Snow Color

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Xueying welcomed her first grandson. The birth of this new life made the whole family immersed in joy, and Xueying went to visit him in person.

When she first saw the little baby, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. His pink face, closed eyes and slightly trembling lips seemed to be the most precious gift from God. Xueying stared at the child quietly, but the image of Honghui as a child emerged in her mind. Honghui was also so innocent and lovable at that time.

Time flies, and now the emperor has been on the throne for thirteen years. However, this year the emperor's health is unusually poor. Recently, he has developed a strong interest in elixirs for some reason and has taken them frequently. Xueying knows that elixirs are not good things and may have a serious impact on the emperor's health. So, she went to the palace anxiously and tried to persuade the emperor to give up this dangerous behavior.

However, in the face of Xueying's earnest advice, the emperor was extremely stubborn. He firmly believed that the elixir could help him live longer and even cure his illness. No matter how Xueying persuaded him, the emperor remained unmoved and insisted on continuing to take the elixir.

Xueying had no choice but to sigh silently. She knew she could not change the emperor's decision.

Xueying sat quietly beside the emperor's bed, staring at the man who was once tall, mighty and majestic. But now he has become so thin and weak, as if the disease has drained away all his vitality, leaving only a body of skin and bones.

Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of her, Xueying felt an indescribable sadness in her heart. She recalled the good times she had spent with the emperor, when he was so handsome and majestic, but now... Xueying couldn't help but sigh softly.

At this time, the emperor began to explain his affairs to Honghui, and especially asked Honghui to take good care of Xueying. Xueying listened silently, tears welling up in her eyes. She knew that the emperor had always been a good father who loved his wife and children. Even when he was dying, he did not forget to care about the future of himself and his children.

After Honghui left, only Xueying and the emperor were left in the room. Xueying held the emperor's weak hand tightly, feeling his weak pulse. Time passed by, and finally, the emperor slowly closed his eyes and left the world forever.

Xueying was heartbroken, but she held back her tears and silently accompanied this great emperor, who had worked diligently and cared about the people throughout his life, as he completed the last journey of his life.

Finally, the exciting moment came - the ministers carefully took out the imperial edict from behind the "Zhengda Guangming" plaque that symbolized supreme power, and verified it with another imperial edict next to the emperor. After careful verification, Honghui's identity as the crown prince and future heir to the throne was finally confirmed!

On this historic day, Xueying witnessed the child she had raised with great difficulty ascend the throne, and her heart was filled with joy and pride. She knew that from now on, she could gradually put down the heavy burden on her shoulders and enjoy her own life with peace of mind.

When Xueying was promoted to the Empress Dowager, she resolutely entrusted all the complicated affairs of the harem to Empress Fucha. When she had some free time, she would choose to stay in the quiet and pleasant Yuanmingyuan for a while. There, away from the hustle and bustle of the palace, Xueying felt unprecedentedly relaxed and comfortable, as if all her troubles had left her far away.

In the process of getting along with Xueying for a long time, Honghui gradually realized the far-reaching impact of the ever-changing world, and realized that he must keep up with the pace of the times to remain invincible. So he resolutely embarked on the journey of opening up the maritime trade route.

Through communication with those who returned from the voyage, Honghui gained a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the outside world. At the same time, he also deeply realized that advanced weapons are crucial to national security and development. Therefore, Honghui began to vigorously advocate and actively promote the research and development of firearms technology.

One day, Xueying accidentally mentioned the harmfulness of opium, which made Honghui alert. However, when he saw the death row prisoners who were fed opium and looked like zombies, living a life worse than death, he was still deeply shocked. He knew that this drug must not be allowed to spread rampantly in the Qing Dynasty.

Thus, a massive, resolute and thorough anti-smoking campaign was launched. Many ministers were horrified after seeing the tragic conditions of the prisoners who had become insane and unrecognizable due to opium smoking. Only then did they truly understand the huge harm caused by opium, and they all expressed their full support for the anti-smoking campaign.

Xueying was overjoyed when she learned about this, because she knew that if the cancer of opium could be successfully eradicated, the future of this world would not repeat the humiliating mistakes of her previous life.

Xueying spent a long time in this world. When she was 81, Honghui was already 60. However, as smart as Honghui was, he knew that human energy was limited. In order to avoid becoming incompetent due to old age, he resolutely decided to abdicate the throne at the age of , becoming the emperor, and chose to accompany his mother in the Old Summer Palace.

The next emperor strictly followed the plan formulated by Honghui to implement national policies. Time passed quickly. When Xueying returned to the Forbidden City for the last time, she was shocked to find that the whole world had changed dramatically. Today's Qing people are full of energy and completely different from the past. Not only that, the Qing Dynasty also lifted the long-standing maritime ban policy, the country is increasingly prosperous, and the people's living standards have been greatly improved. All this is due to Honghui's high attention and vigorous development of firearms, making the current Qing Dynasty a well-deserved world's number one power. Foreigners can be seen from time to time in the streets and alleys, but Honghui is very strict in managing foreigners.

However, facing Honghui, who has been pestering her all day long since he abdicated, Xueying felt very distressed. Perhaps it was because Honghui used to be too stable and introverted, but now he seems to have changed into a different person, extremely talkative, even a little nagging. Xueying's ears are almost worn out by his endless words, which is really unbearable.

At the end of her life, Xueying was filled with joy. She witnessed a Qing dynasty that was different from the past, and she firmly believed that the future Qing dynasty would become the world's number one power, and would never suffer humiliation and suffering again. However, what made her quite helpless was Honghui's endless nagging. Since she was 75 years old, Honghui kept telling her to avoid certain foods, which made her miss many delicious dishes.

Xueying avoided Honghui as much as she could. Whenever she saw him, she wanted to run away from him. She couldn't stand Honghui acting like a nanny, always telling her that she couldn't do this or that.