The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Concubine Niuhulu was busy, and the Queen and Concubine Niuhulu were left with a lot of questions. With Concubine Niuhulu's means, since Prince Gong's eldest daughter was in her hands, could she be moved out in the future and when? That was all up to Concubine Niuhulu to decide.

Another thing! If Concubine Niuhulu can raise the eldest daughter of Prince Gong today, she can naturally raise the rest of the royal heirs in the future? Who knows, she can even raise the prince?

At this time, Concubine Nianhulu naturally looked very noble. During the previous emperor's time, the empress and the concubines were almost childless, and the royal heirs were almost all born to concubines, except for Prince Rong (son of Concubine Dong E), who died early. Therefore, when the previous emperor passed away, all the princes were on the same level in the competition for the throne.

But it was different during the reign of Emperor Taizong. There were eleven living princes during his reign, but when Emperor Taizong passed away, only three princes were qualified and had the status to compete for the throne:
The eldest son, Haoge, was born to Ulanara, the concubine of Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji.

The ninth son of Huang Taiji, Aixinjueluo Fulin, was nine years old at the time. His biological mother was the current Empress Dowager, who was the concubine of Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji's Yongfu Palace!

Aisin-Gioro Bomubogor was the eleventh son of Huang Taiji. His biological mother was Consort Yijing Borjigit.

The other princes, Aixinjueluo Shuose, the fifth son of Huang Taiji, whose birth mother was the concubine Yehenala. Although his status was barely enough, his birth mother was given to another minister as a wife by his father. She was young and had insufficient power behind her. He felt that he had no chance of winning and withdrew on his own initiative.

The rest of the royal princes were born to concubines and did not even have the qualifications to enter the political arena to play the game, so it was not their turn.

Even though they were older and had a certain amount of power at the time, it was a great fortune for them to be able to watch the fight for the throne.

So the position of a concubine in the Qing Dynasty was so valuable at that time. You can see clearly now! Only the prince born by the concubine had the qualifications to compete with other princes for the throne. If one's status was not high enough, what could he do even if he was a prince? He could only watch from the sidelines.

Therefore, the prince raised by the imperial concubine is naturally more valuable and noble!

The prince raised by Concubine Niuhulu was naturally different from other princes. Not to mention concubines, even the servants couldn't see clearly. Xiaoman was also confused and shocked. She looked around to see that there was no one around, and whispered to Qinrou: "Concubine Niuhulu has never raised a royal heir before, even a princess. Why is it so sudden today that the eldest princess of Prince Gong is handed over to Concubine Niuhulu to raise?"

She couldn't understand it. It was too much of a challenge to their worldview, if Xiaoman knew that the word "worldview" existed.

"Why not?" Qin Rou asked her back. It was just that the Queen and Concubine Nianhulu reached some agreement. Everything in the world could be exchanged for benefits. It was just that it would be beneficial for the Queen to have Concubine Nianhulu raise Prince Gong, not to mention that it was only a temporary raising.

Although Qin Rou didn't know what Concubine Niu Hulu was planning, it was the same thing after all. They couldn't escape the exchange of interests. When there was a greater benefit, or when she had to do it, the queen made a choice. "Concubine Niu Hulu had never raised an heir to the throne before, but from now on, she has raised an heir to the throne." Qin Rou looked at Xiao Man and said lightly.

Xiaoman saw how calm the concubine was. She was obviously shocked when she first heard that the Queen had entrusted the care of the eldest princess to Concubine Nianhulu for the time being. However, she calmed down in just a short while.

Seeing how calm the concubine was, Xiao Man also wanted to treat it normally, but she couldn't recover for a while. However, the concubine's calmness infected her! She was not so flustered anymore.

"I am just shocked!" But Xiaoman still felt an aftershock in her heart, "The princes and princesses of our Qing Dynasty were mostly raised in princes' and princesses' quarters when they were young. There has never been a precedent for a concubine to adopt an imperial heir." Otherwise, during the time of the previous emperor, the harem was almost all made up of high-ranking concubines of the Mongolian military banner. With their status, even if they could not give birth to children themselves, it would be too easy for them to adopt an imperial prince born to a concubine.

At that time, only the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager could intervene in the upbringing of the heirs. Consort Dong E was the Imperial Noble Consort and was favored by the late Emperor, so naturally she could intervene!
But in the end, he was not adopted in a legitimate way. Otherwise, after Prince Rong (son of Concubine Dong E) died, why didn't the late emperor adopt a prince to be the concubine of the imperial concubine?

"In an emergency, we have to take emergency measures!" Qin Rou shook her head, "Not surprising." She just didn't know whether the matter of adopting an imperial heir was brought up by the empress or was Kangxi's idea.

If this is what Kangxi meant... Qin Rou's eyes curved, that would be interesting. After all, a concubine can raise the royal heir. Does the emperor want to reform the raising of the royal heir?

Qin Rou pondered, are there already signs of the establishment of the concubine system and the grand enthronement five years later?
Xiaoman believed this reason and nodded, "That's right, it's really a bit urgent. The Empress is not a prophet. Now that the eldest princess of Prince Gong has come to the palace, her residence is not suitable, and the three residences cannot be cleaned up for a while, so we have to settle her first! Empress Niuhulu, let alone other things, still has the ability to take care of an eldest princess of Prince Gong. Bringing the eldest princess of Prince Gong to Yongshou Palace and letting Empress Niuhulu raise her temporarily is also a proper arrangement."

With Concubine Niuhulu looking after her, Prince Gong's eldest daughter is much safer than the second daughter, her safety is more guaranteed, and the servants serve her more attentively. How could Concubine Niuhulu not care about this?

And with Concubine Nianhulu's ability, it was more than enough for her to protect a young child.

The concubines in the palace who have children would probably wish they could let their children sacrifice themselves for the eldest princess of Prince Gong!

A concubine is a man of few words, and things follow their master. Xiaoman gradually stopped talking too much and thought it was best to make things clear in a few words.

"I just saw three or four concubines walking with Concubine Dong." Xiaoman was serving the concubine as she walked on the palace road. Seeing that the concubine was really calm, she changed the subject.

Normally, it would not be a big deal, but yesterday the Emperor suddenly issued an order to bring the eldest princess from Prince Gong's Mansion into the palace to be raised. Was the imperial edict issued right after she came out of Qianxi Wusuo?
Among the insiders present, only Concubine Dong was the most vulnerable! They bullied the weak and feared the strong, and Concubine Dong was the best breakthrough point. If they wanted to find out something, they all chose Concubine Dong as their target.

Concubine Dong was exempted from the wake-up call yesterday, but now that she has come this morning, she can’t be exempted from it, right?
Qin Rou smiled and said nothing. If one person knows something, then it will soon be known to everyone. Qin Rou is not curious and she is patient. If you need to know something, you will know it sooner or later.

Other people's plans are much more sophisticated than hers.

Xiaoman was already used to the concubine's silence. If the concubine didn't speak, she would also be quiet. She just needed to make sure the message had reached the concubine's ears.

(End of this chapter)