What can be done together is cutting western window candles (above)

  Yunzhu missed her mother Guerjia's birthday due to a talent show, but fortunately it wasn't her 60th birthday. At the end of July, she presented clothes she had personally selected materials for, cut, sewn and embroidered as a gift for her parents' birthdays, coinciding with Li Rongbao's 50th birthday.

  Li Rongbao wore a dark blue silk changshan with golden longevity patterns embroidered on the edges of the collar, sleeves and hem, and a green pine tree embroidered on the chest and abdomen. A few lines of poetry were also embroidered in cursive script at the bottom of the robe, giving it an air of elegance and nobility.

  Gual's was a blue silk cheongsam with large-scale water lily and lotus leaf patterns, with three-inch wide black borders embroidered with auspicious patterns such as the ruyi sceptre, lotus flowers and longevity symbols on the collar, sleeves and hem.

  "The gift for the elder sister's birthday is really thoughtful, it would be better if Ama Emao changed into something more festive first." Shu Mu Lu suggested, and Ma Jia Shi and others also echoed her. Their congratulatory gifts also included embroidery, but since both young ladies were not yet married, they coincidentally did not elaborate on this aspect, instead opting to find calligraphy, paintings, and antiques that Li Rongbao liked. For example, the Fu Guangcheng family's gift to Li Rongbao was two pairs of shoes and socks, a painting by Zhao Mengfu titled "Autumn Colors of the Magpie Bridge", and a pair of green jade peaches presented by Xiao Mingliang.

  Huizhu gave her a hand-made, dark blue satin embroidered auspicious cloud pattern grey squirrel fur cloak, with fine workmanship that earned everyone's praise, but it was not suitable for the current season.

  Li Rongbao and his wife were a bit worried that the clothes would be too light and elegant, not suitable for their age. But after wearing them, they felt exceptionally cool and comfortable. The color of the robe was originally deep, and the key parts were covered with large embroidered patterns, which didn't reveal anything at all. Instead, it made the couple look even more refined and amiable.

  Everyone saw it and thought it was great, they all started praising it. Those with families even turned to their wives and asked them to make one for themselves in the same style...

  Ma Jia and others secretly rolled their eyes, didn't they know that these several wives were not clear about it? This dress was prepared by Yunzhu as early as the end of last year. Not to mention how laborious it is to make, but also more difficult to maintain than other clothes, and not durable. These guards who are busy with martial arts and guns every day, what elegant things can they learn from others? Only Yunzhu knows that after being selected for marriage, she will spend so much energy on this because her days of being pampered by her parents are gradually decreasing.

  Every summer, it's not just the Aixinjueluo family that fears the heat, these Manchu people are also mostly averse to summer days. Alas, the emperor can move to the Summer Palace, but they cannot, so they can only try their best to cool themselves down outside of court and office hours... Having obtained this garment, Li Rongbao couldn't help but reveal his self-satisfied expression when chatting with Yongzheng and Ma Qi.

  Ma Zhi pouted, his stepmother Xita Lan was also a kind and virtuous person, even her own daughter often made clothes for him... He himself wasn't as impatient as Ma Zhi... What's the point?

  Yunzhu's embroidery is good, but it's not that others can't keep up with her. It's just that she has a better understanding of the costumes of past dynasties. In modern times, she has seen many classic and popular styles in fashion shows and TV dramas. With slight modifications to the details, she can make people's eyes light up, which is where her creativity lies.

  "Speaking of which, after my 50th birthday, it will be the grand wedding of Hongli and Yunzhu. What a pity, if only I could enjoy the filial piety of my son and daughter-in-law a little earlier... My dear?"

  He couldn't help but stare at Li Rongbao's changing face, and Yongzheng had a calm expression on his face, but his hands couldn't help tapping lightly on the table.

  Ma Zi curled his lip again, what kind of people were around him anyway.

  Li Rongbao really wanted his son to have another chance to beat up his future daughter-in-law. I couldn't afford to provoke my father, and it was even more unbearable to bully my daughter-in-law! Unfortunately, the idea was good, but just a few days ago, Hongli had been sent by Yongzheng to inspect grain warehouses in Henan and Shandong.

  The grain storage in various parts of the country is crucial for the current Qing dynasty. Otherwise, if another rebellion breaks out and the three armies have no food or grass, the entire Qing dynasty will fall into trouble. Therefore, although this year's flood disaster has slowed down, Hongli still has two or three months before his grand wedding, but he was sent away by Yongzheng to do errands.

  Hongli, who knew that the empire passed down from his father Emperor Yongzheng was not as glorious and beautiful as it seemed on the surface, did not complain. Instead, he set off quickly with Fu Heng and more than a dozen elite guards, full of passion and enthusiasm.

  Hong didn't know that Yongzheng was looking at him with a cold face as he hastily left the capital. He thought of Li Rongbao boasting in front of him about his wonderful days, having a son to support him and being able to rely on his son's filial piety. In his heart, he said, "You think you're the only one with good sons? I'm not doing badly either..." Look, isn't this relying on his son?!

  As for Xi Fei's worries, both father and son unintentionally ignored them.

  Yu Pin Geng Shi, who received the news, was moved in her heart and said to her son, Tian Shen, who was playing with a small toy bought from outside the palace: "Tian Shen, do you want that position?"

  Hong Duan was startled and looked around, but there were only two people left in the house, "Mother?"

  "Hongli is not in the capital now, it's best to take action at this time... Who would suspect her son? Her Hongyao has always been carefree and playful, and has always been close to Hongli."

