The wedding date of the two princes has also been set, which is scheduled for the beginning of next spring, that is, March 17th of the fifteenth year of Yongzheng's reign. Before he knew it, the emperor would live another year.

Hong Zhou did not think much of this decree, and even went to find Imperial Noble Consort Jing to discuss making amends for Wu Zhaku. However, Hong Li was not very satisfied. No matter whether it was the first wife, the concubine, or the princess, the family background and status of the three of them were not bad when compared with their status in the previous dynasty. They were extremely mediocre and could not give him much help. They all had bad tempers, and they might cause unrest in the family.

Therefore, for various reasons, neither Hongli nor Hongzhou had the slightest joy of getting married. But the difference was that Hongzhou, in order to show his respect for Wu Zhaku, always went to the Ministry of Rites to give more suggestions, and with the help of Feng Ruozhao, he carefully selected the gift. Hongli was drinking all day, and besides drinking, he would secretly go to the back hall of Jingren Palace to meet Ulanara Yixiu.

Therefore, the Ministry of Rites also followed suit and paid more attention to the Fifth Lady's wedding.

On this day, Hongli had almost no money left from his monthly allowance and had no money to buy wine, so he got up and went to see Yixiu again, climbing over the wall through the back door.

"You said that as long as I marry Qingying, you would let the Ulanara family help me, and you would give me all your connections in the palace. You should fulfill your promise on this matter." Hongli looked coldly at Yixiu, who was leaning on the couch, looking a little depressed but trying hard to keep up a good look, with full of disdain.

In this life, Hongli was brought back to the palace for a short time, and did not learn much etiquette. He also did not have a wise and intelligent mother like Zhen Huan to help him. Naturally, he did not grow up to be the black-bellied person he used to be. Now he can still pretend in front of the nobles. As for Yixiu? He doesn't even bother to pretend.

Yixiu looked at the smug man, a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly covered up.

"You are here. I will do what I promised you, but now you and Qingying are not married yet, so I can't give you everything. What if you regret it? However, I can give you some interest first." Yixiu waved her hand lightly, and Jianqiu beside her handed a small plate to Hongli, "There are five people on it, distributed in various palaces and halls. You can take it back and study how to use it."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager. I will marry Sister Qingying and treat her well. However, what kind of treatment and status Sister Qingying will get depends on your decision." Hongli gave a threatening smile and looked at Yixiu with even more disdain.

In the past, the empress was high above him, an existence of glory that he could never reach; now, the empress is still the empress, but has become a speck of dust in the dust, a scum that even Hongli despises.

This feeling is so good!

Yixiu still looked at Hongli with a faint smile, but there was no emotion in her eyes. Her tone was flat with a hint of coldness: "I am now on the same boat with you, so I will naturally put your interests first."

"I'm glad that Your Majesty understands. I feel relieved. I'm short of some money now, so I hope Your Majesty can think of a way for me." Hongli saw that although Yixiu was under house arrest, her clothes and jewelry were still simple and plain yet elegant. He became more and more demanding, only thinking about gaining some benefits from Yixiu, and did not notice that Yixiu's eyes were getting colder and colder.

Yixiu waved her hand, and Jianqiu stepped forward and handed Hongli a purse. Hongli weighed it twice, was very satisfied, and finally left happily.

After Hongli left, Jianqiu said unhappily, "That Fourth Prince is getting more and more demanding. He doesn't even take you seriously. I get angry just watching him."

"What is the fate of arrogant people? You have been with me for so many years, don't you understand it?" Yixiu retracted her gaze, sometimes even wondering whether it was right or wrong for her to put everything on Hongli. But what can she do? The third prince is a fool and ignores her. The fifth prince has Feng Ruozhao watching him, so she can't get close to him at all. The sixth prince... Humph, if there is not only one choice, Yixiu would not look down on a scum like Hongli.

Jian Qiu sighed slightly: "But Madam, the Fourth Prince has always been like this, so how can your plan come true?"

"You should give him a taste of pain, then he will know how important I am. Humph, he is not qualified to control me!" Yixiu's whole body went limp, as if she had no support. Seeing this, Jianqiu wanted to go up to help her, but Yixiu sent her away because she was tired and wanted to lie down for a while.

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Yikun Palace

The young eunuch that Nian Shilan arranged to keep an eye on Hongli was now reporting the situation to Nian Shilan and others, explaining clearly how Hongli went to Jingren Palace and in what manner he finally returned to Xiefang Palace.

"Reporting to Her Majesty Hua, I saw that the Fourth Prince did not drink today, but went out alone, so I followed him quietly... Later, when the Fourth Prince came out of Jingren Palace, he had a very happy face and was holding a purse in his hand, which looked like a lot of money." The young eunuch told everything very clearly, and then stood aside honestly, waiting for his master's reward.

Nian Shilan and Yu Ying'er looked at each other, Cao Qinmo and Lu Yingfeng looked at each other, and they all saw something in each other's eyes. On the contrary, Fei Yunyan was still a little confused about the situation.

"Fourth Prince went to Jingren Palace to ask the Queen for money? Tsk tsk... He didn't even come to me when he was out of money, but went to find that vicious woman instead? What bad luck!" Fei Yunyan rolled her eyes, thinking that Hongli was really tactless and couldn't tell things apart.

The young eunuch who replied trembled a little, fearing that Fei Yunyan would be angry and implicate him, so he hurriedly explained that he didn't know either, his little face turned pale with fear.

"Okay, don't make things difficult for a little eunuch. Zhou Ninghai, give him some silver as a reward, and then give him some instructions to send him back, so that he won't be away for too long and arouse the Fourth Prince's suspicion." Nian Shilan ordered.

Zhou Ninghai responded and retreated.

Nian Shilan then looked at Fei Yunyan who was pouting in anger, and said helplessly: "Don't be angry, you didn't even know that your own son was snatched away by the person you mentioned."

"Who! Rob who?! Hongli? It's better to just rob him. What's the use of someone who is not close to me? He is no better than Shuhe and Wen Yi!" Fei Yunyan didn't care at all. She even hoped that someone would take Hongli away to raise him so that she wouldn't have to worry about him.

Seeing that Nian Shilan was irritated by Fei Yunyan's bad behavior, Cao Qinmo quickly pulled Fei Yunyan's sleeve, while Yu Ying'er quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Oh, Sister Li, even though the Fourth Prince is not close to you, he is your adopted son after all. If he is maliciously trained by someone else and causes trouble in the future, you will have to bear the consequences. So, you should pay more attention to the Fourth Prince, or occasionally reveal the Fourth Prince's restlessness and disobedience in front of the emperor, so that the emperor can investigate it himself. Wouldn't it be better to get yourself out of it?" Yu Ying'er expressed her opinion and at the same time eased the atmosphere.

Little did she know that when Fei Yunyan heard about the complaint to the emperor, her eyes lit up and she looked at Yu Ying'er as if she had seen a treasure, which made Yu Ying'er feel uneasy.

Fei Yunyan just felt that she had realized it!

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