In the spring of the sixth year of Taihe, there were mixed joys and sorrows. I was happy that the queen had another son, and the virtuous concubine also gave birth to a little princess. But I was worried that in this era, the death of a child was inevitable.
First, the second princess of the Cui concubine contracted the cold and died, and then the third princess of the Xian concubine died before she was a month old.
Hong Zhou took pity on the widowed concubine Xian, and named her Xian Fei, on an equal footing with Shu Fei and Hui Fei.
Shu Jin looked at it coldly, Hong Zhou's daughter seemed to have a particularly weak relationship. He had three daughters in these years, but he only raised one, Fu Shan.
It's not like someone was harmed here. The Queen is virtuous and has many children. Under her governance, although the concubines are jealous, no one dares to be so bold.
When Hong Zhou was just 3 years old, he had eight sons and three daughters, including one son and two daughters. This ratio was already quite good. Compared with his father and grandfather's harem, this was the normal rate of premature deaths.
Emperor Taihe's abundance of heirs made even the late Emperor jealous.
"In his early thirties, he has seven sons, four of whom are legitimate sons." The dead ghost emperor looked at his thirteenth brother's silver-covered temples, and there was no trace of envy or jealousy in his tone.
Prince Yi smiled and said: "Fourth brother has chosen a good daughter-in-law who is suitable for children and grandchildren."
The dead ghost emperor hummed: "She can give birth to six children..." To be precise, they are six sons and one daughter, but this daughter - originally Hongzhou's only daughter, is now the daughter of the Fucha family.
Prince Yi was startled. The fourth brother's expectations for the queen were quite high... He, Fujin Zhaojia, gave birth to five sons for her, which was already too many. Even so, two legitimate sons died in infancy. There were also two more.
It is rare for a legitimate daughter to be married in Beijing.
"You can make a mistake some other time. Huairou has stayed in Beijing for so many years, and it's time for her to go back!" The dead ghost Yong Zheng said with a calm old face.
Prince Yi whispered: "Saibuteng didn't say anything..." Since Huairou doesn't want to go back, why bother?
Yongzheng said displeasedly: "How can there be any reason for a married daughter to live in her natal family for so many years! For this reason, the previous dynasty has always been criticized!"
Prince Yi sighed: "Having said that, the Emperor only has such a sister, and he would rather not let her go back to Khalkha to suffer the cold." Why bother with the Emperor for this matter? This kind of thing will displease the Emperor.
, Fourth brother never asked him to do it before, what happened now?
The dead ghost Yong Zheng chuckled, "This kid is not that kind! It's just that Geng is partial to tenderness, so Hong Zhou couldn't ask her to go back to Khalkha."
Prince Yi also felt a little pity for Huairou in his heart, and said: "Then why is fourth brother so anxious to ask Huairou to go back?"
The dead ghost Yongzheng was silent for a moment, because Sebuteng was about to die...
But then I thought about it, even after Sebuteng died, Zhaisang Dorji could still attack the prince in Beijing, and it was even cheaper.
"Oh, that's all." The dead ghost Yongzheng did not persist. Although Hong Zhou had that idea in his heart, he was not firm. In the final analysis, even if Huairou did not go back, apart from a few gossips, it would not affect the overall situation.
"Back then... I thought the fourth brother wanted to marry He Hui..." Prince Yi sighed, but unexpectedly, the fourth brother married his youngest daughter to Khalkha.
The dead ghost Yong Zheng remained silent, He Hui was the youngest daughter that Thirteenth Brother loved most. If he spoke, Thirteenth Brother would definitely say nothing, and he would secretly feel sad alone.
Yongzheng only found out about this matter after the death of his thirteenth brother in his previous life. Although Saibuteng passed away later and He Hui took his son back to the capital, after all, father and daughter were separated by yin and yang, and even the thirteenth brother did not know when he died.
I can see my daughter for the last time.
"Huairou is more appropriate. She is a princess and this is her duty." Yongzheng said with a dead face, as if he had no human touch at all.
