Chapter 9 My Fair Princess
My Fair Princess (Extra)
Qing'er and Hailancha had a very good relationship after marriage. She had no concubines, concubines, or illegitimate children. She had almost never used the methods taught by the Grand Empress Dowager in her life. She taught them to her children, hoping that they would have something to rely on in the future. For decades, Qing'er has always occupied an important position in the upper-class social circles of the capital. In addition to having the Grand Empress Dowager as a backer, she herself was also well-behaved and handled things properly. Many women in the boudoir used Princess Heduan as an example to regulate themselves.
In her spare time, Qing'er would tell Hailancha and the children about the kindness and favor that the Grand Empress Dowager had shown her. She was very glad that she seized the opportunity, chose the right path, and lived happily ever after.
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Ziwei was very lucky to give birth to Fudong'er in the second year of her marriage, and had a son to rely on. But unfortunately, after being rejected by Emperor Qianlong, the Fu family members no longer concealed their dissatisfaction and disgust with her. If there were no two maids from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Fu family might have oppressed her even more. Fu Erkang was just a guard these years. After Ziwei angered Emperor Qianlong, his guard position was also removed. Every time he met those young masters he once looked down on, he would be ridiculed. He couldn't help but hate Ziwei for not being able to do anything but causing trouble. He never entered her yard again. He indulged in wine and sex every day, feeling that his talent was not appreciated.
Jinsuo had a good complexion and learned a lot of tricks in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. For many years, she had been Fu Erkang's favorite concubine, treated as the second wife, and gave birth to two daughters and one son, but she never had any improper thoughts. She taught her children from an early age that the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children should not be crossed. Ziwei returned the favor by putting Jinsuo's daughter under her name as a legitimate daughter and accepting the teachings of the maid.
A few years later, Fulun and his wife passed away, and Ziwei and Jinsuo gradually gained a foothold in the Fu family. Putting aside their feelings for Fuerkang, they became like sisters. With Ziwei's dowry, they lived a very good life.
However, Ziwei was a woman who put love first. Even if she had a grudge against Fuerkang, she would still miss the days when they were in love. Like her mother Xia Yuhe, losing love was like a flower losing water. She was depressed all day and had no interest in anything. After eighteen years, she died of depression after seeing her son get married.
After Ziwei passed away, Jinsuo endured the pain and, with the help of two maids, she undermined Fuerkang's new stepmother, worked hard to maintain the status of Fudong'er and his wife, and found suitable in-laws for her two daughters. After Fuerkang and his wife died one after another, they handed over the Fu family to Fudong'er and followed their biological son out of the house.
Jinsuo's son is very sensible and ambitious. He knew from a young age that everything in the Fu family belongs to his elder brother, and he can only rely on his own efforts to make his mother live a good life. So, he has been studying very hard, passing the imperial examination, and learning to run the farm and shop.
Twenty years later, Jinsuo became an old lord with many children and grandchildren.
She occasionally thinks of the past. Before entering the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Queen Mother had secretly summoned her. She thought the Queen Mother would punish her and was scared. Who knew that the Queen Mother just looked at her kindly for a while, and then said to her: "Stick to your heart, good people will always be rewarded." Now, has she been rewarded?
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In a remote courtyard in the Rongjun Prince's Mansion, Xiaoyanzi lay on the bed and looked out the window with hatred in her eyes. She had been moved to this courtyard by Zhihua for two months, and Yongqi had never come once. The fact that she ran away from home and lost her virginity to the boss of the chess club was finally known to Yongqi. It was all because of that vicious and sinister woman Zhihua who actually tried to trick her into telling her stories. The secret that she had carefully hidden for many years was heard by Yongqi!
She asked the servants to find Yongqi. The servants cried and said, "Master, please forgive us. The wife ordered that we cannot leave the courtyard without permission, otherwise we will be caned. You often say that everyone is equal, there is no distinction between master and servant. We are very touched. You are so kind and beautiful, you will not let us get beaten, right?" Xiaoyanzi was angry, but she didn't know how to refute. She was also stimulated by Zhihua and became sick and couldn't get out of bed. She couldn't help but resent Yongqi in her heart. It turned out that he was the son of the sleepy dragon. He was just as unfaithful to women and just as cold and ruthless. I will settle the score with you after I recover!
Yongqi felt more and more tired of getting along with Xiaoyanzi. He had no status in front of Xiaoyanzi. Xiaoyanzi never understood the relationship between the prince, the wife and the concubine, and she didn't want to understand it. Just like when she thought Qianlong was good, she snatched Ziwei's identity as a princess, and when she was beaten and scolded by Qianlong, she would argue that she didn't want to be a princess, and even brought Xia Yuhe out to make Qianlong feel guilty. Now she would only curse a few vicious words every time she met Zhihua, and lose her temper at Yongqi when she was not happy, but she never felt that she was wrong and needed to make any changes. When the love was strong, Yongqi took this kind of quarrel as fun, but one year, two years, ten years later, Yongqi was tired of being humble in front of Xiaoyanzi and tired of cleaning up the mess for her after Xiaoyanzi got into trouble.
