Chapter 41 Li Lianying wants to be an uncle

After Empress Dowager Cixi supported Guangxu to ascend the throne, in order to stabilize her position, she asked Emperor Guangxu to call her his own father, so that she could legitimize her listening to politics behind the curtain.Li Lianying, Cixi's loyal servant, even asked the ministers and eunuchs and ladies in the palace to call the Empress Dowager Cixi the Lafayette.Everyone was frightened by Cixi's power, so they changed their name to her Lafayette. Not to mention that others did not dare to object, even Prince Gong Yixin did not dare to speak, and knowing that he had always been against Cixi, it would definitely end badly in the end, so he simply turned a blind eye to court affairs.Therefore, this time Cixi called Lafayette, but Yixin did not come out to speak.

Because the Empress Dowager Cixi was becoming more and more powerful, Li Lianying followed suit, and ministers and officials all wooed him and took the opportunity to show favor to Cixi.Of course, Li Lianying didn't know how to do voluntary labor, so she took bribes arbitrarily from it, got a lot of benefits, and became even more domineering. Although Li Lianying's vanity was greatly satisfied, she always felt that she was a dwarf, especially in front of the prince, so she had to call herself a slave.Therefore, he always dreams that there will be a chance to reach the sky in one step and hit him on the head.Relying on his special favor in front of Cixi, he almost became the uncle of the country.

In the autumn of the fourteenth year of Guangxu (1888), Guangxu had grown up and should be married.Li Lianying suddenly had an idea. If she became a relative of the emperor, she would no longer have to call herself a slave.Therefore, he planned to choose his sixteen-year-old second sister as the imperial concubine of Emperor Guangxu through Cixi's relationship, so his status was naturally superior to others.In addition, his second younger sister is well-versed in both literature and ink, and her appearance and figure are all worth mentioning.It's okay to be a concubine or empress.If he gave birth to a son, he would be the uncle of the country, and naturally no one would look down on him.Li Lianying did what she said, and quickly communicated with her family to discuss her plan with her family. The family members were very supportive, and even the second sister was overjoyed.With the consent of her family, Li Lianying was going to inquire about Cixi's attitude to see if she could get her support.If Cixi nodded, it would be half the battle.

Li Lianying found an opportunity to tell Cixi what she meant, and Cixi also loved her house, so she immediately called Li Lianying's second sister into the palace.Li Lianying's second younger sister was originally smart, and with Li Lianying's careful guidance, she made rapid progress.Since entering the palace, she has been flattering in every possible way, coaxing the Empress Dowager Cixi into blooming, and still won't let her leave her side. In order to realize her dream of being a relative of the emperor, Li Lianying changed her indifferent attitude towards Guangxu in the past, and became sincere and enthusiastic, showing respect.He also asked his sister to show affection when Emperor Guangxu came to the Empress Dowager Cixi's bedroom to pay her respects, or when they met elsewhere, so as to invite the emperor to pay attention.

The so-called shaved head is hot, and the enthusiasm of Li Lianying and the second sister could not arouse Guangxu's interest. He kept ignoring her, as if he hadn't seen her. Seeing that Guangxu wanted to push back, Li Lianying wanted to bind the marriage through Cixi's finger marriage.Therefore, Li Lianying suggested to Cixi: Emperor Guangxu has grown up, and her second sister is also in Beijing, who happens to be serving the emperor.Empress Dowager Cixi felt that this was an increase in relatives, and she was very happy, and decided to persuade Emperor Guangxu in person. Empress Dowager Cixi took advantage of Emperor Guangxu's visit to ask for peace and tested Emperor Guangxu.She first stated that she was old and should return to the government of Guangxu.Guangxu knew that Cixi would never hand over power automatically, and knew that Cixi was testing him, so he quickly said that he was still young, and he was not familiar with many court affairs, and needed Cixi's continued support.

Cixi got the first satisfactory answer, and then she mentioned that Li Lianying's second sister, who was handsome and slightly literate, was the best candidate to serve Guangxu.In fact, Guangxu is the opposite of Cixi. He hates the house and the black. He hates Li Lianying for telling stories in front of Cixi, so he became the puppet emperor.Now he wants to marry his sister to restrain him, of course he is not happy.But she couldn't blatantly contradict the Empress Dowager Cixi, so she moved out of the family law of her ancestors, saying that Han people are not allowed to enter the palace as concubines; besides, she is the sister of an eunuch, which is inappropriate.

Although Cixi was domineering and domineering, she had to give up when she saw Guangxu, who was usually obedient, objected, let alone those princes and ministers.Li Lianying felt so sorry for her sister even though she was happy and didn't say anything.Later, Cixi decided to marry her to Bai Laizeng, the son of Bai Dutong of Nanchizi.Out of the psychology of preference and compensation, Cixi rewarded her greatly, and only a set of tableware was worth thousands of taels of silver.There are also ten pairs of ivory carved chopsticks and ebony inlaid silver chopsticks, a pair of exquisitely carved jade bowls of different colors, and countless silver plates and jade cups.Even the saucers for dipping in vinegar are made of silver, and the fish dishes are all expensive porcelain.

Officials have always followed the wind to play the rudder. The ministers saw that Li Lianying's sister was so loved by Cixi, so they took the opportunity to curry favor with Li Lianying.Li Lianying received a lot of property, so it can be regarded as compensation!