After Sherry finished speaking, she saw Chengze and Ning Chuge looking puzzled.
Tsk, no matter how composed he is, he's still a child!
"A child cannot give birth to a healthy child! Unless you two want to suffer the pain of losing a child!"
Sherry stared at the two children.
That's all. If they don't agree, she'll just drug them!
"Son/Daughter agrees!" the twins said in unison once again.
Sherry nodded in agreement!
Who would have thought that she's not even 30 yet, her child is getting married, and she's about to become a mother-in-law...
In early October of the same year, Consort Cheng announced her pregnancy.
In the nineteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1680), Lady Niohuru and Lady Hesheli, the younger sister of Empress Renxiao, entered the palace.
Little Hesheli was only ten years old and awaiting her turn in the palace! She was called the Chuxiu Palace Consort.
The young Niohuru was in the prime of her life and was also the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao. She was granted residence in Yongshou Palace and enjoyed the privileges of a concubine.
In February of the same year, Consort Ning's premature child still did not live to see spring.
Consort Ning was devastated and set her sights on Ulanara and her son!
Sherry pretended to recover from her illness because she needed to select a primary wife and secondary wife for Chengze.
Emperor Kangxi bestowed the title of Fujin upon a princess from the Shumulu clan of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner.
It was also because Shirley came from a humble background that Chengze was feared to be looked down upon by the court officials when he traveled outside, so she was intentionally given a wife from a better family.
Of course, at this time, Kangxi held great power and was far from having the hesitation and vigilance that he would later have!
The Empress Dowager, however, preferred Ningchuge to marry into the Khorchin tribe.
Emperor Kangxi was unwilling and refused on the grounds of the auspicious princess of the Qing Dynasty.
Furthermore, it was proposed early on that the fifth princess, raised by the Empress Dowager, would marry into the Khorchin clan, which would be more to her liking.
The Empress Dowager agreed!
After all, she still wanted to raise a prince from a young age.
Instead of Cheng Ti, who already has memories and is sensible.
Ning Chuge didn't know how he told Kangxi.
She personally selected young men from the Manchu, Mongol, and Han ethnic groups and was eager to help her father, the Emperor.
Emperor Kangxi was quite pleased and asked her to help his brother.
After all, they grew up together and have a great understanding!
The twins' wishes were fulfilled.
The Imperial Household Department was preparing for Chengze's wedding, and Chengze was helping his sister select a suitable young man.
That year, Jiang Minglong, the supervising censor of southern Beijing, reported to the court a major human trafficking case involving hundreds of people.
The case originated from the fact that people from Zichuan, Lijin and other counties in Shandong Province fled to Beijing due to famine.
He was tricked into coming to Beijing by Ba Tianrong, Ba Shizhong and others under the pretext of being hired to farm, and they forcibly seized him as a slave with the intention of reselling him.
After investigating, Jiang Minglong submitted a memorial to Emperor Kangxi, exposing this human trafficking activity.
Chengze requested permission to share Emperor Kangxi's burdens, and Emperor Kangxi granted his request!
Sherry brought the twins all sorts of antidotes, poisons, and trick drugs.
Even Emperor Kangxi himself was not at ease, so he arranged for secret guards to be stationed there!
It was also after the Three Feudatories were gradually quelled that Emperor Kangxi began his spiritual pursuits.
Especially porcelain.
He ordered the mass production of official porcelain at the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Factory to meet the court's and the royal family's demand for high-quality porcelain.
The porcelain produced during this period is known as "Zangyao" (藏窑), and it is famous for its exquisite craftsmanship and unique style.
At the end of July, Consort Cheng gave birth to a son, whom Emperor Kangxi named Yin You.
Upon hearing the news, Ulanara suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
She was still somewhat unwilling to give up, so she came up with an idea.
It's about placing one of our own people next to Emperor Kangxi!
Ulanara arranged for her people to carefully select a beautiful woman: Juechan.
