It's Hard to Be the Concubine of the Red Chamber

Chapter 46

It doesn't matter how obscure Yuan Chun's point is, as long as Tu Mingjun understands it and learns something from it, it's fine.

You know, apart from the twists and turns in the front, the things inside his brother did give him a headache for a long time.

Although there are not too many sons of the Supreme Emperor, they are still not too few. Sixteen princes sat in a row, and after removing the ones that were gone, eight of them survived besides Tu Mingxuan.

The first four elder brothers and the last four younger brothers.

Among them, the eight princes were descended from the empress dowager, and their backgrounds were not bad.The nine princes and the eleven princes share the same mother, and they are all the sons of nobleman Wei. Although the family background is not so good, but the biological mother is handed down by Zhen Taigui, but she has some influence.In addition, Tu Mingyi, the eldest son of the Supreme Emperor under the knee of Concubine Zhen, is also the only son left under the knee of this former concubine with real power. Although he was circled due to various reasons, he is still alive after all. Not only is he powerful, but he also occupies the rank of the eldest son. He was able to fight against the old prince Yizhong who had the title of prince. This is the most difficult one.

And the younger brothers are also growing up gradually, looking young and frivolous and eager to try, always afraid of restlessness, which also makes Tu Mingxuan feel very stressed.

Although he himself now occupies a position of righteousness, his foundation is not stable after all, and he has not completely gained a firm foothold in the previous dynasty. If he lets a few more brothers go to him, it will be fine.That's all for the younger brothers, they are all novices after all, but the first few brothers are much more proficient in their business in the previous court, so they are all big troubles.

So this matter has been on his mind for some time.

If there were any problems in the political affairs of the previous dynasty, the Supreme Emperor was in charge of making arbitrary decisions, and if there were any problems, it was not his turn to take responsibility. Although he was unwilling, he still endured it in the end.And now he is also learning to handle political affairs beside the Supreme Emperor, which is better than when he was completely a puppet.

But brothers, these matters are more difficult than those of the previous dynasty, and they cannot be said to the Supreme Emperor.

In his opinion, these half-brothers are all troublesome, and they don't actually have much affection for each other.But in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, regardless of his concubine's age, these are all his own sons, and they are all very close.

Under such circumstances, the Supreme Emperor must not be stingy with giving them good jobs, but Tu Mingjun is not willing to stand in the same position as the Supreme Emperor after all.

Others are fine, if they really have the heart, they can still bear it by gritting their teeth, but Tu Mingye is a big trouble, but he can't let go.

It's just that the Concubine Zhen in the harem is still favored. The wind blowing on the pillow has made the Supreme Emperor gradually soften his heart. Recently, his attitude has become a little loose. This is the serious trouble in his heart.

It was Yuan Chun's words that gave Tu Mingjun some advice.

Pulling one and beating the other, no matter how young the younger brothers are, they are always less threatening, and they would rather have it cheap than let Tu Mingyan take advantage of it.It is impossible for the elder brother to have one heart, and if he has the heart, he can always find a breakthrough from it.

"When I saw my mother a few days ago, I also saw Yin Taipin going to pay her respects to my mother. It reminded my son that although the thirteenth brother was referring to the marriage, it was delayed for a while due to various reasons. , It's time to make arrangements. The fourteenth brother also played for a year. Although he couldn't find a suitable one in the draft this time, it would be just right to count according to his age in the next draft. , always pointing to a princess. The son is young and has little experience in this area, but whether the younger brothers are the sons of the father, or the father should worry about discussing the decision with the mother and concubines. The son just let the queen Learn, let's hide and be lazy this time." Fortunately, when Tu Ming was around, Concubine Zhen always wanted to avoid suspicion and was not easy to show up, which made him talk about his younger brothers without any scruples.

You know, of course Concubine Zhen does not want to hear this.

Her tenth prince is gone, so why should everyone else be fine.

Although the Supreme Emperor has sixteen sons, and now he is growing strong and has a beauty conceived again in the harem, but because of the favor of Concubine Zhen, for a long time, he always took the ten princes of Concubine Zhen Treat him like his own little child.

In the beginning, the marriage of the thirteenth prince was delayed because of the rebellion of the old prince Yizhong, but it is undeniable that the reason for the delay over and over again was because he was worried about the deaths and injuries of his sons.

When people get old, they will inevitably soften their hearts. Even if Tu Mingyi made many mistakes, he would not hesitate, let alone those sons who are gone.

After a while, I was not in the mood to marry other sons lively.

Of course, I also know that it would be hell if Concubine Zhen Taigui didn't intervene in it.

But Tu Ming was actually very unwilling to share power with other brothers in his heart, and he didn't mention it on weekdays, so he was ignored all the time.

