Chapter Seventy-Two: Candidates for the Entourage

King Yong is dining with his princess and Mrs. Liu, although Prince Yong is **, he is not the kind of character, he may be somewhat similar to Prince Yi Yinxiang in history in personality.

Judging from the records and descriptions in many aspects, Yinxiang was a generation of famous ministers who were determined to forge ahead, acted carefully, and had a great sense of ownership, and had an important influence on the political activities of the early Yongzheng Dynasty. In temperament, he is shrewd and introverted, calm and self-controlled, and is familiar with being an official and a minister, and knows the rules of the game.

This is the impression obtained from the excerpt of Kangxi's reply to the illness of Kangxi's thirteenth elder brother. So Yan zhòng's illness directly led him to die young, but he endured it for a year without saying a word, and when the imperial doctor went to see it, he did not have any words of lament and grievance, and did not use it to beg his father's mercy. Even when he later became Prince Yi, the Koreans said that "the Thirteen Kings liked his words of praise to the former emperor" and that he would be happy if he praised his father, the emperor.

It is recorded in the Eight Banners Chronicle that "the Holy Ancestor (Kangxi) was in Rehe and occasionally sent envoys back to the palace." Wang (Yinxiang) greeted the daily life, fell off the horse and took off the shins, forced himself to suppress himself, and still gathered to ask for peace, not knowing that his feet were injured. "This can only be thirteen and forty-nine years after not driving again. According to the doctor's diagnosis of 50 years, he has been suffering from crane knee wind for more than a year. The crane knee wind is in the first place, and the possibility of the guide falling from the horse is very large from the perspective of time. His arrogance did not allow him to show weakness in front of the envoys sent by Kangxi, and he didn't want outsiders to think that he was pitiful, so he would be so stubborn and stubborn.

Yinxiang is low-key, humble and respectful, and never pampered, which not only makes Yongzheng appreciated, but also makes others unable to comment. Although Yinxiang was in a high position, he was never carried away by the glory and wealth, but was more cautious, and even never received foreign ministers at home, so as not to attract jealousy.

Prince Yong took the soup in the princess's hand, gently stirred it twice with a spoon, and said casually to the people around him, "I will go to the account room in a while and get five thousand taels of silver, and the title deeds of the two Zhuangzi, and put them into the dowry of the five girls, and the palace has rewarded a lot of silk and snow satin this year, and I will send it to her in a while." ”

Prince Yong's hand was unconscious, and she glanced at it with some embarrassment, although she was over forty years old, this princess was still charming, her ruddy cheeks, her hair in Wuyu, and the faint fine lines at the corners of her eyes when she smiled gave people a different kind of plump feelings.

looked at Prince Yong cautiously, and said with some embarrassment, "Lord, Concubine Rong said something unpleasant, our family is not short of this money, but after all, there are not so many mountains of gold and silver, the sixth girl is the daughter of the side concubine, the dowry of the family's share of the money is to be given, the daughters of Ning Hua and the other ladies are also gradually coming of age, and the emperor has also given a lot of dowry, do you see if it is ......"

King Yong put down the spoon in his hand and took the towel from the maid's hand, "This king knows what you want to say, our family is not so much money, but most of the emperor's rewards are some gold and silver, as well as a lot of jade jewelry and other things, when he got married, there was only a dowry of one hundred and twelve lifts, and the Hou Mansion sent a dowry of one hundred and twenty lifts, and the two were suitable, but the Hou Mansion in the Guannei sent all thirty hectares of fertile land, and we have to show some in this matter." ”

The palace has thousands of hectares of land, but there are not many good fields, most of these dowries are to stay in the palace, he Lingxin County Lord used to be just the daughter of a concubine, and now he enjoys the position of the county lord, so naturally people can't look down on it.

"That's true, but most of the other daughters in the family will still have complaints!" The princess looked very embarrassed, and the handkerchief she was holding didn't feel tight, the dowry was about to catch up with her daughter, which made it difficult for her to accept.

