[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

Yinyou ran to Qianqing Palace, but did not see Kangxi, because Kangxi went to Chengqian Palace.

At this time, Yinyou is an adult prince, and it is not easy to run to the harem.After pondering for a long time, he ran to lead Xiao Bailong out and went straight to the palace gate.

He walked to the Meridian Gate, and the guards on duty there knew him: "Brother Qi is going out of the palace at such a late hour?"

Yinyou fumbled for the purse at his waist: "Well, go out and do something."

The guard wondered: "But, the gate of the palace is closed now, no entry or exit is allowed."

Yinyou took out something from his purse and waved it in front of the guards: "If my uncle asks, just say that I'm going to the fourth elder brother's house and I'll be back tomorrow morning."

His uncle Ye Keshu, also known as Ama of Shun Anyan, is now the minister in charge of guarding the Forbidden City.

When the guard saw the gold medal in his hand, he immediately knelt down, and respectfully opened the palace door for him.Seeing that he didn't have a single entourage with him, he asked him intimately if he needed to send someone to follow.

"No need!" The voice was still in my ears, but one person and one horse had already rushed out of the palace gate, as if they were afraid that they would go back on their word.

He knew the location of the fourth elder brother's mansion from the thirteenth elder brother.Xiao Shisan is very smart, he is a diehard fan of the fourth elder brother, and he knows everything about the fourth elder brother.

Yinyou found a tree in the alley to tie the horse, then walked to the gate, held the iron ring and knocked a few times, and soon there was the sound of the door opening.

The one who came out to open the door was a young servant, whom Yinyou had never seen before.

The other party didn't know him, so he looked him up and down, and asked politely: "May I ask what's your business?"

"I want to see the fourth elder brother."

"Look, it's late now, my master has already rested, why don't you come back tomorrow."

Yinyou's deputy stood there: "No! Just today, I must see him, and I won't leave if I don't see me."

"This..." The servant looked at him vigilantly, "My lord, look up and see where this is."

The implication of these words is: "This is the residence of the prince, how dare you act wild?"

"I don't care! Even if he's already on the sugar bed, let him get up to see me. Otherwise, just let me in."

Yinyou was really a little arrogant, so arrogant that the guard at the door thought he must be a big shot, so he came to the prince's mansion in the middle of the night to make trouble.

"Then...then you have to report your name and let the little one go in and report."

"Seventh brother."

"..."

When the fourth elder brother heard that his younger brother was coming, he had just returned to the bedroom from the study.Di Fujin greeted him from the house, and the couple were just about to go back to their room when Su Peisheng came over and said that the seventh elder brother was at the door.

So, when he and Fujin rushed to the front yard, Yinyou had already been invited to drink tea in the front hall.

The fourth elder brother paused at the door, and Fujin followed his gaze, and saw a young man in white sitting there, picking up a tea cup and sniffing it, probably because he was not satisfied with the tea, and put it on again. went back.

At this time, the fourth elder brother walked in and told the servants waiting at the side: "Go and change a cup of lotus seed tea, add some rock sugar."

When Yinyou saw his brother coming in, he was about to pounce on him immediately. Halfway through the pounce, he saw a person standing behind his brother.The gentle girl, with a woman's bun, knew that this was Sifu Jin, so she hurriedly saluted: "Hello, sister-in-law."

The fourth elder brother was taken aback, knowing that he was clever, but he didn't expect to react so quickly.Si Fujin also slightly bowed his knees and saluted him: "It's so late, brother Qi should stay in the mansion, I'll let someone clean up the guest room."

Yinyou smiled and said, "Thank you sister-in-law."

The fourth elder brother patted Fujin on the shoulder: "Go back to your room and rest first."

Si Fujin nodded and left.

Yinyou watched the other party go out, then leaned on his brother's shoulder and said, "Sister-in-law looks like a very gentle person."

The fourth elder brother smiled: "It's good to be quiet."

