Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Chapter 16 The Maid
In the Forbidden City in June, cicadas sing all over the ground, and the sun is like fire.

After finishing her homework in the morning, Hai Feng couldn't wait to run to find her mother.

The three small rooms next to the small Buddhist hall are now dedicated to Jilan's meals, rest, and reciting sutras in the afternoon.

"Ene, Niuniu is here."

Seeing a maid in Tsing Yi standing at the door of the wing room from a distance, Hai Feng was dizzy just after class, and habitually thought it was Tao Zi, but when he got closer, he realized that he had made a mistake.

"Slave pays respects to Si Gege."

"Get up, you are..."

"Slave Qingmei, I will serve Guo Guiren personally from now on."

Strange, where did I hear this sound?

Haifeng tried hard to recall, but only had a vague impression.

Taozi was inside and was about to serve Ji Lan a meal, when she heard the noise, she hurried out.

"Gege is well. The slave thought that Gege had a lot of homework today and he would not be free. Master has been looking forward to it all morning."

Hearing that his mother was in a hurry, Hai Feng hurried into the house.

"Niu Niu is here. Ernie made some snacks for you. If you don't eat them, they will be cold."

"Ene, what happened to that green plum?"

While she was asking questions, her hands were not idle, picking up a piece of sesame red date cake.

Mother's handicraft is really good, sweet and soft.

Ji Lan lovingly picked all the good things from her lunch package into the small bowl in front of Hai Feng, and poured her a cup of iced milk tea that had been chilled in the well water.

"I went to greet the imperial concubine today, and asked for grace to let Tao Zi go home next month. The empress of the imperial concubine lent me Qingmei for two days. When the Ministry of Internal Affairs finds a suitable person, she will return to the Qian Palace and continue. To serve the imperial concubine."

"go home?"

"That's right. Tao Zi is not young anymore, it's time to..."

Ji Lan stopped suddenly.

The wall has ears.

"Peaches also have Amagene, so the whole family naturally wants to be together all the time."

"Just like Niuniu and Ernie?"

"Correct."

Hai Feng smelled some conspiracy.

At the banquet yesterday, Xiao Zhuang obviously slapped Concubine Tong in the face, making fun of her for being the head of the six palaces, but he failed to do anything for Kangxi.

Wouldn't it be too risky for the imperial concubine to put eyeliner by her mother's side now?

Thinking about the key points in his mind, Hai Feng suddenly felt a little bit like chewing wax.

Without eating or sleeping, Hai Feng moved away from the dining table and poured tea, so that Hai Feng could quietly talk to his mother and act coquettishly.

Ji Lan couldn't let go of something, so she winked at Tao Zi.

Taozi understood, and went out to tell Qingmei.

"The master's calming tea is still brewing in the palace. Elder sister Lao Qingmei went back to watch the heat. Today is my first day here, and it is enough for me to serve you in the afternoon. In the hot weather, I will take a rest."

After finishing speaking, he tucked a purse in Qingmei's sleeve, and put 20 taels of silver bills in it.

Qingmei also knew that since she had just arrived, Guo Guiren could not trust her, so she saluted meekly and went back as promised.

Tao Zi closed the door of the wing room and stood guard outside.

Only then did Ji Lan dare to speak frankly to her daughter.

"Niuniu, Mulan Qiuwei, do you know?"

Hai Feng nodded heavily.

Sure enough, my mother had news from her bedside.

The four words 'Mulan Qiuwei' have been discussed by my elder brother for almost a month.

No way, no matter how good the Forbidden City is, you can’t go out casually. After a long time, people will be suffocated in it, and it will be very boring.The servants all regarded going to Mulan as a hope, talking about it every day and every night.

Those grasslands, the blue sky and white clouds, of course Hai Feng yearns for it too.

But it was about to start, and there was no definite purpose to take her there.

There is weirdness everywhere.

Obviously a superficial beauty trick.

Or, Xiaozhuang and Kangxi bet their treasure on the third princess, and they are just better than nothing?
"I heard from the nuns that the only ones who can go to Mulan are princes who have their teeth sequenced. Gege generally doesn't go, unless the empress dowager, queen mother or Khan Ama specially asks her to."

"Does Niuniu really want to go?"

"Think about it. There are always such a few people in the palace, and those places. I heard from my brothers that hunting is fun. There are foxes, rabbits, and deer~ But if Ernie doesn't go, Niuniu is willing to stay be with you."

Ji Lan originally prepared a long speech to trick her daughter, but after hearing her obedient answer, it got stuck in her throat and she couldn't speak.

As a concubine, Ji Lan knew that she would have to die in this life to leave the Forbidden City.Even if the emperor goes on tour, she may not be able to accompany him, and even his younger sister may not be qualified.

Could it be that the child is kept in this cage for ten years at a young age?

The freedom she doesn't have, the daughter must have.

"Niu Niu, Er Nie asked Tao Zi to come home because she has reached a marriageable age and should get married early."

Hai Feng's eyes lit up excitedly.

Finally cut to the chase.

"I know, Su Ma's mother said it."

"That's good. In the future, you will naturally have to marry. Last night, the emperor told me that he wanted to marry you to Mongolia. Ene knew that he was born in a bad family, and I'm afraid it would cause you to be looked down upon. But as long as you don't Marry far away, go to the palace every year to say hello, we mother and daughter can always see each other. Ene doesn't like this idea in his heart. Mulan, if you want to go, go, go, pay attention to the two sons of the Wang family in Duling County. The older one is called Garzang, and the younger one is called Sailen."

"Pay attention to what they do?"

"That is, whether they are compatible or not, looks, character, and behavior. If you like it, Enie will listen to the emperor; if you don't like it, Enie will try his best to find a way to find you a favorite eunuch. "

Hai Feng hugged his mother's white and greasy neck tightly, his heart was already shaken.

Do you really want to leave your mother alone in the palace just to compete with the second princess for a while?

Yes, the mother obviously took refuge in Xiaozhuang, and no one dared to touch her for a while.

But nothing is absolute.

Concubine Tonghuang is the cousin of Kangxi.She made a mistake, unless it was a terrific crime, the result of the treatment would be thunder and rain, raising it high and putting it down gently.

There is no justice here, only high and low status, master and slave.

She left, Tao Zi also returned home, and there was no one around her mother she could trust.

"Ernie, Niuniu also wants to stay by your side more. Stay here forever, and don't marry far away. Mulan won't go this year, but she can go next year."

Hai Feng hurriedly told Ji Lan what happened to the third princess last night.

"Since the third sister wants to marry the Wang family of Duling County, and I don't know their family, why not be beautiful?"

Taozi suddenly gave a signal outside.

It should be time for class.

"On July [-]th, didn't Khan Ama allow us to go to Nanyuan for a stroll? At that time, there will not be so many idle people around now, so Niuniu will discuss it with Ernie."

"That's a good idea. The emperor said that we will leave on July 22. There is no rush."

Ji Lan smiled slightly, and picked up the Buddhist beads on the kang table.

I have recited the scriptures thousands of times, but I pray that the Buddha will bless my daughter from bad luck to good luck, and everything goes well.If there is any suffering, the believer will bear it for her.

It's nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)