Chapter 79: The Qing Dynasty's Comprehensive Jade World

  The hottest topic in the capital recently is no longer about the Han Chinese adopted daughter of the emperor, still pearl, but about the Shuo and the prince who just found their little daughter not long ago.

  This is He Shengge, the 19th daughter of Emperor Qianlong and Empress Fu. She was born prematurely in Jinan when her mother was seven months pregnant during the southern tour with Emperor Qianlong nineteen years ago. At that time, it happened to be the Jiangnan rebellion, and Empress Fu gave birth prematurely due to shock. The newborn He Shengge was taken away by a midwife who was temporarily called over. In order not to make Empress Fu sad, Emperor Qianlong had to say that He Shengge died at birth, but secretly he has been searching for her all along.

  It's all thanks to the blessing of the Bodhisattva that this time when Fugui went to the temple to burn incense, she ran into a kind-hearted young girl. After investigating carefully with Prince and Princess, it turned out that this was the little Gege who had been lost by the couple many years ago. The family who had adopted Little Gege was rewarded, and Prince and Princess petitioned the Emperor to include Little Gege in the imperial household register.

  Of course, before the edict was issued, Qianlong also sent someone to investigate thoroughly. Yage had made preparations early on and naturally everything was flawless no matter how they investigated.

  Heqin Princess initially did give birth prematurely in Jinan, which many members of the imperial clan and officials knew about, and that little princess did indeed die young. However, Yage and Heqin Prince secretly colluded with each other, and this summer, Xia Ziwei suddenly transformed into the missing 18-year-old Little Princess of Heqin Prince's estate, Aixinjueluo Ziwei.

  After this incident, Hongdai admired his eighth uncle even more. No wonder when Hanaama passed away and handed over the sticky stick to him, he repeatedly reminded him to go and provoke Eighth Uncle at will. As a result, Xia Yuhe's daughter was no longer Xia Ziyu, but Xia Xiaoyanzi in the palace.

  Although the eighth uncle has lost his title and seems to have no power, in reality it is not so! He easily stole the sky and changed the day, using what was originally going to happen, making him involuntarily sigh. Thinking again about every time he mentions the fourth imperial brother in the palace, the coldness and mockery flashing in the eighth uncle's eyes, he can't help but silently light a candle for the fourth imperial brother.

  The last words of the Yongzheng Emperor flashed through his mind one by one, and he finally understood why Empress Dowager Chongqing was not worried about the future of the Qing dynasty at all. Although the Fourth Prince had been trying to suppress his uncles and brothers for many years, he had never discovered the person who should be feared.

  If it wasn't for Eighth Uncle's straightforward visit this time, he would have been unaware of the slightest clue even if he had held the sweat-drenched Amma in his hands.

  But anyway, the Prince and his wife were very satisfied with their suddenly appeared daughter. As expected of someone taught by Eighth Uncle, she didn't have any petty housewife airs about her, but instead had a confident and noble demeanor. Although there was still room for improvement in terms of managing the household, with the help of Fu Jin and Ge Tai Fei, it's believed that she would soon become a praiseworthy and elegant princess.

  Needless to say, this Xia Ziwei is said to be a carbon copy of her mother, but she happens to resemble Concubine Geng as well. It's enough to make one suspect that she might not be the real deal, the biological daughter of the Prince. Add to that the blood recognition and that special birthmark, if one didn't know the truth, even the Prince would think she was his own long-lost little princess.

  Qianlong was wary of his younger brother, but he was also delighted that he had found his own daughter. When he first ascended the throne, he didn't have many daughters, so he took in Hongxu and Fuhui's three-year-old eldest daughter as a foster daughter and later granted her the title of Heke Yu Gongzhu and arranged for her to marry Dorji, a member of the Borjigit clan.

  At first, when Qianlong supported his brother's eldest daughter, he thought that Hongxu and Ulanara would still have more daughters. However, it turned out that they later gave birth to all sons, and the only daughter was also born prematurely and died young due to his request for the couple to accompany him on a trip to Jiangnan. Qianlong, who had some feelings, still felt somewhat guilty in his heart.

  At this time, if it weren't for Hong Xiao's firm disapproval, Qianlong really wanted to confer the title of Princess on Ziwei, as a form of compensation for Hong Xiao and his wife, as well as for Ziwei.

