Prince Bao and his first wife, Jin Jia, got married on the first day of August.

The concubines Ulanara, Fucha, and Gao Gege entered the palace on the second day of August.

Throughout history, such hasty arrangements have always resulted in failures.

It was even more absurd that the promotion was announced by the eunuch at home, rather than Prince Rong entering the palace and waiting for notification from the Ministry of Rites officials.

But Jin Yuyan didn't care.

The more explosive the operation is, the easier it is for her to rebound. After all, she is not a cotton ball.

The entire Prince Rong’s Mansion and the complex network of connections in the court are her confidence.

All the arms deals that the Li Dynasty had made with Yongzheng and the Qing Dynasty were the capital for her to gain a foothold.

What's more, the rice, wheat and other grains eaten by the people of the Qing Dynasty were all improved by "Prince Rong Jin Sanbao and his daughter Princess Qionghua".

As for these, Yongzheng did not take any credit for the "Treaty of Surrender of the Li Dynasty" but instead announced them to the world.

[Emperor Yongzheng ruled the country with virtue, and the Joseon Dynasty surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.]

Heshuo Rong Prince Jin Jia San Bao and his daughter Jin Jia Qiong Hua Heshuo Gege...】

Her position as the wife of a wealthy man will be more secure than anyone else's.

Even if it was a plot of treason, as long as it did not develop to the point of forcing the emperor to abdicate or assassinating him with his real name, no emperor would have the ability to pull her down from the position of empress.

Otherwise, all the censors and imperial officials in the court would not miss the opportunity to spill blood in the Golden Palace, leave his name in history, and have the family tree opened with him as the origin.

It is said without shame that in the eyes of the common people, she is the Goddess of Agriculture in charge of grain and crops of the Qing Dynasty. She is a saint and a symbol of good fortune.

In the hearts of her own family, she is even more powerful than the Son of God.

Normally, emperors would not allow such a situation to happen, but due to Jin Yuyan's well-prepared cover-up, even Yongzheng was numbed by it.

Prince Rong fights cocks and dogs every day, and sometimes he acts chivalrously and brags about it to the current emperor.

The Crown Prince of Rong did not do well in the imperial examinations, and is currently working diligently in the Hanlin Academy to edit books. In his spare time, he chats, drinks, and recites poems with a group of scholars.

The other illegitimate sons of Prince Rong's family were obsessed with business, liked to travel around the world, and lived in the Ministry of Works and hung out with craftsmen every day...

At first glance, none of them can make it big.

This is even more true for concubines' daughters, as they do not marry into the families of high-ranking officials or nobles.

If the day of the incident had not arrived, no one would have known what it meant to have a single move affect the entire body, or what it meant to stir up a hornet's nest.

Under the arrangement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Hongli found an auspicious day to visit Prince Rong's palace.

It's just that he was more perfunctory than sincere. Even if there was no need for the sharp eyes of Jin Sanbao and Park, Hongli's thoughts were already known to everyone.

After noon, Hongli left.

Afterwards, he went to the Ulanara mansion and sat there until the evening before leaving reluctantly.

This action happened to be seen by the students who stayed in Beijing waiting for the announcement of the palace examination results.

The friends gathered in a teahouse, and each of them pieced together a piece of information, and they actually came up with a complete timeline chain.

"This fourth prince has not even married yet, but he's already showing signs of favoring his concubine over his wife! This is simply not what a gentleman does!"

"Hush! He is already Prince Bao, but in the future... you might as well lose your head!" A friend from the same hometown hurriedly grabbed the young man and advised him in a fearful whisper.

"He dares to do it but not take the responsibility?! That's Princess Qionghua from Prince Rong's Mansion!!"

But this 'young fool' insisted on this truth, and his words showed that the main reason for his dissatisfaction was because the 'wife' that the Fourth Prince Bao treated badly was Jin Yuyan.

When the others heard this, they all sighed with regret and did not give any more advice. Some even echoed,

"Indeed...Alas, he married Princess Qionghua, how could he..."

“Our family became wealthy thanks to improved rice.

