Chapter 39: The Secret of the Palace (II)
Mama Ye was old and refined, and she probably understood Su Lian's petrified expression, so she smiled awkwardly: "Between Manchu and Mongolia, there is no restriction on this, and the Queen Mother is the granddaughter of the Empress Dowager's younger brother Manzhu Xili." And the Empress Dowager was Concubine Taizong Zhuang in her early years, and Empress Xiaoduanwen of Taizong was still the aunt of the Empress Dowager. β
The Empress Dowager married her uncle, who still married his uncle......
It has become a tradition for Nima's aunt and nephew to work together as a husband!!!
Empress Dowager Nima and Concubine Shuhui are actually Xuan Ye's cousins!!
Su Lian was speechless!!
Mama Ye coughed twice, hid her embarrassment, and said busily: "But the emperor attaches great importance to Sinology, and I don't think it will be like this in the future." β
Su Lian was a little comforted when he heard this, if Xuan Ye also accepted his niece as a concubine in the future...... She even has the heart to hit the wall! Fortunately, Xuan Ye was very disgusted with Mongolian Gege.
Mama Ye hurriedly returned to the topic and said, "Does Niangniang know the emperor's first son?" β
Su Lian said with a side face: "Big brother? β
Mama Ye shook her head and said, "The eldest brother was actually not born too early, and there were many princes and elder brothers in front of him, but unfortunately they all died. The emperor's earliest son was Brother Chengrui, who was born to Concubine Rong Niangniang, who was still a concubine, and was born in the sixth year of Kangxi. β
Wait a minute...... Kangxi for six years,! At that time, Xuan Ye was only fourteen years old, okay? And it's a virtual age!!
Mama Ye sighed and said: "Chengrui Chengrui, Chengtian Xiangrui, that year happened to be the emperor's pro-government, alas...... The emperor likes this eldest son very much! It's a pity that when Kangxi was nine years old, Brother Chengrui died before he was three years old! At that time, Concubine Rong was so grief-stricken that she almost had the intention of going with her brother! β
Although Su Lian has no good impression of Concubine Rong, she can't help but sympathize with this woman at this moment, Concubine Rong gave birth to many elder brothers in her early years, but only the third elder brother Yinzhi survived. It is conceivable that the harem of the Kangxi Dynasty in the early years was really unclean. And Xuan Ye has to focus on dealing with Aobai, and he can't spare any energy to take care of his son.
Mama Ye paused and said: "Later, the emperor made a secret decree to let Rong Niangniang bring wine and give death to the concubine Hui Borzigit, who was still a concubine. β
Su Lian's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Was Concubine Hui killing Brother Chengrui?" β
Mama Ye only said: "This...... Alas! It was only later that the emperor had to posthumously confer on her the position of a concubine. Thinking that Concubine Hui, a girl who was only a teenager at the beginning, was so vicious! No wonder the emperor can't tolerate them. β
Su Lian paused: "Them? "-Could it be that there is more than one concubine Hui who has murdered the emperor's heir?
Mama Ye nodded: "In the early years, there were many concubines in the harem, but there were several with good backgrounds, but they were not right-minded, and when they watched others raise their elder brothers, they had thoughts that they shouldn't have, and even the death of Queen Yuan was ......."
Su Lian only knew that the Empress of Renxiao, Hesheri, died in childbirth, but he didn't expect that he was also assassinated, and he was also killed by the concubine who was not officially canonized!!
Mama Ye sighed again: "In the early years, the emperor worked hard for the affairs of the four auxiliary ministers of the previous dynasty, and he didn't care so much about controlling the inner palace, so Brother Chengrui of Concubine Rong, Brother Chengqing of Concubine Hui, and even Brother Chenghu of Empress Renxiao died young, all of them had unclean pickling methods!" The emperor also found out one by one later, and those concubines with unclean hands and feet were also secretly disposed of one by one. Later, in order to compensate for the loss of several mothers, the emperor added the title to Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui. β
Immediately, Mama Ye smiled softly again: "But now it's not the same year!" The emperor's thunderous momentum at the beginning is still intimidating the harem. No one dares to touch the emperor's bottom line easily, just rest assured. β
The bottom line...... Xuan Ye's bottom line is the heir.
Yes, compared to so many sons who died in Xuan Ye's early years, although not all of their children have grown up healthily now, the probability of dying is normal in this era. Su Lian couldn't help but secretly rejoice, fortunately she didn't come early, otherwise she would really be in the early years of Kangxi's ghostly life, I was afraid that she would be swallowed up and there would be no bones left!
Su Lian also sighed and said, "No wonder the emperor doesn't like Mongolian Gege. The matter of Concubine Hui made Xuan Ye, who didn't like Mongolian women, hate them even more.
Mama Ye nodded: "If you want to go to the first emperor's dynasty, most of the concubines who are officially canonized are nobles from various Mongolian tribes, and most of the women who come from the grassland are not docile, and the harem was so miserable that even the queen mother was almost unable to control it!" The first emperor had eight sons and six daughters, but only four sons and one daughter lived to adulthood, less than half! β
Su Lian became more and more frightened when he heard this, these Mongolian women are really unscrupulous when they fight! Man, when your eyes are red, your heart is black. Whoever has a son wins the world. In the harem of the first emperor, those who gave birth to were either full concubines or Han concubines, and concubines were as if they would not be born. Yes, jealousy is rife.
