The stunning beauty of Qing Dynasty
Chapter 86 Yongzheng's Scheming
Qingyin also heard about what happened in Changqing Pavilion, but she didn't care. She looked at the pot of excellent colorful peonies that appeared by the window overnight and fell into deep thought.
These flowers were sent by a man who did good deeds without leaving his name. Such rare and beautiful flowers are very rare.
Qianqing Palace.
"When I return to my dream, she smiles and becomes charming, and all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison."
"Su Peisheng, you said that I have three thousand beauties, but it has only been fifty years since I saw the stunning beauty that our ancestors talked about. Am I a frog in a well?"
Hearing His Majesty's words, Su Peisheng did not dare to answer. He seemed to have returned to that dreamlike scene. That beautiful face that was not like an ordinary person looked over with a slight smile, as if looking at the emperor, but also as if looking at him. He seemed to be bewitched. He should have told Concubine Xi about this, but he still did not say it.
Yong Zheng was thinking about Qingyin here, and Prince Guo was actually also thinking about Qingyin, but because of Yuyin's pregnancy, he didn't dare to see Qingyin. He could only stand in the direction of Qingyin's yard every day, thinking about Qingyin.
Qingyin looked at the famous flowers that appeared on the windowsill for several consecutive days, as well as the several secretive figures hidden in the yard. She pretended not to see them and continued her daily life as usual.
"Master, this?" At first, Nanny Ma thought it was a gift from the prince and didn't take it seriously. But after several days without any notification, Nanny Ma realized something was wrong and she looked at Qingyin worriedly.
Qingyin comforted him, "It's okay, put the flower in the courtyard, and it will straighten itself out when it reaches the wall. Just pretend you don't know."
"Yes, master."
These days, little Yuanche has evolved from a little baby who can roll over to a big baby who can crawl everywhere. The chubby little Yuanche with a strong milky flavor loves the sport of crawling towards his pretty mother several times a day. Every time he crawls successfully, he will get a kiss from his pretty mother, which makes him even more passionate about this sport.
In the imperial study, the secret guard informed Emperor Yongzheng of Qingyin's daily affairs in detail as usual.
"Your Majesty, Prince Guo seems to be planning to visit Miss Meng's room again these days. He has prepared some jewelry collected from the south."
"Oh, what good things can he have? He doesn't even cherish the most precious jewels in front of him, what a fool."
The next day, Qingyin received the news that Prince Guo was sent to the south to work and a large number of gifts from Xiao Yunzi.
"Good luck to Concubine Xian. The prince has been sent by the emperor to stay in the palace temporarily. He will go to the south for about a month. The prince specially asked me to deliver this reward. Please don't blame Concubine Xian."
Qingyin looked at the fawning little Yunzi and smiled slightly: "Thank you for your trouble, eunuch. Thank the prince for me."
After chatting for a few words, Qingyin looked at Xiao Yunzi's receding back. It seemed that the emperor couldn't help it anymore.
At night, Qingyin saw the uninvited old man. Looking at the familiar figure, Qingyin pretended to be scared and wanted to run away, but was hugged by the man.
His tone was lingering and magnetic, and it seemed unusually sexy in the silent environment: "It's me, Xian'er, you guessed it, right? Xian'er is so smart that she must have guessed my identity from those flowers."
The moment Qing Yin heard the voice, her body relaxed slightly, and her voice trembled a little: "Your Majesty, I am your sister-in-law!"
"Xian'er has waited for him for so many years, but he treats her coldly. Why bother to persist? How can it be worth it? Xian'er, Yunli is not worthy of your love. I know that he is a passionate person. Many women's hearts fall on him, but he doesn't respond to them at all. Xian'er, you are a pearl covered in dust, and he doesn't know how to cherish you. I am willing."
Qingyin lowered her head, her long eyelashes like crow feathers trembled like a fragile butterfly, revealing the confused thoughts of the person below.
Yongzheng looked at Qingyin, who was lowering her head and looking fragile, and his heart softened. After all, Xian'er was a carefully trained lady from a noble family. He couldn't force her too much on this matter. He had plenty of time anyway. A gleam of determination flashed in his deep eyes.
Qingyin asked quietly: "Where are the people outside?"
Yongzheng knew that she was worried about the servants outside. During this period of time, he had a good understanding of Xian'er's temperament and knew that Qingyin was a kind and gentle person. He explained gently: "I asked someone to light a magic incense, and they all fell asleep."
"Xian'er, I don't want to force you, but Yunli is not your ideal man. I'm leaving, so think about it carefully."
