts.
“Nephew, today we cut off Guo Luoluo’s claws.”
Yin'e laughed heartily, and seeing Hongxi's blank expression, he began to explain.
Because the eldest branch of the Guo Luo Luo family had always been the strongest supporter of Consort Yi and had also benefited immensely from it, the second branch of the family was somewhat unhappy, always feeling that their family had received too little.
Especially after the incident involving the Eighth Prince's wife and Zhuo Ling, life became even more difficult for the second branch of the family.
They didn't think about how much their daughter had tarnished the reputation of the Guo Luo Luo clan and even Consort Yi, nor did they think about how much trouble she had caused the two princes.
I just feel that since the incident happened in Yikun Palace, Consort Yi has a responsibility to take responsibility for them and should give them an explanation.
As a result, Consort Yi and even the eldest son's family felt that the second son's family was becoming increasingly hopeless and even considered cutting their losses to survive.
Therefore, the second branch of the family took advantage of the news that Kangxi was seriously ill to try to form an alliance with Yinzhi.
The second branch secretly gave poison to Yinzhi, instructing him to take it and pretend he had been framed so he could escape from the Imperial Clan Court and then rally his former subordinates and the power of the second branch to make a comeback.
"What exactly is that poison? Can you really drink it and not die? Isn't Uncle Ba afraid that he might accidentally be poisoned to death?"
Hongxi simply couldn't understand why he would use himself as a target. Wasn't Uncle Ba afraid of going too far?
Yin'e scoffed, "It's said that something was mixed into the arsenic. The vomiting of blood after drinking it is quite frightening. Even the imperial physicians only said that he had been poisoned by arsenic, but that he wouldn't die in a short time."
Hongxi sat in the chair, lost in thought.
How could Eighth Uncle guarantee that he would be discovered immediately after taking the poison, and that someone would bring an imperial physician to treat him? Even with the help of the Guo Luoluo branch of the family, it would be impossible to ensure such thoroughness, unless there was a potential accomplice of Eighth Uncle within the Imperial Clan Court.
Yinreng frowned.
The Imperial Clan Court was managed by his second uncle, Fuquan. How did Yinzhi manage to place people under his second uncle's nose?
"Tenth brother, accompany me to the Imperial Clan Court. I have something to discuss with my second uncle."
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