The Story of Dafujin Parenting in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 1
"My son, grandma will introduce you. This is Nanny Shao, and this is Nanny Shi. They both came out of the Queen Mother's palace this year." I saw the two wearing navy blue dresses, with embroidered patterns on the sleeves and collars. Xiangyun Ruyi Scholar, simple and refreshing yet serious.

"The slave servant Shao/Shi has met the fifth girl, and the fifth girl is auspicious."

The ones who came out of the palace were different. They behaved well. The two nuns walked like a ruler, with calm voices and standard postures.The little butterflies dangling from the plain silver plum blossom hairpin on Aunt Shi's head didn't shake at all, and she carried it meticulously. Aunt Shao's hairpin was a sandalwood hairpin engraved with auspicious clouds and wishes.

"Get up, get up." I hastened to help the two nuns up with my own hands.

"Two sisters please get up quickly, how can she afford such a big gift for a small child." Er Niang also asked the big maid to help her up.

"Fifth girl, from now on, these two nuns will be by your side to teach you palace etiquette, identify spices, and be familiar with food compatibility and matching." Grandma took my hand and patted it with a loving face.

"Yes, thank you grandma." I saluted Shi Shiran.

"Come on, have a look, these are the most fashionable palace flowers in the palace, and these two damasks, the color is pink and bright, just suitable for you little girls. Make a few bright clothes and dress up, My grandson looks the best in clothes." Grandma pulled me into her arms and rubbed and made out for a long time. "But you have to listen carefully and study hard. The two nuns are good. Come on, let grandma see." Grandma pulled me out of her arms and looked me up and down. "Well... I From now on, my good grandson will definitely have both blessings and blessings."

"Grandmother, you are from our family." I gave a thumbs up, "I just come here often to greet you, and to be blessed by you."

"This girl is really narrow." The grandmother's face was full of smiles, and her eyes were filled with doting.

"Grandmother, these palace flowers are so beautiful, can I give some to my younger sister? My younger sister is also six years old." I snuggled up to my grandmother and acted like a baby.

Sixth Sister’s biological mother is Ama’s concubine, Auntie Jia, a Han woman, and because Ama herself chose to hire her as a concubine, she was not pleased by her grandmother, and thought her aunt was a barbarian and vicious, and she didn’t even like Sixth Sister. .

Reminds her of her grandmother's old aunt in the backyard. She is an old white lotus flower, which was brought back by her grandfather from the war in the early years. Instigated by her aunt's family, she tried to compete with her aunt's son in vain, but was severely reprimanded by her grandfather when she found out. The old aunt's family was also driven out of the capital by her grandfather, and they were not allowed to come and go.

My grandfather ran the family harshly, and during the early years of war, he and my grandmother went through adversity together. Naturally, they had deep feelings for each other. The two gave birth to two daughters and one son.

The old aunt said that she was favored for a month, but she only went to her room three or four times. At that time, there were no concubines in the mansion, only a few people in the grandfather's room. The second uncle's aunt also gave birth to a daughter and died, which gave her an illusion , felt that her grandfather treated her differently, she was his grandfather's white moonlight.

Since then, it has been silent in the backyard, but every time I see my grandfather, he looks aggrieved, and even our grandchildren occasionally come to the grandmother's room to say hello, and they all look sad and sad. walk around her.

So grandma didn't allow Aunt Ma to come to pay her respects, or in other words, the aunts in several rooms were not allowed to come to grandma's room to pay her respects.

Since my grandfather passed away due to illness in the fourth year of Kangxi, my grandmother usually spends most of the time with my grandfather in a royal estate rewarded by Lord Shunzhi to entertain her grandchildren.

"Okay, okay, I have all my good grandsons. I have already given your six younger sisters to your mother-in-law, and your mother-in-law will send them to them later. My good grandson is indeed a good, Youai sister. For everyone, the sixth girl is six years old, and the old man is gone. The girls' masters have also suspended classes, so let's start classes again after they get rid of their clothes.

Everyone who has reached the age of six will go to see if the clan has sent them to class together this year.As for the fifth girl, don't go to see it, let the two nuns teach it for the time being! "

"Yes, the daughter-in-law has already contacted the masters a few days ago. It's just that Master Liu (teaching painting and piano) has something to do at home, and it is expected that he will not be able to come to class in the second half of next month."

"Well, you can arrange it, you can do things, I don't worry." Grandma closed her eyes and meditated, and I made a little embroidery and squatted behind grandma to secretly touch her shoulders and cervical spine.

"How is Brother Shou? I have some tribute bird's nest here. Give it to him and let him pay attention to his body."

"Er Niang, Brother Shou is still the same, the imperial doctor said his body bones can't stand the torment." Speaking of the fifth elder brother Er Niang coaxed his eye sockets, and pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

"Hey, it's hard for you. I know your motherly heart. Brother Shou is also 15. You should pay attention to whether there is a maid with a big heart around him, so as not to damage my body." Speaking of the grandmother's face Seriously, the aura of the Borzigit Mongolian noble daughter who is the head of the house is pouring out.Grandma looked into my big watery eyes and said, "Did you scare my son? If you have a black-hearted slave, you can't be soft-hearted." She became that kind and harmless old grandmother again.

"No, the fifth brother is in much better health now than in the past few years, and now he still reads and plays with the fourth brother and the others every day. It can be seen that Zhuangzi is a supporter."

"When spring comes, brother Shou will come to Zhuangzi, and you won't be taken with you." The grandmother smiled and teased.