  Hong Yu's reason for agreeing to cooperate with Ya Ge so easily, apart from thinking that Zi Wei was not bad and wanting to pull some connections with Ya Ge, was also because Ya Ge promised to help his daughter He Wan. Even though he was no longer He Wan's father on the jade tablet but only her fifth uncle, his paternal love for He Wan had never changed.

  He Wen was nominally a princess of He Suo, but as the head of the Imperial Clan Court, how could he not know what kind of life the princesses who had entered into political marriages were living? Unfortunately, even if he wanted to support his own daughter, one reason was that they were really too far apart, and another was that he ultimately didn't have such great power, and could only watch as his daughter became more and more haggard, with news having already been spread back that Princess He Wen probably wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

  Nowadays, Ya Ge said straightforwardly that he could save He Wan, and Hong Zhao considered it for a moment before immediately agreeing.

  The medical skills of the eighth uncle, he also heard that Hantan Ama mentioned it. His eldest brother, the current Prince Duan, Honghui, was not saved by this eighth uncle? Although his elder brother has no children to this day and is somewhat weak in body, being able to pick up a life under the tyranny of the imperial hospital's doctors who were at a loss for what to do with the poison can already be considered a miracle.

  It was also because of Honghui's poor physical condition that he was able to avoid some of Qianlong's persecution.

  Everyone was delighted, but a few people began to feel uneasy. During the ceremony, although there was no interception by Xia Ziyu and Fu Erkang's acquaintance, which pointed out that Xiao Yanzhi had replaced Xia Ziyu's identity, the restless Xiao Yanzhi kept causing trouble and was eventually punished by Qianlong, who could not bear it anymore. Later, she had a nightmare and felt uneasy, revealing her true nature in front of the sensitive Fifth Prince Yongqi.

  The little swallow, who had a natural intuition to seek benefits and avoid harm, immediately complained to Yongqi with tears, making Yongqi feel moved by her unavoidable situation. At the same time, she was relieved that the two were not siblings after all, and her emotions did not have to be in vain. She immediately arranged for someone to go to the big mixed courtyard to find Xia Ziwai.

  After all, for Xiaoyanzi, it was an unpredictable bomb. No matter what identity she would switch back to in the future or whatever else, Yongqi had to confirm that Xiā Zǐwēi posed no threat to Xiaoyanzi first!

  It was unexpected that not only Xia Ziwei and Jin Suo had disappeared, but the entire mansion's people had all vanished! Fu'er Kang and Voltaire inquired for a long time before learning that a month ago, everyone in the mansion suddenly moved away.

  As for why the people in the mansion moved away and where they went, the two naturally couldn't find out. The eunuchs and guards who had appeared here before were even more unknown. Yongqi, who received the news, was naturally uneasy, and when he sent another group of men to Jinan, the matter of the prince finding his little daughter suddenly broke out.

  At first, he didn't take it to heart, but when he found out that the princess named Ziwei had been recognized by Prince He and had lived in Jinan before being adopted by a wealthy family with the surname Xia. So many coincidences made his heart skip a beat, but no matter how much he investigated, all the evidence showed that this Xia Ziwei was indeed the little princess who had gone missing from the fifth uncle of the emperor.

  Even with all the evidence, Yongqi still couldn't believe it. He had a hunch that this Xia Ziyu was indeed the one he was looking for! But at this time, not only could he not reveal his suspicions to Qianlong, but he also had to think of a way to conceal them.

  Now this matter is not something that can be resolved by a prince who has no official position, unless he is willing to seek help from Qianlong. But if Qianlong finds out that he was deceived by Little Swallow, will Little Swallow's life be spared? Yongqi does not want to see his hard-won light disappear in this dark and cold Forbidden City without a trace of warmth. His only choice is to remain silent, thoroughly burying his own thoughts.

  From then on, Little Swallow was just his sister. No matter how painful it was in his heart, even if he was bleeding, he could only do so. He didn't know how many people knew the truth behind Gege's back, but if that Ziwei Gege was really the Xia Ziyu he was looking for, then the water behind her was unknown to be deep.

  He dare not go in and cannot go in.

