The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

In the evening, when Hongli returned to Jingren Palace for dinner, Han Ling tentatively asked, "Is there anything wrong with Ge Ge?"

Hongli was taken aback for a moment: "How to say?"

Han Ling smiled and said, "You're looking forward to concubine Jia's birth, so naturally you feel that the current ones are not enough!"

"It's not for this." Hongli said with a smile, "I'm just expressing my feelings. Xiao Shiyi has five older sisters and six older brothers. It’s kind of festive.”

This is also called a reason?Han Ling was dubious: "Ge Ge wants to caress Meng and win over the subordinates, we have to worry a lot more, I would rather add a few more elder brothers, it is not kind to say, even if it is Yong Jue, I am naughty However, the ones who suffer are others, so parents naturally have to worry a lot."

Hongli stared blankly at Hanling's lower abdomen and said, "I just want a daughter."

Lord Qianlong's ability to "make wishes come true" was not perfect. On April 25th, at Yinshi, Empress Nala gave birth to her third son in Jingren Palace.

Hongli, who has been waiting for the delivery room for a long time, showed the difference of the first son of the middle palace with practical actions. In addition to rewarding all the palace people present, he ordered the imperial dining room to have an extra meal for the six palaces to celebrate the birth of the twelfth elder brother.

Then, at the full moon banquet of the twelve elder brothers, Hongli began to wholesale names. The tenth elder brother who had just turned one year was named Yongxuan, and the eleventh elder brother was Yongxuan. The name of the twelve elder brothers was the most intriguing. After several selections but failed to reach the point, the queen finally selected the alternative characters by drawing lots, and then determined the youngest son's name as the word "Yongxi".

璂, beautiful jade, "Zhou Li" contains, "Wang Zhipibian, can pick five jade 璂", Ming Dynasty "Zhusi Zhizhang" has a cloud, "The emperor's leather bian, with a black gauze hat, with twelve slits on the front and back, each Each seam is adorned with twelve colorful places for decoration." There is also a Confucian saying that "the twelve crowns of the emperor's crown will be twelve, and they will be lowered in order, and they will be high or low." The name of the youngest son is also suitable for him. It should be said that this is a name with a good meaning, honor and auspiciousness.

Not to mention the thoughts of the fourth elder brother Yongxi, who has already been named and is about to become an adult, the half-brother Yongqi can't sit still: Qixi has the same pronunciation, although he is the eldest, the younger brother is a descendant. Taboo issue, who avoids whose taboo?

"Yongzheng Lord and King Xunjun are brothers of the same mother and compatriots. Their names are also homophonic and almost indistinguishable. The emperor imitates the holy ancestor Emperor Kangxi in everything. Let's fulfill his little thought!" When Concubine Yu tentatively pointed out the problem of the two princes having the same name, Empress Nala, who was newly confinement, responded in this way.

Concubine Yu's mother and son were relieved, but the person involved was dissatisfied: When you picked up this word, I also reminded you that since Yongqi is the most important, it is more appropriate to choose another one. You take the name of the first emperor and the fourteenth uncle The allusions are prevaricated, and the blame for the naming is put on my back, so where can I reason?

Han Ling looked at the youngest son who was growing up, and felt satisfied besides satisfaction. The four sisters of Yongxi finally knew what it was like for the eldest son and eldest daughter in the second-child family in later generations to face the birth of younger siblings. Their foreheads The mother put all her attention on her little brother who could only eat and sleep. When she was hungry, all the wet nurses stood aside, and the mother went to breastfeed herself; (o(╯□╰)o) coaxing my younger brother; when I was sleepy, the court lady couldn’t intervene, so Er Niang personally coaxed my younger brother to sleep; the most exaggerated thing is that the diaper change was also contracted by the Empress herself, no You know, it's as if their mother and son were thrown into limbo by the ruthless emperor!

Yong Jue looked at Yong Xi eagerly: "Brother -- did my mother take care of me like this when I was young?"

Yongxi ignored him, coughed lightly and came forward to salute Hanling: "My mother is auspicious."

Han Ling raised her head and smiled, "Why are you all here?"

Yong Jue said angrily: "Emiang, you only love Twelfth Brother now, and you don't even have a son in your eyes?"

"You're jealous. For you, Er Niang didn't even take care of your sister. If you want to complain, it's your sister who complains. How can it be your turn to complain about your grievances?" Han Ling glanced at her sleeping son, and urged The nurse said to her children, "If you have anything to say, let's go outside and talk."

Yong Jue still felt unconvinced, and Princess He Hui pushed him: "He's an older brother, and he's being petty, so why don't you say who Ama loves the most!"

Han Ling went to the outside room, waved to Qi GeGe, and smiled at her: "Our little GeGe's birthday is coming soon, if you want anything, just tell Er Niang, Er Niang will find it for you!"

Qigege's eyes sparkled: "Emiang, can I do whatever I want?"

Han Ling smiled suddenly: "Okay, of course, our little Gege is so good, Er Niang is willing to give you anything."

Qi Gege grinned: "Then—then I have to think—"

"Okay, don't worry, think about it slowly!" Han Ling turned her head to look at Yongxi, "The master of Yuqing Palace almost beat up the priest who came to the palace to give lectures to teach you, you are right? People are too concerned about things!"

