The Empress of Tea

Empress Ming, Empress Xiaochunxian, of the Gu'erjia clan, from the Manchu Plain White Banner, younger brother is Grand Scholar Gu'erjia Jiahuan. When Shizong Yongzheng was a prince, she gav...

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The highly anticipated talent show, delayed by a month, has finally come to an end.

Niohuru was naturally given a place on the list, but she was a prepared imperial consort.

Imperial edicts bestowing marriages upon princes were usually issued on the first day after the imperial concubine selection process ended.

Although there were rumors circulating in the palace that Niohuru had been betrothed to a sickly member of the imperial clan, it never actually happened. That guy was just too lucky. They were secretly worried that the emperor might change his mind.

For an emperor, his word is law, especially when it comes to promises that have been circulated and become widely known at his behest. Of course, if the promise is detrimental to him or the empire, that's a different story.

So these people worried for nothing; there was no imperial decree regarding the marriage of Niohuru clan today.

Upon hearing the details of the imperial edict at the Wanyan Manor, the time-traveling woman almost fainted.

The Fourteenth Prince's Consort, it was actually the Fourteenth Prince's Consort, not the Fourth Prince's Second Consort! Good heavens, she didn't want that. The Fourteenth Prince was a loser. She wanted to enter the Fourth Prince's residence; she wanted to be the victor.

Having lived in the Qing Dynasty for so many years, she knew very well that the imperial authority was inviolable. So no matter how much resentment, dissatisfaction, unwillingness, or hatred she felt, she could only swallow it all.

In addition, one should smile and thank the emperor for his grace.

As soon as the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree left, Wanyan could no longer hold back and immediately turned her face away and left.

"What's wrong with her?" Wanyan Luocha was furious when he saw her reaction: "Is marrying the Fourteenth Prince a disservice to her? So many princesses want to rise to a higher social status, and she actually looks down on him!"

The mother of the transmigrated woman, Lady Guarjia, acted as a peacemaker, advising, "My daughter never intended to marry the Fourteenth Prince; she just can't accept it right now..."

"She never intended to marry the Fourteenth Prince; she only wanted to become the Fourth Prince's concubine!" Luo Cha's favored concubine maliciously stirred up trouble. "Tsk tsk tsk, the eldest daughter of the Wanyan family, actually wants to be a concubine; how despicable!"

The words "concubine" and "willingly debase oneself" were spoken with heavy emphasis.

The transmigrated woman, Wanyan, who hadn't gone far, overheard these words. Her anger, frustration, and other pent-up emotions were already reaching a breaking point, and now, ignited by Luo Cha's favored concubine, she exploded.

With a loud "smack!", flesh slapped against flesh, the concubine was knocked to the ground by Wan Yan Chuan Yun's slap, and a few drops of blood were splattered on the ground.

The concubine looked at the bloodstains on the ground, then at her own reddened hands covering her face, and was immediately driven to madness by the words "disfigurement".

She glared at the transmigrated woman, Wanyan, with a ferocious expression, and said angrily, "How dare you hit me! I'm your father's..."

"I don't care who you are, but I know that I am now my father's eldest daughter, and you are just a concubine. In the future, I will be a member of the royal family, the wife of the fourteenth prince." The transmigrated woman Wanyan approached the favored concubine, who was clutching her bleeding face, step by step, her tone chilling as she spoke each word, "You better remember what you should and shouldn't say. You should know that. And I, whether now or in the future, am not someone you can afford to offend."

As she spoke, she patted the other intact side of the concubine's face, then wiped her hands, which had been in "intimate contact" with the concubine, with a handkerchief. Finally, she threw the handkerchief away, finding it dirty.

As she turned around, she looked at her father and mother, who were stunned by her actions, and said obediently, "Father, Mother, I know that I was immature and childish in the past. However, the imperial decree has been issued, and I know what is right and wrong. I will do my best to be a good Fourteenth Princess Consort."

Hearing their daughter's sensible promise, the Wanyan couple, who always doted on her, nodded with relief, repeatedly saying, "That's good, that's good."

The transmigrated woman, Wanyan, lowered her head in embarrassment, trying to hide her cold gaze.

“However, my daughter is worried…” she said, her voice filled with concern, as if she had just remembered something.

"What are you worried about?" Wanyan Luocha frowned.

The transmigrated woman looked worriedly at her favored concubine, who was frightened by her slap and words.

Wanyan Luocha was a little confused. Even if his concubine's provocative words were excessive, but...

“I am worried that she might have ill intentions because of this. If she were to reveal my thoughts about my childhood before I got married, I might not be able to hold my position as the Fourteenth Prince’s wife, and even the Wanyan family would be implicated.”

When Wanyan Luocha thought of this possibility, his expression changed instantly.

After that, naturally, the favored concubine was dealt with, and other people in the household who knew the truth, but were not trusted, were also dealt with.

Logically, after venting her anger on her favored concubine, Wanyan, the time-traveling woman, should feel better.

Indeed, it has improved somewhat, but not by much.

After returning to her room, she no longer suppressed her anger.

What she just said about accepting her fate and being a good wife to the Fourteenth Prince was true, but it doesn't mean she has completely let go of the past.

She had been preparing to become a member of the Fourth Prince's harem for so many years, and now she was suddenly asked to change her target. How could she not be angry?!

In an instant, the tidy room turned into a battlefield. "Bang, bang, bang..." Porcelain shards were scattered all over the floor, and various debris flew everywhere.

Meanwhile, the other protagonist of the Wanyan family, Wanyan Ruhai, a time-traveling man, was dumbfounded after inquiring about the arranged marriage that day.

He stood there blankly in his yard, muttering to himself, so softly that even the person closest to him couldn't hear him.

"What should we do? If Niohuru doesn't enter the Fourth Prince's residence, then there will be no Qianlong Emperor. Without a Qianlong Emperor who has won Kangxi's favor, will the Fourth Prince still win the final succession struggle? Should I continue to place my bets on the Fourth Prince...?"

Although he had heard that Niohuru would be betrothed to a member of the imperial clan by the emperor, he did not believe that she would actually be betrothed to a member of the imperial clan.

Because he had a mysterious confidence in Niohuru's incredible luck. After all, Niohuru had encountered many setbacks before, but she had overcome all obstacles and remained stable in the selection process.

With such incredible luck, Niohuru was indeed the ultimate victor who gave birth to the future Qianlong Emperor.

Therefore, he thought that Niohuru might have a stroke of good luck that would reverse her fate, allowing her to return to her original trajectory, continue to enter the Fourth Prince's residence, continue to give birth to Hongli, and continue to become the Empress Dowager.

But who would have thought that the result would be like this?

All the imperial edicts have been issued, except for the one that bestows Niohuru clan upon the Fourth Prince.

Who says men don't shed tears easily? Wanyan Ruhai felt that his eyes were already moist.

Waaah, what happened to my amazing luck? Why isn't it working anymore?!

Niohuru did not enter the Fourth Prince's harem as in history; instead, she was replaced by a woman with the Manchu surname Suochuoluo. However, Geng, the mother of the eccentric Prince Hongzhou, did become a member of the Fourth Prince's harem as in history.

Upon hearing the news, Jiaming from Taoyuan suddenly realized that she had always felt she had forgotten something, and that was it.

The Geng family is incredibly lucky that no one is making things difficult for them!