Yinyou slept in the guest room of the palace, and he left early in the morning. The fourth elder brother thought he had gone back to the palace, but he didn't expect this kid to leave a note saying that he had other things to do.

After Yinyou came out of Si Age's mansion, he went to find Mr. Fu.Kangxi was sympathetic to him as he was getting old, so he had given him a small courtyard in Xiyuan of the Forbidden City to live in, but the year Yinyou left, Mr. Fu had nothing to do, so he moved to the bamboo cottage in Xishan.

Yinyou rushed to Xishan on horseback, originally wanting to surprise the master, and then take him back to the palace.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went up the mountain, he saw many people guarding outside the bamboo hut, all of whom were Mr. Fu's apprentices.

Everyone anxiously paced outside the courtyard, whispering to each other.Yinyou's ears were sharp, and he heard them say that the master had locked himself in the room for two days without eating or drinking.

Yinyou got off his horse, stepped forward and cupped his hands at the crowd: "Excuse me, senior brothers, what happened?"

"Your Excellency is..."

Although Mr. Fu has many disciples, not everyone can see him as a junior.But Mr. Fu has been Yinyou's teacher for more than ten years, and everyone knows it.Immediately someone suddenly realized: "It's Brother Seven."

It was only then that Yinyou learned the ins and outs of the matter from the colleagues.Mr. Fu has a son named Fu Mei, who is also very knowledgeable.But Fu Mei was deeply influenced by her father, and she didn't want to be an official in the court, so she taught children to read in the academy.

Just a few days ago, Fu Mei passed away due to illness. Mr. Fu, in his 90s, asked a white-haired person to send a black-haired person. Unable to bear the blow, he locked himself in his room and refused to see anyone.

In Yinyou's impression, Master has always been an open-minded person, living a carefree life just like Zhuangzi.Unexpectedly, in his later years, he would have to suffer the pain of bereavement.

At this time, the door of the bamboo hut opened, and Mr. Fu stood inside the door with his hands behind his back, his beard and hair all white, and his previous energy seemed to have been drained.

Not seeing him for more than a year, Yinyou felt that Master seemed to be much older.

Mr. Fu looked at Yinyou: "Come in with me." He waved to the others, "Go back."

The master and apprentice sat opposite each other under the window, and Mr. Fu had no time to make tea, so he sent Yinyou away with a bowl of clear water.

"Master, my condolences." Yinyou thought for a while, then added, "You still have me."

Mr. Fu waved his hand, expressing that he did not want to talk about this.He said: "To this day, I still regard myself as a survivor of the former dynasty. In this life, I will only be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and will never surrender to the Qing court."

Yinyou nodded: "I know."

"Only you are different. I watched you grow from a child to what you are now. I also tried to influence you and change you. But I found that I was wrong. You have always been a child with your own ideas, and you never take it easy. Influenced by people."

Yinyou smiled and said, "Master is too famous."

Mr. Fu pressed his hand: "Listen to the teacher and finish speaking."

"Later I found out that you are a child with great love in your heart. Your love does not distinguish between identity, nationality, high or low. This may be due to the blood of many ethnic groups flowing in you, but it is also different from your integrity, kindness, and enthusiasm. related."

"Once upon a time, I was determined to assist you as the emperor. I passed on the sword of the emperor to you. I hope you can use it to help the country, see the suffering of all beings, treat them fairly and justly, and truly love the people like a son."

"But later, I gradually discovered. You didn't have this idea. The inaction of Taoism is even more profound than being a teacher. But I still cultivate you like an emperor, even if you are just a prince in the future, or something No, live a happy life, and I hope you will always remember the way I taught you to be a human being."

Yinyou lifted his robe and knelt down in front of him, cupped his fists and said: "I will remember Master's teachings, and I will definitely live up to Master's expectations in the future."

Mr. Fu helped him up: "Okay, okay, you are the most obedient, and have more understanding than your senior brothers. From now on, I will leave all the books in my bamboo hut to you. I will teach you everything that should be taught to you, and there will be nothing in the future." I can teach you."

