Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Knowing that the four princesses were coming to visit, everyone in Ruixiangfang, from Axiang's sisters to the embroiderers from the south of the Yangtze River, were so excited that they didn't know what to do. They all wore their most beautiful clothes for public viewing. Putting on the jewelry, they all stood in the backyard and waited.

Ji Lan came over to play with Xiao Lian'er in her arms. She smiled happily when she saw a yard full of flowers.

"I read in a book that 'a woman is a confidant and has a beautiful appearance.' The fourth princess will be happy to see you all dressed up like this."

Standing at the head of the first row of Ruixiangfang is Axiang's eldest sister. She is in her early thirties, wearing a magenta robe embroidered with persimmon pattern. Standing in the spring light, she looks more delicate than a flower.Shang Laixu held Ji Lan's right hand and gave up his seat in the room.

"Master, judging from the distance, I should have arrived before Concubine Jing. For some reason, I haven't come yet. Concubine Jing, please go ahead."

Jilan gave the child to Grandma Fucha and walked happily to the flower hall where guests were entertained.

When he walked to the door, Ji Lan looked at the couplet hanging on the door. It seemed a little old. He turned back and said with a smile:
"I read a poem two days ago, and there are two lines that are very good. I want to hang them in front of my door, but I have just changed the pair, so it's easier for you. It's called 'Flowers in different forests have the same color, and birds in different trees have the same voice.'"

"If you like it, why not hang it at home?"

Haifeng originally planned to sneak up and say hello to his mother suddenly, to scare her a little.Hearing that Ji Lan wanted to change the couplets but still resisted, he gave up the idea and spoke directly.

Ji Lan took her daughter's hand, and the mother and daughter stood side by side on the steps. At first glance from a distance, they looked like twins.

"I love reading these poems and lyrics now. Today I think of these two sentences, and tomorrow I love the next one. How much effort does it take to change them?"

"If you like Enie, why should you be afraid of changing it every day? These two sentences will stick with you at home."

Axiang’s eldest sister hurriedly said from the side:

"We only know how to embroider, but we can't read poems and books. The empress managed to give us a few sentences, so the master should reward us."

"Hey, you guys have to love this. Throughout the past 2000 years, Wing Chun sentences have been changed three times a day, and there are still some leftovers throughout the year. For example, 'horse riding leans on the leisure square, new clothes are fragrant with rain.' There is also 'clothes' The word "Xiang" and "Fang" are also included, which is more appropriate than the two sentences of Yilin."

"Peonies are blooming every now and then, and the city is busy. Fourth princess, are you urging me to draw flowers quickly?"

Haifeng would never mistake this slightly arrogant voice.

Sure enough, walking slowly through the crowd was Guo Luoluo Yuluo, the Eighth Fortune Jin.

Because of the serious injury, Bafujin lived in the princess's mansion for almost two months some time ago, so that Haifeng could recuperate her body.Therefore, she was very familiar with Jilan. As soon as she walked up the steps, Jilan used her free hand to hold Bafujin's hand.

"Looking at your pink face, you have finally let go of your hanging heart. If you can't draw the pattern, it doesn't hurt to take your time."

"My dear, don't underestimate me. I've already painted everything."

The three of them then went into the room and sat down to look at the patterns that Blessed Jinxin had come up with.

Axiang's eldest sister stood on the ground, directing the embroiderers to serve tea and snacks, her eyes not forgetting to stare at the picture book in the hands of the fourth princess.Haifeng finished reading page after page, and she followed suit, the smile on her face gradually widening.

Ji Lan kept praising Ba Fujin for his cleverness, took the booklet from his daughter's hand, and started reading from the beginning again.

"In the first month of the year, because Concubine Min, the birth mother of the Thirteenth Prince, and the eldest Princess Shuhui disappeared one after another, the wealthy families in the capital did not dare to wear too bright clothes, for fear that the emperor would be angry if he knew about it. Now during the Xiaoqi period It's already passed, and these peonies have been embroidered, just in time for the flowering season. In the boudoirs in the capital, I'm afraid they will start snatching Ruixiangfang's ready-made clothes again. Yu'er has this ability, but the eighth prince doesn't know how to cherish it."

