After all, she was originally Huang Taiji's primary consort, so it was only right that she should be the empress. Moreover, Zhe Zhe came from the Khorchin tribe of Mongolia, and her status was extremely noble.

Hailanzhu was conferred the title of Grand Consort Chen of the Eastern Palace, second only to Empress Zhe Zhe in status, and resided in Guanju Palace.

The phrase "Guan Guan cry the ospreys, on the islet in the river" was chosen to express Huang Taiji's great favor towards Hailanzhu.

Shirley was conferred the title of Grand Consort of the Western Palace and resided in Linzhi Palace.

Batma Zao, the wife of the former Ligdan Khan Dou Tumen, was conferred the title of Consort Shu of the Eastern Second Palace and resided in Yanqing Palace.

Bumbutai was conferred the title of Consort Zhuang of the West Second Palace and resided in Yongfu Palace.

Doesn't that sound pretty good?

But in reality, this palace is far smaller than the Forbidden City! Each concubine's palace was not an independent courtyard.

Qingning Palace is located in the center, with Linzhi Palace and Yanqing Palace to its left. Guanju Palace and Yongfu Palace are to its right.

Yes, five concubines living intimately together in one courtyard.

It's like a larger two-courtyard house. The main hall is Qingning Palace, with side halls on both sides. The second gate is Phoenix Tower, and in front is Chongzheng Hall!

Sherry is probably thinking about her new position as compensation, right? It's definitely not due to the fact that she gave birth.

They probably discovered the involvement of the Khorchin relatives, but didn't want to disrupt the current peace, so they compensated her with a certain status.

But it's true that he hates Bumbutai!

Even though the Empress repeatedly reminded him, Huang Taiji rarely went.

At the end of the year, Hailanzhu became pregnant.

The Empress was quite looking forward to it, after all, if it were a prince, it would be a link between the Khorchin and the Qing Dynasty.

Concubine Nara and Concubine Irgen Gioro were pregnant one after the other.

Because it was out of favor, it didn't cause much of a stir.

Besides playing with the children, Sherry spends her days secretly watching Bumbutai.

Bumbutai knew Hailanzhu was pregnant, but her expression remained unchanged. However, the hand holding the handkerchief trembled slightly.

Sherry knew that someone with an insatiable thirst for power would never be willing to become a pawn.

She may not need emotions, but she definitely likes to be in control of everything.

Otherwise, why would they have driven Shunzhi to become such a stubborn person, constantly going against his mother?

Historically, Hailanzhu's child died in the first month of the third year of Chongde, while Bumbutai gave birth to Fulin on the thirtieth day of the first month of the same year.

Fulin became the only hope for Khorchin, so didn't she control the entire Khorchin?

What does Hailanzhu have to do with this?

Hailanzhu was raised by Huang Taiji to be naive, believing that her younger sister was still the same younger sister.

He was tricked into using a secret medicine and fell seriously ill.

Huang Taiji, who was commanding the battle at the front, rushed back but was unable to see Hailanzhu one last time. He held her and wept bitterly before letting go.

And those medicinal powders inevitably brought together a pair of star-crossed lovers!

In the official secret archives of the Qing Dynasty, starting from the fifth year of Chongde, the phrases "the Emperor's health is not good" or "the Emperor's health is not good" appeared repeatedly, indicating that Huang Taiji's health was not good and he seemed to be suffering from a chronic disease that frequently relapsed.

On the 27th day of the seventh lunar month in the fifth year of Chongde, when Huang Taiji led a large army to attack Jinzhou, he fell ill. This is the first time that the "imperial health condition" has appeared in the archives.

The illness came on suddenly and rapidly, forcing Huang Taiji to suspend military operations and go to Anshan Hot Springs for recuperation.

The following year, Huang Taiji died without illness!

Perhaps Zhe Zhe knew everything, but for the sake of her family, she pretended to be blind.

Dorgon, who was bewitched by Bumbutai, thought he would be content with becoming a powerful regent.

He probably never imagined that in the forest, the new lion king would kill the cubs of the former lion king.

He felt that he could stay with Bumbutai forever, and let the mother and son be a pair of powerless targets.

But he didn't know that the woman he longed for was never a parasitic vine, nor would she stoop to being the woman behind any man!

Rather, it's the one who holds power!

As Shunzhi grew up, Dorgon died suddenly!

The mother and son were relieved and proud. Bumbutai never expected that her son would have such a strong rebellious mentality under the strong pressure from her and Dorgon.

The struggle for power has never ended!

The tragedy of her and her son was also due to her excessive lust for power.

Sherry thought for a moment and decided that anyone could die, but her son had to become emperor!

Otherwise, how many people would die?

After all, from the perspective of the Manchu imperial family, Han people were all considered inferior.

The later forced shaving of heads and changing of clothing, as well as the enclosure of land and housing, drove many people to their deaths.

Of course, this was Huang Taiji's idea.

However, his methods were more flexible. Because he died a year earlier, Dorgon took over and brutally implemented his plan.

This has aroused public outrage!

Sherry thought, why not let Huang Taiji live a few more years?

Anyway, Emperor Chongzhen was an incompetent ruler. If he hadn't imprisoned Yuan Chonghuan, the Qing army wouldn't have been able to enter the pass so easily.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty's fate was sealed, so the rise of another dynasty was inevitable.

Sherry figured it out and turned over to go to sleep.

Humans are so complicated, it's exhausting to watch!

During this time, because Consort Chen, Hailanzhu, was unable to serve the emperor, she asked Huang Taiji to go see his sister.

After all, the three of them—aunt, niece, and uncle—are essentially one family.

Even if Hailanzhu was unwilling, Zhe Zhe would repeatedly remind her to be careful!

Huang Taiji nodded in agreement and then favored Consort Zhuang.

On February 16th, 1637 (the second year of the Chongde reign), Consort Nara gave birth to a daughter. (Originally Gao Sai)

On April 19th of the same year, Consort Irgen Gioro also gave birth to a daughter. (Original name: Changshu)

Sherry: Sigh, I've got Huang Taiji's two sons, Butterfly, all gone! I'm such a clever little devil!

On the eighth day of the seventh month of the second year of Chongde (1637), Hailanzhu gave birth to a little princess after a day of struggle!

Huang Taiji was quite happy, after all, the child was born to the woman he loved.

The name Subude means pearl or jewelry.

The Empress's expression was somewhat unpleasant, after all, none of her three daughters had received such an honor.

A month later, Consort Zhuang announced that she was pregnant.

Huang Taiji was busy with matters on the battlefield.

As usual, Shirley took care of the child, lying flat on her back, watching the fussy Abu Nai play with toys and read to him.

Abu didn't want to listen, so Sherry confiscated his toys and snacks.

"You can only eat and play with toys after you've memorized it!" Sherry repeatedly emphasized to the little boy.

The little kid puffed out his cheeks and agreed.

Sherry: Sure enough, only when you stop causing trouble can I have time to cause trouble, hahaha~

Sherry happily read and ate, while Abu Nai tried his best not to look at his mother.

Naren glanced at Sherry with a hint of reproach.

Because of the triplets, Huang Taiji visited her most frequently, except at Guanju Palace.

Because Shirley was given elixirs! The children are quite healthy and very lively!

Huang Taiji always carried the little princess when he came, perhaps due to the different personalities of men and women.

The little princess cuddled up to Huang Taiji and acted coquettishly, while the other two little princes were far from still.

Abu Nai knew nothing and thought it was his father, so he hugged Huang Taiji's waist and laughed so hard that saliva was dripping from his mouth.

Huang Taiji looked at his robust appearance and smiled kindly.