Point out the inconveniences and then make the advantages public.
Chen Yuwei simply laid out the pros and cons of the matter, not afraid that He Zhuo and Fu Ling'a would be unhappy.
Or rather, even if the two children were dissatisfied, it was better for her to lay it all out in detail now than for them to keep pondering it to themselves after returning to the palace.
Knowing the lessons of Empress Xiaoxian and Empress Hejing, Chen Yuwei didn't want the same thing to happen to her and her two daughters.
After listening to the words, Khoja and Fulinga pondered for a moment and then each expressed their own views.
Moving to the south is likely unavoidable, and they are confident that they will live a good life there.
Since that's the case, then let it be with Father Emperor; they can accept whatever outcome comes their way.
Hongli: ...
"I"
Looking up, he met Chen Yuwei's beautiful face with a smile on her lips. Hongli couldn't help but smack his lips and found himself unable to speak.
It seems that I was indeed a bit slow, which is why the husbands of my two daughters have not yet been decided.
Actually, it doesn't matter who you choose, they're all pretty much the same.
"It will be soon. I wonder what Wei'er's plans are? I really can't bear to part with Khoja and Fuling'a from the capital."
Pulling Chen Yuwei's wrist and patting it, Hongli put on a show of sighing and groaning, which made Chen Yuwei's expression remain unchanged, but she rolled her eyes inwardly.
That's good enough. Let's wrap this up quickly. People who don't know better might think it's incredibly difficult to choose the right people. It's all my fault for being so unreliable.
Chen Yuwei pointed directly to the core of Hongli's problem, the key being that Hongli himself did not think so.
Hongli felt that he was not wrong at all. It was just that the people were too outstanding and he was overwhelmed with choices. He wanted to bring them all home to arrange for his two daughters to marry. Unfortunately, the number of people was not equal, so he had to reluctantly give up most of them.
"I am fine with whatever you say, but it would be difficult for Your Majesty to explain the situation with the court officials regarding Khoja and Fuling Aliujing."
The essence of marrying a princess was to establish a political alliance and ease tensions. If the princess refused to go and instead detained the prince consort, wouldn't that be the Qing Dynasty threatening the country in the opposite way?
Hongli has no intention of breaking ties with the south for the time being. Recently, there has been some restlessness on the border, especially the issues of the Dzungars and the Hui people, which have been frequently brought up for discussion in the court.
War might not be an option in the next few years, but if the other side continues to cause trouble, Hongli's final solution will still be to send a large army to suppress them once and for all.
Peace on the Qing Dynasty's borders was won through fighting, and there was a deep-seated hatred between the two sides. Hongli was not naive enough to think that they could coexist peacefully.
Right now, everyone is just tolerating each other; it's just a matter of seeing which side loses control first.
Hongli looked at Chen Yuwei with satisfaction, who was 'thinking of himself'. It was true that keeping Hezhuo and Fulinga in the capital would go against his plans.
Unlike Hejing, who married into the declining Khorchin clan, these two women chose a thriving southern clan for Khoja and Fulinga.
While the Manchu and Mongol dynasties were gradually declining, the south continued to rise steadily.
To be honest, Hongli was still somewhat afraid. He was worried that the other side's rapid development would threaten the imperial power, and he was also worried that the court would be unstable without these people, which would be a huge loss for the Qing Dynasty.
Hongli was constantly struggling with his decision, which led to an unexpectedly slow pace in the selection of a consort for Hezhuo and Fuling'a.
However, now that Chen Yuwei has brought this up, Hongli has no choice but to pay more attention to it.
After leaving Chen Yuwei's residence, Hongli returned to his study and had Wu Shulai present the list of personnel.
After looking at the list for a while, Hongli finally circled two names.
They're the ones.
One is a scholar, the other a warrior; they are a perfect match for Khoja and Fuling'a.
"Wu Shulai, fetch the imperial edict for me," Hongli said with a slight flick of his wrist, and bestowed the marriage upon the emperor.
In August of the seventeenth year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign, Hongli issued an edict at his summer palace in the suburbs of the city, bestowing marriages upon the two princesses born to Chen Yuwei.
The wedding was scheduled for May of the eighteenth year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign. Both Khoja and Fulinga were to marry as Princesses of the First Rank. After the marriage, no princess residence was to be established, but the princesses would have their own temporary palaces and villas.
Hongli simply assigned the southern villa to Hezhuo and Fuling'a.
Khoja and Fulinga: ...made a profit
No matter how large a princess's residence is, it is still for one person to live in. No matter how small a villa is, it is still a place to stay for the emperor. The two are not on the same level in terms of status.
"Was this compensation specially given to them by the Emperor?"
Chen Yuwei leaned against the tatami mat, with Xia Yu and Xia He fanning her to cool her down beside her.
Xia He held a plate of freshly chilled fruit in her hands; each piece was plump and translucent.
Xia He carefully removed the pit and peel from the fruit and fed it to her mistress, nodding with a smile. "The two princesses are overjoyed. They've been accompanying the Emperor on horseback rides for the past two days."
As Hongli grew older, he became more and more obsessed with various physically demanding activities such as horseback archery.
Yonghu and his friends were favored, partly because they were good at running, jumping, and had thick skin.
Hongli's other children were either weak or small, so they couldn't let him experience the joy of fatherhood. It was Chen Yuwei's children who looked healthy.
Chen Yuwei's rank of Imperial Noble Consort was basically obtained through giving birth.
Emperor Qianlong truly valued both the quantity and quality of his offspring; otherwise, how could there have been such a disparity in the treatment of the children between Empress Xiaoxian and the Empress Dowager?
While Empress Xiaoxian's background certainly provided support, the Empress Dowager's background was not bad either.
Ultimately, it was because the children born to the second wife were not very intelligent and could not satisfy Hongli. Otherwise, there would have been no Yongqi, born to Consort Yu.
Thinking of Consort Yu, Keliye Teshuying, Chen Yuwei felt that this person was a case of being too clever for her own good.
The death of Consort Huixian shattered most of Consort Yu's carefully laid plans.
Later, as a way to completely sever ties with the Gao family, Consort Yu also replaced most of the servants around Yongqi.
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