Yongzheng period

Cao Guiren persuaded him to take some action, and Yongzheng sent Su Peisheng to sit in the town in person, and the queen had no choice but to let go and pay attention to Concubine Qi and He Changzai.

After Concubine Duan started the palace affairs, a large number of palace people were replaced, and the palaces were busy pulling out nails and installing nails, and the harem became more peaceful for a while.

*

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Yongzheng carefully read the secret document reported by the sticky pole, his expression was indistinguishable.

After summarizing the news and reading the content, Xia Yi lowered her eyes and knelt down, knowing that the queen was about to be in trouble.

'...The queen used the third elder brother as a lure...to instigate Concubine Qi to join Chang Zai He's...'

'A few days ago, Concubine Qi and He Chang had a secret talk in Yanxi Palace'

"Yikun's palace maid Chun'er has been found to be the queen's manpower"

"Aunt Jianqiu, who is in charge of the Kunning Palace, bribes the third elder brother and mother..."

"Poisonous woman!" Yongzheng was furious, and directly threw the booklet in his hand on the ground, "I thought she would change! But I don't want to be so vicious!"

The more Yongzheng thought about it, the more angry he was, walking up and down the hall, "What a mother of the Qing Dynasty! What a queen of the Ulanara family!"

The secret renditions are not limited to recent events. After the death of the elder brother, all the dirty things in Yongzheng's backyard were written by the queen-she even drove a pregnant concubine crazy.

The queen's numerous crimes can be described as too numerous to write down and unsightly.

"The empress is immoral, will the emperor send slaves—"

"No need." Yongzheng calmed down, his face darkened, "The people who installed Kunning Palace, Changchun Palace and Yanxi Palace don't need to move, and act according to Li Shi and He Shi's plan - I have my own arrangements."

"Yes"

At this time, Yongzheng's heart was full of complicated emotions. In his previous life, he was a somewhat indecisive person.He sympathizes with the inhuman experience of the Queen and Concubine Duan, but he can't tolerate the cruel methods of the Queen, and he is also afraid of Concubine Duan's scheming to hide from the world for many years; Too domineering character.

Now it seems that the emperor should be the best ruthless.

It is inevitable for the queen and concubine Hua to be in check, while the concubine and concubine are natural enemies.Yongzheng was silent in his heart, he could use Concubine Qi to suppress the Empress and Empress Dowager's power, but he couldn't let the Empress step down early - at least not when the Nian family was so prosperous.

*

In the blink of an eye, it was midsummer in June, and the city of Beijing became a furnace.Fortunately, the Yuanmingyuan had been repaired, and Yongzheng had already prepared to take the concubines and the queen mother from the harem to the palace to escape the summer heat.He had to keep his filial piety for Kangxi for three years without drafting, and there were only a dozen concubines in the harem and all of them were old people from the mansion, which also showed that he was a nostalgic emperor, and he was not lacking in consolation.

The Old Summer Palace is located in the northwest suburb of Beijing, adjacent to the Summer Palace, and consists of three gardens: Yuanming, Changchun and Wanchun.The Empress Dowager was happy and lived in the 'Anyou Palace'; the Queen brought Fang and nobleman to live in the 'Changchun Immortal Pavilion'; the Concubine Hua wanted to take care of Cao Guiren's fetus, so they lived in the 'Xinghuachun Pavilion' together, and Xinghua also had many children Wonderful idea; Concubine Qi took He Changzai and Meng Changzai to choose "Louyun Kaiyue"; Concubine Duan lived in "Bitong Academy" with Concubine Jing and Concubine Xin; Concubine Yu brought Hao Guiren and Yi Changzai to live in 'Tong Paradise'; Xue Guiren and Wang Chang are in Zhuangbei Yuanshan Village'; Ruan Yingying and Wei Yingying live in 'Shuimu Mingse'.

The Yuanmingyuan is full of greenery and coolness, which greatly drives away the heat of midsummer.In midsummer, ice basins are placed in all the halls, and the concubines at all levels are clearly assigned, and the residences of the empress dowager, empress and concubine Hua have the most ice cubes.Yongzheng thought that Concubine Hua also had Cao Guiren, a pregnant woman, and Concubine Duan who was not well-behaved. Yongzheng specially ordered the manager of Yuanmingyuan to set aside more ice for Concubine Hua and Concubine Duan.

In order to win over the nobleman Fang, the queen made great efforts to win her over, but she never imagined that this nobleman would cause trouble within three days.

It is related to Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Xue. Mrs. Fang's boudoir name is Ye Fangchun, the Han army has a blue flag, and the fourth-rank salt transport envoy Si Yuntong is the daughter of Ye Shang; Mrs. Xue's boudoir name is Xue Zitao. The daughter of Xue Wen.

Both of them were "gege" when they were in the vassal mansion. Ye Shi was more favored than Xue Shi, but Xue Shi was the first to conceive.Later, Guiren Xue had an unexplained miscarriage, and Guiren Fang was a little suspicious, but because he was favored in the end, the matter was left alone, and the two formed a grudge.

Lady Fang is valued by the queen, and she is favored, so she doesn't take her other low-ranking concubines seriously.

The two met on a narrow road at the "Pinghu Qiuyue", and Fang Guiren naturally ridiculed Xue Guiren in every possible way. Xue Guiren couldn't bear the humiliation and retorted, but Fang Guiren directly pushed him into the water.If Xue Guiren's court lady was not smart enough to run away and call the eunuchs and guards, Xue Guiren would have drowned in the lake.

Yongzheng was already holding back his anger, and the two of them collided with each other.

Noble Fang removed her title and sent her back to the palace together with Noble Xue. The Empress was busy with the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, so she only asked the servants to take good care of this matter and there was no further comment.Concubine Hua took the opportunity to make trouble, severely embarrassing the queen.

