The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

The Empress Dowager was still unwilling to have a public conflict with Jingren Palace for the time being, but when it came to Anzheng Day, she seemed to be doing whatever she wanted, and she seemed to be unintentional, because she asked Han Ling, "Is there no good news for Si Yatou yet?"

Han Ling apologized and said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, from Ama onwards, the firstborn of Huifanara's family came late, and now it seems that even Princess Heqing is no exception."

The empress dowager sighed: "This girl, since she left the pavilion, her life has been going well, and she doesn't know how often she comes to chat with me."

Han Ling hurriedly said: "The concubine will send someone to the princess mansion to deliver the edict."

"It's very unnecessary." The empress dowager stopped, "I'm just talking about this, she must keep it in mind, and I have become a sinner who hinders the young couple from getting close."

"Yes." Han Ling bowed her lower body, "Speaking of which, since Princess He Qing got married, the Empress Dowager's palace has become much deserted. The earlier schedule of paying respects was slightly insufficient, and the concubines didn't notice it for a while, but the Pope Empress Dowager couldn't bear it." Don't feel wronged, I thought of a not-so-progressive idea, but I haven't gone back to Long Live Lord to know, if the Empress Dowager thinks it is appropriate, I will do it accordingly in the future, what do you think?"

"I don't lack food or drink here, so I'm here." The Empress Dowager said cheerfully, "The Empress might as well speak out and teach everyone to refer to it."

You have a good plan, and I have a wall ladder. Han Ling has long thought of a countermeasure: "The meaning of the concubine is that the original greetings for concubines in the sixth palace will not change. On the second and seventh, the prince who lives in the palace Brother, come to greet you, every third and eighth will be Princess Gege, every fourth and ninth will be greeted by the lord of the East Palace, and every five and ten times will be greeted by the lord of the West Palace. The speaker, I don't know what your old man thinks?"

The empress dowager thought for a while, and laughed with her daughter-in-law: "Isn't it quite a rule to do this?"

"If the concubines are not busy with palace affairs, they are willing to come to the Empress Dowager's palace to talk with you." Han Ling immediately asked everyone, "What do you think?"

"That's a good idea!" Concubine Su Gui smiled, "It's hard to be thoughtful for the master, we also want to come to the Empress Dowager's Palace to pay her respects, and we might disturb the Empress Dowager's purity. Since there are palace regulations, there will be no such worries in the future. .”

The four concubines and five concubines all agreed: "The master and empress are holy!"

The Empress Dowager readily agreed: "Let's do it like this."

Although it was an introduction, Princess Heqing couldn't stand up to her grandmother's nagging, and after only one day, good news came from the princess' mansion: Yili was going to be Ama.

Han Ling couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This is really planting flowers inside the wall and spreading outside the wall. The princesses brought all the blessings to the foreign minister's house."

Of the four married princesses, the two elder sisters have several children around their knees, and the two younger sisters have also blossomed one after another and have given an account to their in-laws; there are five princes who married, and Yong Huang gave birth to two sons, and he let go to serve his ancestors Now, Yongzhang is in his twenties, and up to now there is only one single seedling that has established a family. Yongxi Fujin is pregnant, and the number of boys and girls is still unknown. Yongqi has already lost a pair of sons; There is no movement - put it in the folks, this is a typical phenomenon of publishing and not publishing.

Cheng Shuang comforted: "Master, the fate of your children depends on the destiny, so you don't have to worry too much."

"I pass on the decree of my palace. From now on, the princes will take turns to kneel with me in Fengxian Hall." Han Ling paused, "Every day for half an hour, after kneeling for 81 days, we will talk about it."

Cheng Shuang agreed, "Hey!"

So far, the queen has not had a criminal record of killing a concubine's concubine's daughter. The parties are basically at ease. Besides, the aunt's mother asked the concubine to kneel and pray for blessings. Your own mother is more qualified to let you call her mother.

Although Yongzhang has already succeeded, the queen's edict has been conveyed to his Baylor Mansion without discrimination, and because of this, he is the first prince elder brother to accompany the queen to kneel.

"I heard from Yongxi that Mian works harder than his thirteenth uncle. With his supervision, Yongjing has benefited a lot." Yongzhang has a son and a daughter. The only son Mian is only three days younger than Yongjing. , or accompany Chuxiu Palace, or go to Jingren Palace, father and son get along extremely well.

Yongzhang said with a smile: "The Thirteenth Brother looks like an elder. With him around, my son and daughter-in-law feel at ease."

"He, I will be thankful for not bringing my nephew to rebel against me." Han Ling sighed, "Your mother is good everywhere, but she is too pampered and doting on the child, and the good things in Chuxiu Palace are cheaper in these two days." A bastard."

Yongzhang didn't take it seriously: "As long as you don't make a big deal, my son would rather see them breezy for two years."

The mother and daughter gossiped for a while, Zhang Lei looked at his pocket watch and replied: "Master, half an hour has passed."

Han Ling supported Cheng Shuang to stand up: "Okay, you go to Shoukang Palace to greet you, and accompany your mother-in-law to have lunch before leaving the palace."

Yongzhang felt a little dazed: this way of kneeling sutras was too hasty.

When it was Yongxuan's turn to accompany the prince who was kneeling, Shoukang Palace and the concubines of the sixth palace probably understood the queen's intention: the empress dowager wanted to intervene in the management of the harem, and the empress threatened the prince to order the harem—the concubines really wanted to please the queen mother, but the son That's my weakness!You said there are still concubines who have never given birth?They don't even have a son, no one cares what side they stand on!

Han Ling can eat well in front of all the princes, even if the princes below the fifth elder brother all had pox planted under the personal escort of Queen Nala, she must also be able to eat well: this is an era that pays attention to filial piety and conduct!

