Quick Wear: I was a Favored Concubine in the Qing Dynasty

Emperor Qianlong knew that the Empress Dowager did not have any feelings of her son being taken away from her; he had heard his study companion say so before.

After she got married, her mother-in-law changed completely. Things that could be done by maids before, she now insisted that her daughter-in-law do herself before she would be happy.

He realized at that time that his mother didn't actually care that much about this matter; she was more concerned about the Empress.

"Mother, do you like Consort Jing?" Qianlong was unsure whether the Empress Dowager was too disappointed with the Empress and had transferred her affections to Consort Jing.

The Empress Dowager smiled meaningfully. "You think I'm like you? You fall in love with every girl you meet. I like Consort Jing because you like Consort Jing." But more than that, it's because the Emperor likes Consort Jing that she feels a stronger affinity for her.

Emperor Qianlong: "Mother, I didn't." He doesn't fall in love with every woman he sees; his harem only has a few people right now.

He was already a very simple and abstemious emperor.

Compared to his late father, the number of people in his palace is really not that many now.

Empress Dowager: "Alright, you didn't." Actually, the Empress Dowager had a vague guess that Qianlong might want to talk about the Empress, but she didn't know how to bring it up.

"When do you plan to send Folgochun back to the Empress's side?" The Empress Dowager herself did not want to raise children, not because she disliked Folgochun, but because raising children would bring too many worries.

At this moment, Qianlong's joking expression disappeared. "Mother doesn't want to raise Fuerguochun?" Fuerguochun was his and the Empress's only surviving daughter. He and the Empress originally had an eldest daughter, but she died when she was only a few months old.

Seeing that Qianlong had misunderstood, the Empress Dowager explained, "Folguochun is the Empress's daughter, and moreover, your legitimate daughter. What kind of situation is it to keep her by my side?"

"Do you want everyone to know that the Empress will never come out again?" The Empress Dowager knew this was impossible. Yonglian was a bright child, and the Emperor had high hopes for him.

Yonglian was the Empress's child, and the Emperor couldn't simply allow the Empress to remain secluded in the palace forever.

Emperor Qianlong had very complicated feelings for the Empress, and he remained silent.

Seeing his expression, the Empress Dowager said, "Emperor, Folgochun is your and the Empress's daughter, and she is your only child. If you let me raise her, the Empress will have no children left." She had no expectations of the Empress now, but she could put herself in her mother-in-law's shoes and think, "What if my mother-in-law took my child away?"

How should the relationship between the mother and daughter be handled in the future?

The fact that the Empress still loves Folgochun as much as she does now is because of her mother-in-law, who abandoned the Empress.

She still harbored resentment in her heart. Besides, she was already old; how much longer could she live? After Foerguochun married, she would still need the Empress as her mother.

Emperor Qianlong said, "Let Ferguchun stay with Mother for a while." He didn't know what to do, so he did nothing.

He simply refused to see the Empress and refused to communicate with her.

The Empress Dowager didn't know exactly what had happened between Qianlong and the Empress, but she knew that this matter would eventually pass.

"Your Majesty, if you and the Empress cannot be as respectful to each other as before, then keep a respectful distance. You spend more time in the garden than in the palace, so you can keep the Emperor in the palace." If you cannot be a loving couple, then there is no need to become enemies.

It's not good for the emperor and empress to become enemies.

The Empress Dowager brought up Qianlong's thoughts again, "Mother, are you no longer biased towards the Empress?" This was said somewhat jokingly.

The Empress Dowager patted Qianlong's hand and said, "I admit that I was a little biased towards the Empress in the past, but that was a pain in my heart. You know how much your stepmother has helped me. I just wanted you two to be a harmonious couple."

She did have her own reasons, and also because of her regret about not being able to properly honor the Empress, she always wanted to make up for it by relying on the Empress and Emperor Qianlong.

After realizing recently that what she was doing was wrong, she stopped thinking about it.

"Emperor, you have been on the throne for four years now, and have been ruling the court alone for several years. You must be more mature and stable than your mother thinks." The Empress Dowager knew very little about Qianlong, not because she didn't want to know.

It's simply because there haven't been many opportunities to learn about it.

When he was little, he was raised by others until he was three years old. After he turned three, he moved to the front yard to live and study with his teacher. Later, he even entered the palace.

The opportunities to meet are becoming fewer and fewer.

After the emperor ascended the throne, he became increasingly busy and had even less time to speak.

Furthermore, he disliked his mother's inquiries about things outside the palace, so he knew almost nothing about it.

Emperor Qianlong's ears turned slightly red; he still wasn't used to the Empress Dowager praising him so directly. Although he himself felt the same way, it still made him feel embarrassed when the Empress Dowager said it aloud.

"Mother knows you have your own ambitions, but sometimes it's best for the Empress to handle matters in the harem." The Empress Dowager thought for a moment, "Qianlong's greatest idol was the Holy Ancestor Emperor. Back then, your grandfather's harem was empty for more than 30 years. You know, those years were chaotic in the harem."

When there is no leader, the concubines in the harem will spontaneously compete for any position.

In the long run, this is not conducive to harmony in the harem.

It is even more detrimental to offspring.

Qianlong thought about what the Empress Dowager had said and realized it was a huge misunderstanding. "Mother, I really didn't mean that. The Empress is just not in good health right now. She is getting old and has a child that is about to be formed. I just wanted her to rest for a while longer."

He also wanted to avoid the Empress for a while, and then wait until he figured things out.

What kind of empress does he really want?

The Empress Dowager was relieved to see that Qianlong had no such intention. She was genuinely worried that if Qianlong had any thoughts of deposing the Empress, it would be a disaster.

As long as the emperor didn't have such thoughts, the empress dowager felt that it was still worth discussing.

"It's good that you're not like that. I misunderstood you. Your mother is here to tell you something wrong." The Empress Dowager said, then gave half of the tangerine in her hand to Qianlong. "Your mother will not interfere in the things between you and the Empress. But there is one thing: the Empress is Yonglian's mother. You should think this through."

Yonglian was practically the crown prince of the Holy Ancestor Emperor back then. The Empress Dowager was also worried. Everyone knows what happened to the Holy Ancestor Emperor's crown prince.

The Empress Dowager did not want Emperor Qianlong to meet the same fate.

She hoped that Emperor Qianlong would get his wish.

Emperor Qianlong: "Mother, I know everything. I've thought it through and will tell you."

He and the Empress Dowager were biological mother and son, and their affection for each other was genuine.

Empress Dowager: "So, Consort, what are your plans?"