Yinti said angrily: "Eniang can't pamper the eighth brother. Later, the prince will care about the eighth brother's rudeness. It's your business again. I have kept it in mind. I have to bow to the prince when I see him. He is the crown prince.
I'm just a prince."
Although the eighth elder brother was confused, he was very good at reading adults' eyes. Seeing that the eldest brother was unhappy, he stepped aside and stopped pestering him. When the eldest elder brother and Concubine Hui walked in, he pulled the wet nurse.
Said: "Let's go play somewhere else."
In the room, the son sat down angrily. Bao Yun led someone to serve tea and snacks. The whole table was filled with the food that the eldest brother loved to eat. However, the child did not even raise his eyelids. He only waited for the maids to retreat before asking his mother.
: "From now on, he no longer sees me as his big brother, right?"
Concubine Hui sat down aside and looked carefully, only to realize that her son was already so old. The emperor had already appointed a queen when he was his age. Two years later, she also came to the emperor's side. Everything that happened in those years was vivid in her mind. In the blink of an eye, nearly two years had passed.
Ten years have passed like this.
Her eldest son Chengqing died when he was just one year old. But at that time, she and the emperor were only in their teens. She was still a half-grown child, and even grief seemed very immature. Concubine Hui still remembered the emperor's warmth when he came to comfort her.
He had a sincere tone and expression, but even now, I can no longer feel the warmth.
Seeing that her mother was silent, Yinti frowned and continued to ask: "The prince is two years younger than me. Did I wait for him to marry and confer the title of princess before I established Fujin? Then it was my turn? From now on,
Do you have to follow him in everything?"
Concubine Hui had always felt that her son was still young and she did not dare to explain certain things to him. Although her son was reckless and impulsive and made fools again and again, she thought in her heart that if her son preserved this innocence, at least the emperor would not be disgusted by it.
They had already severed all ties with her, and everyone was just polite for the sake of appearance. Everything she did was for her son. Even if she knew that the emperor was wary of her and even disgusted with her, she still had to fight for every possible future for her son.
"Yinti, if you keep making noises like this, how can you compare with the prince?" Concubine Hui said to her son with a cold face, "The prince is gentle, elegant and generous in words and deeds. Your Majesty Ama likes it very much, although you also have your own strengths.
, but you should know that your Ama doesn’t like arrogant and arrogant people. No matter how bright the prince is, he keeps it low-key and calm, but when you are slightly proud, you are so smug and complacent that even your mother is
I always worry about you, your Majesty, I don’t want to see such a person."
Yinti's face tightened when he was told that, and he muttered: "I'm not like that."
"Moreover, you need to change your temper. When you were young, you spoke directly without thinking. People would only say that this child was born with a straight face and didn't put any effort into it. He was a good child. But now that you are still like this, people won't treat you that way.
Just like you just reprimanded Yinsu in a good manner, others will think that you have no brains and no sense. Such words will reach your Ama's ears, and he will use his own eyes to see what the consequences will be.
Do you want me to say more?"
Concubine Hui had a look of helplessness on her face. She pushed the tea on the table to her son and said: "You can't cultivate yourself in all aspects to make your emperor like you. How can you compare with the prince? I'll tell you the truth. From now on, the prince
Ever since you were born, your elder brother has been subordinate to him. I don’t know when you left the palace and when you became a blessing, but even if you are ranked behind the prince, it is perfectly normal. Unless..."
The room was silent for a moment. Concubine Hui stood up and looked at the window in front of the door. She frowned and covered her heart with her hand. She was obviously still hesitant. But when she turned around and saw her son's eyes full of desire, she couldn't help but impulsively stood beside him.
In front of him, he put his hand on his shoulders that were not yet thick and said: "Unless you become a prince one day, if you want to be better than your brother, there is only one way. But son, this road is so hard, you are confused.
After growing up for more than ten years, E Niang has worked hard step by step to get to where she is today. From now on, you will go with E Niang. If you are really sincere, E Niang will do her best for you. But if you are afraid of hard work, then
Get rid of this idea as soon as possible, and don't ask me again why I always put the prince first. When you grow up, you should take responsibility for your own life."
