mtl008 Chapter 51 Feng Ruozhao 24
Chapter 51 Feng Ruozhao 24
When something happened to Concubine Wan, the Emperor was naturally furious, but Yixiu had the Empress Dowager's protection to clean up the mess, so after a thorough investigation, Concubine Hua, Concubine Yi, Concubine Fang and Concubine Jia Xitala were implicated.
As soon as the two sisters Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang entered the palace, Concubine Fang fell out of favor, and as soon as Fucha had a miscarriage and gave birth to Zhen Huan's child, these two sisters usually did not get along with Zhen Huan, and the Queen sent someone to sow discord between them, and they could no longer sit still.
Of course, Fucha was timid and would not dare to harm anyone, but she did attack Zhen Huan, so she had to take the blame for Zhen Huan's accident.
As for Concubine Fang, she did have the evil intention, but she lacked the strength. Her schemes were easily resolved by Zhen Huan several times. This time she was implicated just because Yi Xiu took advantage of the situation.
And Jiapin was just Yixiu throwing dirty water on her.
Although Jiapin couldn't get pregnant, her face was considered a sin by Yixiu! She couldn't stand a favorite concubine who looked so much like her sister flaunting her power right under her nose!
But Jiapin is not a fool, and she has the support of Prince Zhuang Yunlu behind her. Naturally, she will not let Yixiu really put the blame on her. Therefore, although there is suspicion, there is no real evidence.
And Concubine Hua was indeed innocent. The position of Imperial Concubine that she had longed for for a long time was about to be obtained. Why would she create negative information for herself at such a critical moment?
But the carriage back to the palace was arranged by Concubine Hua, so she couldn't escape the charge of poor supervision. Moreover, after Concubine Li was removed from the scene, Fucha gradually attached herself to Concubine Hua, and Concubine Yi repeatedly attacked Concubine Wan. How could she know that Nian Shilan had not instructed her behind the scenes?
So in the end, Concubine Yi, Fucha, became the mastermind, Concubine Fang became an accomplice, and Concubine Hua and Concubine Jia became suspects.
Looking at the evidence presented by Su Peisheng, Pang Ju issued an edict: Concubine Yi and Concubine Fang conspired to murder the heir to the throne, and were demoted to the rank of concubine and confined to the cold palace. The third princess, Jingyi, born to Concubine Fang, was given to Concubine Zhen (Borjigit clan) to raise.
As the person in charge, Concubine Hua was fined half a year's salary and her palace power was taken back.
As for Concubine Jia, because the emperor protected her, all the clues and evidence about her were erased by the emperor.
Concubine Zhen was overjoyed to have a daughter for free. She was so happy that she took Xia Dongchun to decorate the Jingyang Palace.
In fact, the emperor originally wanted to give Fangpin's child to Jiapin or Ning Guiren, but Jiapin was suspected in this matter, and he had already protected Jiapin, so it was not convenient to give her the child at this time.
As for Xu Wangshu, firstly, her status was not high enough, she was just a noble; secondly, she lived a carefree life and had not had enough fun in her prime years, so she had no interest in raising children for others.
So these three princesses finally fell into the hands of Concubine Zhen, the mascot of the harem.
After Yixiu knew that Jiapin was fine, she snorted coldly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are so partial. She is just a substitute for my sister, and she deserves your favoritism." This really made her unhappy!
After receiving the imperial edict, Concubine Yi naturally cried out for injustice. She was the one who attacked Zhen Huan and caused her pregnancy to become unstable, but it really had nothing to do with her that Zhen Huan was thrown off the carriage!
No one knows a daughter better than her parents. Yipin's parents simply did not believe that their daughter had done this. With the help of Feng Ruozhao, Fucha soon suspected the queen.
Although there is no empirical evidence, as the saying goes: once suspicion arises, the charge is established.
Since they couldn't hurt the queen, they could only concentrate their firepower on blocking the queen's mother's family.
Concubine Hua was already furious at being smeared by others, and when she saw the Fucha family's attitude, what else did she not understand? She directly wrote a letter to her family, asking them to follow the Fucha family in excluding the Ulanara family from the court.
Whatever the Fucha family could find out, Zhen Huan could naturally find out as well, but she couldn't hurt the Queen either.
She was unwilling to give in: "With the Queen Mother here, no one can touch the Queen."
"Then let the Queen Mother do it. She can't help the Queen." Shen Meizhuang spoke softly, but her words were of great weight.
"Sister Mei?"
"Huan'er, don't worry," she patted Zhen Huan's hand, her eyes unfocused, "I will never let go of anyone who harmed us."
Zhen Huan was a little scared of Shen Meizhuang like this. She held Shen Meizhuang's hand and warned her seriously: "Sister Mei, please don't do anything stupid."
