A quick journey starting from Wu Dalang

Chapter 283: The Goddess of Childbirth: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (4)

In the past, he would never have thought of Yu Yin, but Yu Yin cried and said a lot before Prince Guo left the mansion, and the only sentence that touched Prince Guo was: "If you want your elder sister to be like Meng Jingxian, then you can continue to be willful."

For the comfort of Zhen Huan, Prince Guo finally picked up his long-abandoned IQ, and began to pretend to be deeply affectionate in front of the emperor, in order to protect himself and Zhen Huan, and prevent his wife from becoming someone else.

The emperor felt relieved when he saw Prince Guo like this, and happily rewarded Prince Guo with many gifts.

People feel refreshed when good things happen. The emperor was pleased to know that his good brother was still his good brother, so he summoned a few young concubines to serve him.

This news soon reached Concubine Xi, who suppressed her nausea and drank the pregnancy-preserving medicine: "The Emperor is getting more and more confused. I wonder how the Empress would feel if she knew that her beloved husband was like this?"

Now that Concubine Xi could not kill the Queen to avenge herself and her children, she could only find ways to disgust the Queen. So the Queen heard the news from the Imperial Court after a long time.

"You mean the emperor summoned three concubines to serve in the Yangxin Palace?!" The queen couldn't believe it. Her memory of the emperor still stayed in the past, when he put a bracelet on her and said, "I wish I could have such a ring and see them day and night."

How come the other party is so unbearable now? The queen didn't want to believe it, and slapped Ruyi who was trying to get the news: "How dare you! Do you think you can talk about the emperor's affairs casually?"

Ruyi looked aggrieved. She was really aggrieved this time. It was the Queen who asked her to find out the news, so why was she the one being beaten now?

As Shi Yi was eating melon seeds and watching Yi Xiu's fantasies shattered and Ruyi doubting her life, he felt that the dramas in the palace were really exciting, one after another.

Ever since the empress learned about the emperor's incompetence, she began to pay close attention to news from the Yangxin Palace, which was unusual for her. Concubine Xi also gave her convenience, so the empress learned more about the emperor's shameful deeds.

The Queen finally realized the fact that she had not discovered for decades: the Yinzhen, who used to be unloved by his father and mother like herself, has changed. Now he is the emperor who is high above everyone else, so he hates herself.

He hated himself for being the same rat in the gutter as him, and hated himself for having seen and known everything about him. He envied those who were loved by their parents, so he doted on Nian Shilan, Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang and others.

But he couldn't get it, so he was jealous, so he seemed to be affectionate to these people but was actually heartless. It all started when he saw Chun Yuan. It was the first time he saw a loved child, so he fell madly in love with Chun Yuan.

However, in fact, he loved himself, the unloved Yinzhen. He had no extra love to give to others, so he demanded the love of those who wanted happiness.

The queen was completely devastated and extremely sad, but she didn't know what to do, so she could only look at the bracelet on her hand and cry. Jianqiu couldn't bear to see the queen so sad.

"Princess, please help comfort the queen. If she continues like this, she will cry herself to death."

"Aunt, don't cry. You are so sad for him, but you don't know if he is summoning the young concubine again, or even the palace maids in the outer room who are not allowed to see the light of day." Every word of Shiyi's so-called comfort was heartbreaking.

It was these heart-wrenching words that made the queen stop crying: "Yes, I can't be so sad for him, he doesn't deserve it."

"Yes, he is not worthy. He is heartless and cold-hearted. The late emperor was always right in his evaluation of him." The queen raised her head, her eyes full of hatred: "He allowed the woman in the backyard to harm my Honghui, personally ordered someone to abort the child in Nian Shilan's belly, and watched me harm the royal heir with cold eyes. He is not worthy of being a father."

"Yes, Prince Honghui has passed away for twenty years, and the emperor has not posthumously conferred him an honor. The late emperor never treated his son like this." Shiyi also disliked this emperor, so naturally he kept saying bad things about him.

The expression on Yixiu's face was mysterious and unpredictable. Shi Yi guessed that the Queen was probably going to take Concubine Xi's Dragon Slaying Sword, which was quite interesting.

Sure enough, after the queen had been decadent for a while, she began to return to normal. However, in Shiyi's eyes, this was very abnormal. First of all, the queen began to compete for favor.

It is not surprising that concubines in the harem compete for favor, but the empress, who has entered middle age like the emperor, competes for favor like young concubines, and even uses aphrodisiac drugs, in her status as the empress.

