[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

Sa Busu is a general who guards the border all the time. He is in his 60s, but he is very energetic.

He has a full beard, a high nose and deep eyes. In fact, he also looks a bit like a Westerner. He looks majestic, solemn and inviolable.

Standing in front of him, Yinyou unconsciously put away his hippie smile, and stood beside Kangxi in a well-behaved manner, listening to General Sabusu's report on his duties.

Yakesa City is located in the northernmost part of the Qing Dynasty in Heilongjiang, and it is in extremely cold weather for most of the year. The three seasons of spring, summer and autumn are almost non-existent.

Because of the bad weather, there are very few residents and officers and soldiers there, and the real land is sparsely populated.

Tsarist Russia was originally just a small feudal serfdom country in Europe, thousands of miles away from the Qing Dynasty.Later, it gradually invaded and expanded abroad.

In the sixth year of Tiancong, after Tsarist Russia expanded to the Lena River Basin in eastern Siberia, Yakutsk was established as the main base for its southward invasion of Heilongjiang.Since then, they have continuously dispatched armed personnel to invade the Heilongjiang River Basin.

These people looted everywhere, murdered inhumanely, and ate Daur people. They were called "human-eating demons" by the people in Heilongjiang area. Caused the city of Yaksa to erupt.

After the Qing army entered the customs, wiped out the rebels everywhere, assessed the San Francisco rebellion, and recovered Taiwan, the Qing court was free to deal with Tsarist Russia.

Unexpectedly, Junggar took advantage of the vacancy again at this time, and joined forces with Tsarist Russia to force Kangxi to make concessions in the Nerchinsk negotiations.

Kangxi was also very hesitant at the time. Under the pressure of all parties, he almost made a major concession, but after a game of Go with his son, he changed his mind and insisted on not making any concessions.

Things ushered in a turning point a year later, a coup d'état occurred within Tsarist Russia, the two tsars plus the regent princess, and a large-scale war broke out between the three siblings.

Instead, the Qing had an opportunity to use trade as a condition to force Tsarist Russia to sign a treaty of equality, withdraw the entire army from the territory of the Qing, repatriate the defecting generals, and never commit another crime.

Of course, General Sabsu played a decisive factor in it. It was precisely because he twice encircled and expelled the Tsarist Russian expeditionary force entrenched in Yaksa City that Russia had to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty.

The two generals reported to Kangxi the current situation in the Heilongjiang River Basin.Kangxi believes that although the Russians have withdrawn from the territory of the Qing Dynasty, they should not be taken lightly.

He called for the establishment of shipyards and warehouses in important areas along the river, the opening of stations and post roads on land, the development of water and land transportation, and further strengthening the links between border areas and inland areas. 【Baidu Encyclopedia】

After listening to General Sabusu's report, Yinyou still felt that it was not enough, so he stood up and said to Kangxi: "My minister admires General Sabusu's deeds in fighting against Tsarist Russia, and I want to take this opportunity to learn more from him. Father agrees."

Kangxi has long been used to it. As long as his son talks to him with such an attitude and tone, he will definitely ask for something, but he is quite happy. After all, the little boy is worthy of encouragement for his dedication to learning. He waved his hand: "Go."

Yinyou politely invited General Sabusu, and served tea, and then asked the general to tell him about the situation of Yaksa City twice.

General Sabusu did not expect that the pampered little prince would be interested in border wars.He didn't dare to be negligent, just like telling a story, telling him from beginning to end.

What Yinyou wants to listen to is not the story, but the whole combat process.But he was not in a hurry, and only after General Sabusu had finished speaking did he raise his own questions about the key information,

The questions he asked were indeed very critical. The combat strength, weapons, and ships of both sides, the terrain characteristics of Yaksa City, what kind of defense strategy the opponent adopted, and what is the key to our victory...

General Sabusu didn't expect that he could ask questions so professionally, especially in some details, even Kangxi didn't care much, and the little prince asked him to explain everything in detail.

Yinyou saw his doubts, so he stood up and bowed deeply to the other party: "The general led the local people to wipe out the Tsarist Russian invaders in the Heilongjiang River Basin. Learn a lot."

Sa Busu quickly followed suit and stood up, supporting him with both hands: "The seventh elder brother is a virtuous and virtuous corporal, so I should know everything."

