Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 73
Eighteen Gege made a big fuss on Si Gege's [-]th birthday, disrupting her happy day.After Qianlong's treatment, everyone was actually happy.These princesses have been taught the "rules" by the eunuchs and Jingqi nuns since they were born. They are rough, their teeth are exposed when they smile, they may even eat too much food, and their posture in serving tea is not elegant... everything needs to be "teacher" in line with the royal style.So they looked like heavenly beings from the outside, but they themselves felt unbearably miserable. It was just that they had been like this since they were young, and they were used to it. No one thought that living with their husbands was a matter of course.After a word of mouth, the sons-in-law came in one after another, and the husband and wife sat together to watch "Hitting the Golden Branch", which really felt a special warmth in their hearts.

Qianlong was sitting on the platform talking and joking with his mother. In a blink of an eye, he saw Nala Shi under the stage looking at him, and suddenly remembered the "rumor".The queen mother smiled while watching the play: "The emperor handled it better than Tang Suzong today, but it gave our girls a prestige. Guo Yan beat the golden branch, but he didn't know the inside story. There are some things that the golden branches themselves have to do. What do you think?" emperor?"

"Ah? Ah!" Qianlong was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed his head and smiled apologetically: "Yes, why would Tang Suzong be willing? He is uneasy inside and out, and he has to rely heavily on Guo Ziyi, of course it is a last resort."

One sentence made the Queen, Si Gege and Qi Gege cover their mouths and laugh.The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Emperor, you are tired. As soon as you come, you will have enough face. Leave us alone, if you want to rest, just go back and rest. I am happy today, and I have to see the end!" Qianlong was busy Standing up, he smiled and said, "This is the Empress Dowager who is sympathetic to her son. In fact, it's not that she's tired. It's just that there are a few small things that need to be taken care of. If you can't watch the play, you just lose your mind." Bow to the queen mother again, with Gao Wuyong A group of people quietly left Sigege Mansion.

Eighteen Gege returned to the gate of his mansion outside the Chaoyang Gate, a large group of maids and old ladies greeted them as soon as they got off the sedan chair, the head of the Jingqi Mammy Zhang led the crowd to kneel down and kowtow to the forehead.Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "I just came back from the Tianqi Temple, and I drew a good lottery for Gege! It was said that Gege is the grandniece of the Jade Emperor, and that Gege is going to have a son next year..." Said while accompanying Going into Xiamen at eighteen Gege, he turned his head and said to Ge Shanting: "My father-in-law, please stay. I am also tired. Gege is fasting today and going to Tianqi Temple to burn incense tomorrow. I just come in later to say hello to Gege." "Ms. Zhang is the dowry girl of Concubine Ding'an, and she is married to Yin An, younger brother of Grand Scholar Yin Tai.Her cousin is Zhang Guangsi, the current emperor's celebrity.Either way, her foundation is very hard.In fact, she is the true master of this mansion.Hearing her orders, Ge Shanting stood still and looked at his wife in bewilderment.Eighteen Gege smiled and said: "You can go back to the mansion first. I just ate a lot of fish and meat at Sigu's place, so I can't fast. I won't go to Tianqi Temple tomorrow. You go back and pack up first. Wait for my letter." After saying that, he entered the courtyard, walked through the corridor and entered the upper room, and sat down to drink tea.

Mrs. Zhang was stupefied when she heard this, and hurriedly followed in, sat across from Ge Ge, and said with a smile: "Great son-in-law is going on a long trip? I'm so old-fashioned, that's when I should come in and set a table for wine to see me off—today I heard that the emperor also went to Sigege Mansion to watch a play? This has never happened before. You just sent my old lady to Tianqi Temple, and I will not be blessed to see the emperor!" Shiba Gege ignored her with a half-smile, He raised his face and shouted, "Thrush! Come in."

"Hey, yes!" Her personal girl came in, stood beside Mrs. Zhang, and asked with a smile, "Ge Ge, what do you want?"

"You don't want anything, you call some outside men to move the screen that separates the east room where I live from the main hall, the white marble base, the glass screen, dead and heavy, it's not the girls who did it Something." Eighteen Gege thought about it and said, "There is still a blunderbuss and a Japanese sword in Curry, take it and hang it here. Look, it's hanging next to the big chicken blood red porcelain vase. The one in the house where I live The tea set, coffee table, and wicker chairs are all old, so replace them with new ones—you can tell the steward, and you can just say what I say. Also, invite the Jade Guanyin statue in the West Room to the East Wing, and I will pray to Buddha and eat vegetarian food nearby—— Did you understand?"

"Yes!" Huameier stood on the ground, and repeated Gege's words word for word, and went out to make arrangements.Mrs. Zhang has watched her grow up since she was a child, and has never seen her like this. She was surprised and said with a smile: "This is all for me to worry about, but I asked Gege to order it personally. However, you don't use guns and sticks, those birds Guns and knives hang in the house, weird. What do you want those things for?” Shiba Gege smiled and said, “Nurse, I want to ask my son-in-law to move in. I often have nightmares at night. I was so scared that my heart was pounding, it might be better if a man calmed me down."

Mrs. Zhang was stunned, opened her mouth wide, and stared at this golden branch and jade leaf who sucked her milk and grew up under her teaching as if she didn't know her.Eighteen Gege sneered and said, "Why, can't it work? I'll give you money, some more."

