Raising a Child as Pure Consort in the Qing Dynasty

Su Jingyu transmigrates to the Qing dynasty. In a capital teeming with Manchu and Mongol nobles, she uses her pretty face to become a concubine of the Fourth Prince, Hongli.

The Su family has been Han for generations. Even three generations of in-laws and old family friends can't be connected to the Banner people. After entering the palace, Su Jingyu effortlessly ends up at the very bottom of the Fourth Prince's household.

On the bright side, nobody in the household sees her as a rival.

Su Jingyu is relieved: Safety first.

On the downside, even her immediate superior, the Fourth Prince, doesn't notice her.

Su Jingyu weeps: Bottom-of-the-barrel treatment.

Thinking of how the Fourth Prince will live to the age of eighty-nine and become the longest-lived emperor in history, the "honest" Su Jingyu resolves to make an effort. Gazing at the Fourth Prince with deep affection, she says, "Master, I've really improved!"

She isn't the only one who needs to keep up. Her sons and daughters can't fall behind either. A long life starts in childhood!

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Third Prince Yongzhang is of average ability, yet beloved by Emperor Yongzheng and cherished by Consort Xi. From a young age, he isn't the smartest in the Aisin Gioro family, but he is the most doted-on among the imperial grandsons.

His mother says he's not cut out to be the most powerful person in the world, and his father tells him to just do his best when he studies.

Little Yongzhang nods seriously, holding his turtle. Even as a child, he has already decided to lie flat.

For as long as he can remember, his mother has been his father's darling, and he and his siblings are his father's little treasures.

After his father ascends the throne, their whole family becomes even more noble and prestigious.

The road ahead is smooth, and life is even smoother. Yongzhang can't think of anything to worry about.

Yongzhang: I can't spend all the silver Father gives me. I just can't spend it all.

Su Jingyu: Her boy doesn't have to inherit the throne, so one happy day is a day well spent, and one carefree year is a year well spent.

Reader's guide:

1. Loosely based on history, with many original elements. Please don't nitpick the historical details.

2. The child isn't particularly ambitious and will not inherit the throne.

The author's completed works: "The Qing Dynasty: Concubine Nian," and "The Qing Dynasty: Imperial Consort Tong Jia." Please check them out!

See the author's upcoming Qing Dynasty series in the author's profile~

Theme: Working hard will make life better in the future.