They went to great lengths to deliver it to the Emperor!
Emperor Kangxi was amazed by Juechan's beauty and favored her for a while. Not long after, Juechan became pregnant.
Coincidentally, the twins also agreed with this idea.
They had already secretly cultivated young women, intending to send them to Emperor Kangxi one by one.
After all, men understand men best.
Similarly, the Empress understands the Emperor best!
When the weather turned cold, the twins returned to Beijing.
First, they paid their respects to the Emperor, and then to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.
Finally, we returned to Yikun Palace for a meal together!
Chengzhen and Anqi clung to their older brother and sister's legs, their eyes brimming with tears.
Sherry was also very happy and arranged for someone to invite the Emperor to have hot pot together.
Emperor Kangxi was pleased to see the family so happy and lively!
Sydney doesn't have the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping.
He pulled Chengze and Ning Chuge aside to chat.
Emperor Kangxi didn't say anything, but he was happy to listen to his two children share their experiences from growing up abroad.
Afterwards, the two children shared gifts with the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and their younger siblings.
A few days later, the twins told Sherry about their project.
This includes news about taking in orphans and training them to become secret agents and spies for ministers.
This included arranging for people to search for mineral resources and for merchants to travel.
Of course, Ningchuge's son-in-law was also chosen, a pair of brothers from Mongolia.
Of course, there's only one on the surface.
Sydney has no objections!
The children are getting married!
That year, Sydney was 30~
The new concubine, Shumulu, had striking and bright features, an introverted personality, and a resolute look in her eyes.
Sherry is very satisfied! She received some gifts as a gift.
The prince consort is not bad either; his eyes sparkle when he looks at Ning Chuge, like a puppy's.
Sherry was very satisfied! She also received some gifts as a gift.
When Emperor Kangxi saw his children get married, his eyes were filled with a sense of vicissitude.
Sherry looked at him with disgust!
At the prime of life, what's with all the vicissitudes!
That's what Sherry thought and that's what she said!
Before Kangxi could finish musing his sorrows, Xue Li interrupted his emotions.
I turned around, ready to reason with them!
To his surprise, his virtuous concubine was still as beautiful and alluring as ever!
And so, the old married couple started making love again~
That's interesting!
Perhaps the previous story of one dragon playing with two phoenixes was too absurd.
From that time on, Emperor Kangxi never showed favoritism to anyone.
Each month, Consort Tong gets a few days off, Xue Li occasionally gets one day off due to illness, Consort Xi gets a few days off, Lady Daijia gets a few days off, Lady Wuya gets a few days off, Consort Ning gets a few days off, Consort Rong occasionally gets one or two days off, and there are other concubines...
In the same year, Consort An and Consort Gyeong passed away one after the other!
Shirley then discovered that the two families loved their daughter dearly and, fearing she would waste her youth in the palace, had petitioned Emperor Kangxi for an imperial decree to release her from the palace so she could remarry!
Emperor Kangxi disliked Consort An and Consort Jing, so he agreed to their terms.
He was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, and the thought of marrying off his concubine was somewhat laughable.
So they didn't mention it to anyone!
Similarly, historical records only briefly mention their whereabouts, and the existence of many concubines seems to have vanished without a trace!
If the master doesn't care, the servant cares even less!
Just like the Zhang family in history!
On the tenth day of the second month of the twentieth year of the Kangxi reign (1681), Juechan gave birth to a son.
Emperor Kangxi bestowed upon him the name: Yinzhi.
In the same year, after eight years of war, the Qing army finally captured Kunming, marking the complete end of the Revolt of the Three Feudatories, which lasted for eight years.
Wu Sangui's grandson, Wu Shifan, committed suicide. The Qing army then brought Wu Sangui's chief strategist, Fang Guangchen, and his sons and nephews to the front lines and executed them by slow slicing.
With the fall of Kunming, the Qing army continued to purge Wu Sangui's remaining forces.
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