Ninety-one awards

  The news that the imperial concubines and two princes' consorts, as well as the princesses, led by example in reducing their food and clothing expenses to donate grain and goods to the disaster victims quickly spread among the people under Yongzheng's operation. Then, from time to time, it was reported which official donated how many silver taels, and which noble even donated all the furnishings in his house as relief supplies - this was a rare good thing, because of the emperor's generosity, this time regardless of identity or status, as long as the people at home had surplus grain and money, they could come to buy and use them at low prices (In the Qing dynasty, the daily necessities used by various classes such as scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants were strictly restricted, and those who exceeded the limits would be beheaded if discovered). All the money raised was used for disaster relief. In the middle of the bed, there was a square low table, on which a chessboard was placed. On both sides of the wall, two yellow pear wood back chairs and one small table were placed.

  Next to the two pavilions, she moved two grape seedlings. Only the rose-scented grapes in the pavilion near the Yulan tree and the black currant grapes in the pavilion next to the tea trees and flower sea were different. When the grapes climbed all over the top of the pavilion, forming strings of grapes, the scenery would be breathtakingly beautiful!

  In the lotus pond, she also moved a few lotus and koi fish into the Bi Pool in the Yu Hua Garden, which didn't look monotonous either.

  Of course, she also brought out many treasures from her dowry and the rewards she had received over the past two years, such as a set of jade-encrusted lotus-patterned yugenguo bowls, a set of five-color twelve-month flower god cups, a five-color agate plate, a five-color agate calabaza cup, a Fu Lu Shou Xi jade rhinoceros incense burner... The Yongzheng Emperor's reward for Xue's use of the green jade pen holder, purple sandalwood pen holder, and other items she had made herself, such as couch cushions, chair cushions, down quilts, pillows, embroidered paintings, hanging screens, etc.

  As for kitchen stuff, let's add it later.

  There is a place to sleep and roll around in the space, Yunzhu seems to think that he has a fortress, it's warm, reliable, and windproof.

  Yongzheng was worried about the continuous earthquakes and rain, and the empress and Xi Fei in the palace were also anxious. If this situation continued, it would be difficult to control and might shake the foundation of the country. After all, it was the capital city, and the impact was too great. Only Yunzhu, she became more sensitive to nature, every day after handling the palace affairs, she would go to the three giants in the palace to pay her respects, personally supervising their diet and physical condition, especially Yongzheng, who was a person who couldn't change his impatient temperament even in an emergency, neglecting sleep and forgetting to eat.

  The Empress knew that her days were numbered, and thinking of the past, apart from not being able to let go of her natal family, she also regretted that her methods in the past had hurt her relationship with Yongzheng too much. Every time she saw Yunzhu, she would remind her: "Take good care of those servants, let them take good care of the Emperor, don't let him get tired and fall ill..."

  "When will this rain stop?" She said with a sigh, hoping to see the wind and sunshine, she wanted to leave on such a day, not wanting to be so gloomy, dull and ignored.

  If it weren't for Honghui's untimely death, she would have been a perfect imperial noble consort, an impeccable empress. Unfortunately, fate is not in one's control!

  Yunzhu covered her with a quilt and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. This rain will stop in two days." The water vapor in the air was decreasing, and it wouldn't be able to sustain long-lasting rain.

  The queen's dim eyes suddenly opened and stared at Yunzhu, her thin hand stretched out from under the quilt to grab hers: "Really will stop?"

  I didn't expect someone who's been ill for so long to have such strength! Yunzhu knew that her hand must have had a red bruise, but she didn't push it away. Instead, she covered it with her other hand and gently explained: "Knowing that the Empress Dowager cares about the people of Beijing who suffered from the disaster, how could I possibly speak nonsense?"

  "How did you know the rain would stop?" The queen's voice was somewhat shrill, her eyes like needles. If she had such great power to make the sky stop raining, what else could the Wulana clan contend with?

