At the Eighth Prince's residence, the Eighth Prince looked very unwell.
He was thinking that once the Nian family entered his inner circle, he could legitimately win over Nian Gengyao.
But his plans were thwarted.
He was prepared to create an accident.
He only needed to pass through the Imperial Garden, but before he reached the place he had planned, an accident happened.
For some reason, Nian Shi also ended up in the Imperial Garden, and an accident occurred. In front of everyone, as if it were intentional, she threw herself into his arms.
This is very inappropriate, as if he went to the Imperial Garden on purpose, and then stared at Nian Shi as she deliberately threw herself into his arms.
Now, Consort Guo Luoluo believed that she had taken a liking to Lady Nian's beauty and had developed feelings for her. Therefore, she deliberately approached the place where the candidates for the imperial concubines were and intentionally made contact with Lady Nian.
Even the Emperor just now jokingly said that if he liked the Nian family, he could simply ask him for permission. If he was worried about the Nian family being the fourth prince's retainers, there was no need to worry. After all, which of your brothers didn't have family members who were retainers of other brothers in their backyards?
Of course, some people doubted his motives, wondering if he had his eye on Nian Gengyao. After all, they all knew each other well, and even the most beautiful woman wouldn't act in such a way.
Otherwise, in the Emperor's eyes, a lecherous man like him, if given the throne, who knows what he might do for a woman.
Suddenly, I had a feeling that maybe Lao Ba had been set up.
For a moment, the princes wondered if this was the fourth prince's doing. After all, the eighth prince was trying to undermine them, and if they found out, the petty prince would definitely do something about it.
After the imperial concubine selection ended, although Lady Nian, who was originally a secondary consort in history, did not enter the Yong Prince's Mansion, the Yong Prince's Mansion still held a celebration, and it was also to prepare for the entry of a secondary consort.
In the Fujin's courtyard, the women from the backyard gathered there, all smiling.
Jiaming first congratulated the princess, saying, "With the eldest prince taking a concubine this time, you may soon be able to hold your grandson."
As soon as Jiaming finished speaking, Madam Li chimed in, "That's right, I also wish you, Jin, to have a grandson soon."
Once she started talking, the princess was surrounded by all sorts of compliments.
She wasn't impatient at all; instead, she beamed with joy and sincerely accepted everyone's congratulations.
Just as the Prince Yong's mansion was filled with joy, and as they waited for the First Prince Honghui's concubine to enter, the Fourth Prince returned with a dark expression.
When the news reached the ears of the women in the backyard, they were all baffled.
That evening, Fourth Master came to Jiaming's place again. Curious, Jiaming couldn't help but ask, "Master, you seem a bit off today. What's wrong?"
Fourth Master's face darkened, and he said stiffly, "It's nothing!"
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Jiaming didn't think about asking further. Just as she was thinking about which storybook Hongtao should bring over, she heard Fourth Master's voice asking her a question.
"When will you have another child for me?"
Jiaming was taken aback and said, "Why did you think of bringing this up, Master? This child's matter is a matter of fate. How could I possibly make such a decision?"
She was telling the truth. Recently, Fourth Master had been staying at his place, and she hadn't taken any contraceptive measures, but she still hadn't gotten pregnant.
So it's not that she didn't want to have children, but that the time wasn't right.
It's unclear what Jiaming said that struck him, but his face softened, and he said in a gentler voice, "Ming'er, you're right, it's just that our time hasn't come yet."
In the East Warm Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi wasn't looking at the memorials; he was just staring at the table, seemingly pondering something.
After a long silence, he murmured, "It really wasn't that plague that harmed my health; I've already recovered. So why haven't we heard from the manor for three years? Could it be that the imperial physicians missed this hidden ailment?"
Li Dequan, who was standing nearby, pretended not to hear what he said.
It's best if he doesn't listen to Prince Yong's private affairs.
Today, after the master invited the imperial physician to examine his health, Prince Yong's face was as dark as a rock, and his aura was icy cold. Heh, he didn't want to be frozen by Prince Yong's dark face every time he saw him.
But these words aren't something he can simply ignore; they can't be truly deaf to them.
A moment later, the master murmured again: "The fourth prince's household only has four princes. Although Hongxuan is very outstanding, it's still too few. Let's see. If there's still no news from the household, we'll have to continue to call the imperial physician for the fourth prince."
Li Dequan didn't want to see the Fourth Prince's dark face or feel his icy aura. He kept thinking, "God help me, hurry up and send good news from the Yong Prince's Mansion."
Under Emperor Kangxi's suspicion and urging, the Fourth Prince longed for good news to come from the mansion, proving that he was in good health and that there was no need to constantly call this or that imperial physician to check if he had any hidden illnesses and how to treat them.
But then he realized that he only rested at Jiaming's place.
As usual, they only visited Li Shi and Fujin's place briefly before returning to the front courtyard.
As for the others, I simply don't go to them or even see them.
It's not a big deal if it's only for a day or two, or even a month, two months, or three months, but it's been going on for a year or two. Who can stand it?
They were all very jealous of Jiaming, who was favored by the Fourth Prince, but no matter how jealous they were, it was no use. Before Jiaming could even lift a finger, the Fourth Prince had already dealt with them.
The Fujin was not jealous of Jiaming, but she was somewhat wary of Jiaming and of her favor with the emperor, fearing that her Hongxuan would usurp Honghui's position. Even though neither Jiaming nor Hongxuan had this intention, the emperor did.
But Honghui kept a close eye on her, threatening her with himself to prevent her from harming Hongxuan.
She could have targeted Lady Guarjia and the Fifth Prince Hongjing, but one of them was in the front courtyard, protected by the master, and the other was a clever brat, so she had no chance.
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