Comprehensive film and television: Every time I dress up as a supporting role

At this time, Concubine Cao did not know what it meant for the princess to be personally enlightened and taught by the emperor.

She only knew how to try her best to please the emperor so as to buy a good future for her daughter.

She didn't expect too much, as long as the princess could find a good husband and settle down in the capital in the future;

Even if you can't settle down in the capital, it would be fine if you can stay within the Qing Dynasty.

In this way, she will have the opportunity to see Wen Yi during the holidays.

If she were to marry into a place like Mongolia, she would never see Wen Yi again in her life.

That was what Concubine Cao could not accept the most.

Looking at the scene of the loving father and filial daughter, Concubine Cao smiled faintly, but there was an indelible sadness in her eyes.

The scene is gentle, but the cruelty behind the royal family is even more heartbreaking.

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Two months later, Concubine Shen, the only one among the newlyweds who was not pregnant, also announced the good news that she was pregnant.

As the months went by, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong's bellies gradually began to show, so the emperor specially allowed them to avoid paying their respects to him every day.

Of course, even if the emperor does not give special permission, after a few months, when the queen's belly becomes bigger, she will close the door and refuse visitors. She will no longer accept the concubines' daily greetings, but will take good care of the baby.

The most important thing for pregnancy is to get enough rest. She had to get up early and dress up every day to receive greetings, which was too much of a burden on her body.

Therefore, after Yixiu's belly began to grow, she set the time for paying her respects to the first and fifteenth day of each month, and there was no need to pay her respects at other times.

In autumn, the emperor would hold an autumn hunt according to tradition, also known as the Mulan Autumn Hunt. Every autumn, the royal family would hold a large-scale hunting event in the Mulan Paddock.

This event will gather the descendants of the Eight Banners to test the martial arts and military qualities of the Eight Banners officers and soldiers. This is also the best opportunity for the prince to show himself.

If he could be valued by the emperor, it would be a great help in consolidating his own position.

However, the emperor now has only two princes who are qualified to attend Mulan Qiumi.

Among them, the third prince has mediocre martial arts and intelligence, and cannot show anything in front of the emperor.

And he has been conferred the title of Beizi.

The schedule for building the mansion had already started, and he only had to wait for the inspection in two years. He would then leave the palace to marry and live a good life with his wife behind closed doors.

The Third Prince did not expect to be in the limelight in front of the Emperor, so he did not have high expectations for Mulan Qiumi.

The other prince, the fourth prince, had high expectations for Mulan Qiumi. He had just celebrated his eleventh birthday with Concubine Jing a few days ago.

Although he is still young, royal children are always smart. Although he is young, he can already be regarded as an adult with normal intelligence.

Hongli wondered if the emperor would take him seriously if he could perform well in Mulan Qiumi.

No longer treat him as a transparent person.

Hongli was so eager to be seen by the emperor.

He originally thought that since he had become Jingpin's adopted son, and given Jingpin's current level of favor, the emperor would pay more attention to him.

Unexpectedly, the emperor would never go to Jingpin's palace, and Hongli's idea of ​​using Jingpin to get close to the emperor failed.

After returning to the Forbidden City, the rules were very strict. He could no longer ask to see the emperor every day under the opportunity of paying his respects to him as he did in the Old Summer Palace.

Then there will be even less people to see.

In order to perform well this time, Hongli went to the horse farm to learn extra riding and archery. He worked so hard that it was no exaggeration to say he was working hard.

Then--

He succeeded in falling ill on the eve of Mulan Qiumi.

Lying on the hospital bed, Hongli's lips were pale and weak.

Jingpin was very distressed. She brought the medicine herself, cooled it down and fed it to Hongli.

The palace maid quickly helped Hongli to a half-lying position and placed a soft pillow under his back.

Hongli only took a sip before his face wrinkled in bitterness. "Mother, I can drink it myself."

After saying this weakly, Hongli took the bowl stubbornly, blew on it casually, and when the temperature was about right, he tilted his head back slightly and drank it all in one gulp.

It's too bitter. It's really unbearable to drink it spoonful by spoonful. It's better to drink it in one gulp.

"Hey, Hongli, why are you trying so hard?" Jingpin tugged at her handkerchief with her fingers. She felt uncomfortable seeing his pale appearance. She sighed softly:

"You are only eleven years old now, why do you have to push yourself so hard?"

Hongli whispered, "Mother, I want the Emperor to see my sincerity."

"Sometimes trying too hard might backfire." Jingpin recalled what happened this year, her eyes somewhat blank. After a while, she said bluntly:

"Hongli, who the emperor likes and who he dislikes is not determined by hard work. Everything depends on his heart. Do you understand?"

Hongli, Jingpin knew about Hongli's birth. She knew that he was just the son of a palace maid in the Old Summer Palace. That incident caused a big uproar at the time. Hongli's birth represented the shame of the emperor's past being plotted against.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor doesn't like Hongli.

Otherwise, he would not have been kept in the Old Summer Palace for so many years without anyone asking to bring him back to the palace.

But no matter how much she disliked him, Hongli was still the emperor's child, so Jingpin still took Hongli with her, which would be a way out for him in the future.

She was afraid that when she got old, she would be alone and helpless in the harem.

With Hongli around, she could at least live outside the palace and be happier.

Hongli's past was deliberately concealed, and no fearless servant dared to speak nonsense in front of Hongli, so Hongli really didn't know much about the past.

After hearing Jingpin's suggestive words, he felt a sharp pain in his head.

"Mother, do you know something? Please tell me, I...want to know why no matter how hard I try, the emperor doesn't like me." Hongli held Jingpin's hand, his eyes red.

Jingpin couldn't bear it, but in order to make Hongli see the situation clearly, she finally told him about his biological mother.

After hearing this, Hongli lay back on his bed dejectedly, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams, and murmured, "So that's how it is. No wonder the Emperor doesn't like me..."

He was depressed for a day, and after he recovered, he became much more honest and no longer insisted on shining at Mulan Qiumi and letting the emperor see him.

Time passed slowly. After Mulan's autumn death, the shipbuilding factory that Yinzhen had privately built received good news.

The construction of three large ships ready to go to sea has been completed.

All you need to do is prepare the equipment, supplies and money for going to sea and you can set off.

The personnel going to sea have always been determined, and in order to ensure a smooth sailing, these people have never stopped sea navigation training. The most important thing is seasickness, which becomes the first thing to overcome, and everything will be easy after that.

Fourteenth Prince Yunli has almost finished his studies and is ready to contribute to the voyage at any time.

A few months earlier than planned.

Since everything was ready, it was better to set off sooner rather than later. Yinzhen waved his hand and issued an imperial edict, allowing Yunli to lead his troops to the Western countries and bring back specialties and talents for the Qing Dynasty.