Article 152 (1)
Obviously, the Qing dynasty did not have the ambition to dominate the world, at least the current Yongzheng did not.
After ascending to the throne for so many years, he was diligent in government affairs, worrying day and night, abolishing bad systems, implementing new policies, and gradually transforming the Qing dynasty from a country with an empty treasury, corrupt officials, and constant court struggles into a prosperous era with stable borders, a full treasury, strong soldiers, and happy people. However, this does not mean that the Qing dynasty has no problems. The water conservancy problem that has troubled every dynasty, the garrisoning of the Eight Banners' sons or further reform, the commercial tax problem... Moreover, just because there are no problems now does not mean that the Portuguese will not give the Qing some secret blows in the future maritime domain. The Qing navy still needs to be further integrated and trained.
In short, the fruits of war must be consolidated, the governance of the country and society must become even more refined, and talents must be cultivated to meet future needs.
He wants to see if the successor he cultivated has further met his requirements in terms of character and vision.
Yunzhu was also guessing what kind of choice Hongli would make. As a prince with a promising future, it is necessary to establish achievements and gain fame to win people's hearts, but if he becomes infatuated with the dazzling halo on his head and competes with his ministers for credit, then his heart will become narrow-minded, and his future accomplishments will not be great.
It's all right, the war is over, Hong Li and Hong Xiu have arranged for the most suitable person to take charge of Macau and wait for Yongzheng to dispatch officials to formally take over. The cooperation and division of labor among several waterborne camps are also under the command of the generals with strict military discipline. Other big and small things such as registering war achievements, counting casualties, etc. do not need them to handle, a few people have decided, but quickly packed up and rushed back to the capital on horseback.
Upon receiving news of their return to the capital, Yongzheng nodded in satisfaction and signaled Su Peisheng to take out the imperial edict that had been pressed on the desk for several days and have it promulgated.
Due to Macau's special geographical location and its role in future maritime trade, the Yongzheng Emperor specially set it as a prefecture directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, cancelling the transit tax between Macau and Guangzhou, etc., and appointed Fu Yu as the first governor of Macau, with a rank of 4th grade.
In addition, the political status of commercial ports such as Zhushan (now Zhou Shan), Tianjin and Ningbo was also raised, which reduced the opportunities for provincial officials to embezzle funds and accept bribes, increasing the imperial court's control over them.
Yunzhu sighed after knowing, Yongzheng was indeed a sharp-eyed person. Yunzhu's several brothers were all well-versed in both literature and martial arts, and were talented and resourceful people. Among them, the four outstanding ones were Fu Guangcheng, Fu Qing, Fu Yu, and Fu Heng. They had no shortcomings in terms of ability, strategy, means, and vision. Fu Guangcheng was inclined towards literature, while Fu Qing was inclined towards martial arts, making them good candidates to become able ministers and generals. Fu Yu and Fu Heng had the potential to grow into chief assistants. Although Fu Yu did not grow up under Yongzheng's wing like Fu Heng did, he had a deep understanding of various aspects of Yongzheng. The vast information about foreign countries that Fu Yu obtained during his voyage overseas, as well as the enormous wealth and treasures he brought back, were all testaments to his leadership abilities. Just based on this, Yongzheng had great confidence in Fu Yu's adaptability and problem-solving skills.
Macau is a special place, which has been occupied by the Portuguese for a long time. The customs and habits have already had some differences with the mainland of Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the first local official must be familiar with some foreign things and have a forward-looking vision and a broad mind that can tolerate different opinions... So at the beginning, Yongzheng chose Fu Yu.
In this way, at least for three years, Fu Yu will have no chance to go abroad as an envoy.
Fu Xin didn't waste his talent either. In the past few years, he took on an additional post as a deputy minister in the Li Fan Yuan and didn't idle away his time. Instead, he learned a lot from the officials of the Eight Banners and Mongolia in the Li Fan Yuan's Honglu Temple. This time, when dealing with foreigners was unavoidable, he was formally transferred to the Li Fan Yuan to become the vice officer in charge of foreign affairs, as a fifth-rank official.