Yongxi explained: "Emiang, foreigners have a lot of knowledge that we should adopt. Foreigners' boats, foreigner guns, and foreigner clocks are all better than those of our Qing Dynasty!"

Han Ling frowned: "These are just tricks and tricks, if you delay your serious knowledge, your master will naturally be dissatisfied!"

Yongxi tried hard to persuade the queen mother: "Emiang, the Qing Dynasty is the first state, how can we teach foreigners to get ahead? Even if it is strange skills, only we are better than them, teach them to compare, Where will Ama put her face?"

Han Ling waved her hand: "It's useless for you to tell me these reasons, I only know one thing, Manchen and Hanchen are not happy to see you get close to foreigners, even if your ama is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, you still have to act according to their faces !"

Yong Xi was speechless, and Han Ling told the eldest daughter again: "It's all right, you have to read through the medical books given to you. If you are tricked in the future, you won't even have the power to protect yourself."

Princess He Hui has already become like a big girl: "Emiang, don't worry, my daughter won't be lazy."

It is much easier to take care of the youngest son: "Your Mama said that you will go hunting in Mulan this year. If you don't want to go, just make me angry."

Yong Jue wilted immediately: "Emiang, good Ermiang, my son will not be angry with my brother anymore, tell Ama to take my son with me!"

"You are angry with him. With a brother like you as an example, I think it is true that he should be angry." It cannot be said that children are debts, and several children are the capital for Han Ling to live and work. Under the armpit, the attention that should be paid is indispensable. Even so, when encountering an overlord like Yong Jue, I still can't help but reprimand him for being powerless, "Qingqing Palace is the place where your Ama discusses politics. What's the matter, you can talk about it after he enters the harem, and then go to the front and let the foreign ministers see, it's important to be careful with your skin!"

Yong Jue couldn't help muttering: "My son is not a big girl!"

Yong Xi reprimanded: "You still have to talk back!"

Han Ling was not angry: "Er Niang raised Jiu Ge Ge so well, of course she was afraid of being looked down upon by the outsider."

Yong Jue's suppressed little face flushed: "I went to see my brother."

Yong Xing is not a child who can compete for favor. He hums twice when he is hungry and pees, and continues to learn from Zhou Gong after tidying up. Kiss Brother Jiu who has a sense of presence whenever there is movement!

After lunch in Jingren Palace, the dragon, son and phoenix girls scattered away, and Princess Hui walked at the end. After looking around, she made a small report to Hanling: "Emiang, the fourth sister said that the mama of Shoukang Palace intends to promote another A concubine is a noble concubine."

Han Ling was taken aback for a moment: "Which one does the Empress Dowager like? Concubine Jia?"

Princess He Hui nodded lightly: "Ninety-nine are not far from ten."

The third elder brother gave birth to Min Baylor, and Concubine Su's position was inevitably challenged by the concubine of the lower ranks. Originally, they were all old people in the hidden mansion. The third Zhuang bet is mainly due to the fact that her number of children is the most dominant. Now that the eleventh elder brother has landed, the sixth elder brother Yong Rong is not as favored as the fifth elder brother Yong Qi. Not to mention finding an opportunity to squeeze her down, seeking an equal. Status is not too much. In the current harem, the status of a woman is directly proportional to the number of children!

On the bright side, the current four concubines are ranked in the order of "Yujia Wanshu", but it is also a matter of the bright side that Concubine Yu is not as good as Concubine Jia in terms of being able to please her husband. Concubine Jia has two princes to support her. Being the only one among concubines in the harem, Han Ling felt more and more headaches: How can she share the momentum of Concubine Jia?

Concubine Su and Jingren Palace are related by marriage, Concubine Yu is the Queen's best friend, Concubine Wan raises Qi Gege, Concubine Shu offends the Empress Dowager Chongqing early on, even if it is Concubine Jia, Han Ling has the grace to save Brother Jiu's life, and Concubine Shoukang Thinking about it, first help Concubine Jia up, one is to free up the concubine's position, and the other is to disrupt the situation for Jingren Palace. When Dai Jia's family becomes popular, the situation of Huifanara's dominance of the harem can be broken. Thinking about it, this can be regarded as the helpless move of Shoukang Palace.

"The population in the harem is increasing day by day, you have to concentrate on raising Yongzheng. Although the imperial concubine can share the palace affairs, after all, there are still two children who need to be taken care of. I am sorry for the family. I will choose one of the imperial concubines to be your helper." That's good too." Two days later, when Shengjia moved to Yuanmingyuan, the Empress Dowager Chongqing really brought up the issue of setting up imperial concubines.

"This—" Han Ling hesitated a little, "Going back to the Empress Dowager, since the Holy Patriarch established the canon, there has never been an old practice of three people above the noble concubine. Objectionable."

When Empress Xiaozhaoren was empress, Empress Xiaoyiren was a noble concubine, Empress Xiaoyiren became imperial concubine and queen, and noble concubine Wen Xi occupied the position of noble concubine; after Empress Xiaoyiren passed away, in the harem of Lord Kangxi, there were more There have never been two people with the same status at the same time, and Emperor Yongzheng is no different. It is normal for one empress to match one (emperor) imperial concubine, and what Han Ling said is also true.

However, this kind of following the old rules does not stand up to scrutiny.

The author has something to say: After the death of Yongzheng, the funeral affairs were handled at the level of the Duke of the state. The poison of a tiger does not eat its offspring.