The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

"You can't live in the palace, but you want to go out of the palace to join in the fun. Now your wings are hardened, and you don't take me to heart at all." Just after the May Festival, Yongxuan got on the ticket to leave the palace for the opening of the palace, and successfully put the birth mother Jiafei away. He fell back, "Is someone chasing you?"

Yongxuan didn't take it seriously: "Emiang, apart from fourth brother, which prince has lived in the harem for a long time?"

Concubine Jia snorted: "Didn't the Empress clean up the Chonghua Palace for Yongjue? As long as you are willing, Er Niang has a way to keep you in the palace."

"My son is not willing." Yongxuan curled her lips, "Emiang, when it comes to talents, literary and martial arts, apart from the top four brothers, even the fifth brother is better than my son. Even if he is out of the palace to live, why should my son bother?" It's useless to stay in the harem and feel uncomfortable!"

Concubine Jia was so angry: "Why did I give birth to such an unsatisfactory karma like you?"

"Emiang!" For Yongxuan, this kind of accusation has become normal, "son is like this, you put your hope on Eleven, he is still smart, but he is not as good as Fifth Brother, if he was born in the emperor In Erniang's stomach, she might be able to compete with Yong Jue."

Concubine Jia was quite powerless: "You just have to be angry with me, I really can't do anything to you in front of Jingren Palace!"

Yongxuan glanced at Concubine Jia: "Emiang, the son was not born to the Queen's Lady, it is enough for the son to do her part, and if you become a queen, you may not be able to achieve the kindness and generosity of the Queen's Lady, right?" ?”

"I'm going to die!" Concubine Jia looked around and couldn't take advantage of it, she stood up and wanted to beat her son, "Let outsiders hear, can our mother and son still survive?"

Yongxuan who was beaten was actually happy: "You still know you are afraid?"

"That's all!" Concubine Jia breathed a sigh of relief, "You think Jingren Palace is charitable, and the Queen's Mother is better than my own Mother. I wasted all my efforts and gave birth to a filial son for someone else!"

"Emiang, my son knows what is good and what is bad. In this world, you are the only one who treats his son wholeheartedly." Yongxuan's face straightened, "But everyone has their own ambitions. A son is not as good as the fourth and fifth brothers, and the son is not as good as the tenth brother." Huang Ama likes it, this is the son's life, the son admits it! But apart from these, the son has no shortcomings, so could it be that Huang Ama and the fourth brother will treat his son badly?"

"You are smart to be likable?" Concubine Jia waved her hand, "I don't care about you, you can go wherever you want, and don't get in my way here!"

Waiting for Yongxuan to leave, Yingxiu, the maid of honor, stepped forward to persuade the master: "Our eighth elder brother has a pure nature, I don't know that the palace is dangerous, so you don't have to worry too much, just teach it slowly in the future."

"You don't understand!" Concubine Jia's face has returned to normal, "Yongxuan's birthday is not good, the emperor didn't say it, but he still cares a little bit in his heart. In this case, I simply teach him to stay away from the circle of right and wrong. On that day, Yongxuan can't treat his compatriot brother badly, if something bad happens in the future, Yongxuan will be less involved, so naturally he won't be involved."

During the reign of Emperor Shengzu, Concubine Yi and Concubine De both had two sons who grew up. Concubine Yi's eldest son, Prince Heng Wen, was not involved in party disputes, while the second son Yinzhen was the platform for the most powerful Baye Party; The son first waved the flag to cheer for Prince Limi, who was the crown prince of the East Palace at that time, and then worked as a lone minister and did not want to fight for power. The choice of these two ancestors is similar to that of today's Concubine Jia.

"Master really has good intentions!" Yingxiu suddenly realized, "Then the conversation you just had with Eighth Brother—"

"Let Jingren Palace know!" Concubine Jia squinted her eyes, "Looking at Yongxuan's face, the Empress will not disturb Lord Long Live for such a trivial matter."

It is true that a concubine who does not want to be a queen is not a good woman, not to mention Concubine Jia, even if she points at a maid at random and asks her "Do you want to be a queen?", the real answer will not be "I don't want to", at best it is "Don't dare" Or "Impossible", Han Ling would not be able to avoid the jealousy of Concubine Jia's comparison and Yongxuan's willful words. She even had to rejoice that Concubine Jia was still a relatively open opponent.

Han Ling spared no expense, and quietly slipped 3 taels of silver notes to Yongxuan when he formally bid farewell: "Mother, Empress Dowager has a private room for me, and you have so many brothers, and that's all in Yongjing. In the future, there will be another fourteen , Fifteen elder brother, I have a famine, go out and keep quiet, lest I get the reputation of being an unfair mother."

"Emperor Niang." Yongxuan hesitated for a moment, "Don't you leave yourself a way out?"

"The back road—" Han Ling was taken aback, "How do you say that?"

"It's nothing—" Yongxuan came back to his senses, "Emiang, my son lives outside, what you want, it's cheap to use my son."

"You don't have to worry about me." Han Ling exhorted, "In the future, you will be an adult and live with Fujin well, just don't make your Ama angry."

Yongxuan smiled slightly: "Huang Ama is angry, isn't there still Huangeriang playing for her son?"

Han Ling smiled angrily: "You, when you go outside, don't be as outspoken as you are now, don't care about it, and keep everything in mind. There is nothing lacking in this world. good man."

Yong Xuan obediently agreed: "Son, I would like to accept Yi's training."