In recent years, there have been successive groups of Eight Banners nobles' sons forming ships to engage in maritime trade. Those who have experience at sea and show outstanding performance are promoted and reused once they enter officialdom, either in the customs office or as officials in the provinces where the Qing dynasty's commercial ports are located... As a result, the politics along the coast is full of new vitality. One of Yunzhu's elder brothers (the son of Li Rongbao's elder brother, Masai) Sang E has also been promoted to the position of Tianjin Customs Office, with the rank of fourth-grade junior official.
This was another promotion, adjustment and reuse of young officials by Yongzheng after the great victory in the northwest in the eighth year of Yongzheng.
At this time, the late Honesty King Yunqi Fu Jin Dong E's illness was reported to the emperor, requesting that his grandson Yongpin inherit the title of Honesty King. Yongzheng hesitated and did not make a decision.
Originally, the third son of Prince Xiangxian, Hongsheng, was already appointed as a prince during the Kangxi period. He was also the only adult son of Yunqi, but after the period of usurping the throne, Hongsheng had enjoyed the glory of being the "eldest son" and receiving favor from Emperor Yongzheng for a while, which gave him hope for succession. This mentality even surpassed that of Prince Xiangxian himself. Furthermore, as the eldest son of a prince, Hongsheng was appointed as a prince at an early age, which made his personality somewhat arrogant and violent. Perhaps due to their shared enemy, after Emperor Yongzheng ascended to the throne, Hongsheng secretly became close with Hongxiao, Hongming, and Hongwang, who were not on good terms with him before... Emperor Yongzheng was well aware of what kind of person Prince Xiangxian was. He might have been jealous and resentful of Yongzheng's succession, but he would never have dared to commit treason. Later, when Yongzheng gradually became more lenient and used a combination of kindness and severity towards his relatives, Yunqi also gave up his opposition. Unfortunately, he could not control his own son, who was behind many assassination attempts against Hongli, including some that were planned by him... Emperor Yongzheng could not catch Hongxiao with evidence, nor could he openly take action against the deposed crown prince's line, which he had always "supported and protected". However, it was not difficult for him to deal with the violent and brainless Hongsheng. In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, when most of the imperial princes were rewarded with titles and wealth due to their military achievements, only Hongsheng was stripped of his title as prince and even imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court for his disobedience and resistance.
In the tenth year of Yongzheng, in May, Hongsheng died, and under his knees there was only one son, Yongping. And until August of the eleventh year, Chengqin Wang died, also without knowing what kind of psychology, Chengqin Wang Yunqi did not submit a memorial to request the title of Crown Prince. Perhaps he also chose like Yongzheng's current mentality, whether it is the young grandson born by the eldest son or the grown-up and capable son who can stand alone?
Perhaps he also favored his son, after all, Hongjing was also born to Ce Furen, and his birth was not considered lowly. However, the opinion of Di Furen Dong Eshi was also very important...
"Su Peisheng, go and announce the arrival of Prince Xian of the First Rank, Prince Zhuang of the First Rank, Prince Chun of the First Rank... and Prince Guo of the First Rank." Listen to the opinions of several younger brothers, said Yongzheng lightly. Hongjing is already an adult, and his character and behavior are also acceptable among his nephews, but compared to Hongyun and Hongyan, he is still a bit inferior, not important enough for him to be promoted to the title of Duke. However, letting Hongying's illegitimate son inherit the title... Yongzheng was also unwilling, firstly because Hongying had opposed him and there was no need to treat his descendants leniently, secondly, this made him think of Hongxi who was also a legitimate son of an illegitimate child...
"Hmm." Su Peisheng sent all the eunuchs who delivered imperial edicts away after he left Yangxindian.
"Ulanara's sister has grown this chrysanthemum really well."
Upon hearing that the Fourth Prince was about to return to the capital, Gao Lüwei became somewhat restless. After finishing dinner that day, she went out of the courtyard for a stroll and walked around the garden. Seeing no one around, she headed towards Wu La Nara's Liu Xiang Courtyard. Looking at the dozen or so pots of chrysanthemums in the courtyard, she smiled wryly and said: "It reminds me of a poem about chrysanthemums, which has these two lines: When autumn arrives on September 8th, my flowers bloom after killing all other flowers. Doesn't it perfectly describe the beauty of these chrysanthemums before us?"
Wulana. Niyimuti carefully watered the flowers with a watering can: "Sister, you're overpraising me. No matter what kind of flower it is, as long as you take good care of it, it will bloom beautifully. Each season has its own seasonal flowers, peonies in spring and chrysanthemums in autumn, where does the chrysanthemum come from to be the first?"