Qingyin didn't say anything until Yongzheng walked away, then she raised her head. There was no sadness or confusion on her extremely beautiful face, only a calm amusement.
Tsk, old men just know how to talk, especially old men in high positions of power. Every word they say may seem meaningless on the surface, but they are all heart-touching. If it were the original self, he might really be moved.
At the court, it was also discovered that the emperor's temper had been much worse recently. If he was not careful, he would be scolded. When reporting on state affairs, the ministers who discussed current affairs would think over and over again before carefully speaking out, for fear of becoming the emperor's punching bags. At their age, they also care about their reputation, and they felt deeply ashamed to be scolded like dogs by the emperor at such an old age.
The empress dowager also learned from the complaints of the concubines that the emperor had not picked a concubine for a long time, but she did not take it seriously. She just thought that Yinzhen ignored the harem because of the political affairs in the court. Her eldest son was not the kind of person who cared about women. He only had a lot of desire for the previous Empress Chunyuan and Zhen Huan in the harem, and did not pay much attention to other concubines. She did not think it was unusual, but instead scolded the complaining concubines.
However, it is not good for the emperor to ignore the harem for a long time, so she still needs to persuade the emperor.
Therefore, Yongzheng, who had just finished handling government affairs, received a hint from his mother. He frowned slightly and said, "Mother, I am busy with government affairs, how can I put the affairs of the harem first? Mother, you don't need to advise me on this matter."
Without saying a few words, the Queen Mother was forced to return to the palace and sat on a chair to think about it. She always had a bad feeling. She turned her head and asked Wu Ci beside her: "I always have a bad feeling. Is the Emperor's lack of affection for the harem really because of the political affairs in the court?"
Wu Ci thought for a moment and whispered, "I heard that the emperor scolded many court officials recently, and there was no trouble in the harem. The emperor should be busy with government affairs."
"I hope that's all." The Queen Mother closed her eyes as she thought. She was getting older and began to suffer from headaches. The attentive Wu Ci learned the massage technique from Doctor He. She walked forward softly and began to massage the Queen Mother's temples.
At night, Yongzheng had no idea what the Empress Dowager was thinking. He sneaked into Prince Guo's mansion as usual. The mansion was basically riddled with people he sent. He looked at the Qingju Pavilion with the lights on at night and his eyes lit up with joy.
"Xian'er, are you waiting for me?"
Qingyin curled her lips, with an imperceptible look of prudence: "The emperor comes every night, and I dare not offend him."
Yongzheng was not angry, but happy instead. Xian'er had never shown a good face in front of him before, but now she can even act like a spoiled child in front of him (fog). This method of water dripping through a stone is indeed effective. He will go back and reward this kid Su Peisheng well.
Yongzheng, who was taking advantage of the victory, said affectionately: "I will never blame Xian'er in my life. Since I saw Xian'er at my mother's place last time, I realized the truth of love at first sight. Xian'er, I don't want to miss you."
Qingyin blushed when he looked at her. Thinking of Che'er, her face turned pale instantly. She turned her head away and dared not look at Yongzheng. Her voice trembled slightly: "But I still have a child."
Yongzheng gently lifted Qingyin's little face and turned it towards him. Looking at Qingyin, who was so beautiful even when she was crying, his heart was about to break. "Xian'er, if I cared about the child, I would not have come to you. Yuanche is very well-behaved and he looks a lot like you. He will be our child."
Qingyin's tears stopped abruptly. She was stunned. "But Yuan Che is Prince Guo's child."
Yongzheng said domineeringly: "I am the Son of Heaven. If I say he is our child, then he will be. Xian'er, are you willing to be my only wife?"
Qingyin was silent for a long time, and she murmured softly, "Okay."
Yongzheng was delighted to receive a positive answer and hugged Qingyin tightly, "Xian'er, I will treat you well for the rest of my life."
On the second day, officials in the court saw that the emperor was in an unusually good mood. Everyone was depressed. Was the emperor starting to behave abnormally as he got older?
Yongzheng asked Su Peisheng to read out the divorce decree he had prepared.
……
In an instant, the entire court was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard.
All the officials fell into an unusual silence after listening to the strange content. No way, the emperor asked Prince Guo's concubine, who gave birth to the eldest son, to divorce Prince Guo, and asked the concubine to take the child back to her parents' home. Did they hear it wrong to hear such a weird thing?
All the officials tacitly turned their eyes to the Duke of Pei, a minister of state who had served in two dynasties. This concubine was the Duke of Pei's legitimate daughter!