Until the family banquet, Yongzheng perfectly played the family's poisonous tongue and mouth skills that Kangxi taught Kowloon back then. Except for concubines Yu, Xin Changzai and Yi Changzai did not do well, the queen and three concubines were reprimanded; Hao Guiren, Wang Changzai and the two agreed to punish him for copying Buddhist scriptures—that's when Yongzheng felt much relieved.

【Seven】

In late June, Yongzheng ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to hold a family banquet for the Dragon Boat Festival at the 'Penglai Yaotai'. All the brothers, except Yinzhen, who was sent out on business, and the rest from the third Yinzhi to the seventeenth, all came to the banquet to celebrate the festival. , even the old sixteen who had been adopted as 'Prince Zhuang' came as promised.

Seeing the brothers in the first row, now that the government has been stabilized by three pillars, and there are regulations for changing the plan, Yongzheng is also very happy in his heart.

The queen saw the expression on his face, and said with a smile, "Today I have three joys, and my concubine will offer a cup to the emperor first."

"Oh?" Yongzheng was very interested, "I don't know which three things the queen wants to respect me?"

"Yan Huan during the festive season, this is one," the queen looked at the princes below, "Brothers and brothers are respectful, brothers are of the same heart, this is two," the queen raised her glass again to signal Cao Gui, "this third is the icing on the cake" , Jia’er’s birthday is coming, shouldn’t the concubine offer a toast to the emperor?”

"Then I will pay back a cup to the Queen," Yongzheng said in a flat tone, "The Queen has been 'working hard' recently."

The queen was a little flattered when she heard the words, she drank a glass and said, "It's just a matter of my duty."

"Why does the emperor only look at the achievements of the empress and forget about the concubines?" Concubine Hua laughed.

"I can't forget your contribution," Yongzheng smiled, "You helped me take care of Cao Guiren's womb, you are of course meritorious—I remember that Cao Guiren's womb was nearly seven months old. Diagnosed male and female?"

"Yes," Cao Guiren replied, "the imperial doctor said that the concubine's body is too weak and her pulse is calm and weak, so it is difficult to diagnose."

"I see that you don't look very well now, but are you in good health?" The queen looked concerned.

Cao Guiren reluctantly said, "My concubine's morning sickness suddenly worsened recently, presumably it's because the palace is too stuffy today, so my concubine feels unwell."

"Cao Guiren's body is really delicate," Concubine Qi gloated, "It's been nearly seven months and she has developed this state. This Yikun Palace's imperial physician is really outrageous."

"Hmph, Concubine Qi, you were quite strong back then," Concubine Hua sneered, "Unfortunately—"

"Okay, what's the point of making noise in front of the emperor," the queen looked down majestically, and then said to Cao Guiren, "Since that's the case, you should go back and rest first, the emperor's heir is important."

Yongzheng also said, "The queen said very well, don't force it."

"Yes." Cao Guiren breathed a sigh of relief, "The concubine is retiring."

Seeing Cao Guiren receding from the side, Yongzheng gave Su Peisheng a look, "Let's start singing and dancing."

It was only after walking out of the palace gate that Cao Qinmo felt the nausea in his chest subside.

"Master, I don't have morning sickness often, but recently I feel dizzy and uncomfortable frequently. Is there something wrong?" Yinxiu supported her, with a worried expression on his face.

"I guessed that way too," Cao Qinmo said with a weak expression, "Yikun Palace has been rectified like an iron bucket, so who can go beyond Concubine Hua and attack me? I think I was overthinking."

Before she finished speaking, Cao Qinmo felt her foot slipping when she walked to the stone steps. She grabbed the sleeve of the voice with one hand and protected her abdomen with the other hand, and she fell down like this!

"what!"

"Little Master!"

Seeing that the master and servant were about to suffer, Xiao Xiazi, who was waiting by the side, hurriedly took two young eunuchs to make a pad.

The banquet in the hall was just in time, and Su Peisheng came in a hurry, "Your Majesty, Mr. Cao just fell on the stone steps of the hall gate, and he has already been sent to the apse."

Concubine Qi blurted out, "What about the heir?!"

The atmosphere in the hall turned cold for an instant, and the queen scolded Concubine Qi for being useless in her heart when she heard the words - in such a hurry, I was afraid that others would not think you were suspicious!

Concubine Hua smiled but did not smile, "I don't know when Concubine Qi and Cao Guiren became so friendly--so concerned about Cao Guiren."

Concubine Qi hesitated, "The concubine also cares about the emperor's heir..."

Su Peisheng lowered his brow even more pleasing to the eye, "I heard from the imperial doctor that Cao Xiaozhu just lost his fetal gas, thanks to Xiaoxiazi who led people by to protect the young master, so there is no serious problem."

Yongzheng looked at Concubine Qi with a half-smile, "Concubine Qi, you can feel at ease now."

No matter how dull people are now, they can feel that something is wrong. Yin Si, who has always been good at observing words and expressions, took the lead and said, "Since the emperor has a private matter, the ministers will step down first."

"That's good." Yongzheng nodded slightly, and then glanced at the concubines, "Your Majesty, let's go back—Why stay here."

He looked maliciously at the concubine He Changzai who were frozen in place, and his tone became calmer, "I heard that He Changzaiyuan had a good relationship with Cao Guiren—it's time to visit."

*

The way to the apse was not long, but Concubine Qi was so startled by Yongzheng's single-pointed action of He's that she almost swayed all the way.The respected concubine at the back hurriedly stepped forward to support Concubine Qi, thoughtfully, "Concubine Qi, be careful."

The queen really couldn't understand her useless appearance, she saw