area51novel Chapter 1982: Alienation (Part )
Chapter 1982: Alienation (Part )
Chapter 1982: Alienation (Part )
The Ninth Prince said, "Gui Dan has always wanted to climb up the social ladder, and this time she has finally achieved her goal."
Shushu listened with a smile.
The Ninth Prince’s maternal family now only has Daobao’s branch.
Gui Dan was the daughter of the Ninth Prince, and worked in the Prince's Mansion, so marrying a princess would be less of a hassle.
With the fight for the throne, the Eight Banners nobles' ups and downs will have to be reshuffled.
On the contrary, among the royal princes, the ones most implicated were Prince An's Mansion and Prince Ping's Mansion, while the others were not greatly affected.
The Ninth Prince said something to Gui Dan and then told Shu Shu about the good news today.
"Khan Ama sent me over and told us to prepare. Next year, Fengsheng and Akdan will go to the palace to study together..."
As he spoke, he mentioned the matter of Xiaoqi being a candidate for the Eighteenth Prince's Haha beads.
Shu Shu was a little surprised and said, "It's really a happy event. Why did the emperor think of this?"
I had just received the gift of silver, but I didn’t expect that another grace would come.
The Ninth Prince said, "Are you worried about us teaching the child? Anyway, that's what Khan Ama said."
Shushu thought about the education of the princes and grandchildren in the palace, and probably understood why Kangxi was worried about educating his own children.
My enlightenment is relaxed and entertaining.
The palace students got up early and went to bed late, and they believed in "reading a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear."
Does this prepare them?
What to prepare?
Shushu thought for a moment and said, "It's important to have people who follow you into the palace, but you also have to learn how to manage your own yard, so that you don't get fooled by others in places that Madam can't take care of."
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Then clean up the front yard, and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, let them move to the front and learn to manage their own people."
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Listen to me..."
The Ninth Prince said, "There is another advantage to entering the palace. We don't have to look for the eunuchs who followed their brothers. Khan Ama will point them out."
The couple looked at each other and smiled.
Akdan's studies have been the couple's biggest concern in the past two years.
Everything has its pros and cons.
The Ninth Prince said, "We don't have to make it known, but we don't have to hide it from others either. Who knows, other brothers may also be merciful when the time comes."
Shu Shu nodded.
Even if others are unhappy, there is nothing that can be done.
Every family has its own life, and we can't let Akdan suffer just to make others feel comfortable.
And the matter of Xiaoqi was also an unexpected surprise.
The Ninth Prince said, "There is nothing to worry about with my father-in-law and mother-in-law."
He said in front of the emperor that the Dong E family benefited from his influence, but in front of Shu Shu, he guessed the reason and said, "It should be because you took care of the princes and princesses for vaccination last year, but it was not easy to reward them directly with silver, so they rewarded Xiao Qi."
Shu Shu said: "It is probably because of the Empress's intercession, otherwise the Emperor would not have remembered that there is a little Qi in my family..."
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The next day was March 20th.
Bai Guo opened the jewelry box and asked, "Fujin, is this emerald or tourmaline set that Dianhua is wearing?"
The pink tourmaline jewelry is old, which Shushu often wore last year; the emerald was brought back by the Ninth Prince during his southern tour, and was bought from the Ji family.
Shu Shu didn't hesitate, pointed at the new jewelry, and said, "Change to this."
When the new jewelry was put on, the Ninth Prince was very flattering and said, "The color is refreshing and more transparent than ruby and sapphire."
Shu Shu said: "My Lord's vision is perfect."
This set of accessories consists of about ten pieces of Western style and is not suitable for making hairpins.
Most of these have been modified and made into flower clusters, three pairs of earrings, bracelets and corsages.
The rest was made into a belt buckle by Shushu, which was currently being worn by the Ninth Prince.
When the couple came out, the Tenth Lady noticed something different.
"This gem is beautiful..."
The Tenth Lady took Shushu's hand and praised her.
The Ministry of Rites has chosen today as the date for changing the summer hats this year.
The Tenth Prince and his wife also changed their clothes.
Shu Shu also carefully looked at the Tenth Lady and said, "My sister-in-law's headgear is also beautiful."
The Tenth Lady wore jewelry made of rubies.
"When I looked in the mirror this morning, I was still hesitant. I wasn't even a bride, and my face was still red..."
The Tenth Lady said.
It can be seen that she has younger brothers and sisters-in-law, and she behaves like a sister-in-law.
The Tenth Lady got on Shushu's carriage, and the Tenth Prince got on the Ninth Prince's carriage.
After a while, they arrived at Shenwu Gate.
The Fourth Lady in front had already gotten off the carriage and was talking to the Eighth Lady.
Fu Cha stood by and listened quietly.
Shushu and the Tenth Lady came forward to greet him.
The Fourth Lady said, "A little prince was born in the Chengjun Palace yesterday, so we won't have a banquet."
This is what the Fourth Prince said when he returned home yesterday. The Fourth Lady was afraid that they didn't know, so she told them.
There are precedents for the birth ceremony of a baby. If one fails to follow them, it would be considered disrespectful.
