Transmigrated into a Qing Dynasty concubine and asked the system to help me raise my children

The reason why Yongzheng was unable to take any action was not only because the affairs of the court were complicated, but also because the concubines in the harem were in a bad mood.

First of all, his biological mother, Concubine De, was unwilling to be conferred the title of empress dowager, and almost pointed at Yongzheng's nose and accused him of usurping the throne. She stayed in Yonghe Palace and refused to accept Yongzheng's greetings, nor did she eat much. She missed the late emperor and cried all day long.

Then there was the ninth child's mother, Concubine Yi, who was the most favored by Emperor Kangxi during his lifetime. When she was mourning, she only remembered that she was ranked before Concubine De, forgetting that the mother's status was based on her son. In fact, it was originally a trivial matter, but Yongzheng held a grudge! He remembered that the ninth child had always been against him, so he didn't treat Concubine Yi well and scolded her directly.

Then in the northwest, Fourteenth Prince wanted to come back, but fortunately Nian Gengyao was there to suppress him. After the two sides made the transfer of power, Fourteenth Prince returned with a small entourage.

Others did not dare to confront Yongzheng openly, but Fourteenth Prince relied on the fact that he was his younger brother and had a voice so loud that it could blow the tiles off the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

In short, everything is not going well, it’s so annoying!

After all these matters were settled, Defei died in May of the first year of Yongzheng's reign.

Yongzheng was angry and sad. He knelt in front of the coffin and cried with red eyes: "Is it true that my mother is unwilling to acknowledge her son until her death?"

Shen Jiang felt so distressed that she could only cry with him.

Before the funeral of Concubine De was over, Lobsang Danjin of Qinghai rebelled and was defeated by Nian Gengyao!

When the good news came, Yongzheng was very happy and went to the Yiku Palace in the evening.

Fule had already gathered beside Shen Jiang. Hearing the sound of a whip, Shen Jiang and his two children greeted him at the door.

"Get up quickly!" Yongzheng personally helped Shen Jiang up and took her hand into the house.

Fule and Fuyi greeted him, and he asked about their homework with a smile. The two children noticed that their father was in a good mood and became much happier.

Shen Jiang personally held the tea and handed it over, sighing, "I finally see a smile on the master's face these days."

Yongzheng smiled and said, "I am happy that your brother won the battle."

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "It is his duty to share the worries of the master."

Yongzheng said: "He deserves a reward for his meritorious service. I want to confer him the title of First Class Duke."

The smile on Shen Jiang's face faded, he lowered his head and remained silent.

When Yongzheng saw this, he asked, "Why, are you unhappy?"

Shen Jiang knelt down, and Yongzheng became more and more puzzled. Shen Jiang said, "My brother met the master in May. The master has been gracious and has given him the title of third-class duke and the title of Taibao. It has not been long since then, and he has been promoted to first-class duke. If he has more merits in the future, there will be no more titles to be given."

Yongzheng laughed. He helped Shen Jiang up and said softly, "What do I think I am? You are worried about this. You don't have to worry. Even if there is no title to be conferred, there are still gold, silver and good fields. If you can't confer a title on him, can't you also confer titles on your two nephews?"

Shen Jiang sighed in her heart. She knew that when Yongzheng liked someone, he loved them wholeheartedly. But later on, he hated them and wanted to kill them!

At this time, Yongzheng and Nian Gengyao were in their "honeymoon period". No matter what she said, it was of no use. She just hoped that Nian Gengyao would not become too arrogant, otherwise she would not be able to protect him in the future.

Yongzheng got rid of the external threat and began to think about his successor.

The battle for the throne among nine princes during the reign of Emperor Kangxi was still fresh in his memory. He would never want his sons to fight to the death for the throne.

Of course, he doesn't have that many sons to compete with.

Hongshi, who had originally been of mediocre talent, has recently become particularly close to his eighth uncle.

Hongli is useless.

Hong Zhou is ignorant and incompetent.

Fu Yi, although he has excellent qualifications, is still young after all.

He originally planned to secretly appoint a crown prince and place it behind the plaque "Zhengda Guangming" in the Qianqing Palace, and take it out after his death.

But now he discovered that he had no one to rely on.

In a rage, Yongzheng brought Hongli in.

"Are you guilty?"

Hongli prostrated himself on the ground and cried for mercy: "Khan Ama, I was wrong, please forgive me!" The days of being imprisoned were really not a human life!

He even thought about committing suicide, hoping to be able to wear it back, but he was afraid of the pain and did not succeed.

Yongzheng wanted to kill him to vent his anger, but he thought of this son he loved the most and sighed: "Do you know how much I valued you? But you... you have disappointed me so much!"

Hongli kept begging for mercy, and Yongzheng waved his hand and had him taken away.

