Zong Qiongyao's beautiful jade is flawless

The Empress Dowager sat upright in the small Buddhist hall in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, with sandalwood incense wafting from the incense burner in front of the Buddhist hall, twirling the string of Buddhist beads in her hand with one hand, and reciting Buddhist scriptures silently, looking solemn and compassionate, but no one knew that at this time How anxious she was, and what vicious schemes she was thinking about.

She knew that she was really eager for quick success and instant benefit by using witchcraft to frame Yongzheng this time, but she just couldn't swallow it!The emperor is her own son!She was kind to him in giving birth, but he actually teased her face everywhere for a son!As the empress dowager, she is the most honorable woman in the Qing Dynasty. Isn't it a matter of course that she enjoys the highest power in the harem?In the future, no matter which prince will be her grandson, but after all, she will be separated from her by a layer. The closest ones to the new emperor must be the empress dowager and her own family, so she and her family will be ignored. Due to the precepts of the ancestors, he was not allowed to engage in politics, but for himself and his family to have a little plan, it is understandable to silently influence the emperor to be optimistic about a prince who is beneficial to him.

This time she put almost all her influence into the plan. First, the only two concubines of the Niu Colu family in the palace—Concubine Cheng and Concubine Shun, then the fifth elder brother Yongqi who was a shield, and her placement in The nails of the palaces.

It's not that she doesn't know how much the emperor values ​​Yongzheng. Yongzheng is also capable, and all the ministers in the court praise him.But it is better for her to let any prince take the throne at random than Yongxi who has the Ulanara, Eji, Yiergenjueluo and Guarjia clans behind her.Emperors have always been suspicious since ancient times, how could they allow others to sleep peacefully on the side of the couch, the more powerful Yongzheng is, the more capable he is, she does not believe that the emperor does not suspect him.

The art of witchcraft is related to the safety of the emperor, and the emperor will definitely not tolerate it. As long as Yongzhen is dealt with, there is no hope of turning over.And the Wugu doll deliberately used a rare snow drill that is easy to be recognized by others, just to mislead others-the used snow drill came from the one she gave to the fifth elder brother Yongqi.This Fifth Elder Brother is someone who can't get on the wall with mud, and after being so coaxed by her, he readily agrees to have a foot in it, and he still dreams of becoming a great treasure, and he doesn't even think about what capital he has to be able to do it. With her support, letting him out to make a fuss this time is considered to be the best use of everything. She just wants to use him to take the blame.

In this way, the fifth and twelfth children are eliminated, the third child has no inheritance rights, the fourth child is the sixth child, the eighth child has leg problems, 15 is too young to do anything, and only the eleventh child is the best candidate.Although Eleven had rejected her solicitation before, but now that the fourth and eighth children have joined in, she has the handle in her hands, and Eleven and their siblings must be thinking of them.There is no one among the princes who is unworthy and wants to be that seat. After the [-]th yellow robe is added, are you afraid that he will not be grateful to me?

But she had calculated thousands of times, but she missed out that the emperor trusted Twelve so much!

Now Twelve is banned in Yuqing Palace, the empress is 'recovering from illness' in Kunning Palace, things will change if it is too late, and now I don't know what is going on.It's been a whole night, and the news still hasn't come. Her heart is in a state of ups and downs. Even reciting Buddhist scriptures can't calm her uneasiness. Could it be that Twelve is going to turn around again?

"Lafayette, Lafayette! There's news!" Nanny Gui pushed open the door of the Buddhist hall and came in. Although she looked excited, she still did not forget to lower her voice.

The queen mother suddenly raised her head and looked at Nanny Gui: "How is it? Did the matter succeed?"

Seeing the excited and expectant look of the Empress Dowager, Nanny Gui faltered and hawed: "Back to Lafayette. Prince Yu was seriously ill, and Koliette's bodyguards prevented Prince Fu Jin from summoning the imperial physician, so Fujin called Yuqing Palace directly. The trouble went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Then King Chengjun went to the hall, saying that he found the witchcraft doll of Prince Curse Nightmare in his own mansion, and at the same time brought the records of the House of Internal Affairs. He Shun concubine. The emperor was furious and ordered that the fifth elder brother be deprived of his surname and expelled from the capital and never return to Beijing; After tidying up Concubine Shun's family, I will give Concubine Shun a cup of Crane Crown Red."

The Empress Dowager's expression was calm, but her eyes were full of chill, like a beast that would eat someone, looking cold, with a "crack", the string of Buddhist beads in the Empress Dowager's hand broke due to the burden, and the beads scattered all over the place. land.

"And then?" The queen mother gritted her teeth and asked: "What else, let's finish it all at once!"

