Wu Fujin couldn't sit still and knelt down, but he didn't dare to defend himself.
She certainly knew what the taboo was.
It is taboo to tell the Queen Mother about her little brother's condition and make the Queen Mother worry about her.
But……
The Queen Mother reacted like that, she obviously knew it...
Your Majesty also knows this...
For a moment, Wufujin was frightened and a little aggrieved.
Everyone knows about the little brother's condition, but no one pities the little brother and presses on him step by step.
Concubine Yi saw what she was thinking, but had no intention of comforting her.
"The emperor personally ordered to choose Fujin for the fifth elder brother..."
Wufujin raised his head with a look of confusion on his face.
"Go back and tidy up Dongkua Yard..."
Concubine Yi picked up the tea bowl.
"Empress..." Wu Fujin's voice was trembling, and his eyes were filled with prayer.
Yifei put down the tea bowl, but she rubbed her temples and had no intention of answering.
Beginning in the thirty-sixth year of her marriage, she had been mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for six or seven years, and Concubine Yi's patience had worn out.
Seeing this, Peilan stepped forward and said: "Five blessings, the queen is tired..."
Wufujin's steps became weak and he was helped out of Yikun Palace by Peilan.
Yi Fei didn't want to be a bad mother-in-law, but thinking about how she had promoted Wu Fujin in the past few years, what she got in exchange was this ending, and she felt heartbroken.
After a while, Peilan came back and saw that Concubine Yi had a bad look on her face, so she hurriedly said: "My queen, you are here, and the Queen Mother is here as well. The fifth master is very lucky..."
Yi Fei still couldn't hide her frustration and said to Peilan: "Did I do something wrong? If I had been rude to her from the beginning, I wouldn't have reached this point."
Peilan said: "I have taught you everything I need to teach you. Who in this palace doesn't know that I treat my daughter-in-law like a daughter, and there is nothing more loving than my mother-in-law."
Concubine Yi took a breath and said: "You really can't ask for anything in this world, and you won't get anything. The fifth elder brother is naive and soft-hearted. The queen mother and I hoped that he would match the smart Fujin, but... the result was...
Such a person..."
With so many people helping him, Wu Fujin lived like this, and he was the only one among the princes.
Peilan couldn't say whether Wu Fujin was good or not, so he only said: "The empress is only optimistic about the good ones. The fifth master is the first to be knighted. Now he is still in the South Study Room. The heirs are also among the princes. Brother Hongsheng has the same character as the fifth master."
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Concubine Yi listened and nodded: "Hong Sheng is indeed good. He follows the fifth elder brother and has a good temper."
The royal family does not need so many smart grandsons. Sometimes honesty and generosity are also good qualities.
For Wu Fujin's mother and son, it was better to win over Hongsheng, the eldest son of the concubine, than to fight with the elder brother of Side Fujin in the future.
It's just that Wufujin is aloof and stubborn, so he probably wouldn't have thought of this.
Yi Fei rubbed her temples. In the next ten or eight years, there will be no peace in Wubeile Mansion...
*
In the south study room.
The fifth elder brother looked at the third elder brother and then at the seventh elder brother and felt that he had a headache.
Why are there only three people admitted to the South Study Room?
How to work shifts?
The eighth elder brother is idle, the twelfth elder brother is also idle, and there is also a fourteenth elder brother.
Can't Khan Ama change his son's orders?
Normally at this time, the third elder brother is in high spirits, but now he is a little distracted.
The fifth elder brother asked curiously: "Third brother, what are you thinking about? It's been an hour, and I haven't seen you read a few question books!"
If you delay any longer, the work will never be finished.
The third elder brother cleared his throat and said, "Today is the twentieth day of the first lunar month..."
The fifth elder brother nodded and said: "Yes, it is the fifth day since Khan Ama left home, and he will probably arrive in Shandong soon."
The seventh elder brother glanced at the third elder brother.
Today is the day for greetings at Ningshou Palace, and it is also the first time for Concubine Rong to greet her since she moved to Qixiang Palace.
Third Brother couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and said: "You guys watch first, I'll go to Xiao Twelve to ask some questions..."
After saying that, without waiting for the fifth and seventh elder brothers to react, he picked up the curtain and went out.
The fifth elder brother was leaning, but when he saw this, he sat up and looked at the seventh elder brother.
Seeing that he didn't expect it, the seventh elder brother reminded him: "Ningshou Palace, please greet me..."
The fifth elder brother said: "What is there to worry about? Who dares to bully my concubine?"
The seventh elder brother did not explain further.
The third elder brother has always been very strong, so he should be concerned about his position.
In this palace, "son is more valuable than mother" is ranked before "mother is more valuable than son".
The Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is located southwest of Qianqing Gate. In less than half a quarter of an hour, Third Brother arrived.
When he walked to the gate of the duty room of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the third elder brother hesitated.
If the eighth elder brother was here, it would be difficult to ask the twelfth elder brother directly.
Fortunately, he was lucky and the eighth prince was not here.
When the twelfth elder brother saw him coming, he stood up from behind the desk and said, "Third brother..."
