The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

Judging from the history, Emperor Qianlong's fourth southern tour can be regarded as anticlimactic.

Yu Jia returned to the capital in mid-April. On the surface, except for the lack of a concubine Rong and the addition of a Prince Jia, there seemed to be no obvious changes compared with when he was on tour.

The well-informed of course know that the truth is definitely not as simple as the official explanation, and only those who think they will die will get to the bottom of the royal privacy. Therefore, the former imperial ministers quite tacitly promoted "it has nothing to do with themselves" The fine traditions of China have largely turned a deaf ear to this change.

Of course, there are people who don't have the conditions to pretend to be deaf and dumb, such as the gentlemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs raised two issues: First, Concubine Rong died of illness in the south of the Yangtze River. According to the rules of her ancestors, she must be moved back to the capital for burial so that she can be with the emperor forever. The specific funeral arrangements need to be given a letter from the emperor. just work.

Lord Qianlong's face turned green, and he announced to everyone on the spot: "I have ordered the Empress Dowager to tour the south and drive to Suzhou. I didn't ask a single word, and complained more behind me. There was a suspicion of suppressing nightmares and resentment. Because of this, I forbear, and I didn't want God to punish my concubine, so that He Zhuo's family fell into the water, and the savior of the palace servant was killed. Disgrace the sanctity of the emperor's tomb. Today, the Ministry of Rites has demoted He Zhuo as a commoner. It is absolutely impossible to keep the woman's name and surname in the jade document. The imperial court's harem should not make any unreasonable comments! Yili played again, colluding with the Zhuo clan's old tribe and intending to do something wrong , I will conduct a thorough investigation with the prince, and if there is a result, the Zhuo family should share the crime with the clansmen!"

"Hey!" All the officials looked at each other in blank dismay: This is exactly the "unfathomable power of the sky"!However, in a hundred days, the concubine Rong, who was the most favored in the Sixth Palace, fell from the heaven to the underworld?Moreover, the emperor's excuse for chasing down seems familiar——

No wonder it doesn't sound familiar!When Lord Shunzhi wanted to depose Empress Xiaohuizhang and make Empress Duanjing his queen, didn't he just use this rhetoric?

The Ministry of Internal Affairs played again: "The slaves sent an order to order that the ceremonial guards, gold treasures, and gold books for the imperial concubine's canonization are all ready, and the flags, fans, umbrellas, and umbrellas are prepared according to the regulations used by the queen's empress when she canonize the noble concubine. Qin Tianjian initially decided It will be auspicious on the 25th of this month, I respectfully invite Lord Long Live to show me!"

The emperor's almost unstoppable lingering poison relapsed. If someone else were to do the job, just relying on this lack of vision, he would just place a crime and throw it to Ninggu Tower to sweep the streets. Now it won't work. The manager is his brother-in-law and in-laws.

"Understood!" The emperor held back for a long time but couldn't think of a suitable excuse, and when he arrived, he used his old lady as a shield, "The empress dowager is worried, and the matter of canonization will be discussed later."

"Hey" Neli said in his heart: You are playing with us!

Thinking about it this way, Nali is not the younger brother of Concubine Ling, so of course he wouldn't rush to lift the sedan chair for the Changchun Palace.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor issued four edicts on appointment and dismissal.

First, he was exempted from the mission of Prince Yongxi from the Ministry of Rites, and joined the Military Aircraft Department to assist in military and political affairs such as the expedition to Burma and the battle of Jinchuan;

Second, Prince Jia Yongjue joined the Ministry of War to study, and is still serving as a bodyguard;

Thirdly, Yongxuan, the tenth son of the emperor, entered the Ministry of Industry to study, and Prince Duan Yongxuan entered the Ministry of Rites;

Fourth, he was awarded the title of imperial envoy of the four imperial courts of the Taibao, a supplementary award of the Bachelor of Wenhuadian University, access to military aircraft, and participation in government affairs.

