On the eighth day of November, the first snow of this winter began to fall in the Forbidden City. The imperial troops who had been fighting bloody battles in the south for eight years also returned to the capital smoothly one after another.
In recent years, the Royal Glass Factory has gradually opened branch factories in Jiangnan, Central Plains and other places, earning a lot of money for the national treasury and the emperor's inner treasury.
At the end of November, Kangxi waved his hand and prepared to reward the three armies. He ordered the generals to keep statistics on the family situations of the soldiers under their charge. Those who should be promoted should be promoted, and those who should be given silver rewards should be rewarded with silver. And additionally, from their own
Eight hundred thousand taels of silver were allocated from the private treasury to be specially awarded to the families of soldiers who were from poor families and had sacrificed their lives in the War of San Francisco, and the personnel of the Ministry of War were instructed to do the relevant post-war monetary compensation work, but it was invisible.
It gained a lot of public support.
In this arduous battle, in addition to the fact that the Qing army was unfamiliar with the situation in the south and suffered frequent defeats, the tacit understanding among the three parties including the royal family, the Manchu nobles, and the generals of the Han Dynasty increased day by day.
, the situation on the battlefield in the middle and later stages became increasingly favorable to the Qing army.
After the victorious troops returned to the court, many courtiers relied on the military merits they had earned with their lives on the battlefield, or their official positions were promoted two or three levels in a row, or their families were raised flags. In short, even if the celebration banquet was
It was held in an outdoor square in the dead of winter, but the interest of those present was as high as midsummer.
"Congratulations to Uncle Tong Jia on the birth of two daughters."
"Joy and rejoice together!"
At the seats of the Manchu nobles, after all the ministers had had their fill of wine and food, some people who were not afraid of the Tong family began to "congratulate" Tong Guogang lively.
Tong Guogang was so disgusted by the "Uncle Guo" who said either compliment or ridicule that he almost spit out the blood from his heart.
He never imagined that after he had fought so hard in the south and finally returned home, his brother Tong Guowei had been demoted several levels from an important official in the imperial court to an idler at home, and his sister-in-law Heshe
Richie was almost blinded by a glass of poisoned wine from his own son's concubine. His nephew Longkodo, who he was quite optimistic about at first, also changed from a energetic young man to a good-for-nothing eunuch who drinks to relieve his sorrows all day long.
, the eldest niece Tong Yurou was even replaced by Ama by the emperor's nephew and became his direct daughter.
In addition to these family matters, not to mention that when the earth dragon came back in the capital, even the shabby thatched houses of the old farmers were fine. However, the houses built by the Tong family with blue bricks, large tiles, and high-quality stones everywhere were useless.
Anyone who survived was shattered into rubble!
Before he could recover from all these bad things, the emperor added another daughter to his name, and also changed the name of his second niece who was a nobleman in the palace to his name.
Come on, this is great. Even he himself feels that this world is a bit absurd. He only has three gangsters under his knees. At an age when half of his body was buried in the loess, two beautiful eldest daughters appeared out of thin air.
Even the sixth elder brother, who was born with a hand disease, became his serious grandson. Others may never encounter such a good thing as "the emperor sends his daughter", but Tong Guogang had two of them in one fell swoop.
Reply, I really don’t know whether to be happy or cry!
After dealing with the colleagues present with a strong smile, at the end of Shenshi, the sky began to dim. As soon as the celebration banquet was over, Tong Guogang stood up from his chair and left the palace and returned home without looking back.
Tong Guogang, who was suffocating, had just walked into the courtyard of his second room. As soon as he raised his feet and entered the hall, he saw his idiot brother Tong Guowei sitting anxiously on an armchair waiting for him.
When Tong Guowei saw his second brother coming back from the palace for the banquet, his eyes lit up. He quickly got up from his armchair, walked to Tong Guogang in a few steps and asked impatiently:
"Second brother, second brother, did you tell the emperor today about raising the flag for our third room?"
"Raise the flag! Raise the flag! I'm raising the flag of you big-headed devil!"
Tong Guogang, who was already angry, became even more angry after hearing what his idiot brother said. He raised his calloused hand and slapped it on Tong Guowei's head like a watermelon.
After a few moments, he angrily lifted up his robe and sat on the armchair above.
