An Lingrong's Rebirth: Changing Fate from the Suiyuxuan

The reason why Yongzheng was able to ascend the throne, in addition to the imperial edict of his ancestor Kangxi, was mainly due to the support of two ministers, Longkodo and Nian Gengyao.

Even so, the princes who participated in the battle for the throne of Kowloon were not completely convinced by him.

Therefore, Yongzheng, who had just ascended the throne, was eager to stabilize the court and the country, and to balance the forces of all parties.

Faced with the war in the northwest, Yongzheng naturally chose to send Nian Gengyao to lead the army to quell the rebellion without hesitation.

Nian Gengyao's personal abilities were truly outstanding, and this was evident to everyone in the court.

Yongzheng himself was very fond of Nian Gengyao, so he was not stingy in giving him rewards at the beginning.

However, as Nian Gengyao's military achievements grew, some of his character flaws gradually became apparent.

Nian Gengyao felt that the reason why the emperor could sit firmly on the throne today was all because of his and Longkodo's support behind the scenes.

Compared with Longkodo, his younger sister Hua Fei was deeply favored by Yongzheng in the palace, and he was naturally the emperor's "brother-in-law"!

Compared with the "uncle and nephew" relationship between Longkodo and Yongzheng, it is naturally much closer.

So when he was in the capital before, whenever the emperor summoned him, Nian Gengyao was respectful in front of the emperor, but he became more and more unruly in private.

There is no wall that is impenetrable. Nian Gengyao's actions were naturally noticed by the imperial censors who were good at reporting rumors. From time to time, memorials impeaching Nian Gengyao were submitted to Yongzheng's desk.

Over time, Yongzheng's dissatisfaction with Nian Gengyao became increasingly serious.

Considering that the court was in need of people right now, he did not want to bear the "bad reputation" of abandoning the donkey after it has done its work, so he tolerated Nian Gengyao and intentionally protected many of the things that Concubine Hua did.

This time, Concubine Hua went too far.

Yongzheng also wanted to teach her a lesson, so he took advantage of the situation to first take away her power and then confined her to the palace.

But when the news of Gengyao's great victory in the northwest came, Yongzheng knew that he had to "favor" Hua Fei again!

As soon as he finished dealing with the government affairs at hand, Yongzheng went to Shoukang Palace, saying that he wanted to chat with the empress dowager, but in fact he just wanted to complain to her.

"Nian Gengyao is indeed a man of extraordinary ability in leading troops in battle..."

After listening to the emperor's complaints, the queen mother put down the nanmu rosary in her hand, lowered her eyes, and said calmly: "His Majesty the emperor needs such a person to suppress the restless kings. In my opinion, Hua Fei's house arrest should be lifted, and we will see what happens next."

"What the Empress said is true."

The emperor nodded and looked at the empress dowager at the same time, the smile on his face seemed a little unnatural.

Yongzheng came here just for this matter, and the Empress Dowager knew it very well but deliberately did not mention it, which made him a little embarrassed.

"I understand that you are the emperor. You cannot go back on your word, and you cannot change your orders every day."

The Queen Mother left the Emperor alone for a while, then said, "I will find a proper way out, and you don't have to step in."

After all, it was her own child, and the Empress Dowager knew exactly what Yongzheng was thinking.

Originally, if Nian Gengyao had not brought the good news, Yongzheng should have left Concubine Hua alone for a while.

But now that Nian Gengyao had won a victory for the court, Yongzheng naturally could not continue to keep Concubine Hua locked up, otherwise it would be embarrassing for everyone when Nian Gengyao returned to the court.

However, it had only been two days and Concubine Qi was still lying in bed unconscious. If Yongzheng released Concubine Hua easily because of this, it would inevitably cause discussion.

At this time, if the empress dowager found a suitable reason to speak, the emperor would become "filial" to the empress dowager and would be unable to refute her meaning, so he released Concubine Hua, and then everything would naturally follow.

"Thank you, Madam, for your consideration. I am really unfilial to have you worry about me!"

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Yongzheng smiled instantly, and then expressed his gratitude to the Empress Dowager.

"Never mind. I am old now. There is only so much I can do to help you. I can only do my best."

The Queen Mother shook her head and changed the subject, saying, "Emperor, I know that you should work hard to govern the country and strive to be a good king. Having said that, you should not ignore the concubines in the harem. Even though you promised me to select women and selected some women to enter the palace, you must understand the word 'balance' and not be too biased, otherwise it will be bad..."

"What the Empress said is true. My son will follow her teachings."

Yongzheng understood that the Empress Dowager wanted him to treat the concubines in the harem equally and not just favor Zhen Huan and the others.

In response to this, Yongzheng agreed verbally, but the specific implementation was naturally all up to him, the emperor.

"Forget it, forget it. I am also tired. Your Majesty, please go back and rest early."

When the Empress Dowager saw Yongzheng's expression, she knew that her words were like talking to a deaf ear. The Emperor did not take it to heart at all and could only shake his head helplessly.

"Son, resign!"

Yongzheng had already intended to leave, so he bowed to the empress dowager and was about to leave.

"and many more!"

At this moment, the Empress Dowager seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and she stopped Yongzheng and said, "Hua Fei sent someone to report that Noble Lady Fucha is pregnant. Although it has only been more than two months, it is a happy event after all. If the Emperor is free, he should go and visit Noble Lady Fucha."

These words made Yongzheng pause, but he turned around and said with a smile: "What the Empress said is very true. I will pay attention to it."

The Empress Dowager nodded and did not keep him any longer, so she let Yongzheng leave Shoukang Palace.

"Ugh……"

After the emperor left, the empress dowager sighed.

"Queen, what's wrong with you?"

Upon seeing this, Sun Zhuxi hurried forward and asked with concern.

"I just feel that the emperor is becoming more and more like an 'emperor' now."

The Queen Mother didn't know what she was thinking about. Her face looked dazed and her tone suddenly became extremely complicated.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Sun Zhuxi seemed to sense something, but was a little bit unconvinced. Seeing the empress dowager's serious expression, he didn't dare to say a word for a while.

"The emperor is now wary of Nian Gengyao, but he still needs him to fight for the country and pacify the four directions. Regardless of emotion and reason, the emperor will tolerate Nian Gengyao, and of course he will tolerate Concubine Hua. But if this continues, the Nian family will suffer a great disaster."

The Queen Mother had some understanding of her son.

Even though Yongzheng was not in her care in his early years but was fostered by Empress Xiaoyi Ren, the empress dowager would secretly pay attention to her child's every move.

But all this changed after she gave birth to the fourteenth prince Yinzhen.

Gradually, the Empress Dowager Defei neglected to pay attention to Yongzheng, and gave all her motherly love to her newborn son.

This also led to Yongzheng's reckoning with all the brothers who had made things difficult for him after he came to power, and even his brother Yinti was no exception.

"Queen Mother, please don't think too much!"

Sun Zhuxi was the empress dowager's maid who came with her as a dowry. She had been with her for decades, going through all the ups and downs. Naturally, she knew all about the past events.

For the Queen Mother, the Fourteenth Prince Yinzhen was like a "heartache".

The more Yongzheng disliked him, the more anxious the empress dowager became, which in turn caused Yongzheng to hate Yunli even more, forming a vicious cycle.

The Queen Mother was also powerless in this regard.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

The Queen Mother looked at the sky outside the window and estimated that Shen Meizhuang and the others should be arriving soon, so she said to Sun Zhuxi, "Zhuxi, come and draft the decree for me!"