usatvline Chapter 22 Extra
Chapter 22 Extra
The Yongzheng Emperor's chapter.
I suddenly came back to life. After sorting through the memories in my mind, I found that I had returned to the time when my father was still alive. Only this world was a little different. I was still Yinzhen, but I was no longer myself.
Everything around me was unfamiliar. Everyone's name was similar to my past life, but none of their faces matched. Even my second brother, the Crown Prince, was different. The Crown Prince of this world was far inferior to the one in my past life.
I've always felt that this world is unreal because a new Manchu surname from the Bordered Yellow Banner has appeared in the imperial court: Shuyan Gioro. This is a surname I've never heard of before.
So I secretly investigated the Shuyan Gioro clan and found that this family was very strange. Other Eight Banner families were busy expanding their own power, and they did everything they could.
However, this family is very strange. Only those who have no children by the age of forty can take a concubine, and no more than one. Therefore, they are very strict in choosing a wife. Moreover, the entire family conducts a self-examination once a year, from top to bottom, to check whether any family members are indulging in drinking, gambling, prostitution, bullying others, or having improper conduct. Once found, the family rules are strictly enforced.
Moreover, this family has only had one girl in five generations, and she is pampered and spoiled. They even promised their daughter not to get married, and the Emperor also asked for an imperial decree to exempt her from the selection process. I am very curious about what kind of girl she is.
It wasn't until I arrived at my own hot spring resort that I saw that girl. She was so radiant and bright, with a smile as beautiful as a flower and an ethereal air about her. Who wouldn't be amazed by her?
I started paying attention to her, and reading about her life after finishing my daily work was my only way to relax.
Until my father passed away, I learned that she was packing her things to leave. I didn't want to let her go, so after observing mourning for a year and a half, I accepted the Empress Dowager's idea of selecting concubines and eagerly issued an imperial edict to make her a concubine.
As I expected, she was very angry, but she still went to the palace. During that time, every man in the Shuyan Jueluo family who was in the court had to find something for me to do. I knew they were unhappy that a man in his forties like me had taken their precious daughter. They were very unhappy.
So what? I am the emperor, and what I say is right!
She hasn't changed much since she entered the palace, except for the addition of me who often bothers her. She seems to know everything, but she has no interest in anything and is lazy. I always feel like I can't hold onto her, so I want to know more about her every move.
When she became pregnant, I was overjoyed. Our child was sure to be the crown prince. As for Hongli, I never let him be born. Later, it was discovered that it was a multiple pregnancy, and I was terrified.
Childbirth is like passing through the gates of hell for a woman. I didn't want to lose her, so I checked her medical records every day and had the imperial physician examine her daily. Fortunately, Bai Zhi, who was by her side, was a female physician, which made me feel a little more at ease.
She is truly intelligent. Being able to have her in this lifetime is probably the reward I've received after wandering for hundreds of years!
Later, I fell completely in love with her, but I knew very well that she didn't love me, because except when we were sleeping, her attitude towards me was no different from her attitude towards her brothers. So, I always wanted to do some intimate things to prove that I was different.
Until I died, I really wanted to ask her if she had ever loved me, but when I saw her clear eyes as always, I gave up. She never lied about these things.
Having her in this life is enough; it's a life I've truly won!
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Hongyan, Hongxi, Garuda Chapter.
We share the same mother, who is even younger than us. When we disagree with her, our father always sides with her.
Everyone says that Father must love Mother terribly, and we know that too, but we also know that Mother doesn't love Father, because Mother treats us the same way she treats Father.
She is an exceptionally outstanding person. Although she often told scary stories to frighten us when we were young, it must be said that she was a great help to us.
My mother was confined to the palace her whole life. After my father passed away, she couldn't wait to take the imperial concubines to the Old Summer Palace for a visit.
Later, after my mother had traveled around enough, she returned and passed away. She left a will, asking us to cremate her body and scatter her ashes in the mountains and rivers. She said she didn't want her grave to be robbed after she died, and then her bones to be dug up and studied.
So, Father Emperor, we apologize, but we still secretly kept a pinch of ashes and put them into your coffin.
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The Later Generations.
"Have you all watched the drama 'The Glamorous Imperial Concubine'? It tells the love story of Emperor Yongzheng and his second empress, Empress Xiaoshuchen. It's absolutely beautiful!"
"Emperor Yongzheng's harem was empty, and he favored only one person. The male lead is so handsome!"
"Don't go too far upstairs. Emperor Yongzheng did have quite a few concubines, and those concubines all had children!"
"But Emperor Yongzheng's diary is filled with his love for Empress Xiaoshuchen. He just didn't understand love before!"
"This Empress Xiaoshuchen was no less capable than Emperor Yongzheng. According to the unearthed diary of Emperor Qianyuan, her mother was a very capable person. She taught her most of the physics, chemistry and mathematics, which is why our technology caught up with the Western empires at that time!"
"Thanks to the wisdom of our ancestors, I don't have to learn those dialects. I secretly tried to learn them, but they were too difficult!"
"According to the newly unearthed tomb of Emperor Yongzheng, the remains lying next to his coffin were neither those of his first empress nor his second empress. The remains of the first empress have been found, but what about the remains of the second empress?"
"You don't know this, do you? It is said that there was a small sachet next to Emperor Yongzheng. Archaeologists have discovered through research that it may very well be the ashes of Empress Xiaoshuchen!"
"It's quite absurd that these Qing Dynasty emperors didn't have many funerary objects!"
"This drama is so badly made. When did Empress Xiaoshuchen become a delicate flower? You know, the portraits of Empress Xiaoshuchen that have been preserved show her as an absolute beauty. These days, anyone can try to scam you!"
"Exactly! Being coquettish and affected, acting cute and silly—this is a complete distortion of Empress Xiaoshuchen's image. It's even written in Yongzheng's diary. The portrait doesn't even capture a tenth of the Empress's beauty. Director, couldn't you find a peerless beauty?"
The newly released drama "The World Is Beautiful" was trending on social media due to the backlash, especially the female lead and director, who were thoroughly exposed. Amidst the netizens' insults, the atmosphere in Tianchen Entertainment's offices was tense.
The Aisin Gioro clan, though long retired, remains a prominent family. Seeing their ancestor being slandered like this, they stood up and demanded an explanation from Tianchen Entertainment, and also sent a lawyer's letter.
As a result, the drama "The World Is Beautiful" was quickly taken down after only three days on the platform, and since then, no one has dared to try acting in any drama related to Empress Xiaoshuchen.
"Look, look! The descendants of the Aisin Gioro clan have released a portrait of the beauty that Emperor Yongzheng painted for his empress. It's even more beautiful than an oil painting! I feel like I'm seeing a fairy!"
"My goodness, who would dare to play this role? It's beyond the realm of humanity."
"It's terrifying to think about. Emperor Yongzheng's diary records that the person in the painting is less than one-tenth the size of the real person. Could it be that he wasn't referring to the oil painting at all?"
"The person upstairs is right! If this isn't even a tenth of her beauty, I can't even imagine how stunning she must be!"
There are many different versions of the love story between Emperor Yongzheng and Empress Xiaoshuchen, but apart from the people involved, probably no one knows it.