The Empress Dowager and the Emperor had a rift over the Longkodo incident, and Yongzheng even refused to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager. People in the harem, worship high and step on low. Seeing that the emperor who was in power was cold to the empress dowager, others were somewhat "auspicious to avoid it", and the empress didn't even take the empress dowager seriously.
When the Empress Dowager was "there were no cars and horses in front of the door", Shen Meizhuang came and was willing to come every day, "taking this place as your own palace", which won the Empress Dowager's appreciation and gratitude. At the same time, wives and concubines serving mother-in-law was a way for husbands to fulfill their filial piety in that era. Although Yongzheng was incompatible with his mother, it was just a disagreement, not a hatred. He would not be disgusted with Shen Meizhuang's filial piety.
quit the ranks of favor, the empress dowager appreciated and was grateful, although the emperor was cold but not disgusted. Only such Shen Meizhuang was able to stand invincible.
If it were not at this time node, but when Yongzheng and the Empress Dowager were in harmony, the concubines would not be able to curry favor with the Empress Dowager. Just like Zhen Huan just entered the palace, Yongzheng mentioned that he wanted her to come to see the queen mother, and the queen mother refused: "Let's talk about it when she gets to the throne of concubine." It was like Hua Concubine fighting for favor and came to find the queen mother to give gifts. While comforting her, the queen mother hinted that the emperor was responsible for her.
Seeking the protection of the queen mother is not a shortcut to gaining favor, and even a lot of time goes against each other. And the protection of the Empress Dowager is not so easy to obtain. An Lingrong , she neither has any ideas in this regard nor is it about grasping the key nodes of time.