"Ah, I'm not saying that the chrysanthemum is proudly facing the frost at this time?" Gao Lu's face showed a look of surprise, but in her heart, she was secretly laughing, you're not guilty, how can you interpret my words in this way.
"Ulaanara. Nini's hand, which was holding the watering can, paused for a moment, her face involuntarily flushing with heat, and then she calmed down again. 'I've heard that sister loves lilies the most, what a pity. Even if sister wants to see them now, there aren't any in the greenhouse.'"
The so-called greenhouse can only delay the flowers from blooming for two or three months, or make them bloom one or two months earlier. The technology is not yet advanced enough to make spring-blooming flowers still bloom in winter.
"What a pity, if I could return to the palace before Double Ninth Festival, maybe I could also come to this Liu Xiang Institute to admire my sister's extraordinary chrysanthemum."
Ulana. Niemumu was silent. At this time, the palace had already entered a lot of chrysanthemums, and Qianxi's two treasures were not few. The main courtyard of Fugui and Ye's had arranged Wanshou Chrysanthemum, Case Head Chrysanthemum, Scale Support Chrysanthemum, Ink Chrysanthemum... Any one of them was better than the ones she carefully cultivated herself. It was said that the Emperor would also give two pots of the most precious "Green Peony" in the chrysanthemum to Fugui and Wufugui. Where did they need to go to appreciate the chrysanthemums?
If she still had some confidence in her appearance and figure on the first few days of their marriage, now she couldn't be sure if he had any affection for her at all. For a whole year, whether it was before the inspection of the naval camp's confrontation training or after the outbreak of the war with Portugal, whether good or bad, he never mentioned half a word to her.
Apart from eating and dressing well, she was no different from the other concubines. Thinking of this, her eyelashes drooped and a gloominess crept into her eyes.
"Qingyi, I'm leaving." Gao Lu turned around and walked a few steps before stopping, "Sister is putting in so much effort, but what if it all ends up being for nothing?"
"Master?" Shan Yin called out softly in concern.
She withdrew her gaze from the receding back and took the flower water from Wu Lanzhen, who had a poker face. She knew that Gao was threatening her, and if she and Jin didn't get what they wanted out of this setup, even if it wouldn't end their future cooperation, being underestimated by them to the point where she couldn't control them was something she couldn't tolerate.
"Xanthe, is there still no progress with Al Hartford?"
Shan shook her head and said: "The Empress Dowager is guarded too tightly, Alhutu can't find any opportunity to be alone with the Empress."
Wulana's face turned ugly, "Do you want to force it?"
Shan Yin couldn't help but say, "I dare to say that the master's plan is to create something out of nothing. As long as the evidence is solid, half of it will be successful. It doesn't matter if there was a scene caught on the spot or not. Anyway, Madame Fu won't admit it."
Ulaanara. Niamh's eyes lit up, "You're right."
"This servant thinks it's best for the master to stop this plan." Xia Mama walked in with a bowl of tonic soup, her face full of disapproval.
"Aren't you glad this was the plan all along?"
"This servant still thinks this plan is not bad, but our understanding of the Fourth Prince and Fuhuang is not deep enough. The Fourth Prince's feelings for the master are not deep enough, and if this plan is not successful, it will not only damage the master's interests and prestige, but also may end up helping Fuhuang... It would be better for the master to take a more cautious approach."
She took the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp. Ula Nara, Niangniang's eyes were fixed on Xia Mama, "As Xian said, we just need to make Grandfather suspect Fulin, right? Even if there is no evidence, even if Fulin wants to investigate further, people will only think she is trying to cover up."
Besides, I don't want to wait. Even if Fu Jin is perfect forever, even if I wait until her body can't take it anymore, even if she exhausts herself trying to keep her position in Grandfather's heart... then what's the point of me becoming the next Fu Jin, the next...?
Xia watched as she shot out bright lights from her eyes, her peerless beauty radiating a dazzling glow. In her heart, she secretly sighed, indeed... Her suddenly enlightened mind was somewhat numb for a moment, overflowing with an extremely fine and clear bitter taste from the deepest part of her heart. But looking at the ambitious master in front of her, she could only helplessly tell herself that perhaps this lively and bright master would be more attractive to the Fourth Prince.