Yinyou was startled: "Master, are you not going back with me?"

"Not going back."

Yinyou bit his lower lip: "I'm going to ask Ama to give me a house, so I can take you to live with me."

"I don't want to live with you. I don't even want to live with my grandson. Let's go. I want to take a nap."

Yinyou said: "Then I will guard outside the bamboo hut, and if you need anything, just tell me."

"Go back, I want to be alone for a while."

Yinyou persisted: "Then I'll come back tomorrow."

"up to you."

Yinyou went out of the house and pulled the little boy who had been taking care of Mr. Fu: "You must take good care of Master. Whatever he wants to eat and what he wants, you can buy it. When I go back, I will send someone to send money."

"Brother Seven, don't worry."

After Yinyou went back, he kept thinking about Master in his heart.Even when Kangxi reprimanded him for sneaking out of the palace and confiscated the gold medal, he was absent-minded.

This little brat doesn't get in, and the Empress Dowager is protecting him, so Kangxi can't do anything to him.

He stopped reading, thinking about running outside the palace all day long.Kangxi also knew that there was an accident in Mr. Fu's family, and Yinyou was a loving and righteous child, so he also went.

The next day Yinyou came to the bamboo hut and looked around outside, but he didn't see the boy because he went shopping in the street.So I went straight to the house, and even called Master several times, but no one answered.

He had a bad heart, so he hurriedly inspected the bamboo houses before and after, and even searched for Xinglin in the back mountain, but he still didn't see Mr. Fu and Xiaotong.

Yinyou returned to the house in a daze, only to find that there was an envelope on the table.Opening it up, it was a letter left by Mr. Fu. There were only a few numbers on it: "Apprentice, I went out for a trip for my master. I packed up all the books for you. Just move them away. Take care and don't worry about it."

Yinyou turned his head, and he really saw several big boxes lying there.

He took the letter and sat in the bamboo hut from noon to dusk until Zhao Cheng came in to look for him: "Seventh brother, it's time for us to go back."

Only then did Yinyou come to his senses, folded the letter and put it in the envelope: "I know, I will never see Master again. He just...he just doesn't want me to..."

Having said this, his voice was a little choked up, and he couldn't continue speaking.

Some people are destined to accompany him through a part of their life journey, such as Li Xi, Cao Yin and Nalan, Mr. Fu and General Zhang.

They are irreplaceable friends, mentors and even relatives in his life.Maybe in the days to come, they won't see each other often, or they may never see each other again, but in Yinyou's heart, there will always be a place for them.

Not long after, Kangxi summoned General Sabusu back to Beijing, appointed him a first-class captain of light vehicles, and gave him a royal robe and tassel weft.

Yinyou paid a special visit to his mansion. As soon as General Sabusu heard that he was coming, he immediately greeted him at the door: "I also happen to have something to talk to Seventh Brother."

So, the two of them went to the study, and the servants brought tea cups, and they were pushed back outside the study.

Only then did Sa Busu say to Yinyou: "It's been more than three years since we last said goodbye in Shengjing, and Brother Seven has grown a lot taller."

Yinyou smiled noncommittally: "It's still growing, and my legs hurt every night. Maybe the next time you see me, I will become a bamboo pole."

Sabusu was amused by him and laughed: "Brother Qi is not the only one who has changed in the past three years."

Yinyou heard something in his words: "Is that Emperor Peter of Tsarist Russia making any new moves?"

Sabusu nodded: "He will soon send a huge mission to visit and study in Europe."

"Huh?" Yinyou clapped his palms and laughed, "That's exactly the same thing. My ama also appointed Bai Jin as a special envoy to France."

Sa Busu didn't smile, and asked him meaningfully: "Does Seventh Brother think this is the same?"

Of course it is different, Bai Jin is returning to his motherland, while Peter is sending his own mission, the nature of the study is obviously different.

Yinyou lowered his head and took a sip of tea, the fragrance of Longjing filled his lips and teeth.

