The Everyday Life of a Man Living by the Skin of His Teeth: A Qing Dynasty Reimagining

"Why only a one-month lifespan?" Ituma Shush felt shocked.

This is an alternate history Qing Dynasty novel with a cheat, multiple children, no romantic pairing (CP), and a slower pace...

Chapter 104 Exchange of Intelligence

However, they all brought benefits to their husbands' families and children to varying degrees.

But what about serving the princess?

In the eyes of these wet nurses and governesses, no matter how hard they tried or how carefully they took care of the children, they could not gain any benefit from it.

Only by turning princesses into puppets can they continue to exploit them and seek benefits for their husbands' families and their children.

Consort Ning, you're right. Those wet nurses and governesses only cater to those who are good at handling women.

You mentioned before, Princess Heshuo Hehui, daughter of Prince Yi, and Princess Heshuo Duanrou, daughter of Prince Zhuang. When they were in the palace...

Those wet nurses and governesses wouldn't dare to talk about rules every day; everything was a rule, and every matter was a rule.

And just now, when you mentioned the princesses of Emperor Kangxi who came of age and got married, I couldn't help but think of Princess Chunxi, Emperor Kangxi's eldest princess.

Because after our emperor ascended the throne, he issued an edict to promote the title of the eldest princess, Princess Chunxi, from "Heshuo Princess" to "Gulun Princess", so I have a very deep impression of her.

She was also an adopted daughter, the daughter of Prince Gong Changning, the fifth brother of Emperor Kangxi.

Although we have never seen Princess Chunxi living in the palace, we can guess from her current life that the wet nurses and governesses also dare not talk about the rules every day. Everything is a rule.

Consort Ning, think about it: Princess Heshuo Hehui, Princess Heshuo Duanrou, and the eldest princess, Princess Chunxi, were all adopted daughters.

However, because she was the daughter of a royal prince, and the emperor valued her highly at the time, the wet nurses and governesses dared not be too strict with her.

Now, thinking back to the princesses who were neglected by Emperor Kangxi, and the two princesses born to our two Han Banner concubines.

Those wet nurses and governesses are absolutely despicable!

Princesses were already treated far worse than princes, yet they still tried to exploit them and scheme to make money from them!

I really wish I could send them to the Censorate right now.

At this moment, Consort Ning looked at Consort Yu in shock. She truly hadn't expected that her younger sister, Consort Yu, knew so much about the affairs of the previous dynasty.

They even knew so much about the two wet nurses of Emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Kangxi.

This is truly unexpected. I've known Consort Yu for so many years, but I never knew she had such a knowledgeable and erudite side.

However, when she realized that she also had some secrets that her sister, Consort Yu, did not know, Consort Ning felt relieved.

After all, everyone has their own secrets and trump cards, so why worry about it?

Consort Ning was a clever woman; she knew that by giving away the information she knew first, she was essentially giving back in return.

Therefore, Consort Yu reciprocated by giving her some information that she knew.

They're doing this in a way that's a way of quietly exchanging information!

Next, Consort Ning and Consort Yu tacitly refrained from questioning each other about how they knew such detailed information.

After calming down, Consort Ning frowned and said in a low voice, "The Fifth Princess, Flora, is only four years old, and the Sixth Princess, Taifeng, is only about two years old. Consort Yu, let's secretly separate the wet nurses for now to minimize their influence on Flora and Taifeng. We can discuss the rest later."

Consort Yu sighed and whispered, "Consort Ning, you're right. For now, this is the only way."

...

This is why Consort Ning now feels that she and Consort Yu have secretly received favors from Ituma Shushu.

Here, Ituma Shushu and her group walked for a while.

Xia Ju whispered, "Your Majesty, I just saw Consort Ning taking the Sixth Princess out for a stroll. I have a feeling that Consort Ning is imitating you."

Dongmei nodded and whispered, "Yes, Your Majesty, ever since you took the Seventh Prince to visit the Yuanmingyuan last time, Consort Yu also took the Fifth Princess there."

Now we see Consort Ning taking the Sixth Princess to stroll through the Yuanmingyuan Garden again.

This servant also feels that Consort Yu and Consort Ning are both imitating you!

After hearing Xia Ju and Dong Mei's words, Ituma Shushu felt a little embarrassed. She then said softly, "When I took the Seventh Prince to visit the Yuanmingyuan, he was already five years old and preparing to study in the Imperial Study."

But look, when Consort Yu took the Fifth Princess to visit the Yuanmingyuan Garden, the Fifth Princess was only about four years old.

Consort Ning has now taken the sixth princess, who is not even two years old, on a special trip to the Yuanmingyuan Garden.

I dare not take my three-year-old Eighth Prince and Ninth Prince to visit the Old Summer Palace now.

It's probably because of the time I took the Seventh Prince to visit the Yuanmingyuan that it reminded Consort Yu and Consort Ning.

It turns out that it was possible to take the princess to visit the Old Summer Palace, since everyone had previously assumed that princes and princesses were confined to their own palaces.

After hearing Ituma Shushu's words, Xia Ju nodded and whispered, "Your Majesty is right. The Sixth Princess is still so young, yet Consort Ning dares to take her out for a stroll."

Upon hearing this, Ituma Shushu's eyes darted around, and she continued softly, "It must be that the Sixth Princess is in good health. Think about the Sixth Princess you just saw..."

He's only about two years old now, but his energetic nature is just like that of the Eighth Prince or the Ninth Prince!

I don't think Consort Ning is that foolish.

She must have had the imperial physician examine the Sixth Princess's condition before making this decision.

In fact, after Ituma Shushu administered the "Shuwan Potion" to Princess Flana and Princess Tefeng, she began to secretly observe the two of them.

It's unclear whether it was due to her personality or because the sixth princess, Taifeng, was younger than the fifth princess, Flora, when she took the "Shuwan Potion."

Ituma Shushu felt that the Sixth Princess Taifeng really had the feel of a female version of the Eighth or Ninth Prince.

At this moment, Dongmei's eyes sparkled as she said, "Your Majesty, I hadn't noticed until you mentioned it! Now that you say it, it seems that the Sixth Princess is indeed as active as the Eighth and Ninth Princes."

Suddenly, Ituma Shushu had a flash of inspiration, and then she said with a smile, "It's better for our Qing princesses to be a little active. That way, they won't be easily bullied in secret after they get married."

Although everyone wants to marry a quiet and well-mannered woman, our princess was born noble, so of course it's different.

Xia Ju and Dong Mei couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

Then, Xia Ju whispered, "Your Highness, thankfully the governess didn't hear what you just said!"