The governor is the second rank, and the general soldier is the second rank.
Therefore, after the duchess, the second one is the general's wife, and the third one is the governor's wife.
These two looked much normal. They were both about the same age as Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, in their forties or fifties.
By the time of the blessing ceremony, the three of them were different.
The governor's wife performed the Eight Banners ceremony.
When the three imperial ministers sat down, they saw that the first lady, the princess, was reserved and shy, the second, the general soldier's wife, was also nervous, and only the third governor's wife was generous.
The Queen Mother looked at the governor's wife at the end and asked: "Which flag is it?"
The governor's wife stood up and said: "This servant's home is the Zhengbai Banner of the Han Army..."
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "In fact, she and the Crown Princess share the same banner."
The governor's wife said: "This slave's maiden name is Zhao, but speaking of it, he is related to the Crown Princess's maiden family..."
Shu Shu sat at the lower end of Wufu Jin, feeling a little confused.
Haven't the princess's family been married to the eldest daughter for several generations? Why is there still a relative named Zhao?
Since the princess's grandfather, she has been marrying into the clan.
The aunts and aunts of the Crown Princess also married into the clan.
Could it be that he is an in-law of some clan uncle or cousin? Are those relatives really far away?
After hearing this, the Queen Mother pointed at Shu Shu and said, "Then you and Jiu Fujin also had a kiss..."
The governor's wife looked at Shu Shu, nodded and said, "Yes, the eldest princess of our cousin's family is betrothed to the eldest son of the Dutong family."
Shu Shu listened to the words, but it didn't seem like they were too far apart, and nodded slightly.
The Queen Mother motioned for her to sit down, then looked at her father-in-law and said, "Your accent sounds like someone from the capital. Where is your natal family from?"
The princess stood up and said, "My wife's natal family is prosperous."
The Queen Mother asked curiously: "Then why did you marry so far away? Who was the matchmaker?"
The princess said shyly: "The first wife of the Duke's family is my concubine's cousin. After my cousin passed away, my aunt acted as a matchmaker and she married my husband as my stepmother."
The Queen Mother listened and nodded.
This is common for both Manchu and Han people.
However, it is mostly the first wife's natal family that intervenes in the selection of the son-in-law's stepmother, and not many such stepmothers also get involved.
It should be that the step-wife left her young children behind.
After the Queen Mother became curious, she dropped the matter.
She took the East Pearl Bracelet and rewarded her husband and wife. She also asked someone to bring two boxes containing two strings of coral beads, and rewarded the two ladies respectively, and then served tea.
Several imperial officers went out.
Jiu Gege then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Look at how nervous they are, and I'm also nervous."
The Queen Mother also picked the beads, handed them to Aunt Bai to put away, and said with a smile: "It's not a bad thing to follow and meet people more, isn't it quite fun..."
Jiu Gege looked at Shu Shu and said, "What kind of relative is the governor's wife of the Shi family? Aren't there many in-laws of the Shi family in Zhenghongqi?"
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "If they are side in-laws, they probably won't pay attention to Qingru's engagement with my brother. That is the serious in-laws who are still in contact with each other now. If the surname is Zhao, the princess has a great-grandmother named Zhao, so she should be This is it..."
Jiuge asked: "Is she my great-grandmother? Otherwise, how can she still move around after several lifetimes?"
This is what Shu Shu doesn't know.
She looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Does the Queen Mother know?"
The Queen Mother thought for a while and said: "I can't remember exactly. I just remember that the Crown Princess's great-grandfather was a hero in the founding of the country and was one of the top nobles in the Eight Banners. The three brothers have all become high-ranking officials, and the descendants and grandchildren are even more senior. No, the emperor would choose the princess from their family..."
Shu Shu thought of something.
Kangxi was quite paranoid about blood.
The princess's nobility is not only due to her family lineage from the Guarjia family, but also her clan daughter's bloodline.
