The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

But then I heard Xiao Shisi muttering: "I can't afford to spend such money!"

Kangxi glanced at Concubine De, who shook her head.

How old is Little Fourteen?He didn't know at all that this kind of money could be exchanged for normal gold and silver ladles when taken to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and because the money was so pure, the exchanged money could be a lot, a lot of gold and silver, where could it go? All are liked.

Kangxi thought for a while, and left quietly, taking Concubine De with him, but after the grandma got up, she told everyone to keep their mouths shut and not to tell Elder Brother, this was what Long Live Lord and Master De meant.

So people here think they are deaf and dumb.

As for Xiao Shisi, he put away the gold and silver that could be "handled", and put away the rest of the things that were not needed. As for the last batch of gold and silver that could not be bought, he put it in a separate box.

That's why the eldest mother and the others came in to serve.

In fact, it's so late, what are you going to serve here?It was nothing more than washing and rinsing, wiping his feet, and the grandma changed into a clean underwear: "It's about time, brother, should you go to bed? Didn't Master De say that there are osmanthus-flavored sesame rolls tomorrow morning?" ?”

It is said that sesame rolls are one of the "Four Pastries" in the "Mongolian Banquet" set up by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty to entertain the Mongolian relatives married to the royal family among the six banquets of the Manchu and Han banquets.

The sweet-scented osmanthus-flavored sesame rolls are delicious, but not easy to eat.

"Oh, great grandma." Little Fourteen lay obediently in the bed, while the grandma looked at the people who watched the night today. One is called Erya, the other is called Wuyatou, and later changed her name, one is called Bilian, and the other is called Water Lily.

They all followed the name of the palace lady Qinglian.

And Xiao Shisi didn't want anyone to guard her, so no one was allowed in the bedroom, they could only go to the outside room, where there was a chaise longue and an arhat bed, enough for the three of them to sleep.

You only need to prepare hot water. If the little master wakes up in the middle of the night and wants to drink water when he is thirsty, he will be able to take a sip of even warm water. Never give the little master cold water, as it may cause irritation.

Raising children in the palace is a dangerous job, especially as the master Defei has a high status and even more wrists!

So I'm just afraid that I can't raise them well, and I'm not afraid of too many things!

The more things you have to do, the more you can show the abilities of your servants.

Especially on the little master, those nurses, wish to see the little master in their own eyes.

Qinglian and her two little maids never dared to disobey Brother Fourteen's words, so they slept outside.

The eldest mother was left to come out last, but the eldest mother did not go out immediately, but the fourteenth elder brother pulled her sleeve and asked the eldest mother secretly: "Mother, how do you use the money? Can't take it?" Are you going to give a gift?"

"Spending money?" The grandma thought for a while: "Oh, you mean spending money? Then it's okay to spend money to give gifts during the New Year and holidays."

"But I want to exchange it for money that can be spent." Little Fourteen felt that eunuchs and others were going to gamble when they left the palace, so he didn't ask, but the eldest mother could.

He can't ask Concubine De, or Brother Si, right?

Not to mention Xiao Shisan.

"Then you can take it to the House of Internal Affairs and exchange it. The quality of the money there is not bad." The grandma also told the fourteenth master in detail that ordinary palace people will have time to exchange it at the House of Internal Affairs after receiving a reward from their master. After a while, although there will be a little fee, the money received is of good quality, and it is produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so most people will not doubt it.

Moreover, when the Ministry of Internal Affairs recycles these things, it also puts them away in different categories. It may not be known when, but the higher-ups will still need them.

For example, golden melon seeds, it is impossible to make a thousand or ten thousand pieces, and at least tens of thousands of them are needed to turn on the furnace once, which is enough trouble once. Generally, the refining of golden melon seeds starts from a million pieces, but they are distributed to the harem masters. After that, 80.00% of the golden melon seeds will be rewarded to the subordinates, and these people will exchange the golden melon seeds for money.

A golden melon seed can be exchanged for five hundred Wen coins, and only 450 pieces are in hand.

And the money from the House of Internal Affairs in the palace is of good quality!

Taking this kind of money out to spend is both face-saving and economical.

In fact, it was the eldest mother who avoided the important and said lightly, and the little fourteen also knew that this kind of money was taken out, went to the underground casting bank, remelted, and added some other things, one hundred yuan can be turned into 150, or even two. Baiwen!

The fineness is definitely not good, but it is also money!

When going out to spend, just say that it is money from other places.

Anyway, they are all Kangxi Tongbao, and they are all copper coins of the Qing Dynasty.

This kind of thing, the people below are particularly blatant and tacit to each other.

Although the imperial court has strict control, once it is found out, beheading is a minor crime, and some even implicate the whole family, but those who do this generally trust their relatives, so catching a large nest is like digging a mouse hole. of!