"The Russian army committed all kinds of crimes, including burning, killing, and looting, which posed a great threat to the lives of the local people. Our Qing Dynasty is a party of justice. The emperor is wise, sympathetic to the people, and defending the territory..."

Yinyou smiled and waved his hands, and took the initiative to guide the topic to the direction he was interested in: "General, the Tsarist Russian army has occupied Yaksa City for a long time. It is easy to defend, difficult to attack, and indestructible. They are equipped with excellent artillery. We have some skills in firearms." In this case, how does the general deploy it?"

"Although our firearms are weak, we have an absolute advantage in numbers. We can use our strengths to avoid weaknesses. We are not in a hurry to launch a strong attack under the enemy's artillery fire, but dig trenches around the city, cut off their foreign aid, and make a long-term siege, so that their artillery advantages cannot be used. .”

Yinyou nodded: "The Russian army must be waiting for help when they defend the city of Yaksa. But their front line is too long, and it is difficult to guarantee supplies and reinforcements."

"Yes." Sabusu introduced to him, "This is the first time Seventh Elder Brother has come to the Northeast, and he doesn't know the characteristics of our climate here. It is already September, and there is already heavy snow on the Yaksa city, and the winter will soon Finally, the river is frozen. It is difficult for ships to move, and it is also inconvenient for horses to transport food and grass."

"We dug trenches on three sides of Yaksa City to besiege, and dispatched warships to patrol the river in the west of the city to cut off their foreign aid. After a whole winter, countless Tsarist Russian soldiers died of starvation, freezing and disease in the city. Nearly a thousand In the end, only less than 70 people survived."

"Soldiers who subdue others without fighting are those who are good." Hearing this, Yinyou clapped his hands and laughed, "It's really satisfying, what happened after that?"

"Later, their regent Sophia hurriedly asked us to withdraw from the siege, and sent envoys to agree on the border. His ministers reported to the emperor, and the emperor agreed to his request and allowed the remnants of the Russian army to withdraw from the city of Yaksa."

Yinyou gritted his teeth secretly, thinking in his heart, if he made the decision, he would not agree to that Princess Sophia to withdraw from the siege and negotiate with them.

Instead, they were given a chance to bargain, and they dared to collude with Junggar to take advantage of others.

He killed all the people and completely drove them out of the territory of the Qing Dynasty, so that they would never dare to commit crimes again from now on.

"I heard that the current regent, Princess Sophia, has been defeated by her younger brother?"

Sabsu had a better understanding of the situation in Russia, and told Yinyou in detail: "After the old tsar died, the eldest son inherited the throne, and later the eldest son also died. So the throne fell to this place. Peter's head."

"He was born in the 11th year of Kangxi, and was only ten years old when he succeeded to the throne. He also had a brother and an older sister, who were siblings of the same mother. The younger brother was born stupid and weak, while the older sister was strong and strong. He showed great political ambitions from an early age."

Yinyou listened interestingly: "Then what happened later?"

"Later, she forcibly put her own younger brother Ivan, that stupid and weak one, on the throne, so since the 21st year of Kangxi, there have been two emperors standing side by side."

"Peter was young, and was driven out of the city by the princess to take refuge. Ivan was stupid, and Tsarist Russia was shot by Princess Sophia."

It turns out that the princess can also be the regent, no worse than a man.And while the female regent was in charge of the government, it was not easy for Tsarist Russia to expand its territory and invade everywhere.

He suddenly thought of the princesses of the Qing Dynasty, that is, his sisters. If there is anyone who can be like Princess Sophia, then this person must be his fourth sister.

"Seventh brother, seventh brother?"

Seeing him in a daze, Sa Busu called out twice.Yinyou came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Princess Sophia is quite interesting."

"That's right, the girls here are at home to show off or go out to the court to teach their husbands and children, and the women there can actually be regents."

Yinyou smiled noncommittally: "The Han people also have a generation of Empress Wu Zetian. As long as you have the talent, you can govern the country well and benefit the people, not to mention regent, even if you become emperor, it's nothing."

"..."

General Sabuso looked at him with astonishment in his eyes.It is said that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, but when it comes to this Seventh Elder Brother, it doesn't matter if she becomes a regent or becomes an emperor.

Yinyou smiled again: "I'm talking about ability, and the important thing is ability. It doesn't matter if it's male or female?"

He thought of his own Mama Ukuma. It was precisely because of this outstanding woman that she pointed out that she could stabilize the situation with her outstanding political skills when she entered the Qing Dynasty.

