Chapter 96: Niuhulu's Prophecy
The Empress Dowager was a very easy-going person. Yihuan and Ninth Lady sent the carefully packaged wine to her through Consort De. She looked at the colorful bottles and felt a little interested. She tasted each one and said, "Thank you for taking the trouble. It is indeed quite interesting."

That's it. With the Empress Dowager's golden words, their wine will be able to flow freely into the homes of the nobles and relatives.

By then, there will be no worries about customers and reputation.

Tong Guining stayed by the Empress Dowager's side throughout the entire banquet. She looked like a shy and timid woman. Of course, this could be just a sign before the wedding. Everything would have to wait until she actually entered Yuqing Palace.

There was a small episode in the middle. Liuliu saw her mother wearing a flower on her head and she wanted it too. While the eldest princess was not paying attention, she broke free from Yuxiao and ran to the Empress Dowager unimpeded.

"Liuliu pays his respects to Mother Wuku. Mother Wuku, Liuliu also wants to wear flowers." Although Liuliu is small, his voice is loud.

When Yihuan heard the familiar voice, she immediately looked up, only to see that her debt collector had run to the Empress Dowager at some point and was brazenly asking for flowers to wear.

She immediately glared at Liu Liu and knelt on the ground: "The second princess in the mansion was naughty, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Get up." The Queen Mother waved her hand, took another flower from her side and put it on Liuliu's ear herself. The little girl shook her head happily.

"Your name is Liuliu?" The Queen Mother took the child in her arms.

Liu Liu nodded: "Mother said that I can only have a full name after I get married, so she gave me a nickname first."

"Why is it called that?"

"Mother Wuku, I'm telling you something in secret. I weighed 15 pounds when I was born. Please don't tell anyone else. I'm not fat at all."

Liu Liu thought his voice was low, but in fact everyone who was nearby heard it. He held back his laughter and did not say anything.

The Queen Mother's eyes were full of gentle smiles. She squeezed Liuliu's strong arm and said, "Well, as Mother Wuku can attest, you are not fat at all."

The two seemed to have endless things to talk about. The Queen Mother held Liu Liu in her arms the whole time and seemed to like her very much.

When the party was over, Yihuan pulled Liuliu over and slapped her on the butt: "How dare you be so bold!"

"Your sisters are all well-behaved, but look at you, you're like a monkey." Yihuan was frightened the whole day. What Honghui had experienced seemed like a reincarnation, and now it was Liuliu's turn.

"Mother Wuku likes me very much." Liuliu said in a baby voice. She was very proud that Liuliu was a little girl that was loved by everyone.

"Oh, mother doesn't like you very much now." Yihuan carried her all the way out of the palace. After getting on the carriage, she put her on her knees and spanked her hard a few times. "Will you dare to do it again next time?"

Liuliu shook his body and said, “It doesn’t hurt at all when mom hit me. I was just wearing too much today.”

"Don't be angry, mother. You don't like Liuliu now, but will you like her when we get home?" Liuliu showed her white teeth and smiled innocently.

Yihuan was coaxed like this, and the anger in her heart had long disappeared.

"You, you should learn more from your elder sister and stop being so reckless, okay?" Yihuan said helplessly.

The eldest princess was watching from the side and continued, "Don't worry, mother. Liuliu is still young. She will be sensible after this year."

"Child, I'll be so happy if I can have half the worry you give me in the future." Yihuan leaned against the carriage and took out some cakes from the secret compartment, motioning the two sisters to use some to fill their stomachs.

When Liuliu saw the cakes, she forgot everything that happened just now and ate the cakes attentively. Huang Ma, who was beside the Empress Dowager, saw that her master was in a very good mood and stepped forward to tease her: "Liuliu is really a master, no wonder the Empress Dowager likes her."

"She doesn't look like someone who was raised in the Forbidden City. Instead, she looks like the pearl of Khorchin." The empress dowager grew up on the grassland when she was young. She has always liked heroic beauties, but life has turned her into a stagnant pool. Seeing such a lively girl, she couldn't help but interact with her more.

Huang Ma Ma saw that her mistress was thinking of the past, so she quickly changed the subject: "No wonder Princess Liuliu is so eccentric, and the Fourth Lady is no less clever. It's obviously wine, but they insisted on calling it tea."

"She's also a quick killer. The wine is really good." The Queen Mother savored it, "It's just not strong enough!"

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The Ministry of Revenue has been quite busy recently, so Yinzhen sent Su Peisheng to tell Yihuan that he had moved into the front yard.

Just as he was busy late at night, the female guard who was guarding Niuhulu hurried over and handed Su Peisheng a note.

Su Peisheng was no longer surprised by these notes. Princess Nianhulu was very strange. She had sent dozens of notes to her master. No one knew what was written on them. Although her master had read them all, he had never responded.

This one will probably be burned as well, Su Peisheng thought as he handed the note to Yinzhen.

Yinzhen took the paper, unfolded it and took only one look at it, he was deeply saddened. He crushed the paper with force, and without caring about the memorial he was drafting, he hurried to the backyard.

Su Peisheng took a look and hurriedly followed, but seeing that his master's back was filled with anger, he did not dare to ask a single question. He just followed closely to light the way for Yinzhen.

The door of the bedroom where Niuhulu lived was finally opened. The cold moonlight shone into the room from the threshold. A shriveled woman with disheveled hair was sitting on the floor, leaning against the bed, looking at Yinzhen and his party with a foolish smile.

"Master is coming. I knew he would come." Niuhulu lowered her head and raised her eyes to look at people at a distorted angle. Su Peisheng just felt creepy in the middle of the night.

Yinzhen brushed the chair with his sleeve, sat down and looked at Nianhulu for a long time without saying anything. At this time, he was no longer as anxious as before.

"Master, don't you want to ask me something?" The room fell into a long silence. Finally, it was Nianhulu who spoke first. She stood up from the ground and wanted to touch Yinzhen, but was avoided.

"Hahaha, are you afraid that what I said is true?" There was a smug look in Niuhulu's eyes. The feeling of being able to play with people's hearts was truly addictive.

Yinzhen suddenly spoke up: "Since you can say this, then I want to ask you, when did the Crown Princess die and why?"

Niuhulu was a little puzzled. Why did he care about Guaerjia? Could it be that the person he really liked was not his wife, but his second sister-in-law?
That's really interesting.

"The 57th year of Kangxi's reign is still a long time away. Shouldn't your greatest concern be for Prince Honghui?" Nianhulu looked at Yinzhen inquiringly, trying to find flaws from his facial expression.

Yinzhen was relieved when he heard this, and smiled slightly: "Well, I have to thank you for your reminder. I have received forty-seven such notes. Tell me, what do you want?"

"Hongli!" Niuhulu's eyes were surprisingly bright, and she covered her belly with both hands, "I want Hongli. With Hongli, I will be the empress dowager!"

Yinzhen stood up and said to Su Peisheng, "Keep a close eye on her and don't allow anyone to enter or leave this room."

Su Peisheng was already stunned by what he heard, but fortunately he knew what he should hear and responded immediately.

Yinzhen walked out of the yard and pieced the paper in his palm together to see the contents. It read:
Honghui died on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month in the forty-third year of the Kangxi reign.

It is now April of the forty-third year of the Kangxi reign.

Yinzhen held the note tightly, feeling confused.