Prince Yong glanced at the princess, "This king knows what you want, Ming Xin is the daughter of this king, the emperor let Ling Xin enjoy the position of the lord of the county, this king naturally can't leave any words, you have added a lot of Ming Xin's dowry, this king is just adding Ling Xin's position to the position of the concubine, the side concubine is a trouble-free, no need for us to mention it, she knows what to do, she will never cross Ming Xin." ”

Although it is true, the princess is even more worried, the position of the first concubine is as high as her, if in the future, I am afraid that her son will be canonized as the king of the county, so how can she accept this blow "Lord, how is the matter with the six girls?" Some time ago, the concubine took her to the palace to participate in the Qionghua banquet, and the girl saw the second son of the British government, but she refused to marry, and said that the concubine was partial, and she gave the five girls all good things. ”

Seeing such a scene, Mrs. Liu hurriedly handed over the handkerchief, and carefully wiped the tears from the corners of the princess's eyes, "The princess doesn't have to worry, the lord of Sizhu is young and not very sensible, don't take it to heart, she will want it when she grows up and marries." ”

As soon as Mrs. Liu said this, the princess became more and more unable to cry, "What you said is true, but I feel uncomfortable in my heart, this marriage was decided by the prince, and he was quite satisfied with the other party's family background at that time." The marriage of the five girls was given by the emperor, at that time, the fifth aunt's family was a second-grade official, even if the fifth aunt was no matter how motivated, it was just a fourth-grade official, who would have thought that the second son would appear in the An family, the fifth aunt canonized the son, and the sixth girl said that she would not do anything, she had to withdraw from the marriage, and said that if she wanted to marry, she would marry a character like the second son of the An family. ”

The prince angrily slammed the chopsticks hard, "Hmph, she is a concubine, how many high-ranking concubines want to marry the Hou Shizi of Guannei, when will it be her turn, not to mention whether she can marry the second son of the Hou of Guannei, does she want to put this king on the fire?" If she doesn't want to marry the second son of the British duke, it doesn't matter that the seventh girl and the eighth girl are about to reach the age of marriage, then let this marriage out, and she will kiss the green lantern ancient Buddha for a lifetime. ”

The princess and Mrs. Liu glanced at each other, and they both laughed one after another, I really don't know why the smart side concubine had such a stupid daughter, she is afraid that she has put all her experience on men all these years, and completely neglected how to educate her daughter.

The princess wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said to King Yong flatteringly, "The prince is not more mindful, the concubine will make this matter clear to the side concubine sister." Lord, after a while, the concubine went to the head of the house to get the title deed, and I don't know which Zhuangzi to slip into the name of the five girls? Although there are still forty or fifty Zhuangzi in the family, some are in other places, and some are in the capital, and the concubines really don't know how to divide them. ”

King Yong thought for a while, "The other Zhuangzi shops in the five girls are all in the capital, and the woodland is not too far away from the imperial city, so in my opinion, it is better to draw the Zhuangzi in the south of the Yangtze River to her name, and there is also one in the north, so it is better to row it over." ”

"No!" The princess looked respectful, and did not get angry because of this matter, although the Zhuangzi in the south of the Yangtze River is fat, but the Zhuangzi in the north is not long after the Yongwang Mansion was bought, and in previous years, some sweet potatoes and sorghum were planted, that is, self-sufficiency, and the two were a lot more balanced.

After this matter reached the ears of the county lord Lingxin and the county lord of Sizhu, the county lord of Sizhu almost smashed half of the boudoir, but the county lord of Lingxin smiled coldly, and then went to his mother to say goodbye.

Kunning Palace was rarely lively for a while at this moment, the concubines went to greet the queen, and when they received their own monthly rites, the emperor was also watching from the sidelines, and you and I shirked each other, like a huge drama garden.

