Chapter 192: The Nian family affair with Yinzhen's appearance in the Tenth...
The affairs of the Nian family came to an end with Yinzhen's appearance at the Fourteenth Prince's Mansion, and the subsequent peace between the two disappointed some people who harbored ill intentions and wanted to see the brothers fighting.
As the time passed since the crown prince was deposed, the struggle for the throne became increasingly apparent.
Faced with this turmoil, Yinzhen became increasingly low-key and even resigned from his duties. He took Qi Buchen and lived in the Old Summer Palace for a long time, becoming a loving couple living a carefree life.
Time flies, and three years have passed.
On this day, a row of magnificent carriages came from outside the city.
The soldier guarding the city gate asked curiously, "Which high-ranking official and his entire family are entering the capital?"
The senior glanced at the markings on the carriage, straightened his back even more, and scolded, "Stand still, don't be distracted."
After all the carriages had entered the city, he resumed his lazy demeanor and lectured, "I told you to be more careful! What high-ranking official? That's Prince Yong's carriage!"
The soldier was surprised: "Ah? How come there are so many?"
The senior said disdainfully, "You haven't heard of such a big thing? The wedding date for Prince Yong has been set! Prince Yong and his wife have moved back from their garden outside the city to their mansion in the city to prepare for the wedding."
The soldier suddenly realized, "So the Crown Prince is getting married. By the way, which family will the Crown Prince's wife be from?"
Speaking of this, the senior became excited. He looked around and lowered his voice, "What do you mean by 'gege'? Only girls from Manchu families are called 'gege'. The girl that Prince Yong wants to marry is from our Han family."
The soldier cried out in surprise, but the senior quickly covered his mouth with his hands and glared at him, "You want to kill me!"
If he talks about the Manchus behind their backs and is reported by someone with ulterior motives, he will definitely be in trouble.
After being released, the soldier lowered his voice but still couldn't hide his surprise: "Don't make me laugh, how could the emperor's grandson marry a Han Chinese!"
Even the beggars begging on the streets know that Manchus and Han people do not intermarry!
The senior knew what he was thinking and said proudly, "You don't know this, right? The Manchus and the Han people don't intermarry, and that refers to those who are in the banner and those who are not. This future Crown Prince's Consort is from the Han Banner. Although she is from the Han Banner, she is also a legitimate Han Chinese, you know."
After confirming that what the senior said was true, the soldier felt a little excited for some reason, even though this matter had nothing to do with him. He kept muttering, "A girl from a Han family, a girl from a Han family."
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"Han Army Flag." Baya listened to the noise coming from next door, his face full of sarcasm, "Tsk, the older you get, the more..."
Before she finished speaking, a maid came in and reported, "Fujin, someone from Yilan Courtyard said that Prince Hongli is vomiting milk and needs to send for the imperial physician."
Baya's brows knitted together, her chest heaving, before she gritted her teeth and said, "It's just vomiting, why call a doctor? Send someone to get a doctor."
After the maid left, Baya couldn't help but sweep the teacup to the ground.
Hongli was already four years old, but he still hadn't been weaned. Niohuru's Yilan Courtyard always had four wet nurses. That was fine, after all, Baya had been disgusted by the incident for a long time, and she had decided to leave the Yilan Courtyard mother and daughter alone. Niohuru could raise the child however she wanted, and she wouldn't care if he became useless. She just wanted to raise Hongwang well.
But Nianhulu was not a person who would settle for less. After keeping Hongli by her side, she saw that it was hopeless to gain Yinsi's favor, so she began to ask for this and that in the name of Hongli, interpreting luxury enjoyment to the fullest.
In the past, Baya didn't bother to care. After all, the Eighth Prince's family was wealthy and powerful, and there was Yin'er who could make money. What Nianhulu wanted was just a drop in the ocean.
However, in the past year or so, Yinsi's behavior has been quite unsuccessful. First, his advisers were executed for crimes, and then Yinsi was stopped from receiving salary by Kangxi on the grounds of dereliction of duty.
Baya didn't care about the salary, but this signal was not good. If they were not careful, their plan might fail. Therefore, Baya had to reduce the industry in the mansion and keep a low profile.
In addition, news of Kangxi and the Empress Dowager's illness came from the palace from time to time. Regardless of whether it was true or not, Baya collected a lot of good medicinal herbs and presented them to them, hoping that they could add to Yinsi's supply.
But in this way, expenses increased while income decreased, and Baya sometimes felt very annoyed when looking at the account books.
At this time, Niuhulu was still restless and looking for trouble, so she showed her good self-control by not scolding her.
After such a commotion, she no longer had the mood to watch the joke next door.
Qi Buchen had no idea what his sister-in-law next door was thinking. She was directing the servants to put things away.
After walking around the main courtyard, she sighed, "I haven't lived here for a long time, and I'm still a little uncomfortable."
Lan Hui laughed and said, "Fujin, you're just not used to it. I almost walked into the wrong courtyard just now."
After a few jokes, Qi Buchen asked, "Where are the brothers?"
Lan Hui smiled and said, "I went to visit Prince Honghui's courtyard."
Because of his wedding, Honghui's yard was renovated, and this was the first time the children saw it.
"Yeah." Qi Buchen nodded. "You went with me to propose last time. What did you think of that girl?"
To this day, Lan Hui still feels a sense of unreality that Prince Honghui is going to marry a girl from the Fan family as his principal wife.
