108 108 Legend
◎ Winner! Who is the real winner? ◎
Su Malagu refused very firmly, but the 12th prince was equally stubborn.
Speaking of this 12th prince, he is also a legendary figure.
Among the sons of Master Kang's digital army, he is the most independent one.
Probably because he was sent to Su Malagu to be raised at the age of two, the 12th prince has a kind of sobriety in the world that is different from other princes.
Anyway, no matter what time, he gives people a feeling of being out of the matter and unmoved.
If you have to describe it, it is probably Buddha nature.
It is not just an ordinary Buddhist, it is simply as transparent and indifferent as the Buddha himself.
This is probably attributed to Su Malagu, the foster mother, or more accurately, the foster great-grandmother... After all, Su Malagu was actually the personal maid of the Grand Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and she was the grandmother of Master Kang. When it came to the 12th Prince, she could only be regarded as the great-grandmother, so as not to make the mistake of generations.
Master Kang probably just wanted to comfort Su Malagu, who had just lost the Grand Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, the master she had served for 60 years, and who was full of the aura of not wanting to live, so he randomly picked the 12th Prince, who was relatively younger but had the lowest status of biological mother, to be fostered by her.
After all, the younger princes at that time included the two-year-old 12th prince, the 13th prince who was also two years old but had a slightly younger birthday, and the 14th prince who was born a month after Xiaozhuang's death. Why did Master Kang pick the 12th prince?
It was because his biological mother, Wan Liuha, had the lowest status. She was just an older (?) maid who had been in the palace for ten years. She was favored by chance and had the luck to give birth to a son, but she had never even had a title. She was the easiest to control.
So the two-year-old 12th prince, who knew nothing, was directly thrown to Su Malagu to raise. Of course, from temperament to character, all aspects of his life were shaped and cultivated by Su Malagu.
Fortunately, Su Malagu, as the most legendary maid in the Qing Empire, was not an ordinary maid.
As a personal maid educated by the legendary Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Su Malagu's basic qualities were excellent.
As the daughter of a poor Mongolian family, she was selected to be Xiaozhuang's personal maid at a very young age, and was treated as a sister by the good-tempered Xiaozhuang.
She was taught to read and write, and to behave in the world. In addition, Su Malagu was indeed an extremely smart girl. Not only did she learn everything quickly, but she was also very subjective and proactive.
After she accompanied Xiaozhuang from the grassland to the palace for thousands of miles, she not only quickly adapted to the climate of the capital, but also adapted very well to the palace life that she had never experienced before.
As Xiaozhuang's most trusted confidant, she was responsible for gathering and delivering messages in Huang Taiji's harem, and for reprimanding other disobedient or ill-intentioned palace ladies. She even quickly learned to speak fluent Manchu and write beautiful Manchu.
Because of this skill, she was even chosen by Xiaozhuang to be Kang's Manchu teacher. Kang once fondly recalled the scene of Su Malagu teaching him Manchu. It was simply warm and cozy, and it was one of the rare and beautiful memories of his childhood.
It was probably because of this warmth that Master Kang couldn't bear to see this old woman who looked like his grandmother go with his beloved grandmother, so he was desperate and sent the two-year-old twelfth prince to her for upbringing, regardless of whether it was in accordance with the rules.
Of course, Master Kang was probably also educated and knew the good of Su Malagu, so he felt at ease to send his two-year-old son.
After all, no matter how much he liked this foster grandmother, he couldn't really joke with his own son. Although
the biological mother of the twelfth prince was just a palace maid, she was his own blood after all. Even if Master Kang had many sons, he couldn't stand being abused like this. I think he knew this in his heart.
Fortunately, it was proved that his decision was very wise and saved two people at once.
One of them is of course Su Malagu, who lost her old master and was filled with grief and disgust, and the other is the ignorant 12th prince.
It was because he was raised by Su Malagu that the 12th prince had a detached status, avoided being involved in the melee of "nine sons fighting for the throne", and successfully escaped, becoming the longest-lived and most prosperous one among all of Master Kang's sons.
Except that he had no biological son to inherit his title, everything else was fine.