Facing the gloating or sympathetic eyes of the crowd, the Duke of Pei did not show any change in expression. He was sensitive to His Majesty's good mood and the good intentions towards Xian'er in the decree. Although the decree was outrageous, it did not say anything bad about her. He remembered what his youngest son had said to him, and an impossible guess arose in his heart, and his face became calmer.
The officials who had been watching him were filled with admiration. He was worthy of being a minister of state who had served through two dynasties and was still valued. No matter whether he didn't care about his daughter or for other reasons, his attitude of remaining calm in the face of a huge crisis was worthy of learning!
Therefore, without Prince Guo knowing that he was out of town handling trivial matters, his wife and child were gone.
The news coming from the palace caused an uproar in Prince Guo's mansion. The happiest person was undoubtedly Yu Yin, who was nearly seven months pregnant. She was so happy that she didn't care about letting others see her face and went to see her divorce opponent.
In Qingju Pavilion, Qingyin asked Nanny Ma to pack up the things and the little prince. Facing the sad and reluctant eyes in the yard, Qingyin took Nanny Ma and the others to return to the Duke of Pei's Mansion.
Qingyin only let Ma Ma take away the betrothal gifts, and did not touch the gifts sent by Prince Guo. Apart from her own confidants, Qingyin only planned to take away the beautiful Caiping. Her bond had already been in Qingyin's hands. Qingyin also stepped out of the courtyard where she had been lying flat for a long time.
Little Yuan Che was held quietly in Nanny Ma's arms, as if he knew that it was an important day. He was so well-behaved that it made people feel distressed.
Qingyin touched his chubby face lovingly before continuing walking. When she left the yard, she saw Yuyin, who was skinny except for her belly. Her eyes were full of pride, but this pride froze the moment she saw Qingyin's face.
She was wearing a light blue cheongsam and had her hair in a simple bun, but this plain outfit made her extremely gorgeous face look like a fairy's sari. It did not look shabby at all, but made people feel that the girl was like a fairy in the heavens, with skin as white as cream, rosy, dense hair, a face like lotus, lips like vermilion, and every part of her body revealed the exquisite beauty that was carefully crafted, as beautiful as an incomparable peony flower that blooms in the ultimate perfection, so flawless and charming under the warm sunlight.
Originally, Caiping, who was standing next to Qingyin, was also an extremely beautiful girl, but in comparison with her, she immediately paled in comparison and became as ordinary as an ordinary stone that can be seen everywhere.
Yu Yin's face was extremely pale and she looked dazed. It turned out that there really was such a stunning beauty in the world who used her beauty as a knife.
She was originally considered a beauty with excellent looks, but she was nothing in front of her. No wonder the prince's attitude changed so much. No wonder, no wonder, haha.
Now she still appeared in front of her like this, her eyes were extremely complicated, with relief, inferiority, fear and pride intertwined again and again in her eyes, and finally in Qingyin's eyes, it was Yuyin who was looking at her proudly.
"What's the point of you being good-looking? You're still going to be the first concubine to be divorced, hahahaha..."
Yulan looked at Yufujin angrily, "Miss, she..."
Qingyin waved her hand to stop Yulan from saying anything, "No need to argue with her, she's just a clown, our family is still waiting for us at the door."
The angry Yulan glared at Yuyin a few more times before following Qingyin out of Prince Guo's mansion.
The carriage from the Duke of Pei's Mansion that came to pick up Qingyin had already stopped at Prince Guo's Mansion. The one who came to pick him up was Qingyin's second brother Meng Youchuan. He was staring at the gate very actively, for fear of missing the arrival of his beloved sister.
He and his younger sister had a good relationship since childhood. They were much older than their older brother, and his younger sister's favorite thing was to follow him around and do things. She also often gave him her favorite gifts. How could he not like his most adorable and clingy younger sister? He was undoubtedly the happiest person to hear that the emperor wanted his younger sister to divorce and return to the Duke of Pei's Mansion. He did not think too much about it. His younger sister came back with her little nephew, and as a brother, he would take good care of them, mother and son, and make sure they lived a happy life as parasites for the rest of their lives.
He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and soon noticed a burst of light footsteps coming from the gate. He started and immediately rushed over to replace the guard on duty.
The replaced guards crowded behind him, feeling angry but unable to speak out. This man was the second son of the Duke of Pei, how dare he offend him!
The moment he pushed open the door, he appeared in front of Qingyin. Looking at his second brother who was extremely enthusiastic and excited and had lost his usual expression control, Qingyin inexplicably imagined a pet he had seen in the technological society, a golden retriever, and watched his second brother staring at him with his sparkling eyes.
Well, more like it.
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