jdhmnovel Chapter 285 Fang Nanxi's Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty 39
Chapter 285 Fang Nanxi's Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty 39
Hongli was depressed and stayed in the Prince's quarters. How could his father, the Emperor, only listen to Hongchen's side of the story and confine him to the Prince's quarters?
Of course, Hongli was arrogant and his little tricks were very secretive. He was completely unaware that the emperor already knew about his actions.
Now that he had been suspended from his post, Hongli began his plan to create a male heir, hoping to have a legitimate son like his fourth brother, and to stay in the primary wife's room every day.
Time flies. In mid-November of the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign, Consort Ning, who was seven months pregnant, gave birth prematurely to a weak fourth princess. Fang Nanxi went to see her and estimated that the fourth princess was destined to die young.
The Emperor and Empress noticed something amiss with Consort Ning's premature birth and ordered a thorough investigation. Consort Ning had been staying peacefully in Yanxi Palace, and the imperial physicians frequently visited her to examine her pulse, so she shouldn't have gone into premature labor.
Consort Wu's little tricks did not escape the Emperor and Empress's careful investigation. Consort Wu's personal maid even confessed directly, saying that Consort Wu was jealous of Consort Ning's favor with the Emperor and that Consort Ning was pregnant. She was jealous and wanted to abort the mother and keep the child, but things went wrong.
The Emperor was intolerant of any wrongdoing. Consort Wu was banished to the Cold Palace and forced to commit suicide. Consort Ning, as the Ning Consort, was given this as compensation.
The Fourth Princess was sickly and died less than a month after giving birth, which dampened the festive atmosphere of this year's New Year's Eve banquet. The Emperor was saddened, and the concubines in the harem could not show too much joy.
In the first month of the sixth year, Hongsheng fell ill again. Since the death of Consort Dunsu, the Emperor had personally raised Hongsheng, keeping him in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Every winter, Hongsheng would fall ill.
Last year, a little princess died young, and this year Prince Hongsheng fell ill, so this New Year was not a happy one.
Fang Nanxi did hold a small reunion banquet at Chengqian Palace, bringing together the children and their primary wives for a meal.
On the first day of paying respects after the first month of the lunar calendar, Fang Nanxi saw that Consort Ning looked withered and seemed not to have recovered from the early death of the little princess.
She was a pitiful person. Fang Nanxi knew the tragedy of women in this era. Without children, there was no hope for the rest of their lives.
Fortunately, the Empress was a virtuous woman and did not make things difficult for them. She only said that she would probably hold a selection of candidates this year.
"Consort Mu, the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince have been married for quite some time, but they still don't have a concubine. You must help them find a suitable match during this imperial concubine selection," the Empress said calmly.
Fang Nanxi originally didn't want to force anyone into the relationship; she wanted the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince to develop feelings for their primary consorts. Now that the Empress had brought it up, she couldn't show favoritism.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will be careful," Fang Nanxi replied.
The Empress and Consort Mao talked for a long time about the Second Princess's marriage. The Imperial Household Department had already made all the preparations, but Consort Mao, as the Second Princess's adoptive mother, needed to make proper preparations.
Seeing that it was almost time, the Empress dismissed the concubines from the harem.
In May, the Second Princess was successfully married off to the eldest son of the Borjigit clan of the Khorchin Mongols. The Khorchin tribe had always maintained a marriage alliance with the Qing Dynasty and was a relatively wealthy tribe. Although Consort Mao was saddened by the Second Princess's marriage to a distant land, the Emperor still felt sorry for her.
In August of the sixth year, Prince Hongsheng fell seriously ill. The Emperor took off his clothes to take care of Hongsheng, and Hongsheng was saved. However, in September, his condition worsened. The Emperor took meticulous care of Prince Hongsheng and even suspended court for seven days.
On September 11th, Prince Hongsheng passed away. The Emperor seemed to be greatly affected and fell ill after several days of overwork.
When Prince Hongsheng died, the Emperor buried him with the rites due to a prince. Hongxu was still a Beile, while Hongxi, Hongchen, and Hongli were Beizi, and Hongzhou was a bald prince. This shows how much importance the Emperor attached to Hongsheng.
Since Hongshi was adopted by Yinzhi, he has been staying obediently in the mansion built for him by the Emperor. Yinzhi, without the support of his ninth and tenth brothers, wanted to promote the Emperor's son, but the Emperor discovered this and he is now living a life of debauchery.
Hongshi's concubine, Lady Zhong, gave birth to a son and is currently at home teaching him. Consort Qi is still confined to Changchun Palace.