Before Qian Shengyan could even refuse the power to break into the palace, she heard another thing—someone in the court suggested that Consort Xi had given birth to the Emperor's first son after his ascension to the throne, and that the birth occurred on the auspicious day of the Dragon Boat Festival. In addition, Consort Xi already had two sons and a daughter, and thus deserved to be promoted to Imperial Noble Consort for her meritorious service in childbirth.
Yinzhen did not express his opinion on the spot, but when he went to court again the next day, someone brought up Qian Shengyan's background and attacked her, saying that she was unfit to be a concubine.
This forced Yinzhen to lose his temper in court and officially recognize Qian Shengyan as "Niohuru Shengyan". There were also members of the Niohuru family in court who stepped forward to confront that person.
Another day, another minister submitted a memorial, mentioning that Lady Nian had also contributed to the birth of children. Since Nian Gengyao was currently busy on the battlefield, we should not discourage the loyalty of such a good general. He suggested that among the concubines in Yinzhen's harem, Lady Nian should be the head, and that Niohuru Shengyan was not worthy to be on equal footing with her.
It is estimated that even Yinzhen himself did not expect that his mere desire to promote Qian Shengyan would suddenly become a major event in the court, worthy of such extensive discussion.
Is there nothing else to discuss in this world, in this country? Those women in his harem, their hearts are truly despicable!
Unfortunately, Yinzhen could only sulk inwardly; he couldn't actually kill them all. He calmed himself down, made a note of all the ministers who held opposing views, and ordered a thorough investigation into their relationship with Nian Gengyao.
The answer was exactly as he expected.
Yinzhen chuckled coldly, wrote down the list, and handed it over to someone to carefully observe these officials and check if they had made any mistakes.
Before Qian Shengyan could even settle her matter of being promoted to Imperial Concubine, Lady Wuya fell ill.
After Yinzhen left Yinti in Zunhua to guard the imperial tombs in April, Lady Uya caused quite a stir. However, this coincided with Yinzhen's large-scale reorganization of the palace, so those incidents didn't make much of a fuss and were politely suppressed by Yinzhen.
This time, Empress Dowager Wuya suddenly fell ill. Yinzhen went to pay his respects every day but was refused entry outside the main hall of Yonghe Palace. It wasn't until the afternoon of the 22nd that the imperial physician reported that the Empress Dowager was too ill to get out of bed.
This terrified everyone in the harem.
Qian Shengyan insisted on going to Yonghe Palace after only twenty days of postpartum confinement. Qingxue and the others tried to persuade her to no avail, so they had to find Ruanjiao to carry Qian Shengyan there.
She arrived rather late, around dusk, and found the palace gate in disarray. The palace servants coming and going looked flustered and seemed quite at a loss.
Qian Shengyan now holds a portion of the palace power. After Yinzhen had cleaned up the inner palace, he also handed over the management of the eunuchs and palace maids to her.
Seeing the state of Yonghe Palace, she stopped the sedan chair, summoned the steward of Yonghe Palace, reprimanded him, and asked what these people were doing.
"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager..." The head eunuch's eyes darted around, not daring to say anything, but Qian Shengyan understood what he meant.
She immediately ordered, "His Majesty has appointed you to take charge, so you should shoulder the responsibility! The palace is in a state of chaos right now, and those coming and going should be investigated more strictly. If anyone is allowed to smuggle anything out, I will hold you accountable!"
"Yes, ma'am!" The head eunuch was not ignorant and immediately understood the meaning behind Qian Shengyan's words. He left quickly, sweating profusely, and personally guarded the entrance of Yonghe Palace, questioning the people coming in and out.
The sedan chair entered the main hall of Yonghe Palace. Qian Shengyan, supported by Qingxue, entered and found that Ulanara, Shan Xiu, and others were standing in the hall. She hesitated for a moment, then walked over and bowed to Ulanara and Shan Xiu. Ulanara quickly raised her hand and called to her, "Sister, get up quickly. Are you feeling better?"
"I'm much better, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Qian Shengyan glanced at the inner palace, "Empress Dowager..."
"His Majesty is inside. He asked us to wait outside for a while," Ulanara said softly.
Qian Shengyan nodded, and then asked Guo Shi and the others who were bowing to rise. She walked over and sat down next to Shan Xiu, waiting quietly.
A moment later, Qian Shengyan saw Yinzhen storm out, and from the curtain that had been flung open, she could hear Wuya crying: "That's your own brother, your own brother!"
As soon as Yinzhen came out, everyone stood up. He waved his hand casually, about to go back, when he suddenly turned his head and frowned at Qian Shengyan: "Why did you come here?"
"I heard that the Empress Dowager is ill, and I thought I would come to attend to her..." Qian Shengyan was interrupted by Yinzhen before she could finish speaking. He waved his hand and said, "Come with me."
Qian Shengyan: ...
Under the gazes of Yinzhen's many wives, Qian Shengyan followed him out of the main hall of Yonghe Palace.
As soon as she stood in the courtyard, Yinzhen began to berate her: "You've only had a baby a few days ago, and you're already running around like this? Are you dressed warmly enough? Don't you know how to take care of yourself? You already have three children, how can you still act like a child? Running around everywhere during your postpartum period, what are the nannies in your palace doing?"
Qian Shengyan: ...
Wow, she looks so wronged.
Yinzhen couldn't take out his frustrations on her just because he had wronged someone else!
She pouted, frowned, and said cautiously, "But I'm already better..."
"Only twenty days!" Yinzhen said angrily, "You..."
"Alright, alright, Your Majesty, please calm down." Qian Shengyan, disregarding the presence of palace maids and eunuchs, quickly grabbed his arm and shook it. "Your Majesty, I'm really alright. I was just a little worried when I heard that the Empress Dowager wasn't feeling well, so I came to check on her."
"Now that you've seen it, let's go back," Yinzhen sneered.
He didn't care, but Qian Shengyan knew that Wuya's illness came on suddenly and progressed very quickly, directly taking her life.
Historically, even after serving tea and medicine for two days and one night, Yinzhen was still scolded. If he were to leave in a huff now, who knows what people would say about him in the future!
She quickly grabbed Yinzhen: "Your Majesty, what happened to the Empress Dowager?"
"Mental illness is hard to cure." Yinzhen concluded coldly, then turned to leave.
Qian Shengyan was truly impressed by him. She immediately grabbed his sleeve tightly and quickly followed him, pleading softly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Filial piety is the most important virtue. The Empress Dowager is currently ill, Your Majesty..."
Yinzhen stopped in his tracks, turned around to look at her, his gaze unreadable.
Qian Shengyan stepped forward, leaned close to him, and whispered, "Your Majesty, I know you've been wronged... but no matter what, she is now the Empress Dowager, and... Your Majesty's birth mother..."
Yinzhen's eyes darkened, and he opened his lips as if to speak, but then pursed them.
A moment later, he waved his hand: "Summon all the imperial physicians. They shall all be on standby at Yonghe Palace!"
"Yes, sir!" Su Peisheng turned around and gave the order, and a little eunuch hurriedly ran out of Yonghe Palace.
Yinzhen stood under the corridor, took a few deep breaths, but still couldn't hold back. He turned around and whispered to Qian Shengyan, "Do you know? I begged her to take the medicine, but she said that unless the Fourteenth Prince is called back to the capital, she will never take the medicine! She threatened me with her own life, all for the Fourteenth Prince!"
"Your Majesty..." Qian Shengyan was also helpless. She gritted her teeth and said firmly, "In any case, I beg Your Majesty to fulfill your filial duty and attend to the Empress Dowager during her illness!"
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