Then if we pursue Shuo further...
The great-grandfather of the Crown Princess, Shi Tingzhu, had a total of three wives.
The first among them was the original wife, and the second and third were granted marriage by Emperor Taizong.
The third person is Mrs. Zhao, a relative of the governor.
The second one is Tong, who was born in the Zhenglan Banner Han Army.
Before the Tong family raised their flag, they were with the Han army at Zhenglan Banner.
They should be relatives.
That Mrs. Tong should be the Crown Princess's great-grandmother.
However, because the prince's uncles, cousins, and several senior governors should have children and grandchildren of Mrs. Zhao, otherwise the in-law relationship would not be maintained until now.
After chatting and joking with the Queen Mother for a while, the sisters-in-law came out, went back to the cabin and changed their clothes.
Shu Shu was a little uninterested.
Compared with Prince Fujin in Mongolia, this vassal order was not only formal, but most importantly, lacking in filial piety.
It turned out that only the Queen Mother presented the gifts, and they had no intention of offering gifts.
Even the Queen Mother couldn't get anything, let alone them.
Tong family......
That was Kangxi's obsession. Only by promoting the Tong family could he offset the shortcomings of his background.
Tong Guowei has been holding him down for a few years, and he will probably be helped up again.
I guess it was only when I arrived in Jiangnan and met the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that I became filial.
Xiao Chun said from the side: "Madame, after paying your respects to the Queen Mother, do you still want to go and pay your respects to the two concubines?"
Shu Shu said: "Who knows..."
As she said this, she had a guess in her heart.
The harem has no master, and Concubine Hui is the head of the concubine, so it makes sense to receive the royal decree.
Why did you become the Queen Mother?
Except for Mrs. Yan Shenggong's special status, the remaining two are also local civil and military officials.
I don’t know whether it was Concubine Hui who wanted to avoid suspicion, or Kangxi arranged this herself.
Shandong is too close to the capital, and the people who take office here are the emperor's confidants.
As the mother of the emperor's eldest son, Concubine Hui would be safer to avoid at this time.
Even if she avoids her, Concubine Rong will be ranked second and she will no longer be qualified to receive the imperial concubine. I wonder if she will be depressed.
At this moment, Jiu Gege came. Seeing that Shu Shu was leaning forward, he sat down in front of him and said, "We are going south all the way. Many officials have been ordered to come to court. Do we all have to accompany them?"
Obviously this person is also impatient with social interaction. After sitting with me once, he is already bored.
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "Not everyone is qualified to submit a sign to see you. It's almost once in each province, so there are only three or four times left..."
Every time it lasts for less than half an hour, the patience passes.
Jiuge said: "It's really boring. It's different from what I first thought."
When in the capital, the Eight Banners came to the palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother, and when they brought their juniors with them.
Jiu Ge Ge has several contacts with Xun Gui Ge Ge, which is how they met.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "It should be good when we get to Jiangnan. If there are girls of similar age in the Li family and the Cao family, we should be able to meet them."
Jiu Gege laughed at first, then shook his head and said: "Forget it!"
If there are really girls of similar age to them, it’s time for a talent show.
At this time, he was brought to the Queen Mother by his elders, who were rushing to climb high branches.
Either towards the emperor's harem, or towards the backyards of the princes.
Shu Shu thought of Li Xu and Cao Yin, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, both of whom had heirs who were in trouble.
Li Xu's son, who was studying with his fifteenth elder brother, was actually the eldest son, younger than Kangxi's eldest grandson.
How old is Cao Yong over Cao Yin?
It seems to be quite small.
It would be nice to meet the future Prince of Pingjun, Fujin.
Shu Shu missed the capital a little.
Compared with the prototype characters who are watching the Red Mansion, my ninth elder brother also has some painful moments...
She didn't know that Brother Jiu was also upset this time.
The eighth prince's nanny had previously given him a letter and wanted to see him.