The eldest brother stared at his mother blankly for a long time before he said: "Niang, I have always wanted to be the prince. I have been dissatisfied with Yin Reng since I was a child. Niang, please help me. I will try my best to be better than the prince."
I don’t want to succumb to him for the rest of my life, why?”
"Study hard, learn horsemanship, archery, martial arts, and military intelligence. This is the only thing you can do well now." Concubine Hui sat next to her son, straightened his clothes, and said sincerely, "Wait until you leave the palace.
Yamen Mansion, your Ama has given you an errand for the court. At that time, you will have to concentrate on doing things for the court. Your mother will naturally keep an eye on other things for you. You want family harmony and get along well with the ministers. You can do everything.
If you do well, Amma will care about you more if she likes you. The prince is the crown prince, so he can only stay in Yuqing Palace. In the future, when there are wars and disasters in the world, and achievements are made, you, the eldest son of the emperor, will be useful.
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"My son understands." Yinti nodded, thoughtfully.
Concubine Hui continued: "Hide this thought well and let your Amma see your humble posture. Even if you think about being better than the prince in every place, you can't show it aggressively on your face. Your Amma will hate it."
, the more humble and tolerant you are, the more he will feel that he owes you."
Yinti nodded repeatedly. These principles were not taught in the study. He was originally a good-tempered child, but ever since he became sensible, he had to give way to his younger brother in everything. While someone told him to guard the dignity and pride of his eldest son, he also
Someone restricted all his actions and could not go beyond his younger brother. The "Prince" had always been entangled with him like a curse. Whatever he did would implicate the Prince. Gradually, no matter how good his temper was, it was worn away and he was "unconvinced."
These three words expanded and transformed into ** in his body. As he got older and saw a bigger and better world, he could no longer suppress the momentum of the ** coming out of his body.
"It's been almost a year. If he had eaten that snack last year..."
Hearing her son muttering to himself, a few words touched Concubine Hui's heart. She hurriedly covered her son's mouth, and her nervous expression revealed a bit of cold terror that sent shivers down the spine.
The words hammered into his son's heart, "Yinti, remember, what you have to do is to become better than the prince. You don't need to think about other things and you are not allowed to think about them. E Niang will arrange everything for you.
The road we are going to take is not a road of no return, but if you take the wrong turn at the fork in the road, you will never be able to look back, do you understand?"
The eldest brother's cheeks had not yet lost their childlike roundness. His mother covered his mouth tightly, and the armor of her little finger was pinched in the flesh. When his mother let go, a red mark appeared on the side of his mouth. Hui
The concubine felt distressed when she saw it. She took off her armor and touched him gently with her hands. For some reason, she had tears in her eyes and choked with sobs: "You must remember clearly what my mother said today, and you must also forget them. When you walk out of the Changchun Palace, you are just a human being."
Prince, study hard to make your mother like you, and my mother will take care of everything else."
Yinti nodded solemnly and agreed: "Don't worry, Mother, I will be fine."
Although the conversation between the mother and the son was hidden from the eyes and ears of the Changchun Palace, the unnatural expressions of the mother and the son afterwards would still arouse suspicion. Bao Yun was still loyal to the Cining Palace, and the Empress Dowager would soon hear that Concubine Hui and her son were growing taller.
As we discussed, the old lady still has some scruples about setting up a prince too early, or maybe she is worried about the fact that the prince is not the eldest son, and the city where the eldest son was born is deep in the city.
On this day, the Queen Mother came with Princess Wen Xian to pay her respects. The little girl took her grandma to play wildly. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat talking. The Queen Mother said that Concubine De was about to give birth. She didn’t know if she could add another prince. What was the Queen Mother thinking?
But instead of thinking about it, she suddenly asked the Queen Mother in a confused manner: "These days, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi, are you still coming to pay your respects every day?"
The Queen Mother used to be simple-minded. When she became the Queen, it was not her turn to interfere in the affairs of the Sixth Palace. When she became the Queen Mother, she had a mother-in-law above her and capable daughters-in-law below. She was truly a wealthy and idle person, but it was only in these years that she gradually started to get involved.
