Retirement in Qing Chuanwen

Originally, whether Jing Hao was favored or not, De Concubine didn't take it too seriously, anyway, there would be others if it wasn't Jing Hao, so De Concubine's mentality was very calm at the beginning.

She knew very well that Kangxi was interested in her empathy, so it was naturally impossible for the concubine De to be as embarrassing as Concubine Tong Jia and the others, and even trouble Jinghao.

But after a long time, Debi's mentality became uneasy, because she found that she seemed to have not seen Kangxi for a long time.

To be honest, the most terrifying thing in the palace is not falling out of favor because of doing something wrong, but falling out of favor without doing something wrong, because the former still has a chance to make up for it, while the latter simply doesn't know where to find this opportunity.

If it was the past, De Concubine would definitely be able to endure it, but now that she is pregnant, De Concubine's mood swings are already greater than before she did not meet Xi.

Originally choosing to meet Yinzhen in the Royal Garden, Debi still hesitated when she deliberately provoked Concubine Tong Jia, worried that the matter would be revealed.

It turned out that no one knew that she deliberately created this meeting, and no one knew that she deliberately provoked Concubine Tong Jia to attract Kangxi's attention.

But the development of things disappointed Debi——

Kangxi had sent someone to bring her burn medicine and Yu Ruyi, but that was all.

De Concubine put her hand on her lower abdomen, she knew very well that if she wanted to gain a firm foothold in the harem, offspring were very important, but so was the emperor's favor.

If she hadn't been favored by the emperor, she wouldn't have been promoted to concubine in the first place. After all, there are many concubines in the palace who have conceived children but are still standing still.

But just being a concubine is not enough to satisfy the ambition of a concubine.

Thinking that Kangxi's recent changes were all due to having Jinghao, Debi frowned slightly. To be honest, if possible, Debi would not want to confront Jinghao.

Now that Debi's foundation is not stable, she is actually more willing to win her over and form an alliance with Jinghao than to be an enemy with Jinghao, not to mention that Jinghao's uncle is Galu who is valued by Kangxi.

"Yinchai, go and do something for me." Concubine De suddenly said, "Find out about Dai Jia's miscarriage for me."

"Master?" Yinchai looked at Concubine De in surprise, and even Jinchai looked puzzled, "Is there anything wrong with Mrs. Dai's miscarriage?"

"I once reminded Dai Jiashi that it would be best for her to ask the emperor for a health care nurse, but until she gave birth, I didn't see a health care nurse around her."

Concubine De confided all her suspicions, "Also, Dai Jia knew that she was pregnant, so she should have been more careful than usual, but because of walking, she dropped the child, You know she's already passed her first three months at that time."

Although it is true that a woman has to pay attention to all aspects after meeting a happy event, and it is easy to hurt the fetus in the womb if she is not careful, but she has a miscarriage all of a sudden, which makes people feel very surprised.

Even if Jinghao fell down at that time, and there were only signs of miscarriage, then Concubine De would not be so suspicious.

"But... that might be because Dai Guiren's body is worse than the average person's?" Jin Chai said, "Otherwise, it's fine, why did Dai Guiren kill the child in his womb?"

It's true that Jinghao is favored now, but can she guarantee that she will be favored for the rest of her life?If it can't be guaranteed, that child will be her future support.

So Jinchai felt that no matter how stupid Jing Hao was, she would never make fun of the child in her stomach.

"If Dai Jia's health is worse than that of ordinary people, it is impossible for her to go to bed so soon." Depin also had the idea of ​​Jinchai at the beginning, but as time went by, she found that this possibility is unlikely. .

But just like what Jinchai said, it's pretty good, why did Jinghao kill the child in her stomach?

unless……

Jing Hao knew what was wrong with the child in her womb, or maybe she didn't meet Xi at all!

When Concubine De told her guess, both Jinchai and Yinchai were shocked, because this guess was beyond their understanding: "No, no Yuxi? Impossible?"

