Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Two years ago, the emperor ordered that his grandson, who was six years old, should go to the Shangshufang to study.

The eldest prince Honghui in the mansion is not in good health, but he is alive and well.

Because the wife had performed well in recent years, and the eldest prince Honghui had entered the palace to study, for the sake of eldest prince Honghui's face, the household affairs of the Prince of Yong's Mansion returned to the hands of the wife.

But Wanlin's status and prestige in Prince Yong's Mansion did not decrease!

On the contrary, in June of the 41st year of the Kangxi reign, when the emperor took the empress dowager and concubines to the Rehe Palace to escape the summer heat, she saved Princess Wenxian, who was on the verge of death due to heatstroke. Not only did the empress dowager and the emperor reward her greatly, but Yinzhen was also very grateful to her.

Princess Wenxian also spoke well of her younger sister-in-law in front of Yinzhen and Concubine Uya because she saved her life.

So although Concubine Uya still disliked her, for the sake of her daughter, she did not target her as deliberately as before.

Wanlin lived more comfortably in Prince Yong's Mansion.

Hongxi is the eldest among the emperor's grandchildren. He was enlightened at an early age. In addition, due to his special status, he is the leader in the Shangshufang.

Although there were also some imperial grandsons who did not submit to the eldest prince, such as Prince Hongyu of the Prince of Zhi's Mansion, none of them could compare to Hongxi in either literature or martial arts.

In addition, Hongxi often stayed in the Qianqing Palace for a short period of time, and his status among the emperor's grandchildren was more stable than that of his father, the crown prince. Even his uncles who were younger than him were convinced of him.

In the general election in the 43rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, except for the crown prince, the tenth beile and the thirteenth beile, all the princes whose biological mothers had passed away had two concubines and daughters-in-law entered the harem.

Although the harem of the previous dynasty was accustomed to the fact that no one entered the prince's backyard, they still found it strange.

[Isn't the Emperor most averse to favoring someone exclusively?]

[Why is there only one princess in the Crown Prince's backyard for so many years? ]

[The Emperor also values ​​the Crown Princess very much, and has even praised her many times for her filial piety, respect, and noble character. He even praised her several times in the previous dynasty, which is the family tradition of the Guarjia clan.]

[Could it be because of the twins? ]

[But before the Crown Princess gave birth to twins, the Crown Prince only had the Crown Princess! ]

Everyone couldn't figure it out, but they didn't dare to mention it in front of the emperor.

It’s not that no one has mentioned it to the emperor before, and there are even concubines in the harem who whisper in his ear.

But without exception, they were all scolded by the emperor, and some even fell out of favor.

No one dared to mention this matter again.

Over the years, everyone has clearly seen that the Crown Prince only favors the Crown Princess and the Emperor has tacitly accepted this attitude.

In the entire Qing Dynasty, there was no woman who did not envy the Crown Princess, and some even felt jealous!

It’s just that the gap in status is too big, so those jealous people dare not speak out.

In this election, two more concubines from ordinary families entered the Yongjun Prince's harem.

The Han army's Gu family was from the Bordered Red Banner, and the Han army's Su family was from the Plain Blue Banner.

Prince Yong himself was not happy about this matter, not just because of the low status of the concubine.

It was also because last year, Fu Jin took the initiative to go to Yonghe Palace to get the two concubines from her mother.

Less than a year later, two more women entered the mansion.

Those who don’t know him would think that he, Prince Yong, is a lustful man!

However, Concubine Uya didn't ask his opinion at all and just gave the person down. By the time he found out, it was too late.

The election was successfully concluded three months later.

Inside Yuqing Palace.

Xia He said worriedly, "Master, the Emperor has ordered that we go to Changchun Garden to escape the summer heat in May, and then arrange for the vaccination of the princes, grandchildren, princesses and other ladies who are six years old in early June."

"Our little brother must prepare in advance."

Wanyu nodded calmly, "Don't worry, I've already made preparations for this."

"Tell the kitchen staff to prepare more nourishing medicinal food for Feng Sheng'e these days."

"Vaccination is the most damaging to the body. If Feng Sheng'e doesn't have a healthy body, I'm worried he won't be able to handle it."

Xia He knelt respectfully and said, "Yes."

As early as a few years ago, after Wanyu accepted the fact of marrying the prince, she had been thinking about her future and preparing a way out for herself and her family.

