The Empress Dowager's maiden name was Lu Yun, and she was the eldest daughter of Hanlin scholar Lu Rong.
Since her grandfather's generation passed the imperial examination and entered the officialdom, the Lu family has developed through several generations and has become a prestigious family of upright officials. However, her grandfather's branch is the most successful and has the most prominent status.
Lu Yun was born with fair skin and beautiful features, elegant and pretty, with both virtuous character and talent, and was fond of poetry and books. She was a famous beauty and talented woman far and wide.
At the age of sixteen, she married into the British royal family and became the British princess.
She and the King of England lived in harmony after their marriage and gave birth to a son the following year.
The King of England loved his newborn son very much, and he named the child Xi, and nicknamed him Xier.
Xier, Xi of Emperor Fuxi.
At first, she didn't know the meaning of the King of England's nickname for his son, Xi'er.
Xi'er was precocious and extremely intelligent, far surpassing other children his age. When Xi'er was two years old, he recited a poem, and the King of England was overjoyed. He picked Xi'er up and excitedly said, "Xi'er, you are indeed Daddy's good son! Do you know why Daddy nicknamed you Xi'er? Xi—the Xi of Fuxi, the Emperor of Man, the ruler of the world."
The King of England liked to drink winter melon, especially the winter melon brewed by her. She carried the winter melon to the door, and before she entered the house, she heard the King of England's words.
It was also at this time that she learned of the King of England's ambitions.
It is not accurate to say that the King of England is ambitious. In our dynasty, if there is a legitimate heir, then the crown prince will be appointed; if there is no legitimate heir, then the most capable one will be appointed.
The King of England is the legitimate son of the late Queen, and the eldest son as well. According to etiquette, he should be made the Crown Prince. However, the current Emperor dotes on the Virtuous Consort and has wanted to make the Virtuous Consort's son, the Fifth Prince, the Crown Prince for several times. Fortunately, the court officials stopped and advised him, and the current Emperor has been reluctant to make the Virtuous Consort's son the Crown Prince.
The King of England is talented and capable, and is the legitimate son of the queen, but the current emperor has no intention of making him the crown prince, which makes him a topic of conversation among the court and the people.
At that time, the battle for the throne was fierce. Half of the Thai officials in the court supported the fifth prince and wrote letters to support the fifth prince as the crown prince. The King of England had little hope of appointing a crown prince.
At this time, the emperor was seriously ill and dreamed that the virtuous concubine and her son killed the king and seized the throne, and slaughtered all the princes.
The emperor was furious and ordered the death of the virtuous concubine and her son, and dismissed the virtuous concubine's mother's family from office and exiled them to a remote place.
In fact, Lu Yun had a vague guess that the emperor suddenly dreamed of the virtuous concubine and her son killing the king to seize the throne, and there might be other inside stories.
But she didn't have the mind to think deeply about this matter. If the fifth prince was the crown prince, the situation of the British palace would be even more difficult.
After the death of Concubine Xian and her son, the Emperor seemed to be in a state of decline, his energy and spirit gone, and his health deteriorating. Finally, in September of the seventh year of the Xianping reign, the Emperor appointed King Ying as the crown prince.
After the enthronement ceremony, she moved into the East Palace with her son and several concubines of the British royal family.
In the eighth year of Xianping, the current emperor passed away, King Ying ascended the throne and changed the reign title to Xiangfu.
After His Majesty ascended the throne, he did not make her the queen, but made her a noble concubine.
Lu Yun looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, his laughter filled with sadness and resentment.
She went from being the King of England's wife to the Crown Princess, and now she is the Royal Consort.
From wife to concubine, how ridiculous!
Since the founding of the country, there has never been a precedent in the royal family of demoting a wife to a concubine.
Her son Zhao Xi also went from being the Crown Prince of the Prince of Ying's Palace to the eldest son of the Crown Prince, and now he has become the eldest prince, and the eldest son of the legitimate wife has become the eldest son of a concubine.
Your Majesty never considered the feelings of the mother and child from the beginning to the end.
This is her good husband, who demoted his wife to a concubine, is heartless, ungrateful, mean and ungrateful.
For the first time, she tasted what hatred was.
She stayed in the position of noble concubine for a long time until His Majesty saw how her father, brother and family served him loyally and solved his problems. Only then did he enthrone her as queen at the suggestion of his ministers, and her son became the crown prince.
After being demoted to a concubine, she completely understood that a man's love is the most unreliable, while power and status are the most reliable.
During the years when she became queen, she walked on thin ice, acted and spoke carefully, managed the harem, and was an impeccable queen.
In fact, she did it. Although His Majesty's favor towards her was not as great as before, he became more and more dependent on her. When he was undecided about some important court affairs, he would ask for her opinion.
One day in the first year of the Huangyou era, His Majesty came to Kunning Palace for dinner and complained to her about the affairs of the previous dynasty. "Ayun, Fang Deming, Yu Chenghan, and the others were arguing in court all day long, and it was giving me a headache. I was trying to implement reforms, but they were hindering me at every turn."
Fang Dedeming is the father of the imperial concubine, and Yu Chenghan is the elder brother of the virtuous concubine. Fang and Yu are the biggest obstacles to Your Majesty's implementation of reforms.
She smiled and comforted him, "Your Majesty, reforms must always be done slowly. Lord Fang and Lord Yu oppose reforms because they fear that the slightest mistake will cause unrest in the court and unrest among the people."
His Majesty snorted coldly, "Fang Deming, Yu Chenghan, and others are trying to stop me from implementing the reforms because they're afraid I'll affect their interests. If they hadn't stopped me and threatened me, the reforms would have been implemented long ago."
She, the harem, couldn't say much about court affairs. Suddenly, she remembered something. "Your Majesty, Ouyang Yuan from the Imperial Hospital has just reported that Qin Xiuyi's pregnancy is very good. Judging from her pulse, the baby is most likely a princess. They say daughters are the sweetest little cotton-padded jackets. I, your majesty, would like to congratulate you on the birth of another lovely little girl."
His Majesty smiled, took her hand and held it in his. "My daughter is great. I have many princes, and one more is just icing on the cake. I only have one daughter, Yinong. If Qin Xiuyi's baby is really a little princess, I will have another daughter. Empress, you are the mistress of the harem and the mother of the Song Dynasty. You must take good care of Qin Xiuyi and her daughter."
She smiled knowingly, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will have someone take good care of Sister Qin and the dragon fetus."
Qin Xiuyi was considered exceptionally beautiful among the imperial concubines. She was favored by His Majesty early in life and gave birth to the Seventh Prince, Zhao Yingyi. However, after that, His Majesty lost all favor. Unexpectedly, His Majesty remembered Qin Xiuyi and favored her once again. However, Qin Xiuyi became pregnant with a dragon fetus, sparking jealousy and resentment among some.
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