Chapter 122 Empress Xiaoyiren
I am the daughter of the Tong family.
Since I was a kid, I knew what I wanted.
I am going to marry the most noble person in the world.
And this man was born in the Forbidden City, is the emperor of the day, and is also my cousin. Apart from him, I look down on no one else.
Later, my cousin was going to participate in a talent show.
I almost couldn't wait to express to my father my desire to enter the palace. After all, there were more than one daughter in the Tong family, and I was afraid that someone would get there before me.
Naturally, my father also agreed. After all, the Tong family was going to send a daughter to the palace, so it would be better if it was voluntary.
I am aiming for the position of Queen, or rather, no one in the entire Tong family is not aiming for this position.
The night before entering the palace, I suffered from insomnia for the first time.
At that time, I was looking forward to living in harmony with my cousin in the future, but I didn't know that I would suffer from insomnia at night again and again.
I have met my cousin before. When Empress Xiaokangzhang was still alive, my cousin had a close relationship with the Tong family and often visited the Tong family on behalf of Empress Xiaokangzhang. Empress Xiaokangzhang often took me to stay in the palace.
When I think about it carefully, my cousin and I had a period of childhood sweetheart time.
I entered the palace as I wished. The daughters of the Hesheli family and the Niuhuru family also entered the palace with me to participate in the selection. The Hesheli family's princesses were dignified, while the Niuhuru family's princesses were unruly. They were all noble ladies from the Eight Banners of Manchuria.
As for the others, I don't remember them anymore. Of course, they were not worth my attention.
But no matter who it is, I am determined to become the queen.
Is there anyone in this world who is closer to my cousin than me? Is there anyone more qualified to be my cousin's wife than me?
No.
But, I didn't expect my expectations to be dashed.
On the day of the emperor and empress's wedding, candles in Chengqian Palace burned all night.
Even the next day, I had to pay my respects to Hesheli, who was already the queen. I felt irritated by Hesheli sitting in the main seat, and I felt even more bored by her dignified appearance.
At that time, there were not as many people in the harem as later. Besides me, there were also Niu Hulu and a few concubines with no status who came to pay their respects to the queen.
I said before that I looked down on other people. Only Niu Hulu, who was in the same position as me, could talk to me. But Niu Hulu was not easy to get along with. We often quarreled after just a few words. But I didn't dislike her. Who said that there were so few people in the palace who could talk to me?
You asked me why I didn’t look for Hesheli?
She has taken my cousin's wife's place, and I want to tear her apart. And you want me to be humble and get along with her? I can't do it.
After being in the palace for a long time, I finally figured it out.
Even though I cannot be my cousin's wife, I am still the person closest to him in the palace. Between him and me, others are always the outsiders.
But I didn't expect that when I accepted my fate, Hesheli was actually unlucky. Her eldest son died young, and she herself passed away the day after giving birth to her second son.
The whole palace was covered with mourning clothes, and we concubines had to cry for Hesheli. Those days were really hard to endure. I hated her so much, but I still had to cry for her death.
Later, her cousin raised her child in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and soon named him the Crown Prince. People in the court and the harem spread the news that her cousin loved her deeply.
I just think it's ridiculous. When Hesheli was alive, everyone in the palace knew that she and her cousin didn't love each other enough, but respected each other too much. How come after she passed away, these people acted as if they were blind and didn't see anything in the past?
It’s just because the Qing Dynasty needs this queen and this prince.
I just laugh at them for not being able to see clearly.
Sure enough, not long after that, my cousin was going to take down a successor.
In this harem, apart from me, only the Niuhulu family can compete with me for something.
But I never thought I would lose a second time.
Once again, I saw someone else sitting on the throne that belonged to the Queen, and watched her standing side by side with my cousin.
Niu Hulu was very proud. I used to be on the same level as her, but now she was sitting while I was kneeling. When I looked up at her, I felt like she was laughing at me.
But I found that she gradually became boring, and sometimes when I looked at her, it was as if I saw the shadow of Hesheli.
But her pride didn't last long, for she fell ill and never recovered.
Whenever I went to see her, I always thought she was frighteningly thin.
She told me that she was going to die soon, and if she had known, she would not have fought with me for the position of queen. Don't think that I will be soft-hearted if she said that, I will not cry if she dies.
Niu Hulu is also gone.
New people entered the harem one after another, and my cousin came to see me less and less often. I did something wrong.
I gave my palace maid, Uya, to my cousin.
I had a baby, I needed a baby.
Uya also got a position.
It was clearly a transaction between two parties, but Wu Ya always acted like I owed her something, which was really annoying.
Maybe I did something wrong, but I have no regrets. Because Yinzhen is a very good child, I hate that I can't spend more time with him and can only hand him over to others.
As time went by, my cousin favored one woman after another, and his harem gradually became full. But among these people, no one really entered my cousin's heart, and neither did I.
It’s okay, I comforted myself.
My cousin is the emperor, how could he indulge in these petty love affairs?
I have been sitting in the position of imperial concubine for many years.
Until my cousin established his harem, I thought it was my turn to be the queen.
The Imperial Noble Consort has the same rank as the Vice Queen and holds the Phoenix Seal.
No matter how nice it sounds, it is still not justified.
Everything is settled.
And this time, it was someone else's turn to greet me, and look what I saw?
I actually saw two familiar shadows.
How ridiculous! I actually saw the shadow of the former Hesheli clan in the daughter sent by the Niohuru clan, and I also saw the shadow of the former Niohuru clan in the people sent by the Hesheli clan.
I thought I had nothing to tolerate, except that my cousin had a few more women around him. But I didn't expect that what I couldn't accept the most was not that my cousin didn't love me, but seeing him repeatedly tolerate others.
Wei family.
I both looked down on her and envied her, and even ended up handing my child over to her.
Because I was also sick like Niuhulu.
I think I'm probably going to die soon.
I suddenly thought, after I die, I wonder if the Tong family will do the same as the Hesheli family and the Niu Hulu family and send another daughter to the palace?
Probably.
Before I died, I begged my cousin to make me queen. My greatest wish in life was to become his wife.
But for a long, long time, I still couldn't wait for my cousin to give in.
I begged him over and over again.
I finally got what I wanted.
I am the third empress of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. There was no enthronement ceremony, nor was there any audience of tens of thousands of people, only an imperial edict.
I was only the queen for one short day, but I am already content. Because no matter what, even if all the past is buried, the history books will record that I am his wife.
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