The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it's time to watch Xiu Nu.

Xiunu lives in Chuxiu Palace, in front of Chuxiu Palace is Tihe Palace, and in front of Tihe Palace is Yikun Palace.

The Chuxiu Palace is a big place where you can live, and the Tihe Palace is the last place to watch the show girls. The empress dowager is not very keen on the show girls, and basically doesn't go there.

The same is true for Emperor Kangxi. Generally, the four concubines in the harem are in charge of this matter.

It was okay before, but this time, Emperor Kangxi must go and read it in person, as well as the Empress Dowager.

Because this time it was about the concubines of the three princes, the empress dowager wanted to find a good concubine for the fifth prince, and Emperor Kangxi wanted to see his daughter-in-law for his three sons.

So on the day of August [-]th, not to mention the sunny weather, the temperature was also very good.

Xiao Shisi wanted to see Xiu Nu, but Xiao Shisan wanted to climb mountains for fun. The so-called mountain climbing refers to the artificial mountains in the palace. The two of them have no outside mountains to climb.

But the people around them all watched closely. Without any freedom, the two children could only play in the Yonghe Palace depressedly.

Staying up until night, when Concubine De and Concubine Min were eating together, they mentioned the final stage of the draft.

It turned out that in the last level, apart from the emperor's personal visit to watch the selection, the show girls were also required to embroider a small object on the spot, such as purses, embroidered handkerchiefs and the like.

Or make a network and weave a knot.

It's a test of female celebrity.

And if you make it on the spot, you must be alert, clever, and skilled.

What is more important is the state of mind.

In front of the emperor, the empress dowager and all the concubines in the harem, not many can be calm and calm.

Among them, a few women who are full of Eight Banners are indeed brilliant, and the things they make are not only beautiful, but also have a good meaning.

"These girls are likely to be the future royal daughters-in-law." Concubine Min said with a little sigh: "I see that these noble ladies are very graceful."

"That's right, it's just that there are only three positions in Fujin Fujin..." What about the remaining ones?These few are all from rich families, so it is impossible for them to enter the palace to serve the emperor. In that case, once they enter the palace, their status must not be low.

For the rest, unless the marriage is given to the clan.

Such a woman can only become the main wife.

The atmosphere in the harem also slowly became tense.

Even Xiao Shishi noticed it. Finally, at the beginning of September, Emperor Kangxi came to the Yonghe Palace and had dinner with Concubine De, Xiao Shisan and Xiao Shisi.

The two little ones played on the ground after they were full, while Kangxi was chatting with Concubine De: "How do you see Ulanara? The daughter of Fei Yanggu, the minister of the interior and commander of the infantry, she is dignified and in good health."

Concubine De thought for a while: "Oh, that girl named Ilha?"

Uranara's family originates from Nala's (Nara's) and is a branch of Nala's.

The ancestors are named after the tribe.

The Ulanara family is the survivor of the Ula Tribe of Haixi Jurchen at the end of the Ming Dynasty. It is the same ancestor as the Hadanara family, that is, the descendants of Naqibulu and the former Minister of Ula.

And Ilha, in Manchu, means the flower of longevity, or the meaning of chrysanthemum.

Uranara, Ilha.

The daughter of the Minister of the Interior, Fei Yanggu's father, is Bo Hucha, the first-class Chengen Gong.

The Ulanara family is not the eight major surnames of the Manchu, but Fei Yanggu is the general who leads the army!

Although he is getting old, he is still the commander of the infantry, and his full name is one of the "Commanders of the Fifth Battalion of the Admiral's Nine Infantry Patrol".

Admiral Jiumen Infantry Patrol Commander of the Fifth Battalion, referred to as Jiumen Admiral or Infantry Commander, was a military attache stationed in Beijing in the Qing Dynasty and was established in the 13th year of Kangxi.

Mainly responsible for the guards and access control inside and outside the nine city gates (Zhengyangmen, Chongwenmen, Xuanwumen, Andingmen, Deshengmen, Dongzhimen, Xizhimen, Chaoyangmen, Fuchengmen) in the inner city of Beijing. Compilation and investigation of Baojia, bans, arrests, and prison breaks, etc., are actually the commander of the imperial imperial army of the Qing Dynasty. At the beginning of the rank, it was the second rank and belonged to the Ministry of War; it has the same organization as the Eight Banners and Green Camp of the Qing Army; Rules implement military training.

To put it bluntly, this is a person who has military power in the capital!

Fei Yanggu has five thousand soldiers under his command and is the commander in charge of access control.

There are five thousand soldiers and horses in the capital, and the first must be the emperor's confidant.

