Yongzheng period

Save it.Although you retain the title of queen, you will not be able to enjoy the sacrifice of queen in the future, and I will never see you again in life or death. "

Yongzheng walked out of the back of the palace gate, the queen kowtowed on the cold ground, and said in a low voice, "My concubine, thank the emperor for his grace."

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Outside Kunning Palace, Concubine Nian had been waiting for a long time, Yongzheng looked at her, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"The concubine just came to say goodbye." Nian Shilan looked calm, "After all, the emperor will never see the concubine again. The concubine originally wanted to ask the emperor many things, but now, I find that there is no point in asking."

Seeing that Yongzheng still didn't say a word, Nian concubine still said, "So, I just want to know what is the sincerity of your majesty not to abolish the queen?"

Su Peisheng held the lamp in the distance, and from Nian Shilan's position, he could only see the obscure halo covering the expression on Yong's front, making him look extraordinarily cold and ruthless.

In the end, Yongzheng said, "Now Concubine Duan is in charge, and she has a prince under her knees, while Concubine Hui has insufficient qualifications and is pregnant."

There was another unspeakable silence, for a long time, Nian concubine said slowly, "Concubine knows." After saying that, she turned and left, her figure was a little unsteady.

Yongzheng saw her walking away, and the almost inaudible sigh dissipated in the wind.

The emperor's heart is too small, he memorized the bamboos full of Xiangfei, and he could no longer see the thousands of flowers.

【37】

At the beginning of June, Concubine Xin's nine-month-old feces started in Chuxiu Palace.After a whole night of chaos, Concubine Xin gave birth to a thin and frail little Ge Gelai.

Little Gege looked deficient, her cry was as soft as that of a kitten, and her breathing was also very weak.Yongzheng took one look and couldn't bear to look any further.The Empress Dowager glanced at it, then sighed deeply, twisted the Buddha beads in her hand, and silently proclaimed a Buddha's name in her heart.

After a long while, the Empress Dowager said to Yongzheng, "Little Gege is born weak, so it is not appropriate to be given a big name at birth so as not to depress her luck. Concubine Xin's children are the fourth, so the palace will call four Gege first. If the emperor thinks Concubine Xin has been wronged, you might as well think of a good name after Gege grows up."

The elder brother Gonggui gave birth to a healthy elder brother, the little Gege born to the concubine Xin was not only weak but also the concubine Wen Yi was born in front of him, so there was nothing to be afraid of.As for Concubine Hui's fetus...it's okay if it's a girl, but if it's an elder brother...the Queen Mother closed her eyes slightly, and she was concerned.

Over there, Concubine Xin had already passed out from exhaustion, and Yongzheng squinted his eyes as he listened to the imperial doctor bite the bullet and report to him, "...so Concubine Xin may have seriously injured her body this time, no matter how much she takes care of herself, it will be difficult in the future." I'm pregnant..."

The imperial physician spoke vaguely, and did not directly say that Xinpin was unable to conceive because of the side effects of the medicine.The Empress Dowager didn't understand, so she just said "poor child", and then she heard Yongzheng politely say to her, "What the emperor's mother said is reasonable, so let's give Xiaosi a name after she is one year old." Turning around, he said with concern, "My son heard from the people in the imperial hospital that Huang Erniang's body is not feeling well recently, and there is still a noble concubine here to take care of Concubine Xin. Huang Erniang doesn't need to worry, it's better to go back to the palace to rest first." It's just that my son has been busy with government affairs recently, so I don't have time to visit the Queen's Mother, and I hope that the Queen's Mother will forgive my son for his unfilial deeds."

The Empress Dowager's complexion darkened when she heard the words, and she said indifferently, "The emperor has a heart, and you are busy with state affairs, so how can the Ai family blame you? As long as you don't change your mind for those irrelevant things, it will be fine." The Empress Dowager meant something , referring to Yongzheng's recent actions in Changchun Palace.

Since the birth of Xue's son, the queen mother has repeatedly tested Yongzheng for the seventh elder brother's caregiver.But the emperor always took the opportunity to prevaricate her before she opened her mouth, so many times, the queen mother had no way to deal with it.At this time, hearing the meaning of chasing guests in Yongzheng's words, and thinking of the concubine Hui, who was pregnant and in full swing, she lowered her eyes and couldn't help beating one or two, "I'm afraid that there will be another concubine Hua in this palace." What a disaster for the Henian family!"--If it wasn't for this Lin Jia family who is quite knowledgeable, has been favored rather than alone, and has not forgotten to extend her favor to other concubines, the Queen Mother would have long since tolerated her.

Talking about Concubine Hui, Yongzheng didn't answer any more, he just leaned down and said, "My son respectfully sends the emperor's mother to you."

"My minister respectfully sent off the empress dowager." Kneeling aside and being forced to listen to the whole secret conversation between the most noble mother and son in the entire Qing Dynasty, Imperial Physician He stiffened and kowtowed as she kowtowed.

After the Queen Mother left, Yongzheng turned around and stared at Imperial Physician He, who was still lying on the ground, until he saw that his forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and a large piece of his back was soaked.Yongzhengfang said slowly, "Emperor Doctor He's medical skills were also praised by the late emperor. You have done a good job in concubine Xin's affairs."

Hearing this, Imperial Physician He hurriedly said, "I dare not praise my merits because of my duty."

