Consort Yu's face was a little pale. She frowned and said in a low voice, "Sister Ning, I never thought that Flana and Taifeng would not have to marry into Mongolia. I just thought that they could find a consort who could stay in the capital."
After looking around, Consort Ning leaned down and whispered in Consort Yu's ear, "Consort Yu, have you ever thought about why the Emperor wanted the Seventh Prince, Eighth Prince, and Ninth Prince to go to the Imperial Study to study ahead of time?"
Imagine if the Emperor had to pass the throne to one of his older sons due to health reasons, wouldn't he have to make plans for his three youngest sons?
If a new emperor ascends the throne, anything can happen. Perhaps the Empress's seventh princess will also have to marry into the Mongol tribe.
"Sister, I'm just hoping His Majesty can live a few more years, so I'll have time to prepare more things for Taifeng, and so Taifeng will have enough time to learn more."
Upon hearing this, Consort Yu's heart trembled. She then grasped Consort Ning's hand and lowered her voice, saying, "I really didn't think of that. I just thought that His Majesty had some other considerations, which is why he sent the three princes to the Imperial Study ahead of time."
I was being too attached to appearances. Now that I think about it, Consort Ning, you were right to consider everything before!
For our princesses to live well, the most important thing is to be healthy. As long as they are healthy, they can live well even if they are married off to Mongolia.
If one's health is poor, what good is marrying someone in the capital? One will still die young.
Now, I should also teach my younger sister, Franna, more things. As the saying goes, "To forge iron, one must be strong oneself."
If she were to marry and move to Mongolia, she would be able to live a better life.
Just like our Emperor's two adopted daughters, "Princess Heshuo Shushen" and "Princess Heshuo Duanrou," who were married off to Mongolia, both of them are still alive and well today.
Consort Ning was finally relieved. She nodded and whispered, "It's good that you think this way, Consort Yu. Besides, Princess Flana is so intelligent. You should have faith in her."
Consort Ning frowned slightly, looking troubled, and continued in a low voice, "Sister Yu, I think the Fifth Princess, Flora, is much easier to teach than the Sixth Princess, Taifeng."
As you've seen before, although Taifeng is only three years old, she's incredibly active. People who don't know her might mistake her for a little prince!
Consort Yu disagreed with Consort Ning's opinion. She whispered, "Sister Ning, do you still remember the temperament of Princess Heshuo Duanrou?"
After recalling for a moment, Consort Ning said, "I still remember. Princess Heshuo Duanrou was the eldest daughter of Prince Zhuang. Her biological father was a prince with an iron cap, and her biological mother was the primary consort."
Therefore, Princess Heshuo Duanrou was born into a very noble family. In addition, she was not only beautiful, but also intelligent and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so she was very much favored by the emperor.
And it was precisely because of this that Princess Heshuo Duanrou developed a spoiled and willful personality from a young age. Before she was married off to Mongolia, I met her several times; she was indeed very arrogant.
Consort Yu nodded and whispered, "When the Emperor first issued the decree to marry the sixteen-year-old Princess Heshuo Duanrou to the Prince of Khorchin, she defied the decree as soon as she heard the news, relying on the Emperor's favor."
She even cried and made a scene for three days and three nights, all in an attempt to get the Emperor to rescind his decree ordering her to marry into the Khorchin.
Consort Yu felt a little thirsty as she spoke, so she stopped, picked up her teacup, and took a sip of tea.
After sighing, Consort Ning continued Consort Yu's words in a low voice: "That incident caused quite a stir back then. Originally, the Emperor was quite patient with Princess Heshuo Duanrou's antics."
But she persisted, which greatly annoyed the emperor, who became utterly disappointed in her.
Not long after, the Emperor locked Princess Heshuo Duanrou in a room to reflect on her actions. Moreover, the Emperor issued a death order: if she did not marry far away to the Khorchin, he would publicly execute her, showing no mercy whatsoever to his daughter.
Consort Yu, we all witnessed how much the Emperor doted on Princess Heshuo Duanrou, but because she refused to marry into the Khorchin, he ordered her to be put to death.
This shows how unpredictable the emperor's mind is; as the saying goes, "Thunder and rain are both forms of imperial favor."
Consort Yu had completely given up hope. She said softly, "Sister Ning, it's not that I don't know, but I always had a little bit of wishful thinking."
I thought that after all, Flora was the Emperor's biological daughter, and the Emperor could keep Princess Heshuo Hehui, the daughter of Prince Yi, in the capital.
I was thinking that Flana could do it too, but now I realize I must have been bewitched. How can my Flana compare to "Princess Heshuo Hehui"?
Her biological father is Prince Yi! My Frana is merely the daughter of a concubine of Han Chinese bannerman origin!
After pausing for a moment, Consort Yu continued softly, "Sister Ning, let's go back to Princess Heshuo Duanrou. At first, she was just throwing a tantrum because she was relying on the Emperor's doting love for her since she was a child."
After witnessing the Emperor's harsh and ruthless side, Princess Heshuo Duanrou must have realized that her beloved father had disappeared. Therefore, in order to save her life, she agreed to marry into the Khorchin.
However, Princess Heshuo Duanrou was exceptionally intelligent. She knew that after she was married off to the Khorchin, the emperor's previous favor towards her would be of no use.
Therefore, Princess Heshuo Duanrou made some demands of the emperor: she must bring more servants, acquire more land, and the emperor must add enough land and gold and silver jewelry to her dowry to ensure that she could live a life of comfort and ease in Khorchin.
Our Emperor granted all of Princess Heshuo Duanrou's requests without hesitation, and even built her a princess's residence, which was exactly the same size as that of Princess Gulun.
Although Princess Heshuo Duanrou did cause quite a scene back then, the Emperor granted all her requests, so her antics weren't entirely without effect.
Moreover, I think it was precisely because "Princess Heshuo Duanrou" was so fierce and willful that she was not easily bullied after marrying into the Khorchin tribe. It was already good enough that she didn't bully others.
Furthermore, with so many servants, land, gold, and silver treasures, she wouldn't have to be subservient to anyone else once she arrived in Khorchin.
She can do whatever she wants, which is why "Princess Heshuo Duanrou" is still alive and well.
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