In all fairness, the empress has done her utmost to her concubines and daughters. Even the empress dowager, who has a sharp point of view, does not believe that Jingren Palace will launch a cruel scheme to plot against the children of concubines Ling and concubines Yu (how noble). He even went to Jingren Palace to repeat the old saying: "Don't you leave yourself a way out?"

"Keep it!" Han Ling glanced at her husband, "There is a bad day for a hundred days, and there is a good day for a day. When the deadline comes, if Yongxuan really cries twice, I will accept his love."

Hongli choked heavily: "Where are these words?"

"Isn't it true that you are filial to an elder just by calling you Queen Mother, and you can change your sincerity easily?" Han Ling sighed, "I'm kind to Yongxuan, I know it well, and he knows that he is worried about my future without any taboo. In the early years, there were people who gossip about Yongxuan in private. They are blind, how can they know the many benefits of Yongxuan? When it comes to caring, I None of these biological sons and daughters can compare to his delicate thoughts!"

Hongli was silent, and after a long time he said, "Is there any news about Yongqi Fujin?"

The father-in-law staring at his son's backyard is called old and not ashamed, but Lord Qianlong is a man who knows shame. The child born by Suo Chuoluo last year did not live for three days. The concubine Hu gave birth to a boy in the first month, and he died after crying twice. Being an old man is considered big-hearted. If you don't look at Concubine Yu, mentioning your son is almost like going to the house on fire.

"What's going on?" Hongli just asked casually, and before Han Ling's response, he noticed something strange, "But what's wrong with Yongqi?"

"It's nothing." Han Ling closed her eyes, "Don't worry about these things, I'll be watching."

Hongli was slightly dissatisfied: "Don't I love my son?"

"You love your son, talk to him more when you have time, even if you blame me for not doing my best, can he accept your love when I am anxious?" Han Ling has already thought of the words, "children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Xi Fujin is not pregnant, and I didn't say anything, it will happen naturally when it should be, and there is no rush."

Hongli had nothing to say: "Just worry about it."

On the next day, after all the concubines finished paying their respects, Han Ling said indifferently: "All of you kneel down, Concubine Yu stays here, I have something to discuss with you."

Coming out of Jingren Palace, Concubine Jia helped her temples, because she said to the concubine, "Sister, can I go to Shoukang Palace to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager?"

The noble concubine glanced at Jia Concubine: "Alright."

Han Ling in the hall has already started talking: "Yesterday, the Long Live Lord asked about Yongqi Fujin, and I was prevaricated. To put it bluntly, the Long Live Lord is not only Yong Qi's son, but he has some things that he can say to you. It’s impossible to tell him.”

Concubine Yu's heart sank: "Master, the empress means—"

Han Ling sighed: "Do you still remember that Yong Qi was poisoned by sex?"

Concubine Yu's eyes widened: "You mean that Yongqi's remaining poison has not been cured, or there are still future troubles?"

"□□It is highly poisonous. Once it is ingested, it will damage the roots of the internal organs. The Qinghao pill I used to explain to Yongqi is also a medicine for tigers and wolves. I was lucky at first, but now two children in succession have died within a month—— —" Han Ling frowned tightly, "We were so scared that we had to think of another way."

Concubine Yu shook her body: "You mean——Yongqi can't have any children——"

Han Ling pressed her chest: "We've known each other for many years, so if I have anything to say, I'll just say it straight."

Concubine Yu hurriedly said: "Master and empress please make it clear."

Han Ling stopped discussing with Concubine Yu, and Cheng Shuang came in with a face of displeasure and replied, "Master, Concubine Jia has asked the Queen Mother for orders. From now on, the head of the Sixth Palace can go to Shoukang Palace every day to pay respects and greetings. The Queen Mother has already agreed. Now, I think there will be a decree coming down soon, you should make preparations early?"

Concubine Yu was taken aback: "It's very good, why did you mention this?"

When Empress Xiao Qixian was there, the empress dowagers of the two palaces received the ceremony alternately. At the end of January, at most three or four days were allocated to the Shoukang Palace. Now the Holy Mother is the only one, so every sixth day is designated as a day of greetings. Therefore, the empress dowager's right to intervene in palace affairs will naturally increase to a considerable extent.

Cheng Shuang frowned: "The Empress Dowager Jia said, 'All the six palaces respect the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is deeply blessed, and there is no one better in the world. All the sisters wish they could go to Shoukang Palace every day to get a taste of the Empress Dowager's blessings. ’, the empress dowager was naturally happy, and only said, ‘This is the old example, and I don’t want the empress and concubine to suffer more. The Empress Dowager is honorable and noble, shouldn’t she be more respected than the Empress’—”

Concubine Yu hated: "This concubine Xiang, I really don't know what is good or bad. I have let down the teachings of my mother, the empress dowager. I don't believe that she can have a good death as a concubine if the master and empress do not go her way." Didn't work out?"

Han Ling asked again: "What did the Empress Dowager say?"

Cheng Shuang replied: "The Empress Dowager blamed Concubine Xiang, 'This is originally a rule. It is a rule to go to the Empress's Palace every day to pay her respects to handle palace affairs. The Empress is the lord of the six palaces, and this is also a due ceremony'." Then she said, "You I am willing to come every day, of course I am happy, can I still keep you out of the door?' It seems that the words are rushing, if the empress dowager mentions it, you have to deal with it?"

Han Ling's headache became more and more serious: "Got it!"

The author has something to say: The heroine's point of view is that "the man dominates the outside, the woman dominates the inside, and the queen has absolute management power over the harem"; inevitably, this concept has violated the authority of the empress dowager.