Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2533 Nine Volumes 15 Ginseng Doll
In the first half of April, the emperor was busy with grand ceremonies such as ceremonies to sacrifice to the heavens and enjoy the Taimiao, and the second half of the month was the palace examination for the country.

On May [-]th, Wanxi gave birth at full term and gave birth to the emperor's seventeenth son.

Because Elder Seventeen was born in the middle of the night, and because of his birth, the entire Old Summer Palace was awakened.The emperor, Yuqin and others have been guarding the side hall since early this evening, just waiting for Xin'er.

Just when the capital was most sleepy, Xiao Shiqi's loud cry broke the tranquility of the imperial garden at midnight.

With Wanxi's age at this time, the imperial concubine was worried that the imperial concubine would not be able to carry the child for ten months, so they were very careful from the time of the good news, and were always ready for the imperial concubine to give birth prematurely.But who would have thought that Wanxi was Yuxi who reported her full July on February [-], and gave birth to her seventeenth elder brother on May [-], exactly three full months after Yuxi!

This surprised everyone, and they can only say that this seventeenth elder brother is blessed; those who know the inside story of the imperial concubine's pregnancy can only praise: the emperor has never given birth to the imperial concubine. If I was cautious before, it will naturally be thorough.

There are also some ginseng that the imperial concubine has melted in the past few months, which has also worked.The seventeenth elder brother who was born is not only full-term, but also white and fat. From the moment he was born, the pair of black eyeballs are very flexible. Although he knows that the eyes of the newborn child can't see anything, but looking at him like that, it's amazing. It's as if you can see everything.

Grandma Shouyue, Nanny, Yuqin, etc., everyone who has seen this seventeenth elder brother said, "Oh, this kid's eyes are so alive and bright!"

Even though Wanxi had given birth to so many children, it was the first time she had such vivid eyes when she was born.Wanxi could only answer with a smile, "...that idea of ​​ginseng, I'm afraid it's all given to him."

Concubine Wan also laughed, "It's the ginseng elder brother! The vitality is so strong that it is showing from the eyes."

Master Yuqin said, "Isn't that right, the child born today, after going through all this hard work, ends up staying on the ground and waiting for the little eyeballs to look around. Just relying on this spirit Excited, how many other children can compare?"

Hearing the chatter of the inner court officials, the emperor couldn't help being even more happy, and sat on the opposite kang with Xiao Shiqi in his arms, staring and laughing.

"Stinky boy, what are you looking at? As if you can see! If you can see it, you should touch it, which one is Amma's eyes and which one is Ama's beard?"

All the female relatives were listening opposite, and could only laugh helplessly.

This little Seventeen is the old man of the emperor.The emperor is 56, and this little seventeen is a serious "old lump".

Loving the old son has always been a Manchu tradition.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, although the system of inheritance from the Central Plains was more and more accepted in terms of inheritance, the Qing royal family also attached great importance to maintaining the old traditions of the Manchus while absorbing the etiquette system of the Central Plains. , the Manchus, like many nomadic peoples, are not inherited by the eldest son, but by the youngest son.

In the era of the Jurchens, the ancestors of the Manchus, most of the older sons had to go out to hunt and fight, and there were often misfortunes and fortunes; only the old sons could guard their parents at home and be filial to the elderly, so the youngest sons often have the deepest relationship with their parents. In the end, it is the youngest son who can provide for the parents in the end, so the family business is naturally passed on to the youngest son.

Because of this tradition, the emperor loved Elder Seventeen very much; and the birth of the old son can prove that although the emperor is 56 years old, he is still young. Great uplifting.

Wanxi sat leaning on the pillow, smiled weakly but joyfully, "Your Majesty, look at you. His eyeballs are still dim, but the Emperor still asked him seriously."

Because of Wanxi's words, the emperor raised his head and only looked at Wanxi, but relaxed his "prevention" against Elder Seventeen.

In the end, there was just such a gap, and the seventeenth elder brother actually—like a dragon's head raised high, pissed directly onto the emperor's beard!

Everyone was shocked, and Wanxi almost jumped off the kang by herself.

