Yongzheng period

A field of snow.

【39】

After the beginning of spring, Luo Gege, who was in my elder brother's house, gave birth to the eldest grandson of Yongzheng.The third elder brother was ecstatic, but Yongzheng's heart was as greasy as swallowing a fly.The so-called 'cleanness out of sight', the third elder brother was hastily conferred the title of 'Gushan Beizi' and left the palace to build a mansion.

Concubine Hui's Wugege and Jia, as expected, became Yongzheng's most favored children in the palace, far surpassing other elder brothers.Under such a situation, the same child gave birth to Gege, and Xinbi inevitably murmured in her heart due to such a different treatment. What's more, the four Gege she gave birth to was born weak and has not yet obtained the jade certificate. Even the name nothing.But she has always had a brisk temper, and she only thought about the uncomfortable idea in her heart, and then put her whole heart on Si Gege.

And no matter what feelings her concubines have in their hearts, in front of Yongzheng and Concubine Hui, and Wu Gege who can't walk, they have never been stingy in their compliments: What's the five princesses, the sky is full, so true and harmonious? The emperor is exactly the same, and the future will be blessed with deep blessings'; or 'look at the eyes of the fifth princess are not born like your mother's, she is really a beauty' and so on.Therefore, in just a few days, Hejia became a little rich woman: Yongzheng's routine and private rewards during the New Year's festival; annual gifts from the Queen Mother to ease the relationship with the emperor; Concubine Hui sent the accompanying gifts to Changchun Palace... and so on.

Yongzheng also said with a smile that all these must be saved for the dowry of the five princesses, and when Hejia grows up and gets married, he must have a "hundred miles of red makeup".

In the end, it was Concubine Jing who had the most free time. She had a daughter and was full of everything. After Concubine Hui finished confinement, she simply and neatly reported the palace affairs at hand to Changchun Palace, and only cared about taking care of Wen Yi.Yongzheng also wanted Daiyu to start the palace affairs, so he decreed that the noble concubine should be the prime minister, and the three concubines should be in charge. in charge.

The first thing for Daiyu to do palace affairs is to discuss with Concubine Gui and Concubine Yu about the second draft of the Yongzheng Dynasty in June.

*

Royal Garden

"Seventh elder brother is really cute, he looks smart, you are really lucky." Mrs. Wu Ya laughed.

"Ma'am, you are being polite, but I just entrusted the protection of the Empress Dowager." Baochai pointed out, "It's just that now the emperor's heart is on Concubine Hui. Fortunately, I still have my elder brother by my side, but those If the little lords who are not favored and the beautiful ladies who are about to enter the palace this year are not careful, I am afraid that it will be rare to see the sky, and they will be left out in this busy harem." After saying that, he felt a lot of regret. sigh.

Mrs. Wu Ya's eyes flashed when she heard the words, and she tentatively said, "It's really embarrassing to say, the youngest girl in the family is also a candidate for the show this year-if you can get a noble person to give you advice in the palace, the queen mother and Wu Ya's family will remember it heart."

"Madam, it's getting late." Baochai didn't reply, she stopped at the flower bush beside the palace gate, and said gently, "I'll send Madam here."

"Thank you, sir." Wu Ya said politely.

"Ma'am, go slowly."

Seeing Wu Ya's family walk away, Ying'er supported Baochai and walked towards the Yanxi Palace, and said dissatisfiedly, "When I was in the Empress Dowager's Palace, Mrs. Wu Ya was really rude. She obviously wanted something from her." Little master, but still pretending to be a gesture, what he said inside and outside the meaning is to test the little master."

"Ying'er, don't be rude. Those are the empress dowager's relatives." Baochai said calmly, "Although I gave birth to the seventh elder brother, in Madam Wuya's eyes, I am just a little nobleman who is attached to the empress dowager. The girls of the Wuya family will also be sent for election—before the Wuya clan can give birth to or raise a prince who is truly related to the Wuya clan, my role will naturally not seem so stable."

Ying'er heard the words and said worriedly, "Then if the queen mother really gave up on the young master—"

"What are you panicking about?" Baochai remained unhurried, "You can't have both, the queen mother wants to have the best of both worlds, but the emperor may not allow it."

After finishing speaking, she asked again in a low voice, "The gifts I ordered you to prepare were all sent to Changchun Palace by yourself?"

"I have already sent them away." Ying'er said reluctantly, "every time the young master goes to Changchun Palace to pay a visit, the master is missing nine times out of ten. The lady in the other palace, Who is like her? Why should the little master suffer himself!"

Baochai smiled slightly, and was about to answer when she heard one or two disputes faintly coming from the rockery in front of her.Baochai hurriedly signaled Yinger to keep quiet, and took two steps forward to listen carefully.

It sounded like two young men, and one of them reprimanded angrily, "...Look at what you look like! Instead of going to study, go to an unscrupulous place to have fun!"

The child who was being scolded carelessly curled his lips, and muttered, "Where is going to the Concubine Hui's palace? Where is Huang Ama going every day! Does the fourth brother think that Huang Ama is wrong?"

