The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"Here you go, sit down."

In Shouning Palace, Xie Yuzhen received Princess Fengning who had rushed to the palace early in the morning: "Why did I summon you to the palace? I'm sure you know it yourself, Zaiguang."

"Thank you, mother, for taking such trouble for me." Princess Fengning bowed and sat down naturally, saying, "He was indeed a little restless in the past, but I have been sleeping in a separate room from him for a long time, so I didn't notice anything wrong around him at the first time."

Princess Fengning has always maintained an indifferent attitude towards this marriage. She chose the previous prince consort only because he was a good candidate to fend off the mad bees and butterflies at that time. If the previous prince consort had been more obedient and had not had any evil thoughts, Princess Fengning could have spent her life with him in peace and harmony. However, she did not expect that he would be so impatient...

Princess Fengning briefly and clearly stated her opinion in a casual tone: "Marquis Yongjia also told me that the evil cult demon had only just come into contact with him not long ago and had not had time to reach his hand into my house. I also did not find anything wrong in my house."

Princess Fengning employed very reliable elderly people left by her adoptive mother in her own mansion, while those brought by the previous prince consort had all been sent back to the mansion of Marquis Kangnan.

"Now that I have divorced my husband, I feel really uncomfortable. I am afraid I don't have the heart to choose another husband for the time being. I hope your mother can forgive me." Although many women have chosen to leave home and even enter officialdom, in the eyes of most people, whether male or female, they must have a complete family to be considered reliable.

Compared to a princess who frequently changes her husband, or keeps a lover to make her husband cheat on her, or simply collects beauties of both men and women, people nowadays tend to express more surprise at a princess who remains unmarried throughout her life.

Princess Fengning knew that she was not very loved by her father, but as a princess, her existence was a golden ladder for those who wanted to take shortcuts. Without this consort, countless noble ladies would bring their children and try their best to get close to her...

It's really troublesome.

But she couldn't really completely avoid socializing. She did like to stay quietly and read, but she was definitely not the type of person who would actively confine herself to a room. Every two or three days, she would find a place to stroll around to feel relaxed and refreshed.

Or...become a monk?

However, becoming a monk is also very troublesome. One has to observe this precept and that rule. Moreover, although becoming a monk is troublesome, returning to secular life is much easier. Even if one chooses to become a monk, there will still be people who will not give up and will continue to create various opportunities to sell their sons to one.

Princess Fengning, who knew that her father was unreliable, was of course also very clear that the only people she could rely on in the palace were Empress Xie and Empress Dowager Hu. It was just that Empress Dowager Hu was old - she had passed the 90th anniversary this year, and her body was still in good health, but her spirit was not as good as before - Princess Fengning was too lazy to go through the trouble of choosing a son-in-law for the time being, so she simply told Xie Yuzhen all her ideas.

Xie Yuzhen was delighted after hearing this: "You and Yongtai are really sisters. You say similar things."

Princess Yongtai had only divorced Prince Consort Qian for less than half a year, and had just sent him back home when Consort Li Shu came to her daughter with a lot of information about young men - the previous prince consort was not chosen well, so we have to choose a good one this time!

Princess Yongtai complained repeatedly about her mother's stubbornness, and not long ago she went to Xie Yuzhen for help, asking her mother to find more things for her mother to do and not let her focus so much on her own marriage.

"I asked the Imperial Concubine to take the Shufei and several other concubines to settle the accounts of the Shanggong Bureau and the female medical officers for this quarter. I also granted Yongtai a manor in the suburbs of Beijing, allowing her to go out of the city to relax for two days. If you are feeling bored, you might as well go with them to have some fun." As soon as Xie Yuzhen said this.

Princess Fengning knew that her mother had agreed to her request. She stood up and knelt slightly: "Thank you, mother. Then I will shamelessly rub my hands on Second Sister's new farm."

"If you want one, I will ask your father for one." Xie Yuzhen smiled and suddenly remembered something. "Looking at the two actions of the Red Sun Sect demon, I'm afraid he wants to target the clan members. The suburbs of Beijing are different from the city. If you go out, you have to bring more reliable people with you."

Princess Fengning heard that she had more to say, so she temporarily stopped thinking about leaving. "Although the people in my mansion are all reliable, mother knows that I like quietness, so my mansion doesn't have many guards. I wonder if mother can give me a few more suitable people?"

Although Princess Fengning is a little quiet and indifferent, she is definitely not a stupid person.

Seeing her speak, Xie Yuzhen no longer concealed the truth: "In the charity institution left by the queen after her death, there are some girls who practice martial arts. They are very good at boxing and kicking, but they missed the opportunity to join the army. I don't want to delay them, so I plan to recruit those girls into the Princess Yuanjun's mansion as guards."

Hearing this, Princess Fengning was in a trance for a moment, then took over the conversation and said, "When my mother was alive, she also told me about the affairs of the Charity House..." Lu Yinggui, who was not yet fully conscious, also took her to make some simple clothes by hand, and wanted to donate supplies to the Charity House like an ordinary noble lady.

Princess Fengning had a hint of nostalgia in her eyes: "I didn't expect it would have been so long. I am a woman, and it would be great if I could have a few women as guards."

"Yes, it's been a long time." Thinking of the two people who left the palace, Xie Yuzhen looked at Princess Fengning with a bit of kindness. "Zai Guang, take my handwritten order out of the palace and go to the Yongjia Marquis's mansion to find Yuanjun. Ask her to pick a few for you and tell her not to rush back. I will allow her to stay out for a few more days. If she wants to go to the farm outside the capital with you sisters, she can also visit her uncle by the way."

Let’s not talk about how happy Lu Weiyuan would be when he heard the news. Princess Yongtai, who had finally escaped from her mother’s curse of urging her to get married, was overjoyed when she saw her sister coming to find her. She immediately pulled a chicken feather as a command, left all the maids and female officials in Dexin Palace, and hurriedly took Princess Fengning out of the palace.

Princess Fengning, who was rushing home to dry her books, naturally had no objection. In order to speed up her journey home, she even took advantage of her sister's fast horse.

That morning, except for the emperor's tragic loss of two villas, everything was happy.