Yongzheng period

The funeral was the end, and even the servants of Kunning and Yanxi palaces suffered.In order to appease the Palace of Yanxi Palace, and also to make the ownership of the seventh prince more legitimate, Yongzheng decreed that Xue's family should be conferred the title of "Concubine Gong" by the Jin Dynasty, and he should still be the head of the first palace of the Palace of Yanxi Palace.

Xue's promotion was eclipsed by the following series of changes. At the end of the month, the empress passed away first. The Ministry of Rites proposed "Xiao'an" as the posthumous title. Yongzheng made no secret of his indifference towards Ulanara. It is said that Yongzheng also fulfilled his original promise of "the death and life will never meet again"-Ulanara was not buried in the imperial mausoleum, but was only placed in the side hall of the mausoleum of the imperial concubine Wen Ke according to the ceremony of "noble concubine", which is very desolate.

Then the Empress Dowager took the initiative to propose Concubine Jinhui as the "Imperial Concubine" on the grounds that "the harem cannot be without a master", and suggested that Lin Jiashi and Concubine Duangui jointly manage the palace affairs temporarily, and that the Queen's candidate will be considered after the funeral of Ulanara.

At the beginning of August, the noble concubine Guerjia of Dunyi passed away, and the noble concubine Huihui pleaded for her, but Yongzheng did not turn his anger on the Guerjia clan; Living in "Jingyang Palace", it is a happy event that the imperial physicians of the Taiyuan Hospital diagnosed the peace pulse of each palace and reported that the concubine of Qixiang Palace is more than a month pregnant.

On the [-]th day of the eighth month, the Changchun Palace was issued: "I only praise Tongyu, and I am respectful and obedient to promote the beauty; Ziye is promoted to show respect and respect and Xiqing. Yuanji Yidian, styled Wenlun. Consulting Concubine Erhui Lin Jiashi, who served the deep palace in the early days, Suxian Yifan, ruled in the past twenty years, Linzhi Ningxiang; Super Nine Emperors' respected class, Fengzhang excellent rank. Self-appointed, Yimaofang emblem. Just be careful , Ke Chenghuan in Xuandian; Hanzhang Mingshun, even more famous in Jiaoting. I respect the Queen Mother's decree, and use the book and Baojin to seal you as the imperial concubine. Virtue. Yonghuai Shushen, Hui Zhai wears a vertical shape; Mi Ting is modest and Chong, Mian Hong is happy and blessed, Qin Zai."

As a result, Daiyu was promoted to the title of "Huixian Huangguifei", who took charge of the phoenix seal and the palace note table, and commanded the palace affairs, and the noble concubine Qi Jia assisted in the leadership; after that, the empress dowager retreated to take care of her, and lived in Cining except for major festivals. The palace closed its doors and stayed out, concentrating on cultivating Buddhahood, never interfering in the affairs of the imperial court and the harem, and even the matter of the draft was handed over to Daiyu and her husband.

At the beginning of September, the day of the palace election is approaching.

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Ever since Daiyu was promoted to the imperial concubine, the Changchun Palace has become more and more lively, and there is an endless stream of people who come to greet her and give gifts.The Empress Dowager still held back her hand at the beginning and offered to promote her position, but in fact, it was stuck in the time period when the newcomer entered the palace and the Queen's position was vacated-the newcomer entered the palace, the power in the palace will be re-divided, and it is not yet clear who will win the battle. It can be seen.

Now the Empress Dowager has completely given up her cultivation in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Although Yongzheng failed to directly make Daiyu the empress, he decreed that the Sixth Palace gave the treatment of imperial concubines and empresses—ordering the princess, the prince Fujin, and the wives of the third rank and above to come to Changchun Palace to pay respects to the imperial concubine. The etiquette of kneeling and kowtowing in congratulations; the proportions sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Changchun Palace are also prepared according to the queen's proportions;

Yongzheng expressed his attitude to everyone: Don't stare at the queen's position!I have already selected someone in my heart, and now I am only promoted to imperial concubine because of Ulanara's funeral. By the way, I will give you a little buffer period.Look, I have given you more face!

——Without any worries, Yongzheng showed off his joy in a subtle way, and made no secret of his love for the imperial concubine.The direct expression is that he simply moved his official duties into Daiyu's study and stayed in the Changchun Palace permanently, and the rewards flowed from the warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the warehouse of the Changchun Palace.

The master's holy family is rich, and it is honor to be a slave. If you say "thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king", the Changchun Palace will be flooded by this "rain and dew".

In this way, the concubines in the harem died down, and the previous court was also peaceful——for the courtiers in this year, Yongzheng's level of control became more and more handy.

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Changchun Palace

It was early autumn, and the courtyard was newly planted with phoenix trees. The golden leaves lined with the brown Xiaobing, and the branches stretched up to the sky, creating a cool autumn scene.Without the empress, the empress dowager shuts her doors and does not care about world affairs, and concubines above nobles have to come to Changchun Palace to pay their respects every day.

The Changchun Palace is a courtyard with four entrances from north to south. Chunxian bypasses the front yard from the east side hall, and enters the inner room from the corner corridor. You can see Daiyu dressing up, and the azalea is inserted obliquely compared to a hairpin with silver dots and emerald inlaid with sapphires. Behind Daiyu's head.

"Master, Concubine Gong brought Seventh Elder Brother to pay her respects, and Aunt Zhuxi is also here."

Daiyu heard the words and glanced at the sky outside. It was just after Mao, and the sky was just dim.Since she was promoted to imperial concubine, Xue Baochai was always the first to come to pay her respects, and Daiyu said, "Come in quickly."

