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83: Clouds drift by, still descending with ease

  Dreams linger by Jade Pool 83 Clouds fly across still calm (below) Muddy net

  In the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign, all the cumbersome rituals and ceremonies for the New Year were simplified.

  The Empress Ulanara presided over the grand banquet with a not-so-strong body, and Yunzhu, this silent observer, was an existence that could not be ignored in the eyes of the nobles and ministers. The Qing dynasty had never had such an example since its founding. Even when Emperor Kangxi appointed the deposed Crown Princess to assist with palace affairs, she did not follow the Empress's side to preside over grand ceremonies... Although the noblewomen bowed and paid their respects with utmost respect, the Empress still felt unwell all over.

  It's really a lingering ghost, the queen's eyes are slightly closed, and she can't even let her have this little dignity and glory... If it weren't for the family, if the emperor wasn't always watching herself, she wouldn't dare to move, except for Fu Chai Yunzhu!

  Regret letting Nian Xialu give birth to Hongli, and raising him by her side... The matter has already been settled, the Emperor will not let his carefully cultivated successor come to harm, but it's different for Fuheng's wife, replacing her with a more obedient one from a lower-ranking family... In the future, Ni Mantuo will also be easier to control...

  The internal strife, several decades of salt are not eaten in vain, no need for oneself to take action.

  After the Lantern Festival, both Yue Zhongqi and Fu Heng sent back good news from the northwest. Although it was still far from taking down Dzungar, Yongzheng was very pleased.

  Gao Lu's maid, Cui Xiao, somehow collided with Hai Guiren in the Imperial Garden and was beaten to death on the spot. Yunzhu ordered Guo Mama to scold Gao Lu severely, forcing her to copy "Admonitions for Women" ten times and grounding her for half a month.

  Gao Luowe was shocked and hurt, and immediately fell ill.

  "Those who have done wrong must be punished!" How dare she reach out to the imperial descendants under the eyes of Emperor Yongzheng, her nerve is too big. Fortunately, Yonghui is fine, and she also has a useful Ama (mother), otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to let her off. Yunzhu smiled and asked someone to invite the imperial physician to "examine" her, letting her recover from her illness properly, as for punishment, it would wait until she recovered before being carried out.

  "Why doesn't the master take this opportunity to get rid of her?" Ming Xin looked at Gao Lu Wei with great dislike, thinking that among the several consorts and concubines in the Qian Xi Second House, she was the most unscrupulous.

  "There will be others, as long as you stand upright and hold on to your integrity." Now that Hongli is not around, she can do whatever she wants to them, but when he comes back and finds out that one of the women is missing or someone complains to him, no matter how good her reasons are, can she guarantee that he won't have any suspicions? Ah, it's all about self-preservation! First and foremost, you must secure yourself, so even if others try to stir up trouble, it will only make them look like they're being unreasonable.

  The current palace is indeed dominated by Yongzheng, and the sticky handle under him can be compared to the underground party of later generations. Moreover, the current Hongli has performed well, and although he is not as wise and capable in dealing with the harem as he is in politics, he is not easy to fool either.

  On February 22, Yunzhu's birthday, he received the first letter from Hongli since the new year, along with some local seeds and saplings collected by him and Fu Heng on their way from Beijing to Northwest China (estimated to be brought back during their return trip), such as: Qingtan, Huashan Pine, Du Pear, Mao Cherry, Rhesus Peach, Tiger Oak Acorn, Mountain Apricot, Badam Apricot, Loquat, Dense Plum, Wenguan Fruit, Tibetan Red Flower, Golden and Silver Flower, Yellow Rose, Sichuan Pepper, Winter Jasmine, Chinese Wolfberry...

  The space has only increased by about one mu of land from last year to now. Yunzhu selectively planted some withered tree seedlings (a part was planted in Ganxi Second Village), and the seeds were left in the space, waiting for spare time to plant again.

  After her marriage, the various fruit trees she planted in Qianxi all grew well and should be bearing fruit this year. Yunzhu was very satisfied with this birthday gift and wrote a passionate letter to Hongli, describing the growth of the various flowers and fruits she had planted, along with some medicine and clothing she had prepared for him, as well as some from Fu Heng and Fu Qing. She had someone deliver them to the Fucha residence, along with the letters.