In any case, I have to help Master, can't let Fourth Brother know that Master has bad intentions towards Fu Jun...
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Obviously, the Qing dynasty did not have the ambition to dominate the world, at least the current Yongzheng did not.
After ascending to the throne for so many years, he was diligent in government affairs, worrying day and night, abolishing bad systems, implementing new policies, and gradually transforming a Qing dynasty that had an empty treasury, corrupt officials, and constant court struggles into a prosperous era with stable borders, a full treasury, strong soldiers, and happy civilians. However, this does not mean that the Qing dynasty no longer has problems. The water conservancy problem that has plagued past dynasties, the issue of the Eight Banners' troops being stationed or further reformed, the commercial tax problem...and now there are no problems, but it does not represent that the Portuguese will not give the Qing some secret blows in the future maritime domain. The Qing navy still needs to be further integrated and trained.
In short, the fruits of war must be consolidated, the governance of the country and society must become more refined, and talents must be cultivated to meet future needs.
He wants to see if the successor he cultivated has further met his requirements in terms of character and vision.
Yunzhu was also guessing what kind of choice Hongli would make. As a prince with a promising future, it is necessary to establish merits and gain fame to win people's hearts, but if he becomes infatuated with the dazzling halo on his head and competes with his ministers for credit, then his heart will become narrow-minded, and his future achievements will not be great.
It's all right, the war is over, Hong Li and Hong You arranged for the most suitable person to take charge of Macau and wait for Yongzheng to send officials to formally take over. The cooperation and division of labor among several waterborne camps were also under the command of the generals with strict military discipline. Other big and small things such as registering war achievements, counting casualties, etc. did not need them to handle, a few people discussed and settled, and quickly returned to Beijing on horseback.
Upon receiving news of their return to the capital, Yongzheng nodded in satisfaction and signaled Su Peisheng to take out the imperial edict that had been pressed on his desk for several days and have it promulgated.
Due to Macau's special geographical location and its role in future maritime trade, the Yongzheng Emperor specially set it as a prefecture directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, cancelling the transit tax between Macau and Guangzhou, etc., and appointed Fu Yu as the first prefect of Macau, with a rank of 4th grade.
In addition, the political status of commercial ports such as Zhushan (now Zhou Shan), Tianjin and Ningbo was also raised, which reduced the opportunities for provincial officials to embezzle funds and accept bribes, increasing the imperial court's control over them.
Yunzhu sighed after knowing, Yongzheng was indeed a sharp-eyed person. Yunzhu's several brothers were all well-versed in both literature and martial arts, and were talented and resourceful people. Among them, the four outstanding ones were Fu Guangcheng, Fu Qing, Fu Yu, and Fu Heng. They were not lacking in ability, mind, means, and vision. Fu Guangcheng was inclined towards literature, while Fu Qing was inclined towards martial arts, making them good candidates to become able ministers and generals. Fu Yu and Fu Heng had the potential to grow into chief assistants. Although Fu Yu did not grow up under Yongzheng's wing like Fu Heng did, he had a deep understanding of various aspects of Yongzheng. The vast information about foreign countries obtained during his voyage overseas, as well as the enormous wealth and treasures brought back, were all testaments to Fu Yu's leadership abilities. Just based on this, Yongzheng had great confidence in Fu Yu's adaptability and problem-solving skills.
Macau is a special place, which has been occupied by the Portuguese for a long time. The customs and habits have already had some differences with the mainland of Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the first local official must be familiar with some foreign things and have a forward-looking vision and a broad mind that can tolerate different opinions... So at the beginning, Yongzheng chose Fu Yu.
In this way, at least for three years, Fu Yu will have no chance to go abroad as an envoy.
Fu Xin didn't waste his talent either. In the past few years, he held an additional position as a deputy minister in the Li Fan Yuan and was not idle or wasting time. Instead, he learned a lot from the officials of the Eight Banners Mongolian Department of the Li Fan Yuan. This time, it was inevitable that he would deal with foreigners, so he was formally transferred to the Li Fan Yuan to become the deputy officer in charge of foreign affairs, as a fifth-grade official.
