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

Time passed quickly and it was the 61st year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. The Fourth Master ascended the throne in accordance with the course of history.

After ascending the throne, the first thing he did was to honor Concubine De as the Empress Dowager, the second thing he did was to enthrone his eldest son Honghui as the Crown Prince, and the third thing he did was to confer titles on the concubines in the harem.

The legitimate wife, Ulanara, was appointed as the empress and lived in Kunning Palace; Yu Suisui was appointed as the noble concubine and lived in Yongshou Palace; Nian was appointed as the noble concubine and lived in Yikun Palace; Li was appointed as the Qi concubine and lived in Chengqian Palace; Geng was appointed as the Yu concubine and lived in Jingren Palace; Niuhulu was appointed as the Xi concubine and lived in Zhongcui Palace; Wu was appointed as the Ning concubine and lived in Chuxiu Palace; the rest were appointed as the noble ladies and maids, and all lived in Xianfu Palace.

Yu Suisui held the imperial edict of enthronement, a faint smile appearing on the corners of his lips. The Fourth Master had filled all the high positions in the harem.

"Congratulations, Her Majesty. Congratulations, Her Majesty." Everyone in Yongshou Palace knelt on the ground. Jiao Yu was so excited that she secretly wiped away her tears. Apart from the Queen, her master was the first person to be canonized.

Fourth Master...Oh, no, the Emperor still loves his master as always.

Her heart was relieved.

"Jiaoyu, everyone will receive three extra months' monthly salary." The wool comes from the sheep, so we have to ask the Fourth Master for some money later.

There are far more people in Yongshou Palace than in Qinglan Courtyard, and she doesn't have much money.

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Kunning Palace

The Queen held the imperial edict in her hand and cried with joy. After so many years, she had finally endured it. Patience makes steel. She would be more modest and prudent in the future and hoped that her son would have a bright future.

Then she thought of Nian, who was now seven months pregnant. She already had two sons and a daughter. Now that she had given birth to another son, that would be the emperor's first son after he ascended the throne. She... The queen shook her head again and said, forget it, she had not done anything bad in all these years, there was no need to add to her karma.

"Your Majesty, would you like to resume paying respects tomorrow?" Chunhua asked, supporting the Queen. The former Nanny Yu was old and could hardly hear clearly now, so the Queen specially arranged a courtyard and several maids and old women for her so that she could live out her old age in peace.

The queen then understood why the wet nurse was unwilling to live with her son. When she entered the palace as a wet nurse, her husband took his widowed cousin as a concubine. Her own son had a very good relationship with the concubine, to the extent that he even regarded her as his own mother and served her. The wet nurse was heartbroken and only gave a little money to her son every year and no longer had any contact with the concubine.

The queen thought about it for a while and decided to hold off for the time being. "I have just entered the palace and there are many things to do. Let's wait for some time before we decide."

Keeping vigil every day takes a whole day. Does it mean that we have to come to pay respects at Yinshi (3-4 o'clock)? That means we have to get up at Choushi. Isn't this pure torture?

There are many days to come, not just this day, just take it slow, she can wait.

Chunhua carefully helped the Queen walk to the warm room. Thinking of the news reported by the servants, she hesitated for a moment and told the Queen the truth, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is unhappy with the Emperor. It seems to be because of the Fourteenth Master. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The Empress Dowager has the duty to give advice and remonstrances. As soon as the Emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor had such a quarrel. When people saw this, they would only blame the Empress as the wife for not being filial to her mother-in-law and admonishing her husband.

The queen sat on the armchair, leaning against the cushion, thinking for a while, and said, "Send a few cups of medicinal food to the queen mother, and then call fourteenth brother's wife and I will go with her to visit mother in her palace."

It was also a worrying matter. My mother resented the Fourth Master for disregarding our brotherhood and sticking his neck out in front of the Emperor, clamoring that the Emperor had taken the Fourteenth's place.

But the imperial edict was written in three languages, Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese, and there was no erasure at all. How could it be that the emperor forged the edict? It was just that the Eighth Prince was using this matter to make trouble for the emperor.

After this period of time, when the emperor has time, he will definitely deal with them. My mother is also confused. They are all sons. She will be the empress dowager no matter which one becomes the emperor. Why make such a fuss?

If it were her, she would be happy no matter whether Honghui or Hongxuan (the second son of the Fourth Lady) became the emperor, but she would not allow anything life-threatening to happen.

When I was young, I heard in operas that the victor is the king and the loser is the bandit. Now the emperor is the king, and they have all been defeated. If this continues, I am afraid my life will be in danger.

The emperor is not a kind-hearted person.

He also instructed Chunhua, "Go to Yongshou Palace and ask her to persuade the emperor. Tell her that I asked her to go."

A quarrel between mother and son is a scandal after all, so don't make it a laughing stock.

"I'll go right away." Chunhua responded. She had served the queen for more than ten years, from the palace to the Kunning Palace, and she dared not make any mistakes.

