Chapter 139: The tenth prince lost his mother

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Chapter 139: The tenth prince lost his mother

On the third day of November in the thirty-third year of Kangxi's reign, Concubine Wen Xi died of illness in Chengqian Palace.

As the highest-ranking concubine in Kangxi's harem, the Ministry of Internal Affairs carried out all the funeral arrangements in an orderly manner according to the imperial concubine's ritual system.

This orderliness was due to the death of the first three queens.

The current officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have a lot of experience and rarely make mistakes.

Moreover, Emperor Kangxi treated the women with the three surnames of Hesheli, Niu Hulu and Tongjia as concubines upon entering the palace.

Even more attention is paid to funeral rituals.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the imperial hospital reported the condition of the imperial concubine to Kangxi.

The emperor stayed in Chengqian Palace all day and did not attend to any affairs.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor was grieving and found a bachelor to start drafting the posthumous title for the imperial concubine.

She is also the only imperial concubine in this dynasty with a posthumous title.

The emperor paid great attention to Concubine Wen Xi's posthumous affairs, and the palace followed suit.

Since Niu Hulu, the noble concubine of Wenxi, entered the palace, she was named a noble concubine before she gave birth to a child. Later, she gave birth to the tenth prince, and her health deteriorated day by day.

As palace power was decentralized, her good reputation also got better and better day by day.

The Niu Hulu sisters formed many good relationships in the Kangxi harem. Her elder sister, Queen Xiaozhao, still succeeded in having the emperor canonize her as the queen despite her status as the daughter of the guilty minister Bi Long.

Empress Xiaozhao never gave birth to any children.

A queen who has no heirs and has a good relationship will naturally have a good reputation.

The fate of Concubine Wen Xi was somewhat similar to that of her elder sister. Although she gave birth to children, her influence on the harem structure was not profound while she was in power.

Now that she has died, no matter what the four concubines in the harem feel in their hearts, they dare not be vague about the etiquette they should have on their faces.

Because there is a concubine in Chengqian Palace who is pregnant.

On the fifth day of November, the Ministry of Internal Affairs temporarily placed a coffin at the funeral palace outside Chaoyang Gate, and all ministers of the third rank of Manchu and Han Dynasties and above went to the funeral palace.

Since the third day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Pheasant has followed him into the palace, first gathering in the morning, noon and evening.

She watched from a distance as the tenth prince, as the son of a noble concubine, had his hair braided, crowned and tasseled, and dressed in clothes.

The little person was like a puppet pulled by strings, with tears in his eyes that never stopped for a moment.

The tenth prince just celebrated his eleventh birthday last month and became a motherless child.

Originally, if Concubine Wen Xi was still alive and had been in power for a long time, the status of the tenth prince would probably be lower than that of the prince Yinfeng based on the status of his mother's family, the Niu Hulu clan.

Now he lives alone in his elder brother's house, and he is afraid that no one will take good care of him even three meals a day.

When they grew up, the tenth elder brother and the ninth elder brother became members of the eighth elder brother's camp. They were implicated by Emperor Yongzheng after he ascended the throne, seized the title, and were imprisoned in the capital.

The son of a dignified concubine was finally buried with the rank of Gushan Beizi.

The tenth prince is now at a fork in his life, but this child, who is crying with his head turned up and down, doesn't know if he is aware of it.

Concubine Wen Xi closed her eyes, probably looking at the tenth prince, she would be confused in every possible way.

How reluctant she must be to bear to see her only child helpless from now on.

If the status of the imperial concubine is stable, the tenth prince may be feared by both the emperor and the prince when he grows up.

But now that she has passed away, who else will take care of the tenth prince for her?

After Lu Fei entered the palace, Concubine Wen Xi lingered on the sickbed. Even when there were banquets in the harem, she rarely appeared.

It was because the fourth elder brother and the ninth elder brother had been at odds when they were young, and because the tenth elder brother and the ninth elder brother were inseparable, Lu Pheasant had some impression of this kind-hearted and lively young man.