In recent years, there have been successive groups of Eight Banners nobles' sons forming ships to engage in maritime trade. Those who have experience at sea and show outstanding performance are promoted and reused once they enter officialdom, either in the customs office or as officials in the provinces where the Qing dynasty's commercial ports are located... As a result, the politics along the coast is full of new vitality. One of Yunzhu's elder brothers (the son of Li Rongbao's elder brother Masai) Sang E has also been promoted to the position of Tianjin Customs Office, with the rank of fourth-grade junior official.
This was another promotion, adjustment and reuse of young officials by Yongzheng after the great victory in the northwest in the eighth year of Yongzheng.
At this time, the late Honesty King Yunqi Fu Jin Dong E's illness was reported to the emperor, requesting that his grandson Yongpu inherit the title of Honesty King. Yongzheng hesitated and did not make a decision.
Originally, Prince Xiang's third son, Hongsheng, was already appointed as the heir apparent during the Kangxi era. He was also the only adult son of Yunqi, but after the period of usurping the throne, Hongsheng had a short time to enjoy the glory of being the "eldest son" favored by his father and having hopes for succession. This mentality even surpassed that of Prince Xiang himself. Furthermore, as the heir apparent of a prince, Hongsheng was appointed at a young age and grew up with a somewhat violent and arrogant personality. Perhaps due to their shared enemy, after Yongzheng ascended to the throne, he secretly interacted closely with Hongxiao, Hongming, and Hongwang, who were not on good terms with him before...Yongzheng was well aware of what kind of person Prince Xiang was. He might have been jealous and resentful of Yongzheng's succession, but he would never have dared to commit treason. Later, when Yongzheng gradually became more lenient and used a combination of kindness and severity towards his relatives, Yunqi also gave up his opposition. Unfortunately, he could not control his own son, who was behind many assassination attempts against Hongli, including some that were planned by him...Yongzheng could not catch Hongxiao with evidence, nor could he openly take action against the deposed crown prince's line, which he had always "supported and protected". However, it was not difficult for him to deal with the violent and brainless Hongsheng. In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, when most of the imperial princes were rewarded with titles and wealth due to their military achievements, only Hongsheng was stripped of his position as heir apparent by Yongzheng. He was even imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court for his disobedience and resistance.
In the tenth year of Yongzheng, in May, Hongsheng died, and under his knees there was only one son, Yongping. And until August of the eleventh year, Chengqin Wang died, also without knowing what kind of psychology, Chengqin Wang Yunqi did not submit a memorial to request the title of Crown Prince. Perhaps he also chose like Yongzheng's current mentality, whether it is the young grandson born by the eldest son or the grown-up and capable son who can stand alone?
Perhaps he also favored his son, after all, Hongjing was also born to Ce Furen, and his birth was not considered lowly. However, the opinion of Di Furen Dong Eshi was also very important...
"Su Peisheng, go and announce the arrival of Prince Xian of the First Rank, Prince Zhuang of the First Rank, Prince Chun of the First Rank... and Prince Guo of the First Rank." Listen to the opinions of a few younger brothers, Yongzheng said lightly. Hongjing is already an adult, and his character and behavior are also passable among his nephews, but compared to Hongyun and Hongxian, he is still slightly inferior, not important enough for him to be promoted to the title of Duke. However, letting Hongcheng's illegitimate son inherit the title... Yongzheng was also unwilling, firstly because Hongcheng had opposed him and there was no need to treat his descendants leniently, secondly, this made him think of Hongxi who was also a legitimate son of an illegitimate child...
"Hmm." Su Peisheng sent all the eunuchs who delivered imperial edicts away after he left Yangxindian.
"Ulanara's sister has really taken good care of this chrysanthemum."
Upon hearing that the Fourth Prince was about to return to the capital, Gao Lüwei became somewhat restless. After finishing dinner that day, she went out of the courtyard for a stroll and walked around the garden. Seeing no one around, she headed towards Wu La Nara's Liu Xiang Courtyard. Looking at the dozen or so pots of chrysanthemums in the courtyard, she smiled wryly and said: "It reminds me of a poem about chrysanthemums, which has these two lines: When autumn arrives on September 8th, my flowers bloom after killing all other flowers. Isn't it exactly describing the beauty of these chrysanthemums before us?"
Wulana. Niyimuti carefully watered the flowers with a watering can: "Sister, you're overpraising me. No matter what kind of flower it is, as long as you take good care of it, it will bloom beautifully. Each season has its own seasonal flowers, peonies in spring and chrysanthemums in autumn, where does the chrysanthemum come from to be the first?"
