It is not suitable for outside men to meet the concubines of the inner palace. Even though Jingyi, the outside man, looked very old, Kangxi was still extremely cautious. Wen Xi was also surprised. With Jingyi's appearance, Kangxi should not need to be so cautious.
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Still behind the screen, I listened to Jingyi's lecture to Kangxi. Although the lecture was just the "Tao Te Ching", it was eloquent and easy to understand, but it had a lot of connotations and was worth chewing. Unexpectedly, Jingyi was so upset.
There’s quite a bit of stuff in there!
"The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs. But the mountain people don't take it seriously. The behavior of heaven is constant, and the so-called 'constancy' is the law. The way of heaven only follows the law. It does not exist because of Yao, nor does it perish because of Jie, so heaven and earth don't matter."
Benevolence and non-benevolence..."
It's just that Wenxi is not interested in these things. If he talks about cultivation, maybe he can listen. Jingyi is calm when he speaks, but Wenxi feels sleepy when he listens. Maybe it is because of pregnancy, and the body gets tired easily.
, coupled with Jingyi's "Lullaby", my upper and lower eyelids soon started fighting.
"Your Majesty?" Li Dequan called softly into Wen Xi's ear.
"Hmm?" Wen Xi opened her hazy sleepy eyes, "Is something wrong?"
Li Dequan wiped the cold sweat from his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Master has finished teaching the Taoist scriptures."
"Leave?!" Wen Xi saw the two young eunuchs moving the screen in front of her, and knew that Jing Yi had left at some point.
It seems that it is not easy to have a word with him in private.
When Wen Xi returned to the palace, the concubine asked to see her to discuss the details of Yu Ludai's marriage. Wen Xi was pregnant and lacked energy, so she had to ask her to assist. After all, she was responsible for Qi Buchen's marriage.
There are rules to follow when marrying Princess Gu Lun, but it is quite troublesome to discuss the details.
Yu Ludai's wedding is scheduled for the seventh day of April. When a princess gets married, she has to go through the six rites of marriage, application, acceptance of gifts, surrender, union, and return to peace. However, the two items of marriage and application have been completed, so the next two are
It’s time to accept the gift. It’s also the so-called betrothal gift. At this time today, Cao Yong, the son-in-law, has already brought "one pack, eight horses", a pair of wild geese, ninety-nine silks and satins, ninety-nine gold ingots, and a gold tea set.
, two silver tea utensils, two silver basins, and sent the bride price to the Meridian Gate. And these things have now been sent to Wenxi Palace.
Concubine Cheng personally went through it one by one and said with a smile: "It's very in line with the regulations." As usual, the ceremony of accepting the lottery was slightly higher than that of Princess Shang Heshuo, but it was still the same.
Wen Xi pointed at the pair of wild geese with bright red silk tied around their necks that kept squawking, and told Xiaoluzi: "Send this to the Sixth Princess!" Wild geese are birds of loyalty. They symbolize harmony between husband and wife, and are also popular among the people.
It is an indispensable courtesy. Yu Ludai is a jade bird, so it is just right to give her a pair of birds to relieve her boredom.
Concubine Cheng said with a smile: "Next, it will be the 'chujiang' in seven days." The so-called "chujiang" means to get married. It specifically refers to the marriage of the emperor's daughter. Because the princess has a high status and has a forehead, it is called "chujiang".
drop".
In order to prepare for Yulu Dai's "surrender", the Cao Jia clan has rushed to the capital.
On the second day of April in the fortieth year of Kangxi's reign, Kangxi held a banquet in Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall to entertain his consort and his male clansmen. Cao Yin, his younger brother Cao Xuan, nephew Cao Fu, etc. all attended the banquet.
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In the Cining Palace of the Empress Dowager, the empress dowager hosted a banquet for the female relatives of Fu Fu's family. Cao Yong's grandmother Sun was originally supposed to come, but Wen Xi told her not to come to Beijing because she was old and frail and not suitable for traveling and traveling.
中. Therefore, the female family member headed by Cao Jia's family is Cao Yong's mother, Li.