Chunxian took the order, and Zijuan finally put on a pair of gold-encrusted oriental pearl earrings for her, and said softly, "Since my son was promoted, the person in Yanxi Palace has been courteous in vain. After leaving her, I was also more polite to the servant, and the servant always felt that something was wrong."

Daiyu pursed her lips and laughed, "Then if she looks at you coldly and picks her nose and eyes, you will be at ease?"

Seeing that she didn't take it seriously, Zijuan became anxious, "The master of Yanxi Palace pretended to be kind and generous, but he might be hiding some kind of treachery in his heart! I haven't seen how close she is in the past. At this time, you are showing courtesy? Every time you return, you bring Seventh Brother to pay your respects, there must be ghosts!"

"What the hell can she do? It's just asking for something." Daiyu recalled the news in the imperial hospital newspaper, and sighed, "Her body has only been in the past two years. Brother Seven, make more plans."

Daiyu adjusted the silver and gold silk-embedded beaded stone armor set on her hand, and Chunxian on the other side had already led Baochai into the inner hall. Daiyu signaled the little maid to serve tea for her, and said with concern, "Concubine Gong is still ill, so there is no need to be more polite. A while ago, because the imperial physician Zhou and the imperial physician Zhang resigned and returned to their hometowns, the one assigned to the Palace of Yanxi Palace was replaced by a new person. Is there anything wrong with your health? ?”

Baochai coughed twice with a handkerchief in hand, "Mistress Lao, don't worry, there is nothing wrong with this newly appointed Imperial Physician Wen. Although he is young, he is very skilled in medicine. I heard that his family is also from a family of medical practitioners."

"That's good." Daiyu nodded slightly, and Honggan, who was standing at the side, took advantage of the opportunity to come to Daiyu at the right time, and said in a childlike voice, "Honggan greets Hui'er Niang, and wishes Hui'er Niang The phoenix body is healthy."

Daiyu accepted the gift with a smile, and Honggan said solemnly again, "The gentleman who went to the study room said that he wants brothers and sisters to be respectful. I don't know if the ninth brother is awake? Hongyi should also go to see the ninth brother."

Hong Yang, the ninth elder brother, is just two years old this year, at the age when he is lethargic and can't express his words well. The words of the seventh elder brother are probably just teaching others how to fish.

"Honggan was thinking about my younger brother, but it's a pity that Xiaojiu is still asleep and can't see you." Daiyu glanced at Baochai's faintly expectant look.The bottom of my heart is not feeling well, and I can only be kind to Brother Seven who is a villain, "I have time to wait, how about Brother come to Hui'eniang to visit Xiaojiu again?"

Honggan got the permission, clapped his hands and said "yes" with a smile, thinking that he had fulfilled Er Niang's instructions. Baochai was afraid that Daiyu would mutter in his heart, and hurriedly winked at Zhuxi.

Zhu Xi came forward knowingly and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know something, Elder Brother usually misses Ninth Elder Brother very much, although there are Eighth Elder Brother and Three Gege in the palace, but Fourth Gege and Fifth Gege are at their age. Gege, as for the eighth elder brother and Liu Gege, it is not good to bother Qianbi and Hebi."

"Aunt Zhu Xi is worrying too much, I have no other intentions." Zhu Xi is an old man in the palace, she has to give her face.Daiyu smiled calmly, changed the subject, and tentatively said, "A while ago, the Empress Dowager was seriously ill. It's not a big problem if the Empress Dowager's fortune is deep, but she still has to close the palace to recuperate, and the Palace of Compassion and Ning suddenly lost two The old man of the 'bamboo' generation—"

Daiyu sighed softly, "The Empress Dowager must feel sad. My aunt has served the Empress the longest, but now she can't always accompany her to share her worries. My aunt must also feel very regretful."

"The old slave is just a slave, it's the same everywhere." Zhu Xi lowered his head and said nothing.

The chiming bell in the house rang, and Baochai hurriedly stood up with the maid's arm, "At this hour, there must be many sisters in the morning, so the concubine went to the outer room to wait."

It was only then that Daiyu noticed that the lady she brought here today was a new-looking palace lady, with delicate features and steady eyes, she couldn't help but feel puzzled, "The maid brought by Concubine Gong seems strange, I have never seen it before."

"Her name is Lanxiu, and she was a servant sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs when I was a concubine of the Jin Dynasty. The concubine saw her cleverness and promoted her to be a first-class court lady." "As for Ying'er, she got sick and moved outside, but was bumped into by the imperial concubine and took her to Jingyang Palace."

Seeing that her face was stiff and her voice was still angry, Daiyu suddenly understood that Yinger's affair had been exposed: it was a slave who was brought into the palace from her home and turned her back on the master, obviously it was not a matter of honor , just pity Wen Xing who went to die in vain.

After thinking for a while in her heart, Daiyu said, "Your body is like this, don't force it, you can avoid asking for peace in the future—"

"Thank you for your concern, my concubine is still in good health." Baochai interrupted her in a hurried tone, and said more respectfully, "This is a matter of duty for a concubine, how dare you use illness to say that you have broken the rules? I only hope I don't think my concubines are always disturbing me with their clumsy mouths."

In the past, Ulanara, an unfavored queen, must have had the greatest sense of accomplishment when her concubines came to pay her respects. At first, Ulanara looked at the little wives with different identities and doted on them, and they all had to follow the rules. She must be very satisfied when paying her respects as a regular wife.

Daiyu naturally didn't feel this way, she just felt that listening to these concubines cornering people to run people was far worse than listening to her bedchamber.