The style of the Queen Mother in Qing Dynasty is different

Qiqige was heartbroken, she was rejected by others, not because of her temper, not because of her bad personality, but because of her ugly...

Nothing to say, sad...

Niu Hulu scolded her daughter, Qiqige stopped her, "Don't scold the child, the child is still young, what does she know?"

Niu Hulu nodded again and again, yes, yes, the child is still young, she knows what beauty and ugliness are.

Qiqige: "She's just telling the truth."

Niu Hulu has nothing to say, there is no way to persuade her, the queen mother is too sober.

Qiqige ordered someone to fetch the bowls and chopsticks, and asked the three princesses to sit down and eat.At this moment, she completely looked away, whether she was ugly or was splashed with dirty water, she didn't care anymore.

Life, it is rare to be confused, why bother too much?

The three princesses were seated, and the third princess persuaded Qiqige to open up, "Grandmother, you are not ugly at all, don't listen to the nonsense of the fourth sister! You have a standard oval face, your eyes are neither big nor small, just right, and the bridge of your nose is perfect." Neither tall nor short, just right. The sky is full and the ground is round. It is a very blessed appearance."

Qiqige squinted at her, this stupid girl, is that how you boast?Doesn't it get darker and darker?

Qiqige said, "Either you stop eating, or you go back to sleep."

The third princess blinked and looked at Qiqige, raised her rice bowl and shouted at Aruna: "Auntie, bring me a bowl of rice!"

Qiqige: "..."

After this meal, Qiqige decided not to intervene in the construction of Ningshou Palace.With such thick skins and such dark hearts, the three princesses should not be bullied.

Qiqige shifted her attention from the princesses to the fourth elder brother.

Elder brothers and princesses have their own mothers to take care of them. Although eighth elder brothers don't have biological mothers to take care of them, Concubine Hui is kind-hearted and allows Mrs. Wei to come and visit her elder brothers often.

Among these children, the fourth elder brother is the most pitiful. Her own mother offended her adoptive mother. Now her adoptive mother Concubine Tong doesn't want to see the fourth elder brother. The biological mother Debi often comes to pay her respects to the queen mother, but is it to please the queen mother or to visit the fourth elder brother? , which is unclear.

In fact, it's not that De concubine has no advantages, otherwise she wouldn't be able to please the emperor.She is gentle and docile, with winks when serving people, like a fresh and elegant jasmine flower, it is very comfortable to stay with her.

But Qiqige doesn't like Debi's behavior, and thinks that she is inconsistent, has too many thoughts, and does not act candidly enough.

The children in the palace are all precocious, and the fourth elder brother already understands a lot of truths.He was born with a bit of twisting energy in his character. He wanted to get close to his adoptive mother and biological mother, but also felt that they treated him coldly, so he wanted to stay away from them.

Seeing his contradictions, Qiqige was exhausted for him.

Time flies, and it is the 25th year of Kangxi in a blink of an eye.

Nothing major has happened in the past few years. The Ningshou Palace and the children's playground behind it have been built, and the next step is decoration.After the floor tiles are laid, the furniture is moved in, the bedding and tents are put in place, and all kinds of decorations are moved in, people can live there.

Several more children were born in the palace, the ninth prince, the tenth prince, and the thirteenth prince were all born.Concubine Tong, nobleman Guo Luoluo, and concubine Wu Ya all gave birth to princesses.

There are more and more children, and the palace is getting more and more lively. People like Qiqige who like cubs feel that they can't like it.No wonder it is said that the first child is well-raised, and the second child is like raising a pig. This is all reasonable.

Now the eldest princess and elder brother are both fourteen or fifteen years old, and they are considered adults in this age.The emperor has pointed out the marriage to the eldest brother and the prince. The eldest brother will get married at the end of the year, and the wedding date of the prince has not yet been set.Because he was the first prince after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and there is no etiquette regulations for the prince's wedding, the emperor had to discuss a process with the ministers.

Brothers' marriages are easy, but princesses' marriages are a little difficult.

It is said that the emperor's daughter is not worried about marrying, but the three princesses are famous for building Ningshou Palace.Those who are officials do not know that these three princesses are smart, powerful and resourceful. Everyone admires the princesses for their ability and work attitude, but no one dares to marry them.

The emperor was quite troubled when he mentioned this matter to Qi Qige.

"I fell in love with a few young men and tested their father's tone. Although I said thank you, it seemed very reluctant."

The emperor sighed, "I guessed this would happen a few years ago, but I didn't expect it to be this serious. I knew it earlier..."

Qiqige heard it, the emperor regretted it.

"What if I knew you!" Qiqige said angrily, "Our princess is so talented and beautiful that they dislike her? I know what those elders think, don't they just think that the princess is powerful, and they are afraid that their son will not be able to surrender after marriage! Virtue! Pooh!"

The emperor had no choice but to smile bitterly, "Don't be angry, mother-in-law, this is also human nature. The princess and the son-in-law are divided into monarchs and ministers, and the son-in-law has to salute and greet the princess, but in the life of the couple, generally the man is in the dominant position. It doesn't matter who greets whom. The boys I like are all talented and promising, who is willing to let their most promising son serve the princess every day?"

This is the reason why it is difficult for a princess to marry. The emperor chooses a son-in-law who is talented, well-born, and good-looking. Princesses are not easy to fool.

