Rebirth: Qingying comes back to reorganize the harem

As soon as the emperor left, the concubines in the room who were just watching the show naturally lost their interest and turned away.

Jingshuang's face was pale, and she stood there motionless, feeling cold sweat on her back. The crowd in the room quickly scattered, and there was no one she could rely on around her.

Ever since her personal maid was beaten to death by Cai'er in front of her, the Empress Dowager had already placed her spies around her. Thinking of the tragic beating her mother had just received from the Emperor, Jingshuang had an urge to burst into tears. However, no matter how loudly she cried, no one came forward to greet her.

At this point, Jingshuang touched her face, which was full of pits and scars, and felt a surge of bitterness in her heart. If she were a prince, perhaps the emperor and mother would seek justice for her. After all, she was just a useless princess.

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When Jing Si had just finished his lessons in the Shangshufang and was about to return to the palace, Ba Le Bu, who had been waiting outside for a long time, hurried forward and chased after Jing Si. He was a little scared but still pretended to be calm and walked up to Jing Si, saying with a guilty conscience,

"Jing Si, this is the shop my father and mother bought for me in the capital. I thought that after we get married, these things will be handed over to the princess, so I thought of giving them to the princess in advance. I hope the princess will forgive the sins I committed before."

Excessive tension made Balebu feel as if his whole body began to itch. He stared at Jingsi with his eyes wide open, fearing that Jingsi would reject his request in the next second.

Jing Si's expression was extremely indifferent. She put away the gentle smile on her lips and spoke in an extremely calm tone, but one could vaguely hear a kind of innate majesty.

"No, I am not interested in the shop under the name of Prince Consort. When you and I get married in a few years, I won't have time to manage the assets my mother gave me, let alone Prince Consort's. If Prince Consort is here to test my opinion on our marriage, Prince Consort can rest assured. This marriage will benefit both of us, and I will not act on impulse. Well, it's getting late today, Prince Consort should go back first."

Balebu's calves began to feel weak and his mind was in a mess. Perhaps it was because the eldest princess Jingshuang had been causing trouble in the palace in recent days, and Balebu was worried that the second princess Jingsi would hold a grudge against him for the stupid thing that almost happened between him and Jingshuang, so he thought of bringing all the assets under his name to make peace with the second princess.

But now it seems that the Second Princess is worthy of being taught by the Queen Mother. She is really the one who knows the overall situation and takes the overall situation into consideration. I believe that there will be no more troubles in the future regarding my marriage with the Second Princess.

Yongqi, who rushed over after hearing the news, chased after his sister in front of him and complained with an indignant look on his face.

"Jingsi, that Ba Lebu came over eagerly to test your attitude towards him. I'm afraid he's worried that you'll regret the engagement. Don't worry, although you will marry him in the future, you will still live in the capital, and he won't dare to do anything outrageous. Otherwise, after you get married, you can raise a few of your favorites in the princess's mansion, and I'll hide them for you. If that doesn't work, wait until I open my own mansion and live somewhere else, and you can raise them in my mansion."

Rong Pei, who was following behind Jingsi, heard Yongqi say at the beginning that he was always thinking about Jingsi, but what he said later became more and more unreasonable.

"No need, brother. You and I are both my mother's children, so I will not let anyone bully me casually. Humph, you are just marrying a man, and you will have three wives and four concubines in the future. Isn't this a very common thing? Even if I don't allow it, there is no guarantee that my husband will not be sneaky in the future. He is a prince of Khorchin. For the sake of the alliance between Qing Dynasty and Khorchin, the emperor will only turn a blind eye. I have seen it clearly. My mother taught us that we should put the emperor's state affairs first in everything. You understand this principle, and I naturally understand it too."

Jingsi smiled at Yongqi, with the smile still in his eyes. His manners were elegant but no longer as relaxed and casual as when he was a child.

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After Yongji and Jingsi walked away, a bright yellow figure walked to where they had just talked. The emperor was so angry with his eldest princess today that he wanted to come to the Shangshufang to check on his other children.

