Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Just after leaving An Lingrong's body and identity, Jiang Xinxin met Jingpin Feng Ruozhao.

The other party did not want to raise Zhen Huan's daughter Princess Longyue, and wanted a child of his own.

Jiang Xinxin was so angry that she laughed, especially when she opened her eyes and saw the fat orange boy coming to Xianfu Palace, she laughed even more.

It’s fine to have a child, who cares?

She felt that a child born by Da Pangju would surely be loved to the core by Da Pangju. If the other party was the child of Queen Chunyuan and Da Pangju, then wouldn't he be able to secure the position of crown prince as soon as he was born!

At night, after exercising alone, Fat Ju finally dreamed of his beloved Queen Chunyuan. In the dream, his beloved Queen Chunyuan told him that they were about to have a child, and the biological mother she chose for the child was Concubine Jing Feng Ruozhao, because although she looked weak in temperament, she was very kind and had never hurt anyone.

Da Pangju had a heart-to-heart talk with his beloved wife in his dream. When he woke up, he saw Jingpin sleeping soundly. He immediately thought that perhaps his beloved wife Wanwan’s choice was correct. Although Jingpin failed to help him balance Concubine Hua, she was indeed a clean person and a rare virtuous person in the harem.

After that, Big Fat Ju unexpectedly, contrary to his usual behavior, stayed in Xianfu Palace for six consecutive days. It was not until the newly selected concubines began to enter the palace one after another that Big Fat Ju finally threw himself into the various affairs of the previous dynasty again.

Of course, Feng Ruozhao was immediately retaliated by Concubine Hua, but Concubine Hua only had a few tricks to torture people. She immediately asked Songzhi to ask Feng Ruozhao to help copy scriptures and pray for the empress dowager. Unexpectedly, the emperor immediately remembered the Huanyi incense in the Yikun Palace that was added with excessive musk, and sent Feng Ruozhao to Shoukang Palace using the empress dowager as an excuse.

Although the empress dowager was puzzled as to why the emperor suddenly treated Feng Ruozhao differently, she also acknowledged that Feng Ruozhao was law-abiding, especially since Feng Ruozhao was no longer able to have children and it was impossible for him to be with Concubine Hua, and he posed no threat to the empress. So even though she was more optimistic about the newcomer Shen Meizhuang, she was very welcome when the emperor pushed Feng Ruozhao over.

When Concubine Hua couldn't get Feng Ruozhao to pay her any attention, she took it out on Shen Meizhuang in Xianfu Palace. However, Shen Meizhuang had a mental problem. She had just entered the palace and without asking for permission, she went to Suiyuxuan to visit Zhen Huan's maid as a noble lady. Concubine Hua used this matter to make Feng Ruozhao lose face in the harem, so of course Feng Ruozhao followed everyone's wishes and let Shen Meizhuang go.

Afterwards, the Emperor raised Shen Meizhuang to oppose Concubine Hua. Shen Meizhuang once again thought that she was the one who took the lead. She was called by Concubine Hua to copy the account books in Yikun Palace every day, but she had no intention of compromising.

Zhen Huan, who had already pretended to be sick to avoid favor, saw that the situation was not good and dared not show up even more.

The emperor had been trying hard with Feng Ruozhao for almost three months but had not seen any results. He thought that his beloved wife Chunyuan was unaware that Feng Ruozhao's body was harmed by the Huanyixiang he had taken in the palace. As a result, on New Year's Eve, the imperial physician diagnosed him with pregnancy!

The emperor, who had just experienced the Yime Garden, had not been happy for long before he heard about this absurd incident. Feng Ruozhao, who had just been lying on the bed in the main hall of Xianfu Palace, bit the corner of the quilt and almost laughed to death.

The emperor was doubting his life. The romantic moment in Plum Garden had long been forgotten. The imperial physician was also facing the darkest moment of his life. The emperor even started to have morning sickness after the first day of the Lunar New Year!

Even though there was indeed a child in her belly, and this child was the fruit of the love between the emperor and his beloved wife Chunyuan, the emperor still ordered the imperial physician to abort the child as soon as possible, and even mobilized all the sticking rods at the same time to monitor the entire harem and the front court.

