[Qing Chuan] I became the queen mother after salted fish

Sure enough, as Si Ning guessed, Yong Yan agreed to Mian Yi's request, but in the end he still warned a few words: "Those foreigners are uneducated, you have to be careful when you go there."

Mian Yi naturally agreed.

Afterwards, Yong Yan said a lot more, these foreign knowledge can understand commonplaces that cannot be indulged in, and Mian Yi did not refute, and all of them were taught one by one.

Seeing his son so obedient, Yongyan was also very satisfied, thinking that his son was so smart, it was enough, liking some foreign knowledge was not considered deviant, after all, the holy grandfather didn't like these things back then.

After Yongyan convinced himself, he found someone to say hello to the people from the Lifan Academy, found a translator, and a few guards, and took Mian Yi to meet some envoys.

Si Ning didn't know about these follow-up plots, nor did she know what Mian Yi had said to those envoys, but she only knew that when Mian Yi came back, she already had a heavy expression on her face.

Seeing him like this, Si Ning knew that he had probably already sensed the truth of this world, and knew what hidden dangers were hidden behind the prosperity and prosperity of the Celestial Kingdom.

Si Ning didn't ask him, she knew that this kind of thing equivalent to the reorganization of the world view could only be figured out by himself.

After a period of time, Mian Yi became more eager to learn, studied harder than before, and became more obsessed with those physical sciences, but Yong Yan didn't notice anything.

At the end of June, Niu Hulu gave birth to a daughter in the Old Summer Palace. It was Qigege. Fujin Xitara was relieved. Niu Hulu was also a little disappointed, but soon became happy again. There is a possibility of giving birth to a son.

Therefore, when Sining went to visit on the third day of Xisan, the Niu Hulu family he saw was already smiling, no different from before.

Fujin felt in her heart that she was pretending, but her appearance was passable. As for Si Ning, she was not familiar with the Niu Hulu family, so she just politely said a few words and went back.

The birth of Niu Hulu's sons and daughters didn't have much influence on her, as long as she knew that he would be the successor in the future.

……

In July, Qianlong received the British envoy Macartney in Dajiu, Wanshuyuan, a summer resort. Mianyi, as the emperor's grandson, also went with Yongyan.

Although Macartney's visit this time was ostensibly to celebrate Qianlong's birthday, in fact he still wanted to open up the Chinese market through negotiations. He presented a congratulatory gift worth more than 1 pounds purchased by the East India Company, and proposed Many requests for commerce.

There are many unreasonable things in these requests, involving many issues of customs duties and land cession, so Qianlong refused them all.

Even the clocks, globes, weapons and gunboat models presented by Macartney, Qianlong felt that they were not worth mentioning. They had these things early in the morning, thinking that the British envoy was exaggerating,

Qianlong was very annoyed that Yingshi could not kneel down and only kneel down on one knee.

A few days later, the British mission returned to the capital, and He Shen submitted Qianlong's reply letter and gift to the mission, and the mission left the capital.

In the meantime, an interesting incident also happened. Among the envoys who came with the British envoy, there was a man named Stangton. His son, little Stangton, was only 13 years old, but he quickly learned Chinese, and also talked with Qianlong in Mandarin, and later Qianlong gave him a betel nut purse.

After Qianlong knew that Mianyi could speak Latin, he also asked him to act as an interpreter, expressing his meaning to the British envoy, and later rewarded Mianyi with a purse.

This became a good story, but later the British envoy followed He Shen to discuss in detail, and Mian Yi was no longer qualified to participate. The specific content was found by Yongyan after the fact.

Yong Yan was very angry at these unreasonable demands from the UK, and when he talked about it with Mian Yi, he was also unbearably angry.

But Mian Yi was quite calm, and asked how to deal with the congratulatory gift brought by the British mission this time.

Yongyan sighed: "It's all kept in the Old Summer Palace, why? Do you want it?"

Mian Yi smiled: "I just learned a lot of principles from books, but I haven't seen the real thing."

Yong Yan shook his head with a smile: "You child, if you really want those Western items, the ones made by our manufacturing office are more exquisite than the ones they sent up. I'll send some to you tomorrow, but it's not allowed because of this." , Delayed studies."

Mian Yi smiled and nodded, agreeing readily, but worried in her heart, Yingjili's national power cannot be underestimated, this time Huang Mafa rejected them so simply and neatly, it will not cause any problems.

Qianlong's behavior afterwards also echoed Mianyi's concerns very well.