In Yongqi's heart, the once innocent and lively Xiaoyanzi has disappeared. Now Xiaoyanzi is just an ignorant and unreasonable woman. Xiaoyanzi's loss of virginity is a □□, which gives Yongqi a reason to completely let go of this relationship. He is really tired. Among the princes, he is the only one who has not achieved anything. Every time he is on duty, Xiaoyanzi will join in the fun and watch. When she appears, there will be problems. He has no way to do his job well! After a few times, Qianlong no longer appointed him to do errands. He has not made any merits in all these years. Even the title of "Rong Junwang" was obtained by Qianlong's favor. No wonder, after Yongqi ascended the throne, all his brothers were named princes, but he was the only one who remained in his original position without promotion.
In the entire Rongjunwang Mansion, Zhihua became the biggest winner. She used Xiaoyanzi's special favor to successfully suppress the appearance of concubines and concubines. When Yongqi began to be impatient with Xiaoyanzi, she seized the opportunity to defeat Xiaoyanzi in one fell swoop. After her son was personally named the prince by the emperor, she secretly praised Xiaoyanzi and made the mansion in chaos. Yongqi was so depressed that he could only escape reality by drinking, and finally the two of them died together. So, her son inherited the original title and became the new Rongjunwang. From then on, no one could shake her position in the mansion.
Is she vicious? Maybe! She entered this mansion and became the mistress of this mansion, but was scolded by a little concubine, while her husband comforted the person who scolded her and treated her as nothing! If she didn't plan and scheme, would her end be better than Xiaoyanzi? Can Xiaoyanzi tolerate her? Besides, she was just adding fuel to the fire and sowing discord. If their feelings were really so deep, how could she succeed? The backyard is always a battlefield for women. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. Unless there is only one woman in the backyard, how many people are lucky enough to have a lifelong partner?
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Empress Dowager Nara sat on the upper throne of the Cining Palace, looking down at her son's concubines, who were secretly sarcastic and scheming against each other. The queen stayed beside her, holding her handkerchief and trying to maintain a dignified smile. She felt that she seemed to understand the feelings of the Empress Dowager at the time. The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. When it does not involve personal interests, people can always see the key points of things clearly. In this huge harem, only her son can be relied on, and only she can trust. If she is sincere to the emperor, she will only die faster.
If the queen mother had not helped her back then, maybe she would have been pulled down from the position of queen long ago! Concubine Ling was a truly smart person. She climbed up from a little maid to the position of concubine, was in charge of the Phoenix Seal, and was the most favored in the harem. Even though she was hit by the empress dowager and could not turn over, she could quickly see the situation clearly, stop competing for favor, and take care of herself to bring the fifteenth prince back to her side to raise him. After Qianlong's death, Concubine Ling was named Concubine Ling, waiting for the fifteenth prince to leave the palace and live a free life with him after he came of age. If Concubine Ling had not been so smart as to calculate Qing'er and had not reached into the Cining Palace, it would not be certain who would sit on the throne of the empress dowager today.
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After reviewing the last memorial, Yongqi pinched his brows a little tiredly, picked up the intelligence sent by the secret guard and read it carefully. Before her death, the Empress Dowager handed over all the power in her hands to him and told him to treat these people well. He still remembers how surprised he was at that time. Most of these people were palace servants, and he only remembered a few of them. But once these people were connected, it would be an intelligence network that could cover the palace!
To establish such a power, status, means, and time are all indispensable. This is an extremely precious gift, which allows him to know his harem well and no longer be played around by women like his father. He knows which women are insincere and which women are sincere to him. Of course, he is the emperor, and the harem is never his battlefield. He only protects his children and the people he really cares about. As for other people, he doesn't want to care. Who can protect whom for a lifetime? It is difficult to be an emperor. He can only strictly require himself to be rational in major matters. When he arrives in the harem, all he needs is relaxation. Everyone's growth must go through countless failures and pains. Even he, when he was guided to discover the dark side of human nature, had been panicked and hesitant, and even doubted everything around him. But in the end, he successfully took that step and quickly matured in the gratified eyes of the Empress Dowager.
And these women, since they have entered the Forbidden City, it means that while enjoying the glory and wealth, they also bear the expectations of the family. They are no longer the eldest ladies who can act willfully and spoiled. If they don't integrate, they can only wait for destruction. As long as he knows the situation of the people in the harem and makes adjustments at critical moments, he can keep the harem stable, and then concentrate on handling state affairs and do more for the people.
He, Aixinjueluo Yongji, must become a wise ruler through the ages.
"Return of the Pearl" has ended, and "A Dream of Red Mansions" will begin tomorrow.
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