Upon hearing Xue Li's innermost thoughts, Shunzhi simply stopped talking.
They're truly incorrigible!
"You may leave! By the way, from now on, when you're in charge of the harem, be careful to keep an eye on the Empress Dowager!"
After saying this, Shunzhi refused to look at Xue Li again and then closed his eyes tightly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave!"
"This sleep quality is really good!"
Sherry left happily, and the palace eunuchs and maids treated her with even greater respect.
Before he even returned to Kunning Palace, he was summoned by the Empress Dowager.
Sherry yawned lazily and set off.
When Shirley arrived at Cining Palace, she discovered that Jingrong was not there.
The Empress Dowager's hair has turned quite a bit white due to the recent turmoil in her uterus.
I feel a bit better now, but I still feel sad when I think of Emperor Shunzhi.
"Empress, did the Emperor instruct you on anything?" The Empress Dowager knew Shirley well, so she didn't bother to beat around the bush.
"Oh, he poured his heart out to me, saying that he actually loves me. Do you believe him?"
Sherry drank a huge cup of milk tea before replying.
The Empress Dowager and Su Ma La Gu looked at her unrestrained demeanor, and then at her words.
They all felt they were worrying unnecessarily.
The master and servant looked at each other in bewilderment.
Sumalagu lowered her head, almost bursting out laughing.
"Gone!?" The Empress Dowager said, her face full of speechlessness.
"Yes, and she also said that she was troubling the Empress Dowager to handle the palace affairs, fearing that I might not be able to handle them and would delay Jingrong's affairs!"
Sherry spoke frankly.
The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed sharply as she looked at Su Ma La Gu.
The master and servant nodded almost imperceptibly.
Listening to Sherry's analysis of the emperor made me feel inexplicably tired.
"Your Majesty has done well. Take good care of Jingrong and Jinghua. I will take care of the rest!"
Sherry nodded, finished eating and drinking, and got up to say goodbye.
The Empress Dowager looked at the two empty plates of pastries and was both amused and exasperated.
"You haven't improved at all!" After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, the servants cleared away the things and left.
"Your Majesty, even if the Empress takes over the palace affairs, we will still have to trouble you!" Su Mala Gu couldn't help but comfort her.
"I just feel that the imperial family is truly neither father nor son. I am genuinely afraid of his passing, yet one second he is apologizing to me, and the next he is wary of me. Su Ma, tell me, what have I gained in this life?"
The Empress Dowager looked somewhat bewildered at this moment.
Sumalagu opened her mouth but said nothing.
After all, I really didn't know what to say.
The Empress Dowager gazed quietly out the window.
Upon returning to the palace, Sherry received the first batch of guns and bombs that had been manufactured.
Needless to say, Ao Bai was extremely excited!
After spending some time with Sherry, he left.
Sherry looked at the ordinary-looking eunuch behind him and said nothing.
The following day, Shirley and the Empress Dowager went to the Qianqing Palace to pay their respects.
Emperor Shunzhi suddenly became keen on reminiscing with the Empress Dowager about the past.
The Empress Dowager was also somewhat moved.
After a few days, the Empress Dowager suddenly fell ill with symptoms of smallpox.
When Sherry heard the news, all she could think of was Shunzhi's cold eyes.
Even more unbelievable is that the Empress Dowager suddenly became bedridden.
Shirley was so busy with palace affairs that she barely had time to breathe.
Shirley sat in the Cining Palace, sobbing and complaining about the servants who were outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, and about her hardships.
And he kept a close eye on the people in the Empress Dowager's palace, hoping to recruit a few to help her!
Whether the Empress Dowager is blessed or not, it is unknown.
She endured the ordeal until Emperor Shunzhi passed away, and slowly recovered.
The illness is progressing slowly, and I can only take care of myself.
When Shirley saw that the Empress Dowager was better, she immediately handed over the palace affairs to Sumalagu.
He also kindly arranged for Consort Jing (Borjigit clan), Consort Shun (Borjigit clan), Consort Que (Dong'e clan), and Consort Ke (Shi clan) to go there.
Then I secretly tutored my eldest son every day.
Furthermore, to be more detailed, a plan was also drawn up.
There are mineral excavations in various places, as well as excavators made using the mechanical techniques of the Mohists.
Research on smallpox vaccination, cement, and the conversion of glazed tiles into clear glass windows.
All of these were prohibited for foreigners, and there were also reforms to the imperial examination system.
Selection includes those based on culture, governance, scholarship, martial arts, physics, and chemistry.
There were also fleets and caravans that traveled to the West.
Jingrong kept adding suggestions, which Jinghua couldn't understand and found somewhat tedious, so Shirley entrusted him with an important task.
That's right, it's palace affairs!
The little girl looked aggrieved but studied diligently.
Even Sumalagu felt sorry for the young master.
The Empress Dowager was completely speechless!
After all, she genuinely believed that the emperor and empress had conspired to infect her with smallpox.
After all, she didn't want to believe her son would treat her that way.
She was old, so it was normal for her to contract smallpox!
However, she survived, but her son did not!
At this point, Sherry suggested arranging for someone to study smallpox and cowpox, and the Empress Dowager had no objection.
The little guy officially ascended the throne in the first year of Ying Rui's reign.
And he put his long-held plan into action.
The four regents, except for Ao Bai, were all somewhat taken aback.
After all, ever since they became the late emperor's appointed advisors, their doorsteps have been worn down by suitors.
After all, think about the previous regent.
He wielded immense power; those who obeyed him prospered, and those who defied him perished.
Even the Empress Dowager at the time was always on edge, watching the Regent's expression with trepidation.
Who doesn't want to command the world and wield power?
Unexpectedly, the six-year-old new emperor was even more powerful than the previous emperor.
They tried to raise objections, but the young emperor rejected them outright!
In addition, the imperial examinations were being held in full swing.
The young emperor would have even more talented people to choose from.
After half a year of this power struggle, the veteran officials had a better understanding of the situation.
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