The second is that you must have ability. Without ability, you can't suppress these arrogant soldiers.

Moreover, Ilha is Fei Yanggu's first daughter, the apple of his eye.

With such an identity, it is enough to be matched with the fourth elder brother, but what Concubine De wants is a daughter of a Manchu surname, and the Ulanara family is obviously a bit unqualified.

"Yes, it's her. She is 14 years old this year. It is said that she has never been sick since she was a child. She is in good health and well-bred." Kangxi glanced at Concubine De.

What else can Defei do?Since Kangxi said so, she could only think better: "This family is not bad, not to mention the concubine has seen that child, he looks good to be born."

Manchu daughters are big, don't bind their feet, and have a big frame. When it comes to giving birth, it's easier than the petite Han girls.

What's more, the background of this family is really good.

In the final analysis, the Manchus still value military power.

The world on horseback, the nation on horseback, this is born.

When De Fei said this, she agreed, and Kangxi was very satisfied.

Little Fourteen came over curiously: "Is it my future sister-in-law? Can I have a look?"

Probably because he was in a good mood, Kangxi patted Xiao Shishi's head: "What's so difficult about it? Just ask your mother-in-law to invite her to come and see her tomorrow."

"I just watched it today, and it's a bit deliberate to announce the meeting tomorrow. In two days, the concubine will also let the fourth son come over to meet. In the future, we will be a couple for a long time." Concubine De is very good at talking: "Meet before marriage , to avoid embarrassment when newly married."

"Yes, this is fine!" Of course, Kangxi is also happy that his son and daughter-in-law can live happily and lovingly.

If you make up a pair of resentful couples, you must be mad at yourself.

Moreover, the royal family did not tell Li Yi that this was a marriage bestowed by the emperor, let alone divorce his wife.

Xiao Shisi also wanted to know, could his brother keep a straight face in this scene similar to a blind date?

The result was very disappointing for him.

That day was sunny and sunny, the Double Ninth Festival of Ninth Ninth, which is still a festival for Han people, but Manchu people also celebrate it. The Baian in the imperial dining room sent Double Ninth flower cakes to all the palaces, and made meat with meat. Kangxi Specially rewarded the whole palace.

Concubine De summoned Ilha, Ulanara, and came to see her.

Little Fourteen is curious about his future sister-in-law, and so is Little Thirteen.

This time it was the eldest aunt next to Concubine De who was looking for someone. The eldest aunt's hair was half white, but the rules were engraved in her bones. Ulanarashi Yierha was a little girl.

Before they were adults, Manchu women only wore a single braid hanging behind their heads, with a red string wrapped around the braid, and their foreheads were cut into "bangs". .

Ulanara's Ilha is dressed like this, with two very cute hair on her head, a braid hanging behind her head, and a string of white beaded flowers hanging down.

On the left side of the two heads are two golden chrysanthemums, and on the right side is a silver chrysanthemum with happy eyebrows.

A simple silver-gray gown with a light blue cheongsam inside, and a pair of flowerpot shoes on her feet. She walks very carefully, but her posture is very graceful.

Especially when saying hello, the voice is clear and clear, and the eyes are not squinted.

She is not very beautiful, but she has a good temperament, delicate features, and bright eyes.

"Get up, I announced you today because I heard that your painting skills are good?" Concubine De looked at the little girl in front of her indifferently.

"My lady praises Miao, but the servant girl's painting skills are only fair." Ilha does know a little about painting skills, but it's not what she is best at. Everyone should be good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he can't improve his proficiency.

Moreover, Manchu girls can also hunt on horseback.

Someone had already opened a roll of drawing paper on the desk in front of the window. Next to it, there was a little maid grinding ink, and there was a set of porcelain plates. There were as many as twelve of them, each with its own color.

There are also a few empty plates for coloring, and a rack of brushes, ranging from thick to fine.

"The chrysanthemums are in full bloom today, so please draw a picture of the Chongyang chrysanthemums for Ben Gong." Concubine De ordered this because the fourth elder brother hadn't arrived yet.

You can't make people stand still!

"Of course." Ilha saluted before getting up, went to the table next to him, took a look, picked up a thin brush, dipped it in yellow colored ink, and began to draw carefully.

It was at this time that Xiao Shisi took Xiao Shisan into the house, and after paying respects to Concubine De, he looked at his future sister-in-law openly and aboveboard several times.

Xiao Shisan also looked at it curiously.

"She doesn't look so stunning? She's much worse than my mother-in-law!" Little Thirteen told the truth, but luckily he still knew how to whisper to Little Fourteen.

Otherwise it should be embarrassing.

