The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

"The concubine's heart is not fair!" Concubine De cried, although she didn't say it was pear blossoms and rain, but she also showed her true feelings, hugging her youngest son, pulling her adopted son Thirteen, and even her eldest son Si elder brother standing beside her Concubine De just cried like this: "The concubine claims to be amiable in the palace. She has never bullied anyone, let alone framed anyone! Why do you treat the concubine like this? Xiao Shisi is only five years old. A five-year-old child What can you do? What can you know? Too much bullying! Too much bullying!"

"Er Niang..." Little Fourteen leaned against Concubine De with a little fear.

"De Er Niang." Xiao Shisan also tugged on Concubine De's sleeve, a little panicked.

"Emiang, don't cry." What can the fourth elder brother do?He was 15 years old, so he could only pass the handkerchief to Concubine De with some mistakes.

It's not that Kangxi has never seen concubines cry, but generally when they cry, they are pear blossoms with rain, and some cry sadly and timidly, but few cry sincerely like Concubine De.

Moreover, Concubine De usually does not show weakness, nor is she strong.

The management harem is well-organized, and they are usually not outstanding.

Now he guards himself, and his sons, crying so miserably: "There are only a few children in this concubine, and Xiao Shishi is the youngest. They usually play with Xiao Shisan. They are separated because they are in the garden. Something happened at the time of the hour, luckily only Xiao Shisi, if the two children are together, what will the concubine do? Concubine Min cried in fear!"

It was true that Xiao Shisan was with his concubine Min at that time, and Concubine Min lived with Concubine De in Ruizhu Courtyard.

It's quiet and elegant, perfect for a summer escape.

In addition, there are many flowers and trees there, Minpin likes it very much.

But after hearing about Xiao Shisi's accident, Concubine Min was really taken aback, and she didn't dare to let go of Xiao Shisan.

Usually, these two children are inseparable, not to mention, even the clothes of the two children are treated equally by Concubine De, if there is a little fourteen, there is a little thirteen, a piece of clothing material, making two clothes, is also a set of little thirteen , a small fourteen set.

The difference between the two children is only a few months. Does the other party go after Xiao Shisan or Xiao Shisi?Who can tell!

What's more, her concubine Min Min, I don't know how many people's eyes are in the way, if she is not the only noble person in the Yonghe Palace of Concubine De, and the concubine Cheng next door is also a good one, her life is indeed much better than others .

But her natal family is in decline, and her honor and favor are already gone yesterday. Now she has only Shisan, a son who is quite favored by the imperial court. If he disappears, she will have no hope!

The princesses in the palace are untenable and cannot be relied on. They all go to caress Meng when they grow up, and few of them have lived on the grassland for three to five years!

Only a son is the hope for the rest of his life.

But now that Concubine De was crying like this, Xiao Shisan couldn't bear it anymore, and she burst into tears; let alone Xiao Shisi, who had already had golden bumps.

It was only the fourth prince, with a straight face, cold, and angry at the first glance.

But he refrained from sending it out, because he was afraid of something.

Kangxi understood what he was afraid of: "I will give you justice in this matter."

"But she is also Lord Long Live's woman..." Concubine De obviously didn't believe it.

"She is my woman, but you are also my imperial concubine, this is my son." Kangxi said seriously: "You are more important than her viciousness."

Xiao Shisi was confused when he heard this, but Concubine De wiped away her tears: "The concubine will rely on Lord Long Live to uphold justice."

Then he took his son and said goodbye.

The three sons sent Concubine De back to Ruizhu Courtyard, where they saw Concubine Min and at the same time had dinner here.

According to the hierarchical system of the harem in the Qing Dynasty, the daily necessities of concubines De were very rich.

It is nine catties of pork, fifteen plates of mutton (per month), ten chickens and ducks (per month), one liter of three-in-one five spoonfuls of aged rice, three catties of eight taels of white flour, three taels of white sugar, one tael of walnut kernels, dried One tael of dates, six taels of sesame oil, four eggs, four taels of gluten, eight taels of tofu per catty, eight taels of powdered pot residue, six taels of sweet sauce, two taels of vinegar, ten catties of fresh vegetables, eight eggplants, Eight king melons, two sticks of white wax, two sticks of yellow wax, two sticks of suet wax, five catties of red charcoal in summer and ten catties in winter, 25 catties of black charcoal in summer and forty catties in winter, 14 taels of Lu'an tea (per month), Tianchi tea eight taels (monthly).

There are also 300 taels of silver in the annual case.

However, the harem concubines basically do not rely on these to live, many rely on the emperor's rewards and the support of their natal families.

