Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu with a dangerous look in his eyes.
Shu Shu looked at him, didn't he agree with his point of view?
Logically speaking, since the harem has no owner, it is time to mention Concubine Hui, who holds the phoenix seal, but the one who is most qualified right now is Concubine Hui.
Concubine Hui is also the mother of the emperor's eldest son. As her status rises higher, the son is more valuable than the mother, and the eldest brother will threaten the prince's status even more.
This is not only true for Concubine Hui, but also for the other three concubines who are in the first echelon of the harem.
They are all older princes and have seniority.
Therefore, in history, Kangxi made Xiao Tong, who had no children and was of high family background, as a noble concubine, putting him above the four concubines.
Now that Tong Guowei is talking about his crime, it is a blessing that little Tong, as Tong Guowei's daughter, has not been demoted, let alone a noble concubine.
"It's not just this..."
Brother Jiu whispered: "Is it true that the empress and concubines have a son, so they don't care about Khan Amma anymore?"
Shu Shu:
This angle is really novel.
Brother Jiu felt that he had said something, and said dissatisfiedly: "I have been talking about 'being a mother is strong' and 'being a mother is strong' all day long. Why do you think this is also 'removing the father and leaving the son'?"
He doesn't want to follow in this footsteps. Even if there is a baby in the family, he will have to be ranked behind him.
Shu Shu couldn't help but smile, but she said objectively: "This is just an overthinking, ladies. What can you do if you can't think about it? Aren't you still going to feel uncomfortable?"
Not to mention others, which of the four concubines has not been favored?
If you only care about the position of your favorite concubine and place all your hopes on the emperor, will your life be easy?
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "Khan Ama is diligent in his work, but he doesn't do much to maintain his health on weekdays."
The Qianqing Palace agreed on twenty numbers, and the harem's favored pets were never cut off.
Shu Shu pinched Brother Jiu's waist and said, "Don't mention this in the future. If you mention it again, we will take good care of our health."
Brother Jiu's life was immediately taken away, and he hugged Shu Shu and said: "This is my filial piety, so I am worried about Khan Ama and my mother-in-law. Okay, from now on, I will think about it in my heart and won't mention it with my mouth..."
*
The news that Concubine Yi had safely given birth to the little prince was spread to all the palaces in the inner court during dinner.
*
Zhongcui Palace Small Buddhist Hall.
Concubine Rong is copying the Ksitigarbha Sutra. Since her tour to the south, her temper has become much gentler.
I'm not as fussy as I was two years ago.
It's just that the sleep is not good.
I often toss and turn without being able to close my eyes until the third watch, and then wake up again at the beginning of the fourth watch.
Therefore, he still looks a little haggard.
For the past two days, there was really nothing she could do, so she started copying scriptures, and finally she was able to sleep soundly at night.
"It's a happy event. Concubine Yi is blessed. I will prepare the ceremony according to the example when my fourteenth brother was born."
Concubine Rong put down her pen and told the palace officials.
The palace man responded and went down.
Concubine Rong looked at the corner of the Buddhist hall. There was a two-foot-diameter flowerpot under the south window, and the roses planted in it were in full bloom.
She walked over, smelling the familiar smell, and remembered the changes in the harem two years ago.
Since when did it start to feel weird?
During the Northern Patrol?
Because the eldest elder brother encountered a bear and the fifth elder brother was injured, his third elder brother was involved, and the entire Ma family was removed from the imperial dining room?
Not that time.
At that time, only the Ma family was cleared, while the Wuya family and the Wei family were still working in the imperial kitchen.
Are the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince separated? !
The thirteenth elder brother lived in Qianxi Touzhuo, and the fourteenth elder brother lived in Qianxi Fourth Institution.
Later, it happened that someone was pretending to be a ghost and threatening my elder brother.
Are you just pretending?
That was the place where Brother Eleven lived. Brother Eleven had been ill for thirty-five years.
The fourteenth elder brother lived in Qiandongtousuo again.
Four became vacant again.
Soetu is dead.
Both father and son died...
Concubine Rong turned her head and looked in the direction of Yuqing Palace.
The prince is still fine.
The three princes and grandsons all stood still...
*
In Yonghe Palace.
Concubine De was also in the Buddhist hall.
But instead of copying scriptures, she was picking Buddha beans.
Summer is long, and there is always something to do to kill time.
"It's actually my elder brother? Concubine Yi will be disappointed now..."
Concubine De received the news and said calmly.
The palace man next to him said flatteringly: "Isn't it true? Having children is a great blessing, and not everyone can have it?"
Concubine De began to squeeze the beans with her hand.
What kind of blessing is this?
She and Concubine Rong were blessed with children, but she didn't believe it herself.
She gave birth to six children and died of three; Concubine Rong gave birth to six and died of four.
The fourteenth elder brother is no longer a young boy...
Concubine De looked down at her hands, which were still white and soft.
She is the same as Concubine Yi!
It's only been a few months.
In the early years, the two had children interspersed with each other.
But now the palace only knows that Concubine Yi is a beloved concubine, and no one remembers that she once had a beautiful appearance as a saint.
When concubines are granted the title of concubine alone, they come from behind and take the position before Rong Fei.
Since when did favor become so rare?
It was the death of Queen Xiaoyi.
At that time, the fourteenth elder brother was just over a year old.
The emperor sent Si Age back to her.
She didn't want to educate her fourth brother.
The fourth elder brother made an appointment to marry him as a baby, and after three years of filial piety, Si Fujin married into the palace.
De Fei looked down at her belly again.
She didn't know if she regretted it.
It's just that the fate between parents and children in this world is not always good.
Maybe she and her fourth brother had a bad relationship, which was why they hated each other.
If she gives birth to the youngest son of the emperor.
*
Yanxi Palace.
Concubine Hui was tired after sitting for a long time. After washing herself, she lay on the couch.
The maid next to her fanned herself and said, "Brother Sun has another little uncle."
Concubine Hui remembered Liang Jiugong's words of comfort, smiled and shook her head and said: "Where are you now? Your Majesty's Spring and Autumn Festival is at its peak. There are already more than ten grandsons of the emperor. They also grow in the wind. I don't know how many more the emperor's great-grandson brother will be in the future." An uncle and grandpa..."
There is a draft every three years, and a succession of tender concubines will also get up.
The nobleman of Gualja will not be the last.
The palace maid said: "It's true, the eldest brother of Yuqing Palace is already in his teens. This can be said quickly."
Concubine Hui sighed and said, "Isn't it true? I still remember that the new Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival is delicious. It will be June in the blink of an eye."
The palace maid said: "Your Majesty, in the past few days, various palaces have said that the emperor is going to Changchun Garden to accompany the queen mother, so let's go to the palace."
In the first lunar month, most of the month was gone, but in the cold winter, the wind was strong in the suburbs, so it felt like a curse that the room was not as warm as the palace.
Now is probably the time when the scenery is most beautiful. Plus, it’s all water and it’s cool, making it a good place to escape the heat.
Concubine Hui thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty loves fairness the most. He took me and Concubine Rong on a tour of the south. We probably won't be able to take them with us in the garden. Concubine Yi can't move. Concubine De should follow us there to take care of it." Internal affairs of the palace family..."
The only ones left in the retinue are Zhang Bin, Wang Guiren, and Guarjia's beloved pets.
*
The next day, Wu Fujin entered the palace early.
After going to Ningshou Palace to say hello, she came to the Second Institute and prepared to ask Shushu to go to Yikun Palace with her.
"Our father is confused. When he heard that the empress had launched a campaign, he hurriedly entered the palace to guard the news. He didn't know to send someone to tell me..."
Wu Fujin was really annoyed and couldn't help complaining to Shu Shu: "It turned out well. When the queen gave birth, I didn't know how late it took me to arrive at the house. She was already in her first trimester at that time..."
The palace is locked at a certain time, and Wu Fujin should not enter the palace too late, otherwise it will be inconvenient.
Being a daughter-in-law is different from being a son.
Between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, one would rather be polite than rude.
Shu Shu had no choice but to pat Wu Fujin's hand sympathetically. It was not easy to comfort him, otherwise it would have been like making sarcastic remarks, and only said: "Your Majesty, I am really tired. Yesterday, you specifically told me not to let me grow old, so as not to save her too." Follow me, just let me send someone over every now and then..."
Both sisters know this, so just listen to these words.
If you really take it seriously, there's no telling when it won't happen.
Even if Concubine Yi has no time to see people, as their daughter-in-law, they must be polite and show concern.
Wu Fujin said: "When I passed through Shandong a few days ago, our father specially sent people to buy some sea cucumbers and donkey-hide gelatin. I brought some over today, plus Korean ginseng, and the ones I ordered Dianyi to find in the capital in April. The blood swallows bought by people from Guangdong are all for replenishing blood energy."
Shu Shu praised: "Fifth brother and fifth sister-in-law are well prepared. We didn't think of this at all. Apart from Korean ginseng, there is nothing else. The rest are some materials purchased during this southern tour. Some are light and breathable. You can take them." Go to the queen to envoy or reward someone..."
The two sisters are breathing each other out.
This birthday gift cannot be too different.
Wu Fujin knew that Shu Shu was a considerate person, but would avoid him every time he met him.
This is true in front of the Queen Mother, and it is also true in front of the Empress.
She was grateful, but she was not happy to be like this all the time. She said, "Don't think too much. My filial piety is my filial piety, and what's yours is yours. It's all about dedication. Am I stingy and picky?"
Shu Shu said: "Fifth sister-in-law, you are overthinking it. I am following the rules. Who makes fifth sister-in-law the eldest sister-in-law, and I am the youngest daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law, so we can save worry and money..."
There is nothing to argue for, otherwise it would be a joke.
Even if you want to visit your mother-in-law, there is no reason to just go there.
Shu Shu ordered Walnut to take Wufujin's girl to Yikun Palace, and first asked Peilan to see if Concubine Yi was awake and when it would be convenient for her to visit.
The reason why Shu Shu made the decision was because Wufujin and the others were no longer part of the palace since they opened the palace last year. Even the servants around them had been withdrawn from the House of Internal Affairs and were not allowed to walk around the palace at will.
Walnut responded and took people to Yikun Palace.
Wu Fujin then asked about his brother-in-law: "How is my brother-in-law? Does he look fair and cute?"
Shu Shu thought of the little oil man, and felt a little disgusted in her heart, but she couldn't express it, and said: "I don't understand this. Concubine Hui's mother said that the little brother was well raised, with long arms and legs, and a strong body... …”
Wufu Jin said: "Tomorrow's 'three baths', my uncle's intention is to ask the empress if I need my uncle's wife to enter the palace."
The uncle she was talking about was Daobao, Yi Fei's brother and the chief of ceremonies of Wubeile Mansion.
The uncle's wife is Daobao's wife Jin.
Several members of the Jin family suffered "unexpected deaths" in the twelfth month of last year, but they did not escape the disaster when the emperor purged the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the first month of the year.
At that time, the Jin family had no way to seek help and wanted to enter the palace to ask for concubine Yi, but was stopped by Dao Bao.
"Is this the uncle-in-law who has come around?"
Shu Shu said.
If Dao Bao can ask this question, then the uncle and his wife should have been trained.
Otherwise, Daobao will not let her go if she still thinks about letting Concubine Yi take her natal family.
Wu Fujin's face was speechless and said: "Since May 18th, we returned to Beijing. In less than half a month, we have visited the mansion three or four times. It is completely different from the past. I am much more respectful in front of my uncle..."
