The Virtuous Concubine

Although she felt heartbroken, Concubine Guo Luoluo still decisively replaced her daughter's wet nurse.

Noble Lady Guo Luoluo felt that either the wet nurse said things that should not have been said, or the wet nurse heard others say them but did not try to persuade or stop them.

And I didn’t tell myself.

No matter which situation it is, this wet nurse can no longer be kept.

The new wet nurse came to the princess tremblingly and served her carefully.

Noblewoman Guo Luoluo watched coldly from the side, preparing for another assessment.

The princess was still a little uncomfortable with the change of wet nurses, and she looked back at the place where the old wet nurse stood from time to time. When Lady Guo Luoluo saw her daughter's appearance, she said softly, "My dear, the new wet nurse will take good care of you."

The princess pursed her lips and whispered, "Mother, I understand. I'm just not used to it..."

Noble Lady Guo Luoluo was very good at educating the princess. She tapped the princess's forehead and asked her, "What are you not used to?"

The princess tilted her head and thought for a while. "Before, it was the same nurse who played with me, told me stories, and served me meals. Now that someone has changed, it feels different."

Noblewoman Guo Luoluo patiently explained, "You actually played by yourself. For example, when playing the Nine-Ring Chain, did the nurse in front of you help you?"

The princess shook her head obediently.

Noblewoman Guo Luoluo asked again, "When you eat, you eat by yourself. She just picks food for you. This maid will also pick food for you and tell you stories."

The princess seemed to understand a little: "So, it's all the same. After a long time, you will get used to it."

Noblewoman Guo Luoluo was pleased to see that her daughter understood everything and nodded, "Yes, no matter who it is, you will get used to it after a while. And you are the master, how can you get used to the servants? You should let the servants get used to you and cooperate with you."

Then he told the princess many sincere ways on how to manage servants.

Noblewoman Guo Luoluo and Concubine Yi were born of the same mother, and Concubine Yi was the eldest daughter. Naturally, she was brought up according to the standards of a lady from an aristocratic family.

This is also the reason why Concubine Guo Luoluo was more beautiful and was able to rely on her beauty to make Kangxi make an exception and welcome her into the palace, but in terms of temperament, Kangxi liked Concubine Yi more.

Concubine Guo Luoluo was trained as a legal wife, and her every move was very standard. Kangxi, on the other hand, came to the harem to relax and have fun.

After a long time of getting along, naturally, Concubine Yi is more likable. In terms of favor, Concubine Yi can be said to be far ahead of the rest, but in terms of management, thoughtfulness, and controlling subordinates, even ten Concubines Yi cannot be as meticulous as Concubine Guo Luoluo.

It's just that at the beginning, Concubine Guo Luoluo was obsessed with love and was deceived by the false affection created by Kangxi, and wasted a lot of time.

Later, after going through all kinds of hardships, he gradually came to his senses, put away his wishful thinking, and focused only on planning for himself and his daughter.

Of course, she also wanted to give birth to a prince, but her favor was too rare. If the emperor didn't come, what was the point of taking all those bitter medicines?

So she was not very enthusiastic about this matter, and just followed Concubine Yi to eat together. If Concubine Yi didn't have time to stare at her, she would just pretend that nothing happened.

The two sisters were still making their own plans, and Concubine Hui did not let go of the issue of offspring.

However, she had given up the idea of ​​giving birth herself, and she was ready to defeat the prince directly.

She thought, how could Wei bring her down?

It must be the prince's family who tripped her up and framed her, causing her and the eldest prince to suffer for so long.

With all the new and old grudges added together, she didn't want the prince to live another day!

In fact, she was right. When there were many doubts before, it was the people of Hesheli's family who felt that no matter what, the blame should be put on Concubine Hui and the eldest prince should be dealt with.

With such a push from those who were interested, the case was naturally hastily closed. It was not until the eldest prince urged the Nalan family to investigate the case together that the truth was finally revealed.

Fortunately, Concubine Hui and the eldest prince learned their lesson after going through such hardships.

No matter how much they didn't want to admit it, they had to admit that Kangxi was extremely biased.

Therefore, matters confined to the harem could not harm the prince. Kangxi could cover it up with just one sentence.

Only in the previous dynasty, when public opinion was boiling, did the eldest prince have a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, the eldest prince relied more on the Nalan family, but unfortunately, the Nalan family was in a difficult situation because of Rong Ruo's escape. This directly led to the slow progress of the plan of Concubine Hui and the eldest prince, which was a state of slowly testing the waters.

Of course, there are also some young and inexperienced people, or those who are brave and short-sighted, who are willing to take a chance for the eldest prince.

For example, today, an imperial censor reported to the emperor that the prince was too extravagant and was wasting the people's money.

When reporting, the censor said with certainty that the utensils, bedding, decorations, and meals used by the prince were more precious than those used by the emperor.

Secondly, it is not known whether the Hesheli family was using the prince's name or acting as the prince's lackeys, demanding bribes under the prince's banner.

The prince was accused of so many serious crimes, including usurpation of power, unfilial piety, indifference to the people's livelihood, disrupting the court, soliciting and accepting bribes, which confused him.

When Kangxi heard someone talking about his son like this in the court, his face immediately turned dark.

Because what this censor said was true, and he might not even be aware of the truth.

Because the real situation is even worse than this.

The prince's expenses far exceeded those of Kangxi, and his expenses alone even accounted for three-quarters of the palace expenditure.

The remaining quarter was the expenses for Kangxi, the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, all the concubines, and the princes and princesses.

When Concubine Hui fell into trouble and became Noble Lady Hui, Malu took over the palace affairs and discussed this issue with the Fourth Prince.

The prince's iron harp is also a strong proof. The prince was the first to select all the tributes, and he would usually keep most of them. Then the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager would select, and then Kangxi would select, and finally distribute them to other concubines according to their positions.

Kangxi treated the crown prince to the extent that he held him in the palm of his hand for fear of dropping him, and held him in his mouth for fear of melting him.

At that time, he also knew that Concubine Hui was somewhat wronged, but plotting against the prince was still an unforgivable crime, even if you had not done it yet, so he directly let her be Concubine Hui for a long time.

Extorting bribes was even less of a matter for Kangxi.

He could no longer give more subsidies to Yinreng, otherwise the imperial harem would definitely have objections. So he turned a blind eye to the tributes given to the prince by the Hesheli family, and even directly appointed the prince's wet nurse Ling Pu as the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so that the prince could ask for anything he needed.

In short, his son, who is ranked second, cannot be appointed.

The other princes all had to rely on their mother's family for subsidies! The prince was already one step ahead and lived a more carefree life than Kangxi.

Seeing that Kangxi didn't speak, no one else dared to speak, and the prince's teachers were even more afraid to speak.

The prince's four teachers, namely Zhang Ying, Li Guangdi, Xiong Cilü and Tang Bin, were all great scholars of the time. They were also honest officials with noble character.

But at this moment, they all chose to remain silent.