Prince in the same boat

Regarding the intentions of Ali and Zhuo and his party, the Qing court had more or less guesses.If you think about it, in the feudal period, women would never go out of the door, and they would not go out of the second door, but there is no such thing as wife diplomacy. Even if they rely on women to build relationships, the wives of Ali and Zhuo will come, and they will definitely not come to Beijing for pilgrimage. In the brochure, it is emphasized that I want to bring a daughter.

After all, Seya, the wild girl who went home to the chieftain of Tibet, is a minority. Generally speaking, the defense of men and women in Huijiang is no less than that of the Qing Dynasty, and even worse. The woman who believes in Islam is separated from her husband, father and brother. In addition, even his own face will not be easily seen by others, let alone used for political friendship, uh... Of course, except for marriage.But that is also relying on status to seek a political win-win situation. It is completely unworkable to use the modern model between diplomats and wives.

In the Qing Dynasty, there was a precedent for Mongolian noble daughters to go to Beijing to serve the emperor with their father and brother, and Hezhuobu came to vote, whether they themselves wanted to rely on the Qing Dynasty to consolidate their position in Huijiang, or the court wanted to promote Hezhuobu to establish As a typical example, I am afraid that marriage is the best way, and unlike Seya, who is going to be a chieftain, this Huijiang princess will stay in the capital ninety-nine out of ten, and the most likely thing is to be included in the harem.

As a result, the harem suddenly became sour. These concubines are not fools. Even if they are not enlightened, there are still father and brother in the court to analyze for them. The political meaning represented by Qianlong may not be very favored by her. What's more, according to the rumors heard in Huijiang by the soldiers of the Western Expedition, this Huijiang princess must be a rare beauty even if she is not really beautiful. A beautiful woman.

The queen didn't express anything special about it. As a queen, jealousy is a serious crime. What's more, this Huijiang princess who is likely to become a harem has a special status. Even if the queen doesn't understand politics, she understands the division she represents. As long as you don't make a big mistake, you can't easily move your position. Even if you really make a mistake, it's not something you can handle if it involves the peace of the frontier.

Of course, what's more important is that the queen is a very proud person, with a somewhat narcissistic temperament, and she is very knowledgeable from a wealthy Manchurian family, so she doesn't think that a woman from a foreign country will pose a threat to her status.

For this reason, the empress acted virtuous and virtuous, and not only reaffirmed the special status of the Huijiang princess when the concubines paid their respects, and strictly ordered the concubines not to pass it on indiscriminately; she also went to Lafayette's Compassion Palace There, they discussed a series of matters such as the food and clothing expenses of the princess Huijiang who came to Beijing.

Although there is no decree to announce it, but it is [-]% to [-]% certain that the Princess Huijiang will become the emperor's harem. Then it is absolutely inappropriate for the princess to live in the Siyi Pavilion with the envoys. It is best to go to Beijing as soon as possible. Just live in the palace, so it is in compliance with the rules.Of course, in name, it cannot be said to be a backup concubine, but to call Lafayette's grace to recall the Jiang princess to live in the palace.

Lafayette greatly appreciated the queen's virtuous behavior, and Qianlong was also quite satisfied, and allocated a lot of rewards.

Virtuous?snort!The queen snorted coldly, turned around and leaked a series of things about Princess Huijiang to Concubine Ling through many channels, and added countless imaginations. It is said that Concubine Ling was so angry that she touched her eight-month-old stomach and gasped In a fit of anger, he even smashed two of his favorite Guanyin statues!

Ali and Zhuo Ji knew how to be human, and the band they brought was for performing in front of the imperial court. It was not like what Yongfan saw in his previous life, playing all the way to give his daughter a boost. When she saw her daughter enter the palace gate, she was beaten by the Queen Mother. The two nuns were sent to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to receive the summons and reward from the Empress Dowager. In essence, the old lady wanted to see what this woman, who was rumored to be her son's concubine, looked like, and to satisfy her own desires. Out of curiosity, he just nodded to thank him, and followed Yongzhang and Yongxuan to see Qianlong.

Yong Fan did not dare to go to the Compassionate Palace with Princess Huijiang. As a child of the royal family, he would not be able to look up at younger concubines on weekdays. Be curious about yourself.This is quite a taboo thing, especially since this princess is very likely to become the emperor's concubine, her mother concubine in name, even if the Empress Dowager Chongqing and Qianlong doted on her at that time, I am afraid that a meal would be indispensable .

Yongfan gritted his teeth, anyway, it was only a matter of time before he could see the face of the Huijiang princess, so he followed Yongzhang and others to Qianqing Palace to explain the errand to Qianlong.

Of course, Ali and Zhuo would not talk about the beauty of their daughter like a salesman in front of Qianlong in front of the noble relatives and the harem like in the original book, talking about the beauty of their daughter, what is the strange fragrance on her body, the morning glow when she was born, and Those who are unspeakably expensive, and the saintesses of Zhuobu, are not like a prince of Fanbang, they are like a pimp.

On the surface, Ali Hezhuo looked honest and honest, and praised Qianlong's great achievements and his heartfelt thanks for pulling the poor Huijiang people into the ranks of his people with extremely admirable words, and then he was very sincere He said that he hoped to have a few of his relatives stay in the capital to accept the emperor's grace. In fact, he wanted to leave hostages to express his loyalty and sincerity.

As for Princess Huijiang, Ali and Zhuo Ke didn't dare to say that they would dedicate it to the emperor in front of the ministers in Qianqing Palace, they just said that in order to thank the emperor for his kindness to Huijiang and Hezhuo, they had a daughter named Hanxiang Hope Able to stay in the capital to serve the empress.

Serving the queen is equivalent to serving the concubine's wife. If the emperor wants it, then accepting Hanxiang is justified; It is a precedent for a concubine to enter the palace to serve the queen and concubine.

Qianlong was very satisfied with Ali and Zhuo's obedience. As for the marriage, Qianlong also understood that the marriage was also made for the sake of the peace of the frontier, and maybe a higher position would be given.Immediately expressed satisfaction with Ali and Zhuo's acquaintance, saying that the queen mother will bring Hanxiang to the dinner tonight, which means that she agreed to let Hanxiang enter the palace.

In the Compassionate Ning Palace, Hanxiang followed her aunt to meet the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty.Because it was not the time to pay her respects, and it was not good for the queen mother to let her concubine see Hanxiang before she was a concubine, and some bad rumors spread, so there were only the queen mother and the empress in the palace of compassion.Hanxiang first greeted the queen mother and queen with the etiquette of returning to Xinjiang, and then greeted the two hostesses of the harem with proficient Chinese and Manchu court etiquette.It seems that Hanxiang has undergone a lot of training to be able to do so well. It is not in vain that Ali and Zhuo left her until she was 27 years old.The queen looked at Hanxiang's behavior with cold eyes, and in her heart, which she didn't care much about at first, felt more relaxed. Very well, it seems that although this Huijiang princess was born in a foreign country, she behaved like a lady, not at all. The pampered atmosphere of princes and nobles.

The queen mother looked at the princess who came back from Xinjiang in a strange way. She wore a sky-blue gauze skirt and a white gauze hood. She could only see her exquisite figure with bumps and convexes and a pair of extremely clear and bright water eyes. She also had an excellent temperament. She has a good charm, although she is definitely a rare beauty, but people still want to see her true face before giving up.

The queen mother felt a little strange about Hanxiang's tightly wrapped appearance.The majestic old lady who was the Tibetan chieftain when he rushed to Beijing has never forgotten it. She is a majestic princess, dressed in colorful and flamboyant clothes. She dared to roll up her sleeves and fight with the guards on the martial arts stage. The emperor He could dance a whip in front of her, and even the son-in-law asked for it with a big thorn!

But looking at the princess Huijiang now, she looks very quiet and shy, regardless of how the appearance under the veil compares with that gorgeous Tibetan princess, this first performance alone made the Queen Mother have a good first impression of her Quite a lot.

Thinking of the fact that this little girl whose appearance was unknown was returned to Xinjiang as a gift to his son, he couldn't help but want to see her real face even more.

Naturally, Hanxiang was not the only female family member who came this time. The younger brother of Ali and Zhuo, the wife of Turdu also came. This lady is already a married lady. The daughter of a big businessman who did business in Huijiang in the Qing Dynasty, she is proficient in Hui Chinese, and she is well-informed and can be used as a translator.

Hearing that the Queen Mother said that she wanted to see Han Xiang's true face, Han Xiang's aunt couldn't help being a little embarrassed.You must know that the Islamic rules for the imprisonment of women are no worse than the women of the Han family. Once Hanxiang shows her true face here today, it would be fine for Qianlong to include her in the harem, but if not, Hanxiang Don't even think about getting married in this life.

Fortunately, the silence was not too long, so Mrs. Turdu took a look at Hanxiang, and seeing that Hanxiang nodded slightly, she hurriedly responded.

After a respectful salute, a veil was slowly taken off by the fragrant jade hands, and the eyes of the queen and queen mother could not help but shine when they saw it.

This... this face looks really...

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The welcome party in the evening was very lively, the host and guest were seated in order, and since Han Xiang had not yet become a concubine, she was given special grace to sit beside her by the Queen Mother.

Because it has the meaning of Nahanxiang, the banquet is different from the state banquet in the Qianqing Palace in the afternoon, but it has the meaning of a family banquet, and only some relatives of the clan are invited.Probably because of Hanxiang, all the concubines in the harem who were aroused by curiosity were present, even the concubine Ling, who was eight months pregnant and had a big belly, was present.

Countless pairs of curious or resentful eyes shot at Hanxiang vaguely, ninety-nine out of ten were not very friendly!Originally, there were too many monks and too few food in the palace, and the fight among the women was life and death. Now there is another one who grabs food and has a special political mission.

Even though she still had a veil on her face, Han Xiang couldn't ignore those ambiguous eyes, she lowered her head even more, almost couldn't even see those extremely bright eyes.

After the "Havoc in Heaven" on the stage, basically no one went to see those aggrieved actors and actresses who tried their best. Unfortunately, most of the nobles turned their attention to the veiled Huijiang princess. , no one paid much attention to the performance on the stage.

The queen mother couldn't help frowning when she saw the appearance of the women in the harem, she thought for a while, pointed at Hanxiang and said to the emperor with a smile: "This child is very good, the Ai family likes it very much after seeing it, it is really worthwhile for Ali and Zhuo to give it to him all the way. Come here. Emperor, Ai’s family bought a set of jewelry and a cheongsam a few days ago, it’s not impolite to give Hanxiang a little greeting.”

The empress dowager's meaning was obvious, she expressed her satisfaction with Hanxiang, and she had no opinion on Qianlong's inclusion in the harem.

Qianlong had long been coveted by Hanxiang's true appearance, but unfortunately he could only see a pair of beautiful eyes and a beautiful figure. He was anxious, and when he heard what the queen mother said, he didn't mean to be disapproving, so he quickly said Good way: "It's all up to the emperor's wife to decide."

The Empress Dowager nodded to the Empress, and the Empress comprehended and asked the nanny beside her to take Hanxiang down to change clothes. identity and their own warnings.

As for the Islamic rule that unmarried women cannot easily show their true face in front of outsiders, the Queen Mother selectively ignored it.After entering the palace, she is the daughter-in-law of the Manchus, and the Manchus do not have such rules.

After a while, a woman dressed in a flag came gracefully along with two nuns.

Everyone stared intently, their minds were shocked, they were stunned, and a word rang out in their hearts repeatedly: "There is such a beautiful woman in the world!"

That woman's face is peerless, her snow-skinned eyes are bright, and she looks forward to the sky, which makes people feel dizzy.

Although there are many beautiful women in the harem present here, compared with her, they are like their companion Yue Xingzi, who pales in comparison.

Her face is beautiful and refined, her temperament is not stained with dust, like a pure child like ice and snow, but the style between her eyebrows is enchanting and charming, which makes people daydream.

Her beauty is a collection of elegance, innocence, coquettishness, innocence... many contradictions, but it is so seamless, showing an indescribable unique charm.

Qianlong was intoxicated looking at it, in a trance, his eyes were like a magnet attached to iron, and he couldn't look away.He is suave and suave, and he has seen all the flowers in the world. Seeing Hanxiang in the flag dress at this moment, he seems to have come out of his body, his heart is beating wildly, almost jumping out of his throat.

Not only Qianlong, but also many princes present, and even some concubines and female relatives also inhaled secretly.This fragrant facial features are extremely beautiful, and his temperament is refined. The originally uneven figure is even more curved under the background of the cheongsam, which is simply a disaster for the country and the people.

Never thought that there would be such stunning beauty in the world.

Looking at Qianlong's eyes that wanted to stick to her body, Hanxiang couldn't help feeling shy. She wanted to lower her head, but she didn't dare. She forced a smile on her face, but she still couldn't resist Qianlong's fiery eyes and was defeated. Come.

"Looking back and smiling, Bai Meisheng." Qianlong couldn't help but think of such a sentence, and felt that everything in the world was eclipsed by a fragrant smile.