Chapter 203: The front and the harem
People die like lights out, it is the same at all times, even if you are Concubine Wen, no matter how guilty Kangxi is, the impact of Concubine Wen's death in the harem and even the entire Qing Dynasty may just be the cold of less than a month in this winter.
Although, this New Year, Kangxi still remembered that Concubine Wen didn't do a big job, but he still did it, even if it was not as lively as in previous years, it did not prevent the smile on Kangxi's face, and after that day, Brother Ten slowly became stable, although he was still reckless, but sober recklessness and confused recklessness were two different things.
During this period of time, there have been many conflicts between the tenth elder brother and the prince, but they are all trivial matters, for the sake of the face of Concubine Wen who has just died of illness, nine times out of ten times are the tenth elder brother is proud, and the remaining one is also on par with the prince.
The tenth elder brother also knew that Kangxi's mercy was limited, so after a few times, he stopped and turned his attention to the eldest brother.
If during this period of time, the prince and the tenth elder brother were fighting endlessly, then between the tenth elder brother and the eldest elder brother, it was like glue, sweet as honey, and the relationship was a thousand miles away.
Recently, there has been a lot of trouble for the prince and Suo Etu, because Kangxi's anger has not subsided, and the prince has also been punished, so in the face of Mingzhu's attack, Suo Etu and others have been defeated and retreated, which inevitably has no Kangxi meaning to beat the prince.
After all, the prince is getting older and older year by year, Kangxi is getting older and older year by year, the son is strong and the father is weak, it is inevitable that Kangxi has no idea in his heart, especially Concubine Wen is younger than him, and now she has died of illness, in addition to Concubine Wen herself, Kangxi is also somewhat stimulated.
The previous dynasty is changing, the harem is also an undercurrent, Wen Guifei died, the palace power fell, the four concubines became the highest status in the palace, and suddenly became the focus of everyone, the name of the four heavenly kings in later generations, it was also at this time that the reputation of the four heavenly kings secretly rose, in order to occupy the main position in the next palace power struggle, the four concubines also showed their own powers.
Although because Concubine Wen had just died of illness and couldn't do anything too much, this battle was far less conspicuous than the previous dynasty, but it was definitely not peaceful.
Concubine Hui took the lead, with the help of the recent close relationship between the tenth elder brother and the eldest brother, plus she was the head of the four concubines and the eldest son of the emperor, she made a lot of arrangements in the palace, so that the eldest brother who was originally above the top ran around in the elder brother's office, creating a scene of brothers, friends and brothers, hoping to show his face in front of Kangxi.
Concubine Yi is not bad, the fifth elder brother was raised by the queen mother, where is the queen mother somewhat affectionate, originally, if it weren't for the death of Concubine Wen, the fifth elder brother would be married to Fujin soon.
Now, the fifth elder brother is not allowed to marry for three years because of filial piety, to say that Concubine Yi has no idea in her heart is false, and he has the same idea as the seventh elder brother's biological mother Dai Jiashu, the eighth elder brother's biological mother is a good nobleman, and the seventh elder brother and the eighth elder brother are all because of this, at least three years will not be able to marry Fujin.
The fifth elder brother was wronged, of course, Concubine Yi could only give him some compensation from other aspects, and getting the palace power was naturally the best thing, plus her two sons had no idea about that position, so where is Kangxi, this is also one of the capitals to compete for favor, so compared to Concubine Hui, Concubine Yi is not bad.
And then there is Concubine De, unlike Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi, who are competing for favor through their sons, Concubine De directly crossed her son and found her grandson, since Honghui showed her face in front of Kangxi, Concubine De has attached importance to Yinzhen's son, and several times she openly and secretly wanted to hold Honghui to her knees to raise, but was directly rejected by Yinzhen.
Ji Yingxin's face was crooked when she heard the news, if it weren't for the fact that there was still a trace of reason left, she would have been eager to rush into the palace to fight to the death with Concubine De, but when she calmed down, she also knew that this matter was almost impossible, even if Concubine De wanted to, Kangxi would not agree.
Ji Yingxin walked before the ghost gate in order to give birth to this son, and the heirs will be difficult in the future, so there is only this one son by his side, if he takes it away like this, what will Ji Yingxin think in his heart, this kind of thing that makes the hero feel cold is not something that the good-looking Kangxi did.
If it is said that Concubine De is old and frail, like the Queen Mother, it is just the time to tease her grandson, but she is in her prime, and the fourteen elder brothers under her knees are not yet adults, even if she wants to, there is no reason.
However, although it can't be raised, it does not prevent Concubine De from using Honghui as a raft to show her kindness, plus Yinzhen is a princeling, among the four concubines, Concubine Hui needless to say, it is a proper big brother party, although Concubine Yi does not stand in line, but the ninth elder brother is following the eldest brother under Concubine Hui's knees, for the balance of the harem and the stability of the previous dynasty, Kangxi must also consider the situation of Concubine De.
If you want to say that among the four concubines, who is the person with the worst combat effectiveness, I don't intend to count Concubine Rong Ma Jia's family, although she is the oldest among the four concubines, but in the same way, her appearance is also the worst, and now Kangxi only has the affection for her in previous years, and there is not much love, compared to Concubine Yi De, who is still beautiful, and Concubine Hui, who is capable of her son, her face is not there, although the third elder brother is a good learner, but the power is shallow after all, and it is difficult to make a difference without the help of a strong mother.
As a result, in this battle for palace power, Concubine Rong was the first to fall behind and was almost eliminated by the third concubine.
However, Concubine Rong has been able to stand in the palace for many years, and naturally has her own means, seeing that she can't monopolize the power, Concubine Rong simply muddies the water, and no one wants to get it. It's better to follow the old rules and directly split the palace power in the hands of Concubine Wen to the fourth concubine.
In this way, although she can't get all the palace power, she can gain something compared to being knocked out, so why not?
In particular, Concubine Rong understands Kangxi, compared to the dominance of the family, each of them is what Kangxi wants to see, no matter who hands over this palace power to Concubine Hui, Concubine Yifei and Concubine De, it will break the balance between the prince and the eldest brother, and it will be separated, which is conducive to the stability of the court.
With the chaos in the harem, Ji Yingxin also took the opportunity to carefully insert a hand in the middle and place his own hands in the palace.