Shen Meizhuang smiled soothingly, "It's okay, I know, don't worry."
Zhen Huan is worried!
Because from this day on, Shen Meizhuang no longer participated in the competition for favor in the harem, and devoted herself to serving the empress dowager, but the empress dowager became increasingly weak under her care.
But at this moment, Zhen Huan didn't care about Shen Meiyu's weirdness. The emperor issued an edict to marry Meng Jingxian, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Pei, to Prince Guo!
Zhen Yuandao had no son. After he was exiled, even though the Zhen family had a favorite concubine in the palace, she was still bullied. So after Huanbi became pregnant, she took Madam Zhen and her sister Zhen Yurao to Prince Guo's mansion.
But now Huanbi has not yet given birth to a child and become a concubine, and the palace is about to welcome their legitimate mistress!
Not to mention that it would be inappropriate for the mother and sister of a little princess to continue staying in the palace after Meng Jingxian entered the mansion. Just think about how Yu Yin would deal with it when the legitimate wife entered the mansion?
So Zhen Huan could only try her best to ask the Emperor to postpone Prince Guo's wedding as much as possible, at least until Yu Yin gave birth and was officially canonized as a concubine, so that she could have the strength to fight against Meng Jingxian!
Zhen Huan, the favorite concubine, and Prince Guo, the good brother, begged him together, so Pangju naturally couldn't resist and finally set the wedding date on April 28th of the following year.
Although the Duke of Pei felt uncomfortable after receiving the news, they were more relieved that the worry they had felt for many years had been resolved.
Moreover, Meng Jingxian prided herself on her distinguished family background and her talent and virtue, and she would definitely not lose to the daughter of a criminal who was born a maid.
(Zhen Huan is set to conceive in the first month of the lunar calendar and give birth prematurely on August 28th to a daughter, Long Yue. Yu Shen's pregnancy is set to occur in May.)
As the end of the year was approaching, the envoy from Junggar wanted to marry a princess of the Qing Dynasty. Pangju did not hesitate and prepared to marry the late emperor's Princess Chaogui.
Feng Ruozhao was unable to dissuade her. Fortunately, this time Zhen Huan did not suggest that Cao Qinmo, a noble lady, prepare a dowry for the princess.
So Feng Ruozhao took the initiative to take over the matter of the princess's marriage, and on the grounds that it was cold in winter and Princess Chaogui was too weak to travel long distances in the snow and ice, he asked the emperor to postpone the wedding date and hold a grand wedding to show his appreciation for the princess and the Junggar tribe.
Fat Orange thought it made sense and agreed.
Before the end of the first month of the lunar year, news of Yingge Khan's death reached the Junggar tribe.
Fat Orange was glad that he had listened to Concubine Jing's advice and not hastily married off his sister. Otherwise, the princess would have been forced to become the new Khan's concubine! The political significance of this would have been greatly reduced.
With the old Khan's death, Princess Chaogui was naturally relieved that she no longer had to serve an old man who could be her grandfather. Together with her mother, Consort Wang, she prepared generous gifts to thank Feng Ruozhao.
Although Lady Wang was only a lady of the late emperor's family, she was once a favorite concubine. It was only because she was born into a Han Chinese family and entered the palace late, and the late emperor had too many high-ranking concubines, that she could only be a small lady of the family.
But she has been in the Forbidden City for nearly twenty years, and has the support of the Jiangnan Salt Official, so she has a lot of money and some influence in the palace.
She only has this one daughter, and now that her daughter is married, her power in the harem has been handed over to Feng Ruozhao as a way of giving back.
Feng Ruozhao thought of her motherly heart and recalled Longyue's marriage in the previous life, so he couldn't help but feel a little empathy. He then took out a health-strengthening pill from the space and gave it to Princess Chaogui.
A pill to strengthen your body. After taking it, you'll be so strong that you can kill a cow with one punch! I hope the Dzungar Khan won't be too surprised when he finds out his new wife is a Barbie!
After the new Khan of Junggar came to power, he continued to seek the princess as his wife. Seeing that he was tactful, Pang Ju was happy to give the princess a higher status. Not only did he prepare a wedding for Princess Chaogui according to the standards of a Gulun Princess, he also promoted her mother, Wang Taigui, to the rank of Consort Tai.
In March of the spring, Princess Chaogui bid farewell to her mother and embarked on the journey of marriage.
Zhen Huan felt sad as she held her daughter in her arms. She and Sister Mei were afraid that it would be difficult for them to have a son. In the future, when Longyue had no brothers to rely on, would she also be abandoned without hesitation and married off far away like Princess Chaogui?
With this worry, Zhen Huan did not dare to slack off and immediately pushed her sister Chun'er out to consolidate her favor. Chun'er was simple and had always been on good terms with her. If Chun'er had a son, she might be a support for them.
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