"Don't mention him, Madam. I was in a good mood today. I can draw patterns very quickly, and I have to thank Mr. Wang for lending me the "Qunfang Pu" written by his grandfather, the master of Qunfang."

Little Lian'er, who was in the arms of Grandma Fucha next to her, saw her mother and grandmother chatting happily but not taking her with her. She was so anxious that she shouted:

"Let me see, let me see!"

Jilan asked Aunt Fucha to leave the child to her as usual, and went down with the other girls to rest and eat double-skinned milk.

"Feng'er, you arrived later than me just to bring them snacks?"

"Isn't it! I was about to go out, and suddenly I remembered this. The toppings of red beans, lotus seeds, roses, and almonds are all tired of eating outside. I asked them to try making candied walnuts. When I tried it today, it was really good. Wufanglou will only start selling it the day after tomorrow, so let’s try it first for our own people. Also, I made a soufflé with peach jam and brought it over with me.”

Xiao Lian'er's love for double-skinned milk has passed, and her favorite food now is soufflé.In order to deal with his daughter's tricky tongue, Haifeng really thought about all the modern diets he had done and had not done, as long as he still had some impressions in his mind.

In order to make soufflé, a French dessert, Haifeng even asked Zhang Cheng, a missionary from France.As a result, when Kangxi heard about it, he directly ordered Zhang Cheng to go to the princess mansion to help make snacks.

Now, the whole capital is eagerly looking forward to when Wufanglou will serve this dessert with a Western name of 'Soufflé'.

Ba Fujin saw that Xiao Lian'er liked the patterns she drew, his eyes were full of stars, and his tone was full of doting.

"The emperor is so kind to Lian'er, and the clan is even more convinced that she will be the queen when she grows up. I heard that the eldest son of His Royal Highness, Hong Zhou, almost stayed in the princess's mansion? He went to follow her every day in two days. Greetings, aunt."

Ji Lan repeatedly waved her hands to express her displeasure. She never understood why her daughter wanted to hold her granddaughter to such a high position.

"Although you have explained it to me several times, I am still worried. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. When Lian'er grows up, it is better to marry low than to enter the palace. How many years have I stayed in the Forbidden City? Where is that? What’s so good about it?”

"Your Majesty, you should trust the Fourth Princess. Did she push her only daughter into a pit of fire? She doesn't like the Emperor's mother-in-law."

Hearing the profound meaning of her words, Haifeng invited Ba Fujin to watch the embroiderers fighting with flowers and grass in the yard.

Zhong Jihai was not familiar with the flowers and plants in the capital, so he didn't have much fun, so he simply invited a few young and courageous embroiderers to play hide and seek.Haifeng was worried that some girl hiding in the dark might overhear their conversation, so Bafujin suggested that they go sit in the pavilion for a while.

"Not to mention people, even cats can't hide there."

Haifeng nodded in agreement, and the two of them sat down on the stone bench. In their ears, young girls laughed and cursed energetically.

There are two pots of white begonias dotted on the stone table. Against the backdrop of the bright red and green colors in the courtyard, it looks like a fairy from this world, untainted by the world.

Haifeng pinched off a small hairpin and tied it on the temple of Bafu Jin.

"Sister Yu, what you just said was that you asked me to marry your daughter to the elder brother's eldest son?"

Bafujin turned around, looked at the fourth princess steadily with a pair of clear water almond eyes, put away all his smiles, and stated his conjecture seriously.

"In my opinion, the fourth princess doesn't like any of her nephews. You will go to Mobei to settle down soon. Before leaving, make an agreement on your daughter's marriage to Hong Zhou. As long as the crown prince successfully ascends the throne, Lian'er's future as a crown princess will be stable. Hold it firmly in your hand. By then, wouldn’t it be logical for you to grant the title of Princess of the Kingdom? But I can see clearly that the fourth princess is not a cold-blooded person who is greedy for power and sacrifices her daughter."

