in2ebook Chapter 274 Queen Mother
Chapter 274 Queen Mother
In the summer of the eighteenth year of Yongzheng's reign, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Late at night, the emperor issued an urgent decree, appointing Huimin as queen.
The virtuous imperial concubine, Xilin Gioro, was the empress.
When this call was made, everyone in the room was shocked.
No one expected that the emperor would issue such a decree at this time.
In this case, Prince Hongyao is the legitimate son, but it doesn't matter much. Who is the heir? Let's see which prince the emperor keeps for one night.
This can only be because the Emperor has feelings for the Virtuous Imperial Consort.
Everyone's eyes turned to Huimin, but Huimin's expression remained calm.
The new queen looked haggard and sad.
That’s right, Xilin Gioro has always had a deep love for the emperor, and now the emperor is...how can she not be sad.
Everyone has different thoughts.
The emperor endured the night, and died when the first ray of sunlight shone into the sky the next day.
At that time, only Hongyao was with the emperor.
No one knows what the emperor and Hongyao said.
All we know is that the next day, Hongyao came out with a disheartened face.
"The emperor has passed away."
As soon as these words were spoken, the concubines all started crying.
Several old princes were even more sad, but soon Su Peisheng asked Huimin to take charge of the situation, and Hongyao had to prepare to preside over the funeral of the late emperor.
On the day of the death of the "late emperor", a small burial ceremony was required as part of the funeral process.
This was Hongyao's first mission, which he carried out by leading clan members, officials, concubines from the harem, and the princes and princesses of the previous emperor.
Then there is the coffin, mourning, and funeral procession...
After the emperor passed away, Su Peisheng solemnly issued the emperor's will:
The seventh prince Hongyao succeeded to the throne and honored Queen Xilin Gioro as the Empress Dowager.
No one objected to this result.
Everyone knows that the emperor brought Prince Hongyao to his side and taught him personally a few years ago.
Of course, several summonses were also issued at the same time.
The emperor left two ministers to Hongyao:
Grand Secretaries Ortai and Zhang Tingyu.
Historically, there were four, but Prince Zhuang's sons Hongming and Hongyao were not on good terms, and the emperor was afraid that Prince Zhuang would bear a grudge against Hongxi.
However, Prince Zhuang's eldest son has a good relationship with Hongyao. The emperor has already named Yunlu's eldest son as the crown prince, which is obviously to let Yunlu assist Hongyao well.
Prince Guo Yunli faked his death.
Therefore, at this time, these two princes were not among the ministers of state.
As soon as this order was given, everyone would stare at Huimin.
Ortai was the father of the new empress dowager and the maternal grandfather of the new emperor.
Zhang Tingyu and Ortai were both ministers valued by the previous emperor, but in the new dynasty.
The blood flowing in the emperor's body is the blood of the Xilin Gioro family.
From now on, this is the father-in-law of the emperor, and E Rong'an is the emperor's uncle.
When this decree was passed out of the palace, the important officials of the court all turned their attention to the Xilin Gioro Mansion.
I remember that Ortai had a daughter.
I remember that Ortai's second son's marriage had not yet been decided.
……
All of a sudden, Xilin Jueluo became a hot commodity.
Of course, it's not just the Xilin Jueluo family, where one person's success brings prosperity to the whole family. Hongyao's Haha beads are also attracting much attention.
These Haha beads are the result of their growing up with the new emperor. They will surely be valued and promoted in the future.
Several Hahazhuzi were targeted by noble ladies from aristocratic families. For a while, invitations to flower-viewing banquets and parties were all sent to their houses.
Of course, what makes people most jealous is the new emperor’s harem.
The emperor has not yet married, and his harem is empty.
Hongyao was fifteen years old, and the emperor had been selecting a wife for him for two years, screening her based on her character, family background, and ability. This was the future mother of the country and empress of the Qing Dynasty, so he could not be careless.
Finally, the emperor carefully selected the candidate for Hongyao Fujin, but unexpectedly, the emperor's health condition took a turn for the worse at that time. The emperor collapsed before the imperial edict was issued.
Although the emperor left this time, he left behind an imperial edict, and the person inside was the future queen.
That day, the emperor and Huimin were by the Thousand Carp Pond, and the emperor explained in detail why he chose her.
To be fair, Huimin was also very satisfied with this candidate.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, the country was unstable. The emperor wanted to marry a few more women from the Manchu clans so that their mother's families would support Hongyao.
Originally, the emperor chose a principal wife, a concubine, and several princesses for Hongyao.
According to the standards set by the Emperor and his second brother, the Crown Prince, all the girls selected were from prominent families, for fear that Hongyao would be wronged.
Now that the emperor has just passed away, Hongyao's marriage will not be possible in the short term, but fortunately, he has been following the emperor's side since he was ten years old and learning how to handle state affairs. At the age of thirteen, he was reviewing some unimportant memorials, and during the time when the emperor was seriously ill, he even served as regent for his father.
The emperor's last will also allowed the new emperor to rule the country personally.
Marriage can be delayed, but taking power cannot be delayed.
Huimin looked at the candidate for the second position——
Niu Hulu's family.
The Niuhulu clan produced Empress Xiaozhaoren and Noble Consort Wenxi, who came from a truly prominent family.
And the original candidate for the concubine -
Fucha clan.
She also came from a distinguished family. She was the legitimate daughter of the Fucha clan. She was also well-known for her virtue and kindness since childhood.
As for a few princesses.
Li's.
Down syndrome.
Liu's.
My father was a fourth-rank official.
But they are all beautiful and have their own characteristics. The emperor chose them on purpose because he was afraid of hurting his son.
Marry a virtuous wife and take beautiful concubines.
And her niece, Huimin tapped the wooden table gently.
Xilin Gioro clan.
The daughter of his younger brother Eshi.
The emperor has been hesitant about this person.
Logically speaking, she should be the queen.
but……
Just because Hongyao is Ortai's grandson, the Xilin Gioro family will definitely stand firmly behind Hongyao.
But this may not be the case for the Manchu nobles.
There were three candidates for Emperor Kangxi's successor at that time.
Hesheli was the granddaughter of the regent minister, the first-class duke Soni, and the daughter of Gabula, the minister of the imperial guard.
Niuhulu was the granddaughter of Eyidu, one of the five founding ministers of the early Qing Dynasty and Duke Hongyi, and the daughter of Ebilun, the regent minister and Duke Guoyi.
There is also my cousin Tong Jia, the Empress Dowager’s niece.
Finally, Hesheli became the queen in order to win Sony's support.
Niuhulu was the concubine.
Tong Jia enjoyed the treatment of a concubine.
Huimin looked at the imperial edict.
The Xilin Gioro family will definitely send a daughter to the palace.
But my own niece and Niuhulu...
Huimin tapped the table lightly, feeling hesitant.
People are all made of flesh and blood, so how could Huimin not favor her own family?
However, these are not as important as Hongyao's throne.
Huimin discussed this with Hongyao in private, and it was up to him to decide the position.
There are two maids in Hongyao's backyard who are in charge of personnel management. They should also be given a rank.
Hongyao has to decide all these by himself.
He is very busy now.
The status of the late emperor's harem was also upgraded.
Xia Dongchun, the imperial concubine of the Jin Dynasty, was promoted to the imperial concubine, Shen Meizhuang, the imperial concubine of Hui, was promoted to the imperial concubine, An Lingrong, the imperial concubine of Ying, and Cao Qinmo, the imperial concubine of Cao...
Hongxi was conferred the title of hereditary iron-hat prince by his brother. You should know that he was only twelve years old and was still studying in the study.
What an honor.