The Queen Mother standing aside also clapped her hands repeatedly and praised:
"I didn't expect that the Ai family would be able to see the shadow of the emperor's mother in Ke Jing today. This is the first princess in our Qing Dynasty to catch Zhou and capture the emperor's jade finger. Xuan Ye, you must take good care of this little girl in the future.
We need to train her up, but we can’t let her fall into such a big limelight today!”
Kangxi stood beside the Empress Dowager, smiling and nodding in agreement, with a pair of slender red phoenix eyes that were extremely bright.
Even though there was heavy snow outside the window and it was so cold that the palace people had to hunch their necks when walking on the road, the atmosphere in the hall was as warm as midsummer.
Seeing that the emperor was so happy, everyone started chatting one after another, and even threw auspicious words at Princess Kejing as if they were free of charge.
Wearing a little red dress, Princess Kejing was dressed like a little fairy boy sitting down with a Bodhisattva. She was held high in her arms by her Khan Ama, and she tightly grasped the imperial green jade ring in her hand without letting go, as if she had already held it.
This beautiful little thing is regarded as his new toy. He lowers his furry little head and puts it on one by one with his fingers. His big, round and bright almond eyes smile like crescents...
The entire first-year ceremony lasted for more than an hour. Near noon, Xiao Kejing fell asleep in her nanny's arms due to lack of energy. Everyone watching the ceremony also bowed to the emperor and bowed to leave.
Then Kangxi carefully opened his daughter's small fleshy hand, took back the jade ring he had worn for many years and put it on his thumb. He also ordered Liang Jiugong to run to the warehouse to find a green jade ring system.
I tied a red rope and hung it around Xiao Kejing's neck, because I was afraid that when the girl woke up and found that her "new toy" was gone, she would cry at the top of her voice. In short, this birthday celebration can be said to be a feast for both the guest and the host.
Huan, until many days later, people in the clan still talked about it with great interest...
In the main hall of Yongshou Palace, after Concubine Wen came back from Qianqing Palace with a hand warmer and the palace attendants, she sat down at the dining table and prepared to eat.
The steaming hot mutton pot was placed in the middle. She had just picked up a piece of plump and delicate mutton roll, covered it with some sauce, and was about to put it in her mouth. From the corner of her eye, she saw the mouth of the person standing next to the table move.
, making a look like he was hesitant to speak.
"Cuizhi, what do you want to tell me?"
Concubine Wen put the mutton rolls back on the small white porcelain plate, then raised her head and looked at this successor's confidant, the palace maid, whose black hair had turned mostly white and her body had become much thinner since her sister died in emergency childbirth.
Cuizhi pursed her lips, waved away the palace servants who were serving meals, and then directly asked in a low voice:
"I apologize for offending you today. I just want to ask Sangege. Now that the fourth princess is one year old, when are you going to discuss with the emperor about letting the fourth princess move to Yongshou Palace?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is close to Concubine Jing, and now the fourth princess is clinging to the young prince all day long. Could it be that you plan to wait until the fourth princess can walk and jump and start running frequently towards Chuxiu Palace in the north before you go to Qianqing Palace?"
Did you open this mouth?"
Concubine Wen heard Cuizhi mentioning this matter again, and her tone was a little angry. She paused slightly with her hand holding the silver chopsticks. The delicious mutton pot in front of her seemed to have lost its taste in an instant, and she had no appetite to use it anymore.
She raised her hand and placed her chopsticks on the edge of the small white porcelain bowl. She lowered her eyes and rubbed the pear wood tabletop without speaking.
Cuizhi saw that whenever she brought up this topic, Concubine Wen would become silent. Once or twice was nothing, but this time too many times, her heart became cold.
She reluctantly pulled out the corners of her mouth in an upward arc, and said with a chuckle:
"In early April this year, when you had just entered the palace and Princess Kejing was about to turn six months old, the emperor came to you and said that he was going to raise the little princess into your lap."
"At that time, you said that you had just arrived in the Forbidden City, and the Yongshou Palace was still in a mess. You were worried that you could not take good care of Princess Kejing, so you told the emperor that you hoped to delay bringing the little princess over for a while."
"Now, Sangege, you have been staying in this palace for more than half a year and have become the head empress of Yongshou Palace. I think you have almost adapted to the life in this palace. You can take over the care of the little princess."
?”
