In addition to these two daughters who died young, Hongli had several more princes and princesses under his knees in the past ten years. They were both born to Xia Qing and other people who had entered the palace earlier, as well as to concubines who had recently entered the palace. Compared with
In the past, there was a lot of life in the palace because of these children.
It is worth mentioning that in the 18th year of Qianlong's reign, Wei Jingxuan, who had been banned for four years, was finally released, but she was still a promiscuous body and was never reset until she died in the 21st and 23rd years of Qianlong's reign.
After giving birth to two princesses respectively, Hongli had just resumed her position as concubine. This incident made Mrs. Hu feel very sad.
She was unhappy, but after all, Wei Jingxuan did not intend to cause harm to Yongyi. Four years of grounding was considered a severe punishment. In addition, Wei Jingxuan had always seemed very content and self-reliant after she came out, so it was inconvenient for her to say anything more. At the beginning of this year,
Wei Jingxuan is pregnant again. I wonder if she will still be a princess or a little brother.
Over the years, no matter how many beauties came into the palace, the person Hongli cared about and loved the most was always Xianyue, especially after the death of Yongjing, the thirteenth son of the emperor who risked his life to give birth to Xianyue, he became even more favored.
Spend at least three or four days overnight in Kunning Palace.
Although the Su family, Yehenala family and others have all been executed, there has always been competition for favors and love in the harem. In the 21st year of Qianlong's reign, Zhang Jia family was selected into the palace because of her ability to sing, dance, and charming appearance.
, although he was not of high birth, he was still deeply favored by Hongli, and he was soon promoted to a nobleman from Chang Zai.
According to the rules of the palace, all concubines have to go to Kunning Palace every day to calm down in the morning and dusk. More than once, Zhang Jia compared herself with Xia Yue sitting on the Queen's phoenix throne. In terms of appearance and origin, she
Nothing is inferior to Xia Yue, why can Xia Yue be
In the end, she was just a little noble person, not even the main one. What made her most dissatisfied was that she was obviously a woman who had lost her youth, but she got more imperial favors than her.
After Liujia, this jealousy and dissatisfaction became more intense.
One day, after she learned from the Jingsi Room that Hongli would go to Kunning Palace, she pretended that the dragon fetus was unwell and ordered the palace servants to go to the Yangxin Palace to report it, thus attracting Hongli to come. After that, she acted coquettishly and refused to let him go.
Hongli left; at the beginning, Hongli was kind enough to persuade him.
When I got there, I was already a little impatient. I also saw that he was full of energy and had no symptoms of discomfort after he arrived. I had doubts, so I called Zhou Minghua, who was already the hospital director, to come and check his pulse. The latter asked
After the pulse was detected, it was said that the pulse was stable and without any abnormality.
Afterwards, under Hongli's questioning, the concubine originally wanted to deny it, but in a panic, she accidentally let it slip, letting Hongli know that she did this because she deliberately did not want him to go to Kunming.
Ning Palace.
After hearing this, Hongli flew into a rage and left immediately. From then on, he never set foot on her residence again, and she was not allowed to go to the Yangxin Hall. Even when she was giving birth, she never came over, but ordered Xiaowu to send her off.
She received some rewards, but as for the child, when she was still sleeping, she had already been taken to her elder brother's home. She was not allowed to visit, and she only knew that she was just a little elder brother.
Mrs. Zhang Jia regretted her original act of fighting for favor. Before she was even out of confinement, she went to the Yangxin Hall to plead guilty, hoping to beg Hongli's forgiveness. However, the door of the hall was closed tightly. No matter how she knelt down and begged, it was never opened.
, had no choice but to return to his residence.
A year later, Zhang Jia died in depression. He never saw the child he gave birth to during his ten-month pregnancy. Hongli also did not grant any posthumous titles and was only buried with the most ordinary noble rites.
From then on, no matter how favored the ladies in the palace were, and no matter how much they coveted the queen's position in their hearts, they did not dare to show it on their faces, for fear of following in the footsteps of Zhang Jia's family.
In addition, Hongli, who had not appointed a crown prince since the death of Yong Lian, secretly appointed a crown prince again in the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign and placed the secret edict behind the official and bright plaque.
In the harem of the previous dynasty, everyone was speculating on the candidate for the crown prince. The third elder brother was imprisoned in the clan's mansion for ten years and was never released. The fourth elder brother was born to the Su family, the sixth elder brother was born to the Jin family, the eighth elder brother, and the tenth elder brother were born.
Elder brother, the eleventh elder brother's qualifications are only mediocre, and the chance of being established as a Chu Qun is not high. The fourteenth elder brother is the son of Zhangjia and is still young, which makes it even more unlikely.
From this point of view, the most likely one is Yong Cang, the eldest son. Among the princes, he is the most similar to Hongli in terms of temperament and appearance. Ling Ruo often said that the two father and sons are as if they were carved from the same mold; even the clever ones
The same goes for his eagerness to learn. As long as he reads any book a few times, he will remember it in his heart. The master who goes to the study room will praise it full of praise.
Hongli liked this legitimate son very much and often taught Yong Cang himself. Since he was five years old, he took him to Mulan Paddock to hunt with him every year. Yong Cang was also very brave. When he was eight years old, he dared to leave the team quietly.
He went hunting wild boar alone and was almost injured by the wild boar. Fortunately, Yongxuan followed him and he was able to escape.
Nothing happened. After Hongli learned about this, he scolded Yong Cang. This was the first time he scolded Yong Cang in eight years. However, he still took him to Mulan Paddock every year after that, and also ordered that no matter where Yong Cang went,
, the imperial guards must stay at all times, and if a hair is missing, they must all come to see him.
With so many people favoring him, it is difficult not to doubt that he is the crown prince. Among them, there are people who are eyeing Yong Cang, and some people think that after Xianyue is a sinner, how can the son born to her be the crown prince? But once
, it is just a guess whether it is Yongzhen; secondly, Xianyue took the risk with Hongli that year
She went to the Temple of Heaven to pray for rain, and finally prayed for sweet rain. She also asked Hongli to pardon the offending people, so that she could win the name of a virtuous queen. Both officials and people were convinced by her. For many years, no one has discussed her origin again and wanted to use her as a virtuous queen.
It's really not easy to stir up trouble, so those people just make plans in their minds and don't dare to take any action.
On August 15th, the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus mixed with ingredients came from the small kitchen of Yongshou Palace. After the palace attendants turned off the heat, Wei Jingxuan opened the steamer with a full belly, took out the steamed sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and took a sip.
, said with a smile: "Well, the fragrance is pleasant, the emperor will definitely like it."
"My master is so skillful that the same snacks are more delicious than those made in the imperial kitchen. How could the emperor not like it?" After saying such a flattering sentence, Qiaoyu added: "Actually, we can just leave this kind of thing to the slaves.
Well, if the master is not at ease, he is just supervising from the side, why bother to do it himself? What should I do if the fetus is induced?"
Wei Jingxuan paused and glanced sideways at Qiaoyu. The latter realized that she had said something wrong, and quickly slapped her hands on her mouth and said with a smile: "My little brother has a long life and is rich. How could he cause fetal irritation? This servant is talking nonsense. It's really
Damn it!"
Wei Jingxuan withdrew her gaze and said coldly: "If you have anything to say in the future, think it over carefully before speaking. Next time, you won't be so lighthearted."