Upon seeing this scene, the court officials couldn't help but kneel down in unison!
"Father, I am only worried about the foundation of our Qing Dynasty's century-long legacy!" Hongli quickly tried to make amends.
Yongzheng remained silent, carefully examining this son who had originally been his favorite.
How dare he?!
Even though the brothers fought so fiercely, none of them ever considered killing their father and seizing the throne.
Even the second brother, who came later, was nothing more than forcing the emperor to abdicate!
However, everything in Yuqing Palace was under the control of the late emperor, so it was just a futile struggle by the second brother, the crown prince!
Who would have thought, his good son...
Indeed, he was destined to be lonely throughout his life!
His father didn't love him, his birth mother didn't care for him, and his adoptive mother was a distant figure. In the end, even his own son couldn't bear to be alone!
Yongzheng's calm, unwavering eyes suddenly filled with sweat as he looked at the man slumped on the ground, who was now drenched in sweat and utterly disheveled!
Ha, that's all there is to it!
He had the guts to kill his father, yet he was so afraid?
Emperor Yongzheng closed his eyes briefly and ordered in a deep voice, "Guards, seize him!"
When an emperor is enraged, millions will die.
Hongli was bound hand and foot, his mouth covered, and dragged away.
For him, there was no need to listen to those sophistry; no matter how eloquent they were, they couldn't hide the fact that they wanted to kill him!
At the same time, his ministers, guards and confidants were also dismissed and investigated!
Emperor Yongzheng began to deal with the court officials involved in this "coup attempt".
The Niohuru clan failed to achieve the merit of following the emperor, which also severely damaged their own family.
The Fucha clan originally had many talented young men, but several of them were dismissed.
Emperor Yongzheng had always relied on Ma Qi and did not punish him, but he was still ashamed to face people and asked to retire to his hometown!
If it weren't for the deeply entrenched marriage ties among the Eight Banners, Emperor Yongzheng would have acted even more ruthlessly!
Despite this, Fu Heng and his brothers were still punished.
His crime didn't warrant death, but he was still crippled!
Ortai and Shuhede were even listed for serious crimes and imprisoned.
A month has passed in a flurry of activity!
Consort Xi in the palace conspired with the fourth prince, Hongli, to murder his father and force him to abdicate, and forged an imperial edict to inform everyone inside and outside the palace!
Consort Xi was demoted to a commoner and given elixirs to erase the marks from her body.
Hongli had his collarbone pierced and was imprisoned in a humble room for life, never to leave!
With everything settled, Emperor Yongzheng launched another sweeping reform!
I occasionally glance at Sherry and Gil Pin.
Sherry understood his urgency and began to change her persona.
How about a sweet little baby?
Every day, Xue Li arranged for Aunt Mei Yu to cook medicinal meals and went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to watch Yongzheng eat.
Yongzheng did not fail to stare at her with an imposing air of authority.
Every time Sherry gets scared by his gaze, she remembers her two trump cards!
Then he said his piece, and she did hers.
"Consort Shun, have I not told you that concubines are not allowed to visit the Hall of Mental Cultivation frequently?"
"But recovery from illness is a slow and gradual process. Even if Your Majesty doesn't consider yourself, you must consider your children. If you don't consider them, what about the people of the world? You haven't recovered your health, yet you're getting up early and going to bed late every day. At your age, you're not even as healthy as a child. Am I wrong to watch you drink tonic soup?"
Sherry is stubbornly unrepentant, which is why Su Peisheng always pretends to stop her.
He even smiled more excitedly when he saw her than when he saw his own mother.
"I will use it!" Yongzheng was inexplicably a little unconvinced. How dare a concubine lecture him?
"By the time Your Majesty remembers, it will be too cold. I haven't heard of your stomach being upset recently, so the medicinal diet is showing initial results. Are you still going to send me away?"
Sherry looked so aggrieved; how thoughtful of her!
Knowing that he had been poisoned and needed to replenish his vital energy, she did not seduce him, but instead carefully treated him!
Really, you're never satisfied!
Sherry felt more and more wronged the more she thought about it.
Emperor Yongzheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw her puffed-up face.
"Alright, I understand. I've finished using it. Is that alright?"
After eating the medicinal meal and drinking the tonic, Yongzheng stood up, walked over, and pinched her cheek.
"Hmm, very good! Your Majesty has set a good example for Hongjun and Halahachi! This concubine takes her leave!"
After saying that, Sherry quickly ran away.
As Yongzheng watched her graceful figure from behind, he thought of the twins and couldn't help but smile.
Therefore, Emperor Yongzheng would visit Yanxi Palace every few days.
Sherry has suddenly become a favored concubine!
Even Consort Ji felt wronged, thinking that Shirley was always good at flattery.
Meanwhile, the concubines in the harem were quiet for the past few days.
They gradually became more lively!
Today someone brings soup, tomorrow someone else brings snacks, and in a couple of days someone else embroiders a nightgown...
Emperor Yongzheng was extremely annoyed!
An imperial edict was issued strictly forbidding the empresses and concubines from loitering in front of the palace.
Of course, Sherry didn't go back; she just sent Aunt Meiting back home!
Aunt Meiting would have the Emperor serve her medicinal meals with a long face every day.
The emperor was so angry he laughed!
He didn't reject Sherry's feelings after all!
Life is as uneventful as still water!
Consort Ji occasionally holds her child and plays with the twins.
It wasn't that she particularly liked Sherry; it was just that she realized it belatedly.
In terms of palace intrigue skills, she couldn't compare to her colleagues.
Shirley only realized from her muttering that she was being used by Consort An to climb the social ladder.
She also suffered a great loss in secret; if it weren't for Hongxuan, she would have been neglected by the emperor.
So much so that even Consort Ji, who already had high favorability ratings, became too lazy to bother with pursuing her.
Of course, the most important thing is that it was her first time directly confronting the power struggles within the imperial harem.
I'm terrified!
Then I ran to Sydney to find some peace and quiet!
One day, Sherry suddenly heard the level of affection she had for her.
"Congratulations, host. Consort Shun's favorability towards you is 60."
Not to mention Shirley, even Consort Ji was shocked.
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