"Look at Concubine Rong, she is now eager to have the nobles who live in Zhongcui Palace stay here all the time. She promised that they would all be favored by Guanyin, and once they sleep with her, they can be diagnosed by the imperial doctors next month.
If she is pregnant, she can also take this opportunity to exercise her power as the empress of Zhongcui Palace and carefully select and adopt a healthy little brother to raise under her knees."
"Sister Tong, you have also stayed in the Forbidden City for so many years. You are an old man serving the emperor. You must have a feeling of affection in the emperor's heart. Looking back on the past will not do any good except for making people feel pain and regret.
On the contrary, it is easy to waste the good time now."
"I advise my sister to cheer up now, be kind to herself, and find a good doctor to carefully regulate her body and adjust her body to the most fertile state. As long as my sister has the opportunity to sleep with her, she will definitely be able to conceive again.
"
"The emperor's ability is still good. Sister, you have to have confidence in him. Only value his ability and don't take him to heart."
Tonggui could tell that Wan Liuha was advising her very sincerely. When she listened to her words in front of her, she thought they made sense. However, when the conversation turned to the emperor, she looked at Ding, who was usually the most stable-tempered person.
Noble man, use the correct book
He said something less serious in a regular tone, but couldn't hold it back for a moment, so he immediately let out a "plop!" and was amused. He also followed her example and leaned forward, whispering to Wan Liuha's family.
Said in the ear:
"Then according to what Sister Ding said, the emperor is a bit miserable. He only plays a role in sowing seeds in this harem."
Seeing that Tonggui's mood finally improved, Dinggui also whispered to her with a wink and a smile: "Sister Tong, this is an idea that popped into your own head. I have never said this."
Looking at Wan Liuha's playful actions, Tong Guiren couldn't help but raise a slight smile on his lips.
Over the years, she has been troubled by the pain of losing her child. She often dreams about the two poor children who died young, and she always wakes up crying in her dreams in the middle of the night.
Now that she was being nudged by the noble person, she felt a little more relaxed. She raised her head and looked at the blooming magnolia outside the window on the east wall, and said softly:
"I don't hide it from my sister. I have stayed in this square Forbidden City for more than ten years and have personally experienced the ups and downs of harem life. Now I am feeling a little tired."
"When I was young, I wanted everything and was very ambitious. I always wanted to give birth to more princes, so that I could earn a high status for myself, so that I could leave the palace to retire in a dignified manner, and for my family to have a brilliant future.
"
"But now, year after year, the days are gradually passing. I am getting older and have lost two children, and my spirit is almost worn away. Now if there is a chance, I really hope to give birth to a well-behaved child.
A little princess. I would never have had this idea before, but now there is a princess academy in the palace, and there is also a training camp for prospective concubines outside the palace. Compared with the princesses before, the life of the princesses is,
Much better if
It would be great if I could really give birth to a cute little princess named Yuxue. At least I don’t have to worry about her getting involved in the dispute over the inheritance in the future, and I don’t have to feel bad about her being overly controlled by her adoptive mother and throwing her head in the court for her adoptive mother’s son.
Shedding blood to charge into battle, and in the end working tirelessly to make wedding dresses for others, may not have a good future. Thinking about such a life makes me feel tired. It is better to raise a princess and live the rest of my life in an ordinary way.
"
When Wan Liuha looked at Tonggui and said this, she didn't feel any reluctance at all. It was obviously her true thoughts. He also followed her gaze and looked out the window and saw the delicate and beautiful Magnolia under the bright sunlight.
The flowers were also dyed with a hint of golden light. She raised her hand and patted the back of Tong Guiren's hand lying beside the bed and said:
"The rest of your life is still very long. Sister, I believe that you will get your wish."
The two looked at each other and smiled, but they didn't talk about the children anymore. They started talking about how well the magnolia flowers bloomed this year...
In the blink of an eye, four days flew by.
March 18th is the Longevity Festival when the emperor turns 19. Although it is not a full birthday, because of the victory in the Battle of San Francisco, this year's Longevity Festival is also held with great fanfare.
In the morning, when the ministers presented congratulatory gifts in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the gifts from other courtiers were normal, except for the Hesheli clan, something went wrong.
Kangxi sat high on the dragon chair above the royal steps, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. He was in high spirits on happy occasions, and he glanced at the congratulatory gifts presented by this year's ministers one by one with great interest.
When he saw that in previous years, the Hesheli family had given him exquisite and valuable gold and precious things, but this year, uncharacteristically, they had given him a bamboo basket of red-skinned plant tubers that he didn't recognize, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, feeling that it was indeed true.
Steady Garbu
After La passed away, the old man Suo'etu began to let himself go freely. No matter how stupid he came, he didn't feel that the bamboo frame thing he gave was too much when put together with other people's thousands of gold gifts.
Have you passed the price reduction?
Nalan Mingzhu, who was standing next to Suo'etu, saw the gift from the Hesheli family and her eyelids twitched uncontrollably. She didn't know if Suo'etu had taken the wrong medicine this time.
He could see very clearly that he and Suo'etu were enemies and rivals that the emperor would like to see balance the power between the DPRK and China. Even if he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit it. When Suo'etu became stronger, the emperor was willing to support him.
