the old lady, referring to Cixi's mother; Cixi became the queen mother, and her stepfather was named "Cheng'en Gong" as usual, Cixi's father Hui Zheng had already died, and the title was inherited by the eldest son Zhaoxiang, so Li Lianying called him "Zhaogong". Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The virtues of Zhaoxiang and Guixiang, Cixi understands, and the mouths of these two brothers really can't keep any secrets.

Cixi was groaning, and Yu'er said: "Needless to say, Grandpa Zhao and Second Master Gui, the two of them, what kind of temperament, knowing brother Mo Ruojie, master, you are clear, it is Qifujin - with the small knowledge of slaves and maids, they may not be able to keep secrets!" ”

Cixi's brows furrowed even tighter.

Yu'er said calmly: "The slave doesn't dare to say that Qifujin 'doesn't know the severity'!" The key is...... There is also a Seventh Prince next to him! ”

After a pause, "The master sent a letter to Qifujin, and Qifujin replied to the master, and if he was not careful, he asked the seventh prince to see it, so what should I do?" ”

This worry is not unreasonable, and Cixi is silent.

After a while, he said lightly: "That's it." ”

Although Cixi no longer insisted on correspondence with her family, her suspicions about Guan Zhuofan further deepened.

Several people close to him, Li Lianying, Yu'er, Hu Shi and Nan Bendao, all found that the mood of the Queen Mother had changed significantly.

Cixi became anxious and irritable, and when she lost her temper with Li Lianying and Yu'er, she lost her temper more and more; For Hu's, the smile is getting less and less, and the cold face is getting more and more; Only in the face of Nanben rice can I barely maintain normalcy.

Li Lianying and Yu'er didn't mind Cixi being angry with her, but they were very worried about the body and bones of the Queen Mother.

If in the palace, Cixi's way of venting is to take the people below to vent her anger, find a handle at will, catch a little eunuch or a little palace maid, and reward a board, and the mood will be much more comfortable. However, although this is also a "palace", it is not the Forbidden City, and the "people below" below the Hu family are not their own people, and they can't be beaten just as they can be said.

Li Lianying and Yu'er both know that Cixi's liver qi is big, if she keeps holding it like this, even if she is not pregnant, she may be sick, not to mention that she is pregnant now?

Why is the Queen Mother "worried", Li Lianying and Yu'er are like a mirror in their hearts, however, there is no relief!

For Prince Xuan's cheeks, they can think of everything they can think of, and the reasons they say are all said, no matter how verbose they are, in the Queen Mother, not only will it not play a positive role, but it will cause disgust and disgust, and even make the Queen Mother wonder, which side are the butts of the two of you sitting on?

In fact, Li Lianying and Yu'er themselves can't figure it out: is it really necessary to not inform the Queen Mother of all government affairs? Also, is Prince Xuan really busy with this, and he doesn't even have time to come to Tianjin to "check military affairs"?

Cixi's diet began to be irregular, sometimes she ate a lot, and sometimes she had no appetite.

The whole person is lazy, and daily activities, both inside and outside the palace, have begun to decrease.

After the meal, the "walk" was reduced from half an hour to half an hour; As for "going out of the palace to visit", it has changed from being full of interest to "too lazy to move", or, "boring".

The small steamer on the pier behind the palace has not been on fire for a long time.

Li Lianying and Yu'er are becoming more and more worried, but they are relatively helpless. The two of them sighed secretly: as long as the person from Beijing comes to Tianjin, all the worries of the Queen Mother will be swept away; However, the person in Beijing just refused to come, so what could he do?

At this time, Nan Ben Dao said gently: If the situation of the Queen Mother is not good at self-cherishing, it may develop into "prenatal depression".

This word made Cixi stunned for a moment: prenatal ...... Depression? What's that?

Nanmoto said that when a woman is pregnant, her body undergoes drastic changes, which in turn causes changes in her temperament, and she is very likely to become suspicious and angry - especially for ...... Uh, kid dad. If you want something from others but can't satisfy them, you will magnify your dissatisfaction and suspicion out of thin air, look for sorrow and hatred, and your feelings will be irrepressible, and eventually hurt yourself and the fetus.

Moodiness, excessive eating, fatigue and fatigue are all signs of "prenatal depression", and if there is still panic and frustration, malaise and loneliness, or even lack of fun, then you must be even more vigilant!

Cixi thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but be shocked: "moody, overeating, tired and tired" - she is not lacking in the same; "Panicked, depressed, depressed and lonely", there are also some, although it has not yet developed to "boring", but-

Oh my God!

Cixi's cold sweat came out!

Although she is dissatisfied with the "father of the child", the Queen Mother is by no means a person who is willing to practice herself—no matter what it is for, no matter who it is. When she found out that this dissatisfaction might or even endanger herself, she couldn't help but be shocked!

Cixi asked Nan Bendao: How should this "prenatal depression" be treated? What medications should I take? If so, will there be any adverse effects on the fetus?

