"Shouldn't we go and pay our respects?" Qian Shengyan countered.
She was quite curious about this concubine. Besides her appearance, the fact that this concubine could now hold her own against Ulanara was quite remarkable.
"It's only right that she went. When Lady Geng first arrived, she went to pay her respects to Consort Li." Qingxue said with a slight smile, but her meaning was quite clear.
When Geng Gege entered the manor, she didn't pay her respects to the First Prince's wife first, but instead went to pay her respects to Consort Li. Does this mean she's siding with Consort Li and is going against the First Prince's wife?
No wonder Ulanara acted so benevolently that day, and even tried to sow discord between me and Geng Gege as soon as I entered the manor.
However, this Geng Gege doesn't seem to be that smart; she hastily took sides, and then jumped out again at the slightest provocation...
At this moment, Qian Shengyan and Ulanara Shi rarely agreed on one person—
Geng Gege, how stupid.
In the evening, Physician Li came to see Yuan Shou again and confirmed that Yuan Shou's fever had subsided and the cold in his body had almost dissipated. He then stopped acupuncture and medication, and told him to just keep warm and rest more.
Qian Shengyan, recalling her experiences from her previous life, continued to have the wet nurse feed Yuanshou more milk.
Eating and defecating more helps to expel germs, just like drinking more water when you have a cold.
That night, Qian Shengyan went to bed early with her son in her arms. Not long after, she vaguely heard Qingxue calling her. She hummed in response but didn't get up. Then she seemed to hear a male voice say, "Don't call her anymore." After that... Qian Shengyan fell asleep again.
When Qian Shengyan woke up the next morning, she was still sitting on the bed in a daze when Qingxue came over to help her get dressed, saying, "Last night when the prince came, I wanted to wake you up, but the prince told me not to disturb your sleep."
"Huh?" Qian Shengyan was still a little confused, but Qingxue said with a smile, "The prince feels very sorry for the princess."
Qian Shengyan: ...Ah, this...0_0
She was helped to get dressed, still in a daze, while Qingxue talked about how much Yinzhen cared about Yuanshou when he came yesterday, and how he asked her questions from the outer room so as not to disturb her sleep.
Qian Shengyan: ...
Well, at least he's reasonably considerate.
After finishing their conversation, Qingxue helped Qian Shengyan to the front hall for dinner. The wet nurse also came in to take Yuanshou to start breastfeeding. After dinner, Qian Shengyan saw that Yuanshou was in much better spirits today and was about to play with him when Qingxue rushed in and said that the carriage to return to the mansion was already parked at the door.
"So fast?" Qian Shengyan was surprised, but Qingxue had already found out the news. She leaned closer to Qian Shengyan and said, "The Heshuo Dunke Princess, who was in charge of pacifying Mongolia, passed away the year before last. His Majesty was grieving and is about to return to the palace to see the envoy from Khorchin."
With the Emperor gone, the princes naturally could not stay alone at the Summer Palace and had to go back with him.
“Princess Heshuo Dunke has only been married for two years…” Qingxue sighed, quickly helping Qian Shengyan and Yuanshou out to get into the carriage. “The master said that the princess will take the fourth prince first, and the one who is packing will follow later.”
The summer resort on the outskirts of Beijing was close to the palace, and it would only take half a day to get back. Yinzhen wanted to go to the palace with the emperor first, while Qian Shengyan and the others went directly back to the Prince's residence with the Fujin.
On the way, Qingxue explained the matter of Princess Heshuo Dunke to Qian Shengyan in detail: "...Princess Heshuo Dunke was the Emperor's fifteenth princess, and she was the half-sister of the thirteenth princess. The thirteenth princess married into the Borjigit clan of Mongolia and passed away the year before last..."
Qian Shengyan was shocked. Although she had read about these things in history books, she felt that the sorrow and suffering were indescribable when she experienced them firsthand.
Qingxue changed the subject: "Princess Heshuo Dunke is, after all, the Thirteenth Prince's own sister. Right now... we don't know if the Thirteenth Prince has received the news yet. I'm afraid the master will be worried again."
Qian Shengyan suddenly realized why Qingxue had talked to her so much; it was to bring up the Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang and the relationship between Yinxiang and Yinzhen.
After all, Qian Shengyan had just arrived, and logically she should be completely clueless about Yinzhen, which is why Qingxue told her so much.
However, Qian Shengyan not only understood Yinzhen, but also the Nine Princes at that time. After all, the struggle for the throne among the Nine Princes was so famous, and she was a history student who had compiled the timeline of the struggle for the throne countless times.
Judging from the years, it seems that Yinxiang is still confined to his residence and not allowed to go out. His two younger sisters from the same mother who were sent to serve in Mongolia have died one after another, which is really too tragic.
The deaths of his two younger sisters were also due to the fact that he, as a prince, was disliked by Emperor Kangxi. The two tribes speculated about the emperor's intentions, and the princesses who were married off could only "die of illness."
Qian Shengyan felt another pang of fear and instinctively hugged Yuan Shou—thankfully, she had given birth to a son! Otherwise, being sent to Fumeng would have been tantamount to suicide!
Qingxue only touched on the subject briefly and didn't say anything more, but her last sentence revealed the main point—matters involving Yinzhen were the most important things to these women of the Yongqin Prince's Mansion.
Qian Shengyan softly said, "Thank you, Aunt." Qingxue then smiled and said, "Your Highness is too kind to say that." However, she seemed very happy and changed the subject, saying, "Our mansion was just renovated last year, and the courtyards are much larger now. Your Highness will be staying in Dongyou Pavilion. I have passed by there before. The courtyard is very large, and there is a big pomegranate tree planted at the entrance."
"Hearing Auntie say that, I can't wait!" Qian Shengyan smiled, then gently patted Xiao Yuanshou, who was still a little listless after waking up from his afternoon nap. "My darling, time to go home~"
As evening approached, the carriage stopped at the side gate of Prince Yong's residence, and everyone got off.
Qingxue helped Qian Shengyan to pay her respects to Ulanara, but Ulanara waved her hand and said, "Alright, you're all tired today, go back and rest."
The heavily pregnant Geng Gege was the first to respond, and she got into the sedan chair and went inside. Qian Shengyan had nothing to say, but she bowed to the Fujin again and also got into the sedan chair with Yuanshou.
The sedan chair stopped after a short while, and Qian Shengyan was helped down by Qingxue. When she looked up, she saw a courtyard gate with three powerful characters written on it: Dongyou Courtyard.
She looked around but couldn't figure it out yet, so Qingxue took her arm and said, "Princess, let's go inside first."
As Qingxue had said, the Dongyou Temple was indeed very large. Upon entering, there was a pomegranate tree with abundant blossoms. Further in, there were five main halls and two side buildings, as well as a sizable backyard planted with a bauhinia vine, which was in full bloom and very beautiful.
After looking at the courtyard, they arrived at the main hall. Qian Shengyan calculated in her mind that there were five rooms, one bedroom and one living room for her, and the rest would be left for Yuanshou to have one bedroom, one living room and one study—well, well, she was indeed not as precious as her son.
Although her luggage hadn't returned yet, Qian Shengyan didn't have much. It was already late, and the mansion had already laid out bedding and prepared dinner. After she finished eating, she went to sleep with Yuanshou.
The next morning, Qian Shengyan was still a little dazed when she was woken up.
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