Of course, this may also be because his sons were not ambitious, not because he could not have children... Anyway,
according to historical records, the 12th prince was able to escape mainly because he was cultivated by Su Malagu to have a kind of indifferent mind and had no worldly desire for the throne.
As for his longevity, it was due to his open-mindedness no matter what happened. For example, if others had several sons and lost several of them, and the oldest son did not live past the age of twelve, they might become extremely depressed or even die of depression.
But the twelfth prince would not do that.
He was very open-minded. It
didn't matter if he had no sons, at least he still had several daughters alive, so he would not be extinct.
What?
You said that if you don't have sons, there will be no one to inherit the title?
Then there is no one, what's the use of a shoe horn title? This is an inadvertent joke, because the twelfth prince's title is "Prince Lu".
Lu, originally meant "shoes", of course this is a literal translation. Since it can be used as a prince's title, it certainly can't really mean shoes.
So Mo Yu specifically harassed System 006 for this, trying to see if this shoe horn title could be explained in a better way.
As a result, System 006 calculated for a while and actually gave him an answer that seemed to make sense.
Lu can also be a hexagram, between the Qian hexagram and the Kun hexagram, meaning "to deal with masculinity with gentleness, in order to adapt to the ever-changing world"※, which can be extended to "those who abide by the rules get freedom", anyway, it's very mysterious.
Don't say it, if you say so, then this word "Lu" is really suitable for the twelfth prince.
Isn't there anyone who abides by the rules more than him?
It's true that no one lives more freely than him.
Because he abided by the rules and did not covet the throne, Master Kang liked him very much and conferred the title of Gushan Beizi together with the ninth prince Yinzhen, who also had a high social status.
Because he did not take sides and did not participate in the "Nine Dragons Fighting for Succession" melee, he sat firmly on the title of Gushan Beizi during the chaotic decades, and could be said to be as unshakable as a mountain. In
the end, because he did not take sides, he did not offend the petty-minded Fourth Master, and even earned some points for accompanying the Fourth Master to attend activities such as Dai Kang's sacrifice to the heavens at the last moment. After the Fourth Master ascended the throne, he was finally promoted from Gushan Beizi to Duololu County King.
Yes, the title of "Shoes" was given to him by the Fourth Master... Really, the Fourth Master.
After Qian Xiaosi came to power, he valued this twelfth uncle very much. After all, all the uncles and uncles before him were dead (?), so this twelfth uncle was his oldest elder.
In addition, his twelfth uncle also helped him deal with Hua Ma's funeral. Qian Xiaosi felt that his twelfth uncle was a really good person. He should be promoted. He immediately gave him the title of Prince Heshuolu. From then on, the twelfth prince was at the peak of his life.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. His fifth son, who he had raised to the age of twelve, died soon, and he became a lonely old prince without a son.
What's worse is that he was already 66 years old at this time, and the palace still supported his biological mother, Concubine Ding, who was 25 years older than him. It was really a case of the old sending off the young, and the only child was gone.
Qian Xiaosi felt deeply sympathetic about this, and felt that it was pitiful that his twelfth uncle had no son to inherit the title, and even directly passed his own fourth son to this twelfth uncle as a grandson.
Look, the 12th prince was not competitive, but he got everything in the end.
Title, wealth, grandchildren, and most importantly, longevity.
He lived happily until he was 79 years old and died, becoming the longest-lived one in the digital army of Master Kang.
So, what are you competing for? Fame, wealth and status are all clouds. Only health and longevity are yours.
Of course, it has to be a healthy and long life with power.
As long as you don't get tempted by that chair, the title of a prince is enough, why would you need a bicycle!
The 12th prince thought very clearly and saw through it, so he won.
The four great masters won the world, but lost their lives. They planned for several decades, but ended up "dying in service" after being emperor for 13 years.
Not to mention the other princes who were defeated in the battle for the throne.
The eldest prince was eliminated first. His title of Prince of Zhi was abolished. He was imprisoned in the mansion for more than 20 years. Nothing happened. He was so depressed that he could only try his best to have children.