  As we went deeper into the northwest, the war situation became more tense, and the time for correspondence became longer and longer, becoming once every half month, but the thickness of the letters also increased.

  Hongli in the northwest, Yunzhu can no longer hold any birthday banquet, only invited two princesses and several ladies from her maternal family, as well as Mingliang, Mingren who missed their aunt, and Hongkun had a small gathering at Qianxi's two places.

  Mingliang and Mingren, the two little friends, as soon as they saw Xuetuan (the name Yunzhu gave to the snowball), their eyes widened with excitement, they loved it so much that they couldn't stop staring at it, holding the apricot kernels and fruits that Yunzhu had given them. Only Hongkun, who was just over a year old when he first met Yunzhu, was being fed all sorts of food by Fucha's family, looking like a little ball of flesh, learning to say a few words like adults, having fun, kept clinging to Yunzhu's bosom, asking her to feed him fruits and snacks.

  When Yongzheng went down to the court, he heard that there were a few little friends who would be summoned to Yangxin Hall and had a conversation. Especially Mingliang, who was already five years old, had a clear and logical conversation with Yongzheng, and his words were clear and logical, and he was polite without losing his childlike liveliness... It really moved his heart, thinking that it's time to call back his two sons, one for marriage and the other to work hard to give him a grandson! As an emperor, there's no reason why he should still be waiting when his peers, ministers, and nephews are all having children...

  This person has obviously forgotten Yongheng!

  March 20th, the Empress's birthday was also abolished.

  The country is at war, and as the empress, she should set an example. How can she hold a grand banquet? Moreover, with all the banquets and receptions for the New Year, as well as receiving the ladies of the court, the Empress has overexerted herself and her body is not feeling well.

  To make up for it, the emperor gave the empress many longevity gifts.

  "What's the use of all these?!" The queen was furious and resentful in Jingren Palace, with the jade scepter, silk brocade, various hairpins, necklaces, hat flowers, step shakes, pendants, bracelets... and even the inserted screen, she had to carefully consider who to give them to.

  She thought of the emperor's reward for Yunzhu and her carefree life in the palace, but a sharp pain suddenly rose up in her heart and she let out a violent cough.

  Madam Chen and several close female officials were busy serving tea, handing out towels, and massaging her back... They comforted her for a while in the midst of the commotion.

  "Mother, has he really stopped caring about our relationship as husband and wife?!" The queen muttered to herself, her eyes welling up with tears. In the mirror, she looked like a woman in her thirties, with fair skin and fine lines at the corners of her eyes that only added to her mature elegance... She wasn't ugly enough for him to look away from, so why did he only focus on her mistakes, without considering her suffering?

  "Master, please be understanding, he is the Emperor after all." Chen's nanny saw her like this and tears also flowed down, "How can you not understand the Emperor's temperament? After so many years of marriage, if there was no such relationship for so many years, how could you still be the virtuous wife of the Yong Wang Fu, a model for the world?! It's just that...the Emperor is not tolerant, he cannot tolerate it..."

  The queen also laid hands on other princes, she was an accomplice, but it's too late to regret, the master is also forced... thinking of the eldest prince, such a clever and filial child, that was the master's life, but was harmed by those cheap people, at that time looking at the miserable master she hated them so much that she wanted to cut them into pieces.

  Yes, he is unbearable. The queen leaned back on the couch, but was he not wrong? She was a Fu Jin, who had to take care of her family on one hand and smile while giving him concubines on the other, guarding against their endless struggles for favor and secret harm... She was human, not a god! And he, he was her husband, Honghui's Ama, why couldn't he allocate some people to protect her, why did he let Honghui die...

  Who took everything away from her? They all have a share! Born as a concubine, she should just stay in the backyard and be content. Want to fight for favor? Want her son to become the heir? Dream on!

  Her only son, their only legitimate child, so lovely, so clever, so kind-hearted, not guarded against his younger siblings at all, just gone, disappeared... Since they also treated their children as tools, why should she be merciful and benevolent?!

  "Mother..."

  "Quickly invite the imperial physician!"