"But the temperament is very good." These are the words of Xiao Shishi: "Look at her painting!"

"Go and see in a while, is the painting good? She looks like this, she is not worthy of the fourth brother." Xiao Shisan treats the fourth brother as if he is a real brother, thinking that this woman is not good-looking and not worthy of Yingming The martial arts fourth brother.

"Looks come second. Our elder brother, the sister-in-law to marry must be gentle, virtuous and dignified."

The appearance of the wife is second, mainly to see the family background, character and the influence of the family behind her, and the last is the appearance.

The Manchus also have the rule of "Manchus and Hans do not intermarry". Although it is a bit roundabout now, the Han people first enter the flag, and after becoming the Han army flag, even if they are in the flag, women don't have to bind their feet, and of course they can marry Manchus .

However, in general large Manchu households, the mistress must be a Manchu aristocrat, or a Mongolian aristocrat who married. There are very few Han women, but the concubine and concubines are mostly good-looking beauties of the Han army flag.

In addition, it does not mean that there are no beautiful women among the Manchus, but people in this era think that it is not a good thing for a wife to be too beautiful, and they usually choose dignified women as their wives.

For example, this Ulanara family has an oval face, eyebrows that are neither thick nor light, big eyes that are energetic, nose and mouth that are also qualified, not so stunning, but a good-looking appearance.

He is tall and tall, although wearing a flag suit can't tell whether his figure is protruding or not, but his demeanor is dignified and dignified, which is already very good.

When Yilha was painting, she was distracted and paid attention to her surroundings, but she became fascinated while painting.

Speaking of writing and drawing, the most fearful thing is distraction, but once immersed in it, foreign objects are very disturbing.

So when the fourth elder brother came over, Concubine De specially ordered not to speak loudly, so that when he came in, he didn't notice the beautiful girl who put down the paintbrush in the corner next to him to say hello, and the eldest aunt who waited on the girl.

After saying hello, Ulanara was helped up by her aunt and continued to paint.

In the meantime, Ulanara raised his head and glanced at the fourth elder brother, but only saw a side face.

The fourth elder brother is wearing a royal blue gauze robe today, with a jade belt around his waist, and he is a strictly prohibited person. The buckle is even tied on the neck in a serious manner. It looks like a jade tree is facing the wind. And has a certain majesty.

The fourth elder brother got up and sat there and drank half a cup of tea. Just seeing Xiao Shisi winking at him, and Xiao Shisan making gestures, he didn't understand what happened to the two younger brothers?

The fourth elder brother not only held the teacup with a straight face, but his eyes looked at the two younger brothers for a long time, and his eyebrows were wrinkled... He didn't connect with the brain waves of the two younger brothers, but the two younger brothers Yes, gesticulating for a long time, like two little monkeys performing a dumb show!

After watching the youngest son's monkey play for a long time, Concubine De pointed to the young girl in the corner and said, "This is the beautiful girl Ulanara, the youngest daughter of Fei Yanggu, the minister of the interior and the commander of the infantry. She draws a picture of a chrysanthemum. You can go and see it." look."

If his mother-in-law can say that, the fourth elder brother will understand that this is probably Huang Ama's choice for him to be the next Fujin.

Although the fourth elder brother is 15 years old, he behaves maturely like a 25-year-old.

He didn't even blush, and walked over with a straight face. However, since the other party was a girl, he was not so cold when he spoke.

Ulanara greeted him, and he raised his hand in a gentlemanly manner. After letting people get up, he took a look at the painting.

It is a cluster of yellow chrysanthemums in full bloom, and the variety of chrysanthemums is the thousand-petal yellow chrysanthemums that his mother put under the window.

This kind of chrysanthemum is also called "Hundred Sons and Thousands of Grandchildren". The first is that when it blooms, the petals are numerous and the flowers are large; Flowering, very rare.

But the meaning is good!

After the flower house in the palace was cultivated, two pots were given to all the concubines in the palace who gave birth to boys during the Double Ninth Festival.

As for the girl in front of her, she painted the luxuriant branches and leaves, as well as the bustling thousand-petal yellow at the top.

The dark green branches and leaves and the yellow chrysanthemums look very lively.

However, the fourth elder brother reached out and took a brush, dipped it in the golden material, and tapped it a few times in the center of the thousand-petal yellow. It was the stamen of the thousand-petal yellow. It's just that this gold is not suitable for ordinary paintings, not to mention that the gold dye is expensive Tianzhu gold.

This thing is usually used for the names written on the cover of the Buddhist scriptures when the nobles are copying the Buddhist scriptures. When painting, it is rarely used.