Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2271 Six Volumes 326 Competing for Favor ([-] words completed)
Lan Qiao and Bi Hai also understood Jiu Fujin's scruples.

Although Fu Ling'an is a concubine, he is the eldest son after all.The treatment given by the emperor to Fu Ling'an was not low: besides Duo Luo's forehead, he was given to the third-class guards when he was 13 years old.

What's more, Fu Ling'an is still serving in the Northwest Military Camp at this time, following Fu Wen's son, Cheng En Gong Mingrui, and the third forehead son-in-law Buten Baljuer.With such kinship, Mingrui and Sebuten Balezhuer gave Fu Ling'an a chance to make meritorious deeds.Although he is still young, the emperor has personally rewarded him several times.

As for Fu Long'an, even though he is a legitimate son, he is still young after all, and he has not yet had the opportunity to serve in the military camp - a Manchu man with military merit is the most important thing.If there is no military merit, the road ahead will be difficult.

Besides, although Fu Long'an is said to be the fourth son-in-law, he is only a Heshuo son-in-law after all. The birth mother of the fourth princess is a pure noble concubine—and the two sons of the pure noble concubine have no hope of inheriting the throne at this moment. up.Therefore, both the pure noble concubine herself and the four princesses' worth have also been considerably affected.

Jiufu Jin had been worrying for many days, fearing that Fu Ling'an would surpass Fu Long'an with his military achievements; in that case, Rue Xiang's status in the mansion would pose a great threat to herself.

Concubine, elder and younger, there is a certain order; but in the end, everything depends on the child's own good fortune when he grows up.After the children grow up, there are too many things about the concubine surpassing the legitimate son, and the youngest surpassing the eldest son.

——Just like the Fu family's own family, Li Rongbao of the previous generation was the legitimate son and inherited the family's position; but his position has never surpassed that of his two elder brothers, Ma Qi and Ma Wu.

As for Fu Heng's generation, Fu Wencai was the eldest son, the Dazong, who inherited the title of Lord Cheng En; but in fact, the highest status in the Fu family at this time was the youngest son Fu Heng.

Jiufujin was too afraid that this kind of thing would happen again in her children's generation, and she didn't want to make Ruxiang's child Fu Ling'an surpass her Fu Long'an and Fu Kang'an.

——She never thought that the child Fu Ling'an would be so promising when he grew up, and he was not afraid of going to the front line at a young age; after going to the front line, instead of escaping, he made meritorious deeds.She couldn't figure it out, with a mother like Yunxiang, how could that child Fu Ling'an be so blessed?

Lan Qiao and Bi Hai looked at each other, and replied cautiously, "...Actually, Jiu Ye didn't go to anyone's house much. Jiu Ye was already busy with military affairs, and it was already late when he returned home every night, so he seldom went there. Two houses."

"Besides, miss Zhuan also serves the master every day, even if Master Jiu returns, she will not be able to see her alone."

"It's only once in a while... when Brother Ling from the Northwest comes to write home, or when the military plane receives a battle report related to Brother Ling from the Northwest, Master Jiu will go to Ruxiang's house and have a simple meal with Ruxiang. left."
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Jiufujin felt relieved.

Looking in the mirror, she was also a little embarrassed when her expression changed from tense to relaxed at that moment, and she lowered her eyes and smiled faintly.

"After all, I'm getting old. Master Jiu... is almost forty this year. At this age, those loves and loves have long since faded away. It's just closing the door and living a stable life."

"Ruxiang is a side Fujin after all, and now Ling'an is struggling again, and Master Jiu is more concerned about Ruxiang."

Bihai looked at Jiufujin, hesitant to speak.

Jiu Fujin glanced at her from the makeup mirror, "Say it."

Bi Hai frowned and said, "Master, what this servant said is inappropriate—even if Master Jiu has been indifferent to that Rue all these years, even if he brought it up again at this moment, it is also for Brother Ling. However, there is no such thing as Master. , always pushing Master Jiu out!"

