Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Dynasty

Kangxi is in a very good mood recently.At the end of September, the crown prince gave birth to an elder brother, the grandson of Kangxi's direct relative; in mid-October, Wang Changzai was diagnosed to be two months pregnant.Wang Changzai and Concubine Chen Shu are the two women who have been the most coquettish and favored women in the harem for the past few years. As soon as the news of her pregnancy came out this time, Kangxi immediately canonized her as a royal nobleman; What came was the news that Chen Shufei had been promoted to Chen Changzai.

"Is the fifteenth elder brother still being raised by the nobleman?" An He sat on the big welcome pillow holding the hand stove, watching her daughter stand up on the couch staggeringly with the back of the couch, and asked the nanny to bring it to her. After a bowl of hot goat's milk, he said, "How is Concubine Wen's body now? A while ago, she didn't even come to Yinzheng's side. Didn't she say she's much better?"

"It's still the same. The Sixth Princess is often accompanied by Yongshou Palace, but Concubine Wen still looks listless." Jin Xiu brought a plate of fruit to An He, "This is a new fruit produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There are still fresh things in late autumn, master, hurry up and taste them."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs has produced a lot of capable people recently, but I heard that Prince Jane, who is also the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is in good health. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold this position for a long time." An He scooped up an apple and put it into his mouth, "Prince Jane The family is also very chaotic, I heard from Yinzuo that Prince Jane's successor is getting more and more disliked by Prince Jane's elder brother, and now he only maintains a virtuous appearance."

What An He was talking about was Yaerjiang's friendship with Yinzuo.Yaerjiang is the eldest son of Prince Jane, but his biological mother died young and there is no brother who can help him. After Prince Jane married the second Fujin Borzigit, he could only watch the successor of Fujin. Sons were born one after another.Although it is not as good as Yarjan's original concubine's position, but he knows that the Borzigit family has long disliked him, and he wishes that his position in Prince Jane's heart will plummet so that his children can inherit Prince Jane. The title of the Iron Hat Prince.

"But the elder brother of Prince Jane grew up under the eyes of the emperor, and no matter how courageous Prince Jian Fujin is, he will not make any trouble." Jinxiu stood aside and said with a smile, "Although Prince Jane is silent, But the maidservant said that the prince was also a decisive master when he was young. If that successor Fujin dared to do anything wrong, Prince Jane would not let her go."

Yaerjiang's temper is impatient, I'm afraid that Prince Jane also intends to temper him.Besides, even if Prince Jane wanted Yarjan'a to inherit the title, he still had to think about his other sons.An He thought of Kangxi, even if the crown prince ascended the throne in the future, he probably hoped that his ten or so sons would be safe and sound.

"Prince Jane's eldest elder brother, Fujin, is about to give birth. This year, the emperor bestowed on his concubine, Irgenjueluo family. Although he came from a low family background, he is also a Manchurian surname. Perhaps it is because of this that Prince Jane's Fujin is restless." An He He took a sip of tea, "But if you think about it again, the emperor and the empress dowager don't know what we all know? Prince Jane Fujin doesn't care about Prince Jane, and he has to think about the consequences. After all, Yaerjiang is the emperor's watch Growing up, he called the emperor 'Khan Ama' just like the elder brothers in the palace, and he won the Sacred Heart in front of the emperor more than the other prince elder brothers."

"Master is right." Jinxiu said again, "There is news from outside that Fujin's condition is worsening, let master be mentally prepared. The third wife has already sent a letter to the uncle and the second master."

"understood."

In the end, Bayara couldn't make it through the new year, and news of her illness and death came from outside the palace in early December.After hearing Feiqing's reply, An He just calmly took off the red gold threaded ruby ​​buds on his head, put on two lilac silver hairpins, and said, "Go and bring me that stone blue dress and put it on. It's time for the third sibling to pass on the news to the elder brother and the second younger brother, and I guess there will be a brochure in a few days."

"It's okay to talk about the brochures of the uncle and the second master, but the brochures of the third, fourth and fifth masters should be delivered early tomorrow morning at the latest." Feiqing asked Zhenzhu to bring over a warm hand stove, "Although it is the master However, it is not suitable for the master to dress too plainly in the palace. It will be the new year in twenty days, what is the master of the banquet going to do?"

"The deceased is the most important. After all, she is Ama's first wife. When she goes, I should eat fast and chant Buddha to pray for her." An He took the hand stove from Pearl, "Pearl, go and tell Xilinjueluo that during this period of time, I will be happy." The clothes Yinxuan prepares must be plain and clean. Di Erniang is also Yinzheng’s Guo Luo’s mother in terms of identity, and the harem has many eyes and ears, so they can’t be asked to look for opportunities to chew their tongues.”

"Yes." Pearl replied.

An He picked up the sandalwood Buddha bead bracelet that was on the side, got up, walked to the side of the couch and sat down, and then ordered: "Within 27 days from today, the small kitchen does not need to bring meat dishes to me; tell the guards of the palace gate Eunuch, I am not fit to see guests. Anyone who wants to come to see me will be rejected. There are also nobles like Zhaojia and the others. They have ordered that they do not have to come to pay me well for the time being. Ningshou Palace and other places must be informed ... Shan Shan, go get me a pen and paper and Buddhist scriptures."

"Yes."

When Jinxiu and Feiqing were at peace, they hurried down to give orders, and the room was so quiet that one could hear the crackling sound of red bamboo charcoal burning.Except for a few concubines who Baba came to express "mourning", the other concubines wisely did not bother.After Jinxiu's good words, those who were not winking could only pull their veils and leave.

An He didn't need these women to flatter her and say "empathy" words in front of her.She didn't have a good impression of Bayara, and her death was no different to An He than the death of a stranger.It doesn't matter whether she is cold-hearted or not filial, she can't be respectful to such a aunt.It's just that the Bayara family occupies the position of the aunt. These superficial things have to be done for others to see, otherwise they will fall into the mouth.

An He naturally postponed the New Year's dinner, and even handed over all the power to manage the Six Houses.Although Concubine Tong has been favored for a long time, seeing that Kangxi still has no plans to give her the status of official concubine, she can only show herself hard.The family banquet on New Year's Eve is an opportunity, the noble concubine can't show up, Sanfu Jin has to watch the pregnant concubine Rong, and the eleventh elder brother is sick, and the concubine Yi can't tell, let alone the always weak and sick concubine Wen.Now Concubine Hui is the only one fighting for power with her, she is not afraid.

Feiqing reported back and forth about Concubine Tong and Concubine Hui's fight with each other, An He just raised her eyelids indifferently, said "um" and stopped talking.She slowly flipped through the letters that Faka sent back from Jiangnan, counted the days, and estimated that Faka and Yanzhu should have returned from Jiangnan and Fujian before the new year.

Probably because Fubao's letter was delivered in time, Faka and Yanzhu also packed their bags in advance, and returned to the capital on an official boat with a full load of belongings.Faka has served as the governor of Liangjiang for these years, and the filial piety of his subordinates is increasing year by year. He even brought Hesheli and his two children to get a lot of good things; Not a lot, there are about ten boxes when they are full.

The details of human relations in the officialdom are all things on the facade, so no one will participate in playing Faka and Yanzhu to accept bribes.The Hershey family sent a letter to enter the palace after the filial piety for Anhe, Yinxuanyin'e and the little princess was arranged, saying that it was inconvenient to enter the palace because of the hot filial piety, and they could only wait for a while Come to Anhe again.

"The New Year will be in three days." After reading the letter, An He asked Jin Xiu to put it away and lock it up, "Have you reported to Ningshou Palace?"

"According to the master's order, Feiqing has already gone to talk about it." Anhe couldn't go to the family banquet on New Year's Eve. Although everyone knew why, it was still necessary to tell the empress dowager and Kangxi.Recently, An He's body is not very agile, and he is dizzy and groggy, maybe he has caught the cold, so he just has an excuse not to attend.Jinxiu brought ginger soup, "I told the small kitchen to boil it for the master, the master should drink it while it's hot."

"Wait for Yinxuan and Yin'e to come over and let the people in the small kitchen cook some of their favorite dishes." Anhe doesn't eat meat dishes, but she can't force her two sons not to eat at all, after all Yinxuan He has to spend energy to help the prince with political affairs, and Yin'er has to go to school to practice riding and shooting.

"Master, don't keep frowning. The two elder brothers will definitely be worried." He took the empty bowl back and ordered the maid to take it out.Thinking that her master was worried that the men of Niu Hulu's family were out of work now, Jinxiu persuaded, "Although the uncles and the others have all retired now, sooner or later they will go out to serve as errands, and right now it's just a moment of silence. .”

"I'm not worried about this issue, but I'm worried about whether my elder brother and A Ling can get along well." When Faka was released, A Ling was only about twelve or thirteen years old, and at that age, he naturally couldn't compete with Faka.It's just that now that Aling'ah has married and established a business, should Faka's title be returned to Aling'ah?I'm afraid that someone will use this as a gossip to alienate Niu Hulu's family. People from the Mingzhu faction have done this before, and Bayara raised his hands to express his approval.If it hadn't been for Guo Xiu's participation in the Pearl, this matter would not have ended so soon.

"Uncle has seen and learned a lot outside for many years, so he will know how to do it. Master, don't worry." Jinxiu said softly, "Besides, Mrs. Fifth is persuading me, so I don't dare to make too much noise. After all, it is still The filial piety period of Fujin."

An He dared not and would not pin her hopes on Borzigit.What Ye Bilong left behind was the title of first-class duke, which was hereditary, and the title was not low when it was passed on to Aling'a's next generation.Now that Bayara is gone, Borzigit is the most proud person in Alinga's backyard. She doesn't believe that Borzigit will just give up the title that may be inherited by her son.

An He suddenly had a headache. Even if the agency was planning, even if the government was divided now, An He would not be able to survive this day.