The empress almost tried to suppress her nausea during the time she was in favor with the emperor. She had only one goal, which was to have the emperor posthumously confer the title of crown prince on her son Honghui. It would not matter if a prince who had passed away many years ago was posthumously conferred the title of crown prince.

But even so, the emperor was still unwilling. As a last resort, the queen began to use other means.

As we all know, the struggles in the harem of the previous dynasty were extremely bizarre. After all, the previous dynasty had a rule of burying wives alive with the emperor. If one had no children, he would be buried with the emperor. Therefore, the harem of the previous dynasty was full of various strange medicines used to win favor.

Unfortunately, the Queen already had it. It was given to her by the Queen Mother when she was alive. This medicine can control a person's mind, but it has only a short-term effect and is not very useful. Instead, it can cause very bad consequences, so the Queen Mother has never used it.

But the queen decided to take a risk.

The date of Concubine Xi's delivery was not too far from the date of Prince Bao's wedding, so when Prince Bao got married, Concubine Xi was still in confinement after giving birth. Helplessly, everything about the wedding had to be left to the Queen.

Unexpectedly, the queen managed everything perfectly, so perfectly that even Hongli, who had some dissatisfaction with the queen, had to admit her concentration.

However, on the second day after Hongli's wedding, an imperial edict from the palace woke him up. The emperor posthumously conferred the title of crown prince on his eldest prince Honghui, who had died young.

A dead man becoming the crown prince would not have any impact on him at all, but Hongli was eager to know the intention of the emperor's decree. Of course, he didn't know that the emperor issued the decree because the queen had drugged him.

This medicine is harmful to the body, but the emperor has recently been injured because of favoring too many women, so it will not be discovered for a while. The emperor did not doubt his own decree. After all, he drank last night and Su Peisheng was the evidence.

When Concubine Xi learned of the Queen's actions, a bold idea came to her mind. She wanted to use the Queen's hand to kill the King. After all, there were calls in the court to kill the mother and save the son. She didn't want to die because she wanted to reunite with her sister Mei.

"Jinxi, tell Su Peisheng that as long as he fully cooperates with the Queen, the Queen can do whatever she wants. Also, tell him where Wei Lin is, so as not to disappoint the Emperor."

"Yes, ma'am"

Everyone in the palace has his or her own thoughts, which makes Ruyi seem a little naive. After all, she only wants to seduce Hongli and become Hongli's true love. Such a rare "pure person", Shiyi must of course satisfy her.

Ruyi entered Prince Bao's mansion along with her dowry as a palace maid in disguise. With the help of the halo of true love, Ruyi won the love of Prince Bao and the jealousy of everyone in the backyard.

It sounds bad to accept the palace maid sent by his fiancée. Hongli only gave Ruyi the status of a concubine. However, Ruyi thought that this was Hongli's protection for her and was very touched.

Soon, Shiyi's wedding arrived. The scale of the wedding was completely arranged according to the marriage of the deposed prince. Hongli felt very proud until the wedding night.

Hongli looked at Shiyi with a compassionate face and didn't know how to start talking. In order to improve his image, Shiyi surrounded himself with Buddhist scriptures and talked to Hongli all night.

It was not just Buddhist scriptures, but also philosophy and science. Hongli talked until he felt dizzy. Only then did he feel satisfied and went back to his study to rest.

As soon as they got married, the Queen's methods became more and more brutal. Imperial Concubine Xi also took advantage of the Emperor's confusion to have an affair with Prince Guo, and the Queen even helped cover it up.

Shi Yi had nothing to do in Prince Bao's mansion, so he had to urge Fu Cha Lang Huan and Gao Xiyue to prepare for pregnancy. Hongli also had a concubine with the same surname, Fu Cha, who was originally there to teach Hongli about human affairs.

Shi Yi also urged the other party to prepare for pregnancy together, and asked them to exercise every day, so that only a healthy mother could give birth to a healthy baby. Then, taking the opportunity when they were serving Hongli, he sent the appropriate souls into their bodies.

Three months later, Fu Cha Chu Ying became pregnant first, followed by Fu Cha Lang Huan, and then Gao Xiyue became pregnant. Ruyi was envious and jealous, but she was not without her advantages. After all, Hongli had no one he liked around him, so naturally he began to favor her alone.

Fu Cha Langhuan was raised as the mistress of the Fu Cha family. Naturally, she sent a suitable woman to Hongli. However, she did not expect that the person she sent would also become pregnant a few months later.

At the same time, everyone in Hongli's mansion was pregnant except Shiyi and Ruyi. Hongli would never dare to desecrate Shiyi, so he could only favor Ruyi.