"Even if Master Jiu doesn't stay at Rue Xiang's place today and tomorrow, he might stay there someday..." Bi Hai bit his lips lightly, "Master, this 'illness', How long will it take to get better?"
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Jiufujin's "illness" started from receiving Fu Heng's family letter from Rehe in July to the end of November, and he still hasn't recovered.

Even Master Jiu came back from Rehe and Panshan Palace with his driver, and he didn't see that Jiufu Jin meant to "rehabilitate".Even if Jiufujin himself was not in a hurry, Lan Qiao and Bi Hai were also in a hurry.

Lan Pei himself knew that it was not a problem, but...

She sighed softly, "Why would I want to be like this all the time? Even if Master Jiu came, I would not dare to stay with him for the night...but if not, Master Jiu would have to take Kang'er from the palace immediately." Take it back."

"As a mother, for the sake of my son's future, even if I am wronged, I can bear it."

Lan Qiao couldn't help persuading, "Master, why bother? The Ninth Princess is still young, so it doesn't matter if Brother Kang comes out of the palace now."

Lan Pei gripped the wooden comb tightly, "Aren't you in a hurry? I was not in a hurry last time, so I didn't expect the emperor to propose marriage when the seventh princess was two months old! If I don't worry about it this time, the emperor may decide again Which hero's family has given the Ninth Princess to!"

Lan Qiao whispered, "...Our Brother Kang is the master's son after all, the emperor will always give Kang Geer a birth no matter for the sake of Empress Xiaoxian or our master. .Even if our Brother Kang is not the forehead consort, what's the point?"

Lan Pei raised his eyes and glanced sadly at Lan Qiao, "He is the son of Lord Jiu and the nephew of Empress Xiaoxian, so the emperor must give him a birth? But have you forgotten that he is the prince of the Aixinjueluo family? Emperors and grandchildren, except for those who inherit titles and world positions, how many people have no titles and no positions, and they all become idle clans after all."

"It's just wearing a yellow belt around the waist, but the generation is not as good as the previous generation. In the end, you don't know how to make a living, and secretly sold your ancestral property and flag land?"

"The emperor treats his royal children like this, how can you not worry about me, huh?"

Neither Lan Qiao nor Bi Hai could speak.

Jiu Fujin was right, there are still so many idle clans in the Aixinjueluo family, they have no official positions, and the master has no official position.How many children with yellow belts were pulled out of the pass by the emperor in a big carriage, and sent back to Shengjing, and even to the old Ula city in Jilin, where they were asked to farm in Shengjing to make a living.

After all, the forehead is different, and the forehead itself can be regarded as a kind of "world job": the rank of Gulun's forehead is equivalent to that of Gushan Beizi; the rank of Heshuo's forehead is equivalent to that of Zhen Guogong.

Just like Fu Long'an, since he was selected as the fourth son-in-law at the age of four, he has already enjoyed the public rank and can receive the duke's salary.Now, with his status as Heshuo's son-in-law, he has become an imperial guard—this is a job made of gold, so don't worry about not having a future in the future.

And Fukang'an is not the eldest son, so he can't inherit the family business. If he wants to have a family background in the future, he can only rely on military merit - and military merit, of course, must be desperate.Which mother in this world is willing to send her son to the battlefield to bleed and die?

Therefore, in Jiufu Jin's eyes, military merits are naturally not as good as being selected as the forehead.The forehead is her Kang'er, the most secure future in this life.

"Besides, Ling'er is a concubine, and the emperor can be chosen as Duo Luo's concubine when he is born; and Kang'er is still the son of the ninth master, so the emperor can be chosen as the concubine no matter what happens—it is the emperor. My own princess can't make it, so there are so many princes, princesses of the county prince's family, and Duoluogege, why can't I do it?" Jiu Fujin stared at the makeup mirror, his gaze became cold and hard under his own gaze,
"But the emperor just doesn't have it - if the emperor doesn't say this, I can't let go of it for a day. I can only take care of Kang'er first - in the end, the master and our family have such an old relationship. She won't be unaware of my wish, and she will naturally be able to help me in the palace."

"So at this time, Master Jiu must not be asked to bring Kang'er back, otherwise it will be a failure, and the efforts of the past few years will be in vain."