Gradually, she knew how to be obedient and obedient when it came to the trivial matters in the harem. At this moment, her mother-in-law suddenly asked, and she hurriedly responded: "Everyone is like this, every morning and evening, but not everyone sees my concubine. Does the Queen think there is anything inappropriate?"
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The Empress Dowager smiled and shook her head: "This is your dignity, and they should do it. But recently I feel that my health is not as good as every year. There are some things I should tell you now that I am clear-headed."
The Queen Mother was startled, and immediately stood up to bend her knees to listen to the instructions. However, the Queen Mother pulled her down and said gently: "In terms of seniority in my natal family, I should have been your great-aunt, but I married into the Aisin Gioro family.
As mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, you are a good boy, better than your aunt, and you have not embarrassed our Borzigit family or Horqin."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "My aunt was too young and energetic back then."
The Empress Dowager continued: "It is a great honor for our Borzigit family to be able to produce several mothers of the Qing Dynasty one after another, but you must understand that today is different from the past. In the future, when I am no longer here, you must remember yourself even more.
She is the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty and a member of the Aixinjueluo family. She must consider Xuan Ye in everything."
"What does the Queen Mother want to say?" The Queen Mother was a little confused.
"At the time of Fulin, most of the palace was filled with Mongolian concubines, but if you look at Xuan Ye, the difference here is the change in the relationship between the court and the grassland. In the past, they relied on us to win the world together, but now we have become
The presence they need to be on guard against." The Empress Dowager looked solemn and held her daughter-in-law's hand harder, "If I were gone, Xuan Ye would probably not let you have more contact with the grassland. Then you are here alone, except
Status and status will no longer have anything to rely on. At that time, someone will definitely come to try on you. You have to open your eyes and see clearly. Those who use you may give you temporary sweetness and benefits, but they can also abandon you anytime and anywhere.
, even asking you to take the blame and take responsibility. Anyway, you are alone, so it will be easier to deal with, right?"
The Queen Mother listened very carefully, and she felt a little scared in her heart. She was not young, and she would be fifty in a few years, but she was used to living a leisurely life, and she didn't have to worry about anything, even though she had grown mentally in the past few years.
, still not two or three points as good as the Empress Dowager. She was extremely dependent on her mother-in-law, and she never even thought carefully about what she would do after the Empress Dowager passed away.
"Xuan Ye is blessed to have many children, but there is no guarantee that he will cause trouble in the future. Each of the children's mothers is smarter than the last. Who doesn't want to fight for the top position? Only the prince is a child without a mother, so he is best bullied." The Queen Mother sighed quietly.
, told the Queen Mother, "In the future, you must have the majesty and dignity of the Queen Mother, and have the courage to suppress the harem, but you must also pretend to be confused and stupid, live a life of leisure and wealth, and do not get involved in the struggles of any faction."
If you don't rely on either side, Xuan Ye will let you rely on him. You have to know who is the master of the world. The only one you can rely on in the future is Xuan Ye. But if you do something contrary to Xuan Ye, he will be
You are no longer the child you used to be, and even he can abandon you."
The Queen Mother frowned and asked softly: "Can't you even get close to Concubine De? Queen Mother, you care about Concubine De so much and like her so much."
The Empress Dowager shook her head and continued patiently: "Getting close is another matter. Lan Qi has no bad intentions. Of course you can get close to her, but she is a right and wrong person. If you get involved in the trouble around her, those people can
We will deal with it together with you. Then it will not only cause trouble for you, but also cause trouble for Horqin, and even implicate Lan Qi in turn."
"Empress?" The Queen Mother was enlightened, but she hesitated a little. She pursed her lips before speaking, "Are you worried that the Crown Prince's status will be shaken in the future? Are you worried that your elder brothers will compete for the throne in the future?"
The Empress Dowager raised her hand in front of her daughter-in-law to signal her not to speak, but she said solemnly: "I don't hope that one day, the peace of the royal family will last forever, but no one knows what will happen in the future.