The queen sat leisurely beside the emperor, lifted the tea lid, dialed the tea leaves in the cup, and said gently to the emperor on the side, "Your Majesty, seeing that the day of the fire in July is approaching, have you discussed the matter of summer vacation in the palace with the old ministers of the court?" ”

The emperor nodded, in previous years, this was almost the practice in the palace, but last year there were more things, so there was no preparation, and even the hunt was canceled in the early spring of this year. ”

The queen smiled gently, as if she had already known the result, "The palace in Luoyang is good, built by the water, and it will not look stuffy in summer." It's just that every year, the emperor has to choose some concubines to go, but which concubines does the emperor plan to take this year? ”

After hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, especially the low-ranking concubines, they didn't have any right to speak in this palace, but Luoyang Palace was a huge welfare, and there was a chance to have a chance to have a chance with the emperor alone.

The eldest grandson Yuanhong glanced at it without a trace, and the woman who kept throwing her eyebrows below, suddenly felt nauseous in her heart, and said lazily, "According to me, in recent years, the palace has spent a lot, and the state affairs are tight, the queen is the head of the six palaces, and she is already in charge, and this palace is naturally inseparable from you." Concubine Fu Guifei is the head of the concubines, so she will go with me, Concubine Hui is one of the concubines, Chen Guiyi is the head of the six instruments, and Ran Fangyi is the heir of the emperor for me, the little prince is afraid that he will not be able to bear it if he stays here, so he will go to Luoyang with me. Rong Wanyi loves peonies, Wan Chongyi has always been afraid of heat, where are there a lot of books in Luoyang, where is it more appropriate for Wen Jieyu to go, I will take a few of them with me. ”

The queen nodded, but this arrangement is also a lot more suitable, she glanced at the decadent Mu Jieyu below, and felt a burst of disdain in her heart, she has become an outcast in the family, don't say that the emperor is not happy with this look, even she doesn't want to see it, the queen doesn't want to continue to praise her, that's an idiot's behavior, she won't lift a stone to shoot herself in the foot.

The queen's eyes rolled, "How many low-ranking concubines does the emperor want to choose?" Not long after the water maiden entered the palace, there was no more, although the emperor canonized Princess Haihona, but it was just a title of a beautiful woman, you see......"

"Then bring the beauty with you!" The eldest grandson Yuanhong casually put down the teacup in his hand, just went to live for a while, and suddenly brought a ** woman, if he continued to talk about it, he didn't know what it would become, so he simply ordered decisively, and the low-ranking concubine only brought a beautiful woman.

The emperor got up and ordered the concubines to retreat, he still had something to discuss with the queen, and the concubines did not stay longer when they learned of this, and left Kunning Palace step by step.

"Sister Guiyi is going back to the palace?" Two noble steps came out of the corner of the wall, stopping at her side.

Angel was stunned for a moment, turned around, and exchanged a small salute with the people around her, "Please say hello to Sister Ran Fangyi, Wen Jieyu is well!" ”

"Concubine Wen Jieyu Zhao Shi to Guiyi Niangniang please be safe!"

Wen Jieyu is a typical ancient beauty, with a small melon seed face, Fufeng's scholarly temperament, cold and arrogant bones, and a gentle smile that makes people feel that she is not very difficult to get close to, and the two temperaments are very strange, but they are integrated into her body.

Ran Fangyi stepped down, walked to Angel's front and helped her, although the two of them have the same majesty, Ran Fangyi still has a prince and a princess, but in terms of family background, Ran Fangyi is somewhat lacking in confidence in front of Angel, and Angel has no faction in the palace, relying on her own family background and the emperor to form her own faction, no one in the palace can hinder her, and she is the most comfortable person in life.

"My sister heard that the koi in the imperial garden are good, and I was going to take a look, but when I returned to the palace at this time, I was afraid that it would be stuffy, so I thought I wanted to go out to breathe!"

Ran Fangyi smiled wisely, "It's just right, my sister is also idle and bored, and she is talking to Wen Jieyu about this, I heard that the emperor specially raised a kind of three-color koi in the pool, and I just went to see if this thing was blessed." ”

The Imperial Garden is relatively close to where Angel lives, and it can be said that the place she is most familiar with is not her own palace, but the carp pond of the Imperial Garden, which has always been used to relax.