  Hong You remained silent for a while, then said: "Mother, I really don't want to compete with Fourth Brother. Sometimes I think about it, but I understand that this throne is not easy to sit on... The Emperor has always favored Fourth Brother, why should we suffer and invite trouble? Without Fourth Brother, the position might not even be mine. When I establish my own estate and bring you there, Mother, can't we just live happily together?"

  Yu Pin sighed: "Foolish son, your wish is good, but how do you know if the new emperor will tolerate it?" Nian Nu Lu Shi isn't a broad-minded person. Although you were raised by her for so long and she doted on you, this makes the mother and son even more wary of you.

  Hong You didn't mind: "At most, there's still your son and grandson. As long as they don't get involved in court politics, that's it." Besides, he wouldn't starve to death, and with this identity, no one dared to bully him at home. At most, he couldn't fulfill his ambitions, but life had many other interesting things, there was no need to fixate on just that one thing.

  Geng's spirits sank as he once again confirmed that his son did not have that ambition, and he couldn't tell whether he felt more relieved or disappointed. Never mind, the Emperor would probably secretly send someone to protect Hongli anyway. If they couldn't succeed in one move and instead revealed their plan, it wouldn't be good.

  There is another person who thought of the same thing as Yu Pei, but with a different result. This person is Hongxi in the Dorje Gurun Palace in Zhengjiazhuang. He almost sent out his secretly trained assassins without hesitation and went to Shandong to ambush, waiting for Hongli to fall into the trap.

  The Wangfu built in Zhengjiazhuang was completed in October of the 60th year of Kangxi, after three years. It carried the hopes of two generations of emperors, Kangxi and Yongzheng, to prevent the discarded crown prince from plotting for the throne and to keep him away from politics. Unfortunately, Hongshi's heart still harbored a desire for power in his bloodline, and Zhengjiazhuang, far removed from the city, had a relatively relaxed environment, which gave him an opportunity to secretly develop his ambitions.

  Of course, a few years ago, the strong imperial power and its severe crackdown on the royal family made him dare not to act rashly. However, since Sheng Rui's appearance, he began to relax his control over the royal family... Hong Xi felt that the throne he had been longing for seemed to be further away from him, but at the same time, he also felt that this was an opportunity for him to expand his power.

  The change in this political atmosphere also made Yunzhu, who had just moved into the Shichahai Villa for a short stay, think deeply.

  According to history, after Yongzheng ascended the throne, he was almost isolated in the imperial clan. His severe punishment of members of the opposing faction made it so that Hongxi and other imperial brothers who had remained neutral during the struggle for the throne did not dare to reveal their dissatisfaction. After Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he took a series of measures to correct the mistakes of Yongzheng's policies, such as releasing Yunxu and Yunyi from imprisonment and enfeoffing them as Auxiliary Princes in the second year of his reign; the descendants of Yunsi, Yuntang, Yansin, Sunu, and others who had been removed from the imperial register were reinstated and given red sashes. This was done to give a generous treatment to members of the imperial clan who had been punished, with the aim of completely reversing the isolationist and passive situation created by Emperor Yongzheng and regaining the support of the upper echelons of the Manchu nobility.

  Qianlong's lenient handling of the previous dynasty's leftover cases and his efforts to improve relations with members of the imperial clan objectively created a favorable atmosphere for Hongxi and others to express their pent-up discontent in subtle or indirect ways, ultimately leading to the "Hongxi Rebellion".

  But now, due to the advent of "Shen Rui", the ruling and opposition parties have universally acknowledged Yongzheng's position. Yongzheng is a person with keen insight and good at grasping opportunities, and he also took advantage of the situation to improve his relationship with the imperial clan. Under such circumstances, can the "Huang Xie Rebellion Case" reappear? Or should we say, will those members of the imperial clan who were involved in the Huang Xie Rebellion Case be implicated again?

  This was no longer something she could foresee or grasp.

  Anyway, whether it happens or not, for Yongzheng and Qianlong, it's just a trivial matter. They don't need to worry about it themselves, as long as they confirm that their family won't be involved or implicated.

  "Miss, the seeds you wanted have been found."

  "Oh, bring it in." Yunzhu said, putting down the needle and thread she was holding. After her space regenerated, she carefully identified everything again. Except for a few fruit trees and common vegetables like tomatoes, corn, and cabbage that had been planted from seeds collected in her previous life, all the other books, solar-powered computer, U-disk, down jacket, etc. were gone. Maybe they were vaporized into dust in the last big explosion, or maybe... they would reappear after her space leveled up again?

  She shook her head with a wry smile, she was really too greedy!

  It's just a pity that the formulas for making soap, glass, and cement are only on my computer and U disk. My way of thinking may be different from ordinary people. At the beginning of the doomsday, I found that while others were browsing survival methods and news of the disaster, I was downloading what is called "civilization".

  Heaven and earth produce all things for the sake of man, but man has not one thing to offer in return to heaven. Is it not these "civilizations" that have brought various pollutions and disasters to the earth? Humans are also a kind of "virus" to the earth, constantly reproducing, constantly destroying...

  Shaking her head again, she's no savior, and as long as she can live in the present, she'll enjoy it. Her future fate is in the palace, and this space is the foundation for ensuring her own life and that of her children, so she must study it carefully. This was the purpose behind her begging her family to let her stay in the villa for a while.

  Of course, the ostensible reason is that she needs to quietly embroider some items for her dowry, such as a handkerchief, a purse and a pillowcase, which are traditional gifts and personal items.