Xuan Ye thought that Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Empress Dowager Xiaohui could understand what he was seeing, but unexpectedly, they were still preoccupied with the glory of the Khorchin.
After Consort Xuanyi passed away in the palace, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang quickly sent two Borjigit women from the Khorchin, namely Consort Wan and Consort Ning.
After Yin Chu was born,
Xuan Ye's harem experienced a peak period, with concubines becoming pregnant one after another. In just a few years, Xuan Ye had five more sons, even though the mothers of these five sons were not of high social standing.
However, this broke the curse that only Lady Xu in the palace could give birth to a son.
The year Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang fell seriously ill
Xuan Ye was displeased because Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, relying on her age and seniority, forced him to elevate Consort Wan to the rank of Imperial Concubine and entrust the upbringing of a princess born to a lower-ranking concubine to Consort Wan. Consort Ning also raised Xuan Ye's sixth son, Yin Tang.
To express his dissatisfaction with Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Emperor Xuan Ye promoted the young Tongjia woman to the rank of Noble Consort and the Duan Consort Dong woman to the rank of Consort Duan. All the imperial concubines who had given birth to imperial heirs were also promoted.
In the twenty-fourth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Lady Xu gave birth to twins. In the Qing Dynasty, twins who were exactly alike were considered an ominous sign. However, Yinzhi and Yinzhi did not look alike.
Moreover, above them was Yin Chu, on whom Xuan Ye placed high hopes.
Therefore, it doesn't seem so important that Yinshi and Yinshi were twins!
Upon the birth of the twins, Emperor Xuan Ye immediately bestowed upon Lady Xu the title of Imperial Noble Consort. However, ministers of the previous dynasty, led by Nalan Mingzhu, Suo'etu, and Tong Guowei, consistently obstructed the process, citing Lady Xu's low social standing.
Although Lady Xu was an Imperial Noble Consort, she had never been formally conferred the title.
In the twenty-seventh year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Lady Xu gave birth to twin daughters, Jianing and Youyao. This finally gave Emperor Kangxi the opportunity to bestow upon Lady Xu the title of Imperial Noble Consort.
Ushiha married as Princess Gulun Shengshu. On her wedding day, Yinling and Unaxi, who had gone to the heavens to study immortal arts, sent her dowry gifts. Xuan Ye and the Imperial Noble Consort also received gifts.
The brocade box presented to Xuan Ye contained ancient ginseng, lingzhi mushrooms, and elixirs for strengthening the body.
Believing that Yinling and Wuxiha had a predestined affinity with immortality and would not harm their biological father, Xuan Ye tried the elixir. This attempt revealed that he was full of vigor and vitality, as if he had returned to his twentieth year of age.
The concubines in the harem successively became pregnant, and in just a few years, Xuan Ye had several more sons and two daughters.
Having tasted the benefits, Xuan Ye thought to himself, "The elixirs of the immortals are truly wonderful things!"
In the thirty-seventh year, Xu Shi became pregnant again when she was over forty. At this time, Xuan Ye suddenly realized that his strong body was thanks to the children of Xu Shi, Yinling and Wuxiha.
After much deliberation, and only after Xu Shi gave birth to twins again, a boy and a girl, did Xuan Ye suddenly realize his mistake.
She already has enough children; no more children can be born in the harem!
Although having many children is a blessing many men dream of, Xu's children are capable and must know how to exercise restraint, otherwise they might break Xu's heart...
Therefore, Xuan Ye ordered the imperial physician to prepare a fertility-inducing medicine.
Empress Xu was made empress and managed the harem impeccably. Emperor Xuan Ye thought life would continue like this, but in the forty-eighth year, Yinzhen, the son of Consort De Chen, suddenly displayed astonishing political talent.
Xuan Ye panicked.
After observing Yinzhen for several years, Xuan Ye felt that Yinzhen might have the ability to foresee the future, so he began to test Yinzhen and learned that Yinzhen had actually experienced a different life in his dream.
After much deliberation, Xuan Ye finally made an important decision: to abdicate in favor of Yin Chu.
Yin Chu was the successor whom Xuan Ye had painstakingly groomed, and with his elder brother and sister, who were disciples of immortals, protecting him, he was undoubtedly worthy of being the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
After abdicating, Xuan Ye and his concubines moved into the Changchun Garden Palace.
Ten years later, Xuan Ye died peacefully in his sleep.
He thought that after dying of old age, he would be reincarnated in the underworld like in the novels, but unexpectedly, Xuan Ye's soul drifted between heaven and earth for an unknown amount of time, and actually came to a magical era with towering buildings.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed, and Xuan Ye instinctively dodged.
When I opened my eyes again, everything had changed...
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