  At that time, Yunzhu was in the study room feeding Xuetuan - the monkey's name - with peanuts from a new space.

  Watching it hold a peanut the size of a watermelon in its hands and eat with relish, she couldn't help but laugh. In front of it, she put the small peanuts produced by the space on the plum blossom high shelf and said: "No matter how fast you eat, you can only eat two."

  Xue Tuan nodded and continued to gnaw on the peanuts, her little tail curled around another peanut as if afraid someone would snatch it away while she was eating.

  The little finger touched its fluffy head, and Yunzhu felt a bit guilty. It shouldn't have teased it with food at the beginning, making it become a "startled bird" now. So she said softly, "Eat slowly, I won't take away your food."

  It now only recognizes food given by her.

  Things that grow in space are better than those outside, Cloud Pearl thought with a smile, but except for cooking herself, she rarely took them out to use, lest she be discovered if she made too many.

  "Master, it's time for dinner." Su Wen said as she walked in.

  "Okay, bring in the dishes, I'll eat here."

  "Yes." Su Wen left, and Shi Mo began to tidy up the tables in the study.

  New Year's Eve, Heilongjiang has a lot of sturgeon, Yunzhu had ordered the kitchen to make sturgeon stew with potatoes for dinner. In addition to this dish, the kitchen also made a plate of swiftlet nest stir-fried chicken shreds, a plate of sautéed green vegetables, and a small pot of tomato and chicken bone soup. There were also two small dishes, one was silver fish dry from Huguang with some spicy sauce, and the other was mustard greens. The dessert after dinner was rice cake and lotus flower pastry.

  "Sturgeon stew with potatoes is a rare delicacy, you can divide the leftovers among yourselves to eat." Every time after finishing meals, there would be plenty left over. Some of the ingredients were precious and hard to come by. Yun Zhu sometimes gave them to the attendants serving her to eat, and sometimes rewarded the housekeepers of Qian Xi's two residences with them.

  Treating others to food is a way for masters of this era to show appreciation and reward their subordinates, no one would think it's humiliating. For Yunzhu, not wasting food is a noble act, and cherishing it in any form is correct. Since she can't finish all the dishes in one meal, giving the leftovers to her subordinates is also a way of being frugal.

  "Thanks to the master's reward." Shi Mo and Su asked a few people with great joy, the master's food, whether it was material or cooking care, was not comparable to the meals that these female officials could get.

  "You all eat, let Uncle accompany me for a walk." She instructed lightly.

  Spring chill, Si Gui entered the house and took out a white fox fur cape with a lotus leaf pattern to match her crimson satin cheongsam with wide sleeves and rolled red edges, embroidered with plum blossoms. She also added several thumb-sized pink pom-poms to her small double buns, which were only adorned with a pearl hairpin, before finally letting her go.

  The uncle reported various news from outside and hesitated for a moment before saying: "The young lady that Master asked us to find, Su Zhaonan's daughter, has some leads."

  "Oh?" Yunzhu was somewhat surprised, after all, she had been looking for this person for a long time. "Is he from the military?" If Su Zhaonan was someone in the army, it would be impossible for Fu Cha's family to investigate him.

  "Su Zhao Nan is just an ordinary Han military flagman. He has a younger half-brother named Su Wei Xing, who was a guard officer under General Yue Zhong Qi's command. Half a month ago, he died in battle against the Dzungars while protecting Beile Ye. Before his death, he asked Beile Ye to take care of his family. This news was sent back by Ninth Master. The old master has investigated and found that Su Zhao Nan is weak in literature, with only one daughter named Su Bao Rou, born in the 52nd year of Kangxi's reign, who has a round face and a gentle disposition; Su Wei Xing had a son, five years old this year, named Su He."

  ……

  Spring may have found something and written back to let the family investigate Su Wei Xing's background. As Hong Li, how could there still be cold arrows that can shoot him, it must be someone who mixed into the army on purpose to assassinate.

  Hongli's experiences of assassination and danger from childhood to adulthood are not just one or two cases, Yunzhu is not surprised, she thinks Fu Heng will not be surprised either. What is surprising is that Su Weixing saved people at the critical moment and died, and there was another entrustment.