Feng Ruozhao just found it funny. He secretly spied on the emperor's ugly appearance, felt secretly happy, and pretended to be clueless and acted as usual.

After February, the weather gradually warmed up, and various flowers bloomed in the imperial garden. Feng Ruozhao was unexpectedly diagnosed with pregnancy, and she was more than four months pregnant!

The Queen pretended to be concerned about Feng Ruozhao in front of others, but then she had a headache and didn't dare to call the imperial physician. She insisted that Jianqiu get rid of the baby in Feng Ruozhao's belly.

Concubine Hua couldn't even force a smile. She went back and ate a plate of pickles, which choked her and made her feel sick. She still cried and said that she was pregnant.

Songzhi was worried that Concubine Hua was in a state of mental disorder, so she turned around and mentioned Concubine Duan. Concubine Duan was whipped again and had a high fever at night. Unfortunately, because of Concubine Hua, the imperial physician could not be summoned. She could only take some not-quite-suitable medicines that had been left over from earlier to try to get through it.

The others were very jealous. The brainless Shen Meizhuang even thought of asking Feng Ruozhao for advice. Zhen Huan's plan to get to the bottom of the matter was delayed because Su Peisheng was replaced by the emperor, and the current chief steward was a man named Gao Wuyong.

After three months, the emperor was finally mentally prepared. Feng Ruozhao also received several setbacks, and all the servants around him were replaced by the emperor's confidants. The empress had tried to take action, but was stopped by the emperor. For Chunyuan's sake, the emperor did not punish the empress for the time being, but he had gradually lost trust in her.

The empress dowager originally had no intention of doing anything to Feng Ruozhao. She just wanted to figure out why Feng Ruozhao had suddenly risen to prominence, but she didn't expect that she still violated the emperor's taboo. The upset emperor no longer had time to think about the motherly love from the empress dowager. The bastard in her belly had already occupied all the rest of his mind.

In the previous dynasty, even Nian Gengyao didn't dare to jump too much. If he jumped up and down when the emperor was obviously in a bad mood, wouldn't that be stupid?

The emperor immediately took a few people from the harem to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat. The empress and Concubine Hua checked and balanced each other, so they followed. Feng Ruozhao, as a "pregnant woman", was lucky enough to ride with the emperor. Then there was Shen Meizhuang, who finally officially gained power in the harem, and Lipin, who was brought by Concubine Hua herself. No one else had the chance to go to the Old Summer Palace.

When the Queen was leaving the palace, she was warned again by the Empress Dowager. Although the Queen did not want to listen at all, she was confined to the Old Summer Palace by the Emperor in the name of recuperation. All the people who remained in the palace were secretly sent to the Ministry of Punishment. After receiving the news from the Empress Dowager, the Queen did not dare to move at all.

Hua Fei seemed to be the only one in power, but the emperor directly demoted Nian Gengyao to guard the city gate. Hua Fei was tied up by her natal family affairs and didn't care about the competition for favor in the harem. She just wanted to rush to the emperor, but she was implicated by Nian Gengyao in name only and was confined to the palace along with the empress.

Then Shen Meizhuang, the only noble who could move freely and was in charge of the affairs of the harem, passively stepped forward. She thought of her good sister Zhen Huan, who had never been seen in the palace. After she was faked pregnant by Concubine Hua and the Queen, she mentioned her good sister Zhen Huan in front of the Emperor.

However, the emperor had no patience for anyone because the baby in his belly was growing bigger and he was feeling more and more uncomfortable and embarrassed. So after Shen Meizhuang was stripped of her palace power, Zhen Huan was also implicated and demoted to a concubine and confined to Shuyuxuan.

Even though Shen Meizhuang and the child in her belly were very important, they were still far away from Sui Yu Xuan because they were in the Old Summer Palace. Zhen Huan's life took a sharp turn for the worse, and rotten vegetable leaves were soon delivered to her. Huanbi felt wronged and immediately complained that Zhen Huan should not have pretended to be sick to avoid favor. Zhen Huan was embarrassed and although she reprimanded Huanbi, she began to doubt her original decision.

In August, the emperor's health became increasingly unwell, and his due date was getting closer, so Feng Ruozhao was taken by the emperor to live in the rear hall of Wanfang Wanhe, eating and living with the emperor.

