Rebirth: My Life as Daddy's Favorite in the Great Qing

A benevolent, all-around best debater and "chicken-raising" professional father; a master of palace intrigue and "white lotus" drama queen mother; a difficult, petty elder brother who ...

Chapter 66 Is my image in your heart already so precarious?

This trip to Yichun Garden had a great impact on Yinzuo. Of course, this impact mainly came from the little girl Ihana.

Although Yinzuo had just seen his little niece for the first time yesterday, he had already known the child's final fate. Historically, Yinzhen's first daughter was born in the 27th year of Kangxi's reign and married Khorchin Taiji Dorji Seleng in March of the 45th year of Kangxi's reign. However, she died just five years later.

Anyone who knows the history of the Qing Dynasty should know that being Kangxi's son was miserable, and being Kangxi's daughter or granddaughter was even more miserable. When the princes reached a certain age, no matter whether they were favored or not, they would eventually go to the Shangshufang to study. Only if they were willing to work hard, there was still a chance for them to fight for themselves. But it was different for the princesses. Because of the saying that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, although they were not illiterate, they mostly learned music, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework and other such things. If they were favored, they would have at least a chance to stay in the capital in the future. Otherwise, they would have to marry to the grassland to support the Mongols one by one. How could these princesses who were powerless live well on the grassland? Most of them died early after just a few years on the grassland.

Yinzuo was well aware of the women's cries. Those voices of unwillingness were destined to be ignored in any era. After returning from Yichun Garden, he had thought about it. After all, less trouble is worse than more. He thought that this was not his responsibility. He was so insignificant. How could he fight against the torrent of the times? If he ignored it, it would be forgotten after a long time...

But these thoughts were like a thorn in his heart, which could not be removed. In the end, they became deeply rooted. In the end, he could not bear it anymore and planned to mention it to Kangxi. Yinzuo thought that no matter whether he could succeed in the end, at least he had tried his best. Just like Mr. Luo said, do what you think is right, but also accept the possibility that it will go against your wishes.

"Khan Ama, your beloved son came to see you again today..."

Well, as soon as you hear the noise, you know how shameless this person is. After all, who would call himself someone else's precious son?

"Oh, how could I not know? When did I have such a shameless and shameless precious son like you? Liang Jiugong, quickly bring a basin of cold water over here and let this kid wash his face and wake up. Don't tell me he's still dreaming!"

Liang Jiugong of course knew that the Emperor was just joking with Yinzuo, but he still responded cooperatively and turned around, pretending to fetch some water. Seeing this, Yinzuo hurriedly reached out and grabbed Liang Jiugong, then quickly walked to Kangxi and said.

"Khan Ama, how can you say that? Your words really hurt your son. If you don't cherish me like this, you will easily lose your son. Besides, your son came to see you today to discuss serious matters with you."

When Kangxi heard what Yinzuo said, he immediately became alert. After all, the last time Yinzuo said so seriously that he wanted to discuss business with him, he ended up taking 30% of his profits and leaving for free.

"What serious business can you possibly have? Every day you're either fishing or catching shrimp, or wandering around with Yin'er and the others. Have you gotten into trouble again and are you looking for me to clean up your mess?"

Yin Zuo glanced at his Khan Ama in disbelief. "No, is my image in your heart already so precarious? Can't I really have something serious to ask you?"

"Khan Ama, my son came to see you today to talk to you about the education of these princesses."

Kangxi obviously didn't expect that Yinzuo came to him today for this matter. He also didn't understand what had happened to him about the princesses' education issues.

"How does this even relate to the princesses' education? Where did you see or hear this?"

Although Kangxi would not keep an eye on Yinzuo's whereabouts and what he did all the time, he still knew his general whereabouts every day. But looking at his schedule in the past few days, there was nothing wrong with it. Kangxi really couldn't figure out where he came up with this idea.

"Ah, it's because my son went to my eldest brother's Yichun Garden a few days ago and met his daughter Ihana. That girl is nice, lively and cheerful, with a likable personality. Most importantly, she's as thick-skinned as my son. You don't know how she hesitated when she called a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy her uncle..."

Yinzuo's words left Kangxi confused. So what? What does this have to do with what you want to discuss with me today? Yinzuo knew what Kangxi meant as soon as he saw his eyes. What's the rush? The key point is coming soon.

"I saw that little girl was likable and about the same age as Yinxiang and Yinzhen, so I asked my eldest brother if she went to school and what she studied. I was shocked to find out that the things that the princesses and the princes and grandchildren studied were so different. The princes and grandchildren could go to the Shangshufang to study and go to the Jianting to learn horse riding and archery when they were old enough, but the princesses could only learn the most basic enlightenment books. What they learned most were those things like playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, and other things that were easy to learn. After returning home, my son thought about it for a long time and felt that this was very inappropriate. In the end, he decided to come to Khan Ama to discuss this issue."

Kangxi originally wanted to say that the princess's education has always been like this for so many years, and he didn't see anything wrong with it. However, when he thought of Yinzuo's previous remarks on Confucianism, he knew that he had his own unique insights into things, so he simply asked him to sit next to him and asked him to explain in detail.

"Khan Ama, you should know that most of our Qing princesses will marry into the grasslands in the future. After my son came back, he made a special effort to learn about his aunts and elders who married into the grasslands. He found that except for a very few who could adapt to the grassland environment and lived relatively well, most of them died after just a few years."

Yinzuo first told Kangxi what he had learned, and then began to express his own thoughts.

"My son thinks that perhaps the education of our Qing princesses should have more choices. Compared to the useless music, chess, calligraphy and painting on the grasslands, the princesses can actually learn more about how to govern the country and maintain peace. They can also learn some riding and archery skills like the princes. Every year when you go hunting or tour the frontier, you can also pick a few of them to take to the grasslands to see, so that they can adapt to the environment on the grasslands in advance. In this way, even if they go to the grasslands one day, they will not be like my aunts who withered away as easily as flowers leaving the greenhouse after leaving the capital. Moreover, learning how to govern the country and maintain peace can also give them more common language with their husbands, making it easier for them to better participate in the management of the Mongolian tribes in the future. Isn't this the ultimate effect that Khan Ama wants to achieve by having the princesses patronize the Mongolians?"

If what Yinzuo said before could not move Kangxi, then his last sentence did move Kangxi. It was just as Yinzuo said, Kangxi asked the princesses to support the Mongols because he wanted the princesses to participate in the management of the Mongolian tribes to the greatest extent, but at present the effect was very limited.

"I think what Yinzuo said is feasible. I will gather people to discuss it later. If everyone thinks it is feasible, I will design some exclusive courses for them to learn."