At the same time, A Yong'a, who was dismissed from his post and exiled during his southern tour, was recalled to the central government, demoted to three levels, and stayed in the Ministry of Penalties.

But Han Ling didn't have time to pay attention to the harem's behavior of changing the steering wheel according to the wind. She was in charge of the moving work of her two sons.

Yongzheng's wedding date has not yet been determined. Hanling means that he can move things but not people for the time being, and move in directly before the big wedding. It is not too late to marry a wife in the palace; therefore, the key objects of this move It is Yongjue.

Yongjue's mansion was built in accordance with Prince Heshuo's regulations from the beginning. According to the emperor's wishes, he was given the hidden mansion (the former Prince Bao's mansion) directly. There was only one more budget for rebuilding the palace.

Even so, Lord Qianlong wrote the word "eccentric" on his face with practical actions.

"Prince Jia opened the mansion. In addition to the prescribed 23 taels of silver, the Ministry of Internal Affairs should advance the ten-year salary to provide expenses. There are also the emperor's grandson and the emperor's granddaughter to raise them. The salary and rice should still be allocated as usual." Han Ling looked confused. Shui, "What is an advance salary? What is a regular payment?"

Yong Qi smiled and said: "This is what Huang Ama made up. He is afraid that the ninth brother will be wronged, so he will find a way to make up for him!"

"He's still wronged. Give him a ladder to step on to the sky." Han Ling squinted at Yong Qi, "But there is one thing he is better than you. He listens to me, and he doesn't listen to me. Like you, you look obedient, your ideas are as big as Yongxi's, you are blindly perfunctory to me, turn your head away, and do whatever you want!"

Yong Qi apologized and said with a smile: "My son was wronged, and the teaching of the Queen's mother, my son has always taken it to heart."

Han Ling shook her head: "Can you not listen to me, your mother only has you as a son, and Mian Yi is only three years old, if you don't think about yourself, don't you think about them?"

Yong Qi laughed and said, "There are countless sons."

"I'd like to believe that you are countless, but it's a pity that the master and empress have never been a person to worry about!" Concubine Yu swayed to the palace maid, and said to Han Ling after blessing her body to salute, "Did Yong Qi make you angry? The concubine is on fire. He is in his twenties, and he only remembers a single seedling. That's it. Last month, he was almost thrown on the top of the rock by the foxy cat raised by him in the backyard. The son is getting older. Under control, the concubine will be held accountable, but he will protect his shortcomings, and he will be satisfied when the concubine closes his eyes when he is angry."

"Is there such a thing?" Han Ling returned the edict in her hand to Yong Qi, because she said to Concubine Yu, "Don't be lazy, and the teacher who taught the old five to send Mian Yi in later is also doing it to you. a companion."

"This is unacceptable!" No matter how excited Concubine Yu was, she could not easily agree, "Even brother Mian Xin is going to move out of the palace, how can Mian Yi move to live in the palace? This is also against the rules!"

"What's wrong with the rules? There's no news about Qiyatou yet. She's about to give birth to a baby, and I still want to make the decision and raise it for Concubine Wan!" Han Ling looked at Yong Qi, "Aren't you happy?"

Yong Qi hurriedly said: "This is Mian Yi's blessing."

Han Ling casually instructed: "Go home, boil coix seed, mung bean, red bean, and raw licorice in water, don't add anything except salt, and give me beans and soup for three meals a day, quit sex, after two months Let's see."

Yong Qi blushed with embarrassment: "My son has written it down."

"You brothers, none of you can teach me to be at ease." Han Ling sighed, "Even though Yong Huang left early, he left behind two sons, and it's time for them to flourish. Yong Zhang has one son and two daughters. , Yongxi has two sons, Yongqi only has a single seedling, Yongrong has given birth to the eldest son, and there is no news from Yongxuan, they are all descendants of Lord Kangxi, and you are far behind."

