Only Grand Secretary Sony claimed illness and stayed at home, refusing to concern himself with state affairs.
However, everyone knows that Sony's illness was feigned.
He was waiting for an opportunity, or rather, Sony was asking the Royal Family for a bargaining chip, a chip worth having to stand up against Ao Bai!
How could the Empress Dowager not be angry?
It's impossible for her to have any affection for Sony. Moreover, after Hesheli's marriage to Emperor Kangxi, the status and position of the Hesheli family became even more prominent!
This might not necessarily prevent Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang from worrying.
Emperor Kangxi knew this, and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang knew it even better!
After eliminating the powerful minister Oboi, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang knew that the Hesheli family, relying on the position of the emperor's father-in-law, would definitely expand their power rapidly and might become the second Oboi!
Therefore, no matter how glorious one's status, one is always a victim of power struggles.
The palace was draped in white mourning clothes. Three days later, Consort Zhaojia went into labor.
Consort Niohuru and Shirley were entrusted with important tasks!
Sherry refused, citing her child's illness and frailty.
Consort Niohuru ruled the harem!
On one hand, they arranged for people to take care of Zhao Jia Shi, and on the other hand, they arranged for people to handle the funeral rites for the successive generations.
The Niohuru clan truly lived up to its reputation as a prominent and aristocratic family.
Everything was done meticulously.
The Empress Dowager was quite satisfied with her.
After all, when the Empress Dowager was choosing a primary wife for Emperor Kangxi, Niohuru was one of the candidates.
However, her father, Ebilun, was two-faced and always relied on Aobai, and Niohuru was also Aobai's adopted daughter.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager chose Hesheli, the granddaughter of Sony of the Plain Yellow Banner.
At that time, Aobai and Ebilun clamored: "If Gabula's daughter is made empress, there will be bloodshed. How can the daughter of a Manchu commoner be made empress?"
Aobai and Ebilun believed that Empress Hesheli was the daughter of a Manchu servant.
In fact, although Sony was the chief minister, his background was indeed inferior to that of Ao Bai and Ebilun.
The Sony family initially worked in the imperial court, doing clerical work and similar tasks.
Therefore, they believed that Ebilun's daughter was the best candidate in terms of background.
However, in the power struggle between the emperor and his ministers, the Empress Dowager ultimately chose Hesheli.
At this time, the Empress was in mourning, and a new Empress could not be established immediately. Therefore, Consort Niohuru temporarily took charge of the six palaces.
Sherry's refusal was seen as something that could not be discussed openly by the concubines.
In the eyes of the court officials, this was seen as tactful!
Sherry was indeed sensible; all she wanted was for her children to be safe and sound.
The Empress Dowager was quite satisfied with Sherry's behavior; a mother should not only be able to give birth, but also be able to protect her child.
Because of the Empress's sudden departure, Kangxi intentionally forgot about her schemes.
She felt pity for her eldest son who had lost his mother at a young age, but fearing that the child would not survive, she named him "Baocheng".
One autumn rain brings a chill!
At the end of October, Ma Jiashi once again revealed that she was pregnant after a month!
Kangxi didn't miss a thing.
Indeed, historically, Emperor Kangxi did not neglect to remember his late empress every year.
He brought many women into the harem and had many children.
If this productivity were shared with the later Emperor Yongzheng, he wouldn't have been able to find the best among the worst!
Sherry herself was amused.
The twins are gradually recovering!
He would run back every day to see his younger siblings, and then go back to his brother's quarters to sleep.
In the fourteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1675), Consort Nara announced that she was pregnant.
Speaking of which, among the four Nara clan members in the palace, whoever rises to the top depends on who has the most cunning and resourcefulness.
In that year, the Revolt of the Three Feudatories was at its peak, and Wu Sangui and other Han Chinese troops who had once made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty turned their guns on the Qing Dynasty, which was still consolidating its power.
Within just two years, Wu Sangui and his army rapidly occupied Zhejiang, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Gansu and other provinces, almost completely controlling the area south of the Yangtze River, posing a serious threat to the rule of the Qing Dynasty.
Historically, at this crucial juncture, the 22-year-old Emperor Kangxi made a decision that seemed to have nothing to do with the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories.
That was to appoint his second son, Aisin-Gioro Yinreng, who was less than two years old, as the crown prince.
This move may have been Kangxi's consideration in stabilizing the national situation and winning over the hearts of the people.
This also stems from his concerns about his own short-lived genes and his longing for the late empress.
At this time, the Revolt of the Three Feudatories occurred, and Emperor Kangxi intended to win over the Han people.
So the matter of choosing a crown prince is once again causing me distress!
Bao Cheng was kept in the Qianqing Palace.
After all, it's not appropriate for the Empress's legitimate son to be raised anywhere.
Under the Niohuru clan? Would the Niohuru family be willing to accept that?
Under the Empress Dowager's care? How could that be? If the child becomes too close to the Mongols, it will be troublesome.
Consort Xian? That's not appropriate either. First of all, Xue Li has a young child, and what concubine is worthy of raising the late Empress's child?
Torn between these two options, Kangxi had no choice but to keep Bao Cheng in the Qianqing Palace.
He was actually struggling with the decision of whether or not to send the child out of the palace.
After all, it seems that only children raised outside the womb can grow up healthy!
I've been struggling with this for months without any resolution.
On the contrary, the servants around Bao Cheng were all people left behind by Empress Hesheli.
Including Suo'etu outside the palace!
They're also afraid of losing interest once the person leaves!
Therefore, those servants often mentioned Bao Cheng to Kangxi, intentionally or unintentionally.
Emperor Kangxi would visit his son during his breaks.
I also witnessed firsthand the transformation and growth of a baby.
Perhaps it's an unconscious habit, or perhaps it's a sunk cost.
Emperor Kangxi did develop a genuine affection for Bao Cheng.
The servants were clever enough not to disturb the father and son's time together.
Over time, Kangxi personally took care of many things.
It only takes half a month to form a habit!
After that, Bao Cheng became the only one in Kangxi's eyes!
Even the servants who remained afterward all had an arrogant demeanor when they faced Shirley and Chengze.
Sherry didn't mind at all, and had even prepared the children for the risks early on.
After all, the emperor is the first emperor, and only then is he the father.
They weren't the emperor's only children!
With Sherry's conscious reminders, they knew early on what a terrifying sight lay beneath the beautiful faces of those aunts in the harem!
So I didn't have any expectations for those things from the start!
This includes the Emperor's unique favoritism and the Empress Dowager's high regard for him.
Their top priority is to grow up safely!
This is also Sydney's expectation and plan for them.
"If you have the ability, you can benefit the people; if you don't, you can just enjoy each day as it comes."
This is the life plan that Sydney gave them.
The two little ones were probably speechless.
After all, the Master never said such a pathetic thing when he was teaching.
They even suspected that if this got out, their father might intentionally reduce their opportunities to see their mother.
"Mother, I know, please don't tell everyone!"
Chengze sighed like a little adult.
Sherry choked up a little...
"That's right, and I'm going to achieve great things when I grow up!" the little girl retorted.
Sherry simply nodded in agreement.
Fine, I won't say it then. Seriously, she even has twins.
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