Having a man giving birth to a child for him, Feng Ruozhao was unusually gentle and considerate. Although the emperor disliked Feng Ruozhao as not as good as his beloved wife Chunyuan, compared with other people, Feng Ruozhao was of course different. So at the end of August, the emperor personally gave birth to the fruit of his love with his beloved wife Wanwan. As soon as the prince was born, the emperor named him Honghao, and promoted Feng Ruozhao to noble concubine, and changed her title to Xian.

The Sixth Prince has been brought up by the Emperor since he was born. Not only was his adopted mother Feng Ruozhao promoted to Consort Xian, but the Feng family was also promoted from the Han Army Banner to the Manchu Army's Bordered Yellow Banner. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the Sixth Prince would be the future crown prince.

The Queen wanted to stop it, but the Emperor had already discovered what she had done, especially the harm she had done to Chunyuan and the second prince born to Chunyuan. The Emperor could never forgive her. She was able to save her life only because of Chunyuan's last words before her death, and because the Queen Mother constantly emphasized the so-called glory of the Ulanara family, she did not lose her position as Queen. However, she had already started to fall ill, and she wailed in pain until the end of Honghao's first birthday, and finally came to the end of her life.

As for Concubine Hua, she was under pressure from Feng Ruozhao, the only imperial concubine, and even though she had the support of Nian Gengyao in the previous dynasty, she was defeated very quickly. When Shen Meizhuang's fake pregnancy was exposed, the emperor simply used it as an excuse to demote Concubine Hua to Nianpin and confine her to Yikun Palace. Shen Meizhuang, the victim, did not receive the emperor's favor either. The emperor even held the Shen family accountable for her stupidity, making it difficult for the Shen family's daughters to get married.

When Honghao turned one year old, it was apparent that he looked like a mixture of Empress Chunyuan, Feng Ruozhao, and the emperor. As a result, Feng Ruozhao's position became more and more stable, and all power in the palace was concentrated in her hands. However, she was too lazy to take care of it, and left it to the people assigned by the emperor to take charge. As a result, the empress dowager was very satisfied, and the emperor was also very satisfied.

So Feng Ruozhao was soon promoted to Imperial Noble Consort.

Because the emperor had his beloved son Honghao, he simply forgot about all his other sons like the eldest son. If Concubine Qi had not risked her dignity to rush to the imperial court to remind the emperor that the third prince Hongshi was over 20 years old, the emperor probably would not have thought of finding a wife for this son who was only growing taller.

In the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign, the second selection of concubines was held in the harem, but the emperor said from the beginning that no one would be admitted to the harem and only the third prince Hongshi and the princes of the royal family who were of the right age would be considered. Feng Ruozhao pressured the emperor to grant Noble Lady Fucha's cousin as his principal wife to Prince Guo, and also granted Meng Jingxian, the only princess of Duke Meng's mansion, as his concubine. From then on, Prince Guo was cut off from entering the palace at will.

Although Zhen Huan and Yun Li had some contact, they were unable to develop a deeper friendship. After the Empress Dowager's funeral, except for Concubine Qi and Concubine Duan, everyone else in the harem was promoted to a higher level. Concubine Nian was promoted to Concubine Hua again, but she had seen clearly the situation in the harem and the fact that the emperor's feelings for her had faded. After being upset, she accepted it calmly, and died of depression within two years. Before she died, she took the sick Concubine Duan with her.

Later, the emperor became ill due to overwork, and died in the 13th year of Yongzheng's reign. The sixth prince Honghao ascended the throne in the presence of clan members and important officials of the court. Feng Ruozhao, his biological mother, was told by Dapangju that if she became the empress dowager, she could not be buried with him. Feng Ruozhao happily chose the position of empress dowager, and after her death, she was buried in a separate place in Xiling with the ceremony of empress dowager, without disturbing Dapangju and his Chunyuan.

As for Yixiu, after the empress dowager passed away, Dapangju seized her position as queen and finally buried her in the concubine's tomb with the ceremony of a noble concubine, becoming a neighbor of Concubine Qi, Concubine Duan, and Nian Shilan, who was posthumously named Imperial Noble Concubine Dunsu.