Just as these servants secretly sighed, in the forty-third year of Kangxi's reign, one spectacular drama after another unfolded in this mansion.
However, that's a story for another time.
At this moment, in the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi, upon learning that the imperial physician had been summoned to the residence of Prince Yinzhen for Prince Hongxuan, frowned and said, "Wasn't Prince Hongxuan fine last night? What happened this morning? How did the Fourth Prince take care of him? Why did he summon an imperial physician so early in the morning?"
Since it wasn't because I overfed Hongxuan last night, it must be because of the fourth brother.
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Li Dequan couldn't help but feel deep sympathy for the Fourth Prince. His master was only concerned with his own affairs, while forbidding the common people from even lighting lamps. However, he still replied respectfully, "Master, I have inquired and found out that the Fourth Prince fed the young prince a little too much this morning, thinking that the young prince was overeating. He then invited Imperial Physician Li to the mansion, but Imperial Physician Li said that the young prince is the same as last night and is fine."
Speaking of this, Li Dequan recalled the strange scene last night where Prince Hongxuan ate so much but was still not full. For a moment, the corner of his mouth twitched speechlessly.
Emperor Kangxi also thought of what happened last night and felt it was strange. He coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed about misunderstanding the Fourth Prince. However, an emperor cannot be thin-skinned. So, he pretended to snort and said, "It's good that Hongxuan is alright!"
They acted as if the misunderstanding about the Fourth Master had never happened.
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At this moment, Hesheli from the Lotus Courtyard and Li from the Pear Courtyard were filled with resentment and hatred towards Jiaming, especially towards the Fourth Prince Hongxuan.
Both women, one reborn and the other transmigrated, knew that the Fourth Prince would ascend the throne in the future, and that the First Prince Honghui would die young soon. As a result, the only obstacle for their son in the future would be the Fourth Prince.
Judging from the situation at the New Year's Eve banquet, he was well-liked by all the princes. After the Fourth Prince ascended the throne, with the support of these princes to varying degrees, he would have such great power. Just as the Fujin had initially thought, she was not confident that her son could surpass the Fourth Prince and gain the Fourth Prince's favor.
Sure enough, the two of them simultaneously decided to deal with Taoyuan Jiaming and her son, the Fourth Prince Hongxuan.
But Madam Li had already antagonized Jiaming before. She had taken action against her before the Fourth Prince had eliminated her power, and now that her power was gone, she could no longer do anything to her.
And so, Li, who had the will but not the ability, could only give up in resentment in the end!
"Fine, I'll let you and your son off the hook as Li Shuli will." Li Shi gritted her teeth and continued, "I just don't believe that the son I, Li Shuli, a dignified transmigrated female priestess, raised is inferior to a child raised by a native."
Thinking about it this way, Li actually felt that this was the best solution.
First, she was confident that she could educate a child with modern knowledge who could surpass the children taught by the natives, after all, she was well-informed; second, according to various analyses by modern people, the Fourth Prince was a person who valued ability very much, and she thought that as long as her son was strong enough to surpass the Fourth Prince's other sons, the throne would definitely fall to Hongshi.
However, Li suddenly realized that the Fourth Prince also valued the offspring of the Manchus. Wasn't it for this reason that Qianlong ascended the throne?
Thinking of this, Li immediately lost her confidence.
Everything has come full circle: the Fourth Prince Hongxuan absolutely cannot be allowed to live. If he is, he can only be a fool or someone with health problems; otherwise, he will absolutely be a stumbling block for Hongshi.
But without enough manpower to secretly set up an operation, how could she possibly make a move against them? Li Shi had a headache just thinking about it.
While she was having a headache, it wasn't long before Li realized that she didn't actually need to do it herself; she just needed to fan the flames.
Because she discovered that Hesheli of the Lotus Courtyard was also sharpening her knives at Guarjia of the Peach Courtyard and the Fourth Prince.
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However, why did Hesheri suddenly target Momoin? Strange. The same question existed in the minds of the women in the backyard who had discovered Hesheri's actions.
For example, Uya-shi thought that Hesheli-shi's actions were simply a foolish move.
"What an idiot!" Uya looked in the direction of Heyuan, her eyes full of contempt.
What's there to target about Lady Guarjia and the Fourth Prince in Taoyuan? Even if Lady Guarjia and the Fourth Prince are brought down, this mansion will still belong to the First Princess and the First Prince Honghui.
Therefore, the priority now should be to bring down the Fourth Prince's wife, or rather, to target the First Prince Honghui.
Only if the eldest son, Honghui, is gone will the sons born to the concubines have a chance to compete for the position of heir apparent of the Fourth Prince's mansion, or more likely, the position of heir apparent of a prince.
“However, Princess, don’t you think this is also a good thing?” asked the nanny beside Lady Wuya, her face beaming with excitement.
"Oh?" After a moment of contemplation, Uya suddenly broke into a bright smile. "Granny, you're right, it is indeed a good thing."
With her side targeting the eldest prince and Hesheli targeting the fourth prince, it seems that with two princes gone, her children will no longer face any obstacles in the future.
Uya gently touched her belly, indulging in blissful fantasies.
However, the nanny beside her was still a little worried, "Princess, what about the Third Prince Hongshi?"
Upon hearing the name of the Third Prince Hongshi, Lady Uya immediately smiled dismissively, "How can the son of an unfavored princess compare to the child of this princess, who has the support of her aunt? Oh, right, if this princess were to give birth to a prince, with my aunt's help, I would eventually have a place as a secondary consort. Then my child would be born to the secondary consort, making him even more noble than the Third Prince."
The old woman thought about it and agreed.
At this moment, Lady Wuya was unaware that this was ultimately just a fantasy, because she had a rival, the Fujin, who hated her to the bone!
Just as Jiaming had guessed, the Fujin did not use anyone in the mansion to carry out the attack. Instead, she used someone outside the mansion to take action against Wuya before she even entered the mansion.
Like Consort Ulanara, Consort Uya was puzzled by Hesheli's sudden change of heart and her targeting of Jiaming and the Fourth Prince Hongxuan.
At first, although she was puzzled, she didn't think much of it, assuming that it was just that Hesheli was too jealous.
But on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, her investigation into Hesheli and her family suddenly made a breakthrough.
Furthermore, since the Fujin was reborn and had memories of her past life, when she compared and investigated the situation of this Hesheli clan, she found that she had a kind of precognitive ability.
For example, when she was at her maternal home, she seemed to know very well that her stepmother would do the trap she set for her when she was very young.
For example, there's the matter of the imperial concubine selection. She discovered that the early selection of concubines in the 42nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign was influenced by the Hesheli clan. Did she know that if the selection wasn't brought forward, she would miss the selection a year later because she was too old?
For example, she is now targeting Guarjia and the Fourth Prince. She has no children, so why is she doing this? Does she know that the Fourth Prince will be a threat to her children in the future?
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