At the beginning of Youchu period, Concubine Yi walked to Qianqing Palace instead of riding on Jianyu.
After the eunuch announced the news and Concubine Yi came in, Kangxi couldn't take his eyes away: "This is..."
Concubine Yifei stood tall and graceful, turned around, and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten?"
Kangxi smiled and shook his head: "How can you be naughty when you are already a mother-in-law?"
"Your Majesty! Why don't you open which pot?"
Concubine Yi had a look of displeasure on her face: "A few days ago, I was talking to the Empress Dowager about how annoying Lao Wu and Lao Ninth were. They were not as smart and cute as they were when they were children. Not to mention their appearance, they were just like pillars and stuck there, which was also a contrast. My concubines are all old..."
While she was talking, Concubine Yi didn't need to give any instructions and just sat down by the Kang.
Seeing that Kangxi's posture was stiff, she complained: "The emperor must have approved another afternoon of discounts. What did the imperial doctor say? Sitting for a long time is harmful to the body. You always have to get up and walk around for half an hour, otherwise your body will become stiff... "
While she was talking, she had already reached out and placed her hand on Kangxi's neck.
Kangxi also adjusted his direction so that she could help rub his shoulders and neck, and said with half-squinted eyes: "The days are passing faster every year, and it has been more than 20 years in the blink of an eye..."
"I really can't believe that at that time, I was so delicate that I blushed even when talking to the emperor, but now I've become an old lady and become a mammy..."
Yi Fei sighed.
Everyone is nostalgic for their youth, and emperors are no exception.
Kangxi fell into distant memories: "That year when you first went to bed, you were dressed in the same look. I thought you were pretty and cute. Just as the Ministry of Internal Affairs provided jewelry, I chose this pair of hairpins to reward you..."
"I have my own little thoughts. The emperor is a grown man, so he is so careless that he didn't notice it at all... I didn't dare to cry, but I felt sour in my heart..."
Concubine Yi said with a bit of sadness.
Kangxi turned his head: "There is also this matter, why don't I remember it?"
"Your Majesty, take a closer look at my concubine!"
Concubine Yi raised her eyebrows.
Kangxi glanced at it several times, and his eyes fell on Concubine Yifei. It had to be said that among the earlier batch of concubines, Concubine Yifei not only looked good, but was also the best-maintained. Her face was pink and she could not tell her age, nor did she look like a concubine. There are wrinkles at the corners of the eyes like other aged concubines.
"emperor……"
Concubine Yi stretched out her arm: "Your Majesty, look at the sleeves, then look at my concubine's waistcoat..."
Kangxi shifted his gaze and nodded: "The colors match well, but the patterns are a bit messy..."
Concubine Yi had no choice but to point to the shirt and say: "Look, this is the Lian Lizhi..." Then she pointed to the waistcoat: "This is the mandarin duck pattern..."
Kangxi took a closer look and saw that his shirt was covered with embroidered flowers, even the waistcoat had mandarin duck patterns...
This thick and thin intertwined pattern is called the Yuanyang pattern?
The seventeen-year-old girl was wearing this outfit...
The imperial concubines looked at each other and smiled.
Kangxi's eyes were filled with tolerance, and Concubine Yifei's eyes were filled with gratitude and admiration...
*
Two institutes.
Shu Shu and Brother Jiu spent the night.
Shu Shu also somewhat felt Brother Jiu's pulse and no longer prepared two kinds of food.
One bowl of yam porridge and two red bean cakes per person.
Brother Jiu put down his chopsticks and showed his disapproval: "Why do you eat so little?"
Shu Shu rinsed her mouth: "I ate a few pieces of cake this afternoon, and I'm not hungry yet..."
Brother Ninth was relieved.
Shu Shu thought of Wang Gege's incident, and told the other party's strangeness and her guess.
Brother Jiu took a long breath, with disgust on his face: "No wonder she kept repeating in front of me, saying that Mrs. Wang has a good temper and is honest and responsible, and that Ms. Zhaojia has a high heart and bullies Mr. Wang in the backyard... …Whether it’s a conspiracy or something else, if you have bad intentions, you can’t stay...”
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "It's not appropriate to move at this time. It's better to wait until this time has passed..."
Besides, there is no reason to directly convict based on guesswork. It's just that there are many people in this yard, and it's not a good time to investigate or interrogate.
Brother Ninth was worried: "Her family is just ordinary, but she is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Who knows if she has any relatives or acquaintances... Since you are 'recuperating', let them copy scriptures to save them from restlessness..."
Shu Shu nodded: "Listen to me... There is one more thing. I need Master Xun to come up with an idea... Aunt Zhou is old and should have been raised long ago. I want to let her out of the palace after a while... Aunt Qi I’ve also seen Grandpa. She doesn’t have the government’s scheming, and the footman is fine, but she can’t manage people... The nanny in this yard, I’ve been watching over the years, who else can be used..."
Brother Jiu felt uncomfortable on his face and said with a wry smile: "There really is such a person! The leader of these nuns earlier was Aunt Gao, who was an extremely upright person... I didn't know what to do at the time, and he thought she was in charge of things. Guan Xi once had a stomachache due to accumulated food. He was afraid that people would know he had eaten it secretly, so he lied that he had caught a cold and had a bloated stomach... Aunt Gao was on duty all night, but when she fell asleep, I left the palace without stopping..."
Shu Shu hesitated.
Isn’t this Aunt Qi again! ?
The benefits of nursing care in this palace seem to be extra subsidies for wet nurses, but in fact, the nanny has a higher status.
Because nannies are also responsible for teaching the princes and princesses the rules and enlightenment in the Manchu language, most nannies have read books and know Chinese characters.
