When the news of abdication came out, the situation outside the palace was fine, but there was an uproar in the harem.

As I said, Emperor Yongzheng was not really old and was in good health. It was really beyond their expectations that he abdicated so early!

However, they have all seen clearly over the years that the next crown prince would be none other than Prince Zhao, and now they just lament that the current emperor abdicated too early, but they have no objection to the selection of the crown prince.

Of course, they did not dare to say anything. After all, their children and grandchildren would live under the rule of Prince Zhao in the future. When the current prince passed away one day, they wanted to leave the palace smoothly and live out their old age in their biological son's house!

As for the Empress who was deliberately kept in the dark by Emperor Yongzheng, she only realized it now, "I said that the Emperor must have been doing something in private. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs didn't say anything, the traces were not completely cleared. I thought that the Emperor might have deliberately explained it, so I didn't ask. Now I know that it was a matter of abdication! Well, well, my Honghui has finally become the master of the Qing Dynasty. My life is complete."

Jian Qiu stood by and flattered him non-stop: "Our prince has always been favored, and it is only a matter of time before he ascends the throne. You will be the most honorable person in the Qing Dynasty in the future. Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, you are the only one who has witnessed both the Holy Mother Empress Dowager and the Mother Empress Dowager. Congratulations, Your Majesty."

"Alright, we are getting too far ahead of ourselves. After the abdication ceremony, I will be the Empress Dowager. As for the Empress Dowager, I only hope that this day will be as late as possible. The Emperor will surely live a long life!"

"I deserve to die. I spoke out of turn. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

The Queen was in a good mood today and didn't argue with her, "Get up, don't do it again! I know you are happy for me, but you have to think clearly about what you can and cannot say!

Even if I am the Empress, Empress Dowager, or even the Empress Dowager in the future, I cannot be too presumptuous. The Emperor does not mind, Honghui is filial, and I cannot hurt the feelings of the father and son."

After the lecture, he gave an order: "Give the orders to clean up the Ningshou Palace, Shoukang Palace and Cining Palace as soon as possible. When the new emperor's concubines enter the palace, each palace must be vacated." Although there are only a few people in Honghui's backyard, and each person can vacate more than half of the palace, they still have to move out to avoid suspicion!

The queen thought for a moment and added, "Put the luggage in order first. Fu Cha will most likely be placed in Chengqian Palace. The other palaces are not suitable."

Jianqiu agreed to everything and went to make the arrangements without saying anything more.

Five days later, Prince Zhao Honghui moved into the Qianqing Palace, while Emperor Yongzheng remained in the Yangxin Palace.

After working non-stop for more than ten days, the Ministry of Rites finally prepared the abdication ceremony by the end of August. But this is obviously not the time to relax. After the abdication ceremony, the new emperor's harem, the empress dowager's palace, and all the kings will have to perform the enthronement ceremony. It is obvious that there will be no peace this year.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites all looked bright and cheerful, and their every move was a role model for everyone else. But in fact, their eyes were blank, and deep down, no one knew what frustrating things they were thinking about!

There is no need to say much about the abdication ceremony that followed. It was still the same procedure. It had been done once before fifteen years ago, so just follow the old routine.

After that, the emperor and empress were enthroned. Most of the concubines in the emperor's harem were promoted to a higher level, except for a few whose positions were too high and Zhen Huan, who was remembered by the emperor.

Fu Cha Huimin was naturally canonized as the queen, and the palace she lived in was Chengqian Palace. She was scheduled to enter the palace in half a month to arrange all the affairs of the harem. The other concubines had too much time to go!

None of the new monarch's sons were granted titles, but many of his brothers received rewards, most of whom were made princes. As for whether they could become princes, it depended on their own abilities.

As shouts of "Long live the emperor" resounded through the sky, the new emperor officially ascended the throne.

In October, sacrifices were offered to the Great God Temple and the Great Millet, and an imperial edict was issued to the whole country.

It was not until early November that the new emperor's harem was canonized. The four princesses were all treated equally and only got the position of concubine, namely Changpin, Yipin, Shupin and Wenpin. Their status was determined according to the order of entering the palace, and there was no distinction between favored and unfavored.

Unexpectedly, this imperial edict opened the eyes of the previous dynasty and the harem of the retired emperor. They all suspected that they might have heard it wrong, otherwise how could they hear such absurd words?

"Xinjun doesn't like money, women, calligraphy and paintings, and even less antiques. What's the point of living in this world?"

"I heard that the new emperor treated everyone equally when he was in the palace, and he still does the same now that he has entered the palace. I wonder if he will make an exception if he meets a young and beautiful woman in the future? These ladies don't look that pretty!"

"Fortunately, the retired emperor is not as stingy as the new emperor. Each of these four people has two or three princes and princesses. In the end, they can only be concubines. Tsk, tsk, tsk, the queen is not favored at all."

But no matter what the world said, the four concubines all readily accepted this humiliation that was considered humiliating by others. It was because they valued a stable life more than favor. After all, they all had ordinary looks. Even the beautiful concubines from small families could not show off in the harem of the retired emperor, so how could they compete with the beautiful women in the world?

The Queen couldn't stand it and once pleaded for mercy, but Honghui had his own considerations and rejected her plea, "First make them concubines, and then we can talk about the title of consort in a few years. They are not yet able to bear the responsibility of the title of consort."

"That……"

"Let Madam teach you well for a few years first, so that she can at least help you with the affairs. Otherwise, if you are the only one to worry about this huge harem, I am afraid that you will be exhausted!"

The queen nodded: "Yes, the palace is not like the mansion. There are so many twists and turns. I haven't slept well in the past two months. With the help of a few sisters, I can feel more at ease." She really thought so, and she was not afraid of becoming spoiled by her favor, nor was she afraid of someone taking advantage of her control of the palace to do something bad, because she couldn't get past the emperor!

Honghui stroked her hand comfortingly: "I don't plan to select new people into the harem in the future. Just you guys will do. You will have to deal with each other for half your life. It's better to take this opportunity to see each other clearly!"

"How can that be possible? Continuing the lineage of descendants is a great responsibility of the royal family. Not to mention that I will not agree, the Royal Father and the Royal Mother will definitely not agree..."

"I already have many children and grandchildren, which is enough. If I have too many, they will start to fight with each other... Don't mention this matter, I can do it myself." I have already broken the rule once, so there is no need to worry about not breaking it again!

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