This time, because the Fourth Prince's residence suddenly had two more young princes, the Fourth Princess Consort also received praise in the palace.
On this day, the Princess Consort had only come to the palace to pay her respects to Consort Tong and Consort De, but unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager sent someone to invite her, saying that she wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to admire the plum blossoms.
Coincidentally, several princes' wives were also present, including Guo Luoluo Qinglan, the wife of the Eighth Prince Yinzhi.
She had been married to Yinzhi for three years but had no children. Since Yinzhi and Yinzhen were political enemies, they inevitably had to argue whenever they met.
The Fourth Prince's wife, however, only considered Guo Luoluo Qinglan to be young and rarely held it against her.
"I heard that Fourth Brother's household has gained two more young princes. Congratulations, Fourth Sister-in-law!"
"What are you saying, Eighth Sister-in-law? It is their honor to be able to produce offspring for the royal family."
"Fourth Sister-in-law, why don't you give Fourth Brother another son?"
Upon hearing this, some people present stiffened, some lowered their heads to drink tea, and others whispered among themselves, watching the show unfold.
The Fourth Prince's wife calmly retorted:
"Whichever child it is, they are all my and Fourth Prince's children. Why should we distinguish between them? It's you, Eighth Brother's wife, who keeps such a close watch on Eighth Prince, yet you still don't have a single child. I'm sure Consort Hui and Consort Liang must be worried."
"you!"
Just as Guo Luoluo Qinglan was about to step forward, the gong sounded, and she had no choice but to swallow her anger and give up.
After returning home, she threw and beat things in the house, leaving debris all over the floor.
Meanwhile, Yinzhi, who had been impeached in court, returned to his residence. As soon as he reached the courtyard gate, he heard Guo Luoluo Qinglan smashing things inside. Disturbed, he turned and went to Consort Wang's place.
The next day, Guo Luoluo Qinglan was furious when she learned of this news, so she took a whip and went directly to Wang's courtyard.
When Yinzhi returned from court, he heard the news that Lady Wang had been beaten.
"Guoluo Qinglan, what exactly do you want to do!"
The Eighth Prince, Yinzhi, was usually mild-mannered. This was the first time he had lost his temper like this since he married his wife, which startled Guo Luoluo Qinglan.
"Your Highness, why are you being mean to me? You're being mean to me for the sake of a mere concubine?"
Guo Luoluo Qinglan is the granddaughter of Prince An, Yue Le, and has always been favored.
When Emperor Kangxi bestowed the marriage upon her, her maternal grandfather was not pleased. Firstly, the Eighth Prince was known for his treacherous nature in court, and secondly, he looked down on Yinzhi's background.
However, because she could not disobey the imperial decree, Yue Le still prepared a rich dowry for her granddaughter and married her off in a grand and glorious manner.
On their wedding night, Guo Luoluo Qinglan fell in love at first sight with the gentle Eighth Prince, while Yinzhi also fell in love with this bright and charming wife.
However, no matter how much they loved each other, they never had children.
Six months after the marriage, Yinzhi began visiting the courtyards of his other concubines.
Every time he went there, the Eighth Prince's wife would make a scene, but he would just take it as a tantrum and appease her.
But today is different. Kangxi's reprimand in court and Guo Luoluo Qinglan's domineering and rude behavior, all these combined, made Yinzhi lose his usual gentleness.
After that, Yinzhi did not visit his wife's courtyard for a whole month.
Meanwhile, Geng Youran's Hongzhou had already celebrated its full moon.
Because she was only three or four months younger than Hongli, Geng Youran often spent time with Wanru.
"Sister, have you heard? It seems our Prince hasn't visited anyone's courtyard lately, and Consort Nian has fallen ill again because of this."
Geng Youran was speechless.
Although she knew that this concubine was love-struck, she didn't expect her illness to be so serious that she would get sick over something like this.
“I know, the smell of medicine in her yard is so strong, you can smell it.”
Geng Youran only answered casually because she was facing an extremely difficult situation.
Two days ago, she asked Xiao Anzi to go out of the mansion to buy some things. When he came back, there was a letter written to Geng Youran in Xiao Anzi's basket.
“Princess, this is not my fault. I really didn’t see when this letter was put in my basket.”
Geng Youran casually waved his hand:
"It's alright. You can go now."
Upon opening the letter, Geng Youran and Xinyi were shocked by its contents.
Someone discovered the difference between Geng Youran's condition before and after her high fever and threatened to report her to the Imperial Clan Court.
Xinyi, standing next to her, also looked serious.
Their affair is truly unbelievable. If someone were to file a complaint, it would likely go far beyond just going to the Imperial Clan Court.
However, apart from the two of them and Abbot Yuanyi, no one else knew about this matter.
Moreover, Abbot Yuanyi has now passed away.
"Princess, calm down. Even if that person files a lawsuit, there's no substantial evidence. We'll just stick to the fact that we know nothing."
Geng Youran noticed something strange about it.
The person stated in the letter that she was not the real 'Geng Youran', but did not say where the real 'Geng Youran' was. In other words, Xinyi's true identity has not been exposed.
This person must have indeed sensed something. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite there yet.
"Sister, sister! What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, nothing, just spacing out. What did you just say?"
Wanru held little Hongzhou in her arms, teasing him as she spoke:
"My wife called me over yesterday, saying I should invite you to the temple to burn incense. But I'm worried about the baby and don't want to go. Sister, will you go?"
Geng Youran thought for a moment. Although Abbot Yuanyi had passed away, she did get the answer in that temple. It wouldn't hurt to offer incense to Abbot Yuanyi.
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