Chapter 73: The Qing Dynasty's Comprehensive Jade World

  Time flies, when Songgotu gave birth to her and Yago's third son, it was already the 47th year of Kangxi. In these eight years, Yago still did some things that changed history, at least he saved the only legitimate son of Prince Yongzheng, Honghui.

  Just because of a moment's hesitation during the rescue, Honghui's life was saved, but he also left behind sequelae. His body is weak and it is highly likely that he will not have any offspring in the future. Yage only sighed secretly at this result, he didn't know whether Honghui would be better off dead like in history or alive like now. But at least he knew one thing, Ulanara, the empress of Yunqi's future Empress Xiaojing was delighted.

  Even if Honghui lost his inheritance rights because of this, being able to survive is the happiest thing for a mother. At that time, Honghui was so critical that even Taigong Youyuan, who excelled in medical skills, just shook his head, but Yage managed to rescue the child in the end, and she thanked him.

  And so, Songgui, who was originally excluded by the wives of the Aixinjueluo family, re-entered this circle with the help of Empress Dowager Cixi. After all these years, everyone knows that Prince Gong and his wife are a loving couple. Not to mention royal families, even among ordinary people, it is rare to see such a deep love between husband and wife. The current imperial consorts can only admire Songgui and envy her good fortune.

  It's rare to see a man like Baobei who loves beauty but not power, especially when he has extraordinary talent.

  These years, Yago has been transferred to the Six Ministries under Kangxi's command and finally placed in the Imperial Household Department as its general manager. Although Yago is not enthusiastic about the Qing dynasty, he is a conservative at heart and loves the rule of the Aixinjueluo family, which can be reformed or overthrown, but does not want to see those who are loyal to the Aixinjueluo family being harmed.

  This feeling is just like the employees under the Murong family's company using their position for corruption and dereliction of duty, it makes people feel disgusted!

  On the surface, it was a gentle spring rain, but behind the scenes, the means were severe and swift. The Imperial Household Department was thoroughly cleaned up. After the account books and some documents were searched out from those aristocratic families, Kangxi was greatly enraged. Especially because of one of the secrets in the harem, he directly demoted De Fei, who had been secretly ranked first among the four consorts, to De Pin.

  The Fourteenth Prince thus fell out with Ya Ge, originally he had always admired this brother, and had always followed the Ninth and Tenth Princes in pursuit of him, but this time because his mother's position was lowered, he had no choice but to make such a decision.

  The Qing dynasty's harem was a place where mothers were honored because of their sons, and sons were also honored because of their mothers. De Fei, who rose from the ranks of palace maids, was only slightly better than Liang Fei. She gave birth to Yinreng and was raised by Empress Xiaoyiren, and in the 18th year of Kangxi's reign, she was promoted to De Guiren. Later, because she gave birth to the sixth prince, in the 20th year of Kangxi's reign, along with Hui, Yi, and Rong, she was promoted to Fei.

  As the son of De Fei, he was spoiled since childhood, but he also understood the darkness of the harem. Now, Han Ama obviously showed a look of disgust towards De Huanghou Uya Shi, and his position as her son also plummeted. The officials who used to fawn on him gradually broke off their relationship with him.

  It's not strange that the fourteenth is resentful, especially after this incident, Liang Fei was promoted to Liang Guifei and her whole family was removed from the list of those who had committed crimes. Both were born as servants, but now Liang Guifei and De Pinn are worlds apart.

  It was the fourth prince, Yongzheng, who reacted strangely. After receiving some messages from Yago, he locked himself in his study for three whole days and refused to see anyone. Afterwards, although his relationship with Yago and the ninth and tenth princes remained as cold and distant as before, whenever he saw them, there would be a hint of warmth in his eyes, just like when he looked at the thirteenth prince.

  At first, it was Yage who saved his eldest son. Although he lost the right of inheritance at the same time, Yongzheng also thanked Yage in his heart. This son had an extraordinary significance to him. Honghui was his first son, and his birth made his position more stable in Kangxi's mind.

  Although he is not a kind father, Honghui's filial piety and respect for him are well-known. When he learned that Honghui was poisoned, he was furious and even wanted to strangle the women in his harem to death. But he couldn't, as he was the fourth Beile of the Qing dynasty, with countless people paying attention to him and his harem, and he couldn't even let the outside world know that Honghui had been poisoned!

  A brother who can't even manage his own backyard, how can he convince others?!

  Yage suddenly came to his mansion, saying that he might be able to save Honghui, and Yin Zhen and Si Furen were not very convinced. This Eighth Beile may not have participated in the struggle for the throne, but his prestige and power in the court are also considerable. Even if he only wants to be a wise king, the princes who have ambitions for that position are also wary of him.

  At that time, Yongzheng and Empress Dowager Chongqing couldn't think of any other way, so they had to pretend the dead horse was alive. But unexpectedly, Yage really brought Honghui back, and at that time, it was diagnosed that Empress Dowager Chongqing had been given infertility medicine. Yongzheng already had some power, and all sorts of clues pointed to the person he never dared to think of.

  At that time, Yongzheng did not know why, and when Yajiao made a move and the Imperial Household Department investigated some things, he only knew why that person wanted to do so. However, Kangxi led that private matter to be hinted at but not spoken of, and Yongzheng could only continue to pretend to be unaware, enduring it.

  There's a knife on top of the word "endure", but no matter how painful, he has to endure. Having endured for so many years, he can't afford to give up at this time.

