Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Chapter 372 Concubine Ping passes away

As time passed quickly, after the Spring Festival, it was soon the 52nd year of the Kangxi reign.

This year is the year of the general election. Wanyu is no longer the Crown Princess, so naturally she doesn't need to get involved in the talent show anymore.

The structure of the harem has changed a lot nowadays.

The highest-ranking concubine was Concubine Ping, Hesheli. She had been in poor health in recent years and her condition was getting worse. Now she was lying in bed and was struggling to survive.

There were three concubines left: Concubine Xun of the Tonggiya clan, Concubine Yi of the Guoluoluo clan, and Concubine Xuan of the Khorchin Borjigit clan.

The only concubines were Hepin Guaerjia, Wangpin, and Narapin and Majiapin, who were demoted and confined because of the bannerman incident.

The mothers of the other princes have now become noble ladies.

Fortunately, there are not many concubines with high ranks in the palace now, so even though they have been demoted, there are not many people with higher ranks than them.

Now, the only concubines in charge of palace affairs and capable of handling the election are Concubine Xun and Concubine Yi.

For a time, the entire Qing Dynasty had just gotten over the turmoil of the crown prince being deposed, and was now welcoming the excitement of the selection of beautiful ladies.

Outside the palace, Prince Jin's Mansion and Prince Li's Mansion were also under construction on a large scale in full swing.

Honggui and Hongli were also four years old.

Mrs. Hongxi's belly was getting bigger and bigger.

Yinreng was also preparing for matters before and after leaving Beijing.

Before leaving Beijing, he made arrangements for the forces in his hands, as well as for the Hesheli and Guwaljia clans.

He needed to plan all these in advance, especially preparing some manpower to be left to Hongli in the future.

Hongli is still young now, so how to deal with this force is something he needs to deal with in advance.

As for the Hesheli family and the Guwalja clan, he also needs to discuss it with his uncle Chang Tai and his father-in-law in advance.

Should we keep quiet for the time being, or should we take advantage of the fact that the emperor is no longer on guard and develop rapidly!

Wanyu had to make arrangements for her children. She would not feel at ease if they were not looked after by the trusted people she had appointed.

So after discussing with Yinreng, she decided to place their trusted associates with the children.

Therefore, Wanyu decided not to take Xia He and the others with her when she left Beijing this time.

Therefore, she and Yinreng needed to carefully plan the maids, guards and other personnel for the trip, as well as the time, route and other arrangements.

The 52nd year of the Kangxi reign was a year of extremely complicated but busy emotions for Wanyu and Yinreng.

With the great changes in the previous dynasty and the harem, and the busyness of everyone, the 52nd year's selection of concubines ended smoothly.

Except for Prince Jin, the other princes' houses all had concubines or maids assigned to them to take over the throne.

And last year, Kangxi mentioned that Nian Xinyue, the daughter of retired Huguang Governor Nian Xialing, was indeed assigned to Prince Yong Yinzhen as a concubine.

When Fu Jin Ulanara heard this decree, she felt very unhappy.

Especially some time ago, the former crown prince was named Prince Jin, and many people from the Guwalja clan were promoted by the emperor.

Compared to herself, a wife who had no children, no favor, and whose family was beginning to decline, Concubine Mu was more prosperous and proud in Prince Yong's mansion.

Ulanara found it extremely annoying!

If it weren't for Madam Hu beside her telling her to be patient and wait until the little prince grows up to have a chance to laugh at Concubine Mu, Ulanara would have been unable to help but want to attack Concubine Mu directly.

Now, Prince Yong's palace is going to have another concubine. That young girl, who is as fresh and tender as a young onion, is no match for someone as old and ugly as her!

However, thinking that Concubine Mu was older than herself, Ulanara came up with a good idea.

When arranging the courtyard for Concubine Nian, she deliberately chose Jianjia Courtyard, which was not far from Concubine Mu's Jinglan Courtyard.

Although that courtyard is not as big as Jinglan Courtyard, it is very close to Jinglan Courtyard.

The purpose was to have Nian take away the concubine's favor after she entered the mansion, and even if Nian became favored in the future, it would stimulate Concubine Mu.

It would be better if Concubine Mu couldn't help it and took action directly against Nian.

