Chapter 1,745 Don’t follow me (rolling and asking for monthly votes)
On September 18th, it was time for the concubine to send off her funeral again.
Shu Shu followed the flow and watched the hearse leave Jingshan.
For some reason, she thought of the empty Qixiang Palace.
Kangxi was very stingy in conferring titles in the harem.
The next wave of concubines would be in the last years of Kangxi.
I don’t know who will become the head of Qixiang Palace.
By that time, there will be several concubines, including the mother of the seventh prince and the mother of the twelfth prince.
As a result, within two days, I heard Brother Jiu mention that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had received an oral order to repair Qixiang Palace.
"Huh? Construction will start this year? It's already this time..."
Shu Shu was a little surprised.
Brother Jiu said: "It won't freeze until mid-October, there's still a month left."
Shu Shu felt that it was too hasty.
"Are you... going to seal the harem? Why else would you be in such a hurry?" Shu Shu asked.
After the Empress Dowager spared her greetings, the news about Shu Shu lagged relatively behind.
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said, "I haven't heard of a harem being granted, but Wang Gui has made a contribution in giving birth to a child. Even if he is not granted a high position, he can still live in the harem of Qixiang Palace."
Nowadays, the noble king lives in the back hall of Yonghe Palace.
Although they are both apse, a palace with a main seat is different from a palace without a main seat.
There is no main seat in Qixiang Palace. The noble king moved the palace there. Even if he lived in the back hall, he reserved a main seat.
After hearing this, Shu Shu couldn't help but grab a handful on Brother Jiu's waist.
Brother Jiu grabbed her hand, feeling a little aggrieved and said: "I am different from Khan Amma."
Brother Ninth also felt that this decree was too cold.
Although Xi's concubine had a small funeral, she had not yet been born, and she was still in a state of intense filial piety.
Shu Shu didn't say anything, just said: "After all, it is a matter of the inner court. I can just mention it in front of me. It is better not to mention it outside."
Brother Jiu grabbed her hand and said: "It's not that I defend Khan Amma, I think about it. Even if Khan Amma has sympathy for the noble king, he is more concerned about his little son. Concubine De's mother is not a kind-hearted person." Xiaojiu will be raised in the inner court for several years after he comes out of Zhaoxiang House."
Shu Shu looked at Brother Jiu and said, "Do all men pity their own flesh and blood, no matter who gave birth to them?"
Brother Ninth: "..."
"Of course not, otherwise how could there be such a saying as 'loving a house and a crow'? Khan Ama loves the prince more than his other dozen sons. For what reason is he still deeply in love with the Yuan Queen and his wife?" Wait until he wakes up. God has come, Brother Jiu quickly shook his head and said.
Shu Shu chuckled and was noncommittal.
A man's mouth is a liar.
Just listen to this.
Why can't jealous women who have left a mark in history throughout the ages tolerate "sons of foreign children"?
It's because the blood vessels are tied together and they are constantly cut and cannot be sorted out.
The love between husband and wife can fade, but the love between father and son cannot be broken.
When it comes to women, men can like the new and hate the old, but they only love their children.
The renovation of Qixiang Palace has certainly attracted a lot of attention.
The harem now has a clear structure, and there is no new favorite concubine.
There is no principal title, but the supply is provided according to the concubine's position, and there is only one royal nobleman.
Therefore, it is not difficult to guess the future new owner of Qixiang Palace after its renovation.
Even if there is a concubine who is successful in giving birth to children, the younger brother has just landed, and it is open to question whether he will be able to do so. Naturally, he cannot compare with Wang Guiren, the favored mother of three sons.
Si Fujin was attentive and had a bad premonition when he thought about how Concubine De delayed his fifteenth elder brother from going to school in the early years.
When the couple were alone, Si Fujin thought about it again and again, and asked his elder brother softly: "Did the noble man serve the Queen Mother meritoriously during this northern tour?"
Brother Si shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it."
As a royal nobleman, he is not qualified to serve the Queen Mother.
After Sifujin heard this, he sighed and said, "I'm afraid your face doesn't look good."
If the noble king moves the palace in vain, the one who will be criticized is Concubine De.
It is inevitable that some people would speculate that Concubine De was mean and that was why the royal nobles moved the palace.
The fourth elder brother thought about the situation on the northern patrol road and knew that the emperor's father was very dissatisfied.
The emperor's father did not reprimand him directly. Firstly, he did not want the Queen Mother to worry, and secondly, he wanted to preserve the dignity of their brother and sister.
Even if he is his own son, the fourth elder brother cannot say that Concubine De acts well.
In front of his wife, he couldn't help complaining: "We are also a concubine, why can't the empress be more open-minded? Every day makes me unhappy and makes others unhappy. If I could have Concubine Hui's generosity and Concubine Yi's Just be open-minded."
Furthermore, it is not easy for them as children to get close to Concubine De.
Brother Si now understands that it is not easy. As his own son, he only sees the empress three times a year, and is heartbroken three times. He also greets his wife twice every ten days, which is very difficult.
Sifujin did not answer the call.
She had entered the palace in the 30th year of Kangxi's reign, and had been with Concubine De, her mother-in-law, for more than ten years. She had watched Concubine De change little by little.
It's just that my temper is getting longer.
What is the reason?
Because of his confidence, he gave birth six times and raised three princes and princesses. The fourth elder brother was ranked first, he was knighted early, and he stayed in the capital for nine years. This was all relying on him.
In the early years, before the Fourth Prince was knighted and Jiu Gege's marriage was not settled, Concubine De was not in the temperament she is now.
