Quick Wear: I was a Favored Concubine in the Qing Dynasty

Yu Suishui spent her time in Changchun Garden in this way, and the time passed quickly. After the third day of May in the 38th year of Kangxi's reign, she went to his mausoleum to visit his queen on the day she hadn't seen Kangxi. She was surprised at the time. For 25 years, she had been there without any disturbance, but why was there no movement this year?

Instead, he came over in the afternoon to have dinner with Yu Suisui, and then took her to the Northwest Yan Tower to climb the hill and look into the distance. At first, she thought that Kangxi was too tired during his southern tour, so he wanted to take a break.

As a result, after another seven or eight days, Kangxi still did not show up. She secretly felt that Kangxi's feelings for Empress Yuan had come to an end. She did not know why, but the white moonlight hanging in the sky suddenly turned into a moon in the water. When the water in the basin was poured out, the moon dissipated.

The Southern Tour was indeed quite fun. She strolled along the way and felt unsatisfied. She thought she could go again in a few years and visit the scenery she had never seen before.

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"Master, Concubine Yi and Concubine De are here." Xi Lan is old now, nearly fifty years old, which is considered an elderly person in the Qing Dynasty. She also thinks that she is old. Now she follows the master to help manage the palace servants and no longer does any trivial matters.

Yu Suisui asked her to leave the palace to live out her days, but she was unwilling. Zi Pu asked her to go to her home to live out her days, but she was also unwilling. Yu Suisui had no choice but to follow her wishes and keep her in the palace, arranging a little maid to take care of her daily life.

Perhaps it was a habit from many years, Xi Lan spent most of her time with Yu Suisui.

"Please let them in." Yu Suisui put down the darts in her hand. She had nothing to do recently. She thought of the art of shooting an arrow through a target from a hundred paces away. She had plenty of time, so she practiced slowly. However, her eyes were not as sharp as when she was in her teens or twenties.

Meeting Concubine Yi and Concubine De, Concubine Yi became more graceful and elegant, while Concubine De became more calm and composed. They met occasionally over the years and could talk to each other.

"Sister, the tea here is still as delicious as ever." Concubine Yi praised.

Yu Suisui said, "If you like, I'll have someone send you a box." She bought this tea herself at a teahouse during her southern tour. It was said to be this year's new tea. Concubine Yi and Concubine De came together, but they didn't come here just to drink tea.

Defei also echoed and said, "Sister, we came here this time to tell you something." This year is the election year, and Concubine Xi has two daughters of marriageable age, who are about fourteen years old. She intends to give the position of concubine to her niece.

As for Concubine Yi, she is the nephew of her brother and is of interest to her, but this matter has to wait until the Emperor has made his choice. However, before that, a message must be given to Concubine Xi.

Yu Suisui said politely, "You decide." She didn't care about the matter. Could it be that the things Kangxi gave exceeded the regulations? But she didn't use the phoenix hairpin or court beads that were only used by the empress?

Concubine Yi spoke first, "Sister, my brother from my mother's side has a nephew who is young but has already achieved fame. He only needs to study hard for a few more years to make further progress. He went out with his classmates last year and ran into the princess from your second brother's family. My brother and his sister-in-law asked me to speak for you."

The matter was also discussed with the Emperor, and he also knew about it, so Concubine Yi went to Yu Suisui to mediate.

Matchmaking?

Yu Suisui had not guessed it either. She had almost no contact with the Hesheli family. If the rewards during the New Year holidays were considered as bad words, then they only had contact at these times.

The several brothers and sisters of the Hesheli family all hold ordinary official positions. The oldest one, the fourth brother, is only the fifth-rank prefect of Zhili Prefecture.

There are many promising and capable brothers among Concubine Yi's brothers. How could they fall in love with someone from Hesheli's family? Not to mention pure love, in this era, when a man married, in addition to family reasons and the need to match the couple, another important reason was that the wife could also be a helper to the man.

They have always married for their future and taken concubines for their pleasure. The current status of the Guo Luoluo family is probably not what they think of the Hesheli family.

"Nalanzhu, you also know that there is no one useful in my mother's family. The two families are not compatible. It will not be good if there is resentment after marriage." Yu Suisui didn't know what was going on, but people were harsh on women nowadays. Although Yu Suisui didn't know the girl from the Hesheli family, he didn't want to push her into the abyss with just a few words.

The Hesheli family was in decline, and marrying into a wealthy and powerful family might have harmed the girl.