"Hmph." Yongzheng snorted coldly, and said bluntly, "I want you to adjust Si Gege's body well so that Gege can grow up safely. But if something goes wrong because of your negligence—"

Imperial Physician He wiped the cold sweat off his forehead when he heard the words, knowing that Yongzheng was beating him, don't think that he didn't pay attention to the character born to Concubine Xin, so he didn't do his best to neglect the emperor's heir.Therefore, kowtowing for a while was like smashing garlic, "I understand that I will never fail the emperor's entrustment..."

Yongzheng frowned when he saw him like that, then turned to leave without looking at him.Only then did Imperial Physician He tremblingly support the pillar beside him and stood up, still lingering in fear of the unfathomable power of Heaven just now.

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Cining Palace

Holding the confession in his hand, Zhu Xi walked to the side of the Queen Mother and said softly, "Queen Mother, this is the confession of Jiang Fuhai, Xiu Xia and others. Miss Jianqiu...bited her tongue in the Punishment Division and committed suicide."

When the queen mother heard the words, she just flipped through it a little, then threw the confession aside with a look of shock and anger, and snapped, "Confused!" The queen mother said coldly, "The Ai family has called her several times, but she is still stubborn, so that today's disaster !"

After finishing speaking, the Empress Dowager panted heavily and leaned tiredly on the slum.Seeing this, Zhu Xi hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and comforted her, "Queen Mother, you have done your best to the queen, and now the most important thing is to take care of your body. If you also collapse, then the Ulanara family and Wu Ya's family really lost their backing."

The Queen Mother sighed a long time after hearing this, hating that iron can't make a steel road, "The emperor doesn't even want to give the Tong family face, not to mention Wu Ya and Ulanara's Ulanara have lost their sanctity since they left Huaike. Heart, as for Aijia's mother's family, let alone have a few good descendants." The queen mother said sadly, "At the age of Aijia, he can live for a few more years, but the queen is also good, Wu Yashi No matter whether it is the Uranala clan or the Ulanara family, they are not willing to make the Ai family feel at ease."

Zhu Xi remembered what Mrs. Wu Ya said unintentionally when she entered the palace today, and subconsciously slowed down the strength of her subordinates, hesitating in a low voice, "Isn't Miss Wu Ya's family coming of age next year? Why don't you, Queen Mother— -."

The queen mother stared at her closely after hearing the words, and said coldly, "Wu Ya's family handed over a sign to enter the palace today?"

Zhu breathed out and replied, "Yes."

"It's really not on the stage." The queen mother frowned again thinking of Tao Jiashi back then.After a long while, the queen mother thought about it, and asked Zhu Xi, "How is the third elder brother recently?"

Sanfujin Ulanara Minzhu is the queen's niece, and she is the most dignified and respectful person, but at her age, she is a bit rigid, so Hongshi has always disliked this Difujin.In the past, when the empress was oppressing her, Hongshi was quite peaceful, and rarely went to other concubines' rooms.But when the empress completely lost power, Hong Shi made a fuss that almost turned elder brother's world upside down: he ignored and scolded Fujin;Yongzheng was so angry that his brain ached, so he simply put him in confinement, and wanted to kill the concubine.Unexpectedly, the concubine's room was pregnant, and the third elder brother escaped from confinement and knelt at Yongzheng's feet, begging so hard that Yongzheng had no choice but to pinch his brows and admit it.

As for Luo Shi, Yongzheng would not directly confer the title of side Fujin as the third elder brother wished, but would just be promoted to "Gege" as usual.Fortunately, the third elder brother also knew that he was wrong, and after hearing the news, he went back to continue the confinement.Only after this incident, the relationship between the Ulanara clan and the third elder brother once dropped to freezing point.

Seeing the hesitation on Zhu Xi's face, the queen mother understood that the third elder brother could not support the wall with mud, and the queen mother was helpless.After a pause, she thought of the queen in Changchun Yuanzhong again, the queen mother closed her eyes slightly, and said calmly, "Are concubine Xiang and Nian's ready?"

Without waiting for Zhu Xi to reply, the Empress Dowager said again in a deep voice, "Concubine Xiang betrayed the master twice before and after, such a scheming person, the Ai family naturally couldn't keep her. As for the Nian family, the Ai family thought she had learned a lesson, so they just let her go." Take it easy." The Empress Dowager's eyes were sharp, "The Empress has really come out with everything this time."

At this point, a little palace maid came in and said respectfully, "Empress Dowager, Young Master Gong brought Seventh Elder Brother to pay my respects."

The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed when she heard the words, and said to Zhu Xi, "Look, this is a smart man."

*

Concubine Xiang was so full of ambition after defeating the queen, she still looked forward to the will of being promoted to the throne, but unfortunately, she would never be able to wait.

The queen mother delayed for two months, and in the golden autumn of September, the concubine Xiang fell ill and died.As Baochai thought, the Empress Dowager vented her anger on Concubine Xiang and Concubine Nian. In the whole incident, she not only got rid of the mountain of Empress, but also left it intact.In the future, the queen mother will be suspicious, and the queen mother will not say anything because of the seventh elder brother, after all, the queen is hopeless.

As for Concubine Xin's pregnancy due to drugs, Yongzheng suppressed it by means. After all, there are not a few concubines in the harem who use drugs to conceive.Moreover, there were frequent accidents in the palace during this period. In order to stabilize the harem, Yongzheng only secretly cleared up the servants in Chuxiu Palace and then gave up.

Changchun Palace

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