Fortunately, there was a nanny waiting by her side, she smiled and quickly took Xiao Shiqi over.

Gao Yuncong hurried in with a towel to wipe it off, but the emperor himself laughed, "My boy, this peeing is quite exciting!"

Fortunately, he raised his eyes to look at Jiu'er, otherwise he would have pissed on his eyes or directly into his mouth if he had not followed the previous angle!

Wanxi hurriedly said, "This concubine will plead guilty to the emperor on behalf of Xiao Shiqi. When he is full moon, I will beat him!"

The emperor didn't care about the dripping hair on every beard, and just smiled all the way, "What are you afraid of, this is boy urine!"

Grandma Shouyue on the side also joked, "Back to the emperor, this is the first time that Seventeenth brother pissed..."

The emperor laughed again, "My boy, I can't give this first brew to others, so I'll give it to you, Amma, right? This is your filial piety!"

Wanxi laughed again, helpless, and hurriedly said, "Sister Chen, cover Xiao Shiqi's ears quickly, so that he doesn't hear the emperor's words. Otherwise, when he grows up, he will have to be lawless." ~~”

Wan Concubine asked Wan Concubine to handle this matter, she respected Wan Concubine as an old man in the emperor's hidden residence, and she was the oldest among the sisters.

Wan Concubine stumbled on purpose, and covered her mouth with a round fan and smiled, "Your Highness, I'm afraid it's too late, how can my steps be as fast as the Emperor said? I just rushed over at this moment, Your Majesty The words are all finished, and Xiao Shiqi has listened to everything he should hear!"

Wanxi could only smile helplessly, "But no matter what, the sisters must help me remember today, and in the future, I must not let Xiao Shiqi know that today I fell on the emperor!"

Concubine Wan was the first to say, "I have time to promise you this. After all, Xiao Shiqi has just been born, and the future is still long. We have a lot of opportunities to hide from him."
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Hearing that Enie gave birth to a younger brother, Xiao Qi and the other children all wanted to rush over to see it immediately.

Xiaoqi and Jiujiu are fine, they are big sisters, so they know the seriousness.But the emperor only stopped Xiao Shiwu and asked Mao Tuan'er to watch over him, so don't come here to make trouble that day.

As a result, Xiao Shiwu was not allowed to visit until May [-]th.

Before Xiao Shiwu came, he made some serious preparations.He first asked Mao Tuan'er to change his clothes, his most noble royal robes.

Mao Tuan'er was startled when he heard that, and looked Xiao Shiwu carefully up and down, "Oh, my little master, what are you talking about? The court clothes of my little master are winter clothes, and they are older than May. wear that?"

"That's all for the other side, the servant is afraid that the mink hat and the big woolen clothes will make my little master get a prickly heat all over!"

Xiao Shiwu was overjoyed when he heard it, and couldn't stand up straight while holding his stomach, "Ada is right, I forgot that it was woolen clothes!"

Xiao Shiwu just smiled, but pouted his mouth in displeasure, and put his cheek to ponder, "Anda, tell me, when will my Empress Ama make me a summer court robe again?"

Mao Tuan'er raised his eyebrows, "Oh, my little master, the winter set is already the only one among all the princes. In the past, there was no case where a prince under the age of ten made court robes and crowns. A winter set Not enough, I still want a set for summer? But there is no clan banquet in summer, right? It’s all in the first month.”

Little Shiwu frowned tightly, "Then there is Huang Ama's birthday celebration~~"

Master Mao Tuan nodded, "Young master is right. Since the clan banquet is all in, then this year's Longevity Festival celebration, the little master will probably have to wear court robes to salute. But... that was August, and it's only now In May, it may not be ready yet."

"Ouch, what should I do..." Little Shiwu actually hugged his little head and bent down on the table in distress, looking very distressed.

Mao Tuan'er looked a little weird at today's little master.

The fifteenth elder brother is precocious, although he is young, he has always behaved with restraint, not like a child who is only five and a half years old.

But after all, he is only five and a half years old. He is precocious in big things, but he is still naive and cute in small things.

