A Crossover of Film and Television: Miao Miao's Life Transmigration

Time flies. In the blink of an eye, it has entered the twenty-fourth year of Yongzheng's reign. The sixth prince, Hongzhan, is almost sixteen years old. The emperor revealed that he would choose a primary consort for Hongzhan and it is expected that they will get married this year. The seventh prince, Hongxu, and the eighth prince, Hongxi, have also been engaged to primary consorts this year and will get married in two years.

Inside Yongshou Palace.

Compared to the past, Yongshou Palace has been much quieter in recent years. The princes have grown up, and the Sixth Prince has gained more of the Emperor's trust. Although he is still studying in the Imperial Study, he is expected to enter the court to participate in politics after his marriage this year.

The Seventh and Eighth Princes think about practicing martial arts every day, but the Ninth and Tenth Princes are different. I thought they were liberal arts students, but I didn't expect them to be science students. I don't know what they do every day. They even dismantled the Emperor's Western quartz clock a while ago. I guess they are studying it now.

Liu Jingyao did not interfere much with the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince's scientific talents, but there were very few people in the Qing Dynasty who could achieve success in science. It was not that there was no talent, but that the Qing Dynasty did not value scientific talents and instead focused on humanities and management talents.

Liu Jingyao compiled some knowledge from her previous life into a book for the Ninth and Tenth Princes to study. She was not a science genius, but she still knew the basics of science. If the Ninth and Tenth Princes used this knowledge to help the Qing Dynasty develop rapidly, she would have done a great service and gained merit.

In April, the Emperor decreed that Lady Guarjia would be the primary consort of the Sixth Prince, and the wedding would take place in August of this year. The Sixth Prince's primary consort is Lady Suwan Guarjia, the most illustrious clan. During the reign of the late Emperor, Aobai belonged to this clan. Unfortunately, they were suppressed during the reign of the late Emperor. Now, after fifty years of keeping a low profile, this clan has become prominent again.

The seventh prince was betrothed to a daughter of the Dorbet tribe. During the Ming Dynasty, the Dorbet, Khorchin, Gorlos, and Zhalant tribes already existed. The eastern part of the Dorbet tribe was a branch of the Khorchin tribe, and it was already very powerful. In the previous Qianlong era, the Dorbet tribe was involved in the struggle of the Dzungar tribe and was granted several titles such as Beile and Beizi.

The Eighth Prince was betrothed to the eldest daughter of the Boerjin family of the Wanyan clan. The Wanyan clan, needless to say, has always led its own tribe and is a Manchu clan that holds military power. Although it is no longer the Shunzhi era, the Wanyan clan is not as prominent as before.

When Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, Yunzhi was placed under house arrest, and the Wanyan clan was implicated. Now, the emperor is marrying the eldest daughter of the Wanyan clan to the Eighth Prince, which shows that he wants to pay attention to the Wanyan clan again. I believe they know what to choose.

They both got married two years later.

In April, Liu Bai submitted his method for treating smallpox with cowpox. Liu Bai's booklet detailed how, after discovering cowpox in February of this year and conducting two months of experiments and recording, it was found that cowpox could indeed prevent smallpox, and that people who were vaccinated with cowpox had a very high probability of not contracting smallpox again.

Upon hearing the news, the Emperor's face turned grave. He immediately ordered the Imperial Medical Academy to conduct research. After two months of practice, it was proven that cowpox could indeed prevent smallpox. The Emperor was overjoyed, thinking that this was due to Liu Bai's efforts. He granted Liu Bai's father, Liu Man, a banner, making him a member of the Manchu Plain White Banner. Liu Jingyao was now Liu Jia Jingyao. He also promoted Liu Bai's rank, making him a third-rank official.

My fourth brother, Liu An, was sent to another post a few years ago. As long as he can achieve good results, he can be transferred back in a few years.

Liu Jingyao's father, Liu Man, resigned from his official post a few years ago. The Qing Dynasty now openly prohibits the buying and selling of official titles, which is completely different from the Kangxi era. In the past, one could buy an official position with some of the family's wealth. In the eighteenth year of Yongzheng's reign, the emperor abolished this policy.

