History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

After the meal, the emperor and his party left naturally, and they left through the side door. Minning kept an eye on the movement of the VIP room, knowing that they were already waiting at the door when they left.

Seeing her, the emperor turned around and left Fourth Master behind, "Okay, you don't have to follow, just wait for the result to come out and report back to me."

Fourth Master respectfully replied "Yes."

The emperor and the other princes got into the carriage and drove away. Only then did the fourth master turn his head and stare at Minning, nodding her forehead and saying.

"An Jia, you are really bold. You didn't even say anything to the master, but you just wanted to break the imperial court's ban and take the lead in selling beef!"

"It's canned beef!"

Minning shrank his neck, and continued to explain pitifully: "Master, beef is also the most important cash crop in Mongolia. If it is not introduced to the Qing Dynasty, it will not be able to attract so many businessmen to invest in the mutual market together."

"Okay, since this matter has been handed over to the cabinet, the cabinet will probably submit it to Khan Ama in the near future. Khan Ama has already nodded just now, and you have passed this matter."

Minning smiled like a flower, "Really?" Then he grabbed Fourth Master's hand and shook it, "Master, I didn't expect that you would bring the emperor here today, but you have helped me a lot."

Fourth Master glared at her angrily, took the initiative to hold her hand, and pulled her inside, "I'll say thank you when I go back."

"By the way, I have some good news for you. Khan Ama said that he would name Yuan Bao himself, and let Yuan Bao enter the palace for him to meet during the Chinese New Year."

Every year during the New Year, only the grandsons of each mansion have the opportunity to meet the emperor, and those who have no direct grandsons are the eldest grandsons.

Last year it was Honghui, but this year Honghui is gone. According to his status, he should be Yuanbao. After all, Minning is from the Jin Dynasty, and Yuanbao's status is more valuable than Li's two sons.

Speaking of this, I have to think of Honghui. When I think of Honghui, the fourth master's tone drops, and he can't help but feel a little sad. Minning saw his expression in a trance, and after thinking about it for a while, he knew what he was thinking, and quickly helped him. Change the subject.

"Master, Yuanbao is here too, do you want to go over and have a look?"

The sadness in Fourth Master's heart dissipated, he said in surprise: "What? In this icy and snowy world, you actually took Yuan Bao out of the house?"

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The auction event this time triggered various speculations from outsiders, and various things that happened during the auction were soon disclosed by the newspapers.

The glass chandeliers that are as crystal clear as gemstones of various colors, the sweet and delicious canned peaches, and various snacks that appeared all attracted the attention of the general public.

From time to time, people are wondering, what does the chandelier look like?How delicious is canned food?Some people even found the newspaper office and asked where they could buy these things?

Of course, this is all rich and powerful, and they want to bring some local products from the capital to rush back to their hometown for the New Year.

The newspapers in the capital reported in detail the contents of the auction and the government's policies, and soon the newspapers were spread to the newspapers in Mongolia, which also reprinted the contents of the newspapers.

Only then did they realize that they were planning to build a large city on the grassland!

Wait, why not Inner Mongolia?Instead, he went to Outer Mongolia, a poor country?

The entire twelfth lunar month was disturbed by the mutual market disturbance, and job advertisements for construction teams appeared in the newspapers, recruiting various types of people, some who needed to forge iron, some who could do carpentry, and some who could burn bricks. It is said that as long as people come, they can receive it.

Suddenly, there were nearly 1 people gathered, all of whom were ready to go to the exchange market after driving.

It is said that before the soldiers and horses go, the food and grass move first.

To meet the daily needs of 1 people and the ever-increasing population, this sum alone is a huge business opportunity.

Several letters went straight to the south of the Yangtze River and appeared in the local newspapers.Either recruiting people or paying high prices to buy food.

Because in the past two years, new grains have been promoted in the Jiangnan side. At first, only the land under Minning tried to plant them. However, the amount of these lands is quite large. When planting, local farmers need to be hired to help.

The farmers of this harvest naturally also know the benefits of these two kinds, which are much higher than the two kinds they planted. If the fertilizer is applied enough, it can even be doubled.

Immediately, these farmers made up their minds, and directly said that they don't want to exchange wages for grain seeds. When it was reported to Minning, Minning thought about it, anyway, sooner or later it would be promoted, and immediately agreed.