"This is a violation of the rules. The Ministry of Internal Affairs knows it, so it's not the sky?" Zhang said, "You are the emperor, and the son-in-law is the minister. If you recruit him, he will come in. If you don't recruit him, he will not be able to come in. Jin Xing Once you have to report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to keep the records. The number of recruits is too much to make people laugh, and make people point their backs and say ugly things, as if they can’t live without men! You two meet quietly, I’m afraid Yes. My old lady can't afford to call him into Gege's mansion so blatantly!"

Shiba Gege laughed and listened, got up and went into the inner room without saying a word, took out a silver note from the dowry box, came out and saw Zhang Da, the coat slave, and a group of male servants standing in the courtyard, then went to the door, and ordered: "I'm talking to Nanny, I'll come in later." Turning back to Mrs. Zhang, she pushed the bank note over in silence, and said after a long time: "Nurse Zhang, I've been with you since I was a child. What do you not know? The 1000 silver that was awarded to me when I got married has been spent long ago, and the moon silver is also on a daily basis. This is the last time I went back to the palace, and the noble lord saw that the mink fur cloak I was wearing had all lost its hair. Give me some money for myself. It’s not easy for a mother—just use it!” Mrs. Zhang peeked at it, and it was a [-] tael bank note.She is a very rich person, how can she value this little money?He hurriedly said: "The master did not dare to give up the silver reward, but this is not a small matter of one night and two nights. How dare I be the master when he moves in?" Just as he was talking, Huameier came in and said, "The steward said, There are rattan chairs and tea sets in the warehouse at the back, and they are always taken care of by Madam Zhang’s nephew. Butler Zhang said that they can only be taken out with his sister’s words!”

"You are so domineering!" Eighteen Gege squinted his eyes and sneered, "The housekeeper is your cousin, the one in charge of the warehouse is your nephew, and the one in charge of the door is your nephew. No wonder even the girls in my room Afraid of you!" Before Mammy Zhang came back to her senses, she slapped the table and stood up, cursing, "You bastard!"

Mrs. Zhang was startled, stood up hurriedly, stared at Shiba Gege, and said, "What's wrong with you? Buddha, what did you offend? Isn't this old slave worrying about you!"

"You fart!" Eighteen Gege was furious, "This is my Gege's mansion, not your nanny's mansion!" She took a few steps to the door, and said to Huameier: "You take the maid out of the house, and I will inform you all about it." Everyone in the house, no matter the face or the faceless, come here, and anyone who doesn't obey the order will report it immediately, and say that I have been promoted to Princess Heshuo, and I have to take care of family affairs today." Then he turned around and looked at the frightened Zhang Shi, whose face was scorched yellow. He smiled and said: "You must be thinking in your heart, I was promoted to Princess Heshuo, and when the tide rises, you will naturally be promoted a step higher, and you are still the queen mother of this mansion, right? You also know the rules - until now you are still in front of me Stand upright!" Zhang Momo knelt down with a plop, her eyes filled with tears, and she choked up, "It's not that the old slave is impolite, it's that he was confused. Think carefully, I didn't do anything wrong today! Princess Feng Heshuo is overjoyed, why are you so angry at this servant?"

Eighteen Gege's years of depression and resentment rushed to his heart at once.But she is a deep person, with a gloomy light in her eyes, she just sneers. "I grew up on your milk and have always regarded you as my grandma. How do you treat me?"

Mrs. Zhang kowtowed repeatedly, and said, "My master's kindness is as great as a mountain, how can my old woman be worthy of it? The conscience of heaven and earth is above me, I really love my master more than my own daughter..."

"Then I don't know." Eighteen Gege shook his head melancholy, "I just knew that if I asked my man to come in and stay overnight, I would have to fill you with money first, and lead you in quietly through the back corner door like a thief. How about you How dare you persuade me to 'know the shame' in person!" She was so angry that her eyes burned suddenly, she pointed her hand at Mrs. Zhang, and said through gritted teeth, "Didn't you just say that I 'can't live without a man'? By the way, I It’s just that you can’t live without a man! Even the saints say, ‘food and sex’, you have been a widow for many years, so you also call me a widow!”

"Princess--"

"Clamp your stinky mouth!" Eighteen Gege put on her identity today, she arched her hands, "I follow the emperor's order to handle this housework——Thrush, parrot!"

"exist!"

Huamei and Yinggeer, the two big girls in the upper room, who had been harassed by Zhang's family on weekdays, were really radiant at this moment, exhaled and raised their eyebrows, and stepped forward to answer: "What is the order of Master Qiantui?" The other girls have also woken up at this moment. Come on, one by one, they folded their arms and rolled up their sleeves, ready to show power.

"My words are not 'decrees'." Eighteen Gege raised his face and said, "But in this house, from today onwards, I will count as one sentence. Tell the two of you men to go to the forehead, please come here soon From now on, you worry about the internal affairs, and you men take care of the external affairs! Those flattering bosses who only know how to look at Mrs. Zhang’s face will be dismissed together! And ask some people to clean up the house and prepare a table of dishes according to my instructions just now. Tonight, I'll greet you, my father-in-law!"

"Yes, I understand!"

"Make a list of girls over 17 years old. I'm afraid there are one or two hundred, right? The ones who should be matched should be matched with the servants in the outer door—call the girl to pick the boy!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)