The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

The queen said a few words and then asked everyone to disperse.

Everyone can be idle, but the queen cannot. After returning to the inner hall, there are still several eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs waiting for her, who take care of the miscellaneous affairs in the palace and the matters concerning the fifth prince's leaving the palace one by one.

After everything was settled, the queen put away the account book in her hand and instructed the servants: "Okay, everything should be done according to this rule! You must handle it well. If there is any mistake, don't blame me for not tolerating you."

The threat in her words was barely audible, but the warning was particularly strong. If anyone made a mistake in any of the rules, she would not tolerate such an incompetent servant.

"Well..." All the servants in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were promoted by the Queen. They knew the Queen's style of doing things very well and dared not disobey.

The Queen's words finally fell, and the tension in their heads finally relaxed for a moment, and they all replied respectfully. Under the bright candlelight, if you look closely, you can still see the sweat on their foreheads.

"Leave!" The Queen put the account book in her hand on the table and ordered calmly. If the servants dared to look up, they would definitely find that the Queen's eyebrows were slightly tired!
The servants retreated respectfully, and the nanny brought them tea at the right time, saying with concern: "Your Majesty, have a cup of tea and relax." The queen shifted her gaze to the tea, which had already gone cold, and had another servant take it away.

The nanny then went behind the queen and massaged her acupuncture points and shoulders to relieve her fatigue. She said, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard."

The queen relaxed her brows and kneaded her shoulders, which had a significant effect. She smiled slightly and said, "I am the queen, the queen of the country, the empress, the queen in charge of all the noble women in the world, and I take care of the concubines and heirs. I am the emperor's wise wife, so it's not hard at all!"

Others do not have the blessing of such hard work.

Being the mother of the country and ruling the six courts, being the role model for women in the country, is the supreme position of the queen. As the supreme and noble in the world, with supreme rights, it is natural that she should also fulfill her original responsibilities and duties.

"Yes," the nanny replied. The queen was raised by her, so how could she not know her personality? Taking care of the concubines, breeding heirs, and even more so, taking care of the emperor, which one of them was not the queen's duty and responsibility.

That being said! However, it is not easy to manage such a large harem. Especially since the queen has just stopped feeling sad, she has to take care of the affairs of the six palaces again despite the sadness.

Especially the Fifth Prince... and that name! The Second Prince had just passed away a few days ago, and she was already speaking up for the Empress! She was speaking up for the Fifth Prince! The Emperor was really hurting the Empress!

"After the Fifth Prince's matter is resolved, the Queen can finally relax for a few days." The nanny said. The Queen's grief was not so easy to heal in a short time. It was just the remaining time, the long silence and the long cold night, which slowly healed her wounds.

The Queen's smile was extremely helpless. "How can it be that easy!" The Queen couldn't help but frowned. "Next month is the Royal Madam's birthday. Although the rules have been set, there is still so much time. There is no chance that an accident will happen at any time. Until the last moment," the Queen covered her left chest, where her heart is, and said, "I can't let it go."

"Also," the Queen paused for a moment before continuing, "The Fourth Prince's birthday, if we only consider the date, is close to the Royal Madam's birthday, only two or three days later. After the Royal Madam's birthday, we should also celebrate the Fourth Prince's 100th birthday... No matter which one it is, it cannot be neglected!"

The birthday of the Grand Empress Dowager was the most honorable of all, and there couldn't be any mistakes. Otherwise, the Grand Empress Dowager would lose face, and the royal family would have no face left.

The emperor and her! To put it mildly, it is a loss of face; to put it seriously, it means that the emperor and his wife are unfilial to their elders and have a lack of moral character. It will be recorded in history books.

From now on, even a hundred years later, we will not be able to escape the infamy of being an unfilial ancestor.

"The Empress Dowager is celebrating her 60th birthday this year, so we must celebrate it in a dignified manner! The eyes of all civil and military officials are watching, and the master and his wife also feel that we have to be brave. No matter how careful we are, it is not too much. This is the filial piety of the emperor and you! We must make the Empress Dowager happy." The nanny also praised her and said:

She has been through a lot, and when big things collide, she knows what is more important and what is less important.

"There are rules for the royal heirs' third-day baptism, full-month, hundred-day and first-year birthdays. Princes have their own rules, and princesses have their own rules. The old rules may put your mind at ease," said the nanny.

He was not the first prince or princess in the palace. The Ministry of Internal Affairs was used to doing such things as the third day of the third month and the hundredth day of the first month. However, he was a prince born to a concubine, not a prince born to the empress, so it was much easier to do.

Besides, who can blame the Fourth Prince for his bad luck, being born at the wrong time. The time of the 100-day banquet coincided with the birthday of the Grand Empress Dowager. The 60th birthday of the Grand Empress Dowager had to be simple, not to mention the 100th birthday banquet of the heir to the throne.

Naturally, we can only keep it simple! Blame it on heaven and earth, blame it on the Fourth Prince for choosing a bad birthday, blame it on Concubine Ma Jia for giving birth to him on such an unfortunate day.

However, Concubine Ma Jia is probably going to be unhappy.

But she deserves it! The nanny muttered to herself. Look at how happy she was when the Fifth Prince announced that he would leave the palace, but she pretended to be restrained. Wasn't it because she was the only prince in the palace?

A mere concubine has such ambitions. I'm afraid that if there is no good news in the palace in a few days, she will be arrogant to the sky! The master is generous and tolerates her!

"How can I be relieved so easily?" The queen smiled, looking a little tired, and inevitably with a little bit of vicissitudes that were hard to see. "After this matter is over, ask the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to come to me, so that I can draft a set of rules and present it to the emperor. Let's see what the emperor means."

The Empress can make decisions on all matters in the harem. But she cannot make decisions blindly. The Emperor's heart is extremely important. An Empress who is in the Emperor's heart and on good terms with him has a much more prominent status than an Empress who is not favored and has no children. There is a huge difference!
The Queen not only wants the honor of being the Queen, she also wants the Emperor's trust and sincerity. Therefore, over the years, the Queen has been extremely cautious in every step she takes.

She eventually became a queen who was famous both inside and outside the palace and lived in harmony with the emperor.

To achieve your goal, you don't necessarily have to go straight to the point; being more tactful, even if you take a few more detours, but still being able to achieve your goal without bloodshed or surprises, isn't that also a good thing?

"You are the emperor's wife. When the emperor needs someone to discuss something, you are the only one who can discuss it with the emperor." The nanny flattered. Not everyone is the emperor's wife! Not everyone is the empress of the Qing court.

Madam, do you know what the Queen wants to hear?
(End of this chapter)