Prince Yi was silent, the fourth brother was indeed extremely ruthless sometimes, but he was the only one who was unusual to him.
"Your Majesty is now in his thirties, and I am getting old too." Prince Yi hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "Fourth brother, I want to become an official."
After saying this, Prince Yi couldn't help but look ashamed. The fourth brother would rather marry his own daughter than separate his flesh and blood, but now he wants to hide...
The dead ghost Yongzheng had a gentle face and his tone was like an old father: "It's better to retreat bravely from the rapids, so as not to make the people below jealous and hateful."
Prince Yi was stunned. He was jealous, but not resentful. He breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the fourth brother agreed. In fact, he was already tired, but he was just afraid of being sorry for the fourth brother, so he kept gritting his teeth and holding on.
Over the years, Yongzheng has noticed day by day that the Thirteenth Brother is much more diligent than that bastard Hong Zhou! How many times in the middle of the night, Hong Zhou is favoring the concubine, while the Thirteenth Brother is writing a note,
Hong Zhou is sleeping soundly, while the Thirteenth Brother is staying up late to handle official duties!
He saw with his own eyes that his thirteenth brother's gray hair was getting more and more gray, and the wrinkles on his forehead were getting deeper and deeper. He had the intention to ask his thirteenth brother to take off his errands and simply take care of himself in old age.
But when he said this as an emperor, he really seemed to dislike his ministers.
Now that the Thirteenth Brother opened his mouth, Yongzheng breathed a sigh of relief.
If the thirteenth brother keeps carrying it like this, his body and bones will collapse sooner or later!
Mr. Geng is right, I ate liver late at night and was exhausted all my life! - As for the words about the harmful effects of taking elixirs, Yongzheng didn't listen to a single word.
In the autumn of this year, Prince Yi submitted a petition, claiming to be old and declining, and requested to resign from all positions including chief military minister, minister of political affairs, director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and commander of the Eight Banners Imperial Army in Yuanmingyuan.
Although Hong Zhou was well prepared, he still declined in a hurry and was rewarded with countless tonics and an imperial physician stationed at Prince Yi's residence.
The next day, Prince Yi went to Zhezi to express his gratitude, and the next day he went to Zhezi again to ask for his resignation. His words were extremely sincere.
Hong Zhou will try to stay again.
It wasn't until Prince Yi resigned for the third time that Hong Zhou reluctantly gave up his love and allowed Prince Yi to resign, but retained his title of political king, added the title of Grand Master, and gave the prince a double salary.
How can I put it this way? This harmonious drama of monarch, minister, uncle and nephew is really long-winded.
But Hongzhou is still very interesting. After Prince Yi retired, his son Beile Hongzhen was transferred to the Military Aircraft Department, and his youngest son Hongxiao was promoted to the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Although the General Manager of the Internal Affairs Office is in charge of the eunuchs in the palace, he is not qualified to serve as a eunuch. Emperors in the past dynasties chose the most trusted clan ministers to serve, and the affairs of the Internal Affairs Office are complicated, so there are usually many people who serve as the General Manager of the Internal Affairs Office at the same time.
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Among the three legitimate sons of Prince Yi, Hongtun is the eldest son and will never have an iron hat in the future. Hongcheng and Hongxiao have also been reused, and the lineage of Prince Yi's family can be regarded as very glorious and prominent.
Prince Yi's life is perfect.
His Majesty the Dead Ghost was very satisfied with this.
After all, this kid Hong Zhou is somewhat more conscientious than Hong Li.
After ten years of peace, the old uncle and prince finally came to the end of their lives.
Surrounded by his children and grandchildren, the dead ghost Yong Zheng watched the ray of soul slowly float out of the thirteenth brother's body, and he sighed longly.
At this moment, the dead ghost Yong Zheng suddenly felt an attraction from Jiuyou.
Ah, is it time for me to be reincarnated?
Yong Zheng looked at his thirteenth brother's soul as clear as smoke and couldn't help but smile, that was good.
