Female Official In the East Palace

In the 34th general election, Kangxi gave marriage to the fifth prince Yinqi, the sixth prince Yinzuo, the seventh prince Yinyou and the eighth prince Yinsi.

The future blessing of the fifth elder brother came from his Tala clan in Zhenghuang Banner, the daughter of Zhang Bao, a member of foreign affairs.

The future blessing of the six elder brothers came from the Jueercha clan with the blue flag, and he was the descendant of the five founding ministers, Juercha An Feiyangu, but the Jueercha family was born after Kangxi’s pro-government Empty name, no real power and high-ranking officials.

My dear, I have a good family background.

As for the future Fu Jin Guoluo Luo Shi of the eighth elder brother, the family background is actually higher than the future Fu Jin of the other three elder brothers. His father Ming Shang was the concubine, but he was sentenced to death for his crime. The mother died in depression. Although she had been raised in the residence of her great-grandfather An and Prince Yue Yue, she was an orphan.

And Kangxi pointed out that after the marriage, he only taught Qin Tianjian to choose auspicious days, and did not specify what year, what month, and what month he wanted them to get married.

The low-ranking concubines were jealous, but the high-ranking concubines did not pay any attention to these newly arrived beautiful girls. After all, they wanted to threaten the status of the high-ranking concubines, unless among the four concubines Someone died or Kangxi loved him excessively, otherwise it is almost impossible.

Kangxi has always been lustful in women, so it is impossible. The three concubines Hui, Yi, and Rong are still very strong, so the only thing they can expect is to stay in Yonghe The imperial concubine Wuya of the palace gave up the concubine position.

Unfortunately, she has three good sons, the fourth brother, the sixth brother and the fourteenth brother, and no one dares to challenge her on the bright side.

At the same time, both the prince and the elder brother have added new people.

Yuqing Palace was very indifferent to the arrival of the new concubine, only feeling that there were more people crowded, and nothing else.

The eldest brother made it clear that he wanted to have a son with Fujin Yiergenjueluo first, so he didn't love his concubines much, and most of the time he was left hanging in the backyard.

Da Fukujin nodded with a smile, "The imperial doctor said two years would be enough, and now it has been two and a half years."

But the imperial doctor said only conservative numbers, where is it so easy to take care of the deficient body?

Rong Xin received the Crown Princess's gaze and asked, "Have the Emperor and Concubine Hui put pressure on the eldest brother and you?"

Dafujin's eyes swayed slightly, and he said naturally: "My father and I have been married for many years, and we have not yet had a direct son, and I feel guilty."

"Since you can give birth to three grids for the elder brother, it means that your body has no fertility problems. If you want to give birth, it is OK, so why not raise it again? This is a lifetime thing. "

"Mother Mu said the same thing, but..." Dafujin pursed his lips, and didn't hide it from the two, "Without a son-in-law, my heart will never settle down."

This is also the reason why the Crown Princess could not speak out.

Today, the crown princess entertained the concubines, not only Dafujin, but also the Dong'e family of Sanfujin and the Wulanala family of Sifujin, but Sanfujin stayed beside Dongzhu as soon as they arrived at Yuqing Palace , Si Fu Jin didn't have a letter yet. Seeing that Dong Zhu, who was well-behaved and clean, liked it very much, he also followed San Fu Jin next to Dong Zhu.

Rong Xin saw that Dongzhu was still able to concentrate on playing with her under the kind eyes of Sanfujin and Sifujin, and said to Dafujin: "Nowadays, the imperial physicians of Xiaofang Branch are more and more exquisite in medicine. , without the worry of smallpox, there will be fewer and fewer children in the clan who die early, but in the early years... you must have heard of it."

Not only Da Fu Jin, but even the Crown Princess also looked at her and paid great attention.

Rong Xin thought of Chenghu and the others again, and sighed: "The mother's body also affects the child.

Dafujin lowered his eyes, thoughtful.

The princess looked at Dongzhu and sighed, "Exactly, nothing is more important than the health of the child."

Rong Xin followed the eyes of the Crown Princess and also fell on Dongzhu. Dongzhu's matter has not been rumored, but it is impossible to hear the wind outside Yuqing Palace, and it is estimated that there are many in private Speaking of princes and princesses.

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So, as a parent, how can you not expect your child to be healthy and safe? Even if it were mediocre, it would be better than being separated or watching him suffer from illness.

In recent years, fewer and fewer newborns were born in the Kangxi harem. Since Keqi's fifteenth elder brother, only one nobleman, Wang Shi, gave birth to two children in the 32nd year and in June this year. Brother, no other prince was born.

And among these princes, the one who is in poor health now is the Eleventh Prince from Yifei Guo Luoluo, who has been suffering from serious and minor illnesses for many years, and it has become more serious in the past two years.