However, thinking that her mother-in-law had given birth to three sons and three daughters in the past ten years, but after giving birth to her fourteenth brother, she withdrew from the list of favored concubines. Si Fujin felt that this was a broken pot, she was no longer gentle, and she had lost her divine favor. reason.
If all the old people in the palace just take a step back and pay back, the flowers will not last forever.
There was also Concubine Yi, who was of the same age as Concubine De, and entered the palace within two years of each other, but she still remained the most favored concubine in the harem.
If you are petty-minded, it is really easy to get confused.
This temper cannot be directed at the emperor, it can only be directed at the children...
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When Dong E's father-in-law invited a guest, Brother Jiu did not attend.
The concubines have already been buried, but they are still in the process of mourning, and the princes must also observe mourning for a month.
After the guests at the Duke's Mansion are over, it will be the wedding banquet at the Dutong Mansion.
Fusong's good days have come.
Shu Shu and Jiu Age couldn't go back, so they asked Gui Dan to bring gifts to Dutong Mansion, and Gui Yuan to go to Zhang Tingzhan's house in the back courtyard.
Brother Jiu was still on duty as usual, while Shu Shu went to Ning'an Hall to accompany Mrs. Bo.
"Since Fusong, the wives here have been coming in one after another. From then on, when I return to Dutong Mansion, I really become a guest..."
Although it was a happy event, Shu Shu still felt inexplicable. She rested her head on Mrs. Bo's thigh and couldn't help but talk about it.
Mrs. Bo groped her back.
"Don't worry, I'm still your Ama Enie's sweetheart, why are you a guest? Don't say that you Enie is just a daughter-in-law who comes in, even Xiao Qi's daughter-in-law comes in. You are also the noble aunt of our family..."
Shu Shu shook her head and said: "It's different after all. When the siblings have a small family, they become relatives from family members. When they have children, the brothers and sisters have to take a step back. It's better to meet outsiders."
Madam Bo said nothing.
In fact, whenever you become a guest of your mother's family, you have to be divided into different families.
In some families, their daughter becomes a guest when she gets married.
In some families, the married daughter will not become a guest until her parents are sent away...
For someone like her who lost her father and mother at a young age, her natal family is not a home at all, but rather a place of residence.
Mrs. Bo looked at Shu Shu with kindness on her face.
No matter how unkind my uncle is, the resentment in his wife's heart will dissipate.
Marrying into Dong E's family was both her misfortune and her good fortune.
Although she has not given birth to a child, she has raised this one, which is no worse than her own child...
"Ma Ma, Ma Ma... Enie, Enie..."
Following the clear childish voice, Ni Guzhu ran in from outside, raising his little hand to offer the treasure.
"long……"
With that said, she handed it to Shu Shu.
Shu Shu couldn't see clearly for a while, so she leaned over to take a look. When she saw it clearly, she was trembling with fear and immediately closed her eyes.
It was a red earthworm, as long as a finger, its slender body twisting in Ni Guzhu's little hand.
Mrs. Bo hurriedly hugged Shushu and said to Ni Guzhu: "It's weird, how can I catch this?"
As she said this, she looked at the nanny who followed Ni Guzhu in, with condemnation in her eyes.
The nanny said cautiously: "I stopped you, but I didn't stop you."
Ni Guzhu saw that Shu Shu was scared, raised her little head, and said to her uncle, "Ma Ma, the color is beautiful!"
Mrs. Bo: "..."
Ni Guzhu looked at Shu Shu again and said: "Eni, Eni, you are not afraid, you are not afraid, you don't bite, you are so fun, you are so soft!"
Shu Shu stroked her chest, her shock finally over, and she looked at Ni Guzhu, speechless, and said: "That dog daddy is still colored, you want to do it too?"
Ni Guzhu blinked, shook his head and said: "Dog daddy is yellow, not red!"
The uncle said: "Where did you dig it? Send it back quickly. It should be worried!"
Ni Guzhu was obedient this time and ran out "kick, kick, kick".
Shu Shu sat up, looked at the uncle and said, "This decision is not with me. I don't remember that I loved catching bugs when I was a child."
Mrs. Bo snorted softly and said: "He is also very naughty. When he was four years old, he broke the legs of your uncle's cricket because he thought it was too quiet..."
Shu Shu gritted her teeth and said, "Did Ah Mou remember it wrong? Is it really me, did Fu Song and Zhu Liang do it?"
She had no memory of a time when she was so cruel.
The uncle said: "Fusong was clapping his hands nearby, Zhuliang was so scared that he was crying, and you were still laughing at Zhuliang for being cowardly."
Such a description left Shu Shu with some impression.
It seems that during the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion dinner one year, the small gourd cricket jar was the uncle's favorite thing. Xi Zhu also wanted to come, but the uncle still gave it to Shu Shu.
The result was a waste for Shu Shu.
Shu Shu said: "In the eyes of children, there is really no good or evil, but in the eyes of older people, they know life and death and can't do anything."
The uncle said: "You are stupid and bold when you know little. When you grow up and know a lot, you are less courageous."
While talking, Ni Guzhu ran in again, pointed outside and said: "It has been returned to the flower bed, can it find a home?"
Seeing that her little hands were covered with mud, Mrs. Bo asked for a clean handkerchief, wiped it for her, and said: "If you don't interrupt it, it will find a home, but you can't catch it anymore. If it is left outside and is eaten by a bird, it will be eaten by birds."
It is very sad."
"Uh-huh……"
Ni Guzhu nodded honestly and became a cute and obedient baby again...
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