  No wonder the historical records of Pure Consort Hui's family background sometimes say Su Shi and sometimes say Su Jia Shi, but in her personal records, it only says she was the daughter of Su Zhao Nan... An ordinary Han military banner person without any official position or title, among the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han Eight Banners, is like a drop of water in the ocean, even if you want to write about her, there's nothing much to say. It should be known that, considering she was born in the 52nd year of Kangxi's reign, if she had participated in the selection process, she would have been chosen long ago. If Su's main branch only had this one daughter, they could have been exempt from the selection.

  This way, it makes sense for her to enter the palace and become a gege of Hongli.

  Tàien became the imperial prince's consort, solving her marriage and allowing her to care for her family. Meanwhile, Hónglì also repaid Sū Wéixīng's lifesaving grace - although he may not have needed his rescue.

  Such a person, perhaps she would be favored, but from the standpoint of status and position, she and her son would never become a threat to herself. "Understood, Su's matter doesn't need to be dealt with for now. Has Jingren Palace made any moves recently?" The Empress seemed quieter since the New Year.

  At the beginning of the new year, a batch of palace maids were released. Coincidentally, a small palace maid named Làyuè was added to Gāo Gēge's place, and another small palace maid named Làméi who got along with her was selected into Jǐngrén Palace.

  The queen wants to use Gao's hand to do what? Suddenly thinking of the increasingly changing Gao Luwei, Yunzhu frowned: "How many people did Qianxi Second enter this time?"

  "Four. In addition to the one from the Gao family, the Ke'erjiete family also added a new one called Laji, who seems to be from the Chengqian Palace. The Zhengyuan also divided into two, one named Lajiu and the other Lajyun. Lajiu's Ama is in charge of a small official position in the Neiwufu You Siyuan, and had some acquaintance with Gao Bin when they were young, although it seems to have cooled down now, there are still secret interactions between them. As for Lajyun, nothing suspicious has been found so far."

  "The lingering rain temporarily stops moving, and that lingering cloud is examined again." The trusted subordinates are all cultivated step by step.

  "Yes."

  Author's note: I added nearly a thousand words of content, so whether you re-read it or not won't affect the plot going forward:)

  Please go ahead with your text. I'll translate it into English.

  In the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign, all the cumbersome rituals for the New Year were simplified.

  The Empress Ulanara presided over the grand banquet with a not-so-strong body, and Yunzhu, this silent observer, was an existence that could not be ignored in the eyes of the nobles and ministers. The Qing dynasty had never had such an example since its founding. Even when Emperor Kangxi appointed the deposed Crown Princess to assist with palace affairs, she did not follow the Empress's side to preside over grand ceremonies... Although the noblewomen bowed and paid their respects with utmost respect, the Empress still felt unwell all over.

  It's really a lingering ghost, the queen's eyes are slightly closed, and she can't even let her have this little dignity and glory... If it weren't for the family, if the emperor wasn't always watching herself, she wouldn't dare to move, unless it was Fu Chai Yunzhu!

  Regret letting Nian Xialing give birth to Hongli, raising him by her side... The matter has already been settled, the Emperor will not let his carefully cultivated successor come to harm, but it's different for Fuheng's wife, replacing her with a more obedient and less noble one... In the future, Ni Mantuo will also be easier to control...

  The infighting among the insiders is not something that can be taken lightly, after all, several decades of hard work are not for nothing. There's no need to take action personally, other book friends are already watching.

  After the Lantern Festival, both Yue Zhongqi and Fu Heng sent back good news from the northwest. Although it was still far from taking down Dzungar, Yongzheng was very pleased.

  Gao Lu's maid, Cui Xiao, somehow collided with Hai Guiren in the Imperial Garden and was beaten to death on the spot. Yunzhu ordered Guo Mama to scold Gao Lu severely, forcing her to copy "Admonitions for Women" ten times and grounding her for half a month.

  Gao Luowe was shocked and hurt, and immediately fell ill.

  "Those who have done wrong must be punished!" How dare she stretch out her hand to the imperial descendants under the eyes of Emperor Yongzheng, what a big nerve! Fortunately, Yonghui is fine, and she also has a useful Ama (mother), otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to let her off. Yunzhu smiled and had someone invite the imperial physician to "examine" her, letting her recover from her illness properly, as for punishment, that would have to wait until after she recovered.

