The two of them walked out from behind the screen, and Mrs. Niu Hulu knelt on the ground, wiping her tears with her sleeves.
Seeing the emperor coming out, he immediately raised his head and looked at Yinzhen.
Yinzhen sat down and didn't even look at her. He just said to Su Peisheng: "I have always been practicing Taoism, and I have given instructions to the inner prison that the maids are not allowed to act recklessly and gossip about state affairs. I am afraid that the concubine will be upset when she hears about it. Anyone who gossips outside or spread rumors to the inner court for no reason
, that is, a person who violates the law."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and said: "Send the concubine back."
Concubine Cheng wanted to say something more, her lips moved, but finally she was speechless and just looked at Concubine Xi deeply.
After Concubine Cheng walked out, Yinzhen said slowly: "Concubine Xi, Concubine Cheng intercedes for you. I also have a happy event for the emperor and grandson. Hongxin is about to marry his direct descendant Fujin. I don't want to cause trouble at this time.
But it doesn’t mean that I don’t have a balance in my heart! You have been in the palace for so many years, and you should know my character. You also know that because of Princess Cheng, I have been very tolerant to you today. I will record this account in my heart.
In my heart, I won’t pursue it with you for the time being - if you really love Hongli, go back and reflect on how to be a good mother! Don’t bother me before you think clearly."
A tear dropped from Concubine Xi's chin, teetering on the edge of falling.
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In a blink of an eye, it was September in the 17th year of Yongzheng's reign, which was a good time for the crisp autumn air.
There is no marriage negotiation process in the royal wedding, and the marriage is replaced by the emperor's marriage. For ordinary princes, the emperor can directly appoint a noble lady. If he is afraid that the range is too small and he cannot choose the one he likes, he can also appoint him from among the beautiful ladies.
This is the time for the draft.
The talent show, which had been dormant for many years, is finally booming again.
The system of drafting women in the Qing Dynasty was originally a system for selecting wives for the emperor, his sons, grandsons, princes, and princes.
It has been held every three years since the Shunzhi period.
Of course, if the emperor feels it is not necessary, he does not have to choose in the draft.
Before the selection of girls, the Ministry of Household Affairs will issue a document instructing the selected girls to submit their pledges step by step. After the Ministry of Household Affairs confirms the date, the girls will be sent to the Shenwumen of the capital to be referred to the internal prison for preliminary selection before selection.
The girls who were selected for the draft were usually girls from the families of Manchu, Mongolian, and Han army officials from the Eight Banners.
Girls in the draft must be selected by the emperor, empress dowager or empress, and junior high school students will record their names and be re-selected regularly.
Those who win again may enter the emperor's harem, or be married to princes, emperors and grandsons, and then be married to princes, county princes and their children.
It happened that among the clan's descendants, there were also several children who had reached the right age, so Yinzhen thought of taking care of them all.
Nowadays, there is no queen mother or empress in the palace, and the wedding ceremony only depends on the wishes of the emperor and the imperial concubine.
The girls who finally stood in front of Ji Ling looked at each other one after another. They were as tender and tender as little flowers.
Ji Ling only glanced at it and lowered his head.
Yinzhen stretched out his hand and squeezed Ji Ling's hand, looking at her with a smile on his lips.
He stretched out his fingers to write in the palm of her hand. Ji Ling carefully understood the words he wrote, and the corners of her mouth gradually curved up.
What Yinzhen wrote was "for life."
One pair for life people.
But when she thought of the following sentence, her heart sank a little.
"A pair of people from generation to generation compete for education and ecstasy in two places. If we miss each other but don't love each other, who will be happy?"
She squeezed Yinzhen's hand hard.
After regaining her composure, Ji Ling looked at the beautiful girl in front of her.
The singing eunuch loudly announced each family's clan, age, surname, etc.
The direct descendant of Fujin is not a qualified person, so he cannot help but look at his appearance.
In contrast, appearance is an item ranked lower in importance.
What's more important is family background and temperament.
After looking at it for three days, weighing all factors, Yinzhen finally made the decision on the girl from the Fucha family.
Ji Ling was particularly satisfied - aside from her temperament, this girl was good-looking, with picturesque features and a sense of gentleness about her. She stood there neither humble nor overbearing, with an elegant bookish air, and a small flower.
Like a white lotus, fresh and fresh from the dust.
Oh, the "little white lotus" she described is definitely not derogatory!
"Hongxin should like this appearance and personality." She turned her head and said to Yinzhen.
Yinzhen also smiled: "I also thought that the Fucha family was suitable, but I didn't expect that the child would be good too. They are truly a God-given couple."
Ji Ling secretly asked Xiao Fenzi to inform the seventh elder brother that he was going to marry his legitimate brother Fujin, and asked his brother to come over quietly to take a look.
Hongxin was dragged forward by his younger brother on both hands and feet. Just as Fucha was kneeling down to thank him, the moment he raised his head, Hongxin was stunned.
That night, Ji Ling called him to Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall and asked him in the study: "How is it?"
Hongxin's face turned red: "It all depends on Emperor Ama, E Niang makes the decision."
Ji Ling was sitting and holding a tea cup. Hearing this, he laughed so much that he almost dropped the tea cup.
She stood up, and Qixi had already taken out a handkerchief to wipe the water stains on her body.
Ji Ling said with a smile: "Your words are very familiar to E Niang. Your third sister also said the same thing when she saw the portrait of E Niang."
She walked up to Hongxin and saw that her son's ears were already red.
The little boy was very embarrassed.
An old mother's loving heart suddenly emerged in Ji Ling's heart.
She said softly: "Be well prepared. When you marry Fujin, you will be an adult. Even though you are a prince, you must know that this is someone else's daughter who has been loved and raised by millions. You must love her and protect her."
She, respect her, let the young couple live a good life, E Niang... E Niang is also old, I can't look after you for the rest of my life."
Hongxin raised his head and said, "Mother, my son will always be filial to you."
Ji Ling smiled and nodded, but her vision was a little blurry: "Good boy, as long as you are good, I will be relieved."
Before the prince's wedding, according to the rules of the palace, in order to know the personnel affairs, the maid will always be intimate with the prince before the wedding.
After this, if the prince is satisfied with the maid, he can take her as a concubine. If not, he can send her back again.
The maids sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all beautiful and charming, and they have been carefully selected. They are almost all older than Hongxin, and some are the same age as Hongxin.
In the end, Hongxin only settled on a younger girl.
Boys at this age have not yet fully grown up, and experiencing love affairs prematurely may not be a good thing for their health.
Ji Ling tactfully reminded Yinzhen several times and asked him to talk to his son.
Yinzhen had a resentful expression on his face: "You, the mother-in-law, don't tell me about this kind of thing, let me tell you...".
As a result, upon further investigation, I found out that the little palace maid was too young and was trembling with fear because she was serving the prince. Hongxin also felt that it was boring when she saw her.
As a result, he was not happy with the big ones.
In the end, the matter was settled.
As for Yinzhen, whether it should be marriage or marriage, the process is still unclear.
The auspicious day was set in March of the 18th year of Yongzheng's reign.
The day before the wedding, the Fujin family sent the dowry to the palace to arrange it in advance.
Although the size of the dowry is lower than that of the queen entering the palace, it is still very luxurious.
