Su Tong did it on purpose. He felt upset and even nauseous when he saw Qianlong's old face, so he simply started to imitate Yongzheng.

Qianlong and Yongzheng were not good father and son. Even though Yongzheng gave everything he had to Qianlong, Qianlong did not learn from his own father but from Kangxi. He even did not recognize some of Yongzheng's political achievements.

Tsk tsk tsk... If Emperor Yongzheng knew that he had given birth to such a barbecued son, he would probably be so angry that he would jump out of his grave.

Qianlong's harem had actually been in turmoil over the years, but fortunately, with his mother, the Empress Dowager, watching over it, the harem was safe and sound. Even if some concubines had other ideas, the Empress had her family background and her sons, not to mention her mother, the Empress Dowager, sitting behind her, so those concubines did not dare to jump around.

Twelve years passed in a blink of an eye. Su Tong's twelfth prince had grown up. During this period, Su Tong also gave birth to a little princess. Later, he really didn't want to have another child, so he simply took a sterilization drug and put an end to it all.

Not only did she eat it herself, she even gave it to Qianlong. Since she already had so many sons, there was no need to have more.

Concubine Ling has been very favored in recent years, but there have already been two imperial concubines above her in high positions. Even if Concubine Ling gave birth to two little princesses, she could not be promoted to imperial concubine. Unless the two imperial concubines above her died, she could climb to the position of imperial concubine. Otherwise, she could only be a concubine honestly in this life.

If Concubine Chun and Concubine Jia still had some feelings for each other in their early years, they have long faded in recent years. First of all, Concubine Chun was reprimanded by the Emperor because of the Third Prince's affair. Even though she no longer has the favor she had before, her life is still dull.

First of all, Concubine Jia was a foreigner. Even though she gave birth to several sons for the emperor, it would be impossible for her sons to ascend the throne unless all the emperor's children died.

Although the remaining concubines were favored, the favor was only average. The only favored one among the Manchu families was probably Shufei. She had a good family background and good looks. Although she was a Manchu-born girl, she had the charm of a Jiangnan girl. More importantly, she was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was quite liked by Qianlong.

Su Tongbie simply lay down, quietly waiting for the opportunity to come. Sure enough, the emperor took the prince out hunting, and when they came back again, Qianlong brought back an injured girl. The palace was in an uproar, saying that a favored empress was going to appear.

Su Tong almost choked on his own saliva, and hurriedly stopped the rumors and managed the harem properly. Not a single rumor reached Qianlong's ears, but Qianlong didn't know what he heard from Concubine Ling, and he still recognized Xiaoyanzi as his own daughter.

When Su Tong went to pay his respects to his mother, the Empress Dowager, he sneered, "You dare to recognize anyone, and you are not afraid that a prince will pop up in the future. That would be a real joke."

"Forget it. She's just a princess anyway. After the mourning period is over, we can just find a suitable person to send her away." The Queen Mother, the Empress Dowager, did not take this princess seriously. After all, although the Emperor acknowledged this princess, he said to the outside world that he had acknowledged an adopted daughter. He didn't even give her a real title of princess. She was just an empty princess.

Su Tong did not take Xiaoyanzi seriously. Besides, Xiaoyanzi was a powerful weapon for him to deal with the Fifth Prince. He was counting on her to help and he wished they could turn the entire Forbidden City upside down.

Xiaoyanzi had Concubine Ling to look after her, while Su Tong stayed obediently in her own palace and served as her own queen. The Eighth Prince was very talented and was favored by the Emperor at a young age. The Emperor even brought him to be trained at an early age.

Although the Fifth Prince was gifted as history said, what good could a concubine's son do no matter how smart he was? Qianlong had his legitimate son in mind, not to mention that his legitimate son was so smart.

Su Tong just treated it as a free show. As a result, he did not cause trouble for others, but trouble came to him. Xiaoyanzi rushed into his yard angrily and called him vicious.

No matter how good-tempered Su Tong was, he could not bear such accusations. He immediately asked several maids to pin Xiaoyanzi to the ground, and slapped her hard several times with a bamboo stick. Only then did he understand the whole story.

Oh, it turned out that Xiaoyanzi was found gambling with several palace maids and eunuchs by the emperor. The princess was fine, but those palace maids and eunuchs were in trouble. They were all sent to the Ministry of Punishment and were beaten with boards according to the palace rules. Xiaoyanzi did not dare to cause trouble for Qianlong, so she came to find herself. It was because she set these palace rules.

When Qianlong rushed over, the first thing he saw was Xiaoyanzi's head, which was swollen like a pig. When he was about to scold Su Tong for being an unkind mother, Su Tong sneered twice and told him the whole story.

"Your Majesty, although I, the Queen, am not as magnanimous and generous as Sister Fucha, and can manage the palace in an orderly manner, a little princess actually blames her own stepmother. Where is the filial piety in this?

Moreover, I have done everything according to the palace rules. Even if something goes wrong, it is still stipulated by our ancestors' family rules.

This little Swallow, on the other hand, dared not to provoke the Emperor, but came to cause trouble for me. In fact, I also want to ask how my sister, Concubine Ling, educated Little Swallow. She is so bold. I think the two princesses should not be raised by Concubine Ling, but directly handed over to other concubines, so as to avoid raising the two children badly. "

Qianlong was so embarrassed that he didn't even dare to ask any questions, especially after he knew the whole story, his face fell immediately. He liked Xiaoyanzi because of her innocence, but that didn't mean that she could not follow the rules.

Qianlong was both the executor and the beneficiary of the rules, so naturally he hoped that others would behave themselves. Even if there were slight transgressions, they were all minor matters that were not a big deal.

But the Queen and she are husband and wife, and they prosper and suffer together. If Xiaoyanzi dares to point at the Queen's nose and curse her, isn't that just stepping on her own face?

Qianlong waved his sleeves, pulled Xiaoyanzi down immediately, and beat her severely with ten boards. Even though the Fifth Prince pleaded for mercy, it was of no use. The Fifth Prince was also punished to copy the "Book of Filial Piety" a hundred times.

Su Tong was also ready to vent his anger, so he issued a memorial to the Central Palace, ordering the two little princesses of Concubine Ling to be raised by princes and princesses, and even removed Concubine Ling's green card.

Xiaoyanzi was so aggrieved, "Isn't the emperor the most powerful official in the world? Why should he listen to the queen? The queen is so vicious, why did the emperor marry such a person?"

After hearing this, the serving maid fell to her knees in fear, trembling all over, "Princess, please stop talking. The Empress is the master of the harem, and now she has issued a memorial for the imperial palace, so even the Emperor has to give her some face.

Besides, it was the princess who did something wrong. How could people gather to gamble in the palace?"

Xiaoyanzi felt very aggrieved. "This is my home. I can do whatever I want. Now I can't even play dice and drink. What's the fun in this? I might as well go back. If I had known that being a princess would have so many restrictions, I would rather be an ordinary person."

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