Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Jia Ling's Double Rebirth, Creates a Great Success

But if my mother had not taken the blame for murdering Yongjing, given the emperor's ruthlessness and obedience to Daru in my previous life, even if I didn't die, I would probably never be able to turn things around.

From Daru's perspective in the previous life, it was E'niang who killed Yongjing, and it was Jin Yuyan who killed Jingsi. So why, when making the prayer flags at the end, did Daru attribute the deaths of Jingsi and Yongjing to her?

It feels like Daru in the previous life had predicted all the endings in advance, or the deaths of Jingsi and Yongjing were what Daru in the previous life wanted.

Otherwise why, she took advantage of Jin Yuyan's wealth and killed Jing Si, but she was not the biggest beneficiary in the end.

The biggest beneficiary was Daru, who lost her strong rival Jin Yuyan.

She used Granny Tian and the Imperial Observatory to kill Yongjing, and the biggest moral beneficiary was also Daru. From then on, Daru could arbitrarily accuse the emperor of being cold-blooded and suspicious, and could ruthlessly suppress her as a rising star.

Yanwan's almond-shaped eyes were as calm as water. She tapped lightly on the table with her slender fingers. In her previous life, after her hair was cut off, it was as if she suddenly opened her third eye, peeped into the secrets of heaven, and learned all the truth.

This made her suspect that Daru had mastered some kind of evil magic, and everything was under her control.

Otherwise, she really couldn't understand why she would harm an unborn fetus of unknown gender after she had accidentally eliminated the fifth princess, instead of taking advantage of the victory to eliminate her grown-up legitimate son Yongqi.

The only explanation is that Daru needed Yongqi, his legitimate son, to maintain his position.

When Jin Yuyan needed to be eliminated, Jingsi was killed by Jin Yuyan.

When she needed to be eliminated, she was the one who killed Jing Si.

Yanwan looked up, perhaps she had missed something good, just like the secrets in her body, there were probably many more.

What did Daru see before and after the southern tour?

Yan Wan looked at E Yinzhu eagerly. This was the proper reaction of a mother who cared about her children.

Thinking back to Daru in her previous life, she was indifferent when she lost Jingsi and Yongjing. She even had a weird smile on her face when she saw the voodoo doll engraved with her birth date and time.

It's like I'm used to it.

Yanwan first comforted E Yinzhu, her gentle voice was like a sweet spring.

"Xian agreed to kill someone with her own hands, and she was stimulated. She was also jealous of your good relationship with Jingsi, and jealous that I have Jingxuan and Yongyan, so she said those crazy things. Concubine Yu, you can relax, Rongpei and Dongmei will always watch Jiangxuexuan."

E Yinzhu trusted Yan Wan, she covered her heart,

"Sister Ling Fei, Jing Si is the apple of my eye. If anyone hurts Jing Si, I will fight her to the death! Xian agrees to be no exception."

Qianqing Palace

The emperor could not suppress his depressed mood and threw the memorial in his hand to Yonglian and Yongcheng who were standing below.

"Look at what you have done with trade! The merchant ship from Britain actually carried nearly a thousand guns. If they were circulated among the people, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

Yonglian and Yongcheng hurriedly knelt down to apologize, saying that it was the officials of the Ministry of Commerce who did not check carefully enough during customs clearance, and they would definitely hold those responsible accountable and admonish their subordinates so that such a situation would never happen again.

However, the emperor did not intend to let it go easily. A few days ago, his secret agents reported that the Jiangnan area had accepted many Western ideas due to the gradual increase in overseas trade.

Among them, the most restless are the Han forces in Jiangnan.

Originally, the Jiangnan region was the area with the loudest voices for overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. If the Manchus colluded with foreign forces and equipped themselves with advanced firearms, the Manchu cavalry advantage would be completely lost, with disastrous consequences.

The emperor thought of a pen pal with whom he had stopped corresponding a few months ago. Didn’t he die in the unrest of the people?

He must learn his lesson and strengthen his rule.

The emperor groaned, his tone majestic and inviolable,

"Your so-called warnings and severe punishments are only a temporary solution. As long as trade is open, the danger will exist. The safest thing to do is to immediately close the trading ports and restrict foreign trade."

Yonglian bowed and saluted, wanting to try again.

"Father Emperor, the Qing Dynasty has been open to trade for six years. If we suddenly close our borders, it will have a huge impact on the people's livelihood. It is better to adjust the laws, use the law to restrict it, and then train the navy and work hard to defend the coastal line. This is the long-term plan."

Yongsheng also agreed. Because overseas trade increased and the Qing treasury was full, taxes were reduced and exempted.

The people, who had suffered from long-term corvee labor and taxes, finally got a little respite, and the people were thriving.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance back to frugality. If trade is stopped, the Qing Dynasty's treasury will not be able to support it for a year, and taxes will inevitably be increased, which will lead to political instability.

The two princes' analyses were logical, objective and rigorous, and the ministers who followed them were more inclined to the moderate governance proposed by Prince Yuan.

But the emperor was no longer the emperor he once was. He was afraid that the princes would build up their own power. Seeing so many ministers standing behind Yonglian and Yongcheng, he was naturally angry.

So he severely reprimanded Yonglian and Yongcheng, who had never said a harsh word to him, and angrily accused them of being rebellious.

Afterwards, despite the opposition of more than half of the ministers in the court, the emperor issued an edict.

Foreign merchant ships were only allowed to dock in Guangzhou for trade, but were not allowed to enter other ports. Overseas trade activities by private citizens and merchants were prohibited, and foreign businessmen were not allowed to directly interact with the government. Foreign business affairs were handled by the Thirteen Factories in Guangzhou.

When Yonglian and Yongcheng had not yet recovered from the emperor's anger, the emperor issued a second decree, removing Prince Yuan and Prince Lu from their posts in the Ministry of Commerce and allowing them to study in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel.

Immediately afterwards, the third imperial edict was delivered to Prince Rong's Mansion, ordering Prince Rong's wife to stop all research and development activities related to steam engines and take care of the affairs of the mansion.

The emperor said that if Tian Yuner stayed at home to take care of her husband and children, she would still be the royal daughter-in-law. If she disobeyed the imperial edict, she would be shown no mercy.

The situation changed suddenly in the emperor's mind, and no one expected it. It was like a galloping horse having its hooves removed, and everything stopped.

Yonglian, Yongcheng and Yongqi gathered together dejectedly, and no one knew where the problem lay.

When the three of them left the Qianqing Palace, they met Fu Cha Langya and Yan Wan who were summoned to accompany the emperor.

Over the years, the emperor has doted on Concubine Rong and Concubine Dun, but whenever he encounters troubles, only Langya and Yanwan can help him with some relief.

The three adult princes showed aggrieved looks when they saw the Empress Dowager and Empress Ling. Yongsheng hugged Langya's arm, Yongqi hugged Yanwan's arm, and they talked about what happened in the Qianqing Palace today.

Yonglian also sighed, "Empress Mother, I don't understand Father Huang any more. Perhaps, I did something wrong."

Yonglian always kept in mind what his mother said, that a prince must shoulder his due responsibilities, so he habitually took the blame in front of his younger brothers.

But this time, Langya touched Yongcheng's head and pulled Yonglian to her side, speaking in a gentle tone.

"Silly children, you have done nothing wrong. You just stand on a different side from the emperor. In the future, you must act more cautiously in front of him and be respectful at all times."

Yanwan touched Yongqi's head. The imperial family was the most ruthless. She thought about Yun'er, whose wings were locked, and wondered how sad she would be.

She secretly thought, brothers, please be patient, this kind of life will not last long...