Chapter 46: Marriage Trouble Who is the best buyer in the world...
Who is the best buyer in the world?
Except Kangxi, don’t think about him.
So it's not surprising what happened that night. However, it's impossible for a small prince to grasp Kangxi's thoughts. Not to mention that he is not the kind of person who is blinded by beauty, even Toya is not so beautiful that she can topple a country.
Although this result was beyond Prince Tu's expectations, it was not a big loss. After all, Toya's value had not diminished at all, and she might even have increased in value because she had been presented to Emperor Kangxi. Therefore, Prince Tu could still accept it.
But Kangxi's final marriage proposal was completely unacceptable to him. Arslan was nothing. While he had a reputation for bravery and was the young master of a tribe, to a noble like Prince Tu, Arslan, who was so highly regarded as serving the prince, was nothing more than a servant. Although he had no choice but to accept Kangxi's arranged marriage, he felt reluctant. After all, if Arslan died in an accident, it wouldn't be a big deal.
But now that Toya had taken the initiative to enter Arslan's tent, it meant she had lost her virginity. While honor and chastity weren't valued on the grasslands, it did depend on one's social status. To Prince Tu, Toya was a fine commodity. Her chastity wouldn't have added much value; but without it, Toya instantly went from delicate porcelain to scrap metal. Once worth exchanging for something, now she was nothing more than a toy to be given away.
All of the above were completed by Qi Buchen himself based on what Su Peisheng said. After all, although he had found out everything about Toya, he would still try to beautify the words he used so as not to pollute his master's ears.
Qi Buchen rode her horse, walking slowly. Yinzhen was beside her. Seeing her deep in thought, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"
"Well, I was thinking." Qi Buchen frowned slightly. "According to Prince Natu's intention, brother...but he was obviously unhappy that night?"
Kangxi was no match for her. In a spirit of self-preservation and resistance, Toya took the initiative to change her target to Yinzhen. This action, in fact, did not conflict with Prince Tu's goal. After all, as Kangxi's eldest son, Yinzhen could bring him benefits, although not as much as Kangxi, but not much less.
Qi Buchen tilted his head and looked at Yinzhen with slight confusion.
Yinzhen was also looking at her, and sensing her doubt, he thought for a moment, then coughed lightly. The eunuchs who were originally guarding the two of them quietly dispersed and walked to a place where they could not hear their conversation.
Then he whispered, "Prince Tu's lineage belongs to the Zhengbai Banner."
Qi Buchen was still a little confused. She knew that there were distinctions between banners in the Qing Dynasty, but she did not understand the details and did not understand what the relationship was between them.
Seeing that she didn't quite understand, Yinzhen frowned slightly and sighed in his heart. Fu Jin had not received a proper education since childhood. Even though she had been taught by a nanny from the Imperial Household Department for a while, it was still too shallow.
Qi Buchen's choice as Yinzhen's wife was largely due to Fei Yanggu's early death, a close confidant of Kangxi, but there was also an element of luck. Logically, Yinzhen's wife should have been confirmed during the next selection, and by then he would have been only sixteen, which was just right.
But Tong Jia had been in poor health since her only daughter's infancy. So, when she was seriously ill, someone suggested arranging a marriage for her adopted son, Yinzhen, as a way to improve his health. Kangxi still had deep feelings for this cousin, and since Tong Jia had lost her daughter, her feelings for the adopted son she had raised from childhood had only deepened. She knew her health wouldn't last long enough to see Yinzhen through adulthood, and she was also aware of Concubine De's coldness towards him, so she wanted to arrange Yinzhen's marriage before she died.
Therefore, neither of them refused the proposal. However, after all, the idea of a wedding for the bride's family was not good for their reputation, and powerful families would certainly be taboo. Tong Jia was also very considerate of Yinzhen, fearing that he would not be able to control his wife in the future. Therefore, she initially thought of choosing someone from her own family.
This suggestion was rejected by Kangxi for some reason, forcing Tong Jia to give up. After a thorough selection process, Qi Buchen emerged as the clear winner. First, Fei Yanggu was Kangxi's trusted confidant and favored; second, he had fought on the battlefield for many years and had a record of military exploits; third, now that he was dead, Kangxi would no longer be wary of him, but instead would harbor pity and longing for him, feelings that could easily be transferred to Fei Yanggu's family. Choosing her would not pose any reputational risks; it could be seen as Kangxi's care for the orphans of his former ministers, and it would also enhance his reputation for benevolence.
Therefore, Qi Buchen is almost a perfect candidate in terms of his identity.
However, the only problem was that Qi Buchen was still in mourning, and she still had five months to go before she could be released. Coincidentally, during the process of selecting a new wife for Yinzhen, Tong Jia's condition improved significantly, and even the imperial physician said that with proper care, it wouldn't be a problem, so waiting for half a year wouldn't be a problem.
Five months later, Qi Buchen came out of mourning, and Kangxi immediately issued an edict to grant the marriage. Because Tong Jia was in good health at the time and the prince's marriage was no small matter, the wedding date was relaxed and set for four months later.
But who could have imagined that within just two months, Tong Jia's health would take a turn for the worse, culminating in her death. It's impossible to say this had no impact on Qi Buchen. After all, she was originally chosen to bring good luck, but caught between the arranged marriage and the actual marriage, the person being chosen died. It's impossible not to be suspicious when you consider this.
Fortunately, Tong Jia had not chosen Qi Buchen out of the hope of bringing good luck; she had chosen him more out of consideration for Yinzhen. Therefore, in her final moments, she pleaded with Kangxi not to blame the two children and to allow them to marry as scheduled.
Kangxi was a wise ruler, and he didn't believe in these things. He initially agreed to the plan based on the belief that whatever he could do would be best, and because Tong Jia was willing. He also understood medical principles, so he didn't think that Qi Buchen's unforeseen circumstances had caused Tong Jia's death.
After Tong Jia's death, he also ordered the Ministry of Rites to proceed with the wedding as scheduled. Even when Yinzhen went to request a postponement of the wedding, he reprimanded and educated Yinzhen, asking him if he didn't want this marriage because he felt that Qi Buchen was an ominous person?
Fortunately, Yinzhen did not think so. Although he was hurt by Tong E'niang's attitude during her pregnancy, all this was forgotten by Tong Jia's earnest instructions to him before her death. He did not blame Qi Buchen for Tong Jia's death.
He simply wanted to observe three years of filial piety for Tong Jia in private to repay her kindness in raising him. What else could Kangxi say to such a filial son? He could only agree.
These were all the twists and turns before Qi Buchen married Yinzhen.
Back to the question just now.
Yinzhen was mentally planning to teach his wife a lesson when he returned, while softly explaining, "The Plain White Banner is one of the three upper banners directly under the Emperor's command, and Shi Wenbing is the commander of the Han troops within the Plain White Banner."
Shi Wenbing? The future Crown Princess's father seemed to be called this.
Qi Buchen suddenly realized, it turns out that such a small matter can involve the issue of taking sides?
My god, politics is really pervasive.
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Author's Comment: Qi Buchen: Hey, isn't this flag-affiliated relationship too complicated? I don't want to learn it anymore!
Yinzhen: Call me teacher! If you don't want to learn this, then...how about...teacher teach you something else? [evil smile.jpg]
PS: I went out to meet up with some friends I hadn’t seen for a long time yesterday. I had planned to come back and update in the evening.
As we chatted, we started drinking, and as we drank, we started crying, and as we cried, we drank too much...
Now the aftereffects of being drunk have not passed, I feel uncomfortable
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