The style of the Queen Mother in Qing Dynasty is different

The elder brother complained: "Grandmother, I'm telling you something serious! Can you be more serious?"

What does it mean to fight quietly and surprise everyone?Big brother thought to himself, I don't want to surprise others at all, I just want to fight every day!

Although he will be injured when fighting, the anger in his heart can be vented.Unlike now, his mother-in-law and the servants in the palace were all staring at him, for fear that he would cause trouble for the prince.

He soaked in the mother's tears every day, and he couldn't yell back, feeling very depressed.

Qiqige sat up straight, folded her hands on her knees, and pretended to be listening carefully.

"Sorry." Qiqige apologized first, "I won't joke anymore, let's talk about business!"

Qiqige first poured a cup of tea to organize her thoughts, she had to think about what to say.Her answer is related to Big Brother's mental health, so she must be cautious.

Every family with more children will encounter the problem of parental eccentricity. Generally speaking, the first child and the last child born in each family are the most favored. Children born in the middle are mostly ignored unless they are particularly pleasing. character of.

Although the elder brother is not the emperor's first child, he is the first child born with a very strong body.Since his birth, there have been very few princes and princesses who died young.The emperor was a bit superstitious, thinking that this was a good start for the elder brother, so he treated the elder brother with a little more love than the others.

man!It's easy to talk about others, but it's hard to see yourself clearly. The elder brother didn't feel that he was favored. He only saw that the emperor favored the second elder brother, so he felt that his father was unfair.

Qiqige said: "First of all, thank you for your trust, and thank you for being willing to talk to me about what's on your mind."

In the palace, even children have to be cautious in their words and deeds.In particular, we can't talk about the topic of Prince Li, which is too sensitive.It takes a lot of courage for the elder brother to confess his feelings to Qiqige.

Qiqige continued: "Let me first explain to you why Yinfeng was established as the prince. The establishment of a prince is a state matter, not a family matter, and it is not possible for your Huang Ama to make whoever you like. Generally speaking, the establishment of a prince is nothing more than establishing a prince. As for Lichang, you are the eldest son, so of course you have the right to compete. But the crown prince is the legitimate son, and his mother family is Hesheli, so he has more advantages than you."

The elder brother said disappointedly: "Is it because of my background? I am obviously no worse than Yinfeng!"

Qiqige was silent for a moment, then nodded vigorously, "Although it is cruel, it is reality."

Big Brother muttered to himself, "It's not fair..."

Qiqige asked: "What do you think is fair?"

The elder brother said angrily: "Anyway, it's not what it is now!"

Qiqige smiled, "If it's completely fair to choose the crown prince, then I'm afraid it won't be your turn to be the crown prince."

The eldest brother was not convinced, "I have finished studying the Four Books and Five Classics, and I am also the best at riding and shooting!"

"Princes and princesses in the palace usually start enlightenment at the age of four and learn etiquette. At the age of five, they can advance and retreat properly, just like adults. You read 120 times a day, and you are so old. Isn't it normal to finish studying the Four Books and Five Classics? ? As for riding and shooting, you are older than your siblings, and you have had a few more years of food, so you are naturally stronger and better at riding and shooting."

Qiqige shook her head and smiled, "You want to be fair, but you haven't been fair yourself. You use your strengths to compare with others' weaknesses."

The elder brother was at a loss, he couldn't understand what Qiqige meant, couldn't his advantage be considered an advantage?

Qi Qige said: "If you want to be completely fair, all the princes and daughters in the palace can compete for the crown prince. The eldest princess is not the emperor's own, so you don't have to think about it. The fourth elder brother is raised under the knee of Concubine Tong, and Tong Jia's family is his Half of the mother's family; the fourth princess was born to a noble concubine, and her mother's family is the Niuhulu family; the fifth elder brother was raised by me, and has the support of the Borzigit family behind him. Big brother, you have a lot of competitors !"

Eldest brother retorted: "A princess cannot be a prince."

Qiqige refuted him with the elder brother's words, "Why not? Why not? The fourth princess is also the emperor's child! You just said that the emperor wants a bowl of water to be flat and not partial. Why can a boy do it?" Prince, girls can’t? Isn’t that unfair?”

The elder brother moved his lips, not knowing how to refute, and after a while he whispered: "But women have not been allowed to be princes since ancient times."