The seeds were exchanged to the farmers with the money of cheap good seeds on the market.

Among the country people, which one of the counties and counties, towns and towns has no relatives and friends?

This spread two, and the second spread four, and soon the surrounding counties heard about it, and many people brought their families and connections to the door to buy grain.

In this era, grain income accounts for more than [-]% of the family's annual income. If the grain can be doubled, the harvest in that year will be quite large.

What's more, if we catch up again, we can plant another season that year.

Without exception, they had to keep good seeds for themselves, and the rest of the food seeds were all sealed by people fighting each other.

Some people who have no money just write it down, borrow one bucket of seeds and return two buckets back, and they are called great benevolent people.

Some of the machines that were previously convenient for farmers were also promoted.

Because these products are convenient for farmers, but the price is too high for private individuals to afford.However, since the opening of the bank, there has been a way to buy farm tools with small loans. With the cooperation of the government, farmers can directly take away the farm tools after signing terms with the bank.

It only needs to pay a small amount of money every year, and it can be completed in ten years.

Some local governments are willing to do some things for the people under their rule, especially if the money for buying farm tools is spread over ten years, the annual payment will be much less. Once the grain is sold to the city for work, it can be easily repaid. Clear.

Where there are banks, factories will also open. Nowadays, it is very easy to find a job in the city to support yourself, as long as you are willing to work hard.

As for some inactive government officials, they even put their thoughts on the bank, thinking of blackmailing them, and the bank directly taught them how to behave.

Either he lost his black hat, or he was demoted and returned to his hometown to eat himself.

After one or two years of rectification, the grain in the whole of Jiangnan has been abundant year after year, and even the imperial court has greatly praised the bank, so those local officials are naturally more cooperative.But this high yield is not good for farmers. After all, when there is too much food, it will be cheap. Because Minning has a large number of factories and needs a lot of food, he directly buys it locally.

It is used to ensure that the price of farmers' grain will not drop too low, and sometimes the grain will be stored after purchase. After all, the price of grain in Jiangnan is much lower than that in Beijing.

However, some still fall into the hands of grain merchants. These grain merchants have deep roots and reach all the way to the village. Naturally, it is more convenient to snatch grain.

At first, the grain merchants were quite happy, but seeing the bumper harvests year after year, the grain merchants could no longer afford it. The price of the grain accumulated in their hands was already sold at a lower price than last year's purchase price, and they couldn't sell it at a loss. go out.

Once there is more food, the common people will not be short of food.

When the harvest season is bumper, the price is lower than in previous years, and many urban residents follow suit and buy a lot of grain, enough to last for several years without worrying about it.

The grain was thrown in the hands, and the grain merchants were also worried. This time, they found that the newspaper said that the Mongolian mutual market would collect grain, and many people were very happy.

It was transported to Mongolia, although the journey was far away, but after offsetting the travel expenses, you can still make a small profit, which is better than throwing food in your hands.

Some quickly contacted the ship and prepared to transport the grain by sea.

Even some newspapers have helped plan the road map for urgent needs.

This road map is from the inner river to the coast, and then along the sea to Yongping Mansion (Qinhuangdao area).

Then from the various rivers of Yongping Prefecture to Heilongjiang, and then from Heilongjiang to the Kherlen River.

Although there are several waterways in the middle that do not communicate with each other, it doesn't matter, you can hire a car for this road.

I heard that there are still people pulling carts on the ice in the Ningguta area, and grain merchants can follow suit.

Although the words in the newspaper were ridiculed, many businessmen remembered them in their hearts. They were not familiar with their places of life. Since some situations had been given in the newspaper, no matter whether it was with good intentions or bad intentions behind it, everyone felt that it was necessary to write them all down. .

Few people in the Heilongjiang area are willing to go. It is cold there, and the name of Ninggu Pagoda alone can make people shudder.

Ninggu Pagoda was the place where sinners were exiled in the Qing Dynasty. This name is probably equivalent to Lingnan in the Tang Dynasty.

Anyone who is an official will be afraid of this place.

Even before the exile, many people learned that Ningguta was exiled, and they would rather commit suicide than go there.

One can imagine the deterrence of the name of Ninggu Pagoda to the people of this era.

However, none of these can resist businessmen who want to make money.