After the winter, Brother Eleven had a high fever, and a military report came from outside the Great Wall, saying that traces of Galdan's activities had been discovered, and Kangxi decided to encircle and suppress Galdan again. , in order to avoid future troubles.

Kangxi wanted to go on a personal expedition again, and the court asked him to take it back again and again. Even the prince said that he would go on behalf of the emperor, but Kangxi did not agree. Among the princes, he still only named the elder brother. Yin Tzu went out with the army.

Prior to this, in order to solve the livelihood problem of the Eight Banners, Kangxi intended to allocate millions of silver taels to the bannermen, but the prince and the elder brother strongly opposed it.

Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the policy towards the banner people has always been better than that of the Han people, giving priority to entering the office, and the salary is higher than that of the Mongolian and Han people. Completely solve the livelihood of the Eight Banners.

The gap between the rich and the poor between the eight flags is widening, and some of them can no longer guarantee a normal life, but even so, most of them are still not straight and frugal, indulge in pleasure, and have nothing to do.

Rewarding silver will only teach them to be less productive, and will not help to solve the fundamental problem.

Not to mention…

"Emperor Ama even pays his son a credit of 100,000 taels of artillery, why should he support those bannermen in vain?"

Although the prince did not say anything, he was obviously standing on the same line with the big brother.

"The Eight Banners soldiers are the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, how can they be equal?"

Because the eldest brother failed to get the 100,000 taels, he had a lot of evidence in hand, and he was always holding a breath in his heart, and at this time he said bluntly: "If those who have nothing to do and only know how to cause trouble all day long The bannermen are the foundation of the country, and the operation of the Qing Dynasty is difficult."

"Bang!"

The paperweight fell at the feet of the eldest brother, and Kangxi was furious: "Damn! I dote on you too much on weekdays, and I actually said such disrespectful words!"

"I am the Son of Heaven, how can I allow you to question my decision?"

The prince also knelt down with the elder brother, and said earnestly: "Emperor Ama is honored, my son and eldest brother dare not question Huang Ama's decision, but the banner people are extravagant and receive food and wages. Selling it clean before returning home, so that the family can’t eat enough, and rewarding money to the home is really not the fundamental solution.”

What the prince said was justified, so Kangxi's anger calmed down a little, "Is there any reason why I don't know? But is there a better way at this time?"

Of course not, the problem of bannermen is not one family, but many, and it is difficult to solve easily.

However, it could not be solved for a while, so it was put on hold for the time being. It was the prince who said: "Now the emperor Ama wants to go to Galdan in person, and the military expenses are sufficient so that the rear has no worries, it is better to wait until the war is over. thesis?"

The elder brother hurriedly suggested: "You can also build a few more powerful generals to ensure that the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are not damaged too much."

Kangxi was noncommittal, and his expression was full of reluctance to say more, so he rushed the two to leave.

The prince and the elder brother stood in front of the Qianqing Palace and looked at each other. They both saw in each other's eyes that they couldn't let go.

"If this happens, I'm very upset, and I need to figure out a solution as soon as possible."

Prince is actually better at controlling his emotions than the elder brother. Many times, the emotions he shows are because he is willing to show them.

At this time, the prince and the eldest brother were of the same mind, and their emotions were similar to his.

As for the reply to the eldest brother, the prince simply said: "The most important thing is to recruit Galdan, Yinqi and their marriage will be put on hold for the time being, and presumably the affairs of the bannermen will also be put on hold."

However, the prince was calm on the face, but he was not very sure about this matter. After returning to the Yuqing Palace, he said he would listen to his aunt.

Rong Xin asked: "I haven't heard of it before. When the emperor told you, were there other ministers?"

"No, if there are others around, eldest brother will not be so reckless."

Rong Xin smiled when he heard it, "If that's the case, it means that the emperor has not made up his mind yet, and maybe he just wants to hear what you and eldest brother have to say."

However, Kangxi is also quite obsessed with the prosperity, the prince and the elder brother are outspoken, which naturally annoys him.

However, when a father begins to become dependent on his son, it proves that they have grown up and he is old…

Rong Xin raised her head, looked at the prince standing by the window, and smiled slightly, "You and the eldest brother can both be independent now, but you need to be more careful."

The prince nodded and asked, "Auntie, how is Little Eleven's body?"

Rong Xin lost the smile on his face, shook his head and said, "It's not very good, it's been raised to eleven years old, if there is an emergency, it will make people uncomfortable."

The Imperial Physician is just doing his best now. If Eleven Eleven is really gone, Concubine Yi may feel uncomfortable. At that time, among these four concubines, there will be no one who has not experienced the pain of losing a child. concubine...