Brother Jiu was young at that time, and the person behind it was Liu.
This grandma obviously lacked fighting power and was eliminated in one round.
Brother Jiu saw that Shu Shu was silent and glanced at her.
My wife talks about rules, but in fact she behaves as she pleases. She is definitely not happy with such a person coming in and nagging her around.
Unexpectedly, Shu Shu became interested and asked about Grandma Gao: "How old are you? Are you a errand in the family?"
"She is one year older than the Liu family. Back then, the Liu family had one sister. When she was very warm to her, when the Qing Dynasty left, the empress asked someone to arrange for her eldest son to enter the Guangzhou Division..."
Brother Jiu sighed.
Shu Shu estimated Nanny Liu's age in her mind. There was an age limit for choosing a nipple in the palace, and it was a woman between fifteen and twenty years old who had given birth to her third child.
The one who gave birth to a girl fed the prince, and the one who gave birth to a son fed the princess.
Grandma Liu is much younger than she dresses.
Aunt Gao is a round older than Mr. Liu, but she is only in her forties, which is a useful age.
Guangchusi is the most oily yamen in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so Concubine Yi is trying to comfort her on behalf of her son.
Shu Shu couldn't help but reached out and touched Brother Jiu's bare forehead.
This guy is very lucky. With such a considerate and intelligent biological mother, and a generous brother like the fifth elder brother, he should have lived a peaceful and happy life, but he blindly participated in seizing the legitimate son, and even Concubine Yi was implicated. It is simply unbelievable. A model of filial son.
Brother Ninth did not avoid it, but only expressed dissatisfaction: "What are you looking at? Why are you slandering me? Wasn't I a child at that time? When you were a child, you were happy for others to take care of you..."
Shu Shu smiled: "I'm not complaining about this, I just think that my wife has worked hard and worries a lot for me... If we have a little brother in the future, I won't be as patient as my mother, and I won't be able to fix it by then. Don't worry. Stop..."
Brother Jiu nodded in agreement: "If you don't stop me, if you are ignorant, I will beat you up together..." After saying that, he woke up and glared at Shu Shu: "Okay, you are saying that I deserved to be beaten when I was a child..." …”
The image of Brother Nine with three heads appeared in Shu Shu's mind, and she said with a smile: "I must be as fair and tender as a little girl. I'm afraid I won't be able to discipline you..."
Brother Jiu became so angry that he turned over and threw Shu Shu down: "Who is the little girl? Who is the little girl..."
*
"Chinese Valentine's Day" passed quietly like this.
As for whether the ninth elder brother is a "little girl", I don't know how the young couple can tell the difference.
Shu Shu began his "banned" career.
In fact, my life was pretty much the same as before, except that I didn't have to say hello every five or ten times.
In addition to going to and from the Master's Study Room every day, Ninth Prince's itinerary also has one more place to go.
Cining Palace.
Since the Empress Dowager died of illness and the Empress Dowager and her concubine moved to Ningshou Palace, Cining Palace has been empty.
Later, the construction office of Yangxin Palace moved to Cining Palace.
Brother Jiu has been fond of Western objects since he was a child. He had been interested in Western objects for a while before. Whenever he got interested, he would go to the construction office for a while.
Even the tenth elder brother didn't think it was strange. He just thought that the ninth elder brother was enlightened and thinking about gifts to please his wife.
Only Shu Shu was worried.
She didn't know whether she was hoping that Brother Jiu would find out something, or not.
It would be terrible if it were found that there were indeed traces of human nature in Brother Eleven's death.
Moreover, Concubine Yi's mother and son would inevitably turn their anger on the Crown Princess.
After all, when Concubine Yi was in charge of the palace, her son was safe; after a year of handing over the palace power, the youngest son died quietly.
Even if the mastermind and conspirator are not the princess, a "mistake" cannot escape.
That way...
Is this the reason for seizing the heir?
*
In the Cining Palace, there is an empty place.
Brother Jiu looked at Liang Chuanqing, who had circles under his eyes and a stooped body. His hair was gray and he was dragging a disabled leg. He looked like an old man in his fifties or sixties.
In fact, he is younger than Cui Nanshan, only in his forties this year.
From the eunuch in charge of his elder brother's office to the housekeeper at Cining Palace, Liang Chuanqing's situation was completely different.
Seeing Brother Jiu coming over and looking at the facial features that were vaguely similar to those in his memory, Liang Chuanqing couldn't help but have red eyes: "Master Jiu..."
Brother Jiu didn't know how to ask.
Did Brother Eleven have any abnormalities during his lifetime?
Who are the imperial doctors who treat Brother Eleven at the Imperial Hospital?
Why is it that everything is so good in front of the palace, but it is getting weaker and weaker every year in my elder brother's place?
As Khan Amma and the empress were here, the questions that needed to be asked had already been asked.
If it was really that easy to investigate, there would probably be clues already.
It seems that Eleven wasn’t very sick from the beginning...
At first, it was just a common minor illness, like catching a cold during the change of seasons...
When did it become serious?
Thirty-three years of Kangxi?
Or the thirty-fourth year of Kangxi?
In the elder brother's house, the eunuch in charge has an overview of the whole situation, and the one who really serves him closely is the nanny...
Brother Jiu unexpectedly asked, "Is Meng still alive?"
Liang Chuanqing was stunned, then shook his head: "It disappeared the year before last..."
Brother Jiu's heart tightened and he asked: "Why not?"
Liang Chuanqing smiled bitterly and said: "When my elder brother passed away, the emperor rewarded everyone in the four houses with boards... Meng survived forty boards... and died three days after returning home..."