Therefore, Liu Jingyao's second and third brothers are idle and have no great abilities. Now the whole family has to watch Liu Bai's every move. Liu Bai is in charge of the Liu family now. However, since their parents are still alive, the family has not yet separated. Once Liu Man dies, their mother and eldest brother probably won't want to live with this group of people for even a moment longer.

Inside Yongshou Palace.

Liu Jingyao looked at Huiying of the Guarjia clan, who was bowing to her. Half a month ago, the Sixth Prince had already gotten married, and Huiying of the Guarjia clan began to greet her.

Even the Empress in the harem didn't require the concubines to pay their respects every day. Liu Jingyao didn't want to make an exception, so she told Lady Zhaerjia that she would pay her respects at the same time as the Empress, on the fifth and tenth of each month. Then Liu Jingyao would take Lady Zhaerjia to pay her respects to the Emperor.

In the twenty-fifth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, rebellions broke out in the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan regions.

"Mother, please let me go!" the Seventh Prince pleaded.

"Yes, Mother, I finally got this opportunity," the Eighth Prince echoed.

When Liu Jingyao learned that the two of them actually wanted to go to pacify the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan, she realized that it was a battlefield, not a place to joke around. How could Liu Jingyao bear to let them go to the battlefield?

Liu Jingyao said righteously, "If you can persuade the Emperor, your mother will agree!"

The Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince quickly shook their heads and said, "Father Emperor did not agree, so we have come to ask Mother Emperor to put in a good word for us."

"Mother, I have practiced martial arts for many years, hoping to achieve great things."

"Seventh Brother is right. Besides, we're not young anymore and we're about to get married. But what kind of real family is it if we get married without any achievements?"

"Mother, please agree!"

The Sixth Prince stood aside, watching his two younger brothers act coquettishly towards their mother. The Ninth and Tenth Princes were still busy with something. A few months ago, they had already replicated the Western quartz clock, and the Emperor rewarded them. Now they were probably busy producing quartz clocks for their own country.

The Sixth Prince is now married and has entered the imperial court. The Emperor has transferred him to the Ministry of Revenue, where he is currently studying.

"If your father agrees, then your mother agrees."

“Mother, how could you do this? Father Emperor said the same thing. If your mother agrees, then Father Emperor agrees.”

"That's right, that's right, you can't be shameless!"

"Alright, you two go back to the Prince's residence first. Your mother will think about it and we'll discuss it tomorrow." When Liu Jingyao heard Xiao Qi say this, she understood that the Emperor wanted to shift the blame to her and that he did not want to agree.

Xiaoqi and Xiaoba left, while Hongzhan stayed.

"Mother, don't you want to agree?" Hongzhan noticed her concerns.

“Mother, going to the battlefield is inherently a dangerous thing. Seventh and Eighth Brothers are still young. I understand that Father and Mother have concerns, but how can Mother understand the efforts that Seventh and Eighth Brothers have made? The unseen efforts. Seventh and Eighth Brothers practice hard every day in order to become generals. I have heard that to become a general, one must be good at strategy, so I study military books diligently every day.”

"But going to the battlefield is so dangerous. Now that the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan are in rebellion, other tribes may also get involved."

In his previous life, Emperor Qianlong failed to quell the rebellion and even withdrew his troops, indicating that this rebellion was clearly not simple.

Sure enough, not long after the rebellion of the two Jin dynasties, a year later, the Dzungar Khanate was plunged into internal strife.

“Mother should trust me more. My seventh and eighth brothers are capable, and Father would not let them go to the front lines if they were to go to war.”

"What you're saying, Mother understands. Let Mother think about it carefully."

Liu Jingyao didn't sleep for half the night. In the twenty-fifth year of Yongzheng's reign, the emperor didn't have much time left. Thinking of the previous plan, her eldest brother presented smallpox vaccine, and Liu became Liu Jia. Her fourth brother was sent to serve as an official outside the capital. In reality, it was to find an opportunity to present wool and goose down. They would present them next year.

You know, people in ancient times were very clever. The fourth brother, Liu An, understood that presenting something required a process. From how it was discovered, how it was tested, how it was used, and so on, there had to be a method. If the officials before you didn't discover it, you would discover it within a year of taking office. As the saying goes, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. The fourth brother, Liu An, made steady progress, and Liu Jingyao always agreed with him.