Nan Bendao said: This is a heart disease, it has nothing to do with the medicine stone, the queen mother only needs to do the following three points, and the concubine can protect the saint.

Which three points? You say, you say!

Nan Bendao said, first and foremost, all affairs must be self-explanatory, and we must not get into the horns of the bull and not be able to get out, and if we really encounter problems that cannot be solved, we will put them aside and ignore them.

Second, be active. Even if you feel physically and mentally exhausted, you have to force yourself, a lot of "walking", a lot of "going out of the palace to walk", a little longer, naturally return to the original amount of activity, refreshed, cheerful mood.

Third, don't sit idle, don't be bored, learn "Western studies", chat and talk about ancient records, in short, don't give yourself the opportunity to "languish and lonely".

Cixi groaned for a long time and nodded heavily: Okay, I'll do as you say!

After that, on the surface, the mood of the Queen Mother has improved significantly, and the "walking bends" and "going out of the palace for a walk" have also returned to their previous frequency, and the worry of "prenatal depression" can basically be eliminated; At the same time, Cixi spent most of her free time learning "Western learning" from Nan Bendao, and many times, it was when it was time to settle down before letting Nan Bendao kneel and quit.

Deep in the heart of the Queen Mother, no one knows whether she is still unrelieved about Prince Xuan, but the atmosphere in the Guangang Palace has generally returned to the previous calm and harmony.

This situation lasted until the petty official was born.

The unremitting moderate exercise during pregnancy helped Cixi a lot, although she was over 30 years old, but this time the birth was smoother than the last time she gave birth to a little emperor. The child is also very healthy, when he landed, the cry was loud, and below Nan Ben Rice, everyone was full of smiles "Hello to the Queen Mother".

In the palace of Guangang, there was a joy.

Cixi herself couldn't help crying.

This is her "own child" in the true sense of the word!

In the Qing system, the biological mother could not raise the prince in person.

After the prince is born, no matter who comes out, whether it is the queen or other concubines, after a cursory glance, the child must be handed over to the wet nurse immediately, and the biological mother almost does not even have the right to hold the child.

Under normal circumstances, each prince is equipped with a huge "nurturing group", among them, there are eight nannies in charge of daily life, eight nurses in charge of breastfeeding, in addition, there are a number of "needlework people" who are responsible for making clothes, a number of "pulp washing people" who are responsible for washing clothes, a number of "lamp masters" who are responsible for night, and a number of "pot stove people" who are responsible for eating, a total of 40 people.

Of course, there are some princes born to low-level concubines, and the specifications of the "raising group" are not so high, but the "structure" is much the same.

After the prince is weaned, in the "nurturing group", the nursing mother can leave and be replaced by a knowledgeable knowledge of education, words, deeds, and etiquette.

When the prince was born and grew up, he did not live with his biological mother from beginning to end. The residence of the prince is the "South Sansho" mentioned in this book, that is, the so-called "Qinggong", commonly known as the "Brother Office", and at present, it is being used as the military camp of the Xuan army stationed in the Forbidden City.

When the prince and his biological mother meet, there are also very strict rules.

Unlike his subordinates and the people, the prince did not say "morning and dusk" to his biological mother. The number of times the prince and his biological mother see each other is calculated in years - only on important festivals and the birthday of the biological mother, the prince can enter the harem and meet his biological mother. Moreover, every time they meet, in addition to the limited time, there are eunuchs and palace maids who also serve as watchers, from beginning to end, but they are courteous and courteous, and they have no chance to say a word.

According to the statistics of good deeds, the prince has been married since birth, and he has met his biological mother no more than 100 times.

If it is a royal daughter, there are even fewer opportunities to meet with her biological mother, many princesses have only met with their biological mother three or forty times from birth to marriage, and on average, it is only two or three times a year.

Princess Rong'an and Concubine Ligui are rare.

There is only one situation in which the prince can live with his biological mother, and that is when the new monarch ascends the throne and the "prince" is upgraded to the "younger brother".

Since he is the "imperial brother", he can no longer live in the Forbidden City. At the same time, the "royal brother" also has his own title and mansion, and he can "divide the mansion". In this case, sometimes, the biological mother of the "imperial brother" can move out of the palace with her son "by order" and "live" away.

Almost every feudal dynasty claimed to "rule the world with filial piety", and this slogan was shouted especially loudly in the Qing Dynasty. However, in the upbringing of the prince, the rules of the Qing Dynasty are the most unkind, and even the most unethical, why?

The intention of this is actually very profound.

The inheritance system of the Qing Dynasty was different from any previous dynasty. Theoretically, any prince has the possibility of inheriting the unification, if the prince is handed over to the biological mother to raise, the mother and son have a close relationship, it is inevitable that the queen mother will interfere in politics in the future, and relatives will be in power.

In a word, the prince's biological mother, as far as the royal family is concerned, is just a fertility machine, and the prince is royal, not your "biological mother".

*(To be continued.) )