My two older brothers and a younger brother worked on the farm with my father to support my studies because I was the smartest one in the family.

If the grain production hadn’t been so good, I wouldn’t have known whether I could raise enough money to come to Beijing for the exam.

There is no surplus food in the house to exchange for money to buy medicine for my old mother who went blind due to fatigue in her early years and to ask a doctor to treat her illness. "

As he was speaking, he choked up, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Many scholars were sad, not to mention that those present were all young students.

Some people also talked about their experiences.

"Indeed...the sweet potato is really fragrant...

The sweet potatoes we grow are the best. When we travel, we bring a basket with us. We don’t have to worry about them going bad or causing any trouble. We roast them and add some sugar if conditions permit, or eat them with some dried meat…

I have been living in the open air all my life while studying, and my family has no other help except for the little money we saved by cutting back on our expenses.

But now, I receive two shipments of full baskets of sweet potatoes every year.

It was then that I realized that studying is hard but there is also this kind of joy along the way...

If I eat well, my family will surely be well too, and I won’t have to live on the blood and sweat of my parents anymore…”

“The year before last, there was little rain in our area and the harvest was poor, so we relied entirely on peanuts and black beans.

At that time, my uncle had already thought about it. If there was no harvest, he would not eat that year. He would die and feed his grandson at home..."

After a while, the discussion that was originally intended to criticize the Fourth Prince for being unjust suddenly went off track, and several people started crying in the teahouse.

Although they did not live in the same place, their neighbors were all students who came to take the exam in the same year.

Through these repeated inquiries, the fact that the Fourth Prince had no moral principles spread quietly among this generation of Jinshi scholars.

But they all tacitly agreed to keep silent about it, so the matter became an unspoken secret for them to maintain their friendship and common front.

*

Under Yongzheng's deliberate urging, the guards carried the betrothal gifts into Prince Rong's mansion in a grand manner.

The amount of the betrothal gift is as high as 120 pieces, which is quite an exaggeration.

The Imperial Household Department only made the most basic arrangement of sixty bearers according to the regulations, but Yongzheng was very unhappy. He waved his hand and dismissed the treasurer, and reprimanded the Imperial Household Department's manager for doing so.

So now we have it, packed full of 120 carriages for betrothal gifts.

Gold, silver and jade ornaments were not enough. All the gemstones in his inventory that he felt were worthy of Jin Yuyan, even the raw stones, were packed and boxed.

Sable furs, brocade clothes, etc. were even more numerous. Not only were there so many kinds of fabrics, he even carefully selected the colors!

The red cloth available to the first wife was packed in at least three boxes, and the subsequent black, bright yellow, sky blue...

He even knew that Jin Yuyan loved roses, so he specially put some Western varieties specially bred by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, plus several boxes of seeds.

If Jin Yuyan had not married into the royal family, Yongzheng would have wanted to send people to her husband's house to dig a few wells, repair the courtyard, and even better, build a shooting range or a horse farm for her at home.

The emperor's attention is a sign of the trend.

In this way, whether it was the families who were already on good terms with Prince Rong's Mansion and came to send dowry to Princess Qionghua, or even the officials who were just acquaintances, they would all express their gratitude to show their friendship.

However, Prince Rong was able to do things clearly after Jin Yuyan's repeated instructions.

Anything too valuable will not be accepted and will be returned on the spot.

Take this year's good harvest of large Korean ginseng that still has nutritional value, or the finished red ginseng paste you have made, to return the favor.

The original meaning of adding makeup is to bring good luck and put on a good mood.

It’s just that the status of Prince Rong’s Mansion is sensitive, and his daughter is marrying into the royal family, so they have to be so cautious.

His behavior was seen by Yongzheng, who was extremely satisfied and admired it very much.

So, he waved his hand and sent a few boxes of makeup to Jin Yuyan under the name of "Adding makeup to Concubine Xi".

This deal is a good deal.

In terms of wealth and honor, who can compare with the royal family?

Even if you win, if you reveal your wealth today, you might be confiscated tomorrow.

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