Emperor Tong's Concubine Tong in Qing Dynasty

Ever since Kangxi heard the news that he was going to inherit the Great Reign in the future, the fourth elder brother became concerned about gains and losses.

And because he has kept this news in his heart and cannot share it with others, he can only use things to divert his attention.

The fourth elder brother may not have many hobbies in his life, but he is very serious about his work.Before he really took the throne, he felt that he should work harder.

It's not just a little bit of him, which made the whole household department complain.

Not only ordinary officials, but others also complained about his crazy overtime work during this period.

For example, these brothers, the third child once said it in public. "It seems that he is capable. He performed well there, which makes other men do nothing."

This is a critical moment, the better the fourth elder brother behaves, the more hips the other brothers will behave.

Anyone who has fantasies about the throne is now complaining about the fourth prince in their hearts.

Thirteen is willing to say something fair for the fourth elder brother, "This is because the northwest is fighting, and the Ministry of Households already has errands to allocate food and grass. If the fourth brother does nothing, the northwest will have food, drink and clothes in the future." None, what if the higher-ups blame me?"

These princes are the ones who don't complain too much, and the matter in the northwest is a big deal.If anyone dares to hold back on this matter, the old man will beat him to death at that time.

After the Chinese New Year, the fourth elder brother became more motivated to work. In addition to calculating the military rations for the Northwest, he also stared at the spring plowing.

I also look forward to being recognized in disguise on other occasions, such as praying for rain for the old man and a series of things that the emperor should do.

It's not just the fourth elder brother who thinks so, other people also have such plans.In addition, the third child and the fourteenth child often entered the palace and dangled in front of the old man, especially when they went to Shandong to sacrifice Confucius.It's not that Kangxi didn't understand, he just didn't want to talk to him.

And Kangxi's health seems to have become particularly bad in the new year.

Kangxi's hands began to shake, and he felt powerless when writing the memorial.

It was time for him to abdicate. In fact, even if Kangxi died on the throne, it would not be impossible, but Kangxi had a sense of urgency.

How many people are Manchurians, and how many Han people are there in the world?If you don't want to be driven back to your hometown in embarrassment, then you can only have a shrewd and capable emperor sitting on the throne, otherwise...the throne won't last long.

He may have the kind of mind to consider for the world, and he also has the idea of ​​being responsible to his ancestors.After the battle between heaven and man, he decided to abdicate, and his illness has only deepened his determination to make a decision.

Kangxi's illness was not only known to the people inside the Qianqing Palace, but also to the princes and clans outside the palace.Everyone was discussing quietly in private.The minds of these princes are mixed.

Ambitiously thinking about how to get on the throne, but not thinking so much at this time is just thinking about the body of the emperor.

Putting aside the royal interest entanglement, as a son, it is also reasonable to worry about his father's body.However, if it is a folk father and son, maybe the sons will be more filial to the old father.Always be by your side, even if you care, you can show it.

Although the relationship between Kangxi and these princes is father and son, they are also monarchs and ministers after all.Even if you are worried, you can't show it. Even if you have filial piety, you can only do it in various names. At this time, everyone's laughter is not pure, and they can't cry freely.

In a blink of an eye, it was autumn, and Kangxi decided to go outside the Great Wall once.

Because of Tian Mi's poor health, Kangxi brought some children there.

And just this time, something happened not long after Kangxi left.

This news was also heard by Tian Mi from Yang Dan. When the news reached Tian Mi's ears, everything had already been settled.

Yang Dan came to Tian Mi and explained the whole story in detail.

"At that time when the emperor came back from hunting with everyone, someone came forward to sue Fourteen, saying that Fourteen's intentions viciously harmed his brother and deliberately delayed the battle. It was an act of treason. In the end, he presented the evidence, and a lot of evidence proved that at that time, Seventh Brother What happened to my horse was caused by fourteen strikes."

Tian Mi already believed it in her heart, but she still didn't believe it, "Nonsense, how could he hold back on such an important matter? How did you check it? Fourteen is not the kind of ignorant big picture people"

Yang Dan did repeat as Tian Mi expected, "He was not wronged in this matter, and many people did not believe that he did it, but the evidence is convincing. He cannot deny it. You don't know that he was extremely aggressive at that time." He was so vicious that he had someone arrest the child of Seventh Brother's horse slave's family and threaten the horse slave. First, he asked the man slave to feed Seventh Brother's horse with grass that the horse could not eat for a few days, and then let him put it in Seventh Brother's saddle. Hidden needles are not one or two, they are just like nail boards. When my son checked this matter, he saw those densely packed needles nailed on the back of the saddle. Seventh brother sat on it and tried hard, then If multiple needles pierce the horse all at once, it will be no wonder if the horse doesn’t run away.”

