Upon hearing this, Qian Shengyan took it seriously and told Qingxue to take her people out first. Then she looked at Hongli and asked, "What happened?"
"It's...something outside," Hongli said softly. "I consulted the imperial physician and only dared to tell you, Mother, that you are currently well..."
As Hongli recounted his story, Qian Shengyan nearly smashed her cup in anger.
On that day, Yinzhen elevated her to a higher social class and found an honest couple from the Niohuru clan to be her nominal parents. Over the years, she had not been too close to that couple, but she would always receive gifts during festivals and celebrations, and would occasionally visit Lady Niohuru during holidays.
Originally, things were fine, but after she was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, Niohuru seemed to get a little arrogant. Not only were there no useful people in that branch of the family, but they also raised several纨绔 (spoiled brats), and there was even a nephew of that couple, who was nominally her cousin, who was very arrogant outside using Qian Shengyan and Hongli's name. He had previously smashed up a restaurant, and when the matter reached Hongli's ears, he specially sent someone to teach him a lesson and told the Niohuru family to keep a close eye on him and not cause any more trouble.
At that time, Qian Shengyan was newly pregnant. Hongli told the Emperor about it, but Yinzhen, considering Qian Shengyan's health, did not let her know. Who knew that her cousin would become arrogant again after learning that the Imperial Noble Consort had given birth to twin princes. Just after the New Year, he got into a conflict with someone and accidentally killed the other person.
“The trouble is that the other party was the only son of that family. Now that he's dead, their family has sent their patriarch, who has already gone to Father Emperor to weep once,” Hongli said, frowning. “Although they weren't a particularly prominent family, they were still surnamed Aisin Gioro…”
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