Mao Tuaner hurried over and squatted down next to Xiao Shiwu so that he could look into Xiao Shiwu's eyes, "What's on your mind today, little master? Tell the slave. Maybe the slave can Relieve my worries for my little master."

Xiao Shiwu tilted his head, his cheek was still resting on his arm, obviously his mind was heavy.

"Ada... I'm an older brother. I, I'm an older brother again."

Mao Tuan'er's heart was both sour and sweet when Xiao Shiwu said these two words.

Xiao Shiwu is still a child after all, how does his understanding of death compare with that of adults?The sudden departure of the sixteenth elder brother actually left a very big scar on the fifteenth elder brother's heart.It's just that Xiao Shiwu is still young, and he doesn't know how to express it, let alone how to deal with it.

But he tried his best not to show it in front of Er Nie sensiblely, and this was all suppressed in his heart by himself.

Only then did Mao Tuan'er and a few eunuchs who served her personally find out that after the death of the fifteenth elder brother, the sixteenth elder brother suddenly had nightmares for many nights. "...Eat pomegranates, ah~"

Therefore, having a younger brother so soon, Brother Fifteen must be very happy in his heart; will be gone?
How could Mao Tuan'er be willing to talk about the sourness again, so he only asked Tian, ​​"Yes, the little master is now an older brother. The little master wants to wear a court robe, because he wants to be solemn, and give it to the seventeenth brother." Do you see?"

Little Shiwu nodded solemnly, "Yes, I'm an older brother, I have to go like an adult and show it to Shiqi Brother!"

Mao Tuan'er deliberately smirked, "Show off your elder brother's prestige?"

Only then did Xiao Shifu burst out laughing, straightened up, stretched his arms forward to hook Mao Tuan'er's arm, "Don't laugh, Wenda. I'm the big brother now."

Mao Tuan'er lowered his head and nodded, "That's right, the little master has officially entered school now, but the big brother has. Children who have formally entered school can wear long gowns."

Most of the children's clothes are short clothes and small shirts, and long shirts can only be worn after entering school. This is respect for elegance, but it is also the beginning of children's growth.

"Then, the slave will prepare another good-looking gown for the little master?"

Little Shiwu's eyes lit up, and Mao Tuan'er reminded him of what he said just now. He turned around and got off the ground. went.

Although the crock was not deep, it couldn't hold it up. It was fifteen small and chubby. Mao Tuan was afraid that he would fall into it, so he hurried up to hold it, and asked repeatedly, "What are you digging, little master? Tell me Give it to the slave, and the slave will dig it for the little master."

"I found it!" Xiao Shiwu's voice echoed in the drum, with a special husky sound.

Mao Tuan'er quickly pulled Xiao Shiwu out of the mouth of the vat like pulling a big radish, "What did little master find?"

Xiao Shiwu smiled triumphantly, and with a "swipe" in front of Mao Tuan'er's eyes, he actually threw away a folding fan!
"Ada, look, I can use this!"
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Since ancient times, Confucian scholars must wear a long gown with a folding fan when they go out.Over the years, these two objects have almost formed a set of outfits, Meng Bujiao, Jiaobumeng.

Especially for men in the Qing Dynasty, a "fan bag" was specially arranged in the whole set of "jobs" tied on their belts, which was hung in winter and summer, which proved that folding fans were not just for fanning the wind, but also a kind of Similar to the meaning of ritual vessels.

——This is also the intention of Wanxi to give Fu Heng the folding fan when Wanxi and Fu Heng parted ways—to be with you, never to be far away from you.

Mao Tuan'er also clapped her hands and smiled, "Oh, that's right! The little master wants to wear a long gown to see our Seventeenth Brother, so naturally he has to bring a folding fan!"

Mao Tuan'er was also puzzled, staring at the folding fan, "But where did the little master get such a folding fan?"

Because the folding fan matches the status of a scholar and a long gown, it gradually has a more solemn meaning, and it is not just a child's usual fan.Therefore, 15 years old is still young, and there is no one to make folding fans to use. They just give them the shapes of cattail fans, plantain fans, and tuanfans.

Where did the little master find this folding fan today?

