In Huichun Villa, Concubine Yi and Princess Kejing were also having a meal.
When Princess Kejing arrived, she first went to the North Garden to greet the Queen Mother, and then came to Changchun Garden.
Yifei said she was playing cards, but she was just talking and it was not appropriate to call people.
They were both concubines of the princess, so it was not easy to play cards, so the mother and daughter talked for a while and left the meal.
There are two duck dishes on the lunch table here, one is roast duck legs, and the other is sour radish duck soup.
Concubine Yi is a concubine. In addition to nine pounds of pork every day, she has fifteen plates of mutton and ten chickens and ducks every month.
She's been a little angry lately, and all the chickens in her meal have been replaced by ducks.
The two dishes of duck today were because I knew the princess was coming and asked for extra dishes from the kitchen.
The people in the Yuan Dining Room knew that Jiufu Jin Xiaojing's ingredients were not only from the imperial concubine but also from the concubine, so they served two dishes of duck.
"Only after listening to the people in the kitchen today did I know that this duck is an exception..."
Concubine Yi smiled and told Princess Kejing about the ducks that came into the garden to eat frog eggs every day a few days ago.
"I pointed out your younger siblings. It's Lao Jiu's blessing. He's so spoiled..."
Princess Kejing said with a smile: "This will save your worries. This 'auspicious' reputation will be spread to the naturalized people."
Concubine Yi did not answer Xiangrui's words and only said: "Lao Jiu was not in good health before and took medicine for half a year. I thought that the child would be born after a few years, but with the blessing of the Buddha, it turned out to be smooth."
Princess Kejing didn't believe in Buddhism before, but when she got married in Mobei, people there began to believe in Buddhism, and she started to believe in Buddhism.
When Concubine Yi mentioned Hongluo Temple, she was also moved and said, "It's really a good luck. Then my daughter will also go to Hongluo Temple."
As for transplanting bamboo, forget it.
People are moved alive, and trees are moved to death.
In a climate like the capital city, bamboos need to be carefully cared for to survive; in the bitter cold of Saibei, forget it.
Otherwise, the good omen will turn into a bad omen, which makes me feel uncomfortable.
Concubine Yi nodded and said, "Go ahead. As for everything else, the eldest son should be born early. If you decide early on, your position as the son of the Khan will be secure."
Princess Kejing smiled and nodded, but she knew that there was no Prince Khan.
But it doesn't matter, there will be a hereditary prince or county king to inherit, which will make life more peaceful.
Otherwise, even if he barely manages to win the position of Prince Khan, he may not be able to protect his son to that position.
The prince-in-law wanted to name an heir from a noble girl from Mongolia. In addition to wooing the family, he also guarded against the imperial court's decision to "remove the father and keep the son."
In the Qing Dynasty, "Fu Meng" was also a marriage, which was a pull between the outer vassal and the imperial court.
When the dining table was cleared, tea and water were brought out.
Princess Kejing sent the people out and whispered: "Is it true that Concubine Rong can't come out?"
I never expected that the situation in the harem would change so much.
Princess Kejing remembers clearly that when she was a child, she was very envious of her sister Princess Rongxian.
That was the true eldest daughter of the emperor. The emperor cared about her the most and was the most favored among the emperor's daughters.
The same goes for the third elder brother, who is both civil and military, and is very favored by the emperor's father.
Now, except for Princess Rongxian, Concubine Rong, mother and son have all fallen out of favor.
This is unsettling...
Yi Fei thought for a while and said, "I can't say for sure, it doesn't look good anyway."
Kangxi was generous to the harem, and liked the new but never got tired of the old, but he was just not tired of it.
If you are really soft-hearted, you won't be demoted directly.
But if it involves big things, being demoted may not be enough.
From this point of view, the demotion is considered a grace, but the affection should have been almost exhausted.
Princess Kejing pulled Concubine Yi and whispered: "You should also be good. My daughter has seen that Khan Amma has become very tempered in recent years. It is better to be gentle in the early years."
