Yongzheng period

She had to maintain her momentum and open up a path with the greatest benefits for the family before Concubine Hui gave birth to the prince who most suits the emperor's wishes.Therefore, the concubine Duan Gui, who is in a high position with a long history and strong prestige, and has a sensitive and studious elder brother who is about to grow up, has become a rather dreaded object in the Queen Mother's heart.

What's more, this fourth elder brother is not a pure and kind person. Among the only three older elder brothers left in Yongzheng, he quietly earned a good reputation and forcibly overwhelmed the third elder brother who had already married and started a family.Besides, the Queen Mother usually watched coldly, Concubine Duangui and Concubine Yu were the closest, and even the fifth elder brother listened to the fourth elder brother quite a bit.Although there are two elder brothers who are similar in age because they are close friends, but in the eyes of the Queen Mother, they seem to be the signs of a partisan covenant between concubines.

There are only five princes in the palace, if two of the big three really unite, it is very likely to threaten the Queen Mother's plan. The Queen Mother is used to being in a high position and controlling the overall situation for a long time, so naturally she will not tolerate such a situation.In addition, Concubine Yu had spoken out against the Empress in the early years, and had excused Concubine Gui about Nianshi, these things had been forgotten by the Empress Dowager, but now that she thinks back, the meaning of Concubine Yu's actions is not clear at all.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager frequently made troubles. Concubine Duan once again let go of palace duties due to illness, and withdrew her green head card for three months; Concubine Yu also used the name of worshiping Buddha to avoid suspicion.The Empress Dowager Hui could not be targeted, and in order to cover up the embarrassment, the Empress Dowager forcibly attracted Concubine Jing, and also ordered nobleman Gong and Wu Ya, who had just entered the palace not long ago, to assist Concubine Jing to learn palace affairs.

This is the bright cultivation and the establishment of contacts. Concubine Jing is the archway erected by the Queen Mother to stop the mouths of the palaces. The real meaning is naturally that Gonggui and Wu Ya are always there.

Thinking that He Jia's first birthday banquet will be in two months, even though Yongzheng knew that the Empress Dowager would never be so stupid as to do something at the full moon banquet so quickly, he must beat Gong Guiren and Wu Ya Changzai again and again.But thinking about Wu Yachang, who has been inflated quickly by being favored and favored by the queen mother recently, Yongzheng added He nobleman and Ma Jia nobleman to the list of assistant palace affairs when he turned back, which can be regarded as a tribute to the queen mother's actions.

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Jingyang Palace

The fourth elder brother was absent-mindedly doing his homework, and every time he wrote a paragraph, he secretly turned his head to look at his mother-in-law.

"Hongli," Concubine Duan Gui, who was doing embroidery work, sighed, put down the work in her hands and said softly, "You are not serious about studying today, what do you want to say to Er Niang?"

The fourth elder brother frowned and said, "Emiang is obviously not sick but she is 'raised' in the palace. She even has to let go of the palace power. Is it because the queen mother is embarrassing?"

"Where did you hear these gossips? Er Niang just took a rest recently because she was too busy and uncomfortable. Could it be that Er Niang took some time to accompany you, so why don't you accept Er Niang's favor?" Concubine Duan said evasively. Then, he reprimanded, "And why do you keep talking about the 'Queen Dowager'? Is this how you treat your imperial mother? The etiquette taught by the mothers is for nothing."

The fourth elder brother held back his temper, and sneered, "Except for the former third elder brother and the current seventh younger brother, who else in the palace, Gege, can put aside in the eyes of me, the 'Emperor Mama'? It's the fifth younger sister named 'Princess Gu Lun', and she can't wait to see her."

Concubine Duan was at a loss for words for a while, and Hongli asked her in a low voice, "I have lost the power that I should have in my hand, and I am in such an unembarrassing seat. Er Niang is also a noble daughter of the Eight Banners, don't you want to fight for it?" ? The palace pays attention to 'the mother is more valuable than the son', the current situation, isn't it a good time for the son?"

Comprehending the urgent ambition in Hongli's words, Concubine Duan was shocked immediately, and snapped, "Shut up! Your Majesty is now in his prime, how dare you have such disrespectful thoughts!

Seeing Concubine Duan's rare loss of composure, Hongli was stunned for a moment, and murmured, "Emiang——."

Concubine Duan steadied her mind and stopped looking at him, her tone was condensed, "Elder brother has lost his head from studying, auspicious, why don't you go and comfort elder brother to rest in the hall."

Hongli blushed when he heard the words, "Emiang! I am also Huang Ama's son! Could it be that Emiang also thinks that her son is just like her son's humble birth mother, and has no right to fight?!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Ji Xiang hurriedly stepped forward to persuade the fourth elder brother, and said in a low voice, "My good master, servant girl! Don't say a few words! You don't care what you say today, and you also care about your mother's mood! "

Only then did Hongli barely calm down, and rushed into the room without saying a word, and Jixiang quickly chased after him.

After trying to persuade An to divide the fourth elder brother, when Jixiang came out, he saw his mother was still sitting by the bookcase, with one hand resting on her head, staring blankly at the decorations in front of her in a daze.

Ji Xiang softly walked over and squeezed his shoulders, and said, "Your Majesty, you feel tired? Let me give you a massage for your Majesty."