  "Why doesn't the master take this opportunity to get rid of her?" Ming Xin looked at Gao Lu Wei with great dislike, thinking that among the several consorts and concubines in the Qian Xi Second House, she was the most unmanageable.

  "There will be others, as long as you stand upright and hold on to your integrity." Now that Hongli is not around, she can do whatever she wants to them, but when he comes back and finds out that one of the women is missing or someone complains to him, no matter how good her reasons are, can she guarantee that he won't have any suspicions? Ah, the destruction of one's own reputation! To prevent "pillow talk" and "eye medicine", first and foremost, you must hold on to yourself, so that even if others do something, it will only make them appear unseemly.

  The current palace is actually dominated by Yongzheng, and the sticky handle under him can be compared to the underground party of later generations. Moreover, the current Hongli is performing well, and although he is not as wise and capable in dealing with the harem as he is in politics, he is not easy to fool either.

  On February 22, Yunzhu's birthday, he received the first letter from Hongli since the new year, along with some local seeds and saplings collected by him and Fu Heng on their way from Beijing to Northwest China (estimated to be brought back during their return trip), such as: Qingtan, Huashan Pine, Du Pear, Mao Cherry, Rhesus Peach, Tiger Oak, Mountain Apricot, Badam Apricot, Loquat, Dense Plum, Wenguan Fruit, Tibetan Red Flower, Golden and Silver Flower, Yellow Rose, Sichuan Pepper, Winter Jasmine, Chinese Wolfberry...

  The space has only increased by about one mu of land from last year to now. Yunzhu selectively planted some withered tree seedlings (a part was planted in Ganxi Second Village), and the seeds were left in the space, waiting for spare time to be planted again.

  After her marriage, the various fruit trees she planted in Qianxi all grew well and should be bearing fruit this year. Yunzhu was very satisfied with this birthday gift and wrote a passionate letter to Hongli, describing the growth of the various flowers and fruits she had planted, along with some medicine and clothing she had prepared for him, as well as some from Fu Heng and Fu Qing. She had someone deliver them to the Fucha residence, along with the letters.

  As we went deeper into the northwest, the war situation became more tense, and the time for correspondence became longer and longer, becoming once every half month, but the thickness of the letters also increased.

  Hongli in the northwest, Yunzhu can't hold any longevity banquet, only invited two princesses and several ladies from her maternal family, as well as Mingliang, Mingren who missed their aunt, and Hongkun had a small gathering at Qianxi's two places.

  Mingliang and Mingren, the two little friends, as soon as they saw Xuetuan (the name Yunzhu gave to the snowball), their eyes widened with excitement, they loved it so much that they couldn't stop staring at it, holding the apricot kernels and fruits that Yunzhu had given them. Only Hongkun, who was just over a year old when he first met Yunzhu, was being fed all sorts of food by Fucha's family, looking like a little ball of flesh, learning to say a few words like adults, having fun, kept clinging to Yunzhu's bosom, asking her to feed him fruits and snacks.

  When Yongzheng went down to the court, he heard that there were a few little friends who would be summoned to Yangxin Hall and had a conversation. Especially Mingliang, who was already five years old, had a clear and logical conversation with Yongzheng, and his words were clear and logical, and he was polite without losing his childlike liveliness... It really moved his heart, thinking that it's time to call back his two sons, one for marriage and the other to work hard to give him a grandson! As an emperor, there's no reason why he should still be waiting when his peers, ministers, and nephews are all having children...

  This person has obviously forgotten Yongheng!

  March 20th, the Empress's birthday was also abolished.

  The country is at war, and as the empress, she should set an example. How can she hold a grand banquet? Moreover, with all the banquets and receptions for the New Year, as well as receiving the ladies of the court, the Empress has overexerted herself and her body is not feeling well.

  To make up for it, the emperor rewarded the empress with many longevity gifts.

  "What's the use of all these?!" The queen was furious and resentful in Jingren Palace, with the jade scepter, silk fabrics, various hairpins, necklaces, hat flowers, step shakes, pendants, bracelets... and even the inserted screen, she had to carefully consider who to give them to.