If you are afraid of the cold, it doesn't matter. You already have sweaters, down jackets, and even a charcoal stove that you can hold in your arms.

Later, Marx’s "Das Kapital" had a classic theory that if there is a 50.00% profit, it will take risks; for [-]% profit, it will dare to trample on all human laws; if there is [-]% profit, It dares to commit any crime, even risking being hanged.

The minimum profit of [-]% is worth a trip for these merchants. It is better than throwing the grain in their hands, and the grain is just a stepping stone. The large number of other commodities they carry are the reason why these merchants want to make a trip.

The profit of some commodities is enough to double a hundred times.

If it weren't for the newspaper saying that every businessman had to bring food to the exchange market, and that he was not allowed to enter the exchange market without carrying food, otherwise no one would be willing to bring such a heavy thing.

How much money can food earn?

The construction of a new city, the huge demand alone can attract every businessman, like a hungry wolf that smells blood, chasing it without fear of death, always thinking of taking a bite for itself.

And to advertise in newspapers to buy grain openly is simply to hand over a stepping stone to these businessmen.

No need to look, Minning can guess, this is what she expected.There is no business, no communication, if you want to revitalize a city in a border area, you can only attract merchants, and only rely on merchants to revitalize a city.

What is missing in the city?Merchants are always the first to find out and transport the missing goods over thousands of miles.And these rich substances will attract the tribes of the entire grassland to trade, which is the purpose of the mutual market.

As for settling down, this needs to be done slowly. If one generation fails, there will be another generation. One day the herdsmen on the grassland will be attracted by the prosperity of the city, and they will yearn for this kind of stable life.

Lin Yuan finally came back before the new year, and the next things, such as how to coordinate with the businessmen who bought the land, were all up to him to deal with.

Acton can't do it, this person has his own insistence in essence, he even regards himself as the fourth master's servant, a nail in Minning's business, not Minning's subordinate.

That's why Minning prefers to use Lin Yuan, and likes his cunning. Although he is loyal to the fourth master, he should understand that these properties belong to Minning, and he is also loyal to Minning. That's why Minning is willing to give him a chance to recover, because he has already It is Minning's indispensable arm.

"Some people are already raising money for the land auction. After the money is raised, it will be deposited in the local bank. Once the money arrives, we can directly purchase raw materials in large quantities and ship them to the new city. We can also take this opportunity to promote our paper in the new city. money."

Speaking of this, Minning paused for a moment, "The name paper money is not good, it is easy to remind people of treasure money, it is better to change it to yuan coin, a copper coin can be exchanged for one yuan, and the maximum bill value is [-] yuan. Let all the merchants trade in the city , all have to use yuan money, that is to say, the new city yamen has not yet been established, so it is convenient to collect taxes by converting it into yuan money.”

Lin Yuan suggested, "Isn't this amount a bit small? In this way, one tael of silver would be exchanged for 1000 yuan."

Minning thought for a while, "Then put a tick on one tael of silver and one hundred yuan, and then develop smaller banknotes. Under one yuan, you can also develop banknotes like one dime, two cents, and five cents. If it is smaller, it will be classified as a banknote." Only small-denomination banknotes are allowed to be developed, and large-denomination banknotes are not allowed.” No matter how devalued a hundred yuan is, the depreciation will not go far. I am afraid that large-denomination banknotes will be devalued, and the depreciation will be severe.

At that time, the random issuance of the Daming banknotes led to inflation and public dissatisfaction. Why did the court abolish it as soon as it said it would be abolished, and did not hurt the court and the people?It's not because the face value of the banknotes is relatively small.

So when it comes to playing paper money, we in Greater China are the ancestors of playing paper money.

Lin Yuan didn't understand, but he was the best executor, because he never asked for various reasons, as long as Minning gave orders, he would follow them.

"You've been running around for the past two years, so you probably haven't had much time to reunite with your family. Take advantage of the Chinese New Year period to stay at home, and wait until the grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River start to leave in February, before you go."

Lin Yuan said respectfully, "Thank you, master, for your concern."

"By the way, has the train been researched yet?"

Lin Yuan is very concerned about the results of the factory research institute. He has inspected the factory a few days after he came back. This time he came to report to Minning. Naturally, he wanted to know what new inventions are coming next?

