Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

The Western clock on the nanmu table was still ticking.

Ever since the emperor left, the empress dowager has been staring blankly at the curtain above her head.

If he could not feel the Queen Mother's warm pulse and her eyelids blinking from time to time, Fujia almost thought that the Queen Mother would not be able to hold on.

After an unknown amount of time, the Queen Mother finally murmured in a hoarse voice as if waking from a dream, "Fujia, do you think I was possessed by something? I actually said so many outrageous words to the Emperor today."

The Queen Mother was the one who least believed in ghosts and gods, but now that she asked such a question, she only seemed more desolate and helpless inside.

"The Queen Mother is not possessed by a ghost, she just loves her daughter too much. The Emperor knows the truth, so he doesn't blame you at all."

Fujia wiped the empress dowager's hands with a handkerchief dipped in water and comforted her softly.

The Queen Mother just pulled the corners of her mouth and revealed an ugly smile, "I don't blame you, it's just for filial piety. I'm afraid the Emperor has already become estranged from me in his heart.

Today, if I hadn't pretended to faint and asked Lingpin to find someone to report to the Emperor in the Yangxin Palace, the Emperor would probably not have been willing to set foot in the Cining Palace again."

Fujia wrung out the handkerchief in silence, "You shouldn't worry when you are sick. Your Majesty, you should drink the medicine and sleep for a while."

The Queen Mother said to herself sadly, "I have something on my mind, how can I sleep?

I know that the emperor is right. As an emperor, he should not be bound by the personal feelings of his children.

But Hengchui... Hengchui's life was really miserable. Marrying in marriage, remarrying, war, how much more did she have to endure..."

The Queen Mother closed her eyes sadly, her face full of tears.

"Fujia, you know, I have been dreaming about Concubine Xiang for the past few days.

I dreamed that in order to win over Concubine Xiang, I threatened her with the marriage of Princess Chaogui.

Princess Chaogui was pitiful. She was in the prime of her youth, but the late emperor promised her to an old man who was more than old enough to be her grandfather.

I still remember that Princess Chaogui had only been married to Junggar for less than half a month when Yingge Khan died suddenly.

No matter how unwilling Princess Chaogui was, she had to endure the humiliation and marry the newly enthroned Khan according to local customs. She was demoted from a princess to a concubine.

At that time, I just regarded this matter as a topic of conversation after dinner.

But he never expected that today, such a disaster would happen to his own daughter.

I really am..."

As the Queen Mother spoke, her throat choked up and her mind became unstable. She suppressed her voice and cried out like a female beast with its neck strangled.

Fujia couldn't bear it, and advised earnestly, "Queen Mother, no matter what, you have to take care of yourself.

Princess Duanshu is blessed with great fortune. If she returns from Junggar in the future, she will be able to meet you and your daughter."

Thinking of Hengchu, the empress dowager finally calmed down a little, stopped wailing, and her eyes gradually changed from weak and pessimistic to firm.

Seeing that the Queen Mother had regained some hope, Fujia hurriedly said, "Lingpin respects the Queen Mother very much. If the Queen Mother still wants to speak for Hengchu in front of the Emperor, it would be better for her to use Lingpin more."

The Queen Mother sighed silently, "I have seen through it. The Emperor's mind is not something that Lingpin can control.

For the time being, just let Lingpin keep an eye on what's happening around the emperor, and don't do anything else."

Fujia responded generously, and then the Queen Mother said sadly, "Fujia, go and prepare things. I want to worship Buddha and pray.

I want to pray to the gods and Buddhas to have mercy on my Hengchu. Even if I have to sacrifice the rest of my life, I want Hengchu to return safely to the court!"

The years in the deep palace have always been quiet and long.

The emperor was worried and nervous about the war, and his mood was not as calm as before.

The emperor seldom flipped the cards, but some people couldn't help but be tempted.

A few days ago, Gong Changzai had a sudden idea and made a beautiful glass dance skirt with glass colored thread.

The dress looks plain and ordinary when viewed alone, but when it is reflected in the light, it appears colorful and unique.

Gong Changzai wore this dress and danced in the moonlight beside the Imperial Lake, successfully attracting the attention of the emperor who happened to pass by.

Gong Changzai was overjoyed and thought that she could gain favor by sleeping with the emperor and further improve her status.

Unexpectedly, the first thing the emperor said when he called her over was, "Take off this dress."

Although it was night, there were many palace maids near the Imperial Lake. It was a great humiliation to ask her to take off her clothes in public.

Gong Chang was confused and wanted to argue a little.

Unexpectedly, the emperor said that the war in the front was tense and the military pay was insufficient, but the harem was still so extravagant and wasteful that it was really heartless to use enough colored glaze silk thread to make clothes for fun.

Gong Chang then realized that he had just run into the emperor's anger.

Fortunately, although the emperor was angry, he did not really ask Gong Changzai to take off her clothes in public.

Instead, he ordered Li Yu to send her back to the bedroom, and then watched her burn the clothes with his own eyes, and then he gave up.

In the end, he failed to win favor and instead lost face. Where had Gong Chang ever suffered such an injustice?

She had no one to complain to, so she had to retreat to her own bedroom and silently shed tears all night.

With the example of Concubine Gong, the other concubines did not dare to compete for favor. Even when serving the emperor, they were very careful and cautious, for fear of angering him.

But when everyone was terrified and dared not compete for favor, Yingpin and Ke Guiren, who were from Mongolia, were exceptions.

Especially Yingpin, without Wei Yanwan competing with her, she regained the position of the emperor's favorite concubine with her innocence.

Others just thought that the emperor was worried and upset, and Yingpin was heartless every day, so she could make the emperor happy.

But Ruyi knew clearly that the reason why the emperor favored Yingpin and Ke Guiren was because he attached importance to Mongolia.

Ever since the emperor ordered the troops to attack Dzungar, although there was much resistance at the beginning and the war was not going well, with the help of various Mongolian tribes, good news began to come in from the front line.

Dawachi put up a stubborn resistance, and the morale of the people was low. He eventually took refuge on Mount Gedeng, intending to use the terrain to deal with the Qing army.

However, the Qing army united with the Mongolian tribes, attacked from the west and north, and raided the enemy camp under the cover of night, dealing a fatal blow to the Dzungar Khanate unexpectedly.

Dawachi's men were caught off guard and in panic they trampled on each other, resulting in countless casualties.

Dawachi himself was in a state of panic and unable to take care of himself, so he had no time to hold Princess Duanshu hostage and negotiate with the Qing Dynasty.

He only brought more than 2,000 soldiers with him and escaped in a hurry under the desperate protection of his personal guards.

The remaining tens of thousands of enemy soldiers collapsed under the joint attack of the brave Qing army and the Mongolian army, and they were no longer able to resist.

King Bahrain had been busy with the war recently and inevitably ignored Yingpin's letter home.

As soon as he saw Yingpin's complaint, Prince Balin, who loved his daughter dearly, felt so distressed that he wrote a direct reply to the emperor.

It is said that Yingpin was spoiled since childhood, so it is inevitable that she has some little girl's thoughts, but she has no bad intentions.

As long as the Emperor treats Yingpin well, tolerates her and loves her, the Bahrain tribe will do its utmost to help the Qing Dynasty from now on.