Secrets of Yuqing Palace

At night, the two of them lay in bed.

Yinreng asked, "Do you blame me?"

Wanyu felt the warmth and sense of security brought to her by the people around her.

I was a little confused by his sudden question.

"what?"

Yinreng hugged her tighter.

"I say, do you blame me?"

Wanyu asked, "Did you take the initiative to ask the Emperor to depose you from the throne?"

Yinreng replied sullenly, "Yeah."

"So you blame me?"

Wanyu raised her little head, looked at the man who was hugging her tightly, and shook her head.

"I do not blame you."

"I know you have your reasons."

"You were appointed Crown Prince by the Emperor when you were young. After all these years, you wouldn't have taken the initiative to bring this up if you didn't have a compelling reason to do so."

"I just feel sorry for you."

Wanyu didn't say this to coax Yinreng.

Over the years, she was a bystander who witnessed the emotional changes between Kangxi and Yinreng, father and son.

It can be said that the relationship between them as father and son cannot be faked.

Among all his sons, Kangxi loved Yinreng the most. Even many of his brothers combined could not compare to Yinreng's love.

Yinreng also respected and admired Kangxi from the bottom of his heart.

But they are not an ordinary father and son.

They are the royal family who stand at the top of power.

There were too many things mixed up between the father and son.

Especially after Yinreng's position became more and more stable and his performance became more and more outstanding, to Kangxi, he was no longer the son under his protection.

But he is an opponent who wants to seize the power in his hands!

He can be infinitely loving and tolerant towards his son, but he must be ruthless and cruel to his opponents in order to maintain his power.

So the relationship between them as father and son is no longer pure.

When they looked at each other, their positioning of each other began to change quietly.

In her opinion, the status quo cannot be changed unless one side gives in.

Although Yinreng had the support of many ministers of the previous dynasty, he had no chance of winning against the emperor.

Kangxi had been on the throne for many years and had already monopolized power. Power was concentrated in him alone, and imperial power was highly centralized.

Yinreng is far from comparable.

Unless something unexpected happens and Kangxi becomes seriously ill, he, as the crown prince, will have the opportunity to take over peacefully and seamlessly.

But this is impossible, because in history, Kangxi was a long-lived emperor.

If we attack the emperor, the risk is too great.

If the emperor's anger is provoked, the consequences will be unbearable for the entire Yuqing Palace.

Moreover, the success rate is too low. The emperor's food, clothing, housing and transportation are all strictly controlled by people at every level.

There is also Zheng Chuanbai, the best doctor in the Imperial Medical Bureau, who is solely responsible for the emperor's pulse case, and it is also top secret. It is more difficult to take action against the emperor than to directly launch an army to usurp the throne!

Therefore, Wanyu felt that if Yinreng became the one who made concessions, there might be unexpected gains.

Especially now that the battle for the throne has not yet begun, except for the Prince of Zhi, the other brothers have no bad relations with the Yuqing Palace.

She was just worried that he would feel unwilling.

He paid too much for the position of crown prince and persisted for so long.

The most important thing is that as the emperor's favorite prince for so many years, he is truly second only to the emperor. If other brothers succeed to the throne in the future, he will have to call himself a slave.

Can a man as proud as him bear it?

Yinreng felt his heart tighten, deeply touched by her word "heartache".

He suddenly didn't want to talk about the previous topic anymore.

So he changed the subject and asked, "Have you chosen the wife for Feng Sheng'e to see?"

Wanyu was stunned, and then told him about several young ladies she had her eyes on.

"I'll tell you what I'm going to say, and you can help me with some advice."

Yinreng adjusted her sleeping position, placed her neck on his outstretched arm, and then the two of them moved closer.

"Well, tell me."

Wanyu began to tell him one by one the candidates for daughter-in-law she liked.

"The first one is a princess of the Feimo clan, a member of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner."

Yinreng asked, "Although Feimo is an old surname, it is not a common one. Is there something special about the family?"

Wanyu: "Well, this Feimo Gege is the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace and the granddaughter of Feimo Wenda."

Yinreng nodded but said nothing.

Wanyu continued with the second one.

"The second one is a princess from the Xitala clan."

Yinreng: "Xitala is an old Manchu surname. Which family are you talking about?"

Wanyu: "She is the youngest daughter of Xitala Muhelun of the Manchu Bordered Blue Banner."

Yinreng thought for a moment, then said, "Xitala Muhelun is now the Left Censor-in-Chief, a second-rank official."

"His legitimate daughter is barely worthy of our Feng Sheng'e."

"Any more?"

Wanyu smiled and said, "There's more."

"The youngest daughter of Shumulu Heshou, currently the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and a member of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner."

Seeing that she didn't continue, Yinreng asked, "That's all?"

Wanyu nodded.

"Well, I picked these."

"Although their personalities are different, none of them are arrogant or domineering."

Yinreng frowned.

"Xiao Yu'er, don't you think the ones you picked are too low status?"

"But he is not worthy of our Feng Sheng'e."

Wanyu sighed and said, "I know."

"But nowadays, middle-class families like this are more suitable for Feng Sheng'e and Yuqing Palace."

Yinreng paused. He knew that the young concubine was worried that Feng Sheng'e's concubine had too good a family background, and Khan Ama would be even more wary of him, and Feng Sheng'e might even be implicated.

Although it makes sense, he is unwilling to marry a woman of lower status.

He couldn't bear to let his son suffer!

Suddenly, he asked, "What is the relationship between your family and the main branch?"

When Wanyu heard him ask this, she remembered the origins of her ancestors.

The Guwalja clan is the name of an ancient Jurchen clan tribe, and has always been known as the "first clan of the Manchus."

The Guwaljia clan was originally a place name, and was used as a surname. According to different regions, there are Suwan Guwaljia clan, Yehe Guwaljia clan, etc., with a total of 102 branches.

The Suwan Guwalgiya clan was the most outstanding among them, and the most prestigious Guwalgiya clan.

When Taizu Nurhaci started his army, Suoerguo, the then chief of the Suwan tribe, brought his tribe to join Taizu.

This was the beginning of the rise of the Suwan Guwalja clan, and also the beginning of the road to prosperity and wealth for the Soerguo family.

Suoerguo had ten sons, the most promising of whom was his second son Fei Yingdong.

Fei Yingdong was one of the five founding ministers and also Oboi's uncle.

Taizu Nurhaci recognized Fei Yingdong's merits and conferred him with a title, granting him the hereditary title of the third-class general (the "Imperially Approved General History of the Eight Banners" states that he was the first-class son).

Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji posthumously conferred the title of Duke of Zhiyi on Fei Yingdong.

Emperor Shunzhi recognized Fei Yingdong as a meritorious official and promoted him to the hereditary title of the third-class duke.

Not only that, Fei Yingdong had a total of ten sons and six daughters, all of whom were promising, and his daughters also married into wealthy families.

Although Shi Huashan's branch is developing very well now and has produced a princess.

But compared with the main branch, it is indeed not comparable.

So when Wanyu heard Yinreng mention it, she thought of the branch that Fei Yingdong belonged to.

After all, even when the Oboi incident happened, Kangxi did not implicate this branch, which shows that his family background is very deep.

So Wanyu thought for a moment and asked, "Are you referring to Fei Yingdong's lineage?"

Yinreng said, "Yes."

"You both belong to the Suwan Guarjia clan. Although you are from different branches, you are still considered to be of the same clan."

"If a Guarjia Gege from the lineage of Duke Zhiyi were to become our Fengsheng'e's legitimate wife, her status would be high enough, and Khan Ama wouldn't be too apprehensive."