Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Facing the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, Su Peisheng didn't dare to breathe and knelt on the ground and spoke respectfully.

"Replying to His Royal Highness, the master said that Empress Wu Ya has bestowed upon many people in recent years, and now there are many women in the backyard."

"However, it is difficult for me, as a junior, to refuse the Empress Dowager's kindness, so I would like to ask the Crown Princess to say a few good words to the Empress Dowager so that she can choose one more person at most."

Wanyu looked at Yinreng, wanting to ask what he thought.

Yinreng nodded slightly.

Then he said to Su Peisheng, "Go back and tell the fourth brother that I have accepted this matter on behalf of the Crown Princess."

"But I have heard about the people that Concubine Wu Ya picked for the Fourth Prince. Almost all of them are not worthy of being on the stage."

"I'll ask the Crown Princess to pick a good one for the Fourth Prince, so that he can feel at ease."

When Su Peisheng heard the prince openly criticize Concubine Uya, especially when he mentioned that the concubines in the backyard were not presentable, he lowered his head so much that he almost fell to the ground.

"Yes, slaves follow the order."

Yinreng waved his hand and said, "Okay, if there's nothing else, go back and reply."

Su Peisheng kowtowed hurriedly to express his gratitude.

"Yes."

After Su Peisheng left, Yinreng asked Wanyu to pick some beautiful girls with military flags for the fourth brother.

The truth is that the people in the backyard are either Han army flags or baoyi, which is really not presentable.

Originally, Yinreng was convinced that he would succeed Khan Ama to the throne, but since he listened to the voice of the fourth concubine, and Khan Ama had been secretly suppressing his own forces in recent years, increasing the power behind Yinzhi and others.

After being sobered by repeated blows of reality, Yinreng began to think about his way out.

He had already made up his mind that if he couldn't reach that position, he would push someone else up.

The ninth brother had no such idea, and the tenth brother was guarded against by Khan Ama and had already married a Mongolian wife, so it was completely impossible.

So the only ones he could choose were the fourth and the thirteenth.

[Only if my good friend takes the throne will there be a good ending for me, Xiaoyuer, and the children.]

[Otherwise, given our status as legitimate sons and grandsons of Hongxi, if our rival came to power, both of us would be doomed.]

【Not only that, Wanyu and the other children may not be able to survive.】

[Even if you save your life, there will be no way out in the future! ]

Thirteen is still a little young, and compared to his older brothers, he doesn't have much of an advantage.

[However, the fourth brother's backyard and offspring are also a big problem.]

Thinking of these problems, Yinreng had to find a way to increase the fourth brother's bargaining chips.

As Khan Ama's most beloved son, Yinreng knew very well that if a prince had only sons born to women of the Han army, Khan Ama would not be satisfied and would not even consider him as a candidate.

Although Khan Ama advocated that Manchus and Han people should be one family, that was just a means of ruling, because there were too many Han people.

Deep down, Khan Ama still values ​​Manchu ancestry, and the world still belongs to the Manchus.

Khan Ama was very wary of the Han people, so how could he allow a prince with Han blood to ascend the throne?!

[The reason why Khan Ama chose the granddaughter of Shi Huashan, a Han army flag officer, as the Crown Princess was simply because, although they used Han surnames when serving abroad, they were indeed of pure Manchu descent.]

But those in Lao Sifu were different. Many of them were raised from Han or Baoyi Banners to Han Army Banners by their ancestors, and were not pure Manchus.

Yinreng felt a little sorry. If possible, he most hoped that the younger wife's cousin, the fourth brother's concubine, could give birth to a prince.

However, after so many years, there was no sign of pregnancy after Ning Chuge was born, so Yinreng no longer had any hope.

That's why he is now concerned about the women in Yinzhen's harem.

After discussing it, the couple selected several beautiful women with military flags, all of whom were daughters of families on good terms with the Eastern Palace.

There are the Niuhuru clan, the Hesheli clan, the Fucha clan, and so on.

A total of five beautiful women with Manchu military flags were selected.

In addition, two beautiful women from the Han army flag were selected.

However, the Han army flags were only used to make up the numbers. Wanyu had a way to persuade the Empress Dowager to select beauties with full military flags.

Sure enough, three days later, Wanyu brought the list to Ruijingxuan.

She first told the Empress Dowager what Yinzhen meant.

"Madam, you also know about Fourth Brother. Honghui just left, and Fourth Brother's wife has been stuck in this matter for a few days and can't get over it."

"Fourth brother thought that we should not affect Fourth Brother's wife for the time being."

"But this is about the Empress Dowager's gift to someone. My fourth brother is a little shy and embarrassed to tell the Empress Dowager in person, so he wanted me, the second sister-in-law, to explain it to her."

"Because of Honghui's incident, Fourth Brother is also feeling unhappy. In addition, this year, Concubine Wu Ya has given Fourth Brother four people."

"However, I appreciate the Royal Madam's kindness, but I don't want to bring in any more people, so I would like to ask the Royal Madam to grant me just one person."

The Empress Dowager mentioned Honghui's death again, and knowing that the fourth son and his wife were sad and upset, she also sighed.

If the fourth son had few children, she would not have been willing to add someone to his harem just after Honghui left.

Isn't this poking the fourth wife's lungs?

But it was precisely because of this incident that the emperor thought of it.

However, when she heard that Uya had given four people to the fourth son, she frowned.

"What status did Concubine Wu Ya give to the fourth son?"

She had also heard that Mrs. Uya favored her younger son and disliked her elder son.

Concubine Yi had a bad relationship with Uya. Yinqi was raised by Concubine Yi, so Concubine Yi often came to pay her respects. She had heard Concubine Yi mention the bad things about Uya.

Although there was a reason why Concubine Yi deliberately put on an act, what Concubine Yi said was also true.

However, she thought that since the emperor didn't care about this matter, it would be inappropriate for her, an old woman of a different generation, to interfere.

This time, if the emperor had not mentioned it to her once, she would not have been willing to get involved in giving a person to the fourth son.

When the Empress Dowager heard the Crown Princess say that Concubine Uya had given four women to the Fourth Prince, she frowned slightly.

She didn't believe that the emperor didn't know about this, but since the emperor knew about it and hinted that she should give someone to the fourth son, the empress dowager became suspicious, fearing that there was something wrong with these four people, so she asked this question.

Wanyu was calm in her heart, but a hint of embarrassment and confusion flashed across her face.

The Empress Dowager's sperm further confirmed his guess.

She patted Wanyu's hand and said, "It's okay, don't feel embarrassed."

"Everyone here is from my family. If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't worry about anything."

Wanyu's face flashed with gratitude, "The Royal Madam is still thoughtful."

"Alas, this really involves Fourth Brother's biological mother. If it weren't for the Queen Mother asking, I wouldn't have said anything."

"Your Majesty, you don't know. In February, the Fourth Lady came to the palace and asked Concubine Wu Ya to assign two people to serve my Fourth Brother in the mansion."

"I didn't expect that Concubine Wu Ya would not even wait for the concubines to enter the palace for re-selection, but directly bestowed two women and had Fourth Brother's wife take them back to Prince Yong's Mansion that same day."

(Orange quietly explains: Orange sometimes writes some historical facts at the end of each chapter. This isn't to increase word count. Orange only writes them at the end when he's finished writing enough words for the chapter. And Orange specifically writes out the historical content, firstly to show you that I'm not writing nonsense, and secondly to let you know the real situation. After all, after watching too many TV dramas or novels, it's easy to misunderstand. Of course, Orange can't guarantee that everything he writes is completely correct, and he might have mischecked the information. Just treat it as a fun read.)