So, if that day comes, you must stay out of it."
"Yes." The Queen Mother agreed.
"If it comes to the end..." The Queen Mother's eyes were slightly red. She couldn't see the future, but she could imagine everything that might happen. She didn't know if the Queen Mother could live long enough to wait until she encountered those things, but she didn't know now.
I was afraid that I would not have time to explain. For a moment, I felt sad in my chest, and my voice became hoarse, "If one day the trouble really gets out of hand, and if Lan Qi and her child lose, you can give her a last resort to protect her and her child."
Zhouquan, this is my selfish intention."
The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "The Queen Mother really loves her, and I will love her just as much."
"I always feel that I have lived ten more years because of her. This child takes care of me more carefully than anyone else." The Empress Dowager smiled leisurely, but her gradually relaxed expression soon revealed a bit of worry, "
It's also because these ten years have destined her to never be at peace in her life. It's a blessing that I can't see it, but I'm not at ease."
"The emperor's mother is in good health. When Lan Qi hears your words, she will be heartbroken. Why does she serve you wholeheartedly? It's just to ensure your health and longevity." The Queen Mother comforted her mother-in-law while keeping the conversation in her heart.
After going through it a few times, I felt a little more at ease about the future, and said to the Empress Dowager seriously, "I will live a prosperous and leisurely life, don't worry."
"Now that I'm still here, you can do a few more things to make them convinced of you, which is also a plan for the future." The Empress Dowager raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, as if she was tired from talking too much, "The eldest brother is no longer old.
Xiao, you can choose which family’s child is suitable for you. Leave some words and let Concubine Hui choose. No matter who she chooses, you nod and agree. We will follow her wish on this matter. Once she chooses, we will
Choose an auspicious day to get married as soon as possible."
The Queen Mother said: "The Emperor has just established the distinction between the prince and the elder brothers. I think it is the emperor's wish. Maybe he will wait until the prince establishes the crown princess before considering the matter of the eldest brother. Do you think you should fight with the emperor first?"
A discussion?"
The old man didn't take it seriously and just said calmly: "Xuan Ye, I have something to say to him, just go and do this. On the New Year's Eve, I saw many children who entered the palace who were beautiful and suitable for their age.
, I’m afraid Concubine Hui has been watching for a long time.”
Ningshou Palace soon spread the news about this matter. A well-informed person like Concubine Hui would naturally not know about it. But after hearing about it, she was not happy for a while, but she became frightened. She was worried about what she and her son had said.
Those words would be known by others. How could it be such a coincidence that my son had just told me about this matter, and the Queen Mother started to take action.
Concubine Beni was not in a hurry for her son to be a member of the Jin Dynasty. Rather than starting early or late, she cared more about whether the emperor could pay attention to the eldest son's marriage, which family's young lady to be betrothed to, and what kind of standards to hold the wedding. Only in this way can the eldest brother's success be revealed.
She was loved and valued by the emperor. What surprised her even more this time was that the Queen Mother hinted that she could choose the child she liked. In other words, she gave away this great opportunity to consolidate the power behind her eldest brother through marriage.
Gave it to her.
But this matter was only discussed in private. The Queen Mother clearly told Concubine Hui that if everyone knew that Concubine Hui chose the eldest brother's Fujin, and everyone came to choose their own people in the future, it would be troublesome. To put it bluntly,
It was a benefit given to her, and she could not be allowed to show it around. The Sixth Palace only knew that the Queen Mother was choosing someone. At most, the Imperial Concubine would have a few words to say, and it was not Concubine Hui's turn to make the decision.
And in these days, another thing worth looking forward to in the palace is waiting for the birth of Yonghe Palace. Concubine De lost her son in May last year and will give birth to another son in April this year. How lucky she is, no one else would bother to mention it.
Said, but everyone knows how much impact De Concubine will have on the harem if she has another son. There are even rumors that if De Concubine gets another prince, the emperor will make her a noble concubine.
The position of the imperial concubine is still vacant. I don’t know who the emperor will leave it to. But look at the fourth concubine. Even though Concubine De was not as good as others, she was favored and had children. Now the emperor has put her natal family and Concubine Wen’s family together.
