Yixiu is reborn, fights against her elder sister, and becomes the queen mother

If you are unlucky and meet a bastard who is thousands of miles away from you, you will probably have no place to cry.

For example, Princess Chaogui. Now, the Dzungar Khan has passed away.

She was going to marry a new tribal leader. If such a humiliating thing happened to his daughter, Prince Dun would feel heartbroken even at the thought of it.

Chaotang

The prince knelt on the ground with a determined expression, refusing to give in even a little.

"Your Majesty, Princess Chaogui is a princess of the Qing Dynasty. She represents the dignity of our Qing Dynasty. Now that the Dzungar Khan has passed away, we should take the princess back. How can we allow her to marry a new leader? Isn't this a great shame and humiliation? This act not only humiliates the princess, but also humiliates our Qing Dynasty!"

However, the emperor had no intention of taking Princess Chaogui back. He thought that winning over Junggar and letting the princess stay there would be the most profitable deal.

"Prince, please don't beg me. How can a man be so nagging? As the Crown Prince of the Qing Dynasty, you should prioritize the stability of the country. How can you be so soft-hearted as a woman?"

This time, even the people around the prince rarely supported him.

Because they all felt that leaving the princess there was the most cost-effective.

Marriage between Manchus and Mongols is an old custom. The royal family would marry their princesses to one place, and the other place would marry their princesses to the Qing Dynasty, either to members of the royal family or to the harem.

This kind of political marriage has existed since ancient times. Although marrying the new tribal leader was indeed a bit excessive, for the sake of the stability of the Qing Dynasty, the princess had no choice but to endure it.

The Minister of Rites stood up, knelt down and said, "I thought the princess enjoyed the support of the whole country. Now, she is sacrificing herself in exchange for the stability of the border. This can be considered a blessing for the princess."

After all, the prince has the thoughts and soul of a modern man. He always thinks that marriage is exchanging the flesh and blood of women for the so-called peace.

I am condemned to sacrifice my life to protect the country, and I don’t know where the general is needed.

The more the prince thought about it, the more grief-stricken he became. He looked at the Minister of Rites with resentment and said coldly, "What a blessing! Since you are so dedicated to the country and the people, why not send your daughter to the border as well?"

The Minister of Rites had several daughters at home, and he was furious when he heard this.

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? Manchu-Mongolian marriages are an old custom established by our ancestors. As the crown prince of our dynasty, you don't think about how to share the emperor's worries, but instead you spend all day worrying about those messy things. What are you thinking about?"

The emperor also felt that Honghui was making a big deal out of nothing, as she was just a princess.

What's wrong with you today?

It's not like he's going to send his own sister Pingle away, so is there any need to be so anxious?

"Alright, let's just leave this matter at that. Since the Crown Prince behaved disrespectfully in front of the Emperor today, go to the Buddhist temple and copy some sutras to calm your mind!"

The prince wanted to say something else, but the emperor had already left.

The prince looked at the court officials who were gradually leaving, and suddenly felt sad.

Everyone thought it was a harmless little thing, but...

The prince's eyes gradually became determined. One day, he would personally abolish this marriage rule and not allow any princess of the Qing Dynasty to go to Mongolia.

When the prince went out, he happened to meet Prince Dun, who was about to be imprisoned. The emperor specially allowed him to go to the Taimiao to burn incense and apologize to the late emperor before he was imprisoned.

The prince really regarded Kangxi as his own grandfather, and he also planned to burn incense for Kangxi, so the two of them went together.

The two of them happened to be chatting and talked about Princess Chao Gui.

Prince Dun thought of his daughter and sighed, "Normally, after something like this, the princess should be brought back to the capital. But it's a pity for Princess Chaogui. She is so pitiful."

The prince said with a determined look, "I will definitely bring her back."

Prince Dun was stunned for a moment. He thought carefully about Princess Chaogui's connections in the court.

The princess was the late emperor's youngest daughter, and her biological mother was just a noble lady. Both the princess and her biological mother were not favored. They were not related to the prince, so why would the prince care about her?

Because his daughter had a good relationship with Princess Pingle, Prince Dun thought it would be better for him to sell one. In the future, he might be able to count on the prince to find a good family for his daughter.

"I'm not being nosy, Uncle Wang, but it's better not to get involved in this kind of thing. It won't do any good, and it will only cause a lot of trouble."

Prince Dun never expected that the Crown Prince would actually ask, "What if one day it were your uncle's daughter? What would your uncle do?"

Prince Dun was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "How is this possible? Why would I send my daughter to marry a foreign prince?"

The Crown Prince knew that Prince Dun was not a father who favored boys over girls, and he couldn't help but feel a little bit of affection for Prince Dun.

"Uncle Wang, how about we make a deal?"

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Gyeongin Palace

Xiudong reported to Yixiu with some confusion, "Why is Your Highness the Crown Prince pleading for Princess Chaogui for no reason? It's not worth it to cause displeasure with the Emperor over such a matter."

As a woman herself, Yi Xiudao felt very sympathetic towards Princess Chaogui's situation.

Thinking back to the time when Junggar asked for Princess Chaogui's hand in marriage, if Pingle had not been still young, she would not have allowed her daughter to be sent away, and the emperor would not have agreed to marry her to Princess Chaogui.

"The princess is also pitiful. The prince is an adult. I can't make the decision for him, but no matter what decision he makes, I will firmly support him."

As he was speaking, Pingle came over excitedly with a small flower basket.

She happily bowed to Yi Xiuxing and said, "Your Highness greets the Empress Dowager."

Yixiu smiled and stood up, helping her daughter up.

"Where have you been running off to? You're such a grown-up girl, but you're acting like a wild boy. You don't behave like a girl at all."

Although she expressed some disdain in her words, Yixiu still considerately wiped the sweat off her daughter's face and scolded her.

Princess Pingle chuckled and went straight into Yixiu's arms.

"That's all thanks to my wonderful mother! If she didn't love me and allow me to come and go freely in the palace, so that I could go out with the Crown Prince so often, how could I live so comfortably?"

As she spoke, she handed the flower basket to Yixiu.

"Mother, do you think it's beautiful? I made this flower basket myself, especially for you."

Yixiu accepted her gift with a smile and poked her daughter's nose.

"You little girl, you only know how to please the Empress Dowager. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has just delivered a batch of materials, and I'll let you choose first."

Pingle shook her head, grabbed Yixiu's hand and said coquettishly, "Oh, my daughter doesn't want that. She has so many clothes that she can't wear them all. Empress Dowager, you see how thoughtful I am. Can you give me a reward instead?"

Yixiu knew at once that this girl had no good intentions, but she only had this one daughter, so she was bound to spoil her to the utmost.

"Tell me, what evil idea have you got in mind?"