Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Dynasty

The etiquette of the marriage of princes and ministers is not as cumbersome as that of elder brothers in the palace. Ama of the Borzigit family is on Fengtian's errand. I took it back.Probably because he knew that Kangxi seldom selected women from the Mongolian Army Banner to enter the palace, and Borzigit’s family also prepared the dowry early in the morning, and they could get married only after Borzigit made the wedding dress and other items by himself.

"It's quiet in the palace after a lot of excitement." An He said to Concubine Min, who brought the thirteenth elder brother and the eighth princess to play, "The next thing is the wedding of the prince and the third elder brother. I heard that In the past, there was no precedent for the grand wedding of a prince, and the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rituals had to refer to the ritual system of the previous dynasty to prepare, but they were very worried."

"I've also heard that you can't completely follow the rules of the previous dynasty, and you can't ignore it. I heard that the plan submitted by the Ministry of Rites was beaten back several times by the emperor, and the adults are going to turn their hair gray." Concubine Min Peeled a grape and gave it to Yinxiang, "The emperor ordered Yinxiang to move to elder brother's house after the Mid-Autumn Festival. I also want to ask the imperial concubine what to prepare. After all, this is the first time I have encountered such a thing." , it’s not quite clear.”

"Elder brother's place is comprehensive. You just pack up Yin Xiang's usual things. The key is to prepare all the clothes for the four seasons. You also have to let people stare at the decorations in elder brother's place." It must be suitable for our Yinxiang." An He was in a daze, time passed so fast, and now it was time for Yinxiang to go to school. "In a blink of an eye, Yinxiang has reached the age of going to school. I still remember how Yinxiang looked when I hugged him."

"The days go by so fast, and it's been so many years in a blink of an eye." Concubine Min felt a little lost, "I still remember the scene when I entered the palace, and now I am the mother of three children in the blink of an eye, and there are many more in the palace." a newcomer."

An He has good eyesight, and probably understands the reason for the melancholy in Minpin's eyes.Another woman who loves the king, Kangxi's charm is really not small, from Empress Xiaozhao to Emperor Shunyi, from Concubine Tong to Concubine Min, and other concubines, large and small, in the harem.But Kangxi's love had long been given to Empress Renxiao, and the premature death of his first wife made Kangxi unable to fall in love with other women again, but these concubines were still like moths flying into the flames, and they didn't know whether to sigh or be stupid. Feel their courage to move forward.

"Emiang, this is delicious." The eighth princess came over with a plate of snacks, "The imperial concubine also eats it."

"Our eighth princess is still caring, so she knows how to be filial to us at such a young age." An He picked up a piece of pastry with dignity, and pushed the plate in front of Concubine Min, "Your daughter's filial piety must be tasted."

Concubine Min smiled slightly, put away all the expressions on her face, picked up a piece of snack and chewed it slowly.

It's useless to talk too much, no matter how much outsiders persuade you about emotional matters, there is no way.An He glanced at Concubine Min and started to lose his mind again. With a smile, he pushed two glasses of freshly squeezed grape juice to the two children and let her go.

After finishing the marriage of the eldest princess, the next step is the marriage of the second princess born by Concubine Rong.The second princess was born in 12, and she is already eighteen this year. Kangxi also chose from thousands of Mongolian children who made great achievements in pacifying Junggar this time, and finally chose Wu, the second son of Oqier, the king of Zhasakduoluo County in Bahrain, Mongolia. Dorgon.Urgon is the grandson of the eldest princess Gu Lun Shuhui, and he and the second princess are cousins. In addition, Urgon performed well in the battle against Junggar in 29 years and made illustrious military exploits. This marriage can be regarded as a match made in heaven.

Not long after Yinxiang moved to elder brother's house, the second princess was canonized as Princess Heshuo Rongxian, and married Uergon. The wedding date is scheduled for March next year.

"Congratulations, sister." An He asked someone to send a box of gems to Princess Rong Xian, and went to the Palace of Yanxi Palace to congratulate her in person, "Before, my sister was always worried about her, so I finally feel at ease this time."

"Don't tell me, my heart can't settle down if the emperor doesn't make a decree for a day, but recently the little nobleman Xiao Chang in the Palace of Yanxi Palace is making trouble again, which makes my head hurt." Concubine Rong took a sip of tea, "Tell me, is it interesting to make noise all day long over some fabrics and jewelry? The positions are there, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs distributes such things according to the position. What's the fuss about it? Forget all the previous lessons!"

"Princess Rong Xian's happy life, sister, don't worry about them." Although An He is the noble concubine, Concubine Rong is the old man who has served Kangxi the longest, so she can bear the "sister".An He brought a few pieces of brocade that Faka asked to bring from Suzhou, "My brother sent it from the south. The bright colors are not suitable for my age, so I will add makeup to Princess Rongxian." Right. There are a few more sets of hair and masks, which are not precious things, but they are all flattering to her every day, and the forehead will be happy to see it."

"Look at what you said. You're only under thirty. Speaking of age, wouldn't I be older? My son Rong Xian also said that you just gave her a gemstone, and the smallest one was as big as a thumbnail. This time If you send so many things again, you won't be afraid to empty out your private treasury." Although she said so, after all, it was something for her daughter, and Concubine Rong let people accept it.

"That box of gems is for Princess Rong Xian to make jewelry for herself in the future." An He took a sip of Lu'an tea, "I don't have a daughter myself, so I can only be rare for other people's. Seeing that Brother San is about to get married, Sister, just wait and drink daughter-in-law tea."