Qianlong was not a fool, nor was he really as arrogant and conceited as he showed. Before the battle in Gurkha, he had already known the British rule in India through the secret work of a captured Gurkha. Also aware of the British threat.

Therefore, after the British mission left, he immediately strengthened the military defense preparations along the coast.

After Yongyan received these news one after another, he analyzed them carefully with Mianyi, and then sighed: "In the Western countries, Yingjili is the most ruthless, and we must be careful when dealing with these people in the future." yes."

Mian Yi also agrees with this point. Before he went to talk to those English envoys, he was able to find out the national conditions of the country from their words. It is indeed not to be underestimated.

……

The waves of the English envoys coming to court soon passed, but the undercurrents left behind were still hidden in the dark.

When Mian Yi went to see Qianlong later, she found Yingjili's large telescope and Dalingsi placed in the room, Qianlong was sitting on the couch, and several craftsmen were staring back and forth.

Seeing Mian Yi coming, he beckoned to Mian Yi: "You used to love these western things, but now you got this one, come and see it."

Mian Yi saluted, then stepped forward respectfully, and took a closer look at the large telescope, which was indeed clearer than the small ones she usually used.

Mian Yi told Qianlong about her experience in using it in detail. Qianlong smiled and waved to the craftsmen: "Okay, you can carry it down and study it carefully. If you can make more detailed ones, I will reward you a lot. .”

The craftsmen kowtowed to express their thanks, carried the large binoculars, and retreated together.

After the people left, Qianlong called Mianyi to sit down, and Hu Shijie served tea for Mianyi, but Mianyi didn't dare to drink it, and just put it aside.

It was Qianlong who took a sip of tea, and then said unhurriedly: "In the past, I saw that you loved these Western things, I think it is harmless, but I have never discussed these things with you in detail, this time the envoys from the West came to court , do you have any ideas?"

Mian Yi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Since Emperor Mafa opened the Guangzhou Thirteen Lines, Guochao has been doing frequent trade with Western countries, especially with England. It's just that the English are greedy and treacherous, and want more benefits. That’s why we came to court this time.”

Hearing this, Qianlong smiled and nodded: "It is very good to be able to see this. Before the conquest of Gurkha, the English colluded with Gurkha. It can be seen that their plans are very big. Presenting gifts is not so ingenious, but you still have to guard against it. It is a good thing for you to learn the knowledge of the West. Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles, but you should not change your temperament because of these things, and be fascinated by these strange skills."

It was only then that Mian Yi realized that this was Qianlong pointing at him secretly, he hurriedly stood up and bowed to Qianlong: "Grandson would like to follow the instructions of the emperor."

Qianlong stroked his beard with a smile: "It's nothing more than an admonishment. Although you are smart and decisive, your temperament is not tempered. You should think twice before acting in the future."

Mian Yi said yes again.

After admonishing his grandson, Qianlong still knew to give a sweet date, so he asked Hu Shijie to lead Mianyi to the treasury, and choose a few things that Yingjili sent over that were eye-catching as rewards.

Mian Yi agreed happily.

……

After Mian Yi left, Qianlong stood by the window, watching the bleak ground in the courtyard.

Can he also have the blessing of Ming Chengzu and get a good grandson?

Qianlong stroked his beard, thinking that he still needs to look at it for a while.

……

Soon, Si Ning and his party returned to Beijing. Seeing that it was almost the end of the year, the palace began to get busy again.

But this time Fujin's health has improved a lot, and he can take care of himself, so Si Ning has a lot more leisure.

Watching Fujin busy before and after with great interest, Si Ning realized for the first time that the pursuits of people are really different.

After the new year was over, the palace once again fell into a state of tranquility. Si Ning pinched his fingers to count the time, and it turned out that it was already Qianlong's 59th year, and it was less than a year since Qianlong abdicated.

Si Ning was a little dazed, it had been more than ten years since she came to this world, and the days passed too quickly.

……

58 was not a particularly peaceful year, and Qianlong didn't know whether it was because he was getting old or for some other reason. The Mulan Tour stopped for this year, and the big guys lived in the Summer Resort for a few months before returning to the Old Summer Palace.

Si Ning felt pure, but Mian Yi was suffocated, always feeling that she was in vain, Si Ning could tell that this kid really liked hunting.

But the most irritating thing is that it has to be Fujin. Mianning's riding and shooting has finally become famous. This time Fujin is going to let Mianning show his strengths, but he suddenly stops hunting. Fujin feels aggrieved Well, if we wait any longer, we will have to wait until next year, and we don't know what will happen next year.