Tong Guogang was a fierce general, fighting on the battlefield, and his hand strength was not weak at all. Tong Guowei, a civil servant, grimaced in pain after being beaten, and did not dare to complain at all.
Instead, like a frustrated little daughter-in-law, she picked up the blue and white porcelain kettle on the chicken wing wood table next to her, poured a cup of warm tea for her second brother, and placed it respectfully in Tong Guogang's hand.
Tong Guogang glanced at his idiot brother, his brows furrowed as tightly as if he could pinch a fly.
When he was pacifying San Francisco, he was at the forefront bravely and skillfully in battle, and his military exploits were not small. Therefore, when the emperor's nephew was discussing his merits and rewards two days ago, he once again issued an imperial edict to favor his mother's family, and the Tong family was
He was carried from the Han Army's Yellow Flag to the Manchurian Yellow Flag. This can be said to be a great grace. Even Tong Guogang himself did not expect such a good thing!
However, the emperor chose to exclude Tong Guowei's third brother from the list of flag-raisers. This means that now the entire Tong family, not only Tong Guogang's second brother, has changed his surname from "Tong" to "Tong Jia", but also his son who died young.
The eldest brother Tong Guoji and his concubine sister, Fu Jin of Suo'etu, who had been married for decades, have passed away nearly two years ago.
The ten-year-old sister, Queen Xiaokangzhang, also became a member of the Manchurian Yellow Banner, but Tong Guowei's third wife was still squatting under the Han army flag and did not move. They were obviously members of a large family, but they were artificially divided into two by the emperor.
Under each banner, not to mention Tong Guowei being depressed, even Tong Guogang felt shameless and heartbroken.
Looking at Tong Guowei who was still standing in front of him, Tong Guogang was really angry. This man had really beaten a good deck of cards in his hand to pieces.
He picked up the teacup and drank all the water in the cup. It took a lot of effort to suppress the anger in his heart, and said in a bad tone:
"Third brother, unless you, the third brother, can achieve unparalleled achievements and use your merits in exchange for the opportunity to carry the flag, you should not expect to be carried out in the Kangxi Dynasty. The emperor is disgusting with your house.
Put it out in the open
Dear brother, what can I say for you? Don’t forget, the emperor is no longer the trembling little Xuanye sitting on the dragon throne. The three vassals have won, and he has firmly grasped the real power.
He has become a mature emperor!"
Tong Guowei wasn't stupid either. After hearing his second brother's words, the already illusory fantasy in his heart completely disappeared without a trace.
Tong Guogang stretched out his arms to grab the two brown Wenwan walnuts placed on the table, played with them for a long time in his hands, and then said:
"Tomorrow, you can bring Shun Anyan, who has just turned one month old, to me, and I will raise him personally. Choose an auspicious day to adopt this child into the name of Elundai."
When Tong Guowei heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and he quickly waved his hands and refused: "Brother, how can this be done! Shun Anyan is my eldest grandson!"
"Get out of here, why can't you! I'm doing this for the sake of the family!"
Tong Guogang's ears hurt from Tong Guowei's suddenly raised voice, and he kicked him directly, causing Tong Guowei to take two big steps back.
He held two Wenwan walnuts with his left hand, raised his right hand and pointed at Tong Guowei's face and yelled:
"You idiot who has had shit poured into your head! If you three brothers were fighting over each other, would I have come up with this idea? Don't forget that Shun Anyan is not only your eldest grandson, but also a member of the Tong Jia clan.
My eldest grandson, can you just watch the leader of your grandchildren follow your third wife's surname of 'Tong'? Will you be despised by the emperor in the future too?"
"For the sake of your own brother, I didn't beat you to death! To tell you the truth, anyone with a discerning eye can see from the current situation that the third family of the Tong family is indeed weak, but the Tong Jia family is still let go by the emperor.
In my heart, I am still relying on the military achievements I have earned with my life to jump up a big step! Your entire third house is stuck in the mud at this time and cannot turn over. I can't watch the eldest grandson of the family doing well.
I am dragged down by your family, and it slowly rots and becomes moldy with you. I can only save one by one, do you understand? What a waste!"
Every word Tong Guogang said was like a sharp arrow piercing Tong Guowei's blood-stained heart, and it was like a big stone weighing down his chest, making him almost breathless. He was on the ground.
