"I intend to bestow another title upon the Empress Dowager," Yinzhen said.
Qian Shengyan, however, felt this was inappropriate. She smiled somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Actually, I have a plan... I've heard that Lord Longkodo has a concubine who loves watching plays..."
The person she was referring to was none other than the famous Li Si'er of later generations.
Li Si'er was a free-spirited and unrestrained person, and her background alone was enough to cause discussion. She was originally a concubine of Longkodo's father-in-law, but Longkodo fell in love with her at first sight and immediately took her from his father-in-law. He then favored her greatly and seemed to lose his soul whenever he met her.
However, Li Si'er was far too presumptuous. After Yinzhen ascended the throne, he even watched a play with the eunuchs around the Ninth Prince. Yinzhen reprimanded Longkodo for this, but Longkodo turned a blind eye to Li Si'er's behavior and did not restrain himself at all.
At this point, Qian Shengyan added, "It's not that I'm deliberately inquiring, it's just that... this Li Si'er is far too famous..."
“I know, please continue.” Yinzhen nodded.
In fact, Qian Shengyan's idea was very simple: Longkodo's identity was very useful. As the younger brother of Empress Xiaoyiren of the Tongjia clan, and having answered Yinzhen's call of "uncle" so many times, it was only right for him to make some sacrifices at this time.
As long as Longkodo repeatedly affirms that Yinzhen is Empress Xiaoyiren's adopted son and tries his best to elevate him to the status of legitimate heir, even going so far as to say that Empress Xiaoyiren specifically instructed Emperor Kangxi to take good care of Yinzhen before her death...
Meeting Yinzhen's somewhat incredulous gaze, Qian Shengyan first shrank back and cowered, then became righteous and assertive: "Anyway, we're all making things up, and the other side's is even more outrageous, so what are we afraid of!"
Yinzhen: ...
Yinzhen's speechlessness was obvious, but Qian Shengyan pretended not to see it and brought up a second matter—to release some of the Empress Dowager Wuya's personal maids out of the palace and let these maids exaggerate the mother-son relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
The rumor would then become, "My aunt's second uncle's nephew's niece originally served the Empress Dowager. She said that the current emperor and the Empress Dowager have an extremely good relationship. During the two days the Empress Dowager was ill, the emperor took care of her without sleep for two days, and later almost cried himself to death..."
This time, Yinzhen's gaze became even more profound. Qian Shengyan coughed lightly: "What does Your Majesty think?"
"I think... those storybooks you read were definitely worth it," Yinzhen sighed.
Qian Shengyan didn't think so at all. She had more to say: "And then there's the Fourteenth Prince... He was originally a talented general, and the Emperor cherished him greatly. But after the Fourteenth Prince returned, he caused a huge scene at the late Emperor's mausoleum, which was very unfilial. In a fit of anger, the Emperor ordered him to guard Jingling, firstly to show respect to the late Emperor, and secondly to reflect on his mistakes. Who knew that when the Emperor sent someone to check on the Fourteenth Prince recently, they found him drunk and causing a ruckus at Jingling, which was truly unfilial! So, in a fit of anger, the Emperor stripped him of his title..."
She couldn't continue, because... Yinzhen's gaze was too strange.
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