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Chapter 195 Chang Zai's Promotion 25

The fourth prince of Concubine Jia was relatively honest, and the eighth prince was still a young child, so Qianlong couldn't find a reason. However, the third prince had been jumping around a lot following the eldest prince recently, so Qianlong just went with the flow.

The things that Empress Fucha did before her death seemed ordinary, but for the suspicious Emperor Qianlong, it was enough.

Ji Huan smiled and said to the system: "Noble Concubine Chun has become Noble Concubine Su, and the next one is probably Concubine Jia. Empress Fucha is indeed the one who is Qianlong's bedside. She is indeed the one who understands him the most."

There is no need for exact evidence, just some plausibility and a death, which is enough to make Qianlong believe what Empress Fucha said before her death.

Moreover, she thought that this time, it might not be so easy for Concubine Ling to be crowned as a concubine even though she had no children.

As one of the few Manchu military concubines in the palace, she was favored and obviously had more opportunities.

But before that, she needed to comfort Qianlong, the "sad" emperor, and let him know her "sincerity".

So the "literary talent" Jihuan came online and started writing and drawing in the study.

Although Qianlong had not completely recovered from the grief of losing Empress Fucha, he had already begun to enter the harem, although he did not stay overnight.

That day, Qianlong came to Xianfu Palace without notifying anyone and went straight into the study. He saw Jihuan painting, so engrossed that she didn't even notice him coming in.

Of course, there was no way Ji Huan didn't notice such a big guy coming in.

He walked closer to Jihuan, and then he saw that she was painting a picture of concubines paying their respects, a picture of concubines paying their respects in the Old Summer Palace. Everyone in the painting was smiling, and their eyes were focused on Empress Fucha who was sitting at the top.

Qianlong was stunned and said: "Can this feeling be recalled? But it was already gone at that time! Shuhe~"

Ji Huan quickly looked up, was surprised to see Qianlong, and was about to pay her respects, but Qianlong stopped her.

"No need to be so polite, my dear."

"How come the emperor came suddenly? I am not prepared at all."

Qianlong answered irrelevantly, looked at her painting and said: "You are painting the scene of the Old Summer Palace! The Empress was still here last summer, but this year... How did my beloved concubine think of painting a picture of greetings?"

"The Emperor and the Empress had a deep love for each other. I know that the Emperor was deeply saddened by the Empress's death, so I thought of her. The Empress was very kind to me and other newcomers to the palace. I couldn't help but draw this picture so that I could think of her."

Qianlong was very confident. He felt that his concubines had such faith in his queen and really missed her, so he nodded in agreement.

"The Queen is indeed very good. This painting is well done. Give it to me! Although I can paint, I can never paint when I think of the Queen's face."

Ji Huan looked at Qianlong with a distressed face: "My tears are choking but silent, I only regret my past indifference. I use the brush to reflect on my past, Yingying, a piece of sadness cannot be painted! Your Majesty is so sad that he is like this."

The two of them recalled Empress Fucha while painting.

Ji Huan's painting is indeed very good. Although the queen in the painting is a little frail, she is gentle and generous, and her temperament as a queen mother is fully displayed. The concubines all have their own unique smiles, making it seem that his harem is flourishing and the scene is very lively and harmonious.

It is in line with Qianlong's expectations for the harem. It can be said that the painting touched Qianlong's heart.

The news that Qianlong brought a painting out of Xianfu Palace quickly spread throughout the harem.

The generous Qianlong took her paintings and was indeed not stingy. He sent many good things to the Xianfu Palace.

Lingpin could no longer sit still about this.

She did not interfere in the death of Empress Fucha, nor in the affairs of the Seventh Prince, but she knew about it. She had hoped for Empress Fucha's death. The two had similar temperaments, and she was favored in part because she imitated Empress Fucha.

The time when she began to gain favor happened to be when Empress Fucha was too ill to serve the emperor. The death of Empress Fucha was the most beneficial thing for her. Of course, she knew that the living could not compete with the dead, but she did not think about competing with the dead for affection. All she wanted was favor.

In her imagination, Qianlong should come to find her and commemorate Empress Fucha with her, but strangely, Qianlong did not treat her specially. Instead, he treated Jihuan a little differently.

It felt like things were out of her control.

And that’s a bad feeling.

Concubine Ling, who has always been calm and composed, is now a little unsteady.

"Go and find out the news about Xianfu Palace. I want to know what the painting the emperor took away is about. I also want to know everything that Concubine Rou does."

"Your Majesty, it's just a concubine, isn't it too much of a fuss?"

The feeling was different from that of Concubine Ling. Although Concubine Ling's confidants thought that Concubine Rou had the ability, they never regarded her as a major enemy. They were confident that Jihuan would not be able to give birth to a child under the operation of the Imperial Household Department, and it would be of no use even if her emperor liked her.

Lingpin was unable to tell those around her how she felt. She frowned and said, "I will do it. I have my own reasons for doing this."

"Yes, ma'am."

The Baoyi were powerful, but that was just the whole. Although Lingpin had some impressive connections in the harem, she entered the harem later than her predecessors and mostly did not dirty her hands. She just watched from the sidelines and occasionally went with the flow.

She wanted to know Ji Huan's every move, which meant changes in her personnel, and her confidants felt it was inappropriate.

But Lingpin believed in her intuition, and this intuition brought her all the way to where she is today.

In fact, Lingpin's intuition was very accurate.

Qianlong did like Concubine Ling's temperament, but when he thought of Empress Fucha's last words, he became more suspicious of the concubines who came from a bannerman family.

This suspicion turned Concubine Chun into Concubine Su. Her two sons and one adopted son were basically ruined. Even though she was still in a high position, her future was limited.

This suspicion also made Concubine Ling lose the opportunity to enter Qianlong's heart at this point.

Ji Huan listened to the list of rewards sent by the emperor and smiled faintly.

"Register them, put the painting in the study, replace some of the ornaments directly, and put the rest in the warehouse!"

Qingyin was puzzled: "My lady, there may be something wrong with those ornaments."

"I know, it's better to have problems!"

Although Jihuan trusts Qingyin and Shuxiang, there are some things they don't know completely.

There is one good thing about Qingyin. Although she is curious, her curiosity is not excessive.

"Yes, ma'am."

After Emperor Qianlong sentenced Concubine Su to death, he actually did not vent his anger. If nothing unexpected happened, he should have secretly investigated the issue of the Manchu concubines' inability to have children during this period.

Normally, the things she used were naturally clean, but this was not acceptable. There was a problem with the reward sent by Qianlong, and now there was something interesting to watch.

When he knew that someone could use him to harm his concubines, it was a naked provocation to Qianlong, who had an extremely strong desire for control.

So the fate that awaits the banner concubines is that, although they will not disappear completely, they will probably no longer be as "glorious" as before.

In contrast, the concubines of the Manchu military banners had a good life.

Soon, one of Jihuan's nannies fell ill, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a new one, arranged by Emperor Qianlong himself. Naturally, her family background was "clean". Jihuan, who was "uninformed", investigated a little, and although he did not start to use this nanny, he was not so wary of her.

So, with her intentional or unintentional letting go and some subtle reminders, the nanny quickly found a batch of problematic ornaments and jewelry. These things were very secretive, required long-term use to be effective, and were all harmful to the body or used as contraceptives.