He stood in silence for more than a quarter of an hour, then nodded in agreement with great difficulty.
By the time Kangxi in the palace learned the news, the adoption ceremony of Shun Anyan, the one-month-old baby sleeping in swaddling clothes, had been carried out and was carried to the yard of the second room by his second uncle Tong Guogang.
He raised his eyebrows but didn't say much. After all, the Tong Jia clan was his mother clan, and he didn't want his mother clan to lose its power after his death.
Although his second uncle, Tong Guogang, had a rough-and-tumble temperament, he still had his trust. If Shun Anyan was able to take on important responsibilities when he grew up, he would be happy to give the younger generation of his mother's clan a good future.
A few days later, on Laba Day, the Princess Academy was on annual vacation. The empresses and mistresses of each palace had been waiting for more than a month to finally receive the imperial edict of award from the Qianqing Palace.
Unsurprisingly, Concubine Wen's Xiao Niu Hulu's status rose one level and became "Concubine Niu Hulu".
The four concubines An, Hui, Yi, and Rong also received the imperial edict to be concubines one after another, and the positions of the four concubines were fully occupied.
In addition to the original concubines Jing, Duan, and Xi, Tana Gege, who lived in Xianfu Palace, was canonized as the Xuan concubine by the emperor. The remaining two concubines are interestingly tight.
They are the eldest Tong who was demoted from concubine Tong to concubine Tong, and the little Tong who was promoted from noble Tong to concubine. The two sisters lived together in Chengqian Palace and were collectively known as "Big and Little Tong's Concubine".
In addition to these ladies of the throne, other nobles such as Chang Zai and Yao Zheng were also given more or less titles by the emperor, and their status was raised by half a level.
However, these were all things that everyone expected. What almost shocked all the concubines in each palace was the imperial edict of canonizing Concubine Chu Xiu and Jing Jing.
Some people have long guessed that Concubine Jing will definitely be promoted to the imperial concubine this time. Even if the emperor favors her again, at most she will retain her title and become "Concubine Jing". But when the result really comes out
, everyone was shocked.
The emperor not only sent the phoenix seal to Chuxiu Palace, but also gave little Hesheli the "double-character" title.
Concubine Jing rose one and a half levels and became "Concubine Jingxi", becoming the first imperial concubine with a double character since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and "'Xi' means bright", although they are all according to the "concubine Jingxi"
The character "Qing" was obtained, but the first reaction of this character to people in the world was the current reign name!
The emperor gave half of his reign title to Concubine Jingxi. What a great honor it is. "Concubine Jingxi" really has the status of a queen even though she does not have the name of a queen!
In the twelfth lunar month of winter at the end of the year, because of the second collective canonization, the atmosphere in the Forbidden City was completely ignited. The most discussed thing among the palace people in private was the imperial concubine. Some even said that the emperor had unprecedentedly asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make an eight-tailed phoenix hairpin.
, let Imperial Concubine Jingxi wear it at the canonization ceremony!
Xiao Niu Hulu finally got her wish and was canonized as a noble concubine by the emperor, but before she could be happy for a long time, when she heard the two-character title of Xiao Hesheli, the joy in her heart disappeared instantly.
In the main hall of Chengqian Palace, the concubine Da Tong, who had been detained by the Empress Dowager for four months, was furious when she heard that her concubine sister had suddenly become her equal. Then she heard that the emperor's cousin had directly chosen the reign title.
With one word, the little Hesheli was given a title, and he immediately spurted out a mouthful of blood.
"Mother, are you okay?"
When the eldest maid in the main hall of Chengqian Palace saw Tong Bin, who was almost as thin as a paper human, vomiting a mouthful of blood in front of her, she was so frightened that she quickly stepped forward and patted Tong Bin's back to calm her down.
"Mother, you must relax. The second master has come back. We will definitely be able to make a comeback. You must take good care of yourself first."
The eldest maid used a white handkerchief to wipe the blood from the mouth of the eldest Tong concubine, who had changed her surname to Tong Jia Yurou, and comforted her with tears.
