Danning Ju is located on the east side of the south gate (main palace gate) of Changchun Garden. It is covered with gray tiles and has a simple style. It was the place where Kangxi handled government affairs, summoned important ministers, and discussed major matters.
However, the Qingxi Bookstore where Kangxi lived was located in the small east gate one mile north of Danning Residence.
The place where Yuzhu lives is called Bamboo House, which is actually a typical Jiangnan bamboo courtyard.
Jiangnan Bamboo Garden is adjacent to the east side of Qingxi Bookstore, which is the original site of Enyou Temple built after Yongzheng.
Kangxi always knew that Yuzhu was lustful, so he agreed to him early and brought a concubine and a maid over to serve him in daily life.
Yuzhu knew that Kangxi would stay in Changchun Garden for at least four months every year.
Therefore, Yuzhu did not show politeness to Kangxi and directly brought Lin Yaner and Xingjiao over.
This arrangement is mainly due to the need for equal exposure to rain and dew. Neither woman has a son yet.
Yuzhu knows better than anyone else that women in this era rely on the favor of men for the first half of their lives, and enjoy the blessing of their own sons for the second half of their lives.
In the bamboo courtyard, Yuzhu lived in the main room, Lin Yaner lived in the east wing, and Xingjiao occupied the west wing.
After everything was arranged, Yuzhu washed his face, changed out of his dusty old official uniform, put on his new official uniform, then entered Qingxi Bookstore and went to serve Kangxi.
In Qingxi Bookstore, large ice cubes placed in copper basins can be seen almost everywhere. The young eunuchs hold small fans in their hands and fan themselves against the large ice cubes from time to time.
The entire room is at least twenty degrees cooler than the outside, making it extremely cool.
Kangxi was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, holding a book in his hand and flipping through the pages.
The concubine Wang was peeling grapes for the old emperor to eat, while the old man was studying in the study next door.
Alas, Kangxi's little life was extremely happy and carefree.
After Yuzhu was called in by Kangxi, he saw that Lao Shiba's mother-in-law Wang was also there, so he cleverly knelt down to say hello.
"The general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, your minister Yuzhu, respectfully wishes your Majesty's blessing."
"Yili." Kangxi put down the book in his hand, looked at Yuzhu with a half-smile, and deliberately asked him, "I don't seem to have called you here, right?"
Yuzhu salivated and said, "It's cool here, but it's too hot here."
Kangxi smiled dumbly. Yuzhu, a child in front of him, always talked about something and never hid it.
To be honest, Yuzhu's temperament is indeed good, and it is reassuring to use.
The older the old emperor got, the more he liked young ministers who were good at talking, doing things, and loyal.
"Well, go to your aunt's place and see if the icebergs there are enough. If not, just order someone to get them and put them on my list." Kangxi caught a glimpse of Wang's towering buttocks and suddenly came
Feeling interested, he made an excuse and wanted to drive Yuzhu away.
"嗻."
After coming out of Qingxi Bookstore, Yuzhu led Qin Wang and Laifu, the young eunuchs who followed him, to Ningchun Hall where little Concubine Tong lived.
Yuzhu is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he naturally needs to travel through the emperor's backyard. However, it is impossible for Wu Jiang, Wu Sheng and other servants to follow him.
The young eunuchs Qin Wang and Lai Fu were both appointed by Kangxi to run errands.
Among them, Qin Wang is the disciple of Liang Jiugong, and Laifu is the grandson of Wei Zhu. The two of them happened to be monitoring each other.
Ningchun Hall is located exactly on the north-south dividing line of Changchun Garden, with Hou Lake to the north and Qian Lake to the south.
From Ningchun Hall to Yuanjianzhai in the east, you have to cross the big arch bridge.
It goes without saying that the fact that Little Concubine Tong lived here represented the importance Kangxi placed on her.
Nowadays, Yuzhu is an internal minister of the emperor. If he wants to see Little Concubine Tong, it is ten thousand times easier than before. He can just find any reason to come and report.
Because Yuzhu was the emperor's confidant butler, and Concubine Tong was the actual host of Changchun Garden's backyard.
As an aunt and nephew, they naturally need to meet frequently to discuss various matters.
After seeing the ceremony, Concubine Tong was extremely happy. Not only did she give her a seat, but she also ordered someone to brew Biluochun, which Yuzhu loved to drink.
"Look, your forehead is full of sweat, and your official uniform is soaked. Come here, bring me a fan to relieve Zhu'er's fever." After Little Concubine Tong no longer had the power to take charge of the Sixth Palace, there were not so many
The taboo was gone, so he directly ordered the palace maid to fan the jade pillar with a fan.
After Yuzhu thanked him, he smiled and said: "Your place is full of icebergs, it's very cool."
There are more than a dozen large icebergs in large copper basins placed here by Little Concubine Tong. The palace is indeed very cool.
"Hey, it's your blessing. You have become the chief manager, and I have many more icebergs here than in previous years." When Little Concubine Tong said this, she deliberately glanced at the jade pillar standing there.
Behind him are Qin Wang and Laifu.
Qin Wang and Laifu are both clever ghosts. They understand very well, but they keep their mouths tightly shut and their heads hung low.
There are indeed rules in the palace.
However, Lao Shiba's biological mother, the Wang family, was so favored that the food and clothing she received there comprehensively exceeded the treatment that a low-income concubine should receive.
In a nutshell, if you have divine favor, you are entitled to enjoy super-standard treatment.