She knew that in order to pretend to be sick, it was inconvenient to serve Master Jiu, which was a risk for her.But at any rate Jiu Ye was indifferent to Rue Xiang and Zhuan Xiang at first, besides, even if she took [-] steps back, Jiu Ye would enter Rue Xiang and Zhuan Xiang's house because of her "sickness" - but this qualified and his son's future In comparison, she would still choose to continue pretending to be sick.

After all, Master Jiu is almost forty, so what if he spends the night with Yunxiang and Zhuanxiang? .
In December, battle reports came from the northwest.Originally, Zhaohui went south and began to take charge of the settlement of the big and small, and the situation in southern Xinjiang was already very good.Under the command of Zhaohui, together with the assistance of the local nobles E Minhe Zhuo, E Dui, and Huojisi, the father and son of Huojisi, only Kashgar and Yarkand were left in the hands of the big and small Hezhuo brothers in southern Xinjiang. , the rest of the important city-states have surrendered to the imperial court.

The emperor thought that by the end of the year, the Ministry of Hui would also be pacified.Unexpectedly, in the northwest battle report, it was stated: Zhaohui's army was besieged by the "Black Water" River.

Heishui is outside the city of Yarkand, which is guarded by tens of thousands of people from Xiaohe Zhuohuo.Zhaohui led 400 cavalry to attack Yarkand. When crossing the river and crossing the bridge, only [-] people crossed the bridge. As a result, [-] cavalry and [-] infantry rushed out of the city of Yarkand to besiege the Qing army.As a result, Zhaohui's own face and legs were also injured, and the horse was shot and fell to the ground and died... The Qing army suffered heavy casualties. Because they could not break out, they had to camp by the Heishui River, which was called "Blackwater Camp".

Heishuiyong was besieged by Xiaohe Zhuohuo. It was freezing cold, ammunition and food were exhausted, reinforcements could not arrive, and there was no danger to rely on.Zhaohui urgently asked the capital for reinforcements, and the emperor sent "Jingni General" Namzal to rescue.

Namzal and the generals led more than [-] cavalry to march at night, hoping to meet Zhaohui at dawn, but encountered more than [-] reinforcements sent by Yamato Zhuoporoni on the way, and fell into siege. overwhelmed...

After the battle report was sent back to the emperor's desk, the siege of Heishuiying was still unresolved.The emperor was so anxious that there was no water or rice for several days in a row.For the New Year's Eve, all the sacrifices and celebrations that should be performed in his face, but there is no shortage of them, and he can't let the front and rear palace see that he is burning with anxiety at this time.

Such a strong smile on the outside was intertwined with the burning anxiety on the inside, and the emperor accidentally caught the cold.Fortunately, the emperor himself was proficient in medical science and recuperated in time, so he did not fall ill, but he had a low-grade fever for many days.

Wanxi would rather the emperor have a high fever than such a low fever.

With such a low-grade fever, it is difficult to find out the root cause of the disease, and the imperial doctors dare not take medicine lightly.

Wanxi asked Gui Yunsan in private, and Gui Yunsan also said, "This low-grade fever is what consumes the most... The root of the emperor's illness is still the internal fire attacking the heart. But this fire cannot be cured by medical skills, gold and stones. Only The good news comes from the northwest as soon as possible."

But this is the capital, the Forbidden City.Wanxi was in a hurry, but she had no choice but to fly to the northwest army camp, help Zhaohui break the siege of the Heishui camp, capture Yaerqiang, and capture Xiaohezhuo as soon as possible...

At this moment, Wanxi really hated that she could only go as a harem woman.

Wanxi understood that it was useless to persuade her at this moment, so she could only take a few children with her and stay with the emperor as much as possible.

Children are ignorant and don't know how to persuade them, but children's innocence is actually the best panacea.Being with the children, the emperor can also temporarily withdraw his mind from the military situation in the Northwest.

Even if he could only steal a moment of leisure, the emperor's condition could be relieved a little bit.
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Today, many nobles came to Yongshou Palace with a dignified expression.Although he didn't speak when he entered the door, he just brought Wanxi's needlework basket and helped Wanxi do those needlework with a dull head.How could Wanxi not see that she had something on her mind?
Wanxi pulled back the needlework basket, pressed the nobleman's hand and asked, "What's wrong with the nobleman?"

