novelonline Chapter 1958: Wife or Concubine
Chapter 1958: Wife or Concubine
Chapter 1958: Wife or Concubine
Silent all night.
The next day, Shushu got up early.
The honey-colored Ning silk cheongsam was taken out and hung up yesterday and ironed.
The matching jewelry also includes gold inlaid beeswax.
Shushu sat in front of the dressing table, and Baiguo put ear clips on her.
"This year, the Ministry of Rites will change its hat on the 20th, and the jewelry boxes in the house should also be replaced..."
Ginkgo Road.
Every year in late March, men change their hats to summer hats, and women change their jewelry, no longer wearing gold jewelry, but jade jewelry.
Shushu remembered that Prince Yu was still ill and Prince Gong had not been well recently, so she said, "Take out a set of Baiyu's and keep it ready..."
These two seem to be about the same.
Kangxi lost two brothers in succession and began to enter old age.
At that time, his son in his eyes was no longer a son, but an enemy who threatened his throne.
Thinking of this, Shushu felt heavy in his heart.
It seems that the brisk days are numbered.
Bai Guo replied: "I will save some money, and I will also keep a set of silver head masks."
With Shushu's status, there are only two situations when she goes out on weekdays: one is to pay respects to the palace, and the other is to attend various banquets.
The banquets are divided into birthday banquets such as "third day washing", "centenary" and "first birthday", wedding banquets, and funeral banquets.
As the master and servant were talking, there was a noise outside.
The Ninth Prince is back.
Shu Shu was a little surprised and said, "So early? I thought I would have to come back from the palace to pay my respects before I could see you..."
The Ninth Prince looked at Shushu with a smile in his eyes.
"Khan Ama returned to the palace early, so we, the guards, dispersed at the palace gate..."
Shu Shu saw the Ninth Prince's appearance clearly, pinched his arm, and said with concern: "You have lost weight. The few pounds of weight you gained before have almost been lost again."
The Ninth Prince said, "Now that we are home, you should nourish me well and I will be well again."
At this point, he flipped out a booklet from his bosom and said, "Look, I asked people to buy a lot of things along the way, and brought some back. Most of them are in Suzhou. I will bring them to us when the Ji family's ship arrives in Beijing."
Shushu took it and looked at it. It was mainly various silks, fans, spices and medicinal herbs, as well as some other local specialties.
Shushu looked through it and said, "The weather is getting hotter. I was thinking of asking someone to buy Songjiang cloth. It's just right for me."
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "I thought you would like to use this..."
When it was time for breakfast, the Ninth Prince simply washed up, and the couple had breakfast together.
One serving of seafood porridge, one serving of shrimp dumplings, and one serving of steamed egg with clams.
The Ninth Prince ate with a satisfied look, and said with a look of pride, "My master is really smart. He only allowed Cao Shun to disembark at Tianjin. He then went back to follow the instructions of the purchasing officer and went to Tianjin once a month. It doesn't cost much."
Shushu didn't object.
For a couple of their status, spending a lot on food and drink is not a big deal.
Even if Kangxi would criticize it, it wouldn't be a big deal.
I have to go to the palace to pay my respects, so I can't delay.
Shushu had breakfast and said, "Master, take a good rest. I'm going out first."
The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I can't rest. Uncle Wang is still sick. When I came back just now, Fourth Brother said that he would go to Prince Yu's mansion in a while. I asked someone to pack a few boxes of tonic medicine and we will go to Prince Yu's mansion."
There are rules for visiting patients. It is not advisable to visit too early and it is also prohibited in the afternoon.
Shu Shu nodded and said, "It was only two days after my master left the house when we heard that the prince was seriously ill. I was still in confinement and couldn't go out. It was not easy to send Gui Dan directly, so I prepared a gift and asked Uncle Shi to take it over."
"Well, I heard what Old Ten said yesterday. I thought that if Khan Ama appointed the imperial physician to treat Prince Bo, the disease would be cured. I didn't expect the result to be like this..."
The Ninth Prince sighed a little.
It would be fine if someone was in his seventies or eighties, but it is really hard to be paralyzed in his fifties.
Shushu listened and recalled the rumors of these days.
When people outside mentioned Prince Yu's illness, some said it was caused by great joy and sadness, while others said it was caused by women.
Since April of the 39th year, when the fifth princess was born in Prince Yu's mansion, Prince Yu took in several concubines.
It is really of great significance.
You should know that before the Fifth Princess, the last baby was born in Prince Yu's Mansion in the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, when the current Fifth Prince Baoshou was born.
Not having a baby cry for more than ten years is also a blow to a man in his prime.
Human nature is greedy.
After giving birth to a little girl, she naturally hopes for a little son.
When the youngest son came, I looked forward to it again and again...
Within a few years, he had more than ten concubines and maids, four children, and was exhausted.
Shushu looked at the Ninth Prince. The news from the capital could not be concealed from the emperor.
I hope Kangxi will learn from this and stop thinking about finding princesses for his sons.
