Chen Yuwei shook her head, then turned around and took the child to watch the commotion.
The lively affair involving Consort Dun and the Empress continued until the end of the fifth year of Qianlong's reign.
For almost three months, Consort Dun and the Empress were locked in a power struggle.
The Empress always held the initiative, while Consort Dun was quite passive.
The few times he managed to regain his rhythm, the empress interrupted him every time.
Finally, the Empress pulled a decisive move, causing internal strife to erupt in the already unstable Yanxi Palace.
From the moment Consort Borjigit of Yanxi Palace announced her pregnancy to her unfortunate miscarriage, the entire process took only a little over half a month, yet it successfully silenced Consort Dun.
The reason was that Borjigit, who was pregnant and given the title of Consort Chun by the Emperor, miscarried due to Consort Dun's careless actions.
The Empress and others were present to watch the whole process, and Consort Dun had no one to shift the blame to. In fact, Consort Dun herself was somewhat guilty and uneasy.
At this point, Consort Dun stopped her outburst, and the chaos in the palace gradually returned to order.
In this atmosphere, the sixth year of Qianlong's reign arrived. A new year would bring new changes to the imperial harem.
The first point is the selection of female candidates.
The news of this talent show was announced ahead of schedule; the imperial edict was issued right after the Lunar New Year.
The Empress was in charge of this selection of princes. The Empress Dowager took the eldest prince, Yonghuang, outside the palace, saying that they wanted to pray for the Qing Dynasty.
In reality, it was entirely a dispute between the Empress Dowager and the Empress that led Hongli to side with the Empress.
The Empress Dowager couldn't bring herself to do it, and she didn't want to be at the mercy of the Empress in the palace, so she took Yonghuang, whose condition had improved somewhat, out of the palace.
As for when the Empress Dowager will return, that depends on when the Emperor sends someone to invite her; she cannot return for at least the next six months.
In addition, there is Consort Yu Keliye Teshuying of Chuxiu Palace, who is more than seven months pregnant, but her belly is unusually large, and there are signs that she is about to give birth.
For this reason, the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital came to diagnose her countless times, but they just couldn't understand why Keliyete Shuying was in this state.
Gao Hongshan was so anxious and stressed every day, but it was no use. Keliyete Shuying was still in pain, and she took medicine like it was food, struggling to keep the pregnancy going.
Then, on the morning of the seventh day of the second month, Keliyete Shuying gave birth to this child.
The baby was enormous, even more robust than a normal full-term baby.
Emperor Hongli was pleased and named him Yongqi when he was given a baby on his third day. After the baby was a month old, he was entrusted to Gao Hongshan in Chengqian Palace to raise.
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