This kind of bad habit existed as early as the Tang Dynasty. Let alone the Qing Dynasty was a dynasty dominated by ethnic minorities, from the Tang to the Song to the Yuan and Ming dynasties, there was no way to count on the Qing Dynasty?In the era of such prosperity in the previous life, counterfeit banknotes have been banned repeatedly.

The money in the palace, whether it is gold, silver or copper, is of the best quality when taken out, but the money outside is not necessarily the same.

But the eldest mother didn't say these things, it was Xiaoshisi's own thinking, but at the last moment, the eldest mother told him a shocking thunder: "It is said that Master De's natal Wu Ya's family works in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Little Fourteen was stunned: "What? I... I, Guo Luomafa and Na Kechu, are both in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Guo Luomafa is the Manchu title of grandfather and grandfather.

And uncle is Na Kechu.

After all, it was a Han Chinese who had been a Han Chinese for more than [-] years in his previous life. When he got nervous, he almost blurted out "Grandpa and uncle".

"Yes, Master De's natal family is the coater of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Master's Mafa used to be the head of the imperial kitchen in the palace." The eldest mother whispered: "Although Master De's Ama is now a member of the guard, And he has passed away, but Master De's uncle Wuya Yuese is still in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is one of the chief managers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Master De can get all the general things."

Chang Kechi means uncle.

The Wuya family is also one of the ancient surnames. It is said that it has existed outside the customs since the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the clan was named after the region. Until now, although he was born as a slave, he has worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for two generations. , The Ministry of Internal Affairs is full of oil and water!

The days at home are getting better and better.

If it weren't for being in the Lower Five Banners now, why would the girls in the family enter the palace as palace daughters to serve others?

Although it is said that the Wu Ya family gave birth to a concubine De, who gave birth to two sons and a daughter, but to be honest, Xiao Shishi did receive some gifts during the festivals. Wu Ya's family also donated things to Jin, not many, not brilliant, but very attentive.

Secondly, he only met a few wives, wives and misses of Wu Ya's family, and it was just a hasty meeting, he didn't even see their faces clearly.

Not to mention the land of the harem, ordinary men, except for the emperor, the princes and brothers, male doctors come more frequently, and ministers, there are also times when the harem women summon their natal family, but generally it is the women who come, and there are very few men. Come.

Not to mention, Concubine De is very cautious, never summoning the men of the family to the palace, only the women.

So far, Xiao Shishi still doesn't know what his grandfather and uncle look like.

I don't know how many uncles, and I haven't heard Concubine De mention it.

Fourth elder brother... He never asked, nor did he hear fourth elder brother mention it. Compared with Wu Ya's background as a coated slave, fourth elder brother is closer to Tong Jia's.

After all, the fourth elder brother was raised by Tong Jia when he was in his teens. It's only been three years.

Although the concubine De is good to the fourth elder brother, but when he was young, the fourth elder brother didn't know that the concubine was his own mother, and always thought Tong Jia was the one.

Later, I found out that because Concubine De was jealous of Concubine Tong Jia, she was still indifferent to her eldest son, so that the fourth elder brother was also indifferent to her biological mother.

If it wasn't for Xiao Shisi making jokes and stalking his brother, the relationship between mother and son would have become even more rigid.

Little Fourteen thought about it for a long time before saying, "Then, Elder Sister, take me to the Ministry of Internal Affairs tomorrow."

The eldest mother thought for a while: "Master De must agree."

"I'll take care of this." Xiao Shisi thought, and tomorrow he will grind on Concubine De, this biological mother-in-law, who can be said to be obedient to him.

Besides, what is there to disagree with when I go to see my own grandpa and uncle?

He slept soundly at night, Xiao Shishi was indeed at the dining table the next day, and ate sweet-scented osmanthus-flavored sesame rolls, served with sweet hot milk, he had to drink more milk to grow taller.

But I heard that some elder princes, when they were his age, still drank human milk.

After breakfast, before Elder Fourteen could speak, the eldest aunt outside came in: "Master."

The eldest aunt's face was a little pale, and something bad happened at the first glance. The concubine De asked the eldest mother to take the little fourteen down, and the little fourteen took the opportunity to propose: "Emiang, I want to go out to play! Go out of the Yonghe Palace to play. Son!"

Concubine De knew that Little Fourteen was a monkey that couldn't be kept under control, and seeing what Elder Aunt meant, she had something important to do, so she simply nodded and said: "Yes, but you have to take someone with you, and listen to what your Elder Sister says."

The people around Xiao Shisi were all arranged by Concubine De, and the one she trusted the most was the First Sister Fei Moshi.

"Understood, Er Niang, Brother Thirteen is going to go to Baohua Palace with Concubine Min to offer incense today, so I won't call him!" Xiao Shisi ran to the Ministry of Internal Affairs this time, not for fun, and brought Thirteen together. It is also inconvenient.

