Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1156 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 82

Qingying had never been so desperate.

Before the marriage proposal, she felt that she was worthy of the best man in the world, but she didn't expect that the Empress of Jingren Palace only needed to make a slight move to turn her from a glorious princess of a royal family into a daughter of a fourth-rank official from a poor family. The family that could propose marriage also changed from princes to ordinary Manchus of equal status.

Later, her family hoped that she could marry the Third Prince. She only considered his status as a prince and had no objection, even though she found out at that time that the Third Prince was a fool and his years of study were not even as good as hers as a girl in the boudoir. She felt that even if the Third Prince had no chance of becoming a king, she could still be a princess.

If she had not met the Fourth Prince, she would have been willing to do so.

But the most frightening thing is what if, she happens to meet the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince not only has outstanding looks, but also has a better temperament than the Third Prince. His knowledge and talent are beyond the reach of the Third Prince. Of course, she is attracted to the Fourth Prince.

It's a pity that she is not even worthy of someone like the Third Prince. She has to use the banner of the Empress who dislikes the Ulanara clan to be qualified to enter the palace for an audience and to occasionally see the Fourth Prince. For the sake of the family, she acknowledged the Third Prince.

Later, she became the prince's wife as she wished, and was the legitimate wife of the Third Prince. Unfortunately, God was not willing to see her succeed, and rumors spread that Ulanara intended to become the empress. The moment her marriage to the Third Prince was confirmed, the Third Prince no longer had a chance to ascend the throne.

But the Third Prince didn’t know, and it’s a good thing that he didn’t know.

After the Third Prince had vented his anger, Qingying strictly ordered the people in the prince's residence to be careful with their words and actions and not to let any words spread out that would cause trouble for the Third Prince.

But after doing all this, she just felt very tired. When she heard the servants come to report that the Third Prince had gone to the princess' room at the back, she could only repeatedly order not to spread any news. She also made the responsibility clear to everyone who heard the noise, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Ah Ruo came in with milk and bird's nest soup. When she heard the Third Prince coming over and throwing a tantrum again, she couldn't help but speak up for Qingying: "Princess, you are just too kind to those people. That's why the Third Prince always embarrasses you because of those people!"

Qingying would not make up for the Third Prince in front of A Ruo, and agreed: "The Third Prince is useless, we should just serve our aunt diligently in the future."

Ah Ruo was still indignant, "What kind of person is this Third Prince? He doesn't even respect you as his legitimate wife. Let's not have children ourselves in the future. It's better to choose a concubine of low status and adopt a child from her."

Qingying also planned to do so now, and she agreed to A Ruo's proposal directly, "Well, you go and carefully select some people, and then use all the good medicines in my dowry on them, and make sure they give birth to a handsome prince for me."

Ah Ruo hesitated for a moment this time, "Princess, there's no need to waste our good medicine on concubines. Even if we don't need it ourselves, we can give it away as a big favor."

Qingying held Ah Ruo's hand intimately, and said with emotion: "Ah Ruo, I am already like this now. If you take a fancy to someone in the future, you must keep your eyes open. I still have some wealth, and my aunt also gives me rewards from time to time. When the time comes, I will definitely put together a generous dowry for you!"

A Ruo's family has not yet become rich, and her family is still a bondservant managed by Qingying's father. She also knows that she is plain-looking and has a bad temper, so her future marriage will depend on Qingying's means and face. Therefore, even if Qingying's situation is not satisfactory, she is still very loyal to Qingying.

Even though she appeared sarcastic and competitive in public, Ah Ruo still felt shy when Qingying talked about marriage and dowry, "Girl, what are you talking about?"

"No matter what, I want to see that you have a way out before I can consider whether to get married or not."

Qingying really felt that Ah Ruo was good in everything except her background, so she was very concerned about Ah Ruo's future. "Don't take it lightly. Even if I'm not favored by the Third Prince, I can still be a princess in the future. It's not difficult to arrange a good marriage for you."

"A woman's youth only lasts a few years, and you have wasted it on a useless master like me. If I don't plan well for your future, I will be treating you unfairly."

While the master and servant were talking, they decided on several things, but none of them was related to the male master, the Third Prince.

On the other hand, the Fourth Prince was wronged, so of course Da Pang Ju had to help him make up for it, even if it involved the positions of Shunpin and Qipin, who gave birth to princes. Da Pang Ju still had them both and Qipin under house arrest, and also sent the Sixth Prince, who was in front of Shunpin, to the princes' residence in advance, and asked the Fourth Prince to take better care of the Sixth Prince.

Upon hearing this, Shunpin collapsed on the couch. At the reminder of the senior palace maid beside her, she quickly packed up the valuable gifts and sent them to the Fourth Prince, firstly to apologize, and secondly to express her gratitude.

Qipin's Seventh Prince was raised by Concubine He. Concubine He knew that the probability of this man with Guaerjia bloodline ascending to the throne was probably not high, so she only cared about the Seventh Prince's health. She only gave him enlightenment step by step and did not do much about his education, which made Big Fat Orange very satisfied.

However, no matter how satisfied Big Fat Ju was with the Concubine Dowager, he could not overcome the stupidity of Concubine Qi. The Seventh Prince was also implicated by his biological mother, Concubine Qi, and followed the Sixth Prince into the Prince's Residence.

Seeing the happy face of the Seventh Prince, Concubine He couldn't help but sigh, "Prince, I have never concealed many matters in the palace from you. You should also have a plan for what happened this time."

The Seventh Prince was a stronger person than the Third Prince. He knew the Dowager Concubine's concerns, but he already had a vague yet clear understanding of the power of the Guarjia clan. "Don't worry, Dowager Concubine. Since the Emperor has made the final decision, we should regard the matter as over. Just remember not to make the same mistake again in the future."

The Concubine Dowager sighed, "Princes are born to pursue that position. You are from the Guarjia clan, so it would be strange if you didn't have such thoughts. But now you are one step slower than the Fourth Prince, and you will be slower every step in the future, especially since the Fourth Prince has already entered the court to listen to government affairs, and you haven't even officially entered the study room. The age difference between you is too big..."

The Seventh Prince was optimistic. "The Emperor Shengzu is nearly 70 years old and has been on the throne for more than 60 years. As the biological son of the Emperor Shengzu, my father should be about the same age. I will be just the right age by then. Now I just need to be a good and filial son."

The Concubine Dowager only thought that the Seventh Prince was indeed intelligent, but he forgot that if the current emperor's life span could not be compared with that of the previous emperor, then he would really have no hope at all. Even if the royal family liked a young emperor, Jingren Palace would probably not agree.