Thinking of Concubine Su in Yongshou Palace, she remembered the instructions given by Nanny Yu before she left the house. Nanny said that Concubine Su was a rare person with a clear mind, and told them not to make unwarranted speculations and instigate the queen to do wrong things, so as to avoid making the queen regret it in the future.

She remembered what Nanny Yu said. Her eyes were clear when she spoke and there was a determined expression on her face, which she still didn't understand.

Nanny Yu had learned from her decades of life that if a man's heart is biased, then everything else is of no use. The Fourth Master has no shortage of sons, but he only has one Imperial Concubine Su. It's easy to tell at a glance which is more important.

It doesn't matter whether there is a child or not. If Su wants, she can't choose the Fourth Master's child. Recalling the past, Nanny Yu's heart was frozen. His cousin had never given birth, but now she has many children and grandchildren. She is an old lady, enjoying her old age and is very happy.

Chunhua walked quickly. She went to Yongshou Palace, told the Queen her instructions, and then returned to Kunning Palace.

When passing by Yiku Palace, I vaguely heard a child crying, which was earth-shaking.

I guess it’s Concubine Nian’s youngest son who started crying again.

Nian personally took the evil star in her arms and coaxed him. She was now seven months pregnant and was already feeling uncomfortable. She also had to guard the spirit for four hours every day. She was exhausted every time she returned to the palace. But this little son was always causing trouble. In just a short period of time, Nian looked much older.

"Is the little prince asleep?" Nanny Fang tiptoed and signaled the wet nurse beside her to take the little prince and carry him to rest.

Nian carefully handed her youngest son to the wet nurse. Her hands were sore and weak, and she leaned against him, feeling exhausted.

Nanny Fang felt sorry for the girl and massaged her arm. "The little prince has just arrived at the palace and is not used to it yet. He will be fine after a few days. Does the queen want to eat some food?"

It was the first time for everyone to enter the palace. There were many rules in the palace. She had to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to learn the rules. She was busy all day long when she saw the girls.

Nian closed her eyes and squinted for a few minutes, then raised her hand to rub her forehead and asked, "How is the Fourth Princess? And how is the Eighth Prince now?"

The princess she gave birth to was the fourth, the eldest son was the eighth, the youngest son was the ninth, and the one she is pregnant with now is probably the tenth prince.

Nanny Fang replied, "Everything is fine. The Fourth Princess is sensible and is now helping Qingbi and the others take care of the Eighth Prince."

"That's good. Madam, please ask a few more people to keep an eye on it. There are a lot of people and things going on in the palace now. Don't let anyone take advantage of the situation." Nian touched her belly. Although she was a noble concubine, she had two sons and a daughter, and was pregnant with another one, which ranked behind Su.

If she was ranked behind the queen, she would not say anything, but Su had no children and put her ahead of him. The happiness that Nian felt when she received the imperial edict disappeared when she found out that she was ranked third.

Her family background and talent are both top-notch, but this position...the thought of it is like a thorn in her heart.

"Remember, I've asked someone to keep an eye on them. Don't worry, young lady." Nanny Fang treated the children as treasures and would never allow any mistakes to happen.

Nian Shi supported herself with exhaustion and ate a bowl of green rice porridge. She had been a vegetarian during the mourning period, and now she had lost 7 or 8 kilograms.

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After Yu Suisui knew the Queen's order, she did not intend to persuade the Fourth Master. What was there to persuade? The Fourth Master would not think that he was wrong.

The one who was wrong was naturally the Empress Dowager. If she wasn't biased, how could she say such a ridiculous thing? In his heart, the mother he truly acknowledged might still be Empress Xiaoyi.

The Fourth Master is not a pure and innocent person, he has a dark heart.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is here." Jiao Yu reminded Yu Suisui who was in a trance. It is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Now that Jiao Yu saw the Emperor, her heart jumped into her throat.

Yu Sui came back to his senses and looked at the Fourth Master who was wearing mourning clothes. His eyes were not bruised but had two big black bags under them. The Fourth Master's face had shrunk greatly over the years, probably because of the depression and overwork. His face no longer had the sharp edges it once had.

There was a layer of skin on his thin face. Yu Suisui felt uncomfortable in his eyes when he saw him, and he did not stand up to greet him.

He just sat on the chair and looked at the Fourth Master. If it weren't for the power that gilded him, he would just look like an old man with a little bit of imposingness.

"You are becoming more and more presumptuous now." The Fourth Master spoke in a very slow tone, as if he was making a statement.

God really loves this woman. She was extremely beautiful when she was young. Now that she is nearly fifty, she looks like she is only twenty-seven or twenty-eight. Her skin is smooth and delicate, and her eyes are as clear as ever.

Yu Suisui didn't care. She picked up the snacks on the high table and ate slowly. It is said that power is the best beauty product, but why doesn't the Fourth Master look radiant, but rather tired? It seems that his throne is not stable.