What Fourteen did was similar to what others had guessed. He controlled the horse slave and tampered with the horse.Later, the man slave was killed and silenced, because the man slave was a servant of Lao Qi's family, and the whole family worked in Lao Qi's palace. If they killed all of them, it would attract attention, so anyone who didn't know Being left behind, this manu family was kicked out by the housekeeper of Lao Qi's family for betraying the master.

A family lived on the street, but it happened that all of them died unexpectedly. It was rumored that the people of the Seventh Prince's Mansion did not want to let it go, and deliberately chased and killed this family.

But at that time Lao Qi was lying on the bed, although he was gnashing his teeth at Manu hate, but he just hurt a leg, knowing that his whole family had been kicked out, and the culprit was lying, so he didn't take it too seriously.Lao Qi's sons were all by his father's side. The teenagers' minds were not vicious, and they didn't have the idea of ​​chasing and killing them, but the family still died one after another.

The causes of death are all kinds of strange things, and there are all kinds of reasons. If you just take out one to see, then it's nothing. If the whole family died of various accidents, then you have to pay attention.

So someone secretly followed the clues to deduce the murderer, and then obtained the evidence.Although Manu's family is dead, the people who killed them have been arrested.

When Yang Dan talked about this, Tian Mi didn't believe it, "I still know about your brothers, each eye is above the top, very proud, it is impossible to have direct contact with these killers, it must be through some intermediate At that time, you only need to say that the middleman did the work behind the back of the master, at most it was the shit basin on him, but he can't be punished."

"Yes, if the servants under his sect or the officials in his hands come forward, he can bite him to death and refuse to admit it, but you don't know who is the key person bitten out by these killers? It's the foreigner he kept outside. room."

"Her?" Tian Mi couldn't help frowning. She had heard of the existence of this woman all along, but people said that this woman was at most collecting money for Shisi.I didn't expect her to be involved in Shishi's affairs quite deeply.

"Isn't it her? This is not an ordinary person. Let me tell you this. Those servants outside Shisi never call this lady or anything. They call her Fujin whenever they speak, and the house built by him is the same as that of Shisi. Si's mansion is almost exactly the same. What is even more surprising is that Shisi's treatment of her is really the same as that of Fujin. She has everything that Fujin has. Fujin lives in the main courtyard of the mansion. This one lives outside. The main courtyard of the imitation mansion."

This woman and Fourteen looked more like a couple, but the relationship between the well-known Fourteen Fujin and Fourteen seemed cold.

"As a woman, how much enmity and enmity between her and Seventh Brother are she, and she insists on putting Seventh Brother to death? My son has investigated this matter specially, and the woman and Seventh Brother have no enmity at all. Besides, she is a backyard Women, even if they are more domineering, it is impossible for them to think of such a thing as murdering Brother Seven. The only one who dislikes Brother Seven or wants to replace Brother Seven can only be fourteen, but even though the woman has been imprisoned until now Yes, but it won't bite Fourteen out."

Although Fourteen can't get rid of his suspicion, the most critical step is that the mastermind behind the scenes, that is, Fourteen's outer room, is not willing to bite Fourteen out.

This is why Yang Dan has been unable to advance his work recently, "But the old man is very angry, this kind of thing is the lice on the bald man's head, and the evidence can only make people shut up.

Although there is no physical evidence to prove that Fourteen did the trick, it does not affect the old man's other thoughts about Fourteenth Brother.What the old man meant was that since the woman didn't want to talk about it, she shouldn't let her talk about it. People like Shisi, who plotted against his brother and did not hesitate to kill his own brother, didn't need to stay in the capital anymore. "

This involved the sanction against Fourteen, Tian Mi sat up straight all of a sudden, "What did your Empress Ama say?"

"When the son came back, the old man said that some officials or unruly people were exiled, and they were usually sent to Ninggu Tower to serve as slaves to armored people. But Fourteen is a prince after all, and it is not appropriate to send them as slaves to armored people as a prince. Yes. So the old man thought of a way, that is to enclose him in the imperial mausoleum in the land of Longxing outside the pass, and let him guard the grave of his ancestors."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his voice and told Tian Mi: "The old man is very angry about this matter, and he specifically told all brothers that no matter who becomes the throne in the future, fourteen is not allowed to come back. He also said that fourteen is different from the elder brother and the second brother, and the elder brother is confused. , although looking forward to his brother's death, he could only turn to ghosts and gods for help. He didn't send out killers or kill them secretly. Everyone knows that ghosts and gods are very illusory, so now the second brother is still alive and well. And the second brother is just not virtuous enough. , I still take care of most of the brothers. Fourteen is different, those two are stupid at best, and Fourteen is poison."

