The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

"Isn't it because you like golden things? Erniang doesn't wear any gold beads for jewelry anymore. Are you still not satisfied? Your sister-in-law divided half of her gold beads for Erniang to make jewelry for Erniang. Mother doesn't have gold pearls to wear!"

"I still have a box, give it to Er Niang!" Elder Fourteen doesn't have much interest in gold pearls, what he likes is gold.

But it was one of Kangxi's birthday presents to him.

It's great to have the richest father in the world!

In the end, the fourteenth elder brother brought several powerful eunuchs, followed by a small bottle, and eight Mongolian guards were always by his side after leaving the palace. The carriage goes.

His Baylor Mansion is just across from the fourth elder brother's house, and the fourth elder brother is also speechless. It is indeed his own brother who chose this place.

The base of Baylor's Mansion is six feet high, with three main entrances and one open door in the middle.

There are five main halls, each with five rooms, and the roofs are all made of tube tiles.

There are two types of crests: lion and seahorse, but the gate is made of lions, and the bedroom is made of seahorses.

The doors and columns are decorated with red and green oil, the beams and buildings are pasted with gold, and flowers and plants are painted.

To the east is a garden, surrounded by verandas; to the west is a three-entry cross courtyard, which is prepared for the concubines to live in; as for the son, he naturally lives in the front yard.

In order to prevent their descendants from repeating the mistakes of the previous Ming Dynasty, the Manchus did not allow their sons to be raised in the hands of women and children at all. Like Gong Litou, after the age of six, they all moved to their fathers to be raised.

Daughters are handed over to Di Fujin or Chu Fujin. Shu Fujin and Ge Ge are not qualified to raise daughters, let alone sons.

Although it is said to be the Baylor Mansion, under Kangxi's secret instruction, he managed to get the best and most luxurious house possible.

It's just a small Baylor Mansion, but just like the powerful servants outside, there are servants with various names.

Even if they were not in the palace anymore, there were still some personal servants who went out of the palace with Baylor, acting as private ministers.

Although there is no setting for the history of the palace chief, there are also stewards. The one who has an overview of the whole situation is called the big steward. Butler.

In addition to the big steward, there are also the second steward and the third steward, which are the people who manage the outside affairs.

Those who handle food and cashiers are called stewards, and the women in the back house who are in charge of the key box and cage are called housekeepers who are married, and those who are not married are called stewards aunt.

Those who are in charge of those who promise to follow are called leaders, and those who send approval documents and transcribe due documents are called sirs. They are staff in name, but actually ghostwriters.

In addition, there are trivial tasks such as management hats, clothing and boots, waiters, kitchens, inquiring about officials, and looking at villas.

Although there is only fourteenth elder brother in this mansion as the master, there are about two hundred people serving him alone, including many servants who help him manage the farm.

There are so many people, Brother Fourteen originally wanted to lose a few, he is not that kind of extravagant person, but after reading the list, he realized that the number of people here really... can't be reduced!

The Qing Dynasty learned the lessons of the previous Ming Dynasty in the enfeoffment system, did not indiscriminately confer titles, and strictly controlled the Zhuangzi land that could be obtained after enfeoffment. , The three-no policy of "no prefectures and states", the mansions are all built in the capital, and they cannot leave the capital without authorization. Once they exceed [-] miles from the capital, they must report to the emperor, and they are informed that there will be a clan mansion.

The fourteenth elder brother is very satisfied with Baylor Mansion. At the turn of spring and summer, Wu Yaboqi has asked people to plant countless flowers and trees, as well as flowers of various colors.

The fourteenth elder brother generously invited his uncle to have a good meal in the VIP building, and invited everyone to have a dinner in the VIP building the next day, thanking them for their efforts in the Baylor House. If these people want to fool you, they have a lot of ways .

However, everyone worked hard and finished the work, and Brother Fourteen rewarded them with a meal.

There is also a reward of two taels of silver per person, not much, but who doesn't like it for nothing?

The mansion has been renovated, just let it smell. There is no pollution in the ancient decoration. After eating, drinking and having fun, the fourteenth elder brother returned to the palace, and mentioned to Kangxi the next day about leaving the palace to build the mansion.

"After the Dragon Boat Festival in the palace, go out of the palace and build a mansion." Kangxi was still a little bit reluctant to part with the fourteenth elder brother: "When the time comes, Huang Ama will ask you to decorate your place again. How can you live in the naked place?"

"That's right." Elder Fourteen was fooled.

Fourteen Baylor Mansions were slowly arranged over there.