Ruyi was so excited. In her opinion, this was Hongli's love for her. He made someone else pregnant and only doted on her. Hongli really loved her. Ruyi was so happy.

After ten months of pregnancy, Fu Cha Langhuan gave birth to a son. The emperor was very pleased and named the child Yonglian. In fact, this child was still the First Emperor.

The efforts and struggles of his previous life were still vaguely in his mind. The First Emperor instinctively drank the milk and thought about the journey ahead. On the other side, Lord Erfeng was still in Gao Xiyue's belly.

Just when Yonglian turned one year old, Imperial Concubine Xi became pregnant again. Shi Yi personally put in the residual souls of Zhuge Liang and Liu Xiu. Although the emperor was in poor health, he was still so excited about Imperial Concubine Xi's pregnancy that he called four court ladies to serve her, and even wanted to call the queen to join in the middle of the night.

The emperor fell ill the next day. It was the queen who personally smeared the medicine on his lips. While she was playing with the emperor, the deadly poison began to take effect.

Hongli was ordered to act as regent in a time of crisis. The emperor dragged his paralyzed body to clear obstacles for Hongli. All the court ladies who served him last night were killed, and the empress was imprisoned in Jingren Palace.

He dealt with many people swiftly and decisively, but eventually died on his bed. The last imperial decree he left behind was to appoint Shiyi as the next queen.

At the funeral of the late emperor, Yixiu knelt in front of the coffin like a puppet that had lost its soul. She didn't know whether she was happy or sad, but she knew that she was alive and had lived longer than the emperor and Chun Yuan.

She didn't know whether she had won or lost. She had become the empress dowager she had always dreamed of, but why did she feel empty inside? Out of confusion about herself, she locked herself up in Jingren Palace.

Hongli handled government affairs in the front court, while Fucha Langhuan handled palace affairs in the harem. The two of them found the former Imperial Concubine Xi to discuss the issue of status. At this time, Imperial Concubine Xi was pregnant and teased the reincarnated Shen Meizhuang.

"Why are you here?" It was obvious that Zhen Huan was a little impatient with her adopted son.

"The previous dynasty requested to establish a queen, but Langhuan and I couldn't make up our minds, so we wanted to ask the Empress Dowager for her opinion." Hongli threw this difficult problem to Zhen Huan.

"Didn't the late emperor leave a will before his death? To enthrone Ulanara as the empress. The emperor didn't do it, and came to ask me why?"

"But what about Langhuan? As my first wife, she gave birth to my children, so she should be my queen." Hongli privately felt that only a woman from a prominent family like Fucha was worthy of being his queen.

"Now there are two empress dowagers, so why can't there be two queens?" Zhen Huan didn't care about that. She had been fighting with Yixiu all her life, and now they were going to be on an equal footing. She felt uncomfortable. Since she was uncomfortable, she would make everyone else uncomfortable.

Hongli was stunned, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it. The previous dynasty also had a situation of two queens. Although the situation was different, he could learn from it.

The emperor mainly didn't want to let Yonglian down. He wanted a legitimate son, but it was impossible for him and Shiyi to have children, so he could only rely on Fucha Langhuan. Only if Fucha Langhuan became the empress could Yonglian be a real legitimate son.

The positions of other people in the harem were minor issues. After the two queens were decided, Hongli faced real challenges. Apart from the Fucha clan's many court officials who opposed him, the ones who were most excited were the Ulanara clan's people.

But it doesn't matter, Yixiu will teach them a lesson. Under Yixiu's attack, Ulanara soon shut up on this issue. The rest were some old ministers represented by Zhang Tingyu.

"The Ulanara clan is the orthodox clan, and the late emperor also left an imperial decree that Ulanara must be made the empress."

"The late emperor's will is an imperial decree, but mine is not?" Hongli's point was confusing: "Besides, Fucha was originally my first wife. We Manchus had multiple wives before entering the Pass, and they were all legal wives."

As a Han minister, Zhang Tingyu certainly did not understand the rules of the Manchus. To put it bluntly, in Zhang Tingyu's view, everything before the Manchus entered the Pass was no different from that of barbarians. It was only because the late emperor was willing to make use of the Han people that the Han etiquette was allowed to flourish among the Manchus.

"I have made up my mind. If you have nothing to do, Lord Zhang, please go down." Hongli had to make his attitude clear. Only in this way could he intimidate those ministers who were watching him. How the court would develop in the future would depend on these few days.

Hongli would certainly not go against the civil and military officials in the court for Fucha Langhuan. What Hongli wanted to do was to use this incident and this opportunity to purge the entire court.