The same goes for his son. If he is asked to be demoted, he will be demoted. If he is asked to send him to the clan's mansion, he will be sent to the clan's mansion.
Here are the concubines, Guo Guiren who was sent back to her mother's family, Dong who was deposed, and Rong concubines who were sealed and demoted.
History books say that the emperor was a loner, but this rule did not apply to the Qing royal family earlier.
Right now, it's hard to tell.
Concubine Yi patted her hand and said: "What are you worrying about? I will abide by the rules and everything will be fine. You are not allowed to say such things again. Please bring them out carefully before the emperor. If there is a rift between father and daughter, the emperor must be in awe. Respect should be reciprocated with fear." different."
Princess Kejing nodded and listened.
Concubine Yi said: "I won't treat guests here because I didn't want to bother. After all, in the garden, it's no better than in the palace. It's inconvenient for women to come and go. You are a junior, so you don't have to worry about so much. If you want to treat guests, you can start making arrangements. , otherwise it would be inconvenient to move here.”
Princess Kejing shook her head and said, "I won't invite you. I'll just get together with my brothers, sisters, and sisters-in-law here later."
Concubine Yi thought for a while and said, "That's fine. Last year, when Princess Rongxian returned to the court as the eldest princess, she was only in front of the Queen Mother. She only went to a few princes' mansions during relatives' entertainment. It's not bad to follow her."
Princess Kejing thought of the Crown Princess. It had only been a few years, but now she was in a difficult situation.
"My dear, do you really want to select Donggong side Fujin in next year's draft?"
She became curious.
The situation in the East Palace is incomprehensible.
Concubine Yi shook her head and said: "The person who is appointed by the entrant will not be Xiang Fujin. That would be too embarrassing for the Crown Princess. When the time comes when 'mother is more valuable than son', it will be enough to be granted the title again."
Princess Kejing hesitated for a moment and said: "Lao Wu's eldest son is now studying in the palace. From now on..."
Yifei frowned and said: "Lao Wu was in Hutu a few years ago, but now he has figured it out."
That was his biological grandson, but Concubine Yi had basically never asked about it.
Otherwise, it will just add to the chaos.
If the promotion is too high, the whole family will be uneasy.
Suppress the child at a young age so that the child will not be overly nurturing and will become more peaceful and loving.
Concubine Yi looked at Princess Kejing and said: "Since my concubine accepted Fu Jin, the concubine and concubine will inevitably be there in the future. You are a princess, just stay at the princess's house. If there is anyone who is ignorant, just ask someone to deal with it." , the imperial court is backing you, so don’t show your timidity."
Princess Kejing said proudly: "Don't worry, my queen, my daughter's eyes are not in the inner house, and she will not compete with the female slaves in the side chamber for favor. She will be born with them, and she will be your grandson's vassal from now on."
Concubine Yi felt relieved when she saw that she had a good idea. She took out a purse, stuffed it into her hand, and said, "It's a rare time to come back and ask people to buy more things. Mobei is a little more remote after all."
The purse was light and there were two banknotes in it. The denomination was 10,000 taels, and the total was 20,000 taels.
Princess Kejing opened it and read it, then stuffed it back quickly and said, "My daughter doesn't want it, so I'll leave it to Xiao Qi and Xiao Qi. When I got married, you gave me so many good things!"
Yi Fei still pushed it to her and said: "You have been back for half a month, and you must have heard about Xiaotangshan. It was made by Lao Jiuzhe, and he made some serious money. I followed him and made some money." , this is a share for you, not just for you, one share is for my granddaughter, and one share is for my grandson... Little Seventeen and Little Eighteen, don't worry, I will keep it for them... …”
When it came to the child, Princess Kejing stopped pushing her and said, "I'm not filial to you, but I'm here to share your money."
Concubine Yi said: "Why don't you pay tribute to anything? There are several carts of leather, the mink skin is better than the Northeastern tribute, and the silverware of this Europa is also exquisite..."