The Dragon Boat Festival is here too, eating zongzi and hanging colorful ropes, the big princess in Si Age's house is getting better gradually, not to mention the baby is getting breast milk, and he is slowly getting healthy, happy Si Fujin Song Gege's monthly schedule has been doubled, and the daily supplements are close to Song Gege's.

Secondly, Li Shi's child was also very healthy.

Now we are waiting for these pregnant women to give birth around the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, even if Kangxi didn't want to let people out of the palace, Elder Fourteen couldn't wait.

Elder Fourteen’s move is very simple, all the busy eunuchs and maids, Kangxi specially allowed Elder Fourteen’s palace servants to go out with him, and even picked two royal cooks for Elder Fourteen, for fear that Elder Fourteen would be outside As if he couldn't eat well, Elder Fourteen went to the imperial dining room in person and chose four imperial cooking masters to follow him.

A manager of the imperial dining room, if you go to him, you will be the chief manager.

The other woman in the white case is the chief executive's daughter-in-law.

A red case is another imperial chef, and another who specializes in soup is the imperial chef's wife.

In addition, some of the apprentices they brought along also went with them, so Brother Fourteen didn't have to worry about the kitchen.

The big things were shipped out of the palace ahead of time, the fourteenth elder brother moved out on a regular day, he got up in the morning and went to the Shang study, and after school he went to De Concubine's place to pay his respects to Concubine De.

The fourteenth elder brother made a big gift to Concubine De: "My son has also grown up. After this day, he will not live in the palace. Please take good care of yourself, my son, thank you for your kindness in nurturing me."

Concubine De cried so much that she couldn't help herself, the youngest son was about to leave her and leave the palace to build a mansion.

Fortunately, on this day, Princess Wen Xian entered the palace, comforted Concubine De, and announced the good news to Concubine De by the way, Princess Wen Xian was pregnant for one and a half months.

Brother Fourteen is most fortunate that his own sister is still alive.

And she is pregnant, the princess mansion is next to the son-in-law's mansion, and the two have a good relationship.

"Then brother-in-law shouldn't have any ideas?" Elder Fourteen's first reaction was that Tong Jiashun Anyan should have another woman.

"This..." Princess Wen Xian was embarrassed.

But the fourteenth elder brother misunderstood, and all the sadness of parting suddenly disappeared, anyway, he lived in the capital, so he had to be diligent, and just went to the palace to greet Er Niang, but it was a big deal for brother-in-law to have a mistress: "I My sister worked so hard to conceive a child for him, so he went to find another woman to have fun?"

That posture, like a kitten whose hair has been blown up, seems to want to get a paw from anyone.

The whole world is his enemy.

"What does it look like!" Concubine De couldn't stop crying: "Which woman didn't come here like this? Your sister is pregnant, so naturally she has to raise a baby, your brother-in-law..."

To be honest, Concubine De didn't think about her son-in-law, but when her son-in-law was pregnant, she could find other women, and it was upright. When she got to her daughter, she also murmured.

In the end, it was Princess Wenxian who blushed and said: "Emiang, brother, don't talk about it, their family said they want to pray for the ancestors. For the first three months, he will accompany me. When the fetal image is stable, I will go to my hometown in Shengjing Sweeping tombs and offering sacrifices to ancestors, they come and go, when he comes back, his son is about to give birth, and he doesn't want to find another woman, he said that he just needs to guard me."

In fact, the son-in-law also said that he was afraid that Fourteen Baylor would settle accounts with him.

He didn't think about women or anything else, he only hoped that the princess' baby would be born safely.

Concubine De was satisfied: "Since my son-in-law said so, let's do this!"

I'm satisfied with the woman's affairs, but the fourteenth elder brother still has something to say: "Brother-in-law didn't say whether he wants a boy or a girl? What if he wants an elder brother and his sister gives birth to a princess, how can he?" Aren’t you going to be disappointed? Also, since my sister is pregnant and he’s not by her side, why go to Shengjing to worship ancestors? There are so many wild flowers outside!”

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Concubine De slapped him, "Okay, hurry out of the palace, haven't you moved?"

Well, Concubine De's sadness is gone, and she won't keep her youngest son, so let's leave now.

But the fourteenth brother did not give up on this question. He moved, but he happened to ask the person concerned.

Fourteenth elder brother returned directly to his Baylor Mansion after leaving the palace.

The Baylor Mansion was built very well. He was happy to move in this day. Many people sent congratulatory gifts. He had to find a time to treat guests to dinner.

In the evening, I ate the old taste of the palace, and I was very satisfied.

