The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 281 Crying

When the Fifth Prince moved to the palace, Concubine Yehenala was too tired and fell asleep. When she woke up from this sleep, the Fifth Prince's presence was gone in the Yanxi Palace.

Yehenala concubine cried bitterly. Yehenala's wife and Zisu were both there to persuade and serve her. After crying for a while, Yehenala concubine stopped.

However, there were only vague rumors about this in the harem, and no one went to verify it.

After the birth of the royal heir, he was moved to the prince's residence to be raised. This was the ancestral rule. It was also the intention of the emperor and the empress. Concubine Yehenala would have cried quietly, but she made a big fuss. Was she dissatisfied with the empress and the emperor?

So I only heard some vague news...

Qin Rou also heard Aunt Chen mention it and drooped her eyelids. A mother, who had been pregnant for ten months and gave birth to the royal heir, was taken to the East Five Institute. In the future, she might only see him once or twice during the holidays. The fate of the little person was completely controlled by a servant who did not know whether to be loyal or treacherously.

Not to mention being sad, even being heartbroken is inevitable.

Therefore, the women in the palace, especially the concubines, are the most pitiful. They seem to have everything, glory, wealth, status, but only they themselves know what it feels like to be deep inside the palace walls.

In fact, the women in this palace have nothing. And most of them are pitiful!

They had no husbands. Was Kangxi their husband? No! Kangxi's emperorship and his heart were as deep and vast as the sea, unfathomable. No one knew when a storm would suddenly appear on a calm sea, sweeping away the lives of millions and engulfing the high walls and red tiles!

They also have no children. Did they give birth to children? Yes, but the connection between mother and child during the ten months of pregnancy cannot make up for the decades of invisibility, and the blood relationship will become estranged.

What's more, children, who are like a blank slate, have already been dyed with various colors; at an age when they need their mothers but their mothers cannot be there to take care of them in person, they have experienced disappointment too many times and have already had emotional comfort in their hearts.

People are good at deflecting harm!

This is the instinct of human nature. If you can't get something, you will look for a substitute. But with the substitute, the genuine product is no longer necessary. Who would laugh at the fake appearance of the substitute?
They no longer had their natal families. After entering the deep palace walls, the contact with their families and clans became mixed with a little interests - the interests were intertwined and complicated - and most of the time they were maintained by interests.

When the benefits are gone, they will gather together and disperse when the benefits are gone. They will be the first to be abandoned! This is a helpless fact.

So in fact, there is no family anymore, and there is no blood relationship anymore;
They have lost their self and have been treated poorly by their families, but when their families are in need, they are like fireflies rushing into a fire, determined to leave no way out.

However, after the concubine Yehenala cried, there was no follow-up.

Qin Rou breathed a sigh of relief! So no matter how much you think, it is better to live freely. Whether there is a future or not does not exist yet? It is better to live freely for a day, and count the days.

The fifth prince's birthday was on April 14th. Kangxi never refused the Queen's favor. On the 14th and 15th, when he was not in the Queen's palace, he was busy with government affairs in the front court and lived alone in the Qianqing Palace.

I don't know what the Empress and the Emperor discussed. I heard that there hadn't been any happy events in the palace for a long time, and the birth of the Fifth Prince made the Emperor and Empress very happy, so!
They all unanimously decided that the Fifth Prince's third-day bathing banquet should be a "small" one. The concubines in the harem only needed to receive the news.

A small one is equivalent to a big one, which means there are more rituals. It is certain that there will be troubles, and a newborn baby will face the first trouble in his tiny life.

Even though Qin Rou was oblivious to what was happening outside, she could still hear rumors from the words in the harem. It was said that there were rumors among the people of the previous dynasty that Kangxi had a sonless son, otherwise he would not have lost four children at a young age. It was possible that all these children in the harem would continue to be killed by the emperor! In addition to the propaganda of the remnants of the previous dynasty, there was more than one voice in the court. Everyone was muddying the waters, so the fact that this rumor could reach the harem showed how chaotic it was.

It is impossible for Kangxi not to be angry! But Kangxi is now in the previous dynasty, and his wings are not enough, so he is hindered in his actions. On one side is the new emperor who is eager to make progress and govern the country, and on the other side are the court officials who have been in power for many years and have made great contributions.

Qin Rou didn't believe that the ministers didn't have the idea of ​​making Kangxi a puppet emperor.

Therefore, the outcome of this battle and the turmoil that will inevitably be caused will ultimately lead to such an outcome.

Yes, Kangxi had three sons who died young, but what about his two princes? Now there was a new prince born, so it was not surprising that Kangxi wanted to use this opportunity to shock the court officials.

Anyway, she just waits.

Qin Rou didn't care, but someone else did. Concubine Ma Jia was a little jealous and anxious, "The Fifth Prince's third-day bathing banquet is going to be big, but what about Saiyin Chahun? The Fourth Prince is the elder brother, and the Fifth Prince is the younger brother. The Fifth Prince's third-day bathing banquet was so grand, but what about the full moon and centenary celebrations in the future? What about the Fourth Prince?"

Concubine Ma Jia just whispered a few words to her own servants.

In theory, the Fourth Prince is the eldest brother, and the Emperor's actual eldest son. But the Fifth Prince already has that name, and the Emperor values ​​him so much, so wouldn't the Fourth Prince be inferior to the Fifth Prince in the future?

That can't be done!

It would be fine if it was a legitimate prince. He was born by the empress, and their illegitimate princes could never be compared with the legitimate ones; but Yehenara and she were both concubines, and the fourth and fifth princes were both illegitimate princes, and the fourth prince was still the emperor's eldest son in the true sense.

In this way, the first thing that comes to mind for the world and the ministers is the Fifth Prince, not the Fourth Prince, the eldest son of the emperor. Wouldn't the honor and favor of her and her son be taken away by Concubine Yehenala and her Fifth Prince?

How could Concubine Ma Jia not be anxious!
As it concerns her own honor and favor, as well as the Fourth Prince's honor and favor, Concubine Ma Jia is extremely anxious.

"Concubine Ma, don't be anxious!" Huang Li also became anxious, but still persuaded Concubine Ma Jia.

"How can I not be anxious?" Huang Li had just finished speaking when Concubine Ma Jia interrupted her anxiously.

Things are getting urgent.

"The Fifth Prince was just born, and the legitimate prince died not long ago. It's normal for the Emperor to value the Fifth Prince. It's just a grand third-day-christening banquet!" Huang Li said softly, but she didn't make her words clear. Concubine Ma Jia didn't understand what Huang Li meant at first.

But then, she understood and continued to listen to Huang Li. Huang Li and Concubine Ma Jia, "Concubine, you forgot that our Fourth Prince's birthday is on December 25th. In a month, our Fourth Prince will also hold a 100th birthday banquet."

Concubine Ma Jia immediately understood what Huang Li meant and whispered to herself, "That's right! When our Fourth Prince was born, it was the coldest time of the year. When he was one month old, the weather was still cold. He didn't even have a bath or a full moon. And now he hasn't even had a proper banquet to welcome him?"

It’s not even a full month since the birth of the baby, so it’s only natural... to have a slightly grander centenary banquet!