Yongzheng period

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"The He family and the two servants were all given to death, and the concubine Qi moved to the 'Jiaolu Pavilion' for self-examination, and she was not allowed to go out without an edict." Yongzheng was concerned about the empress dowager's careful consideration of words, "As for the empress, the management of the harem is not effective, and the palace affairs are fully handed over. Give it to Concubine Duan and Concubine Hua, and you will be banned for three months." —— He originally wanted to be banned for half a year.

"Then what about the third elder brother? The third elder brother has also reached the age of gifting others. It would be bad if there is no concubine mother to take care of—" The empress dowager's old eyes flashed across Concubine Qi, "Concubine Yu punished the empress for copying Fifty times, banned for one year—"

"The fifth elder brother is still young and can't leave his mother and concubine. If the emperor's mother pities the third elder brother who is about to grow up, she will also pity the fifth elder brother-the concubine Yu does not need to be grounded, but only writes the palace rules five times." Yongzheng was not cold. Speaking of hot.

The queen mother was choked by the sarcasm in Yongzheng's tone, and she couldn't help feeling embarrassed, "Then do as the emperor said, only the third elder brother is the eldest son, and he was taken care of by the queen when he was young. How could the third elder brother have such vicious behavior?" Er Niang? The emperor might as well change the third elder brother's jade certificate to the empress."

"Your majesty! The third elder brother can't live without his concubine..." Concubine Qi begged softly when she heard that she wanted to change the jade certificate.

"Shut up!" The Queen Mother frowned, "Third Elder Brother was taught to be like this only because of you, who can't figure it out!"

Yong looked at the tearful Concubine Qi expressionlessly, and said lightly, "Forget about changing the jade certificate, the third elder brother will be temporarily 'disciplined' by the empress, and will take over the third elder brother after the queen's three-month ban is over. elder brother."

"That's fine." The queen mother thought in her mind, now that the queen has lost her sacred heart with the emperor, the matter of the third elder brother still needs to be settled slowly.

"My son still has official duties to deal with, so I won't be with the empress." Yongzheng took one last look at the queen who was standing up with Jianqiu's hand in his hands, and walked away in a huff.

*

As expected, Concubine Yu was stopped by Concubine Duan on the way back to 'Tong Paradise'.

Concubine Yu's face was still calm, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she joked, "Sister Concubine Duan is so leisurely, come to invite my sister to visit the garden together?"

Concubine Duan stared at her for a long time, then sighed, "I originally thought that my younger sister was the most out of touch person in this palace, she had nothing to ask for or desire; even though she had an heir, she was not considered favored; the empress can tolerate you; the empress dowager I don’t take you seriously, but I never treated you poorly; although the concubines in the harem don’t say that they are friendly with you, there are few people who hate you. With your qualifications, you can do nothing and have a good prospect——I will know today, This palace is too self-righteous." Concubine Duan's tone was slightly self-deprecating.

"My sister just came to tell my sister this--why didn't you see the concubine?"

Concubine Duan raised her eyebrows, "How could I be that kind of person? It's just that you are too sharp today, which has attracted the fear of the queen and queen mother. Even with that person protecting you, it would be too dangerous—"

"Sister naturally knows," Yu Concubine interrupted her, "it's just that my sister is willing. My sister said that the queen can accommodate me, but she was very wrong-sister does not argue, the queen once suggested to the emperor to move me and the fifth elder brother out of the palace. Living outside the palace. That being the case, I will follow the queen's wish and compete with her—the emperor will not allow me, a concubine with a son, to really have nothing to do with it."

"That's right, this is how the harem oppresses people," Concubine Duan said quietly, "I'm just worried that you will be implicated like me—a bowl of red flowers forced me to endure it for more than ten years."

Thinking about the past, Concubine Yu couldn't help but sigh, and said softly, "If the queen hadn't been eloquent and eloquent, the empress would not have suffered—the empress and her concubines join hands, and naturally there will be a day when the clouds will bloom and the moon will shine."

The two smiled at each other.

*

In the last few days it was the Lin family's wedding, Yongzheng personally rewarded a lot of things, turned around and discussed with the ministers about the crimes of the Zhen family.

In the end, the Zhen family, led by the crimes of forming a party for personal gain and having a short-term position, followed more than a dozen crimes of conniving with domestic servants, and all their posts were dismissed; Zhen Yingjia and others were beheaded; female relatives, Zhen Baoyu and others were exiled to Ninggu Tower;

The merciless clean-up of the Zhen family was just the beginning. Kui Xu and the ministers of the Baye Party were active in the south of the Yangtze River. A large number of officials in the south of the Yangtze River were sacked, and Yongzheng sent people to take over.The four major coating families entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River were found to have close personal contacts with the Palace of Internal Affairs. Yongzheng took the opportunity to withdraw Huang Guiquan, cleanse the coating forces in the palace, and deploy his own people in key places in the palace to facilitate The sticky rod monitors the harem.

Given that both Hong Zhou and Concubine Yu were very knowledgeable about current affairs in history, Yongzheng hesitated whether to hand over the information about the harem at the sticky pole to Concubine Yu for handling - so that he could also use Concubine Yu's hands to do something.

It's just that Concubine Yu still needs to observe for a period of time, if she is calm and reasonable, she can do something.

Inside the Changchun Immortal Hall.

Since Cao Guiren's incident, the queen's reputation has declined greatly, and the middle palace has declined, so the queen has no choice but to stay in the palace in peace.Writing every day has thrown away some of the impatience in the past.