I heard that he had more than 20 children, but unfortunately, most of them died at a young age and were not raised.
I don’t know how he felt, but he died in captivity in the end.
After the crown prince was established and deposed twice, he became Prince Li. Finally, after the four great princes came to power
, he was also imprisoned. He didn’t even have the mood to have children, and he died of depression. As for the eighth and ninth princes, it was even worse. Their titles were directly stripped. They were demoted to commoners and even lost their names. They became "Aqina" and "Seshei".
Well, a pig and a dog, not even worthy of being human, you can see how petty the Fourth Prince is.
Especially the Ninth Prince was conferred the title of Gushan Beizi together with the Twelfth Prince.
As a result, one became an "animal" and the other became a prince, the gap is really huge.
Let's talk about the Fourteenth Prince, it was also miserable, he was directly sent to guard the mausoleum - didn't the Emperor's father, Master Kang, and the Empress Dowager Defei like you, so you should go to accompany them!
Of course, Defei was not dead when she was sent, but she died soon... The old lady was really tough, she was so angry with the Fourth Prince that she didn't even want to be the Empress Dowager, and she went to follow the late emperor in less than a year.
It is unknown whether she was angry with the Fourth Prince for not treating her favorite youngest son, who was also the Fourth Prince's biological brother, well.
Anyway, this is the result.
No matter when it is mentioned, it is always a sad mess.
Compared with the experiences of these brothers, the twelfth prince lived a life like a god.
He was raised by Su Malagu, who had extremely high comprehensive qualities and was very caring. Although his biological mother was not of high status, she was also very long-lived. In the end, she also survived to become a concubine and reunited with him outside the mansion early.
It was Master Kang who made the arrangement, and the fourth master also agreed.
This should be due to the face of the twelfth prince. After all, the fourth master was quite satisfied with this brother.
Fortunately, this Concubine Ding was lucky, because she was the last concubine who was eligible to leave the palace and live with her son during the reign of the fourth master. At that time, she was even just a concubine, but her son fought hard and managed to get this condition for her.
Starting from the fifteenth prince, because they were too young to set up their own residence when Master Kang died, they could not take their biological mother out of the palace. By the time he met the conditions, the fourth master had passed away, and Qian Xiaosi took over.
Qian Xiaosi was very bad. Although there was the will of Master Kang and the precedent of the fourth master, he had to make up a fake reason like "The emperor's uncles have to personally support the old concubines, so how can I support them?", and forced others' biological mother to stay in the palace and worship her.
It can be said that the concubines and concubines who came later were unable to reunite with their biological sons entirely because of Qian Xiaosi's illness. Therefore, Consort Shunyi Wang, Consort Chunyuqin Chen, and Consort Xiang Gao were unable to leave the palace to live with the 15th, 17th, and 20th princes who had already established their own residences. They could only depend on each other in the palace until they died of old age.
The old man just wanted these grandmothers to accompany him in the palace for example.
I don’t know if it was because of good luck that she was able to leave the palace and live with her biological son. * Consort Ding Wanliuha, the biological mother of the 12th prince, lived to be 97 years old, and was truly the oldest old concubine.
At this age, there must be no special suffering.
As for Su Malagu, she lived until she was in her 90s and died. I heard that she was buried with great honor by Master Kang.
No, the most exciting thing is that later archeology found that Master Kang said nicely that he should be buried in a grand manner, but in the end there was no grand burial at all. Not only were there no burial objects, there was not even a coffin, and he was just sent away in a big vat - even after he was cremated, he was still treated as a slave.
Oh, counting the time, it seems to have only been a year or two... I mean, you really need to take good care of your health and try to live for a few more years. Not to mention saving yourself from being disgusted by Master Kong, maybe with your help, the sons and daughters of the twelfth brother will not be so dead all the time?
Yes, this twelfth elder brother had six sons, six daughters, and twelve children in his life. In the end, only three daughters lived to adulthood, and the others all died. The survival rate was less than 30%, which was really miserable.
Especially in this era where "having no offspring is the greatest sin", not raising a son is simply a huge sin.
