Chapter 379 Yixiu 57
It was the first time in the Qing Dynasty that Yixiu ascended the throne of empress so quickly. For a moment, she found that she didn't seem to need to do anything more.
The Empress Dowager was her aunt. She was a queen with a legitimate eldest son who was trusted and respected by the emperor. The concubines in high positions with sons below her were relatively honest, and their family background and sons' talents were also limited.
Yixiu propped up her head and calculated carefully. Even if she was as crazy as she was in her previous life, the emperor would not depose her after knowing it. However, he might let her "die of sudden illness" to preserve the dignity of the emperor and Prince Duan.
Yes, her only son Honghui, who was already married, also got the title of a prince along with several uncles, but Yongzheng did not let him move out of the palace to set up a separate residence. Instead, he and his second brother Hongshi moved into Yuqing Palace.
Rongshou, who is still young, cannot live without someone to take care of him, so he lives in his mother, Concubine Yu's Yiku Palace.
Yixiu accepted all the arrangements made by the emperor without any reluctance. She also sent a message to the outside world, forbidding them to mention the idea of appointing a crown prince.
Honghui is now experienced in handling affairs, and he can control his mother's family and in-laws on his own without Yixiu's reminder.
When Yixiu had nothing to do, she began to sort out all the palace maids and eunuchs, especially those in the Imperial Household Department. She took advantage of the new emperor's ascension to the throne to release a group of old people who had been involved with the four concubines and other people.
Then she used the point to lead to the whole, starting from her Yongshou Palace and building a management system that she had adjusted over several lifetimes. This process took three years, and now the palace looks no different from before. Only Yixiu has been freed from the complicated tasks of being the queen. However, others think she is still in charge of this big thing, but they don't know the details.
On this day, Yixiu brought all the concubines above the rank of concubine to Shoukang Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager, but was kept back by the Empress Dowager after the meeting.
Yixiu thanked Aunt Zhuxi for the tea, and turned around to see the empress dowager holding the long rosary in both hands, muttering to herself, with her eyes closed and not looking at her.
Although she didn't know why the Empress Dowager made such a gesture, Yixiu recalled the recent incident in the court about the Junggar leader Tsewang Arabtan sending troops to attack Tibet, and Lazang Khan asked the Qing central government to send troops to rescue. The court seemed to be considering who to send troops to support.
The emperor remained silent, letting the others clamor. However, she heard that the emperor's younger brother, Prince Xun Yunzhi, seemed to have gone to the Yangxin Palace a few days ago, but when he came out, his face was gloomy, as if he had been scolded.
Yixiu knew very well that in his previous life, the Fourteenth Prince had risen to prominence here. With the support of the Eighth Prince's party and Emperor Kangxi, General Wang had reached the pinnacle of his life. At that time, many people in the capital secretly speculated that the old emperor was going to pass the throne to the Fourteenth Prince.
It's a pity that our great general Wang Gaoguang will never be able to achieve this in this life. Yinzhen is not his father. In his opinion, this younger brother is too brave and lacks decision-making. If such a major matter is handed over to him, whether it succeeds or not, it will make the emperor sleepless, so why bother?
The Qing Dynasty was not without other generals capable of fighting, and the emperor was in no mood to kill his only brother.
I'm afraid Yinzhen secretly hopes that Yunli can be an honest and idle prince, occasionally helping him with some civil affairs, and being a mascot that shows the emperor's friendship and brotherhood.
Yixiu sighed. It was a pity that Prince Xun was not a patient person. He was afraid that if his request to the emperor didn't work, he would go to the empress dowager again.
It was a truly terrible move, a million times worse than the Go game she played with her daughter-in-law.
If they could endure for another ten years, and wait for Yixiu to accumulate enough data, the emperor would take over the throne, and then it would be his son's turn in ten years. By then, wouldn't the uncles no longer have any taboos?
How many battles could he not fight? He would only be forty years old by then, so it was not too late.
Yixiu, who was not worried about talking while standing, pondered for a while, and then leisurely tasted the tea served by the empress dowager, and even wanted to have a piece of honey dessert.
"Queen, do you know your mistake?"
Seeing that the Queen was sitting opposite her calmly, the Queen Mother was determined to fight her till the end of time, so she had to speak first. Her tone was calm and full of majesty that brooked no room for questioning. If she was not brave enough, she would probably have already knelt on the spot and reflected on what evil things she had done in her life.
"I am ignorant and stupid, so please teach me, Madam Empress."
Unfortunately, Yixiu was not someone who could be frightened. Upon hearing this, she simply placed the teacup gently on the table on the kang, stood up calmly and straightened her clothes, then bowed and lowered her head, pretending to be listening to the instructions.
"I don't think you're stupid, but you don't care about the emperor at all."
Although the Empress Dowager was looking for trouble, it must be said that her faults were not wrong. After all, Yixiu was not that concerned about the Emperor.
However, Yixiu dared to guarantee that although she was not very attentive this time, she must have performed with 100% care. At least the emperor himself was very impressed with her acting skills.
"I am deeply troubled, and I beg Your Majesty to clarify."
Yixiu deepened the emotion of this sentence, making sure to let the Queen Mother feel her confusion and fear, and the main point was that if she didn't understand, she had to let the Queen Mother explain her own thoughts clearly.
Seeing her like this, the Empress Dowager didn't want to waste any more time. She was the one who was upset, so she said bluntly, "Since the Emperor ascended the throne three years ago, I've noticed that he's been coming to the harem less and less. I didn't ask about it before because I felt sorry for the Emperor, as he was new to the throne and had so much to deal with. I didn't think he was in the mood to do so at the time. Furthermore, it was also a legitimate way of observing mourning for the late Emperor."
"But what about now? Look at how many times the Emperor has visited the harem in the past two years. This isn't the Emperor's fault. The people in the harem are either old or in poor health. As Empress, you should be thinking about the Emperor and sharing his worries."
Yixiu lowered her head and blinked silently. "War is about to break out, and you want me to represent the emperor in the imperial selection process?"
No, although the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, I shouldn't know about these things, but I am the queen now. Do I look so stupid?
And why are you deliberately making things difficult for your son right now? Didn't your other son come to you specifically to ask for your help?
Yixiu looked up and saw that the empress dowager looked calm and composed. She suddenly understood something and smiled, "This is indeed my fault for not thinking things through. Ahem…"
"What's wrong with the Queen? Are you feeling unwell?"
Jianqiu, standing behind Yixiu, took her cue and quickly stepped forward to answer for the Empress, "Your Majesty, the Empress has been busy managing the harem for the past two years. She's been feeling weak since the beginning of spring, and with the wind blowing today, I think she's had a cough."
"I see. Good boy, get up quickly. It was the Empress Dowager who misunderstood you."
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