Because of Yinzhen's situation, Yinzhen was also somewhat confused, so he asked Gao Wuyong to bring Geng Youran in.
"Greetings to His Majesty, may His Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
"Get up."
"yes."
Before arriving at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Geng Youran kept hypnotizing herself, telling herself that the person she was about to meet was no longer the one she knew, but the new emperor.
"I'm not going to eat you, so why are you standing so far away from me?"
He then pulled Geng Youran to his side.
"You are the Emperor, so I should naturally behave properly."
Yinzhen sighed inwardly. This woman really adapted quickly.
Sometimes he didn't even know if this woman had feelings for him.
"Today, I had my fourteenth brother beaten."
"The Fourteenth Prince? Why?"
“He disobeyed me, so of course I must punish him.”
"His Majesty must be feeling bad."
Geng Youran could tell that Yinzhen actually cared a lot about his twin brother.
Yinzhen was very disappointed when the Fourteenth Prince chose to support the Eighth Prince.
Even so, Yinzhen never made things difficult for his younger brother.
Yinzhen admired Yinti.
He admired Yinzhen's talent and hoped that Yinzhen would make something of himself.
However, as the son of the same mother, Yinzhen was also jealous of him.
In his childhood, he moved around among Consort Tong, his mother, and his father, never having a real place to settle down.
It wasn't until he established his own residence that he was able to catch his breath.
However, Yinzhen was different from him; he received the favor of his father and mother from birth.
He was the center of attention, and his mother gave all her maternal love to this younger brother, while regarding herself as a thorn in her side.
"I'm tired."
This time, Yinzhen did not refer to himself as "朕" (Zhen, the imperial "I"), but instead used the title "爷" (Ye, the master).
Geng Youran said nothing, just nestled in Yinzhen's arms, remaining silent for a long time.
About half an hour later, Geng Youran suddenly spoke up:
"You had someone beat the Fourteenth Prince, how are you going to explain this to Mother?"
"This matter is also a headache for me."
"My lord, in my opinion, the Fourteenth Prince may not really want the throne. He does want to compete for it, but it may just be because his opponent is you."
Yinzhen became interested in what Geng Youran said:
"Go on."
"The Fourteenth Prince's maternal family is the same as yours, the Uya family. He was learned and talented from a young age, and his ability to lead troops was impeccable. He made great contributions to the court by going to Tibet. The Emperor also doted on him. Logically speaking, with such good conditions, he should not need to take orders from the Eighth Prince. But in those years, he only worked for the Eighth Prince. In my opinion, he was just being childish and wanted to cause trouble for you."
This idea is indeed quite novel; even Yinzhen had never thought of it before.
"Your succession is something Longkodo can explain."
"This matter is easy to resolve, but Mother still refuses to accept the title of Empress Dowager and refuses to leave Yonghe Palace."
"I have a master."
"Why don't we leave this matter to the Fujin and Sister Wuya?"
Yinzhen frowned. He figured it wouldn't make sense to rely on just these two people.
"Sir, whatever the method, we have to try it. How will we know if it will work if we don't try?"
"What if the master says, 'You go'?"
Geng Youran smiled:
"My lord, it's no use for me to go."
What Yinzhen liked most about Geng Youran was that she not only had self-awareness, but also never took on things she couldn't do just to curry favor.
The next day, the Princess Consort and Uya Huixue received the imperial decree and went to Yonghe Palace.
"You've come to plead for the fourth prince, haven't you? No need for that. Go back and tell him that I will not be moving palaces."
The princess consort was not polite either:
"Mother, rest assured, if you insist on not moving the palace, your daughter-in-law will naturally report the truth to the Emperor. However, I just don't know what your youngest son will think."
"Fourteenth Prince? My fourteenth Prince is back?"
"He's back. He was given twenty lashes for disobeying the Emperor."
"What?! He actually dared to hit my fourteenth brother!"
The Fujin thought to herself that Consort De was getting more and more confused as she got older.
“Mother, your daughter-in-law said that the Emperor hopes you can accept the position of Empress Dowager as soon as possible and move out of Yonghe Palace.”
"Why move out! If I move out, will his throne become legitimate? I want the whole world to know that his rule is illegitimate!"
The princess glanced at Wuya Huixue, who had remained silent, before Wuya finally spoke:
“Aunt, even if you don’t move out of Yonghe Palace, the Emperor is still the Emperor. Now that the Fourteenth Prince is injured and under house arrest in the Fourteenth Prince’s Residence, you don’t want him to be a useless, imprisoned man for the rest of his life, do you?”
That statement hits the nail on the head.
Punishing Yinzhen was a pretense; the real purpose was to use him to threaten Consort De.
Saying it's for the sake of the late emperor, saying it's illegitimate and lacks legitimacy, are just excuses.
She really thought she could make Yinzhen the emperor on her own.
What a joke.
After being brought into the palace by Consort De, Uya Huixue had already discerned Consort De's intentions.
This was also a promise she made to Geng Youran many years ago.
Now that the agreement has been made, she and her brother can start a new life together.
Two days later, Consort De accepted the title of Empress Dowager and moved into Cining Palace.
With the Empress Dowager moving to a new palace, Yinzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
That evening, he was considering moving his concubines to another palace.
"Your Majesty, are you troubled by the concubines' lack of a position?"
Taking the ginseng soup from Gao Wuyong, Yinzhen straightened his back:
"Yes. Although the Imperial Household Department has prepared a list, I am still somewhat dissatisfied."
In fact, Yinzhen wanted to give Geng Youran the title of Consort. She was worthy of it in terms of both ability and talent.
However, the Imperial Household Department only drafted a list for one concubine, which displeased him.
When this was told to Geng Youran, Geng Youran laughed:
“I’m not even fighting for it, but Your Majesty is fighting for it on my behalf.”
"Aren't you angry?"
Geng Youran patiently explained:
“Your Majesty, Sister Li has served you for many years and has given birth to four children. Now that Prince Hongshi has come of age, it is only right that she should become a concubine. Although Sister Nian entered the palace later than me, Consort Nian has done a great job in managing the palace and bearing children. Moreover, her brother is General Nian.”
"You and Wanru both have sons, but Wanru is a concubine while you are a lowly concubine. I am sorry for you."
"There's nothing to be ashamed of. The late Emperor took Hongli under his wing and taught him. Even for Hongli's sake, Wanru's rank cannot be lowered. The Imperial Household Department did the right thing in this matter."
"You're quite magnanimous."
Hearing Geng Youran say this, Yinzhen suddenly became a little angry. He had tried every means to promote her rank, but she kept making excuses.
Geng Youran naturally wouldn't ignore this, so she picked up a piece of pastry from a plate on the nearby table and held it to Yinzhen's lips:
"Your Majesty, if you truly wish to make amends to me, please build an identical small kitchen in my palace. From now on, I will make you snacks."
Yinzhen sighed, took a bite of a pastry, said "You," and then didn't continue.
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