Mama Ye said: "Alas, the Empress Dowager Xiaokang was also a poor person back then......"
Xuan Ye's biological mother...... Can it not be pitiful? A little concubine, with a group of vicious Mongolian concubines on her head, looking at Shunzhi's children with red eyes, she wants to strangle to death! It's not easy for Xuan Ye to survive! The Empress Dowager Xiaokangzhang disappeared at a young age, but I am afraid that there is also the reason for the exclusion and bullying at the beginning.
Su Lian sighed: "It's rare that the emperor still treats the concubines well." β
Mama Ye smiled: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, several concubines have not dared to be rude to the Empress Dowager Xiaokang. Moreover, it is also the last wish of the Queen Mother, she does not want the emperor to be disturbed by resentment. "ββNow Concubine Gongjing and Concubine Duanshun, although they are still a little unconvinced by the Empress Dowager Borzigit, they never dare to question the emperor's will. Who called the queen mother was only the successor of the first emperor, and she was just the queen of the concubines, and like them, she failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter.
Although the Mongolian concubine has a pungent temperament, she is not a brainless person, the identity of the Empress Dowager Tong has been decided, and the sons who crawled out of people's stomachs are all emperors, and people are under the eaves, can they not bow their heads?
It's just that there is not harmony between the main tribes of Mongolia, and the Abahai and Haozit tribes have long been dissatisfied with the Horqin tribe's monopoly on the throne of the two generations of the Qing Dynasty, so although the two concubines have to give Borzigit a son, it is another matter to treat the concubine Shuhui.
"That's right-" Su Lian looked up at Mama Ye's already somewhat old face and asked, "Emperor Tong is the niece of the Empress Dowager Xiaokangzhang, why do I look at you and don't seem to like her very much." β
A few wisps of sadness appeared in Mama Ye's eyes: "When the Queen Mother was dying, she was already thinking about her mother's family, but she hoped that the daughter of the Tong family would not enter the palace." But...... The Duchess of Cheng'en butβalas! "The Duchess Chengen in Mama Ye's mouth is Tong Guowei's wife.
These words can't help but make Su Lian secretly admire the clarity of the Empress Dowager Xiaokangzhang, she has gone through two dynasties, although the glory is the supreme of the Empress Dowager, but she has not enjoyed a few years of happiness. If someone else changes, who doesn't like the glory of the family to continue? She is the only one who has seen through the pickles in this palace, so she doesn't want her niece to enter the palace.
It's a pity that she saw through it, but the Tong family didn't see it through, and the Tong Imperial Concubine didn't see it through. Therefore, Mama Ye didn't like Emperor Tong's concubine, and would rather go to the palace to retire than stay to serve the Tong family. It is also because of this that she is more loyal to Su Lian, who lives in the palace, right?
Su Lian smiled, "Glory and wealth are charming, the Empress Dowager Xiaokangzhang can see it clearly, but others can't see it clearly!" "What family doesn't want their daughter to enter the palace as a concubine? Emperor Tong has thoughts about the posterior, and the Tong family is even more so! If you can continue the status of the descendants, a double queen, what kind of glory should it be?
"I remember...... Duchess Chengen, it seems to be the Hesheri clan? Su Lian thought for a while, because he had lived in Jingren Palace for a period of time before, he seemed to have heard of this.
Mama Ye nodded and said, "Duchess Cheng'en is the cousin of Empress Hesheri. β
These Chengen Gong families are really complicated marriages, and a pair of brothers from the Niu Hulu family also married the girls of the Tong family and the Hesheri family respectively.
Mama Ye hurriedly smiled: "Niangniang is pregnant, don't think about these troublesome things." β
Su Lian smiled faintly, these palace things, listening to them makes people feel tired, if they are in it, they can't live! That's it, anyway, Ming'er will go back to the garden, and the ghost doesn't care how they intrigue!
"I don't know what happened to the little monkey?" It's just that he wasn't around for a moment, and Su Lian couldn't help but miss his son.
Xiao Lingzi hurriedly smiled: "Niangniang, just rest assured!" Uncle Dun is stable and honest, and Second Master Lin is clever and meticulous, you are all clear. β
Su Lian sighed: "I know better what my Ama is!" β
Xiao Lingzi smiled awkwardly.
I can't quit gambling and alcohol addiction in Ussurida...... Although Su Lian was not polite in his mouth, he could only tolerate it like this in his heart. Without him, it is not for no reason that Darshan is so wild and uninhibited now, the memory of his childhood, Ama and Eniang are very affectionate, but it is a pity that he had a difficult birth when he gave birth to Alin. After a period of decadence, Darshan became what it is today.
The embroidered screen newly picked two large handfuls of blooming wood hibiscus, inserted in a pair of flowers and birds pastel dendrobium, the pink wood hibiscus rolled like clouds in the sky. If you talk about delicate, it is not like pink, and the petals are as big as peonies, and they are like splendor.
This flower is white, or pink, or red, bright like hibiscus out of the water, like a lotus petals, so the name is "wood hibiscus". Stretching out his plain hand, gently brushing the tender and slender petals, the slightest vein, the slightest fragrance, is really pleasant.
"Although there are many flowers and trees in the palace, there are no wood hibiscus, which is really a pity," Su Lian instructed Xiao Linzi with a side face, "Next year, let Zhang Qianlu also transplant some wood hibiscus." "Wood hibiscus was born in the warm land of southern Shonan, and when it came to the north, it was raised in a giant vat.