  "What's difficult about it? As long as you pay attention, everyone can understand. Every time it rains, dragonflies and butterflies will fly low, ants will move house, after the disaster is over, animals in nature will naturally lose their anxiety..."

  Is that so? Isn't it because she's a blessed person from heaven? The empress relaxed, and almost fainted. It's also true, no matter how much she's favored by heaven, she won't become an immortal... She closed her eyes tiredly. Chen Mama stepped forward and put her hand back under the quilt, seeing the bright red finger marks on Cloud Pearl's white and tender hands, startling in her heart, looking at her face, but seeing her peaceful expression, without any displeasure, feeling slightly relieved, admiring this Fourth Lady even more.

  Since the earthquake, everyone in the palace and the capital city has witnessed the virtues of this imperial son's consort. She is like a gentle spring breeze that can soothe people's hearts; she handles matters decisively, efficiently, and thoroughly, like autumn fruits that ripen and fall naturally, without leaving anyone feeling resentful. She is filial to her superiors, never overstepping her bounds, and harmonious with her inferiors, never lightly punishing the servants, thus winning people's hearts. What is even more valuable is that she possesses such prestige yet remains humble, never altering her character to cater to others' expectations.

  The figure outside quietly left.

  Her lips curved up slightly at the corners.

  In the blink of an eye, a month passed, and this rare earthquake in history came to an end with the continuous rain for several months. The various grievances and crises caused by it were also calmed down by Yongzheng's wise political means. The plan for rebuilding the disaster-stricken area in the capital city was slowly unfolding. The common people suddenly found that even if their family was temporarily short of money, they didn't have to worry. They could pay in installments to the court, or exchange a large piece of land for a smaller house. They could also participate in building houses with their labor, and the court would provide food and lodging. The remaining wages could be deducted from the housing costs. As for families with land, they could continue to cultivate according to the original amount of land, and the court would exempt them from grain tax for one year.

  The court also began to reward those who made various contributions in this disaster.

  There were merchants whose fathers or grandfathers had been awarded the title of "Gentleman" (equivalent to that of a licentiate), and some who had received the title of "Confucian merchant". It was clear that officials below the county level did not have the qualifications for such honors... Some had received an imperial edict from Yongzheng with the words "House of accumulated goodness", and others had received promotions by imperial decree... People's faces lit up, as if dark clouds had gone and good fortune had arrived.

  Hongtai made great efforts in this disaster, and Yongzheng rewarded him with many good things, and also promoted Yu Pin Gengshi to Yu Fei.

  Yunzhu, for her selfless act of saving Xi Fei during the disaster, and for taking charge of palace affairs, assessing damage within the palace, calming the people... as well as leading by example in donating relief supplies to the victims, is indeed a paragon of filial piety, wisdom, benevolence, and virtue. The Emperor's edict praising her was accompanied by his personal handwritten calligraphy of the four characters "Xian Xiao Jia Yi" (Worthy and Filial Daughter-in-law).

  Material rewards are also plentiful.

  There was no gold or silver, so Yongzheng directly let Su Peisheng search for some strange and unusual things in the inner warehouse and send them to Qianxi's residence - it's not bad to say that since the Qing dynasty entered the pass, several generations of emperors accumulated a lot of these unspeakable things.

  The emperor rewarded him, and the empress also followed with a generous reward of many things.

  Not bad, it's a generous reward. Yu Yunzhu told her that the rain would stop in two days, and indeed, the rain gradually stopped after two days, followed by clear skies and sunshine, and even the earthquake stopped. The empress was afraid that people couldn't compare to heaven's will, and intentionally showed kindness to Yunzhu, thinking that after she left, at least let her not alienate Ula Nara tribe...

  Above, Chen's mother-in-law heard that she was crying and sniffling, Yunzhu in the space saw her and sneered at her. Why did Wulana's family have nothing to do with her?