Concubine Yi knew that the two families were too different, but her sister-in-law said that her nephew would marry her, so her sister-in-law had no choice but to come to the palace to talk to her and make peace. "Don't worry, sister. My nephew is a man of good character, talent and beauty. He met your girl before, so he asked me to come and talk to you."

My nephew is young and no one in the family can do anything about him.

Upon hearing this, Yu Suisui raised his eyebrows slightly, "Nalanzhu, you also know that a man can get rid of his indulgence, but it is always difficult for a girl." She married into a wealthy family but had no one to support her, and later her husband changed his mind. Her future life might be filled with misery.

Concubine Yi also agreed. She said, "Sister, I have thought about these things. My nephew is a stubborn person. I have also promised that if the girl marries into our family, I will never let him have another child." It is difficult for the sister-in-law, as she is the only one who has taken care of her.

My sister-in-law had an eldest son and a daughter, and four or five illegitimate children in between. It took my sister-in-law seven or eight years to give birth to this only child. My sister-in-law has always hated concubines. When this girl from the Hesheli family married into the family, my sister-in-law treated her as her own daughter. It was inevitable that she loved the girl as well as the people in her family.

Yu Suisui didn't believe this. Modern men are no exception to this custom, sharing wives and concubines and confidantes. What the ancient men said was at most a less smelly fart.

If their families have already communicated privately, she would be ruining their marriage if she directly refused. "I never interfere in outside matters. Nalanzhu, don't look for me. Let them, as parents, handle it themselves."

She didn't want to bear a responsibility, so she just listened to a few words.

Concubine Yi took it as Yu Suisui's agreement and said, "That's what I meant, sister. I just came here to tell you. Let their parents worry about the rest." She came here to say this because she was afraid that Yu Suisui had plans for her niece. Her family hadn't had a girl in the past ten years, and these two were the only aunts in Hesheli's family.

After the matter of Concubine Yi was settled, Concubine De spoke, "Sister, I want to ask for your daughter to be my concubine on behalf of Fourteenth. Fourteenth has a lively personality, while your daughter is steady and polite. I hope you can find me a good daughter-in-law."

The Emperor has taken a fancy to the Fourteenth Princess, and his future wife must come from a prominent family. So he chose a concubine of ordinary family for the Fourteenth Princess, who would be able to suppress the Emperor in the future. Also, Concubine Xi has been in the palace for thirty years and is now in her forties, but she is still the Emperor's confidant.

These favorite concubines have been replaced by one generation after another. No one knows how much the emperor likes Concubine Xi, but she has been in great favor for thirty years.

Originally, they all thought it was the legacy of Empress Yuan, but over the years, she had really been worried. If Concubine Xi had not been childless, she had thought that if Concubine Xi had a prince, she might even have a chance at the position of Empress.

Why are all these people here to propose marriage? Yu Suisui rubbed his brows, feeling somewhat helpless. "Fourteenth Prince is both talented in literature and martial arts, and is favored by the Emperor. His future wife will definitely be from a famous family. I have not been concerned with worldly affairs for many years."

After that, Fourteen was imprisoned for more than ten years in Kangxi’s imperial mausoleum. She didn’t want this girl to be imprisoned for more than ten years as well.

Defei heard the voice-over. Concubine Xi did not want her niece to marry Fourteenth Prince. She thought there was nothing wrong with Fourteenth Prince. He was a man of both civil and military skills. After all, she was somewhat unhappy about it.

She didn't mention it and sat with Yu Suisui and Concubine Yi for a while before saying goodbye.

After the people left, Yu Suisui felt upset. She was thinking about whether she should ask Xilan to go to Hesheli's house and say a few words. What if they agreed? She would be upset if she broke their love for her.

Finally, Kangxi was called over to talk to him.

"Is this what bothers you?" Kangxi saw that she was frowning. It was just a small matter. Was it worth her being upset?

Yu Suisui nodded, "It is indeed annoying. I have never cared about these things. Now that they suddenly appear, I am also upset."

She didn't want to be the one who didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of her. She didn't want to get involved in the marriage of these two girls, but Concubine De had a clear plan.

Kangxi drank tea and ate snacks leisurely. When he had seen enough, he said, "I have already chosen a wife and concubine for the fourteenth. I will not let your daughter enter his house."

Kangxi liked this high-spirited son. He knew what Concubine De had done, but everyone has their own selfishness. She shouldn't have extended her hand to Hesheli. This was his place and no one could interfere.