Wanru quickly stepped forward, took Geng Youran's arm, and deliberately raised her voice:
"Sister, the weather is nice today, why don't we go to the back garden?"
Geng Youran looked puzzled, but didn't say anything, and just followed along.
Hearing Niohuru Wanru's voice from not far away, Wu Jing'an pretended not to hear it and returned to her own courtyard with her maid.
"Wanru, you're acting strange today."
Wanru said anxiously:
"Sister, it's not me who's acting strange, it's that Princess Wu who's acting strange."
Geng Youran looked completely bewildered.
Wanru said with a mixture of disappointment and frustration:
"Sister, haven't you noticed anything different about Wu Jing'an?"
"He looks quite decent-looking, I don't see anything different about him."
She turned to look at Qianxue, trying to get the right answer, but Qianxue was also completely confused.
"Oh dear, sister, don't you think Wu Jing'an is imitating you?"
Geng Youran shook her head; she really hadn't noticed that.
"We don't even look alike."
"It's not about looks, it's about the aura between the two of you."
Geng Youran laughed; where did she get that aura from? However, Wanru was always meticulous, and her words couldn't be ignored.
After Wu Jing'an returned to the courtyard, she dismissed the servants and stayed inside.
Today was her first time meeting Geng Youran in person, and she never expected that Geng Youran would be so assimilated.
She suddenly felt conflicted about whether or not to reveal her true identity to Geng Youran.
That's right, like Geng Youran, she was also a soul that transmigrated here.
Unlike Geng Youran, she was just a student before she transmigrated and enjoyed reading novels about transmigrated protagonists who were the only ones who loved them.
After transmigrating into the body of the original owner, I learned a lot of information through subtle inquiries.
Especially after learning that she was about to be sent to the future Emperor Yongzheng's side, she was overjoyed, as if she were the heroine in a novel.
The protagonist's biological father was very wealthy and spent money to buy a lot of information about the Yong Prince's Mansion, including information about Geng Youran.
She then discovered that Geng Youran's behavior was very different from that of the others in the Prince's mansion, especially her actions of helping Yinzhen make money, which was unlike what a concubine in the inner quarters of ancient times would do.
Therefore, she concluded that Geng Youran, like herself, had also transmigrated.
So she started asking around about Geng Youran's clothes and style, and then imitated her.
"No, there can only be one protagonist here!"
Wu Jing'an, who had raised her head from the table again, had already made up her mind. She had to find a partner in this mansion in order to completely get rid of Geng Youran.
However, since she had only recently entered the manor, she needed to continue observing these people to determine who was right and who was wrong, and she couldn't rush things.
Meanwhile, Yinzhen, the center of attention for all the women in the Prince's mansion, had no interest in knowing their current situation, as an event had put him in a somewhat passive position.
In October of the fifty-second year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the emperor ordered his fourteenth son, Yinzhen, to be appointed as the Grand General of Pacification and to march into Qinghai to deal with the military threat on the frontier.
That day, he summoned the thirteenth prince, Yinxiang, and Nian Gengyao to his residence to discuss the matter.
"Thirteenth Brother, what do you think about Yinzhen being appointed as the Grand General of Pacification?"
Yinxiang looked troubled.
"Fourth Brother, in my opinion, Father's actions will only embolden Eighth Brother and his ilk."
"Lord Nian, what do you think?"
"In my opinion, this is not necessarily a bad thing."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen became interested:
"Go on."
"Although the Fourteenth Prince outwardly supports the Eighth Prince, and the Emperor's appointment of him as the Grand General of Pacification has greatly increased their power, every advantage has its disadvantages. Given the Eighth Prince's personality, he will surely feel apprehensive about the Fourteenth Prince taking over such important military power."
Yinxiang nodded:
“What Lord Nian said makes some sense. The Eighth Prince and his men seem to be of one mind, but in reality, they each have their own ulterior motives and are all bound by interests. Now that the Fourteenth Prince holds such important military power, the Eighth Prince will probably doubt whether the Fourteenth Prince’s support for him is truly sincere.”
Yinzhen listened to the two men's analysis and agreed that it was indeed the case.
The Emperor's actions have already begun to shake up the power distribution within the Eighth Prince's faction. If someone instigates further conflict, the barriers between them will likely grow ever stronger.
"In that case, let's hold back for now. After all, our fourteenth brother is serving the country, and we can't make things difficult for him."
Yinzhen's thinking was entirely correct, and he indeed guessed Kangxi's thoughts correctly.
At this moment, Yinxiang remembered something else.
"Fourth Brother, are we really just going to stand by and do nothing about Second Brother's matter?"
Yinzhen sighed. His second brother had really gone too far this time, actually using alum water to write a letter instructing the ministers to recommend him as Grand General. This was practically a challenge to imperial authority.
"Yinxiang, I'm afraid there's nothing we can do about this."
Actually, the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng wasn't like this when he was young.
As a son personally taught by the emperor, the crown prince was outstanding from a young age, and Emperor Kangxi always insisted on finding the best teachers to educate him.
The Crown Prince did not disappoint Kangxi's expectations and was always outstanding.
But as he grew older, his desire for power grew stronger, and he was even misled by those around him, leading him to do many outrageous things.
Yinxiang left first because he had other official duties to attend to.
Nian Gengyao, on the other hand, hesitated and seemed to have something to say.
"If you have something to say, please speak freely."
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