It is the kind of sin that will be useless no matter how successful, talented, or good-natured you are.
Yes, I am talking about the twelfth prince.
You will bring shame to your ancestors by doing this...
So why are the number and quality of your children not high?
Could it be that it is really because there is no blessing from Su Malagu?
Mo Yu was extremely confused, but he had no answer. After all, this matter was still too fantastic no matter how you look at it.
He shook his head, trying to stop himself from imagining this, but when he looked up, he found that the entire study had become quiet at some point.
The most terrifying thing was that even Master Kang had come, and now he was standing in front of him, staring at him, and seemed very angry.
Standing behind him were the eldest prince, the crown prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, the eighth prince, the ninth prince, the thirteenth prince, the fourteenth prince, and the fifteenth prince who was studying next door. Basically, everyone was there.
Everyone looked at Mo Yu, with different expressions, but all of them showed a sense of wanting to say something but not being able to, being angry but not being angry, and being weird.
Mo Yu was startled, and was just thinking about quietly asking the sixteenth prince standing next to him if he had just said something he shouldn't have said, but he saw that this brother's eyes were actually red, as if he didn't know what sad news he heard.
Emma, no way?
He wasn't asleep just now, could he have said something in his sleep?
Mo Yu carefully recalled whether he had mentioned bald lips just now, but he was very sure that he had said nothing.
So what are these people doing here now?
Are they all here to see Su Malagu?
Thinking of this, he turned around to look at Su Malagu. Unexpectedly, it would have been fine if he hadn't looked at her, but when he looked at her, he found that Su Malagu was sitting there in a daze as if she had been struck by lightning, with a dull look in her eyes, and it seemed that she didn't even see Master Kang coming.
Mo Yu was startled and thought to himself, is this aunt okay?
According to historical records, she can live until next year at least, why does she look so bad now?
I don't know if his expression was too obvious, Master Kang was the first to react, and loudly ordered someone to call the imperial physician over, and it was obvious that he wanted to see Su Malagu.
After all, her current complexion looked somewhat scary, and she was already over eighty years old. Even if she remained in the mortal world, she was still very old, and she really could not withstand any more torture.
Su Malagu finally came to her senses and immediately knelt on the ground with a "thump". She paid her respects to Master Kang and apologized, repeatedly saying that she was fine and there was no need to call a doctor. By the way, in addition to being a vegetarian and not taking baths, Su Malagu insisted on one thing, which was that no matter how serious the illness was, she would never take medicine...
But how could Master Kang listen to her opinion? He had just heard the Lin family kid complaining in his heart about his hypocrisy. He had promised to treat well this personal maid who had taken care of him when he grew up and was treated as a sister by his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. But he ended up burying her hastily. Not only was there no burial companions, there was not even a coffin. There was only a large jar containing her ashes...
This was not a grand burial, it was not even an ordinary burial. It was simply a hasty burial.
How could this be possible?
Absolutely impossible.
Master Kang wanted to yell and defend himself, but he couldn't open his mouth under the system restriction, so he had to use his actions to prove that he was not that kind of person at all.
Aren't you feeling uncomfortable?
Call the imperial physician immediately.
I don't want your opinion, Su Malagu, I want my opinion!
Facts have proved that as long as Master Kang is stubborn, no one else has a chance to care.
Su Malagu certainly can't do that.
She converted to Buddhism a long time ago and believed in Buddha very much, so of course she believed in going with the flow.
Seeing how Master Kang insisted, she could only say, okay, you are the master, I am just a servant, you have the final say.
I always feel that her reaction like this makes Master Kang even more upset. Why?
Mo Yu once again confirmed that the strange atmosphere just now must be because of the interaction between Master Kang and Su Malagu. Although there are people in the world who have supported Master Kang and Su Malagu, as long as you read some relevant historical materials, you will know that it is impossible for the two to be together.
Su Malagu grew up with Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, which means she is the same generation as Master Kang's grandmother. With such a huge age difference, even the most serious people can't support it, right?
Don't tell me that "time never fades beauty", it's not that you are old, but that you are beautiful longer or something like that.