Fortunately, Concubine Min is going to Baohua Hall today. Baohua Hall is located in the Zhaofu Gate behind Yuhua Pavilion. The hall occupies a vast area, and the Baohua hall is just a hall, but the Baohua hall is a place dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha alone.

The Yinghua Hall is a place where rituals are performed, and there are more gods and Buddhas enshrined.

Moreover, Concubine Min went to Baohua Hall because she heard that Concubine Yi would take the Thirteenth Princess with her, so she carried Princess Fifteen and Brother Thirteen, hoping that her son and daughter would meet together.

It was also after getting a clear reply from Concubine Yi that they made an appointment to go to worship the Buddha together and take the opportunity to let the children meet.

So on this day, Xiao Fourteen got [-]% freedom from the very beginning.

Concubine De dismissed Xiao Shisi, a troublesome person, before she heard her eldest aunt report: "Concubine Hesheli, I'm afraid it's going to die."

Concubine De was surprised: "When did this happen?"

"Last night, the imperial physician stayed on guard all night and said...in the next few days... the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already quietly prepared. The Lord Long Live has not yet come to court, so he may come to have a look when he does." The eldest aunt whispered He said: "Noble Concubine Niu Hulu and Concubine Rong have passed away."

Concubine Niu Hulu gave birth to the tenth elder brother, and she has a good relationship with Yifei. Otherwise, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother could not be as good as conjoined twins, and since the imperial concubine Tong Jia was promoted to the imperial concubine At that time, Niu Hulu was already a noble concubine.

When the noble concubine Tong Jia became the empress of Daxing, Kangxi handed over the phoenix seal to the noble concubine Niu Hulu, and the four concubines assisted in the affairs of the six palaces.

The imperial concubine Niu Hulu came from a prominent family background, but she is not as powerful as Tong Jia. She is a truly generous woman.

At the same time, there is a very interesting phenomenon.

Emperor Kangxi has had three queens so far.

They are Empress Xiaocheng's Hesheli family, Empress Xiaozhao's Niu Hulu family, and Empress Xiaoyi's Tong Jia family.

The noble concubine Niu Hulu is the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao Niu Hulu; and the concubine Hesheli is the younger sister of Xiaocheng Empress Hesheli.

At the same time, in this year's draft, there is a new member of the harem named Tong Jia. Although she is still only a concubine, she is also the sister of Empress Xiaoyi Tong Jia.

So don't look at the Hesheli family who is just a concubine now, but the status is there, there is the Hesheli family in front, and there is a crown prince in the palace. She is not an ordinary concubine. After entering the palace, she lives in the concubine Xiu Palace has always been honored as Princess Chuxiu.

Who is concubine Shu?

Concubine concubine generally refers to the common name of the inner palace for concubines other than those who are in charge of the inner court.

During the Han dynasty, concubines were the concubines in the harem from the concubines down.

There were exceptions in the harem in the early Qing Dynasty due to the imperfect hierarchy of concubines.

But in the harem of the Qing Dynasty, concubines mostly refer to concubines who have not been formally canonized and have no name.

However, there is a big gap in status between different concubines, for example, depending on their background and their achievements in birth and childbirth.

Now it is the title of the emperor's low-ranking concubine, or it can be the title of the concubine whose actual status and enjoyment are not low before canonization.

In fact, she is a woman with no name or title.

At this time in Kangxi, there were titled concubines and concubines coexisting.

In the beginning, the rules established in the early days of Kangxi were concubines with titles from high to low: one empress, one imperial concubine, two concubines, four concubines, and six concubines;

Among them, the status of queen to concubine is higher, occupying the position of master of the first palace; nobleman, constant presence, and commitment are lower.

But in the later period of Kangxi, the number of imperial concubines in the harem more than doubled, and there were more than a dozen concubines, and there were more nobles and concubines, and there were no more concubines without names.

From here, we can see why the concubines in the harem attach so much importance to Hesheli.

She entered the palace later than the Niu Hulu family, and she has always been a concubine, but after all, she gave birth to a son, and if she died early, she would also be a son!

What's more, Niu Hulu's health is not good, but as the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao Niu Hulu, Kangxi was drafted in 19 years, and in October 20, she was a noble concubine as soon as she entered the palace, and she was officially canonized at the end of the year.

After giving birth to the ten princes, another daughter was born, but she died before she was one year old.

But she is also the biological sister of the deceased queen. Niu Hulu's family is a noble concubine when she enters the palace. Hesheli's and Tong Jia's, whether they come in first or later, no matter when they are favored or treated coldly At that time, when she gave birth to a child, she was just a concubine, with a nice name, but the name of the palace where she lived was in front.