The queen was suddenly deposed without any fuss. People inside and outside the palace guessed the reason. It must be that the queen did something excessive when Mu Sili was giving birth, which led to her being deposed.
The queen was from Khorchin, and it would be good for him if she was deposed. Therefore, they did not object to Shunzhi's deposing of the queen.
In addition, Mu Sili gave birth to healthy quadruplets, and the previous rumors were no longer relevant.
A month later, Shunzhi held a full moon banquet for Xuanye in the Qianqing Palace to show his favor.
Tong Guowei and Tong Guogang finally met Mu Sili. Seeing that she was even more beautiful and relaxed than before entering the palace, they knew that Shunzhi was really good to her.
Mu Sili and her son were the first in the Qing Dynasty to hold a full moon banquet in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
When Wu Liangfu came over with the imperial edict, everyone thought it was the edict from Shunzhi to give names to the little prince and princess, so they were all very calm.
It was not until the imperial edict read out the part about promoting the Tong family that everyone realized that Shunzhi doted on Mu Sili to the point that she was indispensable.
The quadruplets were named Xuanye, Changning, Longxi and Luna.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: The virtuous Imperial Concubine Tong is both beautiful and intelligent, and has conceived and given birth to the only four twins of our dynasty, a boy and a girl. This is truly a blessing from Heaven.
After careful consideration, I have decided to raise the Tong Yangzheng branch into the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner, and the rest of the clan into the Manchu Plain White Banner, to show my favor to the Tong clan."
Tong Guogang brought the Tong family to express his gratitude. He had originally planned to work hard to achieve success so that he could become a support for Mu Sili. However, he did not expect that before he could achieve much, he reached the top with the help of Mu Sili.
The Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner has the highest status among the Eight Banners. Although it is only their lineage, the entire Tong family has been promoted to a higher status, which is enough to show how much Shunzhi values Mu Sili.
"I thank the Emperor for his great grace. How could I possibly deserve such favor from the Emperor? I feel so ashamed to accept it."
Mu Sili had a little nervousness on her face, but she was very calm inside. As early as when Shunzhi said he wanted to give her a gift, she knew that Shunzhi was going to help her, so there was no surprise at all.
"You gave birth to my children, and you deserve it. If I really want to express my gratitude, I should thank you."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
At a full moon banquet, Mu Sili and the Tong family became the focus of attention.
Although the Tong family was promoted to the Zhengbai Banner, it was not a particularly noble banner among the Eight Banners.
In addition, now that Mu Sili has become a royal concubine and is pregnant with three sons and one daughter, the Tong family can be said to be standing at the forefront of the storm. If they want to prosper forever, their own abilities must be strong enough.
Therefore, since the full moon banquet, a strange phenomenon has appeared in the capital. The Tong family rarely go out and all study hard at home.
Tong Guogang fought on the battlefield for many years, made great military achievements, and was awarded the title of first-class duke.
Just when everyone in the Tong Mansion was rejoicing, Shunzhi was infected with smallpox, and Xuanye was with him at the time. For a time, everyone inside and outside the palace was in panic.
Concubine Ning Que was worried that Fuquan, Changning, Longxi and Luna would be infected with smallpox. After reporting to Mu Sili, she packed them up and sent them directly to Tong Mansion.
At that time, Tong Guogang had just beaten Tong Guowei because when the two were drinking, he remembered the tricks Tong Guowei had played when Mu Sili entered the palace.
Before he could continue to vent, Chang Ning and others arrived.
"Meet my uncle."
"I pay my respects to the princes and princesses. What's going on? Why are you out of the palace?"
"Uncle Tong, the Emperor and my third brother have been infected with smallpox. Mother sent us siblings to the Tong Mansion to seek refuge because we were infected. I apologize for any inconvenience caused to us, Uncle Tong."
Now that the adults are not around, Fuquan has become the leader among the brothers and sisters. After he started to explain, the others nodded in agreement.
Luna was a girl after all, and she was very worried and scared. Seeing her like this, Tong Guogang immediately hugged her in his arms to comfort her.
"Princess, don't be afraid. Your uncle is here. Come, settle the young masters. I will go to the palace. Second brother, you will take care of the princess yourself."
"Okay, big brother, take protective measures. Remember to check on your sister's condition after entering the palace. Don't let her get infected."
"I know. I'll leave the mansion to you."
"good."
Tong Guowei was worried about Tong Guogang entering the palace, but they were also worried if he didn't enter the palace, so he could only urge Tong Guogang to be careful.
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Shunzhi was already a little confused due to the fever, while Xuanye, who was sleeping on the couch next to him, sat there calmly waiting for the blisters on his face to break out.
"Father Emperor, you are a little weak. Your son is infected with the virus as well as you. Look, your son's blisters have broken out, but you are still confused!"
Mu Sili and the imperial physician standing by felt it was too embarrassing to watch. If Shunzhi was awake at this moment, he might get up and have a good discussion with him about the father-son relationship.
"Xuanye, your father is too tired, so his physical fitness is not as good as yours. You are not allowed to talk nonsense in front of him, otherwise my mother will teach you a lesson."
"Son, I understand, but mother, why don't you wear a veil? Aren't you afraid?"
"Mother had smallpox once in a dream. People who have had smallpox won't be afraid again, so Mother is not afraid."
The imperial physician lowered his head silently. The imperial concubine's love for the emperor was so sincere and touching.
Smallpox is an incurable disease. The Empress took care of the Emperor closely without wearing a veil, which shows how deep the relationship between them was.
"Your Majesty, please leave. I will take care of you here. If you fall ill, I will be blamed."
"It's okay. If I really had something to do, I wouldn't be standing here. Besides, His Majesty and the Third Prince can feel more at ease with me here.
You can feel free to use the medicine and treatment boldly. I am your backup. Don't be hesitant in the treatment.
If you can cure the Emperor and the Third Prince as soon as possible, I will reward you generously as a token of my gratitude for your hard work in caring for them."
"Yes, we will do our best."
Although Shunzhi was a little confused, he heard their conversation clearly. When he thought of Mu Sili taking the risk to take care of him, he was deeply moved.
After she recovers from this damn smallpox, he will definitely make her the queen. Only the position of queen can be worthy of her true devotion to him.
When Tong Guogang arrived, he learned that his beloved sister was also in the Qianqing Palace, and he fainted immediately.
Only after waking up again and seeing Mu Sili sitting beside the bed did he relax a little.
"Is your Majesty all right? When I heard you were also in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I thought you had contracted smallpox as well."
"Don't worry, big brother. I'm fine, Third Prince is fine too. It's the Emperor who's in trouble."
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