"Hehe, Princess is amazing." Hongli said sarcastically, and Foerguochun raised her chin at him again: "What, are you envious?"
Yinzhen, probably to please Qian Shengyan, did not grant Hongli a title after careful consideration, but officially granted Fuerguochun the title of princess, specifically the title of Gulun Princess, which was usually reserved for the legitimate daughters of the Empress. Her title was Gulun Huaiyue Princess.
The character "玥" (yuè) is associated with a divine pearl bestowed upon a virtuous and holy emperor by heaven in ancient legends.
For Folgochun to receive this title was undoubtedly a great honor.
So she's been quite pleased with herself these past few days, and she's been more confident in disciplining her servants. She walks with a swagger and has a lot of presence. She even got Hongli and Hongshan to call her by her title "Huaiyue". Little Hongshan didn't understand the situation and just called her "Sister Yue" in a childish voice, which made Foerguochun very happy.
Qian Shengyan also had strong opinions about this title and even tried to persuade Yinzhen. However, Yinzhen cited the example of Kangxi's daughter, Princess Gulun Rongxian, and stated that it was not only the empress's daughter who could be granted the title of Gulun. In particular, he currently had only one living princess, Fuerguochun, who was born to a concubine. It was not unreasonable for her to be granted the title of Gulun Princess.
Moreover, it was just a title for a princess, which would only mean that the Imperial Household Department would receive a little more money each year. No one in the court objected; on the contrary, they all found different ways to send congratulatory gifts to Princess Huaiyue.
Of course, all of this was mainly due to Yinzhen's hasty morning court session that day.
Emperor Yongzheng's diligence was well known to his ministers, and he never slacked off during the morning court sessions. However, on that day, the emperor arrived a moment late and sat down with a dark expression on his face as he looked at the ministers. Although he still asked, "Do you have anything to report?" anyone who tried to step forward would be met with the emperor's merciless glare.
So during that morning court session, the officials stood for a while, then dispersed as they received urgent reports about everything they had bought.
The Emperor's unusual behavior naturally prompted inquiries. Soon, news spread that half of the Imperial Physicians from the Imperial Hospital had gathered at the Qingyan Hall in Jiuzhou to treat the Consort Xi, and the officials gained a clearer understanding of the Consort Xi's position in the Emperor's heart.
The recent bestowal of the title of Princess Gulun Huaiyue further proves this point—a Gulun princess indeed! And this Gulun princess's mother even has two princes!
There were those who fawned over Qian Shengyan and her son, and those who disliked them. Not to mention the Ulanara family, even the Geng family sent people to pledge their loyalty. The next day, Geng was so frightened that she dragged Guo to Qian Shengyan to express her loyalty, and even said openly, "Hongzhou is dull-witted. If he had even one ten-thousandth of the Fourth Prince's intelligence, I would be content."
Qian Shengyan: ...
Speechless, they could only engage in mutual flattery, praising Hongzhou as a clever and good child. But when she said this, Madam Geng became even more frightened, almost wishing she could directly say that Hongzhou had a mental illness and was an idiot.
Qian Shengyan: ...
She understood that Madam Geng didn't want to compete with her, but... it didn't have to be that bad!
Qian Shengyan had no choice but to change the subject, talking to the two about skincare and no longer mentioning the child.
But it's clear to everyone that the Third Prince Hongshi has been adopted out, the Empress has no son, another Consort's patron Nian Gengyao is already on his way back to the capital, and Prince Fuhui has not appeared in public since. Now, if we're talking about who's in the limelight, it's only Consort Xi, who has the Emperor's favor, and her children.
Qian Shengyan sighed, glanced at Foerguochun who was still very proud of his title, and then looked at Hongli: "How have you been lately?"
"Mother, don't worry, I'm doing well. The courtyard deep in the cave is very large, where I can study and practice archery. I rarely go out," Hongli said with a smile.
Qian Shengyan nodded, then looked at Folgochun: "You, being granted a title is a good thing, and you should be happy, but..."
"Don't worry, Mother, I'm not stupid!" Ferguchun was still like a proud little peacock, but after Qian Shengyan's illness, she had matured a lot. "I am Mother's daughter and Fourth Brother's sister. I know what I should do."
After saying that, she laughed boastfully, "Fourth Brother only got a courtyard deep in the cave, but I have the whole Wutong Courtyard to myself. I have so many more places to play than Fourth Brother! I can also take a boat to see Mother. It's so much more convenient for me than for Fourth Brother!"
"You should remember how your imperial father treats you." Qian Shengyan tapped her daughter's forehead, wanting to ask about Zhang Qinglan again, but after glancing at the bright-eyed new princess, she decided against it.
Let her be happy for a few more days.
Besides, living in the courtyard means she won't see any men outside the home for even a short time. As time goes by and she gets older, if Folgochun still likes her, she might as well ask the imperial decree to grant her a house for marriage.
"By the way, Mother, Father said that he's going to invite another older sister to come play in the courtyard soon?" Folgochun rested her chin on her hand. She knew that she used to have an older sister, but before Father ascended the throne, her sister passed away.
Qian Shengyan also knew about this, and she nodded and said, "She was the sixth daughter of the former Prince Li, five years older than you."
Upon hearing this, Hongli immediately understood what this older sister was here for. He smiled and said, "After Second Uncle passed away, it wasn't easy for Hongxi to support such a large family. This Sixth Sister is of marriageable age now. It's a good thing that Father Emperor is so kind to bring her out."
“Yes.” Qian Shengyan smiled, but she knew that although the three adopted princesses of the Yongzheng Emperor’s reign all married into the Borjigit clan, they all stayed in the capital and did not marry far away to Mongolia, so it wasn’t all that bad.
Not long after the words were spoken, the princess was brought into the garden, and Yinzhen directly issued an imperial edict to bestow upon her the title of Princess Heshuo Shushen, placing her under the care of Ulanara and adopting her as his daughter.
Ferguchun secretly took a look at Princess Shushen and said to Qian Shengyan after returning, "Sister Shushen doesn't talk much, but she looks quite pretty when she smiles."
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