Seeing that he didn't respond, General Sabusu said, "I'll tell Brother Seven another piece of news I just inquired about. It is said that Emperor Peter will also disguise himself as an envoy to visit and study in person."

"Personally?" This surprised Yinyou a bit. The king of a country actually wants to hide his identity and follow the mission to visit, the purpose is only to learn the advanced technology of other countries.

Yinyou sighed: "If we just sit and wait like this, I am afraid that in another ten or twenty years, we will not have the opportunity to negotiate with the Russians on an equal footing."

General Sabusu also sighed: "I'm old, and I planned to return to Beijing this time, but..."

It's just that no one can take over his position as General of Heilongjiang, so he has to go back and continue guarding the border.

Now that even the talents of the generals in the Qing Dynasty have reached the stage of dying, and it will not be known what the situation will be in a few years.

Yinyou put down the teacup and said to General Sabusu: "Don't worry, the emperor can't go, but we can also send a prince to have a look."

After Yinyou returned to the palace, he went straight to Qianqing Palace.Halfway through, he stopped again.Instead, go to the East Sixth Palace.

Zhao Cheng reminded in a low voice behind his buttocks: "Master, today is not the day to visit the imperial concubine."

Yinyou said: "But I miss my mother-in-law, so I just want to see her."

He wanted to see the imperial concubine, but no one could stop him.Everyone in the Forbidden City knew about the Emperor's doting on Seventh Elder Brother, and no one dared to stop him.

Holding a book in her hand, the imperial concubine raised her head and saw him coming, she waved her hand with a smile, "It's just right, I made you a new dress, come and try it on."

It was a light blue uniform with dark patterns and embroidery on the neckline and cuffs. It was a little more low-key than Yinyou's usual uniform with large embroidered chest, but the workmanship was amazing, and every stitch and thread was enough to show his skills.

Yinyou liked it very much, raised his head and asked the imperial concubine: "You did it?"

"No, it was sent by Jingren Palace."

"Could it be that my aunt did it?"

The imperial concubine shook her head: "It was given by Yin Chang, and it was also given last year, but I guess you won't be able to wear it, so I didn't take it out."

Yin Changzai, without mentioning this name, Yinyou would not be able to remember this person.This Yin Chang has been in the palace for more than ten years. She has neither given birth to a child nor has any sense of existence, but she makes a suit of clothes for Yinyou every year and sends them to Chengqian Palace.

"I didn't expect that she would remember a little favor from her youth until now."

"So," the imperial concubine pulled him to sit down, "this is enough to show his character. But we don't have the reason to take things from others for nothing, and Er Niang will return gifts for you."

Yinyou sat down and waved to Bailu. He wanted to drink plum tea and some almond cake.

He then asked the imperial concubine: "Is Ama coming today?"

The imperial concubine thought for a while: "He has been eating dinner here for the past few days, so he should come over, what's wrong?"

Yinyou told the imperial concubine the news he heard from General Sabusu today, as well as his own thoughts: "You think, besides Bai Jin, we also form a diplomatic mission to study in Europe."

Yinyou nodded: "Yes."

The imperial concubine pointed out the key point: "You also want to go to Europe with the mission."

Yinyou continued to nod: "Yes."

"Don't think about it. From what I know about you, Ama, it's okay to go to the northwest and have a few generals watching you. It's impossible for him to agree to go to Europe across the ocean."

"It's me and Sixth Brother." Yinyou corrected her: "I don't care whether Ama agrees or not, do you plan to agree?"

The imperial concubine shook her head: "I don't want you to go, but if you insist on going, I won't stop you."

Yinyou hugged her: "I knew that my mother-in-law is different from others."

The imperial concubine patted the back of his head: "But you, Ama and Ukuma, will not agree."

Yinyou showed a confident smile: "It depends on human effort."

"However, if you bring it up to your Ama like this, the matter of the mission is not so unacceptable."

Sure enough, as expected by the imperial concubine, Kangxi only had two words after hearing this: "No."

