Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Dynasty

When nobleman Zhaojia led Princess Duanjing to Qixiang Palace, An He was playing on the couch with the nine princesses born by nobleman Yuan.Princess Duanjing is wearing a bright pink satin flag dress embroidered with peonies and roses, and a light yellow silk waistcoat with blue borders over her head. On her combed hair, there are several butterfly patterned hairpins inlaid with sapphire flowers. It is much more beautiful than the previous dress.

"Sit down quickly, why are you free to come over today?" An He said with a smile.

"The imperial concubine sent me so many things, so I begged my mother to bring me over to thank the imperial concubine." Duanjing smiled shyly, "Those gems and Suzhou embroidery satin are too precious, how could the imperial concubine not Don't you keep it for yourself?"

"It's your big happy event, so I naturally have to give a gift to add makeup. It's the same as what I gave to Princess Rongxian and the eldest princess, and you can't favor one over another." An He knew that Princess Duanjing was in the palace with half of the others. Like a transparent person, although the empress dowager took care of her a little bit, the empress dowager had five princesses by her side, so it was inevitable that she sometimes ignored them.An He thinks that although she is not a perfect person, since Duan Jing is going to get married, she must give her a generous gift.

"It's great that the imperial concubine has such intentions." The nobleman Zhaojia said with a light smile.Although she didn't complain about anything, she was still a little unhappy in her heart.Princess Rongxian's marriage is only five months away from her daughter's, and Princess Rongxian has always been favored. Now the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are focusing on preparing Princess Rongxian's dowry. passed.Although other concubines also sent makeup, but the value was not comparable to that given to Rong Xian.

"They are all things that are suitable for young girls, and they are best for Duanjing." An He probably knew what she was thinking when she saw Mrs. Zhaojia's face, but Princess Duanjing was still alive and she couldn't do whatever she wanted. Talking about it, he said, "I have asked about that son-in-law. He took the title at a young age. He likes to hunt and ride horses. He seems to be a martial man. We Duanjing are too quiet. Maybe we have been with the son-in-law for a long time. I might be able to cheer up."

"The imperial concubine is teasing me." Princess Duanjing blushed slightly.To be honest, even if she is the princess of the Tian Family, she still hopes that her husband-in-law will be an upright man. The strategic position of the Harqin Department is very important to the Qing Dynasty, and she cannot choose this marriage. , but I also hope that I will not marry a fatuous man.

Just as he was thinking about it, someone came from outside, saying that the empress dowager sent someone to the princess's place to pick her up and talk to her.An He and Mrs. Zhao Jia hurriedly asked Princess Duanjing to go to Ningshou Palace. After seeing her walking away, An He said: "I didn't say much just now that Duanjing was here. Although the prospective son-in-law was young and won the title, he has a temper. But he is perverted and unruly, and I’m afraid that Duanjing’s personality won’t please her.” An He remembered that this forehead didn’t end well in history, and some people speculated that he was discovered by Princess Duanjing because of his intention to seek rebellion. He killed Princess Duanjing by mistake, and later seized the title and imprisoned her.Whether it's true or not, Duanjing's child is really cherished, and An He doesn't want to see her end like this.

"The decree of the marriage has been made, and no matter how bad the forehead is, it can't be changed." The nobleman Zhaojia's face turned pale, "I probably know the situation in Karaqin, if the forehead is really like that Temperament, Duan Jing must not be able to bear it."

"Don't worry too much, the key now is to get Duan Jing's character back." Although An He also thinks that the chances of this are very slim, "Choose a few nuns who know boxing skills as dowry for Duan Jing, you must be caring and loyal Yes, besides, there are guards guarding the Princess Mansion, so you just need to establish a good relationship. There are still many days, so don't be too anxious."

Mrs. Zhaojia nodded emphatically. She also knows her daughter's character very well. Right now, she can only break it down and explain it to her bit by bit.

Princess Duanjing Anhe can't take over as a substitute for noble Zhaojia's training, besides, she doesn't have the time to help now.Kangxi seemed to be very relieved of her, and asked her to help supervise the construction of the wedding shed in Yuqing Palace - the people in the Ministry of Rites had quarreled for half a year and finally came up with a wedding plan that satisfied Kangxi, and it was set for October 31 Hold a big wedding for the prince.With three weddings in a row, not to mention the people in the Ministry of Rites, even the Ministry of Internal Affairs is extremely busy.

In the first spring of the next year and March, the guard of honor of Princess Heshuo Rongxian went out of Beijing under the escort of the third elder brother. Concubine Rong watched the dowries gradually being removed from the palace gate, and the tears she had endured for a long time finally fell.Although she was happy that her daughter had found a good son-in-law, she thought that unless the emperor gave her the grace, her daughter might never be able to enter Beijing again.

"Master, just now people from the House of Internal Affairs came back and said that when the construction started, Ge Ge Li Jia, who was afraid to disturb the prince, has now invited the imperial doctor to have a look, and said that she is three months pregnant." The personnel who sent the relatives dispersed. , An He stepped into Qixiang Palace, and heard Jinxiu report back.

"Which Gege?" An He asked after taking a sip of tea.

"Li Jiashi, the daughter of Lieutenant Shu Deku, Captain of Qingche." Jinxiu said, "It's the one everyone in the palace calls Da Li Jiashi."