Outside the screen, the eunuch of Cining Palace kowtowed and reported: "To the Queen Mother, the Imperial Concubine, I have come to pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"
This is the rule for queens who accept gifts. Only when they kowtow to the Queen Mother must they return to Baohe Hall.
The Queen Mother was not very happy today, but she could only follow the etiquette and chose Cao Yong to go to Cining Palace to pay her respects. As the "mother-in-law", Wen Xi naturally accompanied the Queen Mother to attend the banquet. Yu Ludai, who had been depressed for a long time, also accompanied her. Next to Wen Xi, she appeared dressed in a court dress of Princess Gu Lun's rank.
I saw Cao Yong neither humble nor arrogant, entering the palace steadily, wearing a bright red wedding dress, kneeling three times and nine kowtows in front of the Queen Mother to salute. The Queen Mother did not like Cao Jia's family, she just rewarded her as usual and gave a few casual instructions, which was very perfunctory. .
However, Yu Ludai was very excited. Due to the rules, she could not speak casually. However, since that "tryst" was discovered by Wen Xi, she had not seen Cao Yong again. Even though she tried her best to stay calm, her excited eyes betrayed her.
After listening to the Queen Mother's instruction, Cao Yong stood up and kowtowed to Wen Xi.
Wen Xi stood up and said with a smile: "Now that I have accepted the lottery, the marriage is settled. The seventh day of this month is an auspicious day, which coincides with the princess's departure. It is the day set by the emperor himself."
Cao Yong said yes and said firmly: "I will live up to the emperor's love!"
Cao Yong's mother, Li, hurriedly said with a smile: "It is the Cao Jia family's great fortune to get the princess to marry!"
Isn't it a blessing for the whole family? Because they wanted to marry Princess Gu Lun, the Cao family raised their flag, and the Cao family became prosperous in one fell swoop. The excitement in Li's eyes could hardly be concealed. How could she have dared to do so when she was in Jiangning? Imagine that her son will also be the master one day! Mrs. Li secretly glanced at Princess Gu Lun Wenxi again, but it was a pity that after marrying the princess, she could not take concubines. Mrs. Li's eyes fell on the imperial concubine who was already pregnant. As for the belly of the emperor, the imperial concubine is a fertile person, so the princess must be just as good... Well, the sixth princess also has a big butt...
It's a pity that Yu Ludai didn't notice Li's almost lewd gaze. If she knew what her prospective mother-in-law was thinking, she would probably explode.
After the reception banquet, Wen Xi drank a glass of spiritual spring water to satisfy her hunger, and then asked Zhu'er to fetch the dowry list. Everything on it was given by Kangxi according to Princess Gu Lun's rules.
There are two Huangzhuangs, Huangzhuang in the eastern suburbs has 60 hectares of fertile land, and Huangzhuang in the southeast has 40 hectares of fertile land and 50 hectares of mountain forest land; one garden and one Xiaotangshan Hot Spring Village.
Two thousand taels of gold ingots, six thousand taels of silver ingots, five hundred ruyi gold ingots, and eight hundred silver ingots of Yuanyang and Hehe.
Twenty trays of pearl beads, one hundred and eight in each tray; ten trays of coral beads, ninety-six in each tray; ten hanging jade beads; twenty hanging beeswax beads; ten hanging jade cat's eye beads...
A ruby hat on top, inlaid with ten second-grade eastern pearls; five golden phoenixes, inlaid with twenty-five fifth-grade eastern pearls; a gold-inlaid coral headband, a gold-inlaid lapis lazuli hanging piece; four pairs of gold bracelets, Weighs thirty-five taels....
Embroider five pieces of multicolored satin gold dragon robe materials, embroider twenty-three pieces of multicolored satin python robe materials, embroider two pieces of multicolored yarn python robe materials, weave eight pieces of multicolored satin gold dragon gown materials and eighteen pieces... Use two pieces of satin with the word "Golden Longevity" on them. , one hundred and sixty-four pieces of large rolls of eight-silk satin..., one hundred pieces of damask, and one hundred pieces of spun silk, a total of nine hundred and eighty pieces.
A pair of silver powder cosmetic boxes, each weighing thirty-eight taels; a pair of silver pots, each weighing twenty-one taels; a pair of commercial silver dishes, weighing two hundred and five cents each; a pair of silver boxes... .