"Ama~~" Yinyou moved the stool and sat down.

Kangxi was most afraid of him doing this, and when he saw it, his brain hurt: "Sit down, sit down, are there any rules?"

Yinyou moved the stool back again, but stood in front of him: "If Ama refuses to agree to me, I will... I will sit on your lap."

The imperial concubine on the side held his forehead, is her son really 17 years old?

Unexpectedly, Kangxi patted his leg and warmly invited him to sit down: "Okay, Ama hasn't hugged you for a long time."

"!!!"

Yinyou quickly waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm too heavy, don't twist Ama's waist."

He had no choice but to go back to his seat and sit down resentfully, "Ama, look, we have never heard of the instruments brought by those Western missionaries from Europe before. This expedition is just It is because those instruments can accurately measure longitude and latitude that we will not get lost. Technology is the primary productive force, and we are already lagging behind now, so we cannot fall further behind.”

"Who told you that we are lagging behind? I am constantly learning, and I urge you to learn. The School of Mathematics has now begun to recruit students from the Eight Banners, and the Imperial College and academies at all levels will gradually start mathematics classes. What else do you want?"

The imperial concubine filled a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Kangxi, helping him scold her son: "Your Mama is right, education has always been a major event that requires the struggle of several generations, there is no way to rush it, take your time."

Yinyou said: "I'm not in a hurry, and I need to take the first step slowly. The knowledge that those Western missionaries can bring is always limited. We have to see many things with our own eyes before we can learn and become our own."

"Yes, what Xiao Qi said is right." The imperial concubine took another piece of fish for Kangxi, "It's so shallow on paper, I never know that this matter has to be done."

Kangxi turned to look at her: "Who are you helping?"

"..."

The imperial concubine wanted to say: "Of course I'm helping my son." But she was afraid that getting too busy would make her busy, so she smiled and sat quietly at the side, listening to the conversation between father and son.

Kangxi looked at Yinyou again: "You are right, I can send a mission, and I can choose from officials, concubines, and children of the Eight Banners. My prince will go in person."

Yinyou said firmly: "The monarchs of Tsarist Russia can go there in person, why can't the prince go? This is also a major event related to the future destiny of the country. As a prince, he should do his part."

Kangxi stared into his eyes, the emperor's eyes were deep and sharp, ordinary people dare not look at him for a long time.But Yinyou is not an ordinary person, he is not afraid of the sky, he is not afraid of the ground, he can tear down the Hongde Hall when he is mischievous, and it is also common to play tricks in front of his Ama, so he is not afraid.

"Really want to go?"

Yinyou took a deep breath: "I really want to!"

Kangxi nodded, and finally compromised in front of his son: "Okay! I promise you. However, I also have conditions."

Yinyou was half happy, and became vigilant again: "After all, you are princes, and I can't let both sons travel so far across the ocean. Therefore, we can only go to one, and we can only go after we get married."

"This..." Yinyou Yinyou bit his lower lip, took a few breaths silently, and then calmed down, "Let Brother Six go, I won't go."

Kangxi asked him: "Why don't you ask your sixth brother what he thinks?"

"Don't ask!" Yinyou turned his head away, "If Brother Six doesn't go, I will go."

Kangxi turned his head and said to the imperial concubine: "Cousin, did you hear me, why don't you hurry up and find a candidate for Fujin?"

"..."

In this conversation, it is not known which of the father and son has the upper hand.

Yinyou quickly passed the news to brother six, who was very excited after hearing it, pulled him excitedly and said, "Xiaoqi, we are about to realize our childhood dream."

Yinyou patted him on the shoulder: "Brother Six, don't be too happy..."

He repeated the emperor's father's request to the sixth elder brother: "We can only have one of us go, and the premise is that we must get married before going."

Brother Six frowned, and suddenly held his hand: "Xiao Qi..."

Yinyou interrupted him: "Sixth brother, if you don't want... I'll go, it's okay."

