"Fifth Prince? Hongzhou? Which prince is acting so furtively? He has no royal dignity at all?" Shirley simply retorted, showing how petty she was.
As she spoke, Shirley carefully examined him and discovered that his facial features were indeed somewhat similar to those of Consort Yu!
Indeed, the only princes in the palace who were her age were Hongli and Hongzhou.
The key point is that she's so stubborn; she spyes on Hongli every day but never pays any attention to him.
"How dare you address me by my given name?!" Hongzhou's eyes widened. Well, she—wasn't afraid.
After all, putting everything else aside, if this guy is pretending to be weak while actually being strong, he'll definitely keep up the act.
But the truth is, even if he pretends to be weak, he can't catch a tiger. So, he should just accept the humiliation of being beaten!
Hongzhou was beaten by women twice in the Forbidden City, and he was so angry that his face turned red!
"How dare you!"
"How dare you!" Just as Shirley was about to kick him, Hongzhou couldn't sit still anymore and grabbed Shirley's foot.
Shirley held onto the artificial hill to avoid falling!
"Do you have that serious illness?!" Sherry couldn't help but raise her voice a little.
Then they heard Lady Fucha shout from afar, "Who's there?"
Sherry was so eager to run away that she immediately decided to leave.
Hongzhou, as if he had lost his mind, grabbed her foot and wouldn't let go.
In the midst of the tugging, Shirley's embroidered shoes were accidentally removed. Hongzhou stared blankly at the small feet wrapped in white silk, his face gradually turning red...
In a fit of anger, Shirley stomped on his face. Hongzhou stared blankly at Shirley, then at his face and the foot, his face and ears turning red.
Sherry simply snatched the shoes from his hand and ran away quickly!
Hongzhou sat on the ground for a long time, touching his face, seemingly lost in thought.
When Lady Fucha sent a servant to check, he saw the Fifth Prince sitting in the grass picking flowers.
The expressions on everyone's faces were indescribable!
I thought he had some kind of unusual fetish!
Hongzhou was too lazy to explain. He looked around to make sure he hadn't left anything behind, then picked up a pot of flowers and left.
A group of eunuchs chased after them, panting heavily.
“You said…” Hongzhou suddenly wanted to say something.
"What is it, Master?" His personal eunuch, Liu Wang, stepped forward.
"It's nothing!" Hongzhou tossed the flowers to him and swaggered off to Zhongcui Palace.
Back at the pavilion, Shirley drank milk tea and ate milk cakes.
Jin'er assumed that Xue Li was hungry, so she didn't ask any questions and served Xue Li some snacks.
After Shirley had eaten and drunk her fill, she led the group to slowly appreciate the scenery.
I must say, since she doesn't come out often, it was quite a novel experience for me!
Moreover, after becoming pregnant, Shirley stopped wearing platform shoes, so walking around was quite easy for her.
Consort Gao and Lady Fucha have already left.
Sherry arranged for several potted flowers to be taken back to the palace.
Days passed by one by one.
During the day, Shirley watched the concubines vying for attention.
When Emperor Yongzheng occasionally accompanied her to meals or strolls in the garden, they would always encounter other concubines playing the zither or flute, dancing, or picking flowers...
Each time, Sherry would look at him with a hint of resentment, and then pretend to be generous by letting her sisters keep him company.
Having lived through so many worlds, Sydney has long since learned it.
You can feel jealous, but you can't actually eat it.
As expected, Yongzheng smiled warmly and rewarded her with clothes and jewelry every now and then.
It was also because Shirley frankly expressed her love for ancient jade that Emperor Yongzheng painstakingly arranged for someone to find some for her.
Of course, for example, Consort Chang and Consort An would always smugly boast to Shirley about how they had stolen her favor.
Sydney was completely unaffected.
At night, when he had nothing to do, he would watch the portraits of Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Hongli, and occasionally Consort Xi.
Zi Wu was murdered in Jiangnan!
Meanwhile, the guards at the Sticky Rod Office began to clean up the place.
Yongzheng reviewed various intelligence reports daily, and his gaze towards Hongli was always cold.
He discovered the relationship between Hongli and those Taoist priests.
For most things, Ziwu did things cleanly, leaving traces, but they still need to be investigated.
They certainly engaged in forming cliques and pursuing personal gain quite a bit!
Moreover, emperors are often suspicious!
These are enough for him to be on guard!
Therefore, Yongzheng began to pay attention to Hongzhou, but Hongzhou's image as a dissolute playboy was deeply ingrained in people's minds.
Emperor Yongzheng began to look forward to the child in her womb even more.
And she began to diligently sow seeds in the harem!
Hongli may have sensed Yongzheng's sudden coldness towards him.
Coupled with Zi Wu's sudden death, he inevitably overthought things.
And they lay low, becoming even more humble, filial, and cautious!
Emperor Yongzheng had mixed feelings about Consort Xi.
After all, he was grateful for her unwavering support when he contracted the disease.
But he was also somewhat heartbroken by the son she gave birth to!
Therefore, what was once protection has turned into surveillance.
Sherry's belly is getting bigger every day.
He only encountered Consort Qi on his way back to the palace after paying his respects one day.
Consort Qi bowed to her, which surprised Xue Li.
Jin'er and Jixiang, who were standing next to Xue Li, looked at Consort Qi with wary expressions.
Consort Qi saw it but said nothing.
"Thank you for your understanding, sister. If it weren't for your courageous words, I would have had to accept the blame!"
Sherry was somewhat surprised, after all, apart from Consort Li occasionally visiting her, she maintained a distant relationship with the rest of the harem.
"It was His Majesty who said it, thank you so much, sister!" Consort Qi said earnestly.
"Sister never did anything wrong, and we have no grudges against each other, so how can you say you owe her anything?" At this moment, Shirley pretended to be elegant and noble.
“In this palace, my sister has been kind enough; I cannot refuse her kindness.” Consort Qi’s eyes were moist, and she became even more somber.
When we parted, I gave Sherry some gifts.
Sherry accepted it readily, and then they went their separate ways!
If Emperor Kangxi's balancing act back then caused his princes immense suffering, then...
So, Yongzheng was like all fathers who didn't want their children to suffer the same hardships they had endured.
It's less about loving the child and more about consciously compensating for one's own resentment.
He always treated Hongli well and didn't try to maintain a balance.
They didn't let their children fight each other to the death!
Because of the awkward relationship between herself and her birth mother, there was never any talk of adoption among the children born to imperial concubines.
Sherry was also diagnosed with twins by the imperial physician.
Yongzheng didn't say anything, but he arranged for Su Peisheng to begin repairing and maintaining the main hall of Yanxi Palace.
Even faster, however, was the dispatch of troops to Qinghai to quell the rebellion of Lobsang Danjin.
This victory was also intended to strengthen imperial power and improve military efficiency.
Emperor Yongzheng established the Grand Council inside the Longzong Gate, a hundred paces away from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Sherry watched with a leisurely air as Hongli raged helplessly in the mansion.
Even Consort Xi began to promote beautiful palace maids.
One day, while Emperor Yongzheng was reading in the Wenyuan Pavilion...
I saw a beautiful young palace maid. She was delicate and frail, with a pale face and misty eyes.
Yongzheng paused for a moment, then stepped forward.
Thus, a concubine named Yi appeared in the imperial harem.
Sydney thought it was just an ordinary thing.
But Consort Li couldn't sit still any longer.
They went to Yanxi Palace and whispered in each other's ears.
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