"Ah, I'm not saying that the chrysanthemum is proudly facing the frost at this time?" Gao Lu's face showed a look of surprise, but in her heart, she was secretly laughing, you're not guilty, how can you interpret my words in this way.
"Ulaanara. Nini's hand, which was holding the watering can, paused for a moment, her face involuntarily flushing with heat, and then she calmed down again. 'I've heard that sister loves lilies the most, what a pity, even if sister wants to see them now, there aren't any in the greenhouse.'"
So-called warm houses can only delay the blooming of flowers by two or three months, or advance it by one or two months. The technology is not yet advanced enough to make spring-blooming flowers bloom in winter.
"What a pity, if I could return to the palace before Chung Yeung, maybe I can also come to Liu Xiang Yuan to admire my sister's extraordinary chrysanthemum."
Ulana. Niemumu was silent. At this time, the palace had already entered a lot of chrysanthemums, and Qianxi's two treasures were not few. The main courtyard of Fugui and Ye's had Wanshou Chrysanthemum, Anzi Chrysanthemum, Lintuo Chrysanthemum, Mo Chrysanthemum... Any one of them was better than the ones she carefully cultivated herself. It was said that the Emperor would also give two pots of the most precious "Green Peony" in the chrysanthemums to Fugui and Wufugui. Where did they need to go to admire the chrysanthemums?
If she still had some confidence in her appearance and figure during the first few days of their marriage, now she couldn't be sure if he had any affection for her at all. For a whole year, whether it was before the inspection tour against the Water Army or after the outbreak of the war with Portugal, whether good or bad, he never mentioned half a word to her.
Apart from eating and dressing well, she was no different from the other concubines. Thinking of this, her eyelashes drooped and a gloominess filled her eyes.
"Qingyi, let's go." Gao Lu turned around and walked a few steps before stopping, "Sister is putting in so much effort, don't end up accomplishing nothing in the end."
"Master?" Shan Yin called out softly in concern.
She withdrew her gaze from the receding back and took the flower water from Wu Lina, who had a poker face. She knew that Gao was threatening her, and if she and Jin didn't get what they wanted out of this setup, even if it wouldn't end their future cooperation, being underestimated by them to the point where she couldn't control them was something she couldn't tolerate.
"Xanthe, is there still no progress with Al Hartford?"
Shan shook her head and said: "The Empress Dowager is guarded too tightly, Alhutu can't find any opportunity to be alone with the Empress Dowager."
Wulana's face turned ugly, "Do you want to force it?"
Shan Yin couldn't help but say, "I dare to say that the master's plan is to create something out of nothing. As long as the evidence is solid, half of it will be successful. It doesn't matter if there was a scene caught on the spot or not. Anyway, Madame Fu won't admit it."
Ula Nara's eyes lit up, "You're right."
"This servant thinks it's best for the master to stop this plan." Xia Mama walked in with a bowl of tonic soup, her face full of disapproval.
"Aren't you glad this was the plan all along?"
"This servant still thinks this plan is not bad, but our understanding of the Fourth Prince and Fu Jun is not deep enough. The Fourth Prince's feelings for the master are not deep enough, and if this plan fails, it will not only damage the master's interests and prestige, but may even help Fu Jun... It would be better for the master to take a more cautious approach."
She took the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp. Ula Nara, Niangniang's eyes were fixed on Xia Mama, "As San'er said, we just need to make Master suspicious of Fu Jin, right? Without evidence, even if Fu Jin wants to investigate further, people will only think she is trying to cover up."
Besides, I don't want to wait. Even if Fu Jin is perfect forever, even if I wait until her body can't take it anymore, even if she exhausts herself trying to keep her position in Grandfather's heart... then what's the point of me becoming the next Fu Jin, the next...?
Summer aunt looked at her, and the bright light shot out of her eyes, the unparalleled beauty radiated a dazzling brilliance. She secretly sighed, indeed... The suddenly enlightened heart was a bit numb for a moment, and a hint of extreme bitterness overflowed from the deepest place. But looking at the ambitious master in front of her, she could only tell herself that perhaps such a vibrant and bright master would be more attractive to the fourth prince.
In any case, I have to help Master, can't let Fourth Brother know that Master has bad intentions towards Fu Jun...
