Dressing as Ziwei makes the Qing Dynasty more powerful

Thinking of what Ziwei said, the Queen retracted the sarcasm that was about to come out, pulled the corners of her stiff mouth, lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "I was just thinking about Xiaowu. If she had grown up healthy, she would be as old as Ziwei now. I don't know if that child is living well in the afterlife."

As she spoke, tears really fell one by one, and the expression on her face became much softer.

Ziwei's mouth twitched slightly. It was unexpected that the queen's acting skills were quite good. If she maintained this level, there would be no place for Concubine Ling in the harem.

The queen was the most beautiful in the capital when she was young. The pampered life she had lived for so many years had not affected her beauty at all. However, after becoming the queen, the trivial matters in the harem made her become cold and rigid little by little.

Qianlong had never seen such fragility before. He had once doted on Xiaowu, his daughter who died before she grew up.

Thinking of this, I felt even more guilty. I shouldn't have gone to Concubine Ling's Yanx Palace yesterday.

"Empress... I... Xiaowu is my daughter. She will definitely have a peaceful and healthy life in her next life." Qianlong put his arm around the empress's shoulders and comforted her softly.

The queen's body trembled slightly, and her tears flowed even more violently.

Qianlong was speechless and looked at Ziwei.

Crape myrtle......

If you don't coax your own woman, what else can you do to her?

Fortunately, the queen knew she shouldn't be like this. She looked at Qianlong with tears in her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, do you want breakfast? I will ask the kitchen to make a few dishes of your favorites and send them over."

Upon hearing this, Qianlong let go of his hand. He had just come here for the court session and had not yet had breakfast.

The Queen winked at Ziwei and said, "Ziwei, play chess with the Emperor first."

Aunt Rong was very discerning and brought out the chessboard. The chess pieces were crystal clear and looked very valuable. Ziwei scratched her palms. The original owner was a great Go player, but that didn't mean she was willing to play such a demanding game.

She was quite good at the popular Gobang game...

"Your Majesty, have you ever played Gomoku?"

Qianlong looked at her with great interest, wondering what strange ideas this girl had come up with.

Ziwei sat across from him. The black pieces in front of her were all smooth, round, and of the same size, a testament to their exceptional craftsmanship. She pointed at the board and drew a few lines. "The rules of Gobang are very simple. Black moves first, followed by white. You win if you have five consecutive pieces of the same color on a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line."

"That's easy. You are the black piece, so you go first." Qianlong nodded and signaled her to start.

The game ended quickly. Qianlong naturally lost, but he also understood the routine of Gobang. He vowed, "I will never lose again."

You chased me and I blocked them, and the two of them played the simple Gobang game like Go, and in the end Qianlong won.

"Hahahahaha, this Gobang is interesting. I've lost so many times but finally I beat Ziwei. Queen, Ziwei is truly a rare and talented woman."

Qianlong's laughter echoed throughout Kunning Palace. The empress paused for a moment as she entered the room, then smiled and praised, "Indeed, I am impressed by this girl's knowledge. With her by my side, I can learn a lot."

"If only Xiaoyanzi were half as sensible as Ziwei, she'd be crazy all day long, and made Ji Xiaolan so angry that he wanted to retire."

Qianlong shook his head and sighed, but there was no sign of anger in his words.

The Queen looked at Ziwei and said with a smile, "If you don't like studying, then don't study. How many of our Manchurian ladies are well-educated? Xiaoyanzi's martial arts are not bad, so she won't be bullied when she gets married in the future."

That crazy girl, which wealthy family would be interested in her? Even the small families dared not bully her, the queen complained in her heart.

I have never seen a girl like her, so unruly. Only the emperor was blind and had no doubt about her identity.

Speaking of marriage, the smile on Qianlong's face deepened. "There's no need to rush Xiaoyanzi. Let her and Erkang get along better. The Fu family is deeply favored by the emperor and will definitely treat Xiaoyanzi well."

Falcon...

The queen was speechless. Was it because the emperor loved the Fu family so much that he forgot that the Fu family was just bondservants?

She didn't want to remind him, or she might be disliked by the emperor again. A bondservant was called "Master" or "Second Master" in the palace, but only this blind man could not see it.

Ziwei smiled unkindly. Fu Erkang and Xiaoyanzi? Fu Erkang liked weak and fragile women. If they got together, their future life would surely be full of chaos.

After having breakfast, Qianlong just patted his butt and left. There was nothing he could do as there were too many memorials every day and he couldn't escape them.

After seeing Qianlong off, the Empress glanced at Ziwei and took a sip of tea. "Ziwei, I don't care what your past relationship was with the Fu family, but don't get too close to them in the future. The Fu family are just bondservants, relying on Concubine Ling's influence. This family is short-sighted and arrogant, and they will suffer sooner or later."

A bondservant?

Ziwei didn't expect that the Fu family had such an identity. After Fu Erkang knew the true identity of the original owner, he was so active in sending her into the palace and making plans so that she and Xiaoyanzi could return to their respective places. It seems that his love for her was also very fake.

If they married the emperor's daughter, their family could be admitted into the banner and become a member of the Eight Banners.

Oh, that’s a nice thought.

There is also the story about the Sixth Princess that Fu Erkang mentioned in the Youyou Valley. The Sixth Princess in the palace died three years after she was born. The palace is not the outside world, so there is no such thing as child marriage. So he was taking advantage of the original owner and deliberately raising his own value.

But the queen actually said all this to her. Did she believe her and accept her?

"Don't worry, Queen, Ziwei will not have any relationship with the Fu family in the future. By the way, Ziwei can cure your serious illness."

The queen's hand trembled and the tea spilled slightly.

Her body had been showing abnormalities for some time, but it was not suitable for treatment by the imperial physician, so the treatment had been delayed. Fortunately, the emperor would not stay overnight in Kunning Palace, so she did not take it seriously. Unexpectedly, she was able to see through it.

"Your mother taught you a wide range of things." Her tone was trembling a little. The odor there was getting stronger and stronger, and the sachet could hardly cover it up. Now that she heard that it could be cured, she was still very much looking forward to it.

Xia Yuhe was indeed talented, so talented that she would have affairs with anyone she met, causing her family to be scorned. She didn't report her pregnancy to the prefect, and instead turned a noble princess into an illegitimate child.

Before his death, he still asked her to travel thousands of miles to find her father and do things that she dared not do. He was so cowardly and selfish.

Ziwei was disdainful, but what could she do if she took possession of someone else's daughter's body? If she dared to say anything bad about her own mother, she would be drowned in the saliva of the crowd. Filial piety was taken so seriously in ancient times.