If not abolished

Chapter 108? ? ?

And Queen Mother, at least you are better than other princesses, maybe you don’t have to marry far away in Mongolia.” Yu Shu said comfortingly.

"I hope so. If Mongolia asks for my hand in marriage, I won't be able to do anything even if I am favored. Fourth brother once told me that as children of the royal family, we have to fulfill our obligations even though we enjoy overwhelming wealth."

"This idea makes sense. Your fourth brother even told you this."

"But then again, if my sister really marries fourth brother in the future, do I have to call her sister-in-law?" the fifth princess joked.

"It's getting more and more unruly. Things that haven't been decided yet have been revealed. Do I still want my reputation?"

"That's right. We haven't even started yet. If other people hear this, they'll say that my sister doesn't know etiquette."

The two chatted for a while, and then the Queen Mother sent someone to call the Fifth Princess back.

"Sister, I'm leaving now. I'll come and play with you next time."

"it is good."

Not long after the fifth princess left, Queen Tong Jia came to call Yu Shu to have dinner with her.

When she arrived at the main hall, she saw the Fourth Prince was there, but Queen Tongjia was nowhere to be found. Yushu was puzzled, but she could not fail to be polite.

"Your servant greets the Fourth Prince." Yu Shu bowed politely. With her head lowered, she did not see the Fourth Prince's face. She only heard one sentence: "No need to be polite."

"Thank you, Fourth Prince." Yu Shu then raised her head but remained standing without saying anything.

The Fourth Prince looked at her without saying anything, thinking that his wife was like this in the past, well-behaved, not as gentle and lovely as others. She was always calm in front of him. The only time she was weak was when Honghui left, when she fell down. But she recovered after a while and did what she should do. Therefore, the Fourth Prince always felt that compared to others, only his wife was very similar to him, and only she could support and help him silently behind him. No one else had this ability. Even Nian, whom he liked later, was not qualified to become the queen. As for Niu Hulu, she was just following the rules.

However, for some reason, in the past six months, Yushu, who used to always pay secret attention to him, is now really in love with him but stops at courtesy. Could it be that the little girl has grown up and knows the difference between men and women? She is really only a little old. In another three or four years, she will be arranged to marry him by the emperor, just like in the previous life.

Yushu was still wondering why the Fourth Prince was staring at her. Although Yushu lived in Chengqian Palace, the Fourth Prince usually stayed in the Princes' Residence, so the two had not seen each other many times in the past six months.

Thinking of this, Queen Tongjia came.

"Good luck to the Empress Dowager." The Fourth Prince and Yushu saluted together.

"Get up quickly, don't stand anymore, sit down!" Queen Tongjia said with a smile.

"Thank you, Queen."

The Fourth Prince and Yushu sat down together.

"It's rare that Xiao Si is here today. I just cooked a few dishes myself. Come and try them to see if they are delicious."

"Yes, the Empress Dowager's cooking must be delicious."

"Just your sweet mouth."

"My son is telling the truth."

"Then you eat more, and Yushu too." He then added more food to Yushu's plate.

"Thank you, empress."

Chapter two

After the meal, the Fourth Prince chatted with Queen Tong Jia for a few words and then returned to the prince's residence.

Yushu was left behind by Queen Tongjia in Chengqian Palace to digest her food, and no one followed her.

"Yushu has been here for nearly half a year, right? Do you miss home?" asked Queen Tong Jia. If someone was around, they would definitely be surprised. Yushu has lived in the palace since she was one year old, so how could it be half a year?

"It seems that the person I miss is not there anymore." Yu Shu replied slowly.

"That's good. This way we can live here peacefully." Queen Tongjia looked at her with relief.

Hearing what Queen Tong Jia said, Yu Shu suddenly asked: "What about the Queen? Do you miss home?"

"I thought about it before, but then I realized that I couldn't go back, so I stopped thinking about it." Queen Tongjia said calmly.

"Did I bring up the sad story of the Empress?"

"No, it's not a sad thing. My parents in modern times have left me, so there is nothing to miss." Queen Tong Jia said: "Besides, my parents here are also very good to me, so it's nothing."

As if she had thought of something, Yushu stopped and asked, "Madam, Yushu has a question to ask, could you answer it for me?"

Queen Tongjia half turned her head and looked at Yushu and said, "You ask."

Yu Shu thought for a while and asked, "Why did your Majesty insist on entering the palace when you knew that His Majesty had three thousand beauties in his harem?"

Imperial Concubine Tong Jia was silent for a while, as if she had been thinking for a long time before she said, "At first, I thought it was impossible for me to enter the palace. I thought at that time that if my father and mother wanted to send me to the palace, I would refuse to obey. I would rather marry an ordinary person and live an ordinary life without ever entering the palace."

"and after?"

"Later, haha." Empress Tong Jia suddenly laughed and continued, "In the ninth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, when I went to the temple with my mother to burn incense, I met the emperor who was out of the palace at that time."

"Her Majesty fell in love with the Emperor at first sight." Yu Shu asked with a gossipy tone.

"Bold." Kangxi, who had come from nowhere, suddenly walked in from the side and said angrily.

Yu Shu was so scared that she quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I spoke out of turn. Please punish me."

Queen Tongjia also bowed and said, "Good luck to the emperor."

Kangxi glanced at Yushu but didn't ask her to get up.

"Ning'er, there's no need to be so polite." He walked towards Concubine Tong Jia and gave her a hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Empress Tong Jia looked at Kangxi and knew that he was a little angry, so she did not immediately plead for Yu Shu. She just said, "Why didn't you let anyone know that the emperor was coming? You made me embarrassed in front of you."

