Yongzheng period

Shilan tightly clutched Concubine Duan's collar, "What do you know...?! That's a formed male fetus! Yes, it's the emperor's child!" She let go of her hand, with a miserable expression, "You nonsense—! "

"Maybe the emperor is sincere to you..." Concubine Duan said melancholy, "After your childbirth, the empress made the Huanyi incense herself, and put it in your room with the acquiescence of the empress dowager and the emperor. A lot of incense was put in the incense Musk, that's why you've been infertile for years after a miscarriage."

"Huan Yixiang... Huan Yixiang—?" Nian Shilan was stunned.

"But after the emperor ascended the throne, he changed your incense, regardless of the objections of the queen mother and queen," Concubine Duan said in a low voice. Look at me." Concubine Duan looked at her fixedly, "It's just that the emperor's sincerity towards you has gradually been wiped out by you and Nian Gengyao's increasingly domineering day by day."

Concubine Duan's voice was extremely soft, "Nian Shilan, you are really to blame."

Concubine Duan finally said, "So many people said they wanted to kill you, the emperor punished them instead, and the Nian family didn't kill them all, only Nian Gengyao was killed. Those slaves and maids in Yikun Palace are also kept to serve you, your majesty." In the end, I still miss the relationship between you and him. Concubine Hua, please take care of yourself."

【24】

In a blink of an eye, it is May at the end of spring. The third elder brother Hongshi married Fu Fujin, and Yongzheng arranged for him to be an intern in the Ministry of Rites, but he did not leave the palace to start the mansion, and still lived in the elder brother's house; the queen treated the third elder brother because he had more relatives to preach The thickness is not enough, and since the death of Concubine Qi, the third elder brother has heard some unclear rumors, although he dare not resist the queen, but the relationship is also indifferent.

For Hongshi, Yongzheng basically gave up on teaching. This kid didn't even have the qualifications to become the bear kid in history, and he stuttered when he greeted him, the Ama, and shook him into a sieve if he said a word.Yongzheng had no choice but to let him go, hoping that he would become a leisurely king.

Therefore, the courtiers of Yongzheng turned their minds a few more rounds-now how to stand in line?The head of the third elder brother is also raised by the empress, so he barely has the title of "prince" to add points, but there are many reasons for the reduction of points. Let alone my temperament, my biological mother can't dote on the empress, let alone herself Yongzheng valued it, so the courtiers were not optimistic about this elder brother, but he has the support of the queen mother and queen, so there is still some hope.

The one who is favored by ministers because of his reputation is the fourth elder brother. Although his biological mother is only a court lady, his adoptive mother, Concubine Duan, not only ranks among the fourth concubines and has the right to assist the sixth palace, but also comes from the Qijia family with the eight major surnames in Manchuria. It made up for the lack of Hongli's identity.Moreover, this fourth elder brother is sensitive and eager to learn. He often burns the lamp to read at night, and he is also a bit smart.Yongzheng often praised him for his hard work, but he didn't necessarily prefer him, and he didn't mean to cultivate him personally.

As for the fifth elder brother from Concubine Yu...he is probably the most existential and least hopeful elder brother these ministers have ever seen. The expectations for him are directly equivalent to San Age.Moreover, Concubine Yu's mother's family was not visible, and there was almost no official who had the right to speak in the previous dynasty, so the fifth elder brother Hong Zhou was basically not on the list of courtiers.

And the sixth elder brother is still a baby, and it will take more than ten years to see how competitive he is. Today's most beloved Concubine Hui has no children for the time being—the courtiers are about to turn gray.In fact, if you look at the age of Lord Kangxi, Yongzheng can live for more than 20 years at least. It is not yet time to consider the crown prince, but the ministers are very anxious-your majesty, at least express your position on the existing princes and let the ministers wait and see How about the standard!

However, the ministers of the previous dynasty soon became quiet again—only half a year after the removal of Nian Gengyao, Yongzheng issued an edict to abolish the post of Taibao in Longkodo and the post of first-class Adahaha, and ordered him to go to Alanshan and other places to repair City reclamation.

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Kunning Palace

The queen was holding her breath as she faced the copybook, while Gong Chang was grinding the ink quietly beside her.

The queen glanced at Gong Changzai's demure and respectful side face, and said with satisfaction, "In the past, you were the first to ask for peace, and you also practice calligraphy with Bengong every day, without being arrogant or irritable. This kind of intention is really rare."

"Your maidservant depends on your mother's promotion to become what she is today," Baochai's tone became more respectful, "How dare you forget your mother's kindness?" After that, he seemed to complain, "My lady, concubine Hui is about to become the former concubine Hua. Afraid--"

"I just praised you for not being anxious, and now you are starting to worry?" The queen was not in a hurry, "The other concubines are honest, and it's not time for me to make a move. What's more, there is Concubine Duan and Jingfei watching. There is no rush to deal with Concubine Hui."——First of all, he must find a way to let the emperor record the third elder brother under her name, so as to stabilize his position.The queen was secretly thinking, no matter how bad it is, there will still be a concubine Xiang.

