The next day, the group left Ma Shenqiao and walked.
Everyone just saw the eldest princess, and they were all frightened.
Compared with when she arrived in Beijing at the end of September, the eldest princess seemed to be several years older.
Her face was withered, and the grooves on her face were deeper. Her complexion was abnormally rosy, but her eyes were cloudy, and she looked like a skeleton.
Before she even got close to her, she could smell the strong scent of sandalwood on her body.
Just don't smell this smell carefully, otherwise you will find other odors in it.
When Brother Jiu saw this, he clenched his hands tightly.
He had met Xinda Li, and Xinda Li also had a strange smell at that time.
This is the breath of death.
Brother Jiu's heart was heavy.
The eldest princess looked at the elder brothers, her eyes fell on the ninth elder brother, and said lovingly: "Thank you for the face cream and hand cream, elder brother. I feel that my complexion has improved after using it."
Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "Then you can use it more often. This one is for winter, it has grease in it. When spring comes, my grandson will give you a floral-scented one. I want one that smells like roses. It smells delicious." It feels refreshing when applied.”
The eldest princess was amused and said: "Okay, okay, I'll wait for my brother's rose cream then."
It was cold in the morning, and after saying these few words, the eldest princess began to cough.
"Ahem."
Her voice was weak and her body was stooped.
Kangxi glared at Brother Jiu, stepped forward to hold the eldest princess's arm, and said: "Aunt, get in the car, we have to make time."
The eldest princess nodded slightly and got into the carriage.
Princess Rongxian got into the car and watched closely.
This one is the spare carriage brought by Ninth Prince.
The princes all saw that the eldest princess was in bad condition. The eldest brother stepped forward, patted the ninth brother on the shoulder and said: "Not bad, I can still think of this Dong..."
Brother Jiu whispered: "Why does this great aunt have to go through all the trouble?"
If he didn't return to Beijing and went directly to Zhezi to ask the imperial doctor to go to Bahrain, would it be a different situation?
Traveling thousands of miles back to Beijing and traveling in bad weather are enough hardships.
The eldest brother thought for a while and said: "My aunt is married far away, so I think about it when I return to Beijing!"
Brother Jiu whispered in a low voice: "Brother, please do your job well, Da Ge Ge is not a small child."
The eldest brother was stunned.
The ninth elder brother had already muttered: "My younger brother should have a younger elder brother. Who can bear this? Let alone Fu Meng, even if you marry from Beicheng to Nancheng, the younger brother will be far away..."
The eldest brother snorted: "Master Qi Xi definitely thinks so too!"
The ninth elder brother glanced at the eldest elder brother and said: "Brother, please don't take advantage of it and behave well..."
The eldest brother said he was confused and said, "What does it have to do with me?"
Brother Jiu said: "If you and the third brother hadn't chosen Zhenghongqi as their residence, then maybe the younger brother and Lao Shi would have gone there. It would be close to the Yue family!"
The eldest brother ignored him.
The thirty-mile journey from Mashen Bridge to the Imperial Tomb took nearly two hours because we were traveling slowly.
The group first went to the Temporary Anfeng Hall to salute, drink libations and express their condolences.
Everyone was worried that the eldest princess would be sad and lose her temper, but she was very calm and even had a smile on her face.
It wasn't until she put on the incense that water shone in her eyes, and she couldn't bear to look away.
But her body was trembling slightly and sweat broke out on her forehead.
Kangxi then told Princess Rongxian, "Okay, please follow the eldest princess to get back to the car first."
Before Princess Rongxian agreed, the eldest princess looked at Kangxi and said, "No, I also want to sacrifice Emperor Shizu."
Kangxi frowned, unable to bear to refuse, and looked at Brother Nine.
Brother Jiu had already asked someone to prepare a chariot, so he asked the eldest princess to get on the chariot.
Then when the group arrived at Xiaoling, they still saluted, drank libations and expressed condolences.
Kangxi urged again, and the eldest princess nodded this time, but did not ask Princess Rongxian to serve. Instead, she said: "There are still people around me. Now that the second princess is here, she should also fulfill her filial piety."
So, she went back to the carriage first, surrounded by the chief eunuch and the nuns.
Kangxi took a group of princes and princesses to the Queen's Mausoleum.
This time, the princes and princesses saluted, and then Kangxi offered libations and expressed condolences.
Kangxi stood here and wanted to ask Queen Renxiao and Queen Xiaoyi if they knew what the Hesheli family and the Tong family were doing in the palace.
Immediately, he smiled bitterly.
It’s just self-deception.
Empress Xiaoyi entered the palace relatively late, in the 15th year of Kangxi's reign. It is fair to say that she did not know her past.
Where is Queen Renxiao?
Without her as an internal support in the palace, how could the Hesheli family treat the harem as their own backyard?
His face became colder.
The so-called married couple is more like a joke.
If the eldest brother was not raised outside the palace, he would not be able to be saved.
In that case, the prince would be both the legitimate son and the eldest son, and the Hesheli family would be able to rest easy.
Kangxi couldn't help but feel happy.
Fortunately, there was a age difference between Concubine Ping and Empress Renxiao, and they were still in the palace for a long time, so they had no chance to interfere in palace affairs. Otherwise, she would not have dared to think about it.
The ninth elder brother stood behind the eldest elder brother and the third elder brother, looking at the lonely back of the royal father in front, he also felt sympathy.
Although there are many concubines in the harem, they are different after all.