"Hmph, ignore grandma." I pouted and asked my mother for help.

Er Niang pretended to be sad, with a smile in her eyes: "You are already a big girl, and you are still acting like a baby. Wouldn't it be good to stay with Er Niang at the mansion?"

"Okay, Xiao Wu will stay with Er Niang in the mansion, and the fifth and sixth brothers will stay with grandma." I pretended to tilt my head and thought about it before returning.

"Okay, you skinny monkey, take the two nuns back to your yard!" Grandma said with a look on your face, you monkey, and hurried away.

"Yes, grandma, the granddaughter will come tomorrow to say hello to grandma.

The fifth elder brother, Shouge, was the fifth son of his father. He was born in the fifth year of Kangxi and the fourth son born to his mother. He was less than seven months old when he was born.Erniang was bumped and fell down the steps by her father's concubine, Liu, and gave birth prematurely.

The third daughter of Mrs. Liu who had given birth to her father died before the full moon. She felt that Er Niang killed her daughter, and thought that if the child was raised by her side, she would not die. Why is it that only the wife's child can be raised in the mansion? Around him, the rest of the concubines and concubines were taken away after being washed.

The concubines are all raised in the boudoir yard, and the concubines are all raised in the front yard.Later, he was instigated by his elder sister, and his resentment grew deeper and deeper, and he did irreparable things.It was later found out that the third aunt was also involved in this matter. The third aunt's original intention was to stir up discord in Ama's backyard, but she didn't expect that Mrs. Liu was a bold one.

All the servants involved in this incident were executed by Ama's order, and Mrs. Liu was killed after the accident.At that time, the 9-year-old eldest sister was also sent to the family temple by her grandmother, and she was sent home before the draft.

In the third year after the eldest sister got married, news came that she died of dystocia, and both mother and child died.Later, Ama discussed with the clan to marry a clan sister, and the eldest sister's dowry would not have to be returned, and it would be left to the children born to the clan sister. (The eldest sister has no children, her natal family can take back the dowry, but most people don’t do this. Because she is the eldest daughter, in addition to the 2000 taels in the public example, the father added 2000 taels, and the grandfather added 1000 taels. 5000 taels) At that time, these dowry handling matters were signed with the clan uncle and eldest brother-in-law.

The elder brother-in-law and the clan uncle are very grateful. The two families still have contacts during the New Year. During the Chinese New Year, the clan elder sister will bring their children to pay their respects to the grandmother and Er Niang.The clan sister and eldest brother-in-law are very affectionate, and have already given birth to a son and a daughter, so how can they remember the eldest sister.

If it is said that there is no operation by Er Niang, I don't believe it anyway.

Ama's mother was married since she was a child (there was no draft at that time, Shunzhi first drafted a girl in ten years), as the eldest son, Ama was also educated and raised as an heir since childhood, and she was always under the pressure of her grandfather .Before getting married, she fell ill in the second year of secondary school and was in the rebellious period. She redeemed Qinglian Qinglian in the brothel and raised her outside. She would go to see her when she was relaxing.Unexpectedly, this was a conspiracy by his grandfather's political opponents in an attempt to stir up discord in Ama's inner court.

Later, after her mother gave birth to the second brother and the three twin Qilin brothers, Ama went to Qinglian less and less. Qinglian felt a sense of crisis and brought her elder sister to the door. It was a joke, and when the grandmother heard the news, she even brought her youngest son to Beijing.

When the grandfather saw this woman, he felt strange. It was verified that it was the work of a political enemy, so it was good not to mislead Ama and cause discord in Ama's backyard.Qinglian's father and brother were executed in the name of delaying the military plane during the war. The delay was the military plane led by the grandfather, which sacrificed many soldiers and was joined by the grandfather.Since Qinglian was at her grandfather's house and heard the news that her father and brother had been beheaded and her mother had hanged herself, she has always hated her deeply, and she came here for revenge.

The grandfather threw the information from the investigation in front of Ama, who was kneeling in the ancestral hall, and let him handle it by himself.Not long after, Qinglian died of illness, and Qinglian's maid also died. The eldest sister's nanny was very scared and quit her job. Grandpa and Ama saw that she didn't know, so they let her go home.

After my grandmother came to the capital, she lived in Niu Hulu's family, and my grandmother was born in a branch of Niu Hulu's family.

The third uncle is the grandmother's youngest son, who is only 3 years older than Er Niang, and he is the best friend with Er Niang. As soon as he came, he took Ama out and wanted to beat him. At first, Ama didn't fight back, but later he became angry. The two got into a fight.

The grandmother came the next day, and she said that she was here to make amends and give her young son who failed to live up to expectations.The grandfather bowed to the grandmother on the spot, but was avoided by the grandmother, who bluntly said that there is no way to teach the son, and he must be strictly disciplined in the future, ashamed of the grandfather.

The grandmother shed tears on the spot when she thought of the deceased grandfather. The grandmother comforted her and assured her that no one could surpass her three good grandchildren just like her mother and daughter. (At that time, Erniang gave birth to her eldest brother in the first year of her marriage to the Ergenjueluo family, and later gave birth to her brother Qilin, who gave birth to three sons in four years, and her status was as stable as Mount Tai).

Grandmother stayed in the house for a few days and then took my uncle back home.

In the end, the grandmother made the decision and recorded the eldest sister under the name of her father, Tongfang, and gave birth to a daughter as a maidservant.

(End of this chapter)