The nobleman's eyes were a little flustered, "...my father returned to the court from Erut with his people, because the original nomadic land could never go back, the emperor was sympathetic to my mother's family, so he settled my mother's family in Hulunbuir. to nomadic land."

Wanxi nodded, "I've heard of it too. Like your family's Galzate tribe, they were also placed in Hulunbuir, as well as the Duerbote tribe, Mingate tribe, etc. This is because the emperor is sympathetic to you. I ask you to return to the imperial court so that you can live and work in peace and contentment. This is a good thing, how can such a noble person still look worried?"

The nobleman lowered his head, and his voice was already choked with sobs, "...because my mother's family escaped Kazakh Xila all the way, and was plundered by Wulianghai on the way, so when I returned to the court, I had nothing. No more. Livestock, agricultural equipment, wheat seeds, etc. can only be given by the imperial court."

"According to the emperor's favor, every two households will be given one tael of silver for agricultural equipment, one stone for wheat seeds, and one cattle for farming. Each cow will be given eight taels of silver for farming..."

Wanxi nodded, "After all, the journey is far away. Even if the imperial court gave these livestock and agricultural equipment, it would be inconvenient to drive them all the way. It's better to convert them into taels of silver and hand them over to your mother's family, and ask them to buy them nearby."

The nobleman nodded, but still shed tears.

"However, according to the emperor's decree, he suddenly reprimanded my mother's family and others for being 'accustomed to gluttony and not knowing how to be frugal', and also ordered Heilongjiang General Chuole Duo to strictly control my mother's family and others when the reward is awarded. , don’t make floating expenses'..." (In the Qing Dynasty, Hulunbeier was under the jurisdiction of Heilongjiang General)
After Wanxi heard this, her heart trembled slightly.

Since the imperial court used troops in the northwest, the emperor has always given preferential treatment to all the returning Erut ministries, and rarely used such harsh words—not to mention, this is still related to Gala, where the noble family's mother's family is located. Go to the Miscellaneous Department.

Wanxi lowered her head and said softly, "Don't blame the emperor...the emperor has been unable to eat these days, and has a low fever for days, and his heart is being pulled by the siege of the Black Water Camp. Under such a state of mind, the emperor spoke harshly. Some, you should be considerate."

There is another layer: after all, the Galzate Department is the old department of Kazakh Xila. Until now, Kazakh Xila has not been arrested. The emperor is worried, so he can't help but leak some grievances...

The nobleman nodded, but the tears fell more and more urgently, "I just hate myself! Anyway, I am in the palace, so I should be able to explain a thing or two for my mother's family in front of the emperor. I can think of it, my mother If my family receives the decree, they will definitely be disappointed with me... If the emperor has some affection for me, he will not say such things to them."

Wanxi felt a little heavy in her heart.

After five years of military service in the Northwest, they were exhausted.The emperor couldn't help expressing his resentment towards the Erut Mongolian tribes in his words, so the Erut Mongolian tribes would also have doubts about the court and the emperor.

If there is a little carelessness at this moment, the various tribes of Erut will be called back, and the heart of rebellion may be born again-didn't this happen once after the Junggar was pacified for the first time?Those tribes who originally came back and were canonized by the emperor as high-ranking officials and richly paid, were dissatisfied with the war, and under the instigation of Qing Gun Zabu, they turned their guns and rebelled.

At this time, the emperor's kindness to Erut's various tribes cannot be reduced, and these tribes that Erut has moved to the interior cannot be chaotic.Otherwise, the five years of military use in the Northwest——all efforts would have been in vain.

Wanxi hurriedly held down the nobleman's hand, "You must not think like this! You must also try to tell your mother's family and clan members not to think like this."

"Not only your Galzat tribe, but also those Duerberts and Mingats around your house, you can't think like this..."

The nobleman nodded with tears in his eyes, "I don't want to think this way, after all, the emperor just restored me to the position of nobleman, and the emperor has treated me very well - but, the emperor's decree said that, so I really don't have confidence gone."