Unexpectedly, he happened to see his and the queen's two children. Li Yu looked at the emperor who had his head down and had not spoken a word, so he stepped forward and said,

"Your Majesty, the Second Princess must be thinking of the overall situation now. I still remember that when the Second Princess was little, she curled up in your arms and asked you to find her the best man in the world."

The emperor looked into the distance and took a deep breath. His back, which used to be strong, seemed to be much weaker today.

"Alas, I am sorry to Jingsi. Jingshuang made such a big mistake, and I only gave her a small punishment. The Queen has taught my Yongji and Jingsi very well. Yongji is not young anymore, and it is time to build a prince's mansion for him outside. Li Yu, pass on my oral order, the construction of the Princess's Manor and the Prince Guang's Manor will start together. The eldest prince will be named Prince Guang on a chosen day, you go and announce the decree."

"Yes, I will go right away. I'm sure the Queen will be happy to hear this."

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When Ruyi heard that her son was inexplicably named Prince Guang by the emperor, she could not help but feel surprised. She stared at Li Yu, who came to report the news, with doubts, wondering if she had heard it wrong.

Could it be that the emperor had some special plans or arrangements recently and wanted his Yongqi to do it? After all, in her previous life, her Yongqi had not received any rewards until her death.

"Empress, it is absolutely true! Today, the Emperor was in a low mood because of the eldest princess's matter, so he decided to go to the Shangshufang to see the princes and princesses. Coincidentally, Prince Balebu came to visit the second princess at that time. After Prince Balebu left, the second princess chatted with the eldest prince. They talked about how as royal heirs, they should put the Emperor's state affairs first, and everything should be based on the country. Because of this, the Emperor was very pleased and immediately ordered me to come to the harem to convey his order. Not only that, Prince Guang's palace will also be built together with the princess's palace. I am here to congratulate the Empress first!"

Li Yu said with a smile on his face.

After listening to Li Yu's words, Ruyi was still full of doubts, but at the same time she also felt a little relieved. She had taught Yongji and Jingsi since they were young that when they talked outside, no matter when and where, they should always put the emperor's affairs of state first. Even if they had any dissatisfaction in their hearts, they could only go back to Changchun Palace and close the door before talking.

Unexpectedly, the emperor heard it now, which was a blessing in disguise. Later, Yongqi was named Prince Guang and had his own palace, which was a relief for him.

The emperor's decree that Yongqi was named Prince Guang soon spread throughout the harem. Jin Yuyan had originally planned to visit Fucha Langya in the Yanx Palace to discuss how to take advantage of the situation to strike against Fucha Zhuying in the future. After all, Jin Yuyan did not have enough ability to fight against Fucha Zhuying now, but as long as she could get Fucha Langya's support, everything would become much easier.

However, just as she was about to go to the Yanxi Palace, she heard a piece of news that shocked her - the eldest prince Yongqi was actually named Prince Guang by the emperor! And he would soon set up a mansion and live separately!

This news was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing waves.

Jin Yuyan widened her eyes and looked in disbelief at the excited palace maids and eunuchs around her who were running around telling each other the good news.

She could never have imagined that the emperor would favor Yongji so much and confer him the title of prince. This was an unprecedented honor! You know, although there had been precedents of princes being conferred the title of prince before, only the emperor had ever been directly conferred the title of prince like this.

More importantly, Yongqi was not only the emperor's eldest son, but also his legitimate son. His status was undoubtedly the highest among all the princes. Now that he was named a prince, his future was bright.

The emperor's move undoubtedly touched the hearts of countless concubines in the harem. They all speculated on the emperor's intentions and tried to pry into their own fate from it.

Jin Yuyan was in no mood to go out and chat at this moment. When she first came to the Qing Dynasty, the fortune teller in the Yu family had personally looked at her face and said that she had a face suitable for giving birth to a boy. If she got pregnant in the future, it would definitely be a boy.

But she herself didn't know whether she was Yi Nanxiang or not. The Queen's legitimate son was about to grow up and be made a prince, but until now there was no movement in her belly, not even an egg.

Jeong-sook looked at Kim Ok-yeon, who was pacing anxiously around the room.