As long as you can say such words to Su Malagu, who is over 80 years old, I respect you as a good man...
Hey!
This picture is really... too explosive!
Everyone who was quietly enjoying the food could not help but shudder, saying that it was too strong, they couldn't eat it, they couldn't eat it, they really couldn't eat it.
Master Kang's face became uglier and uglier, and it was obvious that he was on the verge of exploding. Fortunately, the imperial physician arrived soon, and he waved his hand, temporarily letting the matter go. The one
who came today was still the chief physician Wang. He trembled as he took Su Malagu's pulse, and it seemed that he was shaking more violently than Su Malagu, but he was a chief physician after all, and he was professional in taking pulses. Even if he was shaking like a sieve, he quickly gave a diagnosis.
"Your Majesty, Su Malagu's pulse is normal. The reason she feels unwell is mostly due to overwork. It's not serious."
"Oh? How could she be overworked? Who of you taught Su Malagu what to do?" Master Kang had just felt relieved, but he couldn't help but stare again.
The maids and eunuchs who were serving around were kneeling on the ground. Among them, an older aunt in charge bravely replied: "Your Majesty, we dare not force Su Malagu to do the work. She wanted to do it herself..." Before she
finished speaking, Su Malagu took over the conversation: "Your Majesty, please don't blame them. I wanted to do it myself."
As she spoke, she stood up and lifted the cover beside her, revealing a beautiful quilt inside.
The delicate craftsmanship, exquisite patterns, and exquisite embroidery were rare in the world. Everyone was stunned when they saw it.
[Hey, everyone says that Su Malagu is very good at needlework, and she even participated in the design of court dresses during the reign of Huang Taiji... She is indeed a master, even a wedding gift is so exquisite, in one word, absolutely amazing! ]
After hearing Mo Yu's inner voice, everyone present nodded in agreement, but soon felt something was wrong...
What is one word?
Isn't "Absolutely amazing" three words?
Or is it some way used by the gods?
I don't quite understand, but it feels very powerful...
After knowing that Su Malagu was fine, the twelfth prince regained his composure, and then remembered the purpose of his visit.
So he once again cordially invited Su Malagu to attend his wedding, and Master Kang also personally invited her to attend, and Su Malagu nodded in agreement.
Anyway, the gifts are ready, so let's go.
It's all because the young master of the Lin family said it too scary... So is the twelfth master really destined to be childless?
That's too tragic, it absolutely can't be like this!
If she is really a blessed and long-lived person, then let her personally give the twelfth master a gift, watch him marry Fu Jin, and bless him with many children and prosperity.
Su Malagu finally made up her mind and made this decision. She solemnly agreed to the twelfth prince's request, and everyone smiled and started to prepare for the wedding again.
In this excitement, only the fourth master seemed a little out of place - no, what did the little kid from the Lin family say at the beginning?
The girl that the emperor pointed out to me today, the son she gave birth to will be the next emperor?
No way?
She is only thirteen years old, I won't support her in the past few years, right?
Could there be something wrong?
The fourth master was a little confused, and the prince was standing opposite him. Seeing him like this, he couldn't help but snorted in disgust, rolled his eyes at him, and then left behind Master Kang and others without looking back.
The fourth master's originally happy and smiling expression froze in an instant. He looked at the prince's back and became more and more sad, as if he had lost a very precious brotherhood.
Mo Yu squatted in the corner and ate some small melons about the love-hate relationship between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince. Seeing that it was almost time, he stood up and followed the main force out.
But he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
[Why are you in such a hurry? Those who are supposed to come will come. If they don't come, you must ask me to come and watch the fun.]
Mo Yu walked out of the door with a relaxed and happy look on his face. The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince stumbled at the same time - what this kid said is less and less like, just give up, we won't accept our fate...
Because at least we still have a job to do, the days will inevitably pass quickly, and it will be the end of the sixth lunar month in a blink of an eye.
The weather was hot, and Master Kang was restless in the palace. Finally, he couldn't stay any longer, and suddenly issued an order to prepare for a tour outside the Great Wall.
[Author's words]
I have refined it a bit. By the way ,