It was not so bad in the early years, as each family had few descendants, so the purpose of having a person born was to have children and spread out their family line.
Now, except for the Eighth Prince, other princes' families have no shortage of children, so Kangxi can worry less.
When Shushu left the house, the Tenth Lady was already waiting.
The Tenth Prince was not at home. He had just returned from Nanyuan in the morning and was not in a hurry to go to the clan residence.
Seeing Shushu dressed in new clothes, she stepped forward and took Shushu's hand, staring at her with eyes wide open, and said, "Sister-in-law Jiu looks good in this color, it sets off her fair skin. I want to give her a kiss."
Shushu also praised the Tenth Lady's clothes: "The color of your sister-in-law's clothes is also nice."
The Tenth Lady was still wearing red, but it was not the bright red that made her look bloated, but a slightly darker coral red.
The Tenth Lady said, "She is not like my sister-in-law. She likes any color. She doesn't have to be picky like me."
Shushu smiled and said, "My sister-in-law drank honey this morning. Her mouth is so sweet."
The Tenth Lady's eyes curved as she said, "I didn't eat honey, I ate sugar-coated cakes instead."
The sisters-in-law got on the carriage while talking.
When we arrived at Shenwu Gate, we saw the Fourth Lady talking to the Eighth Lady.
The sisters-in-law met each other and entered the Shenwu Gate together.
In the Shenwu Gate, the Seventh and Fifth Concubines were there. Next to the Fifth Concubine stood a woman wearing a pink Manchu dress. She was Guaerjia.
On the sixth day of March, Guaerjia entered the Fifth Beile's mansion as a concubine, and there was also a wedding.
With the wedding banquet when Fu Cha came into the family before, no one found it strange.
But when facing the Fifth Lady, everyone felt a little more awkward.
There is no comfort.
Lady Qi also noticed that Shushu was in a different spirit than usual, and said with a smile, "It can be seen that Master Jiu is back, she is dressed up like a little beauty."
Shushu did not hide her joy and said, "Our master has returned from a long journey, I can't let him see me with unkempt hair and dirty face."
"Tsk tsk..."
Seeing this, the Seventh Lady was a little jealous and said, "After four or five years of marriage, they have already given birth to four children, and they are still so clingy."
Shushu smiled and didn't show off anything.
The Eighth Lady was standing nearby and heard everything, with a blank look in her eyes.
The days that Dong E lived were the days she had been looking forward to before getting married.
The couple loved each other very much and their child was not born out of wedlock.
She recalled the harsh words she had overheard in the palace when she was a child.
Said she was a person of little fortune.
He lost his father before he was born and his mother when he was three.
Guo Luomafa, who loved her the most, did not live long either.
Compared with himself, Dong E can indeed be called a blessed person.
Her parents had been married for more than ten years, but had no children. As a result, they gave birth to Dong E, who was followed by a string of younger brothers.
After five years of marriage, they had four sons.
If this isn’t a blessing, then what is?
For a moment, the Eighth Lady felt awe in her heart.
Of course, I am not in awe of Shushu, but in awe of God and luck.
After the sisters-in-law finished talking, they went to the six palaces in the east and west.
This time, the Fifth Lady did not remain silent. Instead, she took Shushu's hand and said, "Thank you for sending the shrimps and crabs yesterday. They are rare. The Fifth Master also likes to eat them."
Shushu smiled and said, "It's all because of our grandfather's worry. When he sent someone back, he told him that one bucket was for my fifth brother, his wife, and my nephews..."
The Ninth Prince's Mansion transported back two truckloads of seafood, but of course he couldn't eat it all alone.
If that happened, he would lose his filial piety and friendship, which would be inconsistent with the Ninth Prince's usual behavior.
Shushu arranged for people to deliver the gifts to each household.
The Fifth Beile's Mansion, the Prince of Dun's Mansion, and the Fourth Beile's Mansion all received a barrel as a gift.
The first two families are related because of their close relationship, but the second family has some ulterior motives.
The Fourth Prince is a preacher and usually behaves like an eldest brother, so why not praise him and let him be a good brother to the Ninth Prince.
The Fifth Lady was relieved to see that Shushu was still friendly and cold towards Guaerjia.
A woman is strong when she becomes a mother, she can't live in a muddle-headed way any longer.
Even if you are impatient with these social engagements, you can no longer follow your own temper.
In fact, Shushu felt very awkward and had nothing to say to Guaerjia.
Judging from the royal family's intention, this concubine is still a wife, not a concubine.
There are mourning rules and one can enter the palace to pay respects.
The Fucha clan was the first and the Guwaljia clan was the second.
With these two examples as examples, future concubines in other mansions will be treated similarly.
With Kangxi's way of playing fair between his sons, when each mansion has a concubine in the future, his own family will become conspicuous, and he may have to appoint someone to succeed him.
If you want to be crowned as a concubine, you must have the merit of giving birth to a child and be included in the Yellow Book. Otherwise, you can only be a concubine or a concubine...
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