Changning was very happy about the fact that she had given birth to a partner.
In particular, Hutuli's personality is very similar to her own.
Now her daughter is all excited, eating grapes and gossiping all at the same time.
"Mother, eldest sister, you both know about the big commotion that happened at Third Uncle's house a few days ago, right?"
Changning was somewhat surprised. Such a big event at the Third Prince's residence had caused quite a stir in the capital, so of course she had heard about it.
However, it seems there was no further progress. It is unknown whether the Third Prince Consort, Lady Dong'e, returned to the mansion. In any case, Hongqing returned to the mansion as usual and then went to the palace to study.
When Hongyan came back, he said that Hongqing had become much more reserved these days and was no longer as annoying as when she went around playing pranks on people.
Changning also had mixed feelings about the Third Consort, Dong E. To be honest, she admired her quite a bit.
In the Qing Dynasty, at the height of feudalism, it was extremely rare for a prince's wife to so openly return to her parents' home and cause discord with the emperor.
Even though the Tenth Prince's wife came from a very powerful family, and her relationship with the Tenth Prince was not good, she never ran back to Mongolia in a fit of anger.
Dong Eshi was considered the first person in the Qing Dynasty to make such a breakthrough.
Changning has to say, women with this surname are all quite fierce.
First there was Consort Dong'e, now there is the Third Princess Consort Dong'e, and then there's Changning's sister-in-law, isn't she also surnamed Dong'e?
However, judging from what Hutuli is saying now, does she know some inside information?
Changning asked enthusiastically, "What? Do you know the trick?"
Yierha listened attentively. In terms of social skills, she was indeed not as good as her younger sister. Even when the eldest princess of the Zhijun Prince's Mansion held a spring banquet a few days ago, she did not receive an invitation.
However, Yierha wasn't particularly jealous of Hutuli. On the contrary, she felt a little proud of her sister's abilities.
Seeing that he had piqued their interest, Hutuli slowly said, "I went to my third uncle's house to visit the third princess a few days ago."
Changning also knew that the Third Princess of the Third Prince's Mansion was born to Consort Tian. She had a fairly good relationship with Consort Tian, and since their daughters were about the same age, Hutuli and the Third Princess had a good relationship and could be considered as close friends.
"What? Did the Third Princess say something to you?"
Changning was genuinely curious.
Hutu cleared her throat: "Of course, when I went there, the Third Princess was having a fight with her two older sisters. When the Third Princess Consort left, she only took Hongqing and Hongsheng with her, leaving her two daughters behind. That's why they ended up in the hands of Consort Tian."
Changning understood immediately. This Third Prince's wife was also a sexist, knowing full well that the Third Prince's mansion was not peaceful and that she had many enemies, making it a veritable den of dragons and tigers.
She had completely broken ties with the Third Prince and could no longer live in the manor. In a fit of anger, she took only her son with her, but ignored her two daughters.
Tian Shi also had two other princesses whose sons were murdered. They all had deep-seated grudges against the Third Princess Consort. They were not kind-hearted people, so it was useless to talk to them about not harming the children.
It was only useful against Dong E's son, not against her daughter. Besides, the first two princesses were capable of raising children and helping Tian's own third princess share some of the burden. So she didn't harm the lives of these two princesses.
However, these two legitimate daughters were just like their mother, extremely arrogant and domineering. So how could the Tian family not make them suffer after taking over the household?
It just so happened that the Third Prince had been feeling down lately, spending his days either visiting Lady Dong'e's residence to see his wife or busy with other matters outside. When he returned, he would lock himself in his study, refusing to see anyone or pay any attention to the household. This made it easy for Lady Tian to vent her anger.
The eldest and second princesses of the Third Prince were both spoiled and had fiery tempers. They would start a fight at the slightest provocation, throwing everything out of the Third Princess's room. When Hutu arrived, the two of them even tried to hit her.
Changning was somewhat surprised: "Did I run into you?"
Hutuli was very proud: "How could you possibly run into me? My martial arts are so powerful."
That's true," Changning raised her hand, signaling Hutuli to continue, and started cracking sunflower seeds.
"After I arrived, they all became more reserved. However, the eldest and second princesses said that their mother would be back soon. The fact that she wasn't back now was just a show she was putting on with their father. The third princess should wait and see."
Huh? Acting? Alarm bells rang loudly in Changning.
To be honest, she did not look down on these nine princes, who were Kangxi's own sons, in the slightest. They were all outstanding princes in the entire Qing Dynasty, skilled in both civil and military affairs. They had received the best aristocratic education since childhood. How could they not be shrewd and capable?
But what exactly is the Third Prince's intention in doing this?
Deliberately ruining his reputation?
However, judging from what the eldest and second princesses meant, the third princess was indeed very angry before, which is why she went back to her parents' home. However, she has not returned to the mansion since then, which may have been intentional.
What is she hiding from?
Or is the Third Prince hiding something?
Changning herself hadn't expected this, so she decided to tell Yinzhen and her elder brother the news, and they would definitely find out the truth.
After she finished speaking, Hutu smiled and asked, "Mother, how was my gossip?"
"Great! This is really interesting!"
"Shouldn't Mother reward me with something?"
Changning glanced at her daughter; what a little devil.
When Yinzhen heard about this that evening, he pondered for a long time. He vaguely felt that his third brother's actions were related to his father, the Emperor.
Looking at the bright moon outside, Yinzhen felt that the moonlight was hazy and the imperial power was unpredictable.
The boys hadn't played for more than a few days before it was time for them to go to the palace to study. Before leaving, they were especially reluctant to part with their place.
Hongchun was very easygoing and spoke his mind directly. He even earnestly requested that Yinzhen bring him to the estate again if there was a chance in the future, as he liked to spend time with his brothers.
Yinzhen also had a good impression of his nephew Hongchun, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Hongchun, your fourth uncle will bring you over to play again in a while."
Not only Hongchun, but even Hongchang was given a bunch of gifts by Yinzhen before leaving.
These boys had not only been swimming around for the past two days, but had also helped Yinzhen with a lot of farm work.
In particular, the quiet Hongchang was the most hardworking and diligent. He was especially down-to-earth and meticulous when doing farm work, even surpassing Hongzhao, who had been doing it for a long time.
Yinzhen was also very pleased, as this nephew was exactly the same as the thirteenth prince.
However, this time the Emperor only stayed in the capital for a few days before leaving the palace again, this time to go to Changchun Garden to escape the summer heat.
Thirteen went along this time, while Fourteen stayed in the capital.
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