Chapter 179: Dowry
But there is no woman who is not enchanted by these beautiful stones. Shuyun was no exception, and couldn't help but step forward and gently stroke them one by one, as if she was caressing her beloved lover.
Shuyun's performance was transformed into three words in Kangxi's eyes - miser.
Kangxi, as the emperor, although he has the supreme right, he can't do whatever he wants, and everything follows his will. On the contrary, there are many restrictions on what he says and does. Do not allow your own pleasure to do what you like.
Let's take eating. Chinese New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Shangyuan, Duanyang, Mid-Autumn Festival and other statutory banquet days are not counted. In winter, there are two meals a day, at around 6 or 7 a.m., at about 1:30 p.m., and at 6:30 p.m. A list of how to prepare each meal is made and submitted to the Minister of the Interior.
If you encounter something delicious and want to eat two more bites, it is absolutely not okay. For the safety of the emperor, to prevent someone from poisoning the emperor in the food, and to prevent people from grabbing the emperor's preferences, the maximum number of bites of each dish is limited. This is a rule set by the ancestors, and the emperor must abide by it.
Confucius, a contemporary of Mencius, said that he once said: "Eating color is also sexual." Food is the first priority, which is to satisfy the most basic desire for human existence. But whoever doesn't want to eat two more bites when they meet someone who loves to eat? But the emperor can't. In the face of a table full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, you can only taste it, which is definitely a torture if it is spread on a person with good food. In this regard, the emperor was inferior to even the wealthier common people.
Confucius also said in the "Book of Rites" that "men and women eat and drink, and people's great desires are saved." This is Confucius's view of life – metaphysical. Not metaphysical. All human life is inseparable from two major things: food, men and women. A question of life, a question of sex. The so-called diet. It is equal to the issue of people's livelihood. Men and women belong to the problem of well-being, and life is inseparable from these two things.
The emperor also had a woman that Terbi liked. But if you want to be a Mingjun, you can't spoil one person. If you want to talk about balance, if the harem is unstable, it will also affect the court and even the entire country. For example, Kangxi likes Shuyun, but he can't give her a higher status, in order to check and balance, he has to put this kind of glory on Tong Jia's family, who doesn't deal with Shuyun and he doesn't like. He can usually spoil Shuyun a little more. But the feelings of the other concubines must also be taken into account. Even if it is a concubine who doesn't like it anymore, sometimes in order to envelop his family, he has to pamper one or two. It can be seen that the emperor also needs to be dedicated.
Things in this world are like this, you can't take all the benefits by one person, there will be gains and losses. The development of things is always following a specific trajectory. Neither the common people nor the emperor could escape this law.
Even for Shuyun, a reborn person, the variables in history are the same. If you want to realize your ideals, you have to pay the price of freedom and love.
Therefore, Lao Kang, who has always been restricted. is very eye-catching for Shuyun's "miser" behavior.
Lao Kang felt that Shuyun was his woman and should share weal and woe with him. In fact, he is angry, to use a popular phrase: envy, jealousy, hate.
Lao Kang is thinking about how to stumble with Shuyun. The buns are starting to have their opinions again.
Among them, Tuan Tuan and Lao Jiu Xiaohua are the most.
Although Tuan Tuan is now a small bun, she can't be called a woman. But that doesn't stop people from taking an interest in jewelry. It's a matter of nature, up to ninety-nine, down to just go. As long as it's a woman, there's no one who isn't excited by this thing.
And the small flower is simpler. He's a collector's addiction and he's relapsed.
Four of them lined up in a row and squatted there. The buns that have been watching for a long time in the shape of flowers took action.
Tuan Tuan was the first to stand up, ran to Shuyun's side, pulled Shuyun's sleeve, and shouted in a milky voice: "Eniang, Eniang."
Tuan Baozi screamed several times like a soul before waking up his own mother from a state of intoxication.
Shuyun was thinking about something beautiful, and she was disturbed all of a sudden, of course she wouldn't be happy.
But the initiator is his only baby girl, how can he bear to be harsh? I had to pinch my nose and admit it. If these stinky boys are these, Shuyun will have to give them a lead.
He glanced at the boxes of shining jadeite "affectionately". I lowered my head and asked the baby fat girl what was going on.
"E-niang, what are these? Why is it so beautiful? Tuan Baozi tilted his head, blinked his big eyes, and asked with curiosity.
It turned out that the little girl also took a fancy to this jadeite, worthy of being my daughter, just with vision. Shuyun said with a smile: "This is jade, a kind of jade. ”
"Eniang, this is so beautiful."
"Pretty, catch up with Ming'er, E-Niang picks the best piece to make some gadgets for Tuan Tuan."
"Can't you give more to Tuan Tuan? If E-Niang is busy, Tuan Tuan can choose by herself. ”
"Xiaohua can also pick it yourself."
Lao Jiu Xiaohua didn't know when Lu Dao collapsed, and a sudden sentence startled Shuyun.
This unlucky kid. Shuyun patted her chest and glared at her elusive little son.
