Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

The imperial edict ordering Hengchu to marry Dawachi was now placed on the chopping board in the Yangxin Palace. I thought Zeng Huan was a woman who was sensible and concerned about the overall situation, but I didn't expect that she would disregard the safety of the generals for her own selfish desires.

It is obvious that a turbulent disaster could be avoided without any effort.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Zeng Huan, Hongli had to find an excuse to leave.

Zeng Huan held his forehead with his hand, his somewhat cloudy eyes revealing fatigue, like a twilight blocked by the winter sun.

Fujia was worried. She felt bad seeing Zeng Huan's tired appearance. Ever since Zeng Huan entered the palace, she had been serving her. From a Changzai to a Guifei, and now to the Empress Dowager, no one knew better than her how difficult the journey had been.

After a long journey of hardships, she finally defeated the abandoned Empress Ulanara and became the empress dowager respected by all. She thought that by cultivating her own clan power in the court, she could help speak for her when needed. After all, Hongli was not born from her belly, so he was naturally wary of her. However, everything Zeng Huan did was only for the sake of her two daughters.

Hengchui's marriage far away has always been a thorn in Zeng Huan's heart. Now that he finally has the chance to bring her home, Zeng Huan will naturally try his best to fight for it.

Dawachi was just a small tribe, and could not compete with the great Qing Dynasty in terms of waging war.

Fujia: "Queen Dowager, do you think the Emperor will send troops to Junggar to help the princess eliminate the enemy who killed her husband?"

Zeng Huan's eyes snapped open. "The Qing Dynasty has already sacrificed Hengchui once. Does the Emperor want to sacrifice her a second time? I absolutely disagree."

The previous dynasty was in great turmoil because of the affairs of Junggar and Dawachi.

During the court session, several civil and military generals quarreled directly in front of Hongli.

Civil officials advocate peace, while military generals focus on attack.

The civil officials said, "Your Majesty, the Qing Dynasty has finally achieved peace for several years. We must not allow another war to break out. This is a civil war between the Junggars and the Dawachi. Naturally, it must be resolved internally."

The general retorted, "How can the Qing Dynasty be afraid of a mere Dawachi? In your opinion, you should go to war to help the princess avenge her husband's murder and put down the Junggar rebellion."

"In my humble opinion, if the Qing Dynasty rashly sends troops, it will inevitably cause panic in both the Qing and Mongolian states, and the people will suffer. Sacrificing Princess Hengchu alone can quell the outbreak of war, and the Qing Dynasty can easily recapture Dawachi. What's wrong with that?"

General: "Humph, since ancient times, women have obeyed their fathers at home and their husbands after marriage. How can a woman marry two husbands? Moreover, Dawachi is the murderer of Princess Hengchu's husband. If she were to marry Dawachi, how would she face the rest of her life?"

The civil official said: "The Junggar prince consort is already dead. Moreover, there was a precedent of Zhaojun going to the frontier as early as the Han Dynasty. After the Chanyu died, she married his son. What's wrong with that?"

"You..." The general was so angry that he couldn't speak.

How could Zhaojun's journey to the frontier be compared to Princess Hengchu's current situation? The civil officials were eloquent, but the military generals couldn't argue with them, so they knelt on one knee, facing the emperor, and asked Hongli to approve his leading the troops into battle.

Hongli rubbed his temples lightly. It's not that he didn't listen to the court officials' words, but he just couldn't make up his mind. The noise in the hall gave him a headache. The pain came like a tide, wave after wave, making it impossible for him to find a moment to breathe in peace.

Finally, Hongli threw the memorial in his hand onto the table and said in a deep voice, "Let me think about it. I will leave the court for now."

The previous dynasty was in turmoil, and the harem was also difficult to calm down.

Yihuan was worried about the Tenth Prince being sent out of the palace. She knelt in front of the Buddhist temple all day without eating or drinking and prayed for Hongli and the child.

But her sincerity did not impress anyone.

A few days later, Xihe brought news from outside the palace that the Tenth Prince had caught a cold and was in critical condition.

Yihuan's frown didn't relax, tears welled in her eyes. She held Xihe's hand tightly and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Have you informed the emperor?"

Xi He shook her head and said with a sad face, "After returning to the palace, I went to the Yangxin Palace, but Eunuch Jinzhong said that the emperor and Zhang Tingyu were discussing the affairs of Junggar and it was inconvenient to disturb them, so I..."

Before he finished speaking, Yihuan shook off Xihe's hand and ran out of Anhua Palace.

"My lady, where are you going?" Xihe followed.

This scene happened to be seen by Lan Qi who was about to return to the palace.

Ji Tao asked in confusion, "My lady, isn't that Concubine Shu? It's so late, where is she going in such a hurry?"

Who else could it be for except the emperor and the tenth prince?

This morning, when Lan Qi was helping Hongli change his clothes, Prince Zhen sent someone into the palace to report the situation of the Tenth Prince.

It was said that the wet nurse who was taking care of the Tenth Prince was negligent for a moment, and a child from the mansion accidentally slipped into the Tenth Prince's residence. The child was playful and ran around in the house, and the windows and doors were not closed, so the Tenth Prince caught a cold.

However, Hongli did not blame him. He just scolded him and let him go.

Yes, how can an unpopular prince be compared with national affairs?

Hongli will never know how important this child is to Yihuan. Perhaps Hongli will have many princes and princesses in the future, but Yihuan will only have this one child.

Lan Qi said, "Ji Tao, go find Jin Zhong later and tell him that I need his help with something and ask him to come to Guanju Palace in the evening."

"Yes."

Yihuan knelt before Zeng Huan and pleaded, "Please, Queen Dowager, have mercy on me and allow me to leave the palace to see the Tenth Prince. He was born only a few months ago, and I am truly unable to sleep or eat."

Looking at Yihuan's frail body, Zeng Huan remained calm. She sneered, "Shufei, haven't you always thought highly of yourself? Have you forgotten how I asked you to speak a few good words for me in front of the Emperor when he wanted to marry Hengti off to Khorchin? And what did you do? Now that your own child is in trouble, you think of me."

"Empress Dowager, it wasn't that I was unwilling to speak up for Princess Roushu, but the Emperor was already upset. He is my husband, and I couldn't bear to see him suffer any more."

He is indeed a lovesick man, but talking about love in the palace is undoubtedly courting trouble.

At the beginning, Zeng Huan saw that Yihuan was infatuated with the emperor, so she brought her into the palace and sent her to the emperor after carefully training her. She thought that with Yihuan's beauty and the emperor's favor for her, Yihuan would be able to speak up when she wanted to seek help. Unfortunately, she was wrong and helped the wrong person. In Yihuan's eyes, there was no room for anyone else except Hongli.

Even so, Zeng Huan was still willing to give her a chance. "If you can convince the emperor to send troops to Junggar, I will send you to Prince Zhen's mansion."

Seeing that there was hope, Yihuan was naturally willing to give it a try.