Consort Cheng entered the palace as a concubine, but lost favor after giving birth to a disabled child.
Yin Tao's mother was merely a concubine, of the Wanhali clan.
In the palace, how could anyone compare to Consort Hui, one of the four imperial concubines, who held absolute power and could make life difficult for the two of them with a mere wave of her hand?
Therefore, the Seventh Prince's wife and the Twelfth Prince's wife quickly sent generous gifts, which He Zhuo accepted, putting their minds at ease.
He Zhuo went to the palace again, delivered gifts to the Seventh and Twelfth Princes, and comforted Consort Hui. Consort Hui originally didn't intend to do anything, just to make things a little difficult for the two of them, but after He Zhuo persuaded her, she didn't do anything.
This actually made her more favored by Emperor Kangxi. Sure enough, Emperor Kangxi visited Consort Hui's Chuxiu Palace several more times that month.
Because of this incident, Xiao Liu, the sixth child born to He Zhuosheng, was supposed to move out of Chuxiu Palace after his sixth birthday (by the traditional Chinese age reckoning). However, Kangxi did not mention it, and Consort Hui pretended not to know. Xiao Liu lived in Chuxiu Palace until he turned six years old before moving out.
Actually, it's because this matter involves the seventh and twelfth princes.
If it were the Crown Prince, or the third or fourth prince, Consort Hui would certainly not have let it go so easily.
Seeing that Consort Hui in the palace did not make things difficult for their mother, Yin Tao and Yin You were able to carry out their duties with peace of mind. They felt somewhat guilty and embarrassed towards their elder brother and sister-in-law, after all, they had taken credit for their work.
From then on, the sweet potato, which had been vigorously promoted during the Qianlong era, was no longer a popular food.
It was promoted during the Kangxi era, and farmers could even get sweet potato seedlings just by showing their household registration. At first, people were skeptical, but after some people tried it and found that the yield was indeed very high, they rushed to get sweet potato seedlings.
The imperial court only distributed sweet potato seedlings for free for two years.
He Zhuo liked to eat sweet potato noodles, but he didn't know the recipe. He told the people in the village about the general situation of sweet potato noodles, and they figured it out in no time. He Zhuo knew that it wouldn't be difficult for him to find the recipe, and once it appeared on the market, there would soon be imitations.
Before everyone had even planted their sweet potatoes, He Zhuo processed the sweet potatoes that filled the warehouses of his estate into vermicelli and sold them to the Ninth Prince, Yin Tang, making a fortune.
In addition, the remaining several thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes were sold. Taking advantage of the popularity, Ninth Prince's "Yunke Lai" business suddenly became very booming.
Because He Zhuo also included a few sweet potato dishes, which the chef will figure out after some research. These are all quite simple and can be served as both a main dish and a side dish.
Of course, these were all produced on the estates of He Zhuo's dowry and Hong Yu's estate. The produce from the fields in the manor was all taken away by the imperial court and presented to them.
Of course, all of this was paid for with silver; the gifts bestowed upon the recipients were far more valuable than those offered up.
Sweet potatoes are only valuable for the first two years. Once the yield increases, the price will definitely be much cheaper than grains.
This brings us one step closer to ensuring that all the poor people in the world can have enough to eat, which can be considered a meritorious deed.
A major event occurred shortly after Emperor Kangxi celebrated his 50th birthday.
The once all-powerful Prime Minister Suo was imprisoned, and the court was in a state of panic. Mingzhu also claimed to be ill.
The life of the Crown Prince in the palace was not easy either, because two years ago, Emperor Kangxi had discovered evidence that Crown Prince Yinreng and Suo'etu were plotting to usurp the throne, but he just kept quiet about it.
Finally, Emperor Kangxi charged Suo'etu with 26 crimes, calling him "the number one criminal of the Qing Dynasty." He was not sentenced to death, but starved to death in prison.
In the 40th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Songgotu requested retirement due to old age. That year, the emperor toured Henan, and the crown prince fell ill in Dezhou, Shandong. The Kangxi Emperor ordered Songgotu to go and serve him. After the crown prince recovered, the emperor discovered evidence that the crown prince and Songgotu had conspired to usurp the throne. Therefore, the emperor ordered the Imperial Clan Court to detain Songgotu in May of the 42nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, calling him the number one criminal of the Qing Dynasty. Songgotu died in prison not long after.
With Songgotu's death, his faction in the court quickly disintegrated, and the Crown Prince's power was reduced by more than half, making him increasingly fearful and uneasy.
Mingzhu was also clever; he stopped caring about everything, partly because he realized that his supporter, Yinzhi, had lost all desire to seize the throne.
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