Concubine De's natal family belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the family is not capable, but they can take care of her in daily life.

Therefore, all the supplies provided by Concubine De are very good things. At the same time, the supply of nobles is of course not as good as that provided by Concubine Concubine Min, and Concubine Min also uses her share with Concubine De's.

So the dinner for the two of them was actually quite hearty.

Minced meat tofu, egg custard suitable for children, braised gluten and chestnut chicken suitable for the fourth elder brother.

Spinach with nuts, cabbage with vinegar pepper and roasted eggplant, vegetarian roasted melon meat and mushroom and rapeseed are suitable for two concubines.

Japonica rice porridge, red date cake and pork ribs winter melon soup.

It also looks rich.

But Kangxi sent another four dishes.

This is the craftsmanship of the master chef of the imperial dining room, something that you can't usually eat.

The diet of the Qing palace was managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Guanglu Temple.

There are imperial dining rooms, imperial tea dining rooms, longevity dining rooms, external dining rooms, inner dining rooms, prince dining rooms, and guard dining rooms, which respectively undertake palace banquets and daily meals.

Among them, the "Imperial Dining Room" is a full-time institution responsible for the emperor's diet.

There are several ministers in charge of affairs, all of whom are confidantes appointed by the emperor.

Under the Minister of Management, there are official positions such as Shang Shanzheng, Shang Shan Deputy, Shang Shan, Principal, Commissioned Principal, and Bi Tie Shi, who are in charge of the emperor's meals.Under it, there are kitchen servants and stoves, specifically preparing meals for the emperor.

The diet system of the Qing palace was strict, not only had special cooks and dining rooms, but also a diet system left by the ancestors, with strict quota regulations, that is, each person had a fixed amount of rice, noodles, meat, vegetables and seasonings every day. For "mouth portion".

It's not easy to eat the craftsmanship of the "Imperial Kitchen". It's not just the New Year or the festival, but Kangxi sent people to send chicken breast, purse tenderloin, Dinghu Shangsu and cold golden loofah.

This is all the craftsmanship of the imperial chef, and the sticks on it are all made of red paper and gold edges.

The two women ate less, but they had to finish the dishes bestowed by the emperor. Fortunately, the fourth elder brother ate a lot, and Xiao Shisan and Xiao Shisi also ate a lot, and these people only ate the rewards from the Long Live Lord , Enough to finish eating, but eat less of the others.

Little Fourteen clearly knew that there was an inside story here, so he looked at his brother and Er Niang eagerly, but unfortunately, after the concubine De had eaten, he asked the fourth brother to take the two young ones back: "Don't worry, this matter, Er Niang It will definitely not let you suffer."

Concubine De patted her youngest son's head, but made a serious note in her heart.

"Okay, my son will take the two of them back. Please rest assured, Empress Erniang and Concubine Min." The fourth elder brother had a stern face, and he was still very imposing. He was the eldest son of Yonghe Palace.

"Er Niang handed over her two younger brothers to you." At this moment, Concubine De felt that it would be better to have an older son, at least she could feel more at ease.

Xiao Shisi just followed his brother back to Chengluxuan.

Then he found that the people around him laughed as if they were reborn when they saw him come back, especially Fei Moshi, who hugged him and cried so hard that he couldn't help himself.

"My little master, don't go out with a few people in the future!" Fei Moshi is the favorite nanny of the fourteenth elder brother, but at this moment, she, who has always been steady and loving, is crying Tears.

"Mommy, don't cry, young master, I'm fine." Little Fourteen was a little embarrassed.

"It doesn't work well, the servants are almost scared to death!" Fei Mo slapped his thigh: "Sun is also a useless thing, Master De has already told her to go home! Even the young master can't take care of her well. , What's the use of keeping her? The few who followed you have all been sent away, all carelessly and unwillingly!"

"No, they are all very good, and that woman, I think she did it on purpose." Little Fourteen got rid of Fei Mo's embrace: "Let everyone come back. It is better to use it than to work hard. With this accident , They must have experience and lessons, and they will not commit the crime again in the future!"

"With your words, they can be regarded as escaped. Otherwise, if they made this mistake, other masters would have been shot to death!" Fei Mo said very harshly, but the fourteenth master can kill those Forgive me with a word, and this little master is also kind.

Little Fourteen had a good night's sleep, and the next day saw the original people kneeling in front of him to thank him.

Especially Grandma Sun.

"My servant will take good care of you in the future, and I will never make this mistake again!" Grandma Sun still had injuries on her body, and Xiao Shishi smelled the smell of red wound medicine, so he reached out his hand to motion for Nanny Fei Mo to help him up : "Nurse is dedicated to her duty, but she's not strong enough. Other people's reactions are fast. Just be careful in the future. I'm fine!"

