Chapter Thirty: The Legend of Zhen Huan - Fang Jiachunyi 30 (The End)

Therefore, the next emperor could only be chosen from the third prince and the sixth prince.

After that, the Emperor took the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince under his wing and taught them.

In the fifteenth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, the emperor bestowed the title of Prince of the Second Rank upon the Third Prince and granted him a mansion, allowing the emperor to focus solely on educating the Sixth Prince.

Legend has it that when the emperor issued the decree, he remarked, "Rotten wood cannot be carved."

In the same year, Fang Jiachun was made empress.

In the eighteenth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, the Sixth Prince was already fifteen years old.

Fang Jiachun understood the principle of 'use and discard' and withdrew her spiritual energy.

The emperor's health deteriorated rapidly, and he died a few months later.

When the Sixth Prince ascended the throne, Fang Jiachunyi became the Empress Dowager.

The Sixth Prince specially cleaned up the Cining Palace for Fang Jiachun to live in.

Cining Palace —

The main hall was bustling with activity, showing no trace of the sadness of the past few days.

Those of you here either have no feelings for the late emperor, or you had feelings for him but were hurt and severed those feelings.

Therefore, they were not too saddened by the emperor's death.

"Shuhe and Wenyi are married and live in the capital. Do you two want to retire at the Princess's residence?"

Fang Jiachun looked at Consort Jing and Consort Xin.

"Not for now. The Emperor is not married yet, so you can take care of the palace for now. We've decided that we'll leave after the Emperor finishes his mourning period and marries the Empress."

“Yes, if the two of us leave, you’ll have to suffer,” Consort Xin replied.

"The mourning period will last for three years, and there are still Consort Wan and Consort Hui to attend to. You can come and help out when the wedding is held. Shuhe and Wenyi both have children, so wouldn't it be better for you to go and coax your grandson?"

"Yes, there's me, Sister Mei, Sister An, and the others."

Consort Wan Gui continued, saying that their children were either too old or in mourning and therefore unmarried.

Therefore, they all had to stay in the palace for several years.

"That's fine too." Consort Jing and Consort Xin exchanged a glance and nodded.

"Whether you have sons or princesses, after they get married, they will go to the royal palace or princess's palace to live out their old age."

Those without children can stay with me in the palace. Once the Emperor marries the Empress, we'll move to the Yuanmingyuan Garden.

Fang Jiachun looked at the assembled concubines and said.

“Oh, when you go to the Old Summer Palace, you must reserve a place for us to stay. Not to mention anything else, we want to stay at the Old Summer Palace every summer,” Consort Xin quickly interjected.

"Leave them all, stay them all." Fang Jiachunyi responded with a smile.

"Your Majesty, may I go to the Yuanmingyuan now? I can't be of much help in the palace anyway."

Consort Ning's eyes lit up when she heard about the Yuanmingyuan.

Now that Prince Guo has married Meng Jingxian as his primary wife, and has several beautiful concubines by his side, she is also a concubine of the highest rank.

She had long since given up on those thoughts, only wishing the other person happiness, but she missed the Hundred Horses Garden in the Old Summer Palace.

“Of course,” Fang Jiachun agreed. “But we’ll have to wait a while; it hasn’t been a month since the Emperor passed away.”

"Alright, I've waited for years, a few more months won't make a difference."

Consort Ning tossed her handkerchief aside, crossed her legs, leaned back in her chair, and wore the most genuine and unrestrained smile she had had in years.

The other concubines who had no children also suggested going to the Yuanmingyuan together.

At least the residences in Yuanmingyuan were spacious and offered scenic views, making it more comfortable than the palace.

Those with children stayed in the palace with the Empress Dowager, regardless of whether they could be of any help.

At least they could build some connections, and the emperor and empress dowager would decide the future wives and husbands of their children.

If there's a connection, even the Empress Dowager and the Emperor will consider that connection when choosing a good candidate.