Lin Yuan has a dozen or so people under his command, who are his exclusive secretaries, who specialize in helping him with chores, and two of them are dedicated to the affairs of the research institute.

As soon as he returned to Beijing, he received what happened during his absence, and he was able to receive some new results from the research institute in time. This is the reason why he can be reused in front of Minning.

"You said before that the steam engine can be installed on the car instead of the horse. The people in the research institute are researching in this direction, and it has been researched now. However, the train with tracks you mentioned is still studying what kind of tracks to lay. Some carriages were originally made of wood, but later it was found that the wood could not support the long distance, so they were replaced with iron sheets."

Minning nodded, "You can refer to Chidao. Did the Qin Dynasty have a precedent? I'm 2000 years old, and I don't believe that our craftsmen can still be as good as the ancients 2000 years ago? If the train is researched, then first It is laid first in each mine. There is no need for workers to work hard, and the mines are pulled out of the mountain one by one with a cart. It can also speed up the construction of the Mongolian mutual market."

As she said that, she stood up and patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder, encouraging them: "Let them hurry up and study, they can experiment on the mutual market first, and make corrections while experimenting. It is necessary to build a road from the capital to the new city in two years' time." The railway will be enough to make them famous in history."

"All of these have to be mentioned by the master. If you want to be famous in history, you should be the master. It was you who changed the status of the craftsmen of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop."

Minning smiled, and let it go, "I don't need these titles, I should leave them to the craftsmen, and it can be regarded as giving them a goal to work hard for."

Years ago, almost every little prince who was still breastfeeding received a special gift - a glass bottle of milk powder.

There is also an imperial physician's appraisal that after one year of age, a child can't gain much nutrition by eating human milk. Instead, it is replaced with cow's milk. Goat's milk can strengthen the child's physique even more.

These have all been tested. The one-year-old children in the orphanage gave up milk and switched to cow's milk, which did not affect the health of the children at all. On the contrary, these children were stronger than the children who drank human milk.

After hearing this, many concubines immediately called the imperial physician with dubious attitudes. Min Ning had asked the imperial hospital staff to help do the test in advance.

The results of the comparison are obvious, not only the concubine, but even the emperor was surprised when he heard about it.

I also took all the test reports and went to the imperial doctor. Unexpectedly, the imperial doctor also said that after one year of age, human milk is indeed not as nutritious as cow milk. This is a big surprise for the royal family who have always advocated human milk feeding. .

After the news spread outside the palace, many clans also secretly asked doctors to inquire. Some doctors who often treat children also said that in the folks, people can usually be weaned after one year of age, and human milk does provide very little nutrition. .

In any case, milk powder was promoted as soon as Minning had expected. Some felt that the child was thin, so they couldn't wait to replace the nanny with cow's milk.

At this time, the newspapers also began to bombard with advertisements, "Using milk directly, the child cannot digest, and milk powder is specially researched for the child. One cup in the morning and evening is enough to supplement his daily nutrition. Giving the child milk powder is the best concern for the child. Buy now For two bottles of milk powder, you can get a feeding bottle as a gift.”

It also invited the most famous Huadan in the capital to speak for it.

"Have a cup every day, healthy you and me." This commercial line instantly became popular in the capital!

"Come on, give me two cans of milk powder!"

"May I ask if you want milk powder for infants or young children or milk powder for middle-aged and elderly people?"

"What? Isn't milk powder the same as milk powder? How can it be divided into infants and middle-aged and elderly people?"

"Then you may not know? According to the research of some famous doctors, there is something called calcium in milk powder, which is needed for the growth of bones in the human body. Children are growing up, so they urgently need calcium to supplement Bones. But think about it, do some elderly people easily break their bones when they fall? That is because people are old, calcium is easy to lose, and there is no way to make up for it, so they need to follow calcium supplements. Children need to eat Milk powder, so the elderly also need to eat milk powder."

"Well, what you said is reasonable. Then give one can of milk powder to the elderly and one to the child, and the same two cans will not give away the milk bottle."

"Send, send, please go this way, someone next to you will teach you how to use a feeding bottle..."

The emperor looked at a can of milk powder on the table, smiled and said to the fourth master below, "Your family, the business is booming, and now there are probably many businessmen who are going to Mongolia to buy milk powder Bar?"

Fourth Master listened respectfully.

