This time, the original person did not frame her. Concubine Fang still failed to keep the child because she offended Concubine Hua.

If Nian Gengyao of the previous dynasty had not held military power, and if Concubine Hua had not been in charge of the selection of candidates, how could Yongzheng have tolerated such a serious crime as causing Concubine Fang to lose her child, without even verbally reprimanding her?

Yongzheng's indulgence led to Nian Shilan becoming more and more arrogant and domineering in the future. He would beat to death any new concubines selected into the palace.

On the day of the selection, the beauties under the Manchu Army Flag lined up in front, while the beauties under the Han Army Flag had to wait until the beauties under the Manchu Army Flag lined up in a long queue and entered the selection palace wall before the beauties under the Han Army Flag could line up behind the Manchu Army Flag.

The concubines had been screened before they met the emperor, and only those with distinguished family backgrounds and good looks were left. There were six people in each round, and they were selected personally by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

Yongzheng took into account the internal balance of the three banners of Manchu, Mongolian and Han, and selected a noble person from each of the three banners.

After several rounds of selecting the beauties from the Manchu army, Yongzheng still couldn't find one he liked, and he kept shaking his head as he looked at them.

The empress dowager couldn't stand it anymore when she heard the eunuchs shouting out one after another that the daughter of a certain minister under the Manchu military flag had placed a sign and was given flowers.

Under the whispered persuasion of the Empress Dowager, Yongzheng selected Fuca, Fang, and Guwalgiya from the Manchu military flag, and a Borjigit from the Mongolian military flag. A total of four beautiful girls were selected from the Manchu and Mongolian families to enter the harem.

Yongzheng originally planned to select more beautiful Han women to enter the harem. It just so happened that the Han women were good-looking and their looks were above Yongzheng's aesthetic standards.

Yongzheng sat at the top, watching a group of vulgar beauties being brushed off in batches, feeling impatient. However, when he heard the eunuchs singing about the entry of beautiful girls with the flag of Xuanhan Army, he suddenly perked up.

The Manchus and Mongols selected four beauties. Taking into consideration the internal balance among the three banners of Manchu, Mongolian and Han, Yongzheng could only select four beauties from the Han banner at most.

There is only one daughter of the Shen family in the Han Army Banner who must be taken into the harem, and there are three vacancies for her to choose according to her own preferences.

The eunuch who sang: "An Lingrong, Yi Bingqing, Jiang Rulin, Dai Ying, Liu Lianzi, and Qi Siqin are summoned to present their opinions."

Cheng Qiangong

Jianqiu: "My queen, Xiaoxiazi just sent a message that the selection of beauties from the Manchu and Mongolian flags has been completed. There are four beauties from the Manchu and Mongolian flags, the Borjigit clan from the Mongolian flag, and the Fucha clan, Fang clan, and Guarjia clan from the Manchu flag."

Yixiu listened to Jianqiu's report calmly.

Unlike in the original drama where Guaerjia Wenyuan was unable to participate in the general election due to illness, this time Guaerjia Wenyuan not only participated in the general election but was also selected.

In the play, it was the original Yixiu who praised Guaerjia Wenyuan and spoke well of her in front of the emperor, so the emperor made a special exception and conferred the title of noble lady on Guaerjia Wenyuan.

The queen bought a good one and won over Guaerjia Wenyuan. As soon as Guaerjia entered the palace, she secretly sided with the queen.

I just don’t know what position the emperor will give me this time.

The Fucha family was more useful than her mother's family from the Guwaljia clan in the previous dynasty. Yongzheng would probably give the title of noble lady to the Fucha clan in the Manchu military flag.

Seeing that Jianqiu didn't continue, Yixiu motioned for her to continue.

Jianqiu understood and continued to report on the audition.

"We also received a letter from Huichun, saying that there are quite a few outstanding beauties among the Han army banners."

Yixiu raised her chin slightly: "We Han people are naturally good-looking..."

The cat was already out of the bag. Yixiu noticed that Jianqiu's expression changed slightly. She looked at her with suspicion, as if she wanted to see something from her face.

