The holiday ended quickly, and Qingyan returned to her new home to continue playing the role of a dutiful bride.
That day, she had just finished checking the accounts for the new month when she heard arguing outside.
"Sulan, send someone outside to see what's going on!" Qingyan put down the account book in her hand and looked up outside.
"Princess, it's Princess Qingya who has been betrothed, but she probably doesn't like it." As the second legitimate son of the Borjigit clan, Qingya is considered to have married into a higher social class compared to outsiders.
"Huh?!" Qingyan was confused. Qingya had been betrothed, and to a member of the direct line of blood no less. What could she possibly be unhappy about? Why were they arguing?
When Su Lan reluctantly delivered the imperial edict of marriage bestowed by Emperor Kangxi to the old house that morning, Qing Ya not only refused to accept the edict, but also fainted.
Upon hearing this, Qingyan's expression immediately turned sour. This was clearly a sign that he was preparing to defy the imperial decree. Even if Fei Yanggu had the trust of Emperor Kangxi, how could Emperor Kangxi not be angry if he showed such disrespect?
"Didn't Mother say anything?" Although Jue Luo disliked her, she still valued the future of Fei Yanggu and his two sons.
"Alas... Madam tried to persuade Princess Qingya, but Princess Qingya pushed her away and now she's lying in the old mansion waiting for the imperial physician!" Su Lan also had her own sources of information, and Qingya's actions were disheartening.
"Have Adun personally go and invite the imperial physician, carrying my nameplate. They'll surely handle it as soon as possible." Qingyan shook his head helplessly. After all, the Jueluo clan were subjects, and those imperial physicians only served those who were favored; they certainly wouldn't act immediately.
Normally, Lady Jue Luo treats Qingya very well, but when something happens, it is her own daughter who cherishes her more.
After Su Lan agreed, she quickly took the sign and went to find A Dun.
Qingyan sat in the flower hall. After the argument outside had subsided for a while, it became even more intense when Sulan went out.
"Qingyan, do you want to humiliate me like this?" Qingya ignored the servants outside and barged into Qingyan's courtyard.
She looked at Qingya coldly. This was the daughter her mother loved. Her mother was lying in bed in pain, yet she was here worrying about these things.
"How dare you! You pushed Mother down! Instead of calling the imperial physician and staying with her, what are you doing here?" Qingyan didn't want to cause trouble with Qingyan.
The affair involving the Dong'e sisters nearly made the Dong'e clan a laughingstock of the imperial family. The Ulanara family held a higher position in the Manchu Eight Banners than the Dong'e clan, and they were determined to uphold the honor of their family.
With a cold and indifferent smile, it was clear that the Jue Luo clan did not treat Qingyan as their own child at all. Now, she wanted to take this opportunity to reconcile with the Jue Luo clan.
snort!
"You don't need to worry about your mother's affairs. I'm asking you, wasn't it you who orchestrated the marriage between the emperor and the Mongols?" Qingya felt that her performance wasn't particularly outstanding, so how could those Mongol princes have discovered her?
Qingyan continued flipping through the account book in his hand, not wanting to talk to her at all.
"I'm talking to you, and this is your attitude!" Qingya, relying on her status as the older sister, always felt that she received the favor of the Jue Luo family and was of a much higher status than Qingyan.
"How dare you, Qingya! What are you doing here causing trouble!" Fei Yanggu rushed back after receiving news from A Dun.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard a clear and loud voice questioning Qingyan.
The arranged marriage of the previous dynasty is not something she, as an illegitimate daughter, can question.
What concubine's daughter would dare to be so presumptuous? Marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers. Now, Qingya is still betrothed by Emperor Kangxi.
"Who gave you the audacity to question the imperial edict? Do you want your entire family to be buried with you?" Fei Yanggu was furious.
Qingyan stood aside, trying to soothe Fei Yanggu's anger; Qingya's mind was truly quite capable.
"Sir, no, Qingya just hasn't figured it out yet." A woman in her thirties ran in from outside, her eyes filled with pain.
This woman has an oval face, large, watery eyes with faint fine lines on either side, and her jet-black hair is adorned with a rather plain hair ornament.
"Call me Princess!" Qingya snapped. She had finally been favored by Lady Jue Luo and freed from her aunt's tutelage; she didn't want to go back.
Fei Yanggu slammed the teacup onto the ground.
Qingya was dumbfounded. Was this some kind of complete disownment of her mother?
She was too young when she left the old house and didn't have much of an impression of the concubines in the mansion. Therefore, she didn't recognize in time that the person in front of her was Qingya's biological mother.
"Heh, so this is the good daughter you've raised," Fei Yanggu said coldly and sarcastically.
How did he return to the old house? These women focused all their attention on raising the children, and Qingya spent more time by Jue Luo's side.
"Sir, the child is devastated!" the woman said sadly.
"Auntie's words are laughable. So many royal princesses have been betrothed to Mongolians, and they all married happily, even if they had more bitterness to endure. But you, Auntie, are the one who is wrong!" Qingyan cherished her family the most, and she couldn't bear to see others speak ill of him.
Qingya got up from the ground angrily, glaring at Qingyan.
"Of course you're happy! Who wouldn't want the position of Fourth Prince's Consort! Originally, you should have been the one to marry into the Mongol tribe! Those princes were after you!" Qingya rebuked angrily.
During a gathering of close friends, many socialites mentioned the Mongolian prince's fondness for Qingyan, and that they would even wait outside his new residence, hoping to catch a glimpse of him.
At that moment, she secretly rejoiced that Qingyan had been taken away by the Mongolian brutes, and the position next to Yin would definitely be hers.
at last.......
Qingyan looked at Qingya with disdain. She didn't even recognize her own position, yet she wanted to rise to the top in one step.
Qingyun Road is not so easy to climb.
Within the imperial harem, how many women aspired to rise to high positions, and what ultimately became of them?
Once envied by girls from noble families, Lady Uya is now being relegated to the cold palace by Emperor Kangxi.
"Father, I've sent Adun to fetch the imperial physician to examine Mother. If they come over, there might be no one to take care of Mother at the old house!" Qingyan didn't want to get entangled with the two and wanted to get to the old house as soon as possible.
Fei Yanggu looked at her with satisfaction.
Qingyan would do plenty of these superficial actions. Moreover, she felt that Jue Luo was, after all, her mother. No matter how outrageous Jue Luo's actions were, she had to fulfill her filial duty if Jue Luo was in trouble.
"Let's go, your people will come back with me!" Fei Yanggu was determined to thoroughly clean up the old house. If he kept making such a fuss, he would eventually become a laughing stock.
These past few days, the topic that my colleagues have been talking about the most is Dong E Qishi's two precious daughters. Dong E Wan Ning has finally succeeded in becoming a princess. At Dong E Qishi's pleading, Kangxi is preparing to betroth Dong E Wan Ning to Yin Zhi as a princess after the selection of concubines.
“Father…” Qingya felt uncomfortable. Why should Qingyan be taken care of first?
Qingyan stood outside the door, watching the constantly changing expressions on Qingya's face, and felt a sense of relief. After Qingya's marriage, he really wouldn't need to worry about her anymore. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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