"No, no, no," said the sixth elder brother with a smile, "I am willing. Anyway, the candidates for Di Fujin and Side Fujin have already been decided. Going after getting married can also give the emperor an explanation. And..."

Having said that, he suddenly hesitated to speak.Yinyou continued to speak for him: "There is also Empress Defei."

Sixth elder brother nodded: "I want to bring Fujin to see her after marriage, so that she can feel at ease."

"Alas..." Yinyou put his arms around Brother Six's shoulders, quite understanding of his thoughts.From childhood to adulthood, it was really not easy for his sixth brother.

"Then Sixth Brother will go first this time, and when he comes back, tell me what he has seen and heard over there, and I should go next time."

Sixth elder brother bumped him with his shoulder: "You don't want to go when you hear that you can only go after you get married."

Yinyou was not embarrassed at all when his mind was exposed: "It's not impossible to get married."

The big weddings of the fifth elder brother and the sixth elder brother, one in July and one in September.The date of the mission to Europe is scheduled for next April.Not only Bai Jin and Sixth Brother, Kangxi also selected some officials and Eight Banners children to accompany them.

Similarly, he asked Bai Jin to conceal the identity of the sixth elder brother, and not to reveal to anyone that he was the prince of the Qing Dynasty, so as to ensure his safety.

It was calculated that it was half a year before the departure. During the day, the sixth prince stayed with Yinyou in addition to attending classes with the master.

The two even discussed a list, what to see and learn when going out this trip, and what to bring back.

In February of the 37th year of Kangxi, Kangxi decided to canonize the adult prince.This has led to a lot of speculation from the former court and the harem.

Especially the concubines and relatives of several adult princes, who wouldn't want their children to be canonized as kings early.

But Kangxi didn't seem to think so, so he proposed in front of the ministers that young princes don't need to confer prominent titles prematurely, lest they become arrogant because of it.

The canonization ceremony was scheduled for the second day of March, and the list of the princes' canonization was also passed on to the Ministry of Rites one after another, so that it was passed down to the imperial court and harem.

Yinti, the eldest son of the emperor, was canonized as the king of Duoluozhi County, and Yinzhi, the third son of the emperor, was canonized as the king of Duoluocheng County.The fourth son Yinzhen, the fifth son Yinqi, the sixth son Yinzuo, and the eighth son Yinhu are all Dorobeile.

Mingzhu is very satisfied with this result, after all, the elder brother has become king.For Concubine Rong, this was a surprise. She thought that her third elder brother would only be a Baylor, but she never thought that the emperor would appoint a county king.

The one who was most dissatisfied with this was Suo'etu. Now there were two more county kings. The purpose of the emperor's move was undoubtedly to decentralize power from the crown prince.

Isn't the separation of power from the crown prince the same as separation of power from him?

Although the emperor is not as good at reusing pearls as before, who can say for sure in the future?

Satisfied or dissatisfied, everyone has their own calculations in mind.Only Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei's family didn't realize what was going on.Even the eighth elder brother, the prince with the lowest family background, has a title, so how come the seventh elder brother is the only one left out?

Concubine Tong asked the imperial concubine: "Sister, the emperor canonized the princes, but he didn't mention our seventh elder brother at all, are you not in a hurry?"

"What's the rush?" The imperial concubine raised her head from the book, "I wish he would always be a little prince without a title, live in elder brother's house, and come to see me anytime."

"Where can it be?" Concubine Tong was anxious, "I should get married, and I will give birth to a bunch of little grandchildren for you and the emperor in the future."

"Why do you have so many births? Regardless of the grandson or the granddaughter, one or two is enough."

"Sister! Why do you..." Concubine Tong's voice gradually dropped, "Why do you always think differently from others?"

The imperial concubine knocked on her head with the book in her hand: "What are you worrying about, the emperor can forget about Xiao Qi."

In fact, she didn't know if Kangxi had forgotten Yinyou, or if he had other plans.I really hate this son and want to keep him for two more years.

Anyway, Kangxi didn't mention it, and he didn't ask.