The Fourth Master also picked up a piece of dessert along with Yu Suisui. It tasted sweet. He thought he came here to talk to someone, but after walking around there was no one to talk to.

The Thirteenth Brother of the past now abides by the rules of ruler and subject, and they are no longer as close as before. The times when they slept with their feet touching have vanished into thin air.

He had been thinking about taking a walk around the palace last year, but when he thought of the room full of children over there, he felt annoyed. Now that he has more sons, he also feels annoyed.

He understood the emperor's feelings, and his sons all looked forward to sitting on his throne.

After sitting quietly for a while with Yu Suisui, he said, "I plan to move to Yuanmingyuan in a few days. Where do you want to live?"

Living in the palace was never as comfortable as living in the garden. Thinking of his mother in the palace, the Fourth Master didn't want to see her.

"Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake." This was newly built and she had never lived there before. Yu Suisui thought about the gardens she had lived in. Except for the ones owned by the Empress and Lady Nian, she had lived in all of them.

The Fourth Master nodded, "Then you can live with me in Jiuzhou Qingyan, and then I will give you Pinghu Qiuyue as a place to play."

The man didn't understand what he said, so Yu Suisui refused, "I want to live in Pinghu Qiuyue."

"I know that you go to Pinghu Qiuyue during the day and return to Jiuzhou Qingyan at night." The Fourth Master just felt a little lonely, and he needed someone to accompany him now.

Hearing what the Fourth Master said, as if he was going to work, Yu Suisui's eyes turned and said, "If the Fourth Master promises me one thing, I will live in Jiuzhou Qingyan."

"What's the matter?" The Fourth Master turned the ring on his hand. It would be fine if it was a small matter.

"I want to raise two chameleons!" Who can refuse a national treasure? She wanted to pet chameleons when she knew there were chameleons in the palace, but petting a cat is not as joyful as petting a baby!

The Fourth Master frowned and explained, "The iron-eating beast is a vicious beast and may hurt people." If Su was bitten to death by the iron-eating beast, wouldn't he die with it?

"I know. I'm not raising them like cats and dogs. I just want to take these two iron-eating beasts to the garden. If you agree, I will go to Jiuzhou Qingyan to live with you." Yu Sui thought, why not take the opportunity to cultivate their relationship? She was a little afraid of the confinement when she returned.

I don't know if you are allowed to bring cell phones in.

The Fourth Master finally agreed, but he did not allow Yu Sui to touch her privately.

As soon as the funeral was over, the Fourth Master moved to the garden with the concubines in the harem who were slightly favored.

Because Nian was still in confinement after giving birth, she did not go with them.

When the Nian family learned that their sister in the palace had given birth to another son, everyone in the Nian Mansion received half a year's reward. When the Fourth Master found out, he didn't say anything.

Nian Xiyao, who only followed the Eighth Master, was transferred to a low-paying government office and took on an idle job.

The word "Nian family" came back and forth in the Fourth Master's mouth. Since the fifty-fourth year, he had felt a little dissatisfied with the Nian family.

Nian betrayed his love.

"Don't worry, Ma'am. The emperor will definitely take me to the garden in the near future." Nian knew that Silang loved her, they had a good relationship, and they had four children. Silang would never forget her no matter what.

Nanny Fang was not worried about this. She was thinking about Su's matter and said, "The emperor arranged for Concubine Su to stay in Jiuzhou Qingyan again."

That was the emperor's bedroom. How could a concubine dare to live there? Even the empress could not live with the emperor.

Back then, when Su was a concubine, she had lived in Jiuzhou Qingyan. Now that the Fourth Master is the emperor, and he is staying in the Old Summer Palace for the first time, Su is living openly in the emperor's bedroom.

Nian frowned, this was against the rules, and asked, "Did the people below not find out clearly?"

Nanny Fang confirmed, "Miss, the news is correct. It is Concubine Su who has moved into the Emperor's Jiuzhou Qingyan."

I don't know what kind of seductive tricks Su used. She is fifty years old, but she is still trying to win favor like a little girl. She is not afraid of being laughed at.

Nian was silent. Silang loved her, but he also loved Su. Since he had no son and could not ascend to a high position, it seemed that in Silang's heart, Su might be more important to him.

On second thought, Silang is the emperor, and having three palaces and six courtyards is common. Now Silang is almost living with her and Su, which is impossible in ordinary gentry families. Silang is so loyal and righteous, he must hold her in his heart.

The most fatal thing was Nian’s self-conquest strategy. She fell in love with the Fourth Master and found many excuses for him.

If Yu Sui knew about this, he would also laugh at it. This love between three people is better off not happening!

After the Empress Dowager knew that her youngest son was sent to guard the imperial mausoleum, he fell ill. The Empress returned to the palace to take care of him. Somehow, the Empress Dowager, who should have died, survived. Instead, she changed her usual cold attitude and looked kindly at the Fourth Master, caring for him in every way.

The wind is about to blow in this palace again.