"Shut up! All I wanted was the Cining Palace, and he wouldn't even agree to that. You ungrateful wretch!"
"Your Majesty, walls have ears."
Be careful what you say! The Emperor won't kill your mother, but a servant's life is worthless!
Uya didn't care about that; she was no longer quite normal.
When Emperor Kangxi passed away, the dark cloud over her head was gone. She had spent her whole life suppressing herself and playing the role of a gentle and obedient concubine. Now that she was getting older, she could no longer play the role and felt that there was no need to continue.
Regardless of what Uya and the Fourteenth Prince were thinking or what they were saying, Yinzhen and Le Shu were already at the Yuanmingyuan.
“Hongxu is not young anymore, and it’s time to consider who to marry. I want to choose a Han Chinese wife for him.”
Le Shu had no objection: "Indeed, a Han Chinese should be chosen."
She was prepared for this; intermarriage between Manchus and Han Chinese was forbidden, so it was hard to say who would suffer more.
In the present Qing Dynasty, the next empress needs to be Han Chinese, and Hongxu's future successor should also have Han Chinese blood. He should not be a member of the Han Banner Army and does not need to be of banner blood.
Do you have anyone in mind?
"The selection is still ongoing. There are many Han officials' daughters in the women's academy. If you find one you like, you can choose from them."
Upon hearing this, a face appeared in Le Shu's mind: Zhang Ruoqing, Zhang Ying's granddaughter, Zhang Tingyu's niece, a member of the Zhang family, and very knowledgeable.
She studied at the girls' academy, was born into a noble family, was outstanding in appearance and talent, and from what I've seen so far, her character seems fine. Most importantly, as a Han woman, she did not bind her feet, and Le Shu needs a Han woman who does not bind her feet as a role model.
She wanted to abolish the barbaric practice of foot binding, as well as those chastity arches and such.
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