Jingrou went into the study to find more books, to see if there were any about the situation of Qing Dynasty princesses, including how the nannies who served the princesses in the Mongol Empire were arranged, and what the system was like.
Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. The more you know about them, the easier it will be to persuade Yinreng or others in the future.
According to Minghui, the Empress Dowager had previously mentioned that the nanny who was currently by her side teaching her manners would be accompanying her when she got married, essentially acting as a supporter of the royal family for the princess.
When the Empress Dowager spoke of this matter, she spoke casually, clearly having seen such things before. Therefore, it was quite common in the royal family to train nannies for the princess when she was very young.
So, it seems that the nanny's status must have been quite high, but what was the actual situation?
Just how high could their status be? Why were those nannies so arrogant?
Jingrou wanted to know. She was completely baffled. No matter what the Qing Dynasty was like, surely they wouldn't allow those old women to trample on a princess like that!
After all, what Minghui said was only the Empress Dowager's side of the story, and the Empress Dowager felt that Minghui was still young and would not tell her in particular detail.
Therefore, you can't believe everything you hear.
Jingru searched for a long time and even found several books that resembled palace rules, presumably belonging to the Hesheli clan. However, to her great regret, she couldn't find any books that mentioned such matters.
My maternal grandfather's collection of books is quite diverse. Although he was considered a military officer by others, he must have been quite capable to have been entrusted with the care of the young emperor.
He was a man of both literary and military talent. However, in recent years, the Qing Dynasty needed a stable frontier, so my maternal grandfather took up military uniform and helped Emperor Shunzhi handle many matters in his early years.
The books in the study, along with those in another courtyard, were almost all the books my maternal grandfather had collected over the years during his campaigns in the north and south. If even my maternal grandfather's study didn't have them, then perhaps only the imperial palace could have provided a more comprehensive collection.
She felt a little frustrated. Was it all going to end like this, without any results?
At this moment, the Salty Fish System suddenly spoke up, "Darling, based on the system's understanding of this era, things like these concerning women are rarely written into books! They are usually rules passed down in the palace, and are not compiled into separate books! You know, history has never been kind to women."
Actually, this is something that the Salty Fish System focuses on understanding.
Because of the interstellar age, people are paying more and more attention to history and want to trace back to the source. However, it is very regrettable to find that there are very few records about women in ancient times. Even in the most primitive times, some scripts, including oracle bone script, have more records about women. Later, in more developed ancient times, there was a trend of even less and less.
In this interstellar era of unprecedented technological advancement but cultural stagnation, every interstellar citizen is deeply concerned with history. The vast territory historically lacking women is a source of heartache for every interstellar citizen.
Since the system was able to break the boundaries of time and space and come to the Qing Dynasty to complete missions, it wasn't just to relieve the daily stress of the interstellar people; it also took on the role of collecting cultural information...
Therefore, the Salty Fish System is very happy if it can see more and more of those things along with the host.
The truths buried by history are waiting for their descendants to uncover them layer by layer.
Jingrou knows now. Her feelings are somewhat complicated. She might have known less, but she never expected it to be absolutely none.
Moreover, after reading the book so many times, she felt that she had exhausted a lot of energy.
Jingrou rubbed her brows, then slumped listlessly onto the soft couch, like a salted fish that had lost all its ideals.
"Honey, the system actually provides a search service! Please redeem points based on what you want to search for. There's a limited-time offer now: if you want to search for information about Qing Dynasty princesses, including dowry etiquette and related matters, the package only costs 8 points!" The lazy system's voice was incredibly tempting.
Of course, points are required. After all, collecting this kind of information in their interstellar era was extremely difficult!
Soft black lines.
This guy is such a shrewd businessman!
However, it takes 8 points just to send a message.
You should know that even after spending the whole day having meals with Consort Yi and being with her maternal grandfather, she couldn't accumulate more than eight points. Perhaps it was because she was used to being stingy, but now the thought of having to give all the points she had accumulated over a day to the system was truly painful for her!
That's true. Since the system upgrade, she's been able to get more points than before, and now she can barely be considered a little rich. She's just waiting to redeem all the items in the store!
But that's no reason for the system to treat them as unscrupulous merchants, is it?
Although it was very frustrating.
But honestly, if you can't get information from books, you'll definitely get more comprehensive information from the system. So even though Jingrou thought the points were a bit expensive, she still reluctantly paid!
There was no other way; she had no other options besides this one.
Fortunately, the daily tasks have recently been introduced, allowing her to accumulate several points every day, which has added up to quite a lot over time.
Otherwise, this time buying information would definitely have bankrupted her!
Finally, she received a thin booklet from the system, which contained a lot of information she wanted to know.
The practice of having a nanny accompany a princess on her wedding day in the Qing Dynasty began very early.
Manchu girls held a high social status and were not bound by traditional etiquette. Before the Qing army entered the pass, they all followed their own system and did not believe in Han Confucianism.
Especially since they are a nomadic people, it is very common for them to lose population due to wars, and the Qing Dynasty did not restrict women from remarrying.
Initially, it was because the elders in the family cared about the women that they allowed older servants to accompany them. This was not only for their upbringing and manners, but also as a form of support, which led to the nannies who accompanied them wielding considerable power.
This was originally a good thing, but it gradually became corrupt.
If the princesses had stayed in the capital after their marriage, under the watchful eyes of the Qing imperial family, they certainly wouldn't have dared to act so recklessly. But it was precisely because they were sent to Mongolia for political marriages or married off to distant places that more people would outwardly comply but inwardly defy them.
In addition, the Imperial Household Department is now almost entirely controlled by bondservants. The nannies who can accompany the princess are either senior members who have served in the palace for a long time or have powerful backgrounds. Some of these nannies have been using both soft and hard tactics to control the princess since she was a child, which has ultimately made the princess's personality more and more fragile and obedient to the nannies' orders.
Jingrou was furious as she looked at the thick stack of documents. No matter what, a princess shouldn't have to be like this!
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