He continued to ask: "Then what happened next?"

"Because the Emperor Peter lived outside the city, he often communicated with nearby Europeans, learned sailing knowledge and shipbuilding technology from them, and established his own boy army."

"In the 18th year of Kangxi, Princess Sophia instigated a rebellion in an attempt to usurp the throne, but was quelled by Peter leading his young army, and then Princess Sophia was overthrown and imprisoned."

Yinyou was suddenly curious, and asked an unexpected question to Sabusu: "What is the reason for Princess Sophia's failure?"

"Because she waged wars against neighboring countries many times, all of which ended in failure and lost domestic support. The most important thing is that she had a rift with the supporters who had helped her seize power. She executed people on the grounds of usurping the throne."

Before they knew it, the two chatted late into the night.After all, General Sabusu is an old man in his 60s, and Yinyou feels very sorry for delaying his rest.

Stand up quickly: "General, I have one last request."

"Seventh brother, please tell me."

Yinyou thought for a while, and said: "The general has been expropriating at the border for many years. First of all, there are many capable people and strangers. Among them, there must be someone who is good at scouting news. I think... I want to ask the general to continue to send people to Tsarist Russia, and pay attention to their movements. , especially this Emperor Peter, who will be sent to the capital after a while, regardless of the details."

"This……"

Yinyou saw Sabusu's hesitation, and immediately said: "General, don't worry, I will report this matter to the emperor."

Sabusu nodded: "But, I should take off my armor in a few years, I'm afraid I will be powerless and unable to help Seventh Brother."

Yinyou waved his hand: "It's okay, we'll talk about it later."

He made a "please" gesture to the door: "The timing was unexpected, and the general was delayed for rest. I am really sorry, and I will send you back."

When he said to send people back, he really sent them back himself.

At this time, the night in the Northeast was already very cold, and there was snow in the sky at some point.

Seeing Yinyou coming out, Zhao Cheng quickly came over with the cloak to tie him.

Yinyou took the lantern from the eunuch and personally sent General Sabusu to his lodging place.

It was almost daylight when he came back.Because I had to hurry the next day, I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to.I didn't sleep at all, and ran to wait in the yard of the Empress Dowager, waiting for breakfast.

As soon as La Aunt Su Ma opened the door, she saw him standing at the door and hurriedly welcomed him in.

The Empress Dowager asked him: "What time is it, why did you come here?"

The charcoal fire in the room was burning enough, and just stepped into the threshold, the heat blowing towards his face made Yinyou shiver, and he went to the table and poured himself a cup of hot tea: "I'm hungry."

"..."

This is a good reason. When you are hungry, you will run to Ukumama's yard, knowing who is the one who will spoil him at any time.

The Empress Dowager asked casually, "Didn't you eat last night?"

"I ate some." Yinyou frowned, last night he had an appointment with General Sabusu, sat in the room and waited, and didn't bother to have dinner, "Actually, I didn't eat."

Aunt Su Ma was surprised: "I didn't see you at dinner last night, I thought you used it elsewhere."

The Empress Dowager immediately asked the maid to prepare food, how could she starve her little heart.

Yinyou happened to have a full meal. He drank three big bowls of porridge, two plates of buns and spring rolls, a few dishes of side dishes, and two pastries.

Then he touched his stomach: "I'm full."

After eating and drinking, it was time to set off. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager was worried that he would be a moth, so she didn't let him ride a horse anymore, but let him ride in a carriage with her.

Now he can sleep soundly in the spacious and warm carriage with thick and soft cushions.

The Empress Dowager sat next to him and looked into his eyes

Aunt Su Ma came over with a blanket and wanted to cover Yinyou.But the empress dowager took it, put it on Yinyou herself, and touched his face again: "You've grown up just by looking at it."

"That's not it." Aunt Su Ma helped her to sit on the cushion, "In three months, she will be thirteen."

The Empress Dowager sighed: "When I was first sent to the Compassionate Ning Palace, I couldn't walk or talk. Look now, I'm a young man."

"Our elder brother is capable of both civil and military skills. The servants are watching, other elder brothers are not as good as him."

The Empress Dowager twirled the beads: "I don't want him to be both civil and military. I just want him to be safe and well, and to live a good life with everything going smoothly."

"Most definitely."

Along the way, stop and go, it was already October when we arrived in Shengjing.

