Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1202 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 126

When Prince Duan and Prince He left the palace to build their own houses, Jiang Xinxin gave each of them 20,000 taels of silver. This was decided beforehand, and Jiang Xinxin would have given it even if Prince Bao had not been able to leave the palace.

Prince Bao and Prince He were sensible. They gave the money to their wives as soon as they got it. Only Prince Duan kept it for himself and didn't even mention it to Qingying. It was only when Prince Duan's wife let the cat out of the bag that Qingying found out that Jiang Xinxin had also given money.

Of course, Qingying knew about this, so she just became more respectful to Jiang Xinxin. She stayed in Jingren Palace a little longer when she went to the palace to pay her respects, and she also planned to send more tributes to Jingren Palace during the New Year and other festivals.

But A Ruo was not optimistic about her idea and still felt sorry for her: "Fujin! The money that the Queen gave as subsidy was passed on to the Prince by the Prince. Only our Prince Duan was special. He took the money and didn't even mention it."

"Please think about it. If you have not known about this, and if the festival gift to Jingren Palace is not generous this year, I am afraid that the whole palace will laugh at us again!"

Qingying had long since learned not to take her husband's actions to heart, so she simply comforted A'ruo: "Okay, A'ruo, this incident is indeed a lesson. I should have thought that the Empress Dowager would not be stingy with her subsidies if I left the palace to build a mansion."

"Also, we should have our people in front, otherwise this kind of thing will happen again and again in the future."

Ah Ruo understood Qingying's meaning and was immediately in high spirits. She patted her chest and assured Qingying, "Don't worry, Madam, I have already thought about this matter. You may not know that the second-class maid Suo Xin we brought here has two fellow villagers who are very useful. One is in charge of the study for the prince and is considered a confidant; the other is a doctor in the Imperial Hospital."

This was such a pleasant surprise that Qingying couldn't help but feel happy. She opened her dressing box and took out a rose hairpin inlaid with red gold and pearls and stuffed it into Ah Ruo's pocket. "You have really made a great contribution. Put this hairpin away as a dowry."

Ah Ruo was very happy to receive such a reward, especially since Qingying's words showed that she would give her a good home in the future. At least she still remembered the main thing and continued, "This Suo Xin is good-looking. She is a maid purchased from outside the palace. She is not from a bannerman family. The most important thing is that she is very honest, careful and considerate. She will definitely be a good helper in the future."

A Ruo would never introduce servants to Qingying casually. She has a domineering personality and would like Qingying to be the only one to serve her.

But Qingying repeatedly hinted to her that the day would come when she would get married, so in order to have more family affection in the future, she would also select a few useful servants for Qingying.

At first,惢心 did not catch A Ruo's eye. After all,惢心's appearance was indeed outstanding. Lian Xin, who was assigned to Qianxi No. 3 Institute with惢心, was also an outstanding-looking girl. So she was quite wary of both of them.

But惢心's personality was really gentle and honest, and she even accepted her troubles submissively without any resistance.

Lianxin is different. She looks like a gentle person and is even more versatile than惢心. She is proficient in embroidery, tea-making, and combing hair. She even has a strong relationship with the Imperial Household Department.

But after repeated attempts, A Ruo finally felt that it would be safer to promote Suo Xin. After all, Suo Xin had no connections in the Imperial Household Department. The only two connections she had were in the front yard and in the Imperial Hospital. Her life experience was not as complicated as Lian Xin's, so she was more likely to be loyal to Qingying.

It is natural that the relationship between Lianxin and the Ministry of Internal Affairs should not be wasted. As a bondmaid, if Lianxin has no intention of "advancing", then Qingying will give her a good future, choose a good husband for her, and let her leave the house early.

Ah Ruo and Qing Ying grew up together, and she was very considerate of Qing Ying. Seeing Ah Ruo like this, Qing Ying told Ah Ruo about her plans for her: "Your last name is Suo Lun Zhuo, although you are not from the Suo Lun Zhuo family of Prince Bao's wife, but your father is now following my father to control the floods, and sooner or later he will make contributions and gain a real reputation."

"By then, you will be a proper official lady. Some of our Ulanara clan's branches have also made great contributions in the battlefield of Junggar. I thought it would be better to find a match for you in the clan."

Qingying really thinks that it would be a good match for A Ruo to marry a young member of the Ulanara clan. As she said, A Ruo's surname is Suolunzhuo. Even if she is not from the same family as Prince Bao's wife, the same surname can always bring her certain benefits.

Moreover, Nabul's reputation for flood control has begun to emerge, and it is possible that A Ruo's father helped in this. So Qingying felt that promising A Ruo a good future would also be a way to appease and win over A Ruo's family.

A'ruo couldn't see that there was a deeper calculation behind this. At the moment, she just felt that Qingying really lived up to her efforts and loyalty over the years. She became more and more eager to try and was determined to win over惢心 and 莲心 for Qingying.

Soon it was the day of the warm-house banquet at the mansion of Prince Duan and Prince He. Prince Duan and Prince He jointly announced that they would only accept gifts of fifty taels of silver from the guests. Prince Bao in the palace had no intention of playing tricks and brought his wife out of the palace early to help. Of course, on the surface he only gave two gifts of fifty taels of silver.

In fact, Prince Bao's wife also gave Prince He's wife a crystal headpiece.

The three brothers were at the door welcoming the guests, and the three sisters-in-law were also there to entertain the guests. After receiving the news, the fat man in the palace couldn't help but brag to Prince Heng: "My sons are really friendly and respectful to each other."

Prince Heng rolled his eyes secretly. If that was the case, his children and grandchildren would have performed better.

But when it comes to Big Fat Orange, he will definitely have another explanation: "Prince Duan has always been very much like an elder brother, and he is a kind person. No wonder his younger brothers and sisters like him."

Everyone would like such an eldest son who has no cruel means or ideas and is not smart enough.

Fat Orange knew about Prince Heng's weirdness, but he liked to pick out the pleasant things he said, "Hongshi finally looks like an older brother."

So Big Fat Orange waved his hand and announced the news of this year's general election, but then said that no one would be kept in the palace and only the princes and clan members would be selected.

Jiang Xinxin immediately claimed to be ill and moved directly to the Old Summer Palace to recuperate, so this election could only be handled by Concubine Jing and Concubine Ning, assisted by Concubine Rou and Concubine Yu.

Only those women who were not from high-class families and who did not have a good life at home were willing to take a chance on Big Fat Orange. More people were aiming for the position of concubine of the three princes or the position of princess.

Especially the position of concubine vacated by Prince Bao, a group of people almost fought to death, and fortunately Concubine Jing and Concubine Ning were quite capable, especially under the influence of Jiang Xinxin, they learned some ruthless methods, otherwise the loss rate in this election would have been high.