The light in Tong Jia Yurou's eyes seemed to be extinguished and became extremely dim. Still relying on the actions of the eldest palace maid, the crystal tears flowed down her cheeks to her pointed chin, and she could taste the tears in her mouth.
salty
She felt that her heart was so painful and bitter, as if it was soaked in coptis water. For the first time, she felt in her mind that she and the emperor's cousin she longed for were also Lan Yinxuguo, and it was all in vain in the end.
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From "Renxiao", to "Xiaozhao", and now to "Jingxi", maybe after all, that man never had the slightest idea of making herself his wife.
With her wish shattered, Da Tongbi lay on the table and cried hard, as if she wanted to turn all the friendship she had devoted to that heartless man over the years into tears.
Except for the eldest palace maid standing in front of her with red eyes, watching her cry loudly, the entire main hall was empty. Aunt Tong was moved to the imperial palace, and the palace people in the main hall were heartbroken.
Some of the maids and eunuchs in the Chengqian Palace were originally the Tong Jia family's connections in the palace. Now that they saw that the eldest Tong concubine had lost power, they went directly to the backyard to get close to the newly minted little Tong concubine without any reminder from the family.
Little Tong Jia knew that only if she firmly established herself in Chengqian Palace, she and her Xiaoliu would no longer be bullied. Therefore, while eldest Tong Jia was still feeling sad about her failure in love, she used
The combination of kindness and power slowly brought most of the power in the family into his own hands.
The days passed quickly, and by the time the snow on the roof gradually melted and the branches were covered with buds, winter had passed and spring had come, and it was the 21st year of Kangxi.
Looking back to the next year, just after the Spring Festival, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Yinzhi was moved to the South Third School and officially started studying in the Shangshu Room.
Changquan was old enough to go to the study room long ago, but he and Xiaosi were so close that they had to wait for Xiaosi to "upgrade" together, and gloriously became the first child in the Enlightenment Study Room to be promoted. Fuquan and
Siruke felt that this was not a big deal, so he happily let him go.
As the “old people” leave, the “new people” enter.
On the third day of the new semester of Primary 4, I saw his Khan Ama stuffing Primary 5, Primary 6, Primary 7, Primary 8 and Ful Hulun from Uncle Wang's family into the Enlightenment Study Room of Nansan School.
Every time after class, several small-breasted dumplings would stretch out their chubby short arms to stop him and his cousin Changquan from playing together. When the school bell rang at the end of every day, Xiaosi felt as if there were wolves behind him.
Like the kids chasing him, he picked up his backpack and ran away. After running back to Chuxiu Palace as fast as he could, he had to quietly shut himself up for a quarter of an hour. He felt that he would be fucked sooner or later at such a young age.
His ears were ringing. Ever since the five little naughty little boys were studying with him in the Enlightenment Study Room, Xiao Si could feel countless little naughty voices chirping "Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother" in his ears as soon as he closed his eyes.
He had a rare moment of empathy with the magical white-bearded old Marfa. A string of gourd babies growing on the vines all shouted "Marfa, Marfa". After a long time, it really damaged his hearing. It was simply
It’s a sweet tormenting big worry!
Just after the first month, Guo Guiren, who lived in Yikun Palace, gave birth in early February. Because she was almost plotted when she gave birth to Xiaojiu, this time Yi Fei controlled her Yikun Palace like a circle of iron barrels. Whose claws
He couldn't even reach in. Guo Guiren had a capable sister to protect him, but he gave birth to a little brother safely.
During the third bath, the little elder brother cried loudly. Kangxi saw that he was a man who could be taken care of, so he named him "Yinqi" with the prefix "Eleventh Elder Brother".
Suddenly there are two little elder brothers in Yikun Palace, plus the fifth elder brother who is raised under the empress dowager's knees, the Guo Luoluo family has three healthy princes, which is very exciting!
Concubine Yi, who usually behaved in a public manner, may have considered that their Yikun Palace was too conspicuous, so she gradually began to keep a low profile, and she and her concubine lived peacefully guarding their son and nephews.
When the eleventh month was full, in early March, Wan Liuha, a wealthy man who lived in the backyard of Zhongcui Palace, was also waiting day after day for Rong Fei Ma Jia. Her amniotic water broke and she was taken to the delivery room by the palace maids.
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Dingguiren was an official woman before she served as a bedchamber. Whether she was serving the concubines in Cining Palace in the early days or later, because of the drowning incident in Cining Garden, she was sent to the backyard of Zhongcui Palace to serve Nala nobleman.