The sisters-in-law entered the palace while talking.
The Eighth Lady said to the Fourth Lady, "We'll go over first!"
The fourth lady nodded and said, "My sister-in-law, please do as you please."
The Eighth Lady took Fu Cha away.
The Fourth and Tenth Concubines should have gone towards the East Six Palaces, but now they are a little hesitant.
Shu Shu said, "Fourth sister-in-law, you guys go ahead first. I'll wait here for fifth sister-in-law."
It turned out that the Fifth Lady had not arrived yet.
While the Fourth Lady was still hesitating, the Fifth Lady brought Guaerjia into the palace.
Shushu was puzzled and followed the Fourth Lady to greet the Fifth Lady.
Why isn’t the Seventh Lady here?
The Fifth and Seventh Concubines usually went into the palace to pay their respects and would go in and out together.
Shu Shu asked directly: "Fifth sister-in-law, is Seventh sister-in-law sick?"
The Fifth Lady looked a little uncomfortable and said, "We left home late today. The Seventh Brother's wife came first."
Shushu lowered her eyes and didn't ask any more questions.
It's really surprising.
If the Fifth Lady really had something urgent to do and was delayed, the Seventh Lady would definitely wait for her.
Since they didn't wait, there must be other things going on between the sisters-in-law.
The sisters-in-law went to Yiku Palace.
Concubine Yi always loved dressing up, and on the day of changing her jewelry, she also changed into new clothes to match.
She was wearing a pink cheongsam with a kingfisher feather headpiece. Her waist was still graceful and she looked like a person in her thirties.
Seeing that the Fifth Lady kept silent after paying her respects, Shu Shu said, "Your Majesty looks really good today..."
Concubine Yi was indeed in a good mood.
Especially today.
After receiving the double silver, she wanted to see the expressions of Concubine De and Concubine Tong.
Concubine De has always been pretentious. Because she was appointed as a concubine, she thought she was valued by the emperor.
Not to mention Concubine Tong, who was clearly a concubine's daughter, but was sent to the palace by the Tong family after enduring for more than 20 years. As a result, she was treated like the legitimate wife.
When Tong Guowei questioned her, Concubine Tong lost her courage and no longer looked down upon the other concubines, but she still held her neck high.
And Hepin...
After all, Concubine Yi is a woman. Even though she is old and no longer has the desire to compete for favor, everyone in and outside the palace compares her with Concubine He.
From what he said, it was clear that Concubine He was truly favored.
When it comes to Concubine Yi, it is "a mother is honored by her son."
Although Concubine Yi didn't care about it, she felt uncomfortable.
This time the emperor awarded her double annual salary to clear her name.
She was in a good mood and didn't bother to care about the Fifth Lady's dying appearance. She smiled and said to Shushu, "You dress well. You are so young and pretty that you should dress up well."
Shushu smiled and said, "The mansion is worry-free, and my daughter-in-law is also free and has no great ambitions. She only cares about food, clothing and clothes all day long."
Concubine Yi nodded and said, "That's good. Even if you are a wife and a mother, you don't have to spend all day around your husband and children. Men have jobs outside and spend less time at home. Children will grow up eventually, and you have to learn to let go..."
Shushu listened and realized that this was also referring to the Fifth Lady.
However, the Fifth Lady lowered her head, her mind absent, and it was unclear whether she heard it or not.
Concubine Yi also saw the Fifth Lady's reaction, looked away and looked at Guaerjia.
When Guaerjia saw Concubine Yi looking at her, she acted shy and approachable.
Concubine Yi asked, "How are you doing? I heard that the eldest princess moved to your courtyard, and so did the fifth princess. They are so inconsiderate..."
I have only been married for half a month, and I have to raise a child who is still a grown-up.
The eldest princess of the Fifth Prince's Mansion was Liu's daughter and Hongsheng's younger sister.
When this was mentioned, Concubine Yi couldn't help but complain in her heart.
Liu had been sent to Nanyuan for several years. It was fine when the Fifth Lady was pregnant at first, but after she gave birth, she should have thought about taking good care of this concubine's daughter.
She is not an ordinary concubine's daughter, and she has Hongsheng's affection for her.
But the Fifth Lady was only concerned about her son and had no intention of taking care of her concubine's daughter.
Now that the eldest princess is being taken care of by the Guaerjia family, it will be the Guaerjia family who will be close to Hongsheng in the future, rather than his biological mother, the Fifth Lady.
Guaerjia stood up and said, "Very good, the wife is generous, the fifth master is thoughtful, and the eldest princess is well-behaved and sensible."
Concubine Yi nodded, her face softened, and said, "Then live a good life!"
Guarjia responded respectfully.
Shushu was standing by and sighed inwardly.
A palace inner chamber of a Beile actually wanted to form an alliance.
The legitimate wife, the concubine and the eldest son became the three major forces.
I just don't know whether it was really the Fifth Prince who arranged to raise the eldest princess, or whether it was Guarjia who volunteered.
Look at the way he speaks and acts, he is a smart man.
Over time, either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind...