The sound of objects crashing to the ground rang out abruptly in the quiet palace.
Huang Taiji slumped down on the stool behind him, looking utterly dejected, staring blankly at the person in front of him, unable to believe it.
"Say it again, what did you just say?"
The servant below knelt on the ground trembling and repeated, "Your Majesty, the Prince's residence has sent word that the Grand Consort passed away this morning."
A sharp pain shot through his chest, and Huang Taiji felt an emptiness in his heart, as if he had lost something important.
He suddenly stood up and walked straight outside, followed by his servants.
As they exited the palace, they encountered Yunyi. Only then did Huang Taiji regain some composure, and the two went together.
When they arrived at the mansion, white cloths had already been quickly hung up, indicating that a funeral had taken place.
Chang Shu lost his father at a young age, and now his only mother has also passed away. Although he was just a little boy, he now looks much older than his age.
He brought his wife and sister to greet Huang Taiji and Yunyi.
Chang'an is twelve or thirteen years old this year, just like Erdun was when he first came to the mansion. Looking at her face, which resembles her mother's, Huang Taiji couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
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A few days later, after the funeral, Huang Taiji ordered Yunyi to adopt Erdun's daughter as his own, bestowing upon her the title of Princess Heshuo Shuning, and raise her in the palace.
After Erdun's death, Huang Taiji fell seriously ill, and his health deteriorated from then on.
Yunyi never expected that even though they weren't together in this life, Huang Taiji's love for Erdun would still be so deep.
So much so that after Erdun passed away, he would become like that.
Huang Taiji is no longer young; he is already fifty-one years old, which is considered old age in this era.
His health deteriorated after that serious illness.
Huang Taiji himself was aware of this matter, so he began to consider the issue of succession.
He currently has only eight sons. His eldest son, Hauge, was disliked by him from an early age and was kicked out of the position of heir. His second son died young, and his third son was physically weak and unsuitable for the position because of Ulanara.
The fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh sons were all born to the First Consort Zhe Zhe, and were of noble status. Among them, the fifth son was the most intelligent, and was the most suitable in terms of personality, talent, and ability.
The eighth prince was born to Consort Kang, but he was still young and therefore not considered.
It was soon discovered in the court that the emperor valued the Fifth Prince Bodun highly, and his brothers from the same mother were also promoted.
A year later, in the eighth year of Chongde's reign, Huang Taiji died in the Shengjing Palace at the age of fifty-two.
With the support of ministers and members of the imperial family, the fifth prince, Bodun, born to the Empress Dowager Zhe Zhe of the Borjigit clan, ascended the throne and changed the era name to Zhaode the following year, which became the first year of Zhaode.
In March, Li Zicheng captured Beijing, and the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty hanged himself at Jingshan.
Bodun realized that this was a great opportunity, so he immediately ordered his uncle Dorgon to be the general and lead his fourth brother Etenyi, sixth brother Achuhun, and seventh brother Yebushu on an expedition.
In April, Li Zicheng declared himself emperor, and the Shun army withdrew from Beijing, burning down the palaces.
In May, Dorgon led his army to Yanjing, where Ming officials and commoners welcomed the Qing army into the city.
Zhu Yousong, the Prince of Fu, ascended the throne in Jiangnan, changed the era name to Hongguang, and occupied half of the wealthy southern part of the Ming Dynasty.
However, by this time the Qing Dynasty had successfully entered the pass, and the Ming Dynasty was already in a state of barely surviving.
In June, at Bodon's strong insistence, the Qing Dynasty moved its capital from Shengjing to Beijing and settled in the Forbidden City.
As the rightful Empress Dowager, Yunyi moved into Cining Palace, while Bodun's wife was made Empress and moved into Kunning Palace.
In the second year of the Zhaode era, Bodun once again dispatched his uncle Dorgon, along with several of his brothers, to Yangzhou to recover the southern lands.
Unlike the historical massacres of Yangzhou and Jiading, which were influenced by Yun Yi and Bo Dun, the Qing army's actions in the south this time were not as brutal.
The war for the Qing army to unify the country lasted until the fourth year of the Zhaode reign.
The emperor of this land was Emperor Zhaode, Aisin Gioro Bodun, and the country changed from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.
Bodun, as the regent in the previous life, knew how to govern the country and the Han Chinese people.
So although he was the son of Huang Taiji and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he was a pure Han Chinese at heart.
After years of artillery fire and the baptism of war, this land finally welcomed new masters, and the people were able to settle down and thrive.
Under Bodun's leadership, the Manchus and Han Chinese lived in harmony and integrated with each other, without the previous conflicts or discrimination.
It truly embodied the concept of "Manchu and Han people being one family" that Emperor Kangxi later proposed.
Yunyi passed away after living in this world for more than sixty years.
She had no daughters in her life, only four sons. When she passed away, a large group of grandchildren surrounded her bedside, truly a house full of descendants.
As her soul departed, she looked down at her children and grandchildren, filled with reluctance.
Coming from the Mongolian grasslands and returning from Shengjing to the familiar Forbidden City, she traversed wind and sand and the years, completing her legendary life.
Later generations' views on her: According to historical records, she was the wife of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, Zhe Zhe of the Borjigit clan, and the daughter of Prince Mangus of the Khorchin.
She was initially a secondary consort of Huang Taiji, later promoted to primary consort, and after Huang Taiji ascended the throne, she became the primary consort of the central palace.
After Huang Taiji's death, his fifth son, Bodun, ascended the throne as Emperor Zhaode. Later, he bestowed the title of Empress Dowager Yici upon his mother, Zhe Zhe.
The Empress Dowager passed away in the eighth year of the Qian'an era at the age of sixty-one and was buried in the Qing Zhaoling Mausoleum.
Her full posthumous title was: Empress Xiaoduanzheng Jingren Yizhe Shun Cixi Zhuangmin Futian Xiesheng Wen.
At this moment, Bodun, who was now the retired emperor, knelt at the front, facing his mother's body. He was filled with sorrow, and behind him were the cries of his children and grandchildren, but he was somewhat stunned.
Having lived two lives, he was truly filial and respectful to his mother, Yunyi.
As if sensing something, he suddenly raised his head and glanced in the direction Yun Yi had left, then lowered his head again.
Somewhat surprised, Yunyi was about to ask for clarification when the scene before her changed. Clearly, she had returned to the system space.
Yunyi quickly pulled Xiaoqi aside and asked the question she had been wanting to ask: "Xiaoqi, what happened just now? Did Bodun see me?"
"Um, host, he didn't actually see it, he just sensed it. He originally came from another world, and we opened the spatial barrier when we left, so it's normal for him to have some senses."
Hearing this answer, Yunyi was somewhat disappointed: "Okay, I guess I was overthinking it."
A flash of white light, and all of Yunyi's emotions quickly faded away, leaving only those memories that did not dissipate.
She was full of energy again, "Xiao Qi, give me the reward. Oh, by the way, what's the next time? I'm ready, let's start right away!"
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