"Master, don't worry. The Emperor has only named the eldest prince as Prince Guang. It's hard to say what will happen in the future. What's more important now is that you have to get pregnant first. Alas, it's been a while since any concubine in the harem got pregnant. I dare to think that maybe the Emperor has been in a bad shape because of his indulgence in lust in the past few years."

Jeong-sook spoke the last few words in a very low voice. She was Kim Yu-yeon's confidante, so naturally there were some things she could only say to Kim Yu-yeon.

Jin Yuyan listened to Zhenshu's words. Although she felt that they were a bit absurd, she actually had some doubts about the emperor's health.

Now that Jeong-sook has brought it up, Jin Yu-yeon is thinking about secretly taking some remedial measures for the emperor's health. After all, if there is something wrong with her own body, it is impossible that all the concubines in the harem will have problems too.

The current plan was to find ways to give the emperor some medicated food without telling him. Maybe in the end, she would get pregnant by accident.

The Queen's legitimate son is now growing older, and she must give birth to a little prince first, so that she can make more plans for herself and Yu.

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The age difference between Yongji and Yonghuang was not that big. Now Yonghuang saw with his own eyes that his elder brother was conferred the title of prince by the emperor and would soon be able to leave the palace and own his own mansion. It would be a lie to say that he was not envious.

Thinking about his second sister and then about his biological sister, Yonghuang just felt ashamed. Originally, he had a pretty good relationship with Balebu, but he didn't expect that now, because of his sister, Balebu had completely torn his face with him.

Every time when he wanted to go over and say a few words to him, Balebu would just leave with a dark face. As time went by, everyone in the study noticed that something was wrong.

Yonghuang heard today that his mother was humiliated in public, and ran back from Xiefang Palace with a cold face. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Fu Cha Zhuying lying on the bed sobbing, "Mother!"

Yonghuang had been extremely filial to his mother since he was young. He knew well that his mother had suffered a lot for him and Jingshuang. In order to keep him by her side, his mother had even fallen out with Empress Xianfei, which was why she had been targeted in the harem for so many years.

"Um Niang?"

Yonghuang looked at his mother, whose face was covered with tears, and felt so distressed that he hurried forward.

Fu Cha Zhu Ying lowered her head, her eyes filled with pain and despair, as if there was nothing in the world that she cared about. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end no sound came out.

Fu Cha Zhu Ying slowly raised her head, staring blankly ahead, tears streaming down her face. Her voice was choked with sobs:

"Huang'er...I'm so tired...I feel so uncomfortable..."

Yonghuang felt so distressed that his heart was broken. He held his mother's hand tightly and whispered to her in comfort:

"Don't be afraid, mother. I'm here."

Fu Cha Zhu Ying shook her head, her eyes full of despair: "It's useless..."

Yonghuang felt a sharp pain in his heart. He knew that his mother had not had an easy life these years, but he did not expect that she would be so heartbroken. He secretly made up his mind to protect his mother and prevent her from being hurt again.

Qiu Kui, who was originally serving Fu Cha Zhu Ying, saw this and hurriedly and considerately led everyone in the room out.

Yonghuang gently embraced his mother and said viciously,

"Mother, don't worry, I will study hard in the future. As long as I can have a say in front of the Emperor, no one in the harem will dare to look down on you. Jingshuang is getting more and more ignorant now. If it weren't for her, mother wouldn't have suffered such a great humiliation today, and I wouldn't have had such a hard time in the Shangshufang!"

Fu Cha Zhu Ying clenched her hands into fists and wanted to speak, but there were her children on both sides. Fu Cha Zhu Ying muttered for a long time, but finally pursed her lips and said nothing.

Yonghuang no longer had any sympathy for Jingshuang in his heart, but was filled with more resentment and blame. He now only hoped that Jingshuang would behave herself after marrying into Korchin, and not cause any trouble that would implicate himself and his mother.

What my royal father said was indeed right. The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to have something missing in her brain. Now it seems that my sister only has beauty but no brains. Now, because of the trouble she has done to me, she has even lost her looks.