"Perhaps it's God's will, after all, we can't force it." Concubine Yu deliberately changed the subject, "Did you send someone to Niu Hulu's house?"

"Yeah!" Han Ling stood up, "It's almost done, let Yong Qi watch over here, let's go sit in Concubine Ying's palace!"

"Auspicious empress, concubine Yu's sister!" Concubine Ying was still a little puzzled: Aren't these two watching Prince Jia's move?Why do you have the thought to come to your own palace?

"Get up." Han Ling said with a smile, "Fang is thirsty sitting in the Chonghua Palace, I will discuss with Concubine Yu, and come to buy you a bowl of milk tea."

Concubine Ying hurriedly sent the maid to serve tea, and waited for Han Ling to enter the palace to be promoted, then she smiled at the two of them, "There are a lot of sisters in the harem, and only the Empress and Concubine Yu have this good fortune, and they can eat milk tea in the concubine's palace." delicious."

The three of them were chatting while having tea, and after three cups of tea, Han Ling suddenly said to Concubine Ying: "I have something to discuss with you."

Concubine Ying was slightly taken aback: "Master, please give me instructions."

Han Ling picked up the teacup: "He Zhuo's family was convicted, and there is no one in the Chuxiu Palace. I want you to move over to take care of it."

Isn't this tearing down the east wall to fill the west wall?Concubine Ying couldn't help being confused: "My lord, this Zhongcui Palace—"

Han Ling replied: "Niu Hulu, the daughter of Aibida, was born in a famous family and is deeply loved by the Empress Dowager. Qin Tianjian has already chosen the day to enter the palace next month. She is the grandnephew daughter of Empress Xiaozhaoren. Being favored, there is no reason to treat her badly, so let her live in the main palace of Zhongcui Palace."

Concubine Ying was slightly dissatisfied: "Yes!"

Concubine Yu was puzzled at first, but she suddenly realized after thinking about it, she got up and smiled to Concubine Ying: "Congratulations to my sister!"

Concubine Ying was at a loss and didn't understand: "Sister means——"

Han Ling smiled and shook her head: "You!"

Concubine Yu was very determined: "When the noble concubine is promoted, one of the four concubines is vacant. According to the emperor's intention, it is likely to be the luck of the Zhuo family. It is a pity that the lowly maid is not blessed. The younger sister is the head of the six concubines and is the master. The empress valued it, so it was a matter of course to be promoted to the concubine position."

Concubine Ying hurriedly saluted: "Concubine thank you for your kindness!"

"This is what it should be!" Han Ling laughed, "Get up quickly!"

It is indeed logical for Concubine Ying to fill the position of concubine, but it is Han Ling's selfishness to let her move the palace. Why were the Empress Dowager and Concubine Ling able to link up with Concubine Rong earlier?To a large extent, it is because they have the geographical advantage of being in the same West Palace!Now that there is another Niu Hulu family, of course it is necessary to physically isolate them.

Han Ling said again: "The emperor accepted the Chen family in Jiangnan. Earlier, there was an oral order to enshrine her as a permanent residence. I will place her in your palace. I will trouble you about the rules."

Concubine Ying agreed with all her mouth: "Master, please rest assured."

Hongli himself also had the intention of taking advantage of the happy event in the harem to sweep away the bad luck in the south of the Yangtze River, so he readily accepted Han Ling's proposal.

On June 26, the Niu Hulu clan was ordered to enter the palace. On the 28th, the harem was sealed off. The emblem is "Shun", which means "Shun nobleman", who resides in the main hall of Zhongcui Palace and takes care of the affairs of the first palace; The number is "Ming Chang is".

Concubine Ling can only watch in vain.

What Hongli himself did not expect was that this was the last festive event of the Qianlong Dynasty to seal the Six Palaces.

The author has something to say: there are about fifteen chapters to finish, and my plan is to finish it before October [-] (this article was updated on October [-] last year). I will be very busy recently and may stop for two weeks.Feel sorry!