While Yinreng was discussing the White Lotus Rebellion with Emperor Kangxi in the Qianqing Palace, Niohuru Yuhe was sitting in the Chuxiu Palace listening to Consort Wenxi's harsh reprimand.
“Yuhe, you are my niece, and now you are a princess in the Crown Prince’s harem. Logically speaking, I shouldn’t say anything to you. But ever since you entered Yuqing Palace, you have caused trouble time and time again. Not only did you get yourself confined to your quarters, but you also implicated the entire Niohuru family. Don’t you think before you act?”
At this moment, apart from Consort Wenxi and her servants and Yuhe and her servants, all the other palace staff in the main hall had been sent away by Cuiliu.
Therefore, Niohuru Yuhe stopped pretending and looked at Consort Wenxi with great dissatisfaction, "You are my own aunt, yet you know your niece has been wronged and still don't want to help. Now that we finally meet, you scold me like this. Saying that I have disgraced the Niohuru family, isn't it because of the Niohuru family that I am in my current position?"
Consort Wenxi never expected that her niece would be so brainless, not only talking back to her but also being so arrogant.
At this moment, she couldn't help but feel fortunate that Yuhe had entered the Crown Prince's inner court rather than the imperial harem.
Otherwise... she herself might not know how she died, and she might not even know how the Niohuru family was wiped out.
Consort Wenxi suppressed her anger and tried her best to persuade her, "Yuhe, Guarjia is a gentle person. As long as you provoke her, she will not easily cause you trouble. What you need to do now is not to act tough in the backyard, but to find a way to give birth to a child."
Yuhe was unhappy again, rolling her eyes to the sky.
"Aunt, you are a Noble Consort now, so why are you speaking so humbly and cautiously? What is Guarjia? She is not even worthy to carry shoes for our Niohuru clan. Why should I respect her?"
At this point, Yuhe got angry.
"Why did the Emperor choose a woman from the Guarjia clan as his Crown Princess? Didn't he notice me back then?"
Consort Wenxi took a deep breath, forcing herself not to get angry.
"Why do you think the Emperor didn't choose you as the Crown Princess?" Consort Wenxi asked her, rarely managing to remain calm.
I had originally thought that if she could see through the crux of the problem, I might as well teach her properly.
After all, she's my own niece.
If she can't even figure out such a simple question, then there's no need for me to waste my time on it.
"I heard that the Emperor made a woman from the Guarjia clan the Crown Princess in order to establish relations with Han officials."
Consort Wenxi sighed; this was only one of the reasons.
"In the end, His Majesty doesn't want the Niohuru family to become too powerful. Now that I am a Noble Consort and have an adult prince by my side, if the Niohuru family were to produce another Crown Princess, the court would probably fall completely under their control. At that time, the Crown Prince's position would not be secure, and the Tenth Prince would probably not have a good life anymore."
Yuhe pondered Consort Wenxi's words carefully, but she couldn't quite grasp their deeper meaning.
Consort Wenxi didn't want to waste any more words with her niece, so she had no choice but to signal Cuiliu to bring up some tea and snacks.
"Yuhe, it's not easy for you to come all this way. Try this pastry, and if you like it, take some back with you."
Yuhe glanced at the snacks that Cuiliu had brought out, but didn't even eat them before getting up and leaving.
Cui Liu watched Yu He leave speechlessly, and when she turned back to look at her master, she saw that the other's eyes were practically spitting fire.
"Your Highness, why are you angry with the princess? She's still family."
Consort Wenxi rubbed her temples. "I used to think that the Tenth Prince was unreliable and always made me angry, but now that I've met Yuhe, I know what unreliable really means. The Tenth Prince's unreliability has an element of feigned wisdom, but Yuhe is truly stupid."
"Who's stupid?" A deep, authoritative voice rang out as Kangxi walked in with Liang Jiugong, his hands behind his back.
Consort Wenxi's heart immediately tightened. She wasn't sure how much the Emperor had heard, so she could only smile and change the subject, "His Highness the Crown Prince's concubine just arrived, and I was just talking about this."
Emperor Kangxi was taken aback, then remembered, "She's your niece, isn't she? She's been in Yuqing Palace for a while now, and I heard she was confined to her quarters a while ago."
Kangxi's words were neither particularly warm nor cold, but they were extremely shocking to Consort Wenxi.
“Yuhe is Faka’s legitimate daughter, and she has been spoiled since childhood. Fortunately, the Crown Princess is kind and tolerant, so she only confined her to her quarters for a month as a minor punishment, which is just right.”
Emperor Kangxi glanced at Consort Wenxi and asked meaningfully, "But I heard that it was the Crown Prince, not the Crown Princess, who confined her to her quarters."
Consort Wenxi paused in pouring tea. "This concubine...this concubine may have had a mistake in her information. She thought it was the Crown Princess who issued the confinement order."
"Enough, enough." Kangxi waved his hand, then, remembering the purpose of his visit, said, "I am going to Mongolia before winter and plan to take the Tenth Prince with me."
Consort Wenxi's heart, which had just relaxed, instantly jumped again.
"emperor……"
In truth, she knew that the reason Kangxi agreed to let her have her own child was because he wanted to use it to form a marriage alliance with the Mongols.
Yin'e's social standing was second only to the Crown Prince. If he married a Mongol princess, it would not only make the Mongols feel valued, but it would also eliminate a rival for the Crown Prince.
She felt sorry for her child, but for his future stability, she could only smile and agree, "Old Ten should go out and get some experience, otherwise he'll just be causing trouble all the time."
After saying this, she glanced at Kangxi's approving gaze and then said with heartache, "The tenth prince is also of age to marry a wife. If we can find a suitable candidate in Mongolia this time, let's arrange his marriage as well."
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Kangxi immediately grasped Consort Wenxi's hand and said, "Since the Consort says so, then I will do as you say. Rest assured, since we are marrying a Mongolian princess, she must be the most outstanding noblewoman."
Consort Wenxi smiled and nodded, nestling against Kangxi's shoulder like a little bird. "I can't control that rascal anymore. I'll have to rely on Your Majesty for the matter of the Fujin."
Inside Yuqing Palace, Yuhe had just returned to Muhe Courtyard and started smashing things as soon as she entered the room.
"What's so great about my aunt? Does she think she's some kind of imperial concubine?"
Yuhe grew angrier the more she thought about it. She had thought that with her aunt backing her up, it would be easy for her to secretly deal with Guarjia.
But now, her aunt is actually telling her to listen to Guarjia. Is this still her aunt? Has she been possessed?
Bai Zhi stood trembling to the side, not daring to breathe, let alone offer any advice or say anything.
"Is Princess Niohuru here?" Wenying's voice came from the courtyard.
Yuhe frowned and muttered under her breath, "What's she doing here?"
Bai Zhi, however, went out to greet them diligently, "Sister Wenying, are you here to see my master? He's inside."
Wenying looked at Baizhi expressionlessly, "The Crown Princess wants the Princess to go to the main courtyard to speak."
She paused, and seeing no response from inside the room, added, "The Crown Princess means that the Princess should depart for the main courtyard immediately. If the Princess is unable to go due to a headache, fever, or other discomfort, then this servant will go to the Imperial Hospital to fetch a physician to treat her..."
The tightly closed door was suddenly yanked open, revealing Yuhe's face, which was filled with resentment, anger, and fear.
"Okay, I'll go, alright?"
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