As evening approached, Qingyan saw everyone off. After lunch, Yinzhi personally reviewed the calligraphy and paintings of the ladies. Dong'e Wanning's skills were indeed impressive, and Yinzhi remembered her.
Qingyan and Yin turned back to the flower hall, and her little face immediately fell down.
Fei Yanggu and his two sons sat in the flower hall, looking at Qingyan's unhappy little face, and felt a little uneasy.
"Father, the two good sisters-in-law you chose don't have their hearts set on Ah Hun and the others." Qingyan angrily downed three cups of cold tea.
When handing over the calligraphy and paintings, she forcefully suppressed her anger.
In her heart, Eshuo and Saito deserve the best.
"Little darling, these two are settled. They were personally chosen by His Majesty!" Fei Yanggu understood that all the young ladies wanted to enter the royal family, and since these two were restless, they decided against having a legitimate son.
“Ah Hun, you two can’t make a mistake. If there’s a land deed like that in the mansion, it’ll definitely cause a huge commotion.” Qingyan sat down on the lower left, looking at the two Ah Hun with a scrunched-up little face.
Seeing that Qingyan was getting impatient, Yin poured her another glass of plum juice.
"It's good that your anger has subsided!" Yin's abrupt remark made Qingyan unable to hold back.
"Disperse? I bet the household will be in chaos from now on. It's over. Adundao said that Guarjia and Zhaojia are after Yin and the others. They even dress according to the preferences of the First and Third Princes. Can our mansion afford such noble ladies?" Qingyan disliked these two people and became increasingly sarcastic.
Eshuo and Saito looked at their sister, who looked like a pufferfish, and grumbled angrily with her hands on her hips.
Their hearts were warmed. The greater good of the Emperor was of utmost importance. If their sister was unhappy, they would simply let the two of them stay put.
“Little darling, you have such a fiery temper. You can just marry those two and live a life of luxury. Why are you in such a hurry?” Fei Yanggu chuckled. “Besides, those two will have to go through the selection process in the palace. Even if they are engaged, it will still be a formality.”
Fei Yanggu wasn't worried; he just felt that the two of them would definitely cause trouble.
Yin shook his head helplessly. Qingyan's knowledge was still too shallow. Father Emperor was clearly digging a pit for these two families.
If he remembered correctly, these two were concubines in Emperor Kangxi's harem.
"Little darling, the talent show is before our wedding. These two are not suitable. You can personally oversee the selection of E'shuo and Saito." Yin soothed the agitated Qingyan.
Qingyan glared at the four grown men, who spoke so casually, showing no regard for their reputations. She turned and stormed off the flower hall, heading towards her courtyard with her maidservant bowing low.
Fei Yanggu shook his head helplessly. His Majesty had not intended for these two women to marry into the mansion; he had only given them a chance to ruin their families.
"Fourth Prince, this girl is being stubborn again. Please keep an eye on her." Fei Yanggu shook his head helplessly. He certainly couldn't reveal His Majesty's scheme.
Yin nodded, then turned and left.
Qingyan returned to the courtyard and made a fuss, telling Sulan to close the gate. Yin was immediately turned away from the outside.
Ten days later, the young women entered the palace one after another.
During the day, Qingyan often had Sulan keep an eye on the courtyard gate, hoping that Yin would send some news.
After the first round of the selection, both Guarjia and Zhaojia were shortlisted. She was so angry that she didn't eat all day.
Fei Yanggu took a day off to go home and comfort the little guy.
"Father, with such character traits as these two, you still want them!" Qingyan specifically asked Yin to inquire about it. The Zhaojia and Guarjia clans were quite cunning, having harmed several other young ladies in the same year.
If this were brought home, the mansion would never have peace.
"Little darling, don't worry. These two people were chosen by His Majesty, so nothing can happen to them." Fei Yanggu chuckled at Qingyan's excited little face.
Qingyan turned her head away, ignoring her relaxed father.
"The two legitimate daughters from collateral branches won't cause any trouble. You should observe them more and not think about anything else." Fei Yanggu's attempts to appease him failed, so Qingyan directly made Fei Yanggu observe a vegetarian diet for several days.
At the start of the second round of the selection, Qingyan became even more nervous, fearing that the two troublemakers would be betrothed to the Kangxi Emperor.
On this day, she was embroidering auspicious cloud patterns on Yin's everyday clothes with an embroidery hoop when Su Lan walked in with a happy face. Qing Yan looked up in confusion.
"Princess, this is truly a joyous occasion! Lady Guarjia and Lady Zhaojia ran into His Majesty in the Imperial Garden, hehe..." Su Lan laughed coldly, "Now, she has been bestowed the title of Consort!"
Qingyan stared at her in astonishment.
What is Kangxi doing?!
He was clearly going to bestow a marriage upon her, but she ended up being taken into his harem.
"Ah?!" Qingyan pricked herself with the embroidery needle and put her right index finger in her mouth.
She rarely used the spatial system to check on the affairs of Chuxiu Palace, after all, those were the emperor's female relatives, and looking at them too much would cost her gold coins.
"Little darling, don't worry." Yin strode in from outside, looking at Qingyan who was staring blankly at his finger, his big almond-shaped eyes wide open. "Did you prick yourself?"
Yin looked at her with heartache. She liked the feeling of making clothes for Yin; they seemed like an ordinary couple.
"You're not allowed to do this anymore. Let the embroiderers do it." Yin was reluctant after all.
"No!" Qingyan objected. "Sisi, it's different when I do it myself."
Qingyan watched as Sulan and the others left. She put down the embroidery hoop in her hand and rolled into his open embrace.
Yin pulled her into his arms and whispered to her about the two men.
Originally, the Guarjia and Zhaojia clans were raised according to Emperor Kangxi's preferences. Later, the clan head received a hint from Kangxi that he intended to marry the two women to Eshuo and Saito. Naturally, the proud and arrogant Guarjia clans were unwilling to accept this.
After entering the palace, they began to look for opportunities. Two days ago, Kangxi had just received fruit wine personally brewed by Qingyan and was about to go to Chenggan Palace when he was ambushed by these two.
Originally, Kangxi had wanted to find a way to get them onto his bed, but he decided to go along with the plan.
Qingyan listened to Yin's rambling and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
Sure enough, the royals are all out of their minds; such scheming is commonplace.
"Little darling, the Guarjia clan has been instigated by that direct descendant quite a bit. They have a good idea: one is sent to Father Emperor's harem, and the other is in Second Brother's backyard." Yin said resentfully, those people look down on Little darling's family.
Qingyan squeezed Yin's hand to reassure him not to be angry.
"Anyway, I don't like them, and Mother will definitely make a scene again!" Jue Luo Shi would never care about these things, and would definitely think that Father had no room for compromise.
Yin shook his head. When Jue Luo heard that the two had been taken into the harem, she simply went to the residences of Guarjia and Zhaojia to make a scene and take back Mei Ai's engagement headdress.
Qingyan couldn't help but laugh when she heard about Jue Luo's actions. Her mother really didn't hold back at all.
"Those places should have belonged to your residence in the first place!" Yin was still extremely satisfied with the actions of the Jue Luo clan. (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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