Chapter 223 Live Broadcast from the Sky 3
"presumptuous!"
Hearing Tianmu's words, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang roared angrily, startling even the young Xuan Ye standing nearby. There was nothing she could do; the phrase "a ruler taking a subject's wife" had touched a nerve.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang glared at Emperor Shunzhi and said, "It was you who started this bad habit. Everyone who schemes against others uses this method."
Shunzhi: "..."
He and Consort Dong'e had genuine feelings for each other, but there were also political considerations. How could Consort Wuya compare to him? Shunzhi was unconvinced and patted Xuan Ye's head, "Xuan Ye, your taste in women is terrible."
3-year-old Xuan Ye: "..."
But at the time, no one expected that this "beauty scheme" would turn into "poisoning the prince." In the thirty-ninth year, under the pretext of taking care of the pregnant concubine, Lady Jue Luo brought her daughter Rouze to the Fourth Prince's residence. With the help of Lady Ulanara and Lady Uya, she deceived everyone and had Rouze perform the "Dance of the Startled Swan" on Yongzheng's inevitable route.
The scene was beautiful, but the ending was not pleasant. According to records, Rouze wore the auspicious dress worn by Wuya when she was conferred the title of concubine. The dress was gorgeous and also a hint to Yongzheng.
It implies that since his mother has agreed, he has to agree no matter what.
It seems absurd, but according to historical records at the time, before this, Emperor Yongzheng had indeed shown great respect to his birth mother, Lady Uya, and could be said to have granted her every request. That's why Lady Uya dared to push her luck like this.
Did Emperor Yongzheng realize it? According to the daily records of Emperor Kangxi, he did. Therefore, he became enraged, and coupled with the unusual fragrance carried by Rouze, he vomited blood and fainted on the spot, escalating the situation dramatically.
"Absurd! Insolent!"
Emperor Kangxi slammed his fist on the table, even though he knew this wasn't the time they lived in. But the thought that he also had a Consort De, of the Uya clan, who was also the birth mother of Yinzhen, filled him with shame and anger.
Yinzhen's face was also gloomy. He thought about himself and realized that he was not loved by his birth mother in any time and space.
"Father, that's not Mother."
The Fourteenth Prince, Yinzhen, immediately knelt down. He had no choice but to kneel; seeing Kangxi's attitude, he was genuinely afraid that he would take his anger out on Consort De.
Having no other choice, Yinzhen also knelt down: "Father, please calm your anger..."
He couldn't bring himself to say anything more. The story from another timeline revealed his birth mother's dislike for him. He wasn't a pushover, so how could he tolerate it forever and even speak up for Consort De?
Noticing the fourth son's melancholy and the fourteenth son's resentment towards Yinzhen, Kangxi closed his eyes. "Uya clan, after all, has ruined my two sons."
"Get up first." Kangxi didn't say much, and the Fourteenth Prince didn't dare to ask any more questions. But as he got up, he couldn't help but glare at Yinzhen, thinking that it was because Yinzhen was unwilling to speak to his mother that he was indeed ungrateful.
Do you all know how this matter reached Emperor Kangxi's ears? It was through the Eighth Prince, Yinzhi. At this time, the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince appeared to have a good relationship, though in reality, their relationship was even better. For those of you shipping the Fourth and Eighth Princes, don't worry, we'll discuss the later love-hate relationships between the princes later on.
"Four-eight is high!"
"I declare that 48 is the best, and all the other brothers are just fluff!"
"The Four-Eight Immortal Items, who still can't get them?! Everyone, start kowtowing now!"
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Seeing the suggestive comments on the screen, Yinzhi suddenly felt uncomfortable being scrutinized by all his brothers.
It's all fake, fake. His relationship with the fourth brother has broken down. This isn't about him! Absolutely not! What fourth brother? Don't even think about it!
[Haha, you guys get all excited when this kind of thing is mentioned, right? We'll save the good stuff for later. Back to this, Yinzhi reported the matter to Kangxi, and Kangxi immediately sent an imperial physician to treat Yongzheng, while also ordering Yinzhi to take his chief eunuch Liang Jiugong to investigate the truth.]