  She thought of the emperor's reward for Yunzhu and her carefree life in the palace, but her heart suddenly ached and she let out a violent cough.

  Madam Chen and several personal female officials of Peony were busy serving tea, handing out towels, and massaging her back... After a while of bustling around and comforting.

  "Mother, has he really stopped caring about our relationship as husband and wife?!" The queen muttered to herself, her eyes welling up with tears. In the mirror, she looked like a woman in her thirties, with fair skin and fine lines at the corners of her eyes that only added to her mature elegance... She wasn't ugly enough for him to look away from, so why did he only focus on her mistakes, without considering her suffering?

  "Master, please be understanding, he is the Emperor after all." Chen's nanny saw her like this and tears also flowed down, "How can you not understand the Emperor's temperament? So many years of husband and wife, if there was no such affection for so many years, how could you still be the virtuous lady of the Yong Wang Fu, a model for the world?! It's just that...the Emperor is not tolerant, he cannot tolerate it..."

  The queen also laid hands on other princes, she was an accomplice, but it's too late to regret, the master is also forced... thinking of the eldest prince, such a clever and filial child, that was the master's life, but was harmed by those cheap people, at that time looking at the miserable master she hated them so much that she wanted to cut them into pieces.

  Yes, he is unbearable. The queen leaned back on the couch, but was he blameless? She, a Fu Jin, had to take care of her family on one hand and smile while giving him concubines on the other, guarding against their endless struggles for favor and secret harm... She's human, not a god! And he, her husband, the father of Hong Hui, why couldn't he allocate some people to protect her, why did he let Hong Hui die...

  Who took everything away from her? They all have a share! Born as a concubine, she should just stay in the backyard and be content. Want to fight for favor? Want her son to become the crown prince? Dream on!

  Her only son, their only legitimate child, so lovely, so clever, so kind-hearted, not guarded against his younger siblings at all, just gone, disappeared... Since they also treated their children as tools, why should she be merciful, why should she be benevolent?

  "Imperial Concubine——"

  "Quickly invite the imperial physician!"

  At that time, Yunzhu was in the study room feeding Xuetuan - the monkey's name - with peanuts he had just bought.

  Watching it hold a peanut the size of a watermelon in its hands and eat with relish, she couldn't help but laugh. In front of it, she put the small peanuts produced by the space on the plum blossom high shelf and said: "No matter how fast you eat, you can only eat two."

  Xue Tuan nodded and continued to gnaw on the peanuts, her little tail curled around another peanut as if afraid someone would snatch it away while she was eating.

  The little finger touched its fluffy head, and Yunzhu felt a bit guilty. It shouldn't have teased it with food at the beginning, making it become a "startled bird" now. So she said softly, "Eat slowly, I won't take away your food."

  It now only recognizes food given by her.

  Things that grow in space are better than those outside, Cloud Pearl thought with a smile, but except for cooking herself, she rarely took them out to use, lest she be discovered if she made too many.

  "Master, it's time for dinner." Su Wen said as she walked in.

  "Okay, bring in the dishes, I'll eat here."

  "Yes." Su Wen left, and Shi Mo began to tidy up the tables in the study.

  New Year's Eve, Heilongjiang has a lot of sturgeon, Yunzhu had ordered the kitchen to make sturgeon stew with potatoes for dinner. In addition to this dish, the kitchen also made a plate of swiftlet nest stir-fried chicken shreds, a plate of sautéed green vegetables, and a small pot of tomato chicken bone soup. There were also two small dishes, one was silver fish dry from Huguang with some spicy sauce, and the other was mustard greens. The dessert after dinner was rice cake and lotus flower pastry.

  "Sturgeon stew with potatoes is a rare delicacy, you can divide the leftovers among yourselves and eat them. Other book friends are watching:." Every time after finishing meals, there would be plenty left over, some ingredients were precious and hard to come by, Yunzhu would sometimes reward the servants around her with food, and sometimes give it to the housekeepers of Qianxi Second House.

