Concubine Jia was taught a lesson by Rong Pei
Today is Yan Wan's birthday, and she is waiting expectantly for the emperor's arrival.As night fell, the emperor lived up to his expectations and stepped into her palace.Yan Wan carefully arranged the palace, and the palace was filled with the fragrance of camellia. She welcomed the emperor's arrival with a Kunqu opera. Her singing was melodious, which greatly impressed the emperor.Yan Wan sat in the emperor's arms, and the two were affectionate. The emperor even bluntly said that every time he heard Yan Wan sing, he felt happy.
The emperor recalled the scene when he and the queen first met. Yan Wan was eager to imitate the queen and learn to sing Qingtou immediately to the emperor, but the emperor thought it was not necessary.Later, the emperor's thoughts turned to Queen Ruyi, and he insisted on visiting her despite Yanwan's attempts to stay.In front of Ruyi, the emperor talked about the war in Jungar. Ruyi comforted the emperor with gentle words, saying that the soldiers would return safely.At the same time, Ruyi also told the emperor the good news that concubine Ying was pregnant. The emperor was very happy after hearing this and asked Ruyi to send someone to take good care of concubine Ying.
Successful reports of the war in Jungar spread frequently. Seeing that the situation was not good, Dawaqi sent people to sue for peace.The fifth elder brother was cautious about this and believed that Dawaqi's request for peace at this time was out of fear rather than sincerity, so he disapproved of agreeing to their peace request.The emperor agreed with the fifth elder brother's point of view and praised him for not only attaching importance to friendship, but also being more calm and rational.At the same time, the emperor also learned that the fifth elder brother often helped the eighth elder brother, regardless of his rift with the fourth elder brother, so he asked the fifth elder brother to take the eighth elder brother to Nanyuan to ride horses and shoot arrows.
The fourth elder brother came to the palace of Concubine Jia, and Concubine Jia asked him to take care of the eighth elder brother, but the fourth elder brother told her that Yongqi cared about the eighth elder brother.Concubine Jia was uneasy, worried that Yongqi had some ulterior motives for the eighth prince.The news came that Yingbi was pregnant, and Ruyi was also happy for her.However, Concubine Jia's dog Fuguier suddenly appeared, and Rong Pei immediately stood in front of Ruyi to protect her from being frightened.Concubine Ying expressed her dissatisfaction with Concubine Jia, and Rong Pei even stepped forward and slapped Concubine Jia on behalf of Ruyi.Concubine Jia was furious, but the appearance of Rong Pei and Hailan made it impossible for her to fight back.Yan Wan witnessed all this from the corner and was filled with worries about Concubine Jia's future.
Concubine Jia returned to the palace and was angry at everyone's bullying, but there was nothing she could do about it.The emperor decided to take all the elder brothers to practice riding and shooting. However, on the day when the eighth elder brother went to Nanyuan to ride a horse, his horse suddenly frightened and knocked him to the ground.The eighth prince was seriously injured and was rushed to Xiefang Palace.After hearing the news, Concubine Jia rushed over and was heartbroken when she saw the eighth prince in pain.She believed that the fifth elder brother was the culprit. After Ruyi and Hailan arrived, Concubine Jia insisted that it was Yongqi who had bad intentions.In order to quell the dispute, Ruyi decided to let the emperor handle the matter and ordered the people serving in Nanyuan to be escorted to the Shenxing Division.
The emperor sent Li Yu and Ling Yunche to investigate the matter thoroughly. Ling Yunche discovered a silver needle hidden in the eighth prince's saddle in Nanyuan.Concubine Jia was taking care of her eighth brother in the palace. Queen Ruyi brought him bone soup for bone regeneration, but Concubine Jia overturned the soup to the ground, accused Ruyi's son of harming her own child, and refused to let RuyiYi came to his palace again.Ling Yunche and Li Yu discovered the secret of the Silver Needle, but because it involved the fifth elder brother, Concubine Yu and the queen, they decided not to report the matter to the emperor for the time being.Ling Yunche asked Zhao Jiuxiao to steal the saddle, but was accidentally discovered by Mao Qian. She secretly followed Ling Yunche and found the saddle, the silver needle in it, and the boots that Ruyi had given to Ling Yunche.
At night, the emperor summoned Yan Wan to attend his bed. Yan Wan whispered in the emperor's ear and mentioned the rumors in the palace about the eighth prince's fall from his horse.She hinted that the matter might have something to do with Concubine Jia, and that it was a ploy to trade one child for another child's future.The emperor's face became solemn under the dim light. He was deep in thought, seeming to be weighing every emotion and plot in the palace.
