The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

As a princess, she should be the most precious in the world, enjoying all the cares of the world, but she also has to shoulder the responsibilities of the world.

At first, Changning didn't understand. She sent her concubine to protect the country, but she didn't know where the general was needed.

But now that he has truly walked into history, into the royal family, and into the center of this vortex of power, Changning realized that this statement was really too narrow.

When a Qing princess married into Mongolia, it was not to maintain the bilateral relationship with her weak body or the thin affection between husband and wife, but to come to a corner of the Qing Dynasty with the identity of an envoy of the emperor and the glory of a daughter of the royal family, to participate in politics, to hold power, and to keep Mongolia firmly in the hands of the Qing royal family.

In other words, the Qing princess's pacification of Mongolia had more important political significance. It was an effort made for national unity and border stability, just like setting up an inspection department in border areas.

From this perspective, the princess's nobility does not lie in her bloodline, but in the fact that she has the freedom to break free from the shackles of being a woman and to hold power like men.

For example, the fourth princess, Princess Kejing. Princess Kejing's reputation is so famous that even modern Changning has heard of it. There is no other reason, she is just too outstanding, and is simply the benchmark for the princesses of the Qing Dynasty.

Princess Kejing's mother was Concubine Yi's sister, Lady Guoluo. Because her biological mother was not of high status, she married Borjigichi, the Khalkha prince, Dundubdorji.

The Khalkha tribe is located in a remote area with a harsher environment than other places. However, Princess Kejing quickly established herself and later took control of the political affairs of the entire Khalkha tribe, with power in both the southern and northern parts of the desert.

Princess Kejing's residence was an independent kingdom in Guihua City. Not only was it not subject to local jurisdiction, but generals and governors had to kneel down to greet her.

She also had the right to participate in politics and the obligation to regulate the country. It can be said that she was like an empress in Khalkha and truly lived the life of a heroine.

And for such an outstanding princess, where is her husband?

Historical books describe him as mediocre and incompetent.

Changning looked at Rong Fei who was sitting in the high seat. Because of the anxiety and hard work in recent days, she seemed to have suddenly aged by ten years. Compared with De Fei who was talking and laughing beside her, they seemed to be two generations apart.

Changning thought to herself, could it be that Kangxi really didn't know about Princess Rongxian's recent situation? Didn't he receive the letter?

He just thought it was a trivial matter. Compared with maintaining relations with Mongolia and controlling the economic and military lifeline of the Bahrain tribe, what was the big deal about taking a concubine?

If Princess Rongxian was a sober person, she should have placed her livelihood in the Qing Dynasty like Princess Kejing did.

You must know that men are unreliable, and the husband's family is even more unreliable. The wife's family, which is of use to her, is the real help. Keep the real power firmly in your own hands.

Perhaps Rong Fei knew it in her heart, but she still hoped that her daughter could live a simple and happy life.

The pursuit of power and freedom is not the dream of all women in the world.

Perhaps they feel that harmony between husband and wife is the most important thing.

In this way, Changning's mind was in a state of confusion the whole night. After returning home, he quickly arranged for the child to go to bed, and then he felt better.

This year's New Year's Eve was the same as usual. The Crown Prince and Hongxi were always the focus, followed by the Prince of Zhi.

There were a few more grandchildren this year, but only the twins received a few compliments from Emperor Kangxi, which made the Third Prince say something sour: "It's a blessing to have a good son, don't you think, Fourth Prince?"

Yinzhen was too lazy to pay attention to him: "Yes, Third Brother. I hope you can also have this blessing, and have more blessings like Hongqing."

"You!" The Third Prince's face turned red. It would be better not to have Hong Qing!

Fourteen was overjoyed. He loved to laugh at his brothers' jokes. He fell over with laughter: "Hahahahahahahaha"

The Third Prince immediately became unhappy, his eyes widened in anger. The Fourteenth Prince was laughing at him in person. Did he still have the dignity to be a brother?

"Old Fourteen! What are you laughing at?!"

"I'm not laughing at you, Third Brother. Hahahaha, really." Fourteen couldn't stop laughing. His stomach hurt from laughing. He even asked the eunuch next to him to rub his stomach. He laughed as he rubbed it: "I'm really not laughing at you, Third Brother."

"You didn't laugh at me, but you were disrespectful in front of the emperor. The emperor is still here!"

The third brother was accused of a serious crime and was very angry, so he said something without thinking.

Old Fourteen’s laughter stopped all of a sudden, and he felt like a goose whose neck was being strangled, with his stomach cramping.

Yinzhen was a little dissatisfied. After all, he was his own brother. He wanted to say something on his behalf, but the Eighth Prince got there first.

He smiled and bowed, "Why would Third Brother argue with Old Fourteen? He has loved to laugh since he was young, and he is still a child. If I have disturbed Third Brother, I, your younger brother, will apologize for him."

After saying this, the Eighth Prince picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

When the Fourteenth Prince saw this, he wanted to say something, but Yinzhen glared at him and he stopped talking.

Seeing that the Eighth Prince had given him a way out, the Third Prince had nothing more to say. He was not the kind of person who would put the blame on his brothers.

After leaving the palace, everyone got on their own carriages. The Fourteenth Prince couldn't help but go to the Eighth Prince to thank him.

"Thank you, Big Brother, for speaking for me just now."

The Eighth Prince smiled gently and kindly: "Fourteenth Brother, there is no need to say more about our relationship. Besides, Third Brother and we are brothers after all, and he is not deliberately making things difficult for you."

Brother?

He does have a fourth brother who has the same father and mother as him, but when he was troubled by the third brother, where was his good brother hiding?

He didn't dare to stand up for himself, and could only glare at his own brother. Old Fourteen said goodbye and didn't see him off. Who wants this broken brother?

The Thirteenth Prince expressed that he wanted this brother.

In fact, after Yinzhen returned home, he sent Su Peisheng to pick out two boxes of treasures left to him by Tong E'niang and sent them to the Third Prince's mansion as a New Year gift.

The Third Prince knew at a glance that the Fourth Prince was apologizing on behalf of the Fourteenth Prince.

Alas, the fourth brother still cares about the deep affection between brothers! If he had a brother like the fourteenth brother, he would have thrown him away long ago. Fortunately, he is the fourth brother, he can really endure.

But thinking of his siblings, he was also worried about his sister, Princess Rongxian.

Since his sister was not living well, of course he had to support her, but the emperor's attitude was very clear, the old father didn't want to care.

It's not that Kangxi didn't love his daughter, but he felt that how could a Qing princess indulge in love? If she was thinking about how to win back her husband's heart every day, how could she have the energy to manage the grassland?

However, it cannot be left alone, otherwise the Bahrain tribe will feel that the Qing Dynasty does not value this princess, and it will be difficult for the princess to take power again.

In fact, Yinzhen was also thinking about this question. So when the third prince came to him, he said, "Mulan Paddock."

Hearing the music and understanding the elegant meaning, the Third Prince asked for permission to go on a spring hunt in Mulan Paddock in March after returning.

The spring hunting was a small matter; what was more important was that Kangxi met with various Mongolian tribes, including the Balin tribe in the south of the desert where Princess Rongxian was located.