As soon as the fifth prince returned from Yinzhen's place, he planned to write a letter to his wife, asking her to prepare a gift carefully. After the entourage returned to the capital and the turmoil subsided, he would then have her pay a visit to the Fourth Prince's residence.
well……
The fifth brother sighed deeply.
Mother and Ninth Brother are probably doomed...
Mother has served Father Emperor for many years, and Ninth Brother is her own son. Shouldn't they be able to spare his life?
But a life of wealth and honor is out of the question.
The carriage swayed and rocked, and soon returned to the capital.
Compared to the grand procession that set off from the capital before, there were far fewer people returning to Beijing this time. Most of them had perished on the battlefield, and a large portion of them were officials and their families.
The princes who came out with the emperor also suffered casualties in their respective residences.
The Third Prince lost another concubine, and his two children, both under one year old, were also accidentally injured in the chaos and died. He is now completely listless and lacks energy.
The Fifth Prince didn't bring many people with him, so there were no casualties this time. However, the one who plotted the rebellion was his own younger brother, which was enough to give him a hard time.
Thirteen and Fourteen were in the same boat; they each only brought two princesses with them this time, each missing one, all because of the rebels. Fortunately, Wanhe and Hongchun were healthy. The heartless Fourteenth prince didn't care at all, still only thinking about whether he could gain some merit this time. It was Wanhe who couldn't bear it and personally had her remains collected, intending to take them back for burial.
However, none of them suffered as much as the Fourth Prince, whose wife perished. Even with all his achievements, it is still a cause for lamentation.
Ulanara has been married to him for many years and has always been diligent and conscientious. Even though she has some petty thoughts, she can generally be considered a qualified and excellent primary consort, and none of her sisters-in-law have any complaints about her.
Now that she's gone, her act of saving the emperor has been shrouded in shadow.
Yinzhen felt even more distressed.
Even though he had long since lost any romantic feelings for his wife and rarely saw her, they were still a young couple who had been together for so many years, and there was still some affection between them.
Even if he liked Changning very much and wanted to do everything he could to make her his principal wife, he still had to give Ulanara face and not let his wife see him with red candles lit before her body was even cold.
Not to mention, we also have to consider Honghui's feelings.
Changning naturally understands.
If there's one thing the Fujin did most outrageously over the years, it was using Niohuru as a weapon. After being reprimanded by her, he never went astray again, and she never even stopped Honghui and Yierha from getting close to Qingzhiyuan.
When a person dies, their light goes out, and the living will only remember her good deeds; all the past conflicts will vanish like smoke.
After returning to the capital, Changning prepared to hand-copy a Buddhist scripture and burn it for his wife, as a way of expressing her gratitude.
Once the masters returned to their residences, the princesses who remained in the Prince's mansions once again began to stay indoors.
They had all heard the news: the eighty-ninety-three princes had conspired with Suo'etu to rebel, the crown prince had been deposed, and the fourth prince's wife had died.
Each of these is a major piece of news, and none of them are people they can get involved in.
Originally, when the Fujin left the mansion, Song Gege and Liu Gege were in charge of the household affairs. Now that the Fujin has left, they can only report the news to Chun Fujin.
Changning was nestled in Qingzhi Courtyard, listening to Granny Zhang's caring words. The old woman was terrified when she heard that someone had rebelled, fearing that something might happen to Changning. Fortunately, the entire Qingzhi Courtyard had returned safely, which put her mind at ease. However, she couldn't help but give Changning a few more words of advice.
When Tingfeng came to report that the two princesses had arrived, Changning felt a headache coming on and wanted to go to sleep, but was pulled up by Granny Zhang. Now she was the only proper mistress in the manor. The Prince had gone to the palace early in the morning to handle some business and hadn't reported to her. Did he expect those two princesses to keep track of everything in the Prince's manor? That would be too outrageous.
Although she is pregnant and may not have the energy to keep up, it won't hurt to listen anyway, since these things will eventually be handed over to her.
Changning tidied herself up a bit and then invited them in.
The two were unusually respectful this time, bowing deeply as soon as they entered. Changning quickly had someone help them up, as she didn't have the habit of having people offer New Year's greetings.
"Forget the formalities, just say it." Changning raised her handkerchief to cover her mouth and yawned.
The two men from Liu and Song exchanged a glance, knowing that their master was tired, and quickly explained the affairs of the past few days in detail.
Changning nodded. These two were considered the Fujin's right-hand women, and the steward followed established procedures. Since there were no mistakes, she let them go back, but kept Song Shi behind to inquire about Yierha's whereabouts.
"I heard she's menstruating and is staying at the manor to recuperate. How is she doing now?"
When Song Gege mentioned her daughter, her face was full of tenderness: "Thank you for your concern, Chun Fujin. The eldest princess has been taking Five Red Soup with medicinal cuisine, and she is much better now."
Changning nodded. Menstrual cramps are indeed a nuisance, and it's important to take care of her while she's still young.
"That's good. Keep treating her and don't be stingy with your treatment. I've also discussed Yierha's matter with the Prince. Originally, her imperial genealogy was registered under the Fujin's name, making her a legitimate daughter of the main wife. Although the Fujin has passed away, it's not appropriate to keep her in your courtyard now. After all, she's grown up and about to get married, so she should have her own courtyard."
Song Gege was already prepared for this, and hurriedly nodded: "That's right, we'll do whatever Chun Fujin and Prince decide."
Changning was satisfied with her obedient attitude: "Don't worry about Yierha's marriage, the Prince won't go back on his word. I have a lot of things to do now, and I may not have much energy to take care of everything. You'll still need to take care of Yierha. If there's anything lacking, just report it to me. She's at the age where she needs to be kept in charge by the nanny to learn things, so don't let her get too tired."
"Yes." Song Gege felt that Chun Fujin was thoughtful and considerate in every way, and she trusted her even more.
Upon hearing of the Fujin's death, she was indeed saddened for a while, but she was even more worried about the future of her daughter.
The current arrangement for her is the best possible one.
What's even more remarkable is that the marriage arrangements remained unchanged.
Changning knew that after the death of the Fujin, the Fourth Prince's Mansion needed to strengthen its ties with the Ulanara clan, both to win over this old noble family and to reassure them.
Therefore, it was inevitable for Yierha to marry into the Ulanara clan.
Now that Yinzhen has rendered meritorious service in saving the emperor and holds great power, there shouldn't be any problem if he doesn't want his daughter to raise Meng.
Even if we take a step back and assume that Kangxi only has a couple of days left to live, if we can outlive him, then there's even less of a problem.
Having finally managed to temporarily resolve these matters, Changning lay in bed, unable to keep her eyes open.
The chaos and turmoil of battle are finally over...
Lying in the quiet Qingzhi Courtyard on the soft bed, it felt like everything I had experienced at the Mulan Hunting Grounds a while ago was just a dream.
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