Dressing as Ziwei makes the Qing Dynasty more powerful

On the vast square in front of the magnificent Qianqing Palace, civil and military officials, dressed in solemn court robes, lined up in neat rows, while the numerous concubines in the harem, each in their splendid attire, stood with graceful demeanor. Everyone's gaze simultaneously lifted high, gazing at the gloomy sky with anticipation and curiosity.

This was because early this morning, the Emperor announced publicly that Princess Gulun would be riding a magical flying sword and returning with the Queen Mother.

No one present had the honor to board the mysterious flying sword, and could only stand on the ground and look up. But even so, everyone could not contain their excitement. If they were lucky enough to witness it, it would become a great topic for everyone to talk about and show off after dinner.

At that moment, a luxurious dragon chariot slowly approached and stopped at the front of the crowd. It turned out to be the Empress's own carriage. The Emperor, deeply fond of the Empress, had specifically ordered her to attend the ceremony on his own private chariot. This chariot was far more comfortable and luxurious than the Empress's usual phoenix chariot. When the concubines in the harem saw this scene, their previous jealousy vanished.

Ever since the Empress underwent a miraculous transformation, not only had her appearance become increasingly youthful and beautiful, but her temperament had also become increasingly gentle and peaceful. Now, the Emperor spent his days either in the Qianqing Palace handling government affairs or in the Kunning Palace accompanying the Empress. He rarely even set foot in the Yangxin Palace. As for the other concubines in the harem, they had long lost the Emperor's favor.

Moreover, since there had been no new beauties in the harem for a long time, even the youngest concubines did not look as youthful and attractive as the queen. Faced with such a situation, how could the other concubines compete with the queen?

Not only is he not as good looking as the other, he is not as good even in terms of offspring. Let’s not talk about the one still in the belly, let’s just say that the twelfth prince is not only the legitimate son, but is now also deeply favored by the emperor. In addition to working in the Shangshufang, he is always by the emperor’s side to be taught.

There is also a fairy daughter, who is even more powerful. Who dares to provoke her without long eyes? No conspiracy or trickery dares to use in front of the fairy, always feeling that everything about oneself is exposed to the other party's eyes.

Qianlong rubbed his hands. It was about to snow. Could it be that he wouldn't come back today?

"Queen, why don't you go back to Kunning Palace first? It would be unsafe for you to be outside if it snows. Even if the Empress Dowager comes back, she won't blame you."

The queen gathered the small stove in her hand and said, "Ziwei said she would come back today, so she will definitely come back. Even if it snows, it won't affect her flying..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard shouting outside, "Here they come, here they come, that black spot in the sky is probably it?"

Qianlong looked out the window and saw a black dot approaching from a distance. He helped the empress down from the dragon chariot and stood at the front of the crowd.

Ziwei had already seen that everyone in the palace was here. The scene was similar to the one in the TV drama where the empress dowager was welcomed back to the palace, except that now everyone was looking up at the sky.

The flying sword stopped steadily in front of Qianlong.

"Hahaha, Empress Dowager, how does it feel to fly back? Isn't it nice to look down at the ground from such a high place?" Qianlong came over and helped the empress dowager down, his whole body smiling.

The Queen Mother was stunned when she saw her old son. How could her middle-aged son become so young? Had he regained his youth?

"you--"

Qing'er and Aunt Gui also looked over secretly.

Upon seeing this, the Queen quickly stepped forward and supported the Queen Mother's other arm, "My Queen Mother, it's cold outside. Let's go back to the Cining Palace and talk!"

Seeing that the queen had also become so young, the queen mother was even more surprised. However, seeing so many people watching, she didn't know what to say. She just patted the queen's hand and said in surprise, "You are pregnant? Good, good, good, let's go back quickly."

Her eyes darkened as she scanned the crowd.

Ziwei flew to the Cining Palace with several elders and sat down with the others. Everyone else had been sent away, leaving only Qianlong, the Empress, and herself in the room. Even Nanny Gui and Qing'er had found excuses to leave.

The Empress Dowager took a sip of hot tea, then looked at Qianlong calmly, "What's going on? How did you and the Empress become so young? And what about Concubine Ling, Fulun, and the others? Even Yongqi is gone. Where did he go?"

"Mother, it's like this. A few months ago, when I went hunting—"

Qianlong, his face solemn, recounted the recent events one by one. He spoke in great detail, as if every detail was deeply engraved in his mind. He spoke especially eloquently and fluently about Ziwei.

The Dowager sat at the side, her face expressionless, but her heart was already churning like a roller coaster. She could never have imagined that in just the past six months since she left the palace, so many earth-shattering events would have occurred one after another.

This Ziwei is actually a fairy. Why did she travel so long and hard to reach the capital? She only managed to find her father thanks to Xiaoyanzi. So, she wasn't a fairy before, but her personality changed drastically after being tortured by Rong Mama for a night. She behaved differently, becoming extremely disgusted with those she once cared about, while suddenly becoming affectionate towards the empress, who had always been hostile to her.

Who is she?

And that Concubine Ling was truly useless. The reason she was promoted was simply to use her power to check and balance the Empress. However, things went against her will, and Concubine Ling not only lost herself but also implicated many of her related bannermen families, ultimately being uprooted. Still, this can be considered Concubine Ling's modest "contribution" to the Qing Dynasty.

It was that Yongqi. How could a good child become like that? It was all that damned Xiaoyanzi's fault. If it weren't for her, Yongqi would still be the Invisible Prince. I must meet that Xiaoyanzi someday to see if Yongqi can be saved.

Time passed quickly without us noticing, and night was about to fall.

The empress dowager spoke with a kind and calm face, "It's getting late. The empress is pregnant and needs to rest and recuperate. Emperor, you'd better take her back to Kunning Palace as soon as possible. As for Ziwei... let her stay here for now. I still have some matters to ask her." After that, the empress dowager waved her hand gently, indicating that Qianlong and the empress could leave.

Qianlong thought to himself that he wasn't too worried about Ziwei. After all, this girl was always smart, intelligent, and resourceful. She was more than capable of handling any situation and would surely not be wronged or bullied here.