Yin Taipin was originally just a noble person, and she was not outstanding in her family, and now her natal family has no one, which is far worse than the original queen mother. Even if she is wronged, she can only bear it. What? I dare not say.

This time it was used by Tu Mingjun as a gun.

Tu Mingxuan didn't find any reason at random, it was because the marriage of the thirteenth prince had dragged on for a long time.

The original wedding date was set around the day when the old Prince Yizhong rebelled, and it has been delayed for more than two years due to various reasons.And let’s not talk about the thirteenth prince’s side, the left and right concubines have already entered the door, and they were a little more cautious when there were various important events before, not daring to slap others in the face. Nothing is delayed, but the thirteenth prince and concubine is already an old girl who is nearly 19 years old.

No one is in a hurry.

"The Li family can be regarded as loyal ministers and good generals. At the beginning, the eldest daughter of their family was designated as the prince and concubine to appease the old ministers, but it was inappropriate to delay it any longer." The marriages of the thirteenth concubine are not so low, but she has no father—this marriage is not so much for the daughter of a fourth-rank official. The thirteenth prince is looking for a helper, it is better to say that he is using a prince to show the royal family's kindness to loyal ministers.

The father of the thirteenth concubine was a general of the border. It happened that there was a change in the border that year. This general Li fought to the end. Although he defended the border, he was seriously injured. He died in a short time. up.

The thirteenth concubine is the eldest daughter of General Li. She was only 13 years old at that time. Mrs. Li is married to the thirteenth prince, who is one year younger than her.

Originally, the marriage was meant to appease the old minister, but it would be unbeautiful if it was really delayed, so it is better to hurry up and get the marriage done.

Although it was said that the marriage was ordered by the Supreme Emperor, and it was delayed because of loyalty to the old prince, if it was delayed any longer, the crime should be placed on Tu Mingxuan.

The Empress Dowager also forgot about it for a while, and the concubine Zhen Taigui kept talking about the missing princes in his ears, so he didn't think about other sons for a while.

"If it's anything else, it's fine. My son remembers that when he pointed out the marriage, he heard the thirteenth brother talk about it. The thirteenth prince and concubine seemed to be older than him. Originally, the marriage was meant for the loyal minister Grace. If Delay is not grace." The thirteenth concubine's mother is still there, and her eldest brother is also in the barracks. Although he is only a fifth-rank military officer now, her family is not dead. With this royal marriage, even though she lost her father, she would not worry about getting married.

If this relationship is not good, it will not be a favor but an enmity.

Originally, the queen mentioned this matter in her spare time, but he didn't take it to heart, but now she remembered it.

"Besides, Thirteenth Brother is not too young. It is human nature to start a family and start a business. After Thirteenth Brother gets married, it should be time for him to join the court. There are still many things my son doesn't understand about politics, so he has to study hard. In other matters, I have to trouble the brothers to share their worries." Instead of letting the Supreme Emperor open his mouth, it is better to show kindness by himself, even if he hurts the enemy by one thousand and himself loses eight hundred, he has to firmly hold Tu Mingyan at home.

"The thirteenth brother was delayed at that time, and the fourteenth brother is getting older every year. Although he is only 12 years old now, he will be the right age for the next draft three years later. Which daughter-in-law is not selected, how can it be determined by a draft, but you have to look in advance. Although the thirteenth brother is not young, he will marry and have children in the future, but the palace has not yet been built. Eleventh brother’s filial piety has never been involved in trivial matters, but everything is in order with myna, so it’s better to let myna come out to help.” Wei Taigui, the biological mother of the ninth prince and the eleventh prince, passed away from illness a year ago. One is still in the filial piety period, even if there is no errand, it is enough.It's just that it wouldn't be good if a brother wasn't released. On the other hand, the eighth prince, although there are various unsatisfactory things, but he himself has no chance to inherit the throne. It is not unacceptable to release him to deal with some trivial matters. .

At least the risk factor is always lower than others.

Tu Mingxuan mentioned all the older brothers in one breath, and even ordered an errand for his brother, which seemed a bit impartial.

Although it is true for the prince that he is not close to women during the filial period, it is impossible to say which prince will be honest and stay at home for three years and do nothing during the filial period.It's just that this kind of thing can only be regarded as seduction, not a rule that can be said.It's just that Tu Mingyu didn't want too many people to come out to squeeze his living space, and he was also worried about some small tricks on the other side of Tu Mingye, so he simply used this excuse to suppress these two followers of Tu Mingye and not allow them to go out.

Although everyone knows that he is selfish, but it is not incomprehensible to calculate it.

As a father, the Supreme Emperor instinctively wouldn't think of his son badly, and he didn't expect this. He only thought that Mingjun was really generous, and he was in a good mood for a while.