"No, no more. The emperor didn't go any further. He ordered the imperial doctor Zhao to go to Yuqing Palace to see the Prince Yu. At the same time, he rewarded the Prince Yu and Fujin, the Fujin and Chengjun Wang many rewards, saying that it was for them. Suppressing the shock. Yuqing Palace has lifted the ban, and the emperor will go to Yuqing Palace to visit Prince Yu immediately after he descends to court."

"What!" The Queen Mother couldn't calm down, she spread herself out on the futon.How is this going?In just one night, such a big matter was settled.A good elder brother was not banned, but he was directly expelled from the clan; a concubine was sent directly to the cold palace to wait for execution.

Moreover, she doesn't care what happened to Yong Qi, anyway, she planned to blame Yong Qi for the incident, but why did it involve Concubine Shun?Concubine Shun was one of the Niu Gulu clans that she managed to win over, and it would not be enough to lose one of her powers now.Concubine Cheng who also did the same thing did not have any accidents. Could it be that Concubine Cheng took the opportunity to get rid of her opponent and monopolize her support?

The emperor immediately rushed to Yuqing Palace to visit Twelve, it can be seen that he has no grudges against him.She expended so much effort, she lost her army, and there was nothing wrong with twelve o'clock.

I just don't know if the emperor will find out about her. If he does... She should be safe in terms of her status as the empress dowager, but I'm afraid she will have to stay in Yuanmingyuan for the rest of her life.The queen mother shuddered, no!She is the most honorable woman in the Qing Dynasty, she should be aloof and accept the worship of all the wives, instead of staying alone in the Old Summer Palace, with nothing but a few servants.

"The imperial decree has arrived!" The shrill communication outside the door awakened the queen mother.

The grinning Wu Shu came into the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and bowed to the Empress Dowager: "Lafayette, the emperor has a will. Next month, the emperor will visit the south of the Yangtze River to understand the people's sentiments. Lafayette is boring in the palace. The emperor also invites Lafayette to go with him." , is also joyful."

Nanny Gui had been timid before because the queen mother was in a bad mood, but now she showed a smiling face and complimented the queen mother: "Lafayette is so lucky, the emperor will not forget to take Lafayette with him even on his southern tour, the emperor has always been filial, worthy of being an example for the world .”

The empress dowager's face also looked better, she nodded, it seems that the emperor didn't realize that she was the one behind the scenes.The queen mother turned her eyes and asked Wu Shulai: "Aside from the Ai family, did the emperor say who else would accompany him?"

"Returning to Lafayette, the harem only brought the Empress and Concubine Cheng, Prince Yu and Prince Cheng, Princess Hejing, Princess Hejia and her concubine are also on the tour list."

Queen also go?With the absence of the master of the middle palace, the empress who is in charge of the palace must be handed over to other concubines. Taking advantage of these few months of vacancy, she can make proper arrangements and mediate between them, which will definitely weaken the empress' authority and cause trouble for Twelve.

"Well, the Ai family knows. You can go back and report to the emperor."

... The emperor's imperial tour to the south is not a trivial matter. After everything has been arranged, it has been more than a month since the real departure.

Different from the micro-service tour a few years ago, this time it is a real emperor's guard of honor. The leader of the team is mighty and powerful, showing the royal majesty.

Yong Xing would not stay in his carriage most of the time, sometimes he would go to the queen to pay his respects.The queen was scared by the witchcraft before, and when she saw her son, she had to ask if she was doing well every day. Yong Xi was not annoyed, and would answer them patiently. The queen looked at her son very comfortingly, but sometimes her eyes weird.

Of course, Yongzheng spent most of his time with Qianlong, discussing political affairs or playing chess, and occasionally exchanging a lingering kiss, but sometimes he just did nothing, just critique and read a book, what did he say? I don't say anything, but as long as the two of them are together, I feel happy.

After all, the southern tour was not really for fun, and the towns ahead did not stop much, but went straight to Shandong Province.

When we arrived at the border of Shandong, the air was hot and dry, and there was little green on the road. Yongzhen frowned secretly. It seemed that the drought was really serious. Those plants were probably found by some hungry people to satisfy their hunger.

The cities I passed seemed to be extremely quiet, and there were not many people. The harem women like the Queen Mother and some ordinary ministers didn't care too much, because Qianlong had sent an order to tell the local officials that the southern tour should not be too public. The purpose of this trip is to visit the people, not to disturb them.However, both Qianlong and Yongzhen felt that things might be more difficult than they had imagined. After all, it was difficult not to draw attention to the huge lineup of the Southern Tour.

The current situation is rather abnormal, there is an indescribable atmosphere around, it just feels unnatural.If you think about it, you will know that the secret report of severe drought in Shandong is causing famine. How can there be the happiness of the people as they see on the surface? It must be an illusion created by local officials.Qianlong was almost speechless in anger. The sky was high and the emperor was far away. He knew that the local officials below would deceive others, but he didn't expect to be so mad, and he didn't know how many people were still living in dire straits. .