Let him be strong, but if Suo'etu can't think about it one day and quits, I'm afraid the emperor will ruthlessly suppress himself and prevent himself from being too provocative.
Nowadays, his sons are far from establishing a foothold in the court. Nalan Mingzhu has no desire to become a wealthy idler like Tong Guowei, so he winked at Suo'etu who was standing beside him.
, wanting Suo'etu to notice that the emperor was not satisfied with the gift he sent.
However, as soon as Suo'etu met Nalan Mingzhu, he never thought that the old guy would show kindness to him, so he misinterpreted Nalan Mingzhu's "kindly reminding" eyes as "carefully watching the show"
mocking.
He immediately gave Nalan Mingzhu a cold look like "you're a fool who doesn't know what he's selling" and straightened his back even more. It took him nearly three years to get the caravan from his family to take it.
With his daughter's drawing paper that both her parents disliked, he searched around for the high-yielding grain seeds that he finally found in the south!
Nalan Mingzhu looked at Suo'etu's sudden and inexplicable sense of pride, and simply looked away. She brushed the sleeves of her court uniform as if flicking dust, feeling that she was just too full from breakfast.
With support, this man wants to die, and there is no need for others to dissuade him!
Liang Jiugong, who was standing diagonally behind the dragon chair, saw the small movements of Suo Xiang and Ming Xiang standing below, and was a little speechless in his heart. He didn't understand that these two people were obviously very capable when they were alone on errands, but as long as they were together, they were like...
It's as if he has become as smart as a child of several years old.
Kangxi also saw the performance of the two old foxes. From his perspective as a king, the more conflicts the courtiers below had with each other, the more stable his throne would be. If the courtiers all formed a cordial relationship,
If the Internet is blocked, then he, the emperor, is just like a fictitious puppet. I am afraid that he will not be able to sleep peacefully on the dragon bed at night.
He moved his body back slightly, leaning on the back of the dragon chair with a leisurely expression. He leisurely turned the imperial green jade finger on his thumb and asked Suo'etu with some fun:
"Suo'etu, what good thing are you giving me?"
When Suo'etu heard this, he hurriedly took a step forward, bowed to Kangxi and said, "Your Majesty, you are really discerning, and you immediately recognized that this is a good thing."
Kangxi choked hard when he saw Suo'etu's old face smiling like a chrysanthemum.
He thought that Suo'etu was taking advantage of the fact that he was now the uncle of the state, so he became bolder and dared to tease himself. However, when he took a closer look, he found that the old man's eyes were extremely sincere, and he seemed to feel that he really should know this thing.
Usually, for a moment I don’t even know what to say next.
Potatoes have been grown in the imperial village for more than two years. Although for some unknown reason the emperor did not allow people to promote them to the world like sunflowers, persimmons, and peppers before, some powerful ministers also knew about this kind of potato.
crop.
Suo'etu knew that a potato was a potato. In his understanding, when his daughter had just unblocked the Chuxiu Palace because of the wolf-dog incident, she sent him a note outside the palace. Potatoes and sweet potatoes were drawn together.
Yes, the Emperor has now found Potato, and there is a high probability that he also knows Sweet Potato. This can only be attributed to the unequal information between the two.
However, Suo'etu had been in the officialdom for so many years, and he understood the emperor's face to some extent. Seeing that the emperor didn't seem to want to sing a double act with him to make the sweet potato famous in public, he hurriedly raised his voice and said loudly
:
"Your Majesty, the thing that my servant presented today is called 'sweet potato.' Like potatoes, they are plant tubers that grow in the soil. They are also high-yielding grains that can produce thousands of kilograms per mu. And the difference between them and potatoes is that this kind of sweet potato is
Both the stems and leaves can be eaten. It can be said that it is a life-saving food that is enough for the common people to fill their stomachs and cover their entire body."
Liang Jiugong said this with great enthusiasm, but the people present were not as surprised as he imagined.
Because in the past few years, persimmons, peppers, and sunflowers have been popularized among the people, and people have become more receptive to foreign crops. Now, even if they hear about an edible unfamiliar crop, the novelty is still missing.
On the other hand, those who can stand in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to celebrate the emperor's birthday in person are all high-ranking officials in the capital. They eat chicken, duck and fish all day long, and almost none of them have ever suffered from hunger. Naturally, they are also concerned about their current appearance.
Crops that are not very eye-catching cannot produce any stunning feeling of love at first sight.
When Kangxi heard that Suo'etu had put these sweet potatoes and potatoes together, his interest dropped a bit out of thin air. He didn't know whether it was because the farmers who were serving the crops in the imperial village had inappropriate planting methods, or because the land in the imperial village on the outskirts of Beijing was not suitable.
Suitable for potato growth, in short, two years have passed, and the potatoes in the small net bag found in the White Lotus Sect's den have not added many small potatoes. Let alone popularizing them among the people, they just peeled them all and put them in a frying pan.
Even the French fries are not enough for the royal family to eat, and farmers unexpectedly discovered that the French fries are not durable for storage. If they turn green and sprout, people may be poisoned if they eat them, which will make the eaters unable to control themselves.
He felt dizzy, nauseous and felt like vomiting, which made Kangxi feel extremely regretful.