Chapter 193 Chang Zai's Promotion 23
Chapter 193 Chang Zai's Promotion 23
They didn't ride in the carriage for long before they changed to a boat.
Ji Huan doesn't get seasick, but thinking about the lively scene that was about to happen, she asked Dr. Sun for help, and then reported seasickness, so she didn't have to participate in any activities on weekdays.
Qianlong even came to visit her in person, which was very considerate in some way.
Of course, just take a look at it once.
The scenery along the way was unique. Even though the purpose of this trip to Shandong was to comfort the empress, it did not stop Qianlong from visiting the beauties sent by the officials along the way.
They just slept, and no one stayed.
Empress Fucha knew all this very well. She was the empress and had been in charge of the harem for many years. She had a lot of connections and abilities, so how could she not know what Qianlong had done?
She coughed and her face turned even paler.
The maid beside her hurried forward and said, "My queen, why don't you call a doctor over?"
Empress Fucha shook her head: "You can't shout. The emperor is in high spirits, and I can't spoil his fun."
After hearing this, the palace maid couldn't help but said angrily: "Your Majesty, you should think more about yourself. The emperor... the emperor doesn't care about your health at all. He is so happy now that he doesn't want to leave!"
This palace maid was Empress Fucha's confidant, and was very unhappy with Qianlong's behavior, but since he was the emperor, she could only grumble in private.
"You are not allowed to discuss the emperor. I am used to it."
She had gotten used to Qianlong's philandering. In fact, the deaths of her children one after another had taken away all her energy and spirit.
Before the Seventh Prince's accident, although she was weak, she could still recover. The Seventh Prince's death was too much of a blow to her and she could not bear it. In fact, she also took medicine to be able to come out this time. Taking medicine means overdrawing her life.
In fact, she was indeed tired.
The philandering and promiscuous husband seems to be affectionate but is actually heartless. He has lost his children and it is so helpless to see his children die young.
She was heartbroken and couldn't muster up the energy anymore.
Faced with what Qianlong did, Empress Fucha was extremely disappointed, but she was not surprised. This realization made her not sad for a while.
Just then, a palace maid came in.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu is here."
Empress Fucha coughed again: "Shu Fei is a worry-free person. She must have something to do when she comes. Let her in."
The personal maid worriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are not feeling well. Why don't you wait until you feel better before seeing Majesty Shufei? I think Majesty Shufei will understand."
Empress Fucha shook her head and said, "When will my body be well again? Please let Concubine Shu come in. I want to talk to someone too."
"Yes, ma'am."
When Shu Fei came in and saw Empress Fucha's haggard face, she showed some hesitation. She was worried that if she told Empress Fucha, she would get so angry that she would faint. What if she told Empress Fucha?
But when she thought about the fact that things had come to this point, she could no longer retreat.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."
"Get up, you've arrived just in time, come and have a chat with me!"
Shu Fei nodded: "Yes, Madam."
After sitting down, Concubine Shu said with concern: "Your Majesty, you don't look well. Do you want to ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?"
Empress Fucha shook her head: "No, I am in such a bad condition and I am taking medicine! They say that no one comes to see me for no reason. You are not here just to gossip, are you?"
Shu Fei shook her head and glanced at her personal maid, implying that she had something private to say.
Empress Fucha was stunned for a moment, then said: "Moyu has been with me since she was young, there is nothing she cannot listen to."
Shu Fei breathed a sigh of relief, sent her maid away and asked her to go out and guard.
There were only three people left in the entire cabin. Shu Fei stood up and suddenly knelt down. Her action scared Empress Fucha and Mo Yu.
Mo Yu frowned: "Madam Shu Fei, what are you doing?"
Shu Fei looked sad: "Please help me, Queen, to wait for the people who will be selected to enter the palace."
Empress Fucha was stunned: "What do you mean by this?"
Shu Fei began to speak: "The eldest prince's mother was of a bannerman origin. Although the second prince and the sixth prince were born to the queen, they did not grow up. The third prince and the sixth prince were born to Concubine Chun. Concubine Chun was originally of commoner origin, but later became a bannerman.
The Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince were born to Concubine Jia, who was also of a bannerman origin. The Fifth Prince was born to Concubine Yu, who was born of the Mongolian military banner. It can be said that among the concubines who were selected to enter the palace, only Concubine Yu has children, and she is of the Mongolian military banner.
I didn't think it was a big deal before, but later I accidentally learned that the banner concubines in the harem were planning to unite to prevent us, the banner concubines, from giving birth to children. My palace is almost marinated with dirty things.
"It's not surprising that Concubine Xian had a miscarriage, and it's even more strange that the Seventh Prince had smallpox. Your Majesty, if this continues, the Baoyi will control the heirs to the throne. In the long run, the harem will become the Baoyi's world. Please help me, Your Majesty, for the sake of being a Manchu flagman!"
After hearing this, Empress Fucha was stunned and her face turned pale.
Mo Yu on the side was also dumbfounded.
What was going on? She had guessed that there was something fishy about the Seventh Prince's death, but according to Concubine Shu, didn't the Second Prince also die under unclear circumstances?
It took a long time for Empress Fucha to come back to her senses.
"You go back first. I need to think about this carefully."
Shu Fei knew that it was time to stop, and stood up after hearing this: "I will take my leave."
After saying this, he bowed and left.
Empress Fucha looked calm, but she was very uneasy in her heart.
After a long time, Mo Yu said with a complicated expression: "Your Majesty, what Empress Shu Fei said may not be true. She may have other thoughts in mind."
Empress Fucha sighed: "I know, but when I heard her list the children in the harem, how could I remain indifferent?"
She knew that Shu Fei had bad intentions and wanted to use her, but what she said made her think more.
This was an open conspiracy, and she had no choice but to believe it.
So what if Shu Fei was using her blatantly? Could she really just sit back and do nothing?
"Moyu, help me this time!"
Mo Yu knelt down and said: "My life belongs to the Majesty. For the Majesty, I will not refuse death."
"It's not that serious. Please help me contact my brother."
She knew that she didn't have much time left, so she wanted to use Fu Cha's ability to investigate, but since it involved the bannermen, she really didn't dare to use her connections in the palace.
As for Qianlong?
She won't say anything until the last moment of her life.
If she could find any clues, even if she died, she would let the concubines in the harem taste her thunderous methods before she died, so that they would never have peace in the future.
In this era when women are supposed to be weak, they can be strong when they become mothers!
Qianlong was very averse to contact between the former dynasty and the harem. If Empress Fucha wanted to pity her brother in the palace, it would probably not be easy. But when he was traveling, Fucha Fuheng was also an entourage, so it would be much easier for Moyu to contact him.
After Fu Cha Fu Heng received the letter from his sister, his eyes were bloodshot and he was extremely angry. He basically believed it 80%.
He simply couldn't believe that the Seventh Prince would get smallpox while being cared for by the maids.
Then he began to frantically use Fu Cha's connections to investigate Baoyi.
What can I say about this kind of thing? It would be fine if he didn't investigate it seriously. If he had investigated it seriously, Ji Huan would have already left clues and was waiting for him!
Just a few days later, Fu Cha Fu Heng found out some inside information about the Seventh Prince's smallpox from the bondservants. The evidence was incomplete, but to them, it didn't matter whether the evidence was complete or not.
When Empress Fucha received her brother's reply, she burned it very calmly, but her eyes revealed madness.
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