"Wu Zetian is the queen. She can be the queen. Why can't the girls from our Aixinjueluo family be able to do it? How are the girls from our family worse than her?"

Big brother: I always feel that something is wrong, and everything seems to be right.

Qiqige said again: "Even if the princesses are excluded, other princes still have the right to compete. It is the Han people's idea to establish a heir and a head. For us Manchus, ability is the most important thing. Both Taizong and the first emperor Neither the eldest son nor the first son. Look, Yinti, if the world were fairer, you would be worse than you are now!"

The elder brother stood there in a daze, struggling to digest Qiqige's words.

When he came back to his senses, Qiqige persuaded: "Fairness is relative, there is no absolute fairness in this world. When you complained that the emperor favored Yinreng, did you ever think that in the eyes of others, your It is also the object of favoritism. It is a natural and common thing for you to study, but princesses even struggle to win the opportunity to study. Think about the eighth elder brother who was raised in your mother's palace , when you were still in your infancy, you used the best Shu brocade satin, while the eighth elder brother used the second-class Xiangyun gauze."

Shu brocade is naturally better than Xiang Yunsha, the elder brother couldn't believe it, "Could it be... Could it be that my mother-in-law abused my eighth brother?"

"That's not true. The Emperor gave Shu brocade to your mother, and your mother saved the good fabric to make you a swaddle. The eighth elder brother's biological mother is of low status, and she can't use good materials, otherwise it will be considered an overstep. Her statute At least you can’t help the eighth elder brother, but concubine Hui can use whatever the House of Internal Affairs gets. You see, the eighth elder brother will not be as good as you if you are also a son of a phoenix and a dragon.”

The elder brother bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "It's my grandson's narrow-mindedness. My grandson enjoys Huang Ama's favoritism, but I think it's my grandson's fault that Huang Ama is partial."

Qiqige smiled and said: "It's good if you can figure it out, and grandma will feel relieved. There is one more thing grandma wants to tell you. The second elder brother never provoked you. You took the resentment towards the emperor on him before. This It's your fault, you should apologize to him."

The elder brother didn't want to apologize, he was a little embarrassed.

This matter cannot be left to the elder brother, Qiqige glared at him with a stern face, "You just let the second elder brother be beaten for nothing?"

The elder brother shrugged his shoulders and nodded, "I know about the emperor's grandmother, and I will apologize to Yinfeng."

Qiqige nodded in satisfaction, "My good boy, this makes sense."

After the conversation, Qiqi took the elder brother by the hand and sent him away.

The sun was about to set, and the weather was not as hot as it was at noon.

Before leaving, the eldest elder brother looked at Qiqige in admiration, "The emperor's grandmother is so good at reasoning, I don't envy the second elder brother being favored now, it's because my previous thinking was wrong."

Qiqige rubbed his bald forehead, "If you know your mistakes and correct them, you are a good boy. Your grandma, you are too weak to take care of yourself. I can't do it with my hands, so I have to practice my skills with my mouth."

While talking, Fifth Prince ran over crookedly with his calves, and he had some things in his arms.He is young, but his eyes are good, he saw Qiqige from a distance, so Diandian ran over to offer the treasure.

"Mistress, look at the melons I picked!" The fifth elder brother was young and spoke with a bit of a tongue, calling Qiqige the mistress.

He showed Qiqige the trophies wrapped around his skirt, which were a few small blue melon eggs.Obviously, in the palace this thing can only come from Kiki's small vegetable garden.

The small melon eggs are fresh and lovely, with fine fluff on them. It's not long since they were picked, and they are still very fresh!

The corner of Qiqige's mouth twitched, and she clenched her fists tightly, "You picked this, why are melons growing on the vine?"

The fifth elder brother couldn't understand what Qiqige meant, so he picked up a small melon egg and handed it to Qiqige, "Cook, eat!"

Qiqige took a deep breath, "Okay, very good! You are already a big kid who can run and jump, today I will let you taste the first fried pork with bamboo shoots in your life!"

Qiqige grabbed the fifth elder brother by the collar and was about to spank him, but the eldest elder brother hurried over to stop him.

"Grandmother, calm down, fifth brother is too young, he doesn't understand anything!"

Qiqige: "If I beat him up, he will understand everything!"

The elder brother hugged Qiqige's arm with difficulty, his face was red with exhaustion and his neck was thick.He can pull the big bow of five stones, but he can't pull the weak and unable to take care of himself.