He is so generous, but these few people are grateful.

There was no other way, Concubine De dispatched all of them, and the other fourteen elder brothers who were waiting on her were punished for three months.

After Xiao Shishi found out, he magnanimously gave everyone three taels of silver.

But that afternoon, a bunch of people came to Little Fourteen!

A big eunuch named Ma Lianying, who was the former vice-president of the Defei Palace, became the chief eunuch of the [-]th elder brother when he came to Xiao Shisi's side;

The two chief eunuchs, one named Ma Bao and the other Ma Fu, were Ma Lianying's apprentices, and they also took his surname Ma.

The four eunuchs in charge are Kang Bao, Gao Xi, Na Wen and Wood.

Among them, Wood is a powerful eunuch, and he is so ambidextrous.

Although Qingyan was fine, she was called back by Concubine De at this moment, and reassigned to her youngest son with two Dagong daughters, one named Qinglian and the other named Qingmei.

However, Fei Moshi was promoted to the eldest mother and became the leader of the women around Xiao Shisi. Sun Nai was still at the rank of mother. She made a big mistake and did not take good care of the fourteenth master, so she was able to stay with the fourteenth master. , is already lucky.

So she didn't compete with Fei Moshi for the position of "Big Mother".

There are also eight daughters in the palace, four under the care of Qinglian and four under the care of Qingmei.

The rest of the little maids are under the education and management of Grandma Sun, and they just do some side work, and they can't serve Elder Brother closely, and the remaining twenty or so rough envoys are all owned by Madam Sun. Grandma took care of it.

The more than 30 eunuchs in the back were distributed to Kang Bao, Gao Xi, Na Wen and Wood.

Among them, Wood specially selected eight people, all of whom are strong and healthy, to follow Elder Brother Fourteen, and make the fourteenth elder brother's surroundings impenetrable. Well, even if a rhinoceros rushes out, they can join forces and knock them down!

These people don't look like eunuchs at all, they look more like gladiators. They all look big and round. If they don't have beards, Xiao Shishi would doubt life.

And these people can eat very well. Every meal is a big bowl of meat and three bowls of rice, not counting vegetables, tofu and pickles, but the palace can afford it.

What's more, they don't let people watch easily when they are practicing, and they can help carry water and split firewood, and do some rough work.

Xiao Shishi was quarreled by these people for three or four days, and when he went to see his neighbor Xiao Shisan, he found that his side was similar!

"What is this for?" Suddenly, the two brothers were surrounded by a group of people. Every time they went out, even to the next door, they had to bring at least [-] people with them, but every time there were more than [-] eunuchs and maids. This is not used to.

Not to mention he wasn't used to it, neither was Xiao Shisan.

But you have to endure it, or get used to it gradually.

"De Erniang said that next year we will move to the palace, and this year we have all the people selected. They are all selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ensure our safety." Xiao Shisan turned to look at the people around him: "Everyone They are people who have been selected and trained a long time ago.”

"Did they bully you?" Xiao Shisi recalled what happened when Xiao Shisan was a child when he first came to Yonghe Palace.

"No, these slaves will be our people in the future, and of course they won't bully me." Xiao Shisan smiled: "If there is no accident, they will follow us to live in elder brother's house. If we leave the palace to build a mansion, these people will also Those who can follow, if we don’t want them and return them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it will be difficult for them to get good errands.”

If a servant was sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for any reason, it would be a fault, and his resume would be stained. Such a servant will rarely get a good job in the future, and there is no shortage of servants in the palace.

Those wet nurses were able to control the elder brother when they were young, but when they grow up, no one can control this group of masters.

Some will even be retaliated by these men.

Therefore, these minions who are assigned to the name of elder brother, unless someone is willing to spend a lot of money and effort, can they turn against them. It would be good to have a tip-off, and the others dare not betray the master. Once they find out, not only themselves, but the whole family There is a risk of losing your head.

The Manchus were originally a semi-feudal and semi-slavery ethnic minority, but now that they have been sinicized by the Han people, they have added a lot of rules.

"That's good. Don't always be a good person. They make mistakes. They should be punished and scolded. Whoever does a good job will also be rewarded." Xiao Shisi said loudly on purpose: "But if anyone wants to recite Let us brothers do something, once found out, let's see if the young master skins him alive!"

Everyone was silent when they heard this.

It was Xiao Shisan who pulled Xiao Shisi: "The matter of you falling into the water, there is probably a clue."