Although he was no longer imprisoned, he was not given a title and was just a bald prince.

This was already a great blessing from heaven for Hongli, and he decided to stay put. After all, Yongzheng would not live long, and he might have a chance to do something big in the future.

The issue of establishing a crown prince was put on hold for the time being, and because Yongzheng was in mourning for three years, there was no selection of concubines. The emperor did not enter the harem, so the people in the harem were naturally calm.

In October of the second year of Yongzheng's reign, Nian Gengyao returned to Beijing to report on his work.

This time, Yongzheng personally hosted a banquet and specially allowed him to meet Concubine Nian.

But in fact, there were already many people in the court who were dissatisfied with Nian Gengyao's arrogance and domineering behavior. Although Yongzheng was unhappy in his heart, he still showed favor to Nian Gengyao on the surface.

Nian Gengyao went to meet Shen Jiang with his head held high.

"Your servant Nian Gengyao pays respect to the Imperial Concubine. May the Imperial Concubine be blessed with good health."

Shen Jiang said calmly: "Get up."

When Nian Gengyao stood up, he saw a little boy sitting in Shen Jiang's arms. This was Prince Fuyi.

Fu Yi was already five years old, with a chubby face. He was not afraid of the majestic general. He asked in a childish but loud voice, "Are you Nian Gengyao?"

Nian Gengyao was so happy that he smiled and bowed again: "Your servant Nian Gengyao, greets the young master."

Fu Yi imitated Shen Jiang and said calmly, "Get up!"

Nian Gengyao said loudly: "Thank you, young master!" Then he smiled and said to Shen Jiang: "Young master is really a dragon and phoenix, with the demeanor of an emperor."

Shen Jiang winked and had Fu Yi taken away. He dismissed everyone and said, "Brother has done a great deed again."

Nian Gengyao smiled complacently and said, "It's just a little bit of achievement."

Shen Jiang said coldly: "Since you know that it is just a small achievement, why do you threaten your position with the achievement? Restraining yourself from doing so will only offend Prince Yi and Longkodo!"

Nian Gengyao snorted disdainfully, "Who do they think they are? Prince Yi is fine, he's the emperor's biological brother, but Longkodo is taking advantage of his birth to bully others. The emperor calls him uncle, does he really think of himself as the emperor's biological uncle?"

Shen Jiang said angrily: "They are the emperor's close ministers, but you, brother, are so far away!"

Nian Gengyao kept silent with a gloomy face. Shen Jiang closed his eyes and sighed, "Brother was a Jinshi in his early years and read more books than me. Judging from history, brother has never been afraid of being too successful and shocking the emperor, and having a difficult end?"

Nian Gengyao was startled and said in a rough voice: "The emperor trusts me very much, and the queen is here."

"What if I'm gone? If the emperor really trusts me, why would I say this? Brother, Qinghai won't rebel forever. The war will end one day. When the rabbit dies, the dog is cooked, and when the bird is dead, the bow is put away!"

Nian Gengyao's expression changed constantly, and he said with some difficulty: "But the Majesty is in the palace, and I need to take care of her outside."

Shen Jiang knew that he loved her, so she said gently, "Brother, do you think the emperor loves me because of your military exploits?"

"That's not all..."

"But if one day in the future the emperor neglects me, will it be because my brother's arrogance makes the emperor unable to tolerate it?"

"My lady..."

Shen Jiang lifted the red cloth covering the tray, revealing a glass of wine inside. She handed the glass to Nian Gengyao and said, "Rather than offending the emperor and being sentenced to death one day in the future, it is better for me to do it myself!"

Nian Gengyao was shocked and stared at Shen Jiang blankly.

Shen Jiang smiled bitterly, took back the wine glass, and said, "How can I bear to see my brother die? It would be better for me to go first, so as not to see my brother end up in a miserable state in the future, and I can't save him."

"No!" Nian Gengyao stepped forward, knocked down the wine glass, and knelt on the ground. "I am overstepping my authority, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Shen Jiang said nothing and just looked at him.

Nian Gengyao seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden. He kowtowed slowly and said, "I will take my leave first. Please be at ease, Your Majesty. I will always put Your Majesty and the young master first in everything I do."

He walked slowly to the door and saw Fu Yi standing in the corridor. He nodded to him and said, "Goodbye, General."

He called him the general, not uncle.

All of Nian Gengyao's pride was gone, and his tall figure seemed a little hunched. He staggered and was supported by a eunuch.

"General, be careful."

Nian Gengyao glanced at him and asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Zhang Qilin, and I'm the chief steward of the Qianqing Palace." He answered respectfully.

Why is the chief steward of the Qianqing Palace here?

Nian Gengyao looked back at the golden tiles and red walls of the Forbidden City and understood everything.