Yinyou himself doesn't care about this matter, what kind of county king, Baylor.He is not rare at all.He just wants to be free, go wherever he likes, and do what he likes, and no one wants to restrain him.

Just a few days before the canonization ceremony, Kangxi himself swallowed back the words he said not long ago.

He said to the ministers of state affairs: "The seven princes have been stationed in the northwest for a year, defending their homes and the country. They have made great achievements in the three crusades against Galdan and captured Galdan with their own hands, so they should be crowned kings."

The emperor talked all about this, even the elder brother dared not say that he had made military achievements, but the seventh elder brother did, not a small one.It's really unreasonable not to be crowned king.

Suo'etu and Mingzhu didn't speak, neither did Tong Guowei.Only Esang'a stood up and asked for instructions: "That is the three kings of Duoluo County, Big Brother, Third Brother, and Seventh Brother. I also ask the emperor to give Seventh Brother a title."

Kangxi laughed and said, "Xiaoqi is sincere and kind-hearted by nature, so he was given the title 'Chun'."

Ethan Ah repeated: "Prince Chunjun."

"No, it's Prince Chun."

Ethan Ah: "..."

Mingzhu and Suo'etu: "???"

Tong Guowei: "!!!"

Prince Chun didn't react much when he learned that he had jumped from a little prince who was nothing to a brother with the highest status except the crown prince.

The imperial concubine laughed at him: "You are not satisfied with this, what else do you want?"

Yinyou threw pine nuts into his mouth: "I'm not dissatisfied, I just don't care about these false names."

"Hey!" The imperial concubine was startled, "When you come here, the prince is just a false name."

Yinyou asked her: "Tell me, why did Ama make me a prince?"

The imperial concubine knocked a walnut for him to nourish his brain: "I will pamper you."

"That's true, not entirely."

"How to say?"

Yinyou sat lazily on the kang: "Even if I can become a prince, I'm just an idle prince, and I can't compete with the prince's brother for any rights. Amma did this to stabilize the crown prince's position."

The imperial concubine smiled and said: "The prince is a good boy, and he will definitely be a wise king in the future. But..."

"So, he will be the future emperor, there is no accident."

The imperial concubine glanced at him, and suddenly changed the topic: "I don't know when your brother will come to the palace. I miss him, and I want to see him."

"He's in the palace right now, I'll ask Zhao Cheng to invite him."

After a while, the fourth elder brother came to Chengqian Palace.The imperial concubine called Yinyou: "I still have some Pu'er here, go and make some tea for your brother."

Yinyou looked around: "Chengqian Palace has no servants, why are you calling me?"

"Go as soon as I tell you, I can't order you anymore?"

Although Yinyou was too lazy to move, but Er Niang had spoken, he could only obediently get up and go to the backyard.

The imperial concubine looked around: "You guys go down too."

"Yes."

After all the female eunuchs in the womb had gone out, the imperial concubine held the fourth elder brother's hand and asked, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

The fourth elder brother shook his head: "No."

"Although you were not born by me, you were raised by me anyway. I still can't see it? It's for the title of knight."

The fourth elder brother still denied it: "Really not!"

The imperial concubine didn't speak, just looked at him and smiled.The fourth elder brother took her hand and said something from his heart: "It's not because of Xiao Qi."

"I know."

Perhaps the other elder brothers would be canonized as princes because of Yinyou, while the elder brother is only the county king, and the other three elder brothers of similar age are only Baylor. They have some thoughts in their hearts, but the fourth elder brother will definitely not.

"In the past few years, I have done no fewer errands for the emperor than the elder brother and the third brother..."

Yinyou walked to the door with the tea cup in his hand, but was stopped by Bailu, just in time to hear his brother say such a sentence.

Then, the voice of the imperial concubine came from inside the room: "Little Si, you are a good boy. Believe me, Ama will see everything you do. Don't compare yourself with others, and don't care about other people's eyes. It’s good to have a clear conscience.”

