Su Peisheng stood beside him, bowing slightly and respectfully, but he thought in his heart: It is not uncommon for eunuchs to follow my elder brother in the past - but what will be the end result?
Fortunately, the sixth elder brother was still young. Otherwise, if Xiao Yoko was so hard-working to please him, it would be a different meaning if he fell in the eyes of the emperor.
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Time flies, and two and a half years pass by in a blink of an eye.
During this time, many things happened.
In the spring of the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign, Yinzhen ordered Fu Erdan and Yue Zhongqi to lead the army to conquer Galdan from the north and west, and won a great victory; in midsummer, Yinzhen beheaded Long Keduo, and the ministers met with Long Ke for more than fifty crimes; the third son of the emperor
Hongshi was filled with regrets and depression, and died of illness, but Yinzhen was not seen until his death. In the winter of the seventh year, Yinzhen issued an order to register Li Rongbao, the general manager of Chahar, as the daughter of Fucha, the fourth son of the emperor, Hongli, the direct descendant of Fujin, and the daughter of deputy capital commander Wushitu.
The Wu Zaku clan was the direct descendant of the fifth son of the emperor, Hong Zhou, of the Fujin Dynasty.
Different from the Kangxi dynasty, the princes of this dynasty, even if they married the direct descendants of Fujin, did not leave the palace or separate mansions. This was all because the emperor issued a decree to allow the princes to continue to live in his elder brother's house - all of them were under his eyes.
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It's not difficult for Ji Ling to understand - the situation during each emperor's reign is different. When the prince moves out of the palace, doesn't the decision-making power rest entirely with the emperor alone?
In other words - as long as the emperor wants his son to live in his elder brother's house, he can continue to live there.
Until the prince's brother became the new emperor.
The princes do not have to leave the palace and have separate residences, which invisibly saves the boss a lot of expenses - in the past Shunzhi and Kangxi dynasties, most of the princes' residences were newly built, which cost a lot and the terrain was wide. They inevitably occupied ordinary official houses and banner people's houses.
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Not to mention the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, who had to survey the palace site and estimate the cost. The Ministry of Internal Affairs also had to submit the design and budget list to the emperor, and recommend where to spend the money.
This expense is usually paid by the Guangzhou Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At the same time, the emperor has to select a few people from the Manchu and Han ministers and ministers to be responsible for the construction of the project - a prince's palace will take more than a year to build at the fastest.
It takes as little as two or three years. The cost ranges from two to thirty thousand taels of silver to as many as eighty or ninety thousand taels. After the pruning is completed, people need to be dispatched to serve, and various rewards are required, ranging from ten thousand to one.
Twenty thousand taels is simply unstoppable.
So wouldn’t this imperial edict save a lot of manpower and financial resources?
It was early October in the ninth year of Yongzheng's reign.
The autumn breeze was refreshing and the autumn sun was warm. Qixi held Ji Ling's hand and walked out of the main hall of Chengqian Palace.
She has almost reached the age of being an "aunt" now, and her behavior has become more and more steady. Her hair is meticulously combed and sleek, and the first-class palace maid's uniform she wears is also a solemn and dignified color in autumn and winter.
In the yard, the small table has long been set up - the third princess and the sixth prince all like to play in the yard. Ji Ling will accompany a pair of children, eating cakes and drinking tea nearby. Over time, the small yard
Exquisite tables and chairs were specially placed for Concubine Chen to use at any time.
Ji Ling was helped by Qixi to sit down. Ji Ling looked at the colorful pastries on the table and knew that it was another innovation of the dining room.
After she tasted one piece, she ordered it to be removed and ordered to be replaced with simple sweet potato shortcakes and honey soft cakes.
Qixi and Bixue looked at each other and smiled slightly - after all these years, the master's favorite pastries are still the same.
Hong Xin, the sixth elder brother who just celebrated his birthday, is already five years old, and his eyebrows and eyebrows look more and more like Yinzhen's.
Especially when he was standing there contemplating, not talking or smiling, he looked like a miniature version of the Fourth Master.
The third princess was one year and five months older than him, and she grew faster among girls of the same age. This was the conclusion Ji Ling came to after comparing the girls brought by the ladies who came to the palace.
The third princess is slender, with slender eyebrows, a small chin, and a long neck. She is taller than her brother by a full head.
In fact, the sixth brother is not short, but every time his sister stands like this and compares him, it seems that he is not taller.
For a while, Ji Ling was even a little depressed, but her mother-in-law comforted her: boys grow taller - the strength comes from behind. Besides, the sixth brother is only five years old at this time, what can he tell?
In the ninth year of Yongzheng's reign, the third renovation of the elder brother's house after Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne was finally completed. At the end of October, the autumn breeze blew, and it was time for Hongxin to go to school.
Qing Palace Rules: All princes, grandsons, and great-grandsons of the imperial court must enroll in school at the age of six, and their schools are located in the royal palace.
During the Shunzhi and Kangxi dynasties, there was no fixed place for princes to study. They were once located in the west long room of Nanxun Hall, Maoqin Hall, Xianfu Palace and Zhaoxiang Hall in the Forbidden City.
It wasn't until Yinzhen issued an edict that the prince's studies should be done in the Shangshu, which is close to Qiandong Five.
Although he is small, he works very methodically, directing the minions around him to pack up his beloved things one by one.
The third princess held her chin and sat on one side, frowning slightly, looking at her younger brother with a look full of worry.
"Mom, will my brother not come back?" she asked Ji Ling.
"No." Ji Lingyan replied simply and concisely.
She raised her eyes and saw the sad face of the third princess, so she teased her: "On weekdays, don't you always find your brother annoying? No one will bother you anymore."
The third princess grinned down and said with a pout, "Who said I found him annoying? I..."
When she said this, she was almost speechless. She clutched her sleeves and her cheeks bulged.
The sixth elder brother got up and walked to the third princess, comforting her like a little adult: "Sister Mochou, why don't I come back? Even if the emperor is willing to let it go, E Niang is not willing to let it go, right, uh
mother?"
He looked back at Ji Ling.
This time, it was Yinzhen's idea to let the sixth elder brother go to the study room in advance.
What he meant was: There is no need to wait until he is six years old. Since Hongxin is already five years old now, he is still one year behind. He should go and study with the master first. If he can read well, it will be good. If he can't, he should learn the rules first.
Indulging in the fragrance of ink and astringing one's mind are also beneficial without any harm.
As Ji Ling listened, she thought: Is this the Qing palace’s version of a preschool? Are you so eager to encourage others?
She stretched out her hand, and while arranging her son's clothes, she wiped the sweat on his face with a handkerchief, and said softly: "Studying and learning, of course you have to be serious, but you are young, and some of your knowledge is temporary.
It's not your fault that you can't understand it or eat it. Remember not to blame yourself too much."
While she was talking, she thought to herself: Hongli, Hongzhou has now married even his direct descendant Fujin, and is no longer at the age where he is the minister's office. It is said to be "the prince's office", but in fact, where is the "they"?
It’s basically one-to-one teaching by the master, okay?
So all the attention must be on Hongxin, a doll.
Yinzhen also meant the same thing - let Hongxin live in his elder brother's house, so that he could take a rest at noon while studying.
Qiandong Wusuo on the East Road of the Neiting is arranged side by side from south to east. From west to east, it is divided into the first, second, third, fourth and fifth. This is how the name "Five" comes from.
The place here is spacious and the palace garden is sufficient. In addition to Yinzhen's sons, there are also several younger sons of Kangxi and the younger sons of the deposed prince.