There are also young men who are willing to serve the princess, there are so many!But such guys are too utilitarian, they cling to the princess just for the sake of glory and wealth, how can the emperor like it?

The summary of the marriage of the princesses is that the high is not the low.Of course the emperor can force others to marry the princess, but wouldn't such a reluctant marriage humiliate the princess.

Qiqige sneered, "If you want me to say, those unwilling adults are all fools. They say that marrying a wife is a virtuous one. Do they think that a woman who can only give birth to children and housekeepers is considered a virtuous woman? If you want to get ahead in the officialdom, The women in the back house also need to understand officialdom. The princesses are well-informed, and you love your daughter, how much help you will get in your career if you marry the princess! Those fools, if they don’t marry the princess, they will be unlucky."

The emperor shook his head and laughed, this is indeed the truth.The princesses have been trained in the past few years. Although they only deal with people from the Ministry of Industry, they are very clear about the situation in the court.Princesses know who they should associate with and who they should stay away from.

Qiqige persuaded the emperor to think about it, "Princesses are still young, don't be too anxious. Marriage depends on fate, there is no rush. There are so many handsome young people in the capital, I don't believe that they are all fools with no vision."

The emperor was amused by the word idiot, "Okay! I'll listen to the emperor's mother."

The newly built Ningshou Palace has a small garden, and the flowers and trees have been transplanted. The three princesses invited Qiqige to visit the small garden.

The eldest princess put her arms around Kikige's arm and introduced the scenery of the garden as she walked.

"This small garden is not too big, and there are no pools and bridges, but we have transplanted many exotic flowers and plants."

Qiqige's aesthetic level is extremely poor. She thinks flowers are pretty, but there's no need to plant so many, right?

Considering the beauty, the princesses and the people from the Ministry of Industry planted all kinds of flowers and plants in a layered sense of high and low according to the habits of various flowers and trees. Qiqige didn't feel their good intentions at all. Good looking, but not affordable.

The emperor doesn't let her open a vegetable garden, that kind of fruit trees are fine!

The princesses know the emperor's grandmother very well. The second princess smiled and said: "Emperor's grandmother, Huang Ama always remembers that you envy Wu Sangui's garden. He specially asked us to grow some exotic flowers and plants just to please you. "

When Qiqige heard that it was arranged by the emperor, she was very happy.The eldest son picked up for nothing did not hurt for nothing!

She had a smug face, but said on her mouth: "Oh! Your Majesty, I was just joking at the beginning, but you can see that he took it seriously. How much does it cost!"

The three princesses took turns flattering Qiqige, boasting that she would teach their children and grandchildren, so their children and grandchildren were filial.

Qiqige shook her head and laughed, she thought, maybe I am really old, and now I like to show off my son's filial piety, isn't this almost like an old lady dancing in the square!

The three princesses flattered a few more words, and they changed the subject when they saw Qiqige's lack of interest.

The eldest princess sighed: "Grandmother, the Ningshou Palace is finished, and the rest are just odd jobs. What should we do next?"

The second princess pouted, her face full of displeasure, "My mother asked me to quickly get rid of the work at hand, hurry up and learn how to knit women's reds. She said that I am old, and it is time to get married. "

The second princess still hadn't finished talking, and her mother-in-law also said that the queen mother said that the princesses don't need to show their faces. If she had known that the princesses would have to contact foreign men, she would rather offend the queen mother than let the second princess go to school.

The third princess said: "The matter of Ningshou Palace is over, and I can go back to study. It's just that I don't want to study, I like to go out and do things, and I do things while studying. Only after learning the principles can I understand thoroughly."

Qiqige is also worried!The marriage and career of the princesses are so difficult!Where else is there a job for princesses?

The eldest princess is good at interpersonal relationships, Qiqige wants to persuade the emperor to set up a clan and family conflict mediation office, and the eldest princess will be the director of the office.If someone beats his wife, if someone has a dispute over the distribution of property, if someone's children are not filial, they can ask the eldest princess to mediate.

It's just that this institution has to wait until the eldest princess gets married, otherwise how will the eldest princess deal with marital conflicts as an unmarried girl!

The eldest princess will be settled in the future, so what should the second and third princesses do?

The third princess asked Qiqige: "Grandmother, many palaces in the palace are dilapidated. When Ningshou Palace is finished, can we repair other palaces?"

Qiqige said: "You have a beautiful idea, how much does it cost to repair the palace, do you pay for it?"

The third princess was stunned, "We have been with the Ministry of Industry for so many years, and now we are especially good at building houses, and we can barely build roads and rivers. Grandmother, you think of a way, don't let us idle!"

There seemed to be a flash of lightning in Qiqige's mind, and she suddenly thought of a brilliant idea.

"Although the capital is a national capital, it is prosperous enough, but the streets and alleys are not clean."

The eldest princess is a person who has been out of the palace. She has paid attention to the environment outside the palace. "The place where the rich people live is still very clean, and the alleys where ordinary people live are indeed a bit dirty."

They are all dirt roads, and they are not considered flat. If it rains, muddy water will be everywhere in the alleys.There are also those who throw garbage and defecate everywhere, and some places are very dirty.

Qiqige suggested: "Didn't the third princess say that you can build houses? In order to build a clean and hygienic capital, you should build public toilets!"

Three princesses: shall we, princesses, go to build the toilet?