Chapter 47

  Tomorrow I'm going to my sister's house to celebrate her new home. I've been carefully selecting clothes, but no matter how hard I try, I'm not very satisfied: "I remember there was a silver-embroidered hundred-butterfly dress, why can't I find it?"

  Meilian hurriedly replied, "There is one. It was just taken to the laundry room the other day. I think it should be done by now. I'll have someone fetch it back."

  Under the shade of the green trees outside, patches of coolness are revealed. The sun has not risen high yet, and the orange sunlight looks exceptionally beautiful. Looking at this, it's also good to go out for a walk. Like intention said: "Forget it, I'll just go get my clothes and then head to the garden to pick some flowers for Mother."

  The work in the laundry room is almost the most bitter for all the maids, it's tiring, dirty and humiliating. Throughout the year, they rarely see their masters and don't get any benefits. Generally, when a maid from another courtyard makes a mistake and isn't sold away, she'll be sent here first.

  The busy old woman heard that the second sister was coming to get her clothes, spat out the melon seed skin in her mouth with a "hiss", called two little maids to sweep the melon seed skin on the ground clean, and rushed to the door herself, saw a not-too-tall figure and immediately said: "Second sister, why have you come? What do you want? Just instruct your servants to say something, where is it necessary for you to come in person!"

  Ru Yi glanced at the flattering woman with a full face, looked around at the servants working in the small yard, and slightly frowned: "Nothing else, come over to take my clothes that I brought last time."

  "Has Second Young Miss's laundry been washed? Quickly deliver it to her!"

  By the well, a slender girl was laboriously scooping up a bucket of water. The splashing water had already soaked more than half of her clothes. A nearby servant girl immediately brought over a basin and lined up to receive the water, each going off to use it. When the water in the bucket was used up, the girl who had been drawing water again lowered the bucket into the well and once more laboriously drew up a bucket of water from the well, repeating the arduous task mechanically without cease.

  The girl who walked to the well involuntarily, with a familiar face appearing in her eyes. Many years later, she thought that if she hadn't come to the laundry room and hadn't met Auntie Yu at the well, would her life have been different...

  Jueluo was in the house handing over things to Andala, when Ruyi walked in from outside with a bunch of freshly picked large red peonies. Andala smiled and greeted: "Second sister is so thoughtful, going to pick flowers for Mother so early."

  With a distracted smile, she told Yatou to arrange the flowers on the table, bowed and then withdrew.

  Andara was somewhat surprised: "The second sister seems to be a bit off."

  The Jueluo family was not very patient with these: "They are all just childish problems."

  Jueluo said so, Andala didn't say much more and also talked with Jueluo about going to the Fourth Prince's mansion tomorrow.

  Wang Yiniang wept on one side while speaking to Ruyi on the other: "You're living a good life now, as the legitimate missus, but do you know how all this came about?"

  Ru Yi was frightened, covering her ears and shaking her head desperately. She didn't want to listen, not even a bit!

  But Wang's voice seemed to penetrate everywhere, as if it had been in her heart all along: "It was bought with my life! It was bought with my life!"

  Ruyi suddenly sat up, her forehead covered in sweat, the outside was still dark and silent, only the soft breathing of the night watchman could be heard, Ruyi sat on the bed in a daze until dawn...

  Qiao moved into her new home, and the guests came to congratulate her. They sat in the main courtyard chatting when Quan led everyone to stroll through the garden at the back of the house. Due to the rush, many things were not yet properly tidied up, and everything looked ordinary. However, a stream that had been diverted from outside flowed down from a two-person-high artificial hill, with lush flowers and green trees on both sides. A small eight-sided pavilion was hidden among the flowers, and the clear water in the center created an indescribably elegant atmosphere, causing everyone to stop and admire it.

  "Go down and sit for a while, it's also a good place to cool off."

  Kang Qinwang's consort smiled and responded: "Indeed it is a good place to go!"

  The steps on both sides were planted with orchids, and as they went down, it seemed like they had been dyed in a refreshing elegance. Everyone stood in front of the pavilion and saw that the top was written "Canglang Pavilion", so they all praised: "What a good name, worthy of this pavilion!"

