Chapter 232 Dark Cloud Pearl & New Moon (XIV)
Wu Yunzhu was well taken care of during her pregnancy and was in very good health. Xiaozhuang did not intend to let her die of illness for two years as she had originally planned. Death is like the extinguishing of a light, and happiness and pain no longer exist. Since Shunzhi forgave her and insisted on proving to everyone that they were true love, she, as a mother, had to fulfill his wish, right?
During the period when Wu Yunzhu was recuperating, Xiaozhuang ordered two imperial doctors to use the best medicinal materials to treat her. Although Wu Yunzhu was very nervous and scared, she did not look haggard at all after the confinement. The same was true for Shunzhi. After he was angry and bleed that day, the imperial doctors began to pay attention to his health. Even though he did not cooperate and often lost his temper, his health was still much better than before.
Shunzhi felt that the more he invested in Wu Yunzhu, the harder it was to let go. Especially since no one recognized his love for Wu Yunzhu from the beginning, he felt that if he gave up Wu Yunzhu, he would admit his failure. Therefore, he accepted Wu Yunzhu's statement and self-deceived that Wu Yunzhu was innocent. Then he became more and more fond of Wu Yunzhu. Except for a few concubines of low rank, he no longer favored other concubines. Wu Yunzhu suddenly became the most favored concubine in the six palaces.
Xiaozhuang let the two people toss and turn, and put her energy on raising children. Five-year-old Fuquan and four-year-old Xuanye both had good qualifications. Xuanye was indeed very smart. At this age, he learned the Three Character Classic, Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese languages, etc. Xuanye learned faster than his brother who was one year older. He almost understood it at once. Maybe people born with precocity really exist. At least this four-year-old child is so young that he has consciously worked hard just to win the attention of his father.
In contrast, Fuquan didn't care so much about Shunzhi. He just studied riding and shooting carefully. He was not annoyed at being surpassed by Xuanye in literature and never compared himself with them. Perhaps this was related to the teaching method of their biological mother. Concubine Ning Que's goal was to live safely, and the same was true of the concept she instilled in Fuquan. She only hoped that he would be satisfied if he could be made a prince in the future.
Concubine Tong herself was burdened with the expectations of her family. She wanted to be favored by the emperor, wanted to stand at the top of the harem, and wanted Xuanye to become the next emperor. Therefore, Xuanye, who was influenced by her, also cared about power and status.
Xiaozhuang replaced the servants around Fuquan and Xuanye with her people. These were the only two princes left in the palace. Even though she knew that they would not live long, she had to take precautions to avoid sudden changes. Every other day, she would let Fuquan and Xuanye stay in the Cining Palace for an hour, one to cultivate the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, and the other to observe and guide them in person.
Su Moer took a book to teach them how to read. The two brothers sat on the kang, each with a small desk, carefully holding the brush to write and draw. Xiaozhuang came over to look, touched their heads and smiled, "Your writing has improved compared to the last time. Let's stop here today. Don't practice when you return to the prince's residence. You are still young, and it is normal that your wrists are weak. You must take good care of them and don't rush."
"Yes, Royal Mama!"
The two children responded in unison and put down the brushes. Xuanye raised his head and looked at Xiaozhuang, his eyes full of admiration, "Royal Mama, my grandson learned a set of boxing from Master Wu yesterday. Can I show it to you?"
Fuquan also raised his head and said happily, "Yes, Royal Mama, Master Wu said that the grandsons are doing very well."
Xiaozhuang smiled and sat aside, "Okay, then you can play together and let Royal Mama see if you have learned any real skills." After all, they are still children, and the desire to be praised is still the same.
The two brothers put on their shoes and stood in the middle of the room. They deliberately put on serious expressions and started to practice boxing in a very serious manner.
It was just an entry-level boxing method for children to exercise their bodies, but the two of them were very serious. After practicing a set, they did not make any mistakes. They looked at Xiaozhuang with sparkling eyes, as if waiting for their praise, which made Xiaozhuang and Su Moer laugh.
"Not bad, both little guys are learning seriously." Xiaozhuang waved to them, and when they ran over, she took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on their foreheads and said with a smile: "You have learned both civil and martial arts very well. The Royal Mama is very happy. What rewards do you want? Just tell the Royal Mama."
When Fuquan heard this, he immediately smiled and pulled her sleeve and said: "Royal Mama, the osmanthus cake I ate here last time was really delicious. My grandson went back and asked the servants to make it, but it didn't taste the same. Can I have the osmanthus cake?"
Xiaozhuang stretched out her index finger and tapped his forehead, smiling: "You little greedy cat, you are still thinking about the food here , since you like to eat, just tell the Royal Mama directly. I'll ask the chef to go back with you and cook for you in the future, okay? "
Fuquan nodded happily, "The Royal Mama is the best!"
Xiaozhuang shook her head and looked at Xuanye again, "What does our Xuanye want?"
Xuanye leaned against her and looked up and said, "My grandson has everything. I just hope to make the Royal Mama laugh by boxing. Next time I learn a new skill, I will show it to the Royal Mama, okay?"
