Dressing as Ziwei makes the Qing Dynasty more powerful

"Alas! When will we mortals have the chance to go up and take a look? Even if we can only fly freely in the air for a short while, it would be wonderful!"

Qianlong looked up at the birds flying high in the sky with envy on his face, thinking to himself: How great it would be if I could have a pair of wings!

At this time, he turned his gaze to Ziwei who was standing beside him and asked curiously, "Ziwei, how long did it take you to go to Fukang'an this time?"

Ziwei smiled slightly, stretched out two slender fingers and waved them, and replied softly, "Besides, I wasn't familiar with the route this time, so it took me over two hours to reach my destination. But if I go again, I'm sure the time it takes will be much shorter."

Upon hearing this, Qianlong's eyes lit up and he said with anticipation, "I wish we mortals could fly. It takes too long to travel from the capital to Jiangnan, which is really inconvenient for management. And the Tibetan chieftains left Tibet a year ago and have only just arrived in the capital. If we could fly, wouldn't we be there in less than a day?"

Ziwei was delighted: "If you want to fly freely in the sky, it's actually not difficult. I can take you to experience the joy of flying. If we can successfully create something called an 'airplane' in the future, you will be able to fly into the sky as you please!"

Hearing the word "airplane," the Queen couldn't help but look suspicious. She asked doubtfully, "Flying chicken? Could it be a flying chicken? But as far as I know, ordinary chickens can only flap their wings a few times and fly a little bit high. How can such a poultry fly so high? Let alone carry a person?"

Ziwei couldn't help laughing after hearing this and quickly explained, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood. The 'plane' I'm talking about isn't a flying chicken! It's a sophisticated machine capable of high-speed flight. More advanced rockets can even reach the Moon! It's a shame that with our current capabilities, this isn't possible. After all, we lack outstanding talent in the relevant fields and don't even have the most basic manufacturing machinery!"

"Alas..." Qianlong sighed heavily, frowned, and his face was full of confusion. "Even I don't understand what you are saying, how can they make it!" As he spoke, he shook his head helplessly.

Ziwei, standing by, quickly stepped forward and spoke in an urgent yet resolute voice, "Father Your Majesty, I've told you before that if we want to vigorously develop science and technology, we must have sufficient talent and substantial financial support! Therefore, the top priority is to fully promote the vigorous development of the economy. Furthermore, we must actively establish close ties with Western countries, humbly learning from and absorbing their advanced science and technology. Furthermore, schools of all kinds should be established throughout the country, ensuring that all children, regardless of gender, receive a good education from a young age, because children are the hope of our country's future!"

Having said this, Ziwei paused for a moment, looked at Qianlong with a sharp gaze, and then added: "There is another crucial point, that is, women can no longer be confined to the backyard. The talents and abilities they possess are actually no less than those of men!"

However, at this moment, Qianlong suddenly extended a hand, signaling Ziwei to stop talking. Then, with a wave of his hand, he dismissed the servants who were serving him. Once he was alone, Qianlong lowered his voice and spoke with a simmering indignation, "During the martial arts competition with Tibet that day, your uncle was ordered to lead a raid on those bondservant families. Unexpectedly, the vast amount of goods seized from them was beyond even the reach of my treasury! Furthermore, the combined wealth of these families was even greater than my treasury itself. How dare they be so brazen!"

Qianlong's voice was low and full of disbelief, and the anger contained in it seemed as if it would erupt at any time, which was chilling.

"The Wei family! Simply because of that shameless, ruthless bitch, Concubine Ling, they dared to secretly manipulate my offspring! They wanted all my princes to be conceived by that bitch. How audacious! Even more outrageous, several unborn princes and princesses have already died in the womb due to the shady manipulations of the Wei family and Concubine Ling. Their methods were so secretive that if someone hadn't confessed and revealed everything, I'm afraid even I would have been kept in the dark, completely unaware of the number of unborn children I had."

At this moment, the Empress's face was as gloomy as the dark clouds before a storm. She patted Qianlong's back heavily, full of self-blame, saying, "Your Majesty, this is all my fault, my incompetence! As the mistress of the harem, I was negligent in noticing such dirty deeds and failed to manage the harem properly. If I had been able to see the clues sooner and strengthen supervision, how could I have allowed such tragedies to happen so repeatedly? If the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital had regularly checked the pulses of the pregnant concubines, perhaps abnormalities could have been discovered in time and so many tragedies could have been avoided."

However, Qianlong slowly shook his head and sighed, "Don't blame yourself, Empress. This isn't entirely your fault. Ultimately, it was my momentary confusion that allowed the palace affairs to be managed by that bitch Wei Jiashi. This is how the atmosphere in the palace became so corrupt and filled with filth. Humph! That bitch has been the talk of the town in the Imperial Garden lately, attracting everyone's attention. Once the Tibetan chieftain leaves Beijing, I will punish him severely. I absolutely cannot tolerate his evil deeds and allow him to continue to abuse his power. A person with such a vicious heart is nothing but a waste of our Qing Dynasty's grain."

Speaking of children, Ziwei couldn't help but frown slightly, as if remembering something quite important and worrying. After a moment's hesitation, she finally mustered the courage to speak, "Father Your Majesty, I have something I've been wanting to report to you. It concerns the inheritance of our lineage. It concerns the many hidden dangers and problems that arise from inbreeding."

She looked at Qianlong with a determined gaze and continued, "If direct blood relatives or collateral relatives within three generations marry, there are huge risks involved! This is because close relatives have extremely high genetic similarity, which means they are very likely to carry the same recessive disease-causing genes. If two people so similar marry, the probability of their offspring suffering from genetic diseases will be greatly increased."