"Then, why should I go to all the trouble to set up a trap in Changchun Garden and count all the brothers who have been ordered? Don't I just want them to think that Khan Ama will see how the emperor's grandson is doing before re-setting the order? The candidate for the crown prince: My daughter, Khan Amma, is determined to be his granddaughter-in-law. Whoever among the emperor’s grandsons marries her will be looked down upon by Khan Amma?”

"The fourth princess is very articulate, and she doesn't tell a single lie. She sounds quite convincing. My name was originally supposed to use the character 'Lian'. My grandfather was afraid that the emperor would be overly concerned when he heard it, so he changed it to the character 'Luo'. Four" The princess doesn’t want her daughter to be a queen. You want her to be a prince.”

Haifeng had the urge to silence the woman in front of him.

Although there is no basis for it, if Ba Fujin betrays him one day and blows the whistle on Ba Age, that man will not allow any loopholes and will definitely attack him.

"It's just one word. I just like it to sound nice. My brothers and sisters are so worried about it."

"Fourth Princess, no, Your Highness. Yuluo's grandparents swore an oath in the spirit of heaven, and they turned into ghosts under the sword for Your Highness, and they will not tell the story. If you really want to ascend the throne and become the emperor, don't rush to give Lian The marriage was set. The scene when Tong Guowei sealed Lian Gege and He Shuo Gege, and cleverly spread the news in the clan. Everyone said that they didn’t know who the emperor would be in the future, but the queen seemed to have decided. The princess’s house was full of people, and there were so many pairs. Keep your eyes peeled. You must have rare things to live in, and hold on to them without letting go."

"You're well-informed."

"The eighth elder brother is completely devoted to me right now and won't hide anything from me. He has been identified by all the elder brothers as the real culprit in the poisoning case. He is isolated and helpless and anxious. He turns his mind to Lian'er and forces him to I will give birth to a son with him as soon as possible, and I will marry my cousin in the future. I beg Your Highness to give you a magic remedy to save me the pain of childbirth."

"If I want to give it to you, will you drink it?"

"Of course." "Okay, you go in and accompany Eni, while I go get some medicine."

After Bafujin left, Haifeng wanted to call Axiang and Shutai to come over for help, but they couldn't find them, so he had to call Zhong Jihai.

"Have you seen my maid?"

"One of them is hiding among the flowers, and the other is hiding in the kitchen. Wait, I will go find them for you."

After a while, Zhong Jihai found the dejected Shutai and Axiang. It seemed that he had been frightened and hid in a different place.

"What did the master order?"

"You go home and bring back some nux vomica from the storehouse."

"Don't you want anything else? Are you going to boil the medicine? I made it directly in the house, and it's the same when I bring it over."

"No, just carefully pack the amount of medicine for three people and bring it."

Zhong Jihai can't understand the names of Chinese medicines, but he is very good at observing words and emotions.After Shutai left, she wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief and looked back and forth at Haifeng with wild eyes.

"You look like a female wolf trying to protect her cubs now."

"That's right. No one can touch my daughter. After I go to Mobei, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will take back Princess Kejing's Mansion for other uses. You can't continue to live there. The Lifan Courtyard will be given to you, and your brother Sebu Teng found another house. I'll ask Bafujin to come over and visit you from time to time, how about it?"

"Then, do you want her to monitor me? Or do you want me to monitor her?"

"Talk to smart people to save energy. I don't know yet."

About half an hour later, Shutai came back from the princess's residence. In addition to Nux Vomica, he also brought Duobu's urging.

"I said that Eji, my wife, and daughter have all gone out for a walk, so I won't take him with me. The house is deserted. Master, please go back early."

Haifeng thought of these days. After Duobu came out of his filial piety period, he was passionate about her every night. He ate and wiped her clean, and his face could not help but feel a little feverish.

"I know. You go first and quietly invite Bafujin to wait for me in the kitchen. Then go and ask Axiang and several of her sisters to go to the accounting room. I have something to give. They are going crazy. This is There is no limit. When things here are over, we will go home."

"Hey, the slave is going now."