Ten boxes of ivory combs, twenty boxes of boxwood combs, ten boxes of rosewood combs, twenty boxes of large combs, one box of picking and brushing...
A green and Han jade pen holder, a green jade pot, a Han jade fairy mountain, a red sandalwood stand with a half-jade jade, a red sandalwood stand for a black lacquer pen and inkstone table, a Han jade pen holder, a red sandalwood stand, and a Han jade inkstone
It holds one piece, ten pairs of long red-lacquered drawer boxes, six pairs of carved red sandalwood rectangular boxes, two pairs of red-lacquered chrysanthemum-style holding boxes...
Wen Xizai looked at the dowry list carefully and said, "From what I've seen, it seems that the dowry is more than three times more than the original dowry given by Princess Jingshun."
Zhu'er agreed: "Our sixth princess is Princess Gu Lun, so she should be thicker." Then he handed a list to Wen Xi, "Master asked the slave to list 30% of your family assets. The slave looked at it and seemed dissatisfied.
few."
Wen Xi took a closer look, and found that there were all kinds of properties, restaurants, pawn shops, and tea shops. However, these things could not be displayed in the open, but they were indispensable. Although Kangxi gave many things, except for gold and silver, everything else was
Fixed assets cannot be touched. Although Huangzhuang has income every year, it is a steady stream. Yu Ludai is about to get married, and the only thing that can be used every year, apart from the income of Huangzhuang, is the annual salary. Princess Gu Lun's salary is the same as that of a prince.
: The annual salary is 10,000 taels of silver and 10,000 hu of rice. It seems like a lot, but in fact, the income on the surface is definitely not enough, and these things Wen Xi gave me are hens that can lay golden eggs.
In the afternoon, people from the manufacturing office brought Yu Ludai auspicious crown for her wedding. It was dazzling and luxurious: the top was engraved with three layers of gold, decorated with ten east beads, each peacock was decorated with seven east beads, thirty-nine pearls, and stone knots.
Decorated with three Dongzhu, the hanging ribbon is golden, and it looks golden just by looking at it. It is much more luxurious than Princess Heshuo's auspicious crown. I remember that when the previous Princesses Heshuo got married, they only had two layers of gold on the top, decorated with Dong.
Pearl Nine, each peacock is decorated with the auspicious crown of East Pearl Six.
Wen Xi rubbed her temples, feeling dizzy after seeing too many things.
Zhu'er said softly: "The remaining makeup for the concubine is left. Master, let's take a look at it tomorrow. You are pregnant with your little brother, so it will be very hard for you."
"I'm really tired of becoming a concubine because of Yulu Dai's marriage." Wen Xi smiled, then pointed at Cai Jiguan and said, "I'm afraid Yu Ludai is waiting to see, so please give this to her.
, and also make him happy."
Zhu'er hurriedly responded and said: "Two days ago, the peacock on top was a little crooked. This time it has rested. It's really good. The princess will be satisfied after seeing it."
Yu Ludai was naturally picky about her wedding auspicious dress and auspicious crown. It was only a once-in-a-lifetime day, so naturally she was very concerned about it.
Wen Xi then asked: "Show her the dowry list as well. It would be polite to ask her to come to the house to thank the concubines who added the dowry."
"Master, don't worry!" Zhu'er helped Wen Xi up personally, "I will make arrangements for you. You have nothing more important than your little brother now! Master, have a bowl of bird's nest and take a nap first."
The daughter is getting married, and Wen Xi, the mother, is more worried. Although she is a concubine and handles things properly, she can't help but look after Yu Ludai more.
The seventh day of April in the 40th year of Kangxi's reign was an extremely sunny day. Qin Tianjian said that it was an auspicious day in the zodiac, and it was the right time to get married.
Yu Ludai put on the auspicious costume of Princess Gu Lun, which she still hoped for. Ji Guan, at the age of seventeen, was the most beautiful and dazzling season. She married off her only daughter. Wen Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but worry.
The days after she got married. Although she had been preparing for the marriage for a year, Wen Xi tried her best to restrain her and told her to learn. The future days depended on her. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome
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