inspire-indiana Chapter 80: There is also the Emperor
Chapter 80: There is also the Emperor
Yinzhen stood there in a daze, "What did you just say? Haha... I seem to be confused!" What the hell?
"I'll tell you slowly later," Wen Yao looked at Yin'er's stunned look, "Even if the sky falls, you still have your royal father to hold it up, Master!"
Yinzhen paused for a while and wanted to say something, but then he remembered that he had mentioned the change of dynasties. Yes, the Qing Dynasty was also a dynasty, and the change of dynasties was a very natural thing. Why should he be surprised?
At least from his own wife, he knew that life in the future would be more comfortable than the present. He couldn't imagine what life in the future would be like and really wanted to go and see it, but he also felt a little disappointed. How could he die?
Qian Bao's voice rang out, and Yinzhen came back to his senses. He shouted to the outside, "Come in." After watching Qian Bao come in, he asked, "What's the matter?"
"The emperor has announced that all princes and princesses born before the age of two are not allowed to enter the palace," Qian Bao told Yinzhen and Wen Yao about the emperor's order, and then explained the reason why he went out to inquire, "I went out to inquire, and this is the case."
"Master, Madam, Concubine Rong took the little princess from the Third Prince's family to the Cining Palace. The little princess has a fever..." Qian Bao told the news he had heard in detail.
Yinzhen waved to Qian Bao and told him to wait outside, while Wen Yao squeezed the dried apricots in her hand and asked, "Is Concubine Rong so stupid?"
[But if it was intentional, it doesn't seem right. This is Yinzhi's legitimate daughter.] Wen Yao thought it was unreasonable, "Master, this is not in line with Rong Fei's common sense."
Most normal people would be worried, but some would just take the baby out regardless of whether it is just one month old or not.
But Rong Fei had lost four princes, and she would not allow the Third Lady to bring her only prince's daughter into the palace in such a cold weather just after her first month old. Wen Yao felt that this was unreasonable, but she could not think of the reason.
Yinzhen frowned, he thought that his third brother had been very secretive in his previous life, his ambition was no less than that of his eldest brother, the downfall of his eldest and second brothers were all caused by his third brother, he only found out about this at the end.
"Qian Bao," Yinzhen called out. After Qian Bao came in, Yinzhen asked, "Did the Third Lady bring Hong Qing and Hong Sheng into the palace?"
"No, I only brought the little princess with me," Qian Bao asked without any hesitation.
"I understand, you can go down now," after the door was closed again, Yinzhen looked at Wen Yao, "No one under the age of two can enter the palace. It is normal for legitimate sons to enter the palace, and the Royal Father and Royal Mother don't care much about illegitimate sons entering the palace. With this rule in place."
"The eldest brother's family is too weak to enter the palace. The second brother only has a legitimate daughter. In the short term, the only ones who can move around in the palace are Hongqing and Hongsheng from the third brother's family, and Honghui from the fourth brother's family. However, Honghui is still recuperating and will not enter the palace for at least half a year."
Wen Yao was listening quietly at the side, and after hearing this, she understood what Yinzhen meant, "Master, you mean that Rong Fei used the little princess of the third sister-in-law to bet that the emperor would do this? Although Rong Fei is not stupid, can she be so... powerful?"
[If she was so powerful, could she have killed four princes?] Wen Yao wondered if she had thought too highly of Rong Fei.
"In the early period after the emperor ascended the throne, almost all the princes and princesses in the harem died. This was not something the concubines could stop. At that time, the emperor did not really hold power. In addition, there were various problems left by the emperor, as well as the power struggle of the previous dynasty. What's worse, there were also the White Lotus Sect and other anti-Qing and restoration Ming movements, as well as the work of vassal kings such as Wu Sangui. The harem was very complicated at that time." Yinzhen didn't know much about those things. "The concubine Hui who was able to protect the eldest brother was a powerful person. It doesn't mean that the concubines who lost their children at that time were stupid."
"Could Rong Fei really have the Emperor in his plan?" Wen Yao felt that Rong Fei could not have schemed against Kangxi. Rong Fei could be promoted to the position of concubine, so she must have had some schemes, but her schemes should be ranked the least among the four concubines.
"Rong Fei can't plot against the Emperor, but she knows the Empress Dowager well. The Empress Dowager doesn't want to deal with messy things. Rong Fei's actions caused the little princess to have a fever in the Cining Palace. The Empress Dowager's first action is to prevent such things from happening. As for what she will do, Rong Fei probably didn't guess it, but she knew that in a short period of time, the legitimate sons and daughters born to other princes would not enter the palace again." Yinzhen thought of how Rong Fei had successfully plotted against him in his previous life. It seemed that his third brother had already had ambitions from this time on.
"Third sister-in-law doesn't know, right?" Wen Yao's lips curled up slightly, "Does Third brother know?"
The door knocked three times. Wen Yao was a little confused. Yinzhen shook his head at Wen Yao, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.
"It's more real if we don't know," Yinzhen and Wenyao looked at each other, "The Emperor is not so easy to calculate. The Emperor's mother thinks shallowly, but the Emperor will always remain suspicious. The best thing for Rong Fei is to not let the third brother and his wife know."
"How can that be possible? My third sister-in-law is also my cousin, I can't hide it from her," Wen Yao thought it would be better to be more open about it. Since she had the ambition, she should stop doing it secretly and show it out in the open.
"What do you want to do?" Yinzhen asked.
"How can a stupid person like me guess these? But don't we have the tenth brother who is the most talkative prince in the palace?" Wen Yao took a dried apricot into his mouth, "What do you think, Master?"
"Tenth brother must feel that he has lost out. He would say that if he had known this earlier, he would have accepted all the money when Eighth brother returned it." Yinzhen felt that he had lost out on some money and held his forehead with one hand, "My money!"
"Then Brother Nine, don't you feel bad for your younger brother?" Yin? pushed the door open and walked in. "Brother Nine, you really disappoint your younger brother. You and Sister Nine asked me to work but you didn't pay me!"
He was going to show the finished drawing to Jiusao, but he didn't expect to hear this. Yin? put the drawing in front of Wen Yao, then stretched out his hand to Yin?, "Give me the silver!"
"Don't tell me that you have spent all the 100,000?" Yin'er's eyes widened. "If you dare to say that you have spent it all, I will beat you to death!"
Yinzhen shrank his neck and said, "Not really, but I did some work, and my ninth brother has to give me some money, so I'll save it!" Thinking of the work he had done, he straightened his back again.
"Saved? How much silver have you saved over the years? Come, tell me, I will give you as much as you have saved," Yinzhen put one hand on the table, smiled playfully, and looked at Yinzhen, "Come, tell me."
"Then..." Yin? didn't save a penny, and spent all the money left by Concubine Wenxi. I don't know how much Yin? gave, "Ninth Brother~"
"Take out 90,000 yuan out of the 100,000 yuan you have and put it with Qianbao. Ask Baolai to take as much as you need from Qianbao. If you keep it in your hands, I'm afraid it will be gone in a few months." Yinzhen looked at Yinzhen with wide eyes. "Don't stare at him. Think about it. You are going to marry a wife soon. Don't let that happen when you don't even have the money to marry her."
"Then there is the Emperor, and the Ministry of Rites has to prepare for the prince's marriage."