The news of Dai Guiren's meeting with happiness was brought out by the imperial physician of the Palace of Compassion, and Long Live Lord asked Ye Wenxing to protect Dai Guiren's pregnancy. If she hadn't met Xixi, how could she have bribed so many people to hide it?

"So this is just my guess." Debi said, "Although this kind of thing is really unbelievable, Dai Jiashi has the motivation to do this, and it is not without the ability."

"So I'll ask you to find a way to find out about this matter. If it's just a misunderstanding, it's fine, but if Dai Jiashi really didn't meet Xi, or because she knew that there was something wrong with the fetus in her stomach, she deliberately miscarried herself... ..."

De Concubine didn't say what she said later, but both Jinchai and Yinchai understood what she meant. If that was the case, then their masters would be able to catch Dai Guiren.

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Jinghao didn't know that Concubine De had suspected her last "miscarriage" or even "pregnancy". She only knew that Concubine Tong Jia seemed to be a different person now.

It is clear that Concubine Tong Jia was unhappy with this one and targeted that one before, but now that they came to Chengqian Palace to pay her respects, she was able to hold back her dislike for them, and even took the initiative to care for the concubines who raised their children.

This is so rare, right?

Not to mention being quiet, even concubines Hui and the others were all taken aback. Concubine Rong was the first to be asked about her second princess by Concubine Tong Jia. up.

Concubine Tong Jia's face froze.

Fortunately, Concubine Rong just likes to watch other people's bustle, and doesn't want to be the bustle for others to see, so she quickly adjusted the expression on her face: "Your concubine is concerned, the second princess is just a little cold, and she drank two sets of medicine It's much better now."

"That's good." Concubine Tong Jia said, "It's cold now, you must pay attention to the children's warmth, especially when you sleep at night, you must tell the night watchmen to keep an eye on them, don't let the children kick the quilt to freeze caught."

"If there is any slave who dares to neglect his duties, you can just report to this palace, let alone the emperor and ancestors, even this palace will never let such a servant go."

Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with the words of Concubine Tong Jia, but when such words came out of Concubine Tong Jia's mouth, it made other people feel weird.

"It seems that the noble concubine is really scared this time." After walking out of the Chengqian Palace, Concubine Rong couldn't wait to say, "I have been in the palace for so long, and this is the first time I have seen a noble concubine care so much about the children in the palace. .”

Isn't that right? Concubine Tong Jia has always wanted to be a queen and enter the middle palace, so she should take some practical actions, don't just think about it!

Can just thinking about it really make her dream come true?

How funny.

Concubine Rong will not say whether she likes the previous two empresses, but she has to admit that in many places, Empress Renxiao and Empress Xiaozhao have done much better than Concubine Tong Jia.

Don't care about what's going on in private, but on the outside, he's beyond reproach. How can he look like Concubine Tong Jia?

"It's not just because of being scared, is it? Didn't you see Liumama standing next to the imperial concubine today?" Concubine Hui said, "She is back, the imperial concubine is not as out of tune as before."

"Where did Grandma Liu go before?"

Because of the cold weather, the other concubines didn't bother to stay outside, and they all dispersed after chatting at the gate of Chengqian Palace.

On the way back, Jinghao asked about Yangmei, this girl was like a gossip expert, her ability to inquire about news was top-notch.

"My servant heard that Liu Nanny was ill before." Yang Mei lived up to Jinghao's expectations, and when she asked, she replied directly, "My lord, you didn't see that the imperial concubine has lost a lot of sense in doing things these days. Is it? Everyone said that it must be because Liu mama is not here, so the imperial concubine is like this."

If Concubine Tong Jia had always been so out of tune, then even if she was Kangxi's cousin, Kangxi would not be so relieved to let Concubine Tong Jia lead the affairs of the Six Palaces.

It is precisely because Concubine Tong Jia is petty in private, but at least she is still able to handle major events, and Kangxi will not and does not want to appoint a new queen in a short time.