Yinyou pushed the door open a crack and stretched his head to look in.The fourth elder brother stood in front of the imperial concubine, smiled and nodded: "I see."

The imperial concubine still held his hand: "Go for what you want, and I won't stop you. But, you don't have to force anything, and you don't have to be too extreme. You have to remember, I'm lucky, not my life."

The fourth elder brother lifted his robe and knelt in front of the imperial concubine: "Er Niang, I..."

The imperial concubine held his face and said with a smile: "I feel good about you, because you are my son."

"Drink tea and drink tea. The freshly brewed Pu'er is very fragrant! It's neither hot nor cold, and the water temperature is just right."

Yinyou suddenly strode in with a teacup in his hand, and when he saw his brother kneeling on the ground, he pretended to be surprised: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

His brother gave him an expression of "I don't want to talk to you", turned his head to the side, and secretly touched the corner of his eyes with his sleeve.

The imperial concubine dragged him up and poured him a cup of tea: "This is the first time I've had tea made by Xiao Qi, please try it."

The fourth elder brother really brought it over, put it on his lips and took a sip.Yinyou tilted his head and asked impatiently: "How is it, is it good?"

The fourth elder brother said blankly: "It's good, don't run away from now on."

"..."

Because the scale of Prince Chun's Prince's Mansion is second only to the Emperor's Golden Palace.Kangxi loved this son very much.He chose the largest and best land in the capital to build a mansion for him.

Suo'etu said that with this area and scale, even the prince's mansion would pass.

Kangxi didn't take it seriously, the son was mine, and the land was also mine. I could build as much as I wanted, and I could build as much as I wanted.

A mansion of this scale cannot be built in a month or two. Anyway, Seventh Elder Brother doesn't even have a candidate for the next Fujin, and there is no side Fujin and Sifu Gege around him, so let's continue to live in Elder Brother's place.

On the day the sixth elder brother left, Yinyou wished he could personally send him to Tianjin.Along the way, I told him not to forget this and that, and to record the daily itinerary.

Finally, when the two brothers bid farewell outside the city, Yinyou tightly held the shoulders of Brother Six, and said solemnly: "The most important thing is that Brother Six must take good care of himself and come back safely."

Brother Six gave him a hug: "Wait for me to come back."

In September, after conferring on the princes, Kangxi conferred on the harem again.Tong Jia was conferred the title of noble concubine, Guar Jia was concubine, Wei Jia, the birth mother of Ba Age, who had been treated as a concubine but was not formally canonized before, was made a good concubine, and the imperial concubine was named empress.

The ritual of enshrining the empress is No. 25 among the 11 ceremonies in the Qing Dynasty. The place is in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the etiquette is particularly grand.

Yinyou felt fresh. Standing on the square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, listening to the Minister of Rites reading the book, it felt like watching Ama and Erniang's wedding once again.

There is no such thing as a big marriage. The emperor only had one big marriage in his life. When he was 11 years old, in order to win over Sony, the head of the auxiliary ministers, he went against all odds and married his granddaughter.

That was his first wife, and the future queens would only be his step-wife.

After the Empress Licensing Ceremony, all the officials dispersed, and Yinyou accompanied the imperial concubine to the highest point of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

At this time, the noon sun was just right.Large clouds change different postures in the clear blue sky.

Yinyou asked: "Are you going to move to Kunning Palace?"

"No, I'm used to living in Chengqian Palace, and I will continue to live in it in the future."

Yinyou nodded noncommittally: "That's pretty good."

"Xiaoqi," the imperial concubine suddenly turned her head to look at him, "I once said that I have a secret to tell you."

"You said."

"Actually, Erniang is from another world. I have always dreamed of taking you with me to see the time when I was growing up and see our science and technology at that time."

After finishing speaking, the queen looked at Yinyou.She thought she would see a look of surprise or joking on her son's face, but unexpectedly found that the other party was very calm.

Yinyou said: "Emiang, let me tell you a secret too."

"what?"

"The end of science is theology."