The weather in the Northeast is much colder than in the capital, and the snow is heavier than in the capital.

They did not enter the city of Shengjing for the first night, but stayed in the outskirts of Shengjing, the mansion of the Sanguan Bao, who was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Shengjing.

This is not a high-ranking official, and the mansion looks very ordinary. Yinyou doesn't even know why Ama stays here for one night.

When the leader and his family greeted him and returned to the main hall, Yinyou found out that the leader was the father of Concubine Yi, that is, Guo Luomafa of the fifth elder brother, ninth elder brother and fourth princess.

Guo Luoluo had two daughters married into the harem, this time only Concubine Yi returned to Shengjing with Shengjia.

Even so, the two old men were very satisfied.

They only stayed here for one night, and they were going to the Shengjing Palace on the second day.

Early in the morning, Yinyou noticed that Concubine Yi had a worried expression on her face. It was not at all like the expression she had just spent the night with her parents. She seemed to have something on her mind.

Yinyou was not the only one who saw it, the fifth elder brother also saw it, but he had never been close to his mother-in-law, and he didn't even feel close to Guo Luomafa. He opened his mouth and wanted to ask for a while. After that, he gave up again and turned around to go to the empress dowager.

Only Brother Nine was upright, and asked without thinking: "What's wrong with you, Er Niang, I'm worried."

Concubine Yi shook her head: "Nothing."

Concubine Yi's father followed them back to the Shengjing Palace. Concubine Yi was a little emotional when she saw her parents yesterday, but she was much calmer today.

Probably because of being away from home for too long, the relationship is not so deep.

Yinyou had heard countless stories related to the Shengjing Palace in the memories of the Empress Dowager, and this time she finally had the opportunity to see it with her own eyes.

The Shengjing Imperial Palace is much smaller than the Forbidden City, less than one-tenth the size of the Forbidden City.

Chongzheng Palace, Qingning Palace, Guanju Palace and Yanqing Palace in the east, Linzhi Palace and Yongfu Palace in the west, these names are already familiar to Yinyou, and he can even know who lived in them. Count them one by one.

What he was most curious about and what he wanted to see most immediately was Yongfu Palace, where his Aunt Ukuma lived for many years.

The layout of the Shengjing Palace is very different from that of the Forbidden City, especially the Central Palace and the East and West Harem.

The kang was built a whole circle around the wall, and the bed was built on the kang. According to officials, this is called Wanzi Kang.

The windows of the palace are also very small, unlike the Forbidden City, where the entire wall is covered with doors and windows.

Along the way, Yinyou lived in many palaces in the Northeast, and when he arrived at the Shengjing Palace, he found that it really had the characteristics of the Northeast.

Pointing to the basket that fell from the kang, he said: "This is You Che, put the baby in it to prevent it from being picked up by wild animals."

As he spoke, he also sang that lullaby, which was often sung to him by the Empress Dowager and Aunt Su Ma when he was a child: "Yuchacha, Shachacha, baby sleep well; Yochacha, Shachacha, your grandma sent troops Let’s go on a horse, carry a knife on your waist, ride a red horse, have a great ability to draw a bow and archery, and have a big flower plume, and the credit will be shared with you and your father..."

The other princes didn't have the chance to understand this, so it was fresh to hear.

Yinyou picked up the car and sat on it: "I'll sleep here tonight."

Kangxi glared at him, and was about to reprimand him for being unruly, but before he could open his mouth, the Empress Dowager said with a smile: "Go to sleep, you just grow up too fast, or Mama Ukuma will let you go." Go in, let you feel the U-car."

Yinyou looked at the two ropes connecting the cradle, they were really old and not very strong.

Hurry up to the Empress Dowager and help her to sit down: "No need, I'll just sleep on the kang."

In the end, he didn't have the chance to sleep in Yongfu Palace, but followed other brothers to live in other palaces.

Kangxi and the imperial concubine lived in the Qingning Palace in the middle, Yinyou took advantage of Ama's absence, and made a joke with Er Niang: "The imperial concubine has arrived in Shengjing, so she can experience the treatment in the middle palace."

The imperial concubine sneered: "If I want to, do I need to come here to experience it?"

Yinyou nodded, and asked curiously: "Why don't you want to be a queen, isn't it good to be a mother?"

The imperial concubine was surprised and said: "At that time, it wasn't you who said that being a queen was someone else's mother-in-law. Don't share your mother-in-law with others."