After all, no one can be sure whether the prince can succeed to the throne smoothly. Shi Huashan is also aware of this, so he agrees with his granddaughter's idea.

However, only Mafa Shi Huashan knew about this.

She only told Marfa.

People's hearts are fickle, and everyone has more or less selfish desires. She is actually not very reassured to leave the matter to her uncle and her own father and mother.

Only Mafa is wholeheartedly concerned about the future of the entire family and will not hesitate or change his mind because of selfish motives.

So a few days before her wedding, she went to the main courtyard to discuss the cowpox issue with Mafa.

She also told Mafa directly that this matter was a way out for the entire Guaerjia clan and herself, and asked Mafa to keep it confidential after investigation and verification, and not to tell anyone.

Two years after she married into the Eastern Palace, Shi Huashan secretly told his granddaughter that everything was going well, and that cowpox was not only effective in preventing smallpox, but also had extremely low risks and a mortality rate of less than half.

After receiving the emperor's decree to vaccinate the grandson, she used the secret line of the Guwalja clan in the palace to contact Mafa at home.

Let Mafa prepare the cowpox in advance, and then replace the human smallpox given to Feng Sheng'e and Ning Chuge with cowpox.

As long as the operation is done properly, the vaccination of the two children will be safe.

However, this matter was only known to the two of them, and they kept it a secret from everyone else, not even Ning Chuge's mother Wanlin.

After Kangxi's decree was issued, all princes and princesses who were old enough to be vaccinated had to drink bitter soup or various nourishing soups every day.

Not only the princes' residences outside the palace, but also the five Qianxi residences, the five Qiandong residences, and the three Nan residences inside the palace were filled with the bitter smell of medicine and the fragrant aroma of soup.

It wasn't until May when everyone arrived at Changchun Garden that the situation completely calmed down.

Not long after arriving at Changchun Garden, Nanny Sun and her group had packed their luggage when Wanlin brought Ning Chuge to Taoyuan Book House.

The young eunuch guarding outside the courtyard hurried into the main hall of Taoyuan Book House to report.

Wanyu knew why her second sister came. She looked at Fengsheng'e who was playing with his younger brother and sister.

"Feng Sheng'e, my aunt has brought my sister Ning Chuge here."

"Mother and auntie will have something to say later. Can you bring your younger brothers and sisters and Ning Chuge sister to your room to play together?"

Feng Sheng nodded obediently like a little adult.

"Don't worry, mother. I will take good care of my younger brothers and sisters."

Wanyu smiled gently and pinched his cheek lightly.

"My mother's Fengsheng is the most sensible and well-behaved."

Feng Sheng'e, who thought he was an adult, was suddenly pinched on the face by his mother. He blushed with embarrassment and then protested in a low voice.

"Mother, my son is already an adult. Please don't pinch his face anymore."

Seeing her son's shy and awkward look, Wanyu chuckled.

"That won't work."

"Even if Feng Sheng'e is seventy or eighty years old, he will still be my mother's son."

Feng Sheng'e, unable to refute: .....

When the twins saw their mother pinching their brother's face, they also leaned forward to show their own faces to their mother, saying that they wanted to have their faces pinched too.

"Pinch."

"Mother, pinch it."

"Brother, pinch it. I want to pinch it too."

Two similar fair and tender little faces were placed in front of her, allowing her to touch and pinch them, and Wanyu's heart softened like a puddle of water.

When the mother and her two children were having fun playing with kneading, Wanlin walked in with Ning Chuge.

Wanlin smiled and said, "What are you playing? I can hear your laughter outside."

Then he pulled Ning Chuge to pay his respects to the Crown Princess Wanyu.

Wanyu reached out and pulled the two of them up, and told them what had just happened in a humorous way. Wanlin touched the twins' little faces.

"Hongye and Fuerguochun are becoming more and more lively."

Feng Sheng'e took his younger brothers and sisters to greet Wanlin and Ning Chuge.

"Hello, Auntie, Sister Ning Chuge."

Wanlin touched Fengsheng'e's forehead again and sighed.

"Feng Sheng'e has grown up too."

Ning Chuge said with a smile: "Brother Feng Sheng'e."

Wanyu: "Fengsheng, bring my brothers and sisters to your place to play for a while."

Feng Sheng: "Yes, mother."