Chapter 181 Chang Zai's Promotion 11
Chapter 181 Chang Zai's Promotion 11
Jihuan had to take care of this illness for a month.
When she recovered from her "illness", the green card was just put up and Qianlong turned her card over. Because she was living in the main hall, she didn't have to go to the Yangxin Palace anymore and Qianlong would come and sleep with her.
Ji Huan felt another benefit of the increase in salary. It saved her from running back and forth to the Yangxin Palace, which was not very close to the Xianfu Palace.
"Your Majesty, I have seen you..."
Before she finished speaking, Qianlong pulled her up and walked into the house together: "You are the best, no need to be so polite."
Ji Huan looked at him lovingly: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I thought you had forgotten me. Today I heard that Your Majesty was coming, and I have been preparing for a long time."
"Oh, what preparations have you made, my dear?"
"I changed into new clothes and put on the new jewelry bestowed by the emperor..."
As she spoke, Qianlong looked at her and agreed, "You have indeed dressed up carefully. My beloved concubine is so sincere. How can I let her down?"
"Your Majesty~ I was so grateful to you last time. Otherwise, I might have died. You are the first person who has been so kind to me. I really don't know how to repay you."
Jihuan spoke seriously and sincerely. Qianlong had investigated her situation. According to his findings, Jihuan was a poor little thing. She was abused by her stepmother and almost killed. She was lucky enough to have her father start to manage the backyard. In addition, the fighting between wives and concubines in the backyard of Guarjia Muring gave her a break.
She really didn't receive much kindness, so she was touched by such a small thing.
Qianlong truly felt her dependence. She looked at him with admiring and dependent eyes, and he felt endless strength in his heart. This feeling made him feel pretty good.
"My beloved concubine, you don't need to repay me. You are my concubine, and I should protect you, isn't that what I should do?"
Ji Huan lowered her head and said, "With your Majesty's words, I am willing to die."
After that, she whimpered and nestled into his arms.
But what she was thinking was: Concubines in the harem die unclearly every year, and you never protect them.
You lied to me and I lied to you, they are truly a loving pair of emperor and concubine made in heaven.
Qianlong: "Don't talk about life or death. I really can't bear to part with my beloved concubine. My beloved concubine will stay with me for a long time!"
"As long as the emperor does not despise my stupidity, I will always be waiting for him where he can see me. I know that you are the emperor of the world, so I dare not ask for too much. I only hope that there is a small piece of your heart for me, and I will be satisfied."
Speaking of which, Ji Huan borrowed from Aunt Qiong Yao. She felt that there were some merits in Qiong Yao's literature regarding Qianlong.
Qianlong was shocked. Jihuan must have loved him terribly because she was so straightforward, sincere and humble.
"There will always be a place in my heart for my beloved concubine."
"Emperor~"
"My beloved~"
When love comes, two people begin to achieve great harmony in life. Love is created.
The reason why Qianlong spent so much time and energy on Jihuan was, on the one hand, because of her outstanding appearance and unique temperament, and on the other hand, because Qianlong was obsessed with Jihuan's body.
The mouth may lie, but the body is honest. His body tells him that he enjoys her service.
Jihuan was in the emperor's bedchamber for seven consecutive days. Every time he went to pay his respects, he was met with inexplicable sharp looks and listened to many sour words.
But she didn't care. She needed to sleep with Qianlong to collect Qianlong's high-quality seeds and store them first.
After seven days, Qianlong stopped. As an emperor who valued his health, he was lustful but knew how to restrain himself. So he remained abstinent for several days before he began to wander around the harem normally.
However, the people he summoned did not include Li Changzai.
He really forgot about her.
The queen would fall ill from time to time, and Emperor Qianlong had to take care of her all the time.
Jihuan, his new favorite, is very dependent on him and he needs to comfort her often.
He has not yet become disgusted with Lingpin, his previous favorite concubine, and she also needs her company from time to time.
There is also the pregnant Concubine Jia, the cool Concubine Shu, the dignified Concubine Xian, and the gentle Concubine Chun...
He couldn't just ignore it.
I don't have time to care about Li Changzai.
Jihuan was able to gain a firm foothold with the "help" of Concubine Ying. Qianlong had some impression of her, and now has a deep impression of her. It can be said that Concubine Ying made an indelible contribution to this.
Faced with Jihuan's aggressive approach, the ones who need to be most worried are Lingpin and Shufei.
Both of them have more experience than Ji Huan, but they have one thing in common: they don't have children.
Seeing Ji Huan becoming more and more favored, Shu Fei became furious and could not help but scold the former noble lady Ying, now a commoner of the Balin family.
"Balin is useless. She can't even poison someone. I think Concubine Rou is not a simple person. I'm afraid she knew from the beginning that someone drugged her and used this trick to win the emperor's sympathy!"
"Your Majesty, no matter how favored Lady Rou is, she is just a noble lady now, and she can never surpass Your Majesty."
"I know, but I'm in need of a child."
As she spoke, she touched her belly. She envied Concubine Jia's belly, which could give birth to babies one after another.
"My queen, would you like me to ask Fu Jin to help me find some pregnancy-maintaining medicine?"
After thinking about it, Shu Fei still shook her head: "I'd better not take the medicine. I won't drink it if I can in the palace."
Having said that, Shu Fei's nanny privately began to inquire about some matters regarding childbirth.
No need for medicine, the art of sex can also work!
Her action was not very big, but by coincidence, she found out the truth about Ji Huan's death.
It is true that the Baoyi families stick together, but not all Baoyi can be called families. There are always many who live in poverty. She is not short of money, so she spent a lot of silver before entering the palace, and she did win over many people. Those people are not very noticeable, and many of them are maids whose families are not well off.
When Ji Huan heard this, he had an idea in his mind.
Shu Fei, born into the Yehenara clan, was the great-grandniece of Nalan Xingde and the great-granddaughter of the eldest prince Dang Mingzhu of the Kangxi dynasty. She came from a prominent family. When she entered the palace, she was initially given the title of noble lady. Not long after, she became a concubine. Then, as she had no children, she was given the title of concubine.
She had no children. Empress Fucha, who came from a prominent Manchu family, had children, but they were either sickly or could not be raised.
Looking at the concubines in the harem, almost all of them were of bannerman origin. Although they had good family backgrounds, they were indeed bannermen.
"Shuxiang, make arrangements and have someone remind Concubine Shu that her inability to have children might be related to the Baoyi family. Keep it subtle and don't let the people around her find out. By the way, if she investigates, whether she can find evidence or not, we have to give her something that seems plausible."
"Yes, my lord."
A drug that can make people stupid.
The one who could quickly find out what Balin had done in the harem and quietly add something to her affairs must be a concubine from a bannerman family.
She couldn't find out who did it for the time being, but she could strike indiscriminately!
Shu Fei is a very good person, with a high family background. If she is looking for trouble, it will be a big deal for them. Qianlong is a petty person.
She wanted a child, but she just couldn't get pregnant. Ji Huan felt that she might have had doubts before, and with a little guidance, she would definitely believe it.
Shuxiang arranged it quickly. Not long after, Shufei's trusted nanny came to Shufei with a pale face and the news she had accidentally heard.
"My lady, I have something important to report."
Shu Fei waved everyone away: "What does Madam want to say?"
"Your Highness, I accidentally heard something. Your Highness's inability to conceive may be related to the concubines who were born as bannermen."
Shu Fei's eyes widened.
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