The imperial father is also a widower.
Those who were packing their luggage after going out were all the eunuchs of Qianqing Palace.
The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother also have their own considerations.
The thirteenth brother thought about the appearance of the eldest princess, and felt sour in his heart, thinking of his biological mother.
If it hadn't been for Ninth Brother's intervention last year, he would have become a motherless little prince.
The fourteenth elder brother's eyes fell on the throne of Queen Xiaoyi.
This one has been gone for eleven years.
When the fourth brother was a teenager?
I was two years old at the time and my fourth brother was twelve?
Brother Fourteen feels weird. Is the empress stupid?
That's the eldest son. Isn't it just right to take over naturally?
As a result, the emperor's father was worried and got a child bride and his fourth sister-in-law.
Maybe it's not just because of the empress?
Is it because the fourth brother misses Empress Xiaoyi so much that it makes the empress worried?
The fourteenth elder brother glanced at the eldest elder brother and the third elder brother. He was not very familiar with the two elder brothers, so it was not easy to ask them.
After three visits, it took a total of an hour.
Vegetarian meals are also prepared here at the imperial mausoleum duty room.
Everyone simply used it and returned to Beijing.
It's just that this time we came from a different direction. We chose another official road, which is gentler and avoids the mountain roads of Shunyi and Pinggu.
It should be that Kangxi took care of the health of the eldest princess and couldn't bear the bumps in her road.
The fourteenth elder brother pulled the ninth elder brother into the car with him, and then said slyly: "Ninth elder brother, do you remember Tong Enie?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Of course I remember. When Tong Enie passed away, I was already in school, so I've already remembered it."
When Empress Renxiao and Empress Xiaozhao died, Jiu Age was not yet born, but Empress Xiaoyi's funeral was experienced personally.
Empress Xiaoyi died on the tenth day of the seventh month in the twenty-eighth year of Kangxi's reign. She was crowned queen one day before her death, so all the princes and princesses in the harem were married.
Classes in the study room are suspended.
"Zigong stayed in Chengqian Palace for five days, and the entire funeral lasted for three months."
Although he was young at the time, Brother Jiu still remembered clearly: "My fourth brother was so pitiful that he fainted from crying..."
The fourteenth elder brother asked: "What kind of person is Tong Eni? How does his character and behavior compare with Concubine Hui's mother?"
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said, "Where do you know where to go? I have never dealt with Tong Ernie. Shouldn't I ask Fourth Brother?"
The fourteenth elder brother said with a smile: "The fourth brother must have said yes."
Brother Ninth thought for a while and said: "No one seems to be saying it is not good, it should be good, otherwise Khan Ama would not be able to trust the princes to Tong Enie for upbringing."
Queen Xiaoyi had only one adopted son in name, but in fact she had several elder brothers raised in Jingren Palace at that time. The fourth elder brother, the seventh elder brother, the eighth elder brother, and the fifth elder brother were also sent there for upbringing.
The fourteenth elder brother said: "Then the fourth brother and our mother-in-law are not close to each other. Who is right and who is wrong?"
The ninth elder brother did not expect that the fourteenth elder brother would think about this, and said: "What are you going to do if you are so clear-cut among family members? Just look good on the surface. Don't mess with it!"
The fourteenth elder brother frowned and said, "I just feel that our empress is not very smart. The fourth brother is the elder prince and is Khan's favorite. Shouldn't we be closer to him?"
Brother Jiu also thought so.
It's just that the fourteenth prince can whisper about the concubine, but the ninth prince can't.
He said: "What are you worrying about? Just make it look good."
The fourteenth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother and said, "Aren't you envious of the relationship between the fifth brother and the ninth brother? It would be great if the fourth brother treated me the same way!"
The ninth elder brother hummed softly: "The fifth brother is the treasure of the emperor's grandmother, and also the best of our empress. He is favored, and it is not the right thing to be partial to him."
Having said this, he looked at Brother Fourteen and said: "You are also favored, and you are the most popular person of Concubine De. Most of the grievances that Fourth Brother has in front of Concubine are caused by you. If you feel uneasy, , I also learned from the fifth brother, I will love the fourth brother more."
Brother Fourteen was dumbfounded and said, "How can it be calculated like this?"
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said: "Why can't it be calculated like this? My mother's two sons love you nine points and love fourth brother one point. It's not fair. It's just that people's hearts are biased. Fourth brother is also older, isn't it? You are a baby, so no one will settle accounts with you..."
"You have remembered it yourself, then forget about it. Concubine De's mother is old and has a temperament that cannot be shaken easily. Then you can make up for it yourself..."
The fourteenth elder brother quit and said, "That can't be settled like this, right? Didn't Khan Ama just want to make up for it, and pointed out Fujin to him early?"
I heard that Queen Xiaoyi also left manpower and property for the fourth brother, which was considered as compensation.
Brother Jiu said: "Then don't bother with this anymore, just leave it in the middle and mix it up. The more you mix it up, the more chaotic it will be. The injustice in the palace will become much more..."
He thought of his twelfth brother.
If the fourteenth elder brother is so favored and still feels aggrieved, then the twelve elder brother will be wronged to death.
The fourteenth elder brother wilted and said, "Okay, I won't mention this anymore. I just looked at Tong Enie's throne and thought of it."
Thinking about it, if the fourth brother was really unfilial, Khan Ama would not condone him.
It is now clear who is right and who is wrong between the empress and the fourth brother and her son...
