The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 402 Everyone Knows

The Empress and Consort Niuhulu were talking about this and that, and then they mentioned Princess Gulun Jingduan. "Princess Gulun Jingduan was also going to Beijing to celebrate the birthday of the Grand Empress Dowager. She had already left, but she fell ill that night. She had a fever and a cold, and she didn't recover for a long time! She has been suffering from this for ten days. When Korchin Taiji saw this, he quickly submitted a memorial. She can't come to celebrate the birthday."

"The Empress Dowager has always been kind and tolerant." Concubine Niuhulu smiled and followed the Queen's words. The Empress Dowager's skills have always been used to fight for power and profit in the former court and the harem and the nobles' mansions. Her focus is different from others!
What she saw was different from what others saw. It was just a birthday, even if it was the sixtieth birthday, it was just a little more precious than an ordinary birthday. The Empress Dowager didn't take it too seriously.

The Empress Dowager would not let such a good opportunity slip by. She was concerned about the country and the world. Although Concubine Nianhulu knew that she had to be on guard against the Empress Dowager's methods, which could put people to death.

But that did not prevent Concubine Nianhulu from wanting to live like the Empress Dowager, who was fierce and magnanimous, and who could pick up the heart of a bodhisattva when she was old. She would then be the most noble and respected old lord in the world.

It can be said that the life of the Grand Empress Dowager is the ideal type of Concubine Nianhulu. She is afraid of the Grand Empress Dowager's dominance, but she is also a good role model for her.

"Speaking of which, I don't know if there is any news about Princess Gulun Jingduan that has reached the capital yet, and whether she has recovered from her illness. The Empress Dowager is worried about her. Princess Gulun Jingduan grew up under the Empress Dowager's nose. She is the second daughter of Empress Xiaoduanwen. A woman who raises a child for a hundred years is worried about him for ninety-nine. In fact, Princess Gulun Jingduan is also the daughter of the Empress Dowager, and she has to call her Queen." Concubine Nianhulu said worriedly.

Is the Grand Empress Dowager really worried? Maybe! After all, after watching for a long time, you will find a dog more pleasing to the eye. But the premise is that the Grand Empress Dowager and her aunt, Empress Xiaoduanwen, have no conflicts. It is just a rational and ideal statement that the disaster will not affect the family.

People in the world are not so rational. Every human being has his or her emotions. No matter how rational a person is, there will be times when he or she loses his or her rationality.

The Queen also sighed, "Princess Gulun Jingduan has been a widow for more than 20 years, but she still has two sons who are filial. This time Princess Gulun Jingduan has been ill for a long time, and the two brothers rushed over as soon as they received the news. They also submitted a memorial to the capital to apologize and detailed the reasons. The Emperor mentioned it last night, and the memorial sent by the brothers said that she has gotten better, at least the fever has gone away, but the cold has not subsided for a long time."

"The Emperor and I are thinking that we should give her some medicinal herbs. Princess Gulun Jingduan is already 46 years old, so she should take care of her health." The Queen counted carefully. Princess Gulun Jingduan is more than a little older than the current Empress Dowager in the palace?
Concubine Nianhulu knew what the Queen said. It was true that Princess Gulun Jingduan was ill and did not want to go to Beijing to celebrate the birthday of the Grand Empress Dowager.

After all, she was a legitimate princess. She had witnessed the peak of Empress Xiaoduanwen's power. Now, Empress Xiaoduanwen was nothing but dust. The power had shifted, and there was no place for Princess Gulun Jingduan or Princess Gulun Yong'an in the capital.

The Empress Dowager would be disappointed with Princess Gulun Shuhui and Princess Gulun Xingping, but after she was angry, she still cared about her own daughters, even if they did something wrong! She was still worried that they would not live well.

Do you think the Empress Dowager was so concerned about the Princess Gulun Jingduan and Princess Gulun Yongan, the daughters of Empress Xiaoduanwen? They were not her own children, so she did not feel sorry for them!

Princess Gulun Jingduan and Princess Gulun Yongan also found it difficult to accept their own end. But the fact is that their era has passed and ended.

"Your Majesty and you have thought it through. When the Empress Dowager heard the news this morning, she was very worried." Concubine Niuhulu said. Whether the Empress Dowager was really worried or not is not clear, but she certainly said that she was worried, and she also took up the title of the legitimate mother.

A mother must be kind! Especially a stepmother, a non-blood relative, or a very close blood relative but not very close.

And children should not be unfilial either!

"Children are all debts! If there are any bad things, it is even more of a sinful debt." The Queen heard this and said. She seemed to understand very well and sighed. "I owed them since I was born. What does it matter if I miss them? I can only miss them and miss them." This is about mothers worrying about their children! Not only did she say that all the people in the world are like this, but she also specifically referred to it here. The Empress Dowager also treated Princess Gulun Jingduan and Princess Gulun Yongan in the same way.

After all, she was born into a good family. She was the legitimate daughter of Empress Xiaoduanwen and Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji. Her bloodline was noble, and even for the sake of face, everyone in the palace attached great importance to her.

As long as they don't make mistakes, don't make crucial and decisive mistakes in their stance, this bloodline will be their amulet.

Of course, if they were implicated and the emperor was determined to deal with them, there was also the precedent of Princess Gulun Wenzhuang.

Although she left early and was not implicated, because Gulun Efu Makata had not paid homage to the emperor for many years, he considered this to be a sign of treason and acted accordingly. In the eighth year, the emperor stripped her of her title and imprisoned her, along with her son.

To put it bluntly, during those years, she enjoyed the blessings she shouldn't have enjoyed, formed a clique with the traitor Oboi for personal gain, disrupted the government, and had the wrong political stance! She also belonged to the camp of Grand Concubine Jingyi.

In short, this was too much to bear. Kangxi ordered him and his sons to be imprisoned because they had stepped on his two reverse scales. Are they still imprisoned now?
Whether it was the Empress or Consort Niuhulu, they all ignored it without any prior agreement or intention.

"Yes, I think the Empress Dowager also has some nourishing medicinal herbs, which should be sent over with the Emperor and the Empress." Concubine Nianhulu returned to the main topic.

Regardless of whether it was a real illness or a fake one! The palace had no shortage of medicinal materials. As a token of grace and respect, they would definitely give the medicine down.

The Queen did not refute, this was inevitable. Instead, she reminded him: "If you have any intention, prepare it and ask the servants to send it over later."

The Emperor and the Empress Dowager both expressed their appreciation for her, so Concubine Niuhulu couldn't just ignore it! Concubine Niuhulu's position as a concubine is very precious at this time? Even if the Empress didn't remind her, Concubine Niuhulu herself had to prepare. She wouldn't run away!

The Queen was happy to do a favor, even though Concubine Nianhulu would not acknowledge it. Both she and the Queen knew that it was just a casual remark.

It was also asked to each palace and each place to keep an eye on it. Not to mention other people in the royal family, the empress and the only concubine Niuhuru were on the same side, especially against Khorchin and Mongolia.

The Queen wanted to keep her position, and Concubine Niuhulu also wanted to ensure that her position was safe and secure. When interests are aligned, there is a premise for cooperation.

If you want to squeeze people in, you have to be prepared to pass two levels of checkpoints.

"I'll go back and pick some." Concubine Niuhulu responded, and she was also thinking about it in her mind.