  When his men sent to Jinan returned to tell him, the people near Xia Yuhe's former home all knew that Xia Yuhe had a lively and outgoing daughter named Xia Xiaoyanzi, and the name on the tombstone of Xia Yuhe by Daming Lake was also Xia Xiaoyanzi.

  Yong Qi fell silent, the power behind him was so great that he had arranged everything without a single loophole. And after seeing He and Wu Zaku's affection for Zi Wei again, he became even more cautious. Even the fifth imperial uncle had been deceived, what could he do if he stood up to tell the truth?

  Moreover, for Xiaoyanzi's sake, his best choice was also silence.

  For the first time, Yong Qi was dissatisfied with his own identity as a hidden crown prince. If he were really the crown prince, or if he were now standing in the position of Emperor Ama, he wouldn't have to be so stifled anymore?!

  He chose a deep night to come to the Xiangfang Studio and had a heart-to-heart talk with Xiaoyanzi, telling her that from now on she was the daughter of Xia Yuhe. In this world, there has never been a Xia Ziwai, only Xia Xiaoyanzi!

  Although Xiaoyanzi didn't fully understand, she had also seen her fair share of darkness in order to support the large household. When Yongqi said this, she roughly knew that she could rest assured because Xia Ziyu no longer existed. At the same time, she also felt a few more points of fear towards Wu A'ge in her heart. Now he was being good to her, but it was so easy for him to take Xia Ziyu and Jin Suo's lives. If he became tired of her, and she had something in his hands, would her own life be spared?

  From then on, Little Swallow became much closer to Fifth Brother, but in private, she was extremely cautious and distant towards him.

  All this nonsense doesn't matter, he just felt relieved when he saw Xia Ziwu's name light up on the task list. Fortunately, it was considered a completed task, if he still had to consider Xia Ziwu's husband candidate, he would definitely go crazy.

  Yong Qi sent someone to Jinan, and Ya Ge also knew about it. Yong Qi only knew what Ya Ge intentionally let him know. Now he's showing a deep affection for Xiao Yan Zi but can only suffer in silence, which makes Ya Ge feel very comfortable. He was messed up by this system and could only find some dramatic characters to mess with; otherwise, he would probably be close to being completely corrupted.

  The remaining targets on the side of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" are not very troublesome, so Ya Ge is preparing to shift her focus to "Mei Hua Rong". The reason is that Qianlong announced to the outside world that he wants to select a son-in-law for the princess in the palace in order to divert people's attention.

  Currently, there are only two eligible princesses in the palace, one is Princess Lan Xing under Empress Ulanara's name and the other is Fourth Princess under Pure Imperial Concubine's name. Both will be granted the title of He Shuo Gong Zhu when they get married.

  As for that Xing Gege who is a few years older than Princess Baoxin... She is the treasure in Empress Dowager's hands. The Empress Dowager said she would be the one to choose Xing Gege's husband, it has nothing to do with Qianlong! Moreover, now she is still with the Empress Dowager on Mount Wutai praying for blessings, and won't return until at least a year or half a year later.

  The author has something to say: After Ziwei let go, Wu A'ge and Xiaoyanzi were miserable.

  It was clear that he had feelings for Little Swallow, but Fifth Brother couldn't bring himself to say that she wasn't his sister, and from then on, he was unable to attain his desire.

  But could a little swallow, a girl who had been mixed up in the 49 cities since she was young, really be so naive? So she was secretly on guard against Yongqi.

  It seems that the CP has already been broken up, and the gap is not small. Tuber thinks that this is actually a bit cruel to both Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi...

  The last potato adjusted the outline today, the next chapter ends "Plum Blossom Falls", and the chapter after that ends this world.

  Chapter Extra 1: The story of Yongzheng's rebirth in modern times hundreds of years later.

  PS: Yongzheng is actually more meticulous than Kangxi. Yage thought he hid it well, but in fact, Yongzheng discovered it.

  And he remained silent only because he was actually dissatisfied with Hongli, and his other surviving sons were not born to Empress Fuca.

  He has no other choice left.

  So Yaqi is his trump card. If Hongli really goes too far... Yongzheng believes that Yaqi will at least protect the Qing dynasty's foundation.

  Of course, he absolutely cannot think that Yage would use constitutional monarchy to keep the Aixinjueluo royal family, haha!!!