Yinyou smiled awkwardly: "I was ignorant at that time. But I don't think you think much of it yourself."

The imperial concubine patted her son's face: "Don't you understand the principle that when the moon is full, it will lose money, and when the water is full, it will overflow?"

There was still half a sentence behind, but she didn't say it: "I don't want you to become an orphan. Once your mother is gone, there is no father."

When the mother and son were chatting, Yinyou told Erniang about the conversation with General Sabsu that day, and the Russian regent—Princess Sophia was mentioned in it.

Yinyou said with emotion: "I really want to meet this female regent."

The imperial concubine shook her head: "Sophia is nothing. She is ambitious but lacks resourcefulness. That Peter the Great is the one you should really pay attention to."

He really wanted to tell his son that Princess Sophia was just the regent and nothing special.Next, Peter's daughter, Queen Elizabeth, and her fiancée chosen as the heir, Catherine the Great, are the outstanding representatives of female politicians.

"Yes, I think so too!" Yinyou was half leaning on the kang, and sat up straight when he heard this, "So I told General Sabusu to send someone to Russia to pay attention to the movements of Emperor Peter. Send it to the capital."

The imperial concubine frowned: "For you?"

"Of course not!" Yinyou said with a smile, "Give it to Ama, let me take a look."

Yinyou originally planned this way, and asked General Sabusu to pass on Peter's news to him from time to time.But after thinking it over and over again, he felt that this was inappropriate.So, changed my mind.

Once again, Kangxi summoned several adult or soon-to-adult princes and asked them if they knew about the Battle of Yaksa.

It is war and negotiation, so everyone naturally understands it more or less.Among them, the eldest brother is the one who knows the most. Listening to his talk, the brothers nodded frequently, agreeing with the elder brother's opinion.

Later, Kangxi asked again: "What should I do next?"

The battle is over and the "Treaty of Nerchinsk" has been signed, so what else?

But no one dared to answer the emperor's father that way. Everyone still said that the Russians have always been treacherous and cannibalistic demons. Naturally, they should not be taken lightly and should strengthen their defenses.

Yinyou said: "Not enough. They keep invading neighboring countries, so what if they sign a treaty? Now that we know that they have always been treacherous, we must prepare for their comeback. Defense alone is not enough, we should take the initiative."

"what?"

Everyone looked at him in surprise, what is initiative? Is it to take the initiative to invade Russia?

Yinyou looked around, then smiled and said: "What are you thinking? I mean take the initiative to understand their movements and make preparations before they take any action."

Kangxi nodded in satisfaction, thinking that his consideration was very thorough.On the second day, he took the initiative to let Sabsu meet again, asking him to continue to send people to Tsarist Russia to inquire about information and send it back to the capital.

General Sabusu didn't know the conversation between father and son, and thought that Yinyou had really persuaded Kangxi.

The imperial concubine put her arms around her son's shoulder, and as soon as she put her hand on it, Yinyou let out a "hiss". Only then did she remember that her son still had an injury on his shoulder, and said with a bit of self-blame, "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot about Brother Seven." Be a hero, leave a 'medal'."

"pain……"

The imperial concubine changed his dressing every day until the wound healed.Logically speaking, it shouldn't be a big deal.But the son cried out in pain, and the old mother was still a little worried.

So, he reached out to unbutton Yinyou's button.Yinyou opened his collar to show him his left shoulder, where there was only a shallow scar, no matter how long it was, maybe even the scar would not be left.

The imperial concubine asked him: "Does it really hurt?"

"Just kidding."

The old mother slapped him on the shoulder again conveniently: "The older you get, the more annoying you become."

After a while, Kangxi came back and played chess with Yinyou.

The father and son were fighting on the chessboard, when Wei Zhu came in to report, saying that someone from Concubine Yi said that the master was ill.

Kangxi asked without raising his head: "What is the disease? Is it serious?"

Wei Zhu replied cautiously, "Yes, I have a headache."

"Doctor Xuan go over and have a look."

Wei Zhu boldly looked up at him, then lowered his head again, and retreated under orders.

The imperial concubine sat on the side, thinking to herself: "Doesn't someone know the imperial doctor Xuan? I came here specially to tell you, I just want you to go and have a look, why are you so puzzled."

