The Xilin Gioro clan also had a good family background. When she first entered the palace, she was granted the title of Noble Lady E, the same as Noble Lady Shu of the Yehenara clan.
However, she was spoiled and pampered by her family. She angered Emperor Hongli on her first night with him and fell out of favor from then on.
If it weren't for the fact that her father and brothers were truly capable, she might not have been able to keep her position as Consort E, and would probably have been demoted to a lower rank or even a lower rank by Emperor Hongli.
However, none of this concerns Yunyi. She has two sons and a daughter. Yongjie is already ten years old and will soon be an adult. She just needs to wait quietly and sit back and relax.
Although Yonghuang was the same age as Yongjie, her birth mother had passed away, her adoptive mother's family was not helpful, and she was not favored, so she was not competitive compared to Yongjie.
The original owner's father, Gao Bin, was a minister during the Yongzheng era and was highly valued by the Yongzheng Emperor because of his ability to control floods.
Now that Emperor Qianlong has ascended the throne, Gao Bin is being given even more important positions in the court because of Consort Yunyi.
Fearing that the Gao family might not understand the situation, Yunyi had been sending them messages instructing them on what to do and also asking Gao Bin to properly educate his son so that a situation like the one in history, where someone was executed by Emperor Qianlong for corruption, would not occur.
The original owner was the eldest sister in her family, with two younger brothers and three younger sisters. The eldest brother was five years younger than her.
It was precisely because of this significant age difference that Gao Bin had the time to properly teach them.
Yongjie is destined to reach that position. As a maternal relative, the Gao family cannot be without power, but they also cannot be too powerful.
The balance in this matter needs to be carefully grasped, and to grasp this balance well requires the Gao family to have a clever mind.
Gao Bin has the ability, but the next generation of the Gao family is not so capable, so his two younger brothers still need to be properly taught in order to support the Gao family.
As the weather gradually cooled in September, Yunyi, who was always in good health, suddenly caught a cold.
Immediately following was news from the prince that the third prince, Yonglian, had also caught a cold from studying at night and now had a fever.
A minor cold posed no threat to Yunyi, but Yonglian was about to get into trouble, and since she was raising Yongjie, who was also a Noble Consort, it was somewhat conspicuous.
She deliberately got sick at this time, intending to avoid the limelight.
Consort Hui fell ill, and her eldest son Yonglian developed a high fever. All the people in Chengqian Palace were confined to the palace by Qingdai and were not allowed to go out freely.
Bao Ning was also very well-behaved. Knowing that her mother was sick, she didn't fuss about going out to play like she usually did. Every day, she stayed by Yun Yi's bedside, either feeding her mother medicine or telling her stories to cheer her up.
This made Yunyi sigh with emotion, thinking how wonderful her daughter was, like a little angel.
The days after she got sick were alright, because her precious daughter was there, so she wasn't bored. It was just that the illness kept dragging on and she couldn't get better, which made Yunyi a little upset.
Meanwhile, the Third Prince Yonglian's condition worsened. What was once a simple cold had become increasingly serious due to a persistent high fever, leaving the imperial physicians somewhat helpless.
Hongli could hardly believe it. Yonglian was his legitimate son. He had high hopes for this son and believed that after his death, the position would inevitably be passed on to Yonglian.
But now Yonglian is critically ill, and the imperial physicians all say they are powerless to help. If he loses this promising heir, then who should pass on his position to?
Yongjie was born to Gao, whom he loved most, but deep down he still hoped that the legitimate son would succeed him.
Unwilling to give up, Hongli gave a direct order that the imperial physicians must cure the Third Prince.
But human effort can never overcome fate. In early October, the Third Prince passed away after falling seriously ill.
Overwhelmed with grief, Hongli did not attend court for five consecutive days.
Subsequently, he announced the secret edict to the public, stating: "Yonglian is the son of the Empress, my legitimate son, intelligent, noble, and extraordinary."
The name given by my late father implicitly signifies his intention to inherit the throne. After I ascended the throne, I strictly adhered to established procedures and personally wrote a secret edict, which was then hidden behind the "Upright and Bright" plaque in the Qianqing Palace by all the ministers. Thus, although he was not formally appointed, he was already designated as the Crown Prince.
Now that he has passed away, all ceremonies shall be conducted according to the rites for the Crown Prince. He was then posthumously granted the title of Crown Prince, with the posthumous name Duanhui, and the character "Lian" in his name was to be avoided in future official appointments.
Yonglian's funeral was conducted according to the regulations for a crown prince. Hongli also built a crown prince mausoleum for his beloved son at Donghua Mountain so that he could rest in peace underground.
The palace fell silent after the death of the Third Prince, and even the previously flamboyant Lady Jin became more low-key.
She knew perfectly well that even if she was pregnant, she would not fare well if she angered the Emperor at this time.
The death of her grandson filled Niohuru with rage and disbelief. She kept muttering that it was Lady Gao who had harmed her grandson.
Fortunately, Yunyi had anticipated this situation and made herself sick in advance.
Therefore, when Niohuru said that, everyone thought she was talking nonsense and was just making baseless accusations against Consort Hui because she was too angry.
Her words were so outrageous that even Yonglian's biological parents, Hongli and Fucha, did not believe her.
Niohuru seemed to have gone mad, constantly accusing Consort Hui of harming Yonglian.
Having no other choice, Hongli could only temporarily keep his mother from leaving Shou Kang Palace, which was tantamount to confining Empress Dowager Niohuru to her quarters.
At this critical juncture, Yunyi's cold has been delayed for a while longer.
Lady Gao was still ill when she suffered this undeserved calamity. Hongli was heartbroken and complained to his somewhat mad mother.
A rift has appeared between this mother and son, who should have had a close relationship.
There were no fools in the harem; everyone remained cautious and hesitant to touch upon the matter, fearing they might displease the Emperor.
At this time, the Xilinjueluo clan did the opposite, as if they saw an opportunity.
She had been out of favor for a long time. If she could take this opportunity to help the Empress Dowager and the Emperor reconcile, wouldn't she be able to regain his favor?
As a result, Lady Xilin Gioro began to frequently visit Shou Kang Palace to show her filial piety, winning the favor of Lady Niohuru.
The two hit it off immediately. Niohuru valued the family background of Xilin Gioro and felt that with her there, she could definitely promote a favored concubine to compete with Gao.
She didn't care about the incident where Xilin Jueluo had angered her son. It was just a small matter, and her son was a magnanimous person who wouldn't care about it now that so much time had passed.
Xilinjueluo felt that with the Empress Dowager's help, she would surely gain favor, and it wouldn't hurt to do some things for the Empress Dowager then.
However, the priority at this time was to repair the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, so Xilinjueluo clan used all their skills to make Niohuru clan stop speaking ill of Yunyi.
Mother seems to have gotten better. Hongli is still the same filial son after all. Although there was some unpleasantness before, now that Mother has returned to normal, Hongli has forgotten what she said before and pretended not to have heard it.
As for Consort E, of the Xilin Gioro clan, who had been accompanying her mother at Shou Kang Palace recently, Hongli's impression of her had improved considerably.
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