The truth was quickly uncovered: how did the honey trap turn into poisoning? It was actually quite a coincidence. Records indicate that Rouze wore a sachet containing a hallucinogenic fragrance—in layman's terms, the kind of thing used to seduce people in matters of love and sex, you know what I mean.
As for Emperor Yongzheng, he had been ill for some time and was already weak. He was still recuperating when one of the ingredients in the tonic he was taking happened to mix with this hallucinogenic fragrance, turning it into a poison. Coupled with his anger and distress, this caused him to vomit blood and fall into a coma.
Rouze's illusionary fragrance came from Consort De, Uya.
Finally, Lady Uya was demoted from Consort to Imperial Concubine, confined for three months, and made to copy the Classic of Filial Piety one hundred times. This punishment was indeed not severe; Emperor Kangxi still considered the Fourteenth Prince's feelings. But Lady Uya was unwilling to accept this, so she caused many more troubles afterward.
As for Ulanara, Fei Yanggu was stripped of his official position, and his wife, Jue Luo, was stripped of her title. Both were confined to their residences to reflect on their actions.
As for the protagonist of the incident, Ulanara Rouze, Emperor Kangxi did not deal with her at the time, intending to leave her for Emperor Yongzheng to vent his anger on. As compensation, he promoted Yongzheng to the rank of Prince Yong in advance.
But Uya misunderstood. Do you know what earth-shattering thing she did next?
Logically, historical records wouldn't document the conversation between the mother and son, but we have the Daily Records of Emperor Kangxi. It must be said, Emperor Kangxi was a ruthless man. He didn't trust Empress Uya, so he sent people to eavesdrop on their conversation and had it recorded in the Daily Records, ensuring history would remember Empress Uya's cruelty.
According to the daily records of Emperor Kangxi, Yongzheng entered the palace to pay his respects shortly after the restoration of the throne. Emperor Kangxi was quite disappointed in his fourth son, wondering if he was being too soft-hearted and not holding a grudge.
Yes, at that time, Yongzheng did not intend to do anything to Rouze, who had harmed him. When Kangxi questioned him, he simply ordered Rouze to return to her residence and stay at home, saying it was for the sake of her mother.
Then Kangxi said nothing more.
Judging from this passage alone, it seems that Kangxi's attitude is somewhat contradictory; he was clearly unhappy with Lady Uya. If he had reservations about Yongzheng being "controlled by a woman," how could he accept this reason?
Please don't rush, everyone. Here we need to look at the Empress Xiaojing's handwritten notes together with what we mentioned earlier.
So what did Empress Xiaojing write in her handwritten notes?
She wrote this on the eve of Yongzheng's return to the palace after his recovery. She was filled with anxiety because of Yongzheng's poisoning, since the culprits were her elder sister and her maternal family. But Yongzheng summoned her and told her a secret.
This secret also relates to why Yongzheng was willing to elevate Yixiu to the position of empress. So what exactly is this secret?
It's quite simple. Ulanara was originally intended as the primary consort for Emperor Yongzheng by Empress Xiaoyi before her death. At that time, Emperor Yongzheng had met Yixiu and her elder sister Rouze, and Empress Xiaoyi must have favored her daughter Rouze.
But before this matter was settled, Empress Xiaoyi passed away. As everyone knows, the Ulanara and Uya clans were related and did not want their eldest daughter to marry Yongzheng, a seemingly hopeless bald prince, so they pushed Yixiu forward.
This matter was kept secret; Kangxi was unaware of it at the time, but Yongzheng remembered it. That's why he recognized Yixiu when she married him. His later good relationship with Yixiu, including his decision to spare Rouze, was actually all out of consideration for Empress Xiaoyi.
Emperor Yongzheng's deep affection for his mother is historically documented. His obedience to his birth mother, Lady Uya, stemmed largely from blood ties. However, the mother he truly recognized in his heart was Empress Xiaoyi, of the Tongjia clan.
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