  The above news was quickly spread back to Chongqing Palace by Shangguan Wan'er with great pleasure.

  The empress almost fainted again upon hearing this news.

  Geng's imperial concubine has been promoted? Besides Qifeng Li, there is another concubine of the same rank as her? What if she starts to think about letting Hongxu and Hongli contend for the throne?! Will her own power in the palace be divided?!

  Yunzhu has been bestowed with the emperor's "Xianxiao Jiaxiang" (virtuous and filial daughter-in-law), which means she has saved his life. How can he still suppress her? Originally, her family background is already superior to his, how can he still put on airs as a mother-in-law in front of her? If he slightly punishes her, wouldn't he become an ungrateful person?!

  My head hurts so much——

  "Qin Ayi, go and find a few pieces of brightly colored satin, as well as some new hairpins and earrings to reward the Fourth Lady."

  "Yes." Qin Ayi turned and left.

  Although she knew that Yunzhu was a member of the noble family, and managing household affairs was not a problem for her, Xi Fei still did not expect that at such a young age, she could handle everything so meticulously and properly in the face of this great disaster, even winning the favor of many esteemed elderly princes and princesses with the emperor's support.

  If it were herself, she really couldn't do it so thoroughly. What's important is that although she holds the position of imperial concubine, over the decades, her dowry has been almost depleted, and the rewards she received are not many, some can't even be used as silver, so her private treasury is not rich, and she can't spend money like Yunzhu without worrying.

  Moreover, she was somewhat flustered at heart. She hadn't been through such a scene before and didn't have enough courage and confidence to control the situation, so she would "get hurt and not get up" and "be frightened too much", and needed to rest quietly.

  Now she regrets it. If only she had known that this matter couldn't be let go of, why not have a wife to order around, at worst just hand the matter over to her to handle...

  Afraid that if she continued to "rest", the power of the six palaces would be taken away forever, Xi Fei gritted her teeth and let the female officials by her side announce to the outside world that she had "recovered" from her illness, and began to resume her life of paying respects to the empress.

  Little did she know that Yunzhu was already tired of these trivial palace affairs, and as soon as she "recovered", she immediately reported to Yongzheng and the Empress Dowager to return the palace affairs to her, and then lived a leisurely life.

  The empress suffered a head injury during the earthquake, which would be considered a concussion by modern standards. Her chest was also severely bruised when she fell onto a heavy metal object. The earthquake and subsequent aftershocks left her in a state of shock and fear. She was then moved to an unfamiliar palace to recover, where everything felt foreign (a case of "riches sickness"). The prolonged rain and aftershocks only added to her anxiety... Her illness had not fully recovered, and despite the imperial physician's orders to drink calming and nourishing tonics, she ignored Qin mama's warnings and insisted on drinking medicinal soups every day. This not only exacerbated her depression but also ruined her originally decent physical health. Now that the disaster has passed, if she could calm down and rest according to the doctor's instructions for a while longer, she might be able to recover to 70 or 80% of her original state (excluding the vitality lost due to being possessed by the beauty spirit). Unfortunately, once a person's mental state is disrupted, they can do all sorts of foolish things.

  As soon as she took over the palace affairs, Yunzhu sorted out all the big and small matters clearly. However, those damaged furniture and decorations, as well as the palaces waiting to be repaired... Those impatient consorts came to her every day to "chat", thinking that they could get their own matters dealt with first - this was a symbol of whether they were favored or valued, which annoyed Xi Fei so much that she had a splitting headache.

  Want to pretend to be indifferent, but afraid of being gossiped about. It's worth knowing that Yunzhu Yu Fei and Wu Fu Jin's performance in the great disaster was indeed outstanding.

  Want to throw the blame back on Yunzhu? Not to mention whether Yunzhu would agree or not, she herself couldn't bear the shame.

  Had no choice but to grit teeth and persevere.

  Every day when the sun sets, she would hum and ask Chunlan and Chunhui to massage her body.