I found it when I got back to the bedroom. After waking up in the morning, he went to school. The people in the palace moved his bedroom intact, and then reorganized it. It seems that even the edge of the kang he used was moved.

Coming back here feels strangely familiar.

At night, even when I was sleeping, I thought I was at my elder brother's place.

But the next day, Elder Fourteen, who slept until he woke up naturally, almost hugged the quilt and cried happily.

He finally got rid of the fate of studying from dawn to dusk!

It is said that in his life, he does not need to be a civil servant or have any academic qualifications, but studying is more painful than in his previous life. Kangxi himself is all-rounder in civil and military affairs and requires his sons to be outstanding.

He was an orphan in the previous life, but in this life he is a prince, his father is the emperor, his mother is the imperial concubine, and his grandmother is the empress dowager.

My brother is the future emperor.

What else can he do?

He should live a life of wearing clothes, stretching out his hands to eat, and opening his mouth. He is free to carry a birdcage, a folding fan stuck behind his neck, a pair of ruby ​​lion balls in his hands, swinging three steps at a time, followed by a group of dog legs, playing crabs on the street Walking sideways.

That was the day he wanted to live!

What's the use of studying hard?He did not take the imperial examination.

Brother Fourteen woke up in the morning, washed slowly, and stretched himself.

Ma Lianying and the others came to serve their master.

Brother Fourteen looked at the sky and announced his first order: "From now on, it will be changed to three meals a day!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded.

"Everyone sends out three more months of citations. It's been hard work during this time." Moving house is the most troublesome thing. Xiao Pingzi said that Ma Lianying, the manager, has blisters on the soles of his feet when he walks.

Brother Fourteen rewarded everyone with a three-month monthly payment, which was for their hard work.

"Master Xie Belle!" Everyone was happy this time.

Because the fourteenth elder brother is good to everyone, everyone is willing to follow the fourteenth elder brother out of the palace to Baylor Mansion.

To be honest, this Baylor Mansion is definitely not as promising as the palace, but it is safe here, and life is much better than in the palace.

Today, three meals a day are definitely more filling than those in the palace.

Early in the morning, Elder Fourteen had his long-cherished breakfast, a bowl of fried liver with a plate of steamed buns with beef and scallions, bean curd fried cakes, sugar pancakes, sugar fire, sugar ears, sesame seed cakes, sesame seed cakes Stuffed meat, mochi balls, fried cakes, soy milk, tofu brain, bean soup...the taste is remarkable!

In addition, there are many traditional snacks such as Aiwowo, donkey rolling, pea yellow, elephant nose cake, noodle tea, offal soup, etc., but you can eat all the breakfasts on the street here.

Brother Fourteen ate with relish.

Others also ate strangely, especially the young eunuchs who had been in the palace since childhood and could not go out to hang out in the palace, so they were even more curious about the food that was different from the breakfast in the palace.

The fourteenth elder brother had eaten and drank enough, so he looked around in his own mansion, and when he had almost digested, he went to the opposite side, his own brother's mansion.

He is here to find his brother!

"What do you want from me?" The fourth elder brother is on business recently, and he leaves early and returns late every day. After finally taking a day off, his own younger brother came.

"I ask my sister-in-law to do something." Fourteenth elder brother put his sleeves in his hands, as if he was a farmer: "Please allow me to do something."

"What are you looking for with your sister-in-law? Let me figure it out for you?" The fourth elder brother looked at the fourteenth elder brother: "Didn't Huang Ama give you a sleepover?"

Brother Fourteen frowned: "I'm useless!"

Sleeping Gege is Qiuhua. Compared with Chuntao, Qiuhua is honest and honest. She followed her out of the palace and entered Baylor's mansion. She is still a big maid in the backyard, but it is not her turn to serve the Fourteenth Master personally. to do it.

That is to say, he has a good name, a better monthly schedule, and is usually invisible. He hangs out among the needleworkers, and it is said that he is good at needlework.

Because I am from Sichuan, I know how to embroider in Shu.

"You!" The fourth elder brother pursed his lips and waved his hands helplessly: "Forget it, you go to the back to see your sister-in-law."

"Let's go together?" The fourteenth elder brother took the fourth elder brother's arm: "Let's go, brother, I will eat at your place at noon."

The fourth elder brother had no choice but to be dragged by the fourteenth elder brother to find Si Fujin.

At that time, Si Fujin was instructing people to cut autumn clothes. The summer clothes had already been sent out, and the autumn clothes had to be made early, and it was time to make winter clothes in autumn.

I would rather prepare in advance than rush around when the time comes.

As soon as I ordered someone to finish this matter, I heard that the master came over, and there were fourteen Baylors.