Concubine Duan nodded wearily, and said in a low voice after a long while, "This kid has been competitive since he was a child, he insisted on being the best in everything he does, and he wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with Hongshi in everything. I am used to being valued by others, so I treat myself extra harshly and don't listen to other people's gossip. I don't know when he started to fight for reserves."

Jixiang listened quietly, seeing that Concubine Duan seemed to disapprove of what the fourth elder brother did, she couldn't help but said, "Why is your empress so angry? The fourth elder brother is not useless—the empress often sighed at herself when she was young. If you are not a man, you can't go to battle to kill the enemy and revive the family of Qi Jia? It is unavoidable for the princes to fight for the heir, if the fourth elder brother can really win the favor of the emperor, can he not treat the empress's mother family well?"

Concubine Duan's heart sank when she heard this, "Auspicious, you are really getting more and more presumptuous."

Ji Xiang couldn't help but slapped his hand, and stopped making a sound.

"This matter is not as simple as you think." Concubine Duan Gui said slowly, "The emperor is in his prime, and if the elder and outstanding prince is a little careless in his words and deeds, he may just be another abolished prince. And now the fourth prince's advantage is not obvious. , even if I support it wholeheartedly, my wishes alone cannot represent the thoughts of the Qi Jia clan."

And with the fourth child's temper, I'm afraid he won't be liked by the emperor.Concubine Duan thought about Si elder brother's words of venting her anger, "Could it be that Er Niang also thinks that her son is just like her son's birth mother?"Knowing that the Empress Dowager is eyeing her fiercely, yet she carelessly exposes her own ambitions - Concubine Duan Gui sighed, after all, she lacked in character.

But my son knows his temperament best, so it's easy to handle, and if he really can get the support of the whole Qi Jia clan, he might not be able to compete.The thoughts in Concubine Duan's mind turned back and forth, and she finally said, "Recently, the Empress Dowager is in the limelight, so please keep the entire Jingyang Palace under control. Don't mention this matter again, let me think about it."

"Yes." Jixiang said.

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Zhuanzhou is a custom of predicting the baby's future when the child is one year old.When the newborn is one year old, put various items in front of the child and allow them to grab. Traditionally, commonly used items include pens, ink, paper, inkstone, abacus, coins, books, etc.

Hejia's pin Yi is "Princess Gulun", and is the most favored by Yongzheng. The Zhou ceremony is quite grand, and the specifications are even comparable to the rank of a son-in-law.With this Catch the Zhou Ceremony, Si Gege, who was also in good health after one year of age, was also given the name 'Shu He', and was given the imperial jade certificate, which settled Xin's concubine's concern.

Recently, Daiyu has gradually become familiar with palace affairs, and being the host of the Zhou Ceremony, Yongzheng divided half of the rights in Concubine Yu's hands to her, so that she could gradually control the six palaces.Concubine Yu had expected this to be the case. Yongzheng always had a lot of spies in her Yonghe Palace, and she was quite savvy. She handed over all the powers in accordance with Yongzheng's wishes, and never cared about power.

Although the items used in Zhou Zhou are prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but for the meaning of "blessing luck" to all the elders, the concubines will be ordered to prepare items with different meanings, and they will be inspected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as "additional gifts" and placed on the case.

Most of the gifts given by her concubines were quite standard, nothing more than books, embroidery and other items that represented the quality of her daughter's family, and Du Wuya often gave a bolt of soft smoke with gorgeous colors.

"As the saying goes: 'Women are those who please themselves', the concubine wishes the princess to find a good son-in-law as she wishes in the future, and be happy with everything." Wu Yachang is sincere and innocent on the surface. On the surface, she is sending blessings, but in reality It is insinuating that even Princess Gu Lun is insignificant, but it is as flashy as this soft smoke, and it is not as valuable as giving birth to an elder brother.

"Chang Zai really has a heart." Daiyu seemed to be unable to feel the vain stagnation atmosphere, and said with a smile, "The so-called 'what is in the eyes, what is in the heart', Wuya Changzai's state of mind must be the same as this soft smoke generally."

What is the meaning of this horse of soft smoke in your eyes, so what is your character.Daiyu cleverly blurred the concept represented by the latter, and Xiao Xiao rebelled against the army.

Wu Yachang couldn't help but choke when she heard the words, she couldn't say that she was harboring evil intentions.Just as she was thinking about how to get around, she heard the empress dowager above said calmly, "Okay, this gift is also given, and I have exhausted my mind. The time is approaching, so let's start quickly." Wu Yachang did not dare to disobey the empress dowager, Had to retreat unwillingly.

Yongzheng watched Daiyu show off his power with great interest, and he didn't want to spoil the good atmosphere of his precious daughter's grasping the Zhou ceremony, so he echoed the Queen Mother and said, "Then let's start."

Over there, the clever little eunuch dumped all these objects on the table, and scattered them around in order.Mammy hugged He Jia and carefully placed her among these things. When Xiao He Jia saw these weird and novel things, he couldn't move his eyes away.

Seeing that she stayed there for a long time, Mrs. Ma Jia was a little worried, so she stepped forward and tapped the back of a book with her knuckles to attract He Jia's attention, "Come on, little He Jia, come on Take this."

Hearing the voice, He Jia really crawled a few steps towards it, as if he was about to go over.