The third elder brother pulled up a chair and sat in front of the desk. He said with some seriousness: "Twelfth brother, I want to know how our queen's subordinates are assigned. And how everyone is assigned now."
Daily supply..."
The twelfth elder brother did not answer immediately, but wanted to check if there was anything that could not be said.
These are not difficult to check and are not confidential matters.
He said: "Before the concubine moved to the palace, she was given half of the internal control, and after she moved to the palace, she was given the full internal control. The daily supply is based on the concubine's position..."
You must know that there are differences between the inner management and the subordinates in this palace.
The imperial concubine has two inner collars, the concubine has one inner collar, and the concubine has half or one-third of the inner collar.
Fully paid as a concubine, this is the treatment of a concubine and her master.
Third Brother's heart suddenly felt at ease.
Now, it will only be a matter of time before my mother-in-law returns to power...
*
Jiubele Mansion, west wing.
Qi Fujin went outside and put on his big clothes, leaning next to Shu Shu, talking about the situation in Ningshou Palace in the morning.
"It's really a big show. All those young nobles are looking at He Concubine eagerly, tut... He Concubine is very kind-hearted and doesn't care about honor or disgrace."
Shu Shu was not surprised by this new ranking of the main position.
Not to mention old love or old love, there is also the dignity of Princess Rongxian and the third elder brother.
As the de facto eldest daughter of the emperor, Princess Rongxian was not as favored as her previous elder brothers, but she was the first among the princesses.
"I'm afraid Third Sister-in-law is feeling uncomfortable. She needs to be the strongest one..." Shu Shu said.
Qi Fujin nodded: "Yes, it's better if I didn't come out earlier. Now that I come out, even if Rong's mother is happy to be the concubine, the third sister-in-law is not happy either. She looks awkward and has her eyelids drooped, like a creditor.
"
Shu Shu thought about the position in Kangxi's harem. She never liked imperial edicts and would delay them as much as possible, then said: "I guess the third sister-in-law will be disappointed."
Qi Fujin also thinks so.
"The harem is granted in batches. Unless the concubine and the concubine are promoted to concubines or the king and nobles register as concubines, the concubine of Concubine Rong will not come back for a while..."
After telling the biggest news in the palace, Qi Fujin glanced at Shu Shu and said: "Concubine Yi has left the fifth sister-in-law..."
Shu Shu: "..."
Qi Fujin said: "It's time for the Ministry of Internal Affairs draft again. I don't know what my concubine means. Don't let the heat get to you."
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "How can you always reward beautiful women in clothes? I only rewarded one round last year."
Qi Fujin thinks about it too.
In the past, people were rewarded for the sake of their heirs, and there was no reason to reward them every year. In addition to the eighth prince, the princes' mansions did not have any emperors and grandchildren.
Is she a sister-in-law, or someone of a similar age, who entered the palace in the same year? Qifu Jin said: "It's fine if I don't reward you. I was worried before that I would be like the Thirteenth Brother and pointed out a person with a name in front of the emperor."
Shu Shu said quietly: "In addition to the beautiful women who have been married, there are also the famous beautiful women of forty years. I just hope that there will be no family members who are too outstanding..."
After being the father-in-law's daughter-in-law for several years, Shu Shu realized that Kangxi's temperament was not tolerant.
Killing people and destroying the heart is nothing more than this.
Ba Fu Jin has a domineering temperament, so let's point out a side Fu Jin who is as dignified and majestic as his direct descendant Fu Jin, and is also the daughter of a high-ranking official.
Here in Wufujin, because of inferiority and awkwardness due to family background, the biggest punishment is to be born into a noble family.
If among the 40-year-old registered show girls, none of them have a very prominent family background, then there is no way Fujin will be able to wait until next year's Eight Flags Draft.
Then give Wufujin a buffer time.
If she performs well within this year, there will be no chance that she will be around Fujin.
If any of the registered beauties of forty years have a good family background, then Fujin will come at his request.
Qifu Jin immediately understood the key, looked at Shu Shu and said: "There really is a person with a distinguished background, the legitimate daughter of the late Internal Affairs Minister Nihei, and the sister of the third-class Duke Fu Erdan."
Wohei is the grandson of Fei Yingdong, the fifth minister, and the direct wife of the fifth minister. He is related to Guanglue Baylor Chu Ying by marriage, and is also an old relative of Dong E's family.
Fei Yingdong's children and grandchildren were also implicated earlier because of Obai, but their situation has become better in recent years.
"Guarga's family..."
Shu Shu listened and felt worried for Wu Fujin.
This is a noble family that is no less noble than the Crown Princess.
After Qi Fujin finished speaking, he shook his head and said: "This should be the direct Fujin left for the fourteenth elder brother. He is from such a prominent family. How can a daughter of a duke do anything for Fujin?"
However, Shu Shu knew that the candidate for the Fourteenth Fujin was someone else, the daughter of an important minister like the Thirteenth Fujin.
This Guarjia family name was mostly reserved for the heirs of the royal family and the palace.
But if Kangxi wanted to punish Wu Fujin, this would be the best choice.
Guarjia is also a noble of the Three Banners, so he can be lifted up to check and balance other nobles of the Three Banners...