It's not that Kangxi doesn't understand the style, he just doesn't want to go, knowing that if he goes, Concubine Yi must have something to ask for.

After a while, Concubine Yi came over in person.

Here, just as a game of chess is over, Yinyou stands next to the imperial concubine, making time for Concubine Yi.

Concubine Yi walked into Qingning Palace, seeing a family of three enjoying themselves, she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart.

The imperial concubine and the seventh elder brother have a special status in the emperor's heart. This is a consensus reached by the entire harem, and no one doubts it.

What everyone is trying their best to fight for now is just the remaining favor of the emperor.

Kangxi looked at her, a little impatient: "Isn't Concubine Yi sick, why doesn't she take a good rest in the bedroom."

Concubine Yi saluted the emperor and noble concubine, and then said: "The concubine has taken the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, and she is much better now."

At this time, the maid beside him brought over a tray with a large bowl on it, which contained boiling water to keep warm.There is also a cup in the middle, Concubine Yi brought out the cup: "I heard that the emperor has a poor appetite at noon, it must be because I am not used to the food here, so I went to the kitchen to make ginseng chicken soup, the emperor has some."

Kangxi didn't speak, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.Concubine Yi was also very embarrassed, biting the bullet and holding on here.The imperial concubine felt sorry for her.

But Concubine Yi is a capable person. She can give birth to three sons for Kangxi, which is enough to prove that she has some status in this man's heart.

She just needs a space to play.

The imperial concubine wanted to escape a little bit, and this atmosphere allowed her to pick out another palace with her toes on the spot.

But obviously, Kangxi didn't want her to go.Otherwise, Concubine Yi would not have found Qingning Palace.

The imperial concubine glanced sideways at her son. The little guy was watching a play, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all.

Finally she couldn't sit still anymore, she stood up and was about to salute, and found an excuse to go out.Unexpectedly, Kangxi also stood up, pulled her up and walked out: "I almost forgot, I haven't gone to pay my respects to the emperor's grandmother today, why didn't the imperial concubine remind me."

"???"

The imperial concubine followed his words: "It's the concubine who was negligent, and I ask the emperor to forgive me."

"You will be punished next time." After finishing speaking, he took the imperial concubine and went out, but he did not forget to turn around and order, "Concubine Yi is not feeling well, go back to rest earlier."

Yinyou looked at the backs of Ama and Erniang, then at Concubine Yi, and finally his eyes fell on the cup of ginseng chicken soup in her hand.

Concubine Yi seemed secretly relieved, and handed the chicken soup to Yinyou: "Brother Qi is hungry again?"

What does it mean to be hungry again? Seventh elder brother has never been full.

Yinyou waved his hand: "I'm going to be a vegetarian with Mama Ukuma today."

The palace people on the side heard it fresh, Brother Qi still has time to be a vegetarian.

Kangxi came to Shengjing mainly to visit the ancestral tombs, one is the Fuling Tomb where Nurhachi is buried, the other is the Zhaoling Tomb where Huang Taiji is buried, and the Yongling Tomb where the ancestors are buried.

Kangxi took all the princes, clans, and ministers to salute, offer wine, and mourn.He also went to the Longen Hall to offer sacrifices in person.

After coming out, Kangxi rewarded the officers, soldiers and deacons who guarded the tomb with concealed cloth.

Along the way, seeing that the harvest of the farmland around Shengjing was not satisfactory, he ordered the Ministry of Households to donate rice, beans and food, and must post notices to make it known to everyone and benefit everyone.

When I lived in the Shengjing Palace, it was the Empress Dowager's birthday festival.Kangxi led the crowd to salute in front of the palace.The empress dowager issued a decree: "No extravagance, no banquet."

So, at noon that day, they had a small meal at the Empress Dowager's place in Yongfu Palace.

In addition to the empress dowager, empress dowager, Kangxi and imperial concubine, there are three children, five princes, five princesses and Yinyou.

The fifth princess would be happy as long as she sat at the same table with Yinyou for dinner, and sat down next to him.Shout affectionately: "Brother Seven, do you want some tea? I'll pour it for you."

The fifth sister was so enthusiastic, Yinyou nodded happily: "Then have a drink."

The fifth princess said again: "Seventh brother, I have recited a lot of poems recently, let's play Fei Hua Ling."

Yinyou was about to refuse, but the queen mother smiled and said: "Yes, I asked your seventh brother to play with you, he reads a lot."