Concubine Wen looked at Cuizhi's polite masked smile, and a trace of sadness rose in her heart.
When the three of them were still living in Niu Hulu Mansion, the relationship between the two of them was also in a good situation. It is really unexpected that now, only a year later, the relationship between the two of them is gone.
It has also deteriorated...
Seeing that Cuizhi wanted to hear a concrete answer from her today, Concubine Wen stood up from her chair, stepped on the carpet and walked to the glass window on the east wall, stretched out her right hand and tapped it gently
Looking at the mahogany carved windowsill, looking at the heavy snow falling outside, he murmured:
"Cui Zhi, Concubine Jing entered the palace in August of the 14th year of Kangxi's reign, but it was not until the beginning of July last year that the emperor began to sleep with her. She wasted the best two years of her life in the palace."
"We are in the harem but haven't entered the harem for a long time. Those of us who are watching can see that the emperor's intention is to let His Highness the Crown Prince enjoy the wholehearted love from Concubine Jing for several years. He is worried that if Concubine Jing's attendants
After going to bed, you will focus on fighting for favor and neglecting the prince. Do you think what I say is reasonable?"
Cuizhi also followed her steps and walked forward, standing one meter behind Concubine Wen, biting her lower lip tightly and said:
"You are right, but the fate of Princess Kejing and His Royal Highness is similar, and the situation of you and Concubine Jing is similar. Why can't you, like Concubine Jing, take the little princess over and love her well?"
"Master has been so kind to you before and has been protecting you under the direct subordinate Fujin. However, at this time, Princess Kejing doesn't even have a caring elder from her mother's clan. Aren't you afraid that she will feel sorry for the princess in heaven?"
Cuizhi held her hands tightly, and the tips of her fingernails dug out marks one by one in her palms.
"Haha~ You said that Concubine Jing and I are in similar situations?"
Xiao Niu Hulu turned her body around and curled her fingers towards herself, staring into Cuizhi's eyes and asked in disbelief.
Before the other party could speak, she became a little irritated and said in a hurried tone:
"Concubine Jing is survived by the powerful Amaso Ertu who loves her to the core, and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Tong, is the concubine's aunt who is in charge of the backyard of their Hesheli Mansion and is deeply respected by the emperor."
"In recent years, Suo'etu has even vaguely become the leader of their Hesheli clan. With such a strong backer behind her, she can naturally spend her time in the palace and wait for two, three, or even five years.
You can integrate into the harem in due course of time."
"But I can't! I can't either!"
"What's behind me? I have a younger brother who is weak and can't stand up to anything, and a mother who is always confused and can't figure things out. In my situation, what do you think about little Hershey and me?
Is it comparable?"
"The only similarity is that there was a sister who was a queen. She died in an accident during childbirth, and she was left with a precious little baby waiting for feeding for us to take care of!"
"If I am like her and have been delayed by the emperor because of raising Ke Jing, when Aling'a, who will be born in two years, grows up, Bayala, the direct descendant of Fujin, will also have the confidence to give him great power in the palace.
Well, what will I do then? What will happen to my mother-in-law? What will happen to Faqa?"
"You have the Niu Hulu clan to rely on, and where is Princess Kejing?" Cuizhi frowned and whispered.
"You see, even when you say this, your tone is extremely uncertain. Do you think that if I don't have a prince under my knees, will the Niu Hulu family be my support?"
"The prince is the crown prince. As long as little Hesheli takes good care of him, he will be able to rely on your highness in the future. So what if Ke Jing is the direct Princess Gu Lun? You said that a niece who is destined to marry far away from Mongolia can become my queen.
Will you rely on me for half your life?" Xiao Niu Hulu's tone was a bit aggressive.
Seeing that the corners of Cuizhi's mouth were trembling, she was a little speechless.
She then stretched out her hand to touch the cold glass and said mockingly:
"Eniang gave birth to three children in total, and I am the second oldest. The elder sister above me is smart and capable, but the weak brother below me is loved by Eniang as if she were a pair of eyes."
"What about me? I have no sense of presence in the house, and in the eyes of Amma and Eniang, I am even more transparent. I have been insecure since I was a child, and the only person I can rely on now is myself."
"The flowering period of women in the harem is short, and this palace is full of flowers. You think that if I don't take advantage of this good time to get pregnant with Longzi earlier, what will happen to me in this palace alone for the rest of my life?"