"Since that's the case, just tell her to have a good pregnancy. After all, it's the prince's first child, so don't be careless." An He said casually.Da Li Jia's and Xiao Li Jia's are used to distinguish the two Ge Ge with the same surname, and they are not related by blood.The big Li Jia is beautiful and charming, and she is more favored than the little Li Jia. It is a coincidence that she is pregnant this time, but she was only diagnosed when she was three months pregnant. An He doesn't believe that there is nothing strange about it. .

"That Ge Ge said that the sound of the start of construction gave her a headache, which is not conducive to confinement." Doesn't Jinxiu know that this is just a way for Da Li Jia to compete for favor, but the emperor and the prince will postpone the wedding just because of Ge Ge time?Obviously impossible.If this pretentiousness continues, the prince will probably get annoyed.

"I only take care of the building of the wedding shed and the renovation of the front hall for the banquet in Yuqing Palace. If Mrs. Li Jia feels that she is not feeling well, then I will send someone back to the crown prince, and let the crown prince make a decision." Would she like to participate in these matters? If she took too much care of the matter of fighting for favor and the matters in the uterus, Kangxi would become suspicious again.

"Yes." Jinxiu said with a smile.

For the next development, Anhe still sent Xiaohezi to inquire about it. I heard that the prince gave Li Jiashi two choices, either to stay obediently in the Dunben Hall behind Yuqing Palace to have a baby, or to move to the pure Buddhist temple. Church to go.Da Li Jiashi dared to take pride in being favored by being pregnant, and never said anything about the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who made a headache when they started work.The little Li Jiashi who lived across the door from her also saw a lot of jokes, the prince has been looking forward to marrying the princess for so long, your little princess is nothing.To put it bluntly, there are many women inside and outside the palace who want to come to Yuqing Palace.

The progress at Yuqing Palace was orderly, and An He also took the time to ask about Princess Duanjing's "study progress". As she expected, Princess Duanjing's low-key personality was destined not to be corrected in such a short period of time.She silently endured the deduction of her share by the nuns around her back then, which is enough to prove how restrained her character really is.The nobleman Zhaojia wished to go back to the past and teach him again, but in the end he still had to accept the reality.After talking dozens of times, it is up to Princess Duanjing whether she can listen to it or not.

The dowry nanny chosen for Princess Duanjing was sent in by Mrs. Zhaojia through her natal family. Several generations have been on duty in Mrs. Zhaojia's mansion. The lives of the whole family are in the hands of Mr. Zhaojia's elder brother. I dare not be disobedient.

In August, Princess Heshuo Duanjing left the capital under the escort of the elder brother, with a trace of relief and tension, and followed the guard of honor to the distant Mongolia.In the past eight months, my mother-in-law's hard work taught Princess Duanjing to keep in mind, and she will manage it alone in the days to come.She probably knows what kind of temperament the forehead son-in-law Garzang is, otherwise, her mother-in-law wouldn't suddenly become strict. She is not stupid, it's just that she suddenly lost her expectations for the future.

After marrying the two princesses, the greatest happy event finally ushered in the Forbidden City: Guarjia married into Yuqing Palace, and even the elder Li Jia gave birth to a little elder brother for the prince, but he couldn't hide the impending arrival of Guarjia. The limelight of marrying into Yuqing Palace.In retrospect, An He only remembered that on the tenth day of October, the entire harem was in a lively atmosphere. Whether it was true or false, everyone had a joyful smile on their faces, as if their son had finally married Daughter-in-law like that.

The place for the banquet in Yuqing Palace has been prepared. An He is wearing a water shadow red cloak cloak woven with golden thread silk flowers, under a light purple petticoat is the same color silk trousers, and a pair of three-inch-high flowers are on her feet. Potted shoes, a pair of gilt hairpins with the characters of double happiness on the shelf head and a gold silk inlaid with rubies and double Luan Diancui steps, with gilt dotted emerald flower basket earrings hanging on the ear beads, these are her rare costumes in recent years dress up.

The prince was very happy, even when he met the elder brother's persuasion with "bad intentions", he drank it all in one gulp, and he didn't feel displeased at all because of the elder brother's black face.Maybe he was also gloating in his heart. A few days ago, Da Fujin gave birth to a little princess for his elder brother. The postpartum hemorrhage this time was worse than any other time before. Shouyuan will definitely be lost, and the elder brother's wish to give birth to the eldest son as soon as possible has come to nothing.

"I'm afraid this kind of noisy energy will last for a long time." An He took a sip of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, "We can hear the noise outside from here, and I think the brothers have given up drinking and having fun."

"The prince's wedding is a happy event. The empress dowager originally wanted to go to the new house to see the princess, but she was persuaded by Madam Lu." Concubine Yi smiled, "Look at Concubine Hui's face, you can't bear it anymore .”

"Da Fujin's health is not good, and eldest elder brother doesn't want Gege in the house to give birth to a concubine first. Concubine Hui waits to hold her grandson until her neck grows. How can she be happy?" An He picked up a chopstick and fried bird's nest Roast duck shreds, "Don't talk about it, this menu was drawn up after a long time of discussion between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Dining Room. I think it's even more delicious than the ones made by the Imperial Dining Room. You just drank a lot on the spur of the moment. Come on, hurry up and eat something to pad your stomach."

The prince's wedding has nothing to do with these concubines. After the Guerjia family is formally registered as the prince concubine, it will be disciplined by the empress dowager. Might speak for itself.An He took a sip of crucian carp tofu soup, and glanced at Concubine Hui's stiff face, which was particularly eye-catching among the celebrating crowd.

I was afraid that the rumor that "Concubine Hui was unhappy with the prince's wedding" would spread again the next day.