Chapter 1210 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 134
Chapter 1210 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 134
Big Fat Orange himself did not take the matter of Khalkha Mongolia to heart. Perhaps it should be said that he did take it to heart and attached great importance to the matter, but he intended to use this matter to train Prince Bao, so he had not made any statement yet, waiting to see what feasible suggestions Prince Bao could come up with.
Prince Bao originally wanted to persuade Princess Shushen, but in his daily contact with Princess Shushen, he found that she had no intention of marrying out, so he had to give up the idea of persuading Dapangju to marry Princess Shushen to Khalkha.
But in this case, Princess Shuhe would have no choice but to marry Princess Kejing's youngest son. After all, the age difference between the two was not that big, and the Khalkha prince could only choose a girl of similar age and ability from the royal family.
Not to mention, Prince Bao just made a few remarks, and quite a few members of the royal family were indeed interested in Khalkha. Concubine Rong immediately passed a message to Jiang Xinxin through the Imperial Concubine, saying that both of her granddaughters were interested in marrying Khalkha Mongols.
Concubine Rong was really at her wit's end.
Her only surviving pair of children passed away before the late emperor. She had seen off all her children in her life, and in her later years she could only hope that her grandchildren would have a good ending.
But Prince Cheng's Mansion didn't have a single grandchild to show off. Even Prince Cheng's wife had lost her own legitimate son, so she simply gave up on Prince Cheng's Mansion. Even though Prince Cheng's Mansion still had the name of a prince's mansion because of her, she had no good feelings towards the illegitimate sons and daughters in the mansion.
Those concubines and wives who were once favored by Prince Cheng were now bullying her, a lonely woman. Jiang Xinxin couldn't stand it, of course. But Prince Cheng's Mansion couldn't provide any benefits to the clan or even the royal family, so Prince Cheng's Mansion could do whatever it wanted based on Jiang Xinxin's attitude.
Jiang Xinxin was very dissatisfied with the fact that everyone in Prince Cheng's Mansion united to bully Prince Cheng's wife. However, because she did not directly interfere with the inheritance rules of Prince Cheng's Mansion, the royal family only thought that she was supporting Prince Cheng's wife, the old sister-in-law, and she even gained a good reputation among the royal family wives because of this.
But the situation is different now. She has to consider the attitude of Prince Cheng's wife, otherwise all the kindness she has shown to Prince Cheng's wife over the years will be completely wasted.
Moreover, the abilities and qualifications of the two princesses also need to be carefully considered.
Moreover, it was not only Prince Cheng's Mansion that was interested in the matter. At the request of the Ninth Prince, Prince Heng went to the Old Summer Palace and handed over a sign asking to see Jiang Xinxin to plead for the Tenth Prince's legitimate daughter.
Jiang Xinxin directly told Prince Heng and Ninth Prince about her considerations: "The niece of my tenth brother is also the granddaughter of the late emperor, and the prince of Khalkha is the grandson of the late emperor. The blood relationship is too close, and it will definitely be difficult to have children in the future. Even if Khalkha can be stabilized for a while, how long can it be stabilized?"
"Besides, I heard that my niece has been spoiled. Khalkha wants a princess who is as capable as Princess Kejing and who can take on the responsibilities of a princess in the future like Princess Kejing."
Prince Heng felt that it was no big deal whether he had a difficult time raising an heir or whether he lacked the ability. "As the wool business expands, not only will the Junggars gradually weaken, but the Mongols in the south and north of the desert will also be the first to be affected and will be greatly weakened. This is good for the court and the royal family, so there is no problem with the child marrying over there."
The Ninth Prince also said, "With the current situation of my Tenth Brother's family, my niece won't be able to find a good family even if she stays in the capital. My Tenth Brother's wife has long intended to marry my niece back to Mongolia, and has already taught her everything she needs to know. All we need to do is prepare a few more doctors for my niece and give her more medicinal herbs as a dowry."
Jiang Xinxin knew that Big Fat Orange would definitely not agree to the niece of the Tenth Brother marrying to Khalkha. "No matter what, the niece of the Tenth Brother has the support of not only the Niuhulu clan, but also the support of Abahai Borjigit clan from southern Mongolia. Even if the people of Khalkha might prefer her to be the princess, the emperor may not agree."
Prince Heng and the Ninth Prince pushed an exquisite mother-of-pearl box inlaid with gems over. Jiang Xinxin knew what was inside without even looking, so she didn't move.
Prince Heng advised, "Fourth sister-in-law, my brothers still say the same thing. As long as the wool business is there, not only Mongolia but also Junggar, even Tibet and Qinghai will sooner or later completely submit to the Qing Dynasty. I even dare to assert that we will be lucky enough to see such a scene while we are still alive!"
Jiang Xinxin was completely discouraged.
Right now, power is more important, so she completely stopped participating in these matters. "The matter of marriage has not been put on the table, and I can't decide the candidate. Instead of coming to me today, you might as well go and talk to Prince Bao or the emperor."
Jiu Beile immediately came over with a flattering smile and said, "Ah, Fourth Sister-in-law, everyone in the world knows your reputation. You may not have the power to make the decision on the marriage, but the candidates you recommend will always make the Emperor think more about it."
Jiang Xinxin was speechless. Could she say that her favorite candidates were the princesses of Prince An's Mansion?
Of course, since Prince Heng and Ninth Prince have come to visit, Jiang Xinxin doesn't mind giving a few words: "But for the emperor, perhaps Ma Jia is more worthy of support."
She had revealed the situation of her competitor. If Prince Heng and the Ninth Prince continued to tangle with her, it would be really boring. The two old foxes said goodbye very tactfully, leaving behind the mother-of-pearl box inlaid with gemstones.
When Jianqiu opened it while cleaning up, she found a fiery red ruby inside that was bigger than her palm!
"Look, Madam!"
Jianqiu couldn't help but scream, "This color and size are rare in the world!"
Jiang Xinxin leaned over to take a look, and was also slightly shocked by the pure crystal, pure color, and rare size.
Even though she had all kinds of gold, silver and treasures in her space, it was indeed very rare to see such a large, pure and high clarity natural ruby in the outside world.
Jiang Xinxin just took a look and looked away. "The thing is indeed good, but there are too few places where it can be used. Besides, who knows who will benefit from it in the future."
"Jianqiu, go and keep it. When the day comes that Prince Bao's wife is crowned as the queen, take it out as a gift to her."
Jianqiu was reluctant to give such a good thing to Prince Bao's wife, even if she was the future queen. "Your Majesty, this thing is really rare. You may not be able to find a second one. Why give it away to others?"
According to Jianqiu, it would be best to cut it into pieces and make them into head ornaments or other jewelry. If one really couldn't bear to cut it into pieces, then it could be buried in the imperial tomb as it is.
Jiang Xinxin was somewhat amused by Jianqiu's sudden miserly look, but after a little thought she understood that after all, such a treasure was indeed very rare, and it was understandable that Jianqiu was reluctant to give it away.
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