She can find something to hold against Concubine Mu, and whether it is for her own use or to let the prince see her true face, it will be of great benefit to Concubine Mu.

Even if that doesn't work, it would be good to arrange the two of them closer so that they can annoy each other.

Unexpectedly, after Prince Yong learned of the arrangement, he directly rejected it.

The two courtyards were really too close to each other, and he also thought that after his second brother and sister-in-law left Beijing, Honggui and Hongli would live with Concubine Mu.

By then, there will be two boys living in Jinglan Courtyard. If Nian lives too close, it may affect the two children.

Moreover, if the two boys feel that Jinglan Courtyard is not big enough, in order to make it easier for Concubine Mu to take care of them, they may have to be temporarily arranged to live in Jianjia Courtyard until they move to the front yard.

So he rejected Fu Jin's arrangement.

He even directly set up Nian's courtyard in Jinseyuan, which was some distance away from Fu Jin's main courtyard but not too far away.

Jinse Courtyard is the largest courtyard besides the main courtyard and Jinglan Courtyard. It is close to the main courtyard but far away from Jinglan Courtyard.

Ulanara was unhappy at first because of the prince's rejection, and later when she saw the prince's arrangement, she was so angry that she trembled.

But she could not disobey the prince's orders, so she had to grit her teeth and endure it.

After hearing the news, Concubine Mu of Jinglan Courtyard felt that Concubine Mu was becoming less and less capable.

After the election, the emperor issued an edict to set the wedding date of Princess Heshuo Shushun and Hesheli Etuhun on June 12.

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May, the 52nd year of the Kangxi reign.

Prince Yong's concubine, Lady Nian, entered the palace.

The wife of Prince Li in the palace, Guaerjia, gave birth to Prince Li's eldest son, the emperor's first great-grandson.

Kangxi was overjoyed and gave the name "Yongchen" to his great-grandson when he was celebrating his third birthday.

In the Kangxi Dictionary, Chen means treasure.

The word "琛" not only refers to precious jade, but is also often used to describe treasures presented to emperors or superiors, that is, tribute.

From this name, we can see the emperor's love for this great-grandson.

Wanyu and Yinreng originally planned to leave Beijing for a trip after their grandson Yongchen was one month old.

I was just in time to attend the wedding of Princess Shushun and Etuhun.

Unexpectedly, the prince's mansion outside the palace has not been completed yet, and the whole family still lives in the palace.

The couple didn't want to abandon their children, so they left them in the palace and went out to play.

So the couple had no choice but to urge the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of Works to complete the construction of the palace so that they could settle their children as soon as possible.

However, unexpectedly, before they moved out of the palace, just five days after Shushun and Etuhun's wedding, news came from Xianfu Palace that Concubine Ping was seriously ill.

After asking the palace maids around Concubine Ping, they learned that Concubine Ping was already at the end of her strength.

However, because Prince Li's wife was pregnant, she wanted to see her sister's grandson born safely so that she could tell her sister and father the good news when she passed away.

He also didn't want his sudden death to have a negative impact on the birth of his nephew.

So I just kept holding on.

In addition, the wedding day of Princess Shushun and Etuhun was a happy event for the Hesheli family after all, and she did not want to add any shadow to the happy event.

So he kept drinking the strong medicine, enduring the pain and discomfort in his body, and persevered until the princess's wedding was over.

Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Once this tone was relaxed, the imperial concubine's health would completely collapse.

He didn't even have the chance to say goodbye to Yinreng and Wanyu in person, and he closed his eyes and never opened them again.

However, from her peaceful face and slightly curled lips, it can be seen that death is not regret or pain for her, but relief and yearning.

Before Concubine Ping passed away, she asked her confidant to divide her wealth accumulated over the years into seven parts.

She did not leave her things to the Hesheli family or the prince, but left them all to the younger generations.

One share was given to the prince's five children, one share was given to the child in Mrs. Hongxi's womb, and one share was given to Hongli, who often stayed in Yuqing Palace.

The funeral of Concubine Ping was very grand, with similar specifications to the funeral of Concubine Wenxi.

The emperor bestowed the two words "Zhenping" as the posthumous title.

Although Yinreng did not show his aunt's death on his face, Wanyu could see the grief in his heart.

She could only stay quietly by his side and accompany him through the sorrow of the death of his loved one.