But who would have thought that once Liu Mama left, Concubine Tong Jia would reveal her true colors?If it wasn't because of her surname Tong Jia, Kangxi would definitely have done more than just snub her because of the stupid things she did recently.

"No wonder." Jing kindly thought that it turned out that she felt that the Concubine Tong Jia she saw and the Concubine Tong Jia in the memory of the original owner did not look like a real person, not her illusion.

At first, Jing Hao thought it was because Concubine Tong Jia was jealous before and did not get on the original owner, so there was a deviation. Who knew that the result was because Mammy Liu did not advise Concubine Tong Jia by her side some time ago.

"Also, the slave also found out that the noble concubine originally wanted to let Nanny Liu go back to raise her. I heard that Nanny Liu has always been in poor health, and she is always prone to illness when the seasons change."

After Yang Mei was with Jing Hao, she knew how much she was favored. Being able to follow such a master is definitely because she had a high reputation in her previous life, so Yang Mei felt that she had to seize the opportunity well.

Seeing that Jinghao was interested in the affairs of Chengqian Palace, Yang Mei quickly told Jinghao everything she knew, "It's just that Mother Liu is back now, I'm afraid that if she wants to leave, the noble concubine will not let her go."

Jing Hao recalled the former noble concubine Tong Jia, and then said: "It's good to let Mama Liu stay, at least there is someone around the noble concubine who can persuade her."

Before, Jinghao told Lizhi that Concubine Tong Jia would not use the means used on Debi on her body, but after thinking about it afterwards, she felt that this kind of thing seemed not certain.

After all, Concubine Tong Jia was not very smart when she was used by Xuan Guiren before, so if one day she got hotheaded and used her status as Kangxi's cousin to attack her regardless, don't worry about Concubine Tong Jia afterwards. Will she be punished, but she is afraid that she has already suffered all the crimes she deserved.

So Jinghao felt that it was good to have Nanny Liu by her side to restrain her, and to remind her. Anyway, from the previous situation, Concubine Tong Jia took care of the harem quite well.

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That day Kangxi finished handling the government affairs, thought of the two sons of Shangshufang, so he got up and decided to visit them.

After arriving at the Shang's study room, Kangxi stopped the slaves who wanted to greet him, and stood quietly at the door, listening to the sound of the little prince and elder brother reading aloud, with a smile on his face involuntarily.

The so-called hope that their son will become a dragon, Kangxi, like all fathers in the world, is looking forward to his son's success when he grows up.

It is true that there is only one emperor, but it does not mean that other princes except the prince can live in a daze, so Kangxi strictly formulated the relevant education system.

Because the ancestors of the Aixinjueluo family were Manchus, it is necessary to learn Manchu, but in addition, Mongolian and Hanshu are also compulsory subjects for the princes, so the little prince and the elder brother every day Just reading a book requires seamless switching between the three languages.

Now they have been in school for a while, so the situation is better, but at the beginning, they couldn't accept such seamless switching, so that sometimes their minds stopped or they couldn't turn around.

Kangxi stood at the door and listened to the little prince and elder brother read a paragraph, and then walked in.

As soon as Kangxi appeared, not to mention the masters, even the little prince and elder brother couldn't sit still. The two brothers got up quickly and led the masters to salute Kangxi.

"Get up, everyone." After Kangxi ascended his seat, he asked the masters, "How is the prince and elder brother studying today?"

Since Kangxi valued the education of the princes, it is naturally impossible to choose masters for them casually. The masters selected by Kangxi are all famous scholars of a generation, such as Zhang Ying, Xu Yuanmeng, Tang Bin, Xiong Cilu, Li Guangdi, etc. wait wait wait.

At the moment, Zhang Ying, the master of Chinese language, preached to the little prince and elder brother. Hearing Kangxi's question, Zhang Ying, whom he considered diligent and prudent, naturally did not dare to fool Kangxi casually, and told him the truth.

