I just want to live a happy life

Ever since Hongli was injured by Han Xiangjian, he had been refraining from visiting her during his recovery period.

The concubines in the harem also breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Hongli had finally given up.

But he relaxed too early. When Hongli's injury was almost healed, he started to think again. He still wanted Han Xiangjian to be his woman willingly.

So, that day Hongli went to Yonghe Palace.

Chen Wanyin was just surprised. Hongli hadn't entered the gate of Yonghe Palace for many days. He was a rare guest.

At the same time, she also secretly became alert. She didn't think that Hongli came to her suddenly just because he wanted to chat with her.

"Your Majesty, how come you have time to come to my place today?" Chen Wanyin took the initiative, her tone calm but obviously containing a hint of dissatisfaction.

Hongli could hear the dissatisfaction in Chen Wanyin's words. He touched his nose guiltily. Indeed, ever since Han Xiangjian entered the palace, he had focused on her and ignored the other concubines.

"I was busy with government affairs some time ago and had no time to see you. But today I have some free time, so I came to see you." Although Hongli felt guilty, he said this with confidence.

When Chen Wanyin heard this, she really wanted to scold him. It was the first time she saw Hongli lying with his eyes open.

After so many years of living with Hongli, she had some experience, so she did not delve into the issue further, but changed the subject.

The two chatted for a while, mainly Hongli asked about Yongqi and Yongheng.

After Yongqi got married, he opened his own residence and went to court. He was smart since he was young, and he completed everything that Hongli assigned to him well, but it was not perfect, and there were always one or two shortcomings.

As the emperor's son, especially Hongli, a suspicious son, if he did things too perfectly and beyond reproach, he would be feared and might even be suppressed.

Yongqi also understood this principle. He did not seek perfection in what he did, giving Hongli room to be picky. This would not only make Hongli feel that he was still young, inexperienced and needed to learn, but would also allow him to relax his vigilance and develop his power.

Yongqi is ambitious, and as his mother, she will naturally support him. Besides, she also wants to go out of the palace to travel in the future.

Yongheng is now old enough to be sensible and is about to go to the Shangshufang to study. During this period of time, he has been taking others out to play everywhere, saying that he will have no time to play after school and he wants to play to his heart's content now.

Chen Wanyin just smiled and let him do what he wanted.

By lunchtime, Yongheng also came back, and the three of them had a pretty cozy meal.

After lunch, Yongheng kept pestering Hongli. Yongheng was young now, and he had admiration for Hongli as a father. Moreover, Hongli had not seen him for such a long time, so he naturally missed him very much.

Perhaps Hongli felt guilty towards his son whom he had not visited for a long time. In any case, he was very patient in the face of eternity.

Chen Wanyin's room didn't become quiet until Yongheng's lunch break came.

When they were the only two left in the room, he slowly told her the purpose of coming to Yonghe Palace today.

It turned out that he wanted her to persuade Han Xiangjian to stay in the harem willingly.

Chen Wanyin sneered. Hongli was too fanciful. Why did he think that she could persuade Han Xiangjian?

Even if she could, she wasn't going to take care of it.

So, Chen Wanyin pinched her thigh and thought about the painful things. Then tears welled up in her eyes. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and choked up, "Your Majesty, your words are really hurtful to me. I was jealous of your favor for Han Xiangjian, and now you make me... make me..."

Chen Wanyin didn't say the rest of the words, but Hongli naturally understood what she meant.

Hongli naturally had Chen Wanyin in his heart. Chen Wanyin loved him and was deeply in love with him. This softened his heart and he never mentioned the matter again.

That night, Hongli stayed.

As usual, she let Hongli take the charm potion. Seeing Hongli fall into a deep sleep, Chen Wanyin rolled her eyes at him and kicked him hard several times before she felt relieved.

Because of Chen Wanyin's words, Hongli did not let her go to persuade Han Xiangjian, and Gao Xiyue was ill, so he naturally would not let her go, so Hongli went to Concubine Chun.

Concubine Chun naturally didn't dare to say no, so she went to Chengqian Palace to persuade Han Xiang to meet her, but of course her persuasion was unsuccessful.

Hongli also took his anger out on Concubine Chun, scolding her for being useless and unable to do such a small thing.

Finally, there was no other way. Hongli didn't know who advised him, but in order to please Han Xiangjian, he actually asked craftsmen to build a Baoyue Tower. This Baoyue Tower cost a huge amount of money, but it shocked the former court and the harem.

After Baoyue Tower was completed, Hongli asked all the concubines to go and see it.

Baoyue Tower was built in the style of the Han tribe and was the exclusive residence of Han Xiangjian.

Such a generous gesture made the concubines who came here resentful, and they did not have a good face when facing Han Xiangjian.

Everyone knew that the emperor only favored Han Xiangjian. What made them even more difficult to accept was that he not only built the Baoyue Tower, but also brought all the people of the Han tribe to live in the capital, and built a prayer temple for the people of the Han tribe. In order to please Han Xiangjian, he even changed into the clothes of the Han tribe.

This made the concubines jealous.

But nothing he did made Han Xiangjian have the slightest idea of ​​changing her mind, and she remained indifferent to Hongli.

Hongli tried every possible way, but Han Xiangjian didn't even look at him. He knew that Han Xiangjian didn't want to be his woman and wanted to leave the palace, but this would never be possible.

In the end, Han Xiangjian was carried to Hongli's dragon bed, slept with him, and was named Rong Guiren.

This was certainly not Han Xiangjian's voluntary decision, but Hongli had completely lost his patience and forced her to agree by using the lives of the people of the Han tribe.

Hongli was so excited about getting Han Xiangjian that he no longer cared whether she was willing or not. He stayed in Baoyue Tower for seven or eight days.

This made the empress dowager unable to remain calm. She had lost face that day and could not stop Han Xiangjian from entering the palace, nor could she stop Han Xiangjian from serving her in bed. If Hongli continued to favor Han Xiangjian like this, what would happen if Han Xiangjian had a child?

Hongli is so obsessed with Han Xiangjian that if he gets hot-headed and insists on making Han Xiangjian's child the crown prince, the bloodline of the Han tribe will be able to take over the Qing Dynasty without any effort.

The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. She would never let things continue like this. She had to put an end to the possibility of Han Xiangjian being pregnant.

But she didn't plan to do this herself, for fear that Hongli would vent his anger on her.

Who should go?

The empress dowager thought about the concubines in the harem and decided that the one who could deliver the sterilization medicine to Han Xiangjian must be a high-ranking concubine. Currently, there are three concubines assisting in the management of harem affairs. Gao Xiyue is seriously ill in bed, and Concubine Chun is disliked by Hongli, so the only one left is Concubine Yu.

To be honest, she didn't spend much time with Concubine Yu, but she also knew that Hongli had doted on her for many years, so she must have been dissatisfied with Han Xiangjian for a long time.