When Bafujin went to the kitchen as instructed, Haifeng had already poured the medicine.

A bowl of light brown hot soup, slightly steaming, rested quietly on the stove.

"Here, drink it while it's hot. Otherwise, the effect of the medicine will be weakened."

Ba Fujin didn't hesitate for a moment, raised the medicine bowl and drank it, and drank it all in one gulp.

Haifeng was sure that she was determined to be sterilized, and would not leave any room for compromise, so she put aside all doubts.

"Aren't you afraid that this is poison?"

"I'm not afraid. I've already died once, what should I be afraid of?"

"That makes sense. You have to drink this medicine several times, otherwise it won't work. You go back first, I'm going home too. Let Ruixiangfang send you the medicine later."

"Why are you in such a hurry? The sun is still high. Oh, are you anxious?"

"You can see that he is a person who has died once, and he doesn't even show any politeness to him."

"What are you ashamed of? It's a rare blessing to have a man who sincerely hopes that you will come home early and be intimate with him."

Haifeng was afraid that Bafujin's mouth would spout unbridled dirty words again, so she loudly called Shutai to come in and help her see off the guests.

Seeing Bafujin get on the carriage and leave, Haifeng took Shutai to meet Axiang and the others in the tent.

This is an area where tens of thousands of taels of silver are put in and out every day. The building is short and sturdy. From the outside, it looks no better than a firewood shed. In fact, there is something else inside the wall.

It is not only reinforced with steel bars, but also built with three layers of bricks. There are no windows, only a tightly fitting iron door, and all the light comes from candlelight.It was hot and stuffy inside, and visibility was extremely low.

When the building was first built, Haifeng called on top Shanxi merchants and officials from the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to help draw the drawings.

It is said that even if it is bombarded by artillery, it can withstand three or four hits.

The four sisters, including Axiang, were sweating profusely and had been waiting inside for a while.

Axiang's younger sister unfortunately died a few years ago, and her second sister went to Shengjing to check the accounts.

Haifeng first took out the nux vomica and put it on the table.

"I'm afraid that Ba Fujin will be double-dealing, turn around and be soft-hearted, and join forces with Lao Ba to spy on her. The three of you will discuss whoever takes the medicine and go work for her. If there is any sign that something is wrong, he will be poisoned to death. She. I can’t trust anyone else.”

Axiang's eldest sister, without any hesitation or resistance to killing, immediately stepped forward to get the medicine.

"Master, now the second sister is able to take over and let go of all the big and small things in the embroidery workshop. The third sister looks like the same thing. To monitor Ba Fujin and Ba Ye, you have to eavesdrop on what is said in the room. How many times? None of the girls have left the palace, only the servant is married, and that’s me."

"Ruixiangfang has become the best in the world today. It's not a boast. You have become the boss. You go to bring tea and water to Bafujin and add fragrance to the bath."

The four sisters truly shared the joys and sorrows and got through it together. The timing of kneeling was perfect.

The eldest sister banged her head on the brick floor before speaking back.

"The slaves and several sisters, without the help of the master, have been sold to a brothel by Ama, and life is worse than death. All wealth and respect are given by the master. Not to mention being a maid or an old woman, they are going to work as a soldier on the battlefield. Not even afraid."

Haifeng nodded slightly, and Axiang's eldest sister stepped forward to take the medicine bag containing strychnos and led the sisters out.

"Let's go and ask Enie to get in the car. Let's go home."

On the way back, Haifeng didn't let anyone wait on her in the car. She thought about it over and over by herself inside, whether she did the right thing or not.

This was the first time that she allowed someone she really cared about to risk her life to fulfill her dream of becoming a queen.

Axiang's eldest sister is the boss of an embroidery workshop in the capital. She has been around for more than ten years, and many high-ranking female relatives recognize her.It's impossible for Ba Age not to know that when she comes to Ba Fujin's side, she is acting as a spy.

But how can she do such a task that requires extreme loyalty on just one person?
If the eldest sister is silenced, how should she face Axiang and these women working under her?

More updates will be posted in about an hour or two~
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