Secrets of Yuqing Palace

However, Yinreng did not lose his mind for too long. After hearing Soetu's voice, he came back to his senses.

Yinreng smiled and said, "Don't worry, uncle. You are in good health. The Khan of the previous dynasty still needs you to continue serving him."

"Besides, Uncle Changtai is a man of good sense and insight. With him around, nothing will go wrong for the Hesheli family."

"As for my Crown Princess, Khan Ama has already made up his mind."

"Khan Ama is the emperor's father and the Son of Heaven. I am both his son and his subject. I cannot arbitrarily interfere with Khan Ama's decision."

Suo Etu's face darkened slightly. "Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

What does this mean, Prince?

[Is this a rejection of my proposal, or a disdain for Jiahui, or a disdain for the Hesheli clan's princess?]

At this moment, Soetu felt extremely regretful.

She regretted not arranging more people to protect her niece and Prince Yinzhen when Concubine Hesheli was pregnant.

Otherwise, even if Prince Yinzhen was still a child, with another prince in his hands, the prince would not dare to treat the Hesheli family like this!

Yinreng raised his eyebrows when he heard Soetu's thoughts.

He was well aware of Soetu's ulterior motives.

In the past, he might have been deceived by Soetu.

But since he was able to hear other people's voices, he has gained a new understanding of the people around him.

Even Cui Jia, the wet nurse who took care of him since he was a child, had her own little thoughts.

She even wanted to take advantage of her husband Ling Pu's private vault because she was young and was instigated by him, regardless of their years of friendship.

You should know that there is quite a lot of wealth in your private treasury.

Inside was the dowry left to her by the Empress Dowager, as well as the things given to her by her Khan Father, ancestors, and the Empress Dowager since she was born.

Moreover, before the ancestor passed away, he left himself a large amount of private property.

That was the savings of three generations of the dynasty. Although the bulk of it was given to Khan Ama and only a part was given to herself, it was no less than the dowry of the Empress Dowager.

I didn't expect that a servant who served me would want to take possession of my master's property just because he had raised me since childhood.

So after Yinreng learned about the other person's greed from his thoughts, he designed to expose him and then drove him out of the palace early.

Now, all the people serving him in Yuqing Palace are his trusted confidants who have passed his tests and been selected.

Even the servant who had nursed him since childhood had ulterior motives, let alone his great uncle who he could only see once in a while?

There is more interest between them than friendship.

Among the Hesheli family, only the Guoluomafa branch had some affection for him.

However, Guo Luomafa died of illness in the 20th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign.

In my early years, I had some expectations for my great uncle Soetu.

It was precisely because of his expectations that when he realized that the other party valued him only because of his status as the crown prince and the benefits he could bring to the Hesheli family, his disappointment disappeared completely.

He is the crown prince and the next heir to the throne.

He admitted that he was his relative and his great uncle.

He was unwilling to admit that he was just a servant of the Aisin Gioro family.

However, he still values ​​his uncle Changtai's legitimate daughter, Jiahui.

As Soetu said, this is his cousin.

Although I will not marry her as the Crown Princess, I can still find her a good marriage.

Then his expression softened.

"Granduncle, don't worry about Sister Jiahui. Sister Jiahui is gentle and virtuous. I will mention her to Khan Ama myself."

[The prince has agreed? ]

When Soetu heard this, he changed his face like a character in Sichuan opera.

His eyes were full of gloom just now, but now he has a smile on his face.

"His Royal Highness is the most favored by the Emperor. With His Royal Highness's kind words, Jiahui will surely get what she wants."

Soetu thought Yinreng agreed, so he decided to go to the emperor and talk to him about making Jiahui the Crown Princess.

Yinreng knew that it was a misunderstanding, but he did not explain.

He just looked at Soetu's back as he left triumphantly, his eyes full of coldness and mockery.

Soetu didn't expect that his complacency would not even last until the end of the next day.

Therefore, the next day the emperor handed him a memorial, which almost shattered his expectations.

He even cursed the Guwalja clan's evil ambitions in his heart!

Meanwhile, the father and son in the Guwalja Mansion were still discussing the candidate for the Crown Princess and the relationship between the Crown Prince and Soetu.

After listening to his father's analysis, although it was just his father's guess, Shi Wenzhuo immediately became anxious and said very unwillingly.

"Ama, we can't just sit there and wait for death."

"Other families are nothing to worry about, but if Soetu really bewitches the Crown Prince, then the position of Crown Princess will fall into the hands of the Hesheli clan. Wouldn't our Wanlin have to become a concubine who is suppressed?!"

"I don't even have the chance to enter the prince's backyard?"

In fact, this is exactly what Shi Huashan is worried about.

Although he felt that the emperor valued their Guwalja clan more.

But if Soetu really persuaded the prince himself, no matter how much the emperor valued the Guwalja clan, he would not ignore the prince's wishes.

The most likely way to satisfy the prince and win over power for him is to make a princess from the Guwalja clan a concubine.

But since Emperor Taizu attached importance to Chinese studies, the current emperor also attaches great importance to Chinese Confucian culture.

Especially the Confucian patriarchal system and ethical concepts.

In the past, among the Manchus, the status of a wife and a concubine was not much different, and there was no concept of a legitimate son inheriting the throne.

Otherwise, when Emperor Taizu died, Emperor Taizong would not necessarily have succeeded to the throne.

After all, Taizu Nurhaci's first wife, Tongjia Hahanazaqing, gave birth to Taizu Emperor's first son, Guanglue Beile Chu Ying, and second son, Heshuo Lilie Prince Daishan.

But now it is different. The emperor admits that he attaches importance to the concept of "orthodoxy", and the eldest son is regarded as the legitimate heir.

The status difference between legitimate and illegitimate children was clearly distinguished.

Especially in the royal family, the legitimate son is the legitimate son, and the legitimate son is the master.

The status of a concubine's children is not high, and they are subordinates and slaves.

This can be seen from the prince's superior status among the other princes.

Shi Huashan naturally did not want his granddaughter to become a concubine and his future children to become illegitimate children.

Although there will still be a chance to compete when the crown prince succeeds to the throne in the future.

But as long as there is pressure from the legitimate son, the chances of winning are not high.

After all, the prince himself succeeded to the throne as a legitimate son, and he would not break his orthodox birth unless it was absolutely necessary.

Moreover, it will be a new round of competition, which will take up too much time and energy and involve many uncertainties.

Why not take action now and directly push your granddaughter to the position of legitimate wife!

However, he had not found an opportunity before, and he was also worried that if he took too much action, the emperor would notice the ambition of the Guwalja family, so he had been holding back.

Now, what the second brother mentioned is a good breakthrough.

As long as the dangers of consanguineous marriage are exposed, whether it is Soetu, the prince or the emperor.

For the sake of the interests behind the Crown Prince and the positive image of the Crown Prince, no bad rumors will be allowed to happen to the Crown Prince or to shake his position as the Crown Prince.

It is possible that Soetu will take the initiative to give in.

Although he attached more importance to the interests of the Hesheli clan, he knew that this matter would not end well. Not only would his family not benefit, but it would also affect the interests of the prince.

There is absolutely no benefit for him and it may even damage his own interests.

There is no way that old fox Soetu would take any risk!

Shi Huashan was overjoyed after figuring it out.

The long beard on his chin twitched with the smile on his face.