Xiaozhuang hugged him and sighed in her heart. After being ignored for so long, I'm afraid that Xuanye is most afraid of being ignored again after getting attention? "Okay, from now on, you will come to the Cining Palace every other day, and you can show everything you have learned to the Royal Mama. "
When Xuanye was two years old, he got smallpox and stayed outside the palace to avoid it. Only his wet nurse Sun Ma was with him. Later, he returned to the palace, but he could only live in the prince's residence. He could not see his father all year round, and even his mother could only see him occasionally. That experience had a great impact on him, so he was so precocious and so uneasy.
Xiaozhuang looked at the two children. After all, they were still young. Why should they bear so many things?
She was a little hesitant before, but Shunzhi's temper became more and more irritable, and he handled political affairs more and more irrationally. It was really difficult for him to take on the responsibility. Fuquan and Xuanye were still too young, and it was not a good thing to ascend the throne at a young age. She weighed it in her heart and decided to follow the example of Emperor Wu and take power herself.
The power left by the original owner was not small. After she crossed over, she secretly won over some of them. With the control of the secret guards, it was not difficult to seize power. After analyzing the current situation, Xiaozhuang made a strict plan. The power of the former dynasty and the harem began to move slowly. Some inconspicuous positions were replaced by her people first, and they began to infiltrate little by little.
It was not the first time she lived in the Qing Dynasty, nor was it the first time she came into contact with the center of power. Although she was doing something that affected the world, Xiaozhuang did not feel nervous. Her deployment was carried out step by step. She admired flowers and tasted tea every day, and her life was still very leisurely.
The three pregnant women in the palace came to the day of delivery one after another. With the protection of Xiaozhuang, the three children were born smoothly. Concubine Chen gave birth to the fifth son Changning, concubine Nara gave birth to the sixth daughter of the emperor, and Queen Naren gave birth to the seventh daughter of the emperor.
Naren gave birth to a daughter but was not disappointed as others thought. She did not like this palace and the life here. Because of Shunzhi, she never looked favorably on the position of the emperor. When she was pregnant before, she had thought about how she would protect him from growing up safely if she gave birth to a prince? How would she survive the future struggle for the throne smoothly? With Wu Liangfu's attempt to poison her, she really couldn't help but worry.
When the nanny told her that she gave birth to a girl, she was actually relieved. The Gulun Princess was extremely noble. Even if she wanted to marry, she could marry her daughter back to Khorchin. With her family protecting her, her daughter would not be wronged. Naren looked at her lovely daughter in her arms and smiled very happily. She was a woman who was easily satisfied. She did not greedily ask for more. She did not think about holding Shunzhi anymore. She just wanted to take good care of the children who were connected to her blood.
Xiaozhuang was very satisfied with the healthy children. She did not care about boys or girls. Even if they fought, she believed that she could suppress them and would not let them fight to the death. However, if the concubine succeeded to the throne, it would save a lot of trouble without the legitimate son.
In history, except for the second daughter of the emperor, none of Shunzhi's daughters lived longer than Shunzhi's eighteen years. She did not know the specific reason, but now only the eldest daughter died a few years ago, and the rest of the children had no health problems. Xiaozhuang arranged a trained servant to serve each child, hoping to protect them to grow up healthily.
As soon as she was free, she thought of Yan Ji's family again. She heard that Luo Lin had become much more sensible after being taught by Li Ma, and could help Yan Ji with some things at home. Yan Ji was so happy that she went to the temple outside the city to burn incense several times. Ji Yuan, on the other hand, although he had been tempered in the military camp for a while and understood some worldly ways, was still relatively naive about women's affairs in the harem, and didn't know the undercurrents.
Xiaozhuang arranged a beautiful and weak woman to pretend to be a poor girl who sold herself to bury her father but was almost molested by a playboy on Ji Yuan's way home. She imitated Bai Yinshuang's style, but she didn't sing.
Ji Yuan was passing by with his servant. When he saw this scene, he immediately ran up and kicked the playboy down. He frowned and helped the woman in white who fell to the ground up, and asked with concern: "Miss, how are you? Are you hurt?"
The woman in white shook her head with tears in her eyes. Seeing the playboy get up, she seemed to be startled, shrank a little, bit her lips and dared not speak. Ji Yuan felt her trembling a little, and just when he wanted to comfort her, he heard the playboy behind him shouting angrily: "Who are you? You dare to attack me? I paid the money, and you want to sell yourself to bury your father but refuse to go with me. What's the reason? Why are you meddling in other people's business!"
The woman in white said anxiously: "I won't sell it, I won't sell it! I didn't take your money. I sold myself to be a maid, not... "
She couldn't say anything more, and her face turned pale with anger. Ji Yuan understood it all at once. He turned around and glared at the playboy, shouting: "Are you robbing a commoner girl? I advise you to leave quickly, otherwise it won't be so easy for you to leave after you report to the authorities!" If it were in the past, he would have tied the man up without saying a word, but he had been instructed by his uncle Yidu during this period. He knew that there were many people in the capital that he couldn't afford to offend, and that making trouble would only bring disaster to the general's mansion, so he didn't want to make a big deal, and planned to scare the other party away.
Yunqi threw a mine
Wen threw a grenade
Thank you dears, muah! (*￣3￣)╭