Chapter Twelve: The Storm Rises Again

  In this situation, Daiyu knew that she couldn't say anything and could only watch as she became a prey in others' eyes and a pawn in Kangxi's hands. She felt suffocated in her heart and had a sense of resentment towards Yongzheng, and her gaze at him grew even colder. Yongzheng naturally also sensed Daiyu's gaze, and his heart felt somewhat guilty for speaking such words in front of her, which would definitely provoke her displeasure. However, this was not the issue; she was destined to be his only woman.

  "Fourth brother, I won't grant you a marriage for now. However, since you dared to defy me, I naturally can't let you off scot-free. Go and receive ten lashes." Kangxi sighed and reluctantly agreed. Since Fourth Brother didn't like Nara temporarily, he wouldn't be allowed to marry her then. Six years? The Emperor had enough time to arrange a woman for him, and the Emperor would absolutely not allow him to have only one woman.

  "The young subject leads the way and thanks for the favor." Yongzheng made a bow and left.

  Daiyu originally had some resentment in her heart, but when she saw Kangxi was going to hit Yongzheng, a fire suddenly rose up in her heart. The royal family has no affection, it's really like that, always hitting their own son with a board, he can bear it too. However, Daiyu quickly covered up the anger in her eyes, and neither Kangxi nor Xiaozhuang noticed.

  "Jadeite, you only have Liu Xishi as a lady-in-waiting, it's too few. I'll let Nala Minghui also serve as your lady-in-waiting." Kangxi's eyes were full of calculation, Daiyu furrowed her brow, "Imperial Father, Daiyu doesn't need that many ladies-in-waiting, there are already some by my side..."

  "Not enough." Kangxi cut off Daiyu's words, his eyes flashing with an unyielding determination.

  "Daiyu led the edict to thank the emperor." Daiyu's voice was cold as she thanked him, Kangxi was thinking of something, how could she not know. If Yin Zhen really wanted to marry her and at that time she had no choice but to get married, then Ming Hui would definitely become a concubine.

  Xiao Zhuang moved her mouth but didn't speak in the end, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became awkward.

  After a while, someone secretly sent medicine for treating external injuries to Yongzheng. Yongzheng played with the bottle in his hand and felt somewhat unwell in his heart. The medicine was placed at the door, but he was very sure who had sent it. His injury was not serious, just for the sake of Emperor Kangxi's face, he was punished, just pretending, those people did not take drastic measures either.

  On the second day, the imperial edict was issued, and Guo Luoluo's wish came true as she became the eighth Fu Jin. She was overjoyed, but what awaited her was not a happy life, but a hell that would imprison her for many years. Nara Minghui, who was originally supposed to become the fourth Fu Jin, was instead appointed as the second-ranking female official of Dailiyu Gong and Shuo Gongzhu. The harem was in an uproar, but thinking back to yesterday's news about the fourth Beile being beaten, they could guess what had happened. Nara Minghui wept bitterly in her room, he still didn't want to marry her, preferring to be beaten rather than marrying her. Was she really that unworthy? Was it really a one-sided love? Minghui's heart was filled with bitterness.

  "Knock knock! Is Ming Hui sister there?" The knocking sound started.

  Ming Hui hastily wiped away her tears, tidied herself up a bit, and opened the door, only to find it was Liu Xiyue.

  "Sister, you can tidy up and go home first, and then go to the Lin's residence in three days." This was a favor that Daiyu granted to Minghui, after all, as a palace maid, she couldn't just go home whenever she wanted.

  "Thank you, Princess." Ming Hui nodded her head in gratitude.

  "Then sister will take care of it, I'll go first." Xi Yue left.

  Ming Hui refused to see off Hui Xin, and under Hui Xin's worried gaze, she left the palace with her maid. "Brother." Seeing that her brother Nie Su Ken had come to pick her up, Ming Hui was very excited, and all the grievances of so long a time surged up in her heart, wanting to rush into her brother's arms and cry loudly, tears streaming out uncontrollably.

  "Let's go home." Nezhen's eyes were filled with tenderness, and after her sister was designated as the fourth imperial concubine, no one dared to mention marriage again. If she couldn't become the fourth imperial concubine smoothly, no one would dare to want her either. But what did it mean that the emperor had appointed his sister as a princess's lady-in-waiting? Nezhen was somewhat perplexed.

  "Okay. Going home." At the mention of home, Ming Hui felt a warmth in her heart. At least she still had her loving Ama, E Niang and brother, sister-in-law.

  "That's good. Nara Minghui didn't become the fourth imperial concubine." Xue Ertu said with a smile, this way the fourth Beile won't be a threat to the crown prince, as long as he focuses on dealing with Zhenguo Gong just fine, "Is there any movement from Empress Hui's side?" Xue Ertu asked Ling Pu.

  "There's nothing going on. She also didn't send anyone else to the Yuqing Palace." Ling Pu thought for a moment and shook his head, suddenly remembering something in his heart, hesitating whether or not to say it.

  "What's wrong? What happened again?" Suo E Tuo noticed the change in Ling Pu's expression, and the crown prince was always too careless, wouldn't he have left some handle for others again?

  "There's nothing much, but the Crown Prince has been favoring a female official named Jia Yuanchun these past few days. He's had her attend to him in bed for several consecutive nights."

  "Oh? Is this true? Was Jia Yuanchun oppressed by the Crown Princess?" Xue E'tu had also heard about this, her lady-in-waiting had mentioned it to her. The Crown Princess Shi had appointed a secondary concubine named Zhang as a long-term servant to deal with Jia Yuanchun, originally intending to drive her out, but after the Crown Princess became pregnant, she forgot about the matter.

  "It was her. And the Crown Prince, for her sake, had already locked up Concubine Fu and led to her death by suicide." Ling Pu said with a frown, this is what he worried about. This woman named Jia Yuanchun could entangle the Crown Prince in just a few days, she's not simple, and he always felt that there was someone behind her giving instructions.

  "Oh? You go and mention this matter to the Crown Princess." Jia Yuanchun? The handwriting of the Jia family, it seems that we need to take a look at the recent movements of the Jia family. Isn't it said that Old Lady Jia was so angry with the princess that she fell ill as soon as she returned home? Suo Ertu calculated in his heart, let the Jia and Lin families fight each other, but if Jia Yuanchun is not harboring evil intentions, she must be eliminated, cannot let her harm the Crown Prince.

  "Sir, I know what to do now." Ling Pu bid farewell and left. Suo E Tuo called someone over and gave him instructions, but didn't notice the fleeting figure outside the window.

  Suotuo Suodan, since you've taken such good care of my Ama and will continue to take good care of me, how can I disappoint your expectations? So just bring your family along and go down to the underworld together. Daiyu returned to Linfu with a bloodthirsty smile on her lips. The next day everything was different again, and Jiafu was preparing to pay a visit, they had capital again.