Wanxi took a deep breath, raised her eyes and stared at the nobleman, "Then how can your heart settle down?"

"Is it the position? Don't worry, you just returned to the nobleman, even if you want to be enfeoffed again, you have to wait. But I dare to tell you: the emperor will definitely not be wronged by the matter of position." You go. Just rest assured."

The nobleman shook his head slightly.

Her gaze was fixed on the glint of sunlight flowing on the carpet.

The sunshine in winter is quiet and quiet, but also short-lived.If you can't talk for a while, look again, it has become smaller and shallower.

After a long time, the nobleman suddenly raised his eyes to stare at Wanxi.

"Since entering the palace, the emperor has turned over my sign a few times. But I have never really served the emperor. It's also separated by a layer. The emperor doesn't want to be lucky with me, and I don't want to serve him..."

"But now—I've changed my mind."

The nobleman raised his head, his eyes were filled with tears, and his face was as determined as a strong man cutting his wrist.

"For the sake of my mother's family and the clansmen of the tribe, I have to be favored. Even if I don't want to, I have to please the emperor. I can't refuse the favor of the emperor—otherwise, my family and the clansmen of the tribe, in that On the unfamiliar Hulunbeier prairie, they are even more helpless."

"The emperor's disgust and prejudice against Erut will kill them..."
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There was a thump in Wanxi's heart, she couldn't help but let go of her needlework basket, and stood up.

"You have this idea, why did you come to tell me? Could it be that you need someone to help you build bridges and ladders? Then you have found the wrong person - I am not a messy person, but I don't have your hope So generous!"

"What a noble person wants to compete for favor, so please go yourself. Don't come to me, let alone expect anything from me!"

After Wanxi finished speaking a series of words, she turned her head and shouted outside the door, "Yuchan, what a nobleman is leaving, you can see it off for me!"

Wanxi couldn't help sneering repeatedly in her heart—forget it, it's just like being blind again, and feeding another white-eyed wolf Xin! .
Wanxi painfully issued the order to chase away the guests, and the nobleman burst into tears immediately, and fell to his knees in front of Wanxi with a plop.

"Nangnang can't listen to this. I'm also a woman, so I understand it in my heart! Since entering the palace, Nangnang has rescued and helped me several times. If it wasn't for Nangnang, I would have died long ago. How could I do such a thing?" Do you want to make Nanang feel uncomfortable?"

"Don't worry about Nangnang, just listen to me - no matter how shameless I am, I will never dare to ask Nangnang to build bridges and ladders, otherwise I will look down on myself!"

"I know that Nangnang can't listen to my words like this; but I still have to be cheeky and report my mother's family's difficulties, as well as my own feelings, to Nangnang in advance—it's not that I want to take advantage of Nangnang In fact, I care about Nang Nang in my heart, I am afraid that Nang Nang will be sad..."

Wanxi slowly, slowly turned her eyes, and met the eyes of the nobleman.

Mongolia Gege, who is in her 30s, has not spoken much since entering the palace, but the perseverance and tenacity in the bones of a woman who has gone through hardships is obvious.No matter what happened, she didn't cry like this even when Na Xiang often said that.

At this moment, this flexible and quiet Mongolian woman knelt at her feet, crying into tears—there was no falsehood hidden in the eyes of this Mongolian woman.

"Concubine Ling... Actually, I'm here to say goodbye to you today—I know that after saying these words, you must already hate me in your heart. From tomorrow onwards, you will never allow me to step in again." One step from Yongshou Palace; I will never see your smiling face again, and I will never hear your comforting words again."

"But I've been here before, I've heard it, I've laughed—so today, I'm here to say goodbye to Nangnang, kneel down and thank Nangnang for everything that Nangnang gave me in the past."

"And from tomorrow onwards, I will no longer have the audacity to come to see Nangnang—I only hope that Nangnang will take good care of itself, and I will be happier."

After the nobleman finished speaking, he let go of his hand, got up and took a few steps back.Then formally bow to Wanxi with four respects, two kneels and two kowtows.

"Let the concubine's bag be safe, and the concubine... forever resign..."

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