mtlumby2d Chapter 284 Fang Nanxi's Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty 38
Chapter 284 Fang Nanxi's Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty 38
The complete elimination of Hongshi greatly pleased the ministers who supported Hongxu. Among the princes who have now entered the court, Hongxi and Hongchen are twins and have no chance of succeeding to the throne.
The Emperor also began to subtly groom Hongxu, occasionally entrusting him with important matters.
In the inner palace, after learning that Hongshi had been adopted by Yunsi, Consort Qi went directly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to cause trouble, attempting to get the Emperor to rescind the decree.
The Emperor did not see Consort Qi, but instead confined her to Changchun Palace, saying that she could only leave when she had thought things through.
In the fifth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, the emperor decreed that the eldest daughter of the Fucha clan would be the primary consort of Hongli (the Yongzheng Emperor), and the wedding would be held in July. The eldest daughter of Wuzhakushi would be the primary consort of Hongzhou (the Yongzheng Emperor), and the wedding would be held in September.
The second princess was granted the title of Princess Heshuo Shushen and will marry the eldest son of the Borjigit clan of the Khorchin Mongols in May of the following year.
Consort Xi played a significant role in enabling Hongli to marry Lady Fuca, and she also made many promises to the Empress, which helped the Empress persuade the Emperor.
The Emperor thought that the Seventh Prince was in poor health. He had never considered the possibility of Hongli having children. When Hongli was still in the Prince's residence, the physician had secretly told him that Hongli was weak and it would be difficult for him to have children.
Consort Xi, who has been in a good mood lately, occasionally made sarcastic remarks about Consort Yu during her greetings.
Hongli and Hongzhou were about the same age. Hongli initially wanted to bring Hongzhou into his camp, but Consort Yu obstructed him. Hongzhou was a bit of a mama's boy, so he naturally listened to Consort Yu, which caused Hongli's plan to fail.
Consort Yu immediately understood Consort Xi's meaning and retorted, "Some people just don't know their own worth. They think that by marrying Lady Fucha, they can covet things that don't belong to them. It's ridiculous."
Consort Yu's words directly broke Consort Xi's low-key approach. In the past, when she was in the Prince's residence, everyone knew that Consort Xi was easygoing. Now that Consort Xi has revealed her ambition, it has opened their eyes.
"Consort Yu, please be careful with your words. What do you mean by 'things that don't belong to you'? Your Majesty, I am only happy that Hongli has married such a dignified and elegant primary consort. I hope he can be as blessed as Consort Mu, enjoying the company of his grandchildren. Who knew that Consort Yu would misinterpret my meaning?" Consort Xi said aggrievedly.
Fang Nanxi glanced at Consort Xi once, then looked away at the Empress. She heard that the Empress's elder brother had lost his official seal again due to gambling. This time, the Niohuru clan behind Consort Xi helped the Empress's elder brother, which is why the Empress went to persuade the Emperor.
"Consort Yu, since it's a misunderstanding, it's good to clear it up," the Empress said calmly.
Consort Yu was somewhat indignant, but Consort Xi knew how to please the Empress, so the Empress naturally sided with Consort Xi.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Consort Mao immediately started talking about other things. Noble Lady Ning and Consort Mao chatted enthusiastically, while Noble Lady Wu sat in her seat with her head down.
A few days ago, Consort Wu was favored by the Emperor and was promoted to Noble Lady. She was also given the title of Ning, which placed Noble Lady Ning directly ahead of Noble Lady Wu.
How could Consort Wu accept this? She was just a consort whom the emperor disliked, and she had no children. If she hadn't been a former member of the Prince's household, she might not have even been able to become a consort.
Seeing that it was almost time, the Empress dismissed them.
Fang Nanxi was the only Imperial Concubine in the harem, so she naturally walked in front. After Fang Nanxi left Chuxiu Palace, the other concubines slowly came out.
Fang Nanxi didn't stay long and returned to Chengqian Palace, looking like she was watching a show.
The relationship between Consort Yu and Consort Xi became increasingly tense. Consort Yu was indignant, wondering why a sickly man could marry the eldest daughter of the Fucha clan, while her Hongzhou could only be a supporting character.
In May, news spread that Consort Ning was one month pregnant. This was the first time such news had circulated in the palace in many years. The Emperor and Empress valued Consort Ning's pregnancy highly. The Empress immediately exempted Consort Ning from paying her respects, telling her to come after she finished her postpartum confinement.
Every time she paid her respects, Consort Wu's expression was solemn, and she often lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought. Fang Nanxi knew about Consort Wu's little tricks, but it was basically impossible to harm someone silently in the harem. She just didn't know how capable Consort Wu was.
The former court officials once again petitioned the emperor to establish a crown prince. Helpless, the emperor devised a secret method for establishing an heir: he would place the imperial edict behind the righteous and open back, and then take it out and read it aloud after his death.
The Emperor had already compromised, but had not announced the candidate. However, the ministers knew perfectly well that the Emperor valued the Fourth Prince, so they did not say anything more in opposition.
Hongli and Hongzhou got married one after another and entered the court. Hongli was clever and tried to please the emperor. However, the emperor's attention was divided between Hongsheng (the concubine of Consort Dunsu) and Hongxu. Only the twins and the boy-girl twins could get the emperor's attention.
Hongli grew up with Consort Xi, who was not favored by the emperor and therefore did not see him often. Sometimes she would not see the emperor for several months at a time, and the emperor paid less attention to Hongli than he did to her.
The Emperor was aware of Hongli's health condition and only assigned him some light tasks. Hongli was naturally unwilling to accept this. He had entered the court later than Hongxu, and if he didn't accomplish anything significant, how could he gain his father's trust?
Hongli was cunning and scheming. Since the Emperor didn't trust him, he figured he could make his father distrust Hongxu and the others as well. He secretly started making underhanded moves, but Hongxu was clever and didn't let Hongli succeed. However, Hongchen wasn't so vigilant and was turned on by Hongli.
Once or twice, the Emperor thought it was just that Hongchen was lively and a little careless, but after the third time, coupled with Hongchen's aggrieved face, the Emperor realized that someone was up to no good.
The Emperor sent people to investigate and found that Hongli had disregarded brotherly affection and attacked his own brother. The Emperor directly punished Hongli by confining him to the Prince's Quarters to calm him down.
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In Chengqian Palace, Fang Nanxi slapped Hong Chen without hesitation and said irritably, "You're good at playing the victim."
Hongchen covered his head and whined, "Mother, it hurts so much."
Seeing this, Fang Nanxi rubbed Hongchen's head again. Hongchen continued, "It's all because of Seventh Brother. Although his little tricks are not a big problem, they are really annoying. I took the bait a few times, and Father Emperor found out."
“Hongxu, why didn’t you, as his older brother, try to dissuade him?” Fang Nanxi didn’t want to talk to Hongchen. He was careless and might cause trouble. Hongchen was really audacious.
"Mother, rest assured, this was a decision we made after discussing it with my sixth brother. And with me here, he will not be harmed," Hongxu said.
“Mother, don’t listen to Fourth Brother. This was Hongchen’s idea on his own. Luckily, Fourth Brother cleaned up the mess behind the scenes, otherwise he would have been scolded by Father.” Hongxi directly exposed Hongchen’s mistake.
Before long, Hongxi and Hongchen started playing around again. After Honghan and Hongnuan finished school, the mother and her children had a good dinner together.