Back then when Cao Qin was pregnant with Wen Yi, she was too anxious and fell behind. Naturally, she should learn from the past this time.

After hearing this, Baochai stopped talking and just studied ink silently.For a moment, he suddenly felt soreness in his stomach, and he wanted to vomit. With a shake of his hand, a few drops of ink splashed on the white rice paper.

The queen noticed something different, raised her eyebrows and said, "What's wrong?"

Baochai lowered her head when she heard the words, let Yinger support her, and changed the action of covering her mouth to supporting her forehead without any trace, with a look of unbearable headache, and said weakly, "The concubine recovered from the wind and cold last year. Afterwards, I had a headache from time to time, and the imperial doctor saw it several times but it didn't improve, so the servant endured it and passed."

After hearing this, the queen did not doubt it, and said lightly, "When I have a headache from time to time, that prescription is still useful, and I will send it to you in the future."

"My servant thanked the empress for her kindness."

Just as he was talking, Jian Qiu came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager suddenly fell ill."

"How could this be?" The Queen couldn't help frowning.

Seeing Jianqiu's hesitation to speak, Baochai took the opportunity to say, "Your servant is really unwell, so I stepped back first."

"That's fine," the queen said, "You don't have to come to pay your respects again these days, you should take care of yourself first."

"Yes, the slaves retire."

Seeing Baochai walking out of the main hall, Jianqiu stepped forward and said in a low voice, "I heard that the empress dowager and the emperor quarreled about the previous court—"

After leaving the Yikun Palace, Baochai took a deep breath and took a short rest to suppress the sourness in her throat. After a while, she said in a low voice, "Ying'er, help me walk to the imperial garden."

"Yes." Ying'er carefully helped her walk towards the imperial garden, trying to restrain herself from looking up at the little master's abdomen.

Walking all the way to the Yimei Garden, but there was no one in sight, Yinger asked cautiously, "My lord, are you—?"

"It's less than a month." Baochai rubbed her belly and smiled wryly, "Because of Concubine Hua's incident a while ago, the queen's supervision on me has been loosened. So I added a few flavors to the medicine I gave you. The things that are incompatible, but this child came at a bit of an inappropriate time..." If it can be a month in the evening, when the empress can't restrain herself from fighting with Concubine Hui, she can earn her last chance to give birth to the prince under the empress' nose!Then there will be a chance to stand up.

Thinking of Baochai, she couldn't help showing a bit of regret, "I just used words to test the queen, she can bear it, but I can't wait." She sighed, "The excuse of headache can only last for a month at most... Yinger, remember to tell the father-in-law in the respect room to take off my green card within one month when you go back."

"Yes." Seeing her frowning, Ying'er comforted her, "Don't worry, my lord, there will always be a solution."

Baochai opened her mouth to say something, but suddenly she listened for a while, and asked hesitantly, "Ying'er, is there someone talking in front of you?"

"...Why is sister bored in the palace all day? Why don't you come out and move around more?"

"You know my temperament... What's the point of going out to stir up trouble..."

Baochai heard the voice very familiar, but when she looked up among the branches, she could only see a few vague figures.Just as she was about to take a closer look, she heard Yinger say 'ah' and reminded, "My lord, those are Empress Hui and Jia Changzai."

Lin Daiyu...and Jia Yingchun...?Baochai was slightly taken aback, but she quickly came to her senses and led Yinger forward, "Then I should go up and talk."

"Concubine Hui's concubine Jin An, Jia Chang is in An."

In the plum grove, Daiyu was pointing at a plum blossom and Yingchun Comments. Suddenly, two big living people jumped out of Daiyu's group. After a closer look, she saw that it was Baochai.

The scene couldn't help being a little awkward for a while, Daiyu calmed down, imitating Yongzheng's tone and said calmly, "Excuse me, let Gong always be together." ——The effect is also very obvious, Baochai has never seen such a dominant position Daiyu was in a daze for a moment, while Zijuan and the others secretly slandered how her master imitated the emperor's expression.

Several people looked at each other, speechless.Speaking of which, although the three of them lived in the East Sixth Palace together, this was the first time they met in private.Yingchun seldom goes out of the palace, Daiyu often accompanies Yongzheng, Baochai hugs the empress tightly, even when paying her respects in Kunning Palace, she never speaks to her.

The reason is that Baochai and Daiyu were incompatible due to some overlapping attribute settings when they were in Jia's family; Yingchun was not included in the list of Baochai's intentional friendship because of too high transparency; Yingchun was gentle and did not care about world affairs. But it doesn't mean she won't deny Baochai's actions.

In the end, it was Baochai who spoke first, "Speaking of which, this servant has never visited Concubine Hui, it's really rude, I hope you will forgive me."

Zijuan said in her heart that if you don't come, my little master will be quiet, and she is even more vigilant about Baochai.

Dai Yu's face was neither salty nor weak, "Gong Chang is serving the Empress with all my heart and soul on weekdays, how dare I take away the Empress's person? Don't worry about it anymore."

Thinking of her own situation now, Baochai no longer bothers,