Anyway, it's still early for lunch, so let's have fun.

The questions are all given by the queen mother, what is the most common romantic, after a few rounds of games, the five princesses are full of water, how can they eat in a while?

The queen mother laughed and waved her hands: "Don't play, don't play, we will have dinner later."

After lunch, Kangxi accompanied the Empress Dowager to chat with the Empress Dowager, talking about Concubine Yi, Yinyou heard the whole incident.

The last time Kangxi came to Shengjing, Kangxi also lived in Guo Luoluo's mansion when he came to Shengjing.It was the time when Concubine Yi's family was in full bloom. She had just given birth to the fifth elder brother and was pregnant with the ninth elder brother, but she didn't travel with Kangxi.

This time, Concubine Yi also came, her parents were naturally happy, thinking that she was still favored, so they made a request to her, asking her to ask the emperor to let her brother come to the capital to serve as an official.

This embarrasses Concubine Yi to death. Although she gave birth to three princes, the emperor's treatment of her is no longer what it used to be.What's more, Kangxi hates concubines in the harem to interfere in politics the most. If she said this, wouldn't she be rushing to annoy the emperor?

But when the parents are old, they want to find a good future for their son, and the only one they can count on is her daughter who is the empress in the palace.

The two old men were already grizzled, but they still knelt in front of her and begged her, Concubine Yi couldn't bear the heart to refuse.

Speaking from the empress dowager's mouth, Yifei neither wanted to embarrass the emperor nor disappoint her parents, and that's why she was so worried that she fell ill.

Kangxi did not express his opinion after hearing this, neither said yes nor no, the empress dowager made a special trip to speak for Concubine Yi, even if he wanted to refuse, it would not be at this time.

After returning to Qingning Palace, he closed the door and discussed with the imperial concubine, mainly he was talking alone, the imperial concubine listened noncommittally, did not express her opinion, and did not want to get involved in these matters.

In the end, Kangxi agreed to the request of Concubine Yi's family, brought her younger brother back to the capital, and gave him the position of treasurer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was not a big official, and he was just a minister, but it had a better future than staying in Shengjing.

He asked the imperial concubine: "Why do you never ask me to do anything?"

"Please, the emperor forgot."

Kangxi didn't go, so I gave her to remember one by one: "I beg you to enlighten the fourth child, let the seventh child return to the Qian Palace, let the eldest son and the crown prince seal the side Fujin after they get married... It's all about the children. You don't have anything to ask of me yourself?"

The imperial concubine thought for a moment, and said truthfully, "No."

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but yawned, saying that she was really sleepy after chatting passionately with her for so long.

Isn't her younger brother the emperor's cousin, all of them are officials and close ministers, what can they ask for?Even if there is no official to do, it must be that Kangxi thinks it is inappropriate after investigation, so why should she talk about it.

This day was already dead, Kangxi squinted his eyes and looked at her for a while, then slapped his thigh: "Okay, sleep."

The next day the weather was fine, and Kangxi wanted to go for a stroll in the streets of Shengjing, so he changed into ordinary clothes and brought a few older brothers with him.

Originally there were only the eldest brother, the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother, but when he was going out, he was accidentally bumped into by that brat Yinyou.

He was no different than the fifth and sixth, and the emperor obediently dared not make a sound just by looking at him.

This little brat is a good stalker, so he was not afraid of Ama when he was young.

"Big Brother, Third Brother, Brother, won't you take me with you when you go out?"

The three elder brothers didn't dare to gnaw, and indicated with their eyes that the person who made the decision was standing in front of him.

Yinyou seemed to see Kangxi just now: "Ama, do you want to go to the street too?"

"if not?"

"Then why didn't you call me on the street?"

Kangxi snorted coldly: "What do you want to tell you?"

"I'll go with you."

"No need, it's enough to have the three of them with me." After speaking, Kangxi went straight out, and the elder brother, third elder brother and fourth elder brother hurriedly followed.

The fourth elder brother also turned his head and shrugged towards Yinyou, indicating that he had no choice.

Yinyou hastened to follow in two or three steps: "Then... does Ukumama know that you are going to the street today?"

"I have already invited Ann in the morning."

Yinyou nodded, and then sent out a soul torture: "Does Mama Ukuma know that you will not take me with you when you go to the street?"

"..."

Kangxi paused, as if he was afraid that he would go back to sue, and waved: "Follow!"