The emperor beckoned, and Liang Jiugong, who was next to him, came over.

"Go, make a cup for me. I'll also come to mend my bones. Hey, my back hurts recently, and I'm not feeling well!"

The emperor is getting older, and his spirit is not as usual.

Although he often takes supplements on weekdays, he understands that none of the emperors in the past has really lived a long life.

On the one hand, he was afraid of old age and death, and on the other hand, because of the frequent fights between his sons, the emperor was also a little tired.

The four sons in front of him did not fight or grab, which made the emperor feel a little relieved.

When the fourth master heard this, he said nervously: "Khan Ama, you have to take care of your health. Drinking more of this milk powder can strengthen your bones. There is a medical school under the name of An Jia, and there are old people who have fractures in it, so they are advised to take milk regularly. After a long time, it will be true." Can strengthen bones."

When the emperor heard this, he immediately said, "I've heard of this academy a long time ago. I heard that it has cured several incurable diseases and specially developed medicines for them. Have you ever thought about moving the hospital to the capital?"

Regarding the medical skills of the imperial hospital, the emperor had no hope. He was suffering from malaria back then, and his life was worse than death. Seeing that he was about to die, the imperial physician was helpless. It was two missionaries who came to take medicine and cured him.

At that time, the emperor held a distrustful attitude towards the medical skills of the imperial hospital, and the imperial doctors who specially treated the emperor were all famous doctors invited from the people.

This time, I heard that the medical school had researched results, and even developed a cure for malaria. The emperor knew that this medical school had real skills, and it didn't just muddle along like those wastes in the Tai Hospital, only knowing to shirk responsibility.

With this in mind, he eagerly wanted to move the medical school to the capital.When a person gets old, he is afraid of getting sick and dying, let alone being an emperor.

Proposing to move the medical school to the capital is obviously a manifestation of the emperor's lack of security.

Fourth master didn't expect this level, thought the emperor was just asking casually, and said: "This son doesn't know, but he will ask An Jia after he returns."

The emperor smiled again and asked, "You can't decide this matter?"

The Fourth Master got up hesitating at the time, and finally said in embarrassment: "My son will definitely let An Jia move the medical school to the capital."

The emperor was immediately happy, "Okay, I will circle a good place for you."

The fourth master said helplessly, "Then Laohan Ama will have to worry about it."

Liang Jiugong brought a glass of prepared milk. The emperor just came over to take a sip, and smacked his mouth, "It's a little lighter than cow's milk, and it doesn't have the fishy smell of cow's milk."

The fourth master replied: "I heard that the milk is shipped to the factory for processing, not for the herdsmen to do it themselves. The quality can be guaranteed in the factory."

The emperor nodded, "That's right. I'll send some cans to Zhang Ying later. He's a little old man, so he should make up for it." Zhang Ying had retired a few years ago, and his health has not been good for the past two years. The emperor did not forget him. Reward some medicinal materials and supplements from time to time.

This little old man was very cooperative with the emperor when he was in court, and the emperor also remembered his credit.

Liang Jiugong nodded hurriedly.

After the gossip was over, the emperor waved Liang Jiugong back, straightened his face and said to his fourth son, "This time the southern river patrol..."

Minning brought his son to greet Concubine De in the palace of Concubine De.

At the beginning of the new year, even though Fujin was saddened by Honghui's death, he still didn't dare to pay New Year's greetings to the palace during the Chinese New Year.

This year, Fourth Master brought Minning and Yuanbao into the palace.

The main reason is that the emperor had already said that he should see the children during the Chinese New Year.

As a side Fujin, Minning is already eligible to follow Fujin to visit Concubine De. The fourth master didn't mention it a few years ago, and Fujin pretended it was nothing, so Minning didn't come.

But this year, Hong Hui is gone, and Fujin has no children.

Minning and the ingots she produced were naturally displayed, and Fourth Master let her slip them out.As for what Fujin thought, no one knew.

The fourth master knew that there was little hope of Fujin getting pregnant again, unless Wulanara died of illness and he married another successor Fujin, otherwise, it would be impossible for him to have another son in this life.

Fujin married him when he was young, and fourth master was a nostalgic person, so naturally he didn't want Ulanara to die of illness.And at this time, Minning's side Fujin was naturally revealed.

