These past two days, Rouyin and Yinzhen have been extremely busy with the new emperor's enthronement ceremony.
The Ministry of Rites, responsible for preparing the ceremonial robes for the grand ceremony, was extremely busy with the Empress's robes. The current Emperor attached great importance to the Empress's robes and had to inspect them every day, often criticizing the colors, patterns, and designs. This caused the Vice Minister of Rites in charge a huge headache, and it's hard to believe how long it has been since he had a good night's sleep!
The Ministry of Rites also harbored resentment towards this empress whom they had never met. No empress in previous years had ever been so picky. Such extravagance was the mark of a wicked empress!
Yinzhen didn't care what the officials in the Ministry of Rites thought; if anyone dared to object, he could silence them. He was now focused on giving Yin'er a grand, unparalleled wedding to make up for her years of seclusion. Although Rouyin didn't share this view.
On the day the Ministry of Rites was testing the new clothes for Rouyin, they also successfully met the legendary Empress, renowned for her unparalleled beauty. In their eyes, no amount of praise from the world could compare to the Empress's beauty. Even he, who always prided himself on his high level of culture, was now completely unable to describe the Empress's beauty. From that moment on, the Ministry of Rites worked through the night to alter the costumes, thus creating what is now considered the most famous Empress's wedding attire in history.
Time flew by, and the day of the Emperor and Empress's ascension to the throne arrived.
Rouyin, dressed in a bright yellow robe with colorful clouds and gold dragon patterns, and wearing a heavy and gorgeous phoenix crown inlaid with rubies, slowly walked up to Yinzhen.
As Yinzhen watched Rouyin approach, he couldn't contain his joy. He took Rouyin's hand and they walked together towards the coronation hall to receive the kneeling obeisance of all the court officials. This time, the radiant and dazzling empress was simply blinding. No wonder the emperor doted on the empress so much. She wasn't just marrying an empress; she was clearly a fairy from heaven! If they had married the empress, they could have done the same!
Rouyin felt the many passionate and adoring gazes and the possessive grip of Yinzhen's hand. She tightly held back her grip on this jealous man. Yinzhen was happy again, which was reflected in his generous rewards to the officials of the Ministry of Rites after the coronation ceremony, and also in the exemption of the common people from three years of corvée labor.
After ascending the throne, everyone knew of Rouyin's beauty, but some people were simply greedy. Some people in the court began to suggest that the emperor should hold a grand selection of candidates, not necessarily to gain the emperor's favor, but just to conceive a child or two! With this hopeful thought in mind, Fucha Fuheng brought it up openly.
Yinzhen sneered, "Minister Fuheng doesn't think about managing his own family affairs, favoring his concubines over his wife, and he even has his eyes on my harem!" With a glance, Su Peisheng led the memorial to Fucha Fuheng.
Fuheng, the emperor, stared at the memorial before him, a bad feeling creeping over him. Upon closer inspection, he was so horrified he collapsed to the ground. It detailed his previous strategies for supporting the Eighth Prince and his acceptance of bribes. The other officials in the court who supported the emperor's election were also terrified. The emperor had clearly anticipated this; the first to speak out would be targeted. Now, they dared not suggest holding an election.
Seeing this situation, Yinzhen took the opportunity to propose a policy of disbanding the harem and ceasing all selection of concubines. This forced some veteran officials to stand up and ask the emperor to withdraw the decree.
Unfortunately, Yinzhen was not an incompetent emperor; in fact, his abilities surpassed those of his predecessor. Whoever complained the most, Yinzhen would simply present the discovered errors to them, and this swift and decisive action completely extinguished any remaining thoughts among the court officials.
By the time Rouyin found out, Princess Song and Princess Li had already been sent out of the palace by Yinzhen. Putting everything else aside, the two of them were overjoyed. They had thought that this was how their lives would end, but they never expected that they could leave the palace and go home. In addition, Yinzhen, considering their years of obedience, gave them many rewards. Princess Li, who was favored at home, was taken back home, while Princess Song, who was not favored, bought her own courtyard with these rewards. Later, she even found a bodyguard to marry into her family, and she lived a very enjoyable life.
Rouyin checked their treatment afterward and felt relieved. Life was already difficult for women in ancient times; she wasn't a saint, nor did she want others to suffer because of her.
A few years later, Honghui, who had always been the most intelligent and ambitious, was made crown prince by Yinzhen and resided in the Eastern Palace.
Later, in the fifty-fourth year of Yongzheng's reign, Honghui was already twenty years old. Yinzhen abdicated directly to Honghui, without giving him time to prepare. He then took Rouyin and traveled all over the country, which shocked the court.
While traveling through Jiangnan, Rouyin became pregnant again. Yinzhen then took her back to the capital, where she gave birth to quadruplets: two sets of identical twins, Hongyang, Hongkang, Hongde, and Hongli. After their first month, Yinzhen and Rouyin left the twins with their older brothers and continued their travels, cracking down on corrupt officials along the way. The people's acceptance of the Qing Dynasty's rule grew. Rouyin secretly gave the children a world map through Mu Ke, and each child went out to conquer new territories. Even Yilejia, a woman, voluntarily married into the Qing Dynasty and successfully conquered Inner Mongolia without bloodshed, allowing Inner Mongolia to become part of the Qing territory fifty years later.
In this life, Rouyin passed away before Yinzhen. After Rouyin's death, Yinzhen also carried Yin'er back to the original Yongqin Prince's Mansion, the place where they got married and fell in love. A few days later, he also went with Yin'er.
Honghui led his brothers to the tomb where they were buried, and they couldn't help but cry.
Rouyin, who had returned to the river of time, awoke, and Ulanara happily rewarded her for the merits and sacrifices she had made, before she was reincarnated.
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