On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Changchun Garden will be decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Many riddles will be hung in the corridors. After dinner tonight, Emperor Kangxi will play with the children.
Inside Consort Tong's flower hall, there were two semi-circular tables with many ingredients for making glutinous rice balls on them. After Qingyan went to pay her respects to Consort Tong, she happened to see those ingredients and her face showed a hint of surprise.
"Yesterday, His Majesty said that since you sisters-in-law have come over, you should make glutinous rice balls today. If they're not good, you'll have to eat them yourselves!" Consort Tong said quickly, seeing Qingyan's shocked expression.
"Mother, these glutinous rice balls are not easy to digest, so it's best to eat less of them!" Qingyan noticed that Consort Tong was wavering and wondered whether she should continue.
"Fourth Sister-in-law is absolutely right, Noble Mother, you must help me, I don't know anything about this." The Tenth Princess Consort walked in from outside and happened to hear the conversation between Consort Tong and Qingyan.
"Tenth Prince's wife, what guarantee did you give me?" Consort Tong looked at the Tenth Prince's wife, truly having a headache.
The Tenth Princess stuck out her tongue: "Noble Mother, please forgive me this time. My Fourth Sister-in-law and I will start working first. After all, the early bird catches the worm, right?"
Qingyan chuckled. It was truly remarkable that the Tenth Prince's wife could maintain her current mindset.
Consort Tong nodded slightly, and Qingyan quickly grabbed the Tenth Princess and went to the octagonal table together. Under the guidance of the nannies, the two quickly got the hang of it. After all, Qingyan had many years of baking experience, so she was quite adept at making these glutinous rice balls.
"Fourth Sister-in-law..." The Tenth Princess Consort, seeing that no one was watching, quickly addressed Qingyan.
"What's wrong?" Qingyan looked at the Tenth Princess Consort suspiciously. In the past, the Tenth Princess Consort was never coy and was always very forthright. Today, however, she seemed a little strange.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, Guo Luoluo came to see me before!" As soon as the Tenth Princess Consort said this, Qingyan understood. Before, she had not made any promises to Guo Luoluo, but today she came to ask for help.
"Mm!" Qingyan nodded. It's acceptable for sisters-in-law to have some interaction.
“Those letters weren’t written by her at all. They said she had already severed ties with the Eighth Prince!” The Tenth Prince’s wife decided to help Guo Luoluo.
"Well, I won't pursue the matter with her. You should tell her to be careful. Knowing so much, there's no guarantee they won't cause her trouble!" Qingyan made an eight-shaped hand gesture.
Just as the Tenth Prince's wife was about to speak, the Eighth Prince's wife, Lady Jue Luo, walked in. She saw Qing Yan dressed in a pale yellow palace gown and wearing a phoenix headdress with outstretched wings. Jealousy flashed in her eyes.
After the Jue Luo family returned empty-handed, the family was even more unbalanced. Fei Yanggu and his two sons bribed many of the collateral branches, making it increasingly difficult for the two adults in the family to make decisions.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, you've arrived early today!" Jue Luo said to Qingyan.
"Eighth Princess Consort, that's a strange question. I've been here earlier than you all to pay my respects to Mother. Mother and I are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. As a daughter-in-law, isn't it normal for me to have meals with my mother-in-law from now on?" Qingyan gave the Eighth Princess Consort a direct rebuff.
Both of the Eighth Prince's wives were at odds with Consort Lai, so the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was most serious on Yinsi's side. He was reprimanded by Emperor Kangxi many times, but the effect was very poor.
The Eighth Prince's wife's face darkened. If she could, she really wouldn't want to pay her respects to Consort Liang.
"Eighth Sister-in-law, you don't look well. Did you not get enough rest yesterday?" the Tenth Princess asked.
"Look what my tenth sister-in-law said. I was preparing a gift for Mother yesterday, so I was a little late getting ready, which is why you all thought I looked listless!" Eighth Prince's wife was a strong-willed woman who always managed to pull through whenever she was scolded by Yinsi.
No sooner had she finished speaking than Ninth Prince's wife came over. Seeing Eighth Prince's wife's pale face, she could only sigh.
While the Eighth Prince's wife went to change her clothes, Qingyan and the Tenth Prince's wife turned their attention to the Ninth Prince's wife.
Seeing the expressions on her two sisters-in-law's faces, Ninth Prince's wife had no choice but to give in.
Last night, when Yinsi learned what the Eighth Prince's wife had done, his first reaction was that he couldn't let Yin and Yinsi have any estrangement with him, so he quickly went to Yin's villa.
The Eighth Prince's wife acted on her own initiative, which led to Yinsi's downfall. The Ninth Prince's wife always felt that this reason was somewhat awkward.
“It shouldn’t be the Eighth Prince’s wife. If it was her who wrote the letter, wouldn’t she be jealous?” the Ninth Prince’s wife analyzed.
The two wives of the Eighth Prince had one thing in common: they were very jealous. Therefore, everyone would give in to them.
"Of course they will, so let's just relax and watch the show. These people won't shed a tear until they see the coffin!" The Tenth Prince's wife nodded, agreeing with what the Ninth Prince's wife said.
As Qingyan watched Jue Luo work silently, she recalled what the Second Lady Jue Luo had said: the Eighth Prince's wife only hoped to have a quiet living environment.
"We have a lot of things to pack today, so let's not talk here!" Qingyan said to his two younger siblings.
The four of them were busy in the main hall when the princes' wives arrived one after another. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Consort Tong, they were sent over here to work.
It was a rare occasion for the sisters-in-law to do such hard work, so everyone's faces were filled with happy smiles, and even their tone of voice was much lighter.
After all the glutinous rice balls were wrapped, the sisters-in-law came out of the flower hall and saw the Empress Dowager sitting in the main seat, with Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong sitting on the left and right sides respectively, with faint smiles on their faces.
"Greetings to Father Emperor!" Lady Yin Genjueluo and the Crown Princess led their sisters-in-law in bowing to Emperor Kangxi.
"Get up!" Kangxi nodded, signaling his sisters-in-law to rise.
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