No matter how dissatisfied Sitara was in his heart, but the situation was already like this, they had no choice but to return to Beijing awkwardly.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong this time in Beijing. Mianning had a high fever that night, scaring everyone inside and outside. Fujin's tears were almost gone, thanks to Yongyan who still maintained his rationality , Immediately send people to the imperial hospital to ask for an imperial doctor.

The imperial doctor came soon, and when he took the pulse, his face turned pale.

Hastily knelt down and replied: "Second Elder Brother, this is due to overwork and wind and cold have entered the body, causing the yin and yang in the body to be disordered. If the fever is not reduced in time, it may be a disaster."

As soon as these words came out, Sitara immediately fainted.

For a while, there was a lot of nonsense, and the imperial physician began to prescribe medicine for Mianning after Xi Tara was settled.

Yong Yan stood aside with a livid face, looking at his son lying on the bed who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.

The hatred for Sitara became clearer in her heart. A twelve or thirteen-year-old child can actually become sick from overwork, which shows how she oppressed the child in daily life.

Before, he had reprimanded Sitara not to push Mianning too much, but Sitara seemed not to understand what he said, the more he talked, the more she got into a corner, and later even Mianning couldn't stand it Xi Tara's family, on weekdays, doesn't come back.

Now that the child has finally been forced to this point, Yong Yan also feels uncomfortable watching it.

At this moment, Sitara, who had fainted, finally woke up slowly. Her eyes were blank for a moment, and then she seemed to think of something again, and rushed to Mianning with tears.

Yongyan grabbed Sitara's hand, with a serious expression: "The child is already sick, and now he is going to have a good rest, what else do you want to do!"

Sitara's face was full of tears, crying and pleading: "It's my fault, I'm sorry for that child, it's just Master Shiwu, let him see him, I don't feel at ease when I don't see him."

Seeing that Shi Tara actually admitted his mistake, Yong Yan sighed, and sent him to hold Shi Tara's hand.

Shitara immediately threw herself down in front of Mianning's bed, held Mianning's hand, and wept silently.

When the medicine was ready and brought out, she gave Mianning the medicine herself.

Looking at this scene, Yong Yan didn't know what to say for a while, or the person Xi Tara himself couldn't be described in simple words.

Yongyan felt that the atmosphere in the room was a bit oppressive, he flicked his sleeves, turned and left.

When he came out, the imperial physician was waiting outside, Yong Yan stopped in his tracks, stood in front of him, and asked calmly, "How is Second Elder Brother doing now?"

The imperial doctor's face was very ugly: "I still look too weak now, if the fever can be subsided before tomorrow morning, maybe it can be saved."

Yongyan frowned, looked back at the room, the lights were dim, Mianning's face was blushing strangely, and his face was covered with sweat.

"Okay, then you will serve here tonight first, and there will be no mistakes."

Yongyan turned his face and said this sentence.

The imperial physician didn't dare to look up, but he nodded in response, but his heart was in a state of panic, and he was only [-]% sure.

……

This night was difficult, whether it was for Fujin who was waiting in front of the bed in the house, or the imperial doctor and the waiters outside the house, they all hoped that the second elder brother could survive this test from the bottom of their hearts, after all their wealth The future also depends on this point.

Fortunately, before dawn, the second elder brother's fever finally began to subside slowly, and everyone was relieved, but the imperial physician was still not optimistic.

After going through this incident, the second elder brother's body is not as good as before. If you say that you can barely ride a horse and shoot arrows, and do some non-intense exercises before, but now, I am afraid that I have to take a rest after taking two steps. How long does it take to bring people back.

The imperial physician looked at Fujin's weeping face, but he didn't tell her this, but only talked to Yongyan in private.

After Yongyan heard this, he remained silent for a long time, and when he finally came to his senses, he asked the imperial physician to step down.

He stood up and looked out the window tiredly, feeling very complicated in his heart.

……

Niu Hulu received the letter early in the morning, and the second elder brother woke up.

There was a smile on her face, and she looked very sincere: "Just wake up, Amitabha, a good boy like the second elder brother should live a long life."

He Xiang, the palace maid in front of her, smiled and praised: "This courtyard is full, except for Fujin, I am afraid that only the master has such a sincere heart, and only hopes that everyone is well."

Niu Hulu smiled and said nothing, but he snorted in his heart, how can everyone be happy in this world.

Niu Hulu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of it. Fujin's health was deteriorating, and she didn't know how long she could last. She entered the fifteen elder brother's house not just to be a side Fujin.