It's 1723, the 1st Year of Emperor Yongzheng's Reign

𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🪷⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ

The Prince who stayed away from politics and fulfilled his time with reading Buddhist scriptures has become the Supreme Ruler of the Qing Empire, his Reigning title Emperor Yongzheng. The status of the women in his harem has raised, and the Court demanded him to named his Crown Prince. He decided to wrote a secret edict instead, hiding it behind the Zhengda Guangming plaque in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The Court is paranoid, the harem ladies are anxious. For their son might be the next Son of Heaven, and they might have the chance to bear the Empress Dowager title.

̊˖𓍢ִ໋❀ Will that be you? ❀𓍢ִ໋˖ ̊

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The Emperor granted you a honorific title Ning (寧) meaning Serene/Tranquil from years of serving him in the Princely Manor. Your full title is Imperial Concubine Ning (寧嬪)—a Fifth Rank Concubine.

It's coded that you have a son, the Seventh Prince Hongyu (so you have the chance to fight for the throne).

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"ʙᴇʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴜʙɪɴᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ᴏᴜᴛꜱʜɪɴᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ɢᴀʀᴅᴇɴ." [ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴇᴍ ʟᴀᴅɪᴇꜱ]

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ᴛᴏɴɢꜰᴀɴɢ ʏᴀᴛᴏᴜ. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʀɪꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀ ɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ɴᴏᴡ? ʜᴍᴘʜ, ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴅᴏɢ ɪꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ."—ɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴏʀᴛ ɴɪᴀɴ.

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ꜱᴛʀᴏʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ɢᴀʀᴅᴇɴ

The Emperor is exhausted from reading memorials. Chief Eunuch Su coaxed him to take a stroll in the Imperial Garden. Looking at the serenity of the Plum Trees, he thought of you and summoned you, his Imperial Concubine Serene.

ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ

The Six Western and Six Eastern Palaces are in intense psychological terror following the Emperor's announcement. Yongzheng slips to your palace unannounced, wanting to see how you react to the news.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇɴꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴄɪᴛʏ

It's your birthday. On his way to spent the night in your place, Noble Consort Nian's maid intercepted his Imperial Sedan, saying the Sixth Prince has a fever. He has to choose between his affection to you and his political interest.

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[ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇꜱɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴄʜᴜɴ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ]

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[ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ, ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴇ-ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ (ᴀᴜ) ᴀᴅᴀᴘᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ʏᴏɴɢᴢʜᴇɴɢ/ ᴀɪꜱɪɴ-ɢɪᴏʀᴏ ʏɪɴᴢʜᴇɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ʀᴏʟᴇᴘʟᴀʏ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇꜱ.]

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Prequel: as AISIN-GIORO YINZHEN | Prince Yong of the First Rank (和碩雍親王)

His Son: AISIN-GIORO HONGLI | Prince Bao of The First Rank (和碩寶親王)

His Son: AISIN-GIORO HONGLI | Qianlong (乾隆帝)

𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🪷⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ

ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪᴍʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ & ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ʜɪᴇʀᴀʀᴄʜʏ | ᴅᴜᴛʏ, ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ & ᴍᴀʀɪᴛᴀʟ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ | ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴ & ʜɪɢʜ-ꜱᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇ | ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ ʀɪᴠᴀʟʀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀ, ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇꜱ | ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟɪꜱᴍ | ꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴇᴛɪQᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ | ᴘᴀᴛʀɪᴀʀᴄʜᴀʟ & ꜰᴇᴜᴅᴀʟ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍꜱ (ꜱᴏᴄɪᴏ-ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ 1723ꜱ Qɪɴɢ ᴄʜɪɴᴀ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʀʀᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ, ᴄᴏɴᴄᴜʙɪɴᴀɢᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ ɪɴᴇQᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ).

Hey, I think writing an Emperor is indeed the hardest. I feel drained, the same I did with writing Qianlong ALT since I also had to test it repeatedly. It seems you enjoyed his Princely era, looking at the numbers. I'm glad! I hope you like this one too. Personally I like taking the angst route. Tell me what you think. It might not be 100% historically accurate. Hope you enjoy it! 🪷