Although the prince and Eleven are very different in age and haven't had much contact with each other, they are brothers in the end, and he said in a gloomy mood: "Tomorrow I will find time to visit Xiao Eleven. ."

"Want me to accompany you?"

The prince shook his head, "I will go alone, you are soft-hearted, and you will be sad if you watch too much."

His kindness, Rong Xin did not refuse, and said with relief: "You too, be lenient, and take it as your life."

"Yes, don't worry."

On the second day, the prince failed to take time to visit. There were a lot of affairs in the DPRK and China, and the ministries had to prepare for the second expedition to Galdan, so they were busier than usual. Free time later.

In February of the new year, the army was launched, and the prince stayed in Beijing.

The prince sent off Huang Ama and the elder brother. After dealing with the government affairs early that day, he went to visit the eleventh elder brother. Eunuch.

"The servant greets His Royal Highness the Prince, and the servant will go in and report..."

The prince waved his hand and said, "No, you lead the way, I'll just go in with you."

The little **** bowed and walked in front of the prince's side. When he arrived at the door of Eleventh Brother, he loudly announced the arrival of the prince, and then the prince stepped into the house.

Eleventh brother was about to get up and salute. The prince quickly walked to the bed and held him down, "You are not in good health, so you don't need to be too polite."

While Eleventh Brother could not salute, Ninth Brother was indeed unavoidable, so he got up and clasped his fists and saluted at the Prince.

The prince raised him and asked with a smile, "What are you two talking about?"

"Return to the second brother of the prince..." Eleventh brother forced a smile, panting: "Ninth brother told me that he saved many months of money, and waited for fifth brother to leave the palace to open the house , I beg him to take us out of the palace to spend whatever we want."

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Eleventh brother coughed a few times, but he couldn't hide the light in his eyes. He finally stopped the cough and asked eagerly: "Prince second brother, is it true?"

The prince personally poured a glass of water for him, Brother Jiu immediately lifted Brother Eleven slightly, the prince fed him to drink, and when he saw that his breath had eased, he said: "You must do what you say. , I won't lie to you."

Eleventh brother is very happy: "Yinyu thanked the second brother of the prince."

The nine elder brothers thanked them together, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The second brother of the prince has taught us to be grateful for allowing us to go out to play in the palace, and we really shouldn't spend the money of the second brother of the prince. Rich, but I don’t know what the prices are outside?”

Brother Jiu scratched his head, "I only have more than 8,000 taels, not too much..."

"How much?" The prince was surprised.

"More than 8,000 taels." Brother Jiu said blankly, "Prince and second brother, but too little? I always thought that the extra-mural expenses should not be large, is it wrong?"

The prince recovered and said hurriedly: "A lot, I'm just curious, how did you save these silver taels?"

The prince in the palace has a limited amount of moon silver, even if it doesn't cost much, it is not easy for the fourteen-year-old Jiu to save more than 5,000 taels.

Brother Jiu was a little embarrassed and said: "The fifth brother is on an errand, so I asked him to bring some things for the ladies and eunuchs to use when entering and leaving the palace, which is higher than outside the palace but higher than others. The purchased eunuchs are sold at a slightly lower price..."

"You earn money from the harem concubines and palace attendants?"

"Yin Rai knows that it is not in compliance with the rules and will never do it again."

"I don't mean to blame." The prince is not rigid, Jiu elder brother also said that there are other eunuchs doing this, so he must be unable to stop, it is better to teach him to earn go.

The prince was just curious, "How did you think of it and do it?"

"Is it difficult?" Brother Jiu asked, "I'm Brother Jiu, so the buyer will naturally trust me more, and the eunuchs who buy them dare not be angry even if they are sold out. Say it."

That's true, but it's definitely not as easy as he said it is?

The prince thought for a moment, then asked: "Is there a backlog of purchased goods?"

"Naturally, you have to buy on demand, how can there be a backlog?"

"Then..." The prince wanted to ask again, and with a glance from the corner of his eye, he saw Brother Eleven was looking at them, and then changed his words, "I'll talk about this later, Little Eleven, you still have What do you want? While Huang Ama is not in the capital, we don't have to ask Huang Ama for permission, so we will bring it up together."

Eleventh brother has been lying on the bed for many years to recuperate, thinking hard and thinking, still can't think of what he wants to do, so he looks at his ninth brother.

Brother Jiu asked him: "Do you want to go to the academy? Do you want to see the cannon on the eldest brother Zhuangzi? Also, do you want to live in Changchun Garden again?"

Every time he asked, Brother Eleven nodded with bright eyes.

The prince saw that Brother Eleven really had yearning in his eyes, so he didn't care whether these things were what Brother Nine wanted to do or Brother Eleven wanted to do.

Then the prince promised them that they would be notified and left here.