  For such a Yongzheng, Yage is admiring. Such a person will become the diligent and hardworking Yongzheng in history, making the prosperity of the Qing dynasty last until the Qianlong generation. Yage himself cannot do what Yongzheng did, he can tolerate but will also try to find trouble for those who make him uncomfortable, such as the system.

  So, is this the difference between an emperor and a powerful minister? He raised an eyebrow, and Yage shrugged indifferently. He himself was not a person with great ambition, being able to set rules within a certain range was enough, he didn't need to be above others.

  It's too lonely and too hard.

  When Song Ge Ri learned the secret that could lead to beheading in Ye Ge's arms at midnight, she covered her mouth in surprise and then whispered: "Master, are you telling the truth? The hearts of these aristocratic families are too big, not only did they harm the Empress Dowager, but also made the Empress Dowager's son a commoner... it's too frightening!"

  Gently patting her back to comfort her, Yage smiled wryly and said: "The benefits are too great, so these people dare to take risks. Fortunately, I am wise and only need one woman, you, Yaya. Otherwise, my backyard would be in chaos. Compared to those women, my Yaya is really too kind."

  Song Geli quietly rolled her eyes.

  She is so kind because there is only one woman in the backyard of Yage, and her three sons are also born to her. As a lady from the Manchu aristocracy, it would be strange if she didn't know about the secrets in the inner courtyard. At first, Guo Rouma taught her a lot, but she just didn't use them much. However, making her husband think she is a kind woman isn't bad either, there's no need for her to get her hands dirty.

  Noticing the woman's secret complacency in her arms, Yage just smiled lightly as if she hadn't noticed. Such a small wife is really lovely. Even though she was already the mother of three children, she was only 23 years old, probably just graduated from university not long ago, but their eldest son Hongxuan was now eight years old.

  "Have you told Fourth Brother about this?" Song Geli, who was drowsy in Ya Ge's arms, suddenly woke up with a start because of some thought, furrowed his brow and looked up at him, "You've already made up your mind?"

  He kissed her pale forehead, and Yage said faintly: "In Hana's heart, the status of He Sheli Huang E Mama and Tongjia Huang E Mama is not much different. Now that Second Brother is like this, Hana's body is still very good, what will happen, isn't it a natural thing?"

  "But now the jade pendant is still registered under Empress Dowager De's name!" Songgeli said anxiously. Even if Kangxi knew that Yin Zhen was actually the biological son of the late Empress Xiaoyi, but didn't change the registration, it would explain some things.

  "You little fool!" Yage laughed lightly. Although he didn't mind letting Songgli participate in some of his plans, she also had some political insight, but after all, she was a woman who couldn't easily go out and see things. "Hanaama can't make this public, let people know that such a big thing happened in his harem, right?"

  If it weren't for the fact that over the past few years, Kangxi's trust in him had deepened while he had also given Kangxi some subtle hypnotic suggestions, he wouldn't have dared to bring this matter directly to his attention. What would happen if Kangxi got angry and found fault with his son? Fortunately, Kangxi trusted him, and eventually promoted Lady Liang to a higher rank and removed her name from the list of those guilty of the crime of the Imperial Warehouse, all of which was hush money for this son!

  Moreover, Second Brother is still in that position now. If Fourth Brother were to change the jade tally at this time, wouldn't it also make Fourth Brother a target? Second Brother has already been worn down by Khan Ama's whetstone, and Khan Ama cannot let his second prince in his heart be worn down as well.

  "Grandfather, are you so sure that Khan Ama has chosen the fourth brother?" Song Ge Ri fell silent for a moment, his voice somewhat downcast as he said, "If it weren't for my sake, Grandfather should also be the successor in Khan Ama's heart."

  "What nonsense are you talking about!" Yage bit her nose, "I've never had any thoughts about that position. Just look at Han Ama, sleeping later than a dog and getting up earlier than a chicken, and still having to work hard in the harem as a stud horse. Being a stud horse is one thing, but also having to consider all sorts of political entanglements, can't just favor the women I like...I don't have the inclination to torture myself with such a life, I don't want to live it."

  In the early years of Kangxi, the imperial harem consisted only of Manchu noblewomen. In the middle period, a gentle and quiet palace maid named Wei Zifu from the Uya clan appeared. In the later period, all were Han women. This is enough to illustrate that even as emperor, Kangxi was still unable to do as he pleased, unlike his son who lived a carefree life without many thoughts.

  Upon hearing this, Song Ge couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. Who would want to be an emperor if it's like this? But that's just her grandfather, broad-minded and detached, he always knew what he truly wanted. Being able to marry him and become the one he loves, she was truly happy beyond measure.

  The author has something to say: Thank you 11913001 for your reward, you liking this article is the happiest thing for Tudou.

  Tudou never understood why Empress De had always been so cold towards Yongzheng.

  Is Yinzhen the biological son of Empress Xiaoyi? Because her child was taken away, she is not close to him? For various reasons, Tuber is more inclined to believe that Yinzhen is actually the biological son of Empress Xiaoyi, but was swapped with another child by the powerful families.

  The Qing dynasty's baoyi were really formidable slaves, but this kind of thing where they dig at the master's corners is really something that Tuber can't stand. It's just like working in a company and using power for personal gain...

  Yage approached Yongzheng with ninety percent certainty, so this time the three of them would not end in tragedy.

  The tenth brother was born so noble, but ended up like that, it's really sigh-worthy. As for the eighth and ninth, Tuber hopes to give them a slightly better ending.

  It's better than that kind of result, even if it's the last imperial clan or whatever.

  PS: If Honghui didn't die, Hongli wouldn't have been so miserable either. It's all Yage getting herself into trouble! Hehehe