Kneeling down, almost all the parties involved had the same idea as Yongzhang: In terms of praying for blessings, this form seems to lack a lot of sincerity!

Others don't like talking too much, Yong Jing relied on being the youngest son of Zhonggong, and argued with Han Ling without any pressure: "Emiang, it's so boring!"

"You are not allowed to desecrate the heroic spirits of your ancestors." Han Ling glared at him, "You must be sincere when kneeling, otherwise your ancestors will not bless you."

Yongjing pouted: "Emiang, you lied to me. Ninth brother said that you are praying for the heirs of the married brothers, and have nothing to do with the son."

Han Ling smiled and said, "Do you still feel wronged if you are asked to contribute to the brothers?"

Yong Jing stuck out her tongue: "Er Niang, I am the youngest!"

The situation of the thirteenth elder brother now is roughly the same as that of the ninth elder brother back then. Since he was born, he has always been the emperor's youngest son. Apart from the imperial father's favor, his biological mother and adoptive mother are all in charge of the harem. Brothers must also Let him grow up to five or six years old, and really don't know what the word "grievance" means.

Han Ling said leisurely: "You're young, last month your twelfth brother's gold watch broke again, didn't you check for him who opened it?"

Yongjing didn't take it seriously: "Emiang, I learned it from my fourth brother. Now my fourth brother can decorate and repair. That's the skill I accumulated after destroying many pocket watches. Where am I now?"

Han Ling laughed and scolded: "What a prodigal son!"

The result of praying for blessings was quite effective, and it was Yong Qi's turn to kneel with him that day, Cheng Shuang entered and replied, "Master, the Empress Dowager called you to Shoukang Palace to talk."

Han Ling frowned slightly: "What's going on?"

Cheng Shuang replied: "It seems to be related to Changchun Palace."

Han Ling stood up, and Yin told Yong Qi: "Did you write down what I just said?"

Yong Qi blushed: "Please rest assured, Queen Mother."

The atmosphere in Shoukang Palace was quite strange, Han Ling invited Ann, looked at Hongli and asked, "But is there something wrong with Lingfei's fetus?"

Hongli raised his chin, and Li Yu bowed back and said, "Master, according to the consultation of the imperial hospital, your concubine is pregnant with twins."

"Twins?" Han Ling was taken aback, "Who said that?"

Li Yu replied: "I asked Liu Yuanjuan to see it first, and the envoy of Xu Yuan and Xue Yu also asked for pulse, and there is no difference from what Liu Yuanjue judged."

"It's a good thing." Han Ling nodded and smiled, "Whether it's a dragon and a phoenix, or a pair of phoenixes, it's something worth celebrating."

The empress dowager stared at her daughter-in-law and asked, "What if there are two elder brothers?"

"Two elder brothers—" Han Ling took a deep breath, "It can't be this small, can it?"

Hongli said: "The Tai Hospital said that it is not a sign of a different fetus."

Han Ling stood up: "I'll go and have a look!"

The empress dowager said: "Whether it is true or not, we can't make a conclusion until the date of production. We still have to make preparations in advance."

Han Ling sat back: "Who else knows?"

Hongli said: "Except for a few old things in the imperial hospital, only Zhen and the Queen Mother know about it."

The Empress Dowager wanted to hide it from Han Ling, since this real daughter-in-law is a master of Xinglin, if she took advantage of her loopholes to teach her selfishness, she would shoot herself in the foot instead, and simply expanded her to one of the sequences that were kept secret from the outside world. Inside.

Han Ling asked: "Concubine Jia doesn't know?"

Liu Ruilin seemed to be recommended by Yonghe Palace.

The Empress Dowager replied: "Without my words, he wouldn't dare to say a word."

Han Ling understood: "What do the emperor and the queen mother mean?"

The queen mother pondered for a while and said: "According to the rules of the ancestors, all twin boys can't stay. If it's a pair of princesses, it's okay, but if it's two elder brothers—after all, they are royal blood, the Ai family really can't bear it." !"

Han Ling looked at her husband: "Your Majesty—"

Hongli sighed: "I want to hear what you mean."

"In the family of twin emperors, one son goes and the other returns." Han Ling said after a moment of deliberation, "The emperor knows that the concubine does not believe these prophecies that harm the family relationship, and if it does not involve the safety of the emperor, the concubine is willing to keep these two children .”

The Empress Dowager was quite troubled: "I'd rather believe it than believe it. The Ai family is also reluctant to part with their grandson. After all, there is a saying that restrains the father and the mother. If the small loss is the big one, wouldn't it be the crime of the concubine mother and son? "

Han Ling had an idea: "Your Majesty, it's better to call the Qin Tianjian to ask. It's unknown if they can get the best of both worlds."

Qin Tianjian's idea is very simple: before the age of ten, the biological parents will not meet the twins at the same time, and the person with the most prosperous children will adopt one of the boys, so that the parents and brothers will be safe and sound.

The empress dowager objected first: "How can the royal blood flow to the outside world?"

Han Ling pressed her forehead: "Fourth Brother, Queen Mother, there are no outsiders here, so if you have anything to say, you can just say it."

Hongli was startled: "Say it!"

"To suppress internal and external criticism, you have to do three things. First, you must not leak the news that your concubine is pregnant with twins. If anything goes wrong, immediately execute your concubine's chief physician, Liu Ruilin; A concubine who does not have enough status, put one of the princes under her name—” Han Ling paused, “Thirdly, you have to issue a decree to let the concubine be the adoptive mother of elder brother—” "

The author has something to say: Spoilers are allowed, the concubine is pregnant with two boys.Some readers will definitely guess: "The heroine has adopted Jiaqing." I can continue to spoiler: "Definitely not!"