Otherwise, even the few things in the list of regulations will be withheld layer by layer and become the leftovers and cold soup that others eat.
Now, Yuzhu has become the immediate superior of everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Whether it is the people from the Guangzhou Department or the Procurement Department, who dares to neglect little Concubine Tong?
If you offend Yuzhu to death, do you want to commit suicide?
Yuzhu knew well that Kangxi deliberately made excuses to send him away because he wanted to be intimate with Wang.
If I go back to Qingxi Bookstore now, I can only look for myself outside in the sun, covered in oil and sweat.
It's better to just be here with my uncle, drinking tea and chatting comfortably.
Yuzhu stayed at Little Concubine Tong's place for two and a half hours, and did not return to Qingxi Bookstore until she had dinner.
Because the eight hundred people from Yuzhu are still on their way back to Beijing. In Changchun Garden today, the security forces are diverse.
There are both the Shangsanqi Coated Valiant Cavalry Camp and the Shangsanbanner Coated Valiant Cavalry Camp, as well as the Eight Banners Forward Camp, the Eight Banners Xiaocai Camp, the guards at the Guard Office, the soldiers and horses of Luan Yiwei, and the sword-carrying guards of the imperial ministers, etc.
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Among them, the Xiaoqi Battalion and the Guard Battalion composed of the upper three banners are collectively referred to as the three banners and two battalions coated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and are dispatched by the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Specifically, among the three general managers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whoever is on duty has the right to temporarily control the troops and horses of the three banners and two battalions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
If you are not on duty, you have no right to command.
Just from this mutual restraint arrangement, we can also see how powerful Kangxi's imperial scheming was?
Yuzhu, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is also known as the foreman, or the chief of packing.
In other words, as long as Yuzhu is on duty, all the guards in Shangsanqi must obey his orders.
Kangxi, who felt comfortable being served by the Wang family, heard that Yuzhu was back, so he smiled slightly and said, "Very good, you are a smart little guy who has worked hard to come back now."
Yuzhu played several games of chess with Kangxi. When he arrived at Changchun Garden and locked the gate of the garden, he led his men and lanterns and began to patrol around.
Unlike the Forbidden City, there is water almost everywhere in Changchun Garden.
Yuzhu was more careful. During his inspection, he ordered people to light torches, get on the boat, and patrol around the lake shore carefully.
The garden was so big that it took Yuzhu two full hours to complete a comprehensive inspection.
Different from before, Yuzhu is no longer the first-class shrimp in front of the imperial court. It is not his turn to inspect the Qingxi Bookstore.
The Fujun Temple, located near the center line of the garden, is the place where jade pillars enter the garden and are placed on the altar.
When Yuzhu returned to the temple, Qin Wang brought hot tea in a very stupid manner and said flatteringly: "Manager, you just made it. Drink it while it's hot. It will relieve your fatigue."
Laifu held a fan in his hand and fanned Yuzhu very diligently.
He knew who Yuzhu was at a glance. He was always attentive to anyone, but he was either a traitor or a thief.
After drinking a cup of hot tea, Yuzhu washed his face with cold water, took a cotton handkerchief, wiped his whole body, put on a silk gown, sat down at the desk relaxedly, and began to deal with the backlog of official documents.
The one placed at the top is the election submission of the three-flag-clad woman in the House of Internal Affairs.
Yuzhu understood at a glance that the small selection of women from the Three Banners by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was held once a year. Qin Wang and Laifu must each have specific candidates who needed to be taken care of.
Different from the female draft that is held every three years, only girls covered by the three flags of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are eligible to participate in the minor draft.
In history, there are many examples of people who entered the palace through minor selection and became palace maids, but then achieved great success. Among them, the most famous ones are Liangfei Wei, Defei Wuya and Lingfei Wei.
By the time Yuzhu finished processing the official documents at hand, it was already dark.
When Qin Wang was filling Yuzhu's face with water, he twisted the towel for Yuzhu and said in a sullen voice: "General manager, you still need a few maids to serve you."
As usual, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be accompanied by two young eunuchs and two young ladies-in-waiting to show the emperor's special favor.
Unlike show girls, palace maids were just cheap things, and the emperor didn't care too much about them.
However, under normal circumstances, foreign ministers are afraid of suspicion. No one who has ever been the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dares to leave a maid by his side to serve him.
Yuzhu washed his face, threw the cotton handkerchief in his hand into the basin, and said coldly: "Stop thinking about those evil thoughts, tell me, who need my care?"
The difference between being a palace maid and being arranged to do chores or being arranged to be with the ladies is as huge as a world of difference.
If the good concubine Wei was not so beautiful, it would be difficult for her to stand out in the world of laundry.
If De Fei Wu Ya was not Yuzhu's direct aunt, it would not be her turn to take the lead if Empress Xiaoyi wanted to keep Kangxi around for some reason.
Qin Wang handed over a list. Yuzhu looked at it carefully and saw that there were eight people.
"It's impossible to take care of everyone. You choose two yourself, and you can't help the rest." Yuzhu rewarded Qin Wang for his face, but only half of it.
Because it is impossible for eunuchs with some connections in the palace to be hanged on a boat.
Qin Wang asked for Yuzhu, but he would also try his best to ask for Ma Wu or He Yi.
Yuzhu is not a young bird in the officialdom, how could he agree to it?
(PS: There will be another update in the early morning. If you can’t wait, I will watch it in the morning.)