Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1252 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 176

The queen asked again and again, but Jingse was too embarrassed to speak. At this point, the queen finally understood what had happened to Jingse.

The queen sighed and helped Jingse wipe away her tears. She then gently stroked her hair and comforted her, "Child, you actually believe everything you hear."

"Although your father is not a gentleman, if he were a real gentleman, how could he manage such a huge country?"

Jingse certainly didn't quite understand. The masters in the study room were more concerned about the progress of the princes, and their requirements for the princesses were already very low. It was enough for them to understand the words of the saints.

Especially since Jingse was just at the age where she needed to avoid suspicion, there were some things that even her governess wouldn't mention a word about. So after Jingse learned that Qianlong had accepted a woman of dishonorable birth, she felt disillusioned with Qianlong.

The Queen also planned to take this opportunity to have a good talk with Jingse about the affairs in the palace. She was not the kind of person who would simply use the excuse that children should not interfere in their parents' affairs.

"Jingse, my mother's princess."

"Although no one has ever said it to you, the princess's status is much lower than that of the prince. I'm sure you have experienced it yourself."

Jingse nodded and only pointed out the most obvious difference: "My brother can inherit the throne, but my daughter can't."

The queen did not think there was anything wrong with Jingse's words, but nodded to confirm that what she said was true: "Yes, a princess is just a princess. Even after getting married, her status will be directly reduced from the emperor's princess to the wife of another family's minister. Even if she enters the palace to attend various banquets, her position can only be promoted according to the status of her husband's family."

Jingse didn't ask anything because she knew she wouldn't get an answer.

The Queen continued, "Your father has the potential to be a wise ruler, but the Qin Emperor, Han Wudi, and Tang Taizong, all of whom have been recorded in history books, have made countless military achievements and even destroyed countries at will."

"Even if you don't talk about other things, even when my mother manages the affairs of the harem, she must use both kindness and power, first establish a majestic image, and then reward people according to their merits. When something happens, she must pay special attention to clear rewards and punishments. Only in this way can the people under her feel at ease."

"And your father is in charge of the vast Qing Dynasty. Once he conquers the Dzungar region, the territory of the Qing Dynasty will be more than ten thousand miles from east to west. With such a large territory and so many subjects, if your father is always merciful and doesn't use drastic measures, will the troops stationed in that border area have second thoughts?"

"Court officials of the previous dynasty, will they also become disloyal because they think your father is easy to bully and fool?"

Jingse understood what the queen meant, but she didn't understand what this had to do with the women presented by Shandong officials.

The queen couldn't help laughing at Jingse's confused expression. Before the little guy got angry, she quickly explained, "Your father has so many things to do, and he is also a very resourceful person. Do you think he will really ruin his work because of a few women with unclear backgrounds?"

As a princess who grew up in the palace, Jingse, even though she was still young, knew a lot about the secrets of the harem, so she couldn't help but blurt out, "Who wants to plot against my daughter? Who wants to plot against the Queen Mother?"

The queen couldn't help but sigh in her heart when she heard this. As a mother, even though she didn't want her young daughter to know the secrets of the harem, for her safety, she no longer avoided telling her about them when dealing with them.

"Your Royal Father explained to Mother right away that he did not summon any of the women who were offered as tribute, and he had no intention of keeping any of them."

"Then Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke came to Mother and explained. Although it seemed that they wanted Mother to be the first to speak out, their meaning was also very clear. They did not want your Royal Father to keep the women who were offered to him."

"Mother explained it to Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke, and they seemed to believe it. But then you came here for the same thing."

"So, Jingse, what do you think now?"

Jingse thought for a moment and said, "Is it because the women who were presented here are also competing with each other and want to use this opportunity to eliminate those who are different from them?"

The queen was somewhat satisfied with Jingse's statement and encouraged her to continue thinking: "Is there any other possibility?"

Jingse took much longer to think this time than the last time. The queen was not in a hurry to urge her. Instead, she winked at Lianxin and asked her to bring people in to help Jingse wash and comb her hair. After Jingse finished washing and combing her hair, Lianxin took her people out again.

After a while, Jingse hesitated and said, "It's possible that a minister of the previous dynasty wanted to offer his own daughter or a relative's daughter, but his daughter was not among the chosen ones this time, so he just muddied the waters."

"Or maybe someone is secretly causing trouble, trying to alienate the relationship between my father and my mother, or even coveting my mother's position as queen!"

In the final analysis, someone just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, but Jingse really didn't understand what purpose the person behind the scenes wanted to achieve by doing this?

After persuading Jingse, the Queen said to Lianxin with a sullen face: "I really gave those people face, and let them reach out their evil hands to Jingse!"

Lian Xin was not surprised. She even felt that if she encountered such a thing, she would hate it more than the queen. "Your Majesty is right. But the source of the rumor is difficult to investigate now."

The Queen was furious and ordered Lian Xin, "Get everyone moving. Even if we can't find the source, we must kill the chicken to scare the monkey and show our attitude."

Lianxin responded, turned around and went out to get busy. When Qianlong came down from Mount Tai, the empress had already caught the three so-called sources and interrogated them briefly. Because they involved the previous dynasty, the empress handed them over directly to Qianlong.

"Your Majesty, these people have been spreading rumors everywhere recently. First, they bewitched Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke to come to me and persuade me to ask you not to accept those women whose backgrounds were not pure enough. Later, when they saw that I did not take any action, they even spread the rumors to Jingse's ears!"

"When Jingse came to me crying, I was almost heartbroken."

Qianlong didn't expect that he was just fishing on a whim and let his daughter hear something she shouldn't have heard.

Qianlong was really annoyed, but he immediately cared about Jingse and Jiang Xinxin's situation: "How is Jingse now? Those people are not going to bother the Empress Dowager again, right?"

The queen quickly replied, "Jingse has been comforted by me. She knows that you don't want to accept those people, and she also knows that there must be someone behind these rumors deliberately manipulating them. She just has some concerns about the purpose of the mastermind behind the scenes."

"As for the Empress Dowager, she may have heard a lot of news, but she has always trusted you, Your Majesty, and she has no doubts at all. She just reminded me that those rumors should be dealt with."

Hearing this, Qianlong breathed a sigh of relief.