"If I had asked someone to pass the message, how would I have known that Ning'er and a little girl were talking about me here." Kangxi did not let her change the subject.

"This girl is just laughing at me. She doesn't know how you are laughing at me in your heart when the emperor hears that I fell in love with you at first sight?" She said as she lowered her head and blushed.

Kangxi didn't know what to say now. He clenched his fist and put it to his mouth and coughed twice, "Ulanara Yushu, you made a mistake in front of the emperor. Go back and copy the female ring ten times for the queen to check. Leave now."

"I obey your command." After saying that, Yu Shu left.

"Are you satisfied now, Ning'er?"

"So the emperor likes to eavesdrop on other people's conversations. How can that be considered a gentleman's behavior?" Now it was Queen Tong Jia's turn to question Kangxi.

"I didn't. I just didn't let anyone know. I just heard Ning'er say that she and I met there. I didn't eavesdrop on purpose." Kangxi explained patiently.

"I'm afraid I don't know what will be spread out of Chengqian Palace tomorrow."

Hearing this, Kangxi immediately looked at the people following him. Fortunately, he did not have a group of servants following him, and there was only Liang Jiugong by his side.

"Liang Jiugong."

"I'm here." Liang Jiugong replied quickly.

"What did you just hear?"

"I was distracted just now. Please punish me, Your Majesty. I don't know what Your Majesty ordered just now. I really didn't hear it clearly."

"If you are disrespectful in front of the emperor, I will fine you three days' salary."

"The slave obeys."

"What about the matter of you asking Yushu to copy the female ring?" Queen Tongjia asked again.

"Ning'er, didn't you hear what I said just now? The female ring she copied was for the Queen to check. What happens after that is not my business. Ning'er, just check it carefully when the time comes."

Queen Tongjia smiled slightly. Seeing her smile, Kangxi said, "If you smile, I won't be angry anymore."

"Let's put one thing first." After saying this, Queen Tongjia left Kangxi and walked into the palace.

third chapter

When they arrived at the palace, Kangxi and Empress Tongjia had just sat down.

"Ning'er, I have something to discuss with you now." After saying this, Kangxi picked up the tea on the table and drank it.

"Discuss the affairs of the harem with me?" It's no wonder that Empress Tongjia asked this. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Kangxi's control over power has always been absolute. Few people would want to have more people like the Grand Empress Dowager. When Kangxi first ascended the throne, he was still young and had no choice. Once the emperor grew up, no one would give up the power in their hands. Therefore, the things that Kangxi wanted to discuss with Empress Tongjia must be related to the harem, but the harem is under the jurisdiction of her as the queen. Logically, if it was a few years ago, Kangxi did not trust Empress Tongjia so much, and Kangxi's management of the harem was also in his hands. But in recent years, Kangxi almost handed over the harem to Empress Tongjia. But Kangxi still knew what was going on in the harem, but he did not interfere. After all, this was the queen's duty and a manifestation of trust in the queen's ability.

After taking a sip of tea, Kangxi spoke out, "It's the daughter of the Ulanara family who has been living in the Queen's Palace. I know Ning'er intends to let her be with Xiao Si. In fact, I think so too. But it's not good for her to live in the palace all the time. Inevitably, people will gossip about her in the future. I also know that you love Xiao Si, but even the Crown Princess was not like this. What do you think?" After Kangxi finished speaking, he looked at Queen Tong Jia.

"Then what should we do according to your Majesty's wishes?"

"My idea is that the girl is grown up now, so it would be better to let her go home and live there first, and then let them get married when she is 43 or 44 years old. What do you think, Ning'er?" Kangxi expressed his thoughts.

"Your Majesty's concerns are reasonable. This method is feasible. Even if I love Xiao Si as much as I can, I cannot let him be criticized in the future. However, Yu Shu has been raised in the palace since she was a child. If I suddenly let her leave the palace, what will others think? What if some rumors spread at that time?"

"That's true. What good ideas do you have?"

"I think, why don't you let Yushu stay in the palace until the end of the New Year? Besides, the marriage between the two of them is only discussed between the emperor and me. If one of the two parties is not happy about it, that would not be good. What if they have a grudge for no reason? So while there are still a few months left, I will ask them if they are interested. If they are, it will be a matter of time. Why don't you issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage and wait a few years before getting married? In this way, others will not say anything. But if they don't have that idea, then I will adopt Yushu as my adopted daughter. What do you think, emperor?"

Kangxi listened patiently to what Queen Tong Jia said and said loudly: "What do you mean by not happy? Do they have the right to refuse? My marriage is granted by me, and others can't ask for it even if they want it. If Xiao Si hadn't grown up with you, Ning'er, and was considered a half-legitimate son, I wouldn't have worried about his marriage. Look at how much attention I pay to other princes."

"Yes, yes, the emperor loves Xiao Si, and I understand that. But Xiao Si is not the future crown prince, so he doesn't need a prominent wife. So why can't he find someone he likes a little bit?"

"But we can't just let him do what he wants. After all, the wife should at least be a lady from a prominent family, right?" Kangxi felt that what Queen Tong Jia said made some sense, so he took a step back.

"Of course. Xiao Si is a person who sticks to rules, so she obviously knows this." When Queen Tong Jia heard Kangxi take a step back, she continued speaking.

"Then let's do as Ning'er said."

"Yes."