"You—" the person called 'Fourth Brother' was speechless.

Hearing this, Baochai already identified the identities of the two in her heart.She deliberately stepped on a branch under her feet—the two people looked over in surprise—Baochai straightened her clothes, stepped forward with a smile, and said, "Master Xue, the nobleman of Yanxi Palace, has met the fourth elder brother." , fifth elder brother."

The fourth elder brother subconsciously took a step forward, protecting the fifth elder brother Hong Zhou behind him, and then stared at her with full of vigilance, "Why is your honor here?"

"It's just that I came to this garden to enjoy the scenery in spring because I saw the spring is abundant, and I just passed by here." Baochai smiled more and more gently, "I don't want to disturb the two elder brothers."

The fourth elder brother looked at her for a long while, then sullenly raised his eyebrows and said unceremoniously, "Fifth brother and I still have something to discuss, you can leave now."

Baochai's expression remained unchanged when she heard the words, and she said meekly, "The sun is still very hot at noon, if the two elder brothers suffer from sunstroke due to their playfulness, then the gain will not be worth the loss, we'd better go back to elder brother earlier."

The fourth elder brother's face softened slightly, "Thank you for reminding me."

Baochai retreated quite understandingly.

After a while, Hongli and the two breathed a sigh of relief.The fifth elder brother Hong Zhou tugged at the corner of his fourth elder brother's clothes anxiously, "Fourth elder brother, Mrs. Gong, don't you want to talk nonsense in front of Huang Mama and Huang Ama? I don't know how much she has heard... "

"Hmph, she's not so stupid." Hongli frowned, stretched out his hands and slapped Hongzhou's face with a bad expression, "I've told you to settle down a long time ago - don't go to Changchun Palace in the future."

On the contrary, Hong Zhou smiled and said, "Mother Hui's concubine is beautiful, and the new sister Gu Lun is also very cute. Why doesn't Fourth Brother take a look?"

"What kind of Princess Gu Lun is she?" Hongli sneered, "It's just a child who hasn't grown up yet, and Huang Ama loves her very much. The first emperor's mother is still in the Changchun Garden, but Huang Ama favors her." The concubine's Gege has been named 'Princess Gulun'."

——I don't know if I can live a successful life, Hongli swallowed the second half of the sentence back to his stomach.

As the eldest brother of the royal family, he is not unaware at this age - Yongzheng's extraordinary love for Concubine Hui and her child Gege made Hongli feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.In his heart, he was glad that Concubine Hui gave birth to Ge Ge, and he still had the advantage in competing for the heir, but he was also extremely jealous of this little Ge Ge who enjoyed all the love of Yongzheng's father.

He was not taken seriously when he was young, and he was stared at by those servants with red tops and white eyes.In the future, he was raised by Concubine Duan, and his life ushered in a turning point.And he asked himself that among his older brothers, he was outstanding in both knowledge and deeds, so he was even more eager to get Yongzheng's approval to prove himself - and desperately wanted to climb up to the chair in Qianqing Palace.

Seeing that his fourth brother was absent-minded, Hong Zhou said thoughtfully, "Then fourth brother, let's go back. If we go back late, not only Mammy, but Er Niang will also come and train me."

Hongli nodded indiscriminately when he heard the words, and said squintingly, "It's rare for you to know how the word "rule" is written."

Hong Zhou touched the tip of his nose, puffing up his face in dissatisfaction.

At the beginning of June in the sixth year of Yongzheng, the second general election of the Yongzheng Dynasty kicked off.

【forty】

"The Mandarin girl Hadanara Xichun, 18 years old, was enlisted in the army guards—"

"Put down the sign and give flowers."

"The next column—"

"This year's showgirls and Aijia look pretty good." The Empress Dowager said to Yongzheng with a smile, "There are only five elder brothers in the palace, and the emperor has to think about his children."

"Emperor Niang is right, I know it. However, there is no rush for the heir." Yongzheng half-closed his eyes, sitting at the head and watching these beautiful girls come up and down, and then up and down again, Straight looked drowsy.

"That's because you didn't pay attention to the emperor, and you just looked at it coldly. It must be because there are not many concubines in this palace." The queen mother said lightly, "The emperor only chose four in the last term. Yes, and only Concubine Hui came out. This year, the emperor can choose a few more newcomers who have a good relationship. First, it will add some new atmosphere to the palace; The concubine's sour words."

A trace of impatience flashed across Yongzheng's face when he heard the words, and he remained silent.The Empress Dowager said earnestly, "Concubine Hui is soft-tempered after all and not good at fighting. Even if you are protected by the emperor, there are times when you keep secrets. According to Ai's family, the emperor's actions are only harmful to Concubine Hui. Nothing to gain."

The Empress Dowager saw that Yongzheng was not willing to take the matter of Concubine Hui, and now it happened that a girl from the direct line of the Wu Ya family was entering the palace as a candidate.

"Son, remember. I heard that my 'cousin' is also on the candidate list? My son should take a good look." Yongzheng thought of Wu Ya