  Leisurely sitting down casually, this place is exceptionally cool, and when talking, it's all casual and comfortable.

  Pure King's son, Fu Jin Dong E Shi, did not go to San Fu Jin's place today, but instead came to Quan Pei's place. Although there was a private dispute, it didn't escalate into a complete falling out. For the joy of moving into a new home, they still sent an invitation card to Pure King's mansion, and Dong E Shi personally took action once again.

  Kangqin Wang's consort smiled and said to Aoluo and Guanpei, "Just by looking at the four consorts, one can tell what kind of person the mistress is. Only a mistress like her could raise such daughters!"

  Zhuo Luo smiled all over his face: "You're too kind, I'm not as good as you said. It's also the royal family that can train people, and most of the officials are not learning from me."

  Dong E suddenly appeared and interrupted, "That's right, the other day I saw Empress Dowager and even she praised Fourth Madame Fu several times."

  Dong E seemed to be echoing and flattering, but Quan Pei understood her meaning.

  The Empress Dowager would not mention her for no reason, and must have been brought up by the Prince's mansion first. The Prince's mansion mentioned it, and the reason is obvious: Dong E wanted to tell Quan Pei that the Empress Dowager was their backing.

  Do you want to use your power to bully others again?

  Ke Qian'ai was only interested in how the Empress Dowager would react.

  Ruan Yu didn't have the heart to care about Dong E's wife, Kang Shuang Wang's Fu Jin came over and asked: "Why did you come this way today, not going to take a look at San Fu Jin?"

  Dong E's family saw that Quan Pei didn't take her words seriously, and then she ran into Kang Shu Wang Fu Jin asking questions, so she had to muster up the spirit to answer: "In front of you, my niece-in-law, I won't tell lies either. You know Fuer Jun... this child was wronged by others, and I also wanted to talk to Si Fu Jin about this matter."

  Kangxi Emperor's consort, Fu Jin, gave a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling glance at Dong E Ji, and An Guo Wang's consort, Na Lan Ming Yue's sister, Na Lan Shi, who was following along, added another sentence: "I heard that Fourth Prince encountered a group of thugs when he moved out of the palace a few days ago? I don't know who in the capital has such big guts, daring to disturb even the imperial carriage. Thinking about it, we should indeed be more careful when going out in the future!"

  Everyone who sat there knew it in their hearts, and who didn't know that it was a bad thing done by Fu'er Gun.

  Everyone started discussing it, and Dong E's expression also underwent a subtle change. Dong E's face twitched slightly, and he hypocritically responded with a single word: "Unexpected."

  She had originally thought that by putting pressure on Quan Pei, she would be able to make her speak nicely, but she hadn't expected so many people to interrupt, causing Quan Pei to become flustered and unable to respond. She sat to one side, fanning herself as if the pavilion was extremely hot.

  Kang Qinwang's consort smiled and invited Quan Pei, Jue Luo Shi, and Wang Yima: "...... The vegetarian meal at Xiangshan Temple is the most famous. When the osmanthus flowers bloom next month, the whole temple will be golden and beautiful. The newly made osmanthus cake is also tempting. Why don't we go together to burn incense..."

  The Xiangshan Temple in the suburbs of Beijing has always been a good place for women from the capital to visit, as they are not allowed to go elsewhere openly. Occasionally going out to burn incense is acceptable. Since arriving here, Weiyang had never been outside the capital. As soon as Princess Consort Kang spoke up, she agreed: "Alright."

  Wang's aunt hadn't gone anywhere since she came to the capital, and Quan Pei promised her that she would also be willing to go together. Seeing that both her daughter and sister had agreed, Ji Luoshi naturally agreed as well.

  Jiayuan heard that they could go out and play, and a look of anticipation appeared on her face. However, when she turned to glance at Ruyi beside her, she saw that the latter seemed somewhat distracted, which made Jiayuan wonder in puzzlement.

  Nalan took the opportunity to ask Nalan Mingyue, who was greeting guests, a few words: "Has anyone bullied you these past few days?"

