Hutu pouted, "Big sister likes to copy Buddhist scriptures now. She learned it from the Fujin. Seeing her copy Buddhist scriptures makes my head buzz!"
"Don't talk nonsense! There's nothing wrong with copying Buddhist scriptures in a calm and peaceful way. Don't say these things in front of Yierha," Changning reminded her.
Hutu looked at her with a "Do you think I'm stupid?" look and said, "Mother, I'm not stupid."
"But Mother, why hasn't Qing'e's mother come to play cards with you these past few days?"
Hutu asked casually. She picked up a piece of jujube paste pastry from the table and remembered that Meng Guqing liked to eat it the most and also liked to eat it with sweet milk tea. Suddenly, she thought of her.
Changning shook his head. "That's a bit strange. I wonder what's holding me back. Listen to the wind!"
Tingfeng, who was standing to the side, quickly bowed his head and stepped forward, whispering the information he had found out.
The mother and daughter were so surprised that their mouths were wide open.
This story begins with Meng Guqing and his half-sister, Ya Ruo.
Meng Guqing was of noble birth, while Ya Ruo was of lowly birth. Ya Ruo was always jealous that Meng Guqing could win the favor of Prince Ujumchin, so she stole Amur's love and plotted to sow discord between the two.
Heartbroken, Meng Guqing impulsively married Yinzhen. But recently, she heard that Ya Ruo had given birth to a daughter, and then the Crown Prince Amur discovered that the daughter wasn't his!
Suddenly he felt a green light above his head!
Under intense questioning, it was discovered that Ya Ruo had long lost her fertility. During her previous rivalry with Meng Guqing, Meng Guqing's wife, who was also the wife of Prince Ujumchin, had her body defiled by someone.
That's why Ya Ruo hates Meng Gu Qing so much, but she doesn't dare tell Amur that she has been married to him for so many years without having children. Amur is a little anxious, and the Prince of Aohan is even more anxious!
He was already dissatisfied with Yaro, and felt that she was a barren hen, so he forced Amur to divorce her.
This matter became common knowledge throughout the grasslands.
Naturally, Meng Guqing also learned of this news.
I haven't been out in public for a while now.
Just as Changning was about to visit and offer words of comfort, news came that Princess Niohuru had gone there and had a long talk with Meng Guqing.
Princess Niohuru?
Changning immediately became alert.
Since Changning confined Niohuru to her quarters for more than half a year, she has kept a much lower profile and has been very careful in trying to please the Fujin. She spent a whole year preparing, asking someone to draw a design, and then embroidering a four-sided "Blooming Flowers and Wealth" pattern with silk thread, which she made into a kang screen and presented to the Fujin.
Her long-term flattery and dedication finally made the Fujin see her loyalty, giving her an opportunity to become the Fujin's person and entrusting her with a small part of the power of managing the household.
This infuriated Liu Gege and Geng Gege.
Now, the Prince spends almost every night at Qingzhi Courtyard. This has been going on for six or seven years, and the women have given up on vying for his favor. They are now focused on gaining power as stewards.
The Princess Consort is capable, but she is all alone and has to take care of both the palace and the outside world. There are times when she feels powerless and needs to find help.
The two of them were considered veterans who had served the Prince, and they were familiar with the people and situation in the mansion. The concubine was already favored and had a son, so she would not be allowed to manage the household anymore, which would increase her importance, making her even less important than the prince's wife.
However, neither of them expected that, without a secondary consort, the primary consort would actually choose the newly arrived Princess Niohuru.
On what grounds?
For a moment, the two of them looked at Princess Niohuru with a strange sense of disapproval.
Even the two princesses, Gao and Zhang, who entered the mansion together, felt somewhat indignant.
Who didn't notice?
This Princess Niohuru is truly ambitious. She is single-mindedly trying to flatter the Fujin (the principal wife), and even dared to provoke the concubine for the sake of the Fujin. After being punished, she actually managed to get on the Fujin's good side.
Zhang Gege was somewhat self-pitying.
She considered herself exceptionally talented, and could write a poetry collection almost every three months.
She knew that the Fourth Prince was well-read and valued talent, and she had hoped to win his favor, but he had never even entered her room once.
After three or four years in the mansion, he probably hasn't even seen his own nose and eyes clearly, nor remembered them.
That night, Zhang Gege secretly wiped away her tears inside the bed curtains.
She had observed the concubine for a long time, but she hadn't seen any particular talent in her; she was just a bit prettier and more fertile. Why did the Fourth Prince like her so much?
Are men all visual creatures? Are they all so superficial that they only like beautiful appearances?
Is no one willing to try to understand what's on their mind?
Does the concubine know how to compose poems and write essays, and is skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting?
All she knows how to cook is food.
Heaven is so unfair! Is it destined that a woman as talented as Xie Daoyun is destined to be envied by the heavens?
She was left to languish in the Prince's mansion.
Now, even that Niohuru princess is stepping on her head, what hope can she have in the future?
Zhang Gege was indignant, but her tears only streamed down her neck. Gao Gege, however, felt she could no longer sit idly by and wait for her fate.
Maybe if we give it a try, we can find a way out?
Didn't you see that Princess Niohuru has already succeeded?
However, Princess Gao did not intend to compete with the Fujin or the Consort; she planned to start with the Prince.
She was still confident in her appearance; she was the only woman in the entire mansion with such exotic charm.
Although Consort Fucha is the emperor's favorite, she has now given birth to three children, and her figure is definitely not as good as before. Haven't you noticed that she hasn't had any good news in the past two years?
Maybe the prince and she were just chatting under the covers?
That's when she rushed over – it's all about novelty! Don't men just love novelty?
Princess Gao secretly gave the seamstress a jade bracelet, asking her to make her a fitted dress to accentuate her figure.
She secretly bribed a young eunuch who was sweeping the front yard, knowing that the prince would probably pass by the pebble path near the small garden around dusk, and then carefully prepared for the occasion.
She was a little nervous as the deadline approached, but she encouraged herself, thinking that the Qing Dynasty valued chivalry and tenderness towards women, right? Even if it didn't work out, there probably wouldn't be any punishment.
Besides, she was a woman who had been properly welcomed into the Prince's mansion, so what was there to be afraid of in serving her man?
If it works out, I might be the next one to be the one who gets special treatment.
With wealth within easy reach right before her eyes, Princess Gao felt no fear. Instead, her heart pounded so hard it felt like it was about to jump out of her throat; she was incredibly excited.
Her maidservant, however, was filled with worry.
Princess, you're so reckless and bold, even daring to stick your hands into the front yard. If the Prince finds out, won't he be angry? Will the concubine let you off the hook?
As evening approached, Princess Gao was already squatting in the grass beside the gravel path, waiting for Prince Beile to arrive.
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