How could she be a Han girl?
It's not that I look down on the Han people; Lan Hui herself is Han. But if you count the married wives of the emperor's grandchildren, whether they are Hesheli, Irgenjueluo, or Niuhulu, which one is not a Manchu or Mongolian surname? Forget about the Han people; even Manchu or Mongolian surnames are rare.
The wife that my prince is going to marry is a completely Han Chinese.
The future wife's surname is Fan. Her grandfather was Fan Shichong, who was the Left Censor-in-Chief at the time. Her grandfather was Fan Chengmo and her great-grandfather was Fan Wencheng. They were also from a family of founding heroes, but they were of authentic Han Chinese blood.
When the palace issued the decree, the whole city was shocked.
What was Prince Yong thinking? This is the question many people have.
Although everyone knows that the prohibition of intermarriage between Manchus and Han people refers to those of the banner family, over the years, there has never been a Han Chinese as the legitimate wife of a prince or grandson of the emperor, even if she is a Han Chinese from the Han Army Banner.
Even among the royal family members with distant blood ties, few married Han people, and most of them intermarried with people of various Mongolian surnames.
Moreover, on the eve of the decree being issued, Fan Shichong had just been demoted three levels but retained his position due to impeachment, which made it hard not to think too much.
Lan Hui instantly reviewed the events of the past few months in her mind, but without further delay, she replied, "From my observation, the young lady from the Fan family has a graceful demeanor and elegant speech, and she has the bearing of a Crown Prince's consort."
Qi Buchen laughed: "Forget it, I shouldn't have asked you."
Even if Lan Hui gained her trust, how could she dare to express her opinions to her future master?
After a busy day, I finally got everything in order.
At night, the couple slept under the same quilt. Qi Buchen brought up the old topic again: "What do you think of the Fan family?"
"Hasn't this been said before?" Yinzhen was surprised and repeated his previous answer, "The Fan family is a famous and aristocratic family. They have produced many talented people. The ancestor of the Fan family was a founding minister and made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty."
Qi Buchen was not very satisfied with the overly official words. She deliberately said, "The ancestor of the Fan family was once accused of treason and was guilty of violating the great principles."
Yinzhen sighed: "Sometimes, I even doubt whether you are Manchu or Han." He often spoke without any scruples.
Qi Buchen thought to himself, I'm also curious about whether I'm Manchu, Han, or even a banana person? Two-faced or something.
Yinzhen pondered for a moment before saying, "Some things are hard to explain. Fan Wencheng was actually captured, but he wasn't killed. Instead, he was reduced to slavery. Later, by chance, he was reused and became famous."
Qi Buchen had never heard of this history before. He was dissatisfied with Yinzhen's vague explanation and insisted on explaining the details one by one.
Yinzhen was finally asked so many questions that he almost surrendered: "What happened back then was too long ago and there is no record in the annals. I only heard a few words from some old people. How could I know so many details?"
Qi Buchen was tired after making a fuss. She asked absentmindedly, "Yinzhen, why did you agree to let Honghui marry a Han girl?"
Although Yinzhen has been very low-key in recent years and is almost invisible in the court, he is still a prince after all. As Honghui grows older, more and more families want to marry him. Even if the two of them hide in the Old Summer Palace, they cannot stop the enthusiasm of those families.
As the fifty-fifth year of the imperial selection approached, Qi Buchen realized that it was time to choose Honghui. She discussed this with Yinzhen, but Yinzhen asked her to look around first and choose a few she liked, and then the two of them would agree on the final candidate.
——As long as he is not a captain under the command of the third, eighth, ninth, or fourteenth brothers, it will be fine.
Qi Buchen followed his advice and began to look for a couple, but after looking for a couple, she always felt something was wrong. One night, she suddenly had an idea and blurted out, "Yinzhen, I want to marry Honghui to a Han Chinese girl."
Yinzhen was of course surprised. He asked, "Why do you suddenly have such an idea?"
She just had a sudden thought and didn't understand why she had such an idea, but when Yinzhen asked, she couldn't help but explain her reasons: "Well, because, you see, we don't want to get involved in that mess, but even if you keep a low profile, you still can't avoid some people. They just don't believe you really don't have any intentions. So what if we marry Honghui to a Han Chinese concubine? Wouldn't that make our attitude clear? They have to believe it even if they don't want to, and they won't harass us in the future."
"And, and, and hasn't the Emperor always advocated for Manchus and Han people to be one family? But there has been little success over the years. Ultimately, one reason is that we Manchus aren't proactive enough, and the other is that the Han people don't trust us enough. So... then Honghui, as a legitimate grandson of the Emperor, married a Han girl. Would this make the Han people more trusting of the court's policies? Would this alleviate the conflicts between Manchus and Han people... This way, it would also help the Emperor relieve his worries..."
She spoke haltingly, and it was obvious that she was also guilty and short of breath. Unexpectedly, after listening to her, Yinzhen only thought for a moment and agreed: "Okay, then you go back and look for a few Han girls, and I will go to the palace to talk to the emperor."
"Oh, huh?"
Qi Buchen was confused. She didn't expect Yinzhen to agree so easily, but every time she asked Yinzhen, Yinzhen said that it was the two reasons she gave that convinced him.
Haha, her two reasons didn’t even convince herself, but they convinced Yinzhen. Is she kidding me?
What she didn't expect was that Kangxi actually agreed.
Hello, have you two, father and son, taken any drugs?
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