——That's right, even though Mao Tuan'er saw the little master dug out of the vat with his own eyes, he didn't grow a folding fan in the vat, did he?This folding fan must have a source.

Besides, folding fans have always had various details and rules, such as what the bones of the fan are made of, whose characters and paintings are on the surface of the fan, and what paper materials are used for the surface of the fan.Mao Tuan'er could tell at a glance that the one in Brother Fifteen's hand was absolutely extraordinary.

This fan has ivory strands, a gourd head, sprinkled with gold paper...not to mention the detailed carvings on the head and the inscriptions with beautiful bones on the fan surface.

Seeing that Mao Tuan'er Wenda saw that this fan was a good thing, Xiao Shiwu smiled happily, "Isn't it pretty? It's Brother Eleven! I see it looks good, I'll give it to someone who wants to come!"

All the princes in the Qing Dynasty were skilled in calligraphy, and Yongxing was the best among them.Yongxing's study items are of course extremely elegant, and the folding fan that he carries around when he goes out and shakes in front of people is even more painstaking.

"It turned out to be Brother Eleven's, I can't blame him for being so muscular~~" Mao Tuan'er also praised it.

It turned out that the little master and elder brother eleven wanted to come, and it seemed that it must be elder brother eleven's favorite thing.I can't complain that the little master was "buried" into the tight inside of the rolling cylinder, and I had to dig it out when I was using it.

Is this because he is afraid Elder Brother Eleven will go back?
Xiao Shiwu hugged the folding fan happily, "I asked Eleven for it because I looked good. Now I feel that it was the right thing to do. Otherwise, when I went to see Xiao Shiqi, how could I just wear a long gown? You don't even have a fan in your hand?"
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Wearing a long gown and waving a folding fan, Little Shiwu really looked like a grown-up.

Xiao Shiwu was satisfied now, clapped his hands and said, "Ada, let's go. Don't tell Xiao Shiqi to wait!"

When Xiao Shiwu met Xiao Shiqi, he naturally liked it very much.But when she reached out to hug him, Enie refused to give him one.

Er Nie explained, saying that Xiao Shiqi was still too young, and her neck was not yet firm.And he, the older brother, still doesn't know how to hug him. If he can't hold him well, he will easily nest Xiao Shiqi's neck.

Although Xiao Shiwu is sensible, he feels a little uncomfortable in his heart.Seeing Er Nie's cautious appearance towards his younger brother, some inexplicable sadness welled up in his heart.

He wanted to take off his boots and climb up the kang.He also wanted to go to Ernie's side, and it would be best to get into Ernie's arms.

When Pomegranate was around, he was still young and didn't understand this feeling; now that he's grown up, seeing Enie's thoughts turned to his younger brother, he finally understands whether he wants to or not.

Wanxi stopped her with a smile, "Yuanzi, don't come on the kang. Look at you, you are wearing a long gown today, and it is all crumpled when you go on the kang. Where are there students in long gowns who climb up the kang in big clothes?" ?”

Little Shiwu knew that what Enie said was reasonable, but he couldn't help the little sadness in his heart, so he stood on the ground and could only shake the folding fan vigorously.

The emperor went to Changchun Garden today to pay his respects to the empress dowager, and reported to the empress dowager the good news of Xiao Qiqi's safe delivery.When I can come back, I will come to accompany Wanxi and Xiaoshiqi again.

Coincidentally, I saw Xiao Shiwu like this.

The emperor was overjoyed when he saw it, "Hey, he is still wearing a long gown and swinging a folding fan? Whose 'big brother' is this? He is so neatly dressed and has such a calm demeanor!"

Xiao Shiwu finally felt better, raised his hands and threw himself into the emperor's arms.

E Nie didn't hug him, but with Ama hugging him, he felt at ease.

The emperor was naturally curious about where Xiao Shiwu got the folding fan so big.Let's take a look at this.

The calligraphy and painting on the fan surface are still good, and they are written by famous officials.Waiting to see the fan, and looking at the fan head in a blink of an eye, the emperor raised his eyebrows.

The axis of the fan bones is always the part where the fan bones gather and spread out, commonly known as the "fan head".