She did a lot of work, so her body was very healthy. Even though it was her first child, her child was born very smoothly.
Concubine Rong attaches great importance to her belly, and is extremely looking forward to a healthy emperor's brother coming out of her belly to help her son win the throne. Therefore, Wan Liuha was fed by Aunt Ma Jia throughout her pregnancy.
There are a lot of supplements, but luckily I have enough for you.
Not only did she succeed in winning a man, but he was also a fat boy weighing seven pounds. The baby's loud and powerful cry surprised Concubine Rong, and she gave the golden swaddle in her arms to the attendants of Zhongcui Palace.
Each was rewarded with three months' worth of money.
However, before Concubine Rong could be happy for long, on the eighth day of March, when the little brother was having his third bath, the emperor and Aunt Sumala came over to take a look and found that the little brother born by Dinggui was indeed very strong and white and fat.
Looking at it brings happiness.
Kangxi directly believed that Dinggui was originally serving the elders in Cining Palace, so he named the younger brother Twelve and named him "Yinyi" and asked Aunt Sumala to adopt him to Cining Palace and put him in the palace.
The Empress Dowager took care of her at her knees.
Concubine Rong was dumbfounded immediately. She had been looking forward to it for more than half a year after busying herself with love. Finally, she was picked peaches by the Empress Dowager, and she was so depressed that she couldn't eat for several days.
By March 14th, the noble Nala who had been given the title "Tong" by the emperor heard that the noble Ding who lived in the west side hall was feeling better, so he ran from his east side hall to visit her.
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Dingguiren, who was wearing a forehead wipe and was leaning on the bed for confinement, saw Tongguiren being brought in by his eldest maid. He struggled and wanted to get up, but was stopped by Tongguiren.
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"Sister Ding, please stop moving around and have a good confinement period, otherwise you will get sick in the future."
The two of them have been together for several years and have developed some sisterly affection. Wan Liuha stopped moving after hearing this, but leaned on the bed and looked at Tong Guiren with a smile:
"Sister Tong, why are you here?"
"Aren't I worried about your mood? You were taken away before you even saw Xiao Twelve. I have been thinking about coming to see you, and I heard that the bamboo basket in the front yard was empty, so I directly
I was so miserable that I couldn't eat for several days, and I smashed tea cups several times. I was afraid of offending her, so I delayed coming to see you until today. Sister, please don't offend me."
As Tong Guiren spoke, he walked a few steps to the bed and straightened the corner of the quilt that was wrinkled by Tong Guiren.
When Dinggui heard this, he stretched out his hand and pulled Tonggui to sit on a chair aside. He whispered with some relief in his tone:
"Sister Tong, I understand what Concubine Rong means, but our Wanliuha clan is soft-spoken and don't have such big ambitions. I just hope that my son and I can live a peaceful life. Every time I saw
Aunt Ma Jia felt a lot of pressure when she came over. She was afraid that the child would have to work for others as soon as he was born. Now that he is so lucky to be raised by the Empress Dowager and her family, I, a mother-in-law, can only feel happy.
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When Tonggui looked at Dinggui's calm face and gentle expression when he said this, his heart ached and his eye circles turned red. He stretched out his hand and patted the back of Wanliuha's hand and said warmly:
"Sister, I think you are the most transparent person in this palace. Unfortunately, I was young and stupid at the time. Without your calmness and transparency, if I had acted more carefully, I would not have failed to keep Wan Fu.
, and it also caused the baby in my belly to be miscarried before it was born."
Wan Liuha is also a mother, so she naturally knows the pain in Tong Gui's heart. She also feels pity for him. If Brother Wan Fu is still alive, Tong Gui's other child will definitely be a princess or an elder brother.
The concubine position is secure, and you don’t have to endure hardships until now to still be a little noble person.
But the children were already young, and no matter how much she said, it would not help. She could only pat Tong Guiren's shoulder to comfort him:
"Sister Tong, you are still young and can still have children. Now that the three feudal lords have been pacified, the emperor will definitely have more opportunities to come to the harem in the future. You are still very beautiful now. As long as you dress up well and actively go to bed, you will definitely have the opportunity.