The Bewitching Master of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 161: Shunzhi's Deposed Empress Mengguqing 13

Su Mala looked at her master, feeling speechless. She moved her mouth but didn't utter a word.

The Queen Mother couldn't help laughing when she saw Su Ma's expression: "That's right, how could she have such a brain? She is just like her father, she has a shallow mind! Fortunately, she has a shallow mind, otherwise, how hard would it be to endure in this deep palace?"

Su Mala nodded: "The Queen has you to protect her, so of course she lives a simple and carefree life!"

The Queen Mother suddenly smiled softly, with a look of melancholy in her eyes: "People, in the end, can only rely on themselves! No matter how much my aunt protected me back then, in the end, wasn't it still me who had to rely on me?"

Su Mala seemed to have remembered something, her expression was somewhat complicated and nostalgic.

He still helped the empress dowager back to the bedroom step by step.

On the way back to the palace, Xue Li arranged for someone to pass a message to Shunzhi, saying that there was something to discuss.

Shunzhi came with a defiant look on his face, and brought his virtuous concubine Dong E with him.

Xue Li looked at them calmly.

If I have to say something, it’s that this couple is not as pretty as her and her little Meiren.

Xueli looked wooden and repeated her suggestion.

Shunzhi was a little confused.

"What did you say?"

"What it means is that the emperor should contribute to population growth!" Xue Li felt bored as she spoke.

Shunzhi suddenly sneered.

Xue Li sneered directly: "To put it in simple terms, don't occupy the toilet without doing anything! Be careful not to make an alliance but an enemy!"

Xue Li looked at him with disdain in her eyes.

The virtuous concubine wanted to say something, but Xue Li glared back at her coldly.

Normally, Xue Li didn't care to pay attention to her, but now, the emperor and empress were speaking, so it was not her turn to make comments.

"Oh! The Queen is as vulgar as ever!" Shunzhi didn't know whether he was angry at her glaring at his beloved concubine or at the disdainful look on Xue Li's face.

"I'm not as good as the emperor, who has been unable to rule the country!" Xue Li took a sip of tea, her movements leisurely and relaxed.

Shunzhi looked at her with murderous eyes.

Xue Li leisurely arranged for someone to serve the meal. She held her chin with one hand and looked at the weak and graceful Dong E.

Shunzhi hurriedly pulled her behind him as if she were a monster.

"Speaking of which, I think that Consort Xian is very much to my liking and is worthy of being Imperial Noble Consort."

"Your Majesty is still superficial. If you meet your true love, you should let her be the queen! Do you want me to make room for you?"

Xue Li looked at him with a half-smile, and Shunzhi felt itchy when he saw this expression. Really itchy, and the little horsewhip was circling in his mind.

He was a little surprised and a little confused.

What Xue Li noticed was the secret happiness at the corner of Dong E's lips.

"I really thought that Concubine Xian was as pure as a chrysanthemum! Yes, she was really indifferent to fame and gain, so why would she have an affair——"

"Queen, you are so outrageous!" Shunzhi was furious and interrupted her hurriedly.

"Why, you haven't even covered your body properly and you're afraid of what others will say? If you don't agree with me, please go ahead, Your Majesty!"

Xue Li ignored them and went straight to the dining room to eat.

Shunzhi was stunned for a moment, then sat down with great determination.

Dong E was waiting anxiously on the side, but Xue Li didn't let her sit. Shunzhi didn't know whether he had forgotten or was too busy being angry with Xue Li.

The emperor and empress ate with relish.

Sydney's meal was not affected at all. She had honey chicken wings, braised eggplant, lamb in sour soup, black pepper beef ribs, stir-fried vegetables and dumpling soup, as well as fruit salad and taro milk tea, all of which were Sydney's favorites.

Perhaps Shunzhi wanted to vent his anger at first, but he couldn't help but eat two bites. The more he ate, the more delicious it tasted, and he ate without even raising his head.

Dong E stood there for an entire hour.

After dinner, Xue Li took her child for a walk.

Shunzhi then remembered his beloved concubine and finally arranged for someone to send her back to Chengqian Palace.

Shunzhi watched Xueli teasing the little guy, and the white and tender little ball giggled.

Shunzhi looked at the baby's toothless smile and his heart softened inexplicably.

"Then Queen, you should arrange for them to leave the palace and give each of them a dowry, which is also decent!"

"Your Majesty is so righteous!" Xue Li curled her lips.

Shunzhi took the baby, smelled the milk scent on him, and ignored Xueli.

After all, it was she who had made him so angry just now.

If the meal had not been to his liking, he would not have spoken to her.

It was only today that I found out that his queen, apart from being a little rude and having a bad temper, was a good person in all other aspects.

The food was not as varied as his, with dozens of dishes, but everything was delicious.

She was not like some Mongolian concubines who were covered with gold jewelry.

He probably didn't know that many exquisite jewelry, kingfisher feather inlays, evenly sized pearl crowns, white jade headpieces, and ruby ​​headpieces are more valuable than gold.

Of course, Xue Li wouldn't tell him that she was pleasing herself.

She dresses beautifully every day and is in a very good mood.

Jewelry shops, soap shops, milk tea shops, snack shops, restaurants, wool yarn shops and horse shops were opened all over Ren.

Some people were also trained, some were small beggars and some were skilled craftsmen.

In the afternoon, Naren had already made a statistics and summoned the masters of each palace to Kunning Palace.

In the end, all the Mongolian concubines returned to Mongolia with a dowry.

More than half of the Manchu concubines were gone, and many of the remaining ones were Han concubines.

Their family education is to obey their husbands after marriage and obey their sons after their husbands die.

Xue Li arranged a second plan, which was to hold a blind date for the meritorious soldiers to meet each other.

Of course, if Xue Li is unwilling, she can help open a shop and start a business, or work in the palace.

So many people were arranged in this way.

The entire harem was much emptier, with only 60% of the people being Han women.

The Queen Mother was somewhat displeased, but she had already chosen the show, and the next selection would be in two years.

As expected, some Mongolian tribes gave Xue Li generous gifts.

Subsequently, Wu Keshan will be responsible for friendly exchanges.

It seemed that Shunzhi's proposal that time was just to disgust Xueli.

Dong E was still a virtuous concubine.

She seemed to have shown her affection to Xue Li.

After all, no matter how favored she was, she was still notorious.

Dorgon criticized Shunzhi again because of that incident, which made Shunzhi very angry.

Some of the authority that comes to your mouth is gone.

Shunzhi was so angry that he could only favor Dong E in secret, and at least he did not dare to put her in the spotlight openly.

Because Xue Li released some people from the palace under the guise of being the eldest son.

Shunzhi seized the opportunity and encouraged court officials to take power personally.

After all, he was of the right age, handled political affairs in a timely manner, and had a prince.

Dorgon sneered.

"The Emperor is still young, and has only one son, and children are prone to dying!"

After all, smallpox has always been their nightmare since the Manchus entered the Pass.

Seeing that success was imminent, Shunzhi did not want to delay any longer.

It's also weird.

The first time he wanted to rule the country himself, Dorgon refused on the grounds that he had no talent and his martial arts skills were mediocre.

The second time he wanted to rule the country himself, Dorgon refused on the grounds that he had few children and was incompetent in handling state affairs.

He had performed well in the past few years, but a book about the emperor's romantic affairs became a hot topic in the city and he could not wait any longer.

How could an emperor be like him?

As a result, at the court meeting the next day, Shunzhi made a sudden and unexpected move.