The two brothers rode their horses leisurely, chatting and laughing happily in the riding arena.
"After Ruizhu died, Wenxi has been in a bad mood. We need to think of a way to help her."
Ruizhu passed away last month from a cold. Wenxi was heartbroken for a long time because she was her childhood playmate and she considered her a sister.
Hongxi looked into the distance and said, “I have asked Uncle Jiu to send some trinkets that girls like to the palace from the shops outside. Uncle Shi has also found a fine horse from outside the Great Wall from Aunt Shi. He said it will be sent to the palace in a few days.”
Hongyu looked on with anticipation.
The two brothers spend most of their time together and are close friends who can talk about almost anything.
For this reason, there wasn't much of a gender barrier between them, and they treated each other like younger sisters.
Thinking about Wenxi's identity and some recent events, Hongyu felt somewhat worried.
"Wenxi is already nine years old. I vaguely heard many dukes inquiring about Wenxi, seemingly intending to arrange a marriage between them."
Wenxi was the biological daughter of the Guarjia clan, and Hongxi naturally trusted the Guarjia clan's judgment, so he had no worries about Wenxi's marriage.
"Father and Mother will find a good husband for my sister, but she is a cheerful and outgoing person who likes to practice martial arts and horseback riding. It's hard to imagine what it will be like for her to live a secluded life in the inner quarters."
The two brothers chatted as they rode their horses, and seeing that it was getting late, they left the riding arena together.
"In a few days, Consort Yi will be hosting a matchmaking and flower-viewing banquet for Twelfth Uncle. We should go and give him our opinion." Hongyu is already at an age where he is ready to get married.
Judging by his age, he should be getting married in another two or three years. I wonder when his father will be able to come back.
But thinking back to what he and his father had talked about a few years ago while drinking, Galdan was indignant and his father would not come back.
It seems I can't rely on my father for my marriage; I'll have to rely on my second aunt.
Hongxi was thinking about his twelfth uncle's blind date. According to the trajectory of the previous life, his twelfth uncle's wife was from the Fuca clan.
I wonder if anything will change in this life.
So, on the day of the flower viewing banquet, Hongxi and Hongyu arrived at Yikun Palace early.
Because Hongxi was a little young and had always been raised in Yuqing Palace, outsiders knew very little about him, but they knew more about Hongyu.
Therefore, when the two brothers walked together, many sons of officials from outside the capital took the initiative to approach Hongyu and start a conversation.
They didn't know Hongxi, but Hongxi was quite familiar with some of them, having had contact with them in their previous lives.
But it was precisely because of these interactions that he could distinguish between good and bad people, and he stopped associating with unreliable individuals. Therefore, taking advantage of Hongyu's inattention, he quietly moved aside and avoided the crowd.
Although he didn't want to join the conversation, his eyes remained fixed on Hongyu.
There was no other way; today was Twelfth Uncle's matchmaking banquet, so he was naturally talking with Consort Yi and Consort Ding in the main hall.
There were a lot of girls here today, and he didn't want to wander around aimlessly, for fear of running into something bad.
He looked around and noticed that Hongyu was following a palace maid toward a certain place.
He turned to look at Zhang Quan, "What happened, brother?"
Zhang Quan, who had been keeping an eye on Hongyu's situation, hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "That little palace maid accidentally spilled tea on the eldest prince. He probably went with her to change his clothes."
Hongxi sensed something was wrong. He glanced around and noticed that Zhang Dehai, Hongyu's personal eunuch, was not there. He was worried that there might be a conspiracy, so he took a step and followed in that direction.
After walking a few steps, he instructed Zhang Quan, "Go quickly and find Wenxi and tell her what happened here."
Zhang Quan was worried that Hongxi wouldn't be able to handle things on his own, but seeing his master's hurried appearance, he was afraid that something might really happen to the eldest prince, so he stamped his foot and ran off in the direction where the young ladies were playing.
Hongxi followed Hongyu all the way to the back hall, which was in a remote location and didn't seem like a place they frequented.
Hongxi felt that something was wrong and wanted to call out to Hongyu, but saw that the other party had already followed the palace maid into a side gate.
By the time Hongxi caught up, the person had already disappeared.
Looking closely, there were four or five rooms, all with their doors and windows tightly closed. Hongxi didn't know which room his elder brother was in. Just as he was about to call out, he heard a heavy thud coming from the room closest to the wall.
Hongxi took off running in that direction and kicked the door open.
Just now, the palace maid and a young eunuch were carrying the unconscious Hongyu toward the bed, with a young girl standing beside them giving instructions.
Hongxi immediately recognized it as a forced marriage act, and in his anger, he rushed in and kicked the eunuch, yelling, "You audacious servant, how dare you..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was hit hard on the back of the head and lost consciousness.
The young palace maid and eunuch exchanged a glance and were both terrified. They pointed at the young lady who was still holding the vase and stammered.
"You...you...this is Prince Hongxi...the prince of Yuqing Palace, how dare you..."
Upon hearing this, the girl holding the vase immediately dropped it in fright, her face pale as she took two steps back. Pointing at the young palace maid, she stammered, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and tell your aunt..."
Before she could finish speaking, Wenxi rushed in with her personal maid Qinghe. After only a glance around, she understood everything, drew her whip, and lashed it fiercely at the girl.
"You scoundrel, how dare you scheme against the prince! Qinghe, go and fetch someone from the front."
Although the invitation didn't explicitly name anyone, Qinghe glanced at Hongxi lying on the ground and knew that it likely involved inviting several powerful figures.
really.
When Hongxi woke up, he saw Yinreng sitting on the edge of the bed with a gloomy expression, and Guarjia standing at the head of the bed.
Upon seeing him wake up, Lady Guarjia immediately teared up. "Hongxi, do you feel unwell anywhere? Does your head hurt?"
Yinreng looked down at Hongxi and, seeing that his complexion was relatively normal, called the imperial physician in, "Quickly check on the little prince."
As the sounds emanating from inside the house were heard, Emperor Kangxi and the others outside also entered one after another.
Emperor Kangxi's fondness for Hongxi was entirely due to Yinreng; it was a case of loving the house because of the crow.
Seeing the worry on Yinreng's face, before she could even ask about Hongxi's condition, she began to advise Yinreng.
"Baocheng, Hongxi seems to be in pretty good condition, so don't worry too much."
Hong Xi:......
[Grandpa, aren't you being a bit too biased?]
Yinreng glared at Hongxi, who was complaining, before standing up to make room for him. "Father, I am fine."
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