The little prince was smart since he was a child, and he was once enlightened by Kangxi. He is very spiritual when it comes to reading, and he can often draw inferences from one instance. To describe it in quiet words, this child is indeed a Wenqu star.

As for the elder brother, he is not as good as the little prince, but he is not a stupid child, as long as he is willing to work hard, he will definitely be able to make up for his weakness with hard work.

But the elder brother likes martial arts but not literary, so the two younger brothers are obviously two years apart, and their academic progress is almost the same. Strictly comparing, the little prince is even ahead of the elder brother.

Zhang Ying knew the progress of the two princes' studies in his heart, but he was cautious, but he was not stupid, especially since he was also a father himself, so there was no need to exchange identities with Kangxi, he also knew that he would definitely Don't like to hear anything.

Therefore, Zhang Ying will praise those who should be praised, but Zhang Ying will come here leisurely if they should be criticized.

Although Kangxi is busy with government affairs, he is still very concerned about the studies of the two sons who entered the Shangshufang, so Kangxi himself is not ignorant of the situation of the little prince and the elder brother.

After Zhang Ying finished speaking, Kangxi laughed and cursed: "You old man, when did you learn to be so cunning?"

Although Zhang Ying is a Han Chinese, Kangxi appreciated him very much. When Kangxi established the South Study Room (the place where the emperor's literary servants were on duty in the Qing Dynasty) in 16 years, he personally appointed Zhang Ying to join him.

Every time I am lucky enough to visit Nanyuan, I must order Zhang Ying's entourage. This year, I will directly promote him to a bachelor's degree.

Having studied knowledge, recited poems and painted paintings with Kangxi for so long, not only did Kangxi understand Zhang Ying's personality, but Zhang Ying also knew a thing or two about the temperament of the Qing emperor.

Otherwise, Zhang Ying wouldn't have replied like that just now, because he knew that Kangxi would not be angry with him.

Sure enough, after Kangxi scolded Zhang Ying with a smile, he didn't bother with him, but started to test the homework of the little prince and elder brother.

Needless to say, the little prince, he recited it fluently and smoothly. Presumably, in order to be able to memorize it so fluently, he must have worked hard behind the scenes.

The elder brother was the opposite of the little prince, he stumbled on the recitation, no matter whether he recited it uncomfortable or not, anyway, Kangxi, the real father, felt uncomfortable when he heard it.

So needless to say the result, the elder brother must have failed the exam.

Kangxi already knew about his eldest son Xiwu's dislike of Wen, but seeing him recite the memorization like this, Kangxi couldn't help shaking his head: "Baoqing, you are the eldest brother, why don't you know how to give Baocheng? Is this younger brother setting a good example?"

Although among the two sons, Kangxi favored the little prince and only served as his first teacher, but he did not ignore the elder brother. Before the Shangshufang was built, he also sent a great scholar to teach him alone.

"Huang Ama, that's because you came too early." It is said that Kangxi is partial to the little prince, but as his first son, the elder brother certainly has a high status in Kangxi's heart.

Otherwise, Eldest Brother would not dare to refute Kangxi in public now, he said, "If you come later, you will be able to see in the school grounds how your son is setting an example for the prince."

It is true that Kangxi is the emperor, but it is fine if the ministers treat him respectfully. If the son below treats him like this, Kangxi will not be happy either.

Although the big elder brother said this a little bluntly, it was also an expression of being close to him, the emperor, so Kangxi was amused and angry when he heard it.

This little bastard, it is true that he also knows where he is wrong, but he just refuses to repent, right?

The eldest brother said that he is a manly man, absolutely upright and frank, so don't ask, just ask.

Just die without repentance.

……

Kangxi did not leave in a hurry after taking the exams for the young prince and the elder brother. He got up and went to the side to read the copybooks of the two younger brothers. After Zhang Ying finished the lesson for them, the father and son simply stayed in the Shang study meal.

If the capital at the end of September just started to get cold, then the capital at the end of November is already so cold that it starts to snow.

