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Chapter 216: Chronicles of Yongzheng's Harem 14

After Yinzhen finished making the arrangements, he looked at the concubines in the room and said with a bad face: "You all should go back first! Don't disturb the concubine's rest."

Everyone looked at each other and stood up to leave.

After Yinzhen finished speaking, he went straight to the imperial concubine's bedroom. He wanted to visit the imperial concubine.

Jiayue came out of Tantandang and met Yubin, who was going the same way as her, and the two of them got together.

"What does Sister Jingpin think of the Imperial Concubine's matter?"

"What do you want to ask, sister?"

Yubin smiled and said, "Sister, do you think we can find the real culprit?"

Jiayue shook her head: "It's hard to say! Anyway, it has nothing to do with my sister. If we can find out, it will be good. There will be one less scheming person in the harem. If we can't find out, then it's a problem that the emperor, the queen, and the imperial concubine need to consider. What do you think, sister?"

Yupin nodded: "Sister, you are indeed insightful. Hong Zhou likes to play. The third prince is too old and busy with schoolwork. The fourth prince is also focused on books. When you have time, sister can take Hong Zhao out to play. Hong Zhou has hardly seen his brother!"

Jiayue was stunned for a moment, then said: "One day when it's cooler, I will definitely bring Hongzhao to visit you. Don't think I'm annoying then."

Yupin laughed cheerfully: "How could that be? I wish you would come here every day. When I was in the mansion, I used to raise children with Concubine Xi in exchange. But after entering the palace, I raised the child by myself, and became more estranged from Concubine Xi. Naturally, I hope there will be more noise around me."

Jiayue showed a slightly surprised look: "How come the relationship between sister and Concubine Xi has become estranged?"

Yupin paused for a moment and said, "Sister, you raise a child and just hope that the child is safe. Concubine Xi just has higher expectations for the child."

Jiayue nodded: "So that's how it is. As a mother, I hope that my child will be safe and well, and I also hope that my child will have a good future. It's human nature."

Yupin suddenly asked: "I wonder what your sister expects from the Sixth Prince?"

Jiayue smiled and said, "Hongzhao is still young, so it's too early to talk about expectations. Sister also knows that it was not easy for me to give birth to him. I just hope that he will be safe and sound. He was born in the royal family, so he will never lack wealth."

As for whether she would have a future or not, Jiayue had never really thought about it.

He was just a human being, who would want to kneel down? If Hong Zhao had ambitions, she would naturally support him.

Yupin: "That's right, the Sixth Prince is still young and can't think that far ahead."

Back at Bitong Academy, Baochun asked Jiayue: "My Lady, does Concubine Yu seem to want to befriend you?"

Jiayue shook her head: "I don't know what Yupin means either."

Historically, the relationship between Concubine Yu and Concubine Xi was quite confusing, but both of them lived quite long lives, so their relationship should not have been too bad.

Furthermore, it is true that Concubine Yu raised Hongli.

Maybe it was because she knew history and knew that Hongli was the ultimate winner, so she couldn't help but infer the process based on the results.

She was wary of Yubin's approach.

Of course, she did not show this vigilance.

There are four princes in the harem now. The third prince's mother was from a Han bannerman family, the fourth prince's mother was from a Manchu military banner family, the fifth prince's mother was from a Manchu bannerman family, and the sixth prince's mother, that is, herself, was from a Manchu military banner family, but her surname was not as prestigious as Concubine Xi's.

Look at the emperor in front.

Huang Taiji doesn't count. Starting from Shunzhi, Shunzhi's mother was of Mongolian descent.

Then there was Kangxi. His mother was Tong Jia, and when he was born, she was still Tong, and was from the Han Army Banner.

Emperor Yongzheng, Yinzhen, had a mother who was a Manchu bondservant.

In fact, the Qing Dynasty was a regime established by the Manchus. Strictly speaking, the bloodlines of these emperors have little to do with the eight major surnames in Manchu legends.

She didn't believe it, but Man Junqi had no objection.

By this calculation, the Fourth Prince Hongli was born with a lot of supporters, followed by her son Hongzhao.

Of course, the premise is that the four new Manchu military flag newcomers who entered the palace this time did not give birth to princes.

Otherwise, the situation would be different.

In the afternoon, Jiayue heard about the imperial concubine's situation from Baochun. A group of palace servants were punished, but the mastermind was not found out.

