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

The Emperor arranged the marriage of the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince, and the wedding took place in April of the 29th year of Yongzheng's reign.

Liu Jingyao became even more cautious in the harem. After all, her children had grown up, and the concubines in the harem were already wary of her. Liu Jingyao would stay in Yongshou Palace when she had nothing to do, and even when she went to Yuanmingyuan, she would stay in her own bedroom.

Because Seventh Princess has found a good husband, Consort Yun now spends more time with her. Whenever she has free time, Consort Yun comes to visit her, play chess, paint, and chat about poetry. Although Consort Yun's family is a Han Banner, and her father's official rank is not high, she is still a young lady from a scholarly family and knows a little about music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Liu Jingyao now has someone to play chess with, and she's become much more low-key.

In September of the 28th year of Yongzheng's reign, the Fourth Prince got married. The Sixth Prince and the others went to the Fourth Prince's residence to attend the wedding. The Fourth Prince's former primary consort, Lady Fucha, had only passed away a little over a year ago, and her existence was about to be put to rest. So people still have to live, because only by living can they have value.

In October, the Emperor promoted Consort Yun to Consort Yun, and the Seventh Princess married into the Fucha clan. The Seventh Princess married the second legitimate son of the Fucha clan. In addition, the Seventh Princess has learned a lot at the Consort's Academy, so it is believed that the Seventh Princess will be able to live a better life.

Liu Jingyao looked at Lady Fucha and Lady Niohuru who were paying their respects to her. The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince had been married half a month ago, and now the two of them had entered the court.

Seeing that the two brothers liked strange and unusual things, the Emperor transferred them to the Ministry of Works. Last year, the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince worked with the Imperial Household Department to produce cheap glass that was clearer and more transparent than the glass on the market. Liu Jingyao's long-cherished dream of transparent windows was finally no longer a dream.

Liu Jingyao waved her hand and said, "Get up, you don't need to be so polite."

Niohuru had heard that Consort Qian was very gentle, and upon seeing her, it was indeed so. Her sisters-in-law, namely, the Zhaerjia clan, the Borjigit clan (a surname in the Durbet tribe, another surname is Choros), the Wanyan clan, and the Fuca clan, were all easy to get along with.

"Thank you, mother!"

Liu Jingyao first showed concern for the Jaurjia clan, asked about the Sixth Prince's legitimate son, then chatted with them before letting them go back.

Liu Jingyao also wanted to cancel the greetings, but it would be terrible if news spread that was unfavorable to these primary wives, so she decided to have them greet her on the 5th and 10th of each month.

In the previous dynasty, Liu Jingyao told her eldest brother Liu Bai and fourth brother Liu An not to stand out anymore. The Liu family had become very prominent in recent years and had become a thorn in the side of many families. They should stabilize themselves for the next few years.

Life went on at a leisurely pace. The Emperor had few brothers left. A few years ago, Yun'e passed away. The Emperor had been ill before, and recently he had become much more lenient with his remaining brothers. For example, the Emperor reinstated Yun Tao to his position, and now Prince Lü is in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Clan Court.

In the thirtieth year of Yongzheng's reign, the Sixth Prince was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue by the Emperor. With the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, the national treasury was now full from tax revenue alone. The Qing Dynasty was now very prosperous, and the people were able to eat and dress warmly. Even if there were occasional floods or droughts, the Emperor had money to treat the disasters.

Last August, a drought struck Hebei. The Emperor dispatched the Sixth Prince to manage the disaster and comfort the victims. One of the Sixth Prince's suggestions since entering the court was that disaster management needed a supervisor. The three most reliable people were the ones who could gather evidence against the other two. The person who made the whistleblower's report could be promoted or granted a title.

When the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince joined the Ministry of War, Liu Jingyao gave them some wood and granary materials developed in Daihe for them to study.

Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba took Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi to research it, and surprisingly, the four of them actually figured it out. Now the Emperor has given Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba a team and asked them to lead the training of this team.

In March of the thirty-first year of Yongzheng's reign, the Fourth Prince, seeing that the Emperor was already seventy-five years old and still sitting on the throne, could not restrain himself and joined forces with the Fuca and Majia clans to prepare to enter the palace to rebel. The Fifth Prince himself had military power, which was the military power of his wife's clan.

At midnight on the 27th of March, the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince carefully prepared their forces and, together with Consort Xi and Consort Yu in the harem, took control of most of the palace staff.

Liu Jingyao stayed in the palace that day and sensed something was wrong. Lianyin and Heyin reminded her not to leave the palace and told her to lock the gates early that night. Liu Jingyao knew that Lianyin and Heyin were the emperor's people and had been secret guards. She guessed that something was going to happen in the Forbidden City.

Liu Jingyao realized that what Sixth Prince Hongzhan said about Fourth Prince was a bit off. For the past two years, they had been at odds, openly competing with each other in court and constantly making underhanded moves behind the scenes.

Could the Fourth Prince be planning a rebellion? Emperor Yongzheng, with his extremely strong control, should have known about the Fourth Prince's actions. So why didn't he stop him? Did the Emperor want to give the Fourth Prince a chance? Was the Emperor absolutely certain? Or was he testing the Sixth Prince?

Liu Jingyao sent Xiao Xizi to the Prince's residence to remind the Sixth Prince and the others to be careful at night, and sent Xinyue to remind Consort Yun, who had been the person she got along best with in recent years.

At dusk, Liu Jingyao ordered her servants to lock the door. She also instructed Zhao Zhong, Xiao Xizi, and several strong nannies to guard the entrance and not to open it under any circumstances. If anyone from Yongshou Palace tried to leave, they were to be knocked unconscious with sticks.

At midnight, there was a knock on the palace door. Liu Jingyao hadn't rested that night and had Lianyin and Heyin watch over Yongshou Palace, telling them not to open the door. Xinyue and Keqing stayed with her.

Sure enough, not long after the knocking sounded, the other maids from Yongshou Palace tried to run to open the door, but were knocked unconscious by Xiao Xizi and the others.

When the person outside saw that no one answered the door to Yongshou Palace, the knocking stopped.

At the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), sounds of fighting could be heard outside the door.

The Emperor sat on the dragon throne in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, watching the Fourth Prince rush in with his men. He opened his eyes and looked at the Fourth Prince, who was already somewhat frantic.

"Father, since you don't want me to ascend the throne, why give me any hope? You named my eldest son Yonglian, isn't that a signal to the ministers?"

"Then I am taking back what is rightfully mine. I have been trying to poison you for a long time, using the incense from Consort Yi, but it has been to no avail." As he said this, the Fourth Prince's face darkened. His father had lived too long.

Emperor Yongzheng's lifespan was subject to the constraints of Heaven, so it was impossible for him to be free from illness. It is estimated that the illness he suffered in the 28th year of his reign brought out the toxins in his body. In addition, because of the Sixth Prince, the Emperor did not take elixirs like he did in his previous life, which is why he was able to live so long.

The Emperor looked at the Fourth Prince quietly. He had established the secret succession plan to avoid a repeat of the nine princes vying for the throne during the reign of the previous emperor. He never expected that the Fourth Prince would still go astray. Thinking of the Third Prince in the past, the Emperor suddenly looked much older.

The Emperor said nothing more and ordered the men hiding behind him to capture the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince, thus bringing this farcical rebellion to an end.