  Treating others to a meal is a way for the master of this era to show appreciation and reward to their subordinates, no one would think it's an insulting behavior. For Yunzhu, not wasting food is a noble act, and cherishing it in any form is correct. Since she can't just eat one or two dishes per meal, giving the leftovers to the people below her is also a way of being frugal.

  "Thank you, Master." Shimei and Su were delighted to ask a few people. The food that the master ate was not comparable to the meals that these female officials could get, whether in terms of ingredients or cooking skills.

  "You all eat, let Uncle accompany me for a walk." She instructed lightly.

  Spring chill, Si Gui entered the house and took out a white fox fur cape with a lotus leaf pattern to match her crimson satin cheongsam with wide sleeves and rolled red edges, and on her small two-bun hairstyle that only had a pearl hairpin, she added several thumb-sized pink pom-poms before finally letting her go.

  The uncle reported various news from outside and hesitated for a moment before saying: "The young lady that Master has been searching for, Su Zhaonan's daughter, seems to have some leads."

  "Oh?" Yunzhu was somewhat surprised, after all, she had been looking for this person for a long time. "Is he from the military?" If Su Zhaonan were in the military, it would be impossible for Fu Cha's family to investigate him.

  "Su Zhao Nan is just an ordinary Han military flagman. He has a younger half-brother named Su Wei Xing, who was a guard officer under General Yue Zhong Qi's command. Half a month ago, he died in battle against the Dzungars while protecting Beile Ye. Before his death, he asked Beile Ye to take care of his family. This news was sent back by Ninth Master. The old master has investigated and found that Su Zhao Nan is weak in literature, with only one daughter named Su Bao Rou, born in the 52nd year of Kangxi's reign, who is plump and gentle; Su Wei Xing had a son, five years old this year, named Su He."

  ……

  Spring may have found out something and written back to let the family investigate Su Wei Xing's background. As Hong Li, how could there still be cold arrows that can shoot him, it must be someone who mixed into the army on purpose to assassinate.

  Hongli's experiences of assassination and danger from childhood to adulthood are not just one or two cases, Yunzhu is not surprised, she thinks Fu Heng will not be surprised either. What is surprising is that Su Weixing saved people at the critical moment and died, and there was another entrustment.

  No wonder the historical records of Pure Consort Hui's family background sometimes say Su Shi and sometimes say Su Jia Shi, but in her relatives' records, it only says "daughter of Su Zhao Nan"... An ordinary Han military banner person without any official position or title, among the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han Eight Banners, is like a drop of water in the ocean, even if you want to write about her, there's nothing much to say. It should be known that, with her birth year during Kangxi 52, if she had participated in the selection for consorts, she would have been chosen long ago. If Su family's main branch only had this one daughter, they could have been exempt from the selection.

  This way, it makes sense for her to enter the palace and become a gege of Hongli.

  Tàien became the imperial prince's consort, solving her marriage and allowing her to care for her family. Meanwhile, Hónglì also repaid Sū Wéixīng's lifesaving grace - although he may not have needed his rescue.

  Such a person, perhaps she would be favored, but from the standpoint of status and position, she and her son would never become a threat to herself. "Understood, Su's matter doesn't need to be dealt with for now. Has Jingren Palace made any moves recently?" The Empress seemed quieter since the New Year.

  At the beginning of the new year, a batch of palace maids were released. At that time, Gao Gege's place happened to have added a small palace maid named Làyuè, and another small palace maid named Làméi who was close to her was selected into Jingren Palace.

  The queen wants to use Gao's hand to do what? Suddenly thinking of the increasingly changing Gao Luwei, Yunzhu slightly frowned: "How many people did Qianxi Second enter this time?"

  "Four. In addition to the one from the Gao family, the Ke'erjiete family also added a new one called Laji, who seems to be from the Chengqian Palace. The Zhengyuan also split into two, one named Lajiu and the other Lajyun. Lajiu's Ama is in charge of a small official position in the Neiwufu You Siyuan, and had some acquaintance with Gao Bin when they were young, although it seems to have cooled down now, but actually still has secret contact. As for Lajyun, nothing suspicious can be found out about her for the time being."

  "The lingering rain temporarily stops moving, and that lingering cloud is examined again." The trusted subordinates are all cultivated step by step.

  "Yes."

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