According to the customs of the Manchus, the distinction between side Fujin and Fujin is not very clear. In the past, you could even have several Fujin and choose one of them as the Da Fujin. Later, the rules in the palace were standardized. There was only one Fujin, and the others were It was turned into a side Fujin.

Sai Fujin is also a wife, but her status is lower than that of a regular wife and higher than that of a concubine. The ingots from An Jia's family can also serve as the sons.

Since Yuanbao is to be cultivated, one cannot treat Yuanbao as casually as before.

Fourth Master's education for Yuan Bao became stricter, and many people were placed around him, and the discipline was also very strict.

Minning knew this well, she didn't intervene in Yuan Bao's discipline, but when Yuan Bao was with her, he would use some small stories to influence his world view.

She didn't want her son to be cultivated into a pure ancient man in the end, at least to influence him, let him know the vastness of this world, and not be limited to the place in front of him when he grows up.

Concubine De never interfered with the affairs of the fourth master's backyard, she cared more about her youngest son, Fujin might feel wronged for the fourth master, but Minning thought it was pretty good, some people were born with a shallow relationship with their parents and could not tolerate forcing.

Moreover, fourth master will be [-] years old in two years, and he is too old to pursue maternal love.What he needs more now is a career.

What's more, the mother and son have been used to getting along like this for so many years, and when they really want to play with a mother and child, probably neither of them will get used to it.

Concubine De beckoned Yuan Bao to go over, reached out and took a small toy car and handed it to him, "Your fourteenth uncle used to play with this when he was a child. I remember when I got it, I couldn't bear to put it away at night. By the way, this car looks like Or did you give it to me?" In the last sentence, she raised her head and asked Minning.

Minning accompanied her with a smiling face, "It's hard for you to remember that this car was indeed given by my concubine. I didn't expect it to be so well maintained. It's been five or six years, right?"

Concubine De recalled the past, "It's been five years, and the kid who was shouting not to marry Fujin is about to get married."

Minning praised her, and then asked, "Ma'am, is the wedding date set for next year?"

At this time, after the prince made an appointment, it usually took two or three years to get married. Like Fourth Master and the others, they got married directly when they were twelve or thirteen years old and still a child with no hair yet.In the past two years, the following princes got married later and later.

"The thirteenth marriage was held in February, and the fourteenth was done in April. This kid disliked that March was too cold and May was too hot. In the end, he chose a date in April. According to me, August is the only one." Best day of the year."

"The fourteenth brother must not be able to wait for such a long time. It's not bad to choose April. At least the empress can have a grandson earlier."

After hearing this, Concubine De thought about it, and the grievance in her heart dissipated.

No, nothing is more important than holding a grandson!

"You're right." Concubine De looked at Minning with a hint of warmth in her eyes, thinking to herself that it's no wonder the fourth child would pet her, with a sweeter mouth and better talking than Ulanara.

Someone came in from outside to report, "Master De, Lord Long Live has already driven to Yongshou Palace."

After hearing this, Concubine De told Minning, "Since Long Live has already set off, let's not go too late."

In fact, Concubine De had already brought Fujin and Minning to greet the Queen Mother before, but Fujin was left by the concubine to talk, and Minning followed Concubine De back to Yonghe Palace.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor wanted to pay New Year greetings to the Queen Mother, and the other concubines, princes and grandchildren naturally wanted to pay New Year greetings to the emperor.

This year, it may be the emperor's grandson, and there is only one time when he can see the emperor.

Concubine De also heard from her youngest son that this time, Long Live Lord wanted to name her grandson, so she naturally wanted to help the fourth family.

Anyway, the fourth child is also her son, and the interests of the two are inherently one, and it is impossible to separate them.

Minning took Yuan Bao's hand and followed to the sedan chair behind Concubine De.

The swaying of the sedan chair caused Yuan Bao, who got up at three or four o'clock in the middle of the night, to doze off.

Minning held him in his arms, and leaned close to his ear to wake him up, "Yuan Bao don't sleep, sleeping outside is easy to get sick."

Yuan Bao opened his eyes, hugged Min Ning's neck tenderly, and put his head on her shoulder again.

The little guy relaxed, and Minning knew he must have fallen asleep again.

