Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1216 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 140

After seven days of mourning, Prince Bao Hongli officially succeeded to the throne. As a result, people who were weak or pregnant were exempted from the task of mourning, which could be considered a benefit given to everyone by the new emperor.

The emperor observes mourning days instead of years. This time, as the first dual empress dowager in the Qing Dynasty, Jiang Xinxin of course enjoyed the newly renovated Cining Palace alone. The concubines of the late emperor were temporarily relocated to Changchun Garden according to Jiang Xinxin's wishes.

In the past few years, Jiang Xinxin has not cared about the situation in the harem of the late emperor and his princes. After Prince Duan's wife Qingying had a son, she devoted herself to her son and naturally ignored her husband, Prince Duan.

As Prince Duan saw that his younger brother, Prince Bao, was increasingly trusted by the late emperor, he had thought about using some tricks to bring him down. Unfortunately, his plans were often discovered by the late emperor during the conspiracy stage before he could even take any real action. As a result, his biological mother, Concubine Qi, was implicated by him and demoted again and again. Now she is just a concubine without a title.

The last time they tried to stir up trouble, Qingying intervened in time to hold Prince Duan down. At that time, she asked Prince Duan directly, "Do you think that a prince is always a prince? As long as he has the blood of the emperor and does not rebel, no matter what mistakes he made, it doesn't matter?"

Prince Duan really thought so at the time, so even though his biological mother had been demoted to a concubine, moved out of the main hall of Changchun Palace, forced to live in the back hall, and was confined to house arrest for life, he felt that as long as he, her biological son, was alive and as long as he could ascend to a high position, the suffering his biological mother was enduring now would not matter, and he would always have the time to compensate her.

But Qingying asked righteously, "Where is the eighth son of the late emperor, the famous Eighth Sage King?"

Of course Prince Duan knew about this and was imprisoned in the clan house. Besides, the head of Prince Lian's mansion was already his cousin Hongwang.

"And the eldest, legitimate, and third sons of the previous emperor, where are they now?"

Prince Duan also knew that his eldest uncle, second uncle and even third uncle were all imprisoned to death by the late emperor and did not live to see his father ascend to the throne.

Qingying was able to pull the corners of her mouth to smile at this time, "So, you see, the identity of a prince doesn't guarantee anything, right?"

Only then did Prince Duan feel a chill rising from the bottom of his heart. He felt that his previously rusty brain was clearer than ever before, so he just stayed at home and took care of the children.

After receiving a message from her own son, Li Changzai, who was confined to the back hall of Changchun Palace, finally settled down.

As for Prince He, he had seen clearly since he was a child that he really had no competitiveness for the throne. Big Fat Ju had never considered him from the beginning, especially after the imperial doctors unanimously concluded that his weak body would affect his offspring. Even if there was no other candidate ahead of Big Fat Ju, he would only skip him and consider the younger princes behind him.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he did not confer titles on his harem immediately, but instead conferred titles on all his brothers. Prince Duan and Prince He were both made princes, and his younger brothers who followed him were all made Beile. Princess Shuhe, whose marriage was delayed by the death of Dapangju, was conferred the title of Princess Gulun, and the rest of the princesses were formally given the title of Princess Heshuo.

The late emperor's coffin was sent to the imperial mausoleum, which was located nearly 300 miles west of Beijing and had been chosen by the emperor in advance. Jiang Xinxin also officially moved into the Cining Palace, and the other concubines of the late emperor moved to Changchun Garden.

However, the new emperor still had no intention of enfeoffing his own backyard, so Prince Bao's wife, Suoleng Zhuo, suggested that everyone offer dishes to the Queen Mother Jiang Xinxin as a test.

Jiang Xinxin could no longer remember anything about the plot of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. She only remembered that Qingying was later renamed Ruyi, but this name itself means inferior.

Prince Bao's wife Suolentzhuo had a bowl of rice porridge, made from Xiangshui rice. The thick rice oil made people hungry. Jiang Xinxin of course had to praise her: "You are a clever person. Food is the first necessity of the people. You will be the mother of the country in the future. Don't just focus on the narrow little place of the harem. You should also see the common people outside."

Suolentzhuo felt extremely honored after hearing such admonitions. She lifted her robe and knelt down to thank the emperor: "Thank you, Empress Dowager. I will definitely follow your admonitions and work with the emperor and his wife to seek the welfare of the people of the world."

Jiang Xinxin was really optimistic about this future queen. Her vision was indeed not comparable to Qingying and Wu Zaku's, so she personally helped Suolentzhuo up and said:

"Your enthronement ceremony is probably coming soon, but I intend to have you live in Kunning Palace. Although Kunning Palace has been a place of worship since the reign of Emperor Kangxi, I think the queen is the queen and should live in Kunning Palace. It is not appropriate for her to live anywhere else in the harem."

Suolent Zhuo didn't expect to have such a big harvest today. She knelt down to thank him again. Jiang Xinxin had to help her up again. "You gave birth to the eldest prince and the eldest princess. You are impeccable in your conduct and have a broad vision. You should take on more responsibilities."

It can be seen that Jiang Xinxin really doesn't like kneeling down to express gratitude, but Suolentzhuo is still visibly excited.

Next, Suolent Zhuo introduced her confidants Fu Cha Zhuying and Gao Xiyue. Fu Cha Zhuying's dish was cabbage with sesame sauce, and Gao Xiyue's dish was pumpkin pancake with egg yolk.

Jiang Xinxin tasted them one by one and gave them a positive review sincerely. She then looked at Fu Cha Zhuying and Gao Xiyue and said, "I remember that you two are the ones who have been with the emperor the longest."

Fu Cha Zhuying and Gao Xiyue were also very excited. After all, the only interaction they had with Jiang Xinxin before was on Jiang Xinxin's birthday every year. At the suggestion of Suoleng Zhuo, they worked together to present gifts to Jiang Xinxin, so they didn't expect Jiang Xinxin to remember them at all.

Now that Jiang Xinxin had come, they were really surprised.

The two knelt down to express their gratitude. Jiang Xinxin signaled Suolentzhuo to help the man up and said, "You two have good personalities and good looks. You have been law-abiding over the years. You should have a good future. It's a pity that you two are from bannermen families. After all, the late emperor left behind such an imperial decree."

The two were about to kneel down again to express their sincerity, but Jiang Xinxin stopped them: "I know you feel a little wronged. After all, when the Baoyi were powerful, you didn't enjoy any blessings. Instead, you ruined your future because of the mistakes of others."

"But you were still young at that time, and you may not know how serious the Baoyi disaster was. I only said that during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, among so many descendants, only Prince Li and Prince Dun were born to Manchu nobles. Especially during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the stolen goods seized by the previous emperor from the Baoyi in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were enough to support the entire Qing Dynasty for more than three years!"

"I won't say more. I'll just say that the emperor, your husband, is not a heartless person. Even though your position has been somewhat wronged due to the will of the late emperor, the emperor will never forget you."

When Fu Cha Zhu Ying and Gao Xiyue chose to serve the legitimate wife, they had thought it through early on. They now have a good relationship with the two children born to Suoleng Zhuo, so they don't have to worry about falling out of favor when they grow old and lose their looks.

Jiang Xinxin really had no impression of the rest of the people, so she just casually ignored them. Even if the two concubines were unhappy, they couldn't do anything to Jiang Xinxin.