Hall of Mental Cultivation
After hearing Su Peisheng's reply, Yongzheng remained silent for a long time before saying, "Let him be buried with the honors due to a nobleman."
"Yes, sir."
In the winter of the third year of Yongzheng's reign, the Imperial Noble Consort and the Noble Lady Qiao were gone, but Consort Jin of the Irgen Gioro clan was promoted.
In February of the fourth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, after the investiture ceremony, Consort Jin officially moved to Chengqian Palace.
In addition, Yongzheng sent the Eighth Prince, Fu Hui, to be raised by the Irgen Gioro clan in the Chengqian Palace.
Chengqian Palace is located in the Eastern Six Palaces, which is far from Yangxin Hall. After the Eighth Prince went to Chengqian Palace, the Emperor rarely visited Consort Jin, nor did he show her much favor because of Fu Hui.
Having just been granted a title, she immediately fell out of favor. Many concubines who thought Consort Jin was incredibly lucky and were extremely envious were overjoyed at the sight of this situation, all thinking that their own good days were about to begin.
Especially the new concubines who entered the palace last year, were all eagerly waiting for the emperor's favor.
Even Empress Ulanara breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Consort Qiao's passing, the Empress has been constantly worried. The promotion of Lady Irgen Gioro to the rank of Consort did not have much impact on the Empress. However, when she learned that the Eighth Prince had been sent to Consort Jin's place for upbringing, the Empress was furious.
Consort Jin had only been in the palace for less than a year, and in such a short time she was promoted to the rank of Consort. Moreover, the Emperor's most beloved Eighth Prince was also sent to Consort Jin's residence.
The Empress had even suggested to the Emperor that the Eighth Prince be raised by her, but the Emperor refused. Unexpectedly, he sent him to Consort Jin's place instead.
This was tantamount to a resounding slap in the face to the Empress.
The Empress was furious. Consort Jin was young, inexperienced, and had never given birth to a prince. How could she know how to take care of a child?
Consort Jin now has an extra prince, which actually increases her leverage.
Having lost his birth mother, Lady Nian, he now has a Manchu woman named Consort Jin as his adoptive mother. Consort Jin is young and has a bright future. Wouldn't the Eighth Prince become a strong competitor to the Third and Fourth Princes?
Now that she knows the Emperor rarely visits Consort Jin, the Empress is somewhat relieved.
It seems that because of Lady Nian's death, the Emperor did not want to see the Eighth Prince suffer any more grief.
Although the Empress had considered that the Emperor might be using this as a smokescreen to protect the Eighth Prince, she was not worried.
After all, the Eighth Prince was still young and in poor health. After the death of the Imperial Noble Consort, the Eighth Prince fell ill again. If it weren't for the Emperor's meticulous care, the Eighth Prince would have died long ago.
However, the imperial physician also said that the Eighth Prince was not destined for a long life.
The Empress sneered. With such a body, she could die at any time with just a little trickery, and no one could say anything about it. What use would it be to send her to Consort Jin?
The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince had grown up, and the Empress still valued these two more.
The Third Prince has repeatedly angered the Emperor and has long been disliked by him, while the Fourth Prince has a better chance.
The Empress was quite satisfied that Consort Xi was very respectful to her and did not request to take the Fourth Prince back to her side to raise after entering the palace.
Prince Yi's Mansion
Ever since Consort Jin started raising the Eighth Prince, Heyue has been constantly worried, secretly resenting that Emperor Yongzheng would really cause her trouble.
Others might only think Consort Jin is lucky, but He Yue knows that it's a hot potato.
Historically, the Eighth Prince died young, and now this hot potato has fallen on Shu Yu's shoulders.
Although Emperor Yongzheng did not visit the Eighth Prince often, he thought of him constantly and gave the Thirteenth and Eighteenth Princes advice on how to behave.
Even if Heyue doesn't care about the Eighth Prince, she should at least care about Shuyu, right?
If the Eighth Prince were to die, Shu Yu would be the first to be punished. Fortunately, the nanny that the Thirteenth Prince had arranged for Shu Yu to be by her side was an expert in this area. The Emperor must have known this, otherwise he would not have felt comfortable entrusting a child of only a few years old to Shu Yu, who had never given birth.
With that nanny by Shuyu's side, Heyue could feel somewhat at ease.
However, one nanny couldn't keep an eye on everything, so Heyue arranged for a maid and a eunuch to watch over things inside and out.
Heyue has really gone all out; she's determined to snatch the Eighth Prince's life back from the clutches of the King of Hell no matter what.
It doesn't matter if you're physically weak, as long as you grow up safely.
However, it wasn't all without its benefits; at least Heyue managed to get a condition from Yongzheng.
If it weren't for this, Heyue would have already gone to the palace and caused a scene.
In the first month of the lunar calendar, Emperor Yongzheng announced the crimes of Prince Lian, Yinzhi, and Ninth Prince, Yintang, stripping them of their titles and demoting them to commoner princes.
Lady Guoluo, the wife of Prince Lian, was stripped of her title and sent back to her maternal home.
Therefore, Heyue went to the palace to ask Emperor Yongzheng for a condition: that Guo Luoluo clan must not be harmed under any circumstances.
Prince Lian, Yunsi, was the person Yongzheng hated the most. Heyue couldn't protect him. Even though she knew that her sister would be heartbroken if Prince Lian died, Heyue could only save her sister's life.
Yongzheng agreed, but Heyue was still worried and secretly went to Prince An's mansion to visit her sister, but Guoluoshi avoided seeing her.
After enduring such torment day and night, Thirteen returned.
Li Shaoqiu was killed on the spot by Thirteen, which could be considered revenge for Hongtun, but Heyue was not happy at all.
Historical records about Guo Luoluo Shi weighed heavily on He Yue's heart, making her uneasy and afraid that her sister might really meet with misfortune as history had.
In addition, Guo Luoshi kept her door closed to the public, and before long, Heyue became much thinner.
In April, Yinzhi and Yintang were stripped of their titles of Prince of the People and Yellow Belt. One was renamed Aqina and imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court, while the other was renamed Seshey and escorted to Baoding.
Heyue began to wonder if it was a mistake to choose to oppose her sister in the first place? Was she the one who caused all of this?
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