Fortunately, the Yongshou Palace and Qianqing Palace are separated on the other side, and he needs to pass through the imperial garden at the back. He can still sleep for a while. Minning held him in his arms and covered him with a cloak, and the sedan chair dangled for half an hour. Finally, finally arrived at Yongshou Palace.

That's when Yuan Bao was called, and he squinted his eyes and lay on Minning's shoulder without energy.

Putting the man on the ground, Minning pulled him to the front of Concubine De's sedan chair, and Concubine De had just gotten off the sedan chair, glanced at Yuan Bao who was still yawning, and said with a smile: "Little elder brother is like the fourth child, I remember When he was a child paying New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager, he followed Concubine Tong in such a difficult way."

Minning didn't dare to answer the question. Anyone who knew a little bit about the inside story knew that Concubine De was not of sufficient status back then, so the child could only be given to Empress Xiaoyiren.It was not until Empress Xiao Yiren passed away that Fourth Master returned to De Concubine's side. At that time, Fourth Master had already moved into Elder Brother's house. This was returning to De Concubine's side, and he just came to pay his respects every day.

Who knows what Defei suddenly meant by saying this?

Minning can only hold quail.

Concubine De took a look at her, but felt that she was really a smart person, "Don't worry, I was very grateful that the fourth child was adopted by Concubine Tong Gui. If it was any other concubine, I don't know if the fourth child will survive and grow up." Even if Concubine Tong Gui The adoption of the old four is also because they can't give birth to their own children.

In fact, because of the astonishing mortality rate of children in this era, it is really not like later generations to put too much affection on children.

Just like Li's, one son died, even though he was crying heartbreakingly at the time, but two more sons were born later, and after a long time, the one who died before was forgotten.

Concubine De felt that she had never raised Fourth Master, and she did not expect him to honor her in the future, so she was lukewarm.

This does not mean indifference, but only the protection of the psychological self-mechanism.

You can't get hurt if you don't get emotionally involved.

It's just that Min Ning felt sorry for the fourth master. His adoptive mother passed away just when he needed his mother's love, but in the end he met the concubine De who treated him politely.

And his Ama is the emperor, although he said he loves him, but this love is divided into several shares, divided among other children, and as the number of emperor's children increases, this favor gradually becomes rarer.

Until he also had his own child, he learned not to let the child leave his biological mother, and gave the child the maternal love he lacked, but he suffered the pain of losing the child repeatedly.

And Minning's feelings for him are not sincere, because of what happened in the past few years, she always has reservations about her feelings for him.

Although after the birth of their child, he obviously treats her very differently, sometimes Minning can see that he is getting closer to her, which makes her a little scared.It's not that she doesn't know that fourth master helped her speak well in front of the emperor, and where she had some doubts, fourth master helped to make up for the mistakes.

The two are both like relatives and partners, moving towards the same goal together.

"What are you thinking? Do you think I was cruel back then? I didn't ask when Yinzhen was by Concubine Tong's side, and I still didn't ask when she came back to me?"

Minning came back to her senses, and hurriedly said, "No, I was thinking, it was because the empress didn't care about it back then, and empress Xiaoyiren must have been willing to sincerely raise our master."

Concubine De can call Queen Xiaoyiren Concubine Tong, but Minning doesn't have the courage.

Concubine De burst out laughing, "Do you really think Concubine Tong sincerely raised the fourth child?" After she smiled, Concubine De said, "It's not so much that the fourth child was raised by Concubine Tong, it's better to say that the fourth child was raised by Concubine Tong and Madam Shi. She was raised by her mother. Who in the palace didn't know that Concubine Tong Guifei was so poor and crazy that she wanted a child, but she was still infertile? Later, I heard from the people that holding a child by her side can attract children. The fourth child should have It was given to Concubine Niu Colu to be raised, but was later snatched by Concubine Tong."

"Are you surprised that I have told you so much?"

Minning laughed dryly.

Concubine De took out a veil to cover her lower mouth and said, "I also think you are pleasing to the eye, if it's Ulanara, I wouldn't have to talk to her at all."

Hearing Concubine De talk about Fujin in front of her, Minning was a little messy, and then Concubine De said, "Okay, I'm just complaining, don't freeze the child, it's time to go in."

Concubine De led the way, and Minning quickly followed with Yuan Bao in his arms.

After all, she still didn't understand why Concubine De neglected Fourth Master so much afterwards!