The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Changning had not yet felt anything else about the fact that she had become the wife of Prince Yong, but she had already seen the enthusiasm of the people from the congratulatory gifts and the New Year gifts.

Just based on Yinzhen's current status and Fucha's overwhelming power, the annual gifts and filial respects from various mansions can be said to be mountains and seas.

The gatekeeper has made a lot of money these past two days.

Changning looked at the dazzling array of invitations and gift lists on the table. Zhao Fuhai outside had eight young eunuchs bring in a box each. These were mountains of gold and silver!

She picked one up at random and it said, "A pair of filigree inlaid saucers, four golden hairpins with phoenixes holding longevity fruits, a blue-white jade fan-shaped incense box, and twelve cloisonné flower square incense boxes."

Oh, she estimated in her mind, this is a huge gift, it would cost at least three to five thousand taels, and this thing is truly a rare treasure, only a wealthy person can afford it.

So she went to look at the signature, which read: Nian Xia Ling.

Oh, it turns out to be the Nian family.

Two months ago, it was said that Nian Gengyao came to Beijing, and now he has been appointed to an official position, which is not low. It seems that his relationship with Yinzhen is gradually strengthening. Otherwise, why would he suddenly send such an expensive gift?

When talking about the Nian family, we have to mention the little Nian Gao. The Nian Concubine in history.

Yinzhen is now a prince, and he only has his wife by his side. The position of concubine is vacant. If Kangxi, the old man, suddenly has the urge to give the girl from the Nian family to him as a concubine, it is not impossible.

After all, checks and balances are his usual tactic.

Now that the Nian family has gained power and is also a Han army banner, it would be perfect for her to be Yinzhen's concubine. She can resist him without giving him too much leverage.

Changning snorted coldly, it would be better if Kangxi didn't have such an idea.

Although she and Yinzhen are now in love and have no grudges against each other, and she believes that he will not touch anyone else again, Changning is already in a high position and will definitely not make things difficult for herself again.

As long as she is here, no evil spirits can enter the house to cause trouble.

Nowadays, Changning is in charge of all matters big and small in the mansion, which makes her suddenly very busy, especially during the New Year holidays, when the mansion needs to be decorated everywhere, and preparations need to be made. She also needs to go to the palace, and return gifts from various places, which keeps her busy all day long.

Coincidentally, Yinzhen was dragged away by the Fourteenth Prince because of the issue of the Ministry of Revenue collecting money. Since the Eighth Prince and others were imprisoned, the Emperor has dealt with a large number of officials involved. Now those who owe money are no longer tough, and all that remains is the finishing work.

Although it was not difficult, it involved numbers and account books, which were extremely cumbersome. Fourteen was overwhelmed and in the end he couldn't even recognize one, two, three, and four, so he quickly called his fourth brother over to help him.

The couple had been extremely busy this month. They held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes, unable to speak.

Fortunately, Yierha and Hutuli are old enough to help. The two little girls handle the affairs of the mansion in an orderly manner, which helps Changning reduce a lot of burden.

Changning called it thoughtful!

Daughters are still better! Woohoo! Unlike those sons!

This annual banquet was the first time that Changning appeared in public as the wife of Prince Yong.

Without the Eighth and Ninth Concubines who were looking for trouble, this time her sisters-in-law gave her enough face.

When Fifth Lady Shufen saw her coming, she took her hand warmly and called her Fourth Sister-in-law. The other brothers and sisters also called her Fourth Sister-in-law happily.

And there are those royal grandchildren.

Starting with Hongxi, everyone bowed to her one by one and called her "Fourth Aunt".

Although the crown prince had been deposed, Hongxi still lived in the palace and Kangxi would occasionally summon him.

A group of young boys, all of them are chubby and cute, with sweet mouths, and they say one auspicious word after another.

Hongmin and Hongchen were among them, and somehow they also started shouting "Fourth Aunt", making everyone laugh uncontrollably.

Changning happily handed each person a small purse filled with New Year's money for the children. Everyone was having a lively time and saying auspicious words.

Yinzhen, who was standing by, saw that she was so tactful and smiling, and knew that she was really happy and not forcing herself to smile. No one provoked her, and even the Third Lady was behaving herself. Only then did he feel relieved.

Seeing that he kept looking towards the women, the brothers at the table all laughed at him.

Fourteenth was the most unwilling to give his brother face, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, what are you looking at? Could it be that you have become a wife-looking stone?"

Yinzhen glanced at him, but he was still smiling. Although he didn't say anything else, he kept winking at him, and his words were all over his face. Oh, what's the big deal? Fourth brother, you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, but I didn't expect that you would be trapped by love one day! Hehehe!

Yinzhen was too lazy to pay attention to him. He turned around and chatted with Thirteen, asking about his recent situation.

This annual banquet was lively and ended successfully.

Everyone was very happy and the atmosphere was lively.

It seemed as if after the Crown Prince's fall, the Emperor's suspicion and vigilance could finally allow everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.

As usual, Kangxi only showed up once and then left. Perhaps because he was getting older, he was less and less willing to see people.

On the carriage back home, Changning quickly took off her shoes and stretched her feet. Not to mention, her feet felt swollen from walking back and forth so much. Fortunately, she didn't have to wear crotch-pot shoes.

She couldn't help but wonder, who invented the bottom of the flower pot?

Isn't it a shame to wear this?

There is also foot binding. Fortunately, the Manchus did not have this custom. I heard that it is now popular in Beijing. Young ladies from wealthy families have to bind their feet. Only three-inch golden lotus feet appear noble.

Changning sneered at this and kept a close eye on the maids who were taking care of the princesses in the courtyard. She made it clear that the princesses in Prince Yong's mansion did not need to bind their feet. If anyone persuaded a princess to bind her feet, she should cut off her own feet first.

She had long since established her authority, so naturally no one dared to say anything.

After returning home, Tingfeng and Xingwei came to greet her and helped her wash up while talking about what happened in the mansion today.

Changning Yinzhen took these children into the palace. She did not treat the remaining women in the mansion badly. Instead, she instructed eunuch Ma to add a few more steaming pots and some wine so that they could live a happier life.

It's not that Chang Ning is now a saintly woman, and she hopes that others will be well because she is well herself. It's that she no longer takes these princesses and concubines seriously. It's nothing more than a few more words of advice, and she doesn't need to worry about it. This is also within her scope of responsibility.

After all, to run a good household, you must first manage these women well.

There is a huge difference between them now. When you stand high enough, you won't care what the ants under your feet think.

Now her world is all about how to live a more comfortable life, worrying about the Fucha family, and worrying about Yinzhen and the children.

As for those women, Changning thought it would be better to let them remain in awe of him.