Everywhere of the fan is exquisite, in addition to the fan surface, the fan head also has various shapes.Fan craftsmen, or fan owners, like to innovate on the fan head and design their own patterns.

Therefore, people who cherish the fan will not leave the head of the fan empty, or carve patterns or engrave characters.

The emperor saw the three characters "Brother Jingquan" inscribed on the gourd-shaped fan head.

The emperor pretended not to know, and asked in a deep voice, "Ama, why didn't you know that you have an older brother named Jingquan? Could it be that Yuanzi was in the upper study room, married someone and went to Jinlan?"

Xiao Shiwu understands this rule, how can the prince casually ask others for help.Xiao Shiwu smiled triumphantly, covered his mouth, and beckoned the emperor to come over.

Lying beside the ear, Xiao Shiwu solved the mystery like a little mouse, "Huang Ama, Brother Jingquan is not someone else, but Brother Eleven!"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and nodded, "Oh, this is given to you by your eleventh brother... Ouch, I also specially inscribed and carved pictures for you. I really put my heart into it."

Little Shiwu still didn't know the seriousness of the matter, so he smiled and nodded vigorously, "Brother Shishi is very solemn when giving things to his son. He doesn't tire of trouble, he must satisfy his son!"

Seeing this, Wanxi felt something was wrong.

Wanxi hurriedly said, "Come here, Yuanzi, your fan looks very good. It's hot now, and Ernie wants to borrow a fan for a few days, are you willing?"

Xiao Shiwu thought for a while, and still generously handed it over, "Give it to Er Nie! Every morning and evening, my son will come and personally fan Er Nie!"
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On this day, because Wanxi's body was still weak, and Xiao Shiwu was still young, and he didn't know what a grudge was in his heart, so the emperor didn't say anything.

On the afternoon of May [-], the emperor returned from the Old Summer Palace to the Forbidden City to fast for the land sacrifice.

On May [-]th, the emperor suddenly issued an order in the fasting palace: "Yesterday, I saw the head of the fan held by the fifteenth elder brother. There are paintings and poems, and the literature, calligraphy and painting are still impressive. Inquire about it, and the hand of the eleventh elder brother is found. What you learned at a young age is self-teachable, but it is not suitable for a prince to sign the name as brother Jingquan."

"Paste this edict in the Shang's study, so that the princes will be vigilant."

When the emperor specifically mentioned Xiaoshiwu in the imperial decree, Yuqin was shocked when she heard it, and hurried to find Wanxi for advice.
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This news made Concubine Yu's silent heart finally churn a little bit of happiness.

Wanxi gave birth to a prince again, but Concubine Yu just lost her only son, and only she knows how warm and cold this place is.

But who is Concubine Yu, her heart is actually tougher than Nala's.Even though her only son is gone, she still has a grandson, and she still has to live in this harem.

So she still had to do everything possible to find excuses for herself to live on, and she had to find another reliance that would allow her to live with dignity.

The son is dead, so he can only make a fuss about his son's mourning.

So when the harem gathered, she would still inadvertently talk about the glory behind Yongqi.

For example, the day after Yongqi passed away, the emperor personally went to Zhaoxiang to give him a funeral; for example, Yongzheng, the son of the queen, all wore filial piety for Yongqi, and because of this, the emperor postponed Yongzheng's auspicious wedding date.

For example, the emperor gave Yongqi the posthumous title "Pure".

Although Concubine Yu at this time naturally didn't know that decades later, after the emperor Bintian, the emperor's posthumous title would also be "pure".If she could foresee the future at this time, she would be even more maddened by the posthumous title of Yongqi.

At this time, Concubine Yu dared to insist that the word "pure" was full of "gulu", which means "pure" and "righteous", so it is not a posthumous title that can usually be bestowed on clan princes.As a result, Concubine Yu also boasted of the emperor's importance to Yongqi.

Between the prince who had just passed away and the prince who was just born, Concubine Yu tried so hard to elevate her son's status, no matter whether it was intentional or not, she made a comparison between Yong Qi and the newly born Seventeenth Elder Brother.

This time, she will be the fifteenth elder brother again, and she will be able to compare herself with others.

(End of this chapter)