She had no guilt at all and coughed lightly: "Jianqiu, don't look at me with such suspicion. After so many generations, who can guarantee that there is pure Manchu blood flowing in their bodies? Maybe the ancestors of the Ulanara family have merged with the Han people. It's not wrong for me to call myself Han."

She is a pure Han Chinese, but now she is just claiming the identity of a Manchu. Many people who call themselves Manchus are actually of pure Han descent.

The Han people are hardworking and intelligent. When the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, some Han people learned Manchu language and culture in order to survive. They entered the court as officials under the identity of Manchus. Some of them disguised themselves well and no one discovered their Han identity for many generations.

Jianqiu was greatly shocked, but also felt that what the queen said made sense.

Jian Qiu: "From now on, Madam, please control your mouth and don't call yourself a Han Chinese in front of the Emperor."

Manchu, Mongolian and Han. Although the emperor expressed his liking for Han culture and valued the Han people, he was still wary of the Han people. The status of the Han people in the Qing Dynasty was not high and they were ranked last. Even the princes born to Han concubines had no possibility of inheriting the throne from birth.

Yixiu nodded: "I understand."

In history, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, although the Manchus’ identity cards still had the word “Manchu” written on them, they had still been assimilated into the Han culture.

Mr. Kangxi was half Han Chinese. His fourth uncle, Yongzheng, was his biological son and naturally also had Han Chinese blood. Kangxi spent a huge amount of money and made six trips to the south of the Yangtze River, partly because he had a strong interest in the culture and life of the south of the Yangtze River, and also to promote the integration of Manchus and Han people.

Although Yixiu was a Han Chinese, she did not actually hate the Manchus. She just hated the fact that the Qing emperor was more defensive against the Han Chinese than against foreigners. The royal family and nobles were allowed to learn foreign languages, but the Han Chinese were not given the opportunity to come into contact with them. The country was closed to the outside world, and the Han Chinese were not allowed to own some tools or learn any technology, for fear that the Han Chinese would learn it and use it to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.

During the Qianlong period, there was also a literary inquisition, which attempted to restrain the Han people ideologically and thus consolidate his ruling position. Many ancient books and classics passed down by ancestors were destroyed.

In the late Qing Dynasty, foreigners blasted open the country's borders with cannons, causing the Chinese people to experience a century of humiliation.

Jianqiu saw the queen in a daze, wondering what she was thinking about.

Thinking that there was still news from Huichun that needed to be reported to the Empress, Jianqiu waited for the Empress to come back to her senses and continued to report what happened in the talent show.

"Your Majesty, a beautiful lady from the Han army, An, bumped into Xia and started arguing in the royal inner courtyard."

Isn't that the scene at the beginning where An Xiaoniao bumps into Sijimei and is humiliated by her?

Except for the changes that occurred when Guaerjia Wenyuan was guided by the people sent by Yixiu, the other plots remained unchanged, just like in the TV series.

Yixiu had no interest in the subsequent talent shows, so she waved her hand and said, "Just send someone to keep an eye on it. There's no need to report anything after the talent shows."

After sitting in the chair for most of the day without any memorials in his hands, Yongzheng was really a little restless.

"Keep your head up."

As soon as Yongzheng finished speaking, Zhen Huan looked up, but she did not dare to look him directly in the eye.

When Yongzheng saw the beautiful girl's appearance, his pupils trembled slightly and his expression gradually became solemn. Is this a coincidence?

Who sent a beautiful girl who looks 80% like the queen, and what was the purpose?

Ulanara Rouze did not die early as in the TV series. She lived as the white moonlight in Yongzheng's heart and became the empress. From her position in the palace to the queen who was the master of the six palaces, she did many things that disgusted Yongzheng.

She secretly harmed his offspring, and her pregnancy was not good enough. She had not given Yongzheng a legitimate son. As time went by, her face gradually aged...

Now Yongzheng is very annoyed with Ulanara Rouze, and for the sake of the empress dowager's face, he will rest in the Queen's palace on the fifteenth day.

When he saw Zhen Huan, who looked 80% similar to Ulanara Rouze during the talent show, he started to have conspiracy theories and began to wonder if this was deliberately done by the Eighth Prince and his gang.

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