Untitled (Part 1)

  Hong Tun entered the Wuyi Studio and saw Hong Jin concentrating his mind and energy to write something, feeling relieved in his heart.

  Just now, the Emperor mentioned to Ama that he had found a wonderful Di Fujin for the Fourth and Fifth Princes, and his expression was so delightful and joyful. Even Ama couldn't help but laugh heartily, thinking "It's been ages since Fourth Brother has looked so carefree and happy!" Although I haven't been involved in court politics, I also know that the Emperor and my Ama have had a tough time these past few years... Silently withdrawing from the hall, leaving space for them, he was also filled with emotion.

  Before he could turn around, he saw his brother's lonely figure leaving.

  Fu Cha knew that Yun Zhu was a rare good girl, unfortunately she had no fate with the fourth brother. Hong Tun felt helpless, the age of the two people determined that the possibility of being selected for the imperial examination and marrying at the same time was too small, if they had met earlier, there would be Ama E's mother to ask the palace, it would also work after the imperial examination and marriage, unfortunately, there was a fate but no luck, the emperor had taken a liking to Fu Cha's girl first, and it wouldn't do to compete with the emperor for his daughter-in-law afterwards.

  After some thought, he still followed to take a look. This younger brother, sensitive and stubborn, felt that his body was not good, so he took on the responsibility of taking care of his relatives. Usually, Ce Fu Jun and Da Sao would think of ways to counterattack whenever they were slightly disrespectful to E Mama or himself and Ju Ya... He really did worry about him being unable to let go.

  "Snap!" A drop of tears fell onto the paper. Hong Jin's hand trembled, and the pen in his hand could no longer be held, falling to the ground.

  Hong Yun was shocked and walked over, only to see a poem written on the tear-stained paper:

  I came with empty words, leaving without a trace,

  The moon slants down on the tower at the fifth watch.

  In dreams, I am far away, crying out in vain,

  My letter is being rushed, the ink not yet dry.

  The candlelight shines half on the golden phoenix,

  The musk fragrance wafts gently over the embroidered peony.

  Liu Lang already regrets that Mount Penglai is far away,

  And now it's separated from me by a million layers of mist!

  "Fourth brother!"

  "Third Brother!" Hong Jin's face was covered in tears, feeling that from now on he would be "a million miles further away" from that person, to the point of despair. "I really liked her..."

  "Fourth brother, forget about her, you've only met her a few times? Even if she's a rare good girl, but you two don't have fate, just look at this capital city, there are many pitiful and lovely girls, I'll let Mother Ama find a good one for you later, okay?"

  "There's no one better than her."

  Hong Tun's expression changed: "Your sister-in-law is also very good, isn't she? And..." Poor him, he had been bedridden in the mansion for a long time, or else he would have gone to live on the estate or visit the mountain temple. Apart from his own siblings, where could he find any beautiful girls? It was really hard to think of anyone good. However, such empty words couldn't shift his emotions. Hong Tun's thoughts turned, and he said again: "What's the use of just being sad here? Does she know your feelings? Even if she knew, could she respond to you? If this gets out, are you going to ruin her marriage, life, or family? Is your liking for her just going to harm her? You should know that now she has been betrothed to the Fourth Prince as his official wife, and from now on, her days will only get harder, not easier. What if someone finds out about this and harms her, how would you live with yourself?"

  A string of questions left Hong Zhen speechless, stunned and distracted. Ah, it was all his own self-pity, how could she know about the feelings he had for her...

  No, others don't know, but Hongli himself doesn't know either. He's just a self-proclaimed romantic, and after Yunzhu married him, she didn't have an easy life. He still had to think of ways to help her. But how? How?

  Alas, he was so worried that his head ached, and he couldn't help but look at Hong Tun: "Third brother, what do you think we should do?"

  What to do? How can I ask him? Hongtun sighed, patted his head: "Study hard, and when you grow up, go to court and work, support our Yiqin Wangfu, support her and help her when she needs it, make her happy."

  Support her when she needs it, help her and make her happy...

  Hong Jin muttered to himself twice more, then wiped away the tears that had escaped from his eyes again. He looked up and said, "Third Brother, I understand! Don't worry, I'll be fine... Tell Mother and Eldest Aunt not to worry either."

  Hong Yun saw his resolute gaze and put down more than half of his heart. A smile finally broke out on his face, "I believe you."

  Since receiving the imperial edict of arranged marriage, several days have passed and Yunzhu has also learned about the whereabouts of other Xiū girls.

  The fifth brother Hong You became the son-in-law of Wu Zha Ku, the daughter of Vice General Wushi Tu, who was wrapped in a red flag. Hai Kao Zhen became the legitimate Fu Jin, and in the final round of selection, she chose to play the guqin, and her song "Xiao Xiang Shui Yun" was highly praised by Yongzheng.

  While Hongli's legitimate Fu Jin had a strong competitor, Ma Jiazheng, who came from the Zhongda Gong Duke's mansion, pointed out that the second son of the 14th prince Yunbi, Hongming, was to be succeeded by Fu Jin. His legitimate Fu Jin was the daughter of Bu Zhengshuai Luo Yantai, Wan Yan Shi, who died in childbirth when she gave birth to her second son Yongxiao a year ago. Ma Jiazheng's family background is high, and she looks good, but she is not very smart, vain and loves to show off. During the selection process, she painted a peony picture called "Flowers Bloom with Wealth and Honor", which goes against Yongzheng's preferences. No wonder he would have given her to Yunbi as his daughter-in-law.

