Uya Huixue's biological mother passed away early, and since there is a significant age gap between her and her younger brother, she has always taken care of him like a mother.
After confessing to the prince, the prince promised to take good care of his younger brother, and he did manage to contact his brother and even received a letter from him.
But now, two months have passed and her brother still hasn't written, so she's starting to worry.
"You don't need to worry too much. With the Prince here, everything will be fine."
Uya Huixue nodded; this was the only way she could comfort herself now.
Afterwards, the three of them took a walk in the back garden for a while, and then each returned to their own yard.
Unexpectedly, that very evening, Yinzhen brought news of Wuya Huixue's younger brother.
“Your younger brother was sick a while ago, and I sent someone to take care of him for a period of time. Now he is almost fully recovered and I have sent him to the Imperial Study to attend classes. He will be keeping Hongzhou and the others company from now on.”
Uya Huixue never expected that her younger brother would have such good fortune. Not only was he rescued from that hell by the prince, but he also had the opportunity to attend classes in the palace with Hongzhou and the others.
She immediately knelt down before Yinzhen:
"This humble servant thanks you for your great kindness, sir!"
"Get up, there's no need for this."
Uya Huixue told herself that she must repay this kindness in the future.
Of course, she also told Geng Youran and Niu Hulu Wanru the next day. Now she has a good relationship with them. Geng Youran and Wanru also think that this Wuya Huixue is not a bad person, and they often ask her to admire flowers and so on.
In early July of the 61st year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Hongli and Hongzhou took advantage of their rest time to return to the Yong Prince's Mansion.
Hongzhou is alright; he can still sneak back occasionally.
Since Hongli was taken in and personally raised by Emperor Kangxi, he rarely returned home. Wanru was very happy about this.
Therefore, Geng Youran specially cooked some of the children's favorite foods.
The four of them were chatting and laughing at Geng Youran's place when Xiao Anzi came in halfway through the meal to deliver a message that the prince was coming this way.
"Isn't Your Highness usually in your study at this time? Why are you here? Besides, you should be at the Princess's place today."
"Something's probably up."
A short while later, Yinzhen arrived. Seeing the clean table and the person standing to one side, Yinzhen understood:
"You guys eat so fast."
Geng Youran usually eats dinner very early, especially since her two children have to return to the palace before the palace gates close, so they eat even earlier.
"Sir, is there something you need at this hour?"
Yinzhen glared at Geng Youran, thinking to himself that this woman was incredibly bold.
"There is something to discuss. Father Emperor has been feeling better recently and is going to the Summer Palace. I plan to host a banquet for Father Emperor at the Lion Garden. And I plan to take both of you with me on this trip to the Summer Palace."
"us?"
Geng Youran and Wanru looked at each other, and then Wanru cautiously spoke:
“My lord, Consort Li hasn’t left the manor much in a long time, and neither has Consort Nian. Why don’t we take them with us this time?”
Yinzhen remained expressionless and said:
“As concubines in the Prince’s mansion, they naturally have to help the Prince’s wife manage household affairs. Moreover, Fu Hui is still young, and the concubine is not at ease with her.”
Seeing how determined Yinzhen was, the two of them stopped refusing.
Upon arriving at the Summer Palace in Rehe, Geng Youran and Niohuru Wanru continued to stay close to each other, enjoying flowers, tea, and chess every day, living a very comfortable life.
Then, Yinzhen suddenly sent Gao Wuyong to invite them.
"Your Highnesses, the Prince says he will be hosting a family banquet tonight. Also, Princess Geng, the Prince said your roast duck last time was quite good. The ingredients have been prepared, and we're just waiting for you to show off your skills tonight."
Geng Youran was speechless:
"Okay, we understand. Thank you for your help, Grandpa Gao."
"Sister, shall I go help you?"
Wanru felt bad about letting Geng Youran do all the work alone, but Geng Youran was perfectly capable of handling this matter.
"It's alright, you can go to the banquet tonight."
In the evening, Geng Youran took Qianxue and Xiao Anzi to the kitchen in advance. Sure enough, all the ingredients were prepared, and even the stove was exactly the same as the one in her yard.
Meanwhile, Niohuru Wanru took Huangli to the banquet.
Upon arriving at the banquet venue, Wanru discovered that only the Emperor, the Prince, and her son with Sister Geng were present; there was no one else, not even the Empress.
"This servant greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty enjoy ten thousand years of good fortune and peace."
"Get up. You must be Hongli's mother."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Kangxi nodded. It was indeed much as he had previously known: cautious and prudent.
Wanru mustered her courage and sat down. Although she was a little nervous, she behaved very generously and appropriately, which Kangxi greatly appreciated.
About half an hour later, the sliced roast duck was served, and then Geng Youran came in.
"Geng girl, you didn't blame me for leaving you to work in the kitchen all by yourself, did you?"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. I am so grateful for this opportunity to be so filial to Your Majesty."
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Kangxi called Geng Youran to his study alone, while the others waited anxiously outside.
Inside the room, Geng Youran was still kneeling.
After a while, a voice was heard coming from above:
"Are your legs numb?"
"Your Majesty, it is numb."
"Liang Jiugong, get a chair for Geng Gege."
"Yes, sir."
After the chair was brought over, Liang Jiugong helped Geng Youran up, who was trembling, and then stepped aside.
"I ask you, when I bestowed you upon the fourth prince, did you ever resent me?"
"Your Majesty, this servant dares not."
"If you truly dared not, then there probably wouldn't be a person named Uya Huixue. You still harbor resentment towards Consort De, don't you?"
Geng Youran remained silent, while Kangxi continued.
"You complained that I promised to let you leave the palace back then, but later I still gave you to the Fourth Prince. Because of the child and the Fujin, I demoted Consort De, but later I restored her to the rank of Consort. So you had someone pass a message to Uya Huixue, telling her to deliberately stand out when Consort De was choosing people, and then smoothly complete the following matters. You are so scheming!"
Geng Youran calmly knelt before Kangxi again:
"Now that Your Majesty has investigated everything thoroughly, please punish this servant as you see fit."
Kangxi snorted:
"I initially thought you were acting out of resentment towards Consort De, but I later discovered that wasn't the case. With your cunning, you wouldn't need to go through all that trouble using Uya Huixue to achieve your goals. Tell me, what is the real reason?"
Upon hearing this, Geng Youran looked up at the person above:
“Your Majesty, if I were to say that the death of the Sixth Prince was deliberately caused by Consort De, and that Honghui’s death was also related to her, and that she even intended to interfere in the matter of the Crown Prince, would you still question my reasons for doing so?”
"How dare you! How could a mere princess of a royal palace know such things?"
“Your Majesty, you must be well aware of the principle that ‘if you don’t want others to know, then don’t do it in the first place.’ If Consort De has done it, then there is evidence to investigate.”
Geng Youran set up this scheme several years ago.
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