It's a pity that Shuyun is wasting her eyes in vain, and Renhua Baozi is staring at boxes of jadeite with bright eyes, as if she is studying which ones to choose, and she doesn't pay attention to Shuyun's stubble at all.
Tuan Tuan is gone, people have been discussing this for a long time, how can you let this kid Xiaohua take advantage of the situation and start first. Tuan Tuan couldn't take care of his own eyeing Eniang, so he turned his head and joined the research team.
Looking at the two buns who ignored themselves, Shuyun was so angry. In the end, am I Eniang, or are you Eniang? Am I okay with that? If you dare to assert your own opinions, you will turn the sky upside down. I'm going to have to take care of you two little bastards today. Shuyun gritted her teeth in her heart.
But before Shuyun could make a move, another wave of blows came.
"Xiaohua, bring some to my brother." Lao Qixiaocao is not willing to be lonely.
"Then, let's have some little trees." Lao Ba Xiaoshu's tone was very reluctant, as if he was forced.
"Go, go, stay and don't mess around." Shuyun roared.
"Tuan Tuan didn't make trouble. Isn't this a dowry for Tuan Tuan? Tuan Tuan heard it. ”
"Well, do you know what a dowry is? Not shy at a young age. Squatting on the side. Shuyun was annoyed. What kind of children are these?
"Tuan Tuan knows the Tao, which means that these are all Tuan Tuan's." The little girl argues with reason. Then he flew and pounced on a crate.
"E-Niang is eccentric. can't give it all to my sister, Xiaohua also has to give a dowry. Xiaohua also learned to pounce on it.
"Xiaocao too."
"Then, count it as a small tree." The tone is still the same reluctance.
Shuyun's head immediately grew bigger. What a sin! What Shuyun is looking forward to most now is that the buns will soon reach the age of six, so that they can enter the study, and then let Lao Kang and the masters in the study have a headache. The original idea of convincing Lao Kang to let the buns come back for two days a week is gone.
It's too shocking, is this the treasure that I have been longing for for two lifetimes? It turns out that what has always existed in my mind, those dough-like, well-behaved bun images are a little disillusioned.
Lao Kang, who had been standing by the bookcase and accompanying the dragon egg, was happy. Should. Qi Shuyun, let you be arrogant, someone will treat you, now it's time to get retribution.
"Uh-huh," Lao Kang laughed and coughed in his heart.
Seeing that the mother and son (female) all turned their eyes in unison.
Lao Kang said unhurriedly: "Shuyun, anyway, these are to be left for the children, so it's okay to give them to them now." ”
Looking at Lao Kang, who was standing there and talking cool words, Shuyun couldn't wait to go up and scratch him to death. Lao Kang, you are too unkind, is this clearly a fall into the well? The small ones are stirring up here, and the big ones are also coming to join in the fun. Don't take such a bully.
But I'm a mother, is it possible to fight with the children because of fighting for things? That's a shame too. But if you give it to these little bastards, you are really unwilling. The most important thing is that you can't get used to them, or the buns won't be more arrogant in the future? If you get it too easily, you won't cherish it. If it's a habit. If there is anything that they can't satisfy in the future, then they can't stand it?
Shuyun rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Look at what the emperor said." It seems that the concubine is reluctant to give it to the child. ”
Seeing that Shuyun called herself a "concubine" again, Lao Kang looked at Shuyun with a smile. looks like a good show.
Shuyun hated her teeth in her heart, but she still smiled lightly on her face. No way. The process of getting along with Lao Kang, an old fox of the ninth generation, is mostly a process of fighting spirit. Get used to being on high alert and sober at all times.
"Tuan Tuan, which of these two do you think is beautiful?" Shuyun picked up two pieces of jadeite, one was a pendant of a purple jade rabbit, and the other was an uncarved purple jadeite rough with an irregular shape.
Children love those cute little animal images, and of course they will not hesitate to choose pendants.
"But you see, there are a lot of them here that are not carved well, not only can they not be brought out, but they are not good-looking. So, E-Niang has to make them all beautiful before she can give them to you. And didn't Eniang teach you that you can't get something for nothing? Then let's set a rule today, you can choose one you like first, and then look at your performance in the kindergarten, whoever performs the best will get what he wants. In addition, Eniang will also give you some tasks, and whoever completes it well will get it. On the contrary, if you can't finish it, or if you don't finish it well, you won't get it. Do you think that's good? ”
Looking at the buns who were thinking, Shuyun made persistent efforts and said: "Only those who can earn what they like by themselves are capable children, and they get it for nothing, E-Niang feels shameful." E-niang's little babies can't be shameful children. ”
When the buns heard it, it was worth it. "Shameful child" can't do that. They all surrounded Shuyun and rushed to agree, afraid that if they agreed late, they would become the shameful one.
Get!
Lao Kang looked at the dragon egg that was still writing with satisfaction. He walked over with a smile and whispered in Shuyun's ear: "In my opinion, the most shameful one should be my Shuxian concubine." ”
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