The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

The next day was the funeral of the first wife.

Changning and her wife packed up and went to the Prince of Zhi's mansion.

It has to be said that the first wife was a pitiful person. Many people in the royal family envied her because the Prince of Zhi only wanted legitimate children and he favored her exclusively. Other concubines and princesses would not set foot in her room. There was real love between them.

Although she had four princesses before, she finally gave birth to a son. Hongyu is now strong and handsome, and is very much loved by Kangxi.

However, frequent childbirths still damaged her foundation. As early as after Hongyu was born, she was bedridden.

When Changning came to attend Hongyu’s full moon banquet before, she didn’t see the first wife.

After so many years, the disease not only did not improve, but got worse. The Prince of Zhi was so anxious that he asked the Emperor for permission to have an imperial physician stay in the mansion to treat the first wife.

However, since the news that the eldest princess was going to marry Meng came out, the eldest wife could no longer be a concubine. She was holding on just to see her daughter get married.

The eldest princess had just been sent to marry by the Prince of Zhi, and within a month, she died.

The Prince of Zhi, who was almost forty years old, had always been brave and arrogant. He was known as the Great Thousand Years Old and was very powerful. However, after sending his beloved daughter off to get married, he saw the body of his first wife and his hair turned white overnight.

When Changning saw him, he almost didn't recognize him.

If she were told that the Prince of Zhi was now in his eighties or nineties, she would believe it.

There is no other reason, it's just that it is too vicissitudes and old.

Not only did his hair turn white, but his entire energy and spirit seemed to have been drained away in an instant.

The previous Prince of Zhi was high-spirited and powerful. Even though he was no longer trusted by the Emperor, he still maintained the demeanor of the eldest son of the Emperor.

But now, Changning has no doubt that if there is no child, the Prince of Zhi will probably follow the First Wife.

The relationship between this couple is really heartbreaking.

The other wives and concubines standing by were also feeling a little sad.

The Fifth Lady, Tatala Shufen, was a kindhearted person: "Now that the eldest sister-in-law has left, I don't know how the second and third princesses will get married."

Wanhe also came along. She was still as charming as ever. She only took care of Hongchun every day and her life was very enjoyable. But she was thinking differently.

"It's just a matter of staying in Beijing or helping Mongolia. Hongyu is a difficult child."

Seeing Shufen and Changning looking at her, Wanhe smiled bitterly: "How could the emperor allow the Prince of Zhi to be a widower? Just wait and see, within a year, a new wife will be appointed. If a legitimate son is born by then, how can Hongyu survive?"

Yes... and the stepmother...

Changning felt suffocated again. It was true. Even in modern times, there were such examples.

If the stepmother is a nice person, that's not bad.

If the stepmother is evil in her heart, then the children will suffer.

Prince Zhi now has deep feelings for his late wife, but as time goes by and his beloved wife is still in his arms, can he still maintain his current thoughts? Can he still love Hongyu as much as he does now?

This reality is bloody, but it forces people to consider it.

Changning thought, well, he should still live a few more years, live longer.

Just when a few people were feeling upset and silent, they heard an extremely loud voice.

They hurriedly sent someone to ask, and only then did they find out that Prince Zhi had fainted from crying in front.

Everyone looked at each other, feeling extremely complicated.

Many people couldn't help but think, if this were the day they passed away, would their grandfather be able to do this?

I’m afraid it’s impossible.

From this point of view, Prince Zhi is truly a man of affection and righteousness.

Chang Ning felt that in order to have a son, he repeatedly asked his wife to give birth to a child, which damaged his foundation and affected his lifespan. I'm afraid that this is also the reason why Prince Zhi is so upset and regretful.

It seems that he is not a good man either.

Belated affection is cheaper than grass.

If he had cared more about his first wife, she wouldn't have died now.

Then she thought of herself. She had given birth to many children in these years, but fortunately she was in good health and recovered quickly. Yinzhen also had such concerns and invited no less than ten imperial doctors to diagnose his pulse and was willing to take contraceptive medicine for himself.

It seems that I can be nicer to him in the future.

Just when all the women were secretly nervous, a foolish and brave man came over. Although they could not see him, they heard his voice first.

"Why is it so cold here? Don't you have any red charcoal in your house? Hurry up and light a charcoal basin next to me. I'm freezing."

Listening to this voice, Changning felt it sounded familiar.

Sure enough, when she looked up, she ran into the vicious female supporting role, Li Si'er.

You say she doesn't know the rules, she is still wearing plain clothes, and it's rare that she didn't wear her favorite gold and silver jewelry.

You say she knows the rules, right? There were all the wives and concubines, as well as the families of important officials here, but she didn't even perform the formalities. She acted as if she was at home, sitting down and acting bossy as soon as she arrived.

It leaves one speechless.

"Who is this person?" Wan He asked in a low voice. She was not very sociable and didn't know him very well. But seeing that this person was so bold and ostentatious, and the other female relatives looked disgusted and didn't want to get involved with her, she became very curious.

The Fifth Lady explained to her quietly: "This is Longkodo's wife, Li Si'er."

"Ah, it's her..." Wanhe was slightly surprised. Li Si'er's name had been well-known throughout the capital during this period.

Since the emperor has been absent-minded and ill in recent days, the princes around him no longer trust him, and the ministers also curse and suspect him from time to time.

Then, Longkodo appeared.

The emperor promoted and valued him.

Ever since the emperor punished many people around Soetu and Mingzhu, Longkodo recommended some people to the emperor, and they were all given important positions.

This greatly boosted Longkodo's arrogance.

Changning could also understand that when the emperor felt that there were wolves all around him, it would definitely be more reassuring to have his own family around.

Regardless of ability or not, loyalty is the most important thing.

Longkodo has been in high spirits recently. When he walks, his tail is raised to the sky. He also beats ministers at every turn. However, Kangxi is in poor health and does not care about it, which makes him even more arrogant.

Li Si'er is even worse than him.

She felt like she was a dragon in the sky, and the mortals were in the mud, so she acted even more recklessly.

Not only did she turn Longkodo's original wife into a human pig, she also took control of the mansion. Even Longkodo's other children had to visit her every morning and evening to pay their respects.

The women of ordinary officials were subjected to her tyranny and had to be ordered around by her in public. If she held a banquet, she would treat these women as maids and order them around, serving tea and water to the guests. Her behavior was outrageous.

Moreover, Li Si'er also accepted bribes. More than half of the officials on the list reported to Kangxi by Longkodo were those who bribed Li Si'er.

Li Si'er simply sold official positions publicly and auctioned them off, with the highest bidder getting the job.

These actions are eye-opening.