Li couldn't help but shudder, then hesitantly responded, and then seemed to want to say something, but hesitated again.
Yinzhen stopped looking at her, glanced back at Qian Shengyan, and got up to leave.
Qian Shengyan naturally followed quickly. Seeing that she was about to leave, Madam Li hurriedly came out as well, calling out, "Sister Qian! Sister, wait a moment!"
"Consort." Qian Shengyan stopped, turned around and bowed to her, but before Li could say anything, she said, "Consort, please go and persuade Sister Geng. The Prince has already allowed her to raise the Fifth Prince herself. This is a great joy. Congratulations to Consort and Sister Geng."
"Ah, this..." Li paused. This was indeed an important matter, but the prince had asked her to investigate Nian's affairs. Where was she supposed to find out?
But in the short time that Li was hesitating, Qian Shengyan ran away as fast as she could.
You're kidding, how could she not know what Li wanted to see her about?
Originally, she was not very willing to let Yinzhen manage the inner courtyard, firstly because of the Fifth Prince and secondly because of Lady Nian, both of whom were troublesome and involved multiple parties. Now that Yinzhen has solved the Fifth Prince's situation himself and even assigned the investigation of Lady Nian to Lady Li, Qian Shengyan is overjoyed!
In the end, it's about the same as what she used to manage, and since the Fujin is under house arrest, she can have more freedom!
Qian Shengyan was happy, but everyone else seemed rather unhappy.
With Lady Ulanara under house arrest, Lady Nian losing her child, and Lady Li having to handle legal matters, everyone was naturally facing headaches. As for Lady Geng, although she had received the Prince's permission to wait until the Fifth Prince recovered before taking care of him, with the Prince's wife under house arrest, Lady Geng felt sorry for the Fifth Prince but could not visit him. She could only cry every day and worry about her child, and within a few days she had lost a lot of weight.
Amidst the chaos, the Golden Award Festival of the 52nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign arrived.
This time, Yinzhen only took Hongli with him to the banquet at Changchun Garden. He even left early, saying he was going to ask Consort De for leave for all the women in the household.
Qian Shengyan also got up at 3:30, busied herself with preparing breakfast, urged the two of them to finish eating, and then watched them leave. It was only 4 a.m.
"Master, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Qingxue advised.
Qian Shengyan shook her head. She also ate a few bites and was no longer sleepy. It was rare for her to get up so early. Qian Shengyan went back to sort out the recent accounts of the Prince's Mansion. Just then, Foerguochun woke up, so Qian Shengyan played with her for a while and then had breakfast with her.
The garden was bustling with activity during the Golden Festival. Qian Shengyan took Fuerguochun for a tour, but the little one got sleepy again. She told the wet nurse to take him back for a nap. Qian Shengyan was just about to have lunch and rest when she heard a report from outside that the palace's rewards had arrived.
Why would there be a reward at this time?
Qian Shengyan went out to accept the reward in a daze, and only understood after she saw the last line of text on the long list.
It was a reward bestowed by Consort De.
Other furs, clothing, medicinal herbs, and jewelry were all small and exquisite. The most important reward was these two young ladies, who were said to be added to Prince Yong's mansion to make new women. Taking advantage of the year of the imperial concubine selection, two good ones were chosen to be Princesses for Prince Yong.
What else could Qian Shengyan do? She thanked the emperor and accepted the reward. She would put the rest into the inventory and wait for the prince to return to distribute them. As for the two young ladies-in-waiting, she needed to arrange proper accommodations…
However, the courtyards surrounding Wan Fang An He have already been divided up by the existing people. If we arrange for someone else, they can only be assigned to the outer area. Wouldn't others think that she is petty and intolerant, deliberately assigning newcomers to places that are far away?
Moreover, these two were legitimate imperial concubines selected by Consort De and sent out of the palace. They were completely different from the women sent from various places to the Lion Garden at that time. They might become legitimate mistresses in the future, and Qian Shengyan did not want to make enemies for herself.
After discussing it with Qingxue, they decided to arrange for the person to stay in the tranquil and serene place next to Peach Blossom Village.
Since they are all princesses, they will no longer be separated into different courtyards. For now, one will live in the front hall and the other in the back hall.
The two newly arrived princesses, one surnamed Guo and the other Liu, were both selected from the Han Banner. They were petite and pretty, and sat there with a gentle and charming air.
Qian Shengyan liked them too, and chatted with them warmly for a few minutes, then gave them some clothes and jewelry as gifts.
Liu was a bit taller and older, already eighteen, and seemed to have her own ideas. She even suggested to Qian Shengyan that she wanted to pay her respects to the Fujin and the secondary Fujin.
Speaking of this, Qian Shengyan felt a little embarrassed, but considering that they would all be in the same household in the future, she still revealed some information: "To be honest, the Fifth Prince, whom the Fujin is raising, has recently contracted smallpox. Yue Di Yun Ju is currently sealed off, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Nian Ce Fujin just had a miscarriage a few days ago and is still in her postpartum period. However, you can go and pay a visit to Li Ce Fujin later."
That being said, the two new princesses were not fools. They could tell that there was a lot going on in the mansion, and that the prince had bypassed a concubine who was still able to move and handed over the power of the inner court to this concubine. They knew why, so they had little interest in paying their respects to Lady Li.
After chatting for a while, Qingxue came to deliver a message, saying that Danbo Ningjing had finished packing. Qian Shengyan then got up and led the two over, saying, "Danbo Ningjing is not far from here, nor is it far from Consort Nian's Yingshui Lanxiang. If anything happens, we can take care of each other."
"Where does Your Highness usually live?" Sixteen-year-old Guo asked curiously, blinking her big eyes.
Although Qian Shengyan was only twenty years old this year, she looked at Guo Shi, who was about the same age as the Second Princess, as if she were looking at her own daughter. She pointed to the square building not far away with great affection and said, "The Prince lives over there, and all is well."
"It's so close." Guo laughed again, revealing two adorable dimples when she smiled.
Qian Shengyan was happy to admire the beauties, thinking that Guo was cute and Liu was pure, and that Yinzhen, that big pig trotter, was really lucky.
After settling the two women in and letting them rest, Qian Shengyan led them to pay their respects to Madam Li. Along the way, she informed them of the addresses of the other wives, so they wouldn't accidentally bump into things later.
Originally, Qian Shengyan didn't want to go in. She wanted to send the two of them over and leave Green Willow or Green Smoke to look after them. But before she even reached Ritian Linyu, she saw Li Shi rushing towards them. When she saw Qian Shengyan, her eyes lit up and she quickened her pace.
Qian Shengyan instinctively tried to back away, but Li grabbed her forearm.
"Sister, sister, you must help your elder sister!" Madam Li was terrified, not caring about anything else! Without even looking around, she said directly, "Regarding Sister Nian's matter, that servant investigated and investigated, and actually found out about Granny Wu, who serves the Fujin! This is truly... Sister, what should we do?"
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