So it is also restricted, and the two stupid ones can stay in the capital, where they can eat and drink.Apart from not being able to go out and not contacting the outside world, the others are muddling along.

But Fourteen is different. To put it mildly, it is to guard the grave of the ancestors. To put it bluntly, it is imprisoned in the cemetery, and it will be a living dead in the future.

Tian Mi listened and nodded, "Speaking of which, Concubine Liang really has a hard life, and it's not good to have a child. I didn't expect Fourteen to go on this road again. By the way, there are still fourteen for Concubine Liang. What does your Empress Ama say about the women and children in the mansion?"

"I didn't say what to do with the concubine Liang, but I just said that the fourteenth Fujin lived with his family members and children. That is to say, if the fourteenth is placed outside the customs, the family members and children will not be affected."

How could it not be affected?More or less still have to be affected, and the impact will even be particularly large in the future.But compared with being locked up, it can be regarded as an escape.If their family can produce a great character in the future, there will be a day of bursting with vitality, if these children are muddled, or very mediocre without any brilliant characters, then this branch will fall silent.

Tian Mi thought of Concubine Liang again. Concubine Liang has been in poor health and has a splitting headache. If this happens again, I wonder if she can stand up to it?

"Block the news about this matter in advance. Don't tell Concubine Liang for now. I will make it clear to Fourteen's wife in a few days. If she wants anything, just come to me and tell her. Don't go to Concubine Liang. Concubine Liang can't stand this. hit."

However, the news in the palace spread quickly, and Concubine Liang still knew the news. She didn't eat or drink at night when she got the news, and stared at the tent with her eyes open. He rushed to Chengqian Palace next door and asked Tian Mi to take a look.

Tian Mi just wanted to say that she is not a doctor, how could she get rid of her illness with the medicine after going to someone else's house.Moreover, Concubine Liang has been actively treating her during this period of time. Now Concubine Liang has a heart disease, and her heart disease still needs heart medicine!

Although Tian Mi didn't want to go and see her, she thought about it. After being a neighbor for so many years, she should go and have a look. When she arrived at Concubine Liang's bedroom, Concubine Liang would have woken up to welcome her as usual, but now she is lying lifelessly. On the bed, staring blankly at the curtain.

Tian Mi persuaded, "Think about it, don't take this matter to heart, even if it was born by you, it is because his master did not teach well. It has nothing to do with you, you just need to drink medicine on time to recuperate, that's right, Your grandchildren are still in the capital, as long as you call them over and talk, their lives will be easier."

Concubine Liang remained silent.

Seeing this, Tian Mi couldn't help but sat on the edge of the bed and held her hand, "What's on your mind right now? Tell me. We've known each other for most of our lives, so what else can you say to me?" .”

Concubine Liang still didn't speak, Tian Mi waited for a while before Concubine Liang opened her mouth leisurely. "I think I might as well have had two girls back then. Even if I married Mongolia after having two girls, there are no such things as now."

"Boys are always more mischievous than girls, and cause more troubles. The child is not yours alone. There are elders who will clean up the mess for him. You should live a few more years, and when the time comes, the child will come out of the customs." Only when you come back can you mother and son meet again."

Concubine Liang shook her head, "I'm afraid I won't meet him one day. Even peasants who don't know how to read or write know that it's a beast to attack my brother for no reason. But the two I gave birth to ...is not a good thing."

Concubine Liang just said so much, no matter what Tian Mi said later, she didn't take it to heart, and she didn't know if she didn't take it to heart, in a word, she stared at Qing Zhang with blank eyes.

After starving all night, she still didn't eat on the second day, but Concubine Liang had her two daughters-in-law called into the palace.

One is the Eight Fujin and the other is the Fourteen Fujin.

When Tian Mi heard that she was going to call Bafu Jin in, she immediately understood Concubine Liang's plan.With a sigh in my heart, I asked someone to pick up Ba Fujin.

Because Concubine Liang was hungry all night and she had done a lot of reflection on her own fate, when she was helped out by the maid the next day, her whole expression was like a blank sheet of paper, making it hard to see her emotions. There was no ups and downs in the voice of speaking.

"Perhaps you all know that something happened to Fourteen. You can't blame other people for this incident. It's because of his disrespect that he attacked his Seventh Brother."

Ba Fujin didn't know what was going on with his own family here, and was suddenly picked up. He had some thoughts in his heart, and when he heard Concubine Liang say this, he couldn't help curling his lips secretly.

From Bafujin's point of view, this is a matter of winning and losing, and it can only be said that Fourteen is inferior to others in chess.

Seeing the expression on this daughter-in-law's face, Concubine Liang's heart was completely chilled.