Angel held the fish food brocade box in one hand, and gently stuck some fish food into the pool with the other hand, leaning on the railing with half of her body, looking at the jubilant fish but it looked particularly comfortable.

Shuang'er on the side looked at the appearance of her master, but she kept lamenting in her heart, without the palace rules and etiquette, this position of her master is very dangerous, if it falls all at once, how can it be good.

Ran Fangyi saw her so happy, and shook her head in her heart, only Angel has such a blessing among them, "My sister has lived in ** for so many years, but it is the first time I know the scenery of the imperial garden, it can be so comfortable." ”

The morning sun is not very dazzling, and the imperial garden is watery, so it is cooler than other palace buildings, and the surrounding birds and flowers always attack people's sleepy nerves. It's a great place to be, and my sister likes to take a nap or read a book or something. ”

Ran Fangyi sat on the stone bench on the side, enjoying the service of the palace maid, and took a look at the scenery of the imperial garden, "The scenery here is good, but compared to Luoyang, it is still a little inferior. ”

Angel smiled, this Ran Fangyi is really very interesting, she has nothing to do with anyone after she enters the palace, although the family is not powerless now, but this Ran Fangyi has been helping her when she has just been promoted, at this moment she has no son and a half daughter, let alone her qualifications, but she still trampled Ran Fangyi under her feet, but for some reason she was not angry at all.

"Peony flowers are noble, Luoyang is a place where peonies are produced, and my sister must appreciate it this time." Angel smiled absently, with a faint yearning in her eyes, as if she really liked to watch peonies.

"Yes! Although Luoyang is good, the feasible palace is a small place to choose. Ran Fangyi's words seemed a little regretful, and she turned her head to Angel and asked, "Sister, have you thought of the accompanying concubine?" ”

This is the rule in the palace, if the emperor takes the concubines to the palace, the other concubines can bring one or two low-ranking concubines to accompany them, and they still have to wait.

In this way, they are tolerant and generous, which shows the demeanor of the master mother, so that they can see their husbands, and have the mentality of satisfying themselves, and tell the concubines who are subordinate to the throne can only get the gift if they respect the master mother, and suddenly they don't know that they are also concubines, and the mother of the world is only the queen, and they are really tired and panicked.

"My sister has nothing to prepare, the number of concubines in Shaohua Palace is small, under the position of Jieyu, that is, Chongmei, Yaliang and Liang Chonghua, Liang Chonghua is less than two months pregnant, the fetus is unstable, it is not suitable to work more, this Shaohua Palace sister also lacks a person to take care of, Kang Zhaoyuan's temperament sister also knows, so she has to leave Yaliang to take care of it, and it is more suitable to be a Chongmei person."

Speaking of this, Angel is a little weak, except for the occasional out-of-tune of Chongmei, the other neighbors are quite in line with her, but unfortunately there are too few such people, and there is no character who can handle it when she wants to use it, which makes it difficult for Angel to do.

Ran Fangyi smiled faintly after hearing this, but there was no surprise, there are so many people in Shaohua Palace, if it is not a Chongmei person, that is, a Yaliang person" Sister plans to bring Feng Cairen this time, I heard that Qiu Guiren has always hoped that the concubine Niangniang could bring her, but it's a pity! She didn't have that blessing, a cold in the early spring of this year killed her, the emperor remembered that she had given birth to a prince, gave her a decent gift, and buried Jieyu with a funeral. ”

Angel looked at the other party stunned, Qiu Guiren is the biological mother of the eldest prince, and the eldest princess is almost a few days apart, she died less than a month after giving birth, Qiu Guiren is just a change of clothes, and she can't raise the emperor's eldest son, so the emperor sent it to Shangyang Palace, but unfortunately died in less than a month.

Looking at Angel's posture, Ran Fangyi smiled wisely, "Sister, do you know that this escort also has tricks and tricks!" ”