After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Sijiucheng is like a giant ship, continuing to sail to the other side of time.

In addition to the absence of the empress in charge of the Chengqian Palace, except for the elder brother, the ten elder brothers were in a trance and did not know the years of the world.

On the ninth day of the lunar month, the emperor resumed handling political affairs.

This seemingly ordinary funeral ceremony at the end of the year seems to have turned upside down.

After Lu Zhi returned home, he found Nanny Shu.

Because she raised two small native dogs, Grandma Shu often led the two small dogs between the front yard and the backyard in the afternoon.

As the puppies grow up, they gradually become different.

The big one is all yellow except for the tip of its nose, which is a little black.

The smaller one has yellow and white fur, droopy eyes, and always looks a bit pitiful.

No one in the mansion has named them yet.

The two dogs were originally brought back by Fujin.

Normally, when they enter Baotang Courtyard when they are walking, Fujin will stop and watch them play and spin around.

Therefore, these two puppies are simply the freest animals in Si Age's mansion.

The big dog was willing to get close to people. Lu Zhi picked it up and looked at the second dog who was watching her pitifully in the corner: "Mother Shu, come with me to the palace tomorrow."

"Yes, Fujin."

The fourth elder brother left the palace and went home.

In the past, the fourth elder brother's schedule was mostly inseparable from the residence and the study in the imperial city. He regularly went to Yonghe Palace to pay his respects. Occasionally, he would go to Tong'an Imperial Mansion. If he went to the Jinyin Building, it was to bring blessings to his little Fujin. Gift.

Now, with the addition of joining the household department, the fourth elder brother's schedule is not fixed.

Sometimes there would be banquets for officials, and Si Age would occasionally attend.

Lu Pheasant asked: "Can I see Brother Ten when I go to the study today?"

Fourth Brother recalled Fang Dao: "There was no sound in the hut between him and Ninth Brother. I think they were still resting."

"Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

Fourth Brother: "I saw Er Gouzi and their nest being moved onto the carriage in the front yard. Does Fujin plan to go see them?"

Lu Pheasant: "My tenth brother saw them at that time and liked them. I think I didn't name them later. I think I already had an idea. I was just waiting for the opportunity. Maybe this time a year ago, it would be suitable."

Fourth elder brother: "Tomorrow I will go to my elder brother's house with you."

The next day, Lu Pheasant got up early.

Fourth elder brother took Fujin's hand and got into the carriage.

The winter solstice has just passed, and the wind in the capital has already made people’s cheeks hurt.

The imperial city in the harsh winter added a bit of chilling air.

Lu Pheasant came from the Han Dynasty, where black and red were valued. At first, she couldn't stand the red walls and yellow tiles.

Not as black as it shows nobility, solemnity and dignity.

After seeing each other for a long time, Lu Pheasant gradually got used to these two warmer bright colors.

The most important thing is history and thought, rather than simple decoration.

I haven't been to my elder brother's house for a while, and a new resident, Xiao Shisi, has moved into the old courtyard of my fourth elder brother.

The fourteenth elder brother was still fighting against the winter quilt when he suddenly heard a salute from outside: "Greetings to the fourth elder brother."

Fourth brother?

Why did he come suddenly?

My brother was just accepted to join the Household Department a while ago, and in those few days, Xiao Shisi's ears were not very clean.

Of course, within a few days, Third Brother's Khan Amma also let him enter the Ministry of Etiquette, and things calmed down a lot.

Counting the days, Xiao Shisi has not spoken to his brother in private for a while.

He has been busy paying condolences to the imperial concubine recently, and he hasn't caused any trouble, right?

Brother Ten was in such a bad mood that he was too embarrassed to play by himself.

Then my brother is here, what could it be?

Xiao Shisi stood up like a carp, grabbed a big cloak and rushed out of the door.

He hasn't even said "brother" yet.

Then he watched the fourth elder brother pass by him without looking sideways.