"You haven't been in the palace for several years, and the palace has changed a lot. I wanted to let you take a look at it, but thinking that Lao Ba is home and has no one to take care of you, I will keep you soon. You can go back now and have a word with him. Just say that I told him: but do good deeds, don't ask about the future!"

Eighth Fujin had no choice but to retreat, leaving Fourteenth Fujin alone crying and begging Concubine Liang to find a solution.

When the eighth daughter-in-law came out of Liangfei's Yonghe Palace and passed by Chengqian Palace, she saw a little eunuch crying and ran into Chengqian Palace.

Since there is such a good thing, he must stay to watch the jokes. Bafujin was reluctant to walk faster, and after a while, he saw many eunuchs and maids from Chengqian Palace rushing out together. Hurriedly go out.

The expressions on everyone's faces were not good-looking, everyone walked very scattered, and it didn't matter what formation or other things, everyone's voice was stressed when they spoke, which made people feel panic.

Ba Fujin was so courageous that he asked people to inquire about the news, and the group of slaves didn't hide anything, and said directly: "The princess concubine is dead."

When dealing with the deposed prince, everyone said the deposed prince or the second elder brother, the second master.But when treating the princess, everyone calls her the princess.

Although the crown prince has been abolished, the title of crown princess is still so unclear.It stands to reason that the title of Crown Princess should also be deprived, but Kangxi did not make a decree.And the prince was abolished again.Therefore, from a legal point of view, this is still the crown princess.But in reality, this can only be regarded as a waste crown princess.

Just now a little eunuch came to report business, Tian Mi hesitated for a while, and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle the funeral according to the standards of a princess, and let the wives in Beijing and abroad cry at the same time.

Tian Mi has been hesitating whether to deal with this matter within the scope of the royal family, or to let the world know.

If the funeral is really to be handled according to the specifications of the princess, then the whole country will have to ban marriage for a few months, and the folks will even ban banquets and temple fairs.

This is easy to give a wrong signal to the outside world. Others think that the emperor still has plans to restore the crown prince.

But Tian Mi must first decide on the specifications for this funeral. As for how much the specifications are discounted, it depends on Kangxi's attitude.

After Kangxi received the news, he also sighed at the death of his daughter-in-law, and explained it in a letter to Tian Mi.

"When a funeral is held in Beijing, it cannot be spread across the country, but the mourning and glory after death cannot be perfunctory."

From his attitude, Tian Mi knew what to do with this matter. Just after this matter was sorted out, another funeral broke out in the Yonghe Palace next door.

Concubine Liang is gone.

I really starved myself to death, even if I didn't eat or drink medicine, I fell into a coma later.

The whole person was lying on the bed without even the strength to turn over. He was hungry and didn't eat anything. He lived on drinking water for several days, and then even the water was cut off.

After hearing this, Tian Mi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Concubine Liang's two sons, one was imprisoned and the other was still outside the pass.

Several grandchildren are children, which means that there is not even a decent dutiful son at this funeral.Maybe Concubine Liang didn't care anymore, how could she die so simply if she cared about this.

Kangxi has received news of funerals outside the pass these days. The daughter-in-law of the Crown Princess, let alone the Empress Dowager, even the Empress Dowager and Kangxi himself are very satisfied with her. The princess has a respect.

As for Concubine Liang, because Concubine Liang is low-key and humble, she also has a lot of good popularity.

At the funeral of the Crown Princess, everyone is willing to wear filial piety clothes and burn a piece of paper to burn incense. When it comes to the Liang Concubine, at most the concubines in the harem will cry a few times, and most of the princes are unwilling to go.

So in the letter Kangxi received, someone couldn't stand it anymore, and wanted Lao Ba to come out to honor her aunt's filial piety.

And Lao Ba was really caring. The guard at the door of his house reported that he had been in a lot of pain recently and often cried loudly.There were even times when I wanted to rush out of the house.

Kangxi didn't believe it when he received such a letter, so he just threw the letter aside.

"You can't live without committing crimes!" If it weren't for the fact that Lao Ba collected fourteen's criminal evidence and revealed it at this time.Maybe Concubine Liang can live a little longer.

However, Lao Ba has counted thousands of times, and he has counted every step, except for his mother.

Although the calculation had worked this time, before he could proceed to the next step, he received the news of his mother's death.

Calculating people's hearts sounds very mysterious and powerful to many people.But people's thoughts really change in an instant. Some people retreat suddenly before they succeed, and some people are turned into victors by the mercy of the gods after they clearly failed.

Maybe the previous incidents can't teach Lao Ba a lesson, but this incident can be remembered by Dad Ba for the rest of his life, and his conscience will always be condemned every time he thinks about it.