This was the first time that Yinzhen came to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat after ascending the throne. During this period, he did not have sufficient control over the situation of the palace people in the Old Summer Palace, and this time the imperial concubine could only suffer in silence.

As a result, Yinzhen was in a bad mood and worried about the imperial concubine. He went to visit the imperial concubine every day for half a month.

Jiayue said nothing despite such favoritism, but Baochun rarely complained.

"Your Highness, since coming to the Old Summer Palace, the Emperor has been focusing all his attention on the Imperial Concubine. He has never come to the Bitong Academy to see you and the Sixth Prince. The situation is even worse than in the palace! From what I have seen, the palace servants who used to serve in the Bitong Academy are not as dedicated as they were at the beginning."

Jiayue nodded: "As for the palace servants, the summer heat is unbearable and people are inevitably impetuous. You and Nanny Chen should keep an eye on them, especially Hongzhao. You should take more silver and ensure that the palace servants of Bitong Academy have a bowl of iced mung bean soup every two hours.

As for the others? The Imperial Concubine almost lost another baby, so it's inevitable that the Emperor is worried. Although the Emperor didn't come to Bitong Academy, he also didn't go to the Imperial Concubine's other concubines, so there's no need to worry too much."

"Yes, ma'am."

Jiayue knew that Baochun wanted her to compete for favor and was afraid that the imperial concubine would favor him alone. It was not that she did not want to compete for favor, but that she really did not know how to do it.

Yinzhen came and the two of them got along well.

But actively vying for favor, using her connections to find out his whereabouts is really a waste of talent and unnecessary. As for sending gifts to the imperial court, Yinzhen would probably be unhappy with the imperial concubine's current situation.

The more she did, the more mistakes she made. She could only wait in Bitong Academy.

She occasionally heard rumors that concubines of lower rank had a hard time. If Hong Zhao was not there, she would probably be one of them.

If she is out of favor, her life will be hard, and the lives of the palace maids will be even harder. If the lives of the palace maids are hard, they will naturally not serve wholeheartedly, and their lives will be even harder. This cycle will go on endlessly.

At this moment, Concubine Nian was in a rare good mood.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has been visiting you every day recently. Let me tell you, the Emperor's feelings for you are unique!"

Concubine Nian was very pleased with this favor and smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, the emperor just loves the child."

The maid laughed and said, "I am not talking nonsense. I chose Concubine Xi. I won't talk about Concubine Yu, but Concubine Jing. She was a little uncomfortable during her pregnancy, but I have never seen the emperor take her so seriously. He only accompanied her to eat meals occasionally."

Concubine Nian smiled more brightly: "You are the only one who has a sweet mouth and knows how to talk."

As she was talking, Concubine Nian suddenly thought that Yinzhen had been accompanying her for many days because she had a miscarriage. She couldn't help but feel a little depressed, so she asked: "The emperor and the queen both said that they didn't find anyone behind the scenes, but I don't believe that the pebble happened to appear under my feet. I asked you to investigate. Have you found any clues?"

The maid lowered her head and said, "I am incompetent. Most of the palace servants serving in Yuanmingyuan were arranged by the emperor when he was still a prince. Many of them were from the lower five banners and had no prominent family background. If you check these people, you will find that they have come into contact with too many people."

The imperial concubine sighed: "Keep investigating, don't let the news leak out."

"Yes, ma'am."

The Queen could no longer tolerate Yinzhen's favoritism towards the Imperial Concubine.

The queen liked bamboo. There was a bamboo forest in the natural painting. Sitting in the bamboo forest, the queen did not feel comfortable at all. She kept listening to Ulanala's complaints.

"…Empress, the Emperor is not here, and the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are flattering the superiors. The things sent to me now are barely usable. I beg you to help me."

After hearing this, the queen became even more impatient.

Compared with other newcomers of the same period, Ulanala Changzai's life was pretty good. The empress took good care of her. The Ministry of Internal Affairs did look down on her, but it was definitely within the standard. The only thing she used was not as good as those in the palace.

"I am the Queen, but I have no right to decide where the Emperor goes to at night. How do you want me to help you?"

The queen's words stopped Ulanala from talking. She paused for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, you are the queen. If you advise the emperor to treat everyone equally, the emperor will have nothing to say."