It's still too eager, she should be more patient when seeing Concubine Duan recover.The queen sighed slightly, while putting the pen in her hand on the stone inkstone, she stared blankly at the dozens of 'quiet' characters written in front of her eyes.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea." The winking second-class court lady stepped forward to offer tea.

The queen looked at it unintentionally, but she was a young girl with smooth muscles and elegant demeanor, which was different from other court ladies.The queen smiled thoughtfully, "What a dignified and clever girl, what's your name? How old are you this year?"

The court lady in front of her was still neither humble nor overbearing, "The slave girl is the daughter of the imperial merchant Xue's family, she is a coat under the banner of the Han army inlaid with yellow, her name is 'Baochai', she is 18 this year."

The queen tanned slightly, "Your family came from a merchant?"

"Yes, the ancestors once granted the title of 'Ziwei Sheren', and my brother donated the governor of the seventh rank."

"Baochai," the queen stared at her drooping almond eyes, and said with a deep smile, "this is really a blessed name. You won't have to do those rough jobs in the future, so you can have a good life. I will send a nanny to teach you how to give birth." Rules—you should be blessed in the future."

With such beauty and a good background, it is really a good pawn.

【ten】

In the blink of an eye, it was the golden autumn season in August, and the sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the palace were in full bloom.

Yongzheng was worried about Cao Guiren, so he made a decree to get up and drive back to the palace after giving birth.

It is rare for the harem to be safe, until mid-August, Cao Guiren safely gave birth to San Gege in the main hall, but because of suffering in the mother's womb, her body inevitably had some congenital deficiencies.

Concubine Hua was both disappointed and relieved when she found out that it was not her elder brother: Cao Qinmo would not be able to control it if she really gave birth to an elder brother; Yongzheng was calm in his heart, he had already expected that [-]% of the child would be 'Wen Yi'.He also liked his daughter more because he was delicate and delicate. Not only did he bestow the name of 'Wen Yi' on the spot, but he also conferred the title of 'Princess Heshuo', and Su Peisheng also rewarded Concubine Hua and Cao Shi heavily.

Seeing Yongzheng's statement, the other concubines also offered kind words and generous gifts.The Empress Dowager had a mediocre view of Cao Guiren, and only gave gifts according to palace rules.In order to show her virtuousness, the queen also brought a thick stack of prayer scriptures copied by herself as a gift, which finally saved some of her reputation.

After the ban was lifted in September, the queen took Xue Baochai with soup in his hand to brush up his favor.

Inside the Qinzheng Hall.

"My concubine pays my respects to the emperor," the queen signaled Xue Baochai to pass the soup to Su Peisheng with a pleasant smile, "Autumn is dry, so my concubine ordered the handy maids in the palace to make a nourishing soup—the emperor tasted it and it tasted good ?”

Yongzheng took a sip and found it very refreshing. He couldn't help admiring, "The queen has a heart, this craftsmanship is really good, and it deserves a reward."

The queen smiled and looked at the little girl standing beside her, "Why don't you come to thank me soon?"

"My maidservant, thank the emperor for his praise." Xue Baochai saluted dignifiedly.

Hearing the sound was very pearly, Yongzheng couldn't help but take a closer look.

The maid in front of her was wearing a peach-pink outer satin, which made her complexion more delicate; she looked straight at the ground, her expression showed no panic and joy, and she behaved politely; her whole body naturally showed a kind of grandeur, not like an ordinary court lady, but like an official lady.

After a long while, Yongzheng said meaningfully, "The queen really has a heart." The tone was much gentler.

The queen put down her figure and took the initiative to show her favor. For the sake of face and love, Yongzheng should also give a sweet date.

"The concubine is just doing her own thing," the queen said calmly, "Her name is Xue Baochai, she is the empress of the Imperial Merchant, and her brother is the governor of the seventh rank—a good and innocent son selected by the concubine."

"Xue Baochai?" Yongzheng frowned, "Well, it's a good name."His tone was weird, "Since that's the case, the 'palace lady Xue' has a gentle and kind nature. She was named an "official woman" and temporarily lived in the 'Changchun Immortal Pavilion'. After returning to the palace, she moved to the west side hall of the 'Yanxi Palace'."

This is one of the twelve beauties—Yongzheng remembered that Xue Baochai was the one who failed in the small election in the original work of the Red Chamber.

"The concubine thanked the emperor for his kindness on behalf of Mrs. Xue."

"The empress is virtuous, I appreciate it with my heart," Yongzheng withdrew his gaze, and said indifferently, "A while ago, Concubine Hua told me that she wanted to host Wen Yi's full moon banquet. .”

"Your majesty is thoughtful," the queen paused, and then said, "Your Majesty Cao is not high enough to raise the princess, so Wen Yi must hand it over to Concubine Hua to raise her - to hold a banquet for her daughter, Concubine Hua must be very happy. "

"I think it's best for you to hold the full moon banquet. According to the rules, this is also the Queen's responsibility. As for Wen Yi, Concubine Hua has requested the princess to be raised by her biological mother on behalf of Cao Guiren—I have agreed."

"The concubine is the aunt, and Wen Yi is naturally the concubine's daughter. The concubine should personally attend the full moon banquet. It's just—" the queen hesitated, "Is it against the rules for the princess to be raised by a nobleman?"

"It's rare for Concubine Hua to have such a heart. How can I please her." Yongzhengfu looked at Mrs. Xue again, "I will be served by Mrs. Xue tonight."

"The concubine then resigned."

The next day, Yongzheng made another decree to promote Xue's family as "promise". Several high-ranking concubines were fine, but the rest of the low-ranking concubines were naturally jealous and hated.

Inside the Changchun Immortal Hall.

After the concubine's first favor