"In another three or four years, Brother Six will get married, and you don't have to worry about not having a caring wife to serve you." Concubine Rong sighed, "When Dong E's family enters the door in the future, Yinzhi's back house will also have one." A good helper is watching."

Tian has already entered the palace and became a concubine next to the third elder brother, but even though it is a concubine, it is actually only a little more than Gege's monthly cases.Fortunately, Mrs. Tian is considered well-behaved, and often comes to accompany Concubine Rong when the third elder brother is studying, but the concubine is still the concubine after all, and what Concubine Rong is thinking about is the Dong E family who is about to pass.It's just that the etiquette for the prince's wedding has not yet been finalized, so how could Yinzhi, the younger brother, get married right away?Although Concubine Rong didn't say anything, she was worried.

"The ministers outside are arguing every day. The etiquette of the prince's wedding will be finalized soon. Sister, don't worry too much." An He thought for a while, Shi Wenbing should return to Beijing, Guerjia married her Ama has to show up. When I go back later, I should write a letter to ask Yanzhu.

On the way back from Yanxi Palace, An He rarely took a sedan chair, but chose to lead Xiaohezi, Xiaoluzi, Tourmaline and Shanhu to the Imperial Garden for a walk.These days, she has been nestled in Qixiang Palace and busy with palace affairs, An He only feels that the joints of her whole body are going to be stiff, and if she doesn't come out for a walk, she will feel uncomfortable again.

Just stepped into the imperial garden, and saw a child under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree wearing the prince's uniform, trying to pick up the sweet-scented osmanthus on tiptoe, and there was no one around to serve him.Seeing that An He frowned slightly, Xiao Hezi replied with a wink, "Master, that is the eighth elder brother who was born by nobleman Wei. Counting the time, it should be the lunch break in the study."

"It's the lunch break, why don't you see the little eunuch serving you?" An He said.

"Master probably doesn't know. The slaves in the palace are used to praising the high and trampling the low. They think that the nobleman Wei has a bad background. The emperor has also neglected her now, even to the eighth brother." Xiaohezi replied, "If you want If it wasn’t for Concubine Hui to take care of one or two, those servants would probably give Eighth Brother a face. I heard that the servants delivered things to Sixth and Tenth Brothers, and many of them worked at Eighth Brother’s place. All the people want to find a way to transfer outside.”

"This kind of thing didn't come back to me early, and it would be my negligence if the emperor intervened." An He gave Xiao Hezi a sideways look.

"Slave deserves to die." Xiao Hezi quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake, "Slave is thinking that Mrs. Wei got the position through master in the past, so I dare not mention her in front of master."

"It's all about Chen Zhima and rotten millet." An He said, "Go and have a look."

The eighth elder brother is just ten years old this year, and his stature is smaller than that of ordinary children of the same age.Xiao Hezi hurried up to greet An He, only then did he realize that An He was coming, he quickly stopped his hands and saluted, "Yinhu greeted the imperial concubine."

He looks very similar to Wei Guiren, and he is naturally gentle and elegant at a young age. An He felt comfortable when he saw it, so he asked with a smile: "What is Eighth Brother doing here? What's going on around you?" Is there no one waiting on you?"

"Er Niang's throat was a little uncomfortable, and she said she wanted to eat osmanthus soaked in honey, so I ran to pick some for Er Niang. The little Chen beside me went to get me a meal." Yinhu rubbed the corner of her clothes.The "Emiang" he was talking about was not Concubine Hui, but Lady Wei.Concubine Hui is now too busy taking care of her son and daughter-in-law's affairs, and she can't take care of Wei Guiren and Yinhu. Naturally, the people below have begun to neglect without restraint, and the things sent by the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are far worse than before. good.

"Brother Ba is really filial, but the sweet-scented osmanthus tree doesn't look very tall, and it's easy for Brother Ba to hurt himself by jumping around like this." An He said with a smile, "Just wait on the side. Xiao Hezi Xiaoluzi, pick some sweet-scented osmanthus for Eighth Brother."

About a quarter of an hour later, little Chen Zi who was next to Eighth Prince arrived late, and the food box in his hand didn't contain much delicious food.Seeing An Hezai, he quickly knelt down to greet An He, An He moved his nose, and clearly smelled the duck strips and sea cucumbers in Xiao Chenzi's mouth.

"Little Chen..." An He murmured silently, "I remember that one of the servants who withheld the three princesses' titles was Nanny Chen, probably your grandmother. , I found a way to send you into the palace, and I still started to defraud my elder brother. Coral, go tell the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and don’t need him to train the slaves who are not good at serving elder brother. There are many people who can be used in this world, don't think that the emperor is too busy with government affairs to manage the palace and just ask."

"Yes." Coral replied crisply.

Xiao Chenzi hurriedly begged for mercy, and then grabbed the eighth elder brother's robe, wanting him to speak out to save him.The eighth elder brother glanced at An He and then at Xiao Chenzi who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed his head. After hesitating for a moment, he still didn't intercede for Xiao Chenzi.It would be a lie to say that he has no temper. No matter how gentle he looks, he is only a ten-year-old boy, the elder brother of the Tian family.After enduring it for so many years, seeing his biological mother depressed all day long, and his adoptive mother having no time to take care of him, the noble concubine Niu Hulu stepped forward for him today, and he accepted her love, and when he grows up, he will just repay this day's kindness.