  Born in the Yellow Banner, he held successive posts as Minister of Revenue, Minister of Rites, Minister of War, and Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall, and was the chief compiler of the "Three Dynasties National History". He was the son-in-law of Iksan, a Manchu nobleman. His daughter, Sulan, was betrothed to Prince Chun's sixth son, Hongjing, as his primary consort, while being matched with Hongjing as his secondary consort was Langzhong Tushibai's daughter, Fuchun, also known as Jiahui.

  Another daughter of the eighth generation of Guo's family, Yiru Genzhuo, daughter of Gu Su. Gu Zhen was unexpectedly appointed as the successor to Princess Hehui, Yunzhuan. This beautiful girl had only heard of her name but never had the chance to see her, and during the selection of the imperial concubines, she had heard that there were problems with the girls in her house... nor did she know whether she was implicated or had other reasons.

  That was Borjigit who painted a picture of a fine horse during the selection, and Qinggeertai pointed to Hong Kunwang Yunxi's sixth son, Hongxian, as the legitimate Fu Jin.

  Born in Zhengbai Banner, the eldest daughter of San Tai, a third-class general, was given to Hongtang, the seventh son of Yongzheng Emperor's brother Yunqi, as his primary consort. Although Hongtang's birth mother was only one of Yunqi's secondary consorts, Yunqi had not been involved in any significant events during the Yongzheng era and would likely not suffer greatly in the future due to his younger brother Yunxian's misdeeds.

  Yunzhu's "old friend" Balin Nemu Helan was given to Yongzheng's fifth son Hongdun as the Di Fujin, which fulfilled her dream of marrying into the imperial family, but the person chosen was not quite right, and Yongzheng's family still holds an awkward position in the imperial family today.

  Almost forgot Yunzhu's other roommate Xiu Nu Keliye. As a result, she was assigned to Hongli as a gege.

  There is another piece of news that people don't like to hear. Yongzheng, for some reason, arranged for Fang Wenbin's daughter, Fang Jia Shi, to be given to Zhen Guo Gong Yun Yu as a concubine, and another concubine, Guan Jia Shi, also entered the mansion. However, Fucha Shi is now pregnant and cannot stop this from happening.

  Looking at Yunzhu who came to the mansion on purpose to comfort her, Fucha's smile was somewhat pale. She patted Yunzhu's hand and said: "Actually, I went to the palace to ask the empress to take a look for me. I'm already old, Yunzhu, this child in my belly is an unexpected gift from heaven, no matter if it's a boy or girl, I will do my best to protect him and raise him up. However, your brother-in-law is different. In this mansion, without any descendants to inherit the title and incense, it's not proper..."

  In this era, being a woman is so difficult.

  Cloud beads silently.

  Fu Cha's underlying meaning was clear to her, but they didn't know that she had no intention of stopping Hong Li from taking other women, nor did she intend to suppress other women from giving birth to children for him. She knew that Hong Li was promiscuous and long-lived, so it was useless to stop him. Whether his sons could survive beyond his age was still an unknown number. Moreover, he was a man who would not show any affection or warmth to anyone he disliked, regardless of whether they were his wife or son. If he controlled his heart, he would naturally consider your feelings in many matters and be kind and generous. Who wouldn't?

  It can be seen that Yunxi and Hongli are different, Yunxi is not so romantic and fond of beauty. From the fact that he did not take a concubine for many years after his sister's early death, it can be known that he has a heart and feelings for his sister. His sister knows this clearly, why retreat? Is it really just for the sake of offspring?

  Descendants...

  She thought of her mother, Guwalgiya, who had done the same thing back then. After being married for several years without any children, she took the initiative to let her husband take concubines, not one or two, but four or five in total... Fortunately, Ama was not a favored concubine who would destroy his wife, and the rules of the Fuca family were strict. All the illegitimate sons and daughters were raised by the legitimate wife, otherwise, how could there still be a united Fuca family?

  She had originally made up her mind not to have children for at least three years after marriage, and it would be good for Hongli's other women to give birth to him. She would be very generous and magnanimous, Fu Linga is not thinking of becoming a great tree under which she can take shelter as her arm assistant? Let her give birth to the eldest brother, it's okay... This way, the pressure on herself will not be too great, and she can also earn a reputation for being virtuous and wise, and also divert the jealousy of Hongli's other women onto herself, very cost-effective.

  "Aren't you afraid that they will have evil intentions again?" She was still worried about the child in Fucha's belly, now looking at the healthy fetus, but no matter how healthy it was, it couldn't stop the sinister hands behind the scenes.

  "Fuchai smiled and said: 'Don't worry, sister has been eating for so many years, it's not a waste... Besides, I believe your brother-in-law will also pay attention.'"

  "Is your brother-in-law angry with you for acting on your own?"

  "He's getting older, and the issue of his descendants should also be taken seriously. After all these years, I owe him a lot... If she had been more careful, her son might not have died, or if she had been more open-minded and taken better care of herself earlier, she might have had a legitimate son by now, and he wouldn't be without even an illegitimate child."

  Yunzhu listened and could only spare time to talk to several ayahs and big yahuan who took care of Fucha's wife, chatting about issues such as pregnant women's diet, utensils, etc., and especially reminded them not to place those colorful ceramic vases and jade stone potted plants that are prone to odor and radiation problems in the house during Fucha's wife's pregnancy.

  Fu Cha later found out and didn't ask why, directly letting them follow Yiyunzhu's instructions.