Therefore, during this period of time, even if the little prince wanted to go back and have dinner with Jinghao, he couldn't go back. After all, even if it wasn't snowing, the wind outside was like a knife on his face, let alone when it was snowing.

And every time the little prince goes to Jingxiu Palace to take a nap in Jingxiu Palace, if it is so cold today, he wakes up and is warming up, so he has to rush to the Shang study, who is it for? Are prone to freezing.

So during this period of time, Jinghao refused the little prince's invitation to dinner, and asked him to stay obediently in Shang's study to eat and sleep.

But if the little prince is not allowed to come to Jingxiu Palace to eat and sleep, he will not be allowed to come, but occasionally Jing Hao will bring some delicious food to the little prince, just like the claypot rice that Jing Hao sent someone today.

In addition to eating hot pot in the cold winter, eating claypot rice also makes people feel happy.

Winter is the most suitable season for eating cured meat. The unattractive casserole is indeed not as attractive as other delicate dishes after being served on the table, but when the lid is lifted, pour the secret sauce prepared in advance into the pot. A strong aroma will come oncoming with the sound of sizzle.

Claypot rice has a long history, and it can even be traced back to more than 2000 years ago. However, it was not called claypot rice at that time. It was called Chunao or Chunmu in the Zhou Dynasty, and it was called Yuhuangwangmu in the Tang Dynasty. meal.

The dynasties are different, and the ingredients must be different, but the claypot rice sent by Jinghao today is a very authentic Cantonese-style claypot rice.

On the bottom is white rice with distinct grains, and on top is sliced, oily sausage and bacon, as well as green vegetables and poached eggs.

The simple one-pot claypot rice contains meat, vegetables, rice, and eggs. Obviously, the ingredients are not particularly expensive, but they are attractive, just looking at them makes people move their index fingers. Not to mention the scent that kept pouring into their noses, it even aroused the gluttons in their stomachs.

Jinghao knows that the little prince is domineering, but also knows that as long as the little prince fully owns this pot of claypot rice, then he certainly doesn't mind letting the elder brother eat it.

So even though Jing Hao only prepared a pot of claypot rice, the portion was not small, which shows that she pre-ordered the big brother's portion.

It's just that Jing Hao had calculated thousands of times, but she didn't count that Kangxi would go to Shang's study today, let alone that he would have dinner with them.

So that pot of claypot rice was not enough for the father and son to share. After all, whether it is cured meat or white rice mixed with sauce, the more you eat, the more delicious the claypot rice is.

In particular, the layer of golden and fragrant crispy rice cooked at the bottom of the pot is not to mention dry and crispy. After absorbing the fat of bacon, every bite is endless aftertaste.

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Let’s not talk about whether Han E’s singing in the Warring States Period can really linger for three days. Anyway, the elder brother thinks that he can relish today’s claypot rice for three days.

Concubine Hui: "..."

Let's put the claypot rice aside, if she wants to eat it, she can give him a meal of fried pork with bamboo shoots first!

"Didn't I tell you to ask you to have some snacks while studying? Didn't you just ignore my words?" After knowing what happened in Shang's study room today, Concubine Hui was so angry that she wanted to pinch herself. bingo.

"What snacks?" Eldest Brother blurted out, and when he realized that Concubine Hui's face was dark, he said quickly, "I mean Er Niang, don't worry too much, Huang Ama didn't say anything about me today."

"The emperor didn't say anything, how do you know if he's disappointed in you?" Concubine Hui said, "Tell me, if you put in enough effort to study on weekdays, do you know what you will get today? "

When Concubine Hui asked this question, Eldest Brother really thought about it seriously. He thought that if he hung his head on the beam, pricked his buttocks, forgot to sleep and eat, and raced against every second, he worked hard and studied hard, then what would he get today?

Big Brother: "Painful."

Concubine Hui: "...!"

Eldest brother: "Uncomfortable."

Concubine Hui: "...!!"

Big brother: "There is still a crash."

Concubine Hui: "...!!!"

I want to collapse just looking at you now! ! !