The ninth elder brother sent someone to send the letter to the fourth elder brother.
Thinking that if there was really trouble at Babele Mansion, Si Age would solve it easily.
Unexpectedly, the second letter came just one day later.
He was a little impatient and worried that there might be some trouble, so he took the letter and went to the Ministry of Finance in person to look for his fourth brother.
The fourth elder brother has completed his previous errands, but he is still walking in the household department.
In the past few days, the Shanxi chief envoy reported that the Shanxi governor was a favoritist and protected the Taiyuan prefect, and ordered the prefects of each prefecture to apportion and pay compensation for the Taiyuan prefect's shortfall in treasury money, and the Datong prefectural prefect's treasury shortage of rice. When the incident broke out, the governor still covered it up and did not report it to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Now the chief envoy of Shanxi Province asked the Ministry of Revenue to send officials to inspect the money and grain of these two governments. The Ministry of Revenue handed the documents to the emperor, and after receiving the imperial approval, he followed it.
Brother Si frowned as he looked at Zhezi. This was true for the two major prefectures, but what about the other prefectures in Shanxi?
Why didn't Khan Amma order the ministers from the Inspectorate to go down and verify the matter?
Shanxi has been experiencing constant civil unrest in the past two years. This is because these corrupt officials increased the cost of fighting by fighting in the past two years.
Just as he was frowning, he heard movement at the door.
Brother Jiu hurried over, holding a letter in his hand.
When the Fourth Brother saw this, his heart sank and he said, "But what's the news from the emperor?"
The Holy Spirit is out there, where has he gone?
Is it peaceful outside?
"ha?"
Brother Jiu was stunned when he was asked, and then shook his head and said: "It's not in front of the emperor, not in front of the emperor, it's by the side of Babeile Mansion..."
Brother Si frowned and said, "What happened to Babel Mansion?"
If there is no serious master around, isn't it a closed door?
Brother Ninth looked at his expression and was a little surprised: "Fourth brother doesn't know, so what does that old boy Yaqib want to see me for?"
Yaqib, the housekeeper of Babel Mansion and the nanny of Eighth Prince.
When Ba Age is away, he is qualified to represent the Ba Beile Mansion.
Brother Si frowned and said, "Have you sent someone to deliver a letter to you again?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Yes, I said that I have something to ask for. Is there anything you can specifically ask me for?"
The fourth elder brother stretched out his hand, and the ninth elder brother directly handed over the letter.
Brother Si opened it and frowned after reading two lines.
The handwriting is somewhat similar to last time, but there are differences.
The font is soft and charming, obviously a woman's handwriting.
The specific reason was not mentioned above, but Brother Jiu was asked to go to Babele Mansion when he had time.
Only Brother Jiu was careless and had not paid attention to serious homework since he was young, so he couldn't tell the difference.
The fourth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother for a few times and said thoughtfully: "Are you holding a grudge? Since the eighth elder brother entrusted the mansion to you, he has his own intentions and reasons..."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "Let's wait until the time when Bage apologizes to me. There is also Ba Fujin, and he must personally apologize to me and Fujin. We are not soft persimmons. Whoever wants to pinch can pinch it. I will listen to you later." I’m at your mercy!”
Brother Si thought for a moment and said, "Then show your face, and I'll go with you!"
Last time I received the letter forwarded by the ninth elder brother, the fourth elder brother was very concerned and called Yaqib over personally, just because he was afraid that someone would take advantage of the eighth elder brother's absence in the capital and bully the eighth elder brother's personal status.
It turns out that it's Prince An's business, and that's the mistress over there.
I can't decide where to send chews from here to Baylor Mansion.
Yaqibu remembered his master's instructions and wanted to ask Brother Ninth to make the decision.
Fourth elder brother believed it at that time.
I think it's because the superiors follow the example, the master is cautious, and the servants don't dare to act independently.
Now it seems that there is nothing wrong with this...
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