On a sunny spring day, a gentle breeze wafted through the courtyard, making it a very comfortable place.
Yin simply left Fei Yanggu behind, letting him vacation here with the Jue Luo clan.
Qingyan wore a smile as she led her maids to take care of her parents, Yin, and the children.
"Little darling, this pudding is pretty good!" Yin ate a milk pudding and found that it wasn't as sweet as he expected.
Pfft!
Qingyan immediately burst into laughter. Yin was indeed quite discerning. These puddings were all made with pudding powder produced in her space. When she brought them outside, she simply said that she bought them from outside.
"Eat as much as you like, Mother. When are Ah Hui and the others coming back?" Qingyan noticed that her two older brothers were not there. They were loyal customers of her cooking.
"It should be in the last two days. We left some servants at the mansion and told them to come directly when they arrive!" Jue Luo Shi said directly.
They also came to seek refuge. If they stayed at the mansion, many people would definitely come to visit, hoping that Lady Jue Luo could persuade Qingyan to let Yin take a concubine.
Other princes' residences had several concubines, but since Yin went to the military port, he had been spending time with his primary wife and found her to be quite lovely.
Therefore, he did not enter the concubine's room for several years. The concubines tried every means, and some of them even tried to seduce Duoxihui, but were caught by Yin Genjueluo. From then on, Yin believed that with concubines, his legitimate son was no longer safe.
“Little darling, we’re not letting anyone into our manor. The more those people run around outside, the worse off the young ladies from those families will be when it comes to betrothal,” Yin said unkindly.
These young ladies-in-waiting would follow their families' arrangements and go out to visit other people's homes, which was a violation of palace rules. According to the rules, the young ladies-in-waiting were all supposed to belong to Emperor Kangxi. What kind of behavior was it to visit the residences of princes?
"Fourth Prince, those people won't turn back until they hit a brick wall," Qingyan sighed. "Didn't they consider what Father Emperor would think?"
“Nowadays, His Majesty basically doesn’t choose girls from good family backgrounds anymore. Even if he does choose, it’s only a few. These girls might not even get to see His Majesty after entering the palace!” Fei Yanggu said directly.
In truth, Fei Yanggu knew that if someone plotted against Yin, His Majesty would certainly not let it go.
"Father, are there many young ladies to be selected this year?" Qingyan thought of her two older brothers and wondered if she should arrange for them to marry two sisters-in-law.
"You mean your two older brothers? His Majesty has already arranged their marriages, and now they are waiting for the imperial concubine selection!" Fei Yanggu said directly.
They originally wanted to arrange an engagement for the two of them, but His Majesty took on the responsibility himself, saying he would help Yin and Qingyan choose two suitable sisters-in-law.
Ugh!
Qingyan was embarrassed. If her two older brothers' wives were chosen through the imperial concubine selection, how would their status in the family be distinguished?
"Father, is this really a good idea?" Qingyan was taken aback. They couldn't both be chosen as imperial concubines.
"Logically speaking, His Majesty would focus on the eldest son's principal wife, as Saitohe Eshuo understands," Fei Yanggu said helplessly. They couldn't choose, so they hoped to find someone easy to communicate with.
Yin listened to Qingyan's question with a smile on his face. Those two young ladies were favored by Kangxi.
"Your relationship should be very good!" Yin reassured him.
In their past lives, those two people had an excellent relationship with Qingyan, and the three of them had a pretty good plan.
It must be fate that these three women became a family in this lifetime.
"Father, don't you know who the candidate is?" Qingyan asked curiously.
"I don't know!" Fei Yanggu said firmly.
Seeing her daughter's curious expression, Jue Luo was about to speak when Fei Yanggu stopped her. So far, Kangxi had not given the truth. If she spoke and then changed her mind, it would make things difficult for the girl.
"Father, if you know, please tell me. I want to see if we can get along if we look bad first!" Qingyan said coquettishly.
"Little darling, don't you understand the rules of the palace?" Fei Yanggu showed Qingyan a degree of affection in front of Yin, but not without limits.
Jue Luo looked at Fei Yanggu in astonishment. If it were any other day, Fei Yanggu would definitely have granted his daughter's wish.
"Father-in-law, I'm going to the study to look at some memorials. I've been sitting here for an hour!" Yin noticed that Fei Yang was avoiding him, so he said it directly, satisfying Qingyan's curiosity.
After seeing Yinhou off, Qingyan quickly widened her almond-shaped eyes, waiting for Fei Yanggu's reply.
"Father, why don't you say it in front of Sisi?" Qingyan asked curiously.
Even though she was slow to react, she could tell from Fei Yanggu's expression in front of and behind Yin that Fei Yanggu had concerns.
“Of course, Fourth Prince is a prince. You don’t need to be very strict with him, but we must be more disciplined. Otherwise, he will have his own considerations!” Fei Yanggu did this so that his daughter could continue to be favored.
If they overstep the rules, even if Yin does so to maintain balance in the inner court, he might still favor other women.
Qingyan was deeply moved; Fei Yanggu had even thought of this for her own good.
"We can't give you a powerful backer, we can only try to ensure you have as few worries as possible!" Fei Yanggu said with emotion.
Before Emperor Kangxi, no matter what kind of powerful backer they had, they all seemed insignificant. Only the princes' in-laws, who recognized the reality of the situation, could gain his trust.
For many years, Fei Yanggu had wanted to be a middleman. When he was assigned to Yin's camp, Fei Yanggu understood that Kangxi was preparing to choose a new successor.
Back then, it was only under the pressure of the Empress Dowager that the Crown Prince was chosen. Now that Kangxi has become the emperor and his throne is secure, the Crown Prince has become a thorn in his side.
"Father, are you planning to make a move on the one in the east?" Qingyan was surprised when she heard about the two women chosen as her sisters-in-law. These two women were originally candidates to become the primary consorts of the princes, but now they had become her sisters-in-law.
Fei Yanggu nodded. Qingyan was a cautious person and understood what was going on.
“Therefore, our family must be careful. Such a large family is the one that will be suspected. The Ulanara family cannot pretend to be mediocre; we can only be loyal to the emperor!” Fei Yanggu said directly.
After listening to Fei Yanggu's words, Qingyan finally felt more at ease and knew what she should do.
"The Eighth Prince's wife doesn't seem like a docile person. How could she have chosen someone like that?" Lady Jue Luo hinted to Qing Yan not to meddle in the Eighth Prince's wife's affairs.
"Alright, you don't need to think about it anymore. Whether the Jue Luo family is good or bad has nothing to do with us!" Fei Yanggu made the best arrangements regarding which shares to use.
"Heh, how many sisters-in-law are well-behaved?" Qingyan sneered.
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