The marriage, to use the crude words of others, meant that the emperor often put gold in the face of Concubine De.
These words were only used as a joke among the sisters. Bu Guiren came to accompany Lan Qi every day. When he mentioned that Lan Qi was going to be a noble concubine, Bu Guiren clicked his tongue and said, "Do you think Grandma Wang is still here? How can she know it outside the palace?"
Are these things? If I heard that the little girl named Lan Qi was going to be a concubine in the movie, how would she feel?"
"Sister also said such nonsense?" Lan Qi threw the purse at hand on Bu Guiren and said angrily, "I've heard these words for several days, but they don't change. I'm tired of them. Why don't they find it annoying?
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"Why are you bothered? I'm afraid you won't be able to stop until you really become a virtuous concubine. Otherwise, if you don't rise, they will miss you." Bu Guiren smiled and shook his head and said, "Everyone is jealous of you, but again
Everyone wants to see how far you can go, that’s what’s interesting.”
"It's my merit to be able to let them pass the time after dinner." Lan Qi didn't care, winding the ball of thread in her hand, but she remembered something and asked Sister Bu, "The matter of the eldest brother choosing Fujin was quite lively.
You can think of what kind of gift to prepare for me when the time comes, and you can't go beyond the imperial concubine, this is the most important thing."
Sure enough, Bu Guiren heard a few words from Duan Concubine and said: "I heard that the Queen Mother has taken a fancy to the young lady from the Household Secretary's family, but I feel strange. I have learned a lot about those skills over the years. If the child really becomes a big man,
Brother Fujin, the power of the Mingzhu Mansion in the imperial court is going to expand again. Did the Queen Mother not think of this?"
Lan Qi sighed in her heart. Even Sister Bu had become sensitive to matters in the imperial harem. Not to mention that as a person who was often involved in turmoil, growth and change were inevitable. Her previous confusion and hesitation was ridiculous now that she thought about it.
. But Lan Qi felt that Sister Bu's worries were a bit unnecessary. Even if the Queen Mother did not think of it, the Queen Mother and Xuan Ye would definitely consider it. She didn't know what others would think of what the Queen Mother did. She knew in her heart what the Queen Mother meant.
It has always meant the Empress Dowager or the Emperor.
Bu Guiren murmured to himself: "Speaking of which, I like the children of the Ulanala family very much. Judging from the attitude of the imperial concubine, that girl will definitely be the fourth blessing in the future. I see that she is very close to you. I guess she will understand in two years.
You are the biological mother of Fourth Elder Brother, so I am not afraid that she will not be filial to you in the future."
But when Lan Qi heard these words, she thought of the prince inexplicably, and said softly: "Whether it's the eldest brother or Yinzhen, all the brothers have E Niang to worry about. Even if E Niang may not be able to make the decision, she is more or less a support.
The prince is the only one who is pitiful. He has to wait eagerly for the emperor to remember this matter before anyone can help him. As for us brothers, we have been thinking about it since we were born."
Bu Guiren said casually: "If you mention it to the emperor, maybe the emperor will send you to choose."
"That should also be the responsibility of the Imperial Concubine." Lan Qi said with a smile, "It's because our Imperial Concubine is too selfish and asked her to choose the Crown Princess, and the good ones went to Fourth Brother."
There was finally a joke, but Lan Qi just laughed a few times when her stomach twitched. The child was punching and kicking as if she was impatient to come out. While taking care of her, Guiren Bu looked at the rise and fall of her belly and said:
"He must be a little brother, look at how energetic he is."
It's a pity that Bu Guiren failed to make his words come true. On the big day when the prince gave lectures in Wenhua Hall, Concubine De of Yonghe Palace finally showed signs of giving birth. She had been very calm after giving birth many times, and everyone in Yonghe Palace was also in order.
Preface, before the Prince's lecture in the Wenhua Hall ended, news came that Concubine De had successfully given birth to a baby girl.
But the healthy little princess only received a sour sentence from the palace: "She deserves not to have a son."