Princess Kejing said: "It's not a rare thing. My daughter will find it for you later..."
*
The fifth house in the north is the main room.
Shu Shu is also entertaining guests.
As she expected, when he heard that she was looking for her younger brother, Qi Xi took leave from her son today and sent her mistress over.
Shu Shu looked at the mistress.
The fourteen-year-old boy is tall and looks like an older boy.
Among the brothers in Dong E's family, Xiao San was the best-looking, so he was attracted by Sunu Beizi when he was only ten years old and was scheduled to be his son-in-law.
Perhaps because of her love of reading, Xiaosan has an elegant look about her and looks more stable than other children of the same age.
"Sister..." The mistress looked a little uncomfortable and more reserved.
Shu Shu snorted lightly and said, "I called you here today just to tell you that your sister is not happy!"
Xiao San was surprised, but then he understood, his face turned red, and he said, "But what did the people at Beizi Mansion say?"
Shu Shu said seriously: "Listening to what you said, they are also grinding their teeth in front of you, right?"
The mistress frowned and said, "I told them at the time that this is our family's matter, and it has been settled, so no one else needs to talk."
At the age of fourteen, it was time to lose face. His future in-laws had disgraced him, and he was also ashamed and angry.
Shu Shu said: "I met them before and allowed them to come to my house as guests. I will never see them again. In front of me, they said something bad about my brother. I don't like to hear this. They also asked about the uncle's house. , it’s simply ridiculous!”
The mistress is well-read and knows etiquette, and of course she knows that the uncle's old house is not just an old house.
Among their brothers, except for the eldest brother Zhuliang, no one else is suitable to go there, otherwise there will be trouble in the next generation.
Now that my sister has taken my uncle to care for her, in addition to being filial to her elders, she is also worried that their brothers will have other ideas and make jokes about their brother-in-law.
He is the one who worries the most because he has an uneasy family.
The corners of Xiaosan's mouth drooped, with a bit of displeasure, and she said: "Sister, I want to tell them directly, don't say such things again! If it doesn't work, I will be ill for a few years. I don't want to delay their family. This marriage is still considered." Otherwise, the whole family will be uneasy in the future..."
Shu Shu was very moved when she heard this.
She is not worried about the alienation of the two families. She is seeing the whirlpool of the prince's succession. For such a motivated family, it is not a disadvantage to stay away from them.
But at this time, it is not friendly to women.
Unlike before entering the customs, breaking off an engagement was a trivial matter and remarrying was common.
Breaking off the engagement now is not a good thing for both men and women, but it will still hurt the woman more.
The two families are relatives, and Shu Shu had met Ge Ge before she got married. She was one year younger than Xiao San and five years younger than Shu Shu. They had only met her in person, and she still looked childish.
There are many elders in Sunubezi Mansion and many daughters.
So far, there are more than twenty grids in total, and this number is still increasing.
The princess who was engaged to the mistress was born from a side wife. Her biological mother died of illness and she was raised by her fourth stepmother, Fujin. She also had no brothers from the same mother.
If I really want to break off the engagement, I don’t know what to do in the future.
Shu Shu couldn't bear it any longer and asked, "How is your temperament?"
The mistress thought for a while and said: "The rules are not bad, and I have a plan in mind, and I have some resilience."
Shu Shu thought about it. If he was really cowardly and unable to stand up, Enie would not nod even if he kissed her.
"Since you are of good character and reliable, don't talk about breaking off the engagement anymore. Find an opportunity to make it clear to Sunubeizi. If this continues, how will relatives get along with each other? Even the friendship between the older generation will be damaged. Although I am a married woman, I love to worry. I don’t want to see Amma and Enie in trouble. If you really don’t want to calm down at home, I will make up for your vacancy and send you away..."
Xiao San nodded and said: "I will go to pay my respects to Beizi tomorrow. I never thought that several generals and their wives would go to the prince's mansion to say this..."
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