  Nalan Mingyue's mind was elsewhere: "These past few days, the manor has been busy and chaotic. Who would dare to stir up trouble and make Fu Jin and Ye unhappy? Everything is calm and peaceful."

  Nalan's voice dropped and asked: "What about Wu?"

  "Enjoying good food and drink!"

  Nalan's family pulled Nalan Mingyue aside: "I know everything about your family, who knows if Wu Shi's child can really be kept safe. If the child is not kept safe, then Fuheng will be even more guilty and easier to deal with. The fourth wife may not be unwilling to see such a situation..."

  Nalan said something else, Nalan Mingyue didn't quite listen to it clearly, only knowing that she repeatedly thought "The child may not be kept, the fourth imperial concubine may not necessarily be unwilling to see such a situation" this sentence...

  "Wang Rang's family seems to be surrounded by many people, making it difficult to take action. I'm also afraid that if we force the issue, we'll get caught by the Fourth Prince's men and become a liability." Wang Rang was the one who was killed by Fu Heng.

  The pure and kind king heard this and couldn't help but furrow his brow: "This Fourth Prince is really being cautious."

  The imprisoned Fuerqin sat comfortably under the Pure King's hand, leisurely drinking tea. Half a moment later, he said slowly and calmly: "What's this? Can't you just buy back a life?"

  The pure king looked somewhat puzzled: "Are you saying......"

  "Money can make a ghost grind, there are always people willing to admit that they themselves were killed by someone else. We don't need to take it out on Wang Rang's family members, we just need to find the real culprit."

  The pure and kind king hesitated for a while, and finally turned his head to instruct the servants: "Do it according to the young master's words, buy someone who is willing to admit that he killed the person himself, just be more careful."

  "Yes, I understand!"

  Fuheng sat for a while, feeling somewhat bored, and left Chunqin Wang's study to head towards the backyard. He heard that his mother had returned and wanted to take a look, just as he entered the courtyard, he heard his mother's dissatisfied voice: "......still want to go to Xiangshan Temple together on August 5th? Hmph, they are so leisurely.......".

  The girl lifted the curtain and Fuer walked in, smiling and asking: "Which one did Mother say?"

  "Who else could it be? Of course, it's the Fourth Mistress!"

  Fourth wife? In the reflection of Fuer's carriage, there was only a slender white hand sticking out from under the blue curtain, he suddenly lowered his head, with a hint of a smile at the corner of his lips, this is a good opportunity...

  Waiting for the other guests to leave, Jueluo Shi led Andala Shi and left a little later. In several plain packages were some finished quilt covers and sheets: "You've been meticulous since you were young, your mother had someone make some more for you, if you like them use them, if not they can be given away."

  Where is the reason for not liking it, Quan Pei smiled and touched her forehead: "Mother's things are not sent to others, they must be used by themselves. Even if they can't use them, they can give them to their own daughter in the future."

  Jueluo smiled and asked in a low voice: "Bao Ge is already one year old, still no movement?"

  "The child is still young, and there's no hurry for this matter."

  Yongzheng saw off the other guests in the front yard, and Eighth Brother returned once more.

  The gradually growing Eighth Brother, although a few years younger in age, speaks and acts with reason and is gentle and humble, making it easy for people to have a good impression.

  Yin Zhen invited Eighth Brother into the study, and the two brothers sat facing each other. The maid brought in tea and then withdrew. Eighth Brother looked around Yin Zhen's study: "Fourth Brother's study is tastefully decorated with a classical elegance."

  Yin Zhen's study was considered simple and unadorned, but the Eighth Prince said it had a classical elegance to it. Yin Zhen merely nodded in agreement.

  This Fourth Brother is cautious in his actions, and the old ministers of the imperial court do not dare to underestimate him. If Yongzheng does not speak more, his words will not continue, and Eighth Brother carefully chooses to be straightforward.

  "I know Fourth Brother has been worried about Fuerdun's case these past few days, so I've come especially to help alleviate his concerns."

  Yin Zan's eyebrows slightly raised: "I'd like to hear more about it."

  This younger brother has a good eloquence, and when he speaks, there is a natural flow of confidence that makes the listener involuntarily more convinced. Given time, he will surely become another formidable figure.