Now that the matter of how to teach Yierha had been settled, Yinzhen would next discuss marriage with his wife.
“Yierha is registered under your name and has always grown up in the main courtyard. Your mother-daughter bond is preordained, so I think it would be better to marry her off to the Ulanara clan.”
Hearing Yinzhen's words, the Fujin was not unhappy. The fact that the Fourth Prince was willing to marry his daughter to the Ulanara clan was an honor for the Ulanara clan and also a testament to the Fourth Prince's trust in them.
"I have no objection to your idea, sir, but I wonder which family's child you have taken a fancy to?"
The princess quickly went through all the eligible boys in her family, from each branch to each household, in her mind.
"I think Xingde is a pretty good kid. He's quite calm and loves reading. I've seen him ride horses, shoot arrows, and draw bows."
The Fujin thought to herself, "Just as I thought. Xingde is the son of my brother's family, and he is considered a very outstanding junior in their family."
"Since you've made up your mind, I'll go home and tell my father and mother."
Yinzhen nodded, and said meaningfully, "Okay, remember to have them clear out the people around them."
This is considered an unwritten rule: if someone is chosen by the royal family, there should be no concubines before the marriage, and the people in the room must be kept clean.
Having settled his eldest daughter's marriage, Yinzhen inevitably thought of his second daughter, Hutuli, who would certainly stay in the capital as well. However, for the time being, he couldn't think of any young man who could be a good match for her.
Hutuli was one of the auspicious twins who received a blessing from heaven. She was favored by both herself and Emperor Kangxi, and her maternal family was the Fuca clan. She herself was clever and adorable, and proficient in literature and martial arts.
Yes, my own daughter is definitely the most outstanding.
Where can you find such an outstanding Manchu girl as Hutuli?
However, there's no rush to find a suitable candidate. After all, she's only seven years old. There are plenty of royal princesses who wait until they're twenty to get married.
As for appeasing the Mongols...
The Thirteenth Princess had just gotten married when the imperial decree for the Fifteenth Princess's marriage was already issued.
The fifteenth princess was given the title of Princess Heshuo Dunke and was to be married the following year to a member of the Borjigit clan of the Khorchin tribe.
The Thirteenth Prince was also heartbroken. He had failed to protect his two younger sisters, but he had no time to wallow in self-pity. He had to make sure that the Imperial Household Department did not shortchange the dowry.
Rumors have already spread that the Emperor intends to bestow a marriage upon the eldest daughter of Prince Zhi.
Princess Zhijun is sixteen this year, soon to be seventeen, and is of marriageable age. After the princesses are married, it will naturally be her turn.
Everyone was speculating whether the Emperor would continue to send his granddaughter to pacify Mongolia, or whether he would keep her in the capital out of respect for Prince Zhi, the "Great Prince".
The princes were all observing the situation.
Princess Zhijun was the first among their generation to marry, and now that she, the eldest sister, had married out, the remaining younger sisters could have a point of comparison.
However, Changning knew that the eldest daughter of the valiant Prince Zhi in history resembled her father and had a similar temperament. She went to pacify Mongolia, but left her second younger sister behind.
I wonder if things would have developed this way in the Qing Dynasty here.
Yinzhen was also worried about whether he could keep all his daughters, but it didn't matter, he would definitely do his best.
After discussing the children, Yinzhen and his wife had nothing more to say and got up to leave.
The Fujin knew he had gone to Qingzhi Courtyard, but she didn't care. She wanted to think carefully about how to personally teach Yierha.
Seeing Yinzhen come from the main courtyard, Changning knew what was going on; Yierha's marriage must have been settled.
When Yinzhen arrived, Changning cheerfully brought him freshly brewed tea, which startled him. He hurriedly took it and scolded, "You're pregnant, how dare you hold a teacup? What if you bump into it?"
Changning then handed him a piece of jujube paste cake: "It's alright, it's not hot, and you've already taken it, haven't you? Try this jujube paste cake. I had it freshly ground, and I added brown sugar and honey. The kids love it."
To be honest, Changning herself didn't really like the elaborate dishes served in the palace, those so-called "rich man's dishes." She preferred eating coarse grains and simple, home-style dishes.
Now, under her influence, Yinzhen and his children share the same preferences. If the kitchen serves particularly complicated dishes that take fifty or sixty hours to prepare, he finds it troublesome.
Seeing Changning's somewhat unusual fawning attitude, Yinzhen raised an eyebrow. In her words, it was obvious she was up to no good.
"Speak, what is it?"
Changning knew he understood her and could tell he wanted something from her, so she chuckled and said, "I was just wondering if we could keep Hutuli around for a little longer, so she wouldn't get married so early."
Yinzhen thought she was going to say something difficult. Was she feeling bored in the manor and wanted to go to the estate? Or did she want to go to Ujumqin to find Mengguqing?
This is what came out of it.
He didn't take it to heart: "That's natural. Some princesses in the royal family stay until they're twenty. The children are still young, so they naturally have to stay in the mansion to enjoy a few more years of happiness and teach them some things to rely on."
"I know, what I mean is, could it last a little longer?"
Yinzhen was somewhat surprised and turned to look at her: "So how long do you want to keep her?"
"Two...twenty-five..."
"Then you're an old maid." Yinzhen said in disbelief, "Are you Hutu's biological mother? Or Snow White's stepmother?"
Changning blushed immediately: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why were you eavesdropping on someone telling Hongchen a story?"
Speaking of this, Yinzhen wanted to laugh. His youngest son, Hongchen, was the most troublesome. He would cry at the drop of a hat and insisted on having someone stay with him at night. Fortunately, Yaoxian was patient and even told him stories herself.
But the story just sounded weird no matter how you listened to it.
There is a magic mirror that the stepmother queen asks every day: Who is the fairest of women in the world?
The magic mirror answered Snow White's question, which angered the queen so much that she wanted to kill her. However, Snow White was rescued by the seven dwarfs and eventually married a prince from another country.
It must be said, no wonder she's a woman who can write storybooks, her imagination is truly incredibly rich.
I really don't know what strange and wonderful things are going through her little head.
This explains why she wanted to keep her daughter until she was twenty-five; Yao Xian's thinking was indeed different from that of ordinary people.
Yinzhen knew that her love for her son stemmed from a mother's deep affection.
He reached out and pulled the blushing Changning into his arms, speaking softly, "I know you can't bear to part with Hutuli, and neither can I. When choosing a son-in-law for her in the future, we will naturally choose the best young man in the world. If you want to keep him until he is twenty-five, then go ahead. But if Hutuli finds out, do you think she will blame you?"
Changning pursed her lips. She really didn't want her daughter to get married too early. In modern times, getting married at thirty is not late. The family is not short of money, so naturally she would protect her daughter for as long as possible.
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