The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Hutuli has never had any feelings for Honghui. In her heart, her own brother is of course more important.

Moreover, the eldest princesses in Seventh Uncle's house were in the same situation as herself. Their biological mothers were all concubines and were favored.

Don't even mention that my mother is in a good mood.

Although Ulanara didn't show any displeasure at the moment, Hutuli always felt that she had bad intentions. Wasn't it written in the storybook? Those who are not of my race must have different hearts.

Hutuli is now like a middle school student, thinking that the world is black and white. The Ulanara clan is naturally on the opposite side of them, so it is even more impossible for them to have good intentions.

Honghui can barely be considered to be related to them by blood, but Fujin is not.

Hong Zhao was also confused, but he knew that he had to side with his brother.

Hong Yan shook his head. He and Hong Hui got along relatively closely. When they were studying together in the front yard and the palace, Hong Hui always acted like an older brother. Although he was a little competitive, he always had the self-esteem of an older brother.

Seeing his embarrassment, Hutuli gave him some advice: "Why don't you just say whatever you want to say? Next time you meet, ask him directly why he says that we brothers are not as good as cousins?"

Hong Yan almost choked on his tea. "Sister, how can you tell me this directly? How can I tell my brother? Should I tell him that my subordinates overheard your conversation?"

Hutuli scratched his head: "What else can we do? Do you have a grudge? Besides, he should have regarded you as a rival."

Hongyan did not respond, but was quite distressed.

Brothers and sisters should pay attention to the right balance when getting along with each other, and Hongyan obviously can't find the right balance now. Changning naturally noticed it, but since the child is grown up and has his own thoughts, she can't intervene rashly.

It all depends on how Hongyan comes to terms with it.

This incident had not happened long ago, and Changning only instructed Yulan and Yuqiu beside him to keep a close eye on the young master.

Another big event happened in the mansion.

Fu Jin actually arranged a maid to serve Honghui personally and teach him how to handle human affairs.

Changning heard about this matter from Hongzhao in secret.

He shared this with his mother as a rare event, saying that there were several beautiful girls in his eldest brother's yard. When his eldest brother saw them, his face immediately turned red and he drove all his younger brothers away.

Hong Zhao was still puzzled. What was wrong with having a maid to serve him? He himself had several nurses and maids around him. Why was his elder brother so shy?

It's like the lady on the stage who lost her handkerchief.

He thought his elder brother's behavior was so funny that he came back and described it to Changning in vivid detail.

Learn while speaking.

"My eldest brother's face immediately turned red. I asked him why he didn't invite us in to sit for a while and whether we wanted to play ball later. He asked his maid to bring a pair of comfortable shoes. Then he praised his maid as being prettier than the one in my yard. As a result, my eldest brother chased us out."

Hong Zhao was quite curious: "Mother, what do you think happened to my brother? What's so special about those girls?"

Changning was also a little embarrassed. Why did his son ask everything? He was such a spendthrift child.

But how old is Honghui now? He is only twelve after the New Year. He has always been weak and frail. How come Mrs. Fu has found a maid so early?

Aren’t you really afraid that Honghui will lose his essence prematurely?

But she is not Honghui's biological mother, so she can't say anything about this.

Facing her son's curious gaze, she couldn't open her mouth anymore, so she could only say vaguely: "Those maids are from your eldest brother's backyard, you should have less contact with them and don't get close to them."

Unexpectedly, Hong Zhao understood it cleverly. He opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

Isn't this just like having a mother in the backyard of my father?

It turns out that the eldest brother is already an adult!

This realization made him very excited.

Because in Hongzhao's impression, only adults can have their own wives and princesses.

Just like Ama and all the uncles.

He saw this as a symbol of manliness.

Unexpectedly, his elder brother, who is a few years older than him, has become an adult now.

Hong Zhao asked hurriedly: "What about my brother? When will my brother be able to have one?"

Wow, he is such a brother-con. His first reaction is to think about his brother.

However, Hong Yan... Changning thought of his own son who was only in the first grade of elementary school, and felt that he should not harm him so early.

Let's talk about this when he's eighteen or nineteen years old.

Hong Zhao counted on his fingers how long it would take for his brother to be eighteen or nineteen years old. There were still about ten years left!

To him now, ten years was something that would happen very, very, very far away in the future, so he put it out of his mind and turned around to play on the slide in the yard.

Changning was still surprised that Honghui, at such a young age, was already looking for a maid.

She also wrote to Yinzhen about this in a letter, saying that she thought that men were too young and that it would be bad for their health if they knew about sex too early. So she gave him a shot in advance and discussed it with him, hoping that when it was Hongyan's turn, he would have to wait until he was eighteen or nineteen years old.

When Yinzhen received the letter, he also slightly disagreed with Fu Jin's approach.

Honghui's physique is weak to begin with, so it is indeed a bit early now. However, he wondered why Yaoxian set the age for children to get married so late?

Hutuli had to wait until she was twenty-five, and her sons had to wait until they were eighteen or nineteen. Was she really not in a hurry at all?

After receiving Yinzhen's reply and seeing his questions, Changning thought about the wording and replied that she and Bai Zhu, the palace physician, had consulted and that the child was too young and his bones had not yet fully grown. It would be very dangerous for him to have sex or give birth at this time. It would be better to wait until the child is older when the danger and risk would be less.

They also talked about the risks of cousins ​​marrying each other and that children born to close relatives tend to be weaker and more likely to die.

Yinzhen was shocked when he received the letter.

He thought about it carefully. His adoptive mother, Empress Xiaoyiren, and the Emperor were just like that. Tong E'niang was the Emperor's cousin. She had been married to him for many years but had never gotten pregnant. Later, she got pregnant with the help of medication. As a result, the eighth princess died within two days of birth.

Moreover, the emperor did have many children in the early days of his reign, but very few of them survived, and at least dozens of them died. The Rong Fei who gave birth to him was only thirteen years old. Now it seems that Yao Xian's speculations are somewhat reasonable.

Because of Changning's letter, the marriage and childbearing age of princes and princesses during the Yongzheng period, and even the entire Qing Dynasty, was pushed back five or six years, and the infant mortality rate also dropped significantly.