The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, Mrs. Yongzhang is pregnant, and Concubine Su Gui, who is sick and crooked, recovers immediately like a booster shot.

With someone to take over the palace affairs, Empress Nala will be able to raise her baby with peace of mind. Taking advantage of the opportunity for the three parties to get together, Yin and her husband laughed and said, "I have an unformed idea with the imperial concubine, so I just want to ask the emperor what he thinks."

Hongli readily agreed: "Let's hear it!"

Han Ling said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs wants to choose a site for Princess Gulun's mansion. My selfishness, can it be built in conjunction with Yongzhang's Baylor Mansion? Yongzhang and Heqing are brothers and sisters, and Yili is also a serious cousin. It’s time to take care of you when it’s close!”

Concubine Su Gui looked at Hongli, her eyes were full of tension.

"Let's do it this way!" Just because of the many happy events recently, Emperor Qianlong's tolerance limit is at an outrageously high peak. When I am happy, I will give it when I say it.

Su Guifei hurriedly stood up and saluted: "The concubine thanked the Lord Long Live for his kindness on behalf of Yongzhang."

The so-called concern leads to chaos, and the always prudent Concubine Su Gui also has a day when she breaks her tacit understanding and loses her composure.Han Ling didn't point it out, because she asked Hongli, "Aren't we going to the Old Summer Palace?"

Hongli said casually: "It's not too hot now, let's talk about it next month."

The empress's fetus is less than three months old, so it's really not suitable for bumping and tiring. Xin's belly is also more than seven months old. It is impossible to leave her in the Forbidden City to give birth. The later the move, the higher the degree of danger. No one would remind the parties.Of course, with the prostitute in front, it is reasonable for Lord Qianlong to be careless about Concubine Xin.Even Concubine Xin herself would never show any dissatisfaction because of this.

The empress was too capable, and the entire harem became a tragedy. In the Kangxi reign, except for the second son of the emperor, Yinfeng, who was canonized as the crown prince by the first son of the Yuan empress, only three princes were first crowned princes. The king of Zhijun was the eldest son of the emperor with military merits. In consideration of checks and balances, at the same time, the third son of the emperor, Yinzhi, was named the king of Chengjun (this man lost his hat as the king of the county because he shaved his head during Concubine Min's filial piety). Starting from the fourth son of the emperor, Yongzheng, it was either Baylor or Beizi, the only county king is Yin, the tenth son of the emperor.

Why does Lord Kangxi treat his ten sons differently?It is not because of his outstanding performance, but mainly because this son will be reincarnated. His biological mother was the former head of the six palaces, Concubine Wen Xi (after the death of Empress Xiaoyiren, Concubine Wen Xi had the highest status in the harem). Mothers are more valuable than mothers, and sons are more valuable than mothers. The biological mothers of other princes are at most imperial concubines, but your own mother is the most respected concubine. Rare things are the most precious. If you don’t treat you preferentially, who will you treat preferentially?

Looking at this dynasty again, the sons born to the empress go out to adopt, and the eldest son of the emperor and the noble concubine all stand aside: there are a lot of sons-in-law, who cares about the son-in-law!Even if the noble concubine is like this, let alone the mere concubine: it is useless to raise people's suspicion, and if you don't keep it well, you will become the second concubine Yi.

Even so, Concubine Xin still had an accident in her stomach.

Concubine Xin lives in Pinghu Autumn, which is next to Fuhai. When the month is old, the superiors will not ask for greetings, and they will not go outside the courtyard. The [-]th of July is the Ghost Festival. Concubine Xin didn't dare to ask for a leave of absence, so she had to ask for Yi's decree to accompany her. The autumn scenery of Pinghu Lake is not far from Baochun Temple, so the Zhonggong passed the decree, and Concubine Xin was allowed to go to Baochun Temple to get them. Disturbed, frightened, she showed signs of premature birth.

Zhang Lei replied to the empress who accompanied the childbirth: "Your Majesty, my lord, according to the investigation of the slaves, the reason why many waterfowls rushed to the boat that Xin Concubine was on was probably because the water surface of the Changchun Garden was full of bait, which attracted fish and shrimps in the lake to come to look for it. After eating, the waterfowl came to catch fish again, which surprised the dragon fetus of Empress Concubine Xin."

Hongli asked sharply, "Who was the slave who spread the food?"

Zhang Lei replied: "Going back to Lord Long Live, according to the rules, the fish and turtles in the breeding garden should be put in fish food and bait at a special time. The servant asked the steward, but it has not been arranged for today, but the four ladies who live in Changchun Garden once ate it at noon. If you want to go boating on the lake, I don’t know if you are allowed to bring some bait to feed the koi.”

"Li Yu!" Hongli was furious, "You go to Changchun Garden and ask, I will wait for the Queen to answer."

Whether it was an unintentional mistake or being taken advantage of by others, the good times of the Sichun Empress are coming to an end. Without saying a word, the Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager directly bypassed the imperial decree and sent all four beauties to the nunnery.

Concubine Xin was a fortune teller, she endured more than a day of hard work, and at dawn the next day she gave birth to a thin and thin girl, who would be the eighth daughter of the emperor.

Han Ling herself is also a pregnant woman, so of course there is no reason to wait for a long time to accompany the delivery. Hearing the eunuch's report, she told Cheng Shuang: "Let the noble concubine take care of Ge Ge, and the imperial doctor should take turns to ask concubine Xin and Xiao Gege for pulse, and take care of the wet nurse. Mommy has made arrangements, and if there is any change, come back to me immediately."

The birth of Bagege seems to be a turning point. The rebellion in the old area of ​​Junggar, which has been pacified, resurfaces. Yongxi's master, first-class Chengyong Gong Bandi, Ertai's eldest son and prince Shaofu E Rong'an committed suicide and died for the country. The emperor's attention turned back. On the major event of using the army in the Northwest.The disappointment of the Empress Dowager Chongqing was palpable: Concubine Xin injured her body again during childbirth. If it affects her future pregnancy and childbirth, all her hard work will be in vain.

This ebbs and flows, and the momentum of Jingren Palace continues to rise. On the 20st of the twelfth lunar month in the 21th year of Qianlong, Empress Nala broke the law of production and gave birth to her fourth son in Jingren Palace.

Three days later, Yongzhang's eldest son, Fujin (Dorobeile's first wife is his wife, but Yongzhang was once a prince, and since the empress dowager has been used to address his grandson-in-law as Yongzhang Fujin), gave birth to his eldest son. The weight of this child cannot be compared with that of Zhonggong Dizi.

The empress was still confinement, the news of Yongzhang's birth was reported by Concubine Su herself, Han Ling took the opportunity to ask for a price: "I have something to discuss with you."

The noble concubine smiled and said, "Please tell me, my lord."

Han Ling Daoming thought in his heart: "Heyi is getting older too, so you don't need to worry about it, Yongrong's wedding will have to wait for another two years, I want you to help take care of Xiao Shisan for a few years, I wonder what you like?"

The noble concubine was taken aback: "Your Majesty, do you want this concubine to be the foster mother of Brother Thirteen?"

"Yeah!" Han Ling nodded, "I have to take care of palace affairs, and Yongzheng is not yet old enough to study. There will be a general election next year, and there is no one else who can trust me to it except you. I have to work hard for you for two years. When Yong Rong gets married, I will be free."

The imperial concubine bowed and agreed: "This is the grace of the master and empress. There is no reason for the concubine to complain about hard work. I don't know what the emperor and the queen mother mean."

Han Ling said: "The emperor has already agreed. The empress dowagers of the two palaces will have a good age, and you will raise children. They are naturally happy to see it."

The reason why the queen could not raise the thirteenth elder brother was because of the existence of the twelfth elder brother. The eleventh elder brother under the knee of Concubine Jia, the tenth elder brother under the knee of Concubine Shu, and the twelfth elder brother were not a year older than the twelfth elder brother. The reason for raising them is that Concubine Wan has Princess Heming, Concubine Ying has no experience, Concubine Xin has just given birth to Bagege, the rest of the concubines are not eligible, only she and Concubine Yu are capable, although they belong to the alliance, their own After all, her status is higher than Concubine Yu's, so Concubine Su Gui agreed after a little weighing.

The confinement empress arranges the guardianship of her youngest son in Jingren Palace, and the emperor who is busy with government affairs will not turn a deaf ear to his own housework because of government affairs. At this moment, he is discussing the lifelong problems of his precious daughter with his aunt in Ningshou Palace .

The Empress Dowager Chongyuan hopes to see more grandchildren get married and have children before she closes her eyes, especially Yongxi, Yongqi, and Princess Hehui who are at the top. The method of random selection of a beautiful woman can also be worthy of the identity of the future mother of the country. Instead, Princess Hehui is the one who has a headache. The war in Moxi Mongolia is still stalemate. Which piece of grass should eat sand?Out of the above concerns, the old lady was quite "dominant" to fight for the benefits of choosing a son-in-law for her granddaughter: "You are optimistic about the forehead of the fifth girl and tell me, we can't find a son-in-law who doesn't know why and just make a good child." Get married."

The mother and daughter have been together for more than forty years. It was the first time that Hongli saw his mother-in-law "relying on the old and selling the old" to make a request to himself. Make a promise: "After a while of busy work, my son will call all the talents he likes to Ningshou Palace for questioning. We can decide whichever one the empress mother likes, and just make sure that Wu'er will not be wronged."

Empress Dowager Chongyuan hurriedly said: "I thought of a way to choose a son-in-law, even the queen doesn't know about it, if you think it's good, let's do it like this!"

Hongli said with a smile: "Emperor Niang's method is naturally good."

The Empress Dowager Chongyuan said: "Nowadays the Northwest is using troops, and there are many young talents in the army serving in the battalion. What I mean is, you can see whose children are the most outstanding. It doesn't matter if you are poor. I will accompany Wu'er a lot. , it doesn’t matter if your family is low, you are the emperor, how can you treat your son-in-law badly? I mean, as long as your family background is clean and your character is upright.”

"Wonderful! Really wonderful!" Hongli was overjoyed, "Let's do it according to Huang Erniang's wishes!"

All emperors are narcissistic, and Emperor Qianlong is the leader among the narcissistic emperors. He thinks this way: the frontline war is unfavorable, and the soldiers must be given a shot in the arm. But if the value of these extraneous objects is compared with that of his own daughter, then it is too worth mentioning!I am willing to give even my most precious daughter, so what reason do you have for not fighting hard for me?

Of course, Hongli is not worried about not being able to find a young man who has made military exploits and is well-rounded to be his son-in-law. If you are young, you can find an old one. If you make great contributions, I will marry my daughter to you. Son is always interesting enough, right?Emperor Qianlong almost floated out of Ningshou Palace on a cloud: that's it!

The author has something to say: Among the adult princes of Kangxi, apart from Yinreng, who is the first son of the Empress Yuan, only the tenth son of the emperor, Yin?