"Mother, please help my second brother. I heard that Sister Fucha is going to marry Hongshi in the future, but I don't want Sister Fucha to be Hongshi's wife. I want Sister Fucha to be my second brother's wife."
Tongya tugged at Heyue's sleeve, pleading pitifully.
Tongxuan pointed a finger at Tongya's nose and scolded, "How old are you? Is this something you should be saying? Besides, this is not something your mother can decide."
"Don't worry, your sister Fucha will not marry Hongshi," Heyue reassured her youngest daughter with certainty.
"Really?" Tongya's eyes lit up, and she asked eagerly.
Heyue nodded with a smile: "When has your mother ever lied to you?"
She had forgotten that Hongshi was already seventeen years old. At the beginning of this year, during the imperial concubine selection, Emperor Kangxi had already betrothed Hongshi to Lady Dong'e as his primary consort, and the wedding was to take place in September.
Given Yiyun's status, it was impossible for her to be a concubine, so even if Hongshi liked her, Yiyun could not be given to him.
December of the sixtieth year of the Kangxi reign arrived in the blink of an eye.
With her five-month pregnant belly, Heyue reluctantly but also with a sense of relief saw Tonghui and the wedding party off.
Thirteen helped Heyue back to her room, sat her on the couch, and let her lean against him.
He Yue sighed, "In the blink of an eye, Tong Hui is already married, and the next one will be Tong Xuan. I still feel that they are still young. I think Tong Xuan should get married later. I want to keep her by my side for a few more years."
In any case, the royal princess is not afraid of delaying her marriage because of her age.
There will always be plenty of men willing to marry a princess of the royal family.
Thirteen naturally agreed with He Yue, and besides, he himself couldn't bear to part with Tong Xuan, so he nodded in agreement: "Alright, I think Fu Sengge is also willing to wait for Tong Xuan."
Three days later, Tonghui returned to her parents' home. Since the marriage took place in the capital, the return visit was quite convenient.
Only princesses in the royal family have princess residences, so Tonghui will still have to live in her husband's residence after marriage.
According to the system, the daughters of a Dorobele are called Dorobege, the princesses born to the Dorobele's primary wife are called Junjun, and the princesses born to his secondary wife are called Xiangjun.
Because Tonghui's birth mother was only a princess, Tonghui was not even a county princess. However, because she was favored, Heyue did not want to wrong Tonghui, so she was married off according to the standards of a county princess.
Heyue had also considered asking Thirteen to request that Wusu be made a secondary consort, but firstly, Wusu had no sons and only one daughter, which was not enough to warrant such a title.
Secondly, given the mistake Wu Su made, it was already quite generous of Thirteen not to hold a grudge against Tong Hui. To ask Thirteen to request that Wu Su be made a secondary consort for Tong Hui's sake would be rather unreasonable.
Heyue naturally didn't want to put Thirteen in a difficult position.
Therefore, Heyue had no choice but to make up for Tonghui's shortcomings in terms of the scale of her wedding.
Of course, since Tongxuan and Tongya are the daughters of Heyue, they will be married off as princesses.
If the thirteenth prince is granted the title of Prince, then Tongxuan and Tongya will be Heshuo Gege, or Princesses.
An exception to the policy of appeasing the Mongols.
Because the princesses of Fumeng were to be exceptionally granted the title of princess, they would marry as princesses, with a higher status than county princesses. After marriage, the princesses would also have their own princess residence.
However, princesses who were sent to pacify Mongolia generally did not have good outcomes.
He Yue would rather her daughter be a princess at best for the rest of her life.
On her return visit to her parents' home, Tong Hui, now a bride, was noticeably more radiant and beautiful than before her marriage, her eyes filled with shyness and happiness.
Heyue was very satisfied.
After drinking the tea offered by her daughter and son-in-law, He Yue couldn't help but warn Sak Shen that he must not wrong Tong Hui, or she would not let him off the hook.
Sak Shen seemed quite satisfied with Tong Hui, and he repeatedly agreed to and assured He Yue of his warnings.
Heyue then took Tonghui to the main room and talked for most of the day before seeing them off.
As she left, Tonghui tugged at Heyue's sleeve, tears welling in her eyes, and knelt down to pay her respects: "Mother, thank you for raising me. Tongxuan will miss you."
Heyue accepted Tongxuan's greeting, then helped her up: "Don't suffer in silence if you're wronged in the future. You have a family, you're a princess, no one can bully you, understand?"
Accompanying Tonghui was Granny Shen, whom Heyue had sent to her side. Granny Shen was strict and serious in her work, and she was there to help Tonghui discipline those who were disobedient in the mansion.
Heyue was still worried about Tonghui. Although Tonghui was steady, she was too soft-hearted and had always been willing to compromise and give in to her younger siblings.
But when you're at someone else's house, you can't be so accommodating anymore; you have to show the demeanor of a principal wife or a princess.
Tonghui nodded with tears in her eyes: "I understand, Father and Mother. Please take care."
Then he knelt down again, bid farewell to Heyue and Shisan, and left, turning back every few steps.
He Yue was heartbroken.
In fact, even now, Tonghui has never mentioned her birth mother, which only shows how sensible she is.
Perhaps with Tonghui's intelligence, she knew perfectly well who her birth mother was, but she was afraid of upsetting Heyue, so she never mentioned it.
Heyue wasn't sure if Tonghui knew what Wusu had done, but she figured she didn't, since Heyue had ordered everyone in the household to keep it a secret.
However, just because Tonghui never suspected Heyue of framing her birth mother and thus became distant from Heyue, Heyue genuinely loved Tonghui.
The New Year had just passed, and people were still immersed in the joy of the arrival of the new year in the 61st year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign when a piece of bad news came.
When He Yue heard the news, she was shocked and sat up abruptly. Then she felt a sharp pain in her stomach, and bent over with a groan as she clutched her stomach.
"Madam!" Hailan and Zhizhu anxiously helped Heyue up.
Heyue sat down again, took a few breaths, and tears involuntarily fell down her cheeks.
Ama has passed away.
Heyue left without any preparation.
No one was notified beforehand.
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