Retirement in Qing Chuanwen

After Princess Shuhui left Jingxiu Palace, she did not leave the palace directly, but chose to go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

As the Empress Dowager's own daughter, Princess Shuhui felt as if she was going back to her own home when she went to the Palace of Compassion and Peace. She was not at all cautious, and immediately asked the servants to pour tea and snacks for her as soon as she entered the door.

"What's the matter? The empress still lacks a mouthful of food and drink for you?" The empress dowager couldn't help shaking her head when she saw that the eldest princess Shuhui didn't look like an eldest princess at all.

"Emperor Niang, look at what you said. I didn't come to your Compassionate Palace immediately after entering the palace." Eldest Princess Shuhui was not nervous at all when she heard what the Empress Dowager said. Instead, she smiled. He said, "It's okay, even if I didn't come to your Compassionate Ning Palace immediately, I will always come to pay your respects, so don't be jealous."

Princess Shuhui's words made the empress dowager want to "pooh" her: "Which eye of yours sees Aijia jealous?"

"Then just treat it as a mistake." Princess Shuhui smiled and said, "Anyway, it is what you say."

The Empress Dowager didn't know that Princess Shuhui did this on purpose. She followed her words on the surface, but in fact she took the opportunity to make her jealous.

The Empress Dowager did not argue with Princess Shuhui, firstly because it was not an important matter, and secondly, this was her only remaining child who was still alive. The Empress Dowager who had a stubborn personality when she was young is now When facing his only remaining daughter, his heart is inevitably softened a lot.

"What does the empress want you to do?" The empress dowager was curious, the two of them didn't have much contact with each other on weekdays.

"Our empress is amazing." Hearing the empress dowager's question, Princess Shuhui remembered what Jinghao had just told her, and she said, "Do you know why she invited me into the palace? what?"

"She wants to ask me to join her in leading the red line for the maids of the right age and the children of the Eight Banners."

"Take the red line?" The Empress Dowager was a little surprised when she heard what Princess Shuhui said, "Which one is this?"

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was interested, Princess Shuhui told her everything Jinghao had told her. Anyway, since Jinghao didn't say to keep it a secret, there was obviously no need to keep this matter secret.

After the Empress Dowager heard what Princess Shuhui had said, she didn't say anything, but fell into deep thought.

On the contrary, Princess Shuhui didn't stop after she finished speaking, and continued, "Emperor Niang, do you think this is the Queen's idea, or the Emperor's idea?"

"Whether it is your younger brother or the emperor, you have suffered from being suppressed by others, but the emperor is much smarter than your younger brother." The Empress Dowager recalled how Shunzhi and Kangxi, the father and son, treated Dole Dagon and the others and how they treated Aobai and the others couldn't help but said, "When the chaos of the San Francisco was quelled, the ministers who discussed the state affairs, except for Yue Le's repeated military exploits, let alone the others. In the eyes of the emperor I’m afraid they’re all dry meals.”

According to the character of Kangxi, will he continue to connive at the power of the kings and ministers who discuss politics?Of course it is impossible, so from that time on, Kangxi planned to disintegrate the power of the Eight Banners.

However, Kangxi also knew that once the Eight Banners were united, it would not be so easy to deal with, but it didn't matter. Kangxi knew the truth that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he didn't turn his face at that time, but put Fuquan, Changning and even Long The three brothers Xi arranged for them to have a seat in the meeting of the king and ministers who discussed the state affairs.

If this matter were to be placed in the Huang Taiji period or the Shunzhi period, then it would definitely not work, because only someone with great military exploits could become a member of the ministers discussing politics, and at that time Fuquan and Chang Ning did not have it. Not to mention Xi, that is the sexually transformed version of Sister Lin.

But when Kangxi did this, the other ministers who discussed politics did not dare to object. As for the reason?

That's very simple. After all, they have lost more than one battle. In this way, how can they dare to challenge Kangxi?

You must know that the relationship between the emperor and the ministers who discuss politics is either that the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind. , actually asked Kangxi to suppress their momentum.

Kangxi took advantage of the victory to pursue, and used this shareholder style to derogate and reprimand, praise and praise the gang of ministers who discussed the state affairs. In the short period of time, the ministers of these kings and ministers have been completely divided.

After completing the task, Fuquan and others waved their sleeves without taking away a cloud, and asked to resign as Minister of State Affairs. At the same time, Shangshu also resigned from Prince Zhuang Boguoduo, King Huijun Bowenguonuo and Wen. The county king Meng E.

Prince Kang Jieshu and Prince An Yue Le realized that the situation was wrong and wanted to refrain from discussing the state affairs, but Kangxi refused. After all, it is still useful for him to keep them.

"So this is the emperor's idea?" Princess Shuhui said, "Why don't I think it doesn't look like it?"

"It's probably the queen's idea." The empress dowager laughed, "but it was the emperor's wish by accident. I just don't know whether it's the emperor's idea or the empress's to ask you for help."

This person was chosen well.

Princess Shuhui is the elder sister of Grandpa Shizu and the daughter of Emperor Taizong. She has a high seniority and a distinguished status. She has contributed to the Qing Dynasty twice. Others dare not take a table with those Eight Banners, but she dares.

It is Princess Shuhui who has really gone too far, and those Eight Banners can't find a place to file a complaint. Kangxi is Princess Shuhui's nephew, and the Empress Dowager is Princess Shuhui's mother. What do you think? Will they help relatives or not?Or do you want to help your relatives?

And Jing Hao, who decided to ask the eldest princess Shuhui to help her, didn't think too much, because she never thought that her plan might have a table with the leader of the Eight Banners one day in the future, and she didn't even know. This plan of his own actually gave Kangxi a chance to disintegrate the forces of the Eight Banners.

Seeing that Princess Shuhui agreed to help her, Jinghao struck while the iron was hot, and asked Lizhi and the others to invite the eldest princess, second princess, and third princess to Jingxiu Palace, planning to finalize all the personnel within today.

Suddenly being invited to Jingxiu Palace by Jing Hao, the aunt, no matter whether it is the eldest princess, the second princess or the third princess, they are very surprised.

Bu promised to change the clothes of the three princesses, and at the same time said to his maid: "Go and ask Miss Pomegranate, why did the Empress suddenly invite the princesses to Jingxiu Palace?"

Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister is not unreasonable. Even though Bu Ying is a concubine and Shi Liu is just a court lady, Bu Ying dare not treat Shi Liu lightly. This can be heard from the name she calls Shi Liu. up.

"My lord, don't worry, the servant will go and inquire now."

"Emiang, don't worry." The third princess obediently let Bu agree to change her clothes, and said, "Mrs. Huang'er is very nice, maybe she just misses us, that's why she let us go there .”

The third princess, who was born in Kangxi in 13 years, is now an 11-year-old girl. Among so many sisters, the youngest sister, Xiao Baoning, needless to say, her biological mother is favored, and she is also the current queen.

Even if the eldest sister is not her own, but because of her special status and the protection of the empress dowager, no one dares to neglect her, and the second sister's biological mother is Concubine Rong, one of the four concubines, so the fourth sister's biological mother is not favored. But he is already a noble person, except that his biological mother is still a small promise.

Perhaps it was because of this reason that the young third princess was already very sensible, and knew how to appease Bu Xu's emotions in turn.

"If that's the case, why did you only invite you, the eldest princess, and the second princess, and not the fourth princess?"

Bu promised still couldn't rest assured, there was no way, the third princess was her only child, even though she was disappointed because she was a girl when she was born, but it was a piece of flesh that fell from her body, how could Bu promise? Is there any reason not to love?

"Emiang!" The third princess couldn't help but shouted to Bu to agree, and the latter realized that what he just said was a little ambiguous, and said quickly, "No, I didn't mean that the queen empress didn't have a good heart, I mean……"

"I know, Er Niang." The third princess agreed to Bu, "You are just worried about me, but think about it, how could Empress Er Niang trouble us? Say yes."

"That's true." Bu promised, "You are all still children."

"Okay, don't think about it anymore." After the third princess comforted Bu and agreed, she hurried out. Before going to Jingxiu Palace, she had to go to Duanbi's place.

Don't look at the third princess directly calling Bu Ying "Emiang" in private, but on the surface she is still raised under Duan Concubine's knees. According to the rules, Duan Concubine is her "Emiang".

It's just that Concubine Duan is not like the Concubine Jing who took a close look at the child she brought up under her knees like the Concubine Jing did back then. In addition, the third princess has grown up too, so she must not be able to hide the fact that she is not her own mother-in-law. So she told her about this early on, and usually did not stop the third princess and Bu from agreeing to contact.

Probably because Concubine Duan's attitude was too generous, the third princess cared more about her feelings, after all, before she knew that Concubine Duan was her biological mother, she really regarded Concubine Duan as her own mother-in-law treated.

"My daughter greets Duan Erniang." The third princess didn't even bend her knees before being pulled up by the concubine Duan, "Okay, time is urgent, so I'll make a long story short, although I don't know why the empress invited you to Jingxiu Palace , but she has just entered the middle palace not long ago, and you are princesses, she can't make trouble for you, don't worry."

Although she said "time is urgent", Concubine Duan did not speak in a hurry. After Wen Sheng finished what she wanted to say, she reached out and patted the third princess on the shoulder, and said, "Go ahead." , go early and return early."

The third princess looked up at Concubine Duan, she was not as nervous and flustered as Bu promised, she was calm and rational as if she was an outsider, but the third princess knew that Concubine Duan didn't care about her.

"I see, Niang Duan'er." The third princess nodded to Concubine Duan, gave her a salute, then turned and left.

……

Although the third princess wasted a little time, she was not the last one to arrive at Jingxiu Palace, the last one was the eldest princess, and the first one was the second princess.

One of the two of them arrived late because they lived too far away from Jingxiu Palace, and the other reason for arriving early was obviously because they lived close together.

"Greetings to Queen Mother, my daughter is late, please forgive me." The eldest princess was educated by the Empress Dowager and the others. Although there was a reason for her being the last one, she did not take it as an excuse. Nothing happened, but took the initiative to plead guilty with Jinghao.

"Forgive me for what crime, what crime is there?" Jinghao quickly got the eldest princess up, and then said, "I didn't stipulate when I had to arrive before, so how can you be late?"

"Sit down quickly." Jing Hao said, "I know you live far away, and you must have spent more time coming to Jingxiu Palace than others."

"I'm looking for you today because I have something to entrust to you." Jinghao had contact with the eldest princess and the others before, and she was Xiao Baokang's mother-in-law, so even if Jinghaogui As the queen, the eldest princess and the others are actually not afraid of her.

So after Jinghao finished speaking, the second princess couldn't help but raised her hand to speak first: "Emperor Niang, do you mean to leave this matter to us?"

"It's not for you to be responsible, but for you to assist from the side." Jinghao said, "I have invited your aunt, Princess Shuhui, to help, and she has agreed, so what about you? Do you agree?"

"Let me say it first, this is really not an easy task. You must spend a lot of time and energy, so you have to think carefully."

There is no need to consider this, of course you have to agree.

"Don't think about it, I agree." The second princess was still the first to raise her hand, "Mother Huang, this matter is much more interesting than reciting poems and embroidering flowers. You can't leave me behind."

Seeing that the second princess is so active, Jing Hao is not surprised at all, she smiled and said: "Okay, I will definitely not leave you behind."

With that said, Jinghao looked at the eldest princess and the third princess, and asked them, "Where are you two? Are you interested in this matter?"

The eldest princess and the third princess looked at each other as if they were not as lively and cheerful as the second princess, and because of their identities, they were more delicate and sensitive than the other girls.

Generally speaking, they don't dare to do some outrageous things like the second princess, but...

Thinking of what Jinghao just told them, they have never been in contact with them, and they also know that doing this is an opportunity for them.

As for what the opportunity is, they can't say right now, but what is certain is that they are very interested in it.

For Jinghao, as long as she is interested.

Jinghao brought the three princesses to talk in full swing in Jingxiu Palace, while Guo Guiren on the other side was not too happy in Yikun Palace. If Bu agreed, it was because he didn’t know why Jinghao asked the three princesses to go. If Jingxiu Palace is worried, then Guo Guiren is thinking because he doesn't know why Jinghao didn't invite the fourth princess to Jingxiu Palace.

"Didn't Yang Mei say it? Because the fourth princess is too young, she was not invited over." Concubine Yi couldn't see Guo Guiren's appearance, so she said, "If that's the case, what else is there to think about?"

"But...there are only a few princesses in the palace, but the fourth princess has been left behind." Guo Guiren said this, feeling strange in his heart.

Even though there is a little Baoning who is younger than the fourth princess, but she is Jinghao's daughter, so there is no such thing as whether she is too young or not.

In other words, only the four princesses were left behind.

"It's boring if you want to say that." Concubine Yi knew that Guo Guiren has always been very narrow-minded, and it is easy to get overwhelmed by some unsatisfactory things, so she said, "Think about it, is it necessary for the empress to treat Xiaosi like this? What's more, take a step back, if the queen empress really has any opinions, will she send someone to say it?"

In fact, even if Jinghao didn't send Yang Mei to Yikun Palace, no one could say anything about her, just like which son Kangxi would bring with him on tour, and which son he would not bring, he didn't need to explain to anyone at all, let alone Who needs to be explained.

Oh, no, this still needs to be explained and explained to Jinghao.

But this is just an exception, and is it possible that Guo Guiren and the fourth princess are Jinghao's exceptions?Obviously it was impossible, but she still sent someone to tell her. Yifei felt that just because of this, it could prove that Jinghao had no intention of isolating the fourth princess.

But Guo Guiren didn't think so, she even felt that Concubine Yi stood by her side and spoke for her because she had benefited from Jinghao.

Concubine Yi didn't know what Guo Guiren was thinking. Seeing that she didn't say anything, she thought it was her own words and she listened: "Okay, don't think too much, I have other things to do here, I don't have time to look at Yin Qi, you can help me watch him by the way today."

Concubine Yi has been busy with palace affairs recently, and she doesn't even have time to take care of Yinqi, so she simply handed Yinqi over to Guo Guiren to take care of her during this time.

She is Yinqi's aunt, so there is nothing to worry about if Concubine Yi entrusts Yinqi to her to look after her.

At the same time, Concubine Yi was not the only one who was busy, and Kangxi also came up with an idea because of Jing Hao's proposal.

If it were someone else who proposed such a proposal to him, Kangxi might suspect that the other party wanted to cultivate his own power, and forming a party for personal gain has always been what Kangxi hates the most.

But if it was Jinghao who suggested such a suggestion to him, then Kangxi really didn't suspect anything, mainly because he felt that Jinghao...

Well, this person is very simple and doesn't have so many messy thoughts.

So not only did Kangxi not doubt Jinghao, but on the contrary, he had to thank her for giving him a chance to disintegrate the forces of the Eight Banners by mistake.

"I came to you today because I have something to tell you." Kangxi looked at the banner owners below and said, "Recently, the queen has discovered a situation, that is, so many court ladies are selected in the annual election. Few court ladies of the right age are willing to leave the palace, if things go on like this, it will definitely become a big problem."

"That's why the empress plans to lower the age at which maids leave the palace from 25 to 22..."

The banner owners below didn't quite understand the reason why Kangxi told them about this matter, they wondered how old the palace maids could leave the palace, and what did it have to do with them if they were willing to leave the palace?

Facts have proved that there is really a little relationship, because what Kangxi is going to talk about next is to lead the red line for the ladies of the palace and the children of the Eight Banners.

Hearing what Kangxi said, the banner owners reacted differently, and some said directly, "Your Majesty, this matter is against the rules. There has been no such precedent since Emperor Taizu."

"I know, but didn't the Emperor Taizu not have the same situation as now?" Kangxi said, "If this can be done, it will be a merit."

"But the empress is only the first to take the throne, she..."

"I think so too." Kangxi interrupted the other party, and said, "The empress is young and has little experience..."

Hearing what Kangxi said, the other party thought he was going to change his mind, but he didn't expect him to say next, "So I decided to ask Princess Shuhui for help."

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Shu, Princess Shuhui?

Is it the princess Shuhui who is neither sweet nor beneficial at all, who slaps the table, flips her face and picks up a bench to beat people if she disagrees with her?