These past few days, Qingyan has been busy preparing gifts for several elders after entering the palace. She has been getting Sulan to help with the clothes and purses for Cining Palace. She must treat the two old ladies equally, otherwise, there will be big trouble.
"Little darling, secretly send a copy of the things to the Empress Dowager. The old lady will understand what's going on." Fei Yanggu looked at Qingyan. Although Jue Luo Shi had calmed down, he was even more uneasy. He always felt that Jue Luo Shi was plotting something.
Many of the betrothal gifts and dowry were sent back, and the Jue Luo clan had some wealth. However, they did not intend to send the Nan Gong Qian machine tool made of rosewood. When Fei Yanggu found out, his face turned dark.
The thousand-machine bed was specially made by an old craftsman that Fei Yanggu found. He put a lot of thought into it so that Xiao Guai could have a good start. The old craftsman who made the bed came from the Weaving Bureau.
"Father, I understand. They didn't get the Thousand Machine Tool back?" Xiao Guai was troubled. The Thousand Machine Tool was clearly prepared for her by her father, but it was taken by some unscrupulous relative.
"No!" Fei Yanggu patted her little head. It didn't matter that the things were gone. "Father was prepared. He not only prepared a bed for you." Fei Yanggu doted on Qingyan so much that he even prepared two of the Thousand Machine Beds. He originally wanted Qingyan's dowry to be the first one, but now, that's not possible.
"Uh...uh..." She opened her mouth wide. No way?
"It would be good for the Fourth Prince to embroider this purse, and it would be even better if Consort Tong could give Mei'ai some jewelry." Fei Yanggu didn't want Xiao Guai to always stay cooped up in her room. She was spending fewer and fewer days at home, and Fei cherished the days when Xiao Guai could be by his side.
"Father, this is for you!" Qingyan often makes sachets for Fei Yanggu and his two sons. The designs she comes up with are things that people here can't even imagine. Each sachet is designed by her according to their personality and status. The one for Fei Yanggu is made with blue background and silver thread. Some of them use silver thread as the base color and then add colored thread as decoration.
A lifelike falcon soaring in the sky appeared on the purse. Fei Yanggu looked at the purse in his hand and felt a warm glow in his heart. His Majesty had directly taken Fuquan's four-clawed python purse for himself. This... must be kept safe.
"Little darling, you see how good your second uncle is to you. Remember to make another one for him. No need for the four-clawed python; a gyrfalcon would be fine too." Qingyan tilted her head, looking at Fei Yanggu. A four-clawed python wouldn't work?!
Her bewildered look made him sigh at the Emperor's actions.
"Who took it?" Xiao Guai pointed her little hand to the sky. Who else could have made Fu Quan suffer so much that he couldn't even speak?
Fei Yanggu nodded, which was considered an answer to Qingyan. Xiao Guai felt very relieved. It was an honor for her to have her design recognized by those people.
"Father, I understand, I want to go horseback riding!" Qingyan has been confined to the mansion for several days, and Fei Yanggu and the others do not want Xiaoguai to go out.
"No, we still can't go out. The Mongol princes outside haven't returned yet!" Fei Yanggu recalled the words Su Peisheng had specifically sent: the Empress Dowager hadn't given up, and the final outcome would likely be trouble for Qingyan.
Qingyan's face fell. She was very obedient and knew when she could be willful and when she couldn't do anything rebellious.
"Father, Father, why don't you take me out?" It was rare for Fei Yanggu to be home, and she really wanted to go out for a stroll.
Fei Yanggu's heart softened when he saw her pleading eyes; Xiao Guai rarely showed such a pleading expression.
"Fine, I'll take you there!" Fei Yanggu had no choice but to compromise.
After Qingyan changed her clothes, the moment she stepped out of the mansion with Fei Yanggu, she truly felt as if she had been transported to another world. In the new residence, Fei Yanggu never restricted Qingyan's movements, and would occasionally take Qingyan out with him on his own initiative.
Once the Mongols followed them into the capital, no one, regardless of who they were, wanted Qingyan to keep a low profile.
"Father, shall we go to Liulichang?" Qingyan tilted her head. She sat in the carriage with Fei Yanggu, thinking that it would be better to go and find some little things she liked.
Fei Yanggu agreed. Most of the trinkets Qingyan liked were found in Liulichang. Whenever they had time, the father and his two sons would come over, partly to surprise Qingyan, but more importantly, because they enjoyed the atmosphere there.
“Okay,” Fei Yanggu agreed.
Even when they went out, they were still quite prepared. Fei Yanggu had made the worst-case scenario plan. Qingyan changed into her outdoor clothes and no longer wore any makeup.
Manchu noblewomen never wore caps when they went out like Han women. When Qingyan was with Yin, she never showed off her beauty in front of outsiders.
"It's better to come out with Father. Fourth Brother always makes me wear a cap!" Qingyan pouted, feeling quite annoyed.
Fei Yanggu burst into laughter. A Dun, listening outside, couldn't help but praise Qingyan. Ever since the princess was targeted by those Mongolians, the master hadn't laughed heartily for a long time.
“Little darling, Fourth Master is doing this for your own good. Look outside, a lot of Mongols have gathered in the capital. You don’t want to be kidnapped, do you?” Fei Yanggu was worried, which is why he didn’t let Qingyan go outside.
The situation is different for Qingya. She is destined to go to Mongolia, so it is acceptable for the Jueluo clan to let her participate in the gatherings of noblewomen.
“Father, someone wrote to me saying that Qingya often goes out to parties, and her tone always implies that I am much better than her.” Qingyan used the small mirror in her space to look at everything outside. Qingya’s every move annoyed her. She was never one to stay still. Now that she was being targeted by Fei Yanggu and the others, she didn’t know whether it was good or bad for Qingya.
Upon hearing this, Fei Yanggu frowned. They had been trying to limit Xiao Guai's outings in the hopes that the noblewomen of Mongolia would forget about Qing Yan. What was Qing Ya trying to do? Did she already know that they wanted to abandon her?
"Remember, if anyone asks, just say you've never met Qingya!" Fei Yanggu felt a surge of hatred for his illegitimate daughter. Which illegitimate daughter isn't treated as a backup option? Is their family the only exception?
He's giving the old family too much face. A mere concubine's daughter dares to persecute the Emperor outside. Isn't this forcing the whole family into a corner?
"Father, is Qingya going over there?" Qingyan could always see jealousy in Qingya's eyes. Seeing